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“Empty The Shelters” Event To Find Homes For Sheltered Pets

When temperatures drop, people aren’t the only ones affected. Many pets are discarded and left to fend for themselves during the winter months. Our animal shelters are being faced with overcrowding and are seeking to find these animals a home for the holidays.

St. Clair County Animal Control (SCCAC), along with 275+ shelters across the country are participating in the Bissel Pet Foundation event, “Empty the Shelters: Holiday Hope.” Empty the Shelters will be sponsoring reduced adoption fees of $25 on December 1-3rd as well as Dec. 5-9th. 

With many wishing to have Santa bring them a special pet friend this holiday season, it’s a good time to make their wish come true, while also supporting a cause that helps pets, as well as our animal shelters. Just remember that adopting a pet is a huge responsibility, so be sure you are ready for that commitment, and not just as a Christmas gift.

For more details and information, you can email: animalcontrol@stclaircounty.org.

Merrytime Christmas Coming To Marine City

Christmas time is here, and the Marine City Chamber of Commerce is spreading holiday cheer throughout the community with their upcoming event.

Join one of Marine City’s most popular events of the holiday season with Merrytime Christmas. Hundreds of people each year make their way to experience the old-fashioned river-town Christmas vibes of this historic city. There will be plenty of fun and entertainment to be had for all ages. The event will feature children’s activities, a chance to meet Santa, as well as some of their favorite Disney characters. There will also be vendors for shopping, live music, and much more.

Merrytime Christmas will take place on Saturday, December 3rd, from 10AM – 5PM. For more information or if you would like to sponsor the event, you can email the Marine City Chamber of Commerce at: chamber@visitmarinecity.com.

Reporting for WGRT – Choze Powell

MYOI Helping Former Foster Children This Christmas

This Christmas the Michigan Youth Opportunities Initiative (MYOI) is seeking help in providing gifts for those who have exited or aged out of the foster care system in St. Clair and Sanilac Counties.

The annual Christmas gift collection will help the 29 individuals that are still in need of donors this year. These individuals no longer have open foster care cases, so they are ineligible for the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Christmas Program for foster children. 

The goal is to provide each of the youth $100 in gifts or gift cards as well as donations for quarters that will be used for their annual MYOI Holiday Party on December 16th, at Sperry’s Arcade House. 

If you would like to help make someone’s Christmas a bit more special, you can email Sunshine Ratliff for more information at: ratliffs2@michigan.gov.

Reporting for WGRT – Choze Powell

Mid City Nutrition Winter Giveaway Needs Your Help

Mid City Nutrition Soup Kitchen, located at 805 Chestnut Street in Port Huron is in need of items to help keep the community warm this winter with its Winter Giveaway.

Mid City Nutrition Soup Kitchen serves people of all ages and backgrounds. Their goal is to feed those in the community who are in need. Individuals do not have to have proof of income, residency or a referral to enjoy a hot meal. 

This year’s annual Winter Giveaway is seeking help from the community to donate items such as shampoo, soap, toothpaste, and other hygiene related items. They are also looking for gloves, hats, and scarves for men, women and children. Also, if you have any tote bags to help pack the items, as they have 250 bags to fill this year. 

Items can be dropped off at the Chestnut Street location between 8AM – 5:15PM on weekdays, and 8AM – 12Pm on Saturday. 

Reporting for WGRT – Choze Powell

ALERT: Recall On Lone Star Bakery Beef Shepherd’s Pie

Shoppers beware! There has been a recall on a potentially harmful product that may have made its way to your home. 

Lone Star Bakery, Inc. is recalling approximately 5,740 pounds of their beef Shepherd’s pie, for possible contamination of copper wire pieces. The announcement was made by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) on October 27th. 

The product in question is their 8-oz. carton packages of “Boomerang’s Beef Shepherd’s Pie” which were produced on April 1, 2022 with a use by date of September 23, 2023. The products will also have the establishment number “Est. 31772” inside of the USDA mark of inspection. Some products may have made their way to several Whole Food Markets in the Metro Detroit Area, so be wary when shopping.

Reporting for WGRT – Choze Powell

St. Clair County Woman’s Luck Wins $264K Michigan Lottery Jackpot

What a most wonderful time of the year, especially for an anonymous winner of the Fast Cash Jackpot from the Michigan Lottery.

The lucky winner purchased her winning ticket at Ray’s Market, located in Smith’s Creek. After playing a $20 Lucky 7’s Lottery game she won $14,838, but then she also matched the bonus jackpot number for $250,000 which then bumped her winnings up to $264,838. 

To prove how lucky the winner is, she also won a $4million prize in 2017 after playing $30 on an instant ticket. “…I couldn’t believe I won again! I didn’t have as crazy of a reaction as I did when I won the $4million, but it was still an amazing feeling,” says the anonymous winner. 

Reporting for WGRT – Choze Powell