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I just wanted to say thanks to everyone who commented, liked, and shared the article I wrote about Jason Schuster and th...
19/09/2022

I just wanted to say thanks to everyone who commented, liked, and shared the article I wrote about Jason Schuster and the incredible tribute to his brother Scott, Gladwin's Own Cooter's Garage.

The story reached well over 13k people. This morning, we got this message from Miss Alma, wife of Ben Jones. You may know Ben Jones as the man who played Cooter Davenport on the Dukes of Hazzard!!

Cooter himself is reading Good News Gladwin. We think that’s pretty cool!

Gladwin's Own Cooter's GarageA Tribute to Earl "Scott" Schuster It’s Friday night. The year, 1984. Gladwin’s own Jason S...
14/09/2022

Gladwin's Own Cooter's Garage

A Tribute to Earl "Scott" Schuster

It’s Friday night. The year, 1984. Gladwin’s own Jason Schuster is fiddling with foil-covered rabbit ears on a boxy old television set. His brother Scott waits patiently, belly down on the s**g carpet. Scott’s elbows are pressed into a strip of masking tape their mother laid across the living room floor. His chin is cradled in his palms, and there’s an excited smile on his face. He’s waiting eagerly for the static to clear, and the show to begin. Not just any show. THE show that brought so many families together on Friday nights in the early ’80s.

The Dukes of Hazzard. An adventure so exciting for a couple of young brothers, mom had to tape that line across the carpet to keep them from moving too close to the television. If it weren’t for the tape, Jason’s brother Scott may have just leaped through the screen and slid through the window of the General Lee. Dumping the clutch in a ’69 Dodge Challenger. Jumping bridges. Outsmarting the coppers, and drifting through Hazzard County with Bo and Luke Duke. Big explosions, and high-speed car chases. We can’t forget Daisy Duke. Oh, we’ll never forget Daisy Duke.

Truth be told, if Earl “Scott” Schuster could have spent a day with the Dukes of Hazzard, he probably would have spent it eating their dust. Scott’s favorite character was Rosco P. Coltrane, the Hazzard County Sheriff who just couldn’t seem to keep up with those pesky Duke boys. You can’t blame him. What kid didn’t want to be the Sheriff? The Boss Hogg’s right-hand man, Rosco always had witty catch-phrases, and a free license to wreck as many patrol cars as he saw fit. If things weren’t going well on the job, he could always rely on his lazy basset hound Flash for companionship. Yea. That was the life. That was an adventure that Jason and Scott Schuster looked forward to all week long.

It may have been just a show for some. But to the Schuster brothers, it was an opportunity to bond, and build their friendship on common ground. It was an opportunity to live in a fantasy world, if only for a little while. It was an escape that they both needed, in a life that had its fair share of challenges early on.

While pregnant with Scott, the boy’s mother contracted Rubella - an unfortunate diagnosis that led to a long list of disabilities for Scott from the beginning. Scott faced so many conditions, the doctors said he wouldn’t live past 5 years old. He showed them. He beat the odds, and flew past 5 years old. Scott continued to beat the odds for nearly 5 decades.

Jason often drew inspiration from his brother’s strength, and positive attitude. Despite his disabilities, Scott lived a full life, dedicated to helping others by staying active within the mental health community. He enjoyed shooting pool, and singing karaoke. He was a lover, and a big hugger. He was tough as nails, and never showed signs of weakness. That is, until Jason asked him to be the Best Man in his wedding. He cried, and said he never thought anyone would ask him to do that. But Jason wouldn’t have it any other way.

In 2015, Scott was in a motorcycle accident that changed the course of his life forever. During treatment, doctors found a cancerous mass. In February of 2016, Scott Schuster passed on from complications of chemotherapy. He was just 5 months from his 50th birthday. He lived ten times longer than any doctor believed he should. He was blessed, because he didn’t know he was different.

Jason lost his brother, but he never let go of the memories they shared, and their kindred love for the Dukes of Hazzard. You may know Jason as the owner of Original Shine Car Wash and Detail Center on State Street in Gladwin. You may have seen him about town in his orange 2009 Dodge Challenger. Of course, his brother Scott called his car the General Lee. See a trend here?

Recently, Jason purchased another property in Gladwin, on Maple Street just north of PNC Bank. The garage nestled into the property used to house the City of Gladwin Fire Department over a century ago. But that story is for another forum. This story is about how that garage stands today as a tribute to Jason’s brother Scott.

