2016-02-04

The Dinner Diva



If you’re trying your best to lose weight and/ or improve your health, it can be challenging to stick with it (to say the least) if your family isn’t on board with the changes. When you’re struggling to make the right food choices, negative feedback from the dinner table every night can push you back to old ways pretty quick. […]

Bauman ends home tour taking 4, Yang and Abram shine on board



MANISTIQUE – It was a successful night in the pool for the Emerald swim teams Jan. 28. The squads wrapped up a five-meet home stretch hosting the Patriots from Westwood. Seniors Brianna Yang and Lucas Abram strong performances on the board, each taking first place. Abram improved his score by 20 points in the victory, finishing with a 138.15. Emily […]

Battle judges head up north



LANSING – The Battle of the Fans finalists’ tour crew is headed north this week for visits at Traverse City West today and Munising on Friday. A review of their first two visits to Muskegon Western Michigan and Yale High School can be found on the Second Half page of the Michigan High School Athletic Association website. The tour wraps […]

Miners improve to 12-0



MANISTIQUE – The Negaunee Miners kept their perfect season in tact with a 71-27 win over the Emeralds in Manistique last Friday night. Up 14-11 at the end of the first quarter of play, and hitting 57 percent of their shot attempts including eight from behind the arc, the Miners dominated, out-scoring Manistique 57-16 in the remainder of the Mid- […]

From the Forester



Foresters provide valuable expertise in maintaining forest health, forest industry, and all the other goods and services that forests provide. Management is the key. However, foresters come in many breeds. Some foresters within the forestry community have recently been engaged with the proposal to upgrade and enhance the Michigan Registered Forester occupational code. Unlike many professions, foresters do not need […]

Fish Report



Well, we sure have had a nice break in our winter weather the last week. They say there is a storm coming our way this week but now that we are into February we are on a downhill slide of winter. In some cases, February can be one of the more interesting months of winter weather. I guess we will […]

DNR: Tips to stay safe on ice



LANSING – With warm and rainy weather patterns seen in recent weeks in many parts of the state, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources urges ice anglers and snowmobilers to remember that no ice is safe ice. “When temperatures reach into the 40s, as they have recently in many areas, thawing will occur and that will definitely weaken ice,” said […]

District Court



Chelsea Ann Thompson, 20, County Rd. 442, Cooks, charged with speeding 11-15 miles over limit (12/15). Assessed $150. David Allen LaPratt, 69, Burrell Rd., Gulliver, charged with driving 60 miles per hour in a 55 mph zone (1/16). Assessed $100. Connie Marie Chaperon, 23, Tennant Dr., Manistique, charged with following too close (1/16). Assessed $115. Charles Craig-Donald Bontekoe, 17, County […]

Manistique Public Safety



Editor’s Note: The following information is from Manistique Public Safety dispatch logbooks recorded at the time the calls were received. — — — Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016 8:15 a.m. Possible water leak, Terrace Street 10:25 a.m. Drug complaint, First Street 11 a.m. Animal complaint, Manistique Avenue 11:30 a.m. Snow removal complaint, Cedar street 12:17 p.m. Lockout, Manistique Avenue 1:08 p.m. […]

2016-02-04 E-Edition