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Lola Gendron

GLADSTONE — Jalyn Dagenais-Gendron and Kevin Gendron of Gladstone welcomed a daughter, Lola Lou, born at 4:55 p.m. July 31, 2025, at OSF St. Francis Hospital in Escanaba. Weight was 6 pounds, 10 ounces, and she was 19 inches long. Lola joins her sister, Gigi, at home. Grandparents are Mike ...

Bridger Bishop

WELLS — Lauren (Moore) and Zachary Bishop of Wells welcomed a son, Bridger Michael, born at 5:47 a.m. Nov. 11, 2025, at OSF St. Francis Hospital in Escanaba. Weight was 7 pounds, 3.7 ounces; length was 19 inches. He joins a sister, Olivia, at home. Grandparents are Lynn and the late David ...

A frosty November morning brings peace

“For them who think death’s honesty won’t fall upon ’em naturally, life sometimes must get lonely,” – Bob Dylan In the frosty mornings on these November days, with the orange-red sun burning through the crystalline ice and frost like a laser, I find an honest peace and headspace ...

Recipes wanted for cooking show at Island

HARRIS — Do you have a holiday recipe that everyone raves about? Here’s your chance to have it showcased on stage at the third-annual “Taste of the Island” Cooking Show – Holiday Edition, taking place Thursday, Dec. 11, at the Island Resort & Casino, W399 U.S. 2 in Harris. The ...

Registration opens for online caregiver training

ESCANABA — Registration is underway for Savvy Caregiver, a nationally recognized educational training program for family members caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia or memory loss and are living at home. Offered through Upper Peninsula Commission for Area Progress, or UPCAP, Savvy Caregiver is a six-week online program consisting of one two-hour session each week. Savvy Caregiver is designed to give caregivers relevant knowledge, skills and mastery to support the person living with dementia and to take care of themselves. Topics include information about ...