NMC golfer advancing to state finals
By John RaffelCorrespondent MCBAIN – McBain Northern Michigan Christian took fifth in regional boys golf action last week.Scorers for NMC were Titus Johns 83, Emmitt Baas 88. Dries Van Noord 89, Blair DeZeeuw 90 and Ty VanHaitsma 90.Johns qualified for…
Obituary: Stephen Franklin Hall
Stephen Franklin Hall, lifelong resident of the Marion area passed away at home, with family by his side, on Sunday, May 19, 2024. He was 77.Steve was born on September 9, 1946, in Reed City, Michigan to Forrest Franklin and…
Obituary: Erin Lynn (Goffnett) Timmons
Erin Lynn (Goffnett) Timmons1957 was a good time to be born. It was a period of special cars, awesome music and a very special person.Erin’s parents were Elton and Evelyn Goffnett and her siblings were Eric, Ethel, and Erlene. Erin…
Obituary: Ruth Ann Armentrout
Ruth Ann Armentrout, age 64, quietly went home to be with her Lord on May 1, 2024 surrounded by many loved ones. Born on April 21, 1960 in Clare, MI to Donald and Jean Armentrout, she grew up living and…
Obituary: Faye Margaret Poet
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
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
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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Pat’s Bits and Pieces: Dad’s Special Day is almost here
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…
