All-Star Auto veteran pitcher Mike Milligan, second from left, smiles into the camera during the playing of the National Anthem prior to a 2019 playoff game. Milligan would pitch this game, helping the team win the championship with a 9-8 victory.
Photo: Elias Funez
The hours kept passing by and Mike Milligan was still going strong.
After all, If he was going to do something, he was going to do it right.
Milligan, a feared and revered right-handed pitcher, was at an empty field in Nevada City at the time, practicing along with his catcher in preparation for the 2019 fastpitch softball season.
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DIVISION 2 councillor Nicole Jonic has been appointed as the city’s new deputy mayor but councillors were divided on her taking on the role, with even divisional colleague and running mate Paul Tully voting in favour of Marnie Doyle continuing in the position.
The accountant’s business acumen has served her well during her first stint as an elected representative.
She is the chair of the council’s Economic and Industry Development Committee and has spearheaded several economic initiatives to aid the city’s recovery in the wake of COVID-19, while also leading the taskforce into the sluggish response to the Halloween hailstorms.