ESCANABA – Players de Noc’s first production of the season opens Friday night at the Bonifas Arts Center theater. “Come Back to the 5 and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean” takes place 20 years after the death of the 1950s actor James Dean.
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Tackle Cancer program at Sault football game highlights awareness
SAULT STE. MARIE — Fans at the Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils football game Friday honored cancer survivors and remembered victims to the disease at the 2nd Annual Tackle Cancer event. The special halftime ceremony at Van Critters Field was sponsored by War Memorial Hospital.
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Eskymos remain undefeated in romp over Blue Devils
SAULT STE. MARIE — The Escanaba Eskymos cruised by the Sault Blue Devils 35-8 Friday night at A. J. VanCitters Field. The Eskymos remain unbeaten at 5-0. The Blue Devils fall to 1-4.
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Upper Peninsula artists set to take the world stage at Art Prize
Each year more and more art seekers come to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to comb its galleries, studios and arts and culture centers for paintings, sculpture, multimedia pieces, fiber art, photography and more.
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Toddler Art program helps develop literacy, motor skills
ESCANABA – Most of us learned our ABC’s by singing a song. Lorne Watson says art is a great way for young kids to learn and develop. He is leading a Toddler Art program at the Bonifas Arts Center on Thursdays
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Marquette Homecoming highlights halftime program
MARQUETTE — The floats from the four classes at the Marquette Senior High School were brought into the Superior Dome following the homecoming parade Friday. During the football game’s halftime program, the homecoming court crossed the field to the applause of fans. RELATED: Escanaba defeats Marquette for fourth straight football win Unfortunately, the Marquette Redmen fell to the Eskymos 20-3.
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Escanaba defeats Marquette for fourth straight football win
MARQUETTE — Despite four turnovers and Marquette near the goal late in the game, Escanaba’s defense held strong to support an Eskymos 20-3 win, their fourth straight win this season.
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First Ship Ceremony held at North Shore Marine in Escanaba
ESCANABA – A First Ship Ceremony was held Wednesday to welcome the first saltwater ship into the Escanaba merchant dock in more than 80 years. The BBC Mont Blanc is a merchant ship from Italy under the flag of Antiqua Barbuda with a Russian and Ukrainian crew. It was in Escanaba to unload new generators for Marquette Board of Light and Power.
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A ghouling Soup’r Chili Challenge kicks off United Way campaign
ESCANABA – The annual Soup’r Chili Challenge kicked off this year’s United Way of Delta County‘s fall campaign. Twenty-one chefs served 11 chilies and 10 soups tonight at the Upper Peninsula State Fairgrounds.
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MDOT launching projects to reduce deaths on U.P. roads
ESCANABA – The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has launched a number of projects across the Upper Peninsula designed to decrease the number of highway fatalities in the region.
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