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Daily Planner for Thursday, Aug. 14

Friday 10 a.m. AA - Delta Drop. In, Escanaba. Open meeting; for anyone interested in the recovery process from alcoholism. Handicap accessible. 10 a.m. - Relapse Prevention Group - Community Center, Hannahville. Opening meeting. Handicap accessible. 12-1p.m. The Salvation Army Escanaba Free Lunch, Friendship Kitchen on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 3001 5th Avenue South, Escanaba Phone: (906) 786-0590 7:30 p.m. CST AA - Twp Hall, Hwy 41, Carney - A New Way of Living - Closed meeting; for anyone having a problem with alcoholism themselves. 7:30 pm. MA - Central United ...

History presentation recalls discovery of Paleo-Indian artifacts

NEGAUNEE — The Michigan Iron Industry Museum hosted local historian and archaeologist Jim Paquette on Tuesday, where he shared stories of his research and discovery of Paleo-Indian artifacts in the U.P. as part of the summer presentation series. n Anishinaabe elder with French ...

Whitmer told Trump Michigan auto jobs depend on tariff change of course

WASHINGTON (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer met privately in the Oval Office with President Donald Trump to make a case he did not want to hear: The automotive industry he said he wants to save was being hurt by his tariffs. The Democrat came with a slide deck to make her points in a visual presentation. Just getting the meeting Tuesday with the Republican president was an achievement for someone viewed as a contender for her party's White House nomination in 2028. Whitmer's strategy for dealing with Trump highlights the conundrum for her and other Democratic leaders as they ...

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Wednesday 10 a.m. AA - Delta Drop In, Escanaba. Closed meeting; for anyone having a problem with alcoholism themselves. Handicap accessible. 10 a.m. AA - Delta Alano Club, 601 Michigan Ave, Gladstone, Closed meeting; for anyone having a problem with alcoholism themselves. Handicap accessible. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. St. Vincent de Paul Soup Kitchen, Brown Bag Lunch, 115 N. 8th St., Escanaba, (906) 789-1434. 11 a.m. AA - Women’s Group, Immanuel Lutheran Church, 600 S. Lincoln Road, Escanaba 7 p.m. AA - Three Fires Building Rd., Hannahville Open meeting; for anyone interested in the ...

MDS Community Action Agency receives Donation

ESCANABA — The Delta Dems of Michigan invited Gary Willoughby, Executive Director of the Menominee-Delta-Schoolcraft Community Action Agency & Human Resources Authority, Inc. (CAA/HRA) to present an overview of their programs and services at their monthly meeting on April 16 in Escanaba. Willoughby highlighted the organization’s 60 years of service to the community through programs such as Head Start, Senior Centers, Home Delivered Meals, Adult Day Care and in-home services for seniors, as well as their three AmeriCorps programs, utility and water assistance programs, programs to ...

North Deadhorse Road closure extended

The reopening of North Deadhorse Road in Delta County has been postponed due to unforeseen circumstances affecting the contractor's completion timeline. The road will now remain closed through Monday, Aug. 25, and will reopen for traffic Tuesday, Aug. 26. The closure, which began July 1, is necessary to replace two culverts on Deadhorse Creek. The project site is located within the Michigan Department of Natural Resources' Escanaba Forest Management Unit (T43N R22W Section 6 SWNE). During construction, there is no reroute around the project area. Deadhorse Creek is a designated ...