A local restaurant has caught the attention of the taste buds of a statewide publication. Mlive.com has included La Cantina of Hancock as one of the 10 Best Mexican Restaurants in Michigan. Sampling food at over 300 restaurants in the state, the food tasters visited La Cantina and praised them …
Read More »Obituary: Thomas J. Parrish
Dollar Bay Thomas J. Parrish, 69, a resident of Dollar Bay, passed away Thursday morning June 14, 2018, at UP-Health Portage following a short illness. He was born on September 2, 1948, in Manistique, MI, a son of the late Wesley and Eleanor (Fox) Parrish. Tom was raised in Cooks, …
Read More »Obituary: Clarence Busser
Dollar Bay Clarence O. Busser, 82, a resident of Dollar Bay passed away Thursday, June 14, 2018 at UP Health System- Portage with his family by his side. Clarence was born on July 25, 1935 in Dixon, Illinois to the late Clarence and Crystal(Tilton) Busser. He was raised in Dixon …
Read More »Calumet Family Displaced By Fire
While the cause of a recent fire in Calumet remains under investigation, a relief fund has been organized for a family of six who have been displaced by the blaze. It’s believed that the fire started in a vacant church and quickly spread to the Bain family home on the …
Read More »Aspirus Keweenaw Earns COLA Accreditation
LAURIUM, Mich. – Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital and Clinics has met all criteria for laboratory accreditation by the Commission on Office Laboratory Accreditation (COLA), a national healthcare accreditation organization. The two-year accreditation is given only to laboratories that apply rigid standards of quality in day-to-day operations, demonstrate continued accuracy in the performance …
Read More »Iron Mountain VA Nursing Home Receives 5-Star Rating
IRON MOUNTAIN – Today, the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center announced that its nursing home received 5-stars as part of its annual performance rating. The Iron Mountain-based VAMC’s announcement comes after VA extended its unprecedented 18-month record of transparency disclosures by making public for the first time its annual nursing …
Read More »Michigan Tech Shooting Range Among Those Receiving Federal Funding
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently approved a total of $1.25 million over a five-year period for the Department of Natural Resources to provide up to 75 percent of funding for improvements to partner shooting ranges throughout Michigan. The DNR received these additional federal funds via the Wildlife and …
Read More »Davis and Davis Set For Spectacular Finale To Bridgefest 31
HOUGHTON and HANCOCK, Mich. — Parades, music, food, and fun has been the theme of Bridgefest since its beginning in the late 80’s–this year Davis and Davis will bring this weekend to a thrilling conclusion Saturday night. Joshua Davis, finalist from NBC’s “The Voice” will perform before and after the …
Read More »Pine Mountain Music Festival Opens
June 13,2018 (Marquette, MI) -Can you imagine Pine Mountain Music Festival’s 28th season. An evening party at the Glider Museum in Iron Mountain on June 21 featuring Alma Flamenca dancer and Ralph’s Brass Band followed by a performance of the Bergonzi String Quartet. The following evening, in Marquette “A Touch …
Read More »Unhealthy Trees Removed In Calumet
On June 12 and 13, a professional tree service company removed hazardous trees and their stumps, and trimmed other trees in the area around Keweenaw National Historical Park Headquarters. The work was the culmination of an assessment of the trees that took place in 2017. Last fall, a professional arborist …
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