By Dennis Volkert Unveiling for a mural at Freight House, at Sturgis Historical Museum, is set for 5-7 p.m. June 27.Heidi Wolfe, of Wolfe Makes Art, and Callie Aldrich, have done the painting, with concept by Bill Haack, leader of Sturgis Area Model Railroaders.It depicts the two main passenger train lines that passed through Sturgis Read More…
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director SCHOOLCRAFT — It has been a slightly rough decade to be Schoolcraft’s Fourth of July Committee in scheduling its annual celebration on Independence Day.In 2020 and 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the festivities before returning in 2022 and 2023. In 2024, though, the major U.S. 131 road reconstruction and logistical Read More…
By John Raffel Clare baseball coach Dave Gould finished his seventh season with the program which finished at 20-11-2.“We had a good season and could have easily finished around 25-6,” Gould said. “We lost some games that we should not have lost. We did not hit the ball like we thought we could and struggled Read More…
Living the Christian life can be seen as giving and receiving. First, Jesus gives himself to us, we receive him and then we give ourselves to him. Lately, I have been contemplating just how well I have been able to receive Jesus. How open and prepared am I to have him be the Lord, Savior, Read More…
Tube and kayak enthusiasts get ready for their journey last Saturday on the Muskegon River, hoping to beat the heat!
MT. PLEASANT, Mich. – For the fourth year in a row, the Michigan Department of Transportation’s (MDOT) Clare Welcome Center will host the National Work Zone Memorial over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. This special memorial honors the lives of more than 1,600 road workers, motorists, pedestrians, law enforcement officers, public safety officials and children who have Read More…
Unfortunately, Kiwanis was not able to provide frogs this year for the Summerfest event but the contestants were great at improvising and adjusting to Ribbit Races!! Clare Area Kiwanis President, Lori Fassett “hopped” into action to demonstrate the improvision to Ribbit Races!!
A highlight of the Clare Summerfest, was the first annual Truck Show, that highlighted all types of trucks. At Summerfest’s conclusion, the trucks lined up and paraded from Shamrock Park through town.
The Fourth of July is coming and the Saugatuck-Douglas Area Convention & Visitors Bureau is ready to make a two-day weekend splash. Fun will start Friday, July 4, at 11 a.m. with the community’s annual Independence Day Parade. Participants will line up at Saugatuck High School starting at 10:30 and proceed at 11 south on Read More…
By Scott SullivanEditorHeartWho knew Ypsilanti was the cultural heart of Michigan? Me thanks to Mondly, a language learning program which surveyed 3,012 respondents nationwide asking, “Which town in your state best represents your cultural identity?”Divided by 50, that means 60.24 Michiganians ranked Ypsi our state’s “spirit town,” the place that speaks our language, cooks our Read More…