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Cori-Ann Cearley, a booster club volunteer, emphasized the importance of the Sinking Fund. “I feel like we need to support our schools’ infrastructure, technology, and transportation needs,” Cearley said. “The school has several leaks, cold classrooms, outdated computers and software programs, and buses that are well over the usual mileage to replace them. These funds cannot be used for salaries and will go directly into our school to support our children having a safe, warm, and dry environment.” She added, “My personal number one project that I want to see done with the Sinking Fund money is to create a safe and secure pickup/drop-off area at the elementary school. I believe in my heart that it is only a matter of time before a child is hit running across that road during either drop-off or pickup. It is extremely congested with poor visibility and there are lots of people who don’t slow down when coming through there.”

The simple answer: yes. But it can, for obvious reasons, make things more challenging.

Recently, Michigan Youth in Government (MYIG), an organization devoted to teaching 6th-12th graders about the inner-workings of the government by giving them as close as you can get to onthe- job experience, hosted their annual Council on National Affairs (CONA) at the Blue Ridge Mountain Assembly, a YMCA in North Carolina.

On Saturday, August 3, 2024, The Munising Moose Lodge will host BINGO games at 5 and 7 PM. They will feature fun games and good prizes. The games will be open to adults 18 years and older, and all supplies will be available. The fair runs from August

If you’re looking for a volunteer opportunity to help young people experience outdoor recreation -- helping instill in them a sense of Michigan’s great natural resources heritage and traditions -- then the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is looking for you.