A Healthy Supply of Courage “Without fear there cannot be courage.” You can find that quote on the very first page of their website. It represents the crux of the mission undertaken by Courage Incorporated, the local organization offering challenging activities to those with physical limitations. Their mission? To ... Continue Reading
Foster Families • Celebrating the Arts… and Culture
Fostering Love It’s not for everyone, that’s for sure. Becoming a foster family requires a genuine concern for disadvantaged youth, and the willingness to open your home to someone whose baggage may be heavier than you expected. As you would imagine, the foster home experience can also be as rewarding as it is ... Continue Reading
Another Closure at Country Village, the Library Gets a New Cafe, Vicky to Welcome a New Co-Anchor, the Russian Plane Moves!! (outside), and the Messiah Soars
TROUBLES CONTINUE AT the Country Village development in Ishpeming. Now the BP station has closed down, just a couple of months after the Country Grill restaurant shut its doors for good. Both businesses occupy prominent locations on the highway. Messages left with an official at Country Village, asking for an ... Continue Reading
A Center for Wellness, Activity on Lakeshore, Roundabout Fever, Dark Store Documentary, a Brighter Downtown, and a Marriage Proposal Goes National
CALL IT A wellness destination. Call it a center for all types of therapy--yoga, massage, dance, meditation, and much, much more. That's what will be moving into the spot recently vacated by MacDonalds Music Store on Third Street. The new owners are Kate Lewandowski and Christopher Ray. They've been part-time ... Continue Reading
Dark Stores, Bold Crosswalks, Plugged-in City Manager, Global Professor, and a Chocolate Risk-Taker
ANY LEGISLATION TO resolve the "dark store" controversy isn't going to happen until this fall at the earliest. State Representative John Kivela (D) and State Senator Tom Casperson (R) now plan to introduce their bills in both chambers in September. The UP legislators have written up two bills: One would no longer ... Continue Reading