FIREFIGHTERS NEEDED IN MONTROSE TOWNSHIP

The Montrose Township Fire Department is seeking paid, on-call volunteer firefighters. “Recruiting and increasing our staff of volunteer firefighters is a definite priority,” said Fire Chief George Taylor. “Our volunteers serve in fire and emergency protection to the residences and businesses of Montrose Township and the City of Montrose. They also aid surrounding municipalities.” Taylor said the department currently maintains a roster of about 30 volunteers. He would like to add another 10 volunteer firefighters to build a solid, reliable team. Taylor said the recruitment drive is aimed at men and women ages 18 and up who live in Montrose Township or Montrose City and are interested in public safety and firefighting. Prospective candidates are asked to fill out an application and be willing to participate in the academy’s qualification process which involves six months of training (daytime or nighttime classes two days per week and weekend classes are offered) followed by graduation and certification.

Application to become a Montrose Twp. Firefighter
Notification to Firefighter
Firefighter Release Form

Artists wanted to help celebrate 100 years of elk in Michigan

Next year marks the 100th anniversary of elk in Michigan. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources invites artists to help celebrate this milestone by creating a one-of a-kind poster depicting the history of Michigan’s elk. The chosen design in the “100th anniversary of Michigan elk” poster-drawing contest will be reproduced and distributed to elk enthusiasts across the nation, and the winner will receive an outdoors prize package.

In 1918, seven elk were relocated to Wolverine, Michigan, from the western United States. Today’s healthy and abundant elk population in the northern Lower Peninsula is due to the management and conservation efforts of the DNR and partners over the last century. 

“We are excited to see different interpretations of the 100th anniversary celebration of Michigan’s elk,” said DNR wildlife communications coordinator Katie Keen. “Please share with any artist or designer you know. A great outdoors prize package will be awarded to the winner, not to mention that this poster will be shared with elk enthusiasts everywhere.”

Those interested in participating in the elk poster-drawing contest should submit an email of intent by July 1 to keenk1@michigan.gov, including the artist’s name, mailing address and phone number. The final submission deadline is 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1.

Contest guidelines are as follows:

• Anyone can enter the contest. Children under the age of 13 need parental permission.
• Work must be original and submitted by the artist. Entries must be two-dimensional, created using either traditional methods (pens, pencils, crayons, charcoal, oil paint, acrylic paint, watercolor, etc.) or a modern digital illustration process.
• Designs must portray elk (one or more than one; it's the artist's choice) in Michigan habitat.
• The following text must be included within the design: 100th anniversary, 2018, elk and Michigan
• Accepted file formats: JPEG, TIFF, PDF
• Maximum file size 10 MB
• Submit entries to keenk1@michigan.gov.
• The winner will be contacted in early September.

For hand-drawn designs:

• Entries can be designed on 8.5-inch by 11-inch or 11-inch by 17-inch paper.
• If the poster cannot be scanned, please photograph it and submit a high-resolution photograph.

For digital designs:

• Files should be 20 inches by 33 inches and have a minimum resolution of 300 dpi.
• TIFF formats should be flattened.
• CMYK color space only.

 “Good luck to all the artists,” said Keen. “We can’t way to see all the different designs.”

 Learn more about Michigan elk at michigan.gov/elk.

A NOTE FROM THE GENESEE COUNTY PARKS & RECREATION...Wow, the school year flew by and all of a sudden, it’s time to think about keeping kids occupied for the summer.  We’d like to suggest the Genesee County Parks Summer Playground Program.  It’s the perfect place for FREE outdoor summer fun for kids ages 4-18.  We’ve got staff in five different parks from 11am-3pm, Monday-Friday from June 26-August 25 who will be keeping kids active and feeding them lunch and a snack.  Your kids will never be bored because they’ll be doing things like riding bikes, learning about nature, gardening, reading, playing games, and making crafts.  We even put pedometers on kids so we can track how active they are!  Come every day or whenever it fits with your schedule and i t doesn' t matter which location you choose to attend.  We just want you to come!  Did we mention that it’s FREE?!!! 

Our five different locations:

• Bluebell Beach, Pavilion 1
• Davison Roadside Park, Pavilion
• Flushing County Park, Pavilion 1
• Max Brandon Park, Pavilion 2, near MLK and Stewart Ave.
• McKinley Park, Vista Center Area