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Bronson Polish Festival 2024 Royal Court crowned Thursday night to begin weekend events
BRONSON — Bronson Polish Festival royalty received their crowns Thursday night in St. Mary’s Catholic Church school gym to begin the annual three-day celebration of the community’s Polish heritage. The 2023 king, Randy Hyska, crowned Gary Ratkowski Polish Festival King for 2024. He comes from a long...
Big Picture: Notre Dame’s 2025 Receivers Class
Notre Dame's top priority receiver prospect Derek Meadows is slated to announce his college decision tomorrow on the heels of four-star pass-catchers Tanook Hines and Dylan Robinson turning down the Irish for USC (Hines) and Washington (Robinson) this week. The stakes are high. As we await that announcement, Irish Illustrated...
Notebook: I'm At A Wedding, So Enjoy My Best Guesses
So, by the time you're reading this, I will be at a wedding, likely a couple of drinks in, and breaking out dance moves that are heavy on the elbows - like, a shocking amount of elbow action. No, no video will be provided. First off, congratulations to the happy...
WITH VIDEO: Ratkowski, Kubasiak named Bronson Polish Festival royalty during opening ceremonies
BRONSON, MI (WTVB) – Gary Ratkowski and Terry Ann Kubasiak were named King and Queen of the 54th Bronson Polish Festival during opening ceremonies Thursday night at the St. Mary’s Activity Center. Carson Stevens and Veronica Bir were crowned Prince and Princess. Vada Miller was named Junior Princess, alongside Junior Prince Porter Ludwick and his twin brother Wyatt, an honorary Junior Prince.
Donate Life Night celebrates those who have saved lives through organ donation
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Usually the main attraction at John Ball Zoo is the animals, but on Thursday night, it was all about people. The zoo hosted Donate Life Night in partnership with Gift of Life Michigan to celebrate people who have donated their organs, and the recipients who are alive today because of someone else.
CrowdStrike glitch had minimal effects in South Bend area. Airport, 911 centers adjusted
SOUTH BEND — Local law enforcement and airport flights mostly escaped being caught up in a globally disruptive IT outage, but a couple of nearby counties were feeling some of the effects. The glitch in the software update of CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity program, caused outages for airports, banks and...
Titan may not be an immortal giant, but he is powerfully cute and looking for a final home
My name is Titan, which means “defender” and it is derived from Greek mythology, where the Titans were a band of immortal and powerful giants. I don’t consider myself as a giant since I am just 2 years old, of medium size and weigh only 55 pounds…but I am powerfully cute! A special power of mine is to love people and dogs. I play with big and little friends, one of my smallest dog buddies is only 10 pounds and we get along great. I have been taught to sit and to stay down. I love playing with stuffed toys and I don’t even mind sharing them with others. I like to spend time outside, but I have enjoyed the air conditioning on these recent humid, hot days. When I run after a tennis ball, I often do some bunny hops which everyone says is “just the cutest thing.” Hearing those words make my heart “bunny hop” for joy. I will gladly flop over for a good belly rub, and I am a sucker for those bacon treats. My adoption fee has been sponsored – all you need to do is come see me at South Bend Animal Resource Center, fall in love with me and take me home.
MLB Hall of Famer Fred McGriff to make guest appearance at Four Winds Field
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - A baseball legend will be making a visit to South Bend next week! Fred “Crime Dog” McGriff will be at Four Winds Field next Friday, July 26, as the Cubs host the Peoria Chiefs. The former Chicago Cub and five-time MLB All-Star will sign autographs on the concourse and throw out a ceremonial first pitch. McGriff began his 19-year MLB career in 1986 with the Toronto Blue Jays. From 1993 through 1997 he flourished with the Atlanta Braves, picking up three-straight All-Star nods from 1994-1996 while also winning the 1995 World Series. After a few...
SBPD investigating mass gun fire on Cedarwood Wednesday night
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- While little information is known, officers with the South Bend Police Department are reporting that they found approximately 74 casings from discharged bullets in the 51000 block of Cedarwood Wednesday night. "At the Cedarwood scene, there were some vehicles and homes struck, but no injuries," authorities...
ECA hires Martsolf for baseball
Elkhart Christian announced the hiring Thursday of Hunter Martsolf to be its new head baseball coach. Martsolf replaces Shawn Baker, whose contract wasn’t renewed. A 2016 graduate of Mishawaka High School, Martsolf played for four years on the Cavemen baseball team. After high school, Martsolf was a catcher for two seasons for Bethel University. “I coach to passionately empower others to grow ...
Notre Dame Football 2024 Preseason All-Independent Team Roster Revealed: Key Players Stand Out
In 2024, the CollegeFootballNews.com All-Independent team features top players from the remaining five Independent teams, with Notre Dame dominating the selections. Notre Dame, Oregon State, UConn, UMass, and Washington State are the only five remaining Independent teams. Notre Dame players heavily feature in the 2024 All-Independent team across offense, defense,...
‘RV Component Exposition’ Set for Oct. in Shipshewana
SHIPSHEWANA, Ind. – The RV Component Exposition, a premier event designed to connect RV component suppliers and the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of the RV industry, will be held at the Michiana Event Center (MEC) on Oct. 23-25, 2024. The MEC is located at 455 E Farver St., Shipshewana, IN 46565.
Pleasant summer weekend before humidity rises
Well...after a wild Friday, I have good news: we're in store for fantastic weather this weekend! Highs will be near 80 on Saturday and Sunday under a mixture of sun and clouds. The humidity will start to climb again for the work week next week, but shower and storm chances will likely hold off until Tuesday afternoon. More storms are possible Wednesday and for the first half of Thursday. Severe weather is not likely on any of those days. Temperatures will likely stay slightly below normal until next weekend.
Southside Denny performs at Fridays by the Fountain
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - It’s Friday, so you know what that means: “Fridays by the Fountain!”. The 13-week summer concert series returned to Hunt Plaza today with music by Southside Denny. It was a beautiful day to sit outside, listen to some good music, and hang out with your favorite peeps!
Global tech outage causes delays for travelers at South Bend International Airport
Many at the South Bend International Airport frustrated after multiple airline delays from American, Delta and United due to the global tech outage. The delays have forced many trying to travel today to find an alternative way to reach their destination. "I was up here for work, working this weekend...
Felon caught in Niles with 21 firearms, large amount of ammo
NILES, Mich. -- The Cass County Drug Enforcement Team announced Wednesday morning that a 40-year-old man was arrested in Niles on July 15 after a traffic stop led to the search of his travel trailer. Detectives say they received a tip about a known felon who was in possession of...
Cass Prosper says Niele Ivey’s coaching has helped prep her for Olympics
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - Team Canada announced its 12-person roster for the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris earlier this month, and Notre Dame is one of just two schools to have multiple players on the team. One of those players is junior guard Cassandre Prosper, who missed most of...
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