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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
… 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)
By Scott SullivanEditorPer a tip last week, a semi crossing the I-196 bridge crashed and spilled “potentially 25,000 pounds” of plastic pellets into the Kalamazoo River. What does“potentially” mean and what plots might it perpetuate? The PPT rhythms sucked me in.The tipster, “Anonymous” to protect his/her privacy, further posited that an EPA-ordered cleanup crew would Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor For 25 elementary school teams from across Allegan County, Saturday was all about books, teamwork and a little friendly competition.The annual Battle of the Books competition returned to the Plainwell Performing Arts Center, bringing together students in grades three through five from eight elementary schools representing Plainwell, Otsego, Hopkins and Martin.While Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Otsego High School has been recognized at the Gold level on the College Board’s 2024–25 AP School Honor Roll, placing it among the top-performing high schools in Michigan for Advanced Placement success.OHS was one of 170 schools in Michigan to earn AP School Honor Roll recognition and one of just 38 Read More…