By Dennis Volkert Jukebox Saturday Night is presented at 7:30 p.m. March 7 at Sturges-Young Center for the Arts. It is a musical tribute to the classic big band hits of the 1930s, ’40s and ’50s. Led by Greg and Amy Parnell, the show aims to bring vintage swing to life. It includes the sounds of Glenn Miller Read More…
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Two killed, one injured after pickup strikes tree
PARK TWP. — Two people were killed while another was airlifted when a vehicle crashed into a tree in Park Township Saturday.According to the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called just after midnight Saturday to the intersection of Parkville Road and Mint Road. Deputies claim a pickup truck driven by a 27-year-old Kalamazoo Read More…
Farwell bowlers ended season
By John RaffelCorrespondent FARWELL — Farwell’s bowling teams competed recently in the Division 4 regional tournamentThe boys were 10th out of 10 teams at the tournament conducted at Riverwood Lanes in Mount PleasantThe Eagles had a total score of 1,398 after eight baker and two regular games.Evan Cotton was the top individual for the Farwell Read More…
May I Walk with You? PRAYER, PENANCE, AND PEER-PRESSURE
As I was speaking with some friends about being religious a few questions came to mind. The first was that while you can ask Jesus to be and the Lord and Savior of your life, can you ask Jesus to be the Lord and Savior of another person. My friend said quite positively that we Read More…
Clare’s 51st Annual Irish Festival Returns with Four Days of Celebration
By Christopher Johnson Clare’s much anticipated Irish Festival is back, and this year’s edition promises to be the most spirited yet. Running Wednesday, March 11th through Saturday, March 14th, the four-day celebration transforms downtown Clare into a hub of Irish-inspired food, music, competition, and community. With something on the schedule for virtually everyone.WednesdayThe festivities open Read More…
Meet Bruce Hales: Clare’s latest Grand Marshal
By Christopher Johnson This year’s Irish Festival congratulates Bruce Hales as the people’s choice for Grand Marshal. A lifelong Clare native, the role came as a surprise to the now retired educator.Bruce is widely known for his time at Clare Middle School, where he taught multiple subjects such as PE, Science, English and Social Studies. Read More…
Nine arrested at several Harrison, Hayes locations for meth related crimes
Deputies with the Clare County Sheriff’s Office executed several search warrants over the weekend, resulting in multiple arrests related to methamphetamine.On Friday, February 26, deputies responded to 202 Barbara Lane in Hayes Township in an attempt to locate 40-year-old Kyle Willard Giddings of Harrison, who had an outstanding arrest warrant. Upon arrival, a deputy observed Read More…
Saugatuck runners shine at Indoor State
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorSeveral Saugatuck student-athletes turned in strong performances at the Indoor Track & Field State Finals on Sunday, March 1.The Trailblazers’ 4×800-meter relay team of Lyvia Curtis, Alina Martinson, Kamryn Sixberry and Ellyse Heyser delivered a season-best performance, finishing in 10:13.73.“The 4x800m relay team delivered a season-best performance — a testament to their Read More…
Blue Star
By Scott SullivanEditorPizza ParadigmsPapa John’s has premiered a pan pizza it proclaims will “change the paradigm in pizzas.”To crack the code of what that meant, two newly- dubbed Pizza Performance Poobahs were peer-anointed a $20 budget (“Don’t go over $30) to procure and bring back to the newsroom samples of this new “paradigm-changing” pan with Read More…
First kites
… seen Friday, Jan. 27, at Oval Beach just before the Blood Red Moon caused by lunar eclipse and six Solar System planets realigning in luminous changing patterns. (Photo by Scott Sullivan)