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THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO  ~~~~~~~~  July 31,2021 (LSNews)  August 1st and 2nd, Vox Popular Media Arts is recording 8 concert performances of original music by local artists to be presented during our 17th annual festival, September 16th to the 26th. 

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SAULT STE MARIE, MICHIGAN  ~~~~~~~~  July 22, 2021  (LSNews)  The Michigan Health & Hospital Association (MHA) Keystone Center honored Kelsey Moran, a certified nursing assistant at War Memorial Hospital, with the quarterly MHA Keystone Center Speak-up! Award July 20. 

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THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO   ~~~~~~   July 21, 2021  (LSN)  To decrease the spread of COVID-19,  the United States is extending restrictions on non-essential travel at our land and ferry crossings with Canada and Mexico through August 21, while ensuring the continued flow of essential trade and travel.

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NORTHERN WISCONSIN  ~~~~~~~  July 13, 2021  (LSN)  The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is once again asking ruffed grouse hunters and outdoor enthusiasts who come across a sick or dead grouse to submit a sample for a multi-state ruffed grouse West Nile virus study.

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THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO  ~~~~~~  July 13, 2021  (LSN) In order to take advantage of our 4 page spread in Thursday’s Chronicle Journal, we have decided to give the kids of Thunder Bay and area an extra two weeks to complete their drawings and said them in” said TFOCP Project Coordinator, Iain Angus. The deadline is now July 31 at 11 PM. “We anticipate that many more children will be made aware of the contest and participate”.

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MADISON, WISCONSIN   ~~~~~~~~ July 11, 2021  (LSN)  The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is actively following incidents of bird mortalities first reported in the eastern United States in late May. At that time, wildlife managers in Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky began receiving reports of sick and dying birds with eye swelling and crusty discharge, as well as neurological signs.

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MADISON, WISCONSIN  ~~~~~~  July 11, 2021  (LSN)  A Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) conservation biologist has found the “holy grail” of a rare plant in Wisconsin: A green violet long thought gone from the state, but growing by the hundreds in a State Natural Area (SNA) in west central Wisconsin.  

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SAULT STE MARIE ~~~~~~  July 7, 2021  (LSN)  The Mayor's Youth Advisory Council (MYAC) is pleased to release the 2021 Youth Art Gala production

As an alternative to an in-person event, the fifth annual MYAC Youth Art Gala is being released as a video to ensure local youth are provided with a means to showcase their talents to the community. It features visual art, poetry and a musical performance.

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SAULT STE MARIE, MICHIGAN   ~~~~~~   July 2, 2021  (LSN)  The Project SEARCH class of 2021 celebrated graduation on June 26, 2021. The ceremony recognized 7 interns who completed their internships at host site, War Memorial Hospital.

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MADISON, WISCONSIN ~~~~~~  June 29, 2021  (LSN) As the start of summer brings more opportunities to enjoy the great outdoors, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds Wisconsinites and visitors of the possibility of encountering white-tailed fawns.

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