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PAW PAW AREA SR. CITIZENS

Published by admin on Mon, 01/20/2020 - 8:35am

    The Paw Paw Area Senior Citizens Club met Tuesday, Jan. 14, at the Antwerp Township Activity Center with 10 members in attendance.
   Winners at pinochle were Nadine Rogers, first; Jim LaBond, second; and Frank Wunderlich, third.
   No Bingo this week.

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MEC taking applications for Washington, D.C. youth tour

Published by admin on Mon, 01/20/2020 - 8:32am

High school sophomores and juniors whose families receive electric service from Midwest Energy & Communications (MEC) are invited to apply for the opportunity to tour Washington, D.C., as part of this summer’s National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Youth Tour, June 20-25. The st

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Red Cross in need of blood

Published by admin on Mon, 01/13/2020 - 8:46am

The American Red Cross currently has a critical need for blood donors of all blood types – especially type O – and platelet donors to make an appointment now to give and help replenish the blood supply after the holiday weeks.

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Senior Services collecting food

Published by admin on Mon, 01/13/2020 - 8:41am

PAW PAW - In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, Monday, Jan. 20, Senior Services of Van Buren County is hosting a food drive. Donations will be accepted through the week, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Scammers using fake letters in collections scam

Published by admin on Mon, 01/13/2020 - 8:29am

Michigan taxpayers with past-due tax debts should be aware of an aggressive scam that’s making the rounds through the U.S. Postal Service, according to the Michigan Department of Treasury.

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Village Players plan for 2020

Published by admin on Mon, 12/30/2019 - 8:50am

PAW PAW - The Paw Paw Village Players closed out its recent run of “A Christmas Carol” already planning for their schedule of community theater events for 2020.

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Rotary Student of the Month

Published by admin on Mon, 12/30/2019 - 8:42am

The Paw Paw Area Rotary Club honored Paw Paw Public School’s Aspire Academy student, Isabella Gendotti, as the December Student of the Month. This was her first semester at Aspire, where teacher Richard Knowlton nominated her as “...a great addition to the academy this year.

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Kiwanis Student of the Month

Published by admin on Mon, 12/30/2019 - 8:41am

The Paw Paw Kiwanis Club has named Logan McCafferty the Paw Paw High School November Student of the Month.

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Michigan Works! boosts healthcare services with apprenticeship program

Published by admin on Mon, 12/30/2019 - 8:39am

Michigan Works! has the solution to a shortage of healthcare workers in southwest Michigan -- to train and upskill over 100 Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) and Personal Care Assistants (PCA) through July 2020, with the implementation of an apprenticeship course.