Friends of the St Clair River Using EGLE Grant to Continue Growth
The Friends of the St. Clair River are part of a $600,000 grant program administered by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy. The grants are for conservation and educational efforts.
The Friends of the St. Clair River received $40,000, the maximum allowable grant amount. Friends President, Sheri Faust, said that the organization is “deepening its roots across Michigan’s Thumb Coast to better serve our region’s long-term environmental health and improve awareness for St. Clair County’s natural resources.”
The St. Clair County organization works to protect and restore water resources in the St. Clair River watershed. As demand for services rises, the organization needs to scale to meet demand. Faust said the organization is hiring its first-ever Executive Director.
Expressing thanks for the EGLE grant, Faust said the money will be used to build “boots on the ground to support our organization with conservation and education efforts.” Future projects include education on urban and agriculture pollution sources.
Reporting for WGRT – Jennie McClelland
Local Couple Can Help Choreograph Memorable Wedding Dances
Want to kick your wedding up a notch? A local couple has just the thing. Dan and AnnaLee Higgins, a local married couple who are both professional dance instructors and theatrical performers, are offering wedding dance choreography and lessons.
The entrepreneurs were recently married and had a chance to impress their reception guests with their own professionally choreographed dance. They want to share that feeling of wowing the guests with other couples.
Mr. and Mrs. Higgins met while performing at a theater in Indiana and eventually decided to make Port Huron their home. They both teach dance lessons at Mainstreet Dance Connection in Port Huron.
AnnaLee said that wedding dances are a fun surprise when guests don’t expect a choreographed number from non-dancers. She said that they can choreograph dances for any event, not just weddings.
The Higgins’ can also work with people who are not comfortable with dancing to make them more at ease at events where dancing is expected, and with traditional father-daughter, or mother-son wedding dances.
Photo by Mulberry & Sage Photography
www.mulberryandsage.com
https://mainstreetdance.wixsite.com/mainstreetdance/wedding-event-choreography
Reporting for WGRT – Jennie McClelland
Olga’s Kitchen Available at Home Through Goldbelly
Fans of the Detroit area restaurant Olga’s Kitchen can now get some of their favorite menu items delivered to their home through Goldbelly, a food delivery company that connects people with food from their favorite restaurants and chefs.
Goldbelly’s mission is to bring people comfort through food, and they accomplish that by shipping meal kits, dessert kits, and food themed care packages from an ecclectic group of well-loved restaurants like Olga’s Kitchen and chefs like Wolfgang Puck.
Mark Schostak, executive chair of TEAM Schostak Family Restaurants (owners of Olga’s Kitchen), said, “For years we’ve heard from Olga’s fans far and wide that they wanted a way to access their favorite menu items wherever they live. Our partnership with Goldbelly allows those fans to have the Olga’s items they crave delivered to their doorstep while maintaining our standard of excellence.”
Items from Olga’s Kitchen available on Goldbelly include spinach & cheese pies, beef & lamb gyros, peasant soup, and Olga’s snackers seasoned pita chips with a Swiss almond cheese dip.
Olga’s Kitchen was started by Olga Loizon who opened a Greek restaurant in Birmingham, Michigan in 1970. There are currently more than 25 locations of Olga’s Kitchen in Michigan and Illinois, and the partnership with Goldbelly makes its iconic food available throughout the U.S.
To see a video of me unboxing and cooking up a “Taste of Olga’s” Greek Dinner Kit in her home kitchen, visit the WGRT Facebook page here:
To learn more about Olga’s Kitchen at Goldbelly, visit their website here:
https://www.goldbelly.com/search?q=olgas
Reporting for WGRT – Jessie Wiegand