30 years ago

NEGAUNEE – Project Newborn has been chosen as one of “Michigan’s Best!” by the Michigan Association of School Boards. The program, a collaborative effort of the Ishpeming, Negaunee, NICE, Republic-Michigamme, Powell Township and Marquette school districts, was chosen as one of nine first place winners in the K-12 grade district category from more than 230 entries. Project Newborn’s motto is “The smartest thing you can tell your child is a story.” The program is a preschool informational and literacy project designed to assist families through the child’s early years and open a line of communication between the family and the child’s future school. The program focuses on reading as a means of strengthening the “parents are teachers” concept. Project Newborn provides the family with books each year until the child is school age. In addition, Project Newborn volunteers visit homes to introduce the program, to answer questions and to take suggestions. As a winner in the MASB’s 1995 Education Excellence Awards, Project Newborn will be the topic of a presentation at the Michigan Association of School Administrators/Michigan Association of School Boards conference Oct. 26-29 in Grand Rapids.

60 years ago

MUNISING – The Munising City Commission approved final application for an urban planning assistance project to provide for professional planning for a comprehensive plan for the City of Munising at a special meeting held in the city hall. If accepted by the U.S. Housing and Home Finance Agency, the program will provide funds under Section 701 of the Federal Housing Act of 1954 for 75 percent of the cost of the professional planners. The remaining 25 percent is being raised locally by the Industrial and Professional Division of the Munising-Alger Chamber of Commerce, through donations and contributions from local organizations, industry, business and individuals. The firm of Vilican-Leman and Associates, Inc., Southfield, Mich., has been retained by the commission to do the work. Cost for the first year will total $8,764. Of this sum, money to be raised locally will amount to $2,194, with the cost for the second year set at a comparative figure. Included in the first year’s program will be a study of existing land use, a population analysis, a housing condition survey, a residential area plan and a recreation and community facility plan.