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Meeting Notice TheAlgerCountyDemocratic Party will meet on Thursday, June 6, and Thursday, June 27, at the Munising Township Hall at 6:00 pm Urgent: Volunteer Needed to Raise Chicks for 4th of July Chicken Bingo! The Munising 4th of July Committee urgently needs a volunteer to raise 24 Cornish Rock Cross hens for Chicken Bingo. The chicks need to be 3-4 weeks old by July 4th, so we have about a week to find someone.
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Chapter 237 Prepares All-Vets Memorial for Memorial Day

Vietnam Veterans of Alger County Chapter 237 finished cleaning the All-Vets Memorial, which is now ready for the Memorial Day Celebration. We want to thank all those who helped with the spring cleaning. Each year at this time, Chapter 237 goes down to Bay Shore Park and completes this project. Our next project will be the Munising Volunteer Fire Department Trout and Salmon Classic on May 18 at the American Legion. We’ll be cooking the fish with our traveling fryers. These are the same fryers we use at Jacobetti Home for Veterans in Marquette, where we cook fish for them on the last Friday of July.
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Munising Memorial Hospital’s Senior Life Solutions Celebrates mental health awareness month and encourages everyone to look around and look within

Join Munising Memorial Hospital’s Senior Life Solutions this May as we celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to spread awareness and help break down the stigma surrounding mental illness. We live in a rapidly changing world that can be complex to navigate.
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Munising Moose Lodge’s First Sunday’s Breakfast: Fostering Community Bonds One Pancake at a Time

The Munising Moose Lodge has initiated a new breakfast tradition with its First Sunday’s Breakfast, a monthly event spearheaded by the dedicated committee chair, Alethea Madison Shelly. In a recent interview, Alethea illuminated the motivation behind this breakfast and the positive impact it aims to cultivate within the community.
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Seeking God’s Presence: A Local Journey

It appears that a man in Topeka, Kansas, decided to write a book about churches around the country. He began his journey by flying to San Francisco and then started working his way eastward. Upon visiting a very large church, he began taking photographs and noticed a golden telephone on the wall with a sign reading “$10,000 a minute.” Curious, he sought out the pastor to inquire about the phone and the sign. The pastor explained that the golden phone was a direct line to Heaven, and for the price, one could speak directly to God. Thanking the pastor, he continued his journey.
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Honoring Chris: A Beacon of Recycling Advocacy in Munising/Alger County

Chris Case of Alger County Recycling is one of four recipients of the 2024 Excellence in Recycling Award, presented at the Michigan Recycling Coalition (MRC) 42nd Annual Conference. For over three decades, Chris has been dedicated to advancing recycling initiatives in the Munising/Alger County area of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Chris’s unwavering determination led to the rebuilding of recycling programs in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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Thank You: Ramsey Companies awarded Excellence in Hospitality Award at the annual Alger Chamber Celebration

Munising, MI - Bill Ramsey, the face behind Ramsey Companies, expressed his gratitude to the community in a heartfelt acceptance speech after receiving the prestigious Excellence in Hospitality Award at the annual Alger County Celebration. The event, held on Monday, May 13th, at East Channel Brewing’s The Connection, marked a joyous occasion where Chamber members and local businesses gathered to celebrate.
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