Events featured in our newsletter can also be found on the Events Calendar on the main page of our website.

THE SNOW IS MELTING AND SPRING FLING IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER - JUST 11 DAYS AWAY! GET YOUR TICKETS FOR OUR ANNUAL GATHERING & FNDRAISER!!

SOCIAL HOUR, DINNER, SPEAKERS, AWARDS & A SILENT AUCTION

The agenda for the annual Spring Fling follows the familiar schedule - social hour starts at 5 PM, with dinner served at 6 PM. After dinner we will hear from a number of speakers, both in person and virtually. Then, we’ll follow up with our annual Awards ceremony and the Silent Auction.

Our Keynote Speaker this year is Joe Gutowski, Chair of the MDP Rural Caucus. Joe is the driving force behind the legislative influence of the Rural Caucus, working to ensure that the voices of small communities are heard at the state level. His leadership and dedication have also been instrumental in organizing the Rural Summit, which will be held at the UAW Education Center June 16 through June 20.

EASY FILING FOR PRECINCT DELEGATE

County Clerk Jennifer Kelly has confirmed that she will bring Precinct Delegate Affidavit of Identity forms to the Spring Fling. You can fill a form out right there. She’ll even notarize it for you personally at no charge! If you are unable to attend Spring Fling, you can bring the form to the Clerk’s Office in the Houghton County Building and ask for it to be notarized and submitted (also at no charge). You must complete the form by May 5. Thanks to Clerk Kelly for helping to make the first step in serving as Precinct Delegate much easier.

You can learn more about what it means to be a Precinct Delegate on our website.

VOTER ADVOCATES OF BARAGA COUNTY MEETING

Readers of our newsletter in Baraga County likely got the email below from the Chair of the Baraga County Dems. But, on the off chance you didn’t see it, here it is:

SUMMER EVENTS SCHEDULE & CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS

It might not seem like it right now, but summer really isn’t that far off! That means it’s time to start planning for our annual HCDP summertime events, and the full summer events calendar is now available. - click here to download a PDF to share!

Like everything we do, our summer events are staffed by volunteers, and we can always use more help! If youd like to help by marching in a parade or staffing a table at one of these events we’d love to hear from you. Please drop us a line at [email protected], or reach out directly to our Nancy Verive, our Events Committee Chair at [email protected].

CANDIDATES ENDORSED AT THE MDP CONVENTION OVER THE WEEKEND

Listed at the end of this item are the candidates who received endorsements at the Michigan Democratic Party Endorsement Convention on Sunday in Detroit. Before the votes for endorsement were cast Brian Hoduski, our Co-Chair for Candidate Recruitment, texted from the convention floor. “I’ve never seen so many people in convention,” he said.

And then, a bit later, “We are the biggest convention in state history! They’ve got 8 overflow rooms.” A total of 7,252 Michigan Dems were credentialed as delegates to the convention. Amazing! And encouraging news for the midterms!

And, before that, on Saturday night, Governor Gretchen Whitmer spoke as the Legacy Dinner honoree, and was followed by keynote speaker Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear. (see them talk here on C-SPAN).

And even before that, on Saturday afternoon, Senator Cory Booker gave a rousing speech at the Michigan Women’s Caucus luncheon, followed by quick comments by Governor Beshear and a sit down conversation with Former Vice President Kamala Harris. (You can see all three here on C-SPAN).

MDP ENDORSED CANDIDATES

Candidates were endorsed by vote from the assembled Democratic Party members from across the state, who were credentialed as delegates to the Convention on Saturday.

You have two more opportunities this week to directly support the Chedrick Greene campaign by participating in virtual phonebanks to get out the vote! Just like last week, the first phonebank will be tomorrow evening starting at 6 PM, and the second will be on Saturday starting at 1 PM.

The Chedrick Greene campaign is going all out ahead of the May special election for the state Senate seat in the 35th District. This open seat that will decide majority control of the state Senate, and it will take an all-out effort to win. Chedrick needs all of us in this fight now.

TUE APR 21

The Laurium Village Council meets tonight at 6 PM in the Council Chambers of the Town Hall. More info (including the GoTo Meeting link to attend virtually) can be found on the Village's web page. 

The Calumet Village Council meets tonight at 6:00 PM in the Village Council Chambers. More information can be found in the Agenda packet (including the Zoom link to attend virtually) at the Village’s Council Meetings web page.

WED APR 22

The Houghton City Council meets at 5:30 PM on Wednesday. Agendas and agenda packets for Council meetings are typically placed in the City’s Searchable Document Center on the Monday before the meeting by 5:00 p.m.

A FULL LISTING OF ALL LOCAL CITY, VILLAGE AND TOWNSHIP GOVERNMENTS, WITH CONTACT INFORMATION, AND (WHERE AVAILABLE) TIMING OF LOCAL COUNCIL MEETINGS CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE.