Tomorrow the much-anticipated Mobile Food Pantry will take place in the parking lot of Baraga High School. The event will begin at 4:30 p.m. The Mobile Pantry will contain a variety of foods, including fresh produce. Clients will not have to show identification or proof of income to receive food; …
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No doubt elections are important and you can’t vote if you’re not registered. To encourage people to register, a voter registration drive is being held today on the campus of Michigan Tech, part of National Voter Registration Day. The event brings together over 2,500 partners nationwide with the goal of …
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Students and staff at Hancock Schools continue to mourn the loss of a high school senior who passed away following a swimming accident on Saturday. 17-year-old Jimmy Bell was pulled unconscious from the Portage Canal at the docks on East Lakeshore Drive where bystanders began to give him CPR. Emergency …
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The Houghton Police Department says they are investigating they are describing as a “drowning accident” that happened on Saturday shortly after 3pm. Officers were called to the docks on East Lakeshore Drive for a 17-year-old unconscious male. Bystanders began CPR. Officers from the Houghton Police Department, Michigan State Police, Michigan …
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Young children are invited to celebrate French Canadian Heritage Week during Storytime on Wednesday, September 27 and Thursday, September 28, at 10:15 a.m. and on Saturday, September 30, at 11:00 a.m. at the Portage Lake District Library. Kids will take an imaginary journey from France to Canada, clap their hands …
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[Hancock, MI] The Portage Health Foundation and Dial Help Community Support & Outreach Center are pleased to offer the four-county community middle school students with an opportunity to participate in the Crave 21 Challenge presented by Rise Together. This event is in an effort to collaborate and work preventatively to …
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The effort continues to erect a memorial engraved with the names of those who died in the Italian Hall tragedy in 1913. Families of striking workers gathered on Christmas Eve at the hall when a false shout of fire caused a stampede, leading to the deaths of 73 people. When …
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The premier event of the 3rd annual Festival Ruska is a performance by the male choir Runebergskören BSB from Porvoo, Finland. The concert will be held this Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Calumet Theatre and will be the final event of Finlandia University’s Festival Ruska U.S. Tour Travel Manager …
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WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow today announced that Houghton County Memorial Airport will receive a $1,629,463 grant from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) which will be used to rehabilitate the runway and apron, as well as purchase snow removal equipment. “The Houghton County Memorial Airport …
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A trio of fine vocalists will be performing at the Calumet Theatre tomorrow. The Three Tenors hail from Scottsdale, Arizona and will feature multiple genres of music in a one-of-a-kind show. Ed Jenich from the Aspirus Keweenaw Health Foundation saw the show in Arizona and says people here will really …
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