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More than 1,000 attend airport’s annual Patriots’ Day fly-in event to honor vets
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More than 1,000 attend airport’s annual Patriots’ Day fly-in event to honor vets

  Residents and students piled into airplanes and helicopters at the airport this weekend to get a unique bird’s-eye view of Hillsdale. Over 1,000 people attended the Hillsdale Municipal Airport’s sixth annual Patriot Day Fly-In event Sunday, according to Hillsdale Municipal Airport Manager Ginger Moore. The event is held around Sept. 11 each year to...

Hillsdale students must fight the vaccine mandate
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Hillsdale students must fight the vaccine mandate

In the 1990 film “The Hunt for Red October,” Soviet submarine captain Marko Ramius defects to the United States in the thick of the Cold War with one of the USSR’s most powerful ships.  During the harrowing mission, Ramius’ co-conspirator, Captain Borodin, dreams of arriving in the U.S. to enjoy freedom. “I will have a...

Helping Hands pregnancy center hires ’21 graduate as new director
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Helping Hands pregnancy center hires ’21 graduate as new director

Helping Hands Pregnancy Resource Center recently hired Bryce Asberg, a ‘21 Hillsdale graduate, as their new executive director.  The center, located in Hillsdale, Michigan, provides both spiritual and material services to men and women in the community facing challenging pregnancy situations.  “There was a need and I was asked to consider filling it,” Asberg said. ...

An aerial view of the taxiway. Courtesy | City of Hillsdale
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Airport expands with taxiway project as traffic increases

The Hillsdale Municipal Airport began construction on the second phase of its taxiway expansion in August, with work expected to continue through October. A federal grant is funding the $1.4 million project, which is part of a decade-long plan to build a path that will connect the airport’s runway with its hangars and terminal. The...

Joey Brenner named GMAC Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year
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Joey Brenner named GMAC Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year

A starting long snapper on the football team and pre-med student graduating with a 3.92 GPA, Joey Brenner ‘20 found success at Hillsdale College. The Great Midwest Athletic Conference honored him for that achievement this summer.  Brenner was named the GMAC Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year for 2020-21 in June. The GMAC picks one student-athlete...