Although retail stores choose to disregard the “no Christmas until after Thanksgiving” rule, most families and even cities wait to put up Christmas decorations until the day after Thanksgiving. This year, however, Christmas décor arrived in Hillsdale before the designated date, but the arrival of the decorations was a welcome one, lighting up the city...
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Success for the sciences
Zach Kohley ’06, recently accepted a joint faculty position in the Michigan State University chemistry department and national superconducting laboratory. He will be starting a research program studying nuclear chemistry and also advocates the value of an undergraduate degree in the sciences at Hillsdale. Although Hillsdale College is not widely noted for its science program,...
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A Victorian Christmas at the Grosvenor House
This Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 1 and 2, the Grosvenor House in Jonesville, Mich., will host “A Victorian Christmas,” a chance to go back in time and enjoy the sights and smells of Christmases long, long ago. The Victorian-style house, built in 1874 by Ebenezer Oliver Grosvenor, has hosted a “Victorian Christmas” for the past...
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Race cars and home-cooked meals at the Finish Line
The door opens to a warm haven plastered with car-racing paraphernalia and smelling of deep-fried, home-style meals. Lisa Slade, owner of the small-town Hillsdale diner The Finish Line, glows as she greets the regular customers at their tables and new customers who are just passing through. Beginning in 1977, Slade was a night waitress at...
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‘EAT’ at Spangler’s
The “good old days” for most people were much simpler times that are long past. There are certain places, however, where it is possible to return to that feeling for a time. Spangler’s Hilltop Diner at 524 W. Chicago St. in Jonesville is one of those places. Outside Spangler’s hangs a blue and red neon...