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Woman’s Club donates for youth Christmas party

ESCANABA — The General Federation of Women's Club-Escanaba Woman’s Club has donated funds for the After School Program's annual Christmas Party at the Catherine Bonifas Civic Center, 225 N. 21st St. in Escanaba. The party is for youths in fourth through 12th grades who are registered in ...

Delta County YAC details October grant awards

ESCANABA — The Community Foundation for Delta County Youth Advisory Committee has announced recipients of its October 2025 grant round. They include: — Menominee Delta Schoolcraft Community Action Agency — "Every Baby Deserves a First Birthday"; — Mid Peninsula School – Youth in ...

EHS to put on musical ‘Between The Lines’

ESCANABA — The Escanaba High School Fine Arts Department is preparing for a musical that opens to the public Friday with its first performance at 7:30 p.m. Subsequent shows will be at the same time on Nov. 22, 24 and 25, along with a Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. Nov. 23. Tickets are on sale ...

UP Steam & Gas Association receives Sustainability Award

In the heart of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, where the woods meet the waters and tradition runs as deep as our lakes, the UP Steam and Gas Association has spent half a century keeping history alive — not just in memory, but in motion. It was an honor for me, on behalf of the U.P. State ...

Tracks on the trail on a snowy November day

“From the railhead to the boatyard, from the factory to the farm, from the mine to the mill yard, I’ve weathered the storm,” – Gordon Lightfoot I moved along a makeshift trail, my boots leaving clearly marked footprints in the snow. The white blanket was about a foot deep, but it was ...

New scholarship for STEM students at UW-Green Bay

GREEN BAY, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay received a $1 million scholarship gift from alumnus Dr. Paul J. Schilling, a 1982 graduate, aimed at expanding access to STEM degrees for high-achieving students with financial need. The newly established “Dr. Charles Ihrke ...