Introducing Gladwin’s Own Cooter’s Garage. A spitting image of the storied old shop that the Duke’s Challenger was so often parked in front of. In the Dukes of Hazzard, this trusty service shop sat near the main center of the town of Hazzard. Gladwin’s Own Cooter’s Garage sits just a block off of Cedar Ave. Jason Schuster expressed every last detail in the restoration of this building’s aged facade. The paint colors match. The signage is nearly identical, down to the verbiage and matching fonts. Jason even restored a vintage Standard White Crown gas pump to sit in front of the office - the office that juts off of the left side of the building, just like it did in the Dukes of Hazzard.

To achieve such detail, Jason enlisted the help of local artist Lynn Morgan. Lynn hand-painted every letter of every sign, with painstaking precision. This level of detail succeeds in bringing visitors back in time. You can almost smell the big block exhaust, and spent motor oil. The only thing missing is Cooter Davenport himself, greeting visitors with a greasy hat and stained coveralls.

Jason took on this project for one reason and one reason only…To selflessly pay tribute to his late brother. He just so happened to beautify a local neighborhood in the process. It serves as a constant reminder of who Scott Schuster was, what he loved, and what he stood for. It’s something to remember Scott by, and surely Scott’s smiling down over Maple Street in Gladwin. Jason will never forget the days when he and his brother Scott just couldn’t wait to escape with the Dukes of Hazzard every Friday night.

The Schusters invite everyone to come check out Gladwin’s Own Cooter’s Garage, located at 220 W Maple Street in Gladwin. Take a trip down memory lane, and don’t forget to take some photos.

An open house will be held on location this Friday, Sept. 16th beginning at 5:30 pm. Everyone is invited to enjoy this artful, thoughtful tribute to Earl “Scott” Schuster.

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** Passion Drives Everything **The Family Behind Rugged Den OutfittersI have some Good News, Gladwin. There’s a brand ne...
01/11/2021

** Passion Drives Everything **

The Family Behind Rugged Den Outfitters

I have some Good News, Gladwin. There’s a brand new business Downtown, with a mission to serve the blue collar workers of our community. Rugged Den Outfitters is tucked into the lower level at 105 W. Cedar Avenue, and it’s packed with men’s clothing, apparel, and enough high quality goods and gear to keep the workin’ man goin’.

RDO is a passion project turned partnership between husband and wife team Blair and Matthew McGourty, along with brother Sean Pickard. It all started when Blair was driving down Main Street, keeping it between the lines and wondering what’s missing. She asked herself, “What does this town need?"

She thought about it a lot. She slept on it. She prayed on it. She talked with her friends and family. Soon she learned that she wasn’t just wondering what she could bring to Gladwin…She was deciding what her own future would look like. She knew that life held something more for her and her family.

So she called her brother Sean - a creative Marine Corp. veteran with a broke-in pair of boots and wisdom beyond his years. She pitched her idea of a men’s clothing store that caters to a certain rugged lifestyle. Turns out, Sean was having similar thoughts. He was itching for something new and exciting. What’s the next chapter look like? What can we create? His wheels started turning. Sparks flew. Ideas started flowing. They were on to something, and it was time to ride the wave.

After many heart to heart talks between brother and sister, and a whole lot of support from Blair’s husband Matthew, Rugged Den Outfitters was born. They went to work on their quest to build the men’s clothing store they knew our town needed. It’s Rugged for the hard working tradesmen and farmers with busted knuckles and callused hands. The Den is for life on the homestead. Finally, the Outfitter - for the sportsmen who are passionate about everything outdoors.

Sean and Blair have entrepreneurship in their blood. Mom and Dad, Vicki and Joe Pickard, both know all too well what it takes to own their business. So when it came time to decorate, build merchandise displays, and put in the sweat equity - they were both there to help with the heavy lifting.

Sean, Blair, and Matthew have already earned an early education in the challenges facing small businesses. From logistics to supply chain issues. The early mornings and long nights. Burning the candle at both ends and the middle. The work, the stress, the risk, the investment…all while keeping family at the forefront. It’s a balancing act, but they believe in it, and they’re committed to bringing something positive to our community. So they kept the foot on the gas, and fed their passion.

Saturday, Oct. 30th - their dream came true when Rugged Den Outfitters opened the doors to the public for the first time. It all came together less than 6 months from the day Blair had a big idea while driving down Cedar Avenue.

