Con Brio Voce Chamber Brass to perform Sunday
Submitted to the Pioneer BIG RAPIDS — Con Brio Voce Chamber Brass will perform a concert at 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 8, at the Big Rapids High School Auditorium, 21175 […]
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Pioneer goes everywhere: Costa Rica
WARMER WEATHER: Lenny Schebil, Mary Schebil, Linda Rineheart and Mike Rinehart took the Pioneer with them on a recent trip to Costa Rica. (Courtesy photo)
Students donate blanket to WISE
DONATION: First-grade students in Carol Noreen’s class at Crossroads Charter Academy greeted WISE Child Advocate Lisa Start-Spinner with big smiles and a donation for others when she came […]
Birth announcement
It’s a girl! Miriam and Jason Andrus, of Big Rapids, announce the birth of their daughter, Gianna Lillie Andrus, on Feb. 25, 2015. She weighed 9 pounds, 10 […]
Looking for ways to strengthen your role as a significant adult in the lives of kids?
By Janet Olsen Michigan State University Extension Relationships with parents and other family members that are grounded in love, care and safety are essential to the healthy development […]
Local farm trick-trains horses
BIG RAPIDS — Behind the white fences at the Majestic Friesians horse farm on 19 Mile Road north of Big Rapids, there’s more going on than the annual crop of […]
GFWC donates to library
READING SUPPORT: General Federation of Women’s Club — Big Rapids members joined Big Rapids Community Library Director Miriam Andrus to document books purchased through a donation from club members […]
Birth announcements
It’s a girl! Katrina May and William Richard Spaulding, of Newaygo, announce the birth of their daughter, Peyton Alaine Spaulding, on Feb. 12, 2015. Rachel and Charles McHugh, […]
Panek, Vogel wed
MECOSTA — Cheyenne Panek and Tyler Vogel were wed on Sept. 6, 2014. The groom is the son of Terry and Trudy Vogel of Sears. The bride is the […]
Dennis Lerner joins Financial Services Institute
Submitted by Lerner, Csernai & Fath Financial Group BIG RAPIDS — Local financial advisor Dennis B. Lerner, CLU, ChFC of Lerner Csernai & Fath Financial Group announced he has become […]
Secondhand smoke risks for children
By Stephanie Lundberg Mason-Lake-Oceana Great Start Collaborative Did you know that every year 2,580 non-smokers in Michigan die as a result of their exposure to second hand smoke? These […]
ServiceMaster presents classes for insurance agents
LEARNING MORE: The first in a series of continuing education classes for the insurance industry took place recently at the ServiceMaster Advantage Facility north of Stanwood. Branch Manager […]