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Gigantic Yard Sale to Raise Funds for LOVE INC. … starting Thursday, June 17, and Fri/Sat, June 18-19 »

YARD SALE BENEFITS LOVE INC

 
12 area churches are sponsoring a gigantic Yard Sale lasting three days this week, June 17,18 &19, at Brown’s Corner Church, north of Clare on old U.S. 27. 
One volunteer worked commented, “I worked all afternoon yesterday (Tuesday, June 15) sorting and pricing items and I have to say I have never in my life [...]

HOOPZONE youth basketball learning opportunities »

HOOPZONE Lil’ Dribblers coming to Clare
All area local kids, ages 4 thru 1st grade, are welcomed to come join the Lil’ Dribblers this coming February.  Camp includes drills that focus on motor & listening skills, dribbling, footwork, pivoting, passing and shooting at our 5’ & 6.5’ Lil’  Hoops.  Fun skill games will take place each [...]

CHS Fine Arts Festival: Connections ‘09 … check out Living Wax Museum »

CHS CONNECTIONS ‘09
Creative students from C.H.S. are once again preparing for their annual Fine Arts Festival:  “Connections 2009″.   The event will be held on Wednesday, May 13th from 7-9 p.m. at the Clare High School building.   In addition to the visual art exhibit in the entrace area, the band will be performing in the gymnasium.   [...]

Chairs auctioned off earning $2,000 for Clare County Arts Council & Pere Marquette Library »

CLARE – More than $2,000 was raised for the Clare County Arts Council and the Pere Marquette Library on Thursday night at the Spare Chair Fair.
Forty chairs decorated by artists from Clare, Coleman, Lake, Harrison, Farwell, Lake Isabella, Mount Pleasant and Lansing were auctioned off during the Spare Chair Fair Auction, said Kim Gray, coordinator [...]

Hayes Township opens Civic Center twice weekly for open recreation »

HAYES TOWNSHIP – Young people ages 17 and under will have the Hayes Township Civic Center for recreation this summer starting Thursday, April 30.
The schedule is 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursdays and 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays.
 There is no fee and no preregistration although there might be a sign-in sheet upon entering the gym, Hayes [...]

DDA-Main Street move forward to find promotion chair »

CLARE- For over two years, the Clare City Downtown Development Authority and Main Street board have been unsuccessful in finding someone to fill the duties of Promotions Chair.
Clare City Manager Ken Hibl said the committees have talked about going out to hire someone to fill the position.
“Our budget will simply not let us do that,” [...]

Former Clare festival holds fond memories for many »

CLARE- For many years, the downtown streets of Clare would be lined with sculptures of snow and ice, done by people from the surrounding area for the annual Snow Show.
However, because of the fluctuations in the weather, the festival has been canceled the last eight years.
“The winters got to be so unpredictable that they had [...]

Northern Logistics-Witbeck’s Family Foods host food drive »

CLARE- From Dec. 17 to Dec. 20, a food drive will be held at Witbeck’s Family Foods in Clare, to collect food and personal items for the less fortunate in the area.
Northern Logistics will be providing a semi trailer to put the food and personal items in. They will also be providing the man power, [...]

Toys for Tots Benefit Basketball Game to be held in Harrison »

HARRISON- The United States Marines are once again challenging the faculty of Harrison Community Schools faculty in a benefit basketball game.
The game will be held at Harrison High School Dec. 6 at 7 p.m.
Admission to the event is a new, unwrapped toy, or $5 per person.
Toys will be distributed by the Marines to children around [...]

Love Lights Trees Ceremony remembers loved ones lost »

CLARE- Mid Michigan Medical Center in Clare held their 23 annual Love Lights tree lighting ceremony to remember loved ones who have passed away and are unable to be with us during the holidays.
Community members were invited to gather around the front entrance of the hospital in Clare during the ceremony. Larry Wyman was responsible [...]