First
District and Lansing Area - "Boys at the Back Table" - second
Thursday - 11:30 a.m. Delhi Cafe, 4625 Willoughby Rd., Holt, just east of
Cedar Street.
E. Lansing Headquarters - "The Golden Girls" - second Wednesday
- Noon - Flap Jack Restaurant Saginaw St. at US-127.
Lansing Area - "The Brew Crew" - first Thursday - 10:00 a.m.
- Schuler Books Cafe in the new Eastwood Towne Center off US-127 at the Lake
Lansing Road exit (north of Frandor). Any MSP retirees.
First District - Jackson - last Thursday - Noon - Marino's Restaurant,
1980 West Parnall Road, across from Consumers Power.
Charlotte Area - a small group usually meets each Saturday at the Charlotte
McDonald's about 9:00 a.m. Actives and other locals are included.
Owosso Area - second Tuesday each month - 10:00 a.m. - J. Oliver's,
210 W. Exchange St., Owosso. We have a standing reservation in the back room.
First & Second Districts - Brighton - second Tuesday - 8:30 a.m.
- "Lil Chef"
Second District - "A.B.W. Society" - third Thursday - 7:30
a.m. - Leon's - 28904 W. 7 Mile, Livonia, a few blocks east of Middlebelt.
Second District - "The Over the Hill Gang" - Port Huron -
last Wednesday - 11:30 a.m. - Old Country Buffet, K-Mart Mall, 24th Street
in Port Huron.
Second District - North Oakland Group - third Wednesday - noon - Big
Apple Restaurant, Dixie Highway at Walton, Waterford Township.
Second District - Metro Brew Crew - **NEW LOCATION** first Tuesday
- 5:00 p.m. - Doc's Sports Bar, just east of I-275 and just north (about 1/4
mile at the first light) of seven mile road in Livonia.
Third District - Gladwin - second Friday - 9:00 a.m. - The Gladwin
area retirees are meeting at Robins Restaurant on M-18, 1/2 mile north of
M-61.
Third District - Bay City - first Tuesday - 9:00 a.m. - Pat & Jerry's
Restaurant at Garfield and Midland roads in Auburn, MI Note: New location.
Third District - Lapeer - second Thursday - 9:00 a.m. - The Farmhouse
Restaurant on M-24.
Third District - East Tawas - second Tuesday - 9:00 a.m. - Champs Bowling
& Restaurant on US-23, about two miles south of the post.
Third District - West Branch - second Wednesday - 9:00 a.m. - Genies
II Restaurant, West Branch. (Just east of the post in East Plaza).
Third District - Bad Axe - fourth Wednesday - 11:30 a.m. - Franklin
Inn, M-142 in the east end of Bad Axe. This group is known as "TROOPS"
(Thumb Retired Officers Of Police Service.) Includes retirees and active law
enforcement personnel from over 20 different departments.
Fifth District - Paw Paw - second Wednesday - Noon - "The Big
T" Restaurant, Lawton, Michigan. Wives also meet, same time and place,
different room.
Fifth District - South Haven - second Wednesday - 10:00 a.m. - Cousin's
Restaurant at Blue Star and North Shore Drive.
Sixth District - Rockford - second Wednesday - 9:00 a.m. - The Old
Mill.
Sixth District - Ludington/Hart - last Thursday - 9:00 a.m. - Main
Event Restaurant, BR US-31 north of Pentwater.
Sixth District - Newaygo - 9:00 a.m. - Oakridge Restaurant next door
to the VFW about 3/10 mile south of M-82. Also have met at Cronk's Restaurant.
Seventh District - Cadillac - first Wednesday - 9:00 a.m. - Hillcrest
Restaurant, one mile north of post on Business US-131.
Seventh District - Alpena - first Wednesday - 9:00 a.m. - Gen Air's
Restaurant, one block north of the Post on Ripley.
Seventh District - Manistee - Ludington - first Thursday - 9:00 a.m.
- The OldTown Restaurant. 155 Eighth St. (8th & High St.) Manistee. Located
about 6 blocks east of US-31.
Seventh District - Houghton Lake - first Thursday - 9:00 a.m. - Coyles
Restaurant.
Seventh District - Gaylord - second Tuesday - 9:00 a.m. - B.J.'s Restaurant.
Seventh District - Traverse City - last Monday - 9:00 a.m. - Flap Jack
Shack (M-37.)
Seventh District - Cheboygan - third Friday - 9:00 a.m. - Cheboygan
Big Boy Restaurant.
Seventh District - Petoskey - last Friday - 9:00 a.m. - Filmore's.
NEW LOCATION.
Eighth District - Sault Ste Marie - first Wednesday - 10:00 a.m. -
Studebakers on I-75 Business Spur.
Eighth District - Iron Mountain - last Wednesday - 8:30 a.m. Central
Time - Bernie's Back Inn, US-2, Norway, east side.
Eighth District - Escanaba - last Friday - 8:00 a.m. - Family Inn Restaurant.
Eighth District - Munising - first Wednesday - 9:00 a.m. - Dogpatch
Restaurant. (The local retirees have been meeting monthly in the Munising
area on the first Wednesday of every month since September, 2004. We have
an average of eight MSP retirees at each meeting with a couple of local PD
retirees. Several working MSP, Sheriff, and City PD officers join us.)
Central Gulf Coast, FL - Northport, FL - 8:30 am - third Saturday -
Old World Restaurant, US-41 (not meeting in the summer.)
Zephyrhills, FL - John's Steak House, 38361 County Rd 54 East. One
block east of US-301 - second Wednesday - 8:30 a.m. - during snowbird season
only.
Tucson, AZ - The Tucson area MSP retirees will have their April coffees
(9:00 a.m. on the first and third Tuesday at the Good Egg on Grant near Swan).
During the summer months there will be periodic coffees, however not on any
set schedule. Information as to when and where can be obtained from Hugh Mosher
at 520-742-7848.
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