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Gladstone Public Safety chaplains complete crisis management training

GLADSTONE — Gladstone Public Safety recently completed specialized crisis training which included members of the Chaplain/Liaison program alongside downstate first responders. The participants completed the Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) training at the Gladstone Public Safety Department from July 27 to 29. Over the course of the three-day training event, participants learned six core elements of crisis management, including assessment and triage of people in crisis, listening skills, individual crisis intervention, informational group processes, interactive group ...

Annual Dr. Mary L. Cretens Endowment Fund distributed

Community Foundation for Delta County Board of Trustee Members Mr. Brian Pahnke and Mr. Bob VanDamme are shown presenting an annual distribution check from the Dr. Mary L. Cretens Endowment Fund, a fund held by the Community Foundation for Delta County, an affiliate of the Community Foundation ...

Gladstone Public Library summer reading program comes to a close

GLADSTONE — The Gladstone Public Library’s summer closing party was held on Wednesday, July 29 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Children and their families listened to stories read by Peninsula Federal Credit Union guest readers. Children sang along with guest musician Julie Aschbacher. ...

Choral society to begin holiday concert rehearsals

MARQUETTE — The Marquette Choral Society will begin rehearsals for its December concert of Holiday Favorites on Aug. 24, in the Northern Michigan University Thomas Fine Arts Building. The repertoire will include a variety of music from composers like Stephen Paulus, Felix Mendelssohn, Steve Heitzig, Healey William and John Tavener. No audition is required to join MCS. New and returning members may register at one of the first two rehearsals, Aug. 24 or Aug. 31. Participants should arrive early as registration will begin at 6 p.m. A $70 registration fee helps cover the cost of music ...

Wanted: pedestrians

Not just from the farm

DELTA COUNTY -- Saturday might be last day of National Farmers Market Week, but gatherings of outdoor vendors continue as summer chugs along. In Rapid River, a farmers market is held on Mondays and Thursdays from 3 to 6 p.m. at Masonville Township Park. Hosted under a covered pavilion, the ...