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VA Tele-Benefits Support: Connect with VBA Detroit Regional Office and Iron Mountain VA Medical Center

The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) Detroit Regional Office in partnership with the Iron Mountain VA Medical Center and its community-based outpatient clinics offers tele-benefits calls each Monday from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET to answer VA benefits questions. VBA can assist Veterans and their caregivers, survivors, or dependents with filing a VA disability claim, checking claim status, answering PACT Act questions, verifying benefits or amount letters, requesting forms or letters, and helping dependents and survivors with inquires. The VBA Detroit Regional Office also provides services associated with VA pensions, burials, home loans, survivor benefits, education and employment.
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Free Sports Physical Clinics on July 27th and 29th! Munising Memorial Hospital and Bay Care Medical Center are offering free sports physicals! No appointment necessary. Join us on Saturday, July 27th: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm at Munising High School Gym, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm at Superior Central Gym.
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Michigan’s Isle Royale National Park Named Best in the U.S. by Wall Street Journal

Isle Royale National Park in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has been ranked the best national park in the U.S. by the Wall Street Journal, surpassing parks like Denali, Yellowstone, and Big Bend. This secluded park, accessible only by ferry or seaplane, boasts over 165 miles of hiking trails and minimal crowd sizes, contributing to its top ranking. Isle Royale is noted for its wilderness, featuring moose, wolves, and over 400 small islands.
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Loonapalooza 2024: Celebrating Common Loons and Migratory Birds in Curtis, MI

Loonapalooza 2024, hosted by the Friends of Seney National Wildlife Refuge, takes place on August 9th at the Erickson Center for the Arts in Curtis, MI. This event celebrates Common Loons and migratory birds with an afternoon symposium featuring expert lectures on bird research and conservation. The festivities continue with a celebration that includes a photo booth, loon calling contest, live and silent auctions, and local treats such as specially brewed beer, wine, spirits, and appetizers from Upper Crust Deli.
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Nearly 900,000 Michigan children to receivefood assistance benefits this summer MDHHSoffers first-time Summer EBT program

To help ensure children are able to access healthy food this summer while school is out, eligible families will soon receive $120 per child through the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services’ (MDHHS) new Michigan Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) program.
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Happy’s Place: David Delisle Revives Munising Bowling Alley with Community’s Help

Jennifer Champagne David Delisle, the owner of Happy’s Place in Munising, grew up in the bustling kitchen of Napoli’s Pizza, a local favorite restaurant owned by his mother, Yvonne Delisle. Napoli’s was renowned for its mouth-watering pizza and especially its secret sauce, a recipe so treasured that it attracted pizza lovers from all over, as well as its gravy fries, both of which he features on Happy’s menu.
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The True Reward of Prayer: Beyond Persistence and Performance

Last time, we began a series on the most recognized prayer in the world: “Our Father who art in heaven...”-the Lord’s prayer. Jesus gave it to his disciples in response to their question, “Lord, teach us to pray.” But they were not first graders asking their teacher to teach them to read. They filled their lives with prayer, much more than most of us. They wouldn’t need a lesson on prayer any more than a short-order cook needed a lesson on scrambled eggs.
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