Approximately 150 community members attended the grand opening of the John “Jack” MacRitchie North Wing addition at the Hillsdale Community Health Center on March 3, including much of the MacRitchie family, state Sen. Bruce Caldwell, and state Rep. Ken Kurtz. With the cutting of the ribbon, William and John MacRitchie Jr., the sons of the...
In a recent study released by The Mackinac Center for Public Policy, researchers Michael LaFaive and Todd Nesbit concluded that in 2011, 29.3 percent of cigarettes smoked in Michigan were smuggled in. This is a 12.7 percent increase from their previous study in 2009. Michigan remained ranked 10th in the nation for net import of...
The following is a list of calls compiled and reported by the Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Department. Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Department Feb. 24 A 34-year-old Allen woman was arrested on a felony warrant for receiving and concealing stolen property worth over $1,000. A $10,000 bond with 10 percent allowed was posted. A 42-year-old Pittsford man...
1910 — A fire destroys Knowlton Hall (pictured), one of the original Second Empire structures designed to complement Central Hall in the mid-1870s. Alumnus Wallace Heckman, business manager and counsel at the University of Chicago, said, “Bear in mind it is the buildings only that can burn—the College is indestructible.” Knowlton was originally home to...
Roberts works as a weekend supervisor at the Hillsdale Community Health Center. Why did you want to become a nurse, and when did you know that you wanted to? I wanted to make a difference. I know I’ve wanted to be a nurse since I was probably 19 but didn’t become one until I...