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5/3-5/5…”The A-List Weekend.” Rock & Roll A’s are what this weekend is about. We’ll feature artists who start with an “A.” Everyone from America to the Atlanta Rhythm Section. From ABBA to the Association. It’s the A-plus True Oldies artists!
5/10-5/12…”The Mothers Day Wonder Women Of Rock & Roll Weekend.” On this special weekend for ladies, we’ll spotlight the greatest ladies of Rock & Roll. From the women of the 60s like Aretha Franklin, The Supremes and Petula Clark…to 70s greats like Linda Ronstadt, Carole King and Carly Simon.
We’ll feature them all weekend long.
5/17-5/19…”The Twin Spin Weekend.” Double the pleasure and double the fun. We’ll play back-to-back songs by the best True Oldies artists like The Stones, CCR, Three Dog Night and Eagles, all weekend long.
5/24-5/27…”The Memorial Day Summer Blast-Off Week end.” It’s a long holiday weekend and the unofficial start of summer. We’ll feature the greatest party songs and memories from summers gone by. You’ll hear great artists like The Beach Boys, Wilson Pickett, The Temptations, The Beatles, James Brown
and more.
The Small Business Administration is pleased to present a monthly series designed to connect you with the federal buying marketplace!
Each month, the SBA will host a “Doing Business With…” training and matchmaking event for different industries. You’ll have the opportunity to pitch your product or service to decision makers – federal procurement officers that purchase in the industry in which you do business!
How can you benefit by attending? Federal agencies will share their inside tips on how to navigate the world of federal procurement. You’ll learn what buyers are looking for and how the purchasing process works inside government agencies.
The business matchmaking session is your opportunity to meet in small groups with federal procurement officers to pitch your business capabilities and identify what buyers are a “fit” for your company.
There is no charge to attend, but pre-registration is required. Please register at www.annarborscore.com/sbaregister.html. You will receive a confirmation via email. Seating is limited, so please register early. Limit of two persons per company.
If you have any questions please contact Shaun McColley, SBA Business Opportunity Specialist, at shaun.mccolley@sba.gov.
May 7, 2013
Tuesday
Noon - 5:00 pm
M-TEC at Bay College
2000 N. 30th St.,
Escanaba, MI
This week has been a busy one. on Monday I interviewed Keven Brownfield. He is the evangelist who has been at Faith Baptist all week, and will finish it out with a “mens steak out”, that is a free steak dinner to all the men who come tonight starting at 5:30.
Our church of the week this week is Munising Weslyan church, with Pastor Robert Tripp. You can listen to this broadcast at 8:00 am on Sunday morning.
Have a wonderful safe and Godly weekend. george
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore’s 2013 “Adopt-a-Trail, Adopt-a-Campsite and Adopt-a-Beach” orientation and training session will be held Saturday, May 4, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. It will be held at the Munising Falls Interpretive Center located at 1505 Sand Point Road, across from the Munising Memorial Hospital.
Under this program, interested individuals or groups who enjoy hiking and camping can adopt a section of trail, backcountry campsite or beach segment. Adopt-a-Trail, Adopt-a-Campsite and Adopt-a-Beach volunteers will be asked to visit their section of trail, campsite or beach once a month from May through October for light maintenance duties including picking up litter, light brushing, cleaning out water bars, and breaking up illegal fire rings.
Volunteers will also be asked to fill out a brief one-page summary and to report on any larger issues that need to be followed up or completed by park staff. The park will provide a VIP uniform vest and ball cap, basic tools, gloves, and written guidelines on the work to be performed.
“As with many other public institutions, we need the assistance of volunteers to complement and supplement the work of our paid professional staff,” park Volunteer Coordinator Pam Baker explained. “With over 100 miles of trail and 14 designated backcountry campsites, this is just as true in the backcountry as it is in the developed areas of the park. We are grateful to the citizen-stewards that participated in this program last year, and encourage even more local citizens to become partners with us in taking care of this very special place.”
The park’s trail network has 37 sections that are available for “adoption”. Adoptable sections range from trails that are easily accessible and less than a tenth of a mile to a section of the North Country Trail that is 5.3 miles long. There is something for every ability and level of interest.
“This will be the eighth year for this program and it has been very successful,” according to Baker. We have a lot of very dedicated and enthusiastic volunteers who love to hike and are happy to do some work along the way, and we hope they will be back with us this year. Most of all we want people to have fun and enjoy their time spent in the park. This is a great way to enjoy the outdoors and to be a part of conserving America’s first national lakeshore.”
If you are interested in participating in the program, please call Pam Baker, the park’s Volunteer in Park Coordinator, at 387-3700.
