Just across from Donna the triceratops in Hillsdale’s Daniel M. Fisk Museum of Natural History lies a tiny tooth about three millimeters in length. It is a tooth that represents the glory days of Michigan’s history, when it was a shallow tropical sea poised mere miles from the equator and filled with an assortment of...
The Hillsdale College Board of Trustees initiated three new members, Kurt Grindstaff, Mark Hamlin, and Alice Hanley, on June 16. The new board members replaced William Atherton, Stephen Barney, and David Belew, all of whom moved to emeritus status. “These trustees were picked because of their commitment to the pillars of the college: faith, freedom,...
On a cold night, Hillsdale’s homeless population can head to 7 S. Manning St. for a warm bed and a hot meal, courtesy of Share the Warmth. The warming center for Hillsdale’s homeless opens its doors 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. every night from Nov. 1 through March 31. The Share the Warmth program, which...
The lights come up on a modest house, in which a rather large man stands, chin jutted, mouth opened, eyes bulging, his face only two, perhaps three, inches away from one of many swirling pink, purple, and blue impressionist paintings hanging on the wall. This is Curtis. “He’s mesmerized.” Now this is Thelma, played by...
An abandoned house near the Baw Beese Trail, which served as a shelter to a homeless couple, burned to the ground in a blaze on Jan. 29. No one was in the home at the time of the fire. The couple had been living in the house long-term, though without any utilities, according to Hillsdale...