“It has been a long and busy year fighting to preserve Buchanan County’s rich soil which is to be used for food and fiber,” said Chris Urban. “I salute the hard working P&Z Commission and the Board of Supervisors for trying to keep it that way. Wind turbines covering half the County is not the answer.” “With all we know about the dangers of wind turbines — especially fires causing contamination on other people’s land,” said Mike Urban, “I just want to thank the BOS for supporting the reasonable restrictions that our P&Z, and indeed all concerned citizens of our county, spent a great deal of their own time crafting. Many of us had to basically put our lives on hold for an entire year. But this outcome was worth it.”
BRANDON – On Wednesday, May 29, the Buchanan County Supervisors held the third and final Wind Energy Conversion Systems (WECS) Ordinance Amendment Public Hearing at the Brandon Area Community Center.
Ferris State University Joseph Pistrui headed to Spain in 1997, beginning studies leading to his Doctor of Philosophy at Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona. He never thought he’d be able to watch his alma mater’s volleyball team compete in his new collegiate home.
The Ferris State volleyball team is in the middle of a 10-day trip for international competition and cultural enrichment.
“When I discovered that their first official act would be a workout at the university where I work, I was over the moon,” he said. “It set the stage for me to play a unique role as a goodwill ambassador and representative of both institutions. That is special indeed.”
Pistrui earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Ferris State in 1983, wrapping up a Big Rapids-based experience that included three years as a student-athlete in the men’s basketball program under a trio of Bulldog Athletics Hall of Fame head coaches Jim Wink and Tom Ludwi
HMRC's hold music has become our unofficial national anthem newstatesman.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from newstatesman.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.