On 5/11/13 starting at 11 am you’ll be able shop for used sporting
equipment at Alger Centennial Area until 2 pm. This will benefit the
Munising Bay Trail Network and Munising Hockey Association.
Yeah, this happened a few weeks ago, but better late than never:)
The Department of Natural Resources announced Blind Sucker Flooding and Bodi Lake in Luce County and the Tahquamenon River in Chippewa and Luce counties will be part of angler survey efforts this spring. These surveys look to evaluate fishing efforts and angler attitudes and values regarding the fisheries of these water bodies.
Angler input is being sought in one of two ways. Survey cards are available on site at each location and anglers are asked to fill out one card, per person, per trip. The survey cards are self-addressed and can be mailed free of charge. Another option is online surveys, available for all three locations:
• Blind Sucker Flooding – www.surveymonkey.com/s/blindsuckerfloodingsurvey
• Bodi Lake – www.surveymonkey.com/s/bodilakesurvey
• Tahquamenon River – www.surveymonkey.com/s/tahquamenonsurvey
These surveys are being conducted by the DNR, Fisheries Division’s Eastern Lake Superior Management Unit. Surveys will be open May 1 through Oct. 31, 2013.
The Blind Sucker Flooding and Bodi Lake surveys are focused on northern pike fisheries with questions pertaining to type of bait used, number of days anglers fish for northern pike at each location, and how anglers rank the northern pike fishery.
The Tahquamenon River survey is focused on various fisheries and includes questions about types of bait used, number of days anglers fish for brown trout, walleye, muskellunge and smallmouth bass on the Tahquamenon River, and angler’s preference for either catch-and-release or catch-and-keep fishing. Participation in these survey efforts is key to proper fisheries management.
this morning I had the pleasure again of interviewing Greg Prunick of the Relay for Life groups. He is the coordinator and this is his fourth year. We discussed some of the new things that have taken place over the last 3 years such as the new Health Initiatives Coordinator, Becky Carey. She is heading up the “road to recovery programs for the U.P. as well as the ‘look good feel better’ here in Munising. you can call her at 360-3338. and the Hope Lodges that provide husing when traveling to hospitals in Grand Rapids, Rochester, and Marshfield. you can call the American Cancer Society at 1-800-227-2345. for more information on that.
Eben, Michigan – Fresh lettuce from the garden makes the best salads – and saves money! Learn about different varieties of greens, how to grow them, which ones will do best in your garden, and how to extend the growing season so you can have your own fresh greens almost year-round!
When: Friday, April 12 at 6pm
Where: Home Ec. Room at Superior Central School in Eben
Cost: $10 per person or $15 for you and a friend.
Preregistration is required. Contact Abbey at (906) 225-0671 ext. 25 to register.
The Department of Natural Resources’ Eastern Upper Peninsula Citizens’ Advisory Council (CAC) will meet Thursday, April 18 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the Luce Mackinac Alger Schoolcraft District Health Department building, located at 14150 Hamilton Lake Rd., in Newberry.
Agenda items will include:
∙ DNR Division reports by staff
∙ Council discussion of DNR forest management activities
∙ Update on wolf management and wolf hunting proposal
∙ Update on proposed license fee increase package
∙ Council discussion of DNR revenue and recreation funding
∙ Public comment (for public comment instructions, see www.michigan.gov/upcac)
The Eastern Upper Peninsula and Western Upper Peninsula CACs are designed to advise the DNR on regional programs and policies; identify areas in which the department can be more effective and responsive; and offer insight and guidance from members’ own experiences and constituencies.
The council members represent a wide variety of natural resource and recreation stakeholders and interest groups. Agenda items are set by the council members, and council recommendations are forwarded to the DNR for consideration. CAC meetings are open to the public and include opportunity for public comment.
If you would like to be considered as a future CAC member, please fill out the application form, found on the DNR website at www.michigan.gov/upcac, and fax to 906-228-9441 or mail to: DNR (Attn: CAC), 1990 US 41 S., Marquette, MI 49855. For more information, contact DNR Upper Peninsula Regional Coordinator Stacy Welling Haughey at 906-228-6561.
MUNISING, Mich. Tim Colyer, Chief Ranger at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, has received the 2012 National Park Service Midwest Region Harry Yount Award.
The Harry Yount Award honors National Park Service (NPS) employees for outstanding service in traditional ranger duties such as search and rescue, emergency assistance, and protecting visitors and park resources. This peer-nominated award is named for the person considered to be the first national park ranger.
