Kurt J. Kolka May 4, 2020 3 min Matt Bowman: at God's chalk board BOYNE CITY, MICH. — Artist and speaker Matt Bowman has an international ministry which brings people from around the world to learn how t...
Kurt J. Kolka Apr 30, 2018 3 min Annie Jo Farmer-Robinson: A life transformed GRAYLING -- Do we ever really know what is going on in the lives of people around? Sometimes, there is hidden pain behind the smiles whic...
Kurt J. Kolka Feb 25, 2018 2 min JIM SCANCARELLI: STEERING AMERICA'S OLDEST DAILY AND SUNDAY COMIC STRIP TO THE CENTURY MARK! Posted: Sunday, November 24, 2013 12:00 am) by Kurt Kolka CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jim Scancarelli is the writer and artist of the newspaper co...
Kurt J. Kolka Feb 25, 2018 2 min Cadets clean up river after race By Kurt J. Kolka GRAYLING – An area church group is helping keep the AuSable River clean for years to come. The Cadets of Friendship Chur...
Kurt J. Kolka Feb 25, 2018 4 min Celebrating 500 years of the Protestant Reformation By KurtJ. Kolka GAYLORD – Five hundred years ago, on Oct. 31, 1517, a Catholic monk named Martin Luther nailed a list of 95 theses, or di...
Kurt J. Kolka Feb 25, 2018 4 min PASTOR'S LIFE IS FULL (Originally Posted: Monday, May 5, 2014) By Kurt J. Kolka GAYLORD — The Rev. Todd Brunworth has been a pastor for 38 years and the pastor...
Kurt J. Kolka Feb 24, 2018 2 min 003: SEEING OURSELVES, OTHERS AND LIFE THROUGH FAITH By Kurt J. Kolka In my past couple of columns, I've been speaking about my struggles with depression which went on for decades. My lack o...
Kurt J. Kolka Feb 24, 2018 2 min 002: RUNNING ON EMPTY By Kurt J. Kolka I remember that day well. I found myself in a psychologist's office after being referred by my primary care physician fo...
Kurt J. Kolka Feb 24, 2018 2 min 001: ALONG THE BANKS OF PEACE By Kurt J. Kolka What does the word “peace” mean to you? If you try to envision what a peaceful day would look like for you, what would t...
Kurt J. Kolka Feb 24, 2018 4 min ED BELANGER: REMEMBERING THE EDMUND FITZGERALD November 09, 2012 | By Kurt J. Kolka GAYLORD -- “I still have nightmares about it,” said Gaylord resident Ed Belanger as he recalls that...