Amy Leigh Witbeck (Long), born on April 28, 1979, passed away on November 29, 2024, at the age of 45. A proud graduate of Clare High School in the Class of 1997, Amy devoted her life to her family and helping others. Amy was a dedicated homeschooling mother of two, a loving wife, and a Read More…
As a lay person who “goes to mass”, it is easy for me to think that the priest prays the mass and that I am there to cooperate, say the right responses, fulfill my weekend obligation, stand, sit, and kneel at appropriate times, put my envelope into the basket, and go to communion. That was Read More…
Fighting with a sinus infection this week left me wondering what in the world I could write about. Besides feeling icky, it’s winter with a capital “W”, and tomorrow it will be February again, the shortest, longest month of the whole year.February is cold. The wind is howling outside. After all it is winter in Read More…
By Pat MaurerCorrespondent Heavy heat and fire damage totally destroyed a trailer that was the mobile home of James and Ciera Dulong and their two daughters, ages 15 (nearly 16) and 11.The mobile, a rental owned by Terry and Lisa Thayer of Clare, was an older model located next to the Rail-Trail on East Washington Read More…
By Pat MaurerCorrespondent Following a hard look at the needed budget cuts during the Finance Committee Meeting January 15th, Committee members John Pakledinaz, Kellee Robinson and John Gross began the discussion about hard choices and budget cuts that have to be made, discussed the financial overview and heard from audience members with money saving suggestions.To Read More…
By Pat MaurerCorrespondent Following up on several queries from a Review reader, the newspaper has learned that the Clare County Sheriff’s Office has been investigating “multiple breaking and entering crimes in Sheridan Township,” according to a press release received earlier this week from Clare County Sheriff Department’s media contact Lt. Aaron Miller. The press release said, “The Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorGALESBURG—The results might not have been there, but the effort was.That was Saugatuck boys basketball coach Ty Rock’s takeaway from his team’s SAC showdown with Galesburg-Augusta on Friday, Jan. 24.The Trailblazers fell behind 13-7 in the opening quarter and were never able to dig out of that early deficit in suffering the Read More…
Deborah Mary (Payne) Beaman passed away Jan. 20, 2025. Deborah was born Feb. 15, 1949 in Grand Rapids to Lloyd and Arlene (Clum) Payne. She graduated from Grandville High School and Western Michigan University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Deborah lived most of her life in Saugatuck and was very active in the Read More…
After 100 years living in our rapidly changing world, Joan Eddy Brigham (Kathryn Joan Eddy) left an indelible impression on the lives of many people. She passed peacefully on Jan. 12 in Zeeland after experiencing two strokes. In her long life, she visited the family home called Beech-Hurst in Douglas for extended summer vacations (originally Read More…
By Scott SullivanEditorStart Like FinnishLearning Finland is the World’s Happiest Country has plunged me into depression. By the time I pay for a 12-hour flight that will cheer me up, I’ll be too broke for a sauna, then to jump in a frozen lake.The good news is Danielle Braff of the Tribune News Service says Read More…