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Mio students visualize peace
Mio middle school art students participated in the Lions International Peace Poster project. This year’s theme is Together as One. Because the posters will be seen throughout the world, they are designed without words.
County clerks oppose ranked choice voting
The Michigan Association of County Clerks is a bipartisan professional organization of county clerks
A civics lesson
The Meo Mio Stitchers presented Honor Quilts to three veterans Oct. 8 at the Oscoda County Veterans Affairs Office in Mio.
Aliens we’d be wiser not to deport
“Project Earth,” (2024) by Lupton-based author Jay Fiondella, is a plot-driven thriller with elements of science fiction. With a central thesis that the human species needs a serious intervention, Fiondella brings an ambitious if familiar tale of extraterrestrials walking among us and attempting to give us a nudge in a better direction at a critical moment in time.
Pay attention
Ogemaw County law enforcement was well represented at an International Coffee Day gathering at Meijer in West Branch Oct. 1.
Beneficent bikers
Members of the Masonic Lodge in West Branch and the Iron Bandogs Motorcycle Club organized a group ride Sunday to benefit the Rayola nonprofit organization.
Welcome, October
Happy Fall and Happy Halloween from the Oscoda County Council on Aging
Signs of change
New owners Cara McWilliam and Pete Bakatselos hosted a ribbon cutting Sept. 19 to celebrate the reopening of Shady Acres under a new name, Black Dog Base Camp.
Curran Black Bear Festival this Saturday
Curran, the Black Bear capital of Michigan, is hosting its annual festival Sept. 27.