Nash rated ‘effective’ as superintendent by school board
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — Following a nearly two-hour closed session Monday night, the Three Rivers Community Schools Board of Education rated TRCS Superintendent Nikki Nash as “effective.”The annual evaluation of the superintendent was performed by the school…
Visual year-in-review
Since Sturgis Sentinel launched in June, a lot has happened in and near the city. A new mayor was named. A summer storm front swept through the area. Numerous community festivals, live shows and school activities dotted the schedule. Here…
Schoolcrest Street fire destroys Clare home inside and out
By Pat MaurerCorrespondent A mobile home fire at 12:28 pm Tuesday, December 12th at 809 Schoolcrest Street destroyed the home inside and out.Clare Fire Chief Jim Chapman said arriving firefighters found heavy fire on the north side exterior of the…
100 + Women Who Care gave over $50k in donations in 2023
By Kaitlyn Campbell A group of women in Clare County gave a total of $53,250 split between four local organizations this year.100 + Women Who Care in Clare and the Surrounding Areas gives back to the Clare County community through…
Faces in the Crowd: Dave Johns
2023 is almost in the books. It seems like just yesterday the year got underway, but in just over a week, it will be another chapter complete. Some of us lost loved ones in 2023, including a number of faces…
NMC girls fall to Roscommon
By John RaffelCorrespondent MCBAIN – McBain Northern Michigan Christian lost to Roscommon on Tuesday 43-27.The Comets trailed 11-5 after the first, 17-8 at halftime and 35-17 after the third. Leading scorers were Jada VanNoord (13), Emerson Tossey (4), Maria DeRuiter (3)…
Clare boys basketball drops to Sanford Meridian
By Kaitlyn CampbellThe Clare boys basketball game lost their game against Sanford Meridian on Dec. 8 with a final score of 56-34, marking their first loss of the season.In a Hudl highlights video of the game, in the first quarter,…
Postcard from the Pines: So, this was Christmas…
When I was a kid, we celebrated Christmas Eve with Dad’s family, at home in Marion, Michigan. It was a grand time for the Berry cousins. We had each other, our aunts, uncles and Grandma. It was quite a houseful.…
May I Walk with You? It Takes a Village
About what seems like hundreds of years ago, Hilary Clinton made a statement that it takes a village to raise a child. Bob Dole then said that not a village, but that it takes parents to raise a child. I…
Pt’s Bits and Pieces: Christmas Traditions
Monday morning, kids all over will be getting up before the sun to see what that chubby guy in red might have put under the Christmas tree during the night.That tree, Santa, the gifts, Christmas lights, caroling, the holiday goodies…
Obituary: Floyd W. Schmid
Floyd W. Schmid age 97 of Farwell passed away suddenly of Cardiac Arrest Nov. 30, 2023 in Florence, AL. He was born July 28, 1926 to Mathias and Clara (Musall) Schmid at their farm north of Farwell on Finley Lake…
Obituary: Sharon Sue Burch
Sharon Sue Burch went home to be with the Lord on December 12, 2023 after a short battle with cancer. She was born on February 25, 1949 to Joe and Theresa Cook. Sharon married her soulmate, Rodney Burch, on August…
Obituary: Karl Dewey (Duke) Lundquist
Karl Dewey (Duke) Lundquist went home to be with his Lord and Savior, he was 85. Karl was born to August and Letha (Smith) Lundquist in Detroit. Following high school, Karl joined the United States Coast Guard where he served…
Local business owners charged in $2.5M fraud scheme
Jordan Wilcox Assistant Publisher Gregory Hite and Bridget Bureau are the newest owners of the Buckhorn Saloon in Lake– but before they purchased the bar, they ran businesses in Dorr, Byron Center, Coopersville, and all around the Grand Rapids area.…
Obituary: Lawrence George Vihtelic
Lawrence George Vihtelic died peacefully at home in Fennville on Dec. 6, 2023, after a multi-year battle with Primary Progressive Aphasia. He was 81.The eldest of nine, Larry was born on May 26, 1942, to Lillian and Frank Vihtelic in…
Maggie’s Pantry
By Maggie ConklinHam Four WaysHam, Day 1: My dear husband purchased the smallest bone-in ham at Meijer (or “Thrifty Acres” to us old folks) and it was still so large I had to cut the end off to get it…
Blue Star
By Scott SullivanEditorWay BackMachine dreams — nightmares about cameraman malfunctions — proved more than daydreams as I handed Carter my race video card. I could blame squalls, forecast to clear as we drove home from Lawless Park, for my victimhood.This…
Township wins trail grant, looks ahead
By Scott SullivanEditorChristmas came early for Saugatuck Township Blue Star Trail planners in the form of a $300,000 Michigan Department of Natural Resources Trust Fund grant to advance nonmotorized path work there.It was one of 53 recreational developments and land-acquisition…
Will one grant help leverage more?
By Scott SullivanEditorDuring a busy Dec. 13 monthly meeting, the Saugatuck Township Board, in addition to action mentioned here elsewhere, also:
Otsego District Library hosts ‘Charlotte’s Web’ event
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Since being released in 1952, E.B. White’s “Charlotte’s Web” has come to be recognized as a classic of children’s literature.Not only has the book sold more than 45 million copies, but it has also inspired multiple…
