Bond approved for new school 100 years ago – The Munising News – Aug. 17, 1923
The bond issue for the building and equipment of a new two-room school building at the John Knause location. Limestone township, carried by a vote of 50 to 4. The board of education is now negotiating for the purchase of building material and for the construction work. The building will be complete as soon as possible and school opened thereafter as soon as may be.
Eben cagers to play in their own gymnasium this season 75 years ago – The Munising News – Aug. 19, 1948
By some means Eben high school’s usually outstanding basketball squad will be drilling and playing its home games in its own, new gymnasium when Winter comes. That’s the hope of players an Coach Walfred Mickelson, and with members of the Rock River township board of education it’s a “must”.
Since Eben’s former gym was destroyed by fire three years ago, the Green and White cagers have been having a hard row to hoe, but despite the lack of training quarters, the teams played outstanding basketball. Since the fire, Mickelson’s squads have practiced where they could, and on occasions the only pre-game rehearsing has been a few minutes of ball-tossing and basket-shooting on the hostteam’s floor before the starting whistle.
Burt board notified landfill condemned 50 years ago – Grand Marais Pilot & Pictured Rocks Review – Aug. 15, 1973
An official letter from the State Department of Health has notified Burt Township Board officials that the local dump at Grand Marais has been condemned as a possible site for a future landfill operation. Reason for the condemnation is the level of the water table.
Since Burt Township is still in favor of providing its own sanitary landfill operation, a new site must now be found.
City approves Mining Journal tubes 25 years ago – The Munising News – Aug. 19, 1998
The City Commission on a 4-1 vote (with Commissioner Miron voting no) approved a request from The Mining Journal Circulation Manager Don O’Neill to install newspaper boxes next to roadside mailboxes. The commission had voted unanimously to refuse the request, but following the vote explained the decision was due to trouble finding reliable carriers in Munising. The decision impacted roughly one-third of the city.
Cox building redevelopment plans fall through 10 years ago – Amanda Ingraham, The Munising News – Aug. 21, 2013
Plans to develop an eyesore in downtown Munising have been abandoned, leaving the property once again available for purchase and other ideas. DDA Director Kathy Reynolds announced at Monday’s meeting of the Munising City Commission that Gateway Properties, Inc. and owner Tom Hall have abandoned plans to tear down and redevelop the former auto dealership property on M-28. The building purchase has seen its share of delays throughout the process, partly to do with the need for state or federal Brownfield redevelopment funding and the numerous associated site studies necessary to be considered for the funds.
