Pinconning

The Bay Area Community Foundation’s Community Impact Committee recently helped award $300,000 in grants to three Bay County projects.

Grants enhancing waterfront access in Bay County

This week, the Bay Area Community Foundation announced $300,000 in grants for three Bay County projects near the Saginaw River, Kawkawlin River, and Saginaw Bay waterfronts.

From pregnancy to kindergarten, Bay-Arenac coalition promotes school readiness

A wide range of programs – including home visits, free books, free math materials, and more – exist to help young families in Bay and Arenac counties.  

Pinconning City Manager Dawn Hoder and Police Capt. Terry Spencer, take their furry friend Blaze to a field that will become a dog park.
Pinconning park upgrading for kids and dogs

A dog park and a natural playscape are each coming to the Doc Letchfield Park in Pinconning.

People gather in Uptown Bay City to enjoy the Bay City Fireworks Festival in 2016.
Pinconning celebrates its cheesy life

Cheese runs deep in the veins of Pinconning. Nicknamed the CheeseTown, the area is known for its love and commitment to cheese. The community celebrates its rich, cheese history with the annual CheeseTown Festival and Races, taking place over Father’s Day weekend.

Q & A with Chloe Updegraff, Census Hub Coordinator for the Great Lakes Bay Region

The 2020 Census has big implications for state and local funding. We talk to the Great Lakes Bay Region Census Hub Coordinator Chloe Updegraff on the importance of the process.

Crowd at festival banquet at tribal center.
Relieve spring fever and get back to nature with the Saginaw Bay Nature Festival

The month's long festival hosts events through March, April, and May.

The purchased building at 1009 N Madison Avenue in Bay City.
Bay Veterans Foundation creating a center for veteran-centered activity, education

The Bay Veterans Foundation is creating a space for veterans to congregate, learn about the skilled trades, do hands-on makers activities, or receive education on veterans' benefits.

The Northeast Michigan Community Service Agency is currently soliciting residents, including those of Bay County, to fill out their 2019 Community Needs Assessment survey.
Identify community strengths and weaknesses with new survey

The NEMCSA is asking residents to identify strengths and weaknesses in their community.

The film features 31 local residents reflecting on their own experiences in the Vietnam War era, 21 of whom are Vietnam veterans.
Delta College’s Vietnam doc wins top documentary award in Lansing

Q-TV, the Delta College Public Broadcasting station, has been recognized for its production of Vietnam Voices: Mid-Michigan Remembers the Vietnam War, winning a 2018 Broadcast Excellence Award from the Michigan Association of Broadcasters. 

Route Bay City writer, Marjo Morden
Meet Route Bay City: Marjo Morden

Q&A with Route writer Morden Marjo, and the second article of a series where we get to know the people behind Route.

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