Albion’s small size, demographics, with its shared health and educational systems make it one-of-a kind for intercultural learning.
This page has information on where and how to engage, but no specific information on issues, or elected officials. Learn about the upcoming elections for Calhoun County on this page:
https://www.calhouncountymi.gov/departments/clerk_and_register_of_deeds/elections.php
See below for maps of various voting districts with links to official sources for the county, state, and national levels.
Calhoun County, Albion: Redistricting and Filing Deadlines for New Seats Opening
Six of the seven Calhoun County Commissioner District boundary lines have changed. A new redistricting map was approved for Albion ...
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See below for posts about Engagement in the Albion Area
Candidates Forum and Voting Information
Albion AAUW, NAACP, Greater Albion Chamber of Commerce, and Michigan Education Association hosted a candidates forum at the Marshall Opportunity ...
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Friends help for Earth Day 2022
Albion Clean Up for Earth Day had about two dozen people come out. The first spot tackled was behind Family ...
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Albion Clean Up for Earth Day
Round One of the Clean-up was a big success. We'll be sharing more photos soon. We will meet again at ...
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Albion Boards and Commissions
Several boards, commissions, and task-forces in the City of Albion need your help. Are you interested in learning more about ...
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Calhoun County, Albion: Redistricting and Filing Deadlines for New Seats Opening
Six of the seven Calhoun County Commissioner District boundary lines have changed. A new redistricting map was approved for Albion ...
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Exciting Snapshots from a November Saturday in Albion
Cascarelli’s of Albion and other local restaurants served a few more guests from out of state this past weekend, Cascarelli’s ...
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Holland Park Pavilion naming ceremony honors local leader Dr. Harry Bonner
By Sylvia BenavidezContributing Writer September 23, 2021 Dr. Harry Bonner’s name is associated with community activism and leadership and with a ...
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The Melting Pot Club – 1968
Albion’s designation as an “All-America City” for 1973 began with individuals in the community noticing problems. The application for the ...
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Thanksgiving meals amid COVID-19 spike
By SYLVIA BENAVIDEZ Contributing Writer November 19, 2020 Families, friends, and neighbors have long enjoyed the hospitality of a good ...
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Voting Information for Greater Albion Area
A drop box for ballots and bill payments is available at Albion City Hall. As of October 20, 2020, it ...
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Candidate Clips, 2020
Jesse Whitfield, current President of the Albion Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) invited local candidates to ...
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Flash Friday Forum, September 20, 2020
Residents of Albion, MI care about knowing the city’s leaders. On Friday, September 19, 2020, a new round of candidates ...
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FLASH FRIDAY FORUM INVITE
Click the image to learn more about FLASH FRIDAY FORUM Albion's first Flash Friday Forum was held at the Victory ...
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Election 2020 – Albion Local Candidates
This page has links to all of the candidates' Facebook pages and websites. There is also a new page with ...
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Albion and Homer seniors get extra food relief during coronavirus threat
By Sylvia BenavidezContributing Writer April 2, 2020 Senior residents from Albion and Homer receive food from volunteers working with Albion Food ...
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Habitat for Humanity breaks ground for their first veteran-owned home in Albion
By Sylvia BenavidezContributing Writer March 5, 2020 This Albion house will have a new roof and new front porch. “We are ...
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Homework: File Your Census
Although filing our census questionnaires may not help people financially in the immediate future, there are some immediate benefits and ...
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Union Steel to come down, some Union Steel cats saved
By Sylvia BenavidezContributing Writer March 5, 2020 Union Steel a couple of days before preparations to tear the building down begins ...
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Citizens to Beautify Albion
Flower Planting needs helpers! Saturday, May 25 2019. Click here for the info for the location to pick up flowers ...
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CALLING ALL BOHM VOLUNTEERS
CALLING ALL BOHM VOLUNTEERS The Friends of the Bohm Theater needs your help. We are calling on Friends of the ...
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Friends of Albion’s Animals Build Cat Shelters for the Community
By Sylvia BenavidezContributing Writer January 30, 2020 Fred, one of many adoptable cats available from the Friends of Albion's Animals Feral ...
