Gene the Pumpkin Man
October 16, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Photos by Chyn Wey Lee Photo slide show Gene the Pumpkin Man Celebrating 52 years of “Gene the Pumpkin Man,” Gene and Carol Rhodes continue a family tradition at their site 6 miles west of US-131 on Highway M-43.
June 29, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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Entrance to National City located off Stadium drive is cordoned off after a robbery that took place on Monday morning June 30, 2009 approximately 9 a.m. There weren\'t any customers in the building at the time and no injuries. The first suspect is described as 5\'8\"-5\'10\" with a medium build and the second suspect is described as 5\'6\"-5\'8\" with a medium build. Both suspects were thought to be in their early or mid 20\'s."]
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Chyn Wey Lee/Western Herald
Entrance to National City located off Stadium drive is cordoned off after a robbery that took place on Monday morning June 30, 2009 approximately 9 a.m. There weren’t any customers in the building at the time and no injuries. The first suspect is described as 5’8″-5’10″ with a medium build and the second suspect is described as 5’6″-5’8″ with a medium build. Both suspects were thought to be in their early or mid 20′s.
Kalamazoo’s Tax Day Tea Party
April 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Kalamazoo’s Tax Day Tea Party
Sarah Randall / Western Herald
Protesters gather in front of the Federal Building in downtown Kalamazoo on “tax day” Wednesday to take part in the Kalamazoo Tea Party. Similar protests took place statewide Wednesday as supporters of the proposed Michigan Fair Tax took to the streets to draw support. The Michigan Fair Tax plan would replace all federal income and payroll based taxes in Michigan with a national retail sales tax and could make this the last “tax day” in our state’s history.
Designs on the future
April 14, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Designs on the future
Chyn Wey Lee / Western Herald
Visitors glance through brouchures of the 44th Conference on Senior Engineering Design, which took place in College of Engineering and Applied Sciences on Tuesday.
Close play at home
March 23, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Close play at home
Judson Miller / Western Herald
Western Michigan’s $2 million renovation project to the Hyames Field at Robert Bobb Stadium is still underway despite a three-game home series scheduled for this weekend. The field, located behind the softball diamond off from Stadium Drive, is still in the first of two phases of construction. The first phase is scheduled to be completed by April 1.
St. Patty’s Day spirit
March 18, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Photo by Chyn Wey Lee
Western Michigan University students Lauryn Ritchie, left, Steve McDonald and Shoshana McIntosh get into the St. Patrick’s Day spirit while helping raise money for Relay for Life on campus on Tuesday for their Eicher/LeFerve hall team.