Life in Gladwin

GHS athletics honors the late Danny Pahl

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GHS athletics honors the late Danny Pahl

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Wednesday, December 17, 2025

GLADWINThe Gladwin Athletic Department held a ceremony prior to Friday night’s basketball game, dedicating a new video board on the north wall of the gym to the Danny Pahl, a longtime supporter of the school and its athletes who passed away just over a year ago.“His impact will be felt for...

DO THE TWIST

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DO THE TWIST

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Wednesday, December 17, 2025

The Gladwin Area Community Band performed a program called “Christmas With A Twist” Sunday afternoon at the Gladwin High School Cafeteria. The playlist included songs called “The Name’s Claus, Santa Claus” and “I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas,” along with “Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer.”

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Free drive-thru food distribution Dec. 19

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Wednesday, December 17, 2025

GLADWINMid Michigan Community Action is hosting a free drive-thru food distribution event at the Gladwin County Fairgrounds on Friday, Dec. 19, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. There is no pre-registration or age requirements.

Lambert’s, hunters donate venison to local charities

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Lambert’s, hunters donate venison to local charities

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Wednesday, December 17, 2025

GLADWINMichigan Sportsmen Against Hunger (MSAH), an organization that provides venison donated by hunters to charitable organizations to feed the hungry, was at Lambert’s Meat Market in Gladwin Tuesday morning to pass out boxes containing 50 one-pound packages of ground meat.Tim Lambert, the owner...

A LOOK BACK IN TIME | STUMP REMOVAL

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A LOOK BACK IN TIME | STUMP REMOVAL

Bob Frei

Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Turning stump-filled wastelands into working farms was an uphill battle faced by hundreds of Gladwin County families in the early days of settlement.When the logging companies had finished cutting the largest trees – and cleared smaller ones to make access easier – the land they left behind was...

Northwood Esports standout Jeremiah “Nium” Harrison, who has signed a professional contract with OpTic Gaming to compete for its Call of Duty Challengers roster.

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Northwood esports delivers three new national titles and milestone pro signing

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Wednesday, December 17, 2025

MIDLANDRiding the momentum of one of the most successful competitive seasons in program history, Northwood Esports is celebrating three more National Esports Collegiate Conference (NECC) championships, multiple runner-up finishes, and a professional Call of Duty signing.Among the five Northwood...

Beaverton graduate accepted into academic Program of Distinction

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Beaverton graduate accepted into academic Program of Distinction

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Wednesday, December 17, 2025

ALBIONBeaverton student Bryn Laubscher was recently invited to join Albion College’s Lisa and James Wilson Institute for Medicine.The Wilson Institute supports and prepares students to be exemplary and altruistic physicians, dentists, veterinarians, and other healthcare professionals.

Holiday gourmet nuts are in!

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Holiday gourmet nuts are in!

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Wednesday, December 17, 2025

GLADWIN COUNTYThe Gladwin Kiwanis Club has received the shipment of gourmet nuts for this holiday season.

November’s BJSHS Students of the Month include Sophia Moore, Willow Govitz, Julia Russell, Shawn Smith, Isabelle Dodman, Issabella Collamer-Rowe and Shaye Dull. Not pictured: Daniel Scheid, Devonte Seawood, Troy Roberts, Trixie Kingry and Liam Ryan.

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Beaverton announces Students of the Month

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Wednesday, December 17, 2025

BEAVERTONBeaverton Schools is proud to announce its Students of the Month for November at both Beaverton Elementary and the Jr./Sr. High School.

Wandering with the Birds

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Wandering with the Birds

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Wednesday, December 17, 2025

DARYL BERNARDdfbernard1963@gmail.comIgrew up in rural northern Saginaw County. Heading out my back door I was lost in a world of fields and ponds and woods. My earliest memories include turning over logs to catch worms, beetles, and millipedes.

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