Learn to prune fruit trees this Saturday

Join the Ogemaw Conservation District for a Fruit Tree Renovation Workshop, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8 at Klacking Township Hall, 405 N Campbell Rd, West Branch. RSVP by calling 989-942-4669. The cost of the workshop is $5. Lunch is provided.

Tinkering around the edges

My new year’s resolution this year is to do better regardless of conditions. It will be tricky to track and the math will be fuzzy.

Masonic Lodge hosts Wertz Warriors

Snowmobile endurance riders and their support teams gathered at the Masonic Lodge on Page Street Monday morning for the annual Wertz Warrior Endurance Ride. The Lodge is the second breakfast rallying point on the group’s tour, which raises funds for Special Olympics Michigan’s Winter Games.

Falcons fall to Pioneers

The Ogemaw Heights high school varsity basketball teams both lost to visiting Clare, first the boys on Jan. 28 followed by the girls on Jan. 29.

A beginner’s guide to CBD, CBN and THC

A growing number of consumers are turning to products derived from cannabis plants to treat an array of conditions. Formulations include gummies and other edibles, tinctures, vapes, and even beverages.

Medical examiner M.I.A.

Ogemaw County Administrator/Controller Tim Dolehanty revealed that the county’s medical examiner could not be found to investigate a recent death in the county at the board of commissioners meeting Jan. 23.