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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
An attack on working people’: State rep rips proposal to require union workers to sign up annually to pay dues
Unionized state workers would have to confirm their willingness to pay dues each year under a proposed rule change before the Michigan Civil Service Commission. The proposal has drawn the ire of some Michigan Democrats, including Rep. Terry Sabo, D-Muskegon Township, who called it “an attack on working people.” Free-market […]
Fallen Rudyard Soldier Portrayed, Remembered in New Movie ‘The Outpost’
(9and10News.com) – Over the weekend, a movie about the Battle of Kamdesh debuted called “The Outpost,” and it has a special Northern Michigan connection. The Battle of Kamdesh was a deadly day in 2009 for U.S. Forces in Afghanistan and the movie tells the brave story of the soldiers there. […]
Sault Tribe establishes COVID-19 Assistance Program
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. — The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians Board of Directors approved a direct services program July 6 to help tribal members. It will be funded with $3.5 million in Covid-19 CARES Act monies. Tribal Chairperson Aaron Payment said, on behalf of the Board of […]