Beth Roehrig once altered 150 prom dresses in six weeks. She started sewing when she was 8 years old but never took formal sewing lessons. She now runs a business in downtown Hillsdale called Xpress Sewing. “I have always been fascinated by sewing,” Roehrig said. “When I was eight years old, I asked for a...
A new children’s clothing store will open this Saturday in downtown Hillsdale. Sweet Pea Children’s Boutique, owned by Rebecca Bauerly and her husband, aims at “providing adorable, affordable and good quality children’s clothing,” according to its Facebook page. The store is located at 120 North Broad St. and will open officially March 5. “Lots of...
The nonprofit group Share the Warmth is in its fifth year of providing shelter to the homeless in Hillsdale County during the winter months. “There should be no such thing as having nowhere to go during the winter,” founder Penny Myers said. “We provide a warm, safe place.” Myers began Share the Warmth of Hillsdale...
Charles Steele is the chairman of business, economics, and accounting at Hillsdale. He has spent several years teaching in Ukraine and Russia. What was your experience in Ukraine? I taught graduate economics in Kyiv for 2.5 years at the Economic Education and Research Consortium, now Kyiv School of Economics. Many of my students went on...
The Hillsdale College men’s tennis team went 1-1 this weekend, with a healthy roster on Sunday for the first time since February 6th. Sophomore Brennan Cimpeanu made his return after an ankle injury, playing doubles on Saturday and both singles and doubles on Sunday. Cimpeanu won G-MAC Player of the Week for the third time...