Jeff Wood
ESCANABA The Upper Peninsula State Fair Authority (established in 2010) is the governing body of the U.P. State Fair. It is responsible for coordinating and providing a variety of services related to the U.P. State Fair and the fairgrounds for the citizens of the Upper Peninsula and the State of Michigan. The UP State Fair Authority targets three main objectives in its responsibilities.
The first objective is Agricultural Promotion. Promoting agriculture is a primary focus to connect consumers with producers of agricultural products. The fair supports programs, facilities and competitions to enhance this connection during the fair and all other times.
February 18, 1947 -Â December 18, 2020
Lyle Harmon was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on February 18, 1947, to Forrest Ward Lundin and Vera Cecelia (Willhelm) Lundin. It was Mardi Gras Day. Vera was not happy about missing the festivities to bring the youngest Lundin child into the world.
Before the age of 20, Lyle lived a gypsy lifestyle with her family. She ate oyster on the half shell at the Acme Oyster Company, while her family ran a couple of antique shops in the French Quarter of New Orleans.
From Louisiana, they moved across the upper gulf coast, to Mississippi then Alabama. Her father s pursuit of jobs in antiques took them through Tennessee and Pennsylvania. Fleeing one of the worst winters in Pennsylvania history, they moved to Arizona, where Lyle lived from the age of 8 to 16. Lyle rode horses across the desert under the stars and played basketball on roller-skates.
Daniel N. MacLean
WELLSVILLE Daniel N. MacLean, 91, of Wellsville, passed away at Calcutta Health Care Center on Saturday, December 26, 2020, after a brief illness.
The son of the late Donald N. “Cap” MacLean and Edith H. Taylor MacLean, Dan was born in Wellsville on December 8, 1929. He lived his entire life in Wellsville. Dan graduated from Wellsville High School in 1947. He then attended Kent State University before enrolling and graduating from the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science in 1951.
A US Army veteran, having enlisted in 1951, Dan served his country for three years of which 14 months were in Korea during the Korean Conflict. He served with the Second Infantry Division 12th Field Artillery Battalion as a forward observer and fire direction specialist. He was awarded three bronze battle stars. He attained the rank of Staff Sergeant prior to his honorable discharge in 1954.
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