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Ryan Street Community Gardens Shares Annual Update Since Coming Under Ownership of Hancock

The Ryan Street community gardens provided Hancock City Council with a small presentation now that the property is owned by the city. Ryan Street Community Gardens president Mandy Lounibos shared that since the city now owns the property, she plans to provide future annual updates to the city. The Ryan …

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Learn About the Impact of Arts and Entertainment in the Economy with the Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce

The Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce will host its first Lunch and Learn session of the new year today. For the first session in 2024, the chamber has invited Rosa Center Director Mary Jennings as the keynote speaker. She will share how support for arts and entertainment programming with the Rozsa …

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Let’s Eat Community Meals Announces 2024 Scheduled Meal Site Locations

Let’s Eat Community meals have started back up for 2024. Having already served 135 meals last weekend at St Ann’s in Baraga. Throughout 2023 Let’s Eat community meals served more than 2,000 dishes. This Saturday Let’s Eat will set up its first community meal for the new year in Houghton …

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Keweenaw Family Resource Center Hosting First Dad Cafe in 2024 Tomorrow

The Keweenaw Family Resource Center will hold its first dad café of 2024 tomorrow. Late last year, KFRC introduced the Dad café to the community. Offering a space for fathers to meet, talk about parenting styles, or engage with other parents in the community. Dad Cafés in the Keweenaw Peninsula …

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Share Lunch and Learn About Veteran IREACH with Baraga County Chamber of Commerce

Baraga County Chamber of Commerce invites veterans to today’s Lunch and Learn. The educational series put on by the Baraga chamber will discuss the new Veterans IREACH program. During the event veterans and attendees will hear from Lori Karvonen who will share how the program helps veterans obtain health care …

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SEMCO Reminds Customers to Keep Snow Clear from Gas Equipment During Winter

With all of the snow that’s dropped from the sky this last week, SEMCO Energy has an important reminder for customers. While shoveling the driveway and clearing snow from the roof customers should try to keep snow and ice from gas meters. Which may cause hazardous situations or service disruption. …

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Jibba Jabba’s 2nd Year Back to Houghton Returns in February

Last year the event returned after a decade-long hiatus. And once again Jibba Jabba will return to carve up the streets of Houghton. Jibba Jabba’s snowboard event will invite professional riders to take a ride to Huron Street to show off high-flying tricks, and freestyle creativity. Last year was so …

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Michigan Tech Will Help Seniors and Families Prepare for College During Tonight’s Workshop

Coming out of the fall semester many graduating seniors might already know where they will go for college. While other students are still waiting on acceptance letters or planning visitation trips. But one common link between all of them remains how to pay for post-secondary education. Tonight to help students …

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Youth Can Make a Difference in Their Communities with Upper Peninsula YouthWork

Winter may have just started but it’s never too early to start thinking about the future. Upper Peninsula Youth Work programs have open opportunities for young people to grow as leaders, provide service to the community, and learn skills for working together in a team. The Youth Conservation Corps program …

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Road Safety is Encouraged as Winter Settles into the Copper Country

Law enforcement agencies and the Houghton County Road Commission encourage safety on the roads now that winter has come to the Keweenaw Peninsula. Over the last four days, the Copper Country received its first major dump of snow in 2024, with some areas experiencing more than 30 inches of snowfall. …

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