ESCANABA — Toys for Tots, a nonprofit public charity directed by the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, has been collecting new, unwrapped toys for children in less fortunate homes since 1947. This year’s collections are underway, with the local chapter servicing Delta and Menominee ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — A contractor from Michigan’s Thumb area is the apparent low bidder on a grant-funded project to verify water service lines in Iron Mountain that contain lead. MEC Underground Solutions of Fairgrove submitted a proposal of $468,515, the lowest among seven bids opened at Monday’s city council meeting. A $595,604 grant has been awarded through the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy with no local match required. Bids will be reviewed by staff and Coleman Engineering of Iron Mountain before a contract is offered. As proposed, the Technical, ...
HOUGHTON — The University of Michigan’s Poverty Solutions is a multidisciplinary initiative to develop new ways to reduce and prevent poverty. A fact sheet from Poverty Solutions states that the Upper Peninsula has the second-highest percentage of ALICE households (30.2%) in Michigan for the year 2021. The fact sheet says that the median income in the Upper Peninsula is significantly lower than the state average — $51,950 versus $63,202 — and none of the counties has a median income above $57,500. Those statistics list median incomes. Census Report states the average per capita ...
ESCANABA — The live holiday-themed cooking show that will be held at the Island Resort and Casino on Dec. 10 will feature cookie decorating demonstrations by Nycole Mercier, a self-taught chef who currently works at Elmer’s County Market in Escanaba. Mercier — nee Alexandroni — said ...
HOUGHTON — Food insecurity impacts lower income households, because when money is limited, households are forced to make difficult decisions on how income is spent. This also includes many elderly who are forced to choose between food and prescription medicines. For those qualifying households, there is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Defined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, SNAP provides food benefits to low-income families to supplement their grocery budget so they can afford the nutritious food essential to health and well-being. SNAP benefits are updated ...
QUINNESEC — Breitung Township’s Department of Public Works building has been renamed to honor the foreman who retired in 2021 after more than 40 years on the job. The Breitung Township Board on Monday last week officially changed the name to the Guy D. Forstrom Building. “I always am ...
