COMMUNITY CORNER

Did you know… Throughout the year, Gladwin County Farm Bureau members are part of Michigan Farm Bureau members and policy staff who work to implement the grassroots policies established by the membership at the Annual Meeting.

GBPA to discuss summer events June 7

There was a Gladwin business and professional association (GBPA) meeting on June 7, discussing the scheduled upcoming events for 2023. The arts and crafts festival will be in Gladwin City Park and the Sidewalk Days event in downtown Gladwin, both on July 8.

Bipartisan bill to require transparency of federal government’s use of AI

United States Senator Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, introduced legislation to require transparency of the federal government’s use of artificial intelligence (AI).

Serendipite Organiques celebrates 11 years

On June 7, Serendipite Organiques, located at 111 E. Cedar Avenue, held a celebration for their eleven year anniversary. I had the opportunity to sit down with owner Teri Kelley to talk about the celebration, plans for the future, and how far they have come as a business.

SUBMISSION POLICY

Don’t get me wrong – I am a complete and utter fan of technology. Over the years at the newspaper, it’s made our lives infinitely easier in terms of producing a paper.

A LOOK BACK IN TIME | USTRNUL FAMILY

The Ustrnul family came to this continent in the late 1800s, and began to show up on property records in Gladwin County around 1910, and by 1912 became active in the milling business in Sherman Township on Sugar River Road about a mile east of Sharkeyville.

Prayer

To the Editor: To all, I write today without a name. I write without a name for the person shot and killed in Beaverton on June 6. Nevertheless this person has a name – a place in life itself. Therefore, I write a prayer, a prayer of thanksgiving for this person.

COMEDY SHOW TO BENEFIT KIDS WITH CANCER

On June 16 there will be a comedy show at the Eagles Club 3292 at 101 N. State Street. This event will be sponsored by the Wiggins Lake Property Owners Association, presented by Motown Mark Dabiero, and featuring Ron Rigby, Steve Bills, and Kate Brindle.

DNR moose survey results show population in western UP statistically unchanged

In survey results reported to the Michigan Natural Resources Commission in Roscommon today, the moose population estimate for the western Upper Peninsula was not statistically different from the last moose survey conducted in 2019.

Pneumonia leads to shocking breast cancer diagnosis

DEAR DR. ROACH: My 73-year-old wife has been diligent in getting her mammograms done, plus blood tests and doctor’s visits every three months. In November 2021, she came down with what seemed like a very bad cold that was actually confirmed by X-ray to be pneumonia.