For 1st Vaccine COVID-19 shot recipients 2 November Notre Dame home FB tickets ($221 apiece)

 Athletic Director Jack Swarbrick in press release was quoted that he hopes that the opportunity to secure two complimentary tickets to one of two Nov. 2021 Notre Dame Football games will provide addition incentive to become vaccinated, while supplies last.

FROM WVPE (local NPR station web page for local news) www.wvpe.org/ 

The University of Notre Dame is offering free football tickets to people receiving their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. 

Starting this week, anyone getting their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine will get two complimentary tickets to a select Fighting Irish football game, while supplies last.

Individuals can choose between the 3:30 p.m. Nov. 6 game against Navy or the 6:30 p.m. Nov. 20 game against Georgia Tech.

Notre Dame is partnering with the St. Joseph County Department of Health to offer the free tickets. To participate, you must receive your first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine at the county-run clinic in the main lobby of the County-City building in downtown South Bend. 

The clinic is open and offering vaccines from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8:30 to 11:20 a.m. on Saturdays. Walk-ins are welcome, and you can also schedule a time online.

Happy 80th Birthday, Paul Simon!

The famed singer-songwriter marks his 80th Birthday on Oct. 13!

 

Police open house (Mich. State and Niles City Police depts.) - Oct. 16, 2021 midday

 from Michigan Dot-Gov

MSP Niles Post Open House

Date:  October 16, 2021  
Time:  10:00 AM - 02:00 PM
Location: 1600 Silverbrook Ave. Niles, MI 49120

The Michigan State Police Niles Post and Niles City Police Department are hosting a post open house on Saturday, Oct. 16 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Come join us for free Biggby Coffee, activities and to interact with troopers and officers.

There will be demonstrations by MSP specialty teams including the Canine Unit, Bomb Squad, Tactical Bike Team, Marine Service Team and the Emergency Support Team. If the weather is warm enough there will be a dunk tank!

This is a free, family-friendly event.

More Fall storms (week of Oct. 11 - 15, 2021)

 Following Monday night storms (Oct. 11) -- WNDU Weather Alert outlook (NBC TV affiliate, S. Bend, IN)

A few more clouds will hang around for part of Tuesday with areas of drizzle possible, especially in the morning. 

More sunshine and warmer on Wednesday. 

Another round of showers and storms moves through Wednesday night into Thursday morning. As these storms first move in, they could be strong. 

The chance of rain continues for Friday (Oct. 15) and true fall weather arrives behind it over the weekend (Oct. 16-17).

Severe weather Monday 10/11 evening

 from Weather Channel (Weather.com):

Special Statement for Berrien County (SW corner), Michigan

A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of St. Joseph, Starke, Marshall, La Porte and southwestern Berrien Counties through 700 PM EDT/600 PM CDT/... At 617 PM EDT/517 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near North Judson, or near Knox, moving northeast at 60 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Knox around 625 PM EDT. Hamlet around 630 PM EDT. Kingsford Heights and Koontz Lake around 635 PM EDT. Other locations in the path of this storm include Walkerton, North Liberty, New Carlisle and South Bend. This includes the following highways... Interstate 80 in Indiana between mile markers 38 and 86. Interstate 94 in Indiana between mile markers 33 and 45. Interstate 94 in Michigan near mile marker 0.

Turkey Run -- Nov. 25, 2021 Niles, MI YMCA annual event

 Thursday, November 25, 2021

Niles-Buchanan YMCA Thanksgiving Day Run
For 40 years the Niles-Buchanan YMCA has hosted a Thanksgiving Day Run in the community.   It has become a tradition for many people who live or visit the Niles-Buchanan area at Thanksgiving.  Every year, nearly 2,200 people from 31 states participated in the 10k Run, 5k Run/Walk, or the Kids 1 Mile Fun Run.

Proceeds from the Thanksgiving Day Run support the Y's Annual Campaign which supports youth programming as well as financial support to families through membership scholarships.  The Niles-Buchanan YMCA Thanksgiving Day Run is the largest, most popular fun in the Michiana area.

Registration & Pricing:

Early Registration
until 11:59pm on October 31, 2021
$30 per person
$25 per person for households of 2 - 8 participants

http://www.nilesmi.org/community/events_information/ymca_thanksgiving_day_run.php

Columbus Day involved recognition of "Indigenous Peoples' Day" (2021 - 2024 only) : Trump 2.0 drops this (April 2025)

 

What is Indigenous Peoples’ Day?

Indigenous Peoples’ Day is a day to recognize indigenous people 

and the contributions they’ve made to history, as well as to mourn 

those lost to genocide and Western colonization—and to remember that Native Americans were actually here long before European settlers showed up 

on our shores. In 1977, the United Nations International Conference on Discrimination Against Indigenous Populations in the Americas proposed 

that Indigenous Peoples Day replace Columbus Day.