2019 Heart of the City Community Awards & Luncheon
On Friday, November 8th, The Michigan Banner Newspaper will celebrate 17 years of positive, informative and inspiring news in the Great Lakes Bay and surrounding areas. The Michigan Banner Heart of the City Awards luncheon will take place from 11:00 am to 1:30 pm at Horizons Conference Center and will...
Hundreds attend free Kids Festival in downtown Saginaw
On Saturday, August 26, KMS Creative Group partnered with Women of Colors and The Michigan Banner to host the 3rd Annual Great Lakes Bay Kids Fest. The festival took place in the empty lot across the street from Michigan Works and TV5 in downtown Saginaw. Hundreds of kids attended the...
Covenant HealthCare Hosting Events to Benefit United Way Campaign
As a Pacesetter organization for the United Way of Saginaw County Campaign, Covenant HealthCare is setting the speed for this year’s United Way Campaign. Last year, Covenant employees personally donated more than $75,000 in pledges to the United Way and their designated agencies. For this year’s campaign, Covenant HealthCare wanted...
2016 LLEAD Conference
Latino Leaders for the Enhancement of Advocacy and Development are pleased to announce our 2016 Leadership Conference October 14, 2016. Our Keynote Speaker for this years conference is Arturo Vargas, Executive Director of the the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO). This conference will bring together individuals...
2016 Latino Loons Night
On Friday, July 22 at 7:00 pm, the Great Lakes Bay Hispanic Leadership Institute will host The 2016 Latino Loons Night in partnership with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, GLBR Hispanic Business Association, TCT Entertainment.com and MidWestTejanoRadio.com. Enjoy a pre-game mariachi band, a post-game salsa dance party and other activities throughout...
Chicken BBQ Supports Local Youth
BAY CITY, MI – Come out to Bay City’s Vet’s Park Sunday, August 7th (11am – 6pm) for the food, music & fun of The Nathan Weidner Foundation’s 20th Annual Chicken BBQ! Chicken dinners are $10 each, children 6 & under eat free. Funds raised during the event support the...
Special Olympics Michigan State Summer Games Engages CMU Community
Special Olympics Michigan’s State Summer Games brought more than 2,800 athletes and 3,400 coaches, volunteers, chaperones, family members and spectators to Central Michigan University’s campus — the most since 2005. Competitions included aquatics, athletics, bocce, bowling, gymnastics, horseshoes, powerlifting, weightlifting, volleyball, developmental athletics and motor activities training. The event, which...
Saginaw Promise Presents “An Evening with LaMarr Woodley”
Saginaw’s LaMarr Woodley returns to his hometown to serve as keynote speaker at “An Evening with LaMarr Woodley”, a special event with proceeds to benefit Saginaw Promise programming and scholarships on Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at Horizons Conference Center. Sponsorships and tickets are available; tickets are $125 per person. The...
