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AG Nessel: Another Warning to Menards

(April 1, 2020 4:41 PM) The Michigan Department of Attorney General on Tuesday sent a letter to Menards following reports that the company’s stores have been engaging in business practices which might endanger the health of customers and employees during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, including marketing and sales practices designed to increase customer presence in Menards stores.  The letter demands that Menards cease any and all activities that run contrary to the spirit and intent of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s Stay Home, Stay Safe executive order. The Stay Home, Stay Safe order requires businesses to temporarily limit or suspend on-site operations to only those necessary to sustain or protect life. In turn, the number of workers on-site should be reduced to only those needed to perform those specific operations. Attorney General Dana Nessel issued a video on the subject.  “The current climate should not be viewed through the lens of business opportunism where dollars drive decisions over the good of the public’s health,” said Nessel.  “We have asked that Menards cease any and all practices that run contrary to the spirit and intent of the Governor’s Stay Home, Stay Safe Order, including marketing sales to draw large numbers of the general public…

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Second Patient Passes from COVID-19 at Henry Ford Allegiance Health

(April 1, 2020 4:33 PM) Henry Ford Allegiance Health has reported their hospital’s second patient death due to COVID-19. The female patient was a resident of Jackson County and was 58 at the time of her passing. She did have underlying health issues. Due to patient confidentiality, no other details are being released. This patient's death was included in the Jackson County Health Department daily report earlier today.  The health department reported there are 56 positive COVID-19 cases in Jackson County and 2 deaths as of 12 PM today. As of 11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 1, Henry Ford Allegiance Health was treating 23 inpatients in their hospital who tested positive for COVID-19. Test results are pending on another five patients who are being treated as “persons under investigation,” and are being cared for on isolated units in the hospital to prevent the potential spread of COVID-19 to other patients. As of this morning, four positive COVID-19 inpatients at Henry Ford Allegiance Health have fully recovered and were discharged to return home, free of any symptoms or concern of spreading the illness to others.

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Nearly 100 Small Businesses Awarded Dream Maker Funds So Far

The Blue Moon Restaurant, 1129 Page Ave., was recently awarded $3,000 from the Dream Maker Emergency Relief Fund – helping small businesses in Jackson County affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Photo by Jeff Steers, JTV News. By Jeff Steers JTV News (April 1, 2020 4:09 PM) Like most small businesses, Blue Moon Café has been struggling for business since the governor Gov. Gretchen Whitmer gave the “stay safe, stay home” order 10 days ago because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Page Avenue business had to lay off nearly all of its employees and cut hours. Owner Janine Salievski said the company been helped by a local Dream Maker Small Business Emergency Relief Fund. One million dollars was donated by Consumers Energy CEO Patti Poppe and her husband Eric. The money was donated to the Jackson Community Foundation to set up the Dream Maker Small Business Emergency Relief Fund. Funding will be providing grants to businesses through The Enterprise Group, Jackson County’s economic development agency. As of today, nearly 100 grants have been approved, providing more than $361,000 in relief to applicants. These funds are intended solely to bridge the gap in the coming weeks to help businesses survive until they…

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Michigan Reports 1,719 Coronavirus Cases Today, State Total Now 9,334; Jackson County Total is 56

(April 1, 2020 3:58 PM)  Michigan reported 1,719 coronavirus (COVID-19) positive test cases today,  with the state reported total now at 9,334. The State of Michigan is reporting 78 COVID-19-related deaths today, bringing the state total to 337.    The Jackson County Health Department released the COVID-19 positive numbers for Jackson County.  As of 12 PM today, there are 56 positive cases (cumulative), and two deaths.  As of 11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 1, there are 23 individuals with positive COVID-19 results who are inpatients at Henry Ford Allegiance Health. There are also 5 persons under investigation who are inpatient at HFAH. This information is updated daily at 3 p.m., with COVID-19 results included as of 10 a.m.. Overall Confirmed COVID-19 Cases by County County Cases Deaths Allegan 5   Antrim 4   Arenac 1   Barry 2   Bay 10   Berrien 38 1 Branch 2   Calhoun 23   Cass 6 1 Charlevoix 4   Cheboygan 2   Chippewa 1   Clare 1   Clinton 33   Crawford 1   Delta 3   Detroit City 2472 83 Eaton 27   Emmet 7 1 Genesee 249 8 Gladwin 2   Gogebic 2 1 Grand Traverse 8   Gratiot 3  …

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Cooking with your Kids!: Chef Cole Thornton & Daughter Alice, Cheesy Delmonico Potatoes Recipe

Delmonico Potatoes Makes 8-12 servings    Ingredients  8 cups yellow potatoes, peeled and cut into bite size pcs 4 cups shredded cheddar    2 cups milk ¼ cup flour ¼ cup butter 1 Tb dijon mustard  2 TB salt 1 tsp black pepper   1 cup breadcrumbs ¼ cup melted butter Salt and pepper   Directions- Put the diced potatoes in a pot with enough water to cover, add a pinch of salt to the water and cook the potatoes over medium high heat until they are fork tender but not falling apart. Once the water comes to a boil they should only take a few minutes. Drain the potatoes and run under cold water and set aside to cool.    While the potatoes are cooking you can make your bechamel sauce. Bechamel is simply milk thickened with flour and butter, also know as roux. Heat the milk in the microwave until hot, about 2 minutes. In a small pot, melt the butter and add the flour, stir to make a paste. Add the hot milk to the butter and flour and whisk until the roux dissolves in the milk. Bring the milk to a simmer to activate the thickening…

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Henry Ford Allegiance Health COVID-19 Update for April 1, 2020

(April 1, 2020 2:10 PM) Physicians treating patients with COVID-19 at Henry Ford Allegiance Health are turning to a drug called hydroxychloroquine as part of their treatment strategy. Hydroxychloroquine (also known as Plaquenil or hydroxychloroquine sulfate) is an arthritis medicine that also can be used to prevent malaria. This past weekend, the Food and Drug Administration granted "emergency use authorization" for hydroxychloroquine to be used in the treatment of COVID-19. “All patients with COVID-19 who are sick enough to be admitted to our hospital are receiving a standard five-day course of hydroxychloroquine,” said Vivek Kak, MD, Medical Director for Infectious Disease at Henry Ford Allegiance Health. “This is part of a well-defined protocol that was developed by a multi-disciplinary team of critical care physicians and nurses, pharmacists and infectious disease specialists.” In addition to using hydroxychloroquine to treat patients with confirmed cases of COVID-19, the hospital is also administering the drug to some “persons under investigation” who meet criteria and are believed to have COVID-19 but are awaiting lab result confirmation. “We are seeing encouraging results from this protocol,” added Dr. Kak. “In some cases, we are seeing sick patients coming off ventilators, which makes us guardedly optimistic this intervention will reduce…

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