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North Central competes in ‘High School Bowl’

MARQUETTE – The North Central High School team played Sault Ste. Marie in WNMU-TV's "High School Bowl" and was defeated by a score of 50-330. Thirty-six schools from the Upper Peninsula and northern Wisconsin participate in the "High School Bowl" tournament, now celebrating 47 years on the ...

Best Christmas gift is time spent with family, friends

ESCANABA -- Christmas is always best when seen through the eyes of a young child. Simple, wonderful and natural is the way Christmas should be. The children’s classic book “Christmas in the Big Woods,” by Laura Ingalls Wilder, touches on the true meaning of Christmas. The ...

Van Riper announces lantern-lit snowshoeing events

CHAMPION — Van Riper State Park has announced plans for three upcoming lantern-lit snowshoe events. The first event will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9, at the Michigan Iron Industry Museum, 73 Forge Road in Negaunee. The next two events will be at Van Riper’s Rustic Peshekee Cabin ...

Gladstone Library hosts holiday story hour

GLADSTONE — The Gladstone Public Library on Saturday hosted “Santa is on his Way” story hour, a multi-part Christmas-themed event for children, sponsored by the Friends of the Gladstone Library. Guest readers read holiday stories to attending participants. After storytime, children ...

Players to do radio show of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’

ESCANABA — The Players de Noc will do a live recording of the holiday classic "It’s a Wonderful Life" as a radio show at 7:30 p.m. Friday on the Besse Theater Stage at Bay College. Attendance to the live recording is free, "our annual gift to the community," the group states on its ...