The state is working to keep the main entrance road to Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park from washing into Lake Superior. High water levels and violent fall storms are threatening the 107th Engineers Memorial Highway, which runs from Silver City to the Union Bay Campground, the ski hill, and the …
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This year’s Portage Health Foundation Giving Tuesday campaign will pump nearly a third of a million dollars into 15 local nonprofits. The December 3rd event brought in $217,781 from around 550 donors. PHF matched the first $100,000 in donations dollar-for-dollar, for a total of $317,781. PHF Executive Director Kevin Store …
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The UP Regional Blood Center is critically short of O-negative and B-negative blood. If you can donate, call the Blood Center’s office in Hancock at 483-1392. There are also two blood drives scheduled in the area next week – one at Baraga County Memorial Hospital in L’Anse Tuesday between 2:00 …
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The Houghton County Fair Board will hold its annual meeting tonight (December 12th). Last year’s fair will be reviewed, a bylaw change will be considered, and directors will be elected. The meeting begins at 7:00 in the Sisu Room at the Houghton County Arena. The public is welcome. Only members …
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One of the Upper Peninsula’s brightest Christmas displays will be lit Saturday. Copper Harbor’s Winter Wonderfest features a holiday marketplace with items from local artists from 10:00 until 6:00. Kids can make ornaments at 4:00, as Santa arrives on a fire engine at the Mariner North. At 6:00, the light …
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31 Backpacks is preparing for its annual Christmas effort to provide meals for kids over the holidays, and the organization is looking for help with the effort. Three truckloads of food are scheduled to arrive this afternoon at 2:00 at Good Tidings Church in Hancock. Volunteers are needed to help …
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The Portage Health Auxiliary handed out some early Christmas gifts yesterday. The group distributed $15,700 in donations to community organizations. The largest check went to 31 Backpacks – $3,000 to help in their effort to make sure kids from low income families have enough to eat. Other large donations included …
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UPDATE: As of 11:00 am Thursday, Cathy Aten tells us they now have all the turkeys they need. She thanks the community for its generosity. Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly needs turkeys. Executive Director Cathy Kass-Aten tells us they’re at least 18 short of the total required to provide …
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The push is on to make sure every Copper Country resident gets counted in the upcoming census. Houghton County Commissioner Glenn Anderson is leading the effort as the head of the Correct Count Committee. At Tuesday’s County Board meeting, Anderson explained it’s a matter of money… Anderson said Houghton County …
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The Lake Linden-Hubbell Board of Education made some personnel moves at its meeting on Monday. Superintendent Brad Codere said they accepted the resignation of elementary aide Wendi Heikka, and hired Kendra Nielson to replace her. Leon Sutherland was confirmed as girls junior varsity basketball coach. The board also saluted four …
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