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COVID-19 vaccinations will be available for Monroe County teenagers ages 12 to 17 beginning Tuesday.
Following the recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and direction from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services for the use of the Pfizer vaccine among minors ages 12 to 15, the Monroe County Health Department has opened appointments on for younger residents.
The vaccine will be a 2-dose Pfizer series. The clinics will run from 3 to 6:30 p.m. and will take place at the Monroe County Community College Health Education Building, 1555 S. Raisinville Rd.
The health department also reported that walk-In COVID-19 vaccine appointments will be available on May 17, 19, and 21 at MCCC.
May 13, 2021
Robert Paul Merkel, 81, of Harrisville passed away in his home from congestive heart failure on Sunday, May 9, 2021. Robert was born on March 11, 1940 in Cadillac, Michigan to David and Marian (Johnson) Merkel. He grew up in Oscoda and Bad Axe, Michigan. He was educated at Central Michigan University and earned a PhD at the University of Michigan. In 1963 he married Carolyn Kay Osborn in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Their sons are Robert Bruce and David Paul Merkel.
Robert began teaching at Suttons Bay Public Schools in 1962. He also taught at Swan Valley in Saginaw. He started vocal music and track programs in both schools. In 1967 he developed and implemented the music program at Monroe County Community College where he taught both music and English classes. He conducted the Monroe Chamber Singers and the Monroe Symphony Orchestra. He was the founding member and president of the Monroe City-County Fine Arts Council. He won the Outstanding Faculty Award in 1986 and was Grand
Professor discusses Jewish literacy, writing
An English professor discussed literacy and education in the Jewish culture Tuesday in honor of Jewish American Heritage Month.
Michelle Toll from Monroe County Community College spoke virtually to about 20 area residents Tuesday morning. A Jewish American, Toll once lived in Israel.
Her topic was “Writing and Literacy in American Jewish Culture,” and the program was offered by MCCC.
Children, she said during a 45-minute slideshow, begin to learn Hebrew in preschool. Education takes place both in the synagogue and at home.
“A lot of literacy takes place at home, not just in a formal setting,” said Toll. “At the family Passover Seder, all read the religious text supposed to be read at home, the stories of the Exodus from Egypt and the 10 Plagues.”
Out-of-state vaccinations encouraged to report; CVS accepting walk-ins
Health officials are encouraging Monroe County residents who received one or both of their COVID-19 vaccines in a state other than Michigan to report it locally.
Officials with the Monroe County Health Department (MCHD) are asking those who received out-of-state vaccinations to visit their offices on S. Custer at Herr Road so the information can be entered in the State of Michigan’s Immunization Registry.
Meanwhile, CVS has announced it is accepting walk-ins for vaccinations with no appointment necessary. And as of Wednesday, more than 50% of Michigan residents over age 16, or about 4.12 million, have received at least one dose, the governor’s office reported.