January 2023

Munising Public Library notes

January 6, 2023

Talespinner’s Story Time for preschool children and their caregivers will start up again on Monday, January 9 at 10:30 with special guest Jan Malone and a snowmen theme. Please bring your kids down to enjoy stories, songs, and simple crafts.

January 6, 2023

This month at the library, story time will be the first Saturday only. We will begin with 20 minutes of free play, followed by a story, singing and moving and end with more free play and open-ended crafts. Geared toward preschool, but siblings are welcome. Caregivers must attend as well.

Local house wins UPPCO contest

January 6, 2023

The annual holiday lighting decoration competitions have wrapped up in the Upper Peninsula, with a local home winning the UPPCO Holiday Lighting Contest and numerous more local locations receiving votes. Ultimately the Ackermans on Gates Road won the U.P.-wide competition by over 200 votes. The bright display took 932 votes, defeating a Calumet home receiving 712 votes.

Stabenow to not run for reelection in 2024

January 6, 2023

Senator Debbie Stabenow will not seek re-election and will leave the U.S. Senate at the end of her term on January 3, 2025, turning Michigan into a battleground state for partisan control of that chamber of Congress.

January 6, 2023

New years mean new hobbies, but one hobby could be dangerous if done improperly. According to the Alger Conservation District, amateur mushroom growers could create problems as different strains of mold and bacteria could infiltrate the desired crops.

January 6, 2023

First Yooper baby of 2023 born Luzianna Guadalupe was born to her parents Gina and Luis at UPHPMarquette on Jan. 1 at 1:10 a.m., making her the first baby born in the Upper Peninsula in 2023.

LSSU releases 2022 Banned Words list

January 6, 2023

Stop resorting to imprecise, trite, and meaningless words and terms of seeming convenience! You’re taking the lazy way out and only confusing matters by over-relying on inexact, stale, and inane communication!

Clyde M. Johnson

January 6, 2023

Clyde M. Johnson, 86, of Chatham died peacefully surrounded by his family at Munising Memorial Hospital on January 3, 2023.

Deborah “Debbie” (Truckey) Servia

January 6, 2023

Deborah “Debbie” (Truckey) Servia, 61, of Munising died with her children by her side at Munising Memorial Hospital on Friday morning, December 23, 2022, following a lengthy respiratory illness. She was born on May 23, 1961, in Jackson, Mich.