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SHF AWARDS OVER $548,000 IN GRANTS TO SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVES, MORE

MARQUETTE — The Superior Health Foundation Board of Directors is proud to announce the approval of $548,477.49 for year two of its Proactive Pediatric Mental Health Grants to organizations addressing pressing mental health needs of youth across Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. These grants reflect SHF’s ongoing commitment to improving access to care for vulnerable populations and providing life-changing support in underserved regions. The funds granted across year one and year two of these projects, in collaboration with the Michigan Health Endowment Fund and the Blue Cross Blue ...

Stanczak retires after 19 years of federal service

IRON MOUNTAIN — After 19 years of federal service, Dr. Elizabeth M. Stanczak of Kingsford, Michigan, retired from the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center in Iron Mountain on Aug. 23. Dr. Stanczak was born and raised in Miami, Florida, and is the daughter of a Navy pilot and World War II ...

Lake Superior Knitters perform well in fair competition

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ESCANABA — Upper Peninsula State Bank, a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis, recently promoted the FHLBI’s Elevate Grant Program to local small business owners Heidi and Adam Haeusler. The bank assisted in the process of helping them apply for and get awarded the funds. ...

Tadych’s Marketplace Foods supports local causes

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HARVEY — The Lake Superior Community Partnership assisted Marquette’s newest Farm Bureau Insurance agent, Steffani Baker, with a ribbon cutting to celebrate the new Coleman-Baker Agency. Baker has teamed up with Chris Coleman, who led the former Coleman Agency individually for four years ...