My News, by "Mike"
Scroll down to read a copies of my most recent letters-to-the-editor in the EAGLE-HERALD on the marijuana issue in Menominee.
I hope you had a happy faithfilled Easter
Easter reminds us of the ultimate sacrifice made by Jesus and the love of God. May it be a reminder of His grace and mercy, and His rising fill our hearts with gratitude and reverence. Now has passed the 50 day countdown to Pentecost, Sunday May 24, the coming of the Holy Spirit.
I take part in Wednesday evening sailboat races with my 1978 Lancer-29 sailboat, Menominee Marina, MMYC (M&M Yacht Club); when scheduled spring, summer, fall. Named "Santa Maria" by my wife Laura, and said for Saint Mary, not Columbus' ship. I expect my sailboat will be launched sometime during the week of May 24th . It's stored on its cradle at NestEgg Marine in Marinette for the winter. Usually I have it launched before Memorial Day. However because of my move I'm delayed this year. From there I move it to my slip in Menominee Marina.
Flying: I finally restarted lessons in the Piper Archer LX, after delay of most 0f 2025. Now hope to solo before the end of June. The CFI (certified flight instructor) is only available on weekends and because of weather and other students the number of training flights I can get is limited. So we'll see. After being allowed to solo, I'll need to acquire some number of solo flight hours before I can go for the FAA check ride I hope will result in a private pilot's license. My sister looked up and said in the book of Guinness World Records, the oldest person to first receive a private pilot's license was age 87. She said if I wait until I'm 88 to take the FAA check ride and get a license I'll be in the book of world records.
Bicycle ride: Spring, summer, fall, a 10-mile bicycle ride with a group on Thursdays, and sometimes do another 8 or 10 miles alone or with someone on another day.
Teaching: I continue to teach a faith formation "Catholic" (catechism class) 5th and 6th grade. Just finished for this school year. As well, I'm lector once a month at Mass at Holy Spirit Church in Menominee and an extraordinary minister of communion most Sundays.
I HAVE COMPLETED MY MOVE INTO THE CITY LIMITS
At age 87 I didn't feel I need a 3000 sq. ft. house, it's approximately three miles outside of the city in Menominee Township on the river. I enjoyed it and the location, however since my wife Laura passed away I have no need for a big house. I am now in an apartment on the bay, Bay View Appartments, 1326 1st Street. The planning what to keep and what I can't - it was necessary to get rid of stuff for the move from 3000 sq.ft. to 1000 sq.ft. Also a little emotional after having lived there 31 years, the memories of Laura, and she decorated it. After a time in it Laura decided to have the walls painted from original off-white/beige. She had the rooms painted in various pastels -- pink, coral, green, shades of blue in the same room, off-yellow, ... I told her it will look like an Easter egg. But the result was it looked great. So now after I take care of some odds and ends and a few more discards, I plan for the house to be up for sale sometime in June.
Below, the latest of my "letter-to-the-editor", April 28, 2026
