Clare County Review

Obituary: Faye Margaret Poet

Obituary: Faye Margaret Poet

Editorial StaffJun 7, 20241 min read

Faye Margaret Poet, age 92, of Clare, passed away at Medilodge of Midland on June 3, 2024.Faye was born September 18, 1931, in Coleman Michigan to Neva Jones and Art Richmond. She graduated from Mt. Pleasant High School in 1949.She…

Obituary: Mary Helen Cassidy

Obituary: Mary Helen Cassidy

Editorial StaffJun 7, 20242 min read

Mary Helen Cassidy, age 77, of Clare, passed away on Thursday, May 30, 2024, at My Michigan Health in Clare. She was born the daughter of Roy and Marie (Fitzpatrick) Smith on Feb. 24, 1947, in Mt. Pleasant. Mary was…

Obituary: Jeffrey J. Michels

Obituary: Jeffrey J. Michels

Editorial StaffJun 7, 20243 min read

Jeffrey J. Michels, age 69 of Clare, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, June 2, 2024 surrounded by his family. On August 20, 1954, Jeff was born the elder of two children to Harry and Arda (Gakle) Michels…

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Editorial StaffJun 7, 20241 min read

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Pat’s Bits and Pieces: Dad’s Special Day is almost here

Pat’s Bits and Pieces: Dad’s Special Day is almost here

Editorial StaffJun 7, 20243 min read

Father’s Day is only a week away – Sunday, the 16th.You still have time to do something special for the man in your life.Father’s Day is a day of commemoration and celebration of Dad. It is a day to not…

Postcard from the Pines: Don’t throw us away

Postcard from the Pines: Don’t throw us away

Editorial StaffJun 7, 20243 min read

Newspapers serve a multitude of purposes. First and foremost, they deliver the news be it local, the nation or the world, and send it our way daily or weekly. It’s their primary job. We read them, or at least the…

May I Walk with You? The Future

May I Walk with You? The Future

Editorial StaffJun 7, 20243 min read

Recently I have been pondering what I will do with the rest of my life and part of that is asking Jesus what he would like me to do. While on a recent trip to the Upper Peninsula I went…

Multi vehicle accident at Business 127 and South U.S. 127

Multi vehicle accident at Business 127 and South U.S. 127

Editorial StaffJun 7, 20241 min read

By Genine Hopkins A multi vehicle crash occurred at the Business 127 / US 127 South Entrance on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, at approximately 3:15 p.m. Traffic was diverted around the road onto the Sunrise Marathon Gas Station by Harrison…

Village approves fireworks for Old Fashioned Days

Village approves fireworks for Old Fashioned Days

Editorial StaffJun 7, 20241 min read

By Genine Hopkins Marion Village Council approved the special request for fireworks on the Saturday, August 3, 2024, at dark. The fireworks will be set off over the Mill Pond on the Albert’s property.The council held a special meeting just…

August ballot filled with local, state proposals

Editorial StaffJun 7, 20245 min read

By Pat MaurerCorrespondent Three Democrats and Five Republicans are hoping their name will be the pick on the ballot in November for US Senator.Democrats looking for voters to pick their name to be on the slot for a six-year term…

Farwell, Clare schools to help proposals on August ballot

Editorial StaffJun 7, 20243 min read

By Pat MaurerCorrespondent Two Public School Districts in Clare County will also each have a proposal on the August 6th Primary Ballot.The first will renew Farwell Area Schools Sinking Fund.This proposal renews .4945 mill of building and site sinking fund…

Fair season gets underway June 10th at the Marion Fair

Fair season gets underway June 10th at the Marion Fair

Editorial StaffJun 7, 20242 min read

By Steve LandonCorrespondent It’s summertime 2024 which means it is time for Marion, MI to officially kick off the fair season  June 9 – 15 with the opening of the Annual Marion Fair at the historic Marion Fairgrounds/Veterans Memorial Park.The popular six-day…

Village votes to re-pave stretch of sidewalk on Main Street

Village votes to re-pave stretch of sidewalk on Main Street

Editorial StaffJun 7, 20242 min read

By Genine Hopkins If you’ve ever taken a walk East on W. Main Street in Marion, from just a couple of blocks West of Mill Street and across from the Marion United Methodist Church, perhaps you took a stumble or…

Marion VFW Auxiliary to host craft show June 12-15 at fairgrounds

Marion VFW Auxiliary to host craft show June 12-15 at fairgrounds

Editorial StaffJun 7, 20242 min read

By Genine Hopkins The VFW Auxiliary will be putting on their Craft Show during the Marion Fair, from June 12 through June 15, at the Fairgrounds this year. The group is excited to hold their third such craft show, that…

Mike’s Musings: No fun being trapped in an elevator

Mike’s Musings: No fun being trapped in an elevator

Editorial StaffJun 5, 20243 min read

Have you ever been trapped in an elevator?Until last week, I could unequivocally say “no.” Now having been around for a while, I have ridden up and down on my share of elevators and never gave it a second thought…

McBain softball team sweeps Marion

Editorial StaffMay 31, 20241 min read

By John RaffelCorrespondent McBAIN – McBain’s softball team won both nonleague games against Marion on May 28 by identical scores of 13-12.“Both games the girls had to come from behind but they stayed loud and aggressive the entire time to…

Harrison ends baseball season

Editorial StaffMay 31, 20242 min read

By John RaffelCorrespondent HARRISON – Harrison didn’t win quite as many baseball game as it would have preferred but Hornets coach Nick Halm saw some positive things from a season which produced nine victories.The season ended on Tuesday at Evart…

Obituary: James Gordon Budd Sr.

Obituary: James Gordon Budd Sr.

Editorial StaffMay 31, 20242 min read

James Gordon Budd, Sr. of Farwell passed away Wednesday morning May 15, 2024 surrounded by his family and friends at the age of 68. Jim was born on December 25, 1955 in Cadillac to Charlie R. & Anna J. (Pardee)…

Obituary: Nyle O. Haggart

Obituary: Nyle O. Haggart

Editorial StaffMay 31, 20243 min read

Nyle O. Haggart, 88 of Clare, died peacefully May 27, 2024 at the Woodland Hospice Home in Mt. Pleasant  Nyle was born the second son of Ogal and Edith (Prout) Haggart on September 14, 1935.  He was a graduate of…

Obituary: Richard Lee (“Dick”) Snyder

Obituary: Richard Lee (“Dick”) Snyder

Editorial StaffMay 31, 20244 min read

Richard Lee (“Dick”) Snyder, age 95, died Wednesday, April 17, 2024, nine days short of his 96th birthday. Dick was the eldest child of Raymond and Esther (Winship) Snyder.  He was born April 26th, 1928, in Buffalo, New York and…