Around Town

I don’t know where the month of April went, but for me, it was gone before I realized it was here. And talk about April showers! I won’t even get into that. Diane, of Mobile Bike Repair, has come up with a great idea. She has organized Saturday morning bike rides. Starting this next Saturday, May 7, and continuing every …

This evening belongs to George Cole. In case you are not aware, George is this year’s Three Rivers Lions Club Citizen of the Year. This evening is the banquet that will honor the person known as “The King of Volunteers”. He has served for many years with the Three Rivers Lions Club, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, and if …

As you travel the major highways around the county, you’ll probably notice the volunteers out picking up the litter alongside the highway. I’m pretty sure that this last weekend was the first of three times that volunteers pick up the litter each year. They are easy to identify, because they should be wearing iridescent green vests. They usually have a …

Good gravy! I’ve been doing this column for five years, which means that this column starts off my sixth year of trying to keep you readers informed of how to have fun by getting Out and About. It is definitely a labor of love. You’d think that I’d have run out of things to write about by now, but thanks …

It is sometimes difficult to realize that it is now spring. Whether you realize it or not, spring actually arrived a week ago last Sunday, March 20. A lot of you fishermen, or should I say “fisherpeople”, who didn’t do any ice fishing this past season, are probably arranging your tackle boxes and double-checking you reels and lines so as …

I couldn’t start this column without first congratulating the Lady Wildcats for giving all of us fans a tremendous season. You played like champions all season long, and Saturday evening you fell to defeat, but you did so like only champions would do. You’ll never forget this season for as long as you live. I’m sure I’m speaking for all …

Congratulations to the Lady Cats for returning home from Gull Lake as Regional Champions. Tonight they travel to Grand Rapids to show Grand Rapids Catholic Central how to play basketball. If they win tonight and again on Thursday, there will be a game Friday evening, which could mean that the box office at Three Rivers High School will be busy, …

One of the reasons I enjoy this time of the year is that the weather changes for the better. Oh we still get days when it’s easier to roll over and get more sleep rather than get out of bed and get on with the business of the day, but the days are getting longer, and the sun seems to …

Welcome to March 2011. February, which is the shortest month, seemed at times to be the longest, because of the weather. This month we’ll set our clocks ahead one hour, fine tune our figures for the tax man, celebrate St. Patty’s Day, and put away the snow shovels, because we’ll not get any more snow. If you believe that, I …

Those who enjoy doing things at the last minute should be interested in the 9th Annual Icebreaker Silent Auction and Fun Night this Saturday, February 26, at 7 P.M. at A Place in Time in downtown Three Rivers. The cost is $15 per person, with advance ticket purchase required. Ticket price includes food and beverages. Contact the Three Rivers Area …