HANCOCK — One of the most exciting sports in the country is returning to Bridgefest for its fifth annual tournament. Pickleball will start at 9 a.m. on Saturday at Laura Grove Park in Hancock. Organizer Betty MacInnes said the need for a pickleball activity spurred the creation of the ...
HANCOCK — Physics and puppies share center stage on Quincy Green for one of the first events of Bridgefest weekend. A large crowd comes out for the Kids Day event, which includes science and engineering exhibits and an obstacle course. While there was no firm attendance number, the 150 ...
SAULT STE. MARIE — Troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Sault Ste. Marie Post arrested a woman for allegedly unlawfully entering a home in Newberry and stealing property from within the residence. At about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, troopers were dispatched to a report of a subject who had allegedly entered a residence on John Street in Newberry without permission and stole items from inside the home. As a result of the investigation, troopers identified the suspect as 35-year-old Gina Briggs of Newberry. Troopers located Briggs and recovered the stolen property. Briggs was ...
Stop Motion Animation Camp for Youth Ages 8-16 HANCOCK — A Stop-Motion Animation Camp with Ian Raymond for youth ages 8-16 will, take place over the next three Saturdays at the Copper Country Community Arts Center in Hancock. students will learn how to animate frame by frame and create short stop-motion clips. Using the material of the week, students will create their own objects to animate and bring them to life by using instructed stop-motion techniques. Each student will work individually or with others to create a short animation movie. • Week 1: Animating paper • Week 2: ...
Chassell school reunion meeting CHASSELL — The Chassell All School Reunion Committee will meet at 6 p.m. Monday at the Chassell VFW for the next planning meeting for the reunion picnic that will take place on Sunday, July 12. All alumni are invited to give their thoughts or volunteer for a task at the reunion. Call 906-523-4564 for more information. Sportsmen's Club Meeting PHOENIX — The Calumet Keweenaw Sportsmen's Club will hold the June membership meeting at 6:30 p.m. June 18 at the clubhouse located at 5947 Phoenix Farms Road, Phoenix. The evening begins with a period of ...
VA event to be held in Houghton HOUGHTON — More U.S. military veterans are now eligible for Department of Veterans Affairs health care than ever before, thanks to expanded eligibility under the PACT Act — including many who were previously denied. The Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center outreach and enrollment team will be at Houghton County VetFest to help eligible Veterans enroll in VA health care. The event will take place from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. June 17 at Michigan Tech’s Student Development Complex (SDC). VA health care often costs less than non-VA options and includes benefits ...
