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Opportunity For Local Artists To Enter New Port Huron Museums Exhibit

The Port Huron Museums will have a new art exhibit coming March 31st, and local artists are welcome and encouraged to submit their work.

The new exhibit titled, “Portraits of Port Huron” will feature a combination of art from the Port Huron Museums collections as well as newly submitted art with the focus of showing off the people of Port Huron.  

A variety of mediums will be on display, from traditional oil and watercolor paintings, to ink drawing, and photography. There will also be some interactive elements as well for the guests to experience. The goal of the new exhibit will be to highlight the evolution of portraiture.

Artists of all experience levels are invited to submit their work, with the option of offering it for sale to the public. The deadline for submissions is February 28th, after which, those who have been selected will be notified of their inclusion to the new exhibit. 

For more information, visit: phmuseum.org/portrait.

Reporting for WGRT – Choze Powell

Recall On Gas Ranges Sold At Popular Retail Stores

We all probably have an electric or gas range and oven in our homes for cooking and preparing meals for our families. Could your gas range be a potential health hazard for your home? Due to a recall, it may be a very real risk to you and your loved ones.

There has been a recall of approximately 28,000 ZLINE gas ranges, due to the oven emitting dangerous levels of carbon monoxide while in use. Carbon monoxide is an odorless gas that displaces oxygen in the blood and deprives the heart, brain, and other vital organs of oxygen, resulting in death within minutes.

 The ZLINE gas ranges were sold at Best Buy, Lowe’s, Home Depot, and The Range Hood stores nationwide and online. The ranges were sold from February 2019 through December 2022.

The recall affects model numbers: RG30, RGS-30, RGB-30, RG36, RGS-36, and RGB-36.

For more details and information, visit: cpsc.gov.

Reporting for WGRT – Choze Powell

Detroit Welcomes Back The Winter At Valade Events

The popular Winter at Valade events return to the City of Detroit, providing free family fun for the community taking place each weekend from now until February 19th.  

The festive themed events will feature ice sculptures, cultural events, live music, characters for the kids, and more. The festivities will be held at Valade Park, located at 2670 Atwater St. The Fire & Ice Festival which ended yesterday, featured live performances, archery and ax throwing, as well as a meet and greet with Disney character Elsa. 

The upcoming three event festivals will each feature their own unique themes as well. Winter Around The World takes place January 20th – 22nd, Motown Love will take place February 3rd – 5th, and Mardi Gras at Valade will be February 17th – 19th. 

The event is free of charge to the public and will also have free parking available across the street from the park. Public restrooms will also be available.

For more information visit: detroitriverfront.org.

Reporting for WGRT – Choze Powell

Lakeview Hills Country Club Plan New Renovations For 2023

A substantial investment dedicated to improving the Lakeview Hills Country Club & Resort located in Lexington, has been agreed upon by the President and CEO Tom Fabrri, along with his siblings, Sue Willis, and Dennis and Rick Fabbri.

Formerly Lakeview Hills Golf Resort, the facility will see improvements and renovations to several areas, one of which will be a fine dining restaurant that will be named Emilio’s Prime Steakhouse. The restaurant will be great for special occasions and will feature specialty steaks and fresh seafood. 

In addition to the restaurant, there will be a new outdoor wedding ceremony location, a modernized large ballroom, total renovations to the 29 on-site guest rooms, plus an addition of four junior suites. The final renovation will feature a bridal suite and fun groom suite, both of which will have views of the golf course and wedding area.

Reporting for WGRT – Choze Powell

MDHHS Seeks Proposals To Help Human Trafficking Victims

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services are seeking proposals to expand services to victims of human trafficking. 

In 2021 the human trafficking hotline reported over 400 calls from Michigan. These numbers do not reflect the severity of human trafficking or how many individuals are actual victims. 

From May through September 30th, organizations with limited experience in helping human trafficking victims will receive funding to better assist them in this area. In future award periods the grants would be used to support a wide range of services to survivors.

The proposal requests are open to nonprofits, which include churches, that have at least one year of experience in delivering human trafficking victim services or working with human trafficking organizations in their communities. MDHHS is looking to fund up to 10 organizations with a maximum of $100,000. 

Applications for the Human Trafficking Victims Services Expansion Programming RFP must be submitted electronically by 3 p.m., February 28th.

For more information, visit: Egrams website. 

Reporting for WGRT – Choze Powell

Gov Whitmer Press Conference April 6, 2020

Gov. Whitmer Announces Art Contest For Michigan Students

What makes the State of Michigan Strong? This is the theme for Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s 2023 State of the State program.

Gov. Whitmer is encouraging students from across the state, grades K-12, to design a creative cover for the new program. Students may use a variety of mediums such as markers, paints, crayons or other tools to create the cover. 

Designs must be submitted by 11:59 PM on Sunday, January 15th. The student who submits the winning art design will receive a gift box from Cherry Republic. 

“I believe what makes Michigan strong is the people that live here, and I am delighted to share a student’s artwork that highlights what they see as Michigan’s strengths,” says Governor Whitmer.

On Wednesday, January 25th, at 7 p.m, Gov. Whitmer will give the 2023 State of the State address on her plans to tackle challenges facing Michigan residents.  

To find out more information and to submit artwork, visit: michigan.gov/artcontest.

Reporting for WGRT – Choze Powell