George James

Folks in St. Clair are invited to help one of the city’s oldest landmarks blow out 100 candles. The St. Clair Inn opened along the St. Clair River in 1926, during Prohibition, and has hosted generations of weddings, travelers and family celebrations ever since. Anyone can stop by a free open house this today from 4 to 6 p.m. to tour the historic inn. The party continues Saturday night with a centennial gala featuring dinner, live music, a champagne toast and dancing. Gala tickets are 200 dollars per person.

Reporting for WGRT – JP bZet

A Port Huron teacher’s love of hockey put about 20 Woodland Developmental Center students on skates, many for the first time. Special education teacher Mark Morley pitched the idea, and players from the Port Huron Prowlers and St. Clair County Community College hockey team helped them skate at McMorran Place on Thursday. The students, ages 18 to 26, are part of Woodland’s transition program, which builds life skills and independence. School leaders hope to plan more skating trips, since other students and staff want to join.

Reporting for WGRT – JP bZet

A Sarnia man has been convicted of running a drug operation out of auto-body shops across the St. Clair River from Port Huron. Justice Russell Raikes found Nathan Raaymakers guilty on 3 counts of possessing fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine for trafficking. Police raided 6 locations in Sarnia and Point Edward in January of ’22, seizing more than $171,000 in drugs, including 122 grams of pure carfentanil. The judge said the shops did little repair work and were a cover for dealing. A sentencing date will be set later this month.

Reporting for WGRT – JP bZet

Women in St. Clair County looking for a new OB/GYN will have to wait until about January, as McLaren Port Huron finishes taking over the county’s only full-service obstetrics and gynecology practice. The hospital bought Northpointe OB/GYN in October, and it now operates as McLaren Port Huron Obstetrics and Gynecology with 4 physicians and 1 nurse practitioner, down from 8 doctors just a few years ago. Current patients will keep their doctors, and hospital leaders say recruiting more OB/GYNs to Port Huron is now their top priority.

Reporting for WGRT – JP bZet