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Mainstreet Memories Car Show Moving to Waterfront

Port Huron, MI — Mainstreet Memories, an annual car show in Downtown Port Huron, has announced plans for expansion in 2021. The non-profit is rolling out its plans for a bigger and better show this summer.

The group has raised $65,000 to benefit the Council on Aging serving St. Clair County since they started the event. They have had exponential growth in the car show each year since starting in 2015.

Previously held on Huron Avenue, this year’s show will be held at the Acheson Ventures downtown waterfront area. The advantages of the new location are cost savings, greater area for cars to park, and no need to close streets. In a statement on their facebook page, President Ron Steward said, “In discussions with the DDA, both groups feel comfortable with this change, and feel it opens new opportunities to grow and expand the event into a weekend long experience, the opportunities are endless.”

This year’s Mainstreet Memories Car Show is scheduled for July 31, 2021 and will be sponsored by Moran Automotive. More information is at mainstreetmemoriesph.com.

Reporting for WGRT – Jennie McClelland

Lansing’s Year Ends with Several Bills Signed and Several Bills Vetoed

‘Tis the season for end of the year bill signing and vetoing in Lansing. Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed and vetoed a flurry of bills as 2020 wound down.

The signed bills address a variety of issues. Senate bills 1090 and 1092 adjust the expectations of incarcerated parents regarding child support when the parent has no ability to pay. Several other bills were signed pertaining to veterans’ facilities, one-year tax adjustments in response to the pandemic, as well as bills related to public interests in bridges, tasting rooms, social service complaint notifications, and others.

Several bills were vetoed as well. Those covered a variety of topics, including the use of Executive Powers. A bill sponsored by Senator Dan Lauwers, a St. Clair County Republican, pertaining to defining “authority” in the Small Wireless Communications Act was vetoed. Several bills related to the pandemic were also vetoed, including a bill that would create the Pandemic Health Care Immunity Act, which would provide immunity from liability for health care facilities for any injury, including death, sustained by an individual in relation to the provision of COVID-19-related services. 

A link to more information, including the veto letters, can be found at WGRT.com.

https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/0,9309,7-387-90499_90640-548570–,00.html

Reporting for WGRT – Jennie McClelland