Linda J. Rogers, age 77 of Clare, passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at the Gladwin Pines Nursing Home. Linda was born the daughter of the late Norman Richard and Shirley Mae (Durkee) Gillespie on May 3, 1944 in Detroit. She was united in marriage to Michael Paul Rogers on January 11, 1964 in Detroit with him Read More…
Betty Jean Baker, age 91, of Mason, Michigan, went to her heavenly home on March 30, 2022, surrounded by her family. Betty was born on December 20, 1930, in McBain, Michigan, the daughter of Dr. Bert and Sarah (nee Meyering) Brunink. She graduated from McBain Rural Agricultural School in 1948 and often accompanied her father, Read More…
Carla J. Krchmar, age 74 of Clare, passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2022 at the Schnepp Health Care Center of St. Louis, MI. On December 13, 1947, Carla was born one of four children to Paul and Gloria (Perry) Krchmar in Mt. Pleasant, MI. Carla has been a lifelong resident of Central Michigan. During Read More…
Alex Zink, a 2012 Marion graduate, spent much of his youth being out in nature.It’s what he enjoyed.Fishing, hunting, playing sports, helping out on the local farms. If there was an outdoor adventure to be had, he was there.And after spending much of his adulthood working the factory life, he recently made a career move Read More…
I looked out the window this morning and thought I had time traveled back to February. It was snowing again!The calendar said spring arrived two weeks ago, but I don’t think Mother Nature got the message, or maybe it arrived even earlier than March 20 and she decided it was just a little Michigan joke…It Read More…
By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – The Marion Village Council, at Monday’s monthly meeting, was asked by David Duddles, what the village’s plan was to fix the damage along the sidewalks and streets from plowing this winter.Duddles suggested a smaller plow for the sidewalks. He also spoke about the drains and how there is always a Read More…
By John RaffelCorrespondent MCBAIN – The Missaukee County Board of Commissioers was expected to act at its finance committee meeting on Thursday on a request by the state Department of Natural Resources to appoint or confirm a representative to the Upper Manistee River Natural River Zoning Review Board.It was pointed out the Upper Manistee River Read More…
By Mike WilcoxPublisherI’ve been a proponent of term limits for a long time. I believe at too many federal level lawmakers make politics a lifelong career, which was not the intention of our Founding Fathers.Don Young, Alaska’s congressman for 50 years, died recently. Before this weekend when I read former governor and vice-presidential candidate Sarah Read More…
I’m thinking that it’s time to retell an updated version of the some of the stories of people and places in Marion’s past, before any more of them vanish from sight or memory. Too many have already. This week’s story belongs to Dr. Douglas Youngman, MD.If you are of a certain age, you certainly remember Read More…
Since today is April 1st, I’ve had a little fun looking up some famous April Fool’s jokes on the Internet.According to Snopes.com, this just for fun holiday began in the 1500s when the Gregorian calendar took over from the Julian.Since the Julian calendar began April 1, those who forgot the change and attempted to celebrate Read More…