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Rita June Spencer, age 96, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan passed away Wednesday evening, September 9, 2020, at War Memorial Hospital. Rita was born on June 18, 1924, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan the daughter of the late Anthony and Florentine (Piche) VanDusen. She graduated from Sault High School with […]
Elaine B. Sampsell of McMillan MI, entered into eternal life on Sunday August 30th at The Robins Nest in Newberry, MI surrounded by her family. Elaine was born in Watersmeet MI on November 20th 1936 to the late Edward and Bessie Dellies. It was there she met her husband Wilbur […]
George William (Bill) Mindel, age 85, of Goetzville, MI, died September 9, 2020 at War Memorial Hospital in Sault Ste. Marie, MI. Bill was born on December 14, 1934, in Petoskey, MI, the son of Frank and Ruby Mindel. He went on to meet and marry Edna Lorraine Kaufman in […]
Sault Ste. Marie, MI — Lake Superior State University again ranks as one of the best institutions in higher education, according to U.S. News & World Report. The 2021 college rankings singled out LSSU in three categories that it had also made in 2020: best regional colleges in the Midwest; […]
LANSING — Prisoners took control of a housing unit at Chippewa Correctional Facility in the Upper Peninsula for about five hours after a fight Sunday night, a Michigan Department of Corrections spokesman said Monday. Prisoners did extensive damage to the unit, breaking equipment and glass and causing minor flooding, but spokesman Chris Gautz […]
Sunday night, Sept 6, at about 11pm the Chippewa County Sheriff deputies observed a north bound vehicle run a stop sign in Rudyard at a high rate of speed. Deputies gave chase on Mackinac Trail with speeds reaching 100 mph and the driver running through two additional stop signs on […]
My name is Dylan Parker; I am the district forester for the Chippewa Luce Mackinac Conservation District. Some of you already know me and may have had me out to look at your forest land. If you have, you already know that my primary role for the district is to […]
Beverly Ann Honkanen, 87, died Monday, August 31, 2020 in Cedarville, MI. Born on May 17, 1933 in Saginaw, MI to the late Charles and Bernice Riffel, her large family consisted of six amazing brothers, Jim, Bruce, George, Dick, Larry, and Tom, and one beautiful sister, Mary Agnes Green. Upon […]
Letters from the PastNo. 2 Kake, AlaskaDec. 3, 1919 Dearest Helen, I am so sorry to hear of Ester’s death, how terrible it seems and those poor children and the father. But God knows best and His will be done so you must remember and be comforted. It is dark […]
Patrick James “Jim” Durm, age 66, of St. Ignace, Michigan, died Thursday, September 3, 2020, at his home. He was born December 29, 1953, in Niles, Michigan, to Thomas Patrick and Fern Genevieve (Huyck) Durm. Jim grew up in Niles where he graduated from Niles High School in 1972. He […]