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Playing the wind instruments common in most high school band programs requires removing masks. This winter, members of the Bay City Central High School band will instead learn to play ukuleles and bucket drums.

Ukuleles and drums keep the music playing at Bay City Central High School

The Central High School band director raised more than $3,000 to buy ukuleles so the students can make music without removing their masks.

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Amy Folan, Central Michigan University's new Zyzelewski Family Associate Vice President/Director of Athletics.
Q&A: Central Michigan University Director of Athletics Amy Folan

Central Michigan University named Amy Folan as the new Zyzelewski Family Associate Vice President/Director of Athletics after a nationwide search

The award-winning robotics team at Garber High School needs your votes to win a grant to bring therapy dogs to four schools in the Essexville-Hampton district.
Garber High students win $25K grant to purchase therapy dogs for school district

The Garber High School Robotics team raised the money to provide therapy dogs in Essexville elementary schools.

Finding openings at affordable, high-quality child care centers is a high priority for workers considering a move to a new community.
Online platform connects employers and employees with early childhood support resources

New community platform connects parents with child care in an effort to help businesses attract and retain employees.

Students toss a healthy kale salad.
Healthy Habits Start Now through collaboration between Livingston and Washtenaw counties

Livingston Educational Service Agency's Healthy Habits Start Now (HHSN) program helps families understand the importance of eating more fruits and vegetables every day and the benefits of being more physically active. 

Ann Date is the co-founder of Partners in Change.
Parenting in a Pandemic leads off a new free lecture series

Mental health, in the age of COVID-19, is the focus of a virtual lecture series offered by a Midland-based psychology practice.

Women at a WOW class offered by LAHC.
Nonprofit LAHC breaks barriers to physical activity for Dearborn residents

The nonprofit Leaders Advancing and Helping Communities has spent decades providing a variety of services for Dearborn residents, most recently using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education funding to make physical activity more accessible to all.

Local libraries battle pandemic’s pressure on the digital divide, find new ways to provide services

Traditionally, libraries have been able to help fill the gap created by the digital divide; however, when library buildings closed due to the pandemic, they had to get creative in order to help ensure that gap doesn’t become an uncrossable chasm for those without internet access who are working from home and doing virtual learning.

City of Midland's Recreation Manager Marcie Post and Mayor Maureen Donker at last week's groundbreaking of Miracle Field.
Play ball! Miracle Field in Midland’s Central Park to offer accessible, inclusive recreation space

“When you talk about the Miracle Field and you talk about Midland being a baseball town, it just makes logical sense that we would want everybody to be able to play baseball,” says Karen Murphy, director of public services for the City of Midland.

Blog: The life of a school band director in the COVID-19 pandemic

Studying music during a global crisis builds confidence, perseverance, and an appreciation for the value of art.

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