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Albion NAACP Back to School 2025 Grand Celebration Brings Community Together

Albion NAACP Back to School 2025 Grand Celebration Brings Community Together On a bright and beautiful Monday evening, August 18, nearly 400 people gathered at

Terry and Dana Anderla, longtime volunteers, stand with Amanda Cheladyn, manager of the Community Table of Albion at the new distribution location at the high school. Volunteers in high-visibility vests help guide traffic and distribute food to residents who come to get the food.

Community Table of Albion Finds Steady Footing at New Location

By Maggie LaNoue, Contributing Writer July 11, 2025 On a warm July afternoon, volunteers in high-visibility vests stood under a white canopy outside the Marshall

Garden helpers gather around the Albion Community Gardens’ produce stand, where fresh-picked greens are set out for the public each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning. The food is free, and updates are shared on social media. From the left, Trisha Franzen, Emma Kastl, Ana Metz, Maddie Crosby, Dahalia Aguilar and Bonnie Lord.

Albion Community Gardens Nourish the Community With Fresh Local Produce

By Maggie LaNoue, Contributing Writer July 11, 2025 A steady rhythm of planting, harvesting, and sharing is underway at the Albion Community Gardens, located on

LaShawn Davis shows a sample of a Meet Up and Eat Up summer lunch that includes a cheesy pull-apart sandwich, fruit, vegetables, and milk. Meals are prepared by Marshall Public Schools and offered to all children and teens under 18, with no registration required.

Meet Up and Eat Up Nourishes Albion’s Youth This Summer

By Maggie LaNoue, Contributing Writer July 11, 2025 Each weekday at Harrington Elementary School, a small but vital tradition is quietly unfolding. The Meet Up

Marshall High School Seniors Parade in Albion

Smiles, cheers, and school pride lit up Albion’s Superior Street as Marshall High School seniors paraded downtown in their caps and gowns. Friends, families, and

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Tech Savvy Seniors Program

“Technology can be daunting because of its ever-changing and complex nature,” says Phoebe Holm. “However, it is an exceptionally useful resource. It can help enhance

Local Harvest Brings Smiles to the Growers and the Eaters

Participants in the Community Table of Albion program enjoyed some local fresh produce last week thanks to the Center for Sustainability & the Environment (CSE)

The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi

It was in the spring of 1911 that two freshmen at Albion College, Byron D. Stokes and F. Dudleigh Vernor, wrote the words and music