Forest Service works to improve forest health and recreation for the Silver Branch Vegetation Management Project
WATERSMEET — The launch of a 30‑year commitment under the Ottawa National Forest’s Silver Branch Vegetation Management Project has taken place, aimed at protecting clean water, supporting wildlife habitat, and strengthening recreation opportunities for everyone who depends on this ...
Lunchtime Live! continues July 28 at Bay College IM campus
IRON MOUNTAIN – Lunchtime Live! will present the second of three lunchtime music events at the Bay College Iron Mountain Campus from 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. CT. on July 28. The no-cost event will feature free musical entertainment from Wingin’ It. Food will be available for purchase from The ...
Urology pearls
You look into the mirror and sigh. You step onto the scale and feel disappointed. You have gained weight. Your belly protrudes more than it once did, and your love handles have become more prominent. I must lose weight, you think to yourself. But then again, you’ve lost weight ...
MDHHS seeks applications for the Rural Health Transformation
MARQUETTE — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has issued a grant funding opportunity for the Rural Health Transformation Program that will support the Care Closer to Home Blueprint: Improving Care Delivery and Access through Transportation Grant Program. Michigan’s RHT Program focuses on building a strong and innovative rural health system that ensures every resident has access to high-quality care close to home. The program advances this goal through coordinated, community-driven strategies implemented across four core initiatives: • Strengthening partnerships ...
Schmeltzer to direct Negaunee City Band concert
NEGAUNEE — Jacob Schmeltzer, Negaunee Public Schools band director, will guest conduct this week’s Negaunee City Band concert, to be held at 7:30 tonight, at the Outdoor Performing Arts Center at the east end of Iron Street. Schmeltzer has chosen to open and close the concert with marches: Sousa’s “New York Hippodrome March” celebrates a famous old theater, while “Amparito Roca,” a Spanish march, is one of the most well-loved and played marches by concert bands. Gershwin’s “Strike Up the Band” is a perfect way to open any concert. It will be followed by “A Leroy ...