George James

Port Huron’s Night and Day sculptures at McMorran Plaza have their original green look back. About 24 people braved the drizzle Thursday to celebrate the $35,000 restoration, which also brought new lighting and fountain upgrades. A Detroit-area conservator stripped the uneven patina and applied a fresh green finish that officials say matches sculptor Marshall Fredericks’ original vision. The Night and Day Ball fundraiser paid for all of it. The sculptures will need rewaxing every couple of years.

Reporting for WGRT – JP bZet

Sarnia’s air is set to get cleaner, but the St. Clair River could take in a new kind of discharge. Imperial Oil’s new scrubber at its Christina Street refinery is expected to keep nearly 5,700 tonnes of sulphur dioxide out of the air each year. Capturing that pollution creates wastewater, and Imperial is asking Ontario for approval to treat and release up to 219 million litres of it into the river annually. The province has not yet decided whether to approve the plan.

Reporting for WGRT – JP bZet

Marysville High School honored its legends Friday with the first-ever Athletic Hall of Fame class. The class includes 12 individuals, inducted at Walt Braun Viking Stadium during halftime of the Vikings’ 61-7 win over Sterling Heights, along with the 1961 football team and the ’97 volleyball team that finished 57-0. Volleyball coach John Knuth, who won 9 state titles, called it a great honor. Athletic Director Ryan Biewer says nominations for the next class are now open.

Reporting for WGRT – JP bZet

Three St. Clair County Community College athletes earned Michigan Community College Athletic Association weekly honors after dominant soccer and volleyball performances. Freshman Tessa Freeland scored three goals and added three assists in the first fifteen minutes of a seventeen-zero shutout over Alpena, while fellow freshman Giorgio Cicero netted his first collegiate hat trick in a ten-one men’s soccer win. Sophomore Bella McCamman anchored the volleyball team with nine kills, three aces and fourteen digs in a three-one victory over Oakland CC at the SC4 Fieldhouse.

Reporting for WGRT – JP bZet