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DTMB begins search for the 2023 Michigan Christmas tree
The Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget (DTMB) kicks off the search for the tree to grace the Capitol grounds for the 2023 holiday season. DTMB is tasked with the search and harvest of the state Christmas tree and once again asks for the public’s assistance in spotting the perfect tree.
Read MoreDTMB begins search for the 2023 Michigan Christmas treeAlger gas prices top five most expensive in Michigan
The average price of regular unleaded gas is now $3.34 per gallon in Michigan, a drop of four cents from last year. This also means that prices are 37 cents lower from the same time last month and a significant reduction of $1.02 compared to last year’s prices. However, in Alger County, motorists are paying almost 30 cents more a gallon than the state average.
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Michigan shouldn’t worry about becoming a ‘climate haven’
It’s becoming almost routine to see headlines filled with dire warnings that Michigan and the Midwest are becoming a “climate haven” – a place to which people can escape from allegedly inhospitable temperatures and disappearing shorelines. The stories describe a nation plagued by worsening storms, increased droughts, colder winters, blazing summer, both higher and lower snowpacks, and a host of other environmental calamities brought on by a changing climate. But the Great Lakes region, we are told, offers shelter for those who have been displaced by the growing threat of climate chaos.
Read MoreMichigan shouldn’t worry about becoming a ‘climate haven’High school graduation and alcohol don’t mix
High school graduation will soon be here. With graduation, come open houses and other parties.
Read MoreHigh school graduation and alcohol don’t mixMunising School Public Library notes
Munising School Public Library will be closed May 27-29 for the Memorial Day weekend and will reopen at 10 a.m. on Tues., May 30. Have a safe and enjoyable Memorial Day and Congratulations to all of the area graduates.
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Alger County Commission on Aging tests tracking equipment
AJ Schierschmidt, with the Alger County Sheriff’s Office performed a test of the Lifetracker equipment on Tuesday, May 16. Kris Lindquist with the Alger County Commission on Aging, hid the GPS locator in a cup of water, back in the woods. AJ fired up the tracking equipment and found the cup in short order. The tracking equipment can locate a missing person up to at least five miles, and the GPS is waterproof. This is a valuable program which helps give caregivers a piece of mind when caring for loved ones who are at risk of wandering. Call Alger County Commission on Aging for more info at 906-387-2439.
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Munising All-Veterans Memorial renovated
Local veterans groups fundraised to replace the wall due to disrepair and buckling and replace it with a new aluminum fencing. Fundraising efforts provided over $20,000 to the project, which meets the low end of the overall estimated costs, however fundraising is still continuing through the Vietnam Veterans of America for further upkeep and installation costs.
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