Category Archives: History

Upcoming Event – BCS 2023 Bond Informational Meetings

Buchanan Community Schools 2023 Bond Informational Meetings Administrators from Buchanan Community Schools will host three public meetings to inform and answer questions from the community ahead of the May 2nd special election. We invite you to join us for a tour and to learn the facts about the current $34,970,000 bond proposal that will supportContinue reading “Upcoming Event – BCS 2023 Bond Informational Meetings”

Remembering – Issue 49

Remembering – Issue 49 Buchanan Losses • 03/05-03/23 Name Age Born Died Zoe Hannah Scott 23 October 28, 1999 March 23, 2023 Joyce C. Annette Sheldon 83 April 20, 1939 March 23, 2023 Joseph Alexander Bata Jr. 97 August 7, 1925 March 22, 2023 Priscilla Louise Ort 82 August 15, 1940 March 22, 2023 JosephContinue reading “Remembering – Issue 49”

Local Business – Stark Community Center Soon to Open

Stark Community Center in Buchanan Soon to Open by Rebecka Hoyt, Editor & Photographer Many of you in Buchanan, MI remember Stark School when it was a school. Well now it has a new life as a center of community, arts, and music. Jen Tabor’s vision of a community-centered place, where the underprivileged and thoseContinue reading “Local Business – Stark Community Center Soon to Open”

Remembering – Obituary for Dr. Carol Sawyer

Buchanan Loss • Obituary for Dr. Carol H. Sawyer • March 11 2023 Submitted by Jon R. Wallace, PhD Name Age Born Died Dr. Carol H. Sawyer 78 May 27, 1944 March 11, 2023 Dr Carol H. Sawyer, 78, formerly of San Diego, California and most recently of Portage, Michigan passed away quietly on Saturday,Continue reading “Remembering – Obituary for Dr. Carol Sawyer”

Remembering – Issue 48

Remembering – Issue 48 Buchanan Losses • 02/28-03/12 Name Age Born Died Susan Tarbutton 67 March 16, 1955 March 12, 2023 Libbie Hanson 77 January 3, 1946 March 11, 2023 Joyce Elaine Holt 88 November 13, 1934 March 11, 2023 Dr. Carol H. Sawyer 78 May 27, 1944 March 11, 2023 Shirley A. Lemay 90Continue reading “Remembering – Issue 48”

Local Veterans – Chief of Police Harvey Burnett

Veteran and Chief of Police Harvey Burnett by Garrick Stubblefield My name is Garrick Stubblefield and I’m here to share some local veterans stories about the time they spent in the military. If you recall, I myself am a veteran of the United States Navy and I served from 1988-1990. To flash you back inContinue reading “Local Veterans – Chief of Police Harvey Burnett”

Community Press Release – DAR Cemetery Preservation Program

DAR Chapter and Three Oaks Library to Offer Program on Cemetery Preservation – Rescheduled Submitted by Kathy Alton, Regent Rebecca Dewey Chapter, NSDAR In a reschedule, Rebecca Dewey Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution has partnered with the Three Oaks Township Public Library to bring Prof. of History Thomas Henthorn from the UniversityContinue reading “Community Press Release – DAR Cemetery Preservation Program”

Remembering – Issue 47

Remembering – Issue 47 Buchanan Losses • 02/16-02/28 Name Age Born Died William Roger Horton 70 January 7, 1953 February 28, 2023 Mary Ann Weldy 76 April 15, 1946 February 26, 2023 Jeffrey Glen Bridges 63 August 15, 1959 February 24, 2023 Wendy Lanning 71 December 15, 1951 February 21, 2023 David Jack Hess 69Continue reading “Remembering – Issue 47”