POWER TO THE people. That may be the lesson we've learned from the recycling controversy in Marquette. Remember back more than a year ago when we suddenly discovered that our glass containers weren't being recycled even though we thought they were? They were just being tossed in the landfill because, as the Marquette ... Continue Reading
Pine Ridge Questions, MAPS Before and After School Programs, and Reason #174 Why We Love the UP
HELP IS STILL needed for the residents of the Pine Ridge apartments, who were forced to evacuate their homes following a fire at the building last week. About thirty of the residents, mostly low income, are staying in a Red Cross shelter with Salvation Army food at Lakeview Arena. The rest are scattered at homes with ... Continue Reading
Casino Transformation Continues
IT'S GETTING CLOSER. A "soft open" for the newly renovated and expanded Ojibwa Casino Marquette in Chocolay Township is now scheduled for December. But the date is a moving target, admits casino marketing director Jim Orr. A "grand opening," full of pomp, ceremony and media hype, will likely occur in March. "We're ... Continue Reading
Frei Chevrolet to Close
THE RUMORS HAVE been circulating for a few months now and we've refrained from reporting them because we didn't want to damage a business or jeopardize employees' jobs, but turns out the rumors were absolutely true. Frei Chevrolet, a family-owned business and one of the most respected in the county, is closing down. We'd ... Continue Reading
Google Expands in Michigan but Omits the UP
LOOKS LIKE GOOGLE, which seems intent on mapping every square inch of the world, has forgotten where the Upper Peninsula is. It's not the first time a major company or organization has omitted the UP from its map of Michigan, but there is some irony here because, gosh, Google knows everything. The omission comes in ... Continue Reading