Finlandia’s Dr. Hilary-Joy Virtanen is now a member of the Finlandia Foundation National Board of Trustees. The trustees elected Virtanen to the board at their March meeting in Dallas. Virtanen is the Finnish & Nordic Studies professor at Finlandia University. She holds a Master’s and Ph.D. in Scandinavian Studies from …

It ended soon after it started. Author Steve Lehto set out on a journey inspired by Douglass Houghton on Sunday. Traveling in a canoe, Lehto hoped to make the 1,200 mile trek from Duluth, Minnesota to Detroit. Excessive debris in Lake Superior in combination with poor weather proved to be …

The 43rd Annual Canal Run will still take place but it will have a different finish line. Normally, the event concludes in downtown Hancock but flood damage to M-203 has forced organizers into making the change. The race starts will remain the same for the five-mile, 10-mile and half marathon …

Applications are now available for Flood with Love, the flood victim’s relief program from the Portage Health Foundation. The fillable online application form can be found on the PHF website (phfgive.org) by going to the News and Events section along with many physical locations around Houghton County. Along with access …

The remains of Lowell Earl Valley, Fireman Second Class, United States Navy, will be returned to Ontonagon, Michigan, for burial on July 14, 2018. Lowell Earl Valley was killed in action on December 7, 1941 serving aboard the USS Oklahoma which was sunk during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Full …

Calumet–Vera Picchiottino, age 86, passed away on Saturday, June 30th in Milwaukee. She was preceded in death by her husband Douglas. Vera was survived by sons Bob (Joey), Mike (Judy), daughters Kae (Jeff) Shober and Lisa (the late Paul) Grubor. Also surviving are her brother Tony (Maryanne) Shuty, sisters Mary …

William J. “Bill” Timmers, age 74, of Kimberly, Wisconsin passed away unexpectedly Friday, June 29, 2018 at Baraga County Memorial Hospital in L’Anse, Michigan. A Mass for Mr. Timmers will be held in Kimberly, Wisconsin at a later date. The Reid Funeral Service and Chapel, L’Anse, Michigan was entrusted in …

Timothy John “Timmy” McNamara, age 60, passed away Monday, June 25, 2018 at Dickinson County Healthcare System, Iron Mountain, Michigan. He was born in Chicago, Illinois on August 14, 1957 the son of the late Thomas and Barbara (Madery) McNamara. Timmy graduated from L’Anse High School. He was a self-employed …

TAPIOLA Norman E. Harris, 79, of Tapiola and formerly of Painesdale, died Sunday, July 1, 2018, at the Omega House following a lengthy illness. He was born December 17, 1938, in Hancock, to Gordon and Mabel (Dodge) Harris. Norman was raised by his mother, Mabel, and step-father, Harold Honkavaara, who …

LAURIUM, Mich. – When it comes to fireworks, here’s advice that could spare you—or a loved one—a devastating injury: Leave the shows to the pros. Every year in the U.S., fireworks cause thousands of injuries, including severe burns and eye injuries. According to Aspirus health experts, many of these injuries are …