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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.…
Mike’s Musings: The Christmas Story – Remember Mary, Joseph and Baby Jesus
The story of Christmas is ever evolving for you and I. The biblical story never changes but your story is always changing. How we celebrate and view the story of Mary and Joseph and the baby Jesus may change throughout…
State Attorney General Nessel takes over Complete Health Park investigation
By Pat MaurerCorrespondent After more than a year of questions, many still unanswered, the only proof that Clare could be the site for a new health campus in Clare is a sign on top of a hill just west of…
Complete Health Park Timeline
A timeline from Bridge Magazine published last May said in part:Grant funds were included in the $77 billion State Budget April 28, 2022 for Health and Fitness centralized programs around the State. Funds for the nonprofit entitled Complete Health Park…
McBain boys remain undefeated
By John RaffelCorrespondent MCBAIN – McBain’s boys basketball team defeated Beal City 60-43 on Wednesday, Dec. 13, to improve to 4-0. The Ramblers last Friday beat Manton 80-49. McBain will host Kingsley on Dec. 20.McBain against Beal had quarter scores…
Clare girls basketball bounced by Sanford Meridian, wins against Shepherd
By Kaitlyn CampbellThe Clare girls basketball team lost their game against Sanford Meridian on Dec. 7 with a final score of 57-17. They also won their game against Shepherd on Dec. 12 with a final score of 48-35.In the game…
Postcard from the Pines: The Christmas Card
The Christmas season is a wondrous and magical thing, and never more so than when a completely unexpected gift comes along. When I opened the first box of Christmas decorations just such an unexpected gift was waiting for me. Atop…
Obituary: Donald Ralph Fry
Donald Ralph Fry age 80, of Ithaca, left this world to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on December 1, 2023 at Schnepps memory care unit surrounded by family.Don was born June 28, 1943 in Muskegon, MI, the…
May I Walk with You? Unseen Reality
When praying the Nicene Creed at mass we speak that we believe that God created all things “visible and invisible”. Much of the thinking of today discounts the idea of the invisible.A nineteenth century philosopher, Aguste Compte, promoted the idea…
Pat’s Bits and Pieces: “A day at the “office”
It has been an interesting day.Now that my office is here at home, you would think I’d be bored hanging around the house most of the time, but my “schedule” doesn’t allow that. How can it when now I get…
