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 …
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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. …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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, …
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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 …
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The U.P. Wildlife Rehabilitation—Keweenaw Group helps local wildlife return to their natural habitat. Now, local residents can help, too, by supporting their Christmas merchandise sale fundraiser. Licensed rehabilitator Lynn Hietala says the money raised goes toward rehabilitating animals in need of special care. Hietala said, “We rehabilitate a wide variety of …
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What’s The Deal with Climate Change? Find out Tuesday, November 14, at the Orpheum Theater and Studio Pizza in Hancock, where at 6pm the Keweenaw Climate Community is sponsoring an event to discuss renewable energy issues in the Upper Peninsula. The discussion will be led by Dr. Sarah Mills, who …
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Book worms will have plenty of opportunities this weekend to gather some new reading material. Friends of the Portage Lake District Library are holding a used book sale. “The mission of the Portage Lake District Library is to inspire our diverse community to discover, imagine and connect.” That’s library director …
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