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Forks Senior Center activities will help keep older community members busy this winter
By MICHELLE MUELLER Contributing Writer ©The Recorder January 16, 2020 During the chilly first three months of 2020, some ...
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Celebrating Albion’s preserver of its African-American history
Black History Month Series: Part 1 By MICHELLE MUELLER Contributing Writer ©The Recorder February 6, 2015 During his almost 30-year ...
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Local Resident Becomes a Trail Host
By Sylvia Benavidez Contributing Writer Albion- Albion-A few months ago, Sylvia (Syd) Dulaney walked through Victory Park and crossed paths ...
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Entire Albion community mourns
Entire Albion community mourns after tragedy ends life of Albion College student By MICHELLE MUELLER Contributing Writer ©The Recorder November ...
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Meet Darwin McClary, Albion’s new city manager
There was a Meet and Greet for Albion Michigan's new city manager Darwin McClary at the Ismon House, second floor, ...
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Local Horse Rescue Needs More Regular Volunteers as Winter Encroaches!
By Sylvia Benavidez Contributing Writer Albion- Imagine having 50 to 60 hungry mouths to feed that on average weigh anywhere ...
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Albion Summer Downtown 2019
People are enjoying downtown Albion more than ever in 2019 with the completed brick streets and increased entertainment. We share ...
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Perfecting the Albion “Brand”
By MICHELLE MUELLER Contributing Writer © the Recorder 2019 Safe. Welcoming. Diverse. Innovative. Hard-working. Artistic and Musical. Forward-moving. These are ...
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Albion Rising YouTube Channel
Recently, Project Rising Tide Albion held a planning meeting to review and track the "Next Steps" for a number of ...
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Ways to Build Resilience in Albion
The greater Albion area has undergone a series of transformations over the last two generations or more. Most often the ...
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Community Engagement Statement – City of Albion
The City of Albion posts a Community Engagement Statement that is updated at least every 5 years and includes information ...
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City of Albion
This post shows the 2012 map of Albion precincts after redistricting then. The City of Albion is divided into 6 ...
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Recreation Millage 2018
The Election on August 7 includes an opportunity for Albion residents to increase funding for the Recreation Department and Senior ...
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Setting up your Organizations Calendar to Share
Your organization has events to share with Albion. What is the best way to do this? Resources for writing a ...
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Earth Day in Albion Michigan, Walter Cronkite
It was 52 years ago, another time, but not another place. The year was 1970, and Albion, Michigan is recognized on ...
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Walk for Warmth – Albion, MI
Albionites have invented quite a few different traditions and events. One of them is Walk for Warmth, where volunteers get ...
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Men Who Cook
Men Who Cook is an annual event in Albion Michigan to benefit the Citizens to Beautify Albion. It usually takes ...
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NextDoor.com
Things are happening in Albion and sometimes it is good for neighbors to talk with each other. There are discussions ...
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Financial Empowerment Fair 2018 – Albion-Marshall Resilient Communities Project
The Albion-Marshall Resilient Communities Project brought together twelve different community-based organizations for the 2018 Financial Empowerment Fair - Own It! ...
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Calhoun County Commissioner District 7
This page shows our county commissioner and the map of District 7 for the county governance: https://www.calhouncountymi.gov/government/board_of_commissioners/ Learn about elections, ...
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Michigan House of Representatives – District 62
Link to map of representatives on the State of Michigan website: https://www.michigan.gov/documents/cgi/house10statewide_371473_7.pdf Find your representative: http://www.house.mi.gov/mhrpublic/ About the Michigan House ...
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State of Michigan Senate District 19
Albion and all of Calhoun County are part of District 19. Source of this map: http://www.senate.michigan.gov/fysbyaddress.html The link above also ...
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US Congressional District 3
Michigan's 3rd Congressional District Population (2010) 705,974 How to contact elected officials (including Michigan U.S. Senators) for Michigan's US Congressional ...
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Calhoun County
Quick facts Calhoun County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population ...
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Marshall Public Schools
Albion Public School District was annexed into Marshall Public School District after an election on May 3, 2016. The actual ...
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In The News
Things are happening in Albion and people are noticing! There are a lot of events to be listed, and several ...
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