Opening doors: Group offers mentorship, collaboration for student artists

October 17, 2020

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Hood2Good, a collaborative group of local student artists, just wrapped up its second showcase of the season when the coronavirus pandemic shuttered entertainment venues, including the group's home base — Bowen Theatre at Maryland Hall. Maryland Hall, a performance arts center, is home to many Annapolis resident art companies, such as Annapolis Opera, Annapolis Symphony Orchestra, Ballet Theatre of Maryland and Live Arts Maryland. Hood2Good, a group of teenagers and young adults passionate about dance, music, poetry and other creative outlets, became an ...

MARESA sending out surveys

October 17, 2020

MARQUETTE — Four hundred and fifteen Marquette and Alger County 2020 high school graduates, or their parents, will be contacted via email and/or telephone for a survey during October, November and December. This survey will compile information about the student’s post-graduation training and employment status after completing a career and technical education program in high school. The survey is being conducted for Gwinn, Ishpeming, Marquette, Munising, Negaunee, NICE and Superior Central high Schools by the Marquette-Alger RESA. The survey is required for Marquette-Alger schools ...

8-18 Media: Looking back on adventures in Washington, D.C.: Part two

October 17, 2020

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part two of a three-part series. Part one ran on page 16A in the Oct. 10-11weekend edition of The Mining Journal, while part three will run in the Oct. 24-25 edition. The next day was the start of my leadership camp. It wasn’t a full day though, and it started at ...

8-18 Media: Looking back on adventures in Washington, D.C.

October 10, 2020

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part one of a three-part series. Part two will run in the Oct. 17-18 weekend edition of The Mining Journal, with part three to run the following weekend. Have you ever been to Washington D.C? I have been there twice. I went there once in fourth grade, and once during ...

Trails and trees: Gwinn students maintain Interpretive Nature Trail

October 10, 2020

GWINN — The river birch has flaky, reddish-brown bark. The American beech has smooth bark. Proper spelling is essential. Kristy Humphrey, a science teacher at Gwinn Middle School, on Wednesday oversaw her students making new signs with facts about particular trees for the school’s ...

From sticklebacks to sculpins: Fisheries class does sampling work

October 3, 2020

MARQUETTE — A Northern Michigan University fisheries management class spent a recent Friday afternoon wading with nets in Whetstone Brook near Founders Landing in Marquette. With the guidance of NMU graduate student Chase Daiek, they were learning equipment operation and safety ...