🌱 Two Native American women bring healthcare careers closer for Baraga students
Baraga, Michigan Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning Baraga! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Two Native American women bring healthcare careers closer for Baraga students
- Remembering Suzy Jondreau, longtime Baraga Fire Department volunteer
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Cooler with a few showers, with a high of 48 and low of 34 degrees.
- Thursday: Cloudy with snow showers, temps: high: 40, low: 31.
- Friday: A thick cloud cover, with a high of 40 and low of 30 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Rickert, Waara speak on path to possibility (lansesentinel.net) — Baraga students heard firsthand how two Native American women found their way into dentistry during an Oct. 28 school visit. Dr. Jessica Rickert and University of Michigan dental student Alayna Waara, a 2021 L'Anse graduate with local roots, shared their journeys to help students picture their own futures in healthcare. 
• Suzanne Lynn Jondreau (keweenawreport.com) — Suzanne Lynn “Suzy” Jondreau, a Baraga resident who volunteered with the village's fire department for more than 16 years, died Nov. 6 at 54. A Baraga High School graduate and Keweenaw Bay Indian Community member, she also served as a first responder and foster parent.
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Women's Health Clinic →
Baraga County Memorial Hospital, 18341 US Highway 41, L'Anse
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Pain Clinic →
Baraga County Memorial Hospital, 18341 US Highway 41, L'Anse
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Oncology Clinic →
Baraga County Memorial Hospital, 18341 US Highway 41, L'Anse
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Cardiology Clinic →
Baraga County Memorial Hospital, 18341 US Highway 41, L'Anse
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Urology Clinic →
Baraga County Memorial Hospital, 18341 US Highway 41, L'Anse
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Surgical Clinic →
Baraga County Memorial Hospital, 18341 US Highway 41, L'Anse
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Sleep Clinic →
Baraga County Memorial Hospital, 18341 US Highway 41, L'Anse
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Orthopedics Clinic →
Baraga County Memorial Hospital, 18341 US Highway 41, L'Anse
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3 Kill Tony Golden Ticket Winners • Chris Silio • JJ Alexander • Mason Bird →
The Extra - L'Anse, Michigan, 22 South Main St, L'Anse
7:00 pm
Wednesday November 11
Thursday November 12
Friday November 13
Saturday November 28
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Taco Bell posted a job opening for Team Member in Houghton. Apply here.
- Dunkin Donuts posted a job opening for Cake Decorator in Houghton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Baraga here.
🗞 Nearby News
L'Anse
- Running wild, running free: Cross country All-State, All-U.P. teams named (miningjournal.net)
Houghton
- Aurora Summit hosted in Houghton (mtulode.com)
- Chamber of Commerce Holiday Hoopla returns to bring community giving to the Bonfire (keweenawreport.com)
- Bigger and better (mininggazette.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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