Jan 2, 2024 | Community
By Brian Freitag TASPL Director I am always looking for a new library service to support our community. One service, called TALK, came to my offers learning activities for parents to use with children. The more parents and caregivers talk and listen to young children,...
Dec 25, 2023 | Community
By Sterling McGinn A familiar face in local law enforcement is back on the job—this time in the role as the Luce County 911 coordinator/emergency manager. Dave Hopper, who served as the post commander for the Newberry Michigan State Police Post for many years, took...
Dec 22, 2023 | Community
By Carol Stiffler In a place where winter consumes half the year, ice fishing is perhaps even more traditional than apple pie. In Curtis, where South Manistique Lake recently froze over, a few anglers have already ventured onto the ice (a risk that is currently...
Dec 19, 2023 | Community
By Brian Freitag TASPL Director I have always loved movies and always try to connect the films I see with my everyday life. Movies inspire me, challenge my assumptions, change my views, break my heart, lift my soul, and, yes, even teach me life lessons. I will share...
Dec 8, 2023 | Community
Approximately five members of the community and five staff members of Tahquamenon Area Schools (TAS) met in a meeting on Tuesday, November 28 to discuss ideas for a potential program to allow members of the community to monitor the halls of the high school. This was...
Dec 5, 2023 | Community
By Brian Freitag TASPL Director Ralph Waldo Emerson once said “The hard soil and four months of snow make the inhabitants of the northern temperate zone wiser and abler than his fellow who enjoys the fixed smile of the tropics.” I like to think that Emerson was...
