Life in Gladwin

Head Start Preschool in Clare and Gladwin counties

Head Start Preschool in Clare and Gladwin counties

Head Start Preschool in Clare and Gladwin counties

MAction Agency (Mid Michigan CAA) is now enrolling for Head Start Preschool for the 2025–2026 school year. Children who will be three or four years old by September 1, 2025 and who live in Clare or Gladwin counties may qualify.

Celebrate National Pet Month with pet food safety tips

LANSINGThe Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) reminds Michiganders to maintain safe pet food practices as we wrap up National Pet Month this May.MDARD offers the following safety tips for handling your pet’s food:■ Don’t use your pet’s feeding bowl to scoop food.

Wellington Park opens June 6

GRAYLINGWellington Park near Grayling is a 60 acre living history museum portraying life as it was lived in the rural mid-west during the Great Depression.Within the park are thirteen major structures which depict the aspects of life in a rural community.
Road to Restoration clinic coming to Gladwin June 6

Road to Restoration clinic coming to Gladwin June 6

Road to Restoration clinic coming to Gladwin June 6

LANSINGOn Friday, the Michigan Secretary of State, along with state and community partners, will hold a Road to Restoration Driver’s license restoration clinic in Gladwin on Friday, June 6 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Michigan Works!, 110 Buckeye St., in Gladwin. Walk-ins will be accepted from 12 p.m.
May I Walk With You

May I Walk With You

May I Walk With You

BY DANIEL FACHTINGThere seems to be some opposing ideas concerning how much assurance we can have about our final destination after death.

West Branch 150th Anniversary Call to All Artists in June

WEST BRANCHFourth Street Artists Gallery in downtown West Branch is requesting all area artists answer the Gallery’s, Call To Artists, to participate in its second annual Downtown on Canvas event on June 20 and 21, 2025, in celebration of the Sesquicentennial Anniversary of the West Branch area.
A LOOK BACK IN TIME | BEAVERTON SCHOOLS GYM

A LOOK BACK IN TIME | BEAVERTON SCHOOLS GYM

A LOOK BACK IN TIME | BEAVERTON SCHOOLS GYM

This week’s photo recalls a major milestone for Beaverton Schools. For years the basketball games and many other school activities were carried out in the Community Building that stood just south of where the Gem Theater is today.
Digital Media students were celebrated during the May 6 awards ceremony, which highlighted students from 11 different CTE programs for their hard work, growth, and achievement throughout the year.

Digital Media students were celebrated during the May 6 awards ceremony, which highlighted students from 11 different CTE programs for their hard work, growth, and achievement throughout the year.

CTE awards recognize local students for outstanding work

CLAREThe Clare-Gladwin Career & Technical Education (CTE) program celebrated the accomplishments of more than 390 students at its annual Student Excellence Awards ceremony on May 6, 2025.