EDITORS: Please note an alumni gathering is scheduled in your area.

          MARQUETTE, Mich.—The Northern Michigan University Alumni Association has selected Saturday, Feb. 22, as “Wildcat Night Across the Country.” Alumni groups will get together at locations nationwide to coincide with the NMU home hockey game against Upper Peninsula rival Michigan Technological University at 7 p.m. EST. A pre-game party for Wildcat and Husky fans is scheduled from 5-7 p.m. in Vandament Arena. The $10 charge covers food, NMU spirit gear and a chance to win door prizes. A cash bar will be available.

Alumni elsewhere need only an Internet connection to watch the game live via America One Sports Online or listen to the streaming radio play-by-play on 100.3 FM The Point. Here are the coordinated event locations. For more information, including local contacts for each event, call 877-GRAD NMU or visit www.nmu.edu/alumni.

MICHIGAN CITIES:

Battle Creek: Miller’s Time Out, 13261 S. Helmer Rd.

Detroit: Bailey’s Pub and Grille, 1965 W. Maple Rd., Troy

Grand Rapids: Tommy Brann's, 4157 S. Division, Wyoming

Houghton: Mine Shaft, 915 Razorback Dr.

Kalamazoo: Comensoli's Italian Bistro & Bar, 762 W. Main St.

Midland: Big E’s Sports Grill, 810 Cinema Dr.

Muskegon: Booyah's, 6022 South Harvey St.

 

OTHER STATES (cities listed alphabetically):

Chicago, Ill.: Glascott’s Saloon, 2158 N. Halsted St. #1

Little Chute, Wis.: The Main Event, 1727 Freedom Rd.

Louisville, Ky.: Saints Pizza & Pub, 131 Breckenridge Lane, St. Matthews

Mandeville, La.: Interference Sports Bar, 2213 Florida St.

Milwaukee, Wis.: Major Goolsby’s, 340 W. Kilbourn Ave.

Naperville, Ill.: The Wise Boxer Pour, 16 W. Jefferson Ave.

North Pole, Alaska: Badger Den, 1447 Old Badger Rd.

Seattle, Wash.: The Angry Beaver, 8412 Greenwood Ave. N.