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Storm sparks citywide power outage
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Storm sparks citywide power outage

A tree fell outside the Grosvenor House Museum Sunday. Courtesy | Facebook A high-voltage transmission line went down Sunday, cutting off connection to the regional electric grid and causing the entire City of Hillsdale to lose power, according to the city’s Marketing and Economic Development Director Sam Fry. Fry said the damage to the electric...

Stauff publishes book on German hymns
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Stauff publishes book on German hymns

After ten years of writing, Associate Professor of Music Derek Stauff published his book, “Lutheran Music and the Thirty Years War: Confession, Politics, Devotion,” in late February.  The book, published by Oxford University Press, explores how the specific hymns and sacred music performed in German churches give insight into the German sentiment during the Thirty...

Airport manager resigns, cites “drama of the negative”
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Airport manager resigns, cites “drama of the negative”

Moore and her sister at the Hillsdale Municipal Airport. Courtesy | Ginger Moore Ginger Moore worked at the Hillsdale Municipal Airport for the past 20 years When Ginger Moore attended the grand opening of the Hillsdale Municipal Airport in 1963, she did not imagine becoming its manager, a flight instructor, or even a pilot. Her...

After Eden: Love pays attention
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After Eden: Love pays attention

Power outages thrill me. They always have.  I love candles. And I didn’t have raw meat in the refrigerator on Sunday night when the lights went out.  So my enthusiasm for outages persisted that night, so much so that I found myself secretly hoping the lights would stay off for days even as I checked...