Irish Fest begins, Big Brothers – Big Sisters Auction nets over $59K
By Pat MaurerReview Correspondent Clare, dubbed the “city of festivals,” is holding the biggest festival of the year, the 47th annual Irish Festival, all this weekend!The weekend festival events officially began Wednesday evening with the traditional Business After Hours sponsored…
Postcard from the Pines: Spring is Knocking on the Door
What a glorious week this has been to celebrate St. Pat’s. It’s also grand that the Irish Festival has returned to Clare after a two year absence. The luck of the Irish has been rewarded. After a wee bit ‘o…
Faces in the Crowd: Sue Weisburg
Faces in the Crowd: Sue WeisburgCraft shows on Saturdays, church on Sundays.With spring just around the corner, that’s where you’ll find Sue Weisburg for the foreseeable future.As a member of St. Agnes Catholic Church, faith is a big part of…
Osceola board turns down proposal requests
By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – The Osceola County Board of Commissioners, at its Tuesday meeting, voted not to accept the request for proposals which were requested by the Commission on Aging for Hersey Construction Consultant Services.There were various various requests…
Missaukee to place public safety on ballot
By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – The Osceola County Board of Commissioners voted to approve the SheriffDepartment to apply to Cargill / Walmart for grants to purchase Electronic Citation Equipment at its meeting earlier the week.“Currently if there’s a stop or…
Commissioners here suggestions for spending ARPA funds
By John RaffelCorrespondent MCBAIN – The Missaukee County Board Commissioners, at its recent meeting, received suggestions on how to spend ARPA funds.During public comment, Natalie Davis encouraged the board to consider using the ARPA funding for community project applications.Amanda Gibel,…
Ukrainian and American Pain – We must unplug from Russia and China
I’m turning over my column space to my friend, Dr. Glenn Mollette this week. Mollett a doctor and a writer, is of the opinion we need to disconnect ourselves from a reliance on both Russian and Chinese goods. I couldn’t…
Faces in the Crowd: Jayson Lafever
Jayson Lafever, an ’01 Port Huron graduate, became familiar with the Marion area over the years by venturing north to stay at the family property. He lived here for a bit in 2014, and since September he’s come to call…
Osceola appoints Andrews to transit board
By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – The Osceola County Board of Commissioners, at its meeting last week, voted to appoint Sally Andrews to the Mecosta-Osceola Transit Board for a 3-year term ending Dec. 31, 2024.Commissioners also approved a 911 surcharge of…
Man accused of sending inappropriate photos
By John RaffelCorrespondent MCBAIN – A Cadillac man has been lodged in Missaukee County jail on charges of sending inappropriate photos to a minor.The arrest, made by the Michigan State Police post in Cadillac, was the result of a lengthy…
Leroy man arrested for home invasion, CSC
By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – An Osceola County man was arrested earlier this month for home invasion and several counts of criminal sexual conduct.Joshua Thomas Lutzke, 23 of LeRoy, was arraigned in the 84th District Court in Missaukee County on…
Clare police chief retires, Saad takes helm
By Pat MaurerCorrespondent Clare Police Chief Brian Gregory is retiring April 1st, and will be replaced with Captain David Saad, City Manager Jeremy Howard said Wednesday.Gregory began his law enforcement career in 1980 serving both as a City Police officer…
Irish Festival kicks into high gear this week!
After the annual event was downsized due to the pandemic last year, the 47th Clare Irish Festival is back this year with most of the traditional events plus some brand-new ones!The four-day event will include entertainment, food and drink specials,…
Mid Michigan Health president dies in plane wreck
A press release Wednesday, March 9 announced that MyMichigan Health President and CEO Diane Postler-Slattery, Ph.D., FACHE, 63, and her husband Don died following a fatal plane crash in northwest Florida Tuesday evening.“This is a great tragedy for our health…
Grant Twp approves plan to expand township hall
By Pat MaurerCorrespondent The Grant Township Board approved a plan for an addition on the west side of the Township Hall at Tuesday’s regular meeting. The plan, one of three discussed at the last meeting, would, “keep the disruption of…
Postcard from the Pines: Time to Think Garden
The seed catalogs started coming right on time with the new year. Their goal by putting juicy tomatoes and bright zinnias on the cover is to get us all excited to garden, even when the snow is swirling. By March…
Pat’s Bits 7 Pieces: Thing Spring–and green, It’s Irish Festival
March so far has been quiet…and cold.I don’t know if that qualifies as “in like a lamb” or not, but it certainly hasn’t been warm enough for signs of spring this week, although the sun has been shining quite a…
May I Walk With You? Journeying together
A long time ago, 1300s, Geoffrey Chaucer wrote a lengthy work called The Canterbury Tales. A group of people were on their way to Canterbury in England to visit the large cathedral there. As they walked along, each told the…
Obituary: Dwight “Ike” Carpenter
CARPENTER, DWIGHT “IKE” RICHARD, age 69, of Mt. Pleasant passed away, Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at his home.A Memorial Service for Dwight will be held at Clark Family Funeral Chapel on Saturday, March 12, 2022, at 11 a.m. with Benjamen…
Obituary: Tammy Pauline (Lovett) Rynearson
Tammy Pauline (Lovett) Rynearson, 57, passed away surrounded by family after battling a short illness February 18, 2022, at University of Michigan Hospital. She was born September 1, 1964, in Garden City, MI, the daughter of Charles and Pauline Lovett.Tammy…
