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Some U.P. MDOT roadside parks closing for upgrades

ESCANABA ­– Some roadside parks operated by the Michigan Department of Transportation in the Upper Peninsula will be closing temporarily for toilet building upgrades. The following roadside parks will be closed from Monday, July 27 to Monday, Aug. 20, for construction activities: Alger County • Au Train Beach Roadside Park on M-28 • Deer Lake Roadside Park on M-28 • Grand Island Roadside Park on M-28 Keweenaw County • Snow Gauge Roadside Park on US 41 • Great Sand Bay Roadside Park on M-26 • Esry Roadside Park on M-26 • Hebard Roadside Park on M-26 Some parks ...

Drowning victim recovered in Marinette

MARINETTE — Marinette County Sheriff Randy Miller reports that at 5:19 p.m. on July 12, Marinette County Dispatch received a call of a missing person, Harold L. Patz, age 73, of Dunbar, Wisconsin. Deputies responded to Twin Lake Road in the Town of Dunbar. Over the course of the following week, searches were conducted on the ground and in the water using grid searches, K9s, drones, boats, underwater remote operated vehicles and multiple dive teams. At approximately 12:54 p.m. Sunday, Patz was located deceased in West Twin Lake and recovered by dive team members. The ...

Dance coming up in Rock

ROCK — A dance is scheduled from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, at the Rock Senior Center in Rock. The center is located at 3892 W. Maple Ridge St. The Red River Band will be playing. The cost is $7 and lunch will be served. All proceeds benefit the Rock Senior Corporation. For more information, call Lucy at 906-356-6459.

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 ...

Takin' a break

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 ...