The Legacy Center for Community Success helps people reach their full potential, including children who are behind in math and reading, and adults who are building basic education and workforce skills. That work can’t be done without enough volunteer tutors.
To get a feel for what Friday and Saturday nights look like in downtown Midland, check out this photo story by Crystal Gwizdala captured during a concert in The Commons.
Creative 360 and the Midland Section of the American Chemical Society are hosting a series of family-friendly classes centered on gardening, sustainability, and the arts. These STEAM programs provide free, entertaining, and educational lessons for the community.
Little Forks Conservancy is hosting volunteer training for persons interested in becoming stream leaders and collectors. The training session will be held on August 23 at 6 p.m. at the Gladwin City N. Park Boat Launch.
The 84th annual Midland County Fair returns to the community, offering exhibitors and spectators the chance to enjoy entertainment, experience education, and more during the weeklong event, Aug. 14-20.
River Days returns to Midland August 4-7 with free live music, hot air balloons, food trucks, a kids zone, fireworks, axe throwing, a hot-dog-eating contest, and more.
Some early childhood professionals use the term "preschool to prison pipeline" to describe the way preschool and daycare expulsions and suspensions rock children's lives.
PLANE, short for Physical Literacy and Nutrition Education, offers adaptive strategies to get kids moving, as well as a nutrition curriculum that shares ways to introduce kids to healthier foods.
While the library took a hit during the 2020 disaster, it’s come back to new life with some new services!
The United Way of Bay County and the Wirt Family Foundation are looking for donors and volunteers to support a back-to-school program.
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