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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.

Picture it: you have plans to do something that you’ve been excited about for a while, and then at the last minute, something comes up - your flight gets canceled or the weather is interfering in some way. Alternatively, there is an accident or construction on your way to work, and you know you’re going to arrive super late. In either of these situations, most people would have a rather negative reaction. Whether that reaction includes sadness, frustration, or even anger, it is almost always a negative reaction in some way.

Recognizing warning signs and taking action to report suspicious behavior are the key messages of the Michigan State Police’s new public awareness campaign aimed at educating people on how to potentially “Stop a Plot.”

As I was driving home from work one day I stopped to watch a local Little League baseball game that was being played in a park near my home. As I sat down behind the bench on the firstbase line, I asked one of the boys what the score was. “We’re behind 14 to nothing,” he answered with a smile. “Really,” I said. “I have to say you don’t look very discouraged.” “Discouraged?” the boy asked with a puzzled look on his face. “Why should we be discouraged? We haven’t been up to bat yet.”

Q: I was watching a TV show which involved a road accident in which the driver at fault was found to be unconscious at the wheel. The first policeman at the scene immediately went back to his car and took a small syringe-like device from a kit, giving the unconscious man an injection right through his pant leg into his thigh.

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