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Ghosts of the past, remembering the Uncle Jack’s Saloon

March 21, 2012
Ghosts of the past, remembering the Uncle Jack’s Saloon

FULL CIRCLE     By THAD RAY mcp blogger “I got a pocket full of quarters and I’m headed to the arcade…” is how the song Pac-Man Fever starts out. Other than the chorus, the first line is about the only one I can remember from the song. If you had asked me in 1982 when the song came out…

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House Scars

March 21, 2012
House Scars

THE KITCHEN SINK       By STEPHANIE WAGNER mcp blogger I have been doing some spring cleaning around my house. With the windows open and the sunlight streaming in, I am motivated to dump the drudgery of winter that has accumulated in closets, drawers, and cabinets. The brilliance of sunlight does a marvelous job of highlighting the dust-bunnies and…

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March 20, 2012

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Brush fire in Custer

March 20, 2012
Brush fire in Custer

Firefighters Brett Mcvicker and Chelsea Orcutt prepare an ATV during a brush fire in Custer Township earlier this afternoon. Crews are still on the multi-acre scene, located between Stephens, Reek, Johnson and Hansen roads. The fire appeared to have started by a homeowner who was burning garbage, though winds were gusting up to 30 mph. It swept from an area near…

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Remembering Zack’s Restaurant

March 20, 2012
Remembering Zack’s Restaurant

B-Flat     By BRUCE MILLER mcp blogger About a half mile west of Amber Road on the north side of U.S. 10 was Zack’s Restaurant. Back in the early ’70s, the local people all called it Farrel’s.  Apparently, that was the name of the former business there.  Being a newby, I called it Zack’s.  A lot of people called it…

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