Archive for: January, 2012

Jammin’ the Jazz at Bone Heads

– Duane Donald                                                             We in Milan have been missing out. Every Thursday evening 6pm-9pm at Bone Heads Bar-B-Que Restaurant on Willis Rd in Willis, famed [...]

Smokey Joe’s Cafe at The Encore

Classic 1950’s Music is Alive and Well at The Encore!   Leiber and Stoller, as much as anyone, virtually invented rock ‘n’ roll, and in The Encore’s upcoming production of Smokey Joe’s Cafe,their songs provide the basis for an electrifying entertainment that illuminates a golden age of American culture. In an idealized ‘50’s setting, the [...]

Local Artist Displays Work in Juried Show in Chelsea’s River Gallery

Nancy Goings /-/ Leslie Sobel, local Milanite and President of the Milan Area Arts Council (Milan Art Center) has two of her encaustic works displayed in the River Gallery in Chelsea. It is a juried show, which means she submitted works to the jury and was accepted to display in the show. Encaustic is a [...]

“Back from Hell” or just Hollywood

– Duane Donald /-/   Back from Hell (Zombie Scene) 1992 Ann Arbor Milan Area If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or you need to install Flash Player if it’s missing. Get Flash Player from Adobe. Back from Hell (Bridge Fight) If you can see this, then you [...]

Discover Milan Day Planning Meeting

Nancy Goings /-/   The first planning meeting for the upcoming Discover Milan Day, was held Thursday, Jan. 12 at the Senior Citizen Center, starting around 7 pm. The city’s Downtown Development Authority (DDA) expressed that it could no longer organize this event, so the planning was offered to other organizations and citizens. The organizations [...]

The Veil is Lifted

2012 Masonic Installation of Officers – Duane Donald /-/     For centuries the Masons have carried about them a cloak of secrecy as part of their fraternal rituals. However, in these modern times, one simply can no longer keep a secret. Such is the case with modern Masonic meetings. What used to be a [...]

Uplifting and Positive Thinking

    Please feel free to submit your Uplifting and Positive Thinking piece for possible publication.               Protect The World We Live In… If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or you need to install Flash Player if it’s missing. Get Flash Player [...]

Natalie Ann Horn and Her Whole Body Dentistry

Nancy Goings /-/ December 1, 2011 marked the 2-year anniversary of Dr. Horn’s business at the corner of Ferman and Main Streets in Milan. Originally from Ida, Natalie Ann started out in hygiene before going to dental school. After school, she returned to Ida and within 6 months opened her own dental business where she [...]

Nature in Our Own Back Yards — Musings of a Nature Lover

Nancy Goings /-/1/13/12 I was just looking at some old pictures, and found some of my favorite nature shots, and I got to thinking about where I took these pictures and thought, “these are all from right around here. I wonder how many other people bother to pay attention to nature anymore.” With our fascination [...]

Toys for Motts Drive a Huge Success

By Nancy Goings /-/ I stopped in to see Ray, the barber, to see how his Toys for Motts project had fared. He said he has already taken two van loads of toys to the hospital and as of the 23rd, toys were still dribbling in. Besides the toys, he collected over $1,100.00 in cash, [...]

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