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Local artist wins grant to fund Isle Royale residency

Julie Highlen, an artist from Deerton, has been selected to receive a $1,250 grant from the State of Michigan Arts and Culture Council (MACC) for her upcoming artist-in-residency at Isle Royale National Park. Highlen, known for her artwork focusing on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and Lake Superior shorelines, aims to incorporate scenes from Isle Royale, based on her personal experiences on the island.
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Grant Funds Available for Programs that Prevent and Reduce Crime and Violence

LANSING, MICH. The Michigan State Police (MSP), Grants and Community Services Division (GCSD), is now accepting applications from partnerships between local units of government and community- based organizations (CBO) across the state for the Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (Byrne SCIP). A total of $4 million is available in competitive grant funds to assist with the prevention and reduction of crime and violence, with a particular focus on gun violence. Specifically, funds are available for programs and initiatives that target the risk factors which are likely to lead to this kind of violence.
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Alger County Organizational Meeting

The County Commissioners met on Jan 4, 2024. Dean Seaberg (District 2) was elected Chair, Mickey Rondeau (District 5) was elected Vice-Chair. Some discussion was made on the salaries of the commissioners. In the end, it was unanimously agreed to change their current payment structure to a flat rate of $6,000 per year, plus milage consistent with IRS standards.
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Briefs

BJ Bensen, who also plays for Sky Pilots, will be playing at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, January 12th.
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Black Ice Causes Accident Sled Dog Missing, Trailer Destroyed

Ryan and Jana Roberts of Wetmore MI were travelling near Montrose South Dakota on I-90 when their truck and RV encountered black ice and slid off the road. Although the RV was completely destroyed and the truck they were driving was declared totaled, the 29 sled dogs in the RV escaped unharmed. The youngest dog, a 5-month-old puppy named Griffin, is still missing as of New Year’s Eve. He has been spotted at the scene of the crash and efforts are underway to rescue him.
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New 4-H Club Announced!

Young people ages 8 – 19 are invited to cultivate their green thumbs with a new 4-H club forming in Alger County. The Food and Flower Gardening Club starts on Wednesday, January 10th and runs from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. at the MSU Extension Office at E9526 Prospect Street, Suite 1, in Munising.
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