Scotts News

Here are the vital statistics for Tuesday, Nov. 17: Births BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL Iyeshia Lewis, of Kalamazoo, a son.

Grant Reed tapped a button on a tablet computer and sent a baby mannequin on the table in front of him into a seizure.

Cooking class in Parchment "Holiday Food and Gifts from the Kitchen" is being presented in the social hall of Parchment United Methodist Church, 225 Glendale Blvd., Parchment.

The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi announced the appointment of Tribal Council Treasurer Jamie Stuck to serve on a Local Revenue Sharing Board that will be responsible for disbursing funds from FireKeepers Casino.

About 7,500 students are spending today and Wednesday at home after illnesses caused widespread absences, forcing more than a dozen Kalamazoo County schools to close.

The local Potawatomi Tribal Council has named its representative to the steering board for local governments' share of FireKeepers Casino profits.

We're headed into flu season and health care professionals say it's more important than ever to get vaccinated.

Comstock Public Schools may be seeing its first enrollment increase this decade.

Blood drives in Climax, at WMU The Greater Kalamazoo Area Chapter of the American Red Cross is sponsoring a blood drive at Climax-Scotts High School, 372 S. Main St., Climax.

As the wheel turned, the wool flowed from Becky Ryder's hands, winding around the wheel and coming out near her feet as yarn.

HARVEST FEST AT TILLERS INTERNATIONAL: The Southwest Michigan Community Harvest Fest, featuring food, exhibits and demonstrations will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. today at Tillers International, 10515 East OP Ave., Scotts.

Annie's pick 'Mass Appeal' WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday. WHERE: First Congregational Church, 145 Capital Ave.

The Real Food Revival by Sherri Brooks Vinton and Ann Clark Espuelos. Sherri Brooks Vinton will be speaking at Harvest Fest, which is Sunday, Sept.

About 500 people gathered at Friendship Park on Monday night for a rally hosted by the Tea Party Express, a traveling group who opposes "higher spending, higher taxes and government intervention in the lives of American families and businesses." The movement is sponsored by the Our Country Deserves Better political action committee.

The annual Calhoun County winter luncheon will be held at 11:30 a.m. Feb. 2 at the Elks Lodge in Englewood, Fla.

The Seventh Annual Southwest Michigan Community Harvest Fest will bring together growers and food producers, small businesses, artisans and musicians for a day of fun and education.

A Kalamazoo man asked to be arrested after walking into the lobby of the Barry County Sheriff's Department, police said.

Al Harris and Paul Pietrzykowski remember the friendships, the familylike work atmosphere, the hot and hard labor and the steadiness of toiling for more than 30 years each at the old Vicksburg paper mill.

SCOTTS MILL PARK TURNS BACK 'TYME': The Olde Tyme Tractor and Steamer Show, featuring antique tractors and farming techniques, a flea market, food and other activities, runs Thursday through Sunday at Scotts Mill Park, 8451 S. 35th St.

Several local youth golfers will try to score low today when the second and final day of the annual Michigan PGA Junior Championship concludes at Bedford Valley Golf Club.