Jazz Night Fundraiser at the Beckwith Theatre

DOWAGIAC — The Beckwith Theatre Company will be host Jazz Night fundraiser at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 17, at the theater, 100 New York Ave., Dowagiac.

No reservations are necessary to attend, but visitors are encouraged to make a $10 donation at the door. All proceeds will go toward the theater’s new roof and other building renovations.

The Southwestern Michigan College jazz vocal jazz ensembles will be performing during the evening.

For questions or more information, email info@beckwiththeatre.com or find the theater troupe on Facebook.

Tuesday power outages cause minor sewage spill in Cassopolis

CASSOPOLIS — The Cassopolis Area Utility Authority reported a small sewer spill during Tuesday night’s power outages. Cassopolis public works crews worked through the night hauling generators from station to station to keep sewer water moving to the treatment plant.

When the weather and work load piled up, the station, located near the east end of Maple Street, overflowed 1,000 to 2,000 gallons of sewage onto the ground before crews could make it to the station and begin pumping it down with a temporary bypass pump.

The large amounts of rain kept most stations from keeping up with the volume of water moving though the system.

Alarms at the station will be adjusted to call workers sooner than normal to keep spills like this from happening in the future, village officials said.

Conservation Club hosting hunter safety course in March

DOWAGIAC — The Dowagiac Conservation Club will host another free hunter safety course later this month.

Registration for the three-day course will be from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 8, inside the club, which is located two miles north of Dowagiac on M-51 N.

A birth certificate is required for all registrants. The three courses will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, March 16, and Friday, March 17, and from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 18. Attendance at all three meetings is required in order to receive a hunter safety card.