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🌱 How could Negaunee’s new grant and zoning plans affect you?

Negaunee, Michigan Patch AM: a 4 min read

Coffee in hand, Negaunee? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How could Negaunee’s new grant and zoning plans affect you?
  • How two Negaunee teens ended up on stage at Carnegie Hall
  • How Negaunee’s own Rachel Niskanen is preparing for Sweetgrass

Also on today's calendar: Next Stop Comedy.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Breezy with showers around, with a high of 71 and low of 54 degrees.
  • Saturday: A thunderstorm in spots, temps: high: 70, low: 45.
  • Sunday: Brisk and cool, with a high of 58 and low of 43 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Negaunee City Council addresses several issues (wzmq19.com) — Negaunee’s city council is moving ahead with major local projects, including a $400,000 grant application to expand the Ice Arena with new women’s and referees’ locker rooms. Council members also began drafting zoning rules for any future data centers and unveiled a new website sharing plans and progress for restoring the historic Vista Theater, with construction on both the theater and arena expected to ramp up this summer.
   

• Creative Negaunee Teens Recognized at Carnegie Hall (nmu.edu) — Two Negaunee High School students just earned top national honors at the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, celebrated this week at Carnegie Hall. Painter Miles Spaulding and poet Reese Collins both brought home Gold Medals, with their Negaunee teachers traveling alongside them. Their wins highlight opportunities for creative teens across the U.P. through Northern Michigan University’s regional program.
   

• Two Michigan Golfers Gear Up For Epson Tour At Sweetgrass (radioresultsnetwork.com) — Negaunee High School alum Rachel Niskanen is heading back to the Epson Tour stop at Sweetgrass Golf Course later this month, competing on a sponsor’s exemption alongside fellow Michigan standout Taylor Kehoe. Niskanen, now a Central Michigan University golfer, says last year’s roaring local support made it the best golf experience of her life, and she’s eager to test herself again in the 54-hole event running June 26–28 with affordable tickets for spectators.
   

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  • PSG Global Solutions posted a job opening for Certified Nurses Aide Acute Care Unit in Ishpeming. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Negaunee here.

🗞 Nearby News

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  • Westwood graduate attends mission trip in Ghana (miningjournal.net)
  • DREWPALOOZ4: UMT gives sneak peek at Republic music fest benefiting UP veterans (uppermichiganssource.com)
  • Bessemer author's book connects with communities across the Upper Peninsula (kbear102.com)

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Ok Negaunee! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Negaunee

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Negaunee

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.