🌱 Mancelona community remembers the life of Louis Ray Scholl

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• Mancelona community remembers the life of Louis Ray Scholl

Also on today's calendar: Sound Journey with Rebecca and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Partly sunny and warmer, with a high of 71 and low of 46 degrees.
• Saturday: Rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 54, low: 30.
• Sunday: Colder with snow showers, with a high of 36 and low of 22 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Louis Ray Scholl (antrimreview.net) — Mancelona is mourning longtime resident Louis Ray Scholl, 84, who passed away April 13 and will be honored at a Celebration of Life on May 31 on Satterly Lake Road. Known for his music, ministry work, and years with the Antrim County Road Commission, he leaves behind a large, close-knit family and many friends across the community.
   

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📸 Around Mancelona

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mancelona

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 18

• Boyne City Varsity Baseball @ Mancelona
  Mancelona High School, 9300 W Limits Rd, Mancelona
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Monday April 20

• Central Lake Varsity Baseball @ Mancelona
  Mancelona High School , 9300 W Limits Rd , Mancelona
  4:00 pm

Thursday April 23

• St. Mary Cathedral Varsity Baseball @ Mancelona
  Mancelona High School , 9300 W Limits Rd , Mancelona
  4:00 pm
• St. Mary Cathedral Varsity Softball @ Mancelona
  Mancelona High School , 9300 W Limits Rd , Mancelona
  4:00 pm

Saturday April 25

• Spring Bird Walk
  Grass River Natural Area , 6500 Alden Hwy , Bellaire
  9:00 am
• Pine River Area Varsity Baseball @ Mancelona
  Mancelona High School , 9300 W Limits Rd , Mancelona
  10:00 am

Sunday April 26

• Sound Journey with Rebecca
  Elk Rapids Yoga Flow , 212 River St , Elk Rapids
  5:00 pm

Monday April 27

• Pellston Varsity Baseball @ Mancelona
  Mancelona High School , 9300 W Limits Rd , Mancelona
  4:00 pm

Tuesday April 28

• Ellsworth Varsity Baseball @ Mancelona
  Mancelona High School , 9300 W Limits Rd , Mancelona
  4:00 pm

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📣 Mancelona Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Weekly Baby & Toddler Story Time
  Kalkaska County Library , 247 S Cedar St , Kalkaska
  10:30 am

Monday April 20

• Kalkaska Genealogical Society Meeting
  Kalkaska County Library , 247 S Cedar St , Kalkaska
  3:00 pm

Wednesday April 22

• AWA Price Is RIght at Overlook
  Overlook at The Chief , 5073 Brookwood Ln , Bellaire
  6:00 pm

Saturday April 25

• 2026 Wood Memorial Trout Run (10K)
  109 N Birch St , Kalkaska
  12:30 pm

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

• Lot in Lakes of the North
  Priced to Sell!   Lot 322 Northern Heights #2, Maintenance Fees paid for 2026.  $500.00 or best offer!Contact C. Dorland, 820-513-2311 (More info)

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🗞 Nearby News

Bellaire

• Bellaire residents urged to limit water use as sewer system strains after heavy rainfall (upnorthlive.com)
• High water has Michigan juggling a growing list of problem dams (mlive.com)

Elk Rapids

• 2026 Elk Rapids Water Safety Lessons (elkrapids.org)
• Not-so-secret gardens: Tour private yards in these 12 Michigan communities (bridgemi.com)
• UPDATE: Bellaire dam still at its limit as downstream families wait out the crisis (9and10news.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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