LAKE LINDEN, Mich. — A school district in the Upper Peninsula is giving college scholarships to graduates, thanks to a $2.5 million gift from a couple with ties to the area.
Wayne Nester was a 1925 graduate of Lake Linden-Hubbell High School in Houghton County.
He attended Western Michigan University and was a high school teacher and baseball coach in Detroit.
Nester died 20 years ago. When his wife, June, died in 2019, her will granted a large part of their estate to the school district.
Investment returns are earmarked for scholarships. About $100,000 given to graduates this year came from the Nesters’ gift to the Lake Linden-Hubbell Public Schools Foundation.
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