Good morning, Saginaw.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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'.

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.

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.

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.