NEW BUFFALO — Corned Beef was on the menu (it basically was the menu) during the 13th Annual Corned Beef Off held Sunday, March 12, at David’s Delicatessen & Coffee in New Buffalo.

THREE OAKS — There was plenty of sky-high action during a March 5 Michiana Rocketry Launch Day held in a farm field between Three Oaks and Galien.

THREE OAKS — Ashley Magnus, the new executive director of the Acorn Center for the Performing Arts in Three Oaks, believes deeply in the power of art to create community and inspire connection through the shared experience of live performance.

ST. JOSEPH — The St. Joseph High School gyms were taken over by a small army of robots (and their human entourages) on March 9-11 for a FIRST in Michigan Robotics District Event presented by Whirlpool Corporation.

SAWYER — Spring flowers showed up early at Covenant Farm this year, but the annual maple syrup-making effort is following a slightly more normal schedule.

THREE OAKS — River Valley Elementary pupils received their “One Book Two Schools” selection for March Reading Month on Monday, March 6.

THREE OAKS — Renowned composer, singer, and pianist Patricia Barber will perform a fundraiser for the School of American Music at The Acorn Theater in Three Oaks, Michigan.

BENTON HARBOR — Lake Michigan College’s entire May 2022 graduating nursing cohort passed the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) on their first attempt. There were 29 graduating nursing students in the cohort.

SAWYER — The Coastline Children’s Film Festival’s 13th annual international children’s film festival began on March 3 and runs through March 12 in ten locations in Berrien County and beyond.

THREE OAKS — The Three Oaks Township Public Library and Paws for Humanity invite children (and book lovers/dog lovers of all ages) to Read with Hazel.

NEW BUFFALO — A Feb. 22 Middle/High School Chess Tournament hosted by the New Buffalo Area Schools (players from Bridgman made the trip down Red Arrow Highway) was filled with moments of high drama and warm camaraderie right up to the last two matches.

BRIDGMAN — The first Bridgman Foundation for Educational Excellence’s Now and Forever gathering since 2019, held Saturday, Feb. 25, at the Bridgman American Legion Post, was a rip-roaring, Wild West-themed good time featuring food and drink, a silent auction and more in support of the founda…

BENTON TOWNSHIP — Jessica Lewis has perhaps been interviewed more times in the last couple weeks than she ever has. That might be hard to say though because the Bridgman graduate has been in community theater for a long time. When she talked to The Herald-Palladium, she was coming back home …

NEW BUFFALO — New Buffalo American Legion Post 169 regularly sponsors (and supplies volunteers) for visits by the Feeding America Southwest Michigan Mobile Food Pantry.

NEW BUFFALO — There were no one-of-a-kind ceramic bowls (or soup) left at the end of the Feb. 21 Empty Bowls Dinner at New Buffalo Middle/High School.

NEW TROY — The New Troy Community Center proved to be the perfect place to “Gather and Shop” on Saturday, Feb. 11.

GALIEN — Harbor Country Chamber of Commerce members gathered inside Ray & Al’s Lunchroom/Marketplace at 118 Cleveland Avenue in Galien on Feb. 7 for a festive mixer featuring food and drink.

STEVENSVILLE — The cold, sunny afternoon of Saturday, Feb. 4, proved to be a perfect time to jump into a pool in downtown Stevensville.

NEW BUFFALO — Winterfest 2023 was celebrated during the week of Feb. 13-18 (and on Feb. 21 after an ice storm delayed Friday activities).

THREE OAKS — The Region of Three Oaks Museum expansion project to provide additional storage for its growing collection got a boost on Feb. 13 in the form of a $10,000 grant from the Berrien Community Foundation.

BENTON HARBOR — Two local middle school students were chosen to compete for the Junior Youth of the Year title for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Southwest Michigan.

NEW BUFFALO — A series of Community Pottery Workshops at New Buffalo Middle/High School leading up to the Feb. 21 Empty Bowls Dinner have included moments of students serving as teachers – sometimes for their parents.

BRIDGMAN — Winterfest 2023 was celebrated during the week of Jan. 30-Feb. 4 at Bridgman High School with fun, games, crownings and basketball games.

THREE OAKS — The Sawyer Dance Academy kicked off the Acorn Dance Showcase on Jan. 22 with an energetic series of more than 30 performances featuring 21 area dance students ranging in age from 7 to 17.

