The Barbara Kettle Gundlach Shelter Home will be holding their 11th Annual Spring Music Celebration and Silent Auction next month. The fundraiser for the shelter for victims of domestic violence will be held Friday, May 17th from 7:00pm to 10:00pm at Jazzy’s at the Calumet Golf Club. Thanks to the …
Read More »Houghton Donates To High School Alcohol-Free Graduation Party
The city of Houghton will once again make a donation to the Houghton High School Senior Class alcohol-free graduation party. The all-night celebration is a Gremlin tradition and students come out to help clean the city in exchange for the support from the city council. The city will donate $500 …
Read More »Court Ruling Has Local Police Reevaluating Parking Enforcement Process
When the parking enforcement officer of the city of Houghton wants to keep track of cars parked downtown, the officer will put a small chalk mark on the tire and the curbside. That makes it easier to tell if that car remains there longer than the posted time allowed and …
Read More »New State Rules On Lead Puts Pressure On Local Governments
Local municipalities could be held responsible for replacing water pipes all the way up to a private residence under an unfunded mandate by the state of Michigan. Houghton City Manager Eric Waara explained the rule changes coming from the Department of Environmental Quality—now the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and …
Read More »Tigers, Brewers Fall – Thursday Sports Wrap
High School In high school baseball today, Calumet plays at Iron Mountain. In softball, Calumet plays at Jeffers. The Hancock girls track team earned a close second-place finish at the Division Two Superior Dome invitational yesterday. L’Anse came in 10th out of 11 teams. The Bulldogs 4 x 800 relay …
Read More »Houghton High Drama Club Presents “The Canterville Ghost”
When an American family buys the manor Sir Simon tries his best to frighten them as he has others in the past only to find that the Americans don’t really take him seriously. Not only do they not take him seriously, they humiliate him and play tricks on him, causing …
Read More »National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Is Saturday, April 27
The 17th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is this Saturday. The initiative continues to remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they are vulnerable to misuse, theft or abuse. Now in its ninth year, the DEA has collected a total of nearly 11 …
Read More »Local History Smackdown Taking Place Thursday
Are you looking for a night of fast-paced local history competition? Eager to find out what area teenagers know about the Copper Country, past and present? Come to the Calumet Theatre on Thursday, April 25, 2019, and cheer on the high school students vying for the Local History Smackdown trophy! …
Read More »Blood Drives Scheduled To Address Shortage
A critical need for blood continues in the Upper Peninsula as the UPHS Regional Blood Center is experiencing shortages of O-negative, A-negative and B-positive blood types. A series of blood drives are being held to help with the shortage. Three of those blood drives will be held in the Copper …
Read More »International School of Art & Design 2019 Bachelor of Fine Arts Diploma Works Exhibition
Jessica Shields (Fiber and Fashion Design) HANCOCK, MI – Finlandia University’s International School of Art & Design (ISAD) 2019 Bachelor of Fine Arts Diploma Works Exhibition is featured from May 4 to May 29, 2019, at the Finlandia University Gallery. The Finlandia University Gallery is located in the Finnish American …
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