CALUMET — Bring the whole family for a frighteningly fun time at your historic Calumet Theatre, as we present Spooky Halloween at the Theatre. The event happens Friday, Oct. 30 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. There will be food, lots of free treats, games and a costume contest for the kids with prizes, and ...
HOUGHTON — Announcing the Copper Country Life Chain our Nation: Sunday afternoon, Oct. 4 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Those concerned about the life of the unborn in our country will form a "Life Chain" along M-26 from the Copper Country Mall toward the Bridge. This silent, prayerful stand is to ...
CALUMET — Get ready for bands, beer, food & more at Red Metal Music Fest 2 at the Calumet Theatre Saturday, Nov. 7. All proceeds benefit the Theatre, & the great music lineup includes Tom Katalin, Uncle Pete’s BBQ Blues Band, Chad Borgen & The Collective, Steve Jones & the ...
HANCOCK — Alfred Erickson American Legion Post 186 recently installed a new commercial refrigerator, compliments of a $3000 Home Depot Grant. Post 186 thanks Home Depot of Iron Mountain and the Home Depot Foundation for the award. The grant was applied for as part of their on-going Capital ...
HANCOCK — Three local students have been awarded scholarships from the Keweenaw Community Foundation. The KCF Granting Committee and Board of Trustees awarded the Ronald and Lou Ellyn Helman Scholarship to Katherine Jaszczak and Gabrielle Roberts, and the Alec Fisher Scholarship to Tyler ...
UP children with cancer, their siblings, and other children confronting serious illness can now take free martial arts classes to empower themselves. Lions across the UP are partnering with Kids Kicking Cancer to bring daily online classes to children across the UP. Kids Kicking Cancer offers ...
While students are becoming acclimated to school with COVID precautions and new routines, TRIO Pre-College Programs are busy keeping up with the changes to ensure they are able to serve their students to the best of their ability. Additionally, they are prepared to assist students who have ...
The UP Regional Blood Center is currently experiencing a critical need for all blood types. The UP Regional Blood Center has collection sites in Marquette, Hancock, Escanaba and is the primary supplier of blood to 13 UP hospitals. Please visit our Facebook page at UPRBC906 or website at ...
HOUGHTON – Copper Country Great Start Collaborative presents a series of virtual parenting sessions based on the award winning, evidence-based Conscious Discipline. For over 20 years, Conscious Discipline has fostered a fundamental shift in thinking that empowers adults and children to be the ...
Venerable Bishop Frederic Baraga was known as the snowshoe priest for traveling across the snow to his flock throughout the Upper Great Lakes, even in the worst conditions. While the Baraga Association isn’t expecting a snowstorm to stop its annual Baraga Days celebration this September, the ...
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has signed a lease agreement, clearing the way for construction of an $800,000 public shooting range in Richmond Township. The range will be located west of Marquette, off M-35, along the Goose Lake Access Road, on 25 acres of property owned by the ...
UPPER PENINSULA – Aspirus is pleased to announce Jonathan Brueggeman, DPM, FACFAS, AAPWCA, as the Regional Medical Director for Aspirus in the Upper Peninsula. The interim Chief Medical Officer for Aspirus Keweenaw and Aspirus Ontonagon since November 2019, Dr. Brueggeman has been a ...
HANCOCK — On Sept. 1 the Finlandia Alumni Board (FAB) Giving Day raised $19,085 to support Finlandia's Safe Open efforts. In total, 69 donors gave during the 24 hour Giving Day and in the days following in support of baseline testing, personal protective equipment and safety upgrades for the ...
A Chassell youth and an Ontonagon woman are among the recipients of the 12th annual U.P. Service Awards. Grow & Lead: Community and Youth Development presents the awards to recognize exemplary volunteer and charitable efforts throughout the Upper Peninsula. Award categories include senior, ...
Due to a positive COVID-19 staff test result and the lack of subs, Jeffers High School will be closed on Wed., Sept. 16. SRE will remain open.
HANCOCK – Laura Maze's paintings are calming. They take you to real and imaginary places, an expanse of beach or a fanciful landscape glimmering with metallic leaf. She calls her exhibition Settling Down, which is currently on display in the Copper Country Community Arts Center's Kerredge ...
HANCOCK — "Art is…" is an Instagram outdoor scavenger hunt hosted by the Copper Country Community Arts Center (CCCAC) in Hancock on Saturday, Oct. 10 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.. Get an art clue, take a photo of your answer, and post to Instagram. Early bird registration: Sept. 4 to Oct.1. Late ...
UPPER PENINSULA - The isolation brought on by social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic can be hard on anyone. But it may be especially tough for people in recovery from a substance use disorder. Face-to-face support groups like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) may be canceled to prevent the ...
IRONWOOD – Gogebic Community College Director of Student Outreach and Engagement and Phi Theta Kappa Advisor, Dayle Jackson, recently earned special recognition from an international academic honor society. Jackson was named a five-star advisor for Phi Theta Kappa’s (PTK), Alpha Rho Chi ...
HANCOCK — Alfred Erickson American Legion Post 186 presented certificates of appreciation to community members at its regular meeting on Sept. 2. The awards were in recognition of their generous donations of support to the post. Certificates of Appreciation were awarded to the ...