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Superiorland Yesterdays

EDITOR’S NOTE: Superiorland Yesterdays is prepared by the reference staff at the Peter White Public Library in Marquette. 30 years ago MARQUETTE — Striking registered nurses at Marquette General Hospital prepared well for missed paydays and the emotional upheaval that they knew would come if they walked off their jobs. “It hasn’t been easy for anyone,” said Geraldine Nault of Marquette, an out-patient surgery RN who has worked at MGH for 23 years. After getting back on her feet financially from a 1983 strike at MGH that lasted about two weeks, she said nurses started asking ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

EDITOR’S NOTE: Superiorland Yesterdays is prepared by the reference desk staff at Peter White Public Library. 30 years ago MARQUETTE — Holding whistle-stop press conferences throughout the state, Attorney General Frank Kelly was in Marquette Tuesday to describe the local implications of a state-wide retail price scanner inaccuracies investigation. The consumer protection investigation found that three retail stores in the greater Marquette area overcharged on a small number of purchases using the popular checkout scanners while a fourth store charged too little. Statewide, ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

EDITOR’S NOTE: Superiorland Yesterdays is prepared by the reference staff at the Peter White Public Library in Marquette. 30 years ago MARQUETTE — More than 20,000 people applied for the 5,096 bear harvest tags available in Michigan this year, according to DNR bear program leader Tim Reis in Lansing. Successful applicants in the state’s eight bear management units, seven of which are in the U.P., were notified during July. Hunters who applied for the experimental third hunt only being offered in the Gwinn Unit this year were by far the most successful. A total of 430 permits ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

EDITOR’S NOTE: Superiorland Yesterdays is prepared by the reference desk staff at Peter White Public Library. 30 years ago NEGAUNEE — The Negaunee City Council awarded the contracts to repair water mains and to update city ordinances during a special meeting Tuesday. CCMS Associates of Sault Ste. Marie was the lowest of seven bidders for dive water main repair projects involving thousands of feet of pipe damaged by last winter’s record breaking cold weather, said Scott Erbisch, Negaunee grants planner. The cost of the projects are covered by state and federal disaster relief ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

EDITOR’S NOTE: Superiorland Yesterdays is prepared by the reference desk staff at Peter White Public Library. 30 years ago MUNISING — The National Park Service will celebrate its 78th anniversary on Thursday. In commemoration of the anniversary Park Service employees will wear “It’s the Mission” pins symbolizing their intent to uphold the aims of Woodrow Wilson’s mission statement in creating the Park Service. Michigan has four designated areas within the National Park System including Isle Royale National Park, Keweenaw National Historical Park, Pictured Rocks National ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

EDITOR’S NOTE: Superiorland Yesterdays is prepared by the reference desk staff at Peter White Public Library. 30 years ago MARQUETTE — Haphazard development in the past forced the Whetstone Creek to flow underground, but efforts are underway to liberate the Marquette-area creek. Part of a multi-year project on the Whetstone involves recovering portions of the stream that have been buried in culverts, said Rich Beasley, who coordinates the Whetstone Creek Watershed Project for the Marquette County Soil and Water Conservation District. The watershed has had problems with excessive ...