May 10, 2021
ESCANABA The Bay College Alumni Association is announce Susan Cobb as the Bay College Distinguished Alumni for 2021.
A resident of Bark River, Cobb earned a Certificate in Practical Nursing (2008) and an Associate in Applied Science Degree in Nursing (2009) from Bay College.
When notified as the recipient of the 2021 Distinguished Alumni of the Year Award, Cobb stated, “I am so honored. Bay College was life changing for me, and I am so thankful that I was able to enroll in a community college close to home. I still remember many of my instructors, and their guidance and support pushed me to succeed as a student.”
176 infected in new coronavirus outbreaks at 57 schools, says Michigan’s May 10 school outbreak report
Updated May 10, 2021;
Posted May 10, 2021
Buses drop off students during the first day of school at Estabrook Elementary in Ypsilanti on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020.
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The data was collected on Thursday, May 6, and includes preschools and daycares in those buildings
Last week, the state reported 197 infections in new outbreaks at 65 K-12 school buildings.
The biggest new outbreaks involves 12 students on the track team at Fulton Middle School in Gratiot County; nine students at West Middle School in Rochester Hills, and eight students and staff at St. Stephen Catholic School in New Boston, which is part of metro Detroit.
May 6, 2021
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The four clergy members who led the JOY Lutheran grand opening worship service on April 25. Shown from left to right are Rev. Craig Nehring, Dean of NALC Wisconsin/Upper Michigan District; Rev. Len Gilly; Rev. Stephen Cowen; and Lay Minister Cynthia Cowen.
ESCANABA On Sunday, April 25, 80 people gathered to celebrate the beginning of a new congregation. It has been a seven-month journey through COVID-19 and an organized effort of many faithful people to bring the new JOY Lutheran congregation together. Rev. Craig Nehring, dean of the NALC Wisconsin and Upper Michigan District, brought a message to the congregation and installed JOY’s church council: President Deb Wayne, Vice President Carrie Boudreau, Secretary Patty Lindstrom, Treasurer Donna Orzel, and council members Sam LaMarche, Sharon Pascoe, John Hendrickson, and Dave Stasewich. Rev. Len Gilly, Rev. Stephen Cowen and Lay Minister Cynthia Cowen assisted during the service. The service was fille
May 4, 2021
BIG BAY, MI – Diane “D.J.” Burns, 55, of Big Bay, Michigan entered eternal life on February 21, 2021, with her loving family by her side, at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, after a lengthy and courageous battle with cancer.
D.J. was born on May 15, 1965, in Philadelphia, PA, to Michael and Maria Hughes (Santa Barbara). She grew up in a large family with three sisters and two brothers. She eventually found her forever home in the Upper Peninsula during a visit with her sister, Eileen, in 1993.
D.J. met the love of her life and soulmate, Scott Burns in 1993, at Vangos in Marquette, while out with a friend. Scott had just finished helping a friend move a woodstove, D.J. took one look and fell in love with Scott at first sight. Shortly after they went on their first date at Eastwood Lanes were inseparable from then on. A year later they married on October 29, 1994. D.J. and Scott moved to Scott’s grandparents’ home, in Big Bay, Michigan, soon after.
May 1, 2021
BIG BAY, MI – Diane “D.J.” Burns, 55, of Big Bay, Michigan entered eternal life on February 21, 2021, with her loving family by her side, at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, after a lengthy and courageous battle with cancer.
D.J. was born on May 15, 1965, in Philadelphia, PA, to Michael and Maria Hughes (Santa Barbara). She grew up in a large family with three sisters and two brothers. She eventually found her forever home in the Upper Peninsula during a visit with her sister, Eileen, in 1993.
D.J. met the love of her life and soulmate, Scott Burns, in 1993 at Vangos in Marquette while out with a friend. Scott had just finished helping a friend move a woodstove, D.J. took one look and fell in love with Scott at first sight. Shortly after they went on their first date at Eastwood Lanes were inseparable from then on. A year later they married on October 29, 1994. D.J. and Scott moved to Scott’s grandparents’ home, in Big Bay, Michigan, soon after.