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March 2023

Records set at Outhouse Classic

The 30th annual Trenary Outhouse Classic entertained hundreds of people with fast times and low-brow humor on Saturday, February 25. There was a record number of teams pushing various outhouses down the snow-covered street in downtown Trenary in front of an even larger crowd, but no one could have expected what happened at the end of the races.
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Fentanyl in the EUP

Fentanyl, a potent opioid that is 80 to 100 times stronger than morphine and 50 times stronger than heroin, is becoming a serious public health issue across the Eastern Upper Peninsula (EUP). Public health and safety staff are reporting that more fentanyl is being detected across the area, and correspondingly, there are more reports of accidental fentanyl overdoses among EUP residents, according to the LMAS District Health Department.
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Briefs

District tickets must be bought online The MHSAA girls district final tonight at Superior Central and the boys district tournament at Big Bay de Noc next week require the purchase of tickets through the MHSAA’s Go Fan ticket system. Tickets will not be available at the door. Links are available on the Munising Beacon and Munising Public Schools Facebook pages.
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DIANE R. HOOVER

Munising - Diane R. Hoover, 73, of Munising died unexpectedly and surrounded by family at Advent Health in Tampa, Fla. on February 27, 2023. Visitation will be on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at Bowerman Funeral Home from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. Pastor Jim Rodgers will conduct Diane’s Funeral Service at 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Her obituary and online guestbook may be viewed and signed at bowermanfuneralhome.net.
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