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SUMMARY:Veteran's Day Luncheon
DESCRIPTION:Veteran’s Day Luncheon \nNovember 11\, 2025 \nHonoring our Local Veterans \nPressbox Sports Bar & Grill from 11am – 2pm \n  \nFree for Veterans \n$9 donation for Non-Veterans \nLunch includes roast Beef\, Mashed Potatoes\, Soup\, Vegetable\, dinner roll and Dessert \n  \nAll proceeds will be donated to the Jacobetti Veterans Home \nGuests will have a chance to win door prizes.
URL:https://www.keepitintheup.com/event/veterans-day-luncheon/
LOCATION:Pressbox Sports Bar & Grill\, 16429 Beartown Road\, Baraga\, MI\, 49908\, United States
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SUMMARY:Chassell Post 6507 Blood Drive
DESCRIPTION:The Chassell Post 6507 VFW and Auxiliary will be hosting a blood drive on Tuesday\, November 11\, from 2pm-6pm. Appointments are available by calling 906-449-1450\, but walk-ins are welcome. \nAll blood donated through the UP Regional Blood Center stays in the Upper Peninsula and helps patients in need at one of the 12 Upper Peninsula hospitals. One donation can save up to 3 lives\, and there is an urgent need for all blood types. \nAll donors will be entered into a drawing to win $50 in Keweenaw Cash that can be used at any of the Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce participating businesses.
URL:https://www.keepitintheup.com/event/chassell-post-6507-blood-drive/
LOCATION:Chassell VFW\, 42103 Wilson Memorial Drive\, Chassell\, Michigan\, 49916
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SUMMARY:City of Houghton Branding Working Sessions
DESCRIPTION:City of Houghton Invites Community to Branding Working Sessions \n  \nThe City of Houghton invites residents and stakeholders to participate in one of two public working sessions dedicated to shaping the future of Houghton’s community brand. These sessions will be held: \n  \n Tuesday\, November 11\, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. \n  \nBoth drop-in sessions will take place at the City Center in downtown Houghton and will run approximately two hours. \n  \nEach session will begin with an overview of the city’s branding initiative\, explaining why this effort is both important and timely. Residents are encouraged to join a session at any time during the two-hour period. During each session\, attendees will be asked to provide feedback on the central themes developed from public input: Home\, Views\, and Progress. Each session  marks an important step in public engagement; input gathered from each session will be used to shape the city’s brand going forward. \n  \nThis initiative builds upon the city’s first branding survey\, conducted between November and December 2024\, which generated 637 responses from 254 zip codes. That input\, representing residents\, neighbors\, and visitors\, highlighted the importance of community identity and helped establish the three guiding themes: \n  \n Home — A place where you always feel you belong. \n  \n Views — A year-round landscape that inspires. \n  \n Progress — A city rooted in history\, building for tomorrow. \n  \nWhy Branding? \n  \nIn 2021\, Houghton earned Redevelopment Ready Communities® (RRC) certification from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC). This\ncertification provides the city with access to resources to advance community development goals. RRC’s mission is to empower communities to shape their future by integrating best practices in planning\, zoning\, and economic development. \n  \nBranding is identified as a critical tool for strengthening economic health\, building community pride\, and increasing investor confidence. The MEDC strongly encourages communities to develop marketing and branding strategies promoting their unique identity and sense of place. \n  \nAccomplishments \n  \n In July 2024\, Houghton’s Planning Commission formed a committee to explore branding and survey community perspectives. \n  \n By March 2025\, four additional Houghton residents joined the committee\, broadening viewpoints and sharpening the city’s understanding of its identity. \n  \n Three themes Home\, Views\, and Progress emerged as pillars of Houghton’s brand. \n  \nWhere We’re Heading \n  \nThe goal of this process is to define our story—how we view where we live\, and who we are as a community. \n  \nEconomic development requires more than business attraction; it must also embrace community development and talent retention. This effort seeks to unify residents\, businesses\, nonprofits\, and local government around a shared identity that strengthens both civic pride and long-term economic vitality. \n  \nResident participation is valued. By attending an October work session\, participants  will help validate and shape the branding themes that will guide Houghton’s story for years to come. \n  \nContact:\nCity of Houghton\n906-482-1700 / info@cityofhoughton.com / cityofhoughton.com
URL:https://www.keepitintheup.com/event/city-of-houghton-branding-working-sessions/
LOCATION:City Center\, Shelden Avenue\, Houghton\, MI\, 49931\, United States
CATEGORIES:Western UP Events
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