Sturgis Area Chamber of Commerce has announced winning entries for “Electric Night Parade” at Sturgis Fest 2024. Selections were made in five categories. Most Beautiful: Kelly’s Creations. Most Creative: Sturgis District Library. Most Electrified: Morgan Olson. Chamber Choice: Sturgis Hospital. Best Use of Theme: First Presbyterian Church of Sturgis.The 12th Sturgis Fest took place June 18-22.
By John RaffelCorrespondent CLARE – Clare’s softball team had a memorable season which led the Pioneers to the state Division 3 semifinals where they lost 1-0 to Ottawa Lake Whiteford.Among the key reasons for the Pioneers’ success was the play of Breez Yarger, who was a freshman for the 2024 season.Coming into the season, “I Read More…
By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – Georgia Meyer was an extremely successful athlete at Marion in sports such as softball, volleyball and basketball before graduating in 2023. But this most recent season she had a unique and successful career on the women’s rowing team for the University of Michigan.At Michigan she was a member of the Read More…
James “Jimmy” Travis Harville, beloved father, grandfather, and friend, passed away on July 1, 2024, at the age of 77. He was born on October 14, 1946, in Glen, MS, and most recently resided in Farwell, MI.Jimmy had a deep love for his family and cherished spending time with his grandchildren. He would sit at Read More…
James Peter Ritsema, age 65 of Marion passed away at his home on July 1, 2024 following a short illness. He was born on April 9, 1959 in Grand Rapids to Peter and Lois (Quist) Ritsema.He had worked at Herman Millers as a machine operator for many years. He enjoyed hunting, trapping turtles and river Read More…
Another holiday is over and the middle of summer – on my calendar anyway – is almost here.Actually that is kind of depressing.I count the summer season as three months long: June, July and August. The 15th of July is only a little over a week away already!With Clare’s Summerfest and Harrison’s Fourth of July Read More…
In the ‘Where has the time gone?’ department, it was just the sixtieth anniversary of the release of the Beatles first album in Britain. It was swiftly followed by the Meet the Beatles album here. I own that album, all the others which followed and a pile of singles in their jackets. I also own Read More…
When a person gets a cold they have symptoms. Usually they have a fever, runny nose, congestion, fatigue, chills, and sleepiness. The common folk diagnosis is that they have a cold, and the symptoms point to it. One of the difficulties many people are noticing in today’s world would include more lawlessness, fewer people attending Read More…
By Pat MaurerCorrespondent Downtown Clare was “in the dark” Saturday night after a two-car crash around 9:45 pm caused a power outage that lasted about eight hours, according to Clare Police Chief Dave Saad. He said the traffic light was out of power even longer.“Fortunately, no fatalities were reported and the occupants of both vehicles Read More…
MyMichigan Health will break ground on MyMichigan Medical Center Clare’s Expansion and Revitalization Project on Monday, July 15. The community is invited to join in the celebration set outside the Medical Center’s Emergency Department from 4 to 5:30 p.m.“MyMichigan Health is dedicated to Clare County and every patient that accesses care in our Farwell, Harrison Read More…