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🌱 How will Montague shape the Muskegon-area football title races?

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Good morning Montague! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How will Montague shape the Muskegon-area football title races?
  • Could SNAP cuts threaten free school meals in Montague?

Also on today's calendar: Preserved! and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Periods of rain, with a high of 65 and low of 53 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 63, low: 41.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 63 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Muskegon-area football power rankings: Fruitport, Fremont continue to climb (mlive.com) — Montague football gets several key shoutouts in this week's Muskegon-area power rankings, with multiple contenders eyeing upcoming showdowns against the Wildcats. Local rivals are bracing for a tough late-season stretch that includes Montague, while the Wildcats themselves face a crucial divisional test against a surging Orioles squad aiming for another league title.
   

• Michigan school districts, food pantries feel SNAP cut ripple effect ahead of cost shift to states (ohiocapitaljournal.com) — Montague Area Public Schools' food service director warns that federal SNAP cuts could eventually disqualify the district from a program providing free breakfast and lunch to all students, shifting more costs to Michigan. That change, combined with rising state administrative expenses, may force lawmakers to find additional school nutrition funding to keep meals free for Montague families.
   

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  • Fall Sports Stars: Who is the top Muskegon-area senior football players? (mlive.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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