🌱 How a new beach amphitheater could change summer nights in Manistee

Hello Manistee! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How a new beach amphitheater could change summer nights in Manistee
• How a $2K grant will help preserve Manistee’s past
• How Onekama’s girls turned defense into their first big win

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Not as cold, turning breezy, with a high of 38 and low of 34 degrees.
• Wednesday: Windy in the morning, temps: high: 38, low: 25.
• Thursday: Rain in the morning, with a high of 43 and low of 18 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• Manistee Amphitheater Foundation receives matching $10K donations (manisteenews.com) — A major boost just arrived for plans to build “The Dune” amphitheater at Douglas Park’s First Street Beach in Manistee, with West Shore Bank and Salt City Rock and Blues each giving $10,000 in matching donations. The Manistee Amphitheater Foundation is now refining designs, pricing construction and planning a July 20 “Dune Jam” fundraiser featuring free music, a Lions fish boil and a waterfront drone show.
   

• Lakeside Club gets $2K Great Lakes Energy People Fund Grant (bigrapidsnews.com) — A longtime Manistee County women’s club just secured a $2,016 grant to digitize and protect its 140 years of local records, many of which are now too fragile to handle. Working with the Manistee County Library and Historical Museum, the Lakeside Club will buy specialized scanners, train volunteers, and eventually donate the equipment to support broader preservation of Manistee County history.
   

• Mauntler, McCarthy lead Onekama girls to first win of season (manisteenews.com) — Onekama’s girls basketball team, covered by the Manistee News Advocate, earned its first win of the season with a 41-20 home victory over Kalkaska. Led by Delaney McCarthy’s 16 points and Ava Mauntler’s 14, the Portagers used aggressive defense and a 14-0 second-quarter run to pull away.
   

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Wednesday December 17

• Historic District Commission
  City of Manistee City Hall, 70 Maple St, Manistee
  4:00 pm

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Thursday December 18

• Housing Commission Meeting
  Manistee, MI Calendar , 273 Sixth Avenue , Manistee
  9:00 am

Tuesday December 23

• Assessor's Office Hours
  Manistee, MI Calendar , 70 Maple Street , Manistee
  8:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Manistee County Board of Commissioner's Meeting
  Manistee County, MI Calendar Manistee, MI 49660
  9:00 am
• City Council Meeting
  City of Manistee City Hall , 70 Maple St , Manistee
  5:30 pm

Friday January 23

• 2026 Home Builders Association Northwest Michigan Manistee Home Expo
  Little River Casino Resort Hotel , 2700 Orchard Hwy , Manistee
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser Team Lead in Manistee. Apply here.
• Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Restaurant General Manager in Manistee. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Manistee here.

🗞 Nearby News

Bear Lake

• Bear Lake honors late coach, teacher Merriman (manisteenews.com)

Ludington

• 2026 Miss Ludington Area Scholarship Pageant brings 5 candidates (manisteenews.com)
• Prosecutor staffing, road bonding request on the agenda (shorelinemedia.net)
• Weekend police report, published Dec. 15, 2025 (masoncountypress.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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