By Dennis Volkert The fourth Oak Lawn Cemetery walking tour takes place Sept. 7-8.Tours depart every half hour, 4-5:30 p.m. Sept. 7 and 2-3:30 p.m. Sept. 8.Cost is $15 per person. Tickets are available at sturgesyoung.com. Walk-in entry is accepted, cash only. If a tour group is full, there likely is room in the next.In Read More…
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Obituary: Jerry V. Bridges
Jerry V. Bridges, age 83 of Farwell, formerly of Wyoming MI, passed away Monday, May 20, 2024, at home with his family by his side. Jerry was born to Bernard and Audrey (Vance) Bridges on May 29, 1940, in Cheboygan, MI. Jerry graduated from J.W. Sexton High School in Lansing, MI and received his associates Read More…
Obituary: Stephen D. Rogers
AUGUST 8, 1947 – SEPTEMBER 3, 2024Stephen D. Rogers age 77 of Harrison went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, September 3, 2024. Stephen was born on August 8, 1947 in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire the son of Francis M. Rogers and Alfreda (Gagne) Rogers. Stephen honorable served his country in the United Read More…
Pat’s Bits and Pieces: School’s back and the race is on!
Well school is back in session — but not for our “grands” around here. They are all grown up and “adulting” just fine.I’ve been looking at pictures and remembering all the busy falls we used to have when school started not so long ago.Nowadays there’s no more soccer practice, volleyball practice, dance lessons, band practice, Read More…
May I Walk with You? Time Flies
Wow! First thing you know summer is about over and schools has started. It’s time to put away summer fun things, begin to tie down everything, store stuff and prepare for the cooler and colder and darker moths ahead. Does it seem weird that I am looking forward to this time of year? While most Read More…
Amish flea market attracts thousands of visitors
Yoder’s Amish Flea Market & Quilt Auction was held August 30 & 31 on the corner of East Herrick Road and North Leaton Road, roughly four miles southeast of Clare. Undeterred by heat and humidity, many hundreds of shoppers attended the event. 42 rows of vendors lined 21 lanes of foot traffic.Vendors’ wares included maple Read More…
Clare Commission presents life-saving awards, votes to discontinue K9 program
By Pat MaurerCorrespondent Two firefighters, Riley Swartz and Ted Eberhart, were honored and presented with Life-Saving Pins at the City Commission meeting Tuesday evening.They were credited with efforts that likely saved the lives of two motorcycle riders injured in a horrendous crash August 21st.Both firefighters responded to the very serious vehicle vs. motorcycle crash just Read More…
Clare BOE names Forsberg new Superintendent
By Pat MaurerCorrespondent Clare High School Principal Matt Forsberg was selected as the new Clare Superintendent at a special meeting Tuesday evening following the interviews of the three final candidates for the position.Interim Superintendent Tom House said in an email Tuesday evening, “Earlier tonight after interviewing three very capable and qualified candidates, the Board of Read More…
Clare boy runners fifth at Shepherd
By John RaffelCorrespondent CLARE – Clare’s boys cross country team was fifth among 10 schools on Wednesday in the Shepherd John Bruder Classic Large Schools Division.South Lyons was first with 65, followed by Shepherd with 65, Freeland with 76, Cedar Springs 111 and Clare 155.Top runners for Clare were Carter Peacock in 20th (19:49.9), Joseph Read More…
Saugatuck football fall to Buchanan in season opener
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorBUCHANAN—It’s not about winning or losing. It’s about winning or learning.That’s one of the messages longtime Saugatuck football coach Bill Dunn shared with his team following its season-opening 32-6 road loss against Buchanan.“The bottom line is we now have an opportunity for growth and to learn from our mistakes,” said Dunn, who Read More…