Dorothy (Jean) Williams, age 87 of Farwell passed away at Northwoods Nursing Center surrounded by her family on Friday, February 7, 2025.Funeral services for Dorothy will be held at Clark Campbell Funeral Chapel on Thursday, February 13, 2025, at 1:00 pm with Benjamen Evers officiating. Dorothy will be laid to rest next to her husband Read More…
Carrie A. Forfinski, age 48 of Farwell, passed away Saturday, February 8, 2025 following a long and courageous battle with cancer. Carrie was born May 14, 1976 in Saginaw to David and Janet (Pickens) Jerome. She was united in marriage to Corey Forfinski on September 20, 1997.Carrie was an integral part of Farwell elementary and Read More…
Woke up this morning (Tuesday) to birds singing and temperatures soaring.Seriously, it is actually 80 degrees outside with just a sprinkle of rain possible. (More was predicted) I don’t mind though, we are actually here in the “sunshine” state finally, even if it turns into liquid sunshine for our first day.Our road trip (four days) Read More…
One of the activities that many Catholic Christians participate in is Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. This is a time of prayer where the Blessed Sacrament is exposed on the altar in a monstrance and people present themselves to pray. Some stay for a few minutes and others for longer times. Many spend time quietly Read More…
By Christopher Johnson In the wake of natural disasters, strange weather patterns and a new president, many American small-towners are wondering what’s next for their pocketbook and the economy in 2025. Clare is no different, as its shoppers are looking for opportunities in which they can trust their budget. With a new ALDI having opened Read More…
By Genine Hopkins Frostbite Winter Festival 2025 is now on the books AND had snow this year, with more piling on as the festivities began to wrap up, with nearly six inches falling from the afternoon on Saturday, February 9, through the wee hours of Sunday morning. It was nice to have the Frostbite during Read More…
By John RaffelCorrespondent HARRISON — Harrison’s girls basketball team fell to St. Louis on Feb. 7 by a 42-31 verdict.A scheduled home game on Feb. 12 with Farewell was canceled because of the weather.Harrison is slated to be at Standish-Sterling on Feb. 14, at home with Lakeview on Feb. 19, at home with Shepherd on Read More…
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — Three Rivers’ Joey Anglemyer was in a bit of a pickle late in his match at 190 pounds in Wednesday’s MHSAA Division 2 team regional final against Plainwell at home. The Wildcats were up by nine points at that point, 30-21, and his match was the next-to-last match Read More…
It was a busy stretch for the Saugatuck boys basketball team, with the Trailblazers playing three games in four days.Unfortunately for the Trailblazers, they dropped all three of those contests, falling to Muskego Catholic Central (67-22 on Tuesday, Feb. 5), Martin (48-29 on Wednesday, Feb. 6) and Delton (54-39 on Friday, Feb. 7).Seen above is Read More…
By Scott SullivanEditorHotspotsWho knew Grand Rapids’ Gerald R. Ford International Airport is one of America’s Dating Hotspots?The website DatingAdvice advises GRX ranks tops in the state among most likely places to meet a prospective partner. So I headed there right away.“Where you going?” my wife asked.“A hotspot,” I said.“Make sure your ticket to hell is Read More…