Jerome Gunther Schwartz of Tustin, Michigan fell asleep in Jesus January 7, 2022. Jerry would have turned 90 years old February 4, 2022.As a child he was raised by his grandmother in Germany, where he experienced the horrors of World War II first hand; including limited food, no shoes and bombing attacks. He was sent Read More…
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Stephanie Leann Whitaker
Stephanie Leann Whitaker, age 40 of Farwell, passed away Saturday, November 13, 2021 at home surrounded by her family. Stephanie was born the daughter Jerry and Kathie (Eichorn) Whitaker on June 25, 1981 in Clare. She had worked in the Food Service department at North Woods Nursing Center in Farwell. Stephanie was a lifelong resident of Clare County; Read More…
Lawrence Ray Pence
Lawrence Ray Pence – Age 85 of Lake, MI passed away at his home under hospice care on January 9, 2022, surrounded by his loved ones. Lawrence (Larry) was born in Warren, MI to parents James and Mary (Runyan) Pence on March 24, 1936. He married Alice Marie Hardy on April 29, 1960. Larry joined Read More…
Candace Sue Garchow
Candace Sue “Candy” Garchow, Age 75, and lifelong resident of Clare passed away Friday, January 7, 2022 peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving husband and family. Candace was born September 26, 1946 in Midland, MI. Candace married her high school sweetheart, Glenn and the two were married for 56 years. Candace Retired from Read More…
James Edward Monroe
MONROE, JAMES EDWARD, age 68, of Farwell, passed away Tuesday, January 11, 2022, at Medilodge of Clare.Funeral Services for Jim will be held at Farwell Community Church on Saturday, January 15, 2022, at 1 p.m. with Pastor Dan Oliver officiating. Burial will immediately follow at Surrey Township Cemetery. A luncheon will be held at 3 Read More…
Postcard from the Pines: Got the Travel Bug?
These days our travels are rather limited. We shop, we tour the local countryside to see what’s new, there usually is something, and we await warmer weather. It’s just one fun-filled, armchair adventure after another. We are more than ready to travel again. It’s too bad that safe travel isn’t ready for us. Our son Read More…
Middle Branch deals with wages, salaries
By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – Middle Branch Township had its annual meeting this past Monday with the focus being on wages and salaries.The board was scheduled to set wages and salaries for the following township officers: Supervisor, treasurer, deputy treasurer, clerk, deputy clerk, trustee, hall monitor, assessor, Board of Review, cemetery clerk and election workers.Wages Read More…
Evart Police Log
By John RaffelCorrespondent Evart Police DepartmentWeekly ReportDec. 20 to Jan. 2Dec. 21: No Ops/No Plates – While conducting a traffic stop it was determined that the driver had no driver’s license and the vehicle had no license plate. The driver was issued appearance tickets for both violations.Dec. 23: Threats – Officers were called to a local business for Read More…
Missaukee Board to consider financial requests
By John RaffelCorrespondent MCBAIN – The Missaukee County Board of Commissioners finance committee was set to meet this week and was ready to review several financial requests.The county has been approached by Consumers Energy to upgrade the lighting in the county buildings to lED lights. This would mean replacing all lights that have compatible ballasts Read More…
Clare offense erupts in lopsided win over Harrison
by Ben MurphySports Writer Sitting in first place in the Jack Pine Conference, the Clare boys basketball team wasn’t about to have a letdown at Clare County rival Harrison on Thursday. Instead quite the opposite happened, as the Pioneers had a complete performance to take down the Hornets, 82-36.“Another big win for us in Jack Read More…