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Baraga, Michigan Patch AM: a 3 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • How a $10,000 pay bump could reshape Baraga prison jobs
  • How Baraga’s sprinters and throwers stacked up at U.P. finals

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 84 and low of 63 degrees.
  • Thursday: Not as warm with a t-storm, temps: high: 76, low: 66.
  • Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 75 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• A bump in pay (mininggazette.com) — Correctional officer recruits at Baraga Correctional Facility will soon see starting pay jump from $23.45 to $28.24 an hour, part of a statewide Safe Prisons Initiative. The change, also benefiting current officers, aims to boost recruitment and retention in Baraga and other U.P. prisons, with a new training academy starting July 20 and local hiring events this week.
   

• LL-Hubbell boys track ends title wait in U.P. D-3, 4 area teams in top 11 (miningjournal.net) — Baraga’s boys track team scored 20 points at the U.P. Division 3 finals, led by senior sprinter Matt Rinkinen’s win in the 100 meters and Jacob Smith’s points in shot put. The meet highlighted tough competition from familiar rivals like Lake Linden-Hubbell and Dollar Bay, with coaches noting how Baraga pushed them all season in a deep 29-team field.
   

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  • State of Michigan posted a job opening for Cook 7 in Baraga. Apply here.
  • Walmart, Inc. posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Houghton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Baraga here.

🗞 Nearby News

L'Anse

  • State Trooper, Inspector Danison, retires after 31 years in the Upper Peninsula (keweenawreport.com)
  • Ewen-Trout Creek has success debut in D2 at UP track finals (mininggazette.com)

Houghton

  • Houghton County Jail Committee meeting for first time since chairman's resignation (myupnow.com)
  • Seniors combat loneliness and share a nutritious meal at new Copper Shores Meet and Eat sites (keweenawreport.com)
  • Lakes boys crowned UP track champions (mininggazette.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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