🌱 Dollar Bay’s record-breaking high jumper rewrote the U.P. track history books

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In today's newsletter:

• Dollar Bay’s record-breaking high jumper rewrote the U.P. track history books

Also on today's calendar: The Superior Life Art Fair and 1 more event.

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

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Very warm with periods of sun, with a high of 81 and low of 58 degrees.
• Thursday: A couple of showers, temps: high: 75, low: 62.
• Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 76 and low of 49 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Ewen-Trout Creek has success debut in D2 at UP track finals (mininggazette.com) — Dollar Bay track standouts made big noise at the U.P. finals, with senior Kiera Isaacson setting a new peninsula high jump record and teammate Laila Bell winning long jump. Fellow senior Aubrey Karppinen also grabbed a personal-best third in the 300 hurdles, highlighting a strong day for Blue Bolts athletes among top competitors from across the region.
   

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📸 Around Dollar Bay

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dollar Bay

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday June 13

• Bridgefest 6v6 coed Volleyball Tournament →
  Kestner Waterfront Park- City of Houghton, 1100 W Lakeshore Dr, Houghton
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday June 13

• The Superior Life Art Fair →
  Quincy Green, 401 Quincy St, Hancock
  10:00 am

Thursday June 18

• SBA-MDO Presents a Roundtable to Cut the Red... →
  Great Lakes Research Center, 100 Phoenix Drive, Houghton
  9:00 am
• 2nd Finno-Ugric Open Forum →
  Hancock High School, 501 Campus Dr, Hancock
  9:30 am

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📣 Dollar Bay Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday June 6

• LGBTQ + Keweenaw Pridefest →
  Calumet Colosseum, 110 Red Jacket Rd, Calumet
  1:00 pm
• National Trails Day Hike
  Keweenaw National Park Old Victoria25401 Victoria Dam RoadRockland, MI
  2:00 pm
• All American Circus | Hancock, MI →
  HOCO Arena, 1500 Birch St, Hancock
  7:00 pm

Saturday June 13

• Painesdale Mine and Shaft Workday
  Keweenaw National Park 42634 2nd St, Painesdale, MI 49955 at the Painesdale Mine and Shaft
  10:00 am

Saturday July 11

• Faculty Concert - RPM's Summer Jazz Intensive →
  Keweenaw Storytelling Center, 215 5th St, Calumet
  7:30 pm

Saturday July 18

• The Red Jacket Jamboree at the Calumet Theatre →
  The Calumet Theatre, 340 6th St, Calumet
  7:00 pm

Sunday August 9

• The Tamburitzans →
  The Calumet Theatre, 340 6th St, Calumet
  2:00 pm

Saturday August 15

• Volunteer for Great Deer Chase →
  Swedetown Recreation Area, Unnamed Road, Calumet
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Walmart, Inc. posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Houghton. Apply here.
• Disabledperson, Inc posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate at Walmart in Houghton, Michigan in Houghton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dollar Bay here.

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🗞 Nearby News

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)
• Causing a strain (mininggazette.com)

Baraga

• L'Anse, Baraga graduating classes bid a fond farewell (lansesentinel.net)
• 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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