A project in the city of Au Gres has been named one of the top 10 finalists in a $50,000 competition.The Consumers Energy Foundation has announced 10 finalists for its statewide Put Your Town on the Map Competition, that will award $50,000 in grant funding to three projects throughout the state.Communities with fewer than 10,000 residents and projects designed to help them grow and thrive had until February 15 to apply.
The former elementary school building in Standish received a boost in its journey to be reimagined as a comprehensive community center thanks to a $1.1 million grant from the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity.The Sunrise Community Resource Center will support residents of Arenac and surrounding counties with services that include:• Before- or after-school educational activities.• Licensed full-time childcare.• Access to career and workforce training.• Indoor and outdoor spaces accessible to the public for recreational and athletic activities.• Programming for seniors.• Meeting spaces for neighborhood and community organizations.• Space for social and health services.The state awarded $64 million in community center grant funds for 100 Michigan municipalities and organizations to expand programming or work on capital projects.
Arenac County Veterans Affairs met with fellow veterans and committee members for coffee and donuts on Tuesday, March 5 at the Arenac County Veterans Club, 3221 M-76 in Standish.The event is held on the first Tuesday of each month and provides veterans with important information and an opportunity to share stories and fellowship with other veterans, as well as meet with other veterans to discuss benefits.
The VFW and post #3724 will host its 51st Loyalty Day Parade on Saturday, April 27 in Standish and is inviting the community to participate.“We would like to take this time to personally invite you to participate in what we believe is the most important celebration our community has, the reaffirmation of loyalty to the United States, and for the recognition of the heritage of American freedom,” organizers said.“We hope each and every one of our community members will take the opportunity to participate in this event and join us as we celebrate our heros that allow us to be free.”Parade assembly will be held 11 a.m.
Michigan announced that 31 projects will receive $3.6 million in grants from the Michigan Invasive Species Grant Program.The Arenac Conservation District received $70,000 for the Saginaw Bay Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area project.
The Saginaw Valley State University Board of Control approved university funding for a Lake Huron Environmental Research Station during the board’s regular meeting Monday, Feb.
During the Standish City Council’s regular meeting last month, council discussed replacing the aging bar screen at the main wastewater lift station, with an estimated cost of $599,000.A wastewater bar screen is a screen that filters out large solid objects such as rags, plastic, paper, and metal from flowing water in a wastewater systemThe city faced a challenge as the sewer fund lacked sufficient funds for the project.
During a recent Arenac County Board of Commissioner’s meeting, Yvonne King of Arenac County 911 presented plans to expand the 911 center to meet growing needs, including considering the purchase of a larger building.King provided a quote of $13,785.50 from Radio North for a P25 Control Station interface with a Tall Control Station to an existing ModUcom communications console.
Over 6,500 voters from across the state cast ballots for the presidential primary during the first day of in-person early voting.According to poll book data provided by Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s office, 6,587 voters cast ballots at early voting sites throughout the state.