Lana Sue Eberhart, age 72 of Clare, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 1 at the Prestige Center Assisted Living Home of Mount Pleasant, MI. On May 15, 1951, Lana was born one of three children to Lloyd “Junior” and Audrey (Musser) Eberhart, Jr. in Mt. Pleasant, MI. Lana was a lifelong resident of Clare, Read More…
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Obituary: Sharon A. (Faerber) Middleton
Went to be with her Lord Monday, May 6, 2024 at Woodland Hospice House; age 55 years. Sharon was born on February 26, 1969 in Saginaw, MI to Marilyn (Kroeger) and the late Bruce Faerber. Graduating class of 1987 from Frankenmuth High School. She attended Delta College and graduated in 1994 with her license in Read More…
Obituary: Madelyn D. Arnold
Madelyn D. Arnold, age 82 of Farwell passed away on Wednesday, April 24, at 5:15 pm, in Mt. Pleasant at the Woodland Hospice House.Madelyn was born the daughter of Percy VanBuskirk and Elsie VanBuskirk on July 11, 1941, in Mt. Pleasant. Madelyn was united in marriage to L.D Hinkle and then to Jeff Arnold Sr.Madelyn Read More…
Pat’s Bits and Pieces: Mother’s Day is Sunday
Time for my annual Mother’s Day column again.Sunday should be a special day for everyone. It is time to remember that Mom was always there for you when you needed her and time to make her one day of the year something really special.I’m a mom – and if you think that just might be Read More…
$15 million left of Health Park grant put back in state general fund
By Pat MaurerCorrespondent The remainder of grant funding earmarked for Clare’s Complete Health Park project – originally a $25 million grant awarded in 2022 and now down to $15 million unused in grant funding — has been put back into the state’s general fund, according to a spokesperson in the state’s budget office.Some of the Read More…
May I Walk with You? MISSING THE LATIN
It is interesting to note that when I was a child the mass and most liturgies were in Latin. While few people in attendance knew what was being said there were other things about it that were appealing. I remember seeing many people, including my parents who silently prayed the rosary during mass. While they Read More…
Closure of Marion Village Market still dominates conversation in the area
By Genine Hopkins Marion and surrounding townships are still numb from the closure of their only supermarket, Marion Village Market, a couple of weeks ago, and conversations are still buzzing about the fate of the empty store.As reported last in the Review, the rumors of a purchase by Roger’s Market was unfortunately premature, and although Read More…
Dates set for high school graduations
By Pat MaurerCorrespondent The four neighboring schools: Clare, Farwell, Harrison and Coleman will all have Graduation Ceremonies this month.Both Clare and Farwell are both planning Graduation ceremonies at 1 pm on Sunday May 19th.Clare will hold theirs at Brookwood Athletic Field (weather permitting). In case of bad weather, the event will be moved to the Read More…
Escaped Amish horse killed by vehicle
By Pat MaurerCorrespondent Michigan State Police were called to a location on Blanchard Road by the report of horses running loose Saturday morning, May 4th.They were called out around 5:15 by a Blanchard man who had noticed five horses near the roadway, and that as he passed them one ran out into the road into Read More…
Marion Schools honors teachers
Marion Public Schools and Marion Schools Education Association honored two hard-working individuals.Janet Mort was honored as the Outstanding Person in Education and Jessica Eising was honored as the Friend of Education for the 2023-24 school year. The contributions were announced and mementos of honor, a bell, and a plaque were given to Janet and Jess, Read More…