Abbie Ferguson

Northern Michigan University will continue its annual “Lighting Up the Holidays” tradition in a revised virtual format. Beginning Dec. 1, an event website will feature DIY ornament kits and festive coloring pages, virtual letters to Santa, downloadable images for photos with Santa and Wildcat Willy, and a coupon for a...

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Marquette, MI- The Marquette Downtown Development Authority (MDDA) is announcing the cancelation of the annual Winter Snow Fun Holiday Parade and annual City Tree Lighting for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In its place, the MDDA will host a Light Up Downtown Marquette event on Thursday, December 3 from...

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Northern Michigan University will hold its fourth consecutive Day of Giving to coincide with the global charitable event, Giving Tuesday, on Dec. 1. The NMU Foundation encourages faculty, staff, alumni and friends of the university to give and pledge resources to NMU. Last year’s event raised more than $850,000, nearly...

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In celebration of the holiday season, enforcement of the metered parking and 2-hour customer parking areas will be suspended after 3:00 p.m. throughout Downtown Marquette Monday through Friday beginning Thursday, November 26, and ending Sunday, December 27. After 3:00 p.m., visitors to Downtown Marquette may park without restriction in any...

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The North Country Trail Association is launching 2020 #GivingTuesday with a $25,000 matching gift. “GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world. GivingTuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do...

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Marquette – The Peter White Public Library is transitioning to Curbside and Digital Library Service only, effective today, in an effort to help curb the community spread of COVID-19 in and around Marquette. “We stand with our healthcare community, said PWPL Library Director Andrea Ingmire. “With hospitals near capacity, we...

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Northern Michigan University English Professor Kia Jane Richmond is the student-selected faculty speaker for the Dec. 6 virtual commencement celebration honoring all 2020 graduates. She was chosen through a nomination process overseen by ASNMU, the student government organization. Richmond is in her 20th year as an NMU faculty member and said she could...

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Mariah Goeks entered Northern Michigan University as a Freshman Fellow, immersing herself in research typically reserved for juniors and seniors at other colleges. Her research alongside physics faculty mentor Rick (P.W.) Mengyan has included several trips to Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in the United Kingdom as part of their work with...

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A discipline hearing of the Board of Education, Gwinn Area Community Schools, will be held on Monday, November 23, 2020 via ZOOM https://zoom.us/j/9063460306 using the password Gwinn. HEARING CALLED TO ORDER AT 5:15 P.M. The agenda for the meeting is as follows: 1. Call to Order 2. Approval of Agenda...

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NMU will hold a virtual celebration honoring all 2020 graduates at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6. The event will include messages from President Fritz Erickson, Board Chair Steve Mitchell, May 2020 graduate Cecilia Ruiz and student-selected faculty speaker Kia Jane Richmond of the English Department. Serving as a comprehensive commencement...

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