Hi, my name is Mystery and I am a male tiger about 1 year old. I have medium long fur and pretty, tufted ears. I am very sweet and loving and also litter trained. Please come and see me. I like attention and petting. I am available to adopt right now so please come and see me. My Docket # is 11397, at the St. Joseph County Animal Control Shelter located at 652 E. Main St., Centreville, MI. Animal Control is open Monday – Friday, from 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Their phone number is 269-467-6475. Up-Cycled Pets needs reliable foster homes so some pets can leave the shelter and learn more about living in a safe home before adoption. Go to www.upcycledpets.com for more information about how to help this group. Please visit the Animal Rescue Fund website at www.arfund.org to see more adoptable pets.

Dan and Kathy Earl have purchased the corner business on East State Street that previously housed a Prudential real estate office. The acquisition will add nearly 2,000 square feet when the new Curly’s opens – likely before the end of the year.

The Earls are expected to draft final building plans with an architect later in the week.

Curly’s and Prudential were destroyed by a March fire that also caused smoke and water damage to the nearby Five Star Pizza. It is scheduled to reopen later this month.

A pile of bricks and debris where Curly’s and Prudential previously stood was removed two weeks ago.

Dan Earl said he appreciates the community’s outpouring of support following the fire, which was ruled accidental by state fire marshal investigators.

Staying consistent with the event’s name, most of the male participants wore high-heeled shoes as they walked a mile on the Three Rivers High School track.

Event co-chair Rose Parshall said the second-annual walk was fortunate to once again draw a number of representatives from law enforcement, as well as prosecuting attorneys from St. Joseph and Cass counties.

DASAS provides services for women in St. Joseph, Cass and Van Buren counties.

The location has changed and will take place at the Nottawa Township Library instead of the St. Joseph County Intermediate School District.

Other meetings tonight include Sturgis Public Schools Board of Education at 5:30 p.m. At 7 p.m., the Three Rivers Public Schools Board of Education, Constantine Village Council and Florence Township Board of Trustees will call their respective meetings to order.

Members of the Mendon Community Schools Board of Education also meet at 7 o’clock.

Michigan State Police officials said a car driven by Jennifer Hargas, 31, was southbound on Farrand Road when she swerved to miss striking a deer near Blossom Road around 9:30 p.m. Thursday in Colon Township

Hargas lost control of her vehicle and drove onto an embankment along the St. Joseph River.

Neither Hargas nor her husband, Steven Hargas II, required medical assistance. She was cited for careless driving, police said.

In his 16th season at Glen Oaks, Proefrock led his team to the Western Conference Championship with a conference season record of 15-and-1, and an overall record of 27-and-4.

The school’s only conference loss was a 105-103 overtime setback to Grand Rapids.

On January 6, 1946, in Sturgis, Michigan, Elwood was married to Marjorie E. Munger, and this past January they celebrated their 67th wedding anniversary. She survives along with one daughter Karen Marie, a brother Elton (Betty) Powell of Three Rivers, and a sister Doralee (Carl) Kentner of Lansing, as well as many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, Omar Dale, Howard (Nina) and Eugene (Nedra) Powell, and four sisters Nina (Gordon) Collison, Alice June (Raymond) Spencer, DeVere Powell and Marjorie (Delbert) Eby.

Besides farming, Elwood worked for Lee Tracy’s Filling Station, Formed Tubes of Sturgis, as Manager of the Heifitz Pickle Station in White Pigeon, and Grumman Olson Bodies of Sturgis, from where he retired in 1979. He also worked as a self-employed house painter (interior and exterior) for a number of years.

Elwood’s hobbies were gardening (both flowers and vegetables), traveling and spending Friday’s at the horse sale in Shipshewana, IN. He was a member of the Constantine United Methodist Church where he served as Board Chairman for one year and many years as a Trustee.

Visitation will be held Tuesday, May 21, 2013, from 2-4 and 6-8 pm at the Eley Funeral Home in Constantine, MI Services will be conducted in the Constantine United Methodist Church at 11 am on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Interment will be in the Constantine Township Cemetery. Memorials can be directed to the Constantine United Methodist Church Roof Project. The family wishes to thank Three Rivers Health Hospice for their wonderful care. Online messages may be left for the family at www.eleyfuneralhomes.com.

She was born March 3, 1959 in Sturgis daughter of Clyde and JoAnn (Collins) Gillette.

Karen was a lifelong Sturgis area resident and was married twice. These marriages ended in divorce.

Karen was one of the founders of the Sturgis Toy Run where she was known as “Squeak”. She had been employed in fast food and Miller’s Grocery Store in Sturgis.

She is survived by her beloved son: Randy (Jennifer) Burtch of Clarksville, Tennessee; mother: JoAnn Berna of Sturgis; two grandchildren: Makayla and Aiden; step-mother: Colette Gillette of Kalamazoo; two brothers: Martin Gillette and Kevin (Kathy) Gillette both of Sturgis; two sisters: Gloria (David) Badiner of Mattawan and Lori (Vic) Crapo of Peru, Indiana; several nieces and nephews; special friend: Laura Klinger and all of her Toy Run friends.

She was preceded in death by her father: Clyde Gillette and step-father: Leldon “Pete” Berna.

In accordance with her wishes cremation has taken place. A memorial service celebrating the life of Karen J. Steven will be held at a later date.

The Hackman Family Funeral Homes – Hackman Chapel, 114 S. Nottawa St., Sturgis, MI 49091, 269-651-2331 is assisting the family with arrangements.

The family suggests those wishing to make a memorial donation in Karen’s memory consider the Sturgis Toy Run, 67014 N. M-66, Sturgis, MI 49091.

She was born July 13, 1959, in Fall River, Mass., daughter of the late Henry and Doris (Surette) Haire.

Jeannette resided in Sturgis the past three years, coming from Wolcottville, Ind. On April 4, 2002, she married Michael Hainer in Battle Creek.

For the past 10 years she was employed by Walmart in Sturgis. Prior to joining Walmart she worked at Taco Bell for several years and K-mart.

She enjoyed collecting butterflies and was a loyal fan of Boston sports teams, especially the Boston Bruins.

She is survived by her loving and dedicated husband of 11 years, Michael Hainer; two sons, William Albert Berard and Michael Robert Berard, both of Fall River, Mass.; one grandson, Brandon Michael Berard; step-daughter, Michele Rexann Vincent of Sturgis; step-grandson, David Orland Vincent, III; four sisters, Elaine Quental of Fall River, Mass., Terri Twiggy Bunce of Dennis, Mass., Jacqueline O’Brien of Fall River Mass. and Crystal Whitman Neel of Brownwood, Texas; two brothers, Henry Howard Haire and George Haire, both of Fall River, Mass.; foster mother, Lynda Simmons of New Bedford, Mass.; and several foster sisters, nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Dennis Haire.

In accordance with her wishes, cremation has taken place. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday to share memories and celebrate the life of Jeannette Hainer at the American Legion Post, 500 W. Chicago Road in Sturgis.

The Hackman Family Funeral Homes – Rosenberg Chapel, 807 E. Chicago Rd., Sturgis, MI 49091, 269-651-3284 assisted the family with arrangements.

Memorial donations would be appreciated to the family c/o: Michael Hainer, 129 Pineview Ct., Battle Creek, MI 49017.

The obituary is also at www.hackmanfamilyfuneralhome.com where personal messages of support may be left for the family.