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Superiorland Yesterdays

Superiorland Yesterdays

EDITOR’S NOTE: Superiorland Yesterdays is prepared by the reference desk staff at Peter White Public Library. 30 years ago SAWYER — A group of Detroit-area developers want to establish a private military-style training school at Sawyer Air Force Base for troubled kids. But the group needs help from the Sawyer Base Conversion Authority, Gwinn Community Schools, and the State Department of Social Services, said Craig Farrand, a consultant for the Downriver Mutual Aid and the Downriver Community conference, the private, non-profit groups proposing the concept. “A number of ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

30 years ago MARQUETTE — Celebrating its 20th year of turning ordinary students into lovers of writing and illustrating, the Young Authors program is constantly looking to expand its operations. This year, the group is expecting students from many of the Marquette and Alger county school districts to attend its annual reading conference at Northern Michigan University. 60 years ago MARQUETTE — An unusual Nativity scene will be presented Sunday evening in front of the Messiah Lutheran Church, W. Magnetic St., by members of the Messiah Luther League. The league, a high school ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

EDITOR’S NOTE: Superiorland Yesterdays is prepared by the reference desk staff at Peter White Public Library. 30 years ago CHRISTMAS — As the Christmas holiday nears, hundreds of letters from across the country arrive each day with a special request for the tiny post office in Christmas, Michigan. Cards and letters from as far away as France are sent to be postmarked from the town with the holiday namesake, said Robin Riley, co-owner with her husband Brian of Mrs. Klaus’ Christmas Mall, the new home of the U.S. Post Office. “It’s a novelty,” Robin Riley said, “its ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

30 years ago MARQUETTE — Bird counters from the Laughing Whitefish Audubon Society are seeking bird activity reports from Marquette area residents prior to the Christmas Bird Count set for Dec. 17. Audubon counters are especially interested in reports of hawks or owls seen or heard, or hard-to-find species, including northern shrikes, gray jays, or red-bellied woodpeckers. During the Dec. 17 count, birdwatchers will be traveling a 15-mile diameter circle centered around Marquette’s Old City Hall, trying to find as many birds as possible in a 24-hour period. 60 years ago MUNISING ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

EDITOR’S NOTE: Superiorland Yesterdays is prepared by the reference desk staff at Peter White Public Library. 30 years ago MARQUETTE — The Presque Isle Park Advisory Committee will discuss deer management and other park issues at 7p.m. Thursday in Commission Chambers of City Hall in Marquette. Deer overpopulation in the park and danger to humans from rutting bucks have been of ongoing concern to the committee. In other business, the committee will discuss shoreline erosion, requests for lengthening and shorting hours for vehicle traffic and park use, speeding by motorists and ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

EDITOR’S NOTE: Superiorland Yesterdays is prepared by the reference desk staff at Peter White Public Library. 30 years ago MARQUETTE — Munising deer researcher John Ozoga will be autographing copies of his new book — “Whitetail Autumn: Seasons of the Whitetail, Book One” — from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at B. Dalton Booksellers in the Westwood Mall in Marquette. Prior to retiring, Ozoga worked for more than 33 years at the state Department of Natural Resources Cusino Wildlife Research Station near Shingleton. 60 years ago MARQUETTE — Two Northern Michigan University students ...