When you walk down the steps into the Rugged Den at 105 W Cedar Ave - you’re instantly immersed in the Rugged Den lifestyle. First you’re greeted by a bull elk mount and two antique hewing axes. Rough-sawn lumber, hand-crafted displays, and rusty old pioneer tools further tell the American story. It’s authentic, inviting, and purpose-built to fill a need that no-one else in town is filling.

These aren’t just products. There’s intention behind every item they offer. Matthew is an Army Veteran, and Sean served in the United States Marine Corp. They’ve made it a priority to feature Veteran-Owned brands - a mission that’s near and dear to the hearts of two soldiers who have entered the next phase of their own lives. Brands like Got Your Six Coffee Co., and Warlord Beard Oil are Veteran-Owned, and made right here in the United States. They’re also brands that remain committed to giving back to the service men and women who fight for our freedoms everyday. RDO also features some Michigan Made products, and even some creative goods made by local craftsmen.

Other brands available include Wrangler, Lee Jeans, Grunt Style, Dri-Duck, Stormy Kromer, Fox River Socks, Ge**er Knives, 5th Gen Metalworks, AJ Design Co., and more. The store also features a handful of specialty food products including Michigan Brand Premium Meats, and a slew of carefully curated offerings from Crisp & Co. The RDO experience is made complete by an array of branded apparel designed by the RDO crew, including stainless tumblers and popular Richardson hats with a leather patch donning the Rugged Den Outfitters logo.

We all want Gladwin to thrive, and stand out as a destination town. We all hope our community continues to grow and attract new people to live and work here. So many of us have ideas of what our town needs, or what will make our beloved community better. Whether it’s a new clothing company, a restaurant, or an experience. But only a select few are willing to take the risk. Only some are willing to stick their necks out there, and lay it all on the line for the betterment of our hometown.

That’s exactly what Blair, Sean, and Matthew have done. They took the risk. They bet on Gladwin. They had an idea. They turned that idea into a plan, then put that plan into action. They poured blood, sweat and tears into Rugged Den Outfitters. I know it’s cliche’. But that’s what it takes to run a small business. Hard work. Faith. Sweat equity. A whole lot of support from the community, and maybe just a little bit of luck.

It takes drive, commitment, and a Rugged Spirit. These three have it, and they’re doing it for the right reasons. So stop in. Show your support. Sit down on the couch and have a cup of coffee. Soak in the lifestyle. Spend a little time picking their brains about why they decided to set off on this journey. You never know. Maybe you’ll even discover an untapped Rugged Spirit of your own. Now that’s Good News.

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** TEAM SPIRIT **What is it, and where does it come from? Is it earned, or intrinsic? Is it being revived, or is it flee...
14/10/2021

** TEAM SPIRIT **

What is it, and where does it come from? Is it earned, or intrinsic? Is it being revived, or is it fleeting from the halls, courts, and fields of our beloved small communities? Do we need it in order to win? Or do we have to win first, in order to feel it?

I don’t have all of the answers. But I do know that the presence of team spirit is vital for many aspects of life outside of high school athletics. We need it at home, to keep our families moving, healthy, and happy. We need it in business to build culture, and persevere through the hard times. We need it as a community to band together, cultivate opportunities, and grow. We certainly need it on the courts, fields, and mats.

There are a lot of variables in the topic of Team Spirit. But there’s one thing I know for sure - I can feel it in Gladwin, at a greater capacity than I have in years, across all sports. I believe it's partly due to the recent success of Gladwin’s Varsity Football team. They’re on a roll and riding high through an undefeated season and a BIG WIN against the Clare Pioneers. It’s district-wide, though. From Volleyball to Cross Country, and all the disciplines in-between.

You can see it, hear it, and feel it the most in a week like this. It’s Homecoming Week, which is pretty much a holiday for small towns. But what does it look like?

It’s a parade through the streets, celebrating our hardworking student-athletes. It’s a message of support, painted on storefronts up and down Cedar Avenue. It’s getting EVERYONE involved, all the way down to the preschoolers who look up to their heroes who play under the Friday Night Lights. It’s a week of fun and excitement for those same little ones - from pajama day to twinning and whacky hats. It’s loud and proud. It’s cowbells clanging, flags flying, and horn’s honking.

It’s standing room only at Brokoff field. It’s a rowdy student section. It’s hands over our hearts during the National Anthem. It’s painted faces, ticket sales, packed bleachers, and a long line during halftime…Not because we’re all that hungry…but because we want the cash from every hot dog sale to go right back into these programs. We know, as a community - that’s how we keep the spirit ALIVE.

