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Oscar G. Johnson VAMC hosts Veteran enrollment event August 12, 2026

ESCANABA – Veterans who were previously told they don’t qualify for VA health care now have new options, thanks to recent changes under the PACT Act. The Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center outreach and enrollment team will be at Manistique High School on Aug. 12 to help Veterans review their eligibility and sign up for health care benefits. The event, which runs from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the high school gymnasium at 100 S. Cedar St., is being held in partnership with Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital’s Community Resource Fair. The PACT Act, signed into law in 2022, significantly ...

VA center to have all-female health care enrollment events

IRON MOUNTAIN — For the first time, the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center is rolling out an enrollment event just for women who served. Two dates have been set: 4 to 7 p.m. Central time Tuesday, Aug. 4, at the Northern Lights YMCA, 800 Crystal Lake Blvd., Iron Mountain; and 4 to 7 p.m. Eastern time Wednesday, Aug. 5, at the Northern Lights YMCA, 2000 N. 30th St., Escanaba. Led entirely by the VA’s all-female outreach and enrollment team, this is a unique opportunity for female veterans in the Iron Mountain and Escanaba areas to get the care and benefits they deserve — often ...

Lunchtime Live! Continues July 28, 2026 at Bay College Iron Mountain Campus

IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich. – Lunchtime Live! will present the second of three lunchtime music events at the Bay College Iron Mountain Campus on July 28, 2026 from 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. CT. The event will feature free musical entertainment from Wingin’ It. Food will be available for purchase ...

Fundraiser at Speedway donates $5K to Victim Services

ESCANABA -- The recent Christian Groleau Memorial Race, now an annual event at the Escanaba Motor Speedway, raised approximately $5,000 that was donated to Delta County Victim Services Unit. The volunteer Victim Services Unit (VSU) works in collaboration with the Delta County Sheriff's ...

William Bonifas Fine Arts Center awarded funds

Community Foundation for Delta County Board Chair, Mr. Charles Becker and Board of Trustee Member Mr. Todd Maki present a check in the amount of $1,747.26 to Ms. Kate Oman, Gallery Director of the William Bonifas Fine Arts Center in Escanaba, from the Robert and Anne Schmit Endowed Fund, a ...