In the Kitchen at Meals on Wheels

Meals on Wheels brings nutricious food to the elderly who are home bound right to their doorstep.  MI News 26 Reporter Paula Jasper and Photojournalist step inside the Wheels on Meals kitchen and talk to the head cook about this program and it’s criteria.  
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Local Teacher Gets a Haircut From One Student for a Good Cause

Lake City teacher Mark Robertson once had a full head of hair, but after a random drawing one student shaved his head.  This haircut was not just for the warm summer weather, but for Pennies for Patients; a fundraiser to help raise money for children with leukemia.  MI News 26 Reporter Paula Jasper and Photojournalist [...]

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Early On Luncheon to Benefit Children

The 21st annual Wexford-Missaukee Great Start Collaborative and Early On Early Childhood Celebration and Luncheon  met last week to come together and support the education of young children in our area.  We spoke to the coordinator of the Great Start Collaborative about the luncheon and the benefits early education programs have on children and their [...]

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May Events at Alden District Library

[ May 23, 2012; 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. May 31, 2012; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] The Alden District Library has a few more events scheduled for the month of May….

The “Great Start” socialization playgroup, a community organization which encourages skill development in preschoolers, will meet at the library this Thursday at 10am. The group meets at a few different locations, and the library is now one of those sites.

A week [...]

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New Look for Cadillac American Legion

The American Legion post in Cadillac has a new look thanks to a grant from Home Depot.
The home improvement chain regularly offers grants for veterans clubs across the county so those organizations can afford to refurbish their buildings. The Cadillac American Legion post applied for and received a grant last year, and on Thursday a [...]

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World News — 5/18/12

Newly released information shows that medical examiners found evidence of marijuana in the body of Trayvon Martin.   Martin was shot and killed by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman who is awaiting trial on a second degree murder charge.  An autopsy says that blood and urine samples tested positive for THC, an ingredient in marijuana.  [...]

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Dennos Museum Receives Grant

The Dennos Museum has some extra funding, thanks to a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
The museum was selected as one of almost 800 not-for-profit organizations to receive an “Art Works” grant earlier this month. The museum was recommended for a thirty thousand dollar grant to facilitate a tour of the Miami-based Cuban [...]

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