YOU LOOK AT him and you see a handsome nine-year-old boy. A wave of brown hair swept across his forehead, a shy smile, a gentle voice. But there's more to Will Chittle of Negaunee than that. Much more. His mother Janice, who works out of her home, will tell you about him. "It was a normal birth but then he wasn't ... Continue Reading
From the Anchor Desk to the Pulpit
SHE STILL HAS that trademark smile, that ready laugh, that persistently upbeat attitude. But Vicky Prewitt--formerly Vicky Crystal on TV6--has traded in her anchor's chair for a place on the pulpit, and her wire copy for the Bible. She's now Pastor Vicky at Christ United Methodist Church in Crystal Falls and Grace ... Continue Reading
Marquette’s Chamber and Ampersand “In Transition”
CHANGES ARE IN the works for Marquette's Chamber of Commerce and its co-working space, Ampersand. There's uncertainty, as well. The first change came a couple of weeks ago when executive director Nick Steffey stepped down from his role, leaving that post vacant. Chamber Board president Christian Verardi, while praising ... Continue Reading
The Acupuncture Virgin
FOR MOST OF us who grew up in this country, with its reverence for Western medicine, it just sounds weird. Sticking needles in your skin all over your body? And expecting them to make you feel better? Seriously?? Yet acupuncture has been around for 3000 years, and increasingly western doctors are accepting it as a ... Continue Reading
A Community Reaches Out
"I FEEL LIKE I can breathe again." That's stroke victim Anna Dravland reflecting on a momentous weekend for her. The 35-year-old NMU grad, after a year of struggling with her health and finding herself unable to hold a job, had run out of money. She'd given notice to her landlord and was facing the threat of her gas ... Continue Reading