By DAN KRAKER Minnesota Public Radio News DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — If you’re reading this on your phone — stop. Look up. Who’s nearby? Any kids, partners, co-workers or friends who might be trying to talk to you? And how many times have you checked your phone today, ...

MARQUETTE — Making parfaits and seeing how an automobile alignment is performed are just a few examples of what local students did during the Feb. 14 Career Day at Northern Michigan University’s Jacobetti Complex. Sophomores from Negaunee and Westwood high schools, as well as students ...

MADALYN CRONEY, 11 Hi, my name is Madalyn Croney. I am 11 years old and I am in 5th grade. My favorite thing to do is to go downhill skiing. I was 11 months old when my dad put me in a front pack and skied with me. I don’t remember the first time I went skiing on my own, but I was young. ...

MARQUETTE — Fifteen-month-old Michael Schwemin of Ishpeming was taking part, with the help of his mother, in singing and motion activities during Thursday’s Wonder Babies session in the Peter White Public Library. Michael was engaged in that fun, but when the shaker balls were taken ...

EMMA MINNICK Hey, winter is here so you better bundle up for this year’s season. What’s your thing? Is it skiing, snowboarding, sledding, dog sledding, or ice skating? Well, my thing is ice climbing. I’m an eleven-year-old girl climber and I love to ice climb. I also love to rock ...

MARQUETTE — The tale of a hungry feline can be a parable, and one that children can understand. Marquette resident and Northern Michigan University graduate Elizabeth Fust recently published a book, “The Hungry Kitten’s Tale.” Illustrated by part-time Minnesota resident Mary ...

MARQUETTE — In this case, “throwing shade” is not a bad thing. Spread Goodness Day, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded by Marquette resident Anna Dravland, will celebrate its third year on March 13. This year, the Shades for Schools fundraising goal is $20,000, with the deadline Feb. ...

Hunter Vedder, 12 Books. That’s my topic for today. Yeah, I can hear your groans already, but they are good. Fantasy is my favorite or realistic fiction. Fantasy consists of wizards, dragons, magic and spells cast down by the evil witch; Harry Potter if you must put it that way. Keeper of ...

MARQUETTE — A makeshift track for fat tire bikes and a sizable snow sculpture was part of the Northern Michigan University Academic Mall on Wednesday during Snowfest. Put on by NMU Rec Sports, the event gave students an introduction to winter activities as well as various campus ...

Hayden Graves, 14 Cheer is so much more than I thought it would be. When I was little I would watch shows and movies which would include cheerleaders and I always wanted to be one. Now that I am a cheerleader, I never thought about just how much goes into it. For example, when we stunt we ...

GWINN — The food program for youngsters in need at K.I. Sawyer Elementary School is going well, but a little — or a lot — of added help now and then can’t hurt. Hannah Erickson, coordinator of the nonprofit organization that began in August 2018, acknowledged Paw Packs is going ...

By CHRISTIE BLECK Journal Staff Writer MARQUETTE — They were told to “dress for a mess.” And a mess is what they got. Youngsters took part in several Thursday sessions of the New Year’s Slime activity at the Peter White Public Library’s Great Room. Mary Harma, PWPL Youth ...

Anja mcbride, 14 This past fall, I spent hours at the Peter White Public Library every Saturday for six weeks. While, it isn’t unusual for me to spend my days in the library (it is like my second home), this time it was for an extra special reason. From Oct. 5 to Nov. 10, 10:30 a.m. to ...

By JACK DURA The Bismarck Tribune AP Member Exchange BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Nearly half of all youth referred to North Dakota’s juvenile court since March have involvement with child welfare. One new program aims to reduce that number. North Dakota’s Supreme Court and ...

MARQUETTE — Kids had the chance to take a ride on the Polar Express on Thursday, even if wasn’t the actual train — which is fictional anyway. The popular tale was the focus on the Second Thursday Creativity Series at the Upper Peninsula Children’s Museum in Marquette, the ...

Hunter Vedder, 12 This past summer I started fishing, like actual fishing, not just me throwing the line out in the water and hoping to catch a fish. I learned how to do the fisherman’s knot, how to put a worm on so it stays, and which kind of artificial bait catches what kind of fish. I ...

By CHRISTIE BLECK Journal Staff Writer MARQUETTE — The Peter White Public Library is a fitting home for Hope’s Wall, which celebrates writing by area youths. The wall, which previously was at Westwood Mall, was dedicated in a Wednesday ceremony at the new location in the lower ...

Ana alexander, 11 This past summer I traveled to California to go surfing. I wanted to go surfing because it would be a cool experience that would probably never happen again. I flew to California with my friend and her mom. I went with my friend Katja who is 10, almost 11 and her mother. ...

By TRINITY CAREY Journal Staff Writer MARQUETTE — Located on South Lake Street in South Marquette, Drifa Brewing Co. officially opened Oct. 3 and is Michigan’s first brewing cooperative. While the brewery came to fruition with the help of hundreds of partial owners, its doors are open ...

Rachel jenkins, 15 Let me tell you a lovely little anecdote; it may or may not be true, but that is up for you to decide. Once upon a time, there was a humble cobbler. A cobbler, if you didn’t know, is someone who makes shoes. Well, this particular cobbler was quite adept at his art, and ...