Valentine Open House, Book Sale

NEGAUNEE — The Friends of the Negaunee Public Library will hold its Valentine Open House and Book Sale from noon to 3 p.m. Tuesday, the day before Valentine’s Day.

Refreshments will be served, and the book sale will be held in the Michigan Room. Hard cover books will be 50 cents, all paperbacks and soft cover books will be a 25 cents, and all children’s books will be 10 cents. This is a public service project and is totally comprised of public donations. All funds are used for the use of the Library.

The library reminds the public that a free magazine table is always available to the public. You may have as many as you wish, and exchanges are also welcome.

The Friends of the Library is a growing group and welcomes new members. Simply talk to Jeanne Sandstrom, president, or any of the members present at the open house.

Jessica Holman, the Negaunee Public Library Librarian, will be joining in on the afternoon’s activities and library cards will be available for those wishing to make use of the many library’s services available daily, including DVDs and recorded books, and several computers.

The library can be reached at 475-7700, extension 18.

Meet and greet with Nate Heffron

NEGAUNEE – Negaunee residents will have the opportunity to meet their new city manager, Nate Heffron on Tuesday at the Negaunee Senior Center at 410 Jackson St. from 4-6 p.m. The city is hosting the “meet and greet” to welcome Heffron, who started in the position in January.

Refreshments will be served.

Lost motorist in Republic found

REPUBLIC — Police responded to a report of a lost motorist in distress around 3:35 p.m. Friday, according to a press release from Michigan State Police. The incident occured in the area Fence River Road, which runs east – west between M-95 and U.S. 41, near the Mansfield Location and Republic.

A Republic resident called the Marquette County Central Dispatch, advising her 69-year-old sister, who was traveling to Republic from Menominee had become lost, then got her vehicle stuck in a snowbank as a result of taking a wrong turn. The caller advised that her sister had left the vehicle when it ran out of gas and began to walk in an attempt to stay warm, as the temperatures were around 0 degrees Fahrenheit at the time.

Marquette County Central Dispatch and troopers were able to “ping” the lost woman’s cell phone in order to estimate her location. They eventually located the vehicle and found footprints in the snow, which were off the road, a long way away from the woman’s car.

After further searching, the woman was located around nine miles away from her vehicle. She was in the vehicle of a local mail delivery driver she had come across.

The woman, who said she had been walking since around 10 a.m., refused any medical treatment and was transported to her sister’s home in Republic.