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Health

Happy (and healthy) Thanksgiving

LANSING - The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) encourages Michiganders to keep food safety top of mind as they gather with loved ones during the holiday season. Here are a few simple steps you can take to ensure your holiday feast is safe to eat: Planning ...

Making healthier holiday meals

Editor's note: This article was originally published in 2022 EAST LANSING — It’s the holiday season, and planning is underway for good times filled with friends, family and foods. It seems that every advertisement in stores, in magazines and on social media all refer to some form of ...

Soup for good

HOUGHTON — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Michigan Tech Students Host Soup Fundraiser, Raise $3,500 for Western U.P. Food Bank A group of Michigan Tech students came together on Nov. 9 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Houghton to host a community soup fundraiser in response to uncertainty around ...

Paul Lehto Field gets update

LAURIUM – The Keweenaw Health Foundation has awarded a $7,570 grant to Calumet Township to support much-needed updates to Paul Lehto Field. The funding will replace portions of the fencing along the infield and add protective fencing in front of both dugouts — improvements essential to ...

Open enrollment is here

Washington – Open Enrollment for most of the Health Insurance Marketplaces began Saturday, November 1, and because Congress still has not extended the enhanced premium tax credits, tens of millions of people, including cancer patients and survivors, are facing significant premium increases. ...

Lights of Love

HANCOCK — The Portage Health Auxiliary's annual Lights of Love is in progress. This event celebrates and honors family and friends and includes the reading of names and the lighting of the Christmas tree in the UPHS-Portage lobby at 10 a.m. on Nov. 20. For a donation of $5 or more per ...