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Sunday, May 18, 2025
Alvin “Al” Joseph Menard, age 98, of Sugar Island, MI passed away on Easter Sunday, April 17, 2022, at Evergreen Living Center in St. Ignace, MI. Al was born in Sault Ste. Marie, MI on March 1, 1924, the son of the late Joseph and Genevieve (Myotte) Menard. He joined the […]
SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – Cooper Foster’s second goal of the game, coming 14:42 into overtime, gave the Soo Thunderbirds a dramatic 4-3 triumph over the Soo Eagles Wednesday night in Game 2 of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League West Division Final at John Rhodes Community Centre. The outcome gives […]
SAULT STE MARIE, MI — Famous Soo Locks Cruises, Inc. operating as Famous Soo Locks Boat Tours announces the succession of Scott LaBonte to General Manager in training for its 63rd season starting in May. LaBonte, formerly Fire Chief of Sault Ste. Marie, will combine his safety, management and community outreach […]
John Alfred Smale, age 62, of Hessel, Michigan, died at McLaren Northern Hospital in Petoskey, Michigan, on April 15, 2022. He was born on May 29, 1959, in Cedarville, Michigan to Marlow and Beverly (Morrow) Smale. John grew up in Cedarville and attended Cedarville High School of Les Cheneaux Schools. […]
Ronald “Ron” Isaac McDonald, age 94, passed away at Cedar Cove Assisted Living in Cedarville, Michigan, on April 15, 2022. He was born in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, on December 17, 1927, to William Richard and Myrtle Margaruite (Mitchell) McDonald. Ron grew up in Pickford, Michigan, and graduated from Pickford […]
Rebeka “Regina” Huskey, 92, of Sault Ste. Marie, MI passed away Thursday April 14, 2022 in Sault Ste. Marie, MI. She was born April 16, 1929 in Wilno, Poland the youngest daughter of Wulf and Eva Rachman. Rebeka’s entire family perished in the Holocaust. She was the only survivor of […]
George G. Gyftakis of St. Ignace, Michigan, died on April 13, 2022 at the age of 75. He was born on September 20, 1946 in Detroit, Michigan, to Gregory and Marie (Falaris) Gyftakis. To send a memorial gift to the family of George Gregory Gyftakis please visit our Sympathy Store.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A federal prosecutor withdrew Tuesday from the case of a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, days after two men were acquitted and the jury couldn’t reach a unanimous verdict for two more. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan Roth notified the judge in a brief court filing. […]
SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – Getting a goal in each period helped send the Soo Thunderbirds on their way to a 3-1 triumph over the Soo Eagles Tuesday in Game 1 of their Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League West Division Final at John Rhodes Community Centre. The regular season title-holding Thunderbirds […]
I wrote Rebeka Huskey’s story four years ago. At that time it was printed in the Mackinac Journal. Some folks will remember it, but for those who didn’t see it, I’ll run it here with updates. Rebeka chose not to elaborate in great detail about the atrocities she witnessed because […]