January 2024

Griffin Still Missing

Searchers continue to look for five-monthold Griffin who was lost during a traffic accident in South Dakota. He and the rest of his sled dog team were unharmed, though the RV they were in was destroyed.
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Veteran Food and Gas Cards Available

Upper Peninsula Commission For Area Progress and Veteran’s Community Action Teams have $50.00 Grocery Cards and $25.00 gas cards for qualifying Veterans and un-remarried surviving spouses. To be eligible, the recipient must live in the Upper Peninsula and be a Veteran/National Guard/ Reserves or un-remarried surviving spouse.
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DROP-IN HOCKEY

For more than fifteen years, hockey players young and old have come together on Sunday nights at the Alger Centennial Arena in Munising. For a small fee of $7 you can gear up and get out on the ice with like-minded individuals to play for a couple of hours.
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Manistique over Big Rapids 1-0

On Saturday January 6 th , Manistique Hockey stopped the Big Rapids 1-0. It was a tight game with 11 penalties killed. According to coach Nutkins, the Manistique team (comprised of players from Manistique, Munising, and Newberry), had a “great defense” and Alex Noble was a stand-out player.
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Munising Varsity

The 2023/2024 Munising Varsity Cheer team is in the process of rebuilding our program and keeping our tradition alive. We are a small team of 4 girls who are some of the most dedicated and hard working girls there are. Our goal this year to to beat previous scores at each competition and to make it of course to a State Finals! We have overcome many struggles this year including losing team members and injuries that have prevented us from competing at the most recent competition, but we are getting ready to come back stronger than ever this weekend at the Escanaba Invitational. We can’t wait to get on the mat and put out three solid rounds to show we are small but Stangs always stand tough!
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Grant Funds Available for Programs that Prevent and Reduce Crime and Violence

LANSING, MICH. The Michigan State Police (MSP), Grants and Community Services Division (GCSD), is now accepting applications from partnerships between local units of government and community- based organizations (CBO) across the state for the Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (Byrne SCIP). A total of $4 million is available in competitive grant funds to assist with the prevention and reduction of crime and violence, with a particular focus on gun violence. Specifically, funds are available for programs and initiatives that target the risk factors which are likely to lead to this kind of violence.
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