Issue 72 – Summer 2021
In this issue:
- Delhi Township — Holt sees growth thanks to community support
- Creative Touch Hair Design — Meeting community’s hair needs since 1960
- Food Frenzy — Delicious food, live music, and community connection
Just weeks ago, the Holt office of Holt & Dimondale Insurance Agency moved to a larger space for the fourth time in its 57-year history. “Over the years, we’ve gone from one employee to ten,” said owner Pat Brown. But despite the agency’s growth and success, he said, one thing is for sure. “We’ll never … Continued
Lonesome Pines Beef is an environmentally conscious farm in Nashville, Michigan, that has been raising beef since 2005. Owners Jerry and Jackie Goddard and their son, Jerry Jr., raise only true beef cattle, free of antibiotics and growth hormones, and grass-fed and grass-finished the natural way. Lonesome Pines is committed to ensuring their customers receive … Continued
It’s a new generation of telecommunications — in more ways than one. The industry has changed dramatically since Joseph Choma founded the company — then known as Executone-Lansing, Inc. — and became the first distributor of intercom, nurse call and paging systems in the Lansing area. Fifty-one years later, his son, owner David Choma, is … Continued
Our pedestrian trails are among Delhi Township’s finest and most-loved amenities. A great thing will soon get even better, because construction began on Ram Trail Phase II on May 30. The original Ram Trail runs along the north side of Holt Road from Eifert Road to the school complex at Campus Drive and Kahres Road. … Continued
For more than 140 years, Holt students have attended school on the site where Bernard L. Hope Middle School now stands. The original Holt School (pictured above left) was built on the site in 1875. But in 1914, tragedy struck: the school burned to the ground. While displaced students continued to attend classes in temporary … Continued
School news, business profiles, township events — all in one place! Visit Holtnow.com and you can check out the newest issues of the Delhi DDA’s Our Town; Delhi Township’s Delhi Neighbor; and Holt Public Schools’ Ram Quarterly and Community Education. All our local newsletters in one convenient place you can access any time, anywhere! Archived … Continued
Unless you happen to own a race car, you might not have paid much attention to the unassuming building where “the gold standard of bellhousings” and other precision race car components are manufactured. Trick Titanium produces titanium valves, housings and other high-performance components sold to racing teams and owners worldwide. Entrepreneur, race car driver and … Continued
If you don’t suffer from allergies or asthma yourself, you undoubtedly know at least one person who does. However, said Dave Gupta, M.D., asthma and allergies—particularly food allergies—are often over- or mis-diagnosed. “We try to focus on accurate diagnosis of asthma and food allergies,” he said. “Rather than rush to attach a label, we want … Continued
Local communities seeing the most growth in housing starts are Delhi Township, Okemos and East Lansing, said Greater Lansing Board of REALTORS® president Kim Dunham in a recent Lansing State Journal article (http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/2017/01/03/after-crash-lansings-new-housing-market-finds-new-normal/95911666/). Among the factors driving this growth, according to the article, are the availability of land in these communities and the positive reputations … Continued