HONORING OUR VETERANS See pages 13-22
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IN THIS ISSUE:
Fairview Eagle Voice 3-5 Out & About 4-6 Mio Harvest fest 8 Roscommon’s Giving season 10 Grayling feeding future 12 Honoring our vets 14-22 ‘Sportage’ 23-24 Laughing Back 31
TRICKS AND TREATS – Halloween and Trunk or Treat events because across the region the past few weeks, including the “Feral Forest” in Higgins Lake. Pictured are Romee and Boyd Aldrich. See more Halloween event photos on pages 8 and 34. Photo by Mark Constance
November 2023
Lights, trains, action!
REGION- We all know Goodale’s Bakery in Grayling is the place to go for an amazing donut. What you may not know is they will be having their model train and Christmas Village open house on Sun. Nov 19 from 12to 4 p.m. at 1629 Industrial Dr. This event takes donations to help support Boy Scout Troop 979. Be sure to attend the annual light parade to kick off the holiday season in Mio Sat., Nov. 25 at 6 p.m. Want to join the fun? Enter your float into the parade. ▪ See GOODALE TRAINS on page 2
Women celebrate successful hunt By Mark Constance ROSE CITY – Wildcard Outdoor Adventures recently held its 5th Annual Ladies Grouse and Woodcock Hunt Oct. 14. The Commerce Township organization had 16 women, led by five guides with their dogs, participate in a hunt for Ruffed Grouse and Woodcock across Ogemaw, Oscoda and Iosco counties. Although the organization is based downstate, it’s operated by a pair of Ogemaw County natives, Lori Card, and Brian Stroik. Both ▪ See WOMEN CELEBRATE HUNTING on page 2
Wildcard Outdoor Adventures recently held its 5th Annual Ladies Grouse and Woodcock Hunt Oct. 14