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Marketing & Management students at the Bay-Arenac ISD Career Center created a display to promote the St. Patrick's Day Parade.

Voices of Youth: The 2025 Bay City’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration marks 70 years of tradition

In 1955, four men staged a St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Downtown Bay City, attracting about 10,000 people. Today, that parade has grown into a multi-day event that brings together people from all over Michigan  

United Way and LiUNA volunteers weather the cold to feed hungry families in Bay and Arenac counties

Volunteers from LiUNA 1098 and the United Way of Bay County faced the cold to distribute food in Pinconning. Long lines outside the distribution point highlighted the growing need for community support.  

Bay City turns green with shamrocks and shenanigans this weekend

The Bay City St. Patrick’s Day weekend festivities include a parade, races, music, and, of course, green beer.  

The Bay City Noon Optimist Club is preparing its annual recognition of the area’s young Unsung Heroes at its Youth Appreciation luncheon on March 17.
Optimist Club travelogue series ends in March

The final film in the Bay City Noon Optimist Club Travel & Adventure Cinema Series documents the life and work of Sebastião Salgado. It is narrated by his son, Juliano Salgado, and Wim Wenders.

During Thelen Free Art Fridays this summer, visitors can use materials inside Studio 23's art lab to create their own artwork.
Everyone is invited to participate in an inclusive art exhibit coming to Studio 23 in April

Community workshops, sensory-friendly hours, and an invitation for field trips all are part of the Access•ABILITY exhibit coming to Studio 23/The Arts Center this spring.

Polka music benefits a softball team and Good Samaritan Rescue Mission

The Steve Drzewicki Band is the featured performer during a benefit concert on Sat., March 8.  

In 2013, the Oscar P. & Louise H. Osthelder Advisory Fund granted New Dimensions $3,000 to build a new shed to store lawn care equipment. (Photo courtesy of New Dimensions)
New Dimensions launches an annual talent show. Auditions open soon.

Auditions for the Sat., April 26 talent show take place later this month. The deadline to apply to audition is Mon., March 10.  

Great Lakes Bay Health Centers recently announced plans for a new one-stop facility in Uptown Bay City.
Bay City health care gets a boost with school-based clinic, new facility in Uptown, and vision bus

Great Lakes Bay Health Centers recently opened a School-Based Health Center at Bay City Central High School. The agency also is building a facility in Uptown Bay City while making plans to offer mobile vision services here.  

Janet Kiehl opened Prema Rose Wellness Suite inside the Bay Professional Building on Bay City's West Side
Prema Rose Wellness Suite takes a holistic approach to good health

Prema Rose Wellness in September offered services ranging from paraffin wax and detox treatments to The Harmonic Egg and Sound Bowl Massage. Everything at the center is designed to release stress and trauma.

Flyers help patients help with a wide range of concerns.
The Helen M. Nickless Volunteer Clinic offers more than medicine

For more than 20 years, volunteers and community donations keep the Nickless Clinic open for people without insurance.  

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