May - 2018

James Townsend

PORTLAND DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY SEEKING AMERICORPS VISTA MEMBER

PORTLAND, MI, (May 30, 2018) MiPortland Downtown (DDA/Main Street) has received an AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers In Service To America)...

Jim Townsend

Sweet Caroline’s Serving up Local BBQ

If you passed by the corner of Grand River Avenue and Divine Highway on a Thursday evening last summer, it would have been hard for you...

Jim Townsend

Local Dog Park Coming Close to Reality

Portland resident Joshua Hinds is leading an initiative to build a public dog park within the City of Portland. Hinds originally took the...

James Townsend

Obituary for Marylou Bullen

Marylou Bullen, age 71, of Portland, passed away Sunday, May 27, 2018. She was born April 24, 1947, the daughter of Claude and Mary...

James Townsend

Obituary for William P. Simon

William P. Simon, age 89, of Portland, passed away on May 26, 2018 at the Portland Assisted Living and Memory Center. He was born on...

Jim Townsend

Bond Extension Passed... Now What?

On May 8th, residents in the Portland School District were asked to decide the fate of a bond extension proposal. The Portland Beacon...

James Townsend

Raider Softball Falls to Swartz Creek

The Portland varsity softball dropped a single game to a very tough Swartz Creek team on Monday by the score of 5 – 4. The score was 0 –...

Jordan D. Smith

The Last Full Measure of Devotion

Memorial Day in Portland saw clear skies and temperatures in the low to mid 90s. It’s not surprising with weather like this, that...

James Townsend

Problems Viewing The Portland Beacon on Older Smart Phones

It was recently brought to my attention that some readers are receiving error messages when trying to view our articles on older smart...

Jim Townsend

Raider Softball Goes 2-1 in Buche Cancer Awareness Tournament

On Saturday, the Raider softball team hosted the 14th Annual Suzanne J. Buche Cancer Awareness Tournament. Attendees were able to...