SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Lake Superior State hockey program has announced that senior defenseman Lukas Kaelble has been named captain for the 2020-21 season. Senior defenseman Will Riedell, senior forward Hampus Eriksson and junior forward Ashton Calder will serve as alternate captains for the Lakers. Kaelble has recorded […]
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Return of the Rock stars
Rock and roll with a band of four. Timmins Rock of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League has a firm, formidable foundation to build on ahead of the 2020-2021 season. Hockey News North has confirmed that four Rock stars — goalie Ty Masternak and forwards Derek Seguin, Josh Dickson and […]
Remembering the Karmelkorn Bakery
When I was growing up, my Dad worked at the Karmelkorn Bakery, in Sault, Michigan. I loved it when I was able to visit him there. As soon as I walked in the back door my stomach would rumble. The wonderful smell of cookies, cakes, pastries, and bread baking were […]
Silva Jean Freeman-Kaufman
On Wednesday, July 8, 2020 Silva Jean (Brooks) Freeman-Kaufman, loving wife, mother and grandmother passed away at the McLaren Hospital in Petoskey, Michigan at the age of 83. She was preceded in death by husband, Harlan K. Freeman. Silva was born in Atlanta Michigan on April 29, 1937 and was […]
Minnetta Gail Mayer Howland
Minnetta Gail Mayer Howland, age 85, of Rudyard, Michigan, died on July 9, 2020 in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. She was born on February 23, 1935 in Sault Ste. Marie, to Robert and Bernice (McKenzie) Kerr. Gail married Louie Wilford Mayer on October 17, 1953 at St. Joseph Catholic Church […]
Gov Whitmer makes it mandatory masks be worn in public
LANSING, Mich. — Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed executive order 2020-147, which reiterates that individuals are required to wear a face covering whenever they are in an indoor public space. It also requires the use of face coverings in crowded outdoor spaces. Most significantly, the order requires any business that is open to the […]
A New Way to Resolve Disputes Online
This is a new service supported by the Michigan Supreme Court’s Administrative Office to provide a free, quick and easy way of resolving disputes that are typically filed as a small claims or landlord/tenant case in the district court. This service is most helpful for resolving disputes that involve: A. […]
Mayor, health unit discuss imposing mandatory indoor face masks
City Council will debate the possibility of mandatory face masks after private discussions about the issue took place this week between Mayor Christian Provenzano and Algoma Public Health, SooToday has learned. Dr. Jennifer Loo, APH’s associate medical officer of health, will appear via teleconference at next week’s City Council, Brandon Hazelton, […]
Marilyn Sue Marshall
Marilyn Sue Marshall, age 67, of Dollar Settlement passed away unexpectedly on Monday, Jun 29, 2020, at her home near her garden with family present in Dollar Settlement, Michigan. She was born May 5, 1953, in Saginaw, Michigan to Roland and Virginia (Adams) Marshall. She was a 1971 graduate of […]
11,207 vehicles crossed the International Bridge last month, most of them commercial trucks and commuters
So far, bridge traffic has been cut in half on a year-to-year basis with commercial trucks and commuter traffic making up the vast majority of crossings last month. Year-to-date, 264,811 vehicles crossed the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge, a sharp drop of 57.2 per cent from last year. Traffic crossing […]