It all started with a Facebook plea from Motor City Percussion asking for help finding a rehearsal space large enough for their drumline to practice. Director of Band at Reading High School Joshua Sholler responded online that he knew a place “an hour and 40 minutes [away] in good ole’ Reading, MI.” This is how...
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YAF to host Howell mayor for talk
Young Americans for Freedom will host two small-town government officials to speak about education, tax policy, and local government on Feb. 18 in Dow Rooms A and B. Howell, Mich., Mayor Phillip Campbell and tax activist Lana Theis will talk about their experience in small-town politics. Thirty-three year-old Mayor Campbell, known as Mayor Phil, is...
Deadline for off-campus housing approaches
Tomorrow marks the last day for students to apply for off-campus housing for the fall semester. Students who wish to live off campus in the fall must apply in the dean’s office by tomorrow to be considered. Students who are participating in WHIP or another study abroad program and who wish to live off campus...
Here come the Hillsdale brides
The brides-to-be of Hillsdale will march through downtown this Saturday during the 2nd Annual Wedding Walk, an event hosted by Smith’s Flowers. Owner Jane Steward said that the event is to help brides with everything and anything they need for their big day. “The gals are in love,” Steward said. “It’s a fun group of...
Hillsdale’s voice of big band
You wouldn’t say that Wes Wright has a face for radio, though he has been told that. But he does have the voice for it, and he’s been told that too. Flip on the radio Sunday mornings in Hillsdale, and you’ll be met with the music of Glenn Miller, Louis Armstrong, and Dean Martin. And,...