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Eagle Mine to offer public tours

By DREYMA BERONJA Journal Staff Writer CHAMPION — Eagle Mine will begin hosting summer tours starting next week. The tours are free to the public at Eagle Mine and Humboldt Mill on Thursdays throughout the summer. They start on June 15. “Eagle Mine offers free public tours to ...

8-18 Media: France to Florida: Travel dreams take flight

By Shaylynn Goodreau-Kangas 8-18 Media Special to the Journal What are places that would be truly amazing to visit one day? This question can have an infinite amount of answers depending on the person. For instance, if the person has an adventurous spirit, they might say they would ...

8-18 Media: Adopt a pet, save a life

By Josie Wysocki 8-18 Media Special to the Journal One of the bigger problems in our country is an overpopulation of animals due to the practice of breeding so adopting an animal from UPAWS or another shelter can save lives. There are supplies neededto run a no kill shelter like ...

Coming out of their shells

MARQUETTE — The Peter White Public Library cracked into another sign of spring on Thursday. Ducklings from Briarpatch Farms in Harvey have hatched at the Library according to a PWPL announcement. The ducklings will remain at the library until 5 p.m. on Monday. Residents are invited to ...

Local teen group supports peers in recovery

MARQUETTE —The four pillars of Lent are Prayer, Fast and Almsgiving. A local group of teens aka the St. Michael Church Teen Group took almsgiving to a special level this Lent by coordinating a service project for their peers in need of extra support while they enter into treatment for mental health challenges that include, addiction and other issues. Beginning in February, they used in person presentations, letters posted on Facebook and posters that asked for donations to make Welcome Kits for those teens age 13-17 who enter the Great Lakes Recovery Adolescent Resident Treatment home ...

Christie’s Chronicles: The learning curve never ends

You always learn something new. Recently I went to a local pharmacy to purchase a pill splitter as my pug needed half-dosages every 12 hours for a malady I won’t disclose due to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, even if it doesn’t apply to dogs. When I got ...