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Bay College establishes scholarship

Life

ESCANABA & IRON MOUNTAIN, MI – The Bay College Foundation announced the establishment of the David Bahrman Memorial Scholarship, created through donations from friends and family members to celebrate the life, legacy, and agricultural contributions of David Bahrman. The scholarship will ...

100 Women Who Care

Life

HANCOCK — Last month, the Copper Country 100 Women Who Care held its quarterly giving meeting, where more than 60 women came together to support Pewabic Street Community Garden (PSCG) with donations totalling $7,000. On Wednesday, the donation was delivered to Elena Busova and Kathie Joyce ...

Dear Annie

Features

Dear Annie: My husband and I are the parents of an 18-year-old son who is a kind, thoughtful and deeply romantic young man. He has been dating the same girl since junior year of high school, and like many first loves, theirs feels very big, very serious and, to them, very certain. The problem ...

Protecting the Keweenaw from invasive species

Outdoors

HOUGHTON — Each spring in the Keweenaw, we patiently await the return of green forests, open water, and long days outside. Earth Day is a reminder of just how much we value these places, and how important it is to protect them. One of the most effective ways we have to do that is Early ...

Be on the lookout for lesser celandine

Outdoors

LANSING — Lesser celandine (Ficaria verna), sometimes known as fig buttercup, is a short, perennial plant that is spreading in the Midwest. It is a watch list species in Michigan, meaning it has a limited known distribution in the state. It has shiny, dark green, heart-shaped leaves and ...