Life in Gladwin
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Stop by the Gladwin County Record and Beaverton Clarion lobby, located at 700 E. Cedar Ave. in Gladwin, to check out art work by the Gladwin Area Artist Guild. Lobby hours are from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Thursday.
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Sign up for Gladwin County emergency information
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GLADWIN COUNTYResidents are encouraged to sign up for free 24-hour text messages with warnings from the National Weather Service, Central Dispatch and the Gladwin County Emergency Management Office. Important follow-up information is also provided when necessary.
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
BES Students of the Month are: Zaidyn Beveridge, Conner Sheehan, Aila Williams, Ella Matthews, Arya Hall, Isabella Holmes, Amelia Griffin and Tillie Gaudard. Not pictured is Eli Kassabian.
Beaverton announces Students of the Month for December 2025
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BEAVERTONBeaverton Schools is proud to announce its Students of the Month for December at both Beaverton Elementary and the Jr./Sr. High School.
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
CONGRATULATIONS
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Ethan Palmateer of Gladwin had his 150 career win on Jan. 10. Special thanks to S&H Engraving for making the banner.
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
MSU Forestry Innovation Center explores maple sap through a One Health lens
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ESCANABAAforester, psychologist and microbiologist meet with each other in the woods of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. … No, this isn’t the start of a sappy joke. However, the story about to be told is sappy.
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Happy Valentine’s Day! This cut-paper valentine was made for February 14 over a century ago. Today, it is valued as a piece of folk art. JEFFREY EVANS & ASSOCIATES
Paper Valentines
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For many of us, receiving paper valentines may be the stuff of school days -- a piece of the past. The tradition goes back much further, of course, and wasn’t always just for kids. The first commercial valentines in America were made by Esther Howland in Massachusetts in 1850.
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Man experiences symptoms of excess thyroid after MRI
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DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a male who is 58 years of age. I recently had an MRI of my cervical spine, and just this month, I had a CT scan of my whole abdomen. Since then, I have had symptoms of dry eyes, weight loss and insomnia.
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Christmas Kindness: a belated, but heartfelt thank you
Beulah Mead
The busyness of the holiday season has passed, and Christmas Kindness would like to catch up on a few more much-deserved, though a bit belated, “kudos.
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
HOSPICE OF GLADWIN AREA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Hospice of Gladwin Area is pleased to announce its 2026 Board of Directors. Linda Maxwell and Elmer Tappen have each been elected to serve three-year terms.
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
A LOOK BACK IN TIME | BRUSHABER FARM
Bob Frei
Afew weeks ago we noted in the article about clearing stumps to develop farm lands that, in times of good income, farmers in Gladwin County often posed for photos of themselves and their families posing in front of what they had built.
Wednesday, January 14, 2026