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SUVCW Meeting Scheduled

Camp #266 of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War will hold their bi-monthly meeting on Saturday, April 6th at 10:30 am, at the U.P. Military Museum at 1001 N Lincoln Rd, Escanaba, MI (adjacent to the UP State Fairground on its south-west corner in the Chamber of Commerce Building). The Camp will tour the museum as part of its meeting.
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MDHHS launches application tracker to allow Michiganders to easily monitor benefits status in MI Bridges

LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is announcing the release of a new function to the MI Bridges website where Michiganders apply for benefits like Medicaid, food assistance and more. The new application tracker will allow residents to follow the progress of their benefits application online rather than waiting for a determination letter or having to call into a local office.
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Munising Downtown Development Authority Empowers Local Businesses with Beautification and Facade Grants

In a bid to enhance the aesthetic appeal of Munising’s downtown, the Munising Downtown Development Authority (DDA) is once again rolling out its eagerly anticipated DDA Beautification Grant program. This initiative, along with its long-standing Building Facade Grant Program, aims to uplift the visual allure of the city while supporting local businesses.
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Recommendations for medical marijuana use

Q: I have several friends who have been advised to use marijuana products for medical problems that I also have been developing. What are the latest recommendations for medical marijuana use? A: The marijuana plant contains over 100 different chemicals, referred to as cannabinoids; the ones that have shown some promise and by far the most studied regarding medical uses are tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD).
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Staff Sergeant Stephan C. Miron

Major Awards & Decorations: Air & Space Commendation Medal, Air Force Achievement Medal Nominated by his Grandfather, Doug Miron Sergeant Miron is the NCOIC of the LeMay Center’s Intelligence Directorate System’s support team managing policy and protocols for network capabilities handling TS/ SCI. He is also the lead COMSEC Responsible Officer for the base’s largest account consisting of 33 vital systems valued at $284K. He supports Air University’s 1,500 compartmented information personnel security for 8 secure facilities and his team is the sole proprietor of Maxwell-Gunter’s AFJWICS program. Sergeant Miron entered the Air Force in September 2013. He completed Security Forces technical training in March 2014 and spent his time as a defender at Royal Air Force Base Croughton, UK and Tinker Air Force Base, OK. He later retrained to the Cyber Defense Operations field graduating in August 2020 and continued his active duty career at Tinker AFB. His time in security forces was spent participating in exercises and was distinguished for thwarting six unauthorized entry attempts into Protection Level 1 Resources and executing evacuation and cordon procedures for explosive detection equipment alerts. After retraining, he became NCOIC for the 552 Operations Support Squadron, Tinker AFB managing the largest Communications Security account for the Air Combat Command in support of numerous exercises and deployments for the E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System. Throughout his time in the military, he was deployed to Niamey, Niger and Al Udeid, Qatar. In Niamey Sergeant Miron supported Operation JUNIPER MICRON and JUNIPER SHIELD. His response teams protected over $46 million in Air Force assets, enabled 108 combat sorties, and the capture of twentyone high-value targets.
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Alger Sheriff Life Saving Awards Presented

On January 31, 2024, at approximately 8:51 P.M. Alger County Dispatch received a 911 call that there was a man down in a parking lot at Munising High School. The caller, Billy Hase, stayed with the dispatcher to update that the patient was not breathing and had no pulse. Valerie Ford saw the incident and recognized that the patient needed CPR. Lynne Bowerman and Susie Palomaki also witnessed the event and went back into the high school to retrieve the AED. CPR was still in progress when the AED arrived, which they then attached to the victim and activated, delivering a shock. Clay Cook and Officer Jake Klieman were on the scene and aided in CPR until Alger EMS arrived. Alger EMS was unable to obtain a pulse and continued CPR for another two minutes along with Advanced Life Saving equipment. Transport was initiated to Munising General Hospital with improvement to the victim. We would like to recognize the following for their quick recognition that CPR and an AED were needed along with their professionalism and calmness during the call.
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Michigan program encourages private well owners to prioritize water quality testing

Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy In September 2023, Michigan launched a $5 million program offering no-cost water testing kits to private well owners, highlighting the importance of routine testing for ensuring the quality of drinking water. The initiative received an overwhelming response, with over 15,000 well owners requesting kits within just one week, quickly exhausting the initial funding.
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