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Postcard from the Pines: Evolution along North Mill
There’s a lot of change going on in certain places in Marion, Michigan. Some are eye-catching and others more subtle. When we travel north on Mill Street (M-66) these days, our attention is drawn to the goings on at the…
Obituary: Margaret C. McPhall
Margaret C. McPhall, age 96 of Clare, passed away peacefully at the Pioneer Golden Estates on Wednesday, November 8, 2023 with her family by her side. Margaret was born in Clare on March 17, 1927, to parents Thomas and Margaret (Lietchi)…
Obituary: Gerald “Jerry” Arnold LaPorte
Gerald “Jerry” Arnold LaPorte age 80 of Lake George, Michigan passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by family on Tuesday, October 24, 2023. Gerald was born November 25, 1942In Flint, Michigan the son of Arnold Lawrence LaPorte and Bernice…
Obituary: Dylon Edward Dean Andras
The world became a brighter place on April 19, 1994, the day Dylon Edward Dean Andras was born. Dylon sadly had his short life taken from him on October 25, 2023, at the young age of 29 years old.Dylon left…
May I Walk With You? Satan’s Lies
I’m not a fan of writing about Satan and the power he can have in our lives and culture. Whenever we focus too much on evil, it has a way of invading our thinking, sometimes to the point of…
Pat’s Bits and Pieces: Thanksgiving! It’s almost here!
Thanksgiving, for most of you is less than a week away. That never used to work for us. For years we celebrated Thanksgiving on Saturday, mostly because of deadlines and putting the paper together. It always seemed easier to wait…
An inside look at the Clare County Dispatch Center
By Alaynah Pelton National First Responders day has come and passed with few even realizing the holiday existed. For those without family or loved ones in the fast paced world of endless tribulation and tragedy, it can be easy to…
Redding Township recalls successful
By Pat MaurerCorrespondent The results are in and it is official. There is a new Supervisor and two new trustees on the Redding Township Board after the Board of Canvassers verified the November 7 election results.According to their results, Write-in…
Man arrested in Rosebush after shooting at police
By Pat MaurerCorrespondent An attempted traffic stop of a “suspicious vehicle” by Clare Police turned into a police chase that led from Clare into Rosebush at 3:43 pm Monday and ended with the apprehension of a 24 or 25-year-old man…
Marion Buck Pole: By the community, for the community
[Live updates can be found at www.facebook.com/marionbuckpole]For the last 21 years, the Marion Buck Pole has been a staple of the community.Every November 15th, it’s been there for the community, run by the community.It’s been an effort spearheaded by the…
Board hears about student expulsion, lawsuit settlement
By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – The Marion Board of Educartion revieweds a student representation report at its recent meeting.The Homecoming dance was conducted and went well. MPACT had an apparel sale and closed on Oct. 29.Parent/teacher conferences went well. They…
Do you need help? Write Us!
It’s time again for this newspaper’s annual Christmas Wish program. In the next few weeks we are asking readers that find themselves or their family in a dire situation to write us and in detail, tell us what you or…
Mike’s Musings: Stem cells for the knee- do they work?
Anyone out there in reader land that has had stem cell injections to repair an arthritic knee?I apologize out of the gate. Many of you don’t want to hear about my personal problems. It seems the older we get the…
Harrison volleyball loses to Evart in postseason game
The Harrison volleyball team lost their postseason game against Evart on Nov. 1 with a final score of three sets to one. The team ended the season with a record of 2-24-1.No stats were available or found at the time…
Marion to host semifinal game
By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – Marion’s undefeated 8-player football team will be hosting a Division 2 8-player state semifinal game on Saturday against Lake Linden-Hubbell.Marion is 10-0 after last week’s 48-6 over Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart.Sacred Heart ended its season…
Obituary: Jacqueline DeJack
Jacqueline DeJack, age 85 of Marion passed away on November 7, 2023 at her home surrounded by her children. She was born on October 9, 1938 in St. Louis, MO to John and Marjorie Williams.Beloved Mother of John DeJack and…
Obituary: Martha Susan Eising
Marion – Martha Susan Eising, age 85, passed away at her home on November 6, 2023 with her five children around her. She was born on April 2, 1938 in Mt. Pleasant to John and Gertrude (Fate) Breuer. Marty attended…
Postcard from the Pines: Pumpkin Gutting Time
Forever and always are two words that we all use often and yet, in the long run, there are few things around us that are either. Our surroundings change all the time. Marion hasn’t always been here. Our families change,…
May I Walk with You? FORGIVEN SINNERS
In the last few weeks, I ran into a few roadblocks when I was in court as a witness. In both cases which focused on custody issues, attorneys questioned me about the character of parents. They focused on behavior that…
Marion dedication ceremony honors Gillmore
By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – The Marion Village Council held the dedication ceremony in memory of Don Gillmore earlier this week.Gillmore, Marion’s former president and board member, passed away recently.Also at the meeting, the council approved the plans for a…
