Christmas Message to Belleville Community
By Pastor Robert White, Grace Baptist Church As the Christmas season returns to Belleville, our town once again glows with lights, laughter, and the warmth of neighbors coming together. From[…]
Auditions set for ‘Senior Speed Date’ at VBT Community Center
The public is invited to become a part of a funny dinner theater play, “The Senior Speed Date.” The Van Buren Community Players are holding open auditions on Monday, Dec.[…]
Winterfest Parade, Soup Crawl winners
Parade winners Winning trophies in Saturday’s Winterfest parade were: • Grand Marshal Award: P&P Dance Centre • Best Use of Parade Theme: Solid Rock Church • Best Use of Lights:[…]
Editorial: Santa Claus is coming to town on Saturday
Santa Claus is coming to town on the back of the city of Belleville’s new fire engine which will be at the very end of Saturday’s lighted parade. He will[…]
VBT fights two fires last weekend
Van Buren Township fire fighters were called to a RV dealership fire on Saturday, Nov. 29, at about 4:30 p.m. and to a house fire on Sunday, Nov. 30. Deputy[…]
Who to watch for in lighted Christmas parade on Saturday
At 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, Belleville’s annual Winterfest light parade will step off from the Belleville High School parking lot. This year the theme is “A Very Retro Christmas.”[…]
Library’s Memory Cafe gets $10,000 grant from CultureSource
Jennifer Richardson, who is on the staff of the Belleville Area District Library, successfully applied for and received a $10,000 grant from CultureSouce for the library’s Memory Café. This was[…]
Miranda Phelps honored for winning state swimming title
The big news delivered to the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education on Nov. 24 was that Belleville High School freshman Miranda Phelps won the Michigan Highschool Athletic Association[…]
Angel of Hope event set at Hillside Cemetery
The Angel of Hope ceremony, for families who have lost a child at any age, will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, at Hillside Cemetery in Belleville. This[…]
Belleville approves contract for Liberty St. watermain
Belleville mayor Ken Voigt told the council that because the city took the advice of Alan Cruz of Hennessey Engineers to postpone and rebid the watermain project for North Liberty[…]
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