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Feature Story Bay-Arenac ISD List Image Kids and Education

Career Center students are building their career readiness while collecting paychecks

Brady FalardeauThursday, February 9, 2023
A Work-Based Learning program at the Bay-Arenac Career Center puts students in professional roles throughout the community. The annual Career Center Open House is set for Thurs., Feb. 16.  
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New partnership between SVSU and Alpena Community College creates opportunities for nurses

Kathy RobertsThursday, February 9, 2023
SVSU and Alpena Community College form a new partnership to help nurses further their education and grow the nursing talent pipeline.  
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The world cup of bass fishing swims into Bay City this summer

Kathy RobertsThursday, February 9, 2023
The top bass fishermen in the world have set their sights on Bay City's waters. Two major bass fishing tournaments are set to take place here this summer.
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Michigan's CCBHCs open mental health access to all

Joanne Bailey-BoorsmaTuesday, February 7, 2023
Michigan's 34 CCBHCs provide whole-person care by integrating physical health with a comprehensive range of mental health and substance use disorder services to vulnerable individuals no matter what a patients' income or insurance coverage.  
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Family Winter Fun Fest fills Bay City Town Center with free activities on Feb. 18

Kathy RobertsThursday, February 2, 2023
Family Winter Fun Fest at the Bay City Town Center on Sat., Feb. 18 offers kids a chance to play while parents pick up information about community resources.
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When toddlers and seniors spend time together, everyone wins

Kathy RobertsThursday, February 2, 2023
New Hope Bay and the Montessori Children's House of Bay City partner, bringing kids and seniors together. The program is good for both age groups.
Feature Story Reading to baby Kids and Education

Imagination Library needs your help

Kathy RobertsThursday, February 2, 2023
After 18 years of sending free books to thousands of children in Bay and Arenac counties, the Dolly Parton Imagination Library needs community help to write a new chapter for the program.
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A joint program between Do-All Inc. and the United Way of Bay County helps expand the workforce

Scott BakerThursday, January 19, 2023
A partnership between the United Way of Bay County and Do-All Inc. is winning awards and getting people into the workforce.
Feature Story Eastman kids and grandkids hamming it up for the camera. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Foster care fosters hope for Michigan’s most vulnerable children

Brooke MarshallTuesday, January 17, 2023
Michigan's community mental health agencies, CMHs, provide mental health care for the roughly 10,000 children in Michigan’s foster care system. Here is how Genesee Health Systems and Sanilac County CMH are working hard to help foster children in their counties thrive.
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Q&A with Justin Ralston, Essexville-Hampton Public Schools Superintendent

Kathy RobertsThursday, January 12, 2023
Essexville-Hampton Public Schools and its new superintendent are looking for community input into a Strategic Plan. Public meetings are set for later this month and in February.
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Bridging the child-care gap is a high-stakes concern for families and employers

Kathy RobertsThursday, January 12, 2023
A shortage of child-care in the Great Lakes Bay Region has a significant impact on the local economy and our ability to attract and retain talent.
Feature Story Call line staff working in the team room at Summit Pointe’s First Step Urgent Care. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Community mental health agency call lines connect Michiganders with local crisis care

Rylee BarnsdaleTuesday, January 10, 2023
A call to a local community mental health crisis line can sometimes be more direct and offer services that may not be available when calling 988 or MiCAL.
Longform Tina Swanton, Michigan Health Improvement Alliance (MiHIA) executive director of community impact and strategic partnerships, and MiHIA CEO Heidi Tracy at Hidden Harvest and East Side Soup Kitchen in Saginaw. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Despite agricultural hub, Michigan's Thumb has high food insecurity. Can collaboration change that?

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, January 5, 2023
The Michigan Health Improvement Alliance is taking a new approach to addressing food insecurity in the 14 heavily agricultural counties it serves in central and eastern Michigan.
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Cusicks (and Rotary International) vs. Polio: A local couple is helping eradicate an ancient virus

Jen DoreThursday, January 5, 2023
The fight against polio has been a decades-long process. Organizations and individuals, including Rotary and local couple Chuck and Nancy Cusick, continue to fight for global eradication of the deadly disease.  
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New book club commits to reading banned and challenged books every month

Jennifer VeitengruberThursday, January 5, 2023
Community connection, cohesion, and cultural awareness are all goals of Leopard Print Books’ proprietress, Andrea Richmond, and the newly-formed Banned Book Club.
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MLK celebration returns to an in-person event to honor students and unsung heroes

Jenny CromieThursday, January 5, 2023
Best-selling author and CNN analyst Bakari Sellers is the keynote speaker for the Jan. 18 Great Lakes Bay Region Martin Luther King event at SVSU. 
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Issue Media Group launches new publication ‘The Helm’’ serving Greater Sandusky Region

Issue Media GroupWednesday, January 4, 2023
Issue Media Group is excited to announce the company’s latest online news platform – The Helm Sandusky. This publication will tell the stories of investment, innovation, entrepreneurship, and individuals that are shaping the Greater Sandusky Ohio region.
Feature Story Robert Sheehan, executive director of the Community Mental Health Association of Michigan Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Here’s good news for Michiganders’ mental health: Community mental health delivers cutting-edge care

Estelle SlootmakerTuesday, December 20, 2022
Michigan's community mental health agencies lead the nation in innovation, serve all 83 counties, and help Michiganders of all ages access the mental health supports they need.
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Bay City shines bright like a diamond during the holiday season

Sam FitzpatrickThursday, December 15, 2022
Elaborate holiday displays fill Bay City with light and color, thanks to the work of local volunteers and business owners.
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A week in the life of a student at the Bay-Arenac ISD Career Center

Brady FalardeauThursday, December 15, 2022
Brady Falardeau, a senior at Bay City Central High School, spends several days a week in the Marketing & Management program at the Bay-Arenac ISD Career Center. Here, he provides a glimpse into his typical week.
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