Saginaw
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Saturday, November 22nd, 2025
Good morning, Saginaw. Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 22nd of November.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ Local Roots Cannabis will host its 4th annual Mom and Pop Turkey Drop on November 23rd at 11 a.m. at two locations—685 N Main Street in Perry and 750 E Grand River Road in Laingsburg—to give away over 200 turkeys, gift cards and sides to thank customers and support local heroes at Thanksgiving. Mid-Michigan NOW
CULTURE NEWS
- ➤ The Pere Marquette 1225 — known as the North Pole Express — departed Friday evening from the Steam Railroading Institute at 405 S. Washington St. in Owosso for a four-and-a-half-hour roundtrip to the Village of Ashley's Country Christmas where children met Santa. Tickets went on sale in June — and sold out within hours — as fans eagerly anticipated the holiday event. ABC 12
- ➤ On Friday, holiday lights lit the water treatment plant as Saginaw kicked off its Holidays in the Heart of the City celebration with horse-drawn wagon rides, musical performances, a live nativity, food vendors + a visit from Santa. The event ended with fireworks over Ojibway Island, and several roads will be closed Saturday from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. for the parade. Mid-Michigan NOW
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ On Friday, Nov. 21, CMU officials announced that the planned expanded medical campus in Saginaw was renamed Covenant HealthCare College of Medicine at Central Michigan University after receiving two multimillion-dollar donations. The new building will be built next to a MyMichigan Health hospital in the medical diamond—crews will break ground next year. MLive
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ On November 21, the Michigan Department of Civil Rights filed a formal charge against McLaren Regional Medical Center Auxiliary alleging that a person with quadriplegia was denied volunteer accommodation and subjected to unequal service during a June 2019 interview—actions that violated Michigan's Persons With Disabilities Civil Rights Act and will be reviewed at an upcoming legal hearing. MLive
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Dear Diary Concert
7-8:30 p.m. — Dow Event Center — Tickets available — Experience the enchanting melodies of Dear Diary with their hit song 'This Year's First Snow'.
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Soo Greyhounds vs Saginaw Spirit
7:05-8:35 p.m. — Dow Event Center — Check the FloHockey broadcast for all the hockey action as the Soo Greyhounds face off against the Saginaw Spirit.
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The Nutcracker
7:00 – 8:30 PM — Dow Event Center — Ticket prices start at $78 — Experience the magic of Tchaikovsky's classic ballet as it unfolds in Saginaw.
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Oshawa Generals vs Saginaw Spirit
7:05-8:35 p.m. — Dow Event Center — Streaming available on FloHockey — Catch the action as the Oshawa Generals face off against the Saginaw Spirit in this exciting hockey match.
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