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Sturgis Journal
Sturgis might be considered a quiet, small Michigan city, but throughout history, residents have made a splash in the news.
A few nearly splashed into one of The Great Lakes, according to Wayne Lusardi, maritime archaeologist at Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
Earlier this year, Allen Kasdorf of Sturgis saw a tribute to Tuskegee Airmen presented and created by Lusardi and DNR.
In it, Lusardi mentioned the Hapner brothers of Sturgis, balloonists who crashed a hot- air balloon into Lake Huron in 1892.
That piqued Kasdorf’s interest, so he sent the link to the Sturgis Journal. From there, a triangle of information bounced among the Journal, Lusardi and Jenifer Blouin Policelli, director at Sturgis Historical Museum.
By Steve Foley, spfoley@petoskeynews.com
Petoskey News Review
The Health Department of Northwest Michigan has identified the first case of the new COVID-19 variant otherwise known as the U.K or B117 variant in its four-county jursidiction.
The health department was notified late Sunday, Feb. 7, of the first case in an adult male in Charlevoix County. The case was identified through active surveillance by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.
Case investigation and contact tracing have been completed and no new cases of the variant have been identified in the Northern Michigan region at this time, the health department said.