COOK COUNTY, MINNESOTA  ~~~~~~  January 26, 2021  (LSN)   The  Arts Festival is returning July 10 – 11, 2021

#LSN_Arts  #LSN_CookCounty

MADISON, WISCONSIN ~~~~~~  January 26, 2021  (LSN) The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that the five Wisconsin elk hunters filled their tags during Wisconsin’s third managed elk season. The 2020 season marked 25 years since the reintroduction and management of elk began in the state.

#LSN_Outdoors #LSN_CircleTour #LSN_ WiscNews

THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO ~~~~~~  January 23, 2021  (LSN)  Reel History of the Lakehead is a community engagement project that uses the art of filmmaking to engage seniors and educate others with the history of the Lakehead. Friends of the Finnish labour Temple has been awarded a grant from the Thunder Bay Foundation to create 20 short newsreels. This project is important because it will provide opportunities people to learn about news-worthy events from our shared past and bridge a generational divide while also creating an opportunity to train young filmmakers. Reel History uses videos about local history to permit seniors to share their knowledge with younger people in order to increase general historical knowledge while building bridges between generations and training a new generation of filmmakers.

#LSN_TBay #LSN_Arts 

SAULT STE MARIE, MICHIGAN  ~~~~~ January 22, 2022  (LSN)  Regional partners came together to offer a community vaccination clinic on Friday, January 22. The vaccination clinic was successful in vaccinating 1,000 people in group Phase 1B (individuals 65 years of age and older). Community partners from War Memorial Hospital, Chippewa County Health Department, Bay Mill’s Health Center, LSSU, and Chippewa County Office of Emergency Services worked together to provide vaccines for the clinic.

#LSN_MiNews  #LSN_Health 

CHIPPEWA COUNTY, MICHIGAN  ~~~~~~ January 20, 2021  (LSN)  – Chippewa County Health Department (CCHD) received notification that the amount of vaccine being allocated to War Memorial Hospital and CCHD will allow for additional clinic

#LSN_Health  #LSN_MiNews

OTTAWA, ONTARIO WASHINGTON, DC  January 13, 2021  (LSN)  Canada’s borders to the United States will remain closed to non-essential travelers until at least Feb. 21 as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the extension of the restriction Tuesday. The current restrictions were set to expire Jan. 21,2021

#LSN_Circle Tour 

SAULT STE MARIE, MICHIGAN  ~~~~~~  January 10, 2021  (LSN)  The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has organized a pilot program to keep boating access sites plowed this winter at more than two dozen popular Upper Peninsula ice-fishing locations.
Various local partners have volunteered to assist the DNR with the program to help ensure that access to ice-fishing opportunities in the U.P. are available consistently during winter.

#LSN_MiNews  #LSN_Outdoors #LSN_CircleTour

THUNDER BAY,  ONTARIO  January 8, 2021  (LSN)  With the end of the holiday season and a new year in full swing, the TBSO will continue to offer small chamber performances to music lovers in its second half of the 2020/21 Season.

One of our goals is to provide a live concert experience, while another is to broaden the reach of our orchestra. This season has allowed us to discover new ways to reach out and connect with people and we will continue to do just that.

#LSN_TBay  #LSN_Arts 

PRAIRIE DU SAC, WISCONSIN  ~~~~~~ January 7, 2021  (LSN)  Wisconsin’s longest-running bald eagle watching extravaganza is going virtual for 2021, with programming available throughout January and February. Due to the COVID-19 public health emergency, the Sauk Prairie area’s Bald Eagle Watching Days will be livestreamed. Bald eagle lovers will be able to see their favorite parts of this annual event from the comfort and safety of their own home during its 35^th year.

#LSN_CircleTour #LSN_Outdoors #LSN_WiscNews

CHIPPEWA COUNTY, MICHIGAN  ~~~~~~  January 7, 2021  (LSN)   Beginning January 11, 2021, the Chippewa County Health Department (CCHD) will vaccinate individuals in Phase 1B. However, CCHD does not have sufficient vaccine supply for all individuals in this group but is collaborating with War Memorial Hospital to supply the vaccine.