Clare County Review & Marion Press

Editor’s Note: Because I’ve been laid up in a hospitalthe last couple of days (broke my hip) I pulled this oldy but goody columnfrom the vault. BY MIKE WILCOXPUBLISHER Saturday…

By Pat MaurerCorrespondent The Clare County Road Commission’s website has listed 48 potential projects for the year and two that have been completed. Proposed are 15 paving projects, nine involving…

Pushers for 2023 Irish Festival Bed Race Winners Jim’s Body Shop / Sound Productions Racing kick into warp speed as they they pull away from the competition    Overall 5K Winner…

Last day of school, May 27, 1960  In the summer of 1958 Fred and Jane Ettawageshik and their two grade-school age sons, Frank and Tim, rented the Turner house next…

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA I was looking at some old columns for ideas and discovered that on March 21, 2012 it was 86 degrees.That has to be a typo, because I…

By Grace DavisSports WriterWednesday night the Clare Girls Soccer team kicked off their season against Mount Pleasant. The girls fell short to the Oilers, 8-0, but Captain Bella Smylie still…

By John RaffelCorrespondent MCBAIN – Northern Michigan Christian School has Diane Eisenga and Mark Bonnes as varsity co-head coaches.“We are returning three seniors who competed at the state finals last…

Dan and Lola Dan and his father Harold – former post commander at Marion’s VFW. Dan Williams, a 1963 Marion graduate, has lived an extraordinary life.The son of Marjorie and…

By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – Meceola Central Dispatch on March 16 receive a call at 7:52 a.m. received a call regarding a Pine River School bus accident located on 18…

By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – The Osceola County Board of Commissioners voted at its Monday meeting to approve the Building Department Permit Inspection fees paid to the Trades Inspectors as…

By John RaffelCorrespondent EVART – On Thursday March 16, Evart High School Staff were made aware of a threat involving a weapon in the building around 10:30 a.m. The school…

The Old Farmer’s Almanac says March is the most changeable month. I tend to agree with that, especially in this part of Michigan, where in just the past week we…

Auctioneer Norm Yoder at the BBBS Annual Auction held during the Irish Festival. The Doherty Ballroom was full last Wednesday evening when the annual BBBS Auction was held.Chamber of Commerce…

Hundreds attended the Irish Festival Business After Hours held at the Doherty Hotel Wednesday evening. The event was followed by the annual Big Brothers/Big Sisters Auction, which raised $1,200 for…

By Pat MaurerCorrespondent Everyone is a little bit Irish around St. Patrick’s Day, particularly in Clare, named after Clare County Ireland. Along with the Irish events planned, the whole town’s…

Sun Theater – Sin Town also Billy the Kidd The Oscar Award show Sunday night was good entertainment, considering last years’ unsettling events. One popular movie sweeping seven top Oscars…

Jack Lynn Lansing, of Hartland, passed away peacefully on February 21, 2023. He was 77 years old. Born on September 14, 1945 in the big town of Clare, Mi, Jack…

Jack L. Haring, age 80 of Clare, passed away Friday, March 10, 2023 at the MyMichigan Medical Center in Midland following a valiant fight against his extended illness with his…

Screenshot Helen “Connie” Kirk, age 94 of Clare, passed away Saturday. March 11, 2023 at Medilodge of Clare. Helen was born the daughter of the late Stephen and Catherine (Lucas)…

Gary L. McPhall, age 69 of Clare passed away Monday, March 13, 2023 at his home.  Gary was born the son of Francis “Frank” and Margaret (Ackerman) McPhall on April 5,…