MARQUETTE — You never know when or where romance will pop up. The amorously unexpected recently happened to Sue Davenport and Wayne Bessolo. The 72-year-olds had gone to school together in Negaunee, graduating in 1962. That’s when they went their separate ways. Davenport said she ...
MARQUETTE - Even though Friday was Veterans Day, the men and women still serving overseas are in people's minds.Heather Modell, a manager at Remies, said the bar is bringing the RED Friday campaign to the Marquette area.RED stands for "Remember Everyone Deployed," she said.The campaign kicked off Friday with food and raffles at the bar. However, the effort will go beyond that one-day event. Proceeds will go toward the local Warrior Relief Fund.Since Veterans Day fell on a Friday this year, Modell said she researched what could take place that day to honor the people who have served or ...
MARQUETTE - The gardening season's pretty much over for the year, but there are a few vestiges of color in Park Cemetery, many of them because of the hard work of Jeannette Hauver.It's work that hasn't gone unappreciated. Recently, Hauver received special recognition for her volunteer garden service of creating and maintaining 13 flowers gardens in the cemetery. That also equates to over 1,700 hours of volunteer community garden service.Hauver, 74, of Marquette, was one of 350 Master Gardeners recognized by the Michigan Master Gardener Program for their service in improving communities ...
GLADSTONE - A ground breaking ceremony was held last week for OSF St. Francis Hospital and Medical Group's new clinic in Gladstone. Officials from the hospital, medical staff, contractors, and many others were attendance for the ceremony.The new clinic is slated to be complete in May of 2017 with Brinkmann Constructors as contractor for the project. The almost $5 million project will include updated technology, rehab services, family care, and many other services within the facility. Gladstone has two OSF clinics - a family care facility and one for rehabilitation services. The new ...
MARQUETTE - Vandalism comes in all forms, but whatever it looks like, it's generally unwelcome in Marquette.The Marquette Beautification & Restoration Committee Inc., listened to a talk about vandalism from Capt. Mike Laurila of the Marquette Police Department Thursday during the MBRC's monthly meeting at the Landmark Inn.Since "beautification" is in the committee's name, it stands to reason vandalized property has no place in its vision for the community.That means getting rid of spray paint where it shouldn't be and keeping tree limbs where they should be: on the trees.Laurila ...
HOUGHTON - Houghton is looking to create a new zoning district that would allow for redevelopment.A goal from the city's most recent master plan, the R-4 residential district would allow for the replacement or rehabilitation of existing buildings. According to the proposed ordinance, it is intended to encourage the renovation and conversion, or demolition, of "unsightly" housing or that houses in violation of property maintenance codes into multiunit dwellings or residential units.The proposed district includes two sections of East Houghton: Ruby and Houghton avenues along Jasper Street ...
