06-14-2018 School news & Calendars

Northern Michigan University announces the Dean’s List for the Winter 2018 semester

Emily Morrison of Coloma qualified for the Northern Michigan University Winter 2018 Dean’s List with a grade point average between 3.50 and 3.99. Northern Michigan University is located in Marquette, Michigan.

THIS “KUTE KID” is… Brisyn Jenkins, he turned 1 year old on Mother’s Day and loves to be outside. Brisyn is the son of Kaytlyn and Brian Jenkins. His grandmothers are Laura Smith of Watervliet and Sheila Grimes of Benton Harbor. Great-grandparents are Barbra and Richard Smith of Watervliet. He is the nephew of Maholla and Mathew Fuller of Watervliet and Rebecca Rickett and Jamie Rink of South Haven. Share a photo of your “Kute Kids” with your friends, neighbors, and relatives who read the Tri-City Record. Make sure you write your kids’ names on the back of the picture and include any other information about it you would like to see in the paper, including mom and dad, grandma and grandpa, and so on. Send the “original” photo to the Tri-City Record, P.O. Box 7, Watervliet, MI 49098 or email it with your information to record@tricityrecord.com. Pick up your photo after it appears in the paper or include a stamped, self-addressed envelope and we will mail it back to you. Where are your “Kute Kids”?

Gast Manufacturing food drive challenge makes HOPE Resources in Coloma the real winner

Recently, employees of Gast Mfg. a Unit of IDEX Corporation located in Benton Harbor accepted a challenge against other IDEX owned business units to see which business unit could collect the most non-perishable food items per employee. Each business unit named a local food pantry to be the recipient of the items collected. The team at Gast chose HOPE Resources based in Coloma as their designated recipient of items collected. As is true fashion with the employees of Gast, their generosity came through! There were 6,072 non-perishable food items collected which averaged over 22 items per employee. Team Gast won the challenge! The real winner in this was HOPE Resources (as well as the other various food pantries which received goods from the other business units involved in the challenge).

AWIN WIN… Matt Whan, VP of Operations at Gast Mfg., presents Carole Sternaman, Director of HOPE Resources, with funds from food drive challenge win in the amount of $7,572 during an employee Town Hall Meeting at Gast Manufacturing.

HOPE Resources not only received the 6,072 items collected by the team at Gast, but also received $1,500 from Gast Mfg. as the “prize” for Gast being the “winning team”. Additionally, a request was made to the IDEX Foundation to match $1 for each item the Gast Team collected. The request was approved! Matt Whan, Gast’s VP of Operations, presented Carole Sternaman, Director of HOPE Resources, with checks totaling $7,572 during a Town Hall Meeting with employees of Gast. HOPE Resources is currently working on a capital fundraising campaign to secure a permanent location to serve the residents of North Berrien County to help reduce food insecurities. They currently operate out of space at the Coloma United Methodist Church.

June 11-July 21 “WATERVLIET LIBRARY SUMMER READING PROGRAM” Visit the library website, their Facebook page or call 463-6382 for more information. Friday, June 15, 10 a.m. “MYOI GOLF OUTING” at Lake Michigan Hills Golf Club, 2520 Kerlikowske Rd., Benton Harbor. Entry fee: $75/pre-registration, $85/day of event; includes 18 holes w/cart, continental breakfast, prize holes, lunch & round of golf for 2019. Tuesday, June 19, 7 p.m. “JOHN V. MORAN SHIPWRECK” free presentation at North Berrien Historical Museum, 300 Coloma Ave., Coloma. No RSVP required. Contact the museum at 468-3330 or peter@northberrienhistory.org for more info. Friday, June 22-Saturday, June 23, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. “ANNUAL GARAGE SALE” hosted by Lakeland Hospital, Watervliet Auxiliary in the garage behind the hospital. Proceeds to benefit Auxiliary projects at Lakeland Hospital, Watervliet. Saturday, June 23, 2-4 p.m. “FAREWELL CELEBRATION” for Michael Zehner at VFW Post 1137, 8777 Red Arrow Hwy., Watervliet. Public invited. June 26-August 7 “HARTFORD LIBRARY SUMMER READING PROGRAM” Visit the library website for a complete schedule of activities or call 621-3408 for more information. June 29 & 30, July 1 “WATERVLIET INDEPENDENCE WEEKEND CELEBRATION” Saturday, July 14 “WATERVLIET PAPER MILL REUNION” hosted by North Berrien Historical Society. Former mill employees and family members may share items, photos & documents of the mill by calling the historical society at 468-3330 or emailing info@northberrienhistory.org. July 16-21 “VAN BUREN YOUTH FAIR” August 3-5 “COLOMA GLAD-PEACH FESTIVAL” Sunday, Aug. 5 “GRAND CITY SKIERS” free performance on Paw Paw Lake hosted by the Paw Paw Lake Yacht Club. August 6-10, 9 a.m.-noon “MIDWAY SOCCER CAMP” at Midway Baptist Church, 7517 Red Arrow Hwy., Watervliet. Free event for kids ages 5-10. Pre-register online at www.midwayministries.org. Call 463-3195 for more information. August 13-18 “BERRIEN COUNTY YOUTH FAIR” Saturday, Aug. 18, 11 a.m. “WATERVLIET 40 YEAR CLUB” annual meeting/luncheon at the Watervliet Middle School, 450 E. St. Joseph St. $15/person due Aug. 3. Reservation form available on group Facebook page or call Marsha Stennecke Cole at 269-463-3712, or Donna Gillard Curtis at 269-463-6680. Mondays, 7 p.m. “PUB THEOLOGY” at Arclight Brewery. Public is invited to join in discussions. Hosted by St. Paul’s United Church of Christ. Thursdays, 6 – 10 p.m. “Trap shooting” at the Coloma Rod & Gun Club. Second Thursday of each month, 3 – 5 p.m. “BERRIEN COUNTY PARKINSON SUPPORT GROUP” at Lakeland Healthcare Frederick S. Upton Education Center rooms 5 & 6, 1234 Napier Ave. For info, contact Michigan Parkinson Foundation at 800-852-9781 or bcpdsupport@aol.com. Third Monday of each month, 3 – 6 p.m. “FOOD BANK” at Central Assembly of God, 6801 Ryno Rd., Coloma.