Ontonagon – Pasture Walk – Western UP

Pasture Walk – Western UP By Frank Wardynski   Frank Wardynski will be hosting a pasture walk scheduled for October 5, at 10:00am ET until about noon or maybe a little longer. Location, 18360 Firesteel Rd, Ontonagon, MI 49953.   My plan for the morning is to talk about new grazing practices I have been using this year. I am implementing practices I learned at a Soil Health Academy that discusses management for regenerative agriculture. We will discuss both the grazing practices along with the tools and methods used to evaluate soil health. We will be looking at soil dug

Calumet Farmers Market

Agassiz Park Calumet, Michgian

Calumet Farmers Market Every Saturday from June 15th to October 12th Agassiz Park, Calumet, MI 10:00 am to 2:00pm

L’Anse & Calumet- STUFF A BLUE GOOSE

Pat’s Foods – L’Anse 139 N. Main Street, L'Anse, MI, United States

Troopers from the Michigan State Police Calumet Post and five grocery stores in Baraga and Houghton counties will be working together to host “STUFF A BLUE GOOSE” Harvest Gathering charity events.  The purpose is to raise hunger awareness and to provide food to local food pantries.   Troopers will be at Pat’s Foods in L’Anse & Calumet, to assist in the collection of donated food items and to answer questions regarding the food drive. A “BLUE GOOSE” patrol car will be at the sites to haul donated items to local food pantries at the conclusion of the events. The events will

“Cabaret” at NMU

Northern Michigan University will present the daring and provocative musical Cabaret Oct. 3-5 and 10-12. The play is set in a Berlin nightclub as the 1920s draw to a close. It explores the tumultuous life of the city’s natives and expatriates as Germany slowly yields to the emerging Third Reich. “It’s a really interesting musical—more dark and gritty than happy-go-lucky—but very fun to put on,” said director and choreographer Kristen Beth Ludwig. “It was a time of economic depression and the rise of fascism. It’s a political musical, in a sense, but not about an election. Part of why we put it

“Cabaret” at NMU

Northern Michigan University will present the daring and provocative musical Cabaret Oct. 3-5 and 10-12. The play is set in a Berlin nightclub as the 1920s draw to a close. It explores the tumultuous life of the city’s natives and expatriates as Germany slowly yields to the emerging Third Reich. “It’s a really interesting musical—more dark and gritty than happy-go-lucky—but very fun to put on,” said director and choreographer Kristen Beth Ludwig. “It was a time of economic depression and the rise of fascism. It’s a political musical, in a sense, but not about an election. Part of why we put it

Houghton – National Life Chain Event

Copper Country Mall 47420 Hwy M-26, Houghton, Michigan

NATIONAL LIFE CHAIN EVENT JOIN US WHEN: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2024 TIME: 1:45 PM to 3:30 PM WHERE: COPPER COUNTRY MALL, 47420 M-26 HOUGHTON, MI 49931 *GATHER IN THE PARKING LOT   Each year, since 1987, believers have gathered nationwide on the first Sunday of every October to make a public, prayerful, peaceful stand for Life.  “If my people, who bear my name, humble themselves, pray and seek my face and turn from their evil ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land. My eyes will now be open and my ears attentive to prayer from

‘Letters from Brno’ Screening, Producer Talk at NMU

  Northern Michigan University will host a film screening of “Letters from Brno,” an award-winning documentary that relays a powerful, heart-wrenching story of parental love and unspeakable sacrifice during the Holocaust. The showing is at 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7, in Mead Auditorium (2701 Science Building). The film’s writer and producer, Karen Kruger, will participate in a discussion afterward. In a 45-year search for clues to her mother’s past, a woman uncovers the tragic fate of her grandparents from the eyewitness accounts of their letters written during the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia. The film’s awards include best documentary at the Prague International

Hubbell – Keweenaw ATV Club Meeting

Hubbell VFW 52218 Duncan Avenue, Hubbell, Michigan

The next Keweenaw ATV Club monthly meeting will be held on October 7th at 7:00 pm at the Hubbell VFW.  This is also our annual meeting.  if you would like to become an officer, this is the meeting to be at. Also all Club business will be voted on.  All new members welcome and please bring a friend.

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, MI, United States

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