After years of dedication to the arts and the Hillsdale County community, Ned Wyse and Debbi Wyse have been recognized as Hillsdale County’s artists of the year by Artworks of Hillsdale, Inc. Hillsdale Artworks celebrates Ned Wyse for his talent in memorizing and reciting poetry and passages of the Bible, and recognizes his wife Debbi...
Every weekday, from 5:40-10 a.m., Jerry Miller sits at the front of the Roche Sports Complex. For this mild, white-haired gentleman, interaction with people gives life and work their richness. “We laugh here together every morning,” he said. “I do not want people coming through the door with a frown on their face....
Senior Daniel Slonim and junior William Persson can say plenty without making a sound. Slonim interprets songs and sometimes sermons at Pine Ridge Bible Church in Quincy, Michigan, on Sundays, and Persson formerly interpreted his high school’s theater productions in Minnesota. Those experiences, they said, allowed them to access a community they wouldn’t have...
According to a Time magazine list of the top 100 young adult novels, “We’re living in a golden age of young-adult literature, when books ostensibly written for teens are equally adored by readers of every generation.” The widespread popularity of young adult fiction shows that readers of all ages appreciate the message of hope that...
The Jonesville High School robotics team qualified for the FIRST in Michigan robotics state competition in Grand Rapids after finishing the regular season ranked 68 of 411 teams. The “Cobrots” will compete against 101 of the state’s top teams this week, April 13-16. The top 76 teams from the state competition will then move onto...