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The regularly scheduled business meeting of the Coloma Community Schools Board of Education was held on Monday, March 9, 2026. Board President Heidi Ishmael called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.

Brody Ashley (left) and Bryce Cartwright were runners-up at the MHSAA State Individual Wrestling Finals in Detroit last weekend

COLOMA MEDALISTS… Brody Ashley (left) and Bryce Cartwright were runners-up at the MHSAA State Individual Wrestling Finals in Detroit last weekend. This Comet duo represented Coloma well in their final tournament of the season. They are both early in their high school careers, so these finishes are a great accomplishment with bright futures ahead for Brody, Bryce and Coloma Athletics. (Contributed photo)

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MHSAA District 3 girls basketball tournament Watervliet High School Athletics hosted the MHSAA District 3 girls basketball tournament last week, March 2-6, 2026. All three Tri-City Area school districts were represented in this roundball post-season action. The Coloma varsity girls basketball team traveled to Watervliet on Monday, Mar. 2, for a district first-round game against Hartford, attempting to advance to the district semifinal in this battle of neighboring Red Arrow

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The Watervliet varsity girls basketball team hosted Bangor on Wednesday, Mar. 4, for a district semifinal game, attempting to earn their opportunity to compete for a district championship in a battle of equals. The ladies survived a second-half rally to win, 39-36.

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Ashley, Cartwright take 2nd, Woollett 7th at Individual Wrestling State Finals Last weekend, hundreds of the state’s elite grapplers gathered to compete in the Michigan High School Athletic Association’s individual wrestling state finals at Ford Field in Detroit. All three Tri-City Area schools were represented on the mats in two tough days of action, with three wrestlers returning home with top-8 finishes.

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Gerald “Jerry” Hauch , 86, of Bainbridge Center, died March 9, 2026, at Woodland Terrace of Coloma. Duffield & Pastrick Family Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Coloma Sergio J. Hernandez Torres , 28, died March 4, 2026. Duffield & Pastrick Family Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Coloma Jannie E. Morse , 92, of Keeler Twp. died March 4, 2026, at home. Calvin Funeral Home, Hartford William L. Cramer , 85, of Niles died March 3, 2026, at home. Halbritter-Wickens Funeral

EARNEST J. BELT SR.

Earnest J. “Joe” Belt Sr., of Dowagiac, passed away on March 9, 2026, at Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids following a long illness. His memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, March 13 at Duffield & Pastrick Family Funeral Home in Coloma, with visitation beginning one hour prior to the service. Online guestbook available at www.duffieldpastrick.com. Joe was born Feb. 26, 1949, in Mountain Home, AR to William and Lida (Cox) Belt. After graduating from Baker

JOHN W. HALL

It is with heavy hearts, we announce the passing of our loved one, John Wesley Hall. John passed away Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, at the age of 58, after a long, hard-fought battle with heart disease. John was born Aug. 30, 1967, in Fort Pierce, Florida to Dallas Junior and Anna Sue Hall. John grew up in Watervliet, Michigan later moving to Hartford, Michigan where he met his love, Denise Beebe. John and Denise together had six children; John Philip (JP), Ashley, Joseph, Abbey,

DONALD BUTLER

Donald (Don) Butler, 63, of Mattawan, MI passed away surrounded by his family on March 1, 2026, after a brief battle with cancer. He was born June 2, 1962 in Paw Paw, MI to Paul and Velma Butler. Don is survived by his loving wife Jeannette (Tyler) Butler; children, Candice (Butler) Hamilton, Emily (George) Allen IV, Benjamin (Jessica) Butler, Rebecca (Billy) Briley; his sister Judy (Arnie) Redsicker, brother in-law Randy (Connie) Tyler and his former wife and friend Kathy (

LISA D. SCHROEDER

Lisa D. Schroeder, 54, of Hagar Township died Friday, March 6, 2026, at Corewell Health Lakeland Hospital in St. Joseph. Family services will be held at a later date and cremation has taken place. Arrangements are by the Florin Funeral & Cremation Service in Benton Township. Please leave messages or memories at www.florin.net. Lisa was born on Oct. 19, 1971, in Benton Harbor to Harold Doggett and Alma Janney. She married her husband, Robert, on Nov. 21, 2011, in Kitch-Iti

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Leanne B. Hocutt , 63, died Feb. 26, 2206. Duffield & Pastrick Family Funeral Home, Coloma Patricia A. Collis , 92, of Coloma died Feb. 23, 2026, at Woodland Terrace in Coloma. Starks & Menchinger Chapel, St. Joseph Carl A. Rodgers Jr. , 83, of Galien died Feb. 11, 2026. Pobocik Chapel – Wagner Family Funerals, Three Oaks Annette A. Brown , 85, died Feb. 8, 2026.

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Gail Lowell Ray, 75, of Hartford, MI, passed away Feb. 22, 2026, of chronic heart failure at Butterworth Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI. He was born July 30, 1950, in Niles, MI to Stanley Louis Ray and Lucille Gertrude (Spear) Ray. He was preceded in death by his parents; ex-wife Julianne Dumdei; and son Jeramy James Ray. He is survived by his son Joshua Lewis Ray; wife of 42 years, Karen Elizabeth Ray; stepsons Levi James Gerbers and Daniel James Gerbers; sister Nancy Margaret

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The month of March is spring’s herald. More importantly, it’s sugaring time! The combination of cold nights and warmer days creates pressure within the maple tree’s sapwood. Any breach of the sapwood (natural or manmade) provides an outlet for the “squished” sap, which we collect and cook into syrup.

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Ducks are on the move, passing through in large numbers on their migration routes to their spring and summer nesting sites. Being so close to Lake Michigan and some larger inland lakes like Paw Paw Lake, allows us a chance at viewing many different species such as the common goldeneye, hooded mergansers, and American wigeons.

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