by Melissa Newland
Memorial Day services were held at local cemeteries throughout Baraga County this past weekend to commemorate “all departed warriors, men and women, who so proudly served their country, valiantly defending the principles of justice, freedom and democracy in all of our country’s conflicts and wars.” Cemetery Military Honors for Herman, Pequaming, Aura and Skanee were all done Sunday, May 29, 2022 starting at 10 a.m. in Herman, 10:45 in Pequaming, 11:15 in Aura and at 12:15 a.m. in Skanee by the Foucault Funke Post 444 Baraga American Legion. Many community members were out and about paying tribute to those fallen and hearing the history of what Memorial Day means and its origins by Joseph O’Leary. To read more, subscribe to the L’Anse Sentinel online, or buy a print copy at our local retailers.

by Melissa Newland

The joint was hopping as “A World of Music” was celebrated at L’Anse Area School (LAS) during the CJ Sullivan student Spring Concert last week. The event was held Friday, May 20, 2022 at 1:45 p.m. with Band Director Aaron Poniatowski leading the well-dressed and wellbehaved students. A number of pieces were sung by the K-5 grade groups, with the performance starting with, “Listen to the Children,” by Teresa Jennings with all CJ
Sullivan Elementary students participating. To read more, subscribe to the L’Anse Sentinel online, or buy a print copy at our local retailers.

by John Raffel
The Baraga County pig farmer who won a nineyear fight with the DNR has filed a lawsuit against the department. Roger Turunen’s attorney Joseph O’Leary noted it was a nine-year fight when the DNR tried to declare his pigs an invasive species. As of Thursday, May 5,
Turunen, O’Leary said, was suing in the Michigan Court of Claims for damages “for  everything they put him through in nine years.” To read more, subscribe to the L’Anse Sentinel online, or buy a print copy at our local retailers.

by John Raffel
The sawmill at the Ford Center in Alberta has been a longtime historic site. But there are tentative plans for it to be torn down sometime next year. That’s the word from Mark  Rudnicki, Director of the Ford Center, with his office on the Michigan Tech Houghton campus. “The sawmill is just a building up by the highway,” Rudnicki said. “There’s a lot that goes on in Alberta that is hidden away like a lot of the undergraduate education and
research that goes on. We own about 3,200 acres around the spot. To read more, subscribe to the L’Anse Sentinel online, or buy a print copy at our local retailers.

by Melissa Newland
Matthew Shalifoe, Jr., a Baraga Village police officer, was recently presented with the Life Savings Award after performing the Heimlich Maneuver on Heather Boyer at a local
restaurant on December 14, 2021, and saving her life. The award was presented to Shalifoe at the last Baraga Village meeting held April 12, 2022, by President Wendell
Dompier and Chief of Police Irvin Smith. Greg Kingstrom, U.P. Engineers & Architects,
Inc., was also present at the meeting to give an update on the walking trail. He explained all permits have been received, except for the one from the Army Corps of Engineers. To read more, subscribe to the L’Anse Sentinel online, or buy a print copy at our local retailers.

by Melissa Newland
A new Baraga County Veterans Service Officer has been hired by the Baraga County Veterans Affairs Board to help veterans and families of veterans in need of assistance. Gunnery Sergeant (GYSgt) Douglas Gray, a retired 20-year Marine Corps Veteran, recently
accepted the Service Officer position and began work Feb. 23, 2022. GySgt Gray was born
and raised in Winters, TX, and graduated from Winters High School in 1993, enlisting in the
Marine Corps on June 1, 1993, and graduating Aug. 25, 1993 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, Marine Corps Recruit Depot in (MCRD), San Diego, CA. To read more, subscribe to the L’Anse Sentinel online, or buy a print copy at our local retailers.