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A popular fundraising program in Munising is ending after changes at the corporate level. The Family Fare receipt program, allowing various non-profits such as schools, churches, and organizations to collect receipts and receive a donation after reaching a certain sales benchmark, has been canceled.

Boys Basketball Feb. 21 Paradise 44 Munising Baptist 49 PAR: 6 11 13 14 MB: 15 16 7 11 Leading scorers: PAR: D.

The Rock River Township board confirmed that they would stand by the planning commission decision to enact a partial ban on short term rentals (STRs) in the township’s most rural zone. The ban in RP 10, a zone created by the township’s zoning ordinance that requires 10 acres per parcel and is not bordering any major county roads or snowmobile trails.

Residents across Michigan are cutting cable at record rates, according to a new report from the Michigan Public Service Commission. The annual report issued on February 1 says that over 151,000 households — or roughly four percent statewide — have cut the cord. Based on population, this would essentially translate to the entirety of the Upper Peninsula canceling cable television in 2022.

Superior Central’s Agriculture and Forestry class has been awarded a $5,000 grant to support a project that will bring more local food into the lunchroom through a LIFT-UP (Locally Integrated Food Teams in the UP) project. After meeting with farmers and food service to better understand their local food system, students designed a project that will provide school-grown food for the school lunch program through innovative projects that utilize their hoop house, indoor growing space, and a partnership with a farm. Superior Central has been growing food at the school since 2012.

Winter has arrived in Grand Marais, and we are embracing it in style in 2023. Burt Township has answered the calls of many residents in turning the Community Center Barn back into a seasonal indoor Ice Rink.

Mather Elementary 4th Grade: Ryder Beauchaine, Luke Bowerman, Julia Cole, Laney Connaughton, Sophie Cromell, Trey DeFrancesco, Camille Johnson, Branson Lancour, Emily Laufenberg, Elijah Lee, Addison Lewis, Lennon Livermore, Jackson Oppenheim, Pierce Paajanen, Charles Phillipson III, Kahlan Ramsey, Elizabeth Reimer, Ava Singer, Morgan St. Amour, Hayden Viau 5th Grade: Sophia Anderson, Destiny Andrews, Natalie Brock, Emma Conklin, Mackenzie Daniels, Carianne Dolaskie, Sullivan Ford, Magdalen Gage, Karter Goings, Evan Kelto, Madelyn Kulppi, Jackson Lasak, Eiza Lee, Trey Mattson, Rhys Montcalm, Logan Oas, Scarlett Ott, Ava Prunick, Katence Rider, Juliana Smith, Lucas Smith

The alternate date for the Mending 101 program originally scheduled for Thurs. Feb. 23 with Joan Vinette will be Mar. 2, at 3:30 p.m. As of the news deadline the predicted storm has the possibility of cancelling school on the 23rd and per library policy, if the school is closed for weather, the library will be closed as well, thus the need for an alternate date.