Riders with a bull in the ProEdge arena. Micah Hart | Collegian Not even a snowstorm could prevent ProEdge Arena from hosting its weekly Saturday night rodeo. ProEdge, located in Osseo, is in its seventh season and has never canceled an event. Owner Earl Proctor said even after recent snowstorms and the Feb. 22 ice...
Tucked away on a dirt road in Osseo, Michigan, ProEdge Arena is a picture-perfect farm. Bulls low in their pens, just steps away from both the arena and the home of owners Cari and Earl Proctor. Their 10-year-old son, Strand, darts around with the dogs, stopping only to sell home-made creations to a visiting family...
When thinking of ways to evangelize, most people probably don’t think of using a sport that involves getting thrown off an animal with horns on its head. But Earl Proctor does. “I’m not blessed to go up to strangers and share the Gospel,” Proctor said. “I’m not that; my wife is. This was an...
Shane and Jennifer Miller and Josh and Tammy Monohan opened M&M Smokehouse in Osseo, Michigan, at 4880 Hudson Rd. The store offers customers a variety of meats and cheeses, and will process deer during the hunting season. Shane Miller and Josh Monohan came up with the idea to open the store. Josh Monohan used to...
At a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday, the FW Stock & Sons Mill officially became the Mar-Vo Mineral Company factory, made possible by a substantial subsidization from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. The subsidization, given by MEDC to Hillsdale City Manager David Mackie in the form of a giant check, amounts to more than 75 percent of...