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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 19, 2025
Ilove a good nap any time of the year, but winter naps are my favorite! When it is a cold, snowy, wind-blowing day outside and I just finished shoveling or blowing the snow off the driveway, sidewalks, and porches, all of the activity increases my desire to take a nap.
Skeels to celebrate 50th anniversary

Skeels to celebrate 50th anniversary

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Skeels to celebrate 50th anniversary

News Staff
Wednesday, February 19, 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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15th annual Family Fun Fair slated June 7

News Staff
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
GLADWINFamily Fun Fair, sponsored by the Gladwin Church of the Nazarene, will take place on June 7, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Gladwin County Fairgrounds, 401 S. State St.A Versiti Blood Drive will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.The event will also feature a silent auction from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
BEAVERTON ICE RACES CONTINUE

BEAVERTON ICE RACES CONTINUE

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BEAVERTON ICE RACES CONTINUE

News Staff
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
The Sports Car Club of America Saginaw Valley Region hosted ice road races on Ross Lake in Beaverton on Saturday night and Sunday afternoon with cars speeding through the snow and over the ice on timed runs over a two-mile course.

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Chili dinner and bake sale Feb. 22

News Staff
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
GLADWINThere will be a chili dinner and bake sale on Feb. 22, 4-7 p.m., at the American Legion Hall located at 128 N. Silverleaf St.Dinner is donation based and will support Boy Scout Troop 779 and American Legion Post 171.
May I Walk With You

May I Walk With You

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May I Walk With You

Daniel Fachting
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Ever notice how when children are in church with their parents, how much better it is?I have! Some one said that the church that is not crying is dying. Even if there are times when they don’t behave and get loud, I want to see them there. I can handle it without a problem.
The Pettibone Peacock Sciopticon shows how much technology had advanced since the days of the earlist magic lanterns. KOVELS.COM

The Pettibone Peacock Sciopticon shows how much technology had advanced since the days of the earlist magic lanterns. KOVELS.COM

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Magic Lanterns

News Staff
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
According to author Arthur C. Clarke, “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” Look at magic lanterns, which even have “magic” in their name. They were used in Europe by the 1650s.
Forever chemicals found in fish, mussels and water of Lake Huron in a 2025 study in the Journal of Great Lakes Research. JOURNAL OF GREAT LAKES RESEARCH

Forever chemicals found in fish, mussels and water of Lake Huron in a 2025 study in the Journal of Great Lakes Research. JOURNAL OF GREAT LAKES RESEARCH

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Researchers scrambling to understand implications of forever chemicals found in fish, waters of Lake Huron

Ruth Thornton
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
LANSINGArecent study has found dozens of previously unknown “forever chemicals” in the fish, mussels and waters of Lake Huron, revealing more contamination than previously realized.
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