List/Grid Author Archives: Tammy
Baraga food pantry fuels hungry students
by Barry Drue A guest speaker focusing on better and more sustainable communities led to a variety of “good works” created and accomplished by Baraga students in Amanda Rinkinen’s English 11…
KBOCC honors 10 graduates, 16 certifications
GRADUATION DAY!–The Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College’s Class of 2017 proudly poses for a group shot at commencement ceremonies Saturday, May 6. Left to right are Brittanee Gauthier, Oedith Harris, Jolene DeCota,…
Remember ‘Gar’ for legal career, friendship
GOOD TIMES–Sue and Gar Hood taking it easy at Bridgefest, 2009. When they retired to Florida Gar loved his boat and the beach. He died on April 21, 2017, after…
Baraga offers contracts, tenure
by Barry Drue The Baraga school board granted tenure to two teachers and extended probationary contracts to numerous others at its regular meeting on Monday, April 10, 2017. History and civics…
Army commends firefighter Spc. Cerne
by Barry Drue Spc. Sara Cerne has been recognized by the United States Army for her role as a firefighter. She was one of the women soldiers who were profiled in…
Welcome 25 new EMT’s; KBOCC grant pays for training
by Barry Drue An area-wide Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) shortage has been alleviated, at least in the near term, with the certification of 25 people after months of classes and recent…
Job fair hit with students
by Barry Drue L’Anse and Baraga high schoolers wandered among displays from 65 businesses, organizations, colleges and military representatives at the L’Anse Job Fair on Thursday afternoon, March 23, 2017….
LAS robotics team celebrates first FIRST
by Missy Lehto The L’Anse Area School’s (LAS) Robotics team competed in their “first” FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics competition in Escanaba March 17 and 18….
Sisters, father badly injured in white-out crash; Huge outpouring of support for Peyton, Skarlett, Ryan
by Barry Drue Lives were forever changed within seconds in a snowy, white-out, three-vehicle crash on U.S. 41 near Canyon Falls south of L’Anse on Wednesday night, March 8, 2017. Skarlett…
Ringer a champion for social justice, wellness
Brialle Ringer has graduated Magna Cum Laude from Eastern Michigan University (EMU) with a Bachelors in Social Work. And that isn’t the half of it! Ringer is the daughter of Kristen…
