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Friday, March 21, 2025
Michigan State University Extension in conjunction with University of Michigan Medicine are teaming up to offer Tai Chi for Fall Prevention online. This tai chi set was designed by Dr. Paul Lam, a retired family physician and tai chi master. Dr. Lam led a team of tai chi and medical […]
BAY MILLS — Bay Mills Indian Community continues their mission of “going green” — this time with the installation of electronic vehicle charging stations. The tribe secured nearly $100k in funding for the EV stations from a ChargeUp Michigan grant, OFME Next Energy grant, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. […]
Esther Irene Des Jardins passed away on August 21, 2022, in Harbor Springs, Michigan, at Bay Bluffs at the age of 100. The daughter of Ray and Phoebe Walker, Esther was born and raised in St. Ignace, Michigan. She met her lifelong partner and husband, Kenneth Des Jardins, while working […]
BAY MILLS — Bay Mills Indian Community has been awarded a $200k grant from the Grid Alternatives-Tribal Solar Accelerator Fund that will allow the tribe to continue its mission of “going green.” The goal of the TSAF is to strengthen renewable energy in tribal communities by providing resources to support […]
Catherine Sophie (nee Cottle) Paquin, 79, passed away Saturday, August 13, 2022, at the hospital in Sault Ste. Marie, where she was being treated for complications of kidney disease. Her family was by her side in her final days. Mrs. Paquin enjoyed visiting with family and friends for hours over […]
SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Saturday the game schedule for its upcoming Showcase, which goes October 4-5 at the Gerry McCrory Countryside Sports Complex in Sudbury. The two-day event will feature all 12 NOJHL member clubs taking part, with all dozen match-ups counting towards the regular […]
Sault Ste. Marie, MI — Effective Tuesday, September 6th, Payne & Dolan will begin the WestPortage Avenue reconstruction project. The project area will be from Easterday Avenue to Osborn Blvd. and will consist of therehabilitation of 1.548 miles of West Portage Avenue. The rehabilitation will consist of coldmilling the existing […]
Edward “Ed” Francis LaPoint Jr of DeTour Village, Michigan, passed away on August 20, 2022, at the age of 66 in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. He was born on November 25, 1955, in Sault Ste. Marie to parents Edward Sr. and Victoria (Polaczyk) LaPoint. Ed grew up on DeTour and […]
Betty Mae (France) Fenlon, of St. Ignace, Michigan, passed away at the age of 87 in Petoskey, Michigan. She was born May 30, 1935, to parents Leonard Francis and Stella (LaPlaunte) France in St. Ignace. Betty grew up in her hometown of St. Ignace where she attended high school and […]
GRAND RAPIDS — Two men who plotted to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 over her COVID-19 pandemic policies are guilty of the conspiracy, jurors decided in a verdict Tuesday after a weeks-long retrial of the high-profile domestic terrorism case. Adam Fox, 38, of Potterville, Michigan, and Barry Croft, 46, […]
