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

Steven Richard Huhn, age 73, of Portland, passed away on Sunday October 19, 2025. He was born on June 5, 1952, the son of Herman and Mathilda (Kowatch) Huhn. Steve was retired from the U.S. Postal Service after 33 years of service to his local community. He enjoyed bowling, golfing, driving his corvette, and working in his yard. He cherished his family and spending time with his grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Duane, Ron, Jim, and Jon; sister

On Monday evening, the management of Sunset Ridge notified The Portland Beacon of an overflow in the community.   Per the statement, “Sunset Ridge is reporting approximately a 500 gallon overflow from a manhole in our lagoon area.  We were made aware of the issue around 9:00a today and it was fixed by 1:30p today.”   Located west of Portland off Grand River Avenue, Sunset Ridge is a manufactured homes community. Courtesy photo.

The Portland girl’s cross-country team closed out their league season at the CAAC White Jambor ee #3, h osted at the scenic Country Mill Orchard course. Despite a season filled with injuries and setbacks, the Raiders showed resilience, heart, and determination in their final conference meet of the year.   Leading the charge was junior Paige Weber, who placed 18th overall with a time of 21:12, securing her third top-20 finish in conference competition and earning Honorable Men

The Portland boys cross country team delivered one of its strongest performances in recent history at the CAAC White Jambore e #3, he ld at Country Mill Orchard in Charlotte. The Raiders locked down a 2nd place team finish for the second consecutive year, solidifying their status as a rising force in the conference.   Leading the charge was senior Andrew Feldpausch, who made history of his own by claiming his third straight conference meet victory. Feldpausch crossed the line

Portland hosted Charlotte on Friday night for the Raiders’ final home game of the 2025 regular season.  Thanks to a strong defense display for the Raiders, including four interceptions, and 100+ yard rushing performances by two Portland running backs, the Raiders secured a 49-7.   Senior running back Kayden Dickerson picked up Portland’s first points of the night on a rushing touchdown with 8:50 remaining in the first quarter of play.  Senior kicker Leo Wagner connected on hi

Roxanna Lee (Balderson) Feldpausch, born July 10, 1943, surrounded by love, was called home to the Lord on October 9, 2025. She was greeted with love and reunited with her husband in eternal peace.   Roxie wore many hats. She officially worked in the library at Lansing Community College for over 25 years, but she also passed on the love of crafts to many others along the way. She taught them informally, as well as in organized classes. There wasn't a craft she hadn't tried, b