YOUTH WRESTLERS COMPETE AT EVENT

Gladwin Youth Wrestling traveled to Farwell on Saturday for their first regular season tournament.

Christmas Kindness Kudos

Holidays 2024 have come and gone, but Christmas Kindness has a few loose ends to tie up!

A LOOK BACK IN TIME | SCRAFFORD BANK

This is the earliest known photo of M.C. Scrafford’s new bank building on the southeast corner of Cedar and Arcade in Gladwin. His original building had been moved to the back of the property in August of 1905 to make room for the new construction.

A LOOK BACK IN TIME | OVA CARPENTER

This weeks historical photo has been published before. It appeared in the Gladwin County Record on September 8, 1954. Tod Reader was credited as the photographer. The photo was provided for scanning to the Beaverton Historical Society as we prepared to celebrate Beaverton’s Centennial in 2003.

Local scholar-athletes named All-State

Gladwin cross country A number of local scholar-athletes earned Academic All-State honors during the Fall 2024 season. The Gladwin boys’ cross country team was honored as a team, while Elijah Christensen, Seth Mead, Ben Verellen and Myles Robinson earned Academic All-State as individuals.

Division champ Beavers top JPC volleyball honor squad

BY SCOTT SALOWICH GLADWIN COUNTYAperfect 5-0 record against its Division 2 rivals in the Jack Pine Conference lifted the Beaverton volleyball team to the title.The Beavers went 7-4 against the entire Jack Pine and fnished 18-11-1 overall.

Gladwin pair First Team in JPC soccer

GLADWINAfter putting up some pretty big numbers the past couple of years, this past fall was a rebuilding season for the Gladwin soccer team.

Annual Gladwin County Winter Carnival slated

GLADWINThe third annual Gladwin County Winter Carnival will take place on January 17, 2025 at the Knights of Columbus Hall, located at 751 M-18, from 3-6 p.m.The event includes free hats, gloves, and scarves.There will also be a storytime by the Gladwin County District Library from 3:30-3:45 p.m.

Applications for Bailey Fund Scholarships now being accepted

AMIDLANDpplications to the Bernard F. and Melissa Anne Bailey Family Fund Health Care Scholarship program at MyMichigan Health are now available for the 20252026 school year. Students may access the application online at //www.mymichigan. org/bailey.

Gladwin All-State honorees lead JPC grid honor roll

GLADWINSenior wide receiver Trace Corlew and junior linebacker Preston Willert earned First Team All-State honors in Division 5 after helping Gladwin advance to the third round of the playoffs this past fall.