🌱 How two Memorial Cup champs aim to revive Lakers hockey

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

In today's newsletter:

• How two Memorial Cup champs aim to revive Lakers hockey
• How could Lansing’s funding reversal hit Sault Ste. Marie’s emergency shelter?

Also on today's calendar: Midnight's Gold Rush.

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

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Freezing drizzle; not as cold, with a high of 36 and low of 29 degrees.
• Wednesday: Windy in the morning; cloudy, temps: high: 34, low: 22.
• Thursday: Rain, then snow, with a high of 37 and low of 7 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• Lakers Duo Oke and Mangone Finding Place in Sault Ste. Marie (collegehockeynews.com) — Two Lake Superior State freshmen, goalie Andrew Oke and forward Calem Mangone, are settling into life and hockey in Sault Ste. Marie while extending a five-year run as teammates. Fresh off a Memorial Cup win with Saginaw, they’re now focused on reviving the Lakers program, bringing a championship mindset to practices, the locker room, and their shared home near campus.
   

• Michigan Just Broke $645 Million in Promises (dailydetroit.com) — State lawmakers just canceled $645 million in previously approved Michigan projects, including funding tied to an emergency shelter in Sault Ste. Marie. Local contracts and spending were made assuming the state would reimburse those costs, so this reversal could leave city partners scrambling. A former Detroit budget director explains what happened, who’s affected, and what options communities might still have.
   

📸 Around Sault Ste. Marie

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Sault Ste. Marie

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 27

• Chris Canas Band | Kewadin Casino Rapids Lounge
  Kewadin Sault Ste Marie Hotel, 2186 Shunk Rd, Sault Ste. Marie
  9:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 31

• Midnight's Gold Rush
  Kewadin Casinos – Sault Ste. Marie , 2186 Shunk Rd , Sault Ste. Marie
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Children's Storytime
  Indian River Area Library , 3546 S Straits Hwy , Indian River
  11:00 am
• Sewing Class
  Cheboygan Area Public Library , 100 S Bailey St. , Cheboygan
  3:30 pm
• Library Board Meeting
  Indian River Area Library , 3546 S Straits Hwy , Indian River
  3:30 pm
• Holiday Concert
  Alanson Public Schools Alanson, MI 49706
  6:00 pm
• Traditional Native American Teachings
  Museum of Ojibwa Culture at Old Mission Saint-Ignace , 500 N State St , St Ignace
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Hobby Hangout
  Indian River Area Library , 3546 S Straits Hwy , Indian River
  1:00 pm
• Playgroup Pajama Party!
  Cheboygan Area Public Library , 100 S Bailey St. , Cheboygan
  4:30 pm
• Adult Fiction Book Club
  Indian River Area Library , 3546 S Straits Hwy , Indian River
  5:30 pm
• EUP Conference #2
  St. Ignace LaSalle High School , W443 Portage St , St Ignace
  5:30 pm
• Poets and Prose
  St Ignace Public Library , 110 W Spruce St , Saint Ignace
  6:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Mackinac Island

• What Was the First Major Motion Picture Filmed in Michigan? (mymagicgr.com)
• 31 Irresistible Holiday Desserts Everyone Will Love (midwestliving.com)
• Review: A Great Lakes Expedition Onboard Viking Polaris (travelagewest.com)

St. Ignace

• Michigan faces critical shortage of youth care facilities, forcing out-of-state placements (upnorthlive.com)

Newberry

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-- The Patch AM Team

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