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30 years ago MUNISING - The Munising City Commission has voted to raise sewer rates to pay for the $2.2 million loan needed for mandated repairs by the state Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). The city has been given a November 12 deadline to respond to five specific sewer system violations, or face enforcement action by the DEQ including possible fines of $25,000 a day. The problems with the system are as follows: homes in the Bayview Addition have discharged raw sewage into Lake Superior for several years, inadequate lift station has discharged raw sewage into ground surfaces ...

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30 years ago SHINGLETON - The state Department of Natural Resources will be selling a lake side camp in the Grand Sable State Forest. The complex, which includes a main lodge, cook house, carpenter shop, generator plant, bunk house, and over 600 feet of sandy shoreline, has been owned by the state since it was purchased from the Steams Coal and Lumber Company in 1930. It has existed in many forms including a game area headquarters and a field educational facility for several universities. Officials at the DNR say that the site has not been used in 10 years, and they cannot afford to ...

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30 years ago MARQUETTE - State wildlife biologists have reported that because of the mild winters and aggressive timber harvesting, the white tail deer population has risen to 900,000 in the U.P. John Hendrickson, state Department of Natural Resources regional wildlife biologist, estimates that this is a modern day-record for deer numbers. The most noticeable population change has been in the Lake Superior Watershed area, says DNR district wildlife biologist John Stuht. Stuht agrees that the northern reaches of the U.P. have higher numbers of deer this year, alongside a much greater ...

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30 years ago MARQUETTE – A Marquette mother believes the Gift of Reading program has had a positive impact on her daughter. The woman, who asked not to be identified, said her 14-year-old daughter received several books last year including a mystery story. “My daughter really enjoyed the books,” the woman said. “I think reading is very good for a child.” Sponsored by the Marquette-Alger reading Council, the Gift of Reading program is now accepting books to be distrusted to children in need at Christmas. The books are being collected at area schools, businesses, civic ...

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30 years ago MARQUETTE – Mike Springer was recently appointed to a two-year term on the board of directors of the Michigan Association of Computer-Related Technology Users in Learning. In his second year on the board, Springer is a tech-prep mathematics instructor at Marquette Area Public Schools. Established in 1975 and now with more than 4,00 members, MACUL brings educators together to share knowledge and concerns regarding educational uses of computers and technology. MACUL forms special interest groups to bring together members with similar needs, such as Computer coordinators, ...

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30 years ago ISHPEMING – For the fifth consecutive year the Elks Lodges of Negaunee, Marquette, and Ishpeming will have their Pumpkin Patch party Saturday. The party will be at the Ishpeming Elks Lodge at 597 Lakeshore drive from 1 to 4 p.m. This party is presented for the benefit of children with disability in the tri-city area. The members of the three lodges have constructed houses from refrigerator boxes. The houses are then painted, decorated, and arranged throughout the lodge to allow for trick-or-treating in a street-like setting. An Elk member sits inside each house and hands ...