GOBLES - Veterinarians Andy Baker and Marianne Leduc-Baker, co-owners of Gobles and Bangor veterinary clinics, will take a short time away from their jobs this month to compete in the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii, while also raising funds for two charities.
GOBLES - An Air Force veteran has taken his decade-plus of military experience and has created a service dog foundation to offer financial opportunities, as well as education choices to disabled veterans who would benefit from a service dog.
GOBLES - The United States Postal Service will pay tribute to another brave segment of the United States Armed Forces with the issuance of a “Working Dog” Forever stamp depicting four canine breeds that commonly served during war times since World War I.
Vietnam War veteran Dan Sell, with his son, Karl, left, stand before the Air Force memorial in Washington, D.C. on Saturday. The two were part of the Talons Out Honor Flight group that flew from Kalamazoo to the nation’s capitol to visit the memorials.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A sixth grade Gobles Middle School student was the top middle school winner of the Veteran’s Legacy Essay Contest, sponsored by Talons Out Honor Flight.
Following a fire that destroyed the building that housed the Kendall Post Office in 2015, a new building has been constructed and will officially open for business on Tuesday, June 11, at 10 a.m. The post office will be open six days a week, from 10 a.m,. to noon.
GOBLES - Gobles hosted Region 31-4 track meet last Friday with 13 boys and girl teams in attendance. Athletes were looking to qualify for the state meet next weekend in Baldwin.
The weather finally allowed the Gobles golf team to play a couple matches, and the Tigers picked up a couple of wins. At Paw Paw Lake, the Tigers shot a team score of 186.
GOBLES - On May 11, the National Association of Letter Carriers, held its 27th Annual “Stamp Out Hunger” campaign. Food was collected, nationwide, by the carriers, taken back to their post offices and distributed to food pantries across the United States.