Michael James Knauf, 60, a lifelong area resident, died at Golden Leaves Living Center in Newberry on December 26, 2011. Cremation services have been accorded. A Mass of Christian Burial has yet to be scheduled. A full obituary will appear at a later date.

Note – We normally release the list on New Year’s Eve but we bumped it up a day this year to allow it to be used in newspapers and on radio programs that are not being published or broadcast over the weekend. SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – Lake Superior State University released its 37th annual List of Words Banished from the [...]

Sault Ste. Marie, Mich – The Blues Travelers and their high energy rock band performance is coming to Kewadin’s DreamMakers Theater Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 7 p.m.  Tickets are $32.50 and go on sale Dec. 29. The band has been influenced by a variety of genres, including blues-rock, psychedelic rock, folk rock, soul, and Southern rock.

Gilbert Harrison Cowan Jr. of Sault Ste. Marie,Michigan passed away at Northern MichiganRegional Hospital in Petoskey, Michigan on December 21, 2011 surrounded by his family. He was born in Neptune, New Jersey on June 1, 1935 to Gilbert Harrison and Nancye Peelle (Buxton) Cowan. Gil attended Kent School in Kent, Connecticuthis junior and senior year of high school.  He received his B.S. in Business Administration from Lehigh University in Bethlehem,Pennsylvania in 1958.  During his school years he was active in hockey, lacrosse & crew.  Gil [...]

Former Lakefield Township resident, Betty J. Harju, 77, died Thursday evening December 22, 2011 at the Marquette County Medical Care Facility in Ishpeming. Born April 27, 1934 in Lakefield Township, daughter of the late Leroy & Ardath (Painter) Simmons, Betty was a graduate of Newberry High School and attended Gogebic Community College in Ironwood, receiving a degree as a Licensed [...]

ARTS COUNCIL OF SAULT STE. MARIE & DISTRICT Calendar of Events Tuesday January 10, 2012 to Monday January 16, 2012 ANNOUNCEMENTS The Sault Ste. Marie Public Library will be hosting a screening of the TVO documentary Finding Fidel on Thursday, January 10, 2012, at the Main Branch, 50 East St., at 1:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.  For more information, email www.ssmpl.ca or [...]

Sault Ste. Marie, Mich – The Blues Travelers and their high energy rock band performance is coming to Kewadin’s DreamMaker Theater Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 7 p.m.  Tickets are $32.50 and go on sale Dec. 29. The band has been influenced by a variety of genres, including blues-rock, psychedelic rock, folk rock, soul, and Southern rock.

  “Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.” RW Emerson   It is with great enthusiasm that I assume my new role as your new Executive Director of the Sault Area Chamber of Commerce. I began my new journey in early December and thus far I have received an overwhelmingly positive response from the many chamber member organizations and businesses that [...]

The Guess Who, the band that became Canada’s first international rock music superstars, is coming to Kewadin’s DreamMaker Theater Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 7 p.m.  Tickets are $42.50 and go on sale Dec. 22. The Canadian rock band from Winnipeg, Manitoba initially gaining recognition in Canada, but also found international success from the late 1960s through the mid-1970s with numerous [...]

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources today applauded the US Fish and Wildlife Service’s decision to remove wolves in the western Great Lakes region from the federal endangered species list. The decision returns management of the species to the state level.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources today announced that that it will hold eight recreation grant workshops across the state for communities that are interested in learning about how to apply for grants to acquire, develop, or improve park facilities. Participants will learn about how to apply for grants from the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund program, the Land and [...]

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. –As part of the requirements for her degree, a Lake Superior State University student has organized an art auction that features many pieces that should appeal to area art lovers while benefiting Algoma Highlands Conservancy. The silent auction, organized by student Carla Marcellus, is set for Dec. 28-30 at Stokely Creek Lodge in Sault, Ont.. The [...]

CLASS OF 2011 AND A HALF – Sixteen smiling faces round out a rare Lake Superior State University School of Nursing winter pinning ceremony held in LSSU’s Arts Center on Dec. 15. The formal recognition caps four years of hard classroom and clinical work on a Nursing baccalaureate degree. Each graduate receives a formal uniform pin and certificate of recognition. The [...]

William Allen Barber, D.V.M., age 81, of Pickford, Michigan, died Thursday, December 15, 2011 at his home. He was born April 16, 1930 in Plymouth, Michigan to Abram Vance and Alice Marion (Yerkes) Barber. Bill grew up in Northville, Michigan and was very active in 4-H activities. After high school, he attended Alma College for two years before serving in [...]

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – For the second year in a row, a Lake Superior State University sociology student has won a state competition for her research. 2011 LSSU sociology graduate Yiliang (Eva) Wen was recently notified that she has been awarded the Outstanding Student Research Paper Award by the Michigan Sociological Association.