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Volume 120 ~ No. 41

April 15, 2026

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Rotary Clubs combine for watershed

clean up following the early April flood

  While the Cass River plays a vital part in the greater Frankenmuth area, it is its tributaries that need to be maintained to create cleaner water and better recreational opportunities.

  The two Frankenmuth Rotary Clubs, Noon and Morning, are co-organizing a Watershed Cleanup Project that will expand on the perimeter of the Cass River.

  This community and environmental event will be held on Saturday morning, April 25 – the week of Earth Day celebrations. Club members and other community volunteers will be removing trash from ditches in the area.

  “Those ditches are one of the first links in the overall Saginaw Bay Watershed,” Noon Rotary spokesperson Mike Redford said.

  The massive flood the first weekend of April purged a lot of the tributaries, and as the water subsided, the amount of debris left behind is also quite significant.

  The morning will begin with members and volunteers staging at 210 North Franklin (the parking lot behind the Frankenmuth City & Township Government Center) beginning at 8:30am. This is the second year of a new location from past years, where the gathering took place in Heritage Park. At 9am, the volunteers will be furnished with their instructions and given trash bags.

  Registration will take place 8:30-9am. Volunteers should register ahead of time to print out a waiver form and order their volunteer T-shirt.

  Before embarking on the cleanup effort, maps of the cleanup area will be handed out. Volunteers should wear bright clothing, bring work gloves, and wear heavy-duty boots, and be given trash bags. .......

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