The Hillsdale County Veteran of the Year committee presented its 65th annual Veteran of the Year award to local veteran Russell McLogan, who received a Purple Heart award after being wounded in the Phillipines during World War II. The committee also honored local veteran Gerald Chase, who served a total of 23 years with the...
The smell of freshly roasted coffee beans blankets the air over Broad Street on Tuesday mornings. Beginning at 6 a.m., Michael Nichols pours over whiteboards chalked up with temperatures and roasting times, and then pours 25 pounds of green coffee beans into the large commercial roaster. Hours later, 20 pounds of dark, fragrant beans will...
Nearly 200 listeners packed Markel Auditorium on Saturday for an evening that highlighted traditional Native American culture through both classical and tribal music. Robert Mirabal, an acclaimed Native American musician, performed with the trailblazing string quartet ETHEL as part of the Hillsdale College Professional Artist Series. The group presented its album “The River.” Mirabal is...
Hillsdale College may not be a nationally known football powerhouse, but there was a time when the Chargers could — and did — defeat The University of Notre Dame. It happened on Thanksgiving Day in 1892, when the Fighting Irish challenged the Chargers to an exhibition match. Already a football giant, Notre Dame expected to...
The annual “Wild Bill” Run Fun with coach Bill Lundberg is Saturday at 8 a.m. The run is a 5K, which starts and ends in Hayden Park. The route will weave around campus, going around the old quad, down Galloway Drive, and back to Hayden Park. “The 5K is a fun run that we open...