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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: ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Keweenaw County Board meeting tonight EAGLE RIVER — The Keweenaw County Board of Commissioners regular May meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. this evening, Wednesday, May 20, in the second floor of the Courthouse. Agenda items for discussion include the consideration of a partnership with Marquette Community Corrections and the Articles of Incorporation for Keweenaw Heartlands Community Forest. Jay Parent will speak to the Board on the Saving Buffalo Reef Project. There will be two periods during the meeting reserved for public comment. Trail work From Ripley to Dollar ...

Big Brothers Big Sisters honored

HOUGHTON — Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Western Upper Peninsula has been recognized as a Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA) Pinnacle Award Winner for program impact and excellence in 2025. Every year, the BBBSA Nationwide Leadership Council selects agencies for excellence in the ...

Setting it straight

Regarding an article in April 22, Daily Mining Gazette entitled "Help Wanted," the date for this year's Pitch in for Parks in Hancock is Wednesday, May 6.