Michigan craft beer trends, what to look for in 2021
Updated Feb 02, 2021;
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Michigan breweries were confronted with some of their biggest challenges in 2020. What can we expect in the craft brewing world here in the Mitten as move forward? Will adversity spark creativity? Are big changes coming to Michigan beer? Inquiring minds want to know.
“By and large, the craft beer world is a progressive world,” said David Ringler from Cedar Springs Brewing Company, when asked about trends in beer for 2021.
We reached out to a few experts in the beer industry to get their take on what might be coming in 2021. We found that while there some things they saw happening across the board, there are also a few interesting outliers that might prove to be bigger players in years to come.
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Whritenour chosen as Yarmouth town administrator
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The Yarmouth Board of Selectmen on Tuesday unanimously appointed Bob Whritenour as the next Town Administrator.
Whritenour has worked on the Cape & Islands for many years, most recently as Oak Bluffs town administrator on the Vineyard. He also had previous stints serving as town administrator for the towns of Mashpee and Falmouth.
In 2019, Whritenour was a finalist for the top spot in Bourne, when Town Administrator Thomas Guerino moved on; however, Bourne selectmen unanimously selected Anthony Schiavi for that job.
Cape Cod Commissioner and Yarmouth Selectman Mark Forest said of Whritenour, he knows our issues and brings solid management skills to the town. He’s mentored the best municipal talent on Cape Cod.
Wreaths were laid at Rochester and area cemeteries. 7:00 am, Dec. 20, 2020 ×
Civil Air Patrol Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Joseph Meyer lays a wreath on a veterans grave as part of Wreaths Across America Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020, at Oakwood Cemetery in Rochester. (Joe Ahlquist / jahlquist@postbulletin.com)
The cadet laid a wreath near the gravestone, took two steps back and saluted.
The ritual only lasted a dozen seconds or so. And then the cadet was off to the next gravesite. But in that brief moment, a long-dead service member, whose memory perhaps had long been extinguished and forgotten, was honored. It s a sense of respect and pride you have for these veterans and what they ve done for our country, said Richard Sylak III, a cadet in the Southeast Minnesota Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol and a student at Zumbrota-Mazeppa High School.
But in a year of so much disturbance and angst brought about by a once-in-a-century pandemic and political and social upheaval, their departure has reinforced the sense of a community in transition. A turning of the page. The passing of a generation, and the emergence of a new one.
And a question: Who will be the city s next leaders and risk takers? These people carried the city for a long time, said state Sen. Dave Senjem, who knew all three men. Who s going to have those visions? Who is going to make the investment and have that courage?
Chafoulias, a land developer, built Rochester s skyline. Bishop, a two-decade state legislator and wheeler-dealer, helped shape the state s legal landscape. Keith was a one-time state senator, lieutenant governor, gubernatorial candidate, and state Supreme Court Chief Justice.