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July 14 • Houghton Farmer's Market, 3 - 6 p.m. Houghton Downtown Pier. Features local fresh produce, baked goods, and handcrafted items. • Mohawk Park Concert, 6 - 8 p.m. Mohawk Park. Music by Jay McKenzie and Terry Hillstrom. • Covington Pavilion Concert, 7 p.m. Covington Township multi purpose building. Music by Wing Nuts July 15 • Gas Train Rides, noon- 4 p.m. Houghton County Historical Museum, Lake Linden. Take a ride on the gas train at the Houghton County Historical Museum in Lake Linden every Wednesday through September from noon until 4 p.m. Tickets are available at ...

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Dear Annie

Dear Annie: I am a 31-year-old woman, and I've been with my boyfriend for five years. We've been talking about marriage for the past two years — talking about it and talking about it. Every time it comes up, it's positive. He tells me he can't wait to marry me. But Annie, the proposal still ...

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To your good health

DEAR DR. ROACH: Recently, you wrote that people who were born before 1957 are likely to have had measles and don't need to get the measles vaccine. I was born in 1954 and had measles in 1959 (with photographs to prove it). Last year, I had an MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) titer test, which ...

Helen Whiton

Helen Mary (Kargela) Whiton, of Calumet, Swedetown location, MI, passed away peacefully on November 23, 2025, in Green Valley, AZ, at age 92. A Memorial Service will be held for Helen on Saturday June 13, 2026 at 11:00am at the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home in Calumet, Michigan. There will be a one hour visitation prior to the service from 10-11 a.m.. Helen will be laid to rest in Lake View Cemetery in Calumet on Monday June 15, 2026 at 11 a.m. The Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home is assisting the family.