Andy Billiet Western Herald Engines roar at the Gilmore Car Museum on Sunday, July 24 as hundreds of Chevy vehicles from across the Midwest pour in for the 100th Birthday of Chevrolet. The Gilmore Car Museum is located on the corner of M-43 and Hickory Road, north of Richland. Locals around West Michigan were present [...]
Alexandra Batson Western Herald The Black Arts Festival starts today here in Kalamazoo, praising local talent from all over. Sidney Ellis, executive director of the Black Arts Cultural Center says, “There is so much talent in West Michigan that this year we felt it only fitting to highlight the talent we have right here. It’s [...]
Bryan E. Paas Western Herald It took 136 days for the NFL and the NFLPA to come to an agreement on revenue sharing that gave the owners 53% of the $9 billion pie while the players received the remaining 47%, 136 days later the world has forgotten and all is good, or is it? With [...]
Kim Bradford Western Herald The Taste of Kalamazoo on Thursday, July 21, 2011 marked the first day of the three day long Kalamazoo food fest that features diverse restaurants from all over Kalamazoo. People gather at the festival every year to enjoy cuisine from all over the world. During the day activities for familes [...]
Kevin Martini Western Herald The Killamazoo Derby Darlins had a double-header on Saturday, July 16 at Wings Stadium. The girls derbyed hard, bringing home wins in both of their matches. The first game against Port Huron’s Blue Water Derby Girls ended 94-131. The second game (vs. Dayton, Ohio’s Gem City Rollergirls) ended 69-138. Final [...]
Andy Billiet Western Herald A Select group of Harry Potter fans enjoyed tea and lunch at the Harry Potter Tea Party held at Stuart Manor of Celery Flats Park in Portage on Saturday, July 16. The guests discussed the epic conclusion to the movie franchise titled “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2.” A [...]
Krystin Nichols Western Herald Students and the Kalamazoo community are invited to attend the Really Really Free Market at the Bernhard Center on Thursday, July 21. “The purpose of this event is to share and exchange goods that you are no longer using in order to let someone else utilize them,” Nola Wiersma, WeSustain Intern, [...]
Katie King Western Herald Maranda’s Park Party is being held in UpJohn Park from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, July 21. This is a free event with games and rides for families to bring their children to, according to Carly Munoz, Sales/Marketing/Special Projects Manager for WOOD TV. “The whole idea is to bring a [...]
Kimberly Bradford Western Herald July 12 marked the 50th anniversary of the Yukiko Murakami memorial. She was an exchange student from Keio University in Japan in 1962. She was a very active participant in the local and campus community as well as in the academic arena. Tragically, on a bus road trip with friends, a [...]
Katie King Western Herald The 6th Annual Criterium Bike Race was held at Western Michigan University’s College of Park on Saturday. There were 11 races. There are elite classes four and five that are designated age and experience, and masters riders age 45 and 55, according to Bob Miller, associate Vice President WMU business tech and [...]
Katie King Western Herald An American flag that was flown in Afghanistan was presented to Western Michigan University to be forever placed where it can be seen. Edward Kluk who is a Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) of the National Guard and is the assistant director for the Office of Information Technologies presented a flag, which had [...]
Alexandra Batson Western Herald At Western Michigan University this July, the SEMINAR Summer Music Camp for high school students will be celebrating their 60th consecutive year putting on the camp. Students come from eight different states and even Europe for two weeks on campus. The camp focuses on chamber music, which gives campers a chance [...]
Krystin Nichols Western Herald Students that will be residing in Western Michigan University’s new Western View apartments are invited to attend an open house on Wednesday, July 20. “There will be a total of 330 students moving into the Western View,” Steve Palmer, director of Residence Life, said. Students are given a move in date [...]
Paul VanHevel Western Herald On Tuesday July 19, Shakespeare’s Pub will celebrate their 8th birthday while bringing over 30 never seen before beers to Kalamazoo as a way of saying thank you to all their valued customers. “We are thankful to the community for helping us continue to live our dream. We still focus on [...]
Andy Billiet Western Herald Chef Robb Hammond and crew prepared a multitude of pork entrees for the Young Earth Farm Whole Hog Dinner, held at Food Dance in Kalamazoo on Wednesday, July 13. Four courses of high quality pork from Young Earth Farm in Decatur, Mich. were served to perfection.
Andy Billiet Western Herald Gold Company Sextet, a talented crew of six singers and four-piece back-up band gave a passionate performance at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, July 11, in the Dalton Center Recital Hall. Directed by Dr. Stephen Zegree, the presentation incorporated songs such as “Black Water,” “Here Comes the Sun,” and “What a Wonderful [...]
Patrick Littleton Western Herald Western Michigan University hockey head coach Jeff Blashill resigned last week to become an assistant coach with the NHL’s Detroit Red Wings. Blashill’s resignation came just over two months after signing a new five-year contract which increased his annually salary from $150,000 to $275,000. “Today is a very emotional day for [...]
Katie King Western Herald A Western Michigan University senior received one of four $2,500 scholarships in the entire state of Michigan. Senior Rachel Plaster received the advertising scholarship by The Adcraft Club of Detroit. “The AdCraft Club of Detroit is the largest and oldest local advertising club in the nation,” Plaster said. “Every year they grant [...]
Kimberly Bradford Western Herald The Kalamazoo Blues Festival came to a close last Saturday, after three days of live talent took the white stage at Arcadia Creek Festival Place. Crowds poured into the festival site to hear original blues music ranging from our own local talent pool to national acts. “The Kalamazoo Valley Blues Association [...]
Laura Levin Western Herald Get Active Portage, a health and fitness event, was held at Ramona Park in Portage, Michigan, on July 9. Three events were held for the community to get involved with. First was the Ramona Park Youth Triathlon put on by Tri- Kiva, followed by the Paddle Fest put on by The [...]
Ambrosia Neldon Western Herald Kalamazoo Collective Housing will be holding an anti-oppression training session open to the community this Sunday. The event, sponsored by Western Michigan University’s Disability Services for Students and the Division of Multicultural Affairs, is designed to educate community members about reducing ableism of people with disabilities. The program, titled “Deconstructing Ableism: [...]
Chris Willis Western Herald Chris Willis: How do you stay focused on conditioning throughout the off-season? Jordan White: When you’ve got the main goal at hand, and that’s winning as many games as you can during the season, if you don’t condition you’re gonna come into camp not at your peak. Then you’re gonna [...]
Bryan E. Paas Western Herald With the Tigers a half game up on the Indians, could this be the year the Tigers break through back into the playoffs for the first time since their storybook run in 2006? The Tigers defeated the Kansas City Royals on Sunday with a 2-1 win, giving starting pitcher Justin [...]
Ted Yoakum Western Herald Despite the many differences between the two cultures, the people of Mozambique and the US can be brought together via the universal language of music, as demonstrated during a recent visit to the nation by WMU’s own Jazz Quartet. The group, comprised of bassist Tom Knific, saxophonist Trent Kynaston, drummer Tim [...]
Laura Levin Western Herald Bronco Express is moving to it’s new location on July 18th, 2011. “We’re changing location for privacy reasons,” Barbara Banks, manager of Bronco Express said. “ It won’t be so open. The staff will now have individual cubicles.” Bronco Express is moving to the lower level of the Bernhard Center, across [...]
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