Life in Gladwin

Clare graduate and two-year CTE Welding Technology student David Yoder has turned that experience into a leadership position at StageRight in short order.

Clare graduate and two-year CTE Welding Technology student David Yoder has turned that experience into a leadership position at StageRight in short order.

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David Yoder, Spark Enthusiast

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Wednesday, February 26, 2025
CLARE COUNTYThe 2022 Clare High School graduate walked the stage at commencement on a Friday, and by Monday, he was a full-time welder at StageRight in Clare. Today, he’s a shift leader. The pivotal moment came, he says now, in CTE’s Welding Technology program.
View from the comfy chair

View from the comfy chair

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View from the comfy chair

Joel Vernier Joelmvernier@aol.com
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Iwas just waking up from my morning nap in my “Comfy Chair,” and I noticed that my feet felt cold.I had pulled up my winter throw blanket and uncovered my feet. My slippers had also fallen off, resulting in the temperature drop that probably woke me up.
WRESTLERS HAVE GREAT SEASON

WRESTLERS HAVE GREAT SEASON

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WRESTLERS HAVE GREAT SEASON

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Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Pictured is Cashton Lewis went 25-0 for the season with 23 pins.Five time consecutive State Champion, Asher Muma, from Beaverton, 13/14.
ANNIVERSARY

ANNIVERSARY

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ANNIVERSARY

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Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Congratulations to Dick and Mary Paisley on their 65th wedding anniversary. They were married on Feb. 27, 1960 in Beal City, MI. They raised nine children, have 26 grandchildren, over 40 great-grandchildren, and a great-great-grandchild on the way.
Megan Haataja is the interim president and dean of academic affairs at Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College.

Megan Haataja is the interim president and dean of academic affairs at Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College.

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Colleges use state grants to assist students

Katie Finkbeiner
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
LANSINGNew grants for colleges and universities are aimed to expand student emergency aid and student services.This year, $7.8 million will become available for initiatives to increase the number of college graduates and skill certificate holders.

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2025 caregiver support group meetings dates

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Wednesday, February 26, 2025
GLADWINThis confidential support group is for caregivers taking care of a loved one, age 60 or over. Caregivers are one of America’s most valuable assets, but often their needs are lost in the care of the recipient’s problems.
Skeels to celebrate 50th anniversary

Skeels to celebrate 50th anniversary

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Skeels to celebrate 50th anniversary

News Staff
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
GLADWINSkeels Christian School (SCS) is celebrating 50 years of educating children in Gladwin County! Pastor Carl Briggs, with the support of Skeels Baptist Church, founded the school in 1975 as a Kindergarten through fourth grade program.

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May I Walk With You

Daniel Fachting
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Original Goodness, Original beauty, Original peace, Original harmony, Original unity, Original health, Original blessing, Original holiness. The Bible and the Church teach that when God created the world, including man, that he not only said that it was good, but” very good.
Fourth graders at a Nature Awaits program at P.J. Hoffmaster State Park north of Grand Haven. BRAD PARSONS, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

Fourth graders at a Nature Awaits program at P.J. Hoffmaster State Park north of Grand Haven. BRAD PARSONS, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

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State program brings fourth graders to state parks

Kayte Marshall
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
In a world dominated by smartphones and screen time, the Department of Natural Resources aims to reconnect kids with Michigan’s great outdoors.The DNR is funding Nature Awaits, a program dedicated to hosting outdoor learning sessions for fourth grade classes at state parks.
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