Operation Transformation Suggests Safe Options For Halloween
Next week is one widely anticipated by children and adults! Halloween has become 2nd only to Christmas as the holiday the most money is spent on. Between candy, costumes, and parties, people are buying things and planning events to enjoy this unique day. While Halloween has become quite Americanized over the years, it started as a religious night to keep evil spirits away before the remembrance of those who died on November 1st – All Saints’ Day. To keep the fun in the day, and ensure a safe celebration for little ones, many churches are offering an alternative to traditional trick-or-treating door-to-door. Some are billed as Trunk or Treat, and some as an indoor family party. Check out area churches who are offering such events. Blue Water Free Methodist, Port Huron First United Methodist, Griswold Street Baptist, and Faith Lutheran are just a few. If you don’t want to take the chance of exposing your children to something too scary, trust area churches to keep the “treat” and eliminate the “trick” in the evening and provide a safe alternative!
A boy, believed to be about ten years old, was hit by a car and injured while waiting for the school bus yesterday morning. The accident occurred just before 8 a.m. Wednesday on Parker between Oakleaf and Krafft roads. The boy was transported to the hospital with what appeared to be a broken femur. According to reports no one else was injured in the accident. Fort Gratiot firefighters, St. Clair County deputies, Michigan State Police and Tri-Hospital EMS responded to the scene. The boy was a student at Thomas Edison Elementary and Principal Chris Collins noted on the school’s Facebook page, that the child was struck by a bus and he wanted families to be aware as students may have questions when they got home, however Mr. Collins had talked with the students on the bus, and social workers were in place if needed. It stated it was an opportunity to remind all students that they should stay at least 12 feet back from the road until the driver comes to a full stop, the bus doors open and they receive the “one hand wave”.
The 2018 Annual Port Huron First United Methodist Coats For Kids Collection Drive will begin October 26th to November 30th. Area residents are being asked to bring gently used or new coats, gloves, mittens, scarves and hats. A number of businesses have boxes placed around the city of Port Huron and the surrounding area for you to drop off your donations. After the items are collected, they will be given to local schools and other places of need. If you cannot find a box you may bring the items to the First United Methodist Church at 828 Lapeer Avenue in Port Huron, next to Pollock Randall Funeral Home. Some of the locations with boxes, include the YMCA, Kerr Albert, Wally’s Market, and the 4-Star Restaurant in Marysville.
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection arrested a truck driver on the Blue Water Bridge Sunday who officials say was transporting a berry shipment that also contained some 280 pounds of cocaine. Officials say that members of the CBP Port Huron Anti-Terrorism and Contraband Enforcement Team were performing routine outbound inspections on the bridge at the time of the arrest.The commercial truck shipping blackberries to Canada was selected for the inspection, and during the interview, four boxes containing plastic wrapped packages of suspected narcotics were found in the truck’s tractor. The packages tested positive for the properties of cocaine in a field test according to a statement by the the CBP. The U. S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan has accepted prosecution for the case.
The first “Let’s Get Cooking” show was a great success at Landmark Academy last evening. Chef Guy Klinzing delighted the audience with his cooking and teaching skills as well as his performance of singing and humor. The evening was presented by WGRT and the Times Herald and sponsored by McLaren Port Huron. Many in the audience received prizes from vendors who took part in the vendor show, prior to the cooking show. McMilin’s Furniture of Yale gave away a genuine La-Z-boy rocker recliner to Kathy Ramsey and Miller Maytag awarded the grand prize of a 30 inch double over range to Lizz Maxon. Klinzing, along with his volunteer helpers put together and instructed eight recipes, which were included in a recipe booklet for the audience to take home and make on their own.
The Port Huron Museum is counting down to the Candlelight Tours coming up each Friday and Saturday from November 23 through December 22 at the Fort Gratiot Light Station at 2802 Omar Street. See the fresh greens, Christmas décor, winter on the beach, and the lighthouse tower all decked out for the holidays by candlelight. Includes a rare night time tower climb, weather permitting. Cost is $10.00 per adult, $8.00 per student or senior for an approximately 45 minute to 1 hour tour. There is no charge for Port Huron Museum Premier Members Attendees will enjoy free cocoa and cookies. The first candlelight tour leaves at 5:00PM with tours leaving every half hour until close. The 7:30PM tour is the final tour of the night and consists of only a tower climb. Closed toe shoes are required to climb the tower. Please bring your Eventbrite ticket to the information counter to redeem for your tour ticket.