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40 years gone by now: Reunion a reminder of very happy days

NEGAUNEE - Those unexpected gestures in life can score a direct hit on the heart, like a gesture made at my recent 40-year class reunion.If you read the columns I write, you know gathering with the Negaunee High School Class of 1976 is something special for me. Not everyone enjoys class reunions, but I do, because the people who attend ours are fun, kind and pretty darn amazing. Maybe it's just our class is blessed with a super bunch, but the events have always been wonderful through the decades.As the years have gone by, our reunion gatherings have gotten simpler. That 10-year reunion ...

MARQUETTE - Creating a pollinator garden on a pile of sand is no small accomplishment, and the result can be seen on this year's Marquette Garden Tour.The Marquette Beautification & Restoration Committee will host the 23rd annual tour from 1 to 7 p.m. July 28, rain or shine.The tour this year will feature four gardens in Chocolay Township and one in MarquetteOne of those gardens is on Timber Lane in Harvey, cared for by Tina Hall.The main story about this yard, Hall said, is that when she and her husband moved in five years ago, the only plants in the front yard were a bush and a ...

Reward offered for Veterans Park vandalism info

HOUGHTON - A Houghton resident is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the identification of the person or people responsible for the recent vandalism at Veterans Park in Houghton."When we investigate something like a larceny, we always have evidence, like we can find what gets stolen," said Police Chief John Donnelly. "When it's just somebody doing a random act of destruction, we don't have (evidence)."Last week, someone knocked over the Purple Heart Memorial at Veterans Park. They also damaged a plaque for service people killed during World War II.Donnelly said there was ...

New ‘kid’ on the block

MARQUETTE - A woodblock print is something many kids have undoubtedly made in an elementary art class. However, local artist Ben Bohnsack has taken that skill to a new level - and then some.Bohnsack is the July featured artist for the SmallWorks Gallery, located in the Marquette Arts and Culture Center.At a Thursday artist reception, visitors viewed his many prints that, although are appealing artistically, depict iconic local scenes, such as the Michipicoten at the Lake Superior & Ishpeming ore dock and the Marquette Lighthouse.In fact, one of his Sand River neighbors, Joanna ...

Celebrating the Fourth: Reflecting on the holiday’s true meaning

MARQUETTE - On this day in 1776, Congress approved the final text of the Declaration Independence, breathing life into the new nation - the United States of America.One of our founding fathers, John Adams, realized the significance of this event and the lasting effects it would have immediately, noted in a letter to his wife, Abigail."I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, ...

DB-TC bids farewell to superintendent

DOLLAR BAY - Jan C. Quarless, Ph.D., was recognized for his service as superintendent of the Dollar Bay - Tamarack City Area Schools recently, as he prepares to retire after 12 years in his position.George Stockero, Copper Country Intermediate School District superintendent, was on hand at the DB - TC school boar meeting to wish "Dr. Q" well in his retirement."Dr.Q came here 12 years ago and I am here to recognize those 12 years," Stockero said. "Personally, professionally, I am very proud to have known Dr. Q. What he has done here in Dollar Bay is awesome. The things that have happened ...