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Santoro receives special award

MARQUETTE, — Dr. Laura Santoro, of UP Health System, Marquette – Lakewood Family Medicine, was recently awarded  the Department of Family Medicine Community Faculty Award. The award was presented by Susan Tincknell, student programs administrator for Michigan State University College ...

Singing swimmers saluted

At the recent Marquette Senior High School Swim and Dive banquet, several swimmers were recognized not just for their swimming abilities, but for their vocal talents. Four students sang the national anthem at home swim meets both individually and as a duet. DAR member Sarah Smart, whose ...

Lions help kids

Mary Rule, right, president of the Marquette Lions Club, presents a $900 check on behalf of the club to Nicole Holder, a speech language pathologist who works with 3- to 5-year-old youngsters at Marquette Area Public Schools, for the purchase of three TouchChat applications. Holder said the ...

Rotary backs Choral Society

Rotary Club of Marquette President Ted Finco presents a contribution of $1,000 to Virginia Zinser of the Marquette Choral Society as it celebrates its 50th anniversary year of bringing quality choral music to the area. Check its website for upcoming concerts and events: ...

King earns Eagle Scout status

Andrew King’s Eagle Court of Honor was held recenlty at Presque Isle Pavilion. He is shown with his family, sister Elizabeth, mother Christine, dad John, and Scoutmaster Al Feldhauser. Andrew earned his Eagle in Boy Scout Troop 309. His Eagle Scout project was cleaning up a ton of debris ...

Teens support peers in recovery

A local church teen group recognizes that their peers have a lot of extra stressors in today’s world and those that are hit the hardest are often dealing with a dual diagnosis of mental health conditions and substance abuse issues. Therefore, The St. Michael Catholic Church in Marquette, ...