MARQUETTE — Northern Michigan University alumna Nanette Hanson has been named the 2022-23 Michigan Teacher of the Year. She is a first-grade teacher at Lemmer Elementary School in Escanaba. Hanson earned a bachelor's degree in elementary education and creative arts from NMU in 1994, and a ...
LANSING — There’s nothing exotic about deer hunting when you live in a mid-Michigan farming community. Although it may be a rite of passage for many, it was not for me. I grew up preferring the comforts in life. And tree stands are not comfortable. It wasn’t until the seventh grade that family members in Northern Michigan convinced me to accompany them on what was sure to be an extraordinary tale for my hunting friends. It was hot. Really hot. The sweat dripping down the sides of my body couldn’t be seen for all the layers I wore. But the sweatshirt and jeans protected me ...
ISHPEMING — Four Westwood High School students won seven top 10 awards, including a national championship, at the recent Business Professionals of America National Leadership Conference, “Go Beyond Your Limits,” in Dallas. Over 6,000 delegates attended the event, said Ronalyn Arsenau, ...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Alyssa Sanchez’s home was destroyed and her professional life uprooted by the massive Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon wildfire. But the 29-year-old Sanchez, a Mora teacher, refused to let the fire extinguish her love of educating kids. She’s been staying at the Querque ...
MARQUETTE — Five individuals and five agencies who assisted in the lifesaving rescue of Northern Michigan University employee Stephanie Penhale were publicly recognized at a recent NMU Board of Trustees business meeting. Penhale is director of the Network Infrastructure Center. She and ...
ESCANABA — Students at the Escanaba Student Success Center (ESSC) competed in the final round of their “Chopped Challenge” Thursday — a cooking competition involving five mystery ingredients, a panel of three hungry judges, and a time-limit of 30 minutes. Linda Beauchamp, student monitor at the ESSC, introduced the challenge to the students after creating a cooking class a couple years ago. “I started the cooking class to teach kids basic cooking skills,” Beauchamp said. “We have a lot of students in our school that are in need of learning life skills and are food ...
