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<p>Happy Valentine's Day! <br>
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<p>In honor of this special holiday, it is my privilege to announce that our MASTA Website (THANK YOU, NIck Mosley!) was chosen by ASTA as best state website! We will be presented an award at the National ASTA Conference in Pittsburgh in March. Gotta LOVE
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<p>Also, the MMC planning committee would LOVE it if you would submit a proposal to present at the 2018 MMC!
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<span tabindex="0" role="button" class="contextualExtensionHighlight ms-font-color-themePrimary ms-border-color-themePrimary ident_91_160">The Session Proposal and Thursday Evening applications are available here:</span><br>
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<div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-bottom:14pt;"><a href="https://mmc2018cfp.hubb.me/" target="_blank"><font color="#0563C1">https://mmc2018cfp.</font><font color="#0563C1">hubb</font><font color="#0563C1">.me</font></a> - Session proposal application</div>
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Thank you for sharing the LOVE!!! See you in Pittsburgh where MY motto will be:
<b>MICHIGAN - GREAT lakes/GREAT string teachers!!!<br>
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<div id="Signature">Janis Shier Peterson, President
<div>Michigan American String Teachers Assn.<br>
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<div>932 S. Lake St.</div>
<div>Marquette, MI 49855</div>
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