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SAULT SAINTE MARIE, MICHIGAN  ~~~  June 19, 2020  (LSN)  The U.S. Coast Guard rescued 10 people from the water in Grand Traverse Bay, Traverse City, Michigan, Friday.

At approximately 2:30 p.m., Sector Sault Sainte Marie Command Center received a distress radio call from a 30-foot vessel that was taking on water. The Coast Guard launched a 45-foot response boat - medium crew and diverted an Air Station Traverse City MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew to the scene. The crew got on scene within 20 minutes and deployed their rescue swimmer to transfer everyone to a Good Samaritan vessel that had arrived to assist.

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THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO ~~~ June 18, 2020   (LSN)   The City of Thunder Bay’s Canada Day event, presented by Ontario Power Generation, will look different this year, but there's no shortage of activities that people can enjoy safely from their homes.

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MADISON, WISCONSIN ~~~  June 17, 2020  (LSN) Wisconsin artists have until July 15 to submit artwork for the 2021 Wild Turkey, Pheasant and Waterfowl Stamp design contests. Entries must be received or postmarked by July 15, 2020, and judging will take place in a closed session on July 30. 

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MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN  ~~~ May 22, 2020  (LSN)  The USDA Forest Service is proud to announce funding of over $880,000 in Cooperative Weed Management Area (CWMA) grants to 23 programs dedicated to controlling harmful invasive plants in the Great Lakes region. These projects are funded through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) under an agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

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SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN ~~~  May 20, 2020  (LSN)  Rivers2Lake, a dynamic education program that helps teachers integrate Lake Superior into curriculum, is accepting applications. To apply, visit the Rivers2Lake website at www.rivers2lake.org to download a flyer and application. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until July 1, 2020. Educators in any subject or grade level are eligible to participate.

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SAULT STE MARIE, ONTARIO, MICHIGAN May 15, 2020 (LSN)  Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 34^th Annual Bridge Walk and Bicycle Parade at the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge will not be held in its traditional format this year.

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HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA ~~~  May 10, 2020  (LSN)  Twelve winning writers and twelve illustrators from around the globe—including illustrator, Heather A. Laurence of Sault Ste. Marie—have their winning stories and art published in L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 36 which was officially released on April 7th.

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COOK COUNTY, MINNESOTA,  ~~~  May 4, 2020  (LSN)  At the Art Colony, we are using this time to set our compass, to adjust, measure, and mark, so that we can travel purposefully in our missional direction: 

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BAYFIELD,  WISCONSIN ~~  May 1, 2020 (LSN)  Wild Rice Retreat, the first all-inclusive wellness retreat center in the Midwest, announces a virtual groundblessing ceremony taking place on Tuesday, May 5^th at 4:00 P.M via Facebook Live (@wildriceretreat).  The ceremony will include a display of artist shovels, decorated and embellished by Chequamegon Bay area artists. Speakers include Heidi Zimmer, Founder and Developer of Wild Rice Retreat, a Native blessing by Brian Goodwinand remarks by State Representative Beth Meyers.  

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GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN  ~~  May 1, 2020  (LSN)  In this day of COVID causing so many issues ~ closing the rest stops and outhouses at public accesses is beginning to be an issue.  People are traveling and they need to stop.  Do the powers that be have any idea what kind of a mess this could turn in to?

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