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Bay College announces winter 2026 graduates

IRON MOUNTAIN — Bay de Noc Community College has announced its students who have completed all the requirements for an associate degree or certificate during the winter 2026 semester. This winter, the college conferred 200 degrees and certificates, marking the highest number of awards granted during a winter semester since 2019. Local students include — Associate in arts degree Channing — Johnna Parker; Crystal Falls — Liam Johnson; Daggett — Oren Marcoe; Iron Mountain — Katelyn Bertrand, Amber Gibbs, Sarah Griffin, Henry Strom; Iron River — Eiley Meske; Norway ...

Growing older, feeling smaller

Dear Annie: I sit here writing to you starting another week much like the past six months of this year: depressed by the way time has altered my life. I’m 76 and married. My routine rarely changes. I wake up, listen to the news and eat breakfast. I straighten up the house and make the ...

I love the character of older homes

NIAGARA, Wis. — My husband and I have always lived in older homes. Certainly, when we were kids, we lived in them because that is where our parents decided to raise their families. His family owned a home that had been part of a dairy owned and run by his grandparents. My family moved from ...

LSSU’s Escanaba/Iron Mountain Regional Center has UP grads

SAULT STE. MARIE — Six Upper Peninsula residents have earned bachelor’s degrees from Lake Superior State University through LSSU’s Escanaba/Iron Mountain Regional Center, which offers baccalaureate degree programs for students on Bay College campuses. The graduates attended LSSU’s ...

McElroy-Denissen speaks to Golden K Club

KINGSFORD — Golden K meets in the Fellowship Hall at the First Presbyterian Church in Kingsford. The group is thankful for the hospitality of the church and this week especially grateful for the air conditioning. Chairperson Joan Jouppi’s thought for the day reminded us to fill each day ...

Name tags help build relationships

Dear Heloise: Please encourage the staff at small businesses to wear a name tag. For example, I go to the dry cleaners about once a month and would like to greet a friendly person by their name, especially because she always knows my name due to my order. Knowing someone’s name is a way to ...