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Sylvia Ortiz gets her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine from Nicole Niemi, public health nurse with the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department, at Heritage Manor Monday.
HOUGHTON “I’ve had mosquito bites worse than that.”
The words from one resident at Heritage Manor appeared to be shared by many of those who received their first shot of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine there Monday from the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department. Sign-ups were open to those 65 and over. Thirty people had signed up for vaccines at Heritage Manor, said Sherry Hughes, executive director of the Houghton Housing Commission.
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HOUGHTON A show-of-cause hearing was conducted Friday morning in Ingham County Circuit Court intended to permit Cafe Rosetta, in Calumet, to show cause why an immediate injunction against the restaurant should not be issued. A number of issues relevant to the restaurant’s refusal to suspend operations, in defiance of several Michigan orders were discussed during the Zoom meeting.
The cafe, located at 102 Fifth St. in Calumet and owned by Amy and Jake Heikkinen, has defied Michigan Dept. of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) health orders by remaining open for business with indoor seating, with no practices in place to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, such as refusing to enforce the wearing of masks, and ignoring social distancing guidelines, since the orders took effect on November18. Since then, the business has received a cease-and-desist order, various warnings from the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department. On Dec. 2, the Michigan Department