Out and About Blog by Norm Stutesman

The St. Joe County Grange Fair is a little more than a month away. I’ll be volunteering as a Courtesy Cart driver, so if you see me, flag me down and I’ll take you anywhere you want to go on the fairgrounds. The Courtesy Carts are FREE and are appreciated by everyone young and old. We are limited as to …

Welcome to August. This week in history, the following events were noteworthy: The US Coast Guard was established August 4, 1790. The Purple Heart Medal was created on August 7, 1782. The Vietnam War began August 7, 1964. Next week, on August 14, we’ll celebrate the ending of World War II, when the Empire of Japan surrendered on this date …

We all take a chance of swallowing a little poison everyday. Some of us take this chance three times a day, but most of us do so twice-a-day. If you don’t want to take a chance on swallowing a little poison, all you need to do is stop brushing your teeth with toothpaste. Here are some of the warnings printed …

If you love the sound of a Harley Davidson idling, or the sound of a Massey-Ferguson tractor starting, you’ll want to make plans to attend the upcoming St. Joe Valley Old Engine Association Annual Tractor Show. It all happens Friday, Saturday and Sunday, August 2 – 4 at Boot Hill Ranch, 10542 Bair lake Street, just east of Jones, Michigan. …

The subject of Immigration is one of the issues featured on the evening news these days, and is also a prime issue in the current race for President of the United States. I’m thinking the American Indians didn’t do a very good job when it came to dealing with the first immigrants coming to America. Later on, the American Indian …

Every year, in early May, Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky is the place to be if you’re a fan of horse racing. The Kentucky Derby is definitely a race like no other. Horses are beautiful animals and a thoroughbred racehorse is truly a thing of beauty. The horse is all muscle and loves to run. I’ve always been impressed in …

According to Consumer Reports, there’s no nutritional difference between cage-free eggs and others. Cage-free means that hens weren’t raised in a cage, but there’s no guarantee that they weren’t packed into a building with thousands of other birds. If you’ve never bought eggs from a local farmer, you’d be surprised at how tasty they are and you might even save …

The Annual Three Rivers Water Festival seems to get better every year. We didn’t get as involved as we normally do with the many activities this year, so next year we want to try and make more time for this annual event. I did help this year with the Soap Box Derby on Friday afternoon. The volunteers did a great …

The Big Mac opened for traffic in 1957. This meant you could drive directly from the lower peninsula of Michigan to the upper peninsula. You no longer had to wait hours to get on the ferry that transported everyone between the two parts of Michigan. If you ever had the experience of taking that ferry and miss that experience, you …

Next Monday, June 17, the Riviera Theatre, in historic downtown Three Rivers, will host a forum featuring the five candidates for St. Joseph County Sheriff. This FREE event begins at 6:30 PM, and is sponsored by the St. Joseph County Democratic Party. If you have questions and concerns for these candidates, this is the perfect opportunity to come and be …