Doris Tulgetske named Hawks Spring Fling Grand Parade marshal

Doris Dodge Tulgetske was born in Hawks 78 years ago to Genevieve Cowel Dodge and Harold Dodge, originally from Bowling Green, Ohio. Doris? roots are founded in the Hawks area for many generations as her mother also was born and raised on the Cowel farm not far from where Doris still resides on West 638 Highway. So it seems fitting that Doris was named grand marshal of the Hawks Spring Fling.

Doris remembers working on the Cowel farm as a child. ?I used to go over there,? she said as she pointed off through the kitchen window across the pond and fields. ?I worked on the farm?we milked the cows ? by hand,? Doris emphasized, motioning how it was done. ?That was my grandparents? farm where my mother grew up. When she married my father there was a log home here where we grew up. I have one brother?he lives out at Long Lake,? Doris continued.

?THAT LOG home burned down?let?s see, about 20 years ago,? she said, getting up to retrieve a photo of the home burning. For a time, Doris lived in Detroit staying at an aunt?s home while she worked at the Wolverine Potato Chip factory before returning to Hawks. She also worked for a time in St. Ignace before she met Ernest Tulgetske of Moltke and they married? ?a long time ago,? according to Doris. Ernest and Doris raised six girls and one boy: Ruth, of Lansing, Joyce and Jean of Levering, Donna of Millersburg, Pam, now deceased, and Dan of Rogers City.

?We raised the kids and they went to Hawks School?but that was torn down,? Doris said. ?Then they went to the new Hawks School and on to Rogers City High School.? Ernest worked for more than 40 years at Calcite, spent time in the U.S. Army and has since passed away. Doris has spent her years being wife, mother, and homemaker. She has always been active in the Calvary Bible Church of Rogers City. Being helpful always came naturally for Doris, as with most moms who are busy with family life. She became involved with the Hawks Community Improvement Association and helped out where needed at the various community events. She continues to volunteer even now.

DORIS HAS 14 grandchildren and 10 or 12 great grandkids; she couldn?t remember exactly how many. ?The kids come here for Christmas and we go to Levering for Thanksgiving, and Millersburg for Easter,? Doris said. ?My grandkids come out to cut the lawn for me.? The day before the Spring Fling parade, D

oris will be volunteering her time at several events, but the day of the parade will be a different story.

?I?ve made an appointment to get my hair fixed,? Doris said with a twinkle in her eye. ?I?m going to wear a nice dress I had from my granddaughter?s wedding,? she said as disappeared to retrieve it from her closet. It is a lovely navy blue dress with embroidery on the front. Doris thought a moment and said, ?Of course if it?s cold, I?ll wear a nice white sweater with it?but no hat. Now don?t you go telling about my dress!? she scolded. ?Will you practice your wave like the beauty queens do?? she was asked.

With a swish of the dress, and a wave of the arm she ?pooh-poohed? such a thought. That is not Doris? style. She is warm and friendly, down to earth, and a wonderful choice for Hawks Spring Fling parade marshal. Doris may be seen waving to her friends and family Sunday, May 30 at the Hawks Spring Fling parade.

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