Every year, each of the seven regions within the National Park Service selects one park ranger for the regional Harry Yount Award. The selections are made from peer nominations throughout the region and are based on a ranger whose overall career impact, record of accomplishments, and excellence in traditional ranger duties have created an appreciation of the park ranger profession on the part of the public and other members of the profession. Each regional award recipient is then eligible for the National Harry Yount Award.
Colyer was recently presented with the award at a gathering of NPS staff, family, and community members. In presenting the award, former lakeshore superintendent Jim Northup remarked, “TC has very strong suite of traditional field ranger skills, with particularly strong skills in resource education, law enforcement, emergency medical skills, search management, boating skills and all-risk incident management. His team approach towards his working relationships upholds the finest traditions of the ranger profession.”
Colyer began his NPS career in Yellowstone National Park and served at the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historic Park prior to coming to Pictured Rocks in May 2005. He has served as the lakeshore’s Chief Ranger since 2008.
Alger County, Michigan – Last year, the Department of Natural Resources put out the call to find a cross-section of young people interested in Michigan’s great outdoors and in sharing their ideas about how to get new generations invested in the future of Michigan’s natural resources. Last week, at the regular monthly meeting of the Natural Resources Commission in Saginaw, the DNR was proud to announce the first 18 people selected to serve on the Natural Resources Commission Youth Conservation Council.
Ranging in age from 14 to 18 and hailing from all parts of the state, the first members of the Natural Resources Commission Youth Conservation Council are:
Ashley Andres of Reed City (Osceola County)
Claire Erwin of Bloomfield Hills (Oakland County)
Madison Godush of Bridgman (Berrien County)
Lori Goodwin of Detroit (Wayne County)
Anna Hagler of Grand Blanc (Genesee County)
Gabrielle Herin of Trenton (Wayne County)
Jean-Claude Howd of Linden (Genesee County)
Austin Jones of Mayville (Tuscola County)
Ben Littlefield of Burr Oak (St. Joseph County)
Wolfgang Lohrer of Oak Park (Oakland County)
Sage Nash of Tecumseh (Lenawee County)
Garrett Nolan of Fowlerville (Livingston County)
John Parham of Saginaw (Saginaw County)
Peter Pelon of Fenwick (Ionia County)
Trevor Petroskey of Suttons Bay (Leelanau County)
John Rumery of Grand Rapids (Kent County)
Jonathan Trombley of Chatham (Alger County)
Sigurd Utych of Newberry (Luce County)
“It was an impressive pool of applicants that made the selection process difficult, but we finally chose 18 youths that represent a variety of backgrounds and experiences in outdoor recreation and community involvement,” said Raymond Rustem, DNR advisor to the council.
Over the years the DNR has seen a decline in the number of residents taking part in hunting, angling and other outdoor recreation opportunities.
“Kids are just not participating in outdoor activities as much as past generations have,” Rustem said. “This has implications economically in terms of reduced funding for natural resources but, even more importantly, could also erode support for important conservation actions in the future.”
The council – referred to informally as the NRC Youth Conservation Council – was created in 2012 by NRC resolution to provide a forum where a diverse group of conservation-minded youth can share ideas and opinions about the best ways to 1.) protect, promote and enhance the state’s outdoor recreation, and 2.) create new opportunities for consumptive (e.g., hunting, fishing, trapping) and non-consumptive (e.g., hiking, wildlife viewing, kayaking) uses of Michigan’s natural resources.
“The quality of the applicants was tremendous,” said John Matonich, of Davison, who serves as chair of the NRC Marketing and Outreach Subcommittee. “I look forward to meeting these young people at future meetings and hearing their perspectives on how the department can better encourage and attract young people to become involved in the outdoors, both recreationally and as a lifelong passion.”
The NRC Youth Conservation Council will hold its first meeting in June 2013, with a recommendation report expected to be submitted by the end of the year.
To learn more about the council, visit the DNR website at www.michigan.gov/dnr, choose Education and Outreach, and then find Youth Conservation Council information under Programs for Fam
The Cougars and Jets traveled to Miners gym host of Regional games this year. After 1 period the score Cougars 12 and Jets 22. Halftime Cougars 22 and Jets 34. After 3 periods Cougars 45 and Jets 45.
Cougars high scorer Richard 25 points, 9 rebounds and 1 steal. Verbigge 14 points, 9 rebounds, 1 steal and 2 blocked shots. Stewart 12 points and 3 rebounds.
Jets high scorer Vincent 25 points, 9 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot. Granquist 12 points, 3 rebounds and 5 steals.
Fox Negaunee Player Of The Game Cougars Richard and Jets Vincent.