Michael William Gross, age 86, of Eagle, passed away on Friday, October 24, 2025. He was born on July 20, 1939 the son of Frank and Elsie (Noffsinger) Gross. Mike was a member of St. Patrick Church. He was an avid Tigers fan, enjoyed playing cards, camping, Facebook and cherished time spent at the family deer camp. Mike worked at General Motors and retired after 32 dedicated years, he also worked for Tom Rademacher at his farm and eventually helped his son, Dean. He is preced

Josephine Clara (Theis) Fox was born on March 9, 1932, to Joseph and Catherine (Schmitt) Theis in Westphalia, and died at age 93 in Portland on October 23, 2025. Josephine married James O. Fox on June 17, 1957. She was a devoted Catholic, a longtime member of St. Patrick Catholic Church, and prayed the rosary daily. In later years when she wasn’t able to walk outside, she would pace her home, praying her rosary. She was well-known for her oatmeal cookies, quilting, and volunt

The Lady Raiders closed out their cross-country season at the MHSAA Regional meet hosted by Grand Rapids South Christian. Despite brisk 35-degree temperatures and a very wet course, the sun made a welcome appearance as the girls took on their final race of the year. Paige Weber led the Raiders with a strong time of 21:25, placing 29th out of 90 runners. She was followed by Lauren Spitzley (23:25), Veda Smith (24:12), Claire Lyon (25:48), Abby Seavey (27:14), Addison Cody (28:

For the second straight year, Coach Ariel David’s program will be represented at the MHSAA State Finals, but this season is even more special, as two Raiders earned their spots on the starting line. The boys’ team also delivered its best regional performance in recent memory, finishing 5th overall in one of the toughest Division 2 regions in the state. Leading the way were seniors Owen Moore and Andrew Feldpausch, who placed 13th (16:37) and 14th (16:39) respectively, both qu

The Portland St. Patrick Shamrocks hosted the Montabella Mustangs for a huge late season game on Friday, October 24th. Montabella came in highly ranked, and at 8-0 had beaten every opponent handily. The Shamrocks wasted no time establishing their dominance, and ended up winning the game 42-16.  In the first quarter, the Shamrocks took the opening drive and marched right down the field, capping the drive with a 1 yard touchdown run by Caleb Pline. Brody Beckhold made the extra

The Raiders made the long trek to Whitehall on Friday night to finish their regular season schedule with a contest with the Vikings.  The Raiders picked up a convincing 35-0 win to finish their regular season with a perfect 9-0 record.   The Portland offense used a nice mix of passing and rushing to keep the Viking defense on their toes.  The Raider receivers tallied a total of 204 receiving yards with four touchdowns, while the ground game totaled 124 yards and one touchdown

Gregory Lee Lefke, age 72, of Portland, passed on Friday, October 17, 2025. Gregg was born on December 1, 1952 the son of Ronald and Margaret (Smith) Lefke. He worked as a independent concrete contractor. In his younger years, Gregg enjoyed hunting, fishing, NASCAR and boating. He loved working on his house and cabin and keeping a well-kept yard. Gregg was very, very particular on all of his projects. He enjoyed cooking and canning, especially sauerkraut and pickles.   He is

Quilling Club Quilling has been around since at least the 15 th century, yet this technique of creating artwork from paper manages to remain fresh! The library has a drop-in quilling club that meets on the second Wednesday of each month—November 12—from 6:30-7:30.  All skill levels are welcome.  Bring your own supplies or use some of ours to work on projects together, show each other new techniques, and share ideas.   Art of Tarot Due to a shipping issue, this program has be

At the 3rd CMAC cross country jamboree Thursday 10/16/25 at The old country mill orchard, the Portland St Patrick girls team was led by Marian Davlin in 26th place with a time of 23:06, Lilly Anthony finished in 56th place with a time of 28:39 a 1 second PR and a 1 minute season best time. The Portland St. Patrick boys team finished in third place behind PW and Saranac. The boys finished in 2nd in the final league standings. The best team place in at least 60 years. The boy

St. Patrick School recently announced their honor roll students for middle and high school for the first quarter of the 2025-26 school year. Congratulations to these students. 6th Grade Daniel-Jaymes Allen Benedict Austen Nicholas Brown Ethan Chamberlain Natalie Cote Riley Davis Sadie Easlick Wyatt Fox Cameron Geissler Roman Keusch Cora Kissane Ava Klein Sarah Kwiecinski Evan Lansdell Carter Lenneman Gabriel McCormack Hudson Newman