Life in Gladwin

Northern Michigan University students examine a fake deer carcass loaded in the back of a hunter’s truck. Students in the university’s Conservation Law Enforcement program investigate several mock crime scenes to learn how to investigate environmental crimes. JEREMY SERGEY

Michigan students learn to investigate poaching

Emilio Perez Ibarguen

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

LANSINGAs a group of Northern Michigan University students huddled around the carcass of a northern pike supposedly caught earlier that day, they knew something was wrong: The fish was far too small.

Gladwin Area Community Band begins Christmas concert rehearsals

News Staff

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

GLADWINThe Gladwin Area Community Band (GACB) invites interested musicians to join in as it prepares for and performs its 2025 Christmas concert. This will be the band’s third Christmas concert and its sixth concert overall since it began in 2022.

Open Gym at Emmanuel Baptist

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Wednesday, October 29, 2025

GLADWINWednesdays this fall kids from grades 6-12 are invited to participate in a night of fun at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Gladwin.Located at 3089 Pratt Lake Road, Emmanuel will be holding an open gym from 6:30 to 8 p.m. every other Wednesday. Upcoming dates are Nov. 12, Dec. 3, and Dec. 17.

Beaverton Lions Club to continue Adopt a Family

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Wednesday, October 29, 2025

GLADWINAs the holiday season approaches, remember the Beaverton Lions Club in your year-end and long term planned giving.The Lions Club has a long tradition of providing Christmas assistance for those in need.

Maple wears a custom-made beekeeping suit when she works to sniff out potential bacteria in honeybee hives. G.L. KOHUTH/MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY

Meet Maple: Former K-9 now beekeeper

Clara Lincolnhol

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

LANSINGMeet former K-9 Maple. She made a big career switch earlier this year – from a human remains detection dog to a beekeeper at Michigan State University’s Pollinator Performance Center.

Gladwin County author wins international award

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Wednesday, October 29, 2025

BEAVERTONGladwin County author, C Davert, a former Beaverton campground manager and former temporary township treasurer, has won the 2025 International Impact Book Award for her Christmas techno-thriller, SYNC or FADE OUT: A Christmas Techno-Thriller of Misfits, Mayhem & Rogue AI – proving that in...

Grief support at Our Savior Lutheran

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Wednesday, October 29, 2025

GLADWINAgrief support group will take place at Our Savior Lutheran Church, 331 Clendening Road in Gladwin, Thursdays from 5-7 p.m. For more information call 989-4269689 or go to griefshare.org.

Kiwanis Club says “Thanks”

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Wednesday, October 22, 2025

The Gladwin Kiwanis Club has ended another very successful Sweetest Day Rose Sale fund raiser to support our work with children and youth.

Hunters Feeding Michigan helping those in need

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Wednesday, October 22, 2025

LANSINGHunters Feeding Michigan – a Michigan Department of Natural Resources program connecting donors, wild game processors and charities to help feed those in need – processed 140,000 pounds of donated venison during fiscal year 2025, which ended Sept. 30.

Bells for Hospice Memorial Service

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Wednesday, October 22, 2025

GLADWINNovember is National Hospice month. In memory of loved ones, Hospice of Gladwin Area has scheduled its Annual Memorial Service. The memorial service will be held at the Gladwin Free Methodist Church located at 1312 N. State Street (M-18), just north of Family Fare.

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