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Honoring decades of dedicated volunteer service

MICHIGAMME — Three Michigamee-Spurr Medical First Responder Team members were recognized at the team’s annual dinner held last month at the Moose Drop Cafe and Sports Shop in Michigamme. The Michigamee-Spurr Medical First Responder Team has been serving the townships of Michigamme and ...

In the stillness of winter

“There’s a pale moon waning as the blackbirds dot the sky, but the crows are my friends and I wave to them a-passing by,” – Otis Gibbs A crow floats down into the wintry scene. His presence cracks the moment like a light bulb dropped on the kitchen floor. He looks lost or out of place ...

Sackerson Foundation awards $347,570 to area organizations

ESCANABA — At a recent meeting, the Board of Trustees of the Edward J. Sackerson Charitable Foundation elected to award $347,570.50 among these organizations: Holy Name Catholic School; St. Joseph/St. Patrick Church; Elks Major Projects; Wells Lions Club–Sight & Blind Fund; Bark River Lions-Sight & Blind Fund; St. Vincent de Paul; Salvation Army; St. Vincent de Paul Gladstone; Community Action Agency Walk for Warmth; Community Action Agency — Foster Grandparents; Community Action Agency — RSVP — Reading Buddies; Delta County Department of Health and Human Services — Gifts ...

Three from area named to SNHU President’s List

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Southern New Hampshire University congratulates these students on being named to the Fall 2025 President's List: — Caitlin Sundblad, Gladstone; — Makayla Davis, Escanaba; and — Carolyn Webb, Escanaba. The fall terms run from September to December. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 and higher for the reporting term are named to the President's List. Full-time status is achieved by earning 12 credits over each 16-week term or paired eight-week terms grouped in fall, winter/spring and summer.