365 Things to do in East Jordan, Mi

11/30/2021

Have you been in to Lynda’s Real Estate Service to drop off your donation for Community Christmas and get your chance to win this fully decorated tree yet??? If not, come on in!!!

Three ways to participate: Come in and donate $10 in value of either
🎄Cash,
🎄New unwrapped toys, or
🎄Unexpired pantry items!

🎄🎄Winner will be drawn Friday, December 10th!🎄🎄

**All donations go to Boyne City Community Christmas

01/05/2021

To read the latest events and news for Alpena, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Emmet, Montmorency, Otsego and Presque Isle counties follow this link: https://conta.cc/38d2g1j

01/05/2021

January Wild Spartan Speaker:
Join 4-H staff as we take a look into life working with fisheries and wildlife! This month we take to the skies to talk to an ornithologist about the raptors that inspire us! Join us on Tuesday, January 12th, 2021 at 7pm EST for “Raptor Conservation and Management: Working with Birds of Prey in Cities and Wildlands”. We will talk about researching, protecting, and conserving raptors that soar our skies. You will meet EDM wildlife biologist, Libby Mojica, learn about her field work, and the education and career path she followed to get there. Youth will be encouraged to ask questions to learn more through a live Q&A with scientists.

This free series is open to 4-H and non-4-H youth ages 12-19 years. Monthly sessions will be held on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7pm EST through May.

Pre-registration is required: https://www.canr.msu.edu/environmental_outdoor_education/wild-spartans-series

12/28/2020

Make a Spending Plan Work for You!
Jan. 6, 2021 3 - 4:00 p.m. EST
This webinar will discuss the benefits of a spending plan, identify the difference between needs and wants, and highlight the importance of an emergency fund.

Pre-registration is required.

Cost: Free

Register: https://bit.ly/37xjshq

12/27/2020

Tips to Build and Protect Your Credit
Jan. 11, 2021 Noon - 1 p.m. (EST)

There is a lot of consumer confusion around “credit,” and yet credit affects so many aspects of daily life. This webinar will address credit myths, explain the importance of credit reports, demystify credit scores and provide strategies to build and protect your credit.

Register: https://bit.ly/2Wtqw8I

12/18/2020

Adulting 101 programming allows adults and young adults to gain skills and knowledge of useful information that will help them be successful in an everchanging world.

Michigan State University Extension's Adulting 101 programs help high school students demystify the obscure reality of being an “adult” through engaging educational sessions.

Each session is packed full of important life skills and tools necessary to live independently. Topics include: money management, community engagement, conflict resolution, career and future education, home skills and more.

Register here: https://bit.ly/3oXUvlg

12/17/2020

A Property Owner's Guide to Understanding Michigan Property Taxes

Preregister at http://events.anr.msu.edu/TaxBill2021

12/16/2020

This program is targeted to help older adults and older adults with disabilities at risk for fall stay active.

COST FREE and three classes to choose from:
Monday and Wednesdays
Starts and Ends… Jan. 11- March 10, 2021
1:00 p.m. CT/2:00 p.m. EST
Click here to register:https://events.anr.msu.edu/NYHTaiChiMindfulnessMW100CENTRAL/
Tuesdays and Thursdays
Starts and Ends…. Jan. 19- March 18, 2021
12 noon. CT/1 p.m. EST
Click here to register: https://events.anr.msu.edu/NYHTaiChiMindfulnessTT12C1E/
Monday and Wednesdays
Starts and Ends Jan. 25- March 24, 2021
9:30 a.m. CT/10:30 a.m. EST
Click here to register:https://events.anr.msu.edu/NYHTaiChiMindfulnessMW930CENTRAL/

Tai Chi for Fall Prevention is a gentle exercise combining slow movement, deep breathing, and focused intention. STRESSLESS will have additional mindfulness strategies.

12/15/2020

Guiding Principles for Highly Successful Families

This five week series is for parents of toddlers to teens and will explore developing routines, emotional control, rules and relationships, and being a calm, assertive parent.

• Class dates: 1/4, 1/11, 1/18, 1/25, 2/1
• Registration: https://bit.ly/JanGP2021

12/14/2020

Join MSU Extension for a FREE Healthy Holidays presentation on December 17 at 3 p.m.
Share about your favorite holiday flavors and ways you can celebrate safely this year.
Learn more and pre-register by Dec. 16 in the confidential system: https://events.anr.msu.edu/healthyholidays_dec17

Join MSU Extension for a FREE Healthy Holidays presentation on December 17 at 3 p.m.

Share about your favorite holiday flavors and ways you can celebrate safely this year.

Learn more and pre-register by Dec. 16 in the confidential system: https://events.anr.msu.edu/healthyholidays_dec17

12/13/2020

Senior and Emergency Grocery Service

Charlevoix County Transit recently announced that a Senior and Emergency Grocery Ordering/Delivery Service is being added to the services offered by the County’s Transit.

While delivery of items such as food pantry boxes, prescriptions and senior meals was well received, the grocery delivery was not widely used during the early months of the pandemic. One of the drawbacks that transit officials noticed was that for curbside pickup available for groceries an individual needed to place their order via a smartphone or web-based application.

During the height of the shutdown, the website and app ordering was time consuming and problematic for many and therefore transit didn’t see many requests grocery delivery.

The expansion of the Transit’s delivery program will provided assistance to those needing help with ordering their groceries. County residents who would like to use the Grocery Ordering/Delivery Program can call Program Coordinator at 231.497.1430 on designated shopping days to place their grocery order. The program coordinator will then input the order with the caller, take payment information (credit/debit card) and then place the order as well as scheduling the grocery delivery in transit’s scheduling system. This program is currently limited to in-county grocery stores utilizing the store shopping app.

Designated days/times for orders to be placed:
Monday 1:30-3:00pm
Tuesday 9:00-10:00am and 1:30-3:00pm
Wednesday 1:30-3:00pm
Thursday 9:00-10:00am and 1:30-2:30pm

While this program initially focused on helping our county’s aging population, with a surge in COVID cases and the flu season upon us, transit officials felt this was a worthwhile community service that should be offered to anyone who is in need of help or worried about going into stores.

Charlevoix County’s Commission on Aging will assist the Charlevoix County Transit with getting information about this program out to the county’s aging population as well as continue to assist those over 60 years old with transit fares for in-county rides as well as out-of-county medical appointments.

For more information about Transit rides or the free delivery services offered, please call 231.582.6900 between 7:30am and 4:30pm, Monday through Friday.