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The Munising Public School Board of Education met on January 15, 2024. The meeting opened with an election of school board members for the coming year and got right down to business, moving quickly through the consent agenda.

5th Annual Market Walk Walk to earn tokens to spend on locally grown produce at the Munising Farmers’ and Artisans’ Market. Walk at the Munising Tribal Health Center’s Walking Track upstairs at 615 W. Munising Avenue between 4:30 – 8:00 p.m. on M – F starting on January 29 th and going until May 1 st or until all available tokens have been distributed.

Empowerment for those 65+ through group activities and therapy. Meets three days a week.

Jan. 4, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resource Conservation Service is making financial assistance available for Michigan agricultural producers to purchase seasonal high tunnels, often referred to as hoop houses. The assistance is available to Michigan producers statewide who want to start or expand high tunnel production.

Rapid River, MI -- The Hiawatha National Forest and partners are excited to invite you and your family to a National Winter Trails Day event on Saturday, January 20th, 2024 at the Rapid River Ski Trail. From 11:00am to 3:00pm, participants will be able to us snowshoe/cross-country ski equipment free of charge and explore the trails!

For the first time, Upper Peninsula County Poet Laureate and Upper Peninsula CountyYouth Poet Laureate positions have been established in the majority of the counties in the Upper Peninsula. Recipients were selected based off of input from Escanaba Area Public Schools, Forsyth Township Public Library, Forest Park Schools, Grandpa’s Barn, Island Bookstore, Kenneth J. Shouldice Library, Ontonagon Township Library, Superior Central School District, Tahquamenon Area School-Public Library, and Amanda Wais.

A member of a certain church, who previously had been attending services regularly, stopped going. After a few weeks, the preacher decided to visit him. It was a chilly evening. The pastor found the man at home alone, sitting before a blazing fire. Guessing the reason for his preacher’s visit, the man welcomed him, led him to a comfortable chair near the fireplace and waited. The preacher made himself at home but said nothing. In the grave silence, he contemplated the dance of the flames around the burning logs. After some minutes, the preacher took the fire tongs, carefully picked up a brightly burning ember and placed it to one side of the hearth all alone then he sat back in his chair, still silent.

Magnesium is an essential part of healthy nutrition in our human body. It is required for proper energy production in our body. Magnesium also contributes to the structural development of our bones and is required for the synthesis of DNA and RNA for the proper function of our individual cells.