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Bay honors Amber Kinonen

ESCANABA — Bay College honors Amber Kinonen, full-time English instructor, as one of its recipients of the Outstanding Educator Award sponsored by the Don Johnson Agency/MEEMIC Insurance. To receive consideration for the award, faculty were nominated by a colleague, student, or someone ...

Negaunee High announces 2022 scholarship winners

NEGAUNEE — Negaunee High School announced the following scholarship recipients at its 2022 Commencement Ceremony on May 27: Christiana Grace Anderson: Negaunee Area Community Fund: Rudy and Darley Kemppainen Scholarship, Negaunee Area Community Fund: Waino and Joanne Liuha Scholarship, University of Arizona: Arizona Excellence Award Madison Helen Austin: Miner Moving Forward Scholarship, Excellence in Writing Scholarship in Honor and Memory of past NHS English Teachers (Betty Zesiger, Berlyne Miller, and Brian Peterson), University of Michigan U.P. Scholars Scholarship, ...

Buyarski earns Eagle Scout award

Andon Buyarski is shown with his parents Craig and Robin receiving his Eagle Scout Award recently. He earned it in Troop 309 under the mentorship of Al Feldhauser and is the 39th Eagle awarded during Al’s long tenure. His Eagle project was refurbishing lifesaving stations in the Marquette ...

Negaunee seniors thank Negaunee Eagles Club

The Negaunee Senior Center thanks the Negaunee Eagles #1944 Aerie/Auxiliary Presidents Charity for their generous donation of $2,500. Eagles auxiliary president Diane Johnson presented the check to center administrative assistant Olivia Pirhonen at the Mother’s Day Dinner on May 7. The money ...

Kelly earns P.E.O. STAR scholarship

Ella Kelly, a senior at Brookline High School in Brookline, Massachusetts, and granddaughter of Jan and Len Raskin of Marquette, was awarded a $2,500 STAR Scholarship from the P.E.O. Sisterhood. In this photo, Ella Kelly receives her scholarship from P.E.O. Chapter DU member Jan Raskin, her ...

Starr scholars at Michigan State University

Eight Upper Peninsula graduating seniors from seven different high schools have been named Starr Scholars at Michigan State University. The Starr Scholars were selected from 130 applicants, and will receive free tuition and room and board for four years, a monthly stipend, and additional money ...