LANSING – Unemployment in the Upper Peninsula dropped more than a percentage point in April. The Department of Technology, Management and Budget says the unemployment rate in the U.P. dropped from 10.3 percent in March to 9.1 percent in April.
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Run for Joe marks start of Memorial Day in Rapid River
RAPID RIVER – The 7th Annual 5K Memorial Day Run/Walk in memory of Corporal Joe Micks of Rapid River will be held Monday. Micks was killed in action while serving in the U.S. Army in Iraq.
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Delta County Veterans Council makes preparations for Memorial Day program
ESCANABA – The rifle squad from Amvets 123 in Escanaba has been practicing this week for Memorial Day ceremonies Monday. It is one of things being done to get ready to remember those who gave their lives for our country. Mark List said being in the rifle squad is an honor.
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U.P. Honor Flight takes off from the Delta County Airport
ESCANABA – Veterans from the Upper Peninsula woke early this morning for a 5:30 bus ride to the Delta County Airport on their way to see the memorials in Washington D.C. Escanaba Public Safety and Patriot Guards escorted the buses.
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Upper Peninsula veterans get ready for Honor Flight trip to Washington D.C.
ESCANABA – Seventy-nine World War II and Korean War veterans from across the Upper Peninsula are leaving early Wednesday morning for a trip of a lifetime to see the memorials in Washington D.C. that are dedicated in their honor.
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Membership Show at Bonifas features local artists
ESCANABA – Artists that are members of the Bonifas Fine Arts Center have submitted works for the Bonifas Membership Show in May and June. Dakota Guiterrez submitted his painting “Of Our Lives (Within the Circles)”. It’s one of the pieces for the upcoming Membership Show in the Powers Gallery at the Bonifas.
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Volunteers make Bonifas art auction happen
ESCANABA – How many volunteer hours does it take to make an art auction happen? Fifty. One hundred. More. For the William Bonifas Fine Arts Center, this year’s art auction, “Arabian Nights – Rock the Casbah,” relied on the benefaction of many many more than that.
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Pure Michigan ad promotes Escanaba
ESCANABA – In an effort to increase tourism interest in Delta County, the Bays de Noc Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) has teamed up with MEDC/Travel Michigan to create an advertising campaign for Escanaba as part of the State’s ongoing Pure Michigan campaign.
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Pictured Rocks photo chosen for federal parks passport
MUNISING – A photo of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore has been selected to appear on the “America the Beautiful – The National Parks and Federal Lands Pass!” It was featured Thursday on the CBS Morning Show and is the cover shot on the CBS Facebook page.
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Sattem chosen to fill vacant position on Escanaba City Council
ESCANABA – Michael Sattem has been chosen to replace Leo Evans on the Escanaba City Council. The council chose Sattem over James Hellermann Thursday night in a three to one vote.
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