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St. Clair County youth risk behavior data shows the need to establish a new community prevention coalition.  According to Lisa Ruddy, BS, CHES, Health Educator at the St. Clair County Health Department, all voices are needed at the table in order to work together to reduce risk factors for youth substance use. Substance use is at the root of many societal concerns, such as not graduating, behavioral issues, truancy, violence, or family problems. Preventing risky behaviors will impact the health, well-being and ultimately the lives of teens and the community around them. Together, she says we will prioritize substance use issues to tackle and develop a five-year comprehensive, community-owned plan to guide coalition efforts.  They are looking for representation at all three planning sessions to help map out strategies that will improve the health of local youth. Mark your calendar and share with everyone you know. Lunch will be provided.

• May 3, 2019 from 11:00 am – 4:30 pm

St. Clair Technical Education Center (TEC) 499 Range Rd. Marysville, MI

• June 7, 2019 from 11:00 am – 4:30 pm

St. Clair Technical Education Center (TEC) 499 Range Rd. Marysville, MI

• July 11, 2019 from 11:00 am – 4:30 pm

Port Huron Areas School District McKinley Building 2720 Riverside Dr. Port Huron, MI

For more information and to RSVP, please visit www.scchealth.co or call (810) 987-5300. Follow us on social media @scchdmi.

The Port Huron Police Department’s “Gun Buy Back” sponsored by the James C. Acheson Foundation on Saturday, April 6^th, was a great success, according to Captain Marcy Kuehn.  The Port Huron Police Department took in 15 sawed off shotguns, 18 rifles and 29 handguns – one of which had the serial number scratched off.  Also collected were several non-functioning firearms and several thousand rounds of ammunition and black powder to be destroyed.  At noon the police department had run out of the $5,000 cash provided for the event, but the James C. Acheson Foundation advised they would support additional funding.  Officers made personal withdrawal at their ATM’s to continue to pay for the guns. A majority of the citizens advised they had inherited guns or held onto guns they didn’t feel safe owning and wanted them destroyed so they didn’t get in the wrong hands. In total, $9,310.00 was given out to area residents .All firearms collected from this event will be disposed of and not re-sold or retained.

St. Clair County Community College is now accepting applications from students who are interested in living in the college’s new residence hall during the 2019-20 academic year.  The college’s housing complex, known as The Dock, officially opened Aug. 3, 2018, in downtown Port Huron, making SC4 the first community college in Southeast Michigan to offer student housing. The residence hall provides fully furnished accommodations for up to 80 students, featuring private bathrooms, high-speed wireless internet, parking, laundry facilities and much more.
“This is a great way for students to have a full college experience while not breaking the bank,” said SC4’s College Housing Manager Nathanial Shrapnell.  In addition to enjoying convenient access to the area’s growing arts, entertainment and dining scene, students who are U.S. residents and live in The Dock pay in-district tuition rates at SC4. During the 2018-19 academic year, students from the local community and around the world chose to live on campus.
“I love living here,” said Caio Rodrigues, an international student from Brazil who explained that SC4’s new student housing was a major factor in his decision to attend the college. “It’s given me the chance to connect with different people, and it’s great being right downtown and just steps away from the movie theater.”  To be eligible to live at The Dock, students must meet ongoing academic and enrollment requirements. Those interested can find detailed information about College Housing and submit an application for the 2019-20 academic year at sc4.edu/housing.

The Blue Water Feed The World Packaging benefiting Kids Coalition Against Hunger has kicked off and the committee has set the date for Saturday, April 27 at Port Huron High School.  This year, the goal is to package 150,000 meals.  Mark your calendar, sign up as a volunteer and consider recruiting your own team of 13.  If you would like to make a financial contribution, the committee needs to raise $42,000 to package the 150,000 meals.   According to John Romine co-coordinator of the event, checks may be made payable to KCAH and mailed to Kids Coalition Against Hunger, P.O. Box 930794, Wixom, Michigan 48393 – with Blue Water 2019 written in the check memo line.  You can also give online at kcah.info, then click “Get Involved” and look for Blue Water 2019.

A local Christian radio station will be moving from its long-time location of Ross Bible Church in Port Huron Township into a vacant storefront in downtown Port Huron.  Station Manager Brian Smith said the move for 90.7 Hope FM and Power 88.3, has been on their minds for some time, and they have found their new home at 908 Military Street.   Last week, General Manager and owner of WGRT, Marty Doorn stopped in at the new location to make a donation in support of the move, and he says “we are honored that Hope FM is moving to downtown Port Huron and we are delighted to help their cause by giving them this gift, and we  encourage others in the community who have not yet made a contribution in this move, to do so as well.”   Smith told WGRT that constructions is moving along.  The workers started a couple of weeks ago, and framing is almost complete.  The trades will be working over the next several weeks with power, HAV, etc. and it is their hope that they will be in the building by the end of summer, early part of the fall.    The new location is between Cedar Hill Graphics and the Exquisite Corpse Coffee House.  Smith says if people would like to make a donation they can do so on their website at http://www.907hopefm.com or  http://www.Power883.com  – just click on the Hope Moves Project link.