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2021 Community Mental Health Careers Scholarship Award recipients

HOUGHTON — The Rice Memorial Clinic Foundation is very pleased to publicize the Community Mental Health Careers Scholarship Award Recipients. — Samantha Heikkinen, Baraga High School — Emma Gariepy, Calumet High School — Gwen Kangas, Chassell High School — Davin Hill, Dollar Bay High School — Jaycie Stukel, Hancock High School — Nathan Erva, Houghton High School — Allison Harma, Jeffers High School — Abigail Beaudoin, Lake Linden-Hubbell Public School — Abigail Nankervis, L’Anse High School — Katie Fredrickson, Ontonagon High School The Rice Memorial ...

Upper Peninsula summer tourism season kicks off this weekend with Experience the Keweenaw event

COPPER HARBOR - The summer tourism seasons unofficially begins this weekend as volunteers across the Copper Country relaunch Experience the Keweenaw. The event will feature free group mountain bike rides across the Keweenaw’s 90 miles of singletrack trail, enduro races, and other festivities. The event runs from Friday, May 28 to Sunday, May 30. According to the Copper Harbor Trails Club website, “Experience the Keweenaw is all about exploring the amazing natural and recreational resources the Keweenaw region has to offer. Best of all, you get to ride all of the Copper Country's ...

Scouts dedicate waterfront building

MUNISING — A very memorable part of the recent District Spring Camporee at Camp Hiawatha was the dedication of Larry's Boat House, the new waterfront building named in honor of the late Lawrence B Farnum, Col. Ret. Army Corps of Engineers. The building makes the indoor storage of all the ...

CCISD Parent Advisory Committee for Special Education Awards

HANCOCK — The CCISD Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) for Special Education held its' annual awards night on Tuesday at the Hancock High School Auditorium. The is the 18th annual recognition night. The PAC is a volunteer group of parents with children with disabilities. They represent ...

Recycling in Ontonagon

Community members have been busy with a grassroots recycling effort. The Ontonagon Recycling Initiative Group (ORI) and Ontonagon Area School are joining together to bring recycling to the residents in Ontonagon County. The recycling dumpster will be located in the parking lot of Ontonagon Area School the first and third Saturday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. every month starting June 5. There will be a recycling fee of $1 per 28 gallon measuring tote which will be available at the site. Residents will be able to recycle cardboard, mixed paper, and plastic and metal containers. Cardboard should ...

Houghton Rotary reunion

HOUGHTON — On Thursday, May 20, The Houghton Rotary Club celebrated the newly relaxed COVID-19 restrictions by holding their first indoor meeting since March 2020 at the Bonfire Restaurant in Houghton. The club had been meeting virtually during the preceding 12 months. The Houghton Rotary ...