Fair season gets underway June 10th at the Marion Fair
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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…
Pat’s Bits and Pieces: Cleaning and completing projects and maybe camping
Well, it is here now – summer has begun again and that headline doesn’t apply to me!Remember when I said it will be September 1 before we know it? Well, it is Tuesday, May 28th already. I am sitting here…
May I Walk with You? What’s Not Sad
I listened intently as Pope Francis’s interview with Nora O’Donnell aired on CBS on May 20, 2024. I was glad to hear that the Pope and Ms. O’Donnell discussed many questions about how we ought to live our lives on…
Postcard from the Pines: What happened to the Noon Whistle?
From 1951 until 1982, Marion’s fire siren blew to let us know that the noon hour had arrived. It was a welcome noise to many, from Main Street to the school yard. When it sounded at any other time, it…
Festivals, observances make Memorial weekend special
by Steve Landon While rain and mist popped up now and then they were not bad enough to wash out any of last weekend’s events. No doubt umbrellas and rain gear were at the ready just in case old mother nature…
WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT!
Mike WilcoxPublisher & Editor This is not a story I ever wanted to write, nor is it a story I ever thought I would have to write. But we’ve heard that the word’s getting around town that we are struggling,…
Marion library partnering with Feeding America’s Gather 2 Grow
By Genine Hopkins Feeding America’s Summer food program for students under age 18, will be partnering with the Marion Area District Library to provide free meals from June 3, 2024, through the week of August 5, 2024, from 1 p.m.…
Marion holds ceremony to honor those that made ultimate sacrifice
The Marion High School Band and VFW post 6015 gathered at the Veterans’ Memorial at 10 am on Monday to pay tribute to the brave men and women who paid the ultimate sacrifice.The tribute included a parade through downtown Marion…
Mike’s Musings: Ukraine-Russia war must be stopped
Here I go again. One of my favorite rants is “Why do we send so much money and weapons to Ukraine to further a war they will never win?As a country we are nearly $34 trillion in debt and have…
McBain baseball team falls to Evart
By John RaffelCorrespondent MCBAIN –McBain’s baseball team was 13-13 after a pair of losses to Evart on Friday.This week, McBain lost 1-0 and 7-1 to Pine River but on Wednesday, the Ramblers beat Grayling 12-1 in five innings and 17-11…
Clare sweeps Farwell baseball team
By John RaffelCorrespondent CLARE – Clare’s bat were booming on May 6 at Farwell in a pair of Jack Pine Conference wins.The first game went in Clare’s favor 21-0 after four innings. The second game was 15-0.Miles Haggart had three…
Obituary: Sharron Crawford
With profound sadness and heavy hearts, we announce the passing of our cherished wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, Sharron Crawford. On May 18, 2024 Sharron passed away at home after a courageous battle with a lung disease. She was 81…
