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Space explorers: Father Marquette first graders learn about planets

Father Marquette first graders studied the solar system throughout the month of February. Each student did a presentation on something that interested at the end of the month. It was a family project, and according to their teacher “they all did amazing.” In the top left photo Elora ...

Biden to visit Selma, Ala. for voting rights anniversary

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — President Joe Biden will travel to Alabama on Sunday to mark the 58th anniversary of a landmark event of the civil rights movement. Biden will speak in Selma for the annual remembrance of “Bloody Sunday,” the day in 1965 that white police beat Black civil rights ...

U.P. Notable Book Club to feature ‘Gossard Girls’ story

MARQUETTE — Former First Lady of Northern Michigan University, Phyllis Michael Wong, will have the chance to talk about her book, “We Kept Our Towns Going: The Gossard Girls of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula,” during the March 9 session of the U.P. Notable Book Club. The Crystal Falls ...

Marquette mom wins national working parent scholarship

MARQUETTE — Job-Applications.com announced that a Marquette mom was selected as the sole winner of the most recent round of the company’s national Working Parent Scholarship. Job-Applications.com recognized the efforts of one student in the United States who balances the difficult tasks ...

Regional spellers to advance

MARQUETTE — Students from area schools will advance to the U.P. Spelling Bee finals set for March 8 at St. John’s School in Ishpeming and Negaunee High School. The students earned their place in the finals because of their top-two finishes in the recent Regional Spelling Bee. The students are: ≤ Eighth grade: Isabella Jacobetti, Negaunee, first, and Sophia Redlon, Gwinn, second. ≤ Seventh grade: Zakiyyah Adebiyi, Marquette, first, and Andrew Krzymowski, Marquette, second. ≤ Sixth grade: Sarah Busscher, Marquette, first, and Catherine Henderson, Negaunee, ...

College for Kids Jr. coming up

MARQUETTE — Northern Michigan University’s Seaborg Center will offer College for Kids Jr., hands-on and minds-on STEM classes for students in kindergarten through sixth grade. The classes are from 9 a.m. to noon March 25 and/or April 15 at the Seaborg Center. Pre-registration is required with a $10 fee per class. Class offerings include investigating Marquette’s ecosystems, construction, collaborative science with chemistry and physics, learning about animals’ specific traits and other fun activities. For more information or questions, contact the Seaborg Center at ...