Life in Gladwin

View from the comfy chair

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View from the comfy chair

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

I was enjoying a welldeservedInap after coming down to my family room at 5 a.m. to activate nap mode. I quickly drifted off to REM sleep.

DNR expands digital tagging for hunters

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DNR expands digital tagging for hunters

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Wednesday, March 4, 2026

LANSINGThe Michigan Department of Natural Resources is expanding its eHarvest digital tagging system to include most species that require a kill tag, offering a modern and convenient alternative to traditional paper tags for hunters across the state.Beginning with the 2026 license year, hunters...

May I Walk With You

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May I Walk With You

Daniel Fachting

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Irecently read the title of a book by Bishop Eric Varden called Healing Wounds, so I bought it. Who can’t use a little healing now and then?Yet, as I pondered the title, I thought, “What if it is not just about the curing of illness and injuries?”

Pair Beer With Food Like A Pro

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Pair Beer With Food Like A Pro

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Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Even though pizza, wings and beer is a combination that has appeared on game day food tables seemingly since the dawn of organized sports, the nuances of beer open up the possibility for many other food-beverage combinations.

Little Forks Conservancy hosts volunteer open house

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Little Forks Conservancy hosts volunteer open house

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Wednesday, February 25, 2026

MIDLANDThe Little Forks Conservancy is hosting a volunteer open house on March 5 from 5-7 p.m. at Pizza Sam’s to talk with individuals about how they can get involved in local conservation efforts with the conservancy.Little Forks Conservancy staff and current volunteers will answer questions and...

A LOOK BACK IN TIME | J.W. MEYERS BUILDING

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A LOOK BACK IN TIME | J.W. MEYERS BUILDING

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Wednesday, February 25, 2026

This week’s historical photo depicts a building that is certainly familiar to most Gladwin area residents today. The building now occupied by Mack’s on Main at the Southwest corner of Cedar Avenue and Silverleaf Street.

Soybean tariffs challenge Michigan growers

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Soybean tariffs challenge Michigan growers

Madison Merrell

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

LANSINGFor the third-year running, Michigan farmers are suffering from significant losses in the soybean market, according to the American Soybean Association.The U.S Department of Agriculture forecasts that commodity sales will not be much different in 2026 than in the last two years, however.With...

Top scores for VA cemetery services

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Top scores for VA cemetery services

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Wednesday, February 25, 2026

It comes as a big surprise, given the seriousness of burying a loved one, but the VA’s National Cemetery Administration (NCA) just earned an extremely high score on satisfaction with its services.

Do you have GHS game film?

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Do you have GHS game film?

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Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Ted Redman, a 1966 graduate of Gladwin High School, is trying to find game film from football and basketball games from 19641966. He can be contacted at: retired0814@gmail.com.

There’s no doubt that a vase like this one belongs to the famille verte, or “green family” of Chinese porcelain. Spring peonies and foo dogs are popular symbols. LELAND LITTLE

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Green Family

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Wednesday, February 25, 2026

“Famille verte” is a term collectors use for a popular style of Chinese porcelain. If you speak French (the term was coined by French collector Albert Jacquemart in the 1860s), you know it means “green family.”

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