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Houghton – Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training

Memorial Union Building, MTU 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton

Copper Shores Outreach & Education is hosting a free two-day Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) on Monday, October 28 and Tuesday, October 29 at the MUB Alumni Lounge on Michigan Tech’s campus. This two day workshop runs from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day, teaching people the skills the help prevent suicide, and how to intervene to help keep someone safe from suicide.   Those who partake in ASIST include both trained professionals and members of the general public. People do not need to have any training in suicide prevention or intervention prior to attending ASIST. With ASIST,

Baraga County Holiday Decor Tours

Baraga County Michigan

Baraga County Holiday Decor Tours   HALLOWEEN outdoor displays must be engaged from 6pm until 9pm from October 21st through October 31st.   CHRISTMAS outdoor displays must be engaged from 6pm until 9pm from December 14th through January 1st.   Share your holiday spirit and passion for decorating by listing your site on the map!  Participate in Halloween, Christmas, or both!  There is no fee to participate and no fee for maps.  Sites listed on the maps will be entered into drawings for Baraga Bucks!    

NMU Nursing, Clinical Sciences Host Open Lab Day

Two Northern Michigan University Schools–Clinical Sciences and Nursing–will join together to host an Open Lab Day for U.P. high school students from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8, in rooms and labs around The Science Building. Past events have attracted as many as 150 high school participants from across the Upper Peninsula. The seven different labs and their respective room numbers are: clinical lab sciences (3508), surgical technology (1603), radiography (2610), speech, language and hearing sciences (1504), CLS molecular lab/Upper Michigan Brain Tumor Center (3611), Nursing Technology Center (1609) and nursing simulation labs (1702 and 2612 A-E).

Houghton – Houghton-Keweenaw Chapter of MARSP Meeting

The Bluffs 1000 Bluff View Drive, Houghton

The October meeting of the Houghton-Keweenaw Chapter of MARSP (Michigan Association of Retired School Personnel) will be held on Tuesday, October 8th, at the Bluffs in Houghton.  The business meeting will begin at 12:30 pm, followed by a buffet lunch and speaker.  The guest speaker will be Kevin Store, President/CEO of Copper Shores Community Health Foundation.  All local members and their guests are encouraged to attend.  Contact  person = Steven Karpiak, 482-8455

Houghton Farmers Market

Houghton Waterfront Pier Houghton

Houghton Farmers Market Every Tuesday from June 11th to October 8th Houghton Waterfront Pier, Houghton, MI 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Houghton – Community Grief Event: Transforming Grief

Houghton High School 1603 Gundlach Road, Houghton

Community Grief Event Transforming Grief:  The Spiral Journey of Grieving and Healing   With Dr. Yan Zhao Clupak, Associate Professor of Sociology at NMU   *An Understanding of Loss and Grief * Methods to care for those suffering from grief   With Caden Natale, Research Asst.  Psychology & Sociology   Maintaining connections with loved ones who have passed away October 8th @ 6:00pm – FREE Houghton High School Auditorium, 1603 Gundlach Road, Houghton   For more information:  Omega House 906-482-4438