June 2023

Letter to the Editor

To the Editor, At its last meeting, the Alger County Commission, chaired by Mr. Rondeau, failed to fulfill its responsibility to appoint a new commissioner. I’m uncertain as to their reasoning, but they chose to “table” the issue until a further date. I am speculating that perhaps they did not want their votes on the public record.
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Upper Peninsula Fun Facts for 2023

Today, I would like to share some “fun facts” about our great Upper Peninsula of Michigan. For example, here are three facts about the U.P. and they all contain the number three. The Upper Peninsula has about 30 percent of the total land mass of the State of Michigan, and the population of the U.P. is about 300,000 people, which is about 3 percent of the Michigan’s population.
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Correction

In last week’s edition on June 9, The Munising Beacon incorrectly stated the new Burt Township Schools Superintendent as Gordon Tasker. However, his last name is Tester.
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Quarfoot found not guilty

William J. Quarfoot was found not guilty of felonious assault in a one-day jury trial on Monday, June 12 in 11th Circuit Court at the Alger County Courthouse. The trial ends a nearly two-year case that started over an alleged threat of using gasoline and an ignition source as a weapon.
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Briefs

The Alger Community Recycling Committee is organizing a free e-waste and freon appliance collection today and tomorrow, Friday and Saturday 16-17 at Munising Middle/High School. The event will allow Alger County residents a chance to dispose of various electronics ranging from radios to copy machines, video games to VCRs. Refrigerators, freezers, dehumidifiers and air conditioners will also be accepted for UPPCO bill credits. A $5 fee will be required for televisions, CRT monitors and a $2 fee for flat screen monitors. Collection times are 4 p.m.-8 p.m. on Friday and 8 a.m.-noon on Saturday.
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