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MARQUETTE - After years of visiting their friends in Jamaica, the Tourvilles of Marquette got to return the favor this month, hosting Willy Deans, who at 58 had never been off the island in his life.Deans and his wife Hyacinth are from the rural town of Orange Bay, Jamaica, about 10 miles from Negril, the tourist destination on Jamaica's beautiful west coast where Deans first met Tom Tourville.Tourville is president of the Marquette Board of Light and Power and has been visiting Jamaica for nearly two decades, he said. He struck up an instant connection with Deans.Deans has driven a cab ...

MDE officials visit U.P. school

WINONA - Michigan Department of Education officials are visiting schools across the state as part of an ongoing initiative led by State Superintendent Brian J. Whiston.While Whiston visited some Upper Peninsula schools himself, last week a trio of other MDE leaders stopped by Elm River Township School in Winona, having toured Jeffers High School in Painesdale earlier in the day."The idea is to know what's going on in our districts," MDE Director Leah Breen said."The kids are excited about that," said administrator and teacher, Bruce Mattson. "It means a lot to the kids. One thing I've ...

Lali Kahlid to present photo demonstration

MARQUETTE - Lali Kahlid will present a demonstration on photo image transferring at the Lake Superior Art Association program at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Marquette Arts and Culture Center.A photo transfer is any process that takes a printed image, removes it from whatever it is on, and then transfers it to another surface.Khalid will demonstrate methods for transferring photos onto different surfaces like wood, ceramic tile, paper and more.She will also show how to further embellish the transfers to create photo memorabilia.Khalid is a freelance photographer whose work explores ...

Dedication ceremony set for Lake Superior coastal habitats

MARQUETTE - The Keweenaw Land Trust, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources invite the public to a Tuesday dedication ceremony for lands acquired as part of the Abbaye Peninsula - Huron Bay Conservation Initiative.With the support of numerous partner organizations, the project permanently protects 1,374 acres and nearly a mile of Lake Superior shoreline and was made possible by a USFWS National Coastal Wetlands Conservation program grant of $1 million in 2015, with over $1.1 million in matching funds provided by private foundations, individual ...

Esky council OKs land transfer policy

ESCANABA - The Escanaba City Council approved a policy Thursday that outlines the procedure for the city giving up a public right-of-way and turning the land over to neighboring property owners under special circumstances.Though the city has had authority to abandon right-of-way property under state and local statutes, no written policy and procedure were in place locally, explained City Manager Jim O'Toole at Thursday's regular council meeting.O'Toole said he has been working on drafting a written policy with City Engineer/Public Works Superintendent Bill Farrell and legal counsel ...

Forestville fun and games

MARQUETTE - Jessica Straczowski wanted to make at least one thing clear about Friday's Forestville Festival."We're not building community," Straczowski said. "We're building family."The teacher of German, health and special education at North Star Academy, located in Marquette Township, was one of the many academy "family members" on hand for its first-ever Forestville Festival.The day, which was full of activities like bean toss, face painting, tug-of-war and others, allowed older students to mingle with younger ones."We do have a winter festival, but the parents and the teachers say we ...