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Students at the Center: Vicki Howell retires after 33 years of teaching
MENOMINEE — Vicki Howell, a long-time chemistry teacher at Menominee High School, is retiring after 33 years of teaching. What’s different about students today? “You know what? Not much,” Howell said. “I think the kids have been the constant through it all.” And that’s exactly how it appeared as hundreds of students, colleagues, friends and...
Bellin and Gundersen Health System to become Emplify Health
GREEN BAY — For more than a century, Bellin Health and Gundersen Health System have been steady members of communities throughout Wisconsin, Northeast Iowa, Southeast Minnesota and Northern Michigan embodying excellence in care. The two strong, industry-leading health systems finalized their merger of equals in December 2022, last week they announced they will become Emplify Health to continue serving our community healthcare needs. Meet Emplify Health “Drawn from ‘empathy,’ defined...
DARE program will return in Marinette County
MARINETTE — The Marinette County Sheriff’s Office is bringing back the D.A.R.E. program after several months of working to implement it once again. D.A.R.E., or Drug Abuse Resistance Education, is a program designed to partner local law enforcement and area school districts to teach elementary students that every choice they make has consequences. The D.A.R.E. program focuses on the use of controlled substances, gangs and violent behavior. The sheriff’s office’s new D.A.R.E Officer, Deputy Ryan Nemetz, will soon complete a 2-week training course and then...
Menominee High School Athletic Hall of Fame welcomes Class of 2024
MENOMINEE — A sold-out crowd of 250 made their way to the Pullman House for the sixth-annual Menominee High School Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Saturday. Over 100 years of rich history and tradition was celebrated as the Menominee High School Athletic Hall of Fame welcomed 13 new members into its ranks. From football to basketball, track and field to cross country, nearly every sport was represented by...
Marine girls turn Waupaca into Comet dust
WAUPACA, Wis. — The Marinette High School softball team swept a twin bill at Waupaca in emphatic fashion on Friday. The Marines took game one 19-2 and game two 15-6 to leapfrog the Comets in the North Eastern Conference standings. In both games, the Marinette offense put up an explosive inning while racking up 22 hits on the season. ...
Crivitz carves up Cavaliers; Coleman outlasts Lena
Crivitz 14, STAA 4 CRIVITZ — The Crivitz baseball team got off to a fast start and finished strong in a 14-4 victory over Saint Thomas Aquinas Academy on Friday. JJ Brand, Pierce Polomis and Jaxon Kroll all had RBIs as the Wolverines jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. ...
Maroons double up on fourth-place finishes at Esky Invite
ESCANABA — Menominee’s girls’ 1,600-meter relay team snared first place at the Escanaba Eskymos Invitational on Friday. Emily Schuettpeltz, Lexi Marineau, Gianna Coduti and Erin Schuettpeltz cruised to victory with a time of 4:23.68, nearly seven seconds faster than Sault Ste. Marie’s Isabella DeWildt, Grace Mayer, Taryn Pratt and Dayna Szabo, who finished second in 4:29.37. Friday marked the second straight meet that the Schuettpeltz sisters, Coduti and Marineau captured...
Cappaert collects another first-place finish for Lady Eagles
RAPID RIVER — Faith Cappaert continued to sizzle for the Stephenson girls track team, as the sophomore speedster dashed her way to another first place finish at the 2024 Rapid River Invitational on Thursday. Cappaert breezed to the top spot in the girls’ 400-meter dash with a new personal-best time of 1:03.57, nearly two seconds ahead of runner-up Lauren Adams of Norway, who crossed the finish line in 1:05.04. Thursday’s...
Marine girls get back on track with win over FVL
MARINETTE — The Marinette girls soccer team got back to their winning ways with a 4-1 bounceback victory over Fox Valley Lutheran on Thursday. Two days after Sheboygan Falls bottled up Marinette’s offense to snap the Marines’ modest three-game winning streak, Josie Smerchek provided the purple and white with a spark by hammering home a pair of goals. Sierra Schreiner and Chloe Seymour each chipped in a goal for Marinette,...
