By TONY HABRA Superintendent, Rudyard Area Schools This has been a difficult week for all of us. As I kept my children nearby, the images playing out on our television just keep generating the same question in my mind as I grieve for these parents and children: “How can we make sure this never happens again?” As we all work [...]

SAULT STE. MARIE – Fifty-five girls and boys participated in the 2012 Junior Lakers Basketball Program, which is run by the Lake Superior State men’s basketball team. The Lakers interacted with the youngsters and instructed them on the basic principles of basketball. The Junior Lakers will perform at halftime during the LSSU men’s basketball games against Ohio Dominican on Jan. [...]

By TONY HABRA Superintendent, Rudyard Area Schools Recently my sister gave me a call. She and her husband have a beautiful little girl who is getting to be school age. Her daughter goes to pre-school and my sister has signed her up to attend a charter school near her home. The student test scores for the charter school are higher [...]

RUDYARD – Congratulations to Michaela McLeod for receiving the Rudyard Area Schools “Distinguished Student Award” for the month of November. Michaela is active in: the LINKS program, SADD, Rudyard Theater and her church youth groups. Academically she is in the top five percent of her class, carrying a 3.9 GPA. The clincher for Michaela receiving this award was the day [...]

By SCOTT NASON (scottnason@eupnews.com) EUP News Contributor Local 4-year old boy, Liam Nason, loves his country and loves the Presidents of the United States of America. Whatever happened to that band? Love their songs “Santa Monica” and “Father of Mine”, one of the best bands to come out of the U.K. since Smashmouth. Liam didn’t get that joke either, but [...]

Join storyteller Mary Couling for an hour of poetry and fellowship at the Pickford Community Library from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, October 2.  Classic and contemporary poetry will be read and discussed.  Please feel free to bring your original work to share. This event is free and open to the public. All are welcome!  Refreshments will be provided [...]

U.P. KIDS announces training for adoptive and foster parents to be held Thursday, September 20, 2012, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Kenneth Shouldice Library on the campus of Lake Superior State University.  Caring for Children Who Have Experienced Trauma: A Workshop for Resource Parents is the first of monthly trainings to be provided across the Upper Peninsula by [...]

A celebration is being planned for one of Sault Ste. Marie’s latest nonagenarians, Rolland (Rolly) Wiertalla. Friends, family and public are invited to an open house for Rolly on Sunday, August 5, 2012 at their cabin in Brimley. Rolly was born on August 31, 1922 in Moran, MI to Matha and Rudy Wiertalla.  His siblings include Crandel Wiertalla, Gloria McKinney, [...]