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Budget has $1M for ski jump work on Pine Mountain

IRON MOUNTAIN — A budget deal Michigan lawmakers approved Thursday contains many key investments for the Upper Peninsula, including $1 million in debt relief for the Pine Mountain ski jump, said state Sen. Ed McBroom, R-Waucedah Township. The Pine Mountain aid will help the non-profit Kiwanis Ski Club pay down a $3 million loan secured in 2020 through the Great Lake Sports Commission. The money was used for safety renovations at the historic slide, keeping it in compliance with international standards for ski jumping. In all, the state budget includes $334 million in legislative ...

LL-H parents voice concerns

LAKE LINDEN — About 20 parents brought forth concerns regarding the quality of their children’s school life at the Lake Linden-Hubbell School Board meeting last Monday. During a public comment period, Beth Krause, mother of a district third-grader, read from a list compiled by multiple ...

O’Driscoll appointed to Gladstone City Commission

GLADSTONE — Stephen P. O’Driscoll has been appointed to the Gladstone City Commission. The move came at Monday’s Gladstone City Commission meeting. Commissioners considered six applicants for a vacancy on the commission, and ultimately appointed O’Driscoll. He is to serve as city commissioner through the end of the term, which expires in November, as this position became available as the result of Greg Styczynski resigning due to relocation. Originally from Escanaba, O’Driscoll graduated from Western Michigan University with a bachelor’s degree in paper engineering in 2006, ...

Renovations underway at Fayette State Park

GARDEN — Fayette State Park’s historic site is undergoing construction to make needed structural changes to the furnace complex. The reconstruction is part of a $273 million project funded by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and approved by the state’s legislature for infrastructure ...

Camp 911 gives area kids a chance learn safety skills

BARAGA — The 24th Annual Camp 911 was hosted outside of the Village Office of Baraga on Wednesday and Thursday, with the attendance of over 20 children from various schools of Baraga County. The camp is held each year to educate students on safety skills and entice them into joining first responders careers and volunteerism for their local communities through various activities. Scientific and mathematical skills were utilized in the activities the children participated in which were all hands on experiences. The safety skills included injury and illness prevention, CPR and First Aid, ...

Dive team helps clear debris from Big Spring

MANISTIQUE — A local dive rescue team and state police teamed recently helped clean up a state park. The Delta County Sheriff Dive Rescue Team recently conducted a cleaning of Kitch-iti-kipi (a natural spring) at Palms Book State Park in Manistique. It was a joint effort between Delta County divers and Michigan State Police divers. Team Director of the Dive Team, John Smith, who has been with the marine division since 1998 spoke about the clean-up, saying that each spring a permit is requested to dive at Palms Book State Park/Kitch-iti-kipi in order to remove refuse that traveled into ...