UPCOMING EVENTS
DATE & TIME | EVENT & LOCATION |
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Anytime | How to Raise a Citizen (and Why It’s Up to You to Do It) - View the KUUF Forum with author Lindsey Cormack |
Ongoing / Wednesdays | Yoopers for Ukraine Bridge March. Every Wednesday at 5 PM. More info on the Yoopers for Ukraine Facebook page. |
May 5 - TODAY! | Election Day - School Millage and Bond issues on the ballot. For more info - County Clerk’s Elections page or the Michigan Voter Info Center. |
May 6 @ 6 PM | Our May Potluck & Monthly Meeting at the Super 8 in Houghton. Let us know you’re coming! RSVP here. |
Events featured in our newsletter can also be found on the Events Calendar on the main page of our website.
PARTY NEWS
SPRING FLING WELL ATTENDED
Thank you to everyone who turned out on Saturday for the 2026 Spring Fling at the Bonfire in Houghton. We had 90 people join us for dinner, drinks, our annual awards ceremony, speakers and silent auction. As you know the Spring Fling is our largest annual fundraiser, and the support of our community is very much appreciated!!
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We would especially like to recognize and thank the many individuals and businesses who so generously donated items for our Silent Auction. Please be sure to patronize these businesses and thank these friends in our community!
5th & Elm
Abe Supply - Sales & Service
Bonfire Grill
Lynnette Borree
Michele Bourdieu
Carol & Don Carli
Michele Cederquist
Cynthia Cote
Diamond House International
Beth Flynn
Mary Carol ("MC") Friedrich
Gartners Gallery
Lois Gemignani
Ghost House Farm
Greg Green
Lin Greene
Heather Mroz Jewelry
Amy Hjerstedt
Brian Hoduski
Beth Jukuri / IMPerfect
Gretchen & Connie Janssen
Kristi Kirkpatrick / Align & Unwind
Margaret Landsparger
The Mariner North
Cheryl Plute
Latha Poonamalee
Andi Schoch
Bobbi Shirey
Studio 13
Krissy Sundstrom
Fredi Taddeucci
The Well Read Raccoon Books & Curiosities
Valorie Troesch
Nancy Verive
Keith Wanhaaho
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Speakers and Award Recipients with HCDP Chair William Keith.
Pictures and Program On Our Website
Find the photo above and several others, along with a color version of the event program on our website. Just visit https://www.houghtoncountydems.org/springfling2026.html
Donations Still Accepted
Weren’t able to attend the Spring Fling, but you’re still willing to donate to support the Houghton County Dems work in the upcoming campaign season? IT’S NOT TOO LATE!!
We’d welcome your donation to our Office Fund. Help us open a local Democratic Party office to support brave candidates, connect volunteers, and turn their vision for a stronger Houghton County into action. We can give volunteers a place to gather, neighbors a place to learn, and candidates a base to turn their message into real impact. Donate at https://actblue.com/donate/hcdp-2026-office-fundraiser.
POTLUCK & MONTHLY MEETING TOMORROW EVENING
Join us for our monthly meeting tomorrow, Wednesday, May 6 at 7 PM at the Super 8 in Houghton.
Potluck starts at 6 PM. Bring a dish to share if you can, or just stop in and enjoy some quality time with your fellow Dems before we settle down to business at 7.
Remote attendance is available by Zoom. Click here at 7 PM Wednesday to attend by Zoom.
Membership in the Houghton County Democratic Party is encouraged, but not required, to attend meetings. We welcome all Houghton County residents who support progressive Democratic government to attend our meetings and events and also to become involved.
UPCOMING EVENTS
With Spring Fling now in the rear view mirror, our summer schedule of events is coming up fast. Besides the activities in the graphic below, we also will have our annual highway clean up days coming up - look for news about the first clean up date soon. And, we’ll be having a Community Garage Sale in June - more on that in an upcoming newsletter.
If you’d like to volunteer for any of the upcoming events listed below please contact our Events Chair Nancy Verive at [email protected].
CAMPAIGN NEWS
IT’S SPECIAL ELECTION DAY FOR MI SENATE 35TH DISTRICT. GO CHEDRICK GREENE!
Democratic Candidate Chedrick Greene on the campaign trail. (photo credit: Riley Murdoch for mlive.com)
Today’s the day for Chedrick Greene in the May special election for the state Senate seat in the 35th District (Saginaw area). 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.
Good luck Chedrick - you’ve got folks in the Keweenaw rooting for your victory.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT MEETINGS
THU MAR 05
The South Range Village Council meets Thursday at 6 PM in the South Range Community Building. For more information contact the Village at [email protected] or (906) 482-8833
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.
SUBMIT A RESOLUTION
This newsletter is paid for with regulated funds by the Houghton County Democratic Party, and is not authorized by any candidate or candidate committee.
Contact us by email at [email protected] or by text or voicemail at 906-523-1233