ESCANABA — In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first humans to set foot on another celestial body, Delta Astronomical Society (DAS) will host a public observing event in Ludington Park, Friday night, July 19, or Saturday night, July 20, (weather permitting) at dusk — about 9 ...

ESCANABA — Creating Confident Caregivers is a new program in select regions of Michigan, for family caregivers of persons with dementia and/or memory loss. Creating Confident Caregivers is a six-session workshop led by trained dementia care specialists. This university-tested program provides ...

GARDEN — The Big Bay de Noc School District announced a change to its policy for serving meals to students under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program beginning in the 2019-20 school year. This spring, the Big Bay de Noc School Board voted to implement the Community ...

ESCANABA — Rep. Beau LaFave of Iron Mountain announced his July office hours for residents of Dickinson, Menominee, and Delta counties. “I am looking forward to another month of office hours,” Rep. LaFave said. “These have been an excellent way for residents to share their concerns and ...

ESCANABA — Escanaba Public Safety responded to a report of a bear in a fenced-in area at the site of the former Family Fun Park in Escanaba Saturday afternoon. The situation was reported at 8:14 p.m. Upon arriving at the scene — located at 2929 3rd Ave. N., Escanaba — officers found the ...

By Deborah Prescott dprescott@dailypress.net ESCANABA — Rogan Gravelle and Gunner Bourdeau, eighth-grade students at Escanaba Junior High School, were given awards in May for projects they made of wood in a statewide competition. Industrial Arts teacher Vic Thompson submitted the pieces ...

GARDEN — After 71 years, the Catholic Diocese is transferring the ownership of the Marygrove Retreat Center back to the Village of Garden. This is a unique economic development opportunity for the Village in terms of potential redevelopment, use, and future tax revenue, village officials ...

ESCANABA — The following individuals were recently bound over from Delta County District Court to circuit court in unrelated cases. Nicklas Blake Wyckoff, 18, of 549 26th St., Gladstone, was bound over on the following two counts: police officer - assaulting/resisting/obstructing, a ...

Courtesy photo A child looks over the edge of the raft at Palms Book State Park. The self-guided observation raft overlooking Kitch-iti-kipi at the park will be unavailable Tuesday, July 16 due to repairs. The park will remain open, but the raft will not be operational. Palms Book State Park ...

ESCANABA — The Northern Lights YMCA offers water safety incorporated into all of its youth swimming programs. Safety lessons are designed to engage and educate participants about the importance of water safety skills. According to a 2017 national research study conducted by the USA Swimming ...

Today A.A., open, Garden Congregational Church, 9:30 a.m., M-183, Garden. A.A., open, Delta Drop In, 10 a.m., 1500 North 19th St., Escanaba. A.A., open, Friends and Family Group, Delta Drop-In Center, 7:30 p.m., Escanaba 786-9639. N.A., Hannahville Community Center, 10 ...

ESCANABA — The Webster Wading Pool will be closed effective today until further notice due to maintenance issues. city officials announced Thursday afternoon. The public will be notified when the pool reopens.

POWERS — The North Central Area School District recently retained the services of Kenneth Groh for the 2019 - 2020 year. Groh is a former superintendent of schools at North Central Area Schools. He will be consulting with the district on a part-time basis. He will be assisting Jennifer ...

ESCANABA — Pete and Paul Strom will be the featured performers during Bay College’s Lunchtime LIVE! music series on Thursday, July 25, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Food will be available onsite from local food trucks. The Strom brothers have spent their lives writing and performing their own ...

ESCANABA — The 2100 block of 5th Ave South will be closed to all traffic beginning Monday July 15. This work is due to a water service replacements, curb, and side walk restoration being conducted prior to the scheduled re-surfacing of this road way. This work is expected to take one to ...

ESCANABA — St. Anne’s Church, 817 S. Lincoln Road, Escanaba, will be holding its 47th annual picnic on Sunday, July 14, from noon until 5 p.m. There will be food, games, handcrafts, music and refreshments.

U.P. Garden Tractor Pullers results from July 5: FLAT ROCK — The results from the July 5t U.P Tractor Pullers held in Flat Rock are; Altered Stock 1st - Gerard Church 2nd - Dean Benoit 3rd - Roy Chenier Pro Stock 1st - Robert Locke 2nd - Joe Andre 3rd - Terry ...

ESCANABA –The Care Free Dental Clinic of Delta County has donated over $1,000 worth of toothbrushes, toothpaste and floss to the St. Vincent de Paul Society (SVdP). In all, 1,872 toothbrushes, along with hundreds of tubes of toothpaste and hundreds of containers of dental floss were ...

ESCANABA — Markings its 80th anniversary in 2019, “The Wizard of Oz” is widely considered to be one of the best films in cinematic history, an iconic fixture of American pop culture, and celebrated for its affirming message that home is truly where the heart is. Bay College will honor ...

ESCANABA — U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service personnel will apply lampricides to the Sturgeon River (Alger and Delta counties) to kill sea lamprey larvae burrowed in the stream bottom. Applications will be conducted on or about July 23 in accordance with state permits. Applications will be ...