Schools watch for the flu
Kingsford Middle School and High School nurse Carrie Meeuwsen, left, takes the temperature of Alexandria Henderson. Area schools have seen children with viral gastroenteritis or the G.I. Bug.
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IRON MOUNTAIN — Although the influenza season is not in full swing yet, area school nurses have seen a bout of the G.I. Bug.
The formal name for this illness is viral gastroenteritis. It hits hard and fast often with little warning.
Woodland Elementary School nurse Julie Cootware said the G.I. Bug, which is not caused by influenza, is going around.
“We have the G.I. Bug, a little bit of a respiratory bug — not a huge amount,” Cootware said.
Viral gastroenteritis is an infection that causes the lining of the stomach and intestines to become inflam
Nutcracker ballet opens Thursday
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Streets close for Christmas parade
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The streets affected include East Hughitt Street, between
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