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Supporting nutrition

HOUGHTON — The BHK Child Development Board has received a $98,000 grant to improve its Fresh Food and Nutritional Wellness programs. In part because of the grant BHK aims to overhaul all of its kitchens, provide whole fruits and vegetables, as well as support mothers breastfeeding their ...

Dear Annie

Dear Annie: I have worked for the same company for six years and, until recently, truly enjoyed my job. I have always had strong reviews, good relationships with my co-workers and a reputation for being dependable. Eight months ago, we got a new boss, and the entire mood of the office ...

To your good health

DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm a very healthy and active 74-year-old woman, and I'm also quite proactive with my health. I get bone scans done every two years and have osteopenia in both my hips and spine. But because of a T12 fracture in 2018, which was followed by a kyphoplasty, I was recently ...

Blueprint for tomorrow

EAGLE RIVER — Keweenaw County property owners and residents will have their final opportunity to shape the peninsula's long-term growth policies this afternoon as a mandatory 63-day public review period comes to a close amid some public confusion. The Keweenaw County Planning Commission has scheduled a formal public hearing for 4 p.m. today at the courthouse in Eagle River. The session is designated to document public comment on the updated draft of the Keweenaw County Master Plan before the commission forwards its final recommendations to the County Board. The timing of the hearing ...

Dear Annie

Dear Annie: I have a best friend whom I love dearly, and we have been close for years. She is funny, generous and has been there for me during some difficult times. But lately I have noticed a pattern that is starting to wear on me. Whenever I try to tell her something about my life, she ...

A home of their own

HOUGHTON — Members, alumnae and supporters of Alpha Delta Alpha Sorority gathered at its properties on 212 and 214 East St. in Houghton Saturday to celebrate renovations and additions to the houses. Mayor Robert Megowen helped cut the ribbon and said the ADA members have always been a ...