Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 15th of October.
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🏘️ Community
Thomas Township’s Haunted Train returns this Friday, Oct.
16 and Saturday, Oct. 17 at Roethke Park — rides last until 11:30 p.m., admission is $10 (with children 5 and younger free) and Halloween trick-or-treating will run on Saturday, Oct. 31 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
🎓 Education
Bay City Public Schools received an $800K MEERA grant to launch manufacturing courses at Handy and Western Middle Schools.
The grant will cover equipment, teacher training and staffing to give students early access to technical skills.
Essexville-Hampton Public Schools received a $400,000 state grant to launch a new mechatronics program at Garber High School and to fund equipment for the Center for Innovation and Civic Engagement — construction of which will begin on Oct.
19 while the program is set to launch next school year.
Vietnam War veteran Warren Harding received his Bay City Central High School diploma at a Board of Education meeting on Oct.
13. The district awarded the honorary diploma under Michigan’s Public Act 181 to acknowledge his service and interrupted education.
📰 Real Estate
This Bay City penthouse at 1111 N.
Water St. #403 offers 4,600 sqft of luxury living with panoramic Saginaw River views, a boat slip and upscale finishes. Listed for $1,195,000 by Century 21 Signature Realty — the estate combines two units into one with four parking spaces and community amenities.
🏈 Sports
MLive has launched its Fall Sports Stars poll to select Bay City area high school underclassmen football players and readers can vote until 9 p.m. Sunday, Oct.
18 — a non-scientific effort to spark local discussion.
Bay County high school sports ended (Oct.
12-13) with Essexville Garber winning 8-0 over Bay City Central in soccer, Bay City Central girls claiming five swimming events, and strong cross country finishes setting up forthcoming tournaments. Coaches praise team effort and competitive play.
Bay City area high school football enters Week 8 with games Friday, Oct.
16 and Saturday, Oct. 17 as updated rankings list Harrison, Gladwin, and Ogemaw Heights among 11-player leaders and All Saints at the top among eight-player teams while playoff points and scoring stats round out the coverage.
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