NEGAUNEE — As the old saying goes, I have bad news and good news. First, the bad news. Our short summer is coming to an end, or by the time you read this, it may completely be gone. However, as I mentioned, there is good news. Fall Fest 2025 is coming to Downtown Negaunee from noon-5 p.m. ...
“Michigan’s National Guard chief Friday submitted plans for a new armory at Ishpeming, Mich., and plugged for a federal appropriation for similar units in Lansing. "Federal funds already have been earmarked for a $604,000 armory at Ishpeming to replace one that burned last February and for a $413,000 unit at Sturgis." Maj. Gen. Ronald D. McDonald, adjutant general of the Michigan National Guard, said he hoped to get additional federal money for a $410,000 armory at Howell and three units and a divisional headquarters building at Lansing. McDonald asked Sen. Phillip A. Hart, ...
NEGAUNEE — Negaunee High School had its own paper. The editorial staff was composed of students and an advisor from the teaching staff. Articles were written about upcoming events at school, sports, world events and of course the column most students were interested in, "Snooper Scoops." or ...
WCARVER, Mass. — This time of year, cranberry farmers across the country are getting ready to harvest the berries so they can be on Thanksgiving dinner plates. The king of cranberry states is Wisconsin, which long ago surpassed Massachusetts as the top producer, and bills itself as world's ...
Descriptions of a 1950s-era fire at an Ishpeming landmark: “Fire this morning burned out the half-century old Ishpeming National Guard Armory, once a favorite recreational site for the city’s young men. “At 10:30 the blaze was brought under control by firemen from Ishpeming, Negaunee and Marquette after (it) had raged through the wooden interior of the old YMCA building and threatened several nearby establishments. “Flames for a time threatened nearby establishments, as burning tarpaper from the armory roof was blown about by the winds, but firemen — working in 16-degree ...
NEGAUNEE — When school starts on Tuesday, Lakeview school in Negaunee will begin its 75th year. A bond proposal for a new elementary school was approved by the voters in Negaunee in 1949. Construction of the new school near Teal Lake got underway in the spring of 1950, under the tenure of ...
