Month: November 2017

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Catalonia can’t survive without Spain
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Catalonia can’t survive without Spain

Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy of Spain has set Dec. 21 as the date for new elections in Catalonia after the Catalan Parliament declared independence on Oct. 27.    After Catalonia declared independence, chaos erupted. Catalan President Carles Puigdemont left for Brussels before he could be arrested and charged with acts of rebellion and sedition. The...

Gelzer’s hardware begins move
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Gelzer’s hardware begins move

Demolition work began at 115 E. Carlton Road this week for the new location of H.J. Gelzer & Son Hardware Inc. The hardware and sporting good company in downtown Hillsdale will move just a couple of blocks for a larger and more open space, more room for parking, and the opportunity for further expansion. In...

Charger Chatter: Ashley Moran
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Charger Chatter: Ashley Moran

What are your events? I’m in the mid-distance sprints, so normally I do the 100m, 200m, and the 4×4, and sometimes I’ll do a 60m indoor, but primarily the 200m and 4×4. I came in to Hillsdale in that group, and I thought about moving into the short sprint’s group, nothing longer than a 200m,...

No, Virginia, Santa isn’t real
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No, Virginia, Santa isn’t real

When our parents said “go,” my three brothers and I raced downstairs into the living room. We tugged our stockings off the mantle, treasuring each chocolate goodie from Santa and eyeing his empty cookie plate and half-drunk milk glass. By turns, we shucked gold and green-wrapped presents with festive tags marked “from Santa.” Overjoyed by...

World-famous local guitarist to  perform Christmas concert
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World-famous local guitarist to perform Christmas concert

David Youngman, a local guitarist who was named the International Finger Style Guitar Champion in 2015, will hold a solo concert next week at Free Methodist Church, debuting Christmas arrangements from his latest album. A Michigan native, Youngman moved to Hillsdale 11 years ago with his wife, Liz. In 2014, he was the first to...