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Women In History: Shirley Chisholm, A Catalyst Of Change

There have been numerous women throughout U.S. history who have made an impact and broken down barriers during their lifetime, Shirley Chisholm was one such woman.

Born in 1924, to immigrant parents, Chisolm was raised in Brooklyn, New York. She graduated cum laude from Brooklyn College and went on to earn her master’s degree in childhood education at Columbia University.

She later became the second African American in the New York State Legislature. She also became the first African American to be elected to Congress, and also helped form the Black Caucus.

To add to her list of firsts, Chisholm was also the first African American woman to make a bid to run for President of the United States. She earned the nickname “Fighting Shirley” and championed racial and gender equality, fighting for the poor, and ending the Vietnam War. Chisholm passed away in 2005 leaving behind a legacy that many women can look up to.

Source: history.com 

Reporting for WGRT – Choze Powell

The Annual Port Huron Pub Crawl Is On It’s Way

The month of March means that spring is right around the corner, and so is the official Port Huron Pub Crawl.

Beginning this week on Saturday, March 11th, people from all across St. Clair County will be joining the festivities for music, friends, and fun. 

The six hour event begins at 1 p.m. and lasts until 7 p.m. Participants will ride the official Port Huron Pub Crawl bus that will make stops at specific restaurants and businesses in the area, such as Freighters Eatery & Taproom, Tailgators, Lynch’s Tavern, and Senor Tequila to name a few. 

Tickets for a wristband to ride the bus are $15 and can be purchased at any of the participating businesses and restaurants, or at the Blue Water Area CVB office (cash only) inside the Blue Water Convention Center at 800 Harker St. Port Huron: Monday-Friday 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.

For more information, contact: Blue Water Area Convention & Visitors Bureau.

Reporting for WGRT – Choze Powell

St. Clair Tec Students Heading To SkillsUSA State Competition

Students from the St. Clair County TEC program will be heading to the SkillsUSA state competition held in Grand Rapids next month, after a successful showing in the regionals which took place in January and February.

The students are competing in five different programs which include: Automotive Technology, Collision Repair, Construction Trades, Culinary Arts, and Welding Technology. The SkillsUSA state competition will take place April 14 – 16. 

SkillsUSA is a national nonprofit organization serving more than 310,000 high school and college students preparing for careers in trade, technical, and skilled service occupations. 

The competition is an annual event designed to gauge a student’s mastery of various career-oriented skills and showcase the nation’s best career and technical education students.

For more information about the St. Clair TEC program, visit: sctec.org. 

Reporting for WGRT – Choze Powell

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