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🌱 Practical nursing returns to Bay College's Iron Mountain Campus

Iron Mountain, Michigan Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning Iron Mountain! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Practical nursing returns to Bay College's Iron Mountain Campus
  • Dickinson Inn recipes return to support the Braumart
  • Iron Mountain sends a hometown Christmas tree to the Capitol

Also on today's calendar: Finance Committee and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Cooler with a few showers, with a high of 47 and low of 31 degrees.
  • Thursday: Colder with a few showers, temps: high: 37, low: 29.
  • Friday: Mainly cloudy and chilly, with a high of 36 and low of 28 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Bay IM approved to restart nursing program in January (ironmountaindailynews.com) — Bay College's Iron Mountain Campus will restart practical nursing classes in January, reopening a local training path paused in 2025 over accreditation problems. State nursing board approval allows a full-time, three-semester program with 16 competitive seats annually. Interested students can apply to Bay College and select practical nursing at the Iron Mountain Campus.
   

2. Braumart offers new cookbook featuring Dickinson Inn recipes (ironmountaindailynews.com) — A new cookbook brings 100 original Dickinson Inn recipes back to Iron Mountain tables while raising money to restore the Braumart Theatre. Drawn from recipe boxes preserved by the inn's former owners, the $30 collection goes on sale Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the theatre's Girls Night Out event.
   

3. Celebration in IM as state Christmas tree harvested (miningjournal.net) — A spruce from the Riccio family's North Side yard is heading to Lansing as Michigan's official Christmas tree, with hundreds gathering for its harvest Thursday. Iron Mountain and Kingsford students performed holiday music, and longtime tree scout Denny Olson received recognition for 25 years of volunteer work.
   

4. Man, 21, accused in Menominee County camper fire, IM hit-and-run (ironmountaindailynews.com) — A 21-year-old Stephenson man was arrested after allegedly striking someone with a vehicle in Iron Mountain's Walmart parking lot Sunday night. The victim was treated at a hospital and released. State police believe the incident is connected to a camper fire early Monday in Menominee County and withheld the suspect's name pending arraignment.
   

5. 12 Wallet-Friendly Small Towns To Retire In Michigan (worldatlas.com) — Iron Mountain is among 12 Michigan towns highlighted for affordable retirement, with a reported median home sale price of $159,450. Beyond housing costs, the guide points to Lake Antoine and nearby Fumee Lake recreation, hospital care at Marshfield Medical Center-Dickinson, and transportation services for residents 60 and older.
   

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  • M. J. Electric, LLC posted a job opening for Contract Administrator in Iron Mountain. Apply here.
  • Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. posted a job opening for Equipment Enclosure Machine Operator in Iron Mountain. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Iron Mountain here.

Ok Iron Mountain! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- 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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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Iron Mountain

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Iron Mountain

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.