Click on the blue links for more details. High School In high school softball yesterday… – Calumet cruised to two mercy-rule wins over Baraga, 19-2 and 20-2. In the first game, Audrey Walker had three hit and drove in five runs. Kendra Keranen and Ally Spence also had three hits. …
Read More »Keweenaw Gold Fundraiser Set For May 16th
Houghton, Michigan — Keweenaw Community Foundation (KCF) is currently planning their annual Keweenaw Goldfundraiser. It will be held on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at Bonfire Steakhouse & Grill on the 7th floor of the Magnuson Hotel in Houghton. This year’s theme is “Catch the Energy, Feel the Potential” inspired by KCF’s Energy Initiative. There will be …
Read More »Electronics Recycling Event Being Held Saturday
Goodwill and Comprenew, in partnership with Copper Country Recycling Initiative, MTU, and the DEQ, and Superior Watershed Partnership, will be hosting an Electronic Recycling Event at the Goodwill Training Center in Calumet on Friday May 4th and Saturday May 5th. A partial list of items that will be accepted include: …
Read More »Finlandia Holds Commencement Ceremony
73 graduates of Finlandia University now embark on their post college career. The university held their commencement Sunday afternoon at the Paavo Nurmi Center. The ceremony included a message from 1986 Alumna Kathleen Harmon, as well as this year’s student representative…Nursing Major Melissa Helppi. Harmon, who graduated with a nursing …
Read More »Body Of Missing Hancock Man Found
The search for a missing Hancock man is over. Authorities were called out to the Portage Canal near the Kestner Waterfront Park in Houghton Sunday afternoon on a report that a body had been found. A post on the Help Find Duane Kangas Facebook page confirmed the identity of the …
Read More »FinnU Baseball Takes Two of Three from Northland – Monday Sports Wrap
Click on the blue links for more details. High School In high school softball this afternoon… – Calumet plays at Baraga. – Jeffers visits Lake Linden-Hubbell. In track, L’Anse competes at the Ishpeming invitational today. Finlandia The Finlandia University baseball team took two of their three games against Northland College …
Read More »Tigers’ Bats Awaken, Brewers’ Bats Slumber – Sunday Sports Wrap
Click on the blue links for more details. Finlandia The Finlandia University baseball team will face Northland College this afternoon in Superior, Wisconsin. The Lions and Eagles will start by completing the second game of Thursday’s doubleheader. Finlandia led 1-0 in the fifth inning when the explosion and fire at …
Read More »Tigers Blanked Again; Brewers Fall – Saturday Sports Wrap
Click on the blue links for more details. MLB The Detroit Tigers’ scoring outage reached 22 consecutive innings last night, as they fell 6-0 to the Baltimore Orioles. Detroit collected just two hits. Mike Fiers turned in a quality start, allowing two runs over six innings, but took the tough …
Read More »Dollar Bay’s Minettes and a Miner Repeat As Smackdown Champions
So they missed a question this year, but the Minettes and a Miner outlasted nine other teams to repeat as champions of the 16th annual High School Local History Smackdown Thursday night at the Calumet Theatre. Four Dollar Bay Seniors took on teams from Baraga, Calumet, Chassell, and Ontonagon; answering …
Read More »Keweenaw Roller Girls Begin Season With Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser
Roller Derby is returning to the Copper Country as the Keweenaw Roller Girls get set to begin their 2018 home season. They will have four home bouts this year at Dee Stadium in Houghton, with the first matchup against the Shipwreck Valley Rollers on May 5th. The team is a …
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