College students over the age of 21 can teak a break from the monotony of a studious Thursday evening with “college nights” at the new downtown bar, 55 Below. Although the temperature may be cool, bartender Derek ‘Spit-fire’ Haddix heats things up when the crowd gets too rowdy. Haddix gained his nickname from an attention-grabbing...
People are driving from Indiana, Ohio, and all over Michigan to downtown Hillsdale for one thing: cornhole. 55 Below will be hosting a cornhole league this fall. The league will take place every Thursday night at 7 p.m. starting on Oct. 3. Registration is open until Sept. 30 and is $50 per person. The league...
The Hillsdale City Council voted 7-0 to approve an order of public nuisance and demolition of 65 and 65 1/2 Westwood St. in a public hearing on Sept. 16. Last month, the council passed a resolution declaring the structure a public nuisance and gave owner Marvin Salyer 30 days to take care of the issue...
On Sept. 12, the Hillsdale Garden Club celebrated its 90th anniversary in Markel Auditorium. Tables loaded with delicious treats and a commemorative cake stood in the lobby, and ladies in pink sweaters milled around with cups of lemonade, laughing and chatting away. Peggy Lopresto, president of the club, and member Louise Worms said that the...
Hillsdale County residents learned about the lives of former Hillsdalians during walk-throughs of historical downtown. The Hillsdale County Historical Society hosted walks to celebrate the 150 year anniversary of Hillsdale’s founding 1869. The walk touched on a variety of elements of Hillsdale’s early history including various structural fires and Hillsdale’s very own opera house. The...