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Students in grades K-12 are invited to the Portage Lake District Library to collaborate with Clay Artist Elaine Eikenberry on Saturday, January 27, from 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Students will create clay art pieces that reflect the theme of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. The …

With the annual Pigs ‘N Heat hockey match less than two weeks away, area police and fire departments will be out in the community selling tickets to the fundraiser. Along with admission to the game, every ticket purchased is automatically entered in a series of drawings for cash and prizes. …

At last week’s regular monthly meeting of the Michigan Natural Resources Commission in Lansing, the Chronic Wasting Disease Working Group – a panel challenged by the commission to explore actions that could substantially mitigate or eliminate CWD in Michigan – presented its recommendations to strengthen the fight against this neurological …

The secret is out–Houghton is one of the best small towns in the nation to move to, according to moveBuddha, a technology company that offers tools to help people relocate. The group looked at thousands of searches each month on their moving cost calculator done by people looking to move. …

The Portage Lake District Library invites you to give yourself a mid-winter gift and learn about an approach to improving your life using a series of gentle, mindful movements. Debra Goldman will discuss the Feldenkrais Method on Tuesday, January 23, from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. The Feldenkrais Method uses guided …

L’ANSE – The Keweenaw Land Trust (KLT) will host the popular band White Water on Saturday, January 20 for a benefit performance and dance starting at 6:00 pm at the American Legion Post 144 in L’Anse. The theme of this family-friendly event is “This Land is Our Land” to support …

The Calumet Art Center is undergoing some transformations thanks to some recent grants, including one from the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and while some of the exterior improvements are waiting for a sunny day, many improvements have been made inside to make the building handicap accessible.   …

A Human Trafficking Community Awareness event will be held next week in Hancock. The group will be at Finlandia University in the Jutila Center’s room 323, the Leroy Keranen Conference Room, on Wednesday, January 24 at 6:30 p.m. The recently re-established Upper Peninsula Human Trafficking Task Force is working with …

MARQUETTE – Sawyer International Airport, County of Marquette, and the LSCP, along with SkyWest Airlines, announce the return of regular morning flights to Detroit from Sawyer International Airport (SAW), effective March 2018. SAW will continue its current flight to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) on SkyWest Airlines (operating as Delta Air Lines) and …

Michigan Technological University has been recognized by the Princeton Review as one of 200 colleges across the nation that “pay you back.” Princeton Review, a private education services company not affiliated with Princeton University, announced its annual list of “Colleges that Pay You Back” today. Princeton Review chooses the 200 …