Mikado News

Meryl Streep plays mom Donna, and the three paternal candidates are Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth and Stellan Skarsgard.

Even after 33 years in the business, Sunday marked a first for Alcona County Road Superintendent Harold Truman.

Miller sculpted the canoe at the center over three weekends in the past three months.

“After a while, I realized this was the lifestyle of all of our ancestors at some point, not just Native Americans”

You shoot a deer and take it to the processor. He hands you back packages of steaks, chops, sausage and burger. via Dubuque Telegraph Herald

“We need as active performers to show our students what they need to strive for and how to handle themselves in a performance situation”

Barbara Wiltsie agrees with Linette Popoff-Parks that in order to have a successful music program Madonna University faculty need to strut their stuff. via Hometown Life

This year's Michigan Shakespeare Festival will expand beyond Shakespeare and beyond Jackson. via Jackson Citizen Patriot

“The music this year shows people just how open-minded and welcoming the group is.”

The concert is only the beginning of the celebration. The Windsor Symphony performs its 60th season this year, and music director John Morris Russell wants to make it a significant event. via The Detroit News

Iosco County's first baby of 2007 has been born and he's a boy. A son, Rook David Lalone, was born at Tawas St. via Oscoda Press

“Sometimes it can take a tanker as much as 10-15 minutes on a trip. It can mean the difference of saving a home or losing a home”

The Mikado Township Fire Department will have access to two new dry hydrants next year thanks to a recently received grant. via The Alpena News

Jennifer Weichel and Michael Somme Jennifer Weichel and Michael Sommer, both of Lincoln, announce their engagement. via The Alpena News

“We also need to be talking to our neighbors, to the people in the grocery store, to our friends about giving. It takes all of us to make it happen”

Despite the knowledge that the economy could pose an uphill battle in reaching the 2008 goal, members of the Oscoda Area United Way were optimistic during Friday morning's annual campaign kickoff breakfast at ... via Oscoda Press