Here's your local news at a glance for Monday, the 21st of September.
Good morning, Marquette.
Twenty teams competed Sunday at the Wawonowin Country Club in the Ely Township Scholarship Fund Golf Scramble, where each four-player team paid $280 and the winning team had its fee returned.
The event supported scholarships and back-to-school supplies (benefiting high school seniors).
Earl E. Byrds celebrated the grand opening of its new downtown Marquette location on Sept.
16 at 102 W. Washington Street, unit 115. The restaurant now offers an all-day breakfast and lunch menu with ingredients from local partners and is open daily from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Studio artist Jasper Sowle will host a reception on Monday, Oct.
19 at Wintergreen Hill Gallery and Gifts from 5-8 p.m. His artwork featuring flow painting and nature photography will be on display in the front gallery throughout October.
Powerful Tools for Caregivers is a six week online workshop for non-professional family caregivers to learn stress reduction, effective communication and self-care, offered via Zoom from 1:30 to 3 p.m. (Thursdays, Oct.
15-Nov. 19). Registration is free but spaces will close on Sept. 25.
Young artists and families can join Art Make and Take for Kids and Families, a free monthly art workshop by the Lake Superior Art Association.
The series runs from fall to May on the third Saturday (10:30-11:30 a.m. in Studio 1 at the Peter White Public Library) with supplies provided.
UP Health System in Marquette hired Cheryl Davison, MD as the new radiation oncologist at its Cancer Center.
Davison has 30 years of experience & returns to her U.P. hometown to serve patients with advanced treatment techniques and a dedicated team.
The Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center in Iron Mountain earned the VA’s 2025 Best Experience Award during a Customer Experience Symposium in Washington, D.C. — its team is urging local veterans to review their eligibility for expanded telehealth and same-day clinic services.
The Marji Gesick event concluded Sunday in Ishpeming with a record 1700 participants racing mountain bike and running courses up to 100 miles (one competitor rode a unicycle).
Organizers credited ideal weather and hard-working volunteers for this milestone achievement.
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