Clare athletes shine at Saginaw Valley
By John RaffelCorrespondent CLARE — Clare’s track and field team competed in the Saginaw Valley State University Division 3 and 4 Invitational on March 20 at the SVSU Fieldhouse.For the Clare girls:The 4×300 relay foursome of Lauren and Leah Leis…
Resident taken to hospital, dog dies in house fire
The Surrey Township Fire Department was called out to Half Moon Train in Lake at 5:30 Tuesday morning for a structure fire. On arrival the structure was found to be fully involved. Fire crews made a quick and aggressive interior…
County spends $109k to defend against Ambrozaitis lawsuit
Clare County officials are committed to transparency and accountability in the management of taxpayer funds. As part of ongoing efforts to provide clarity on the costs associated with the recent “Prosecutor vs. Clare County” lawsuit, filed by then Prosecutor Michelle…
Kunse, Hauck take questions from concerned citizens
By David Hutchinson State Representative Tom Kunse and State Senator Roger Hauck held an “office hour” meeting with the public at Cops & Doughnuts bakery in Clare on March 24. The two statesmen addressed a variety of residents’ questions and…
May I Walk with You? WHAT DOES GOD WANT?
While I sometimes have a hard time figuring out what I want, I sometimes have an even harder time figuring out what God wants. Of course I want peace and love, who doesn’t? I would also want a cure for…
Mike’s Musings: Destroying Tesla vehicles and dealerships makes no sense
Maybe someone can explain to me why firebombing a Tesla dealership or a Tesla car makes sense.Over the past week Tesla vehicles have been front and center in the resistance directed at President Trump and his DOGE leader. Elon Musk.…
Harrison competes at CMU
By John RaffelCorrespondent HARRISON —Harrison’s track and field teams competed at the Central Michigan University High School Invitational on Friday.Placing for the Harrison boys were:Daniel Stewart 33rd in the 60-meter dash (7.78 seconds) and 23rd in the 200-meter dash (25.12),…
May I Walk wit You? PRAYER OF SURRENDER
In our adult formation program, The Rescue Project, we have come to a point where we have heard the Good News of Jesus Christ, again, and once more have the opportunity to respond. In a recent gathering we prayed this…
Harrison man rear-ends patrol car, threatens to fight deputy
On Wednesday March 12, 2025, at 9:21 p.m., a Deputy with the Clare County Sheriff Office was conducting a traffic stop on Cedar Rd near Plum St in the township of Lincoln. While on this stop, the Deputy’s patrol car,…
50 YEARS OF SHENANIGANS Celebrated at Irish Festival
By Christopher Johnson This past weekend, Clare celebrated its 50th anniversary of the annual Irish Festival and welcomed an attendance of record numbers. For three days, the main artery of town became a sprawl of green shirts and hometown pride.…
Mike’s Musings: Let’s not spoil special relationship with Canada
President Trump likes to say his favorite word is “tariff.” He hopes to use the word to force corporations to locate in the United States, instead of other countries where they have tax and trade advantages. More corporations mean more…
May I Walk with You? BRIDE OF CHRIST
Ever notice that when Christians speak of the human soul that we always refer to it in the feminine gender? We use the pronoun she and not he, even when we speak of the soul of a male. All of…
Pat’s Bits and Pieces: ONE LAST BIT AND PIECE
I’m not sure I am going to do justice to a column that my mom so effortlessly and beautifully wrote every week for decades, but I felt one last column should be written none the less, so here goes.Our mom…
Pastor sentenced on aggravated assault charge
On March 5th, 2025 Judge Joshua Ferrell met back in the courtroom with Harold Norman Cole, Jr. for sentencing on a charge from November of 2024. Cole is a former pastor of Farwell Trinity Baptist Church.The original charge was second…
Irish Festival
By Rachael Humphrey The 50th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Festival is now underway, and with a new title! It was recently voted the Favorite Festival in the 989!So far, festival goers in Clare have listened to the Chelsea House Orchestra…
Farwell businessman found guilty of employment tax crimes
A federal jury convicted Dale Thrush for not paying employment taxes and not filing his own individual income tax returns this week. Earlier in December, Thrush was convicted of fraudulently obtaining a PPP loan.According to court documents and evidence presented…
Farwell powerlifters place at state
By John RaffelCorrespondent FARWELL — Farwell’s powerlifting team had several place finishers over the weekend at the state finals.Coach Owen Murphy said Ivy Frisch placed seventh, Lindsay Esterline was 10th along with Anna VanBuskirk, Chloe Miller was 13th, Allena Wunderlich…
Mike’s Musings: Pat’s legacy will endure for many years
I lost a good friend and co-worker last week. Pat Maurer, has been a part of the Clare County Review since 1983, first as a sales rep, then a writer, then editor and finally as owner. Along the way my…
Farwell boys bowling coach reflects on season
By John RaffelCorrespondent FARWELL — Farwell’s girls bowling team was sixth among 10 schools in the Division 4 regional 29 tournament this season while the boys took 12th place.“It’s been a rough year for Eagle bowling with only six athletes,”Farwell…
May I Walk with You? WHY RULES?
There seems to be a notion now-a-days that rules were established to control people, dominate them, that without them there would be chaos, and to take away freedom. I have even heard it said that religion and religious laws were…
