March 2023

District Champs

The Munising Mustangs boys basketball team won the District Championship on Friday, March 10 at Big Bay de Noc with a convincing and controlling 70-44 win over the Rapid River Rockets. Munising started the game with a 18-0 run while Rapid River failed to score from the floor until the second quarter. Ten different Mustangs scored in the game, with all 15 players getting meaningful minutes. Trevor Nolan led all scorers with 24 points, 21 of which came from behind the three-point line. Cully Trzeciak had 10 points. Ian Sundling had 16 to lead Rapid River.
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Box Scores

Boys Basketball March 10 Munising 70 Rapid River 44 District 101 final MUN: 22 18 19 11 RR: 4 9 10 21 Leading scorers: MUN: T. Nolan 24, C.
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Local basketball fans were able to enjoy a new basketball scoreboard for the MHSAA District 101 tournament

Local basketball fans were able to enjoy a new basketball scoreboard for the MHSAA District 101 tournament, held at the Big Bay de Noc gymnasium. The scoreboards were paid for through a donation from DTE. Pictured are BBdN Superintendent DeeDee Thill, DTE Energy Branch Manager Jim Olsick and Black Bears Booster Club President Christa Peterson.
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Planting trees for climate

Planting native has a wide variety of benefits. Whether it’s planting a white oak, grey dogwood shrub, or one of our many varieties of apple trees, native perennials provide a multitude of services. They add to wildlife habitat for birds, pollinators, and mammals as well as producing treats for us to consume (like fruits and nuts). They also have improved plant survival, increase diversity, and support our cherished pollinators. Local tree planting projects also help reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide.
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Federal funding coming to U.P. waterways

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works program is set to receive more than $7.4 billion in discretionary funding for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24), with the Detroit District being allocated just over $159 million for various projects. Among these projects, the Great Lakes Coastal Resiliency Study is of particular importance to the region, with $3 million being earmarked for it. The study will span across the three Great Lakes Corps of Engineers Districts, namely Detroit, Buffalo, and Chicago, and will aim to identify vulnerable coastal areas and recommend strategies to enhance the coastal resources’ ability to withstand, recover from, and adapt to future hydrologic uncertainty brought about by both natural and man-made coastal environments. The need for the study was highlighted by recent high-water events that impacted the Great Lakes region.
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