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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 BIG BAY — A 4,000 gallon gasoline tank near Big Bay Harbor was removed from the ground last week and several small holes found near the top of the tank. The tank, owned by Marquette County, serviced boaters operating out of the harbor. It was found to have leaked what initial estimates suggest was a small amount of fuel into the ground, prompting its removal. Soil samples were taken and sent to an independent laboratory for testing. Once it’s determined how ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

EDITOR’S NOTE: Superiorland Yesterdays is prepared by the reference staff at the Peter White Public Library in Marquette. 30 years ago HOUGHTON — Houghton-Portage Township District teachers have voted to strike if the upcoming mediation efforts fail. Apparently, some Houghton students have believed the action imminent for some time, and strike rumors have filtered home to parents. Teachers in the district have sported buttons proclaiming they are working without contracts, and one educator contended students jumped to conclusions based on the “no contract” talk. Teachers in ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

EDITOR’S NOTE: Superiorland Yesterdays is prepared by the reference staff at the Peter White Public Library in Marquette. 30 years ago MARQUETTE — A 12-year-old Negaunee Township boy hid in a Marquette ShopKo dressing room Saturday night, then went on a rampage, wrecking numerous store displays and causing thousands of dollars in damage, police said. The boy was arrested on the west side of the store at 12:10 am Sunday. He was carrying a portable compact disc player and other items stolen from the store, police said. “He knocked over numerous displays and lamps and threw tropical ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

EDITOR’S NOTE: Superiorland Yesterdays is prepared by the reference staff at the Peter White Public Library in Marquette. 30 years ago HOUGHTON — A recently announced merger between two longtime U.P. companies aims to create the largest locally owned construction business in northern Michigan. Champion Inc. President William C. Verrette announced Monday that its subsidiary Herman Gundlach Inc. of Houghton and Champion’s construction division have merged to form Gundlach Champion Construction Services Inc. Gundlach, founded in 1898, and Champion Construction, formed in 1946, are ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

EDITOR’S NOTE: Superiorland Yesterdays is prepared by the reference staff at the Peter White Public Library in Marquette. 30 years ago MARQUETTE — Drug teams from five agencies served federal arrest warrants on seven suspects in Marquette County on Tuesday and searched for six more in the other states in the breakup on an alleged cocaine trafficking ring. The arrests capped a 2-year investigation in the Marquette area. The case was investigated by Marquette police, the FBI, the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team, Michigan State Police and U.S. Drug Enforcement ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

EDITOR’S NOTE: Superiorland Yesterdays is prepared by the reference staff at the Peter White Public Library in Marquette. 30 years ago NORWAY — Paper and forest product manufacturers have had a hard time overcoming a reputation as businesses that haphazardly strip the woodlands for profit. But a national programed launched this year may change a few minds. Endorsed by U.S. Secretary of the Interior, “Special Places in the Forest” was developed by Champion International Corp. to set aside sites of historic, environmental, geological, recreational or scenic significance. Near ...