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Petoskey beats Escanaba to advance to regional final
PETOSKEY - The Petoskey Northmen beat the Escanaba Eskymos 3-0 on Thursday evening in the regional semifinal. This game was a pitching dual, but the Northemn were able to get one run in the 3rd and two in the bottom of the 7th to secure the win. Petoskey advances to play Saginaw Swan Valley in the regional final on Saturday.
Pocket Park offering free fishing for kids on Saturday
ESCANABA, MI— The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is holding Kids Fishing Day at its Pocket Park in Escanaba this weekend. It’s the 31st anniversary of the event, which takes place Saturday at the U.P. State Fairgrounds. Activities will include bluegill fishing, minnow races, and face painting. A certified angler instructor will teach kids how to cast a line and tie fishing knots.
Zero Degrees Art Gallery features Escanaba artist
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - Zero Degrees Art Gallery has a new highlight artist this month. Cathy Uhazie teaches art throughout Escanaba. TV6′s Michael Sobeck spoke with Uhazie about her work as an artist and a teacher. The feature is Uhazie’s first gallery entry. She also has been teaching...
Escanaba Knit & Stitch to offer Sewing 101 class
ESCANABA, Mich. (WLUC) - A business in the U.P. Steam & Gas Engine Antique Village at the State Fairgrounds is teaching community members how to sew. Escanaba Knit & Stitch starts its first four-week Sewing 101 class Thursday, June 6. The class will teach basic skills using Singer sewing machines.
Group of seniors rescued from fire at U.P. nursing home
GLADSTONE, MI -- Five seniors living in a nursing home were rescued from a fire by police officers Thursday morning, according to WJMN-3. The fire was reported around 4 a.m. at the facility located on Delta Avenue and 13th Street. Troopers with the Michigan State Police were the first to...
Troopers give insight into handling of May fire at A New Dahn Rising in Gladstone
GLADSTONE, Mich. (WLUC) - Some Michigan State Police troopers gave a closer look on Monday at how they helped rescue people from a fire in May at A New Dahn Rising adult foster home in Gladstone. When MSP Gladstone Post Trooper Stephen Strom and his partner, Trooper Isaac Cooper, arrived...
Bay College enrollment numbers on the rise
ESCANABA, Mich. (WLUC) - Bay College’s enrollment numbers keep growing, and college officials said one cause is a change in the make-up of the student population. “Probably from the last two to three years, really, we have continuously seen enrollment numbers just climb,” President Dr. Nerita Hughes said.
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