ST. IGNACE — The Heart of the Great Turtle Island/Gchi Mshiikenh Deh Minising project — a collaborative effort to add Native American context and perspectives to the Father Marquette National Memorial site in St. Ignace — will have its symbolic start Monday as project partners gather for ...
KINGSFORD — Tickets are on sale for the annual Udderly Amazing Cow Bingo fundraiser sponsored by the Kingsford High School Academic Booster Club. This year’s event will take place Saturday, May 18, at the Kingsford High School Athletic complex. The cow will have from noon to 2 p.m. to ...
IRON RIVER — The Iron County Genealogical Society will meet at 1 p.m. Thursday in the J. Patrick White Conference Room at the West Iron District Library. Sandra (George) Thoney, local author of a number of West Iron County historical books as well as children’s works, will be the guest ...
KINGSFORD — Sunshine and bright blue skies. The roar of the lawn mower has replaced the tired snow blower. Who could ask for anything more? The Golden K seniors gathering for the Monday morning meeting ushered the day into perfection. Chairman Bill Roberts rang the bell and members stood ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — The group Datura will perform at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Braumart. Datura is the collaboration of Thomas Niebrzydowski, Christianna Maule-Tekampe and Natasha Maule-Tekampe. This guitar, violin and cello trio does classical, Celtic, eastern European and other music from around ...
CRYSTAL FALLS — The audience of Crystal Theatre will be introduced to a unique style of jazz by a group with a unique name at 7 p.m. Friday. Named after the European jazz guitarist and composer Django Reinhardt, Djangophonique is an award-winning quintet that delivers joyful, genuine gypsy ...
NORWAY — The Make-Believe Spurs of Marquette will appear Saturday at Oak Crest Golf Course in Norway. The Americana-alt folk group will play from 5 to 9 p.m. There will be a $5 cover charge. Other local entertainment: Venue 906, Kingsford — Today, Dewey and Evan Blagec of the local ...
ESCANABA—This summer at the U.P. State Fair, you can learn the “Watermelon Crawl” when country music artist Tracy Byrd takes the Grandstand stage at 7 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, Aug. 14, along with special guests The Riflemen. Byrd and The Riflemen are the first acts announced by ...
NIAGARA, Wis. — At first glance, this headline may lead you to believe that this column today will be a version of “Hints from Heloise.” Fear not; that is not what you will find if you read further. As it turns out, a good annual spring house cleaning is good for the aging brain so ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — About one-quarter of U.S. adults age 50 and older who are not yet retired say they expect to never retire and 70% are concerned about prices rising faster than their income, an AARP survey finds. About 1 in 4 have no retirement savings, according to research released ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — AT&T and Michigan Bell telephone retirees and former employees will gather for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Monday, May 6, at Holiday Kitchen in Iron Mountain. All are welcome.
By MARGUERITE LANTHIER Staff Writer NORWAY — The ninth-annual U.P. Veterans War Memorial and Park golf scramble is scheduled for Saturday, June 15, at Oak Crest Golf Course in Norway. The event helps cover the cost of upkeep of the memorial and park atop Pine Mountain, according to ...
Brian and Rachael Gray of Ishpeming are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Caylie Jayde Gray, to Andrew James Kangas, son of Kevin and Mary Kangas of Norway. Caylie is a 2011 graduate of Westwood High School and received her bachelor of science in speech language and hearing ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — Glenn and Shirley Edlund of Iron Mountain celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary Wednesday. The couple was married on Feb. 14, 1959, at First Lutheran Church in Iron Mountain. They have four children, six grandchildren and their first great-granddaughter will arrive in ...
Four generations of the Lefebvre family gathered for the Fourth of July parade. Pictured are great-grandmother Barbara Lefebvre of Iron Mountain, holding her great-grandson Liam Lefebvre of Washington, Ill., born Jan. 1, 2023; standing are grandfather Dean Lefebvre of Iron Mountain and father ...
CRYSTAL FALLS — Chet and Faye Fabbri celebrationed their 70th anniversary on July 16, 2023. They are a very well-known couple from Crystal Falls. They are the former owners of Fob’s Restaurant. Chet and Faye were blessed with four children, one son and three daughters; eight ...
