Tag: Marquette County

MARQUETTE, MI – Great Lakes Radio News – With five weeks of summer left, summer camps and activities for kids are in full swing at the Marquette County YMCA, better known as the Y. There are also a full slate of programs for parents and oth...

Gwinn – The Marquette County Health Department and the Upper Peninsula Area Agency on Aging will offer a Free Senior Citizen Health Screening on Wednesday, August 3 in Gwinn. For location information and appointments, call 346-9862..

Marquette – The Marquette County Quilters will meet on Wednesday, August 3 at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Room of the Peter White Library. The program will be “A Teddy Bear Evening” with Rae Warner, a former Marquette public schools art teacher, discussing the construction of teddy bears. Members who bring a teddy bear quilt [...]

Marquette -The Marquette County Health Department, along with the Marquette County WIC Program, will sponsor three events in Marquette to promote breastfeeding. A breastfeeding awareness walk will be held on Wednesday, August 3 beginning at noon at Mattson Lower Harbor Park. A Big Latch On Event, part of a nationwide event to break a world [...]

MARQUETTE – (Great Lakes Radio News) – A very popular tradition in Marquette County continues this weekend with the annual St. Rocco’s-St.Anthony’s Italian Fest. This community picnic celebrating Italian food and culture runs fr...

Marquette – Applications are now being accepted for The Lake Superior Leadership Academy. The Academy is a professional development class preparing Marquette County’s present and future leaders for new challenges and opportunities. The Academy begins in October with an overnight retreat, followed by eight full day sessions held one Thursday a month. Sessions each focus [...]

Negaunee – The Marquette County Health Department will offer clinics for family planning, HIV/AIDS counseling and testing, breast and cervical cancer screening and immunizations on Monday, August 1 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 184 U.S. 41, Negaunee. For more information or an appointment for one of the clinics, call 475-7844. A WIC (Supplemental [...]

Marquette – Nominate your candidate now for the Marquette County Evergreen Award. This award honors individuals who are dedicated to supporting and mentoring women and girls and helping them to reach their leadership potential. The individual nominated must meet three criteria: assist and/or mentor women and girls in reaching their leadership potential; demonstrate excellence, creativity [...]

Ishpeming – The U.P. Regional Blood Center, a service of Marquette General Hospital, will sponsor a Blood Mobile blood drive on Friday, July 29 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Marquette County Medical Care Facility in Ishpeming. For an appointment, call ...

Ishpeming – Join the Lake Superior Community Partnership and Greater Ishpeming-Negaunee Area Chamber of Commerce for a Business After Hours sponsored by Hilltop RV on Wednesday, July 27 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Hilltop RV in Ishpeming. Guests will be treated to hors d’oeuvres with a cash bar also being available, and will be [...]