THREE OAKS — River Valley High School celebrated Winterfest 2023 Jan. 30-Feb. 4 with a staff-student basketball game, dress-up days, lunch games and a victory over Our Lady of the Lake by the varsity boys basketball team.

ST. JOSEPH — The Berrien County Board of Commissioners approved the retirement of a member of the county’s Sheriff’s Office on Jan. 26.

THREE OAKS —There was more than basketball games going on inside the Jerry Schaffer Gymnasium at River Valley Middle/High School on Friday, Jan. It was the annual Teams United to Stampede Against Cancer night featuring boys and girls athletes from New Buffalo and River Valley playing in hono…

THREE OAKS — The River Valley Drama club presented “Bring It On: The Musical” twice on Jan. 21 and once on Jan. 22, In the RVHS Auditorium.

ST. JOSEPH — Lauren Vegter was crowned Miss Spirit during a Jan. 21 ceremony at St. Joseph High School.

BRIDGMAN — The Bridgman High School Drama Class performed its Second Annual Murder Mystery Theater (“Murder at the Pie Auction”) on Jan. 13 and 14 in the BHS Media Center. Pie and beverages were served and there was a pie auction during the performances.

BENTON TOWNSHIP — Wil Haygood’s life changed for the better the moment he met Eugene Allen.

NEW BUFFALO — The most important meal of the day was served on Saturday, Jan. 14, in the Buffalo Township Public Safety Building.

SAWYER — It’s been decades since U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg last visited Warren Dunes State Park.

SAWYER — The new Section House Wedding + Events Venue in Sawyer was welcomed by the Harbor Country Chamber of Commerce on Jan. 12 with an official ribbon cutting ceremony and sneak peek night.

NEW BUFFALO — Courtyard Gallery founder and owner Gene Halun passed away on October 31, 2022, but his legacy lives on.

NEW BUFFALO — Today’s communities struggle to do more with less, yet people everywhere yearn for spaces that are both beautiful and safe. The Lighter Quicker Cheaper (LQC) initiative taps the talents and ingenuity of local residents, business owners, and governmental officials to make low-co…

NEW BUFFALO — The first new New Buffalo Royal Court in three years was crowned during a Jan. 8 “Lights, Cameras, Crowns!” pageant.

BARODA — After work, Danny Rossman makes an effort to stop by Hollywood Farms in Baroda.

BENTON HARBOR — Local FIRST Robotics teams will face a CHARGED UP challenge during the 2023 competition season.

LAKESIDE — Close to 50 people began 2023 by exploring two natural areas near Lakeside.

NEW BUFFALO — A successful late 20022 fund-raising drive to pay for the Michigan Portion of the Marquette Greenway trail (which will connect Chicago to New Buffalo via a non-motorized pathway) was celebrated on Jan. 6 as local trail supporters Gary Wood, Marcy Hamilton and Diane Pyshos accep…

BRIDGMAN — The Bridgman Public Library hosted a festive New Year’s Eve Party on Saturday, Dec. 31.

THREE OAKS — The Mechanical Mustangs River Valley Middle School robotics team has not only excelled in competition, members also have given back to the community.

NEW BUFFALO — The last day of business for Captain Cook’s Sports and LakeView Venditions Specialty Gifts and Tanning in New Buffalo was Friday, Dec. 30, 2022.

NEW TROY — Master woodworker Terry Hanover recently led a “Gather for A Woodcarving Demo” in the New Troy Community Center’s Local History Museum.

NILES — The owners of Round Barn Winery, Distillery and Brewery have set their sights on opening another location in Southwest Michigan.

BERRIEN SPRINGS — Recent chilly conditions has most Southwest Michiganders hunkering inside.

BRIDGMAN — The new Bridgman Casey’s Gas Station and Convenience Store along Red Arrow Highway just off I-94 at Exit 16 was officially welcomed during a Dec. 20 ribbon-cutting celebration.

New Buffalo High School students celebrated the beginning of holiday break with a Dec. 22 Talent Show (culminating in the annual Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest).

BRIDGMAN — The 2022 Reed Middle School BeeBots FIRST Lego League Robotics Team made a strong showing all the way to the state level.