Van Buren County

VBISD students complete community service project for Bangor Veterinary Clinic

Published by admin on Mon, 06/11/2018 - 11:31am

Students from the Van Buren Intermediate School District’s Technology Center’s Polymer Technologies Program recently completed a community service project which included the construction and installation of a new sign for the Bangor Veterinary Clinic.

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Senior Services of Van Buren County

Published by admin on Mon, 06/11/2018 - 10:48am

Decatur Senior Activity Center
Hard Times Café,
108 N. Phelps St., Decatur
OPEN: 2nd & 4th Tuesday,
11 a.m.- 2 p.m.

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MARSP meets June 19

Published by admin on Mon, 06/11/2018 - 9:34am

LAWRENCE - The Van Buren County Chapter of Michigan Association of Retired School Personnel will hold a general membership meeting Tuesday, June 19, at the Conference Center in Lawrence. Doors open at 11:30 a.m.

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Red Cross babysitting course offered at Webster Memorial

Published by admin on Mon, 06/11/2018 - 9:31am

DECATUR - Webster Memorial Library, in Decatur, is the host site for an American Red Cross Babysitting Course on Saturday, June 23, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

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PANTRY DONATIONS

Published by admin on Mon, 06/11/2018 - 9:30am

Volunteers at Eleanor’s Pantry in Paw Paw are grateful for two recent donations to the food pantry.

Courier-Leader photos/Paul Garrod

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4-H membership to be open to 8-year-olds

Published by admin on Mon, 06/11/2018 - 9:27am

Eight-year-olds and their parents will have the opportunity to enjoy the full 4-H member experience with Michigan 4-H in the 2018-2019 program year. Beginning Sept.

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Extension Office open house held

Published by admin on Mon, 06/11/2018 - 9:21am

The Van Buren County Michigan State University Extension Office, which moved earlier this year from its downtown Paw Paw location to a new facility at 801 Hazen Street, Suite D, Paw Paw, held an open house to mark the move. Van Buren County Administrator John Faul, at right, chats with MSU E

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Free summer lunches for area kids

Published by admin on Mon, 06/11/2018 - 9:19am

PAW PAW - Starting Monday, June 18, the Paw Paw Public Schools Food Service Program, in conjunction with the Michigan Department of Education, will begin offering the Summer Food Service Program for all area children.

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Paw Paw River summer paddle events planned

Published by admin on Mon, 06/11/2018 - 9:18am

What better way to celebrate the opening of a water trail than to actually get people out paddling? That is exactly what Two Rivers Coalition (TRC) has planned for this summer with a series of community paddles along the Paw Paw River.

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Ag Awareness Day held

Published by admin on Mon, 06/04/2018 - 10:39am

Ag Awareness Day was held May 16 and 17 at the Van Buren Youth fairgrounds in Hartford. A total of 557 first and second graders from schools around the county attended, as well as 181 adults.