Blended family, and then some
Dr. Roger and Norma Kulas of Gladstone, kneeling at right, are pictured with their brood of 10 children, sons- and daughters-in-law and grandchildren. Natives of North Dakota, the Kulas family moved to the area in 1997. Dr. Kulas is a geriatric specialist for OSF St. Francis Hospital. (Kulas family photo)
GLADSTONE - The "Brady Bunch" they're not. And the 1968 movie, "Yours Mine and Ours," starring Lucille Ball and Henry Fonda, may be a little closer, but still falls short. Merging the families of Dr. Roger Kulas (with two children) and his wife, Norma (with four children), was only the beginning. Just as the Beardsley family of "Yours, Mine and Ours," the Kulases had a son together following their marriage. But that is still not the end of the story. Since the birth of their son, Josh, the couple has adopted three sons from the Marshall Islands in the South Pacific. "We like to call it 'yours, mine, ours, borrowed and take-ins,'" said Norma, with a beaming smile, as she described the daily mayhem of raising 10 children, along with a number of temporary foster children and foreign exchange students. "I can't imagine us without a bunch of kids around.
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Woman loves to make people happy
ROCK - If you've never heard "Maudie" sing and tell jokes, you've missed out on a true Yooper experience. Janet Pattan, aka "Maudie," Rock, is one of the Upper Peninsula's well-known entertainers.
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ESCANABA - After spending more than 30 years in the field of education for Escanaba Area Schools before retiring in 2001, Joann Leffel of Escanaba began her second career - the career she dreamed about while a student in college.
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POWERS - On any given Friday night during the high school football season, spectators at a North Central Jets game can see the hulking 6-foot-6 figure of assistant coach Matt Stein working his way along the sidelines.
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ESCANABA - Gracing the picturesque shore of Little Bay de Noc is a time-honored establishment now in its 85th year of business - The Terrace Bay Inn.
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ESCANABA - It wasn't a dark and stormy night. In fact, it wasn't night at all; instead, it was day and the sun streamed in over her desk as Emily Smiltneck wrapped up her morning routine.
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