Local News

The United Way of St. Clair County will host their annual St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast on Friday, March 15 from 6 to 10 a.m. at Freighters Restaurant, 800 Harker Street in Port Huron.  Residents are invited to kick off your St. Patrick’s Day weekend with a buffet-style breakfast at a cost of $12.95 per person.  There will be Celtic Music provided by Brian Leslie on bagpipes, Celtic Cross and Keltara.    A St. Patrick’s Day raffle will also be held at 9:30 a.m. at the breakfast. Raffle tickets are $2 each with a number of exciting prizes.  You may purchase your tickets to the event as well as the raffle tickets at United Way of St. Clair County at 1723 Military Street in Port Huron.  Raffle tickets will also be sold at the event.  All proceeds will benefit your local United Way.  Must be 18 years of age or older to participate and you need not be present to win.

The 7^th Annual Fun Night Out created exclusively for teen girls presented by Power 88.3 and A Beautiful Me is set for Friday, March 8, at McMorran Theatre at 708 McMorran Blvd. in Port Huron.   It is Bloom 2019 – The Last Act, with special guests, V.Rose and Caitie Hurst – Doors open at 5:30 p.m. – with the program from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.  An after party from 9 to 10:30 p.m. which is limited to 150 guests 18 years of age and younger for an additional $5 each with a Bloom ticket – there will be music! Fun! Prizes!  Pizza – donuts a dj – games and a photo booth.  Bloom tickets are $18 and can be ordered online at TheBloomEvent.com or by calling 844-989-8883.  T-shirts can be pre-ordered by February 18 for only $15

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations at the Blue Water Bridge seize nearly 600 grams of Fentanyl during special operations. In the month of January, CBP Officers identified eight separate shipments via Canadian mail trucks that did not match the manifested contents of the packages and selected them for an enforcement examination at the Centralized Examination Station in Marysville, MI. Upon inspection, the packages each contained a white rock like substance which were detained and tested locally and sent for further examination. Lab testing results came back confirming that each package contained fentanyl and meso-erythritol (sugar alcohol). “Our officer’s commitment to serve and protect is constant and this is just one of the ways we are doing our part to stem the opioid crisis impacting our nation” said Port Director Michael Fox. The total weight of the eight shipments was 572.34 grams with an estimated street value of $15,000.00 which when further processed and distributed could have impacted thousands of U.S. citizens with deadly results.

The St. Clair County 4-H Council Auction is on Saturday, February 23, 2019 at the Community Building at Goodells County Park, live auction starts at 10 am.  It’s a fun and friendly place to bring a few friends and get into the spirit of 4-H by bidding on some great items that have been donated.   4-H provides fun, educational opportunities that become the foundation for a lifetime of success.  Program areas ranging from science and technology to clothing and textiles, and so much more are available to our youth.  You have an opportunity to support the St. Clair County 4-H Program by attending this annual auction.  For donations or questions, please contact the MSU Extension office at (810) 989-6935 and ask for Lori Warchuck.

Kate’s Downtown owner Kate Voss is opening a second café spot in the Maritime Center at Vantage Point in March and plans to give patrons a new choice of items on her menu.  According to Kate’s Downtown Facebook page, her favorite place has always been their cottage, and the boathouse on that property – so it only follows that she would like  to offer food and drink overlooking the water,  — she plans to call the new location The Boathouse by Kate’s.  The plan is to offer pastries, coffee, kids sandwiches and nautical-themed drinks.  Kate says she hopes to be open for business Monday, March 11.   Voss has signed a one-year lease at the Maritime Center and hopes to be there for years to come, however, the Maritime Center is listed for sale, and a sale of the property could change a lease agreement that exceeded one year.  Voss’ plan is to have the Boathouse open between 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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