NO DECISION YET on when the YMCA will be able to reopen its facilities in Marquette County. "Whenever the Governor says we can open, we'll open," says YMCA CEO Jenna Zdunek. "We'll be ready." The earliest possibility seems to be mid-May, if Governor Whitmer gives her okay. If that happens, the Y facilities would ... Continue Reading
Norlite Perseveres, Frontline Workers and Restaurants Get Some Help, and Sawyer Makes Plans for Improvements
Transparency, not hiding, at Norlite YOU'VE GOT TO admire Wayne Johnson, the administrator of Norlite Nursing Center, which unfortunately is a hot spot for COVID-19. Five deaths of residents so far, eighteen others testing positive for it, with several staff members testing positive, as well. Some executives in such a ... Continue Reading
Insufficient COVID-19 Testing, Midwest Living Praise, Jon’s Auto Acquisition, and Plans for Marquette Golf Club
It's a marathon, not a sprint MARQUETTE COUNTY HAS now conducted about 650 tests for COVID-19, according to county medical director Dr. Kevin Piggott. Six-hundred-fifty out of a population of 65,000. That's one percent. Not enough. Tests are being conducted at UPHS Marquette, at Mayo, at LabCorp, Quest, and the ... Continue Reading
The $12 Million Mile, the Army of Mask-Makers, Travel Marquette’s Uncertain Plans, and Adventure Bingo!
Still on track for this summer LAST WEEK'S STORM did minimal damage, at most, to Lakeshore Boulevard, according to city manager Mike Angeli. The barricade of boulders recently installed along the shoreline apparently held up well against the pounding waves fueled by winds that topped 35 mph. Now, about the future. ... Continue Reading
Former City Manager Bill Vajda Has a Story to Tell
BILL VAJDA SERVED as city manager of Marquette from 2010 to 2015. He subsequently went on to become the chief information officer in Alaska, and is now chief information officer for the US Department of the Interior. The following is his story as published in Rural Insights: My COVID-19 Near-Death ... Continue Reading