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Boys Basketball March 21 Munising 52 Jeffers 43 MHSAA Quarterfinals Negaunee Lakeview Memorial Gym MUN: 9 11 14 18 JEF: 13 9 8 13 Leading scorers: MUN: K. Nebel 20, J.
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Gregory resigns as Norse women’s basketball coach
The Bay College Athletic Department has announced that Head Women’s Basketball Coach Matt Gregory has resigned from his position. “It is with mixed feelings that I will be resigning from my position as Head Women’s Basketball Coach and Assistant Athletic Director,” said Gregory.
Munising to pay travel costs for unfunded sports
The Munising Public Schools Board of Education voted in favor of funding transportation costs for four Mustang athletics that had previously not been funded by the school. Boys and girls tennis, softball and middle school football had previously been called the “unfunded sports” at the school, meaning that any travel and coaching dues had to be made up through fundraising.
Wild Game dinner brings hunters together
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Trails still rideable across Alger
Local trail groomers are making the most of the trails in the late stages of the 2022-23 snowmobile season. Balancing out trail preparation with grooming is a struggle when it hits springtime.
Learn to be prepared with Severe Weather Awareness Week
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has designated this week as Severe Weather Awareness Week in the state, and the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) is urging residents to make sure they have the necessary insurance coverage to help them recover quickly from any storm-related damage in case of a disaster.
Family reading night at Mather
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Grand Marais Chamber of Commerce notes
Hey, Hey Grand Marais! Spring is in the air, according to the calendar anyways, and the Music Festival line-up is complete. The line-up for the Grand Marais 41st Music & Crafts Festival will be jam packed with great talent and full-bodied energy. Thursday, August 10th kicks off the festival with our FREE night of entertainment from 8pm till 11pm, featuring the band “28 Days”. They come to us from the Windy City and they will blow in with high energy performances of songs we all know and love to move to! From 70s, 80s, 90s, Pop, Rock, Country & Top 40 they sing it all, so don’t forget your dancing shoes.
Local news wins awards
Numerous local media groups available in the Munising and Alger County area received awards from the Michigan Association of Broadcasters and the Michigan Press Association at two separate awards ceremonies last week.
Farms For Folks accepting applicants
This will be the fourth year for a community supported program called Farms For Folks (FFF). Initially developed by the farmers of Alger County, this program delivers free bags of fresh produce and other farm products (honey, eggs, pork, mushrooms, bread and more) right to your door on Friday afternoons from mid June to early September by the best volunteers you can imagine.