I’m proud to say, that the Team Spirit is thriving in Gladwin. More people are showing up, and they’re loud enough to make anyone on the opposing sideline shake in their cleats. Whatever the reason is - it’s happening, and it’s a beautiful thing. It’s up to us as a community to keep it going.

About a year ago, I had the opportunity to sit down for lunch with Coach Emeott and Coach Jarstfer. They had many meetings inside Pale Blue on game day, and as a coach myself, I always appreciated the opportunity to see where their heads were at. At the time, Gladwin Football was not winning. Gladwin Football was rebuilding. It’s a process. One that Coach Emeott, Coach Jarstfer, and the rest of the staff were very clearly taking a steadfast approach to. An approach they knew would take time, and they knew would be worth it.

One thing both coaches made clear, is that people were starting to BUY IN. Parents, athletes, and the community as a whole were starting to BUY IN to the program, and the process. More kids were showing up to the weight room. More people were showing up to the games. Fans weren’t only fans during fair weather. They were bleeding blue again, just like the old days. We, as a community, were investing into the program, and ultimately, investing into the lives and futures of these athletes. I’m not talking about dollars. I’m talking about support. Unconditional support - and a belief that these coaches were doing right by our kids, win or lose.

When I asked what the future looks like, they both agreed that it’s as bright as the Friday Night Lights - as long as people keep BUYING IN.

In that moment, I realized that these coaches have figured something out. Something special.

If we BELIEVE in these athletes, then they will BELIEVE in themselves. If they BELIEVE in THEMSELVES, then they will WIN. It’s a simple formula. But it works. Here we are. One year later. WINNING, with Team Spirit at a fevered pitch. The coaches were right, and they inspired the athletes to do the work. The rest of us bought in.

So to these undefeated athletes I say - We BELIEVE in you. We’re proud that you’re representing us with the Flying G on your jersey. We’re proud to wear that same Flying G to show our support.

To the Gladwin Community - Be loud. Be proud. Keep showing up for these kids. Let them know we’re here for them, wether they win or lose. Let’s keep the Team Spirit ALIVE for all of Gladwin sports, and for our community. All we have to do is show up, and BELIEVE in them. They’ll do the rest. That’s just plain ole’ Good News.

12/10/2021

Good afternoon, Gladwin County.

Long time, no post. I was strolling through some of the pages I manage this morning, and realized that Good News Gladwin has been sitting here quietly for months....Just waiting for a refresh. Just waiting for a story that needs tellin'.

Meanwhile, the audience has been growing. Actually, it's been quickly growing in the background for months. It's up over 1,100 followers now, with no new content to speak of. That tells me the good people of Gladwin are looking for something good to read.

I can't say that I blame ya. Social media as a whole has been a dumpster fire of epic proportions lately - and I don't use the word epic often. Everywhere you look someone's hating on someone else for something. The lines between right and wrong are so blurred, I think some are forgetting that there's a line to begin with. Everybody just jumps to their battleships, and prepares to attack.

Just take a quick scroll. It won't take long to see it. Ships are stuck at sea. Small businesses are struggling to find help. Rent's up, the dogs got fleas, and someone keeps taking the packages off the porch! The bears are getting into the garbage and wouldn't you know, the Lions lost again!

You get the picture. So why the hiatus, when the community so sorely needs to hear something GOOD?

Well, my family took on a little project in 2021 that has kept us moving at a pretty quick clip. We restored the old Stone House on Cedar Ave, and moved our humble little BBQ joint into the prettiest building in town. So there's some good news.

But enough about me. What about you? What do you say we take some time to start spreading some good again? My wheels are turning. I know there are good things happening in our little town. Let's hear about them.

Send me a message, or comment below. Let's hear about what the do-ers are doing. What good things have the thinkers thought up? What good is happening in your neighborhood, in your family, or inside your business?

I'm going to choose something GOOD, and write a feature story about it soon.

So tell me Gladwin. What's good?

07/04/2020

Here’s some Good News, Gladwin.

All across our community and beyond, there are Frontline workers going to battle against the crisis at hand. Every day, they rise to the challenges awaiting them. These brave people know the dangers they face. They know the risks involved. They do it anyway. Day in, and day out. That, my friends, is the very definition of courage.

They don’t do it for any special recognition. They’re too humble to seek any high praise or extra shout outs. But all around us, they’re getting some of the recognition they deserve so much.

It may come in the form of masks donated by a local stitcher who appreciates the care these Frontline workers are giving. It may come in the form of a restaurant feeding the Frontline, made possible by donations from generous community members.

