ESCANABA – The Bay College Foundation is pleased to announce the renewal of the Wells Lioness Club Scholarship for the 2026–2027 academic year. The Wells Lioness Club has generously donated $500 to continue supporting students from Wells Township pursuing higher education at Bay ...
1917 — In baseball’s greatest relief effort, Ernie Shore of the Boston Red Sox retires 26 batters for a 4-0 victory over Washington. Shore relieves Babe Ruth with nobody out and a man on first, who was cut down stealing. 1917 — Molla Bjurstedt win the women’s U.S. Lawn Tennis Association title for the third straight year with a 4-6, 6-0, 6-2 victory over Marion Vanderhoef. 1922 — Walter Hagen becomes the first native-born American to win the British Open. Hagen shoots a 300 to beat Jim Barness and George Duncan by one stroke at Royal St. George’s Golf Club. 1939 — Former ...
ESCANABA -- Monday afternoon, CK Martini Lounge, housed at 1213 Ludington St., opened to the general public for the first time. An invitation-only VIP preview event had been held at the venue on Friday evening to thank entities like Roy Ness Contracting and others who had helped contribute ...
MILWAUKEE - Grace Sviland, of Escanaba, has been named to the dean's list for the spring 2026 semester at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wis. Sviland is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. To make the dean's list, students must have earned at least 12 credits for the spring 2026 semester and have no disqualifying grades. The GPA threshold varies by college - for the College of Education and the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences, undergraduate students must have at least a 3.7 to be named to the dean's list. The undergraduate GPA requirement is 3.5 for the following ...
SCHOOLCRAFT COUNTY — A Germfask man died as a result of a crash involving a dirt bike and a parked pickup truck on M-77 Sunday night. At approximately 10:50 p.m. Sunday, Michigan State Police (MSP) Troopers from the Manistique Outpost responded to a reported traffic crash on M-77 near Grant Road in Germfask Township. A news release states the preliminary investigation indicates a 33-year-old Germfask man was operating a dirt bike on M-77 when he struck a legally-parked pickup truck on the shoulder of the roadway. The rider had been wearing a helmet while operating the off-road ...
BOSTON (AP) — Which wine pairs well with Shark Week? Does a pinot noir have enough acidity to cut through the grime of a Tough Mudder race? Is a big, brassy cabernet bold enough of a quaff for a night of naming dead rodents after an ex? And is a wine named SEX too provocative or not provocative enough? Absurd as they may sound, these are the questions haunting wine marketers grappling with slumping sales and increasingly elusive drinkers. How consumers -- especially younger drinkers -- answer them will determine whether an industry long defined by fuddy-duddy pretense can find its ...
