Three Rivers Area Chamber of Commerce is issuing a last call for anyone interested in its annual golf outing. It starts at 11 a.m. Aug. 27 at Sauganash Country Club. Cost is $75 per person and includes 18 holes and a cart, on-course contests and lunch. More information is available through the chamber’s website: trchamber.com.

Organizers behind the annual Colon Cruise-In said they are ready for the 2024 event. The eighth annual cruise-in starts at 10 a.m. Aug. 24 and concludes at 6 o’clock at Magic City Pickers, next to Village Market. It will feature the band Blackstone Creek and Friends, a food vendor, and arts and crafts. Anyone interested in setting up an arts-and-crafts …

Larry Dean Benton, age 87, of Sturgis, passed away Thursday afternoon, August 15, 2024, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. He was born April 13, 1937 in Sturgis, son of the late Cecil and Jessie (Porter) Benton. Larry resided most of his life in Sturgis. His early life was lived in Bronson. On August 17, 1968, he married JoAnn Lung …

Thomas Lee Spaulding, age 88, of Sturgis, passed away Wednesday, August 14, 2024, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. He was born May 22, 1936, in Jackson, Michigan, son of the late Clarence E. and Grace G. (Trim) Spaulding. Tom resided most of his life in Sturgis and was a graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1956. …

Robert J. Orchel, age 82, of Fulton passed away at his home on the morning of Wednesday, August 14, 2024. Robert was born on April 2, 1942 in Three Rivers, a son to the late Julius and Neva (Bowers) Orchel. On August 4, 1962, Robert married his wife of 62 years, Madge Arlene Miller, at the Leonidas Bible Church. They …

Burr Oak Community Schools officials announced the district is forced to delay the start of its 2024-25 academic year until after Labor Day. Classes were to start Monday next week but due to construction-related delays, the first day has been pushed to Sept. 3, district officials said. Board members are expected to discuss how the delayed start will affect the …

Joanne Ruth Cassel, most recently of Avon, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, August 11, 2024 at the age of 88. Joanne was born at home during a blizzard on February 11, 1936 in Constantine to Albert and Wanda Flick, graduating from Constantine High School in 1955. She spent most of her adult life in Three Rivers, Jones, and Constantine (with …

Erasmo Rojas, age 79, of Sturgis, passed away unexpectedly Monday, August 12, 2024, in Sturgis. He was born December 25, 1944, in Tehuacan, Puebla, Mexico son of the late Marcino Rojos and Dolores Romero. Erasmo resided in Sturgis for the past seven years, coming from New York, New York. He had been employed by Precision Speed in Sturgis and was …

Dr. Vicente D. Cabansag Jr., age 82, a pioneering surgeon, beloved community figure, and devoted family man, passed away peacefully in Grand Rapids on August 8, 2024, at 7 pm. His passing marks the end of a remarkable life dedicated to healing and service. Born on January 20, 1942, in Solano, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines, Vicente was raised in a family …

Michigan Department of Transportation’s Chris Jacobs has issued an update regarding the second phase of U.S. 131 construction. The project, which started April 15, is concentrated to an area that includes the village of Schoolcraft and an area north to Shaver Road. According to Jacobs, recently completed work includes installation of storm sewers from the railroad crossing to Cass Street; …