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The St. Clair County Community Resource Fair is scheduled for May 13th at St. Clair County Community College.

The one-day, one-stop fair is meant to provide services and supports for those who are experiencing homelessness, at risk of becoming homeless or experiencing extreme financial difficulty. The event is drive-thru with a mobile food pantry, personal care items, and resource bags.

Resource bags will contain print materials from local agencies that offer assistance. Onsite COVID-19 vaccinations will also be available.

Bonnie Dinardo, Executive Director of Community and Public Relations at St. Clair County Community College, said, “We understand that many in our community are struggling to make ends meet. Due to the strains of COVID-19 and the overall increase in the price of goods, more people are seeking help.”

Dinardo said that the “goal with the Community Resource Fair is to provide essentials like food and hygiene items while also connecting folks with local resources that can provide more long-term solutions.”

SC4 is located at 323 Erie Street in Port Huron.

Reporting for WGRT – Jennie McClelland

Port Huron, MI – Donna Schoenberg has been named the Employee of the Month for March. Schoenberg has worked at McLaren Port Huron for 12 years and is currently a nurse assistant in the observation unit.

Schoenberg was nominated by her coworkers because she lives the hospital values. She is an amazing nurse assistant, always doing what’s best for the patient. She is a remarkable team player, going above and beyond her duties daily. Schoenberg is flexible, always willing to help and a pleasure to work with.

This employee recognition is given to individuals who consistently live the values, mission and performance standards of McLaren Port Huron. Honorees are nominated by a co-worker, physician, volunteer, and/or customer.

To learn more about McLaren Port Huron, visit www.mclaren.org/porthuron.

Port Huron, MI – Lake Huron Medical Center (LHMC) is pleased to announce its April 2022 Employee of the Month, Kellie Ginther. LHMC is honored to have a strong team of staff and volunteers working hard to deliver high-quality care to the Blue Water Area.

Kellie works as a Clinic Lead in the LHMC Endocrinology Facility and has been an employee at LHMC for seven years. She was nominated by a peer who commented, “Kellie went out of her way to help a patient and her elderly mother, in a wheelchair, go on Facebook and get the bus to come and pick them up. The patient did not belong to her office, but she helped them after they had been sent to several different ” 

Lake Huron Medical Center is proud of each of its employees and volunteers; and extends a special thank you and congratulations to all our team members, especially Kellie, as we celebrate their accomplishments.

To learn more about the programs and services offered at Lake Huron Medical Center, visit www.mylakehuron.com.  

A small construction project will start Monday, May 9, 2022 at the Blue Water Bridge plaza and last until Wednesday, May 11, 2022.

Bridge maintenance is scheduled to accommodate installation of new tolling software for commercial traffic entering Canada. The construction starts at 7 AM Monday, and it should be complete by 7 PM on Wednesday.

During the construction, all loads will be limited to a maximum width of 12 feet. Bridge traffic isn’t projected to slow down too much, but there could be some delays for commercial traffic during the construction.

Once the work is complete, new software will be in place to assist with collecting tolls from commercial traffic which should improve operations at the toll booths for the future.

The construction is part of Governor Whitmer’s plans to fix Michigan’s roads and bridges. Whitmer said, “This year, thanks to my Rebuilding Michigan Plan and the recent, bipartisan Building Michigan Together Plan, Michiganders will see more orange barrels and cones than ever before as we move forward at record pace to fix roads and bridges across Michigan. We’re fixing our roads with the right mix and materials, so they stay fixed, without raising taxes by a cent. Today’s projects will improve ride quality, reduce congestion, and extend the service life of these critical roads.”

Reporting for WGRT – Jessie Wiegand