Obituary: Margaret Ann Bastian
Praise God from whom all blessings flow – and what a blessing she was!Margaret Ann Bastian was born October 17, 1932, the third of four daughters to Lester John and Bernice Barbara (Wallis) Menk at their farm on Maplewood Road, Victor Township…
Obituary: Michael E. Mussell
Michael E. Mussell, age 46 of Lake, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Thursday, February 6, 2025. On September 6, 1978, Michael was born the youngest of three children to Donald and Mary (Zimmerman) Mussell in Mt. Pleasant, MI.…
Obituary: Jerry Cavalieri
With hearts full of gratitude, we celebrate the life of Jerry Cavalieri, a loving husband, father, friend and educator who passed away peacefully at home on February 10, 2025. Born at home on February 4, 1946, in the close-knit Italian immigrant…
Obituary: Catherine Ann Wilson
Catherine Ann Wilson, age 88, of Clare Michigan (formerly East Jordan, MI), passed away peacefully on January 30, 2025 at North Woods Nursing Center in Farwell, MI. Catherine was born to Lawrence and Cecilia (Hesse) Schumaker on December 11, 1936…
Obituary: Dorothy (Jean) Williams
Dorothy (Jean) Williams, age 87 of Farwell passed away at Northwoods Nursing Center surrounded by her family on Friday, February 7, 2025.Funeral services for Dorothy will be held at Clark Campbell Funeral Chapel on Thursday, February 13, 2025, at 1:00…
Obituary: Carrie A. Forfinski
Carrie A. Forfinski, age 48 of Farwell, passed away Saturday, February 8, 2025 following a long and courageous battle with cancer. Carrie was born May 14, 1976 in Saginaw to David and Janet (Pickens) Jerome. She was united in marriage…
Pat’s Bits and Pieces: Road Trip part two … We are here
Woke up this morning (Tuesday) to birds singing and temperatures soaring.Seriously, it is actually 80 degrees outside with just a sprinkle of rain possible. (More was predicted) I don’t mind though, we are actually here in the “sunshine” state finally,…
May I Walk with You? PRESENCE IN ADORATION
One of the activities that many Catholic Christians participate in is Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. This is a time of prayer where the Blessed Sacrament is exposed on the altar in a monstrance and people present themselves to pray.…
Witbeck’s still thrives amidst the concerns of price of eggs
By Christopher Johnson In the wake of natural disasters, strange weather patterns and a new president, many American small-towners are wondering what’s next for their pocketbook and the economy in 2025. Clare is no different, as its shoppers are looking…
Frostbite events draw crowds to Harrison
By Genine Hopkins Frostbite Winter Festival 2025 is now on the books AND had snow this year, with more piling on as the festivities began to wrap up, with nearly six inches falling from the afternoon on Saturday, February 9,…
Harrison girls bow to St. Louis
By John RaffelCorrespondent HARRISON — Harrison’s girls basketball team fell to St. Louis on Feb. 7 by a 42-31 verdict.A scheduled home game on Feb. 12 with Farewell was canceled because of the weather.Harrison is slated to be at Standish-Sterling…
Mike’s Musings: State mandated minimum wage increases will damage small business
You gotta feel for small businesses. Not only are their pricing and services under attack by big box stores and internet giants from here and China, they must weave through a ton of regulations placed on them by the government.The…
Obituary: Margaret Ann Bastian
Praise God from whom all blessings flow – and what a blessing she was! Margaret Ann Bastian was born October 17, 1932, the third of four daughters to Lester John and Bernice Barbara (Wallis) Menk at their farm on Maplewood Road,…
Farwell falls in district wrestling action
By John RaffelCorrespondent FARWELL — Farwell’s wrestling team lost 42-0 in team district action on Wednesday to Coleman.Farswell competed in the Jack Pine Conference tournament last weekend.Lexi Vincent at 126 pounds was pinned by Genaro Soto of St. Louis in…
Obituary: Jacob Nicholas Edward Morrill
It is with great sadness we mourn the passing of Jacob Nicholas Edward Morrill beloved son, brother, nephew, cousin, and friend born on June 7, 1994, in Madison Heights, MI. He died in his sleep of natural causes on January…
Obituary: David “Dave the Barber” Terrill, Sr.
David “Dave the Barber” Terrill, Sr. of Clare, MI, was peacefully called home on the evening of January 28, 2025, at the age of 84, reuniting with his wife Wanda, whom he loved and adored for 64 years of marriage,…
Obituary: Betty R. Haskell
Betty R. Haskell, 92, passed away peacefully at her home, Pioneer Golden Estates, on January 29, 2025. She was born August 16, 1932, in Auburn Heights, Michigan, the daughter of Floyd Bixby and Myrtle (Gardiner) Bixby. As a teenager Betty…
May I Walk with You? DISASTERS
Like me, I’m sure you have noticed some very unusual natural events that can only be called disasters. To my recollection, over 40,000 acres have burned in southern California and thousands of homes have been destroyed. My sister reports that…
Pat’s Bits and Pieces: Guess What – Road Trip!
As of today, we are officially on our first “road trip” in years! As you read this we should be about one-third of the way to the sunny south, where we will stay for a bit with Sister-in-Law Marlene. I’m…
City discusses problems with traffic island
By Pat MaurerReview Correspondent The temporary traffic island installed to regulate vehicle traffic during the hours that students are crossing McEwan to go to, or come from the school was a discussion item during the recent Traffic & Safety Committee…
