by Melissa Newland
Looking to hire employees, and train in-house, the Michigan Department of
Corrections (MDOC) has been holding open houses for recruitment. A second open house
was recently held at the Baraga Maximum Security Facility March 8, 2022, to recruit Correction Officers along with Food and Health Service personnel. According to Chris Gautz, MDOC Public Information Officer, there are many openings and need for personnel in these
positions. To read more, subscribe to the L’Anse Sentinel online, or buy a print copy at our local retailers.

by Melissa Newland
Baraga Area School (BAS) Elementary Teacher Christine Scroggs along with her split class of kindergarten/first graders have been busy as beavers working on an animal research project, culminating after about 6 weeks’ worth of work. According to Scroggs, at the beginning of January students were encouraged to come up with one thing that they “wonder” about. These “wonders” were then written on the classroom’s “wonder wall,”
which is used to drive Scroggs’ science and social studies lessons throughout the year. To read more, subscribe to the L’Anse Sentinel online, or buy a print copy at our local retailers.

by Melissa Newland

L’Anse Area School (LAS) High School Youth in Government (YIG) students recently traveled to Lansing for the Youth in Government Spring Conference. The event was held Feb. 16, 2022, and 21 students attended, partaking in mock government activities where they experienced different facets of government as delegates to the conference. Students attending the event included Akira Koenig, Sophia Brunet, Julie Juntunen, Alyssa Kujansuu, Kayla Kujansuu, Kayleigh LaBerge, Kayla Hoffman, Marta Huguet, Kierra Collins, Makenna
Decker, Robbie Jacobs, Karissa Krajnak, Kaylee Lahti, Isabel Ostermeyer, Olivia Latella,  Maria Santurino, Hollynd Makela, Cassius Muszynski, Dysean Allen, Eli Ostermeyer and Tyler Younggren. To read more, subscribe to the L’Anse Sentinel online, or buy a print copy at our local retailers.

by Teri Rowe
Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College (KBOCC) welcomes Megan Haataja as the new
Dean of Academic Affairs. Since 2008, Haataja has worked various roles at KBOCC. Haataja’s education and work experience provides a knowledge of business concepts such as finance, management, marketing, and economics. It’s no surprise that she has been made Dean of Academic Affairs at KBOCC. “When this position became available, I weighed all my options,” Haataja said. “I decided to apply with the notion that if it didn’t work it, it wasn’t meant to be. I wholeheartedly believe in the College, our mission, and what we
provide the community.” “I have been a part of the KBOCC family since before we received accreditation. Since then, I have seen the College grow, receive full accreditation, expand our offerings, and move in to a big, beautiful new facility. To read more, subscribe to the L’Anse Sentinel online, or buy a print copy at our local retailers.

by Melissa Newland
Attendance was down for this year’s lantern lit snowshoe hike through the L’Anse Township Trails, Cathy’s Path and Soup’s Loop, with temperatures hovering at zero this past weekend, but those who attended enjoyed the company along with the brightness of the moon and the lit trails, among other things. Members getting the night ready with lighting
up the trails, bonfire and setting out hot cocoa and marshmallows for those wishing to join in on the adventure included Linnea Prost, Karen Kautto, Georgia Selden, Nancy Soli, Linda Zimmer and Tracey Barrett along with two-year volunteer Diane LaForest and first-timer
Corie Saarinen. Prost noted attendance was down from last year with approximately 48 people attending the Saturday, Feb. 12 event. To read more, subscribe to the L’Anse Sentinel online, or buy a print copy at our local retailers.

by Melissa Newland
Much appreciated funds were raised for the Amelia Williams/Christopher Fogg family of Nisula to help pay for funeral expenses after a tragic fire took the life of Williams’ husband, Christopher Fogg, and son, Leonidas, age 5. The event took place at the Baraga High School during the Baraga/L’Anse basketball games Feb. 3, 2022. Three games were played that evening between the L’Anse and Baraga rivals, starting with the Girls Junior Varsity game at 4:30 p.m., the Boys Varsity game at 5:45 p.m. and culminating with the Girls Varsity game at 7:20 p.m. To read more, subscribe to the L’Anse Sentinel online, or buy a print copy at our local retailers.