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Health Tip – July 20 – Vacation Time

Improve your heart health: take advantage of summer's slower schedule by using your vacation time to unwind. Vacations have multiple benefits: They can help...

Word of the Day – July 19 – Convoluted

Adjective: Convoluted (KAHN-vuh-loo-tud) Definition: 1. Having many twists and curves 2. Involved, intricate Sample sentence: According to my sister’s convoluted reasoning, I still owed her $20.

A Golden U.P. Treasure This West Ishpeming Sunrise

Ishpeming - June 14, 2011 -  I was in awe watching these two beautiful sunrise moments on June 14 in West Ishpeming.  I was hoping to wash the dust off my Buick. So while sipping my second cup of Holiday Pantry coffee I passed the West Ishpeming car wash realizing it was a bit early.  [...]

Calendar – Community – Blueberry Dance Festival Competition Registration Deadline –...

Marquette – The Blueberry Dance Festival dance competition will be held Saturday, July 30 at 10 a.m. in Kaufman Auditorium. Dancers must register by July 22. Registration forms are available in Marquette at the Second Skin Shop, 122 N. Third Street, and at the City of Marquette Arts and Culture Center on the lower level [...]

Calendar – Theater – Family Film “Ponyo” Screening – July 22

Marquette – The Peter White Public Library will show the family film “Ponyo” on Friday, July 22 at 2 p.m. in the Community Room. The film is rated PG and is an animated retelling of “The Little Mermaid” set in Japan. Families may bring their own popcorn and drinks. For more information, call 226-4323 or [...]

Calendar – Community – Water Safety Expo – July 22

Marquette – The National Weather Service in Marquette, in conjunction with the Marquette Water Safety Task Force, the YMCA, Northern Michigan University and Michigan Sea Grant will sponsor a water safety and recreation expo on Friday, July 22 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday on the beach at McCarty’s Cove in Marquette. The National [...]

Calendar – Community – U.P. Book Tour 2011 Event in Marquette...

Marquette – The U.P. Book Tour 2011 will feature a reading with Cynthia Beach and members of The Guild on Friday, July 22 at 1:30 p.m. at the Lighthouse Christian Bookstore, Marquette. The tour features 60 plus writers, 50 plus events, 30 plus days and 20 plus U.P. cities, making it the largest literary event [...]

Calendar – Health – HIV/AIDS/Immunization Clinics – July 22

Negaunee – The Marquette County Health Department will offer clinics for immunizations and HIV/AIDS counseling and testing from on Friday, July 22 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 184 U.S. 41, Negaunee. For more information or to schedule an appointmen...

Health Tip – July 19 – Get Outside to Exercise

Pick one outdoor activity -- going on a hike, taking a nature walk, playing games such as tag with your kids, cycling, roller...

Word of the Day – July 18 – Anacoluthon

Noun: Anacoluthon (an-uh-kuh-LOO-thahn) Definition: Syntactical inconsistency or incoherence within a sentence; especially : a shift in an unfinished sentence from one syntactic construction...