Or, it may come in the form of a social media video, like the one shared here. Dr. Joshua Rashott of Gladwin’s own Mid Michigan Chiropractic took to FB to share this inspiring message of positivity and appreciation. This Frontline worker happens to be Dr. Josh’s mother, and his message to “Ace” is a reminder to tell the people we care about that we love them.

Don’t be shy. Shout it from the rooftops. Blast it on social media. Send a text, an email, or post an honest, candid video.

Right now, we’re forced to be apart. But acts like this make sure we will all come out of this ordeal closer together than ever.

SHARE if you love someone on the Frontline.

If you haven’t heard them yet, you’re surely about to. It’s Spring Peeper Season in  , and these little four-footed amph...
27/03/2020

If you haven’t heard them yet, you’re surely about to. It’s Spring Peeper Season in , and these little four-footed amphibious friends of ours are about to start belting out an ear-piercing symphony that we’ve been aching to hear for months.

The last of the ice is quickly receding from our backyard ponds, pools and puddles. The peepers have been dormant all winter, just waiting to shake the frost off their bones so they can get to singin’. It’s a welcome sound - one that surely signifies the commencement of spring.

The singing peepers bring with them a few other signals that the seasons are changing. When the peepers peep, the buds start popping, anxious to burst into leaves. Flowers start cracking the dirt, reaching for just a little bit of sunshine. The world wakes up. The woods come alive.

There are a lot of uncertainties today. But one thing we know for sure - The peepers WILL peep.

When they do, make sure to stop and listen.

There is a tool that folks who suffer from anxiety are encouraged to use. To find something...unmoving and unchanged, so...
26/03/2020

There is a tool that folks who suffer from anxiety are encouraged to use. To find something...unmoving and unchanged, something consistent to focus on...until the threat of an all out anxiety attack passes. A lot of people find this to be soothing, and comforting.

And maybe this tool is exactly what our Community needs during these weird and uncertain times. Everywhere we turn, something has changed...or we are witnessing it morph from what it used to be...to what it is GOING to be with our very own eyes.

Many members of our community have openly admitted to the feelings of anxiety, doubt and even fear in regards to what has happened...to what IS happening.

To the unending changes that we see daily within the borders of our very own Small Town America.

Good News Gladwin wants to help change your perspective. We want you to put your focus on what HASN'T changed.
Because, folks...there are a whole lotta factors that keep the wheels of Good ol' Gladwin turnin', even in the face of uncertainty.

Reggie, down at Next Door Food Store, for instance. She still greets her customers with a smile, positivity, and a bit-oh'-wisdom if that's what you happen to be out looking for.

We have Jodi, from Flour Water Salt. Still providing us with home baked bread, from her own little corner in the community.

We can't forget about Dan French, who is still shipping out American flag-clad work vans to keep your homes in good repair, so you have a safe place to shelter.

How about Yvette, from Family Fare? She can still be heard greeting each and every one of us as we walk through the doors of that store....so familiar to us all.

One of our local and beloved kindergarten teachers, Mrs. Hudecz...is still reading to her students from the comfort of her own home.

Folks, we still have beautiful pies coming out of the ovens of our favorite pizza places throughout this entire town. There is gravy coming off the stovetops and meats coming off the smokers.

There is still the delightful sound of the children playing and laughing. The sight of them frolicking about, riding bikes and coloring our streets with chalk.

There are Moms, chasing down the excitable dogs that snuck through the door as she attempted to call her children into the house. There are Dads, tilling and preparing their gardens for spring and raking up the leaves they missed in the fall.

Our Grandmas and Grampas are still front porch sittin'...and we are all looking at things a little bit differently.

So much has changed, yes...but at the core of it, the heart of our town and the hearts of our people remain the same. People may be distancing themselves a bit more from their neighbors, but they are becoming closer to their own families. Yard work is getting done, windows are getting washed, and people are bringing their families together to enjoy long walks downtown.

Among all of these changes, let's put our focus back on the people who are STILL...helping people. The world is still turning and a new season is setting in.

I hope you can all take comfort in the unchanged, friends. Flowers are still emerging, and outside Spring is...well, Spring is still springing here in our neck of the woods.🌱🐛❤

20/03/2020

Here’s some good news, Gladwin!

Turns out, it won’t be hard to dig up some good news for this page. Everywhere we look, there’s something GOOD happening within the borders of our little town.

