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SONS Outreach Welding Session II Orientation Provides Youth With Job Skills

SONS Outreach (Save Our Neighborhoods & Streets) will be hosting a welding orientation for youth in the Blue Water Area.

The Your Future Now Welding Session II is presented by The Talented Tenth. It will be a parent/student orientation held on Wednesday, March 8th, at S Custom Welds located at 2401 16th Street (behind Blue Water Glass) in Port Huron. The orientation will be held from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

There is a $50 charge to attend, but students can earn money for showing up to the training courses, which would offset any cost, and end with a profit being earned for the parents/students.

If accepted, students will then begin attending the 10 week welding course starting March 15th. Students will be able to earn incentives, gain mentors, and make new friends, all while learning a valuable skill for future employment. This course is specifically designed for high school students. 

For more information, visit their Facebook page at: SONS Outreach. 

Reporting for WGRT – Choze Powell

Port Huron Loses Pillar Of The Community, Ila Shoulders At Age 103

The City of Port Huron mourns the loss of one of its most influential and caring members of the community.

Ila Estelle Hazely Shoulders was born January 10, 1920 in the state of Alabama. She moved to Port Huron at the age of six, and had been a huge part of the community ever since.

Shoulders volunteered for many organizations, and received many awards for her service. In 2020 she received the Blue Water Woman Civic Leadership Award. She organized and supervised the first daycare center in St. Clair County for the Economic Opportunity Committee (EOC), as well as helping to establish the People’s Clinic in Port Huron.

Her list of contributions are too numerous to detail, but she was a wonderful woman and will be greatly missed by her family and friends, as well the community she cared so deeply for. Ms. Shoulders passed away Sunday, February 26.

Photo: Patti Samar

Reporting for WGRT – Choze Powell

School Closings for Friday, March 3, 2023

Due to potential hazardous road conditions, the following St. Clair, Sanilac, and Macomb County Schools will be closing  early today, March 3, 2023.

List will be updated as closings follow:

 

Cros-Lex Schools

Cros-Lex Schools will be dismissing early today

 
1 pm – Middle  and High School 
1:15 pm – Elementary

    Celebrate Irish-American Heritage Month This March

    Many Americans can trace their roots back to the country of Ireland with  relatives coming to the U.S. looking for a better life for their families. The month of March has now been recognized as Irish-American Heritage Month.

    During the period between 1846 – 1851 over 600,000 individuals arrived in New York, with approximately 70% of them being Irish. This was also the time of the Irish Potato Famine in which roughly one million Irish perished due to a mold that destroyed the potato crop. Approximately another one million relocated their homes with some landing here in the U.S.

    Some famous Irish-Americans include Henry Ford, John F. Kennedy, Walt Disney, and Ronald Regan. 

    Irish-American Heritage Month began back in 1991 with the goal of honoring the contribution of Irish immigrants and their descendants, in their role in helping to shape the country.

    Reporting for WGRT – Choze Powell

    Emilio’s A Million Chameleons Coming To Petrolia

    If you’re looking for some family-friendly fun next week, check out our friends across the border in the City of Petrolia to experience Emilio’s A Million Chameleons.

    Emilio’s A Million Chameleons is a musical about being true to oneself, supporting each other, and letting your inner sparkle shine. 

    It will take place on Saturday, March 11th at Victoria Hall, 411 Greenfield Street, Petrolia. Showtimes are at 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. 

    The event is a fundraiser for a little boy named Waylon Saunders and his family, there is no charge to attend, but there will be a freewill cash donation at the door. 

    Emilio’s A Million Chameleons is sponsored by Petrolia & Area RE/Max Team. Seating is limited so reserve yours today!

    To register, email chameleonsforwaylon@gmail.com, or visit them on Facebook at: Emilio’s A Million Chameleons (for Waylon!).

    Reporting for WGRT – Choze Powell

    The City Of Port Huron Ranked 37th Most Expensive In Michigan

    If you are familiar with the Blue Water Area, you are well aware of the beautiful beaches, parks, and attractions the region has to offer. Here is some information that you may not know about the Maritime Capital of the Great Lakes, Port Huron.

    According to LivingCost.org the average cost of living is in the top 21% of the most expensive cities in the world, and is ranked 37th out of 59 most expensive cities in Michigan.

    With a population of 29,000 individuals, Port Huron is the 1550th largest city in the U.S. 

    It is ranked 5130th (Top 55%) in the list of best places to live in the world, 1924th in the U.S., and the 54th most livable city in Michigan, which puts it near the bottom in the state with only five other cities in a lower position.  

    Reporting for WGRT – Choze Powell