The annual photo contest for the Upper Peninsula Environmental Coalition is underway. The contest is meant to recognize the beauty of the local landscape and its inhabitants through photographs. Photos must be from the Upper Peninsula, with one submission per category per person. The contest deadline is Friday, November 16th …
Read More »Olé! Tickets on Sale Now!
HOUGHTON, MI, Wednesday, August 22, 2017– The Rozsa Center and Parade of Nations present Olé!, the headline act for Michigan Tech’s 2018 Parade of Nations celebration, on Saturday, September 15, at 7:30 PM. Olé! is a spectacular international comedy and music presentation featuring the exhilarating rhythms of flamenco, salsa, swing, …
Read More »2018/19 Rozsa Wall Calendars Available Now
The Rozsa Wall Calendars are now available, featuring the variety of shows from comedy, to dance, to all around spectacle, and over-the-top fun of the 2018/19 Rozsa Visual and Performing Arts Season. Featured this year are 12 Rozsa Presenting Series events, more than 33 Visual and Performing Arts events including …
Read More »Mental Health Speaker To Talk About New Treatment
The public is invited to hear a presentation about a powerful psychotherapeutic technique called Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. Although EMDR was initially used with veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, it has evolved to be used with other populations and problems, including stress, anxiety, anger, depression and poor self …
Read More »Automotive Companies Come To Michigan Tech For Career Fest
Only a couple of days into the new school year and Michigan Tech is already hosting activities that remind students why they chose the University for their advanced education. Thursday marked the fourth annual Automotive Day where students were able to meet with perspective employers in the industry and find …
Read More »Stamp Sands Dredging Contract Awarded
DETROIT— U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, announces a contract award for dredging of the stamp sands in the Keweenaw Peninsula between Gay, Michigan and the Grand Traverse Harbor. Petersen Companies, Inc., of Minocqua, Wisconsin, will dredge approximately 27,500 cubic yards of stamp sands from in and around the …
Read More »Obituary: John C. “Tinker” Anderson
John C. “Tinker” Anderson, age 72, of Zeba, MI passed away Monday, September 3, 2018 at Tohma VA Medical Center in Tohma, WI. He was born in L’Anse, MI on February 25, 1946 the son of the late Carl and Mary (Johnson) Anderson. Following the passing of Tinkers parents, he …
Read More »FinnU Selected By Riddell’s ’18 in 18′ Smarter Football Program
Finlandia University is a winner in Riddell’s ’18 in 18’ Smarter Football program. The team was notified with a special congratulatory message from Riddell brand ambassador Peyton Manning. Riddell’s annual program received nearly 1,400 applications this year and is donating equipment to 18 winning programs across the country, spanning youth to …
Read More »Michigan Tech Students Get Ready For K-Day
Michigan Tech students will be celebrating K-Day tomorrow in a new location. Due to construction at the event’s traditional location at McLain State Park, K-Day will take place at noon at Chassell’s Centennial Park. Short for Keweenaw Day, K-Day is an annual outdoor event held on the Friday of the …
Read More »Time Running Out To Apply For Home Heating Credit
LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Agency for Energy (MAE) reminds qualified homeowners or renters that they must apply by Sept. 30 to receive the state’s Home Heating Credit. The Home Heating Credit helps Michigan residents who are low-income; deaf, disabled or blind; senior citizens; or disabled veterans to pay their …
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