Please attend the Emmet County Board of Commissioners meeting Aug 20 at 6 pm. The Board will discuss, and hopefully, approve, a resolution to delay Data Center permits in our county until March, 2027 to allow time for this complex issue to be sorted out. We need as many people present as possible to get this done. Consider speaking at the public comments portion of the meeting. There are board members who may oppose this so they may need to recognize what their constituents expect of them. We need to protect our beautiful county! Send emails, call, and attend at 200 Division St., Ste 160, Petoskey. (231) 348-1700. commissioners@emmetcounty.org Meeting Info Data Center Permit Resolution (PDF)

Speakers and Activities ──── Music ──── Chalk Art ──── Refreshments ──── Hear from community experts about important, urgent topics affecting residents of Northern Michigan including: - Data Centers - Election Integrity - Detention Centers - Universal Healthcare Refreshments, chalk art, music, and activities! NoMi Indivisible is a local grassroots non-partisan group, based in Petoskey, MI. We do not endorse candidates or collectively align with any political party. Our focus is to empower our community and defend democracy through education and action on key issues.

Meet candidates Melissa Perron and Brendan Ryan. Both are running in the Democratic primary to represent the Michigan 107th State Representative District. Questions for the upcoming forum can be submitted when you register for the event via Mobilize. Registration must be completed by July 6th, 2026 for questions to be considered for the event. Doors open at 5pm.

Emmet Democrats are building the infrastructure to take us into election 2026. This event will kick off our summer of action. - Meet your candidates in Candidate Alley - Catch up with Emmet County Democrats & Board Members - Learn how you can play a significant role in expanding the blue wave - Enjoy some local brews, Taco Tuesday, and make some new friends Come as you are, recruit some of your friends, and be part of the fun!

We will meet in Pennsylvania Park downtown Petoskey where you can pick up your pride flags, visit with others, and enjoy the energy of queerness! We will read a story, share a few words and start walking down to the people's corner around 6:30pm. Walking down lake street and then gathering with our flags, signs and PRIDE to stand together in visibility and solidarity in our community!

The next 250 starts with us. As America approaches its 250th anniversary, we have a choice about what story we tell. We can let strongman politics and corruption define the moment. Or we can make the story of America about people coming together — across race, background, identity, belief, and community — to defend our rights and build a future rooted in people power. On June 14, we rise up, we sing out, and we keep organizing. While the Committee for the First Amendment leads and hosts this powerful concert, Indivisible and No Kings are proud to partner with them to build the durable, hyper-local infrastructure our movement needs to win and counter the president's spectacle. On June 14, the national concert event celebrates the freedoms that belong to all of us: speech, assembly, protest, religion, press, and expression.

Join us on a day of solidarity and donation drive at Arlington Park in Petoskey, MI. When the billionaires break every rule, it’s going to take more than a rally to stop them. Local communities are banding together to support each other and reduce the dependence on greedy corporations and the corrupt billionaires leading them. **Our Demands for May 1st** - Tax the rich so our families, not their fortunes, come first. - No ICE. No war. No private army serving unchecked federal power. - Expand democracy, not corporate power. Hands off our vote. Together we will be flexing our collective muscle in a tremendous day of power - showing our unity through a day of marches, rallies, and actions including **No Work No School No Shopping in many cities.** Join as as together we celebrate May 1st through action and community. *Please note: A core principle behind all our events is a commitment to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation

Join us on a day of solidarity and donation drive at Arlington Park in Petoskey, MI. When the billionaires break every rule, it’s going to take more than a rally to stop them. Local communities are banding together to support each other and reduce the dependence on greedy corporations and the corrupt billionaires leading them. **Our Demands for May 1st** - Tax the rich so our families, not their fortunes, come first. - No ICE. No war. No private army serving unchecked federal power. - Expand democracy, not corporate power. Hands off our vote. Together we will be flexing our collective muscle in a tremendous day of power - showing our unity through a day of marches, rallies, and actions including **No Work No School No Shopping in many cities.** Join as as together we celebrate May 1st through action and community. *Please note: A core principle behind all our events is a commitment to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation

NoMi Indivisible, along with their sponsors Between the Covers bookstore in Harbor and McLean & Eakin Booksellers in Petoskey, will be hosting a moderated and structured forum in which candidates will be asked to respond to questions of specific interest to our community.The event is part of the MI-01 Meet the Candidates Project, a coordinated, non-partisan series of public forums that is bringing congressional primary candidates directly to communities across the Upper Peninsula and northern lower Michigan. Primary candidates invited: Wayne Stiles (Democrat) Kyle Blomquist (Democrat) Justin Michals (Republican) Zebulon Featherley (Independent) Attend in-person Attend virtually This program is neither sponsored, nor endorsed by the Petoskey District Library.

We have the power and are claiming it together. No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings. ---------- March 28, 2026 11:30am-11:50am: Congregate at Arlington Park (near Perry Hotel) 11:50am: Words of encouragement, inspiration, and motivation. 12:00pm: March East along greenway, protest along US-31 (towards Kilwins) ---------- What began in 2025 as a single day of defiance has become a sustained national resistance to tyranny, spreading from small towns to city centers and across every community determined to defend democracy. Our peaceful movement is bigger than ever. When our families are under attack and costs are pushing people to the brink, silence is not an option. We will defend ourselves and our communities against this administration’s unjust and cruel acts of violence. On March 28th, rise up, take to the streets, and say it loud: no thrones, no crowns, no kings. We’re not watching history happen—we’re making it. Join us.