Final Days crowd funding push for Grand Street Park
The Grand Street Park crowdfunding drive aims to reach a $50,000 state match with $50,000 in private gifts. Coordinator Elizabeth Renaud notes current tallies near $39,000, urging 2000 households to donate $5 each via paper delivery or Patronicity online. Donations support maintenance if excess funds arise. deadline looms with a March 31 target.
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Grand Street Park
Elizabeth Renaud
Renaud
Jrevend
City Hall
Patronicity
Public Spaces Community Places
Marshall
Harrington Elementary Literacy Night Supports Readership
Harrington Elementary School thanks organizations for aiding Family Literacy Night including Albion District Library co sponsorship. Sara Huggett and interns organized activities while Albion College biochemistry club and college men s basketball team provided homemade ice cream and volunteers assisted with the Scholastic book fair.
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Teo
Harrington
Albion District Library
Sara Huggett
Albion College
Scfenit
Sunshine Week underscores open government and press accountability
A column urges citizens to demand transparency amid rising distrust of media and government. It cites Pew data showing only 20 percent of Americans are very satisfied with the nation, calls for stronger public records laws, and notes Michigan’s low Open Records ranking. It recalls William Allen White’s defense of press liberty and emphasizes direct sourcing and accountability in local journalism.
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American Society of Newspaper Editors
America
Pew Research Center
Michigan
Center For Public Integrity
Washington, D.C
Michigan House of Representatives
Senate
Arlen Meekhof
Roger Baldwin
American Civil Liberties Union
William Allen White
Emporia Gazette
Kansas
White
Redhawk Girls Basketball Thanks From A Grandmother
In a heartfelt note to the Redhawk girls basketball team the writer says you are winners and champs regardless of the score. She recalls Breslin Center trips, credits teamwork over stars, and notes care for teammates, a late coach, and a cancer-stricken teacher. She also mentions two players as great-granddaughters and expresses hope for future games.
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Redhawk
Breslin Center
Memorial service for Dottie Brown in Marshall
Marshall community remembers Dottie Brown as a warm gracious leader and active contributor. The editors note a memorial service at Marshall United Methodist Church on Saturday at 4 PM with family and friends recalling decades of community involvement, theater work, and church devotion.
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Dottie Brown
Patrick
Gordon School
Oklahoma
The
Mar
Dottie
Marshall United Methodist Church
Marshall
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Harrington Elementary
Redhawk Girls
George
Morris Stulberg
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