Village Life: one day of coronavirus means milk and bread, MiracleGro, Jesus and a cello
By Jan Worth-Nelson Not surprisingly these days, I’d had a restless night’s sleep. Sometime in the darkest time before dawn, my mind started obsessing on two things: bread and milk. Bread and milk, bread and milk. We have to get some bread and milk, my mind said, badgering me repeatedly, an urgency just shy of panicked. We can’t run out of bread and milk. I’ve got a really great comforter my niece sent us last year — a faux...
MTA’s Benning offers updates on COVID-19 driver situation, route suspensions
by Madeleine Graham “When we learned the Ride to Wellness driver tested positive on Wednesday, March 25, we suspended operations Thursday, March 26,” Ed Benning, CEO of the Mass Transportaion Authority (MTA) stated in an update issued Friday on a COVID-19 “presumptive positive” driver situation first reported here. Two additional drivers are awaiting results of the COVID-19 test, and as of 4 p.m. Friday,...
Coronavirus throws wrench in Flint Public Library works–but Director Schwartz “still positive”
Added today, March 27: the Flint District Library Board April 2020 meeting scheduled for Thursday, April 2 has been cancelled, due to the Gov. Whitmer’s “sheltering in place” executive coronavirus order. Just as the Flint Public Library (FPL) had launched its much-heralded series of moves and beginnings of its $27.6 million upgrade, the coronavirus hit, meaning that the scheduled already planned temporary closures...
Small business relief assistance available from MDEC; deadline to apply Sunday night
As part of the coronavirus federal response, the Michigan Small Business Relief program has opened up to provide immediate grant support for businesses hardest hit by COVID-19 and is seeking applications, which are due Sunday night. The program has $10 million in grants and $10 million in loans statewide to work with, according to the MDEC website. The informational link at the State of Michigan is here. Local applications are...
Ride to Wellness suspends operations after driver tests positive for COVID-19
By Madeleine Graham Ride to Wellness in Flint is suspending operations immediately for two weeks, due to a driver testing positive for COVID-19, the coronavirus, according to Ed Benning, CEO of the Mass Transportation Authority (MTA). Ride to Wellness is part of the MTA’s suite of services. Benning said two additional employees are awaiting results for COVID-19, and were displaying symptoms as of March 27, according to Benning....
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