Several chainsaws and a gas-powered pruning saw were taken early Monday from a business in Park Township. Sheriff Brad Balk said someone broke into Fillmore Equipment, located at 16700 U.S. 131, by shattering a front window. Balk said the incident at the John Deere dealership occurred prior to employees arriving to work for the day.

2013 is now one week old, and I’m wondering how many people are holding fast to the resolutions that they made last week. Do people still make them? Usually, resolutions deal with losing weight, or being more mindful as far as taking care of things around the house. I normally don’t make resolutions, but I’ve decided to do so this …

Windellin “Sue” Ashbrook, age 77, of Three Rivers, passed away peacefully on Jan. 2, 2013 at her home. She was born on April 19, 1935 in Senath, MO the daughter of the late Edman and Leona (Pruett) Barker. Sue has been a long time resident of this area. She was employed for many years at Western Michigan University in Food …

Dorothy M. Ware, age 67, of Three Rivers, passed away Monday, January 7th, 2013 at Heartland Health Care Center. Dorothy was born in Three Rivers, on May 21, 1945, a daughter of Willard E. and Gladys M. (Cochran) Slack Jr. Dorothy was active in the Rolling Clovers 4 H Club and enjoyed dancing and baking. Surviving are her daughters Tamara …

Anna Dedes, age 62 of The Villages, Florida died Sunday Jan. 6, 2013 at the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor following a long illness. She was born in Germany on Sep. 14, 1950 the daughter of Paul and Olga (Harbar) Pawlyk. The family came to the U.S. and settled in Detroit when she was three years old. …

Amanda Louise Calloway, age 36, of Kalamazoo, died unexpectedly of a medical condition on Friday Jan. 4, 2013 at her home. She was born in Kalamazoo on Oct. 31, 1976 the daughter of David L. and Vicki (Phillips) Calloway. She was a 1994 graduate of Three Rivers High School and had attended Kalamazoo Valley Community College. She was ordained in …

Alma Grace Marie Leggett, age 88, of Three Rivers, died Sunday Jan. 6, 2013 at the Three Rivers Health Emergency Room. She was born in Romeo, MI on Feb. 20, 1924 the daughter of Harold and Grace (Schmidt) Aikman. She attended Alma College before her marriage to Earl Leggett on Nov. 15, 1942 in Pontiac, MI. They resided in Mt. …

Charles Cordon Norton, age 93, of Three Rivers, went to be with his Lord peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013 at Three Rivers Health. Charles was born on Feb. 12, 1919 on his family farm at Harwood Lake, Cass. Co., MI. the son of Leonard C. and Hazel (Ferguson) Norton. Charles has been a life …

Jasen T. Hendrickson, 26, of High Springs, Fla., died Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in High Springs. He was a native of Colon, a graduate of Colon High School class of 2004. He was a cabinetmaker at Hunter Marine in Alachua, Fla., an avid fisherman and a University of Michigan fan. He loved his …

June Rachel Wolf, age 87, of Sturgis, passed away early Sunday morning, Jan. 6, 2013, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born April 30, 1925, in Sherman Township, at the family home, a daughter of the late Henry and Marjorie (Daniels) Geark. Mrs. Wolf resided in Sturgis since 1950, coming from Constantine. On May 26, 1943, she married …