GLADWIN The Gladwin County Road Commission (GCRC) has a list of upcoming projects to tackle for the summer of 2024. Including asphalt overlay, ditching, and reconstruction projects.

GLADWIN COUNTY On May 7, the Gladwin County Community Foundation (GCCF) asks you to “give where you live” by supporting their Give Local campaign. Give Local is a 24-hour giving day where community members can support the long-term sustainability of local nonprofits.

GLADWIN E agle Scout Dylan Moore recently made improvements to the Nau Cabin in the Calhoun Campground in Beaverton, a project him and his team have put nearly 100 hours into, from October 2023 through April 2024. The cabin includes knotty pine on some walls, a countertop, shelves near the beds, an organized space for cleaning supplies, a coat rack, and a shelving unit.

GLADWIN Gladwin High School (GHS) science teacher Mr. Donahue and his students are hard at work preparing for this year’s annual Plant Sale.

GLADWIN Senior Project FRESH gives $25 in coupons to eligible applicants to spend on regional fruits,vegetables, herbs and honey at participating farmers markets and roadside stands. Gladwin County residents who are 60 years or older or 55 and older and a member of a federallyr ecognized Michigan tribe or urban tribal group with a household income level of 185 percent of poverty or less: Household of one – annual income < $27,861.

LANSING The Michigan State Police (MSP) and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) are partnering together to offer free gun locks to the public at MDHHS county offices and some local health departments in an effort to protect children from unintentional firearm injuries. The cable-style gun locks were purchased using $500,000 in state funding appropriated in the FY24 MSP budget for the distribution of firearms safety equipment.

GLADWIN Thank you to all who supported our 2024 Spring Tree Sale! This was another record breaking year with over 450 orders and over 33,000 trees and fruit/vegetable plants distributed. We are grateful for all those who continue to order through us as well as those ordering for the first time.

We need to move more. They call it an inactive lifestyle when we get very little exercise and do a lot of sitting. Whether we’re sitting in front of a computer, or watching TV, or even riding in a car for long hours, sitting is sitting, and too much of it isn’t good for us.