Lady Bulldogs defend home turf at Peshtigo Invitational
PESHTIGO — The Peshtigo High School track and field team hosted the 44th annual Peshtigo Invitational on Thursday. Eleven schools gathered for the event and weathered an early rain shower and cold temperatures. The Bulldog girls outran the competition, scoring 156 points to top Kewaunee’s 118.5 for first place. Meanwhile, the boys competition came down...
Olympic gold medalist Baumgartner encourages Peshtigo middle school students
PESHTIGO — Invited to speak to middle school students, Nick Baumgartner spoke with a mission to inspire. After participating in countless X Games competitions, and being a four-time Olympian who won a gold medal in the 2022 Olympics, Baumgartner works to help others in any way possible. He recently spent an hour with middle school students at Peshtigo Middle/High School. “Nick showed how the power of grit, determination, and perseverance...
Menominee students take part in summit to foster LGBTQIA+ acceptance
MENOMINEE — A group of students and advocates at Menominee Junior/Senior High School is trying to make life a little better for members of the LGBTQIA+ community. Twelve students are attending the 10th Annual Building a Movement for Michigan (BAMM) Pride LGBTQIA+ Summit on Friday at Grand Valley State University near Grand Rapids, in partnership with the Michigan Organization on Adolescent Sexual Health (MOASH). LGBTQIA+ stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual,...
Map mixup in Marinette County earns apology from senator
MARINETTE — Do you live in Menominee County? Well, you do now, according to a factual mishap on a map. Marinette County residents may have noticed a recent mailer by Sen. Mary Felzkowski, which listed the county incorrectly as “Menominee County” among the areas she served, with the area depicting Marinette County. No, the county has not switched names. It was an error. ...
Crivitz girls cruise to conference win over Rangers
CRIVITZ — The Crivitz High School softball team grabbed an early lead and coasted to a 12-2 victory over Wausaukee in Tuesday’s Marinette and Oconto Conference game. The Wolverines never trailed on Tuesday after jumping ahead 2-0 in the bottom of the first inning before adding another run in the bottom of the second. Madelyn Welty collected three RBIs and hit a double as part of her 2-for-4 day at...
Cappaert, Putnam help Lady Eagles soar to second at North Dickinson
FELCH, Mich. — The Stephenson High School girls track and field team finished as the runner-up at the North Dickinson Booster Club Invitational on Tuesday. Bark River-Harris took the win with 158.3 points while the Eagles finished second with 102 points. Meanwhile, the Stephenson boys placed seventh while Forest Park took the win with 138 points. ...
Marinette girls stumble to start new week
OCONTO FALLS — The Marinette High School softball team opened a five-game week with North Eastern Conference losses at Denmark on Monday and at Oconto Falls on Tuesday. Denmark (12-5, 11-3 NEC) took a run-shortened 12-2 win on Monday, while Oconto Falls (8-5, 8-4 NEC) rode a four-run second inning to a 5-2 win in Tuesday’s contest. The Marines fell to 2-9 on the season with the losses. ...
Hofherr makes run at Marine history
APPLETON, Wis. — The Marinette High School track and field posted several strong individual performances during a North Eastern Conference Pentangular meet at Fox Valley Lutheran High School on Tuesday. Sophomore sprinter Mason Hofherr was a breath away from knocking off a school record that has stood for 60 years. Don Beerbaum set the school mark in the 400m dash with a hand-timed mark of 50.85 seconds in 1964, making...
Maroon tracksters put on strong showing in Escanaba
ESCANABA — Nine first-place finishes highlighted a strong showing by the Menominee track team in Escanaba on Tuesday. Menominee shined in both the track and field events, with the Maroon girls finishing in the top-five in 14 out of 16 total events, while the Maroon boys had a top-five finish in all 16. The Maroon boys finished second overall in the team scores with 42 points, well behind first-place Kingsford...
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