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If you’re thinking about a new job for the new year, McLaren Health Care is hosting a regional job fair in Clinton Township to fill nursing and allied health positions at McLaren Macomb in Mount Clemens, McLaren Oakland in Pontiac and McLaren Port Huron.

Open to all interested individuals, the fair will be hosted at the main campus of Macomb Community College on Dec. 10 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. McLaren representatives will be onsite to conduct immediate interviews for open positions at each of the three regional McLaren Health Care hospitals. All attendees are asked to please bring copies of their resume.

In addition to onsite interviews, attendees will be provided refreshments and can shop an extensive selection of health care uniforms and shoes. Attendees are encouraged to register, but walk-ins are welcome as well. To register and find more information, visit mclarenconnections.eventbrite.com.

Reporting for WGRT, Kelsie Kaczperski.

The holidays are a fun and exciting time filled with love, family, and gifts! As Black Friday and Christmas approach, buying gifts can be expensive or out of the question for some families. To help ease that stress, Harbor Impact ministries, a local charity, is making shopping free for many local families.

Barb Hanneke, director of Harbor Impact Ministries, told ebw.tv during an interview that about 500 families go through on an “impact day.” Once a month, families are able to go into the cafe to get perishable foods and shop for other items such as clothing, toys, and home decor located in rooms of Sparlingville Elementary School. They also had Christmas decorations collected over the year available for the November Impact day event. 

Currently, Harbor Impact Ministries is looking to get more children and men’s clothing, although they will take all donations. Some ways you can help is by volunteering, donating goods, and donating money.  Learn more in this feature.

Thanksgiving is the best time for family and delicious food. Many families have great holiday traditions that may include making a special dish. While some people have the “standard” turkey dinner with stuffing and other common sides like cranberry sauce and mashed potatoes, others have some pretty wild Thanksgiving recipes added to the table. 

People took to Twitter this year to share their wildest Thanksgiving recipes and some dishes are quite interesting… 

Ever heard of seafoam salad? What about a bologna cake with ranch cream cheese icing? As it turns out, many individuals have these kinds of unique creations that they have on turkey day. Surprisingly, Jell-O was a common ingredient for most so if you aren’t sure what to make this year or want to start a new tradition… Grab some Jell-O and get creative! It truly seems like the possibilities are endless. 

However strange your family dish may be, have a Happy Thanksgiving! 

Adapted from the Today Show’s “Jello-O and cream cheese?! People share their family’s wildest Thanksgiving recipies” by Aly Walansky

Winning the lottery is everyone’s dream. Would you quit your job? Buy a big house? Donate it to charity? Or all of the above? The answers to those questions have been public knowledge in multi-state lotteries like Powerball, which currently has a $90 million payout. 

Winners have their name, city of residence, date of winning, and amount of winning made public under current rules. However, State Representative Padma Kuppa, a Democrat from Troy, wants to give winners the option to remain anonymous for their own protection. She introduced a bill to the Michigan House of Representatives last week where winners would only have their names released if they consent in writing. 

Lottery winners often have little experience in handling such large sums of money and can fall prey to people trying to get their hands on the winnings. This bill is intended to protect those winners by letting them decide when to share their good news, if ever. Other states have similar legislation. The bill has been referred to the House Committee on Regulatory Reform for further consideration.

Tomorrow’s the big day many people wait for all year — turkey day! While many of us learned about the origins and traditions in grade school, there are some things you may not know or maybe just forgot. Did you know the first Thanksgiving was supposedly a three-day celebration? In November of 1621, the settlers’ first corn harvest proved successful and Governor William Bradford invited the Plymouth colonists’ Native American allies to enjoy the fruits of their labor. Members of the Wampanoag tribe came bearing food to share and as they joined the Pilgrims, the revelers decided to extend the affair. While it’s called turkey day by many, was there really even turkey at the first Thanksgiving? Nobody is quite sure if the famed, fall bird that now marks the centerpiece of our table was even on the menu back in 1621. However, they did indulge in other interesting foods like lobster, seal, and swan.

While many folks’ tradition includes a parade, did you know the first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade didn’t feature any balloons? The first parade in 1924 actually featured animals from the Central Park Zoo! Back to turkey traditions, do you have a guess how many are cooked each year? Well… It’s over 40 million. However you’re celebrating this holiday season, we wish you a Happy Thanksgiving!

November 10 was a busy Sunday afternoon at a home in Clyde Township, as a crew of workers were busy wrapping 750 Christmas gifts for local seniors. 

For twenty years, Ed and Mary Taylor, of Clyde Township, have been opening their home to holiday giving. The Clyde Township home was filled with bags, presents and wrapping paper as the couple is involved with many local charities. For many years, the couple has been organizing Christmas Gift Bags for local seniors. 

Mary buys the biggest gift bags she can find and fills them with twenty-five different practical and fun gifts for seniors. The process of getting the gifts is year-round as she shops for the best deals. She raises money for the project through bake sales at Lenten Fish Fries at St. Mary church in Port Huron, and Mary bakes many of the items herself. She also does the shopping and recruits members of the Knights of Columbus and their families to help her wrap and deliver. 

The Taylors started this project at the Marydale Village in 1999 and moved their efforts to Sanborn Gratiot Memorial Home when Marydale closed. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor started this venture to show their senior neighbors that someone still cares and have continued doing so for two decades. They look forward to visiting with the seniors and helping to spread the Christmas spirit.