MARQUETTE MOUNTAIN WAS flush with optimism at the start of the ski season. New snowmaking equipment, new LED lights, cheaper season and daily tickets, longer hours, a new general manager, and an early winter. November was cold. Perfect. Not quite. "What a s--t show." That's a recent quote from a skier on ... Continue Reading
“Winner Cake All” Premieres Tonight
"WINNER CAKE ALL," the new Food Network show featuring local bakers Joe Heck (Huron Mountain Bakery) and MaryBeth Kurtz (Midtown Bakery) premieres tonight (Monday) at 10 pm. But hold on. You won't actually see them tonight. They won't be appearing until a later episode, scheduled to air in two weeks-- on Monday, January ... Continue Reading
A Community Reaches Out
"I FEEL LIKE I can breathe again." That's stroke victim Anna Dravland reflecting on a momentous weekend for her. The 35-year-old NMU grad, after a year of struggling with her health and finding herself unable to hold a job, had run out of money. She'd given notice to her landlord and was facing the threat of her gas ... Continue Reading
“I Don’t Know What Else to Do”
THE LAST FOURTEEN months haven't been kind to Marquette resident Anna Dravland. The next few months may be even bleaker. In November of 2017, at age 34, she suffered a stroke, which we chronicled in Word on the Street. She survived but not without debilitating damage. She could hardly walk and talk at first, but with ... Continue Reading
Public Defender’s Office to Open in Marquette
MARQUETTE COUNTY WILL be opening up a brand new Public Defender's Office next month. Until now, the courts have assigned a rotating list of 12-15 attorneys to represent clients who couldn't afford attorneys' fees. The new set-up will change that. The Public Defender's Office will be assigned most of those cases from now ... Continue Reading