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1 week ago | 
voicenews.com | Nicole Tuttle
Local artists are invited to let their imaginations take flight this April, as the St. Clair Art Association is hosting a Kite Art Project.
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1 week ago | 
voicenews.com | Nicole Tuttle
The history of courageous ship mascot animals who braved Great Lakes storms alongside their mariners will be chronicled on April 21, when researcher Ric Mixter visits the Marysville Library. The free presentation will begin a 6 p.m. at the library, which is part of the St. Clair County Library System. Registration is available at stclaircountylibrary.org. Mixter is an author, maritime speaker and former documentary filmmaker who has dived over 100 Great Lakes shipwrecks.
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1 week ago | 
voicenews.com | Nicole Tuttle
Little girls looking to become a future festival queen can learn one key lesson from Miss Richmond 2025 Grace Monkowski: Kindness counts. Monkowski not only earned the title of Miss Richmond at the 2025 Miss Richmond Pageant on March 16, but also carried off the top honor of being named the pageant’s Miss Congeniality. Pageant contestants choose one of their fellow contestants to receive the Karen Lange Memorial Miss Congeniality award.
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2 weeks ago | 
voicenews.com | Nicole Tuttle
Fans of “The Americas” TV show can experience the Earth’s wonders in person this month at the St. Clair County Earth Fair. Earth Fair 2025 will be held at Goodells County Park. The fair will be open on April 25 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and April 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Designed to encourage environmental stewardship in a fun atmosphere for visitors of all ages, Earth Fair includes nature-focused demonstrations, workshops, exhibits, artisans and activities.
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2 weeks ago | 
voicenews.com | Nicole Tuttle
When Daniel Stier started working in the New Haven Fire Department, Facebook was a new concept, the Summer Olympics were held in Athens, Greece, and OutKast’s “Hey Ya!” was a top 40 hit. Two decades later, Stier’s service to New Haven was recognized during a March village council meeting. He was also awarded a certificate for 20 years of service during a Feb. 27 New Haven Fire Association meeting.
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2 weeks ago | 
voicenews.com | Nicole Tuttle
No Armada Fair ride could equal the whirl in Abbie Groen’s head on March 7, when she heard her name announced as Miss Armada 2025. “I did not expect it at all. It was something I went into, putting myself out there, and not expecting anything in return. It was honestly such a surreal moment, I love to replay it in my head,” Groen said. The 2025 Miss Armada Pageant was held on March 7 in the Armada High School auditorium. Pageant attendance was open to the public, and admission was free.
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3 weeks ago | 
voicenews.com | Nicole Tuttle
“The Great Gatsby” and “Downton Abbey” fans eager for a taste of the Jazz Age will soon converge in Port Huron to attend the Roaring ‘20s Literary Gala. The St. Clair County Library System (SCCLS) and Friends of the St. Clair County Library will host the sold-out literary-themed gala at CityFlatsHotel in Port Huron on April 12. The popular event was first initiated by the SCCLS Programming Team last year with a British Regency Era theme.
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3 weeks ago | 
voicenews.com | Nicole Tuttle
New Haven Elementary School students are ready for any uncertain weather patterns, as hundreds of hats and scarves, and thousands of dollars, recently poured in from an unexpected source. New Haven Elementary School Principal Robert McCabe was floored by the sheer numbers of the donations made to the school from a group incarcerated at the Macomb Correctional Facility in New Haven: 200 hand-knit items and funds raised reaching the $10,000 mark.
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3 weeks ago | 
voicenews.com | Nicole Tuttle
Margaret Smith’s true love story was as beautiful as any fairy tale, a true love of literature that she shared at the Armada Free Public Library from 2002 until the day she died. Annie Margaret Liles Smith died on March 4 at age 81. She served as the Armada Free Public Library director from 2002 until her death. The library will host a celebration of life event for Smith on April 5 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The event is open to the community. “It will be an open house.
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1 month ago | 
voicenews.com | Nicole Tuttle
Friends of the St. Clair River will soon honor those who have literally made the world a better place, by improving planet Earth, when the nonprofit presents its Environmental Excellence Awards. This year the Friends have selected to recognize three recipients for their environmental stewardship efforts during the River Bash fundraiser in April.
