Good morning, Saginaw.

The YWCA Great Lakes Bay Region is collecting menstrual products from Oct.

13 through Nov. 18 for the Thanks4Giving Period Dignity Drive to address period poverty. Donations are accepted at drop-off sites in Bay City, Saginaw and beyond (supporting local shelters, schools and probate court recipients).

UAW Local 651 is hosting a trunk or treat event on Sunday, Oct.

11 from 3 to 6 p.m. at a local parking lot where families can enjoy safe trick-or-treating under organized community supervision.

This weekend, residents enjoy events in Saginaw, Midland and Bay City starting today with a book sale at the Butman-Fish branch and Jo Koy’s comedy show at the Dow Event Center; Saturday and Sunday bring guided dinosaur walks, planetarium shows and family activities (check local listings for details).

Lane assignments on Tittabawassee Road will change today as the contractor will work on the two north lanes between Towne Centre and North Michigan Avenue while two-way traffic is switched to the south lanes until the project ends Oct.

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The Great Lakes Bay Region Mental Health Initiative at CMU Health hosts a free screening of the youth mental health documentary My Sister Liv at Temple Theatre from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct.

21 and a panel of local professionals will discuss the film afterward.

Lee T continues to predict local high school football matchups despite a torn labrum from pole+digging and now offers fans a chance to win+an unofficial prize drawing for besting his 9 to 1 record.

Bay County high school football stats show four quarterbacks have passed for over 400 yards through Week 6+ top performers at Bay City Central, Garber and other schools are gearing up for more action next week.

Midland Dow won its 18th consecutive Division 2 boys tennis regional championship Wednesday at the Greater Midland Tennis Center (its 35th overall regional title) with 32 points, beating Traverse City Central and Midland High.

The team will prepare for the Division 2 state tournament on Oct. 23-24.

Former Saginaw High graduate Billy Cork, a noted player and coach who led Company C to state titles at local parks, was posthumously inducted into the USA Softball Hall of Fame on Sept.

26, honoring his lifelong contributions to modified softball — his legacy endures.

Local sports predictor Hugh 'The Mad Bavarian' Bernreuter, who ended Week 6 with a 65% hit rate, will share his forecasts for Saginaw-area high school football games this week, including key contests such as Heritage versus East Lansing and Frankenmuth versus John Glenn.