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Calumet celebrates 150th anniversary

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CALUMET — The Village of Calumet celebrated its 150th anniversary with a block party downtown Saturday. The celebration had a section of Sixth Street blocked off, with about 20 vendors and food trucks and live music at the end of the street. Free ice cream was distributed and adults could ...

BR-H cheer team gets Lions grant, attends game in Detroit

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BARK RIVER — The Bark River-Harris cheerleading team recently got a $7,000 grant from the Detroit Lions Foundation. But team members said what they'll remember most isn't the money — it was getting to be up close at Ford Field in Detroit for a Lions' preseason game Aug. 23 against the ...

Bay’s LPN program may not be reinstated until later in 2026

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A relaunch of Bay College’s Practical Nursing certificate program may have to wait until the summer or fall of 2026, rather than January, the college stated in a news release Friday. The college announced it has received a response from the Michigan Board of Nursing regarding its LPN ...

Gardell, of ‘Mike and Molly’ fame, to perform at Island

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ESCANABA — Billy Gardell, a comedian and actor perhaps best known for starring as one of the titular characters in the sitcom “Mike and Molly,” will take the stage at the Island Resort & Casino Showroom in Harris for a live stand-up comedy show Saturday, Sept. 20. An amiable Gardell ...

Edison, Henry Ford among the original snowbirds

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FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Thomas Edison and Henry Ford are famous for their innovations in electricity generation and automobiles respectively, but they were also at the forefront of a massively popular trend in Florida: Rich people from up north spending the cold winter months in the ...