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9 – 5 - 6:30 p.m., Ogemaw Browns Football Registration, Ogemaw Heights High School Library 10 – 9:30 a.m., Aktion Club, United Methodist Church corner of Fairview & State Street 10 – 5 - 6:30 p.m., Ogemaw Browns Cheer Registration, Ogemaw Heights High School Library 10 – 5:30 p.m., BPW - Business Professional Women’s Group, For more information call 989-345-2821 11 – 10 - 11 a.m., Healing Together- Compasus Hospice, Ogemaw Commission on Aging, 1508 M-33, 989-343-2470 11 – 6:30 – 9 p.m., Northern Blend Chorus, Logan Township Hall, 966 Schlagel Rd; Prescott, MI 48756 12 – 7 - 8 a.m., Chamber Connections, The Brook Retirement, 646 Court Street in West Branch, 989-345-2821 13-14 – Victorian Art Fair, Downtown West Branch 13 – 9 a.m., Ogemaw Hills Snowmobile Club Meeting, Ogemaw Hills Snowmobile Clubhouse 15 – 12 p.m., Ogemaw Genealogical & Historical Society, Trinity Episcopal Church, 100 E. Houghton Ave., West Branch 16-20 – Ogemaw County Fair 16 – 12 p.m., Kiwanis Club of West Branch, Bucks Country Cookin’, West Branch 16 – 2:30 – 4:30 p.m., OCGHS

General Membership/Board

Meeting, Trinity Episcopal Church, 100 E. Houghton Ave., West Branch 17 – 10 - 11 a.m., Healing Together - Hospice Advantage Grief Support, Ogemaw County Commission on Aging/Senior Center, 1528 S. M-33 18 – 6 p.m., Ogemaw Area Swim Boosters, Ogemaw Heights High School, room 210, For more information contact Pat at 989-3120864 18 – 6 - 7 p.m., Vet2Vet Peer Support Group, First United Methodist Church (Corner of Fairview and State Road), For more details please contact 989-873-6088

18 – 6 – 7:30 p.m., Newborn Parent Support Group, MyMichigan Health-West Branch in the Executive Dining Room, 800999-3199 18 – 6:30– 9 p.m., Northern Blend Chorus, Logan Township Hall, 966 Schlagel Rd; Prescott, MI 48756 19 – Ogemaw County Fair, Sawyer Brown Concert Ogemaw County Fairgrounds, 6 p.m. Gates Open, 7 p.m. Show Starts 23 – 9:30 a.m., Rifle River Quilt Guild, K of C Hall, 601 Columbus Dr. in West Branch , Diane 989-3457206 23 – 12 p.m., Kiwanis Club of West Branch, Bucks Country Cookin’, West Branch 23 – 5 - 6 p.m., Ogemaw County Democratic Party,, Buccilli’s Downtown West Branch 23 – 5:30 p.m., Ogemaw County Republican Committee, G’s Pizzeria Downtown West Branch 25 - 6:30 - 9:00 p.m., Northern Blend Chorus, Logan Township Hall, 966 Schlagel Rd; Prescott, MI 48756 30 - 12 p.m., Kiwanis Club of West Branch, Bucks Country Cookin’, West Branch 31 - Kids Craft Class at the West Branch District Library

Ogemaw County Extras

Mon - 5 – 8 p.m., Disabled American Veterans and Auxiliary, VFW Post 3775 on South M-30 in West Branch, 989-345-0500

Tues - 1 - 2 p.m., T.O.P.S (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), First United Methodist Church, 2490 W. State Road, West Branch, Contact Robin989-343-0592

Wed – 6 - 8 p.m., Culver’s Cruise In, Culver’s on Hamburger Hill

Wed - 6 - 8 p.m., Ogemaw County Charity Bike Night, Ogemaw Lanes, West Branch, 989-484-7407

Wed – 6:30 p.m., BINGO at Knights of Columbus off M-30, Early Bird Starts 6:30 p.m. Regular Bingo 7:45

Wed – 7 - 8 p.m., AL-ANON Meeting, Trinity Church, 100 E. Houghton Ave, Dawn 989-329-8782

Thurs – 7 - 8 a.m., Optimist Club, Loggers Depot 1st Sun. – Adult Children of Alcoholics, at 6 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 2490 State Road

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Letter to the Editor Speaking up against perceived entitlement and privilege

Dear Editor:

The term "Karen" has been thrown around a lot lately but I believe some people are misusing it. I will speak up when others use their perceived entitlement and privilege so selfishly that it hampers or shuts down the rights of the rest of us. I'll keep speaking up in the face of being called a "Karen."

When people feel they are entitled and privileged to ride their ORVs anywhere they want (past or over signs banning them), with no regard for anyone else, they've taken our rights away to walk safely through the trails (of our residence) and relinquished pedestrians to the roads, with traffic. Then these trolls choose a scapegoat to lie about on social media to get support and their way.

People who park in handicapped areas, when they are not handicapped in the least, feel they are entitled and privileged. They are taking accessibility away from those who are disabled.

Those who park in no-parking zones at road end lake accesses, which had been hard-fought in court by residents to keep it open to the public, and refusing to move the car after being told why we need to follow the rules, are behaving as if they are entitled and privileged.

In all of these instances, I was called a "Karen" by those who behaved as entitled and privileged. These despicable people are using a term to try and turn the offensive around-gaslighting (a form of abuse). This low-brow manipulation will not work on all of us. This type of person will not bully me. I will continue to call the despicable people out!

Donna Russell Roscommon

Museum hosts fine art show

FAIRVIEW - The Steiner Museum 2022 Fine Art Show will be held Aug. 19 – 21 at 1980 Reber Road, Fairview.

