ESCANABA – Holy Name Catholic School recently held a Bake Sale for Filipino earthquake and typhoon victims. Holy Name students recently held a bake sale to raise money to help the needy people in the Philippines after the devastation caused by the recent earthquake and typhoon.
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Sociology instructor at Bay College helps Yoopers understand themselves
ESCANABA – Bay College instructor Mike Young says he spends a lot of time in his sociology classes talking about the positive and negative connotations of the Yooper label and how Yoopers might be different than other people. He says many students find that they might not be a different as they think.
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Volunteers needed for Reading Buddy program at Bark River-Harris
ESCANABA – There’s a need for volunteers to help elementary students at Bark River-Harris learn to read. The Retired Senior Volunteer Program is looking for 21 volunteers to read with first and second graders at the school as part of the Reading Buddies program.
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NMU appeals elimination of ROTC program
MARQUETTE — Northern Michigan University plans to fight the elimination of its 44-year-old Army Reserve Officer Training Corp (ROTC) program. NMU was notified that its program is one of 13 being eliminated in May 2015, the only one in Michigan.
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Eskymos celebrate 2013 homecoming
ESCANABA – Following a week of activities, the Escanaba Eskymos held their homecoming parade in downtown Escanaba.
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Bay College receives federal grant to boost job training
ESCANABA – Bay College will receive nearly $1.5 million from a federal grant to develop job training programs. It is part of a $25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor through the Michigan Coalition for Advanced Manufacturing.
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A larger freshmen class enrolls at NMU, total numbers down
MARQUETTE – The number of freshmen students at Northern Michigan University is up 2 percent over last year. Katie Schoonveld, NMU institutional research assistant, said it’s good news considering that the number of high school graduates in Michigan is shrinking, especially in the central and western U.P.
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Enrollment down at Bay College as high school numbers drop
ESCANABA – Fewer students are returning to Bay College Monday in Escanaba and Iron Mountain than last year. Aug. 26 is the first day of the fall semester. Laura Coleman, Bay College president, says the decrease is not unexpected as fewer students are graduating from area high schools.
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Haynes calls NMU a ‘smart investment’
MARQUETTE — Northern Michigan University President David Haynes said NMU is a “smart investment” all around—for students and their families, donors, communities, government and public/private partners.
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