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🌱 How an Ishpeming grad’s Ghana trip changed her faith journey

Ishpeming, Michigan Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hey hey Ishpeming! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How an Ishpeming grad’s Ghana trip changed her faith journey
  • Why a Bessemer basketball book resonates with Ishpeming readers too

Also on today's calendar: Keith Scott Blues and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Breezy with showers around, with a high of 71 and low of 54 degrees.
  • Saturday: A thunderstorm in spots, temps: high: 70, low: 45.
  • Sunday: Brisk and cool, with a high of 58 and low of 43 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Westwood graduate attends mission trip in Ghana (miningjournal.net) — Ishpeming readers might recognize Westwood High School graduate and NMU nursing student Anna Hytinen, who recently shared how a mission trip to Ghana deepened her sense of Catholic community. She describes connecting with Ghanaian parishes facing similar challenges engaging young adults, and explains how Ebola concerns rerouted this summer’s planned return trip to Peru while she continues pursuing faith-based service work.
   

• Bessemer author's book connects with communities across the Upper Peninsula (kbear102.com) — Ishpeming gets a nod in Bessemer native Tom Pelissero’s memoir, as readers from towns like Ishpeming and Negaunee see their own small-town stories in his account of a 0-42 basketball team and mine-closure fallout. His book events have raised thousands for libraries, school programs, and senior meals, showing how Upper Peninsula communities still rally around each other.
   

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★ Featured events ★

    Saturday June 13
  • UP Pride Fest 2026 →
    Ellwood A Mattson Lower Harbor Park, 200 N Lakeshore Blvd, Marquette
    12:00 pm

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  • Dollar Tree Family Dollar - Dollar Tree, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Ishpeming. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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