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Trash to Treasure weekend coming up

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MARQUETTE — City of Marquette residents are invited and encouraged to participate in the community- wide “Trash to Treasure Weekend” beginning Friday, Sept. 11 through Sunday, Sept. 13. The purpose of the program is to provide a venue for the recycling of reusable household items such as furniture, lamps, electronics and other working household items. The program is designed to increase awareness of recycling by creating an alternative means of reusing items that would otherwise end up in the landfill. GUIDELINES Residents can place reusable/serviceable items in front of their ...

Winfree named interim vice president of academics at GCC

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IRONWOOD — Gogebic Community College recently held a special meeting to approve Dr. Terri L. Winfree, of Tinley Park, Illinois, as interim vice president of academics. She brings more than 30 years of higher education experience in higher education, including extensive leadership experience ...

Knockabouts in the Marquette Maritime Museum Boathouse

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MARQUETTE — Celtic music trio, The Knockabouts, are performing at 6:30 p.m. Friday, in the Marquette Maritime Museum's Stannard Rock Boathouse, located in Lighthouse Park, just off the bike path and behind the old U.S. Coast Guard Station. Barb Rhyneer (fiddle, vocals), Tim DeMarte ...

Local resident named to state 'rising leaders' group

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MARQUETTE — A local resident has been named to the Michigan Arts and Culture Council 2026-2027 Rising Leaders cohort, a group of 16 early- to mid-career professionals shaping the future of arts and culture across Michigan. Athena Stanley, executive director of Kaufman Auditorium at the ...

WUPPDR/LACDC seeks proposals for Winkler Building redevelopment 

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L'ANSE — The Western Upper Peninsula Planning and Development Region, a regional planning and economic development agency serving jurisdictions throughout Baraga, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, and Ontonagon counties, on behalf of the L’Anse Area Community Development Corporation, is soliciting proposals from qualified architectural and engineering firms to perform design and build services for the Winkler Building at 833 Sicotte St., L’Anse. This project will produce a single, stamped architectural design suitable for final engineering and redevelopment of the Winkler ...