The Friday Meet the Artist preview event is catered by Smokehouse Café. There will be a raffle of donated pieces by the artists. Tickets are available at Mr. Bill’s Market in Fairview, Fairview Hardware Do-It-Center, State Wide Realty, Mio office, or the Oscoda County Library, Mio branch. They will also be available at the door.

Saturday and Sunday admission is free, with donations to the Steiner Museum appreciated.

Steiner Museum is a Pioneer and Logging Museum dedicated to preserving the history of Oscoda County and the pioneers who settled this area. The museum also publishes the Wilderness Chronicle, a 64-page magazine that comes out four times a year.

Contact faelandart@yahoo.com for more information.

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Oscoda hosting fly-in

OSCODA - Wurtsmith Air Museum's annual Two-day Fly-In and Pancake Breakfast will be held Aug. 20 and 21 at 4071 East Van Ettan Street.

Breakfast will be served both Saturday and Sunday from 8-11 a.m. by the Oscoda Rotary Club. All pilots and their guests receive free admission to the museum, which will be open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. both days.

For information call 989-7397555.

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interiors of the structures, including cedar shake roofing several years ago, of the Gallimore House, should last for the next twenty years or more.”

The Silsby building, reportedly the former dining room of a home that had been located where the County Building is now, is destined to house historical and ancestorial records of the region. Those records as well as genealogical records are currently located at the Roscommon Area District Library. Silsby is a climate-controlled environment, and will be available to researchers by appointment, once the records and photos are relocated there.

The village of Roscommon and the surrounding area is rich in history. Lush white pine and hemlock forests of the 1800s afforded early settlers employment in the logging industry, as well as abundant land to settle and build communities. Rivers flowing to the Great Lakes provided an avenue not only for transportation of humans and cattle, but for the logs to be conveyed to mills. Railroads also proved beneficial in the transport of people and goods to the area. Roscommon and the surrounding area proved to be a hub of it. Many current residents can prove their ancestry back to the early settlers. The three buildings of the Museum are located at 404 Lake Street, Roscommon and are open to the public Saturdays, Memorial Day through Labor Day, 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Visitors and those researching the early settling of the area are invited and welcome to stop by. Vice President, Dan Fishel, local historian and author, is Docent on duty. The buildings are also open during Christmas in the Village, with cookies and wassail available in the Gallimore House. Special birthday celebrations may also be accommodated for individuals 89 years young or older. RAHS is grateful to all donors, especially the Roscommon DDA for their contributions. The Roscommon DDA Facade Grants have been beneficial to many other local downtown businesses and organizations. RAHS meets the third Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m., May through September. The public is welcome. As with any organization, volunteers are always needed. For more information or to make an appointment outside visitor times, contact Ethan Brand at 269-3657744. If no answer, please leave a message.

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1st & 3rd Mon. – City Council meeting, at 6 p.m., West Branch City Hall, 121 N. Fourth Street 1st Thurs. – Ogemaw County Fair Board meeting, at 7 p.m., meets in main building 2nd & 4th Thurs - 1 p.m., Sit & Knit, Ogemaw Commission on Aging, 1508 M-33, Call Alicia 989-3453010, ext. 201 3rd Mon. - Disabled American Veterans & Auxiliary meeting, at 5 p.m., VFW Post 3775

Roscommon County Events:

August 3 - 7:00 p.m., Gazebo Concert: Nathan Walton, Craf Center, 606 Lake St, Roscommon, 4 - 7:00 p.m., Moonshot Band - Bonus Trestle Park Concert, Trestle Park, Prudenville 5 & 6 - Pizza Fest, Trails End Motel, 10100 E Airport Rd, St Helen 6 - Peace, Love, & Hippies Fest, Houghton Lake Playhouse, Prudenville 6 - 7:00 p.m., Park 27 Amphitheater Mike Freer, Lyon Township Park 27 Amphitheater, 10 - 5,00 p.m., Nester Jeep Night @ Frog Tiki, 565 W West Branch Rd, Prudenville 13 & 14 - 222 Down & Dirty Event, Richfield Township Park, E Airport Rd, St Helen, MI 13 - 10:00 a.m., Clubs Fore Kids, The Quest Golf Course, 119 Questview Dr, Houghton Lake

13 - 7:00 p.m., Park 27 Amphitheater RDS Blues Trio, Lyon Township Park 27 Amphitheater 18 - 7:00 p.m., Great Scott! Trestle Park Concert, Trestle Park, 2738 S Gladwin Rd, Prudenville 19 - 5:00 p.m., 25th Rotary Pumpkin Run Car Cruise, Don Nester Auto Group, 7566 W Houghton Lake Dr, Houghton Lake 20 - 7:00 a.m., 25th Rotary Pumpkin Run Car Show, 2129 W Houghton Lake Dr, Houghton Lake 27 - 12:00 p.m., Cause for PawsCornhole Tournament, J D’s Old Town Tavern, 1741 Heightsview Dr, Houghton Lake 27 - 12:00 p.m., Vet Fest - Roscommon County 2022, Richfield Township Park, 10405 E Airport Rd, St Helen, Registration is required, For more information and to register visit: bit.ly/vetfest-sthelen 27 - 7:00 p.m., Park 27 Amphitheater Troy Graham, Lyon Township Park 27

Otsego County Events:

August 4 - 6 p.m., Stronger Together Zoom Meeting, Meeting ID: 987 6636 9176 Passcode: Family 5 - 7 p.m., Downtown Gaylord Friday Night Music Series 2022, Claude Shannon Park, 126 W Main St, Gaylord, 6 - Ride & Run For Life, 9 a.m. & 11 a.m., www.gaylordrighttolife.com 9 - 11:30 p.m., Women Can Women Do, Sojourn Lake Resort,

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