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Sports Flashback March 15-21

Local Sports

March 21, 1966 — Wally Slade tossed in 23 points, leading Escanaba Tom’s Signs to a 61-54 basketball victory over Daggett in the opening round of the 28th Annual Gold Medal tournament at Hermansville. Cliff Perras hit 23 points while leading Powers Gold Star past Escanaba Skinny’s ...

Burns prescribed in Hiawatha and Ottawa Natl. Forests

Outdoors

ESCANABA — Once conditions are appropriate, the National Forest intends to conduct controlled burns in 10,082 acres of Hiawatha National Forest and 1,143 in Ottawa National Forest. “We use prescribed fires to help reduce overgrown vegetation to help protect local communities, ...

Sidetracks wins in overtime at 87th Gold Medal Classic

Local Sports

HERMANSVILLE — The 87th Gold Medal Classic continued here Wednesday night with four games. In the first game it was Duboise picking up a 70-51 victory over Kingsford in Class D action. Cornellius Steele led the way for Duboise with 20 points. Dondre Yoho had 15 points and Nolan Amundson and ...

Prep Schedule March 20

Local Sports

Today’s games Baseball Bay College vs. Alpena C.C. at Sandusky, Ohio, 11 a.m. Bay College vs. Mid Michigan College at Sandusky, Ohio, 4 p.m. Softball Bay College vs. Alpena C.C. at Sandusky, Ohio, 2 p.m. Bay College vs. Mid Michigan College at Sandusky, Ohio, 4 p.m. Saturday’s ...

DNR to begin Muskegon River walleye egg collection

Outdoors

Planning to fish the Muskegon River this spring? Be on the lookout for Michigan Department of Natural Resources personnel collecting walleye eggs below Croton Dam in Newaygo County. Egg collections with electrofishing boats will start as early as the week of March 23 and conclude by April ...

A mother’s lasting imprint

Outdoors

“I close my eyes, only for a moment, and the moment’s gone. All my dreams, pass before my eyes, a curiosity,” – Kerry Livgren She stared right into my eyes from the black-and-white photograph. She wore a child’s romper and a bucket hat as she stood in grass along the edge of a ...