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People have the tendency to blame technology for keeping them too “plugged in”, but what if the secret to curing this “technology burnout” was in the device itself?  Technology has allowed people to stay in contact with each other and the rest of the world, but sometimes, it like a …

Dial Help is holding crisis intervention training at the Portage Lake District Library for parents, professionals and community members this Saturday, August 26th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Participants will receive training on how to help friends and loved ones who are dealing with stress, personal crisis, mental illness …

The Tech Theatre Company will hold auditions for their first two productions of the 2017-18 season during the first week of classes. Auditions for “Fires in the Mirror” by Anna Devere Smith and “Picasso at the Lapin Agile,” by Steve Martin will be held at 7 p.m. Sept. 6 – …

Houghton-Portage Townships Schools is seeking a new board member. Applicants must send a notice of interest to Superintendent Doreen Klingbeil. The board will review the application. The person would be up for election at the next regular school board election next November. The need for a new member comes after …

She’s a former newspaper editor and she currently writes for Michigan Tech, but Cyndi Perkins can now add author to her list of accolades. It all started with her sailboat called “Chip Ahoy.” “We’re on Lake Superior, and from here, on a boat, you can go anywhere, and so, we …

Fort Wilkins Historic State Park is hosting the 11th Annual Geocaching Event on Saturday, September 9th. Geocacing is a high tech treasure hunt where particpants will use their personal GPS unit to search using coordinates furnished by the park. Since there is no cell service in Copper Harbor, they ask …

Registration is now open for the fourth annual Aspirus Keweenaw Light the Night Fun Run/Walk in Laurium on Saturday, September 16. Mark your calendar and get your glow on with family and friends as each year is bigger and better than the last. Light the Night kicks off at 7:15 …

The Michigan Library Association hosted an event at the Portage Lake District Library to thank State Representative Scott Dianda for his efforts to pass legislation that supports library funding. Library Director Dillon Geshel and Superiorland Library Cooperative Director Pam Christensen presented Dianda with the “Library Champion” award. Dianda said all …

Students from Houghton and CLK schools spent the summer roaming the streets of Calumet and Laurium in the name of scientific research. These students spent the last six weeks as GRACE Program interns. They mapped their surroundings, collected data and learned Geographic Information Systems (GIS), a computer mapping software, to …

Hancock- Registration is now open for fall art classes and programs from September-November at the Copper Country Community Arts Center. Classes include: Two sessions of Beginning Clay; Letterpress Printing, Introduction to Metal Clay, Drawing, Pen & Ink Drawing, Stained Glass, Writing, Watercolor Painting, Birch Bark Tray, and free member classes. …