30 years ago MARQUETTE – A downstate television station owner has applied for a permit to build a new station in Marquette. Thomas Scanlan of Traverse City, who currently owns WGTU/WGTQ channels 29 and 8 in Traverse City and Sault Ste. Marie, wants to broadcast on Channel 19 in Marquette. ...

30 years ago SKANDIA – You can keep “The Hokey Pokey” as far the second graders in Nina Olsen’s class at Skandia Elementary School are concerned. The top song on their dance chart is the “Don’t Be Lazy Song,” an energetic ditty they learned Monday during a “March is Nutrition ...

30 years ago MARQUETTE – Marquette will get a “dream” playground this spring when some 600 volunteers embark on a four-day construction festival. The Build-A-Dream play structure, pegged for Ellwood Mattson Lower Harbor Park, has been described as the “crown jewel of playgrounds,” ...

30 years ago MARQUETTE – The largest hardware store in Marquette County is looking to expand and is considering a move from its current location in the Marquette Mall, according to a top corporate official. Menards, which moved into its present location in August 1992, has advertised ...

30 years ago MARQUETTE – Additional funds for Peter White Public Library is included on a busy agenda for tonight’s meeting of the Marquette City Commission. The commission meets at 7 p.m. in commission chambers of city hall. The commissioners will consider a request from the Peter White ...

30 years ago MARQUETTE – There may still be snow on the ground, but the Red Cross is heating up for Red Cross Month this March. The local Red Cross is looking for those who want to take a break from shoveling and get into the swim and heat if it in the sixth annual American Red Cross ...