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Animals Needed to Bring Hope and Healing

When crisis strikes, it often leaves survivors traumatized and frightened. Sometimes, people need a cold, wet nose and wagging tail to get through where other people cannot. Therapy animals can make all the difference to a child who is trying to process trauma. They bring focus back to students sitting for exams. They serve as listeners and friends in instances when a child cannot speak to an adult, but can open up to a dog or cat or guinea pig.
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This Week in History

125 Years Ago – The Munising Republican – December 31, 1898 Hill Bros. Purchase 320 Acre Tract of Mixed Timber Hill Bros., the Chatham road and logging contractors, have purchased a timber track of 320 acres in the Perch Lake District, a short distance south of the city, and are now busy building camps and moving logging equipment to the scene of operations. They will take out hard and soft wood logs, which will come to Munising plants, as well as ties, pulp and kiln wood.
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DNR reaches track chair fundraising goal to expand access at more state park beaches and trails

The Department of Natural Resources reached its funding goal of more than $400,000 to purchase track chairs for a growing number of state parks and trails. More than 300 donors have raised $444,931 over the past five years to purchase track chairs, off-road, electronic chairs that can easily handle trails, snow, sand and even up to 8 inches of water.
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2023 Year in Review

Part 2 The Munising Beacon continues the tradition of recapping the major stories of the year for public review. We are excited to beable to review our first full year! Look for the conclusion of the 2023 Year in Review in the next issues of The Munising Beacon.
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Free Store Continues to Help Families in Need

Two months into the Free Store program over at Eden Lutheran Church, several volunteers are working hard to provide a valuable service to those in need. Their first day open was November 16th when they helped a total of fourteen families. According to organizer Jennifer Wood, they matched that number within the first hour of opening on December 21st, showing that there is indeed a need for this kind of assistance, especially through the holiday season.
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