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Sunday, May 18, 2025
Elmer Eino Jarvie, 92, of Mackinaw City, Michigan, passed away on May 8, 2022, in Mackinaw City. He was born on May 18, 1929, to Eino and Goldie (Griswold) Jarvi in Rudyard, Michigan. Elmer enjoyed growing up on the family farm and graduated from Rudyard High School in 1948. He […]
Years ago Mom often shopped at Neville’s Superette on Ashmun Street in Sault Ste. Marie, MI especially when her brother, Steve Cottelit, requested short ribs. Uncle Steve lived across the road in the home their father built. Mom prepared the meal in her home, then walked through a forest of […]
Kay Ellen (Miller) Brandon, age 68, passed away at The Hospice House in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, on April 18, 2022. She was born on December 3, 1953, in Lansing, Michigan, to Richard and Leola (DeWitt) Miller. Kay grew up in Lansing and graduated from Sexton High School. She married […]
Deva Marie Babcock, 95, of Sault Ste. Marie, MI passed away Tuesday May 3, 2022 at her home surrounded by family. She was born March 11, 1927 in Sault Ste. Marie, MI to the late Joseph and Congetta (Gillotte) Poglese. Deva and her husband Walter Babcock were married for 67 […]
Janet Lee Garen, age 85, of Rudyard, Michigan, died at Mackinac Straits Health System in St. Ignace, Michigan, on May 1, 2022. She was born on March 23, 1937, in Palmyra, Michigan, to Edward Milton and Nellie (Runyon) Harris. Janet grew up in Palmyra and Ida, Michigan, where she graduated […]
Grace Evelyn (Seymour) Dresbach, age 101, passed away at Medilodge in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan on May 4, 2022. She was born on February 28, 1921, in Salt Creek, Ohio to James Conrad and Mary Evelyn (Congrove) Seymour. Grace worked at an ammunition plant and then the GEPlant in Circleville, […]
HEARST, Ont. – The Soo Thunderbirds got goals from four different skaters to help them defeat the Hearst Lumberjacks 4-2 Friday night in Game 4 of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League’s championship series in front of a capacity crowd at Claude Larose Recreation Centre. With the outcome, the Lumberjacks still […]
The Dancing Crane Coffee House on Lakeshore Drive in Brimley is a special place in the Upper Peninsula. When owners, Jim and Cathy LeBlanc, opened their barista coffee shop 18 years ago, it received a warm welcome from the locals. Prior to COVID-19, friends would gather to drink coffee, have […]
MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. (WLUC) – The largest passenger vessel to navigate the Great Lakes, the Viking Octantis, is making its way around Michigan for the first time. The 665-foot cruise ship started its journey in Toronto with a final destination of Milwaukee. The ship allows up to 378 passengers with […]
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. (May 2, 2022) – Cloverland Cares, the non-profit foundation of Cloverland Electric Cooperative, is pleased to announce its spring 2022 scholarship recipients. Applicants were evaluated based on an essay, financial need, school involvement, community service and work experience, educational and career goals plus supporting letters of recommendation. […]