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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Community Living has released $1.4 billion in funding from the American Rescue Plan for Older Americans Act programs, including initiatives to support vaccine outreach and coordination, address social isolation, provide family caregiver support, and offer nutrition support. The department also plans to fund justice programs to ensure the safety and protection of older adults. According to a White House fact sheet released on M...
During the May 4, 2021 Ecorse City Council meeting, council made changes to the top cop position in the city. By a majority vote of 5 – 2. Ecorse Council members voted to end the contract of Public Safety Director, Dr. Joseph Thomas. Thomas had been serving the city since October 2020. Council members presented and passed a resolution which in short states that the hiring of Thomas as the Director was conducted against the city's policies. Former City Administrator, Richard Marsh, took the lead...
Brothers Todd and Paul Tuner established Team GUTS in 2014, a non-profit organization designed to bring much-needed fitness and athletic programs to the special needs community. Inspired by Todd Turner's young daughter who has a dual diagnosis of Down syndrome and autism, Turner says they looked around and realized that there were few options for physical fitness programs for the special needs population. Area gyms and community recreation centers do hold fitness programs geared towards special...
The Ecorse Public Schools District let its teachers know they are appreciated with a day of pampering and amusement on Friday, May 7. The day began with brief workshops in the morning on self-care and stress relief. Teachers were treated to a Mexican-style lunch along with a buffet dessert table, then were able to partake in pampering and fun activities including facials, manicures, massage, shoe shine, dance lessons, and karaoke. The event was held at Ecorse High School. "We want to make sure...
n the year 1977 there was a young man who had a dream. A motive outside of his hometown of Des Moine Iowa. This young man had lost his father as a child, and lived under the leadership of his mother until the age of seventeen. After then, and only with his mother's permission, he was able to enlist in the United States Marine Corps. He was growing up, becoming his own man, and putting himself in the places he felt he needed to be. Despite his mother's worries and wishes, he signed up to be an...
With the recent openings of more businesses and schools it may seem like we are closely getting to the end of Covid-19, but the truth is we're not. We are still in a pandemic and it is far from over. There are still numerous people being hospitalized and dying from the virus. It's important that we still take it seriously. Hundreds of people continue to gather in large crowds. Some are getting back into traveling to several places from out of state to outside the country while others never...
RIVER ROUGE - On Wednesday May 5, 2021, the River Rouge School District officially hired Mrs. Michelle Kyles as Principal of the River Rouge High School. Principal Kyles was appointed interim principal last November and she has without question earned the opportunity to become the permanent principal of River Rouge High School. Principal Kyles joined the district as an assistant principal for the 2017-2018 school year. In that time, she has distinguished herself as an advocate for urban...
