The city of Hillsdale was recently awarded several grants amounting to nearly $80,000 through the Hillsdale County Community Foundation. According to Sharon Bisher, the president and CEO of the HCCF, the non-profit organization accepts grants a couple of times a year, and then asks local organizations what their needs are. “We look at what...
Smoker’s Club Beer and Wine was demolished in late December 2016 to make way for two apartment buildings for senior citizens, a project undertaken by current owners Excel Realty and supported by the city of Hillsdale. Joe Tomina, who operated Smoker’s Club, moved the store to Carleton Road, next door to Hungry Howie’s, under the...
Over a year ago, Dan Bisher, member of Hillsdale Rotary Club and author of “Faded Memories: Examination & Profiles of Hillsdale County’s Pioneer Period,” submitted a request to the Michigan Historical Commision to have a historical marker placed on Sandy Beach at Baw Beese Lake. The Michigan Historical Commission held the last meeting on...
In his entire career as a physician, Dr. Donald Brock, D.O., he has never driven less than an hour to work. Since moving to Hillsdale this past September, Brock has contemplated riding his new tractor to work. Though the new emergency department director at Hillsdale Hospital jokes about the idea, Brock relishes in the...
El Cerrito’s Mexican restaurant in Hillsdale is undergoing complete renovations to their building, nearly doubling their floor space and adding a full bar with a 70-inch television. Rocha repainted the interior, redid the floor, added more tables, and catered to larger groups by increasing seating room for 80 more people. “I wanted to provide...