An elementary school in Hopkins, Michigan is starting a unique process for their food service for students. Children are now being fingerprinted for the service used at lunchtime, which is drawing a lot of criticism and confusion amongst residents in and around the area.

Similar to how we got that massive 16-inch snowstorm in November 2022 here in Kalamazoo. I’m just saying, it could happen again. The first snow Kalamazoo experienced in the winter of 2022/2023 was on November 12th, even though the average first for the city is November 17th. So bundle up.

According to a post that was made recently, there is a photo of employees of the Piggly Wiggly standing in front of the Battle Creek location in 1926. In 1927 Polk City Directories said that there were locations at 54 W. State Street, 12 N. Jefferson Ave., 212 S. Jefferson Ave., 554 E. Main, 229 W. Main, 639 Kernan Dr., and 417 Maple.

If you’ve never been to it before, every year the family goes into an elaborate project where they decorate their front yard and turn it into a walk-through attraction. Every year is a different theme, and in the past, we’ve seen Pirates of the Caribbean, Beetlejuice, and Ghostbusters.

Steve Braithwaite, who owns the Big Banana Car, has taken it across a tour of the United States already and even had a book illustrated about his journeys, and who he met along the way.

This guy really knew how to give the weather.

Some Michigan WW2 veterans who came back from the war as amputees refused to ever go back to the base. They had a reason. Here's some info and a handful of old photos...