Tuesday, January 22 2013 6:41 PM EST2013-01-22 23:41:33 GMT
(01/22/13) - The Genesee Intermediate School District says all of Genesee County's 21 districts and the ISD were off Tuesday.That does not include non-public or charter schools. One district had a planned
The Genesee Intermediate School District says all of Genesee County's 21 districts, and the ISD, were off Tuesday.
Tuesday, January 22 2013 6:21 PM EST2013-01-22 23:21:59 GMT
(01/22/13) - DTE is working to get power restored to a handful of customers. Wind gusts of more than 60 miles per hour over the weekend left nearly 200,000 homes and businesses without electricity across
Thousands of people in the Thumb-area had to bear the extreme cold in the dark for three days because of power outages.
Tuesday, January 22 2013 6:12 PM EST2013-01-22 23:12:32 GMT
(01/22/13)- It's not the kind of day you want to work outside. Some people have to handle it while helping you get to your final destination. ABC 12 visited Bishop Airport in Flint where employees are
It's not the kind of day you want to work outside. Some people have to handle it while helping you get to your final destination.
MID-MICHIGAN (WJRT) -
(01/22/13) - Warming shelters and senior centers across Mid-Michigan were at
their busiest Tuesday, as people got out of the cold and into some place warm.
Carman Ainsworth Senior Center in Flint Township was only one of two in Genesee
County open Tuesday - the rest closed because of the frigid temperatures.
Seniors enjoyed a hot meal of chicken noodle soup and grilled cheese. A couple
dozen seniors stayed to play Bingo and enjoy being among others on the crisp
winter day.
"It's always warm in here, I keep moving around, playing cards or bingo," said
Violet Barnhart.
The freezing temps don't seem to bother Joellene Dean one bit.
"I was a school bus driver for years, many mornings it was zero and below. I
don't think it's that cold," she said.
Meanwhile, Catholic Charities in Flint has three soup kitchens and a warming
center in Genesee County. They say they've been at capacity every day.
The North End Soup Kitchen served dinner until 5 p.m. Tuesday.
"The North End soup kitchen is the only one open for a hot meal at dinner time,
but because the warming center is open from December through the end of March,
we do serve sack lunches, snacks and coffee all day, including night time," said
John Manse, of Catholic Charities.
The Holy Angels warming center off of Saginaw was also very busy with clients.
They're open 24 hours, but doors close at 8 p.m. Guests can get a hot lunch
every day, a cup of coffee, read, play games and watch television.
"Every Tuesday from 12 to 1, we give out food, and we average 100-150 clients,
but today even with being as cold as it was, we did over 200 clients. It's
saying there's such a need. In the first 10 minutes, the blankets we had were
all gone," said Charlean Price, of Mid-Michigan Community Outreach.
Mid-Michigan community outreach handed out food bags to those in need at the
Center. They're in desperate need of pillows and blankets.
"We have so many people that come down here that are sleeping on the
floor with nothing to cover up with," Price said.
If you'd like to donate blankets or pillow, drop them off at the Catholic
Charities office on Chippewa.
