Grandpa's Cider Mill
Hempel: End to a season that wasn’t
Autumn is normally the time of year we gather the best of the harvest to store away for the upcoming winter.
Kathie Hempel, Author at Leader Publications
Envirothon
Envirothon team takes on prairie lands
Niles High School’s Envirothon Team spent Sunday afternoon informing Curran Road, Buchanan, residents about the natural wonder in their midst.
by Kathie Hempel, Tuesday, October 16, 2012 8:01 pm
Buchanan
Hickory Creek under new ownership
Listening to the grapevine can be a useful pastime. At least the practice worked well for Jayne and Eric Wagner.
by Kathie Hempel, Saturday, September 22, 2012 8:00 am
Buchanan
Shady Grove Fiddle Fest moves
For its 13th year, the Shady Grove Fiddle Fest, formerly held in Shady Grove Park in Berrien Springs, is dancing its way on down the ...
by Kathie Hempel, Saturday, August 18, 2012 9:00 am
Blue Star Produce
New generation tills family farm
Blue Star Produce represents the new generation of the small family farm.
by Kathie Hempel, Thursday, July 19, 2012 2:50 pm
Blessing of the Animals
Animal blessings in the offing
Buchanan is preparing once again to welcome the animals.
by Kathie Hempel, Tuesday, July 17, 2012 10:02 pm
PICTURE FLIPPER
‘Root Seller’ full of garden knowledge
What I hadn’t counted on when I visited the Root Seller is I would encounter a walking plant encyclopedia known as Ruth Semones.
by Kathie Hempel, Thursday, June 14, 2012 12:30 pm
Arts and Historic District
Buchanan on historic register
Buchanan’s historic districts celebrated National Historic Preservation Month in a big way during its Memorial Weekend Un-Sanctioned festivities.
by Kathie Hempel, Monday, May 28, 2012 5:58 pm
PICTURE FLIPPER
It’s farm market time in Buchanan
May means the season opening of the Buchanan Farmers’ Market, a place reminiscent of the days when farmers brought their good to sell in town ...
by Kathie Hempel, Thursday, May 17, 2012 5:39 pm
Silverbrook Legacies
Dairy story churns memories
When a story on local dairies of the past appeared in the “Silverbrook Legacies” series of this paper, it evoked many memories.
by Kathie Hempel, Tuesday, April 24, 2012 11:43 pm
PICTURE FLIPPER
Farm combines education, harvest
Take a drive down Bertrand Road between Niles and Buchanan and Orange Road and Redbud Trail. You will discover a magnificent, red-brick farm house, which ...
by Kathie Hempel, Friday, April 20, 2012 11:00 am
Silverbrook Legacies
Silverbrook Legacies: Dairy to your door
Ever run out of milk for the kids?
by Kathie Hempel, Monday, March 19, 2012 10:32 pm
PICTURE FLIPPER
Diesel Diner does comfort food
When I was younger, I remember hearing advice that if you want to find the best food look for where the truckers stop.
by Kathie Hempel, Thursday, March 15, 2012 2:34 pm
Silverbrook Legacies
Silverbrook Legacies: Swiss Bell Ringers
Close your eyes for a moment and imagine being a small child of the late 1800s anxiously peering down the road, waiting for the circus ...
by Kathie Hempel, Thursday, February 23, 2012 12:50 am
Concord Ridge Farm Stand
A peek at farming
Winter? What winter, many are asking.
by Kathie Hempel, Thursday, February 16, 2012 8:19 pm
Grand Mere Inn
Grand Mere Inn, with love
I am at an age where I accept “perfection” as pretty difficult.
by Kathie Hempel, Thursday, January 19, 2012 1:26 pm
Buchanan
Perspective of a historic district
Buchanan’s recent historic district designation makes it the largest per capita historic district in Michigan.
by Kathie Hempel, Tuesday, January 17, 2012 9:27 pm
Niles-Buchanan Meals on Wheels
On the road with Meals on Wheels
The Niles-Buchanan Meals on Wheels was first established 39 years ago.
by Kathie Hempel, Thursday, December 22, 2011 9:46 pm
Froehlich's
Froehlich’s: Moving beyond the status quo
The countdown is on.
by Kathie Hempel, Wednesday, December 14, 2011 9:58 pm
News
Living among the saints
Patricia Banker lives among the saints. After spending time in the busy world of publishing as a writer and editor in Detroit, Banker decided to ...
by Kathie Hempel, Saturday, December 10, 2011 12:13 am
Buchanan Fire Department
Local cops play Santa
Buchanan police officers conducted a “raid” on the Niles Walmart Saturday.
by Kathie Hempel, Monday, December 5, 2011 9:41 pm
Buchanan
Greenhouse opens year-round market
BUCHANAN — An established Buchanan business is now opening a new phase of its development as a community linchpin.
by Kathie Hempel, Wednesday, November 23, 2011 12:15 pm
Buchanan
Farm-fresh year-round
BUCHANAN — An established Buchanan business is now opening a new phase of its development as a community linchpin.
by Kathie Hempel, Friday, November 18, 2011 6:47 pm
holiday events
Gifts from the barn
Every once in a while, I run across a business I find so intriguing and exciting it knocks my Canadian socks off.
by Kathie Hempel, Thursday, November 17, 2011 4:39 pm
Buchanan
Get ’em in, get ’em out
BUCHANAN — “The sign out there is pretty straight-forward. Pete Smith. He’s the man around here!”
