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Reading out loud to pre-school aged children is one of the most important predictors of school success for children. As part of its commitment to early literacy, the Portage Lake District Library invites families to participate in the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten challenge. This self-paced, year-round program is aimed at …

Thanksgiving Day is a little more than a week away. There’s no reason not to be with people who care about you on this special day. Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly will be hosting holiday dinners with all the trimmings and entertainment in nine locations on November 23rd. The …

With U.P. residents paying some of the highest power costs in the country, it’s no surprise that nearly 70 people attended a discussion Tuesday night at the Orpheum Theatre to discuss alternative energy solutions. University of Michigan Professor Sarah Mills was the key speaker at the discussion. Mills has been …

Michigan Tech’s Guy Meadows will testify in Washington D.C. tomorrow before the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation’s Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries and Coast Guard. Meadows is the director of the university’s Great Lakes Research Center. The topic of the hearing is “Coast Guard Readiness: How Far …

It’s opening day of the Firearms Deer Season in Michigan and the best way to ensure a good hunt is to come home safely. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has a list of safety tips ranging from gun safety to making sure you don’t get lost in the woods. …

After more than 20 years at their location on Memorial Avenue in Houghton, Hardees Restaurant is closing its doors Tuesday evening. Management at the location declined to comment and referred all questions to Northland Restaurant Group, LLC, the owner of the restaurant. A representative at Northland did not have any …

From human-centered computer research to the performing arts, dance is alive on the Michigan Technological University campus. As part of nationwide International Education Week celebrations, the University is throwing a community dance party. Michigan Tech International Programs and Services invites everyone of all ages to learn the stories and steps …

The Barbara Kettle Gundlach Shelter Home is a local safe haven for victims of domestic violence. The shelter provides a place to live, grow and rebuild for women and children stepping out of an abusive situation. And, as you can imagine, an organization of such integrity requires all kinds of …

As many of us prepare for our Thanksgiving feast, followed by the flurry of holiday shopping, the Portage Health Foundation is asking people to open their hearts as well as their wallets. They are joining the global Giving Tuesday movement and calling it Put Your Money Where Your Heart Is, …

The spirit of Fred Bear will have lots of company Wednesday as Copper Country hunters head out into the woods for the start of Firearms Deer Season. Michigan Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Biologist John DePue says hunters should notice a rebound in the deer herd over previous years. DePue …