This Week's Top Stories
County’s Adult Day Care Facility Opens In Harrison
Senior Services Director Lori Phelps recalls some seven or eight years ago that she had been approached by Clare County couple who were both working and faced with the dilemma of how to care for an aging parent who had moved in with them and required a great deal of assistance.
Get Your Snowball 2019 Tickets – They’re Going Fast
The 4th Annual Snowball Dinner-Dance is Saturday, Jan. 12 at the Harrison Moose Lodge. Tickets are selling at a steady clip, and Snowball organizer Maye Tessner-Rood has suggested that an early purchase would be wise and reminds that the tickets would make terrific stocking stuffers. Tickets cost $15 each and include an evening of tasty dining, dancing, raffle drawings, silent auctions and patriotic camaraderie – all of which are aimed at raising funds to purchase the next statue in line for installation at Veterans Freedom Park which will honor veterans of the Vietnam War.
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Memorial Tree Lighting at Hillside
This year’s Harrison Community Christmas Celebration held Saturday, Dec. 8 was a divided affair. While the Christmas tree walk remained at the Harrison City Market, the remaining events took place at Hillside Elementary School. The lighting of the tree in front of the school was executed by Santa Claus and followed by recitation of the list of 2018 Memorial Tree endowments. Each year, the Chamber accepts endowments of lights for the tree which are given in memory of loved ones who have passed on.
5 Reasons to Go Natural This Christmas
1. It supports our neighbors
2. Trees are a renewable Resource
3. Trees can be recycled
4. Tradition
5. You can grow it yourself!
Nia Becker is the Forestry Assistance Program Forester for Clare and Gladwin Counties.
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