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The City of Port Huron’s snow ordinance goes into effect today, so it’s time to remember to make sure your car is in the driveway at night instead of along a city street.

The snow ordinance prohibits parking on paved city streets between the hours of 2:30 AM to 6 AM so that snow plows can clear streets overnight. The ordinance is in effect from now until March 31, 2022.

Violators of the snow ordinance will get a warning for the first 5 days, but after that, police will issue tickets that result in a $23 fine.

Marysville also has a snow ordinance in effect from today until April 1, 2022. Parking is not allowed on Marysville streets or avenues between 2 AM – 6 AM.

The City of St. Clair doesn’t have a standing snow ordinance; rather, they have a Snow Emergency Ordinance that prohibits parking on any city street when more than 4 inches of snows falls or is in the forecast.

Reporting for WGRT – Jessie Wiegand

 

Starting today, everyone over four years old inside a Port Huron Schools building must wear a mask until the end of the day on December 17, 2021.

In a letter to families, Port Huron Schools Superintendent Theo Kerhoulas said “an additional layer of mitigation is necessary to slow the spread among our staff and students to ensure we can keep our schools open.”

The mask requirement in the schools is in response to what public health officials are calling Michigan’s “fourth wave” of COVID-19. Yesterday, The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) issued a plea for all Michiganders to get vaccinated, wear masks in indoor areas, and use extra precautions like hand-washing and getting tested for COVID-19 before going to gatherings.

Another local response to the current situation was announced by the St. Clair County Health Department this morning. Effective December 1, 2021, the health department is moving to patient collected specimens for COVID-19 tests.

Those who need a COVID-19 test will now park at the health department, call to alert staff they have arrived, go pick up their test and consent form from an outdoor window, return to their car to collect their specimens, and then return the test to the box.

The test will be processed while the patient waits in their vehicle, and they will be alerted by phone of the results.

This new procedure will enable the health department to test more people and return results faster.

Testing is free, and available Mondays from 10:30 AM – 6 PM, and Tuesday – Friday 8:30 AM – 4 PM. Appointments can be scheduled on the web at www.scchealth.co or by calling 810-987-5300.

Reporting for WGRT – Jessie Wiegand

 

 

 

Port Huron, MI — Starting this weekend, you can support the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign when you take a drive through Sherman Woods subdivision to view their spectacular Christmas displays.

The Sherman Woods Homeowners Association will be collecting donations between 6:30 – 9:30 PM on Fridays and Saturdays for the next three weeks, and they’ll have a special session on Christmas Eve.

Fred Kemp, Sherman Woods Homeowners Association president said, “We started doing this in 2016 as a one weekend opportunity to raise funds for the Red Kettle campaign.”

The Sherman Woods neighborhood in Port Huron is known for its extravagantly decorated homes and trees filled with lighted balls. A drive through the neighborhood is a Christmas tradition for many, and last year’s campaign raised $11,000 for the Salvation Army.

Visitors can donate to bell ringers at the corner of Armour Street and LaSalle Boulevard during designated days and times. Santa and the Salvation Army Band are expected to make appearances as well.

Reporting for WGRT – Jessie Wiegand

Photo cred: Sherman Woods Homeowners Association

The VNA and Blue Water Hospice Light Up a Life campaign is running now through the end of December. Donations to the campaign will be represented by a light on the Hospice Home’s Tree of Remembrance.

The Blue Water Hospice Home in Marysville houses the Tree of Remembrance.  Each light on the tree symbolizes the life, hope, and dreams of someone who has passed away, and those who lovingly cared for them.

Heidi Benner, VNA & Blue Water Hospice Volunteer Coordinator, said, “Our Light Up a Life campaign came about as a special way for family and friends of current or former patients to pay tribute to them while giving back. Over the years, it’s grown to not only honor patients, but also the staff and volunteers who provided care and comfort.”

The tree will be lit daily in the Tom Lock Memorial Observatory of the Blue Water Hospice Home December 1- 31st from 5 PM – 7 AM, and donations in honor of a loved one can be made to the campaign at www.vnabwh.org/donate.

Reporting for WGRT – Jessie Wiegand

Jurassic Quest is coming to Novi’s Suburban Collection Showplace from December 10th through 19th. The exhibit was at the DTE Energy Music Theater in Clarkston over the summer, but if you missed it, you have another chance to experience the thrill.

The DTE show was a drive-through experience, but this one is a walk-through, so families can get even closer to the action. There will be more than 100 realistic dinosaurs, some automated. It is a much bigger event than the DTE show.

The indoor event offers dinosaur-themed rides, live dinosaur shows, interactive science, and art activities. There is also a “triceratots” area for the youngest guests, along with bounce houses and inflatable attractions.

Ticket prices start at $19. There are add-on fees for certain rides and other activities. Tickets can be purchased online with reserved days and times.

Novi’s Suburban Collection is about a 90-minute drive from the Blue Water Area. 

To learn more, visit their website here:

https://www.jurassicquest.com/

Reporting for WGRT- Jennie McClelland