The goal has been raised EIGHTEEN HUNDRED. That's how many folks have joined the group, Masks for Marquette on Facebook, in the just the last week. This is the group that's sewing protective masks for health care workers in Marquette County. The group was thrown together, literally overnight, by Terry Wessels, a ... Continue Reading
NMU Students Remain, the Airport’s Quiet, Questions About Hospital Personnel, a Plea to Stay Away
"They feel safer here." THERE ARE STILL 700 NMU students living in residence halls on the campus. They either can't or don't want to return home. "Some of them are telling us they don't have a place to go or they don't have transportation," says Derek Hall, NMU's chief marketing officer. "Some have said they don't ... Continue Reading
A New Home for the Homeless, the Hospital’s PPE Inventory, High Tech Mask Makers, and a County Operating During a Crisis
The city opens its doors ROOM AT THE INN, which provides housing for the homeless, has a new home during the coronavirus crisis. The nonprofit agency has moved its guests from the First Presbyterian Church to the Olson Arena at Lakeview Arena. City manager Mike Angeli worked out the arrangement with RATI executive ... Continue Reading
Nursing Home Challenges, Tourism Blues, the Dearth of Sports, and Unfortunate Entrepreneurial Timing
Quarantine in place THE LAST WEEK or two has been a major inconvenience for most us. Imagine what it's like to be old or infirm or both and living away from your family. It can be frightening, confusing, and depressing. Brookridge Heights, the assisted living and memory care complex in Marquette, is trying to make ... Continue Reading
What Can We Do to Help?
THIS IS WHAT you do when your community faces a crisis. You see what needs to be done and then you do it. Sally Steen and Terry Wessels have taken that to heart. They've started an online group, Masks for Marquette, to make masks to help protect our doctors, nurses, and medical technicians. In the last three days, it's ... Continue Reading