The Port Huron Police Department is investigating the death of two people inside a home in the 2800 block of Stone Street.  According to police Captain Marci Kuehn, on Saturday, November 10 at 12:59 p.m. a family friend had been called to the resident’s house on Stone Street in Port Huron.  The family friend arrived and found the resident, a 53 year old female, deceased inside the home lying next to her 79 year old mother, believed to be a Burtchville Township resident. Port Huron Police were immediately called to investigate.  Preliminary investigation shows evidence that a handgun was used in what appears to be a murder suicide.  The Port Huron Police Criminal Investigative Division and members of the Major Crimes Unit continue to investigate.  They were assisted at the scene by Tri-Hospital EMS

John Ratzenberger is this month’s special speaker at Port Huron Town Hall, beginning at 10:30 a.m.,  this morning, Monday, November 12, at McMorran Theatre.  Ratzenberger has been successful in films and theatre for over three decades. He portrayed Cliff on the long running series Cheers and is the only actor to voice a character in every PIXAR film.  John, an outspoken advocate for American manufacturing and trades, works with legislators to bring back trades training and apprenticeship programs for students and returning veterans. One of his latest endeavors includes developing and founding companies such as ECOPACK, the shredded accordion paper used for packing and TheGiftBox.com, a subscription box online store which benefits 3 charities.    Town Hall continues in December with Caroline Goulding, virtuoso violinist, followed in February by author and journalist Denise Kiernan and rounding up the season in March with Mike Emrick.

Maggie’s Wigs 4 Kids of Michigan provides wigs and support services to children ages 3 to 18 at no charge throughout the state of Michigan.  Local police departments are participating in “No-shave November, through the Pigs 4 Wigs campaign.  Now through December 1, officers will make a donation and can raise additional funds to avoid shaving for th month.  Money raised will help provide wigs to children in need.  According to Maggie Varney, Founder and CEO of Maggie’s Wigs 4 Kids of Michigan says Police departments in Brighton, Huron-Clinton Metro-parks, Lathrup Village, Milford, Orchard Lake, Saline, South Lyon, St. Clair Shores, Sterling Heights, Village of Oxford and Wolverine Lake will be participating.  To join them in making a difference, donate securely online at www.wigs4kids.or org on the “Pigs 4 Wigs” page.

On this special day, we give thanks to all the men and women who have served to protect our nation.

Marine Corps Birthday is not a public holiday. It falls on Saturday, November 10, 2018 and most businesses follow regular Saturday opening hours in the United States.  The day is mainly celebrated by personnel, veterans, or other people related to the Marine Corps. Usually, it is marked with a Marine Corps Birthday Ball with a formal dinner, birthday cake, and entertainment. The first ball was held in 1925.  The US Marine Corps started as the Continental Marines on November 10, 1775. On that date, the Second Continental Congress decided that they needed 2 battalions of Marines to serve as landing forces with the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783).  After the war, the Continental Navy was dismantled, and as a consequence the Marines as well. However, after increasing conflict with revolutionary France, the Marine Corps was formally re-established.  The United States Marine Corps is the US Armed Forces’ combined-arms task force on land, at sea, and in the air. It has more than 180,000 active duty personnel as well as almost 40,000 personnel in the Marine Corps Reserve.  www.timeanddate.com