Baraga celebrates unique outdoor graduation

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UNFORGETTABLE–Baraga Class of 2020 as they celebrate receiving diplomas in what has been a historic school year.

 

by Barry Drue
In a unique commencement ceremony Friday, May 29, 2020, Baraga’s graduates stepped into their future before a small crowd of family social distancing outside on the football field. Twenty graduates paraded through town and then around the track at the field as family vehicles entered from the west end of the field (near the locker room) and parked on the field. Chairs were reserved for the graduates and parents and family. To read more, subscribe to the L’Anse Sentinel online, or buy a print copy at our local retailers.

Meyers seeks withdrawal of murder plea

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APPEAL PROCESS–Genevieve Lynn Meyers, center, is serving a 22.5-40 year prison sentence for Second Degree Murder. She is seeking to have her no contest plea withdrawn. Meyers is pictured here with Public Defender Dave Gemignani, left, and Prosecuting Attorney Joseph O’Leary, right, at a preliminary exam hearing in 97th District Court on Feb. 12, 2020.

 

by Barry Drue
Judge Tim Brennan will consider a motion to withdraw a plea in the murder case of Genevieve Lynn Meyers. The matter was scheduled remotely in Baraga County Circuit Court via Zoom on Tuesday, May 19, 2020. Brennan set aside an hour for consideration of the motion, although there is no time limit in court. To read more, subscribe to the L’Anse Sentinel online, or buy a print copy at our local retailers.

Regs easing; construction resumes

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ON THE JOB—General Contractor Dave Whitman hikes a ladder to the scaffold on a roof job last Thursday. Contractors were allowed to resume work after weeks of shutdown because of the Coronavirus pandemic. Regulations are being slowly eased as various operations resume with social distancing and safety guidelines in place.

by Barry Drue
Local contractors were able to resume work last week as restrictions placed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer to help slow the spread of COVID-19 were eased. The Stay Home Stay Safe guideline remains but some businesses are slowly opening. To read more, subscribe to the L’Anse Sentinel online, or buy a print copy at our local retailers.

Assistance, info available to local businesses

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Local business folks have a history of working on job retention and expansion.

 

by Barry Drue
As business owners and employees navigate through unprecedented situations relating to the Coronavirus shutdown, employee/customer safety, and thoughts of re-starting and re-opening, there are a wealth of information and resources available. To read more, subscribe to the L’Anse Sentinel online, or buy a print copy at our local retailers.

Teaching becomes a family affair

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DISTANCE LEARNING–LAS second grader Aurora Seppanen works on her reading packet before a video recorded by her teacher, Emily Maxson.

 

by Nancy Besonen
How do you convert sheltering-in into a teachable moment? It’s a problem teachers across Baraga County are stumping to solve. Charged with teaching remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic which closed Michigan schools March 13, teachers are employing a full arsenal of learning tools to help get their lessons across. Chromebooks, chat rooms, learning packets and more are being employed by resourceful educators. Students are tuning in or responding in print if their homes aren’t online, learning the three R’s like no generation before them. To read more, subscribe to the L’Anse Sentinel online, or buy a print copy at our local retailers.

SVdP food pantry ready to help

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PACKING ORDER–With new social distancing measures in place, St. Vincent’s L’Anse food pantry is opento help anyone who needs food. L-r, volunteers Janet Hagbloom and Carolyn Pasternak fill the cart with an order. The public remains in vehicles outside and food is carted to them. They fill out a food order to receive the items they need. The pantry is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 1-3 p.m.

by Barry Drue
Volunteers at St. Vincent de Paul’s food pantry in L’Anse want people in need to know they’re there for them. It’s not quite “business as usual” due to social distancing during the virus threat, but the pantry is serving folks needing food or assistance three days a week—and more in emergencies. To read more, subscribe to the L’Anse Sentinel online, or buy a print copy at our local retailers.

Local businesses coping with the times

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THEY’RE ESSENTIAL–Erickson True Value & Lumber crew is assisting customers with home repairs, projects and tools and parts. L-r, Riley Koski, Kristy LaFernier, owner Tina Heikkinen, Garrett Hansen and Jack Fish. The newer employees are learning the business. Koski has been there 10 months, Hansen, eight months and Fish, five weeks.

by Barry Drue
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s Executive Order 2020-21 went into effect on March 24, 2020 at 12:01 a.m. That put the brakes on non-essential businesses in an attempt to slow the spread of Coronavirus. The Sentinel staff checked in on several area businesses last week. To read more, subscribe to the L’Anse Sentinel online, or buy a print copy at our local retailers.

L’Anse company machining ventilator parts

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JOINING THE FIGHT—L’Anse Manufacturing, Inc. is working to help save lives in the Coronavirus pandemic by machining two components for ventilators. Master Machinist Brian Rantanen is machining a part on a Haas 5 Axis CNC Milling Center. LMI is running the ventilator parts around the clock. They come in as rough castings from a foundry in Dayton, OH.

by Barry Drue
Machining precision parts for medical equipment is nothing new to L’Anse Manufacturing, Inc. (LMI). The company machines precise parts from castings for a wide variety of applications from medical to automotive to aviation. These days the mission is more important than ever. L’Anse Manufacturing had been  machining about 250 parts for medical ventilators a year for a new customer who has worked with LMI for about a year and a half. To read more, subscribe to the L’Anse Sentinel online, or buy a print copy at our local retailers.

Hospital gears for COVID-19

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MOBILE CLINIC—A bus with a one-bed mobile clinic is set up in back of Baraga County Memorial Hospital. It will be used for “well” patients requiring routine services such as medical checks for CDL licenses, childhood wellness and vaccinations, etc. The mobile clinic will help keep well patients out of the hospital, should the Coronavirus pandemic arise here. L-r are Tom Van Ess, Director of Provider Services, Clinic Nursing Supervisor and Case Manager Sue Ingram, and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Todd Ingram.

by Barry Drue
Baraga County Memorial Hospital staff is equipping a mobile clinic for use during the Coronavirus threat. The one-bed clinic will be used to see healthy patients who need routine services. Hospital staff borrowed the clinic vehicle from Michigan Works in Delta County. It is set up behind the hospital in the parking lot. Physicians Clinic Nursing Supervisor and Case Manager Sue Ingram said, “We will utilize it for healthy people, for well child exams, vaccinations. People will call the clinic (524-6118) and will be screened for COVID over the phone.” To read more, subscribe to the L’Anse Sentinel online, or buy a print copy at our local retailers.

Close casinos, some offices

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Deep cleaning–As soon as the emergency statewide school closure to help prevent spread of Coronavirus took effect last Monday, March 16, 2020, there was a huge task awaiting custodial staff in every building. By last Thursday the crew at L’Anse Area Schools was working its way through the elementary and high school facilities, wiping everything down with disinfectant. At work in CJ Sullivan Elementary were, l-r, Patrick McLaren, Jody Davis and Mike Roth.

 

In light of the growing public health crisis regarding the Coronavirus disease , the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community is temporarily closing non-essential tribal governmental offices and both of  the Ojibwa Casinos in Marquette and Baraga. Closures began on March 21, 2020, at 11:59 p.m. and run through April 12, 2020. The Tribal Council will continue to assess the situation as the crisis unfolds. Casino and government employees will be compensated during this temporary closure to help ensure their financial security. To read more, subscribe to the L’Anse Sentinel online, or buy a print copy at our local retailers.

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