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| July 19, 2021
Immunization best way to prevent future COVID-19 outbreaks this fall All seems well. Families are openly hosting cook-outs, sleepovers and birthday parties. People are going to concerts, attending weddings and walking bare-faced down produce aisles. Health officials warn it might not last. "I am very vocal now. People don’t want to hear it," said Dr. Mark Hamed, a medical director and emergency room physician in Michigan’s Thumb and the northeast part of the state. "I am over eight counties. I let them all know, all the commissioners know that, mark my words: ‘It’s July right now, guys. We need your help spreading the word about vaccines or else we’re going to have a recurrence in our community in the fall.’" READ MORE ►Public health workers do not report rise in vaccinations since Michigan sweepstakes launch Faster Horses Festival continues as planned after deaths of 4 attendees The country camping and music festival Faster Horses continued as normal on Sunday, despite the most deaths ever recorded at the festival in the eight years it has run. A 30-year-old woman’s body was discovered on Saturday. Later that day, five men were found unresponsive in their travel trailer, of which three died of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning. While the festival continues as normal, the festival-related deaths made national news. The festival’s social media accounts have not mentioned the deaths, and festival organizers aren’t commenting. READ When business closure mandates were first passed down in March 2020, Chelsea Hohn, manager of Cahoot’s Café, expected them to only last a week, maybe two. The café had just opened in January. More than a year later, the café, located in Ann Arbor, is still on “COVID hours,” asking people to mask regardless of vaccination status and seating roughly one-fifth of its availability. Even as bars and restaurants drop mask mandates and vaccination numbers inch upward, some coffee shops have been slow to completely lift regulations, with many across Michigan still restricting shop hours and continuing to implement safety precautions. READ MORE ►After a string of pandemic-induced closures, can Kalamazoo's downtown restaurant scene bounce back? Hectic or not, Saginaw's Draymond Green jumps at Olympic opportunity There was never any doubt in Draymond Green’s mind. Sure, it took up most of his summer. Sure, he could have used the time off to recover. “When you have the opportunity to play for USA Basketball, you do it,” Green said. “For me, it was a no-brainer. It was never a question for me. This is what you work for. You work to be on top of the world." Green, a former star at Saginaw High and Michigan State University, represented the Golden State Warriors in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, helping the United States win a men’s basketball gold medal. He returns this year as a veteran presence on the USA men’s basketball team. READ MORE The Michigan Department of Natural Resources says now is a good time to be on the lookout for hawks that may visit your backyard. According to the DNR, young Cooper’s hawks and red-tailed hawks, common in urban and suburban settings, might be more easily seen in Michigan neighborhoods this month as they become familiar with their surroundings. Newly fledged hawks will sometimes land on fences and deck railings to rest after their first flights, making them easy to spot -- but also sometimes causing concern for people. The DNR says they mean no harm, though. READ Get your local news 24/7 Ann Arbor | Bay City | Flint | Grand Rapids Connect with MLive
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