Yesterday, Kristin Partaka, Super Mom and Hairstylist at Northside, launched this sweet page called Gladwin Window Scavenger Hunters. It’s a fun, positive new hybrid of scavenger hunting and iSpy for kids (and grown-up kids) alike.

The idea is simple. Put something in your front yard, on your porch, or in your front window that coincides with this week’s theme. Make it easy to see from the road, so antsy and excited backseat drivers can hope to spot it before anyone else does. Like a slug bug, without punching your brother in the leg.

Today, the theme is hearts. Next week, the theme is dinosaurs. The week after, the theme is flowers. This carries on through April, with a new theme each week. Maybe, if we can get enough villagers and businesses to participate, we can run with it right through summer.

It’s amazing what you can find, when you start looking for it. All over town, hearts are already popping up on mailboxes, and in front windows. It’s a simple act, sure. But it gives the youngin’s of our community something to look for...and something to look forward to. It’s another way to occupy their minds, when mom and dad are out running errands, looking for toilet paper, or just looking for any excuse to take a family drive during these weird, wild times.

So join in. Put some good vibes out there. Get creative. You never know when there’s a young Flying G looking. Give them something to smile about when they do.

Follow the link, and give Gladwin Window Scavenger Hunters a ‘LIKE’. Engage, and share what you’re finding. We’re in this together. Let’s decide to be IN IT TOGETHER, 100%.

Happy Hunting!

You don’t need a BIG shovel, as long as you’re willing to take a LOT OF SCOOPS! What a great start. Thanks to all who ha...
19/03/2020

You don’t need a BIG shovel, as long as you’re willing to take a LOT OF SCOOPS!

What a great start. Thanks to all who have followed along, and continue to share the page, and GOOD NEWS stories of your own.

We’re excited to dive in, and share more of the Good News happening in our own community.

What GOOD are you seeing in Gladwin? Send us a private message. Who knows? Maybe someone needs to hear YOUR story today!

Here’s some Good News, Gladwin. Even in the midst of all the recent chaos, positivity in your own small town shines thro...
18/03/2020

Here’s some Good News, Gladwin.

Even in the midst of all the recent chaos, positivity in your own small town shines through. Businesses are banding together. Customers are showing up for the service providers. The good, salt-of-the-earth people of Gladwin County are standing tall, and proud....For each other. For their hometown.

There’s been quite a shakeup lately. Whenever the snow globe starts tumbling, it seems like small towns are hit the hardest. Undoubtedly, your news feed is FULL of bad news. Don’t touch anything. Don’t look at anybody. Don’t go to school, and definitely don’t close a deal with a handshake.

Tiring, right?

Well, we have some Good News for you.

Yesterday afternoon, we (the publishers of this page), took a little break from the screens for an afternoon stroll with our kids at Gladwin City Park. What we saw served as a reminder that life goes on, even in the most uncertain times.

An intermediate school teacher was taking her daughter for a stroll in the park, with two pups tagging along. The little girl smiled big, eyes bright from the shine of a spring-like sun. Not a worry in the world, just as it should be.

A middle-aged man in a stocking cap was schooling some youngsters in a pick-up game of basketball. He may have taken a few more breaths than they did. He may have left a few more drops of sweat on the court. But he held is own, handling the ball, and making an impact in the lives of a few young men. Every one of them were having a blast, with no worry for whatever the latest pandemic update said. They just balled their hearts out. Just the way they should.

Meanwhile, our kids, aged 8 and 3, slipped down the slides, and ripped through the tunnels. They monkied on the bars, and swung for the fences. They’re not thinking about social distancing. They’re thinking about spring, and how fast they can run in their new shoes. They’re seeing and appreciating all the little things in life. The things that aren’t influenced by all the bad news being pumped into our world right now. They’re playing, for as long as we’d let them play. Just the way they should.

The world is still turning, folks. It’s going to continue to do so. We might as well make the most of the ride. Think twice about how we speak to each other. Whether in person, or behind a keyboard. At the end of the day, we’re all in this together.

Might as well spread some GOOD NEWS around for a change.

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All Good News, All The Time

There are plenty of places in this world to find bad news. This ain’t one of ‘em. We’re focused on the GOOD in Gladwin County, and there’s a lot of it. We write about the wins. The positive people. The triumphs, and the underdogs who came out on top. Good neighbors. Businesses that do what’s right. Movers and shakers, dreamers and do-ers. All of the great people and happenings that make our village tick.

So keep the drama outta here. We ain’t havin’ it. Good vibes only. By way of this mantra, TOGETHER, Gladwin WILL PREVAIL!