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Marine sale fundraiser to benefit the Marquette Junior Yacht Club

MARQUETTE — The Marquette Junior Yacht Club will host a marine sale fundraiser from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, June 20, at the Marquette Yacht Club, 201 E. Main St., Marquette. All proceeds will go towards upgrading sailing equipment. This event is open to the public for sellers and shoppers. - Drop-off your items between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. - Sellers set their own prices - Items priced less than $499, a 20% commission will be collected for MJYC - Items priced over $500, a 10% commission will be collected - All 100% donated items in working order will be considered for resale All ...

Benefit concert planned

MARQUETTE — At 7 p.m. Thursday June 18, a benefit concert will be held at Marquette's Messiah Lutheran Church, 305 West Magnetic St. The evening is being set aside to bless a thousand northern white cedar trees that will be planted in the Yellow Dog Community Forest during the coming weeks. This interfaith event is sponsored by Wild Church UP and The Cedar Tree Institute. Michael Waite, local musician and songwriter, will frame the evening along with presentations from Jeff Noble, retired wildland firefighter and Lanni Lantto, Wild Church coordinator. The public is invited. Cedar ...

History of Vasa lodge to be given

MARQUETTE — Anyone interested in Scandinavian culture is welcome to attend the monthly meeting of the Superior Lodge No.23 Order of Vasa at 7 p.m. Thursday, at the Messiah Lutheran Church in Marquette. The program will present the history of the organization which was created over 100 years ago and celebrates Scandinavian culture. There will be refreshments after the program. For more information, call Bob Buchkoe 906-226-7273.

Author Bradley to read poetry from latest work

MARQUETTE — Local author B.G. Bradley will read from his new collection of poetry, "North Words:A Year in Poetry," in the Peter White Public Library Community Room at 6:30 p.m. June 18. The work includes a poem for every day in the year and includes poems ranging from formal Elizabethan sonnets to avant garde found poetry and thematically covers many aspects of life in the Upper Peninsula. Bradley will read poems from throughout the work and will also read from his upcoming noir novel, "Shadows of the North." "I'm delighted to have the opportunity to share these poems about our ...

Bay College announces quarterly TORCH Award winner

ESCANABA – Bay College has named Brian Schaefer as recipient of the TORCH Award for the June – August 2026 quarter. Schaefer has held several roles at Bay College since he was hired in 2016. He started as a student worker (technical assistant) and has worked as a technical support ...

Negaunee Middle School releases 4th marking period honor roll

NEGAUNEE — The Negaunee Middle School has released its honor roll for the 4th marking period. • 5th Grade All As Emmi Barron Evelyn Bennett Isaac Brancheau Wyatt Carrigan Adelaide Chaudier Vienna Finnila Grady Granato Holly Hokenson Charlotte Honkala Alexandra Jarvi Bode Kangas Liam J. Kangas Lucy Kangas Bradley L’Esperance Maxwell L’Esperance Elyse LaJoie Mia Lakowicz Sarah Lowery Deshawn Lyons Annika Miller Carmen Nelson Caroline Parks Lily Perry Iris Pietila Patrick Pietila Nora Reichel Norah Ryan Savannah ...