The Rock River planning commission has approved a new vacation rental ordinance for the township at its meeting on Monday, Aug. 21 at the Rock River township hall in Chatham. The ordinance was worked on by the commission for months in the hopes of laying out a clearer groundwork for vacation rentals in the municipality.
All In the Family was a major television hit in the 1970’s. The Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame will borrow that theme in 2024 when four families will be able to rejoice about their shared accolades.

If they didn’t shoot such an amazing round, competitors might have been a little tired of seeing these guys at the top of the leaderboard. The foursome of Al Graves, Richard Prunick Jr, Jeremiah LaFlamme and Ryan Fischer took the Alger County Veterans Golf Scramble title on Saturday, Aug.
Munising junior Danny Goss is starting the 2023 cross country season hot, winning the Larissa Vartti Memorial Invitational on Tuesday, Aug. 22 at Valley Spur.
The Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association (UPSSA) approved the formation of the Ms. U.P.
The Bay College Volleyball Team (1-3) opened their second season with a gauntlet of matches in the annual Opening Weekend Tournament in Rockford, IL. Ellsworth Community College and McHenry County College took away victories in three straight sets on Saturday before the Norse rebounded with a victory over Elgin Community College on Sunday.
Bulldogs at Mustangs tonight The high school football season starts tonight in Mustang Stadium as the Rudyard Bulldogs come to Munising. The Mustangs are 14-4 all time against Rudyard and won all three contests at the eight-man level.

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It’s calving season at the Michigan State University Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center Farm in Chatham, with roughly 60 infant cows around the fields. According to Farm Manager Paul Naasz, the calving season is going well.
It is remarkable that when we say the Lord’s Prayer (“Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name….) that we include asking our Lord to “lead us not into temptation”. It recognizes that if we are being led by someone who we trust and are loyal to, that we are susceptible to being led into temptation.