🌱 Remembering Larry Gardner, Prudenville veteran and longtime Ford employee

Hello Prudenville! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Remembering Larry Gardner, Prudenville veteran and longtime Ford employee
• Remembering Mary Konyha, Prudenville gardener and devoted family caretaker

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Cooler with rain at times, with a high of 48 and low of 34 degrees.
• Thursday: Colder with a few showers, temps: high: 37, low: 29.
• Friday: Mainly cloudy and chilly, with a high of 36 and low of 27 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Laurence Robert ‘Larry' Gardner (houghtonlakeresorter.com) — Laurence Robert “Larry” Gardner, a Prudenville resident, Navy veteran and retired Ford transportation superintendent, died Nov. 5 at 85. Active in Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church and the local antique car club, he leaves his wife, Brenda, and two children. Visitation is Nov. 12 at Christler's Prudenville chapel, followed by Mass Nov. 13.
   

• Mary V. Konyha (houghtonlakeresorter.com) — Mary V. Konyha of Prudenville, an early associate at the area's first Walmart and a devoted gardener who shared her harvest with neighbors, died Nov. 2 at 84. Visitation is Nov. 13 from 3 to 8 p.m. at Christler's Prudenville chapel, with funeral Mass Nov. 14 at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church.
   

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📸 Around Prudenville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Prudenville

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 5

• CPL Renewal Course →
  Guardian Defense, 9013 N Cut Rd, Roscommon
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Friday November 13

• Special Meeting of the Roscommon County Board of Commissioners →
  Roscommon County, MI Calendar, 500 Lake St., Roscommon
  9:00 am

Wednesday November 18

• Board of Commissioner's Board Meeting →
  Roscommon County, MI Calendar, 500 Lake St., Roscommon
  9:00 am
• Board of Commissioner's Work Session →
  Roscommon County, MI Calendar, 500 Lake St., Roscommon
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday November 12

• Special Meeting of the Roscommon County Board of Canvassers →
  Commissioner's Meeting Room, 500 Lake St, Roscommon
  10:30 am
• Crafty Carats
  Houghton Lake Public Library, 4431 W. Houghton Lake Dr., Houghton Lake
  11:00 am
• Fall Fairy Houses →
  Gahagan Nature Preserve, 585 Southline Rd., Roscommon
  6:00 pm

Friday November 13

• Dueling PIanos w/ Jake and Cass →
  The Northern Center, 7784 Stone School Road, Houghton Lake
  7:00 pm

Monday November 16

• Mini Apothecary Cabinets
  Houghton Lake Public Library, 4431 W. Houghton Lake Dr., Houghton Lake
  4:00 pm

Tuesday November 17

• Ugly Sweater Card and Garland
  Houghton Lake Public Library, 4431 W. Houghton Lake Dr., Houghton Lake
  11:00 am

Wednesday November 18

• Early Release Day →
  Roscommon MI
  1:00 pm

Thursday November 19

• RES Youth Choir Concert
  RES Gym
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Houghton Lake

• Oscoda volleyball comes up short in district opener (tncontentexchange.com)

Roscommon

• Deer season opens Nov. 15 across Northeast Michigan (upnorthvoice.com)

Harrison

• The Little-Known Michigan State Park Where You Can Spend An Entire Day On The Water (newsbreak.com)
• Northern Michigan school districts receive funding to support new educators (9and10news.com)

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Ok Prudenville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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