Explore the history of MidMichigan Medical Center – Mt. Pleasant, which has grown over its last 20 years in the community and now has 50 physicians and advanced practice providers in more than 20 different medical specialties, delivering a variety of medical services closer to home for many community members.
MidMichigan Health is hosting the American Lung Association’s Freedom From Smoking® program – a free, 8-week program that is led by a certified American Lung Association facilitator. The sessions will be conducted virtually on Thursdays from 5:30 to 7 p.m., via GoToMeeting, and will take place Oct. 29-Dec. 17. The program is open to anyone over the age of 18.
Central Michigan University has named Amy Folan as the new Zyzelewski Family Associate Vice President/Director of Athletics after a nationwide search. Folan began her new role with CMU Athletics on Oct. 5, and we sat down with her to get to know her a little better and talk about the Athletics Department at CMU.
In an effort to deter ghost hunters and urban explorers through the Halloween season, the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe is looking for community members who are willing to camp out to help secure the site on weekends in October.
Traditionally, libraries have been able to help fill the gap created by the digital divide; however, when library buildings closed due to the pandemic, they had to get creative in order to help ensure that gap doesn’t become an uncrossable chasm for those without internet access who are working from home and doing virtual learning.
The Isabella County Human Rights Committee’s third Let Peace Reign event is scheduled for Sept. 19 from 5-7 p.m. virtually and will feature a variety of speakers, including the Mt. Pleasant Mayor, Anti-Racist Midland, Ebony Steward, representatives from the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe and Central Michigan University, and there will be several entertainers!
With more youth joining the conversation about racial injustice, the Mt. Pleasant Area Community Foundation’s Youth Advisory Committee developed an educational multi-part program “Explore Racism in Modern Day America”. The program starts by encouraging participants to read “The Hate U Give,” and is followed by a virtual panel discussion that will be uploaded to the MPACF Facebook page on Thursday, Sept. 17.
The presidents of Central Michigan University, Mid Michigan College, Saginaw Valley State University, and Delta College discuss how they’re guiding their institutions to join the conversation about racial injustice and be part of the solution in their communities.
During a virtual public meeting tentatively set for Sept. 17 a multi-governmental committee will provide its recommendation about whether a recreational authority is the best mechanism to advance the creation of a community aquatic center.
Learn how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted local soup kitchens and what you can do to help.
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