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Sunday: Our Youth

Happy New Year

Ava Warren, at left, celebrates the ball drop at the Upper Peninsula Children's Museum Dec. 31, 2014. Revelers again will have the chance to go to the museum’s “Elementary Ball” from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Monday. The museum, located at 123 W. Baraga Ave. in Marquette, will have a party with a ...

Caroling to seniors

NEGAUNEE — The younger generation entertained the older generation in a festive, holiday way Thursday morning. Fourth-graders from Lakeview Elementary School sang holiday carols to residents of Eastwood Nursing Center as part of several Negaunee Public Schools youth activities that took ...

A night of hope: A Christmas party for 100 children in need

By ISABELLE ALTMAN The Commercial Dispatch of Columbus AP Member Exchange COLUMBUS, Miss. — Glenda Buckhalter, community outreach coordinator for the city of Columbus, recently learned six homeless children she works with are not expecting anything for Christmas. The children’s ...

All aboard!

MARQUETTE — Kids at Peter White Public Library went “All Aboard The Polar Express,” even though they weren’t physically there. The library sponsored the special holiday-themed program Thursday in the new Youth Services Great Room. Amanda Pierce, PWPL Youth Services assistant, ...

Part II: Perfecting the art of DIY soaps, beauty products

Esme ulland-joy, 10 EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second of a two-part column by 10-year-old Esme Ulland-Joy. The first part was published Dec. 2. Do you remember that in my last column at the beginning I said I hadn’t gotten a good bath bomb recipe? Well, this past summer I went to my ...

Voices of youth

What do you wish you knew how to do that you can’t do right now?