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Space age sponsor

HOUGHTON — The Copper Harbor Trails Club has announced Orbion Space Technology as the title sponsor of the 2025 Copper Harbor Trails Fest. Held annually in the Keweenaw Peninsula over Labor Day weekend, this three-day, all-ages mountain biking festival celebrates world-class trails and the ...

GetSetUp

LANSING — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) celebrates five years of partnership with GetSetUp, a community-driven service that transforms the lives of older Michigan residents through virtual resources. Having reached more than half a million residents so far with more than 1.5 million virtual class attendees, GetSetUp is helping residents stay healthy, connected and informed across all 83 Michigan counties. Since 2020, this innovative collaboration has addressed some of the state’s most urgent aging challenges — including digital literacy, social ...

Lifting Up

CHATHAM — 2025 marked another successful year for the LIFT-UP (Locally Integrated Food Teams - Upper Peninsula) program. This year three schools, Negaunee High School, Munising High School and Ishpeming High School, each wrote grant proposals and received $2,500 in grant money to support a ...

Getting ready for cooler weather

The weather is changing and soon it will be time to chase away chilly temperatures with hearty meals. Soup is a tasty way to warm up fast, and many soups are full of healthy and nutritious ingredients. With their earthy, umami flavor, mushrooms sometimes are an afterthought instead of an ...

Whitmer orders state to help residents maintain affordable insurance

TRAVERSE CITY – Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer took executive action Friday to help Michiganders maintain affordable access to health insurance after congressional Republican’s moves to make it harder for people to get and keep their federal marketplace health plans. Whitmer signed an ...

The number of family caregivers is surging

A growing number of Americans — more than 63 million, or nearly 1 in 4 — have served as a family caregiver for a loved one in the past year. The figure is a jump of 20 million Americans compared to a decade ago, according to findings released Thursday by AARP and the National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC). The surge is due to a confluence of factors, including Americans living longer but in some instances, in poorer health. That is requiring more people to engage in the work of family caregiving. There is also a growing recognition of who is a family caregiver — or a person ...