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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 ...

Miron, Salo earn scholarships from Delta County Junior Golf

ESCANABA - The Delta County Junior Golf Association has announced its scholarship winners: Deegan Miron and Emmi Salo. Both received $1,000 to further their education — Miron at Bay College and Salo at Grand Valley State. Both played in the junior golf program for all four years, were active in community service and excelled in academics. DCJGA donates each year through entry fees in conjunction with all the local courses donations of their courses — Terrace Bluff, Gladstone Golf Club, Escanaba Golf Club and Highland Golf Club — as part of the associations summer instruction ...

Trace Adkins tour coming to Island Resort & Casino in April

HARRIS — Multi-platinum country icon Trace Adkins will perform Friday and Saturday, April 24-25, at the Island Resort & Casino as part of his highly anticipated 30th Anniversary Tour. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Eastern time Thursday. For three decades, Adkins has been one of country ...

NMU to again provide Mini Pitch competition

MARQUETTE — Innovate Marquette, SISU: The Innovation Institute at Northern Michigan University and the NMU College of Business have announced the second Mini Pitch Competition for high school and college students in the Upper Peninsula. The Mini Pitch was created for students to get the experience of a pitch competition — an event where individuals or teams present their ideas, products or business concepts to a panel of judges for a chance to win prizes — without the pressure of presenting on stage. High school and college students in the U.P. are invited to submit a video of ...

More than 300 graduate from Michigan Tech

HOUGHTON – The campus of Michigan Technological University was covered in snow, but more than 300 undergraduate students blazed a trail Saturday and for some it was multiple years in the making. The university had its Midyear Commencement on Saturday, and the varsity gym in Tech’s Student ...