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Tasting the world

HANCOCK — Hancock Rotary presents the “World of Wine Tasting and Silent Auction” at 7 p.m. Friday at the Finnish American Heritage Center (doors open at 6:30 p.m.). This year’s annual wine tasting event will feature wines supplied by Retaggio Imports, which is serving as winery ...

Create a card

ESCANABA – Bay College welcomes the community to join in the Third Annual Cards of Hope: A Crafting Event to Support Veterans. For the third year, Bay College is partnering with the Oscar G Johnson VA Medical Center (OGJVAMC) to support Veterans. Students, faculty, and staff at Bay College, ...

Faith & Family

The other day a friend of mine was in tears in my living room; her son, who had married, was refusing to baptize the new baby. The person I was talking with was distraught, for she was certain that her new grandchild was never going to be allowed into heaven. I sat there and listened as a ...

Building better beer

LANSING – The Michigan Craft Beverage Council (MCBC) announced it will accept proposals for the 2027 research and education grant program until Friday, October 9, 2026, at 3 p.m. (EdT). The MCBC awards individual research grants of up to $40,000. While any research topic will be considered, ...

Making the journey: Chelsea Bossert

For the last 20 years of my life, I always looked forward to the fall and the start of a new school year. This fall is different. I recently turned 24 and am done with school, possibly forever. The bittersweet feeling of summer ending and school starting up again is gone. How am I supposed to ...

Fuel for the imagination

ISHPEMING -- Writer Sidney Sheldon once said, "Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination. They open up windows to the world and inspire us to explore and achieve, and contribute to improving our quality of life." One West Ishpeming teen has sought to provide that fuel to her ...