IRON RIVER — The Iron County Genealogical Society will meet at 1 p.m. Thursday in the J. Patrick White Conference Room at the West Iron District Library. Sandra (George) Thoney, local author of a number of West Iron County historical books as well as children’s works, will be the guest ...
KINGSFORD — Sunshine and bright blue skies. The roar of the lawn mower has replaced the tired snow blower. Who could ask for anything more? The Golden K seniors gathering for the Monday morning meeting ushered the day into perfection. Chairman Bill Roberts rang the bell and members stood ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — AT&T and Michigan Bell telephone retirees and former employees will gather for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Monday, May 6, at Holiday Kitchen in Iron Mountain. All are welcome.
NORWAY — The National Active and Retired Federal Employees, or NARFE, group will meet at noon Tuesday, May 28, at Mike’s on Main in Norway. All are welcome to attend.
NORWAY — Grace Methodist Church, Norway, will offer a free community meal from 5 to 5:30 p.m. Sunday. The menu will be spaghetti and meatballs, salad, garlic bread and dessert. There is no cost for the dinner. The free meals will be available for takeout in the church parking ...
Terri Castelaz/Daily News photo The Crossroads Alliance, consisting of Bethany Lutheran Church and Grace United Methodist Church, will host its semi-annual rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the facility at 130 Odill Drive in Norway, behind the Jake ...
This week’s Back to the Present photograph, provided by the Menominee Range Historical Museum, is a 1910 postcard of the Swedish Lutheran Church at 300 Iron St., Norway. The Swedish Lutheran Church was on the southwest corner of Iron Street and Eighth Avenue. The postcard bears a penciled ...
IRON RIVER TOWNSHIP — The Beechwood Historical Society will host a Soup and Salad Bar fundraiser Saturday at the Beechwood Hall. A variety of soups, fixings for a salad, bread, dessert and beverage will be served from 4 to 6 p.m. The all-you-can-eat dinner is $10 per person. They will ...
Zoologist Bill Schutt and archaeologist J. R. Finch have written the final chapter in their trilogy, beginning with “The Himalayan Codex” and “Hell’s Gate” closing with the exciting finale “The Darwin Strain.” (William Morrow, 412 pages) Set in the post-World War II era, ...
Gabriel Allon, Israel’s own version of master spy James Bond, has another daring mission in Daniel Silva’s latest spy thriller “The New Girl.” (Harper/475 pages) A young girl who had been attending the exclusive International School of Geneva is kidnapped. But the 12-year-old child is ...
Edgar Award-nominated author Alison Gaylin has a twisted tale of deadly family secrets in “Never Look Back.” (William Morrow, 339 pages) In the 1970s, a teenage couple, April Cooper and Gabriel LeRoy, went on a killing spree in Southern California similar to the murders committed by ...
The team of Margaret Murphy and Helen Pepper, writing as Ashley Dyer, have their second crime novel - “The Cutting Room.” (William Morrow, 436 pages). Detectives Ruth Lake and Greg Carver are back after their debut in "Splinter in the Blood." British television viewers are captivated ...
Single-use plastics have become a staple of convenience, and nowhere is that more evident than in the modern home kitchen. From the time groceries enter the house to when they leave, the average consumer relies heavily on the convenience of single-use plastics for packing, storage and food ...
IRON RIVER — The Windsor Center will host its Spring Craft and Vendor show from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at 612 W. Adams St. in Iron River. Craft items available will include handmade books, stone jewelry, alpaca products, hunting knives, goat milk products, photography, dish cloths, ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — The Dickinson County Library in Iron Mountain, along with We Energies, will present “Beauty Outside Your Door,” a three-part series on gardening with hands-on gardening activities at 5:30 p.m., followed by webinars with gardening expert Melinda Myers at 6:30 p.m. starting ...
ESCANABA — The registration deadline is April 15 for the 24th-annual Bay de Noc Gardening Conference on Saturday, April 27, at Bay College in Escanaba. The event will feature 16 different classes on a variety of yard and garden topics. Participants will be able to choose to attend four ...