Copper Shores Podcast

In the fifth episode of the Portage Health Foundation Addiction Series, we dive into the impact addiction has on our community with the foundation’s executive director Kevin Store. Store’s passion for community and vision on seeing what’s needed to improve the community have made a huge difference for decades, and will only be more evident in the future through the Portage Health Foundation. Highl...

This week we launched a new cooking series called Biblio Bistro. In today's episode of the PHF Podcast we hear two interviews previewing the new cooking series. The first interview is by Dirk Hembroff with Mix 93 talking to Portage Lake District Library's Michael Stanitis. Following that we'll listen to K-Bear 102's Todd Van Dyke talk to PHF Community Health Educator Meghan Jaszczak.  You can...

Welcome back the Portage Health Foundation Addiction Series. In this episode we’ll hear quite a bit from Houghton Police Chief John Donnelly about the vital role law enforcement plays in addiction. It’s eye-opening, and will help you better understand what’s being done to help those in need, even if they don’t realize they are in need of that help. Highlights from Episode 4 John Donnelly, Chief of...

Through two episodes of Portage Health Foundation’s Addiction Series we’ve learned how serious of an issue addiction is in our community and how the brain controls so much of this issue. In episode three, we’ll dive into why we as a community need to be more understanding and supportive of those suffering from addiction. We’ll hear from Rebecca Crane with Dial Help, the Portage Health Foundation’s...

Welcome back to the Portage Health Foundation’s Addiction Series. In the first episode we heard about how addiction is a serious issue in our community. In this episode we’re going to hear from Nikki Collins on what it was like to be addicted. We will then meet Mark Maggio , the executive director of Phoenix House, which provides residential services for males here in Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula...

Addiction is something we don’t often talk about, but as we’re about to find out, the issue is a very real one in Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula. Over the next 13 episodes of Portage Health Foundation’s Addiction Series, we’ll talk about what addiction is, how it happens, the many effects it has on the person, their friends and family, and the community as a whole. We’ll also talk about what’s bein...

A sunny Friday morning in Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula brought Michael H. Babcock over to the K-Bear 102.3 FM studio to preview The Addiction Series, which launches this weekend. Babcock spoke with morning show host Todd Van Dyke about what made the series special, what people can look forward to in hearing it and a myriad of other topics.  The first of 13 episodes of The Addiction Series wi...

Welcome to the Portage Health Foundation Podcast! Today's introduction is from Michael H. Babcock, who lets you know what you can expect from this podcast feed, highlighted by the 13-part Addiction Series that launches this weekend!