Millage proposals in two adjacent ‘River Country’ communities had different outcomes in Tuesday’s (November 8th) election. Voters in the Village of White Pigeon approved a proposal to establish a .35 mills tax levy for ambulance services for a five-year period from 2012 through 2016.  The tally was 71 in favor with 27 opposed. In the [...]

1 Lt. Jonathan W. Edds – killed in August of 2007 while serving in Iraq – was honored during a flag raising ceremony Saturday (August 20) in White Pigeon.  To learn more through a Sturgis Journal story by Jef Rietsma, click here.

Saturday (July 23rd) is the deadline to register and receive a t-shirt the day of the Second Annual 5K Walk & Run at White Pigeon on Saturday, August 20th. Event Chairperson Marianne Saunders says that there’s still time for participants to register, but – to get a t-shirt at the 5K, registrations are needed by [...]

White Pigeon and Centreville will be playing a full contact alumni football game this Saturday (July 23rd) at Centreville High School at 7 p.m.  There are players on each team from every decade from the 1970′s to 2010. White Pigeon players include Jeff Baechler, all state quarterback in 1977 and 1978, Adam Takace, all state [...]

White Pigeon Parks and Recreation will present the Second Annual 5K Walk & Run on Saturday, August 20th at the Krull Hockey Arena Parking Lot in White Pigeon. All proceeds, after associated costs, will be donated to the 1Lt. Jonathan W. Edds Memorial Fund, through the White Pigeon Area Community Foundation. Funds raised will be used [...]

Dedication of the Wittenberg White Pigeon Municipal Building and its flagpole was among the highlights of last weekend’s White Pigeon Days celebration in White Pigeon. Village President Dan Czajkowski welcomed the large group of people who gathered Friday evening (July 8th) near the building at 103 South Kalamazoo Street that now houses the village offices [...]

A subsidy the Village of White Pigeon pays for ambulance service – something the village says it can no longer afford to pay  – has become an issue for the Sturgis Area Ambulance Committee (SAAC). For more on the topic from the Sturgis Journal and the Three Rivers Commercial-News, click on the following links: White [...]

‘Day one’ of this year’s White Pigeon Days celebration included the honoring of Perri Saunders and Dan Czajkowski as the community’s ‘Citizens of the Year’ for 2011. Both were introduced and presented plaques during a brief ceremony Friday evening (July 8th) at the intersection of US-12 (Chicago Road) and Kalamazoo Street in downtown White Pigeon [...]

The superintendent of the White Pigeon Community Schools was the winner of Saturday’s (May 21st) ‘Cow-Poo-Looza’ fundraising event at Central Elementary School in White Pigeon. You can “read all about it” by clicking on the following link to the Kalamazoo Gazette story by Jef Rietsma:  Cow plop is worth $5,000 to White Pigeon superintendent

‘Cow-Poo-Looza’ is slated for 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday (May 21st) at Central Elementary School in White Pigeon. The event will include “games, activities and food for everyone” and also involves a grand prize of $5,000. To learn more, check out Jef Rietsa’s article in the Kalamazoo Gazette by clicking on the following link:  [...]

The date for judging in White Pigeon’s second annual US-12 Snowman Contest has been changed from January 2nd to January 16th. In commenting on the re-scheduling, organizer Shireen Cline said, “Old Man Weather is a Spring Chicken!  We need snow, so we have pushed the date forward.” Cline said people are encouraged to build now [...]

White Pigeon High School senior, Kayleigh Salazar, was recently awarded the Presidential Scholarship from Northern Michigan University (NMU).  This competitive scholarship is only awarded to the top 10 percent of the 300 students applying for the award. Kayleigh, daughter of Joey & Michelle Salazar, traveled to Marquette, MI on November 7th and 8th to take [...]

It’s that time of year again — the time of year where the snow falls in flakes, begging to be sledded on, and children everywhere are sending in their Christmas lists to Santa. This year, White Pigeon’s chapter of National Honor Society — consisting of twenty-four juniors and seniors — played Santa for sixteen underprivileged [...]

The White Pigeon and Mendon girls volleyball teams joined forces to raise support for the fight against breast cancer.  The schools raised a total of $1,030 for The Side-Out Foundation through the sale of “Dig Pink” t-shirts.   The volleyball match was held on Wednesday, October 13, at White Pigeon High School and individuals and families [...]

White Pigeon’s Wade Park provided a beautiful setting on Saturday (August 28th) for ‘Art in the Park,’ a day-long event sponsored by the White Pigeon Downtown Revitalization Association. During a late morning interview with the River Country Journal, Shireen Cline, a member of the White Pigeon Village Council and the organizer of the event, indicated [...]

Beautiful weather and a larger-than-anticipated turnout combined Saturday (August 28th) to make the 1st Annual Jonathan Edds 5K Walk an outstanding success. The event honored Edds, a graduate of White Pigeon High School and the United States Military at West Point, New York (2005).  He was killed in action in Iraq in August 2007 when [...]

WHITE PIGEON, Michigan – The White Pigeon Village Council has approved Wamimi, Inc. to host a two-day powwow during its annual White Pigeon Days celebration.  The action came during the council meeting on August 17th. The powwow is scheduled for July 9 & 10, 2011. This inaugural powwow will be named the “White Pigeon Days [...]

White Pigeon’s “Art in the Park” is set for Saturday (August 28th) in Wade Park. The event – presented by the White Pigeon Downtown Revitalization Association – will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Shireen Cline, founder of the Association and organizer of the art event, said she has lined up 25 fine [...]

The 1st Annual Jonathan Edds 5K Walk is scheduled for Saturday, August 28th, in White Pigeon. The event will honor Edds, a graduate of White Pigeon High School and the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York (2005).  He was killed in action in Iraq in August of 2007 when insurgents attacked the [...]