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Lots of Keweenaw residents are out of shape, and William Cooke wants to change that. Cooke is the new Portage Health Foundation Endowed Professor of Preventive and Community Health at Michigan Tech. His goal is to make the concept of diet and exercise less forbidding. “My catch phrase is ‘eat …

Gardenview Assisted Living and Memory Care has a new leader. Maggie Seppala of Calumet has been promoted to Executive Director. She has been the facility’s Health and Wellness Director since last year. Gardenview is an assisted living provider in Calumet, and is the only Memory Support Community in the Western …

As the opioid abuse epidemic worsens, the new State House Pharmacy Caucus met for the first time yesterday. Democratic State Representative Scott Dianda of Calumet is co-chair of the bipartisan group, sharing responsibilities with Republican Hank Vaupel from Fowlerville. Dianda says he’s looking forward to working with pharmacists to control …

Osceola Township is looking for input as it updates its five-year recreation plan. Residents are asked to fill out a short survey. You can pick one up at the Osceola Township office in Dollar Bay, Richie’s Market and Quincy’s Restaurant in Dollar Bay, the Dollar Bay and Hubbell Post Offices, …

Michigan’s official Christmas tree will come from the Upper Peninsula again this year. A 60-foot spruce from the Stephenson area will be harvested October 26th, and will be set up in front of the capitol in Lansing. The Michigan Association of Timbermen, the Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association and Michigan …

Michigan Tech continues to celebrate Pride Week. Tonight, the Academy Award-winning best picture “Moonlight” will be shown at 8:30 and 10:30 in Fisher 135. “Moonlight” is a film about sexuality and self discovery that chronicles the journey of an African-American, gay man growing up in a rough neighborhood of Miami. …

Nurses are walking the picket lines at the Upper Peninsula’s largest hospital. Negotiators for the Michigan Nurses Association and UP Health System-Marquette failed to reach an agreement yesterday in their six-month-old dispute over staffing levels. The 48-hour walkout is scheduled to last until 7:00 Saturday morning. Hospital officials say they’ve …

Keweenaw County’s newest mountain bike trail will open this afternoon. Officials from the Copper Harbor Trails Club and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources will cut the ribbon on the path from Mud Lake past Horseshoe Harbor to High Rock Bay scenic point at 2:00. The six-mile stretch completes the …

The Carnegie Museum will hold its biggest annual membership event Saturday evening. Doors for the “Night at the Museum” will be open from 5:00 until 8:00. Musical performers will include the Backroom Boys, the PasiCats, and Seth Helman. Brats will be served, along with samples of locally-produced beer and mead. …

Escanaba Public Safety officers are concerned about a wave of crank calls in the city. They appear to come from local numbers. When answered, a computer-generated voice invites the call recipient to press a number to learn about lowering credit card interest rates. However, when the number is pressed, it …