CMBC: Tweets and Tales ​
 The Children's Museum of Branch County, located at 426 Marshall St., Coldwater, will host Tweets and Tales as Naturalist Jan brings bird tales to life. The event is open to youth, grades kindergarten through fifth-grade starting at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11. CMBC will also have games and crafts while youth learn more about our colorful feathered neighbors. With plenty of open space, social distancing will be adhered to and guests are asked to wear a mask. 

Building on its legacy as a top workplace for veterans, Consumers Energy is recruiting military veterans with electric experience to join its new Basic Electric Lineworker Apprentice program, earning $35 per hour following 10 days of free training.
“We value the skills and strengths our country’s military veterans bring to work every day,” said Guy Packard, vice president of electric operations for Consumers Energy and Navy Reserve veteran. “Electric lines work is a high-demand occupation that is physically challenging and requires a high degree of mental discipline. Veterans have an excellent track record of career success at Consumers Energy.”
Consumers Energy ranks highly as a workplace for veterans. The energy provider is recognized as a Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency Gold-Level Employer and ranked 3rd in Michigan in the Military Times Best for Vets Employers 2020 list.
Military veterans with documented electrical experience are encouraged to get more information and register for the Electric Lines Boot Camp at www.ElectricLinesBootCamp.com.
Those accepted to participate will receive 10 days of free pre-apprenticeship training from Power for America, which will be followed by a four-day pass/fail assessment. Successful candidates will then begin as paid Basic Line Apprentices at Consumers Energy, earning a starting wage of $35 per hour while completing an 11-week pass/fail climbing school.
Qualifications include honorably discharged veterans, the ability to carry up to 50 pounds of tools and gear, documented experience working with electricity, and the ability to work at heights.
All training will take place at the UWUA Power for America Training Center in Eaton County.
“We look forward to welcoming military veterans who take advantage of this tremendous opportunity to join our union’s ranks and provide for their families with well-paying careers,” said Craig Wright, president of the Michigan State Utility Workers Council. “Veterans often find that the skills they gained in the military are valued at Consumers Energy and embodied in their coworkers.”
Consumers Energy, Michigan’s largest energy provider, is the principal subsidiary of CMS Energy (NYSE: CMS), providing natural gas and/or electricity to 6.7 million of the state’s 10 million residents in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties.
 
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Jerrod Hetrick is the proud owner of Diamond Automotive Detailing, 514 Marshall Road in Coldwater, and member of the Coldwater Area Chamber of Commerce. On Thursday, Hetrick celebrated the opening of his business and membership with a well attended ribbon cutting, featuring two giveaways (a free detailing).
Having been employed in the auto industry for years; initially detailing at a local car dealership before moving into sales.
Hetrick said he and his three employees have been very busy, providing detailing services for consumers of varying ages and for various reasons: some people don’t like to clean their cars, some have a high standard for cleanliness, and some are selling their vehicle.

Four Seasons Design and Remodeling, Inc. is proud to announce Lou Salge, company vice president was recently published in Fine Homebuilding’s Kitchens & Baths. The national exposure for his Timber-Frame Resurrection project in Ashley, Indiana outlines the kitchen project from uncovering the existing timber-frame through completion.
Salge takes the reader through the entire process of the remodel. “Even after exposing the frame, it was hard to tell what we were working with until we had it blasted with dry ice, which removed 150 years’ worth of layered paint, dirt, and debris.” Kitchens & Baths, Winter 2020.
Salge spent two years working on this project and it was featured in his area’s local Builders Parade in 2019. Salge says “The cornerstone of the project was opening up the original two- story timber-frame portion of the home, exposing the timbers and making that previously utilitarian area the central feature of the home. It was an amazing experience for myself and our team and one I enjoyed reliving in this article.”
Salge is Vice-President for Four Seasons Design and Remodeling, graduated from Lawrence Technological University with a Bachelor of Science in Architecture and resides in Angola, Indiana. To read the entire article online log on to: www.finehomebuilding.com/issue/2020/10/issue-295-kitchens-baths .

Keeping with the season of giving, Consumers Energy and Coldwater Area Chamber of Commerce will soon partner in giving away $1,200 in gifts during a special virtual holiday event 12 Days of Christmas. Check an upcoming newsletter publication or visit Consumers Energy or CACC on Facebook for more information as it becomes available.