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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 ...

Schmeltzer to direct Negaunee City Band concert

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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 ...

Former Baraga corrections officer arraigned for alleged role in assault of a fellow officer

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BARAGA — A former Michigan Department of Corrections corrections officer has been arraigned on a felony charge after allegedly opening a prison cell door, resulting in the assault of another MDOC corrections officer. On March 28, Shelby Pennock, 44, was working in a cell block at the Baraga Correctional Facility alongside another MDOC corrections officer. While the other officer was performing a separate task, it was alleged that Pennock intentionally opened an inmate's cell door knowing that her actions would result in a physical assault on another corrections officer. After the ...