by Melissa Newland

L’Anse and Baraga Area School students along with Calumet students from the Career Technical Education (CTE)/Keweenaw Bay Ojibwe Community College (KBOCC) Business Entrepreneurship class recently attended the Second Annual Shark Day at Finlandia University. The competition, which was held Nov. 2, 2022, is a play on the television show ‘Shark Tank’ and is focused on teaching students in their Junior and Senior years about entrepreneurship, creativity, working in a team and public speaking skills. Hosting the event was Lauren Huested, Education Partner Manager and Dual Enrollment Advisor with FinnU’s Admissions Office. To read more, subscribe to the L’Anse Sentinel online, or buy a print copy at our local retailers.

by Melissa Newland
Every year area schools commemorate Veterans Day with a special assembly to honor those who have served our country both past and
present in the Armed Forces. L’Anse Area Schools (LAS) did just that again this year on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022 starting at 10 a.m. in the school gymnasium, leaving not a dry eye in the house by the end of
the program. The LAS Veteran’s Day program is sponsored by the Student Council with grades K-12 participating in the event and Student Council President, Cassie Kujansuu, welcomed all attending and asking all to stand for the presentation of the colors. To read more, subscribe to the L’Anse Sentinel online, or buy a print copy at our local retailers.

by John Raffel
Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced appointments to various boards and commissions including one involving a local resident.
Appointed to the Michigan Board of Counseling was Robin Chosa, of
Baraga, owner of Rez Robbins LLC where he operates a food vending
business that services pow wows and local festivals. He is also an operations manager for the Ford Center. Chosa holds a Bachelor
of Science in Psychology from Michigan Technological University. Chosa is appointed to represent the general public for a term commencing Oct. 27, 2022, and expiring June 13, 2025. He succeeds
Charles Corley whose term expired June 30, 2022. To read more, subscribe to the L’Anse Sentinel online, or buy a print copy at our local retailers.

by John Raffel
If anyone would have success during the bow season, it’s hardly a surprise it would be Jake Ostermeyer The avid area hunter had success in October during the bow season. “It goes back to last year at the end of deer season,” Ostermeyer said. “Our hunting property at camp got select cut. There were a lot of big poppels that fell during a storm like a year and a half ago. Last season wasn’t real good  because there was basically equipment in there all year long. This year, in the spring there were a couple of areas where it was virtually clear cut. To read more, subscribe to the L’Anse Sentinel online, or buy a print copy at our local retailers.

by John Raffel
“It was bad.” Those comments from L’Anse Village fire fighter Fabian Kristo came following the horrific scene at Holiday Gas Station in L’Anse late last week, which resulted in extensive structure fire to the station and surrounding vehicles and the fatal death of a 43-year-old L’Anse man, Alan Dantes Jr. The Calumet state police post state  troopers responded around 11:10 p.m. Thursday night to the Holiday Gas Station for the fatal crash and a large scale structure fire. The investigation revealed a semitruck and trailer struck the gas pumps resulting in fatally wounding Dantes while he was outside filling his vehicle with gas. The crash caused an extensive structure fire to the station and surrounding vehicles. To read more, subscribe to the L’Anse Sentinel online, or buy a print copy at our local retailers.

by John Raffel
The restaurant portion of Carla’s Lakeshore Motel & Restaurant was called a “total loss” by firefighters after a blaze hit it very early on Friday morning. The Calumet Michigan State Police Post said it responded to a structure fire at around 1:30 a.m on Friday at Carla’s, a popular local establishment, on U.S. 41 highway in Keweenaw Bay.
The highway, troopers said, was shut down for an extended period. It reopened at around 5:20 a.m. and was down to just one lane for
awhile. To read more, subscribe to the L’Anse Sentinel online, or buy a print copy at our local retailers.

L’Anse Electric Utility, the community’s locally owned, not-for-profit
municipal electric utility, participated in the WPPI Energy Annual Meeting on Sept. 15, 2022, in Middleton, WI. The utility is a member-owner of WPPI Energy, a not-for-profit wholesale energy provider
and joint action agency. The award recognizes an electric utility that is a member of WPPI Energy and displays excellence in advancing  strategic initiatives, provides leadership and benefits to other member utilities, and supports public power and joint action. Accepting the  award on behalf of the utility was L’Anse Village Manager Bob LaFave. To read more, subscribe to the L’Anse Sentinel online, or buy a print copy at our local retailers.

by Melissa Newland
L’Anse Baptist Church (LBC) recently welcomed a new Associate Pastor to its staff in July. Pastor James Wierson, a May 2022 graduate of The Master’s Seminary in Los Angeles, CA, was welcomed to the staff July 1, 2022. After visiting L’Anse in the summer of 2021, LBC
invited the Wierson family to join its flock in August 2021. To read more, subscribe to the L’Anse Sentinel online, or buy a print copy at our local retailers.