October 2024

Tale Spinners Storytime is Monday

Tale Spinners Storytime meets at 10:30 a.m. this coming Monday for stories, songs and more. This week’s program will be hosted by Head Start and is for preschool-aged children and their caregivers. We are excited to see you and your little one for this fun and educational half hour of stories.
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What’s up with my eye?

Q: I woke up yesterday morning, after a normal night’s sleep, with a bright red spot on the inner portion of the white of my left eye. It isn’t at all painful and I wouldn’t have even known it was there, but my wife noticed it and asked me if I had somehow injured it. I hadn’t. My vision seems fine, the red spot is still about the same size, and there’s still no pain. Should I be concerned?
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You don’t have to change anything

If you’ve been reading this column for a while now, you’ll know that self-love is a commonly recurring theme, and for good reason. Studies show that most adults struggle with truly loving who they are, and lack of selflove can negatively impact every part of your life and your health. Simply put, learning to love yourself is one of the best things you can do.
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NEWS BRIEFS

American Legion Post 131 in Munising is hosting its annual arts and crafts fair on Saturday, Oct. 19, from 9 a.m.
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New Chief Medical Officer Joins Munising Memorial Hospital

Munising Memorial Hospital (MMH) has announced the appointment of Dr. Mark Cecilio as the new Chief Medical Officer (CMO). Dr. Cecilio steps into this leadership role after a decade of dedicated service at MMH, where he has worked as an Emergency Medicine physician since 2014. His new responsibilities will involve overseeing the hospital’s medical staff, directing quality and infection control efforts, and building upon the existing clinical framework in collaboration with local health systems.
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Mustangs Break Out at Esky Meet

Last Thursday at Escanaba Country Club the Mustang boys’ cross country team had their best race of the season at the Eskymos Cross Country Invitational. All five of their runners posted either personal best or season best times at the event. The dynamic duo of Danny Goss and Trevor Nolan blistered the 5k course with times of 16 minutes 19.8 seconds and 16 minutes 58.2 seconds respectively. Their third and eighth place finishes helped to propel the team to a second place team finish out of ten scoring teams with 81 points. Marquette won the meet with 18 points. Rounding out the Mustang finishers were Blake Lakosky (18th, 18:55.3), Nolan Dolaskie (35th, 19:50.0), and Nate Petersen (48th, 21:52.1). The last three were all season best times for those runners. Kate Mattson was the only lady Mustang in the girl’s race. She placed 20th with a time of 23:41.3.
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