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August 10, 2020
How the first week of school went inside a Michigan elementary It was the first day of school at Hunt Elementary in Jackson, Michigan. Students arrived in masks. They said goodbye to their parents outside instead of inside. They stayed with their own grade for recess. They didn't go to the cafeteria for lunch. And yet, according to Principal Mary Jo Raczkowski-Shannon, who has been their 22 years, something remarkable happened. “We did not have one crier,” she said of the traditional tears streaming down children’s faces when they’re separated from their parents on the first day of school. “That’s unheard of.” It was just one week and no one is pretending there won't be challenges ahead, both expected and unexpected. But at the end of the strangest start to the school year she can remember, different didn't necessarily mean bad. HERE'S HOW THEY'VE SET UP IN-PERSON LEARNING Can a building truly be COVID-proof? Some of the new COVID-19-blocking technology is techy and futuristic – like ultraviolet light wands that look like lightsabers. Some pieces are unflashy, like HVAC filters and ventilation tweaks. There’s no way to fully COVID-proof a building – at least not as long as humans are allowed inside. But there are pieces of technology, old and new, that are likely to chop down on the risk. For the best chance of keeping coronavirus particles away, there are three components to manage: Surfaces, the air and humans. THIS IS FASCINATING Drive-in theaters are back in Michigan There haven't been many silver linings to living during a global pandemic. But the resurgence of the drive-in theater is a welcome blast from the pre-COVID past. So where can you find a drive-in in Michigan? We gathered that intel for you. Here is a list of nine drive-in theaters in Michigan. MORE MAC cancels football for fall 2020, will Big Ten be next? On Saturday, the Mid-American Conference became the first bowl subdivision league to cancel football this fall. Was the MAC the first shoe to drop or will Power 5 conferences push forward with fall football? The MAC cited health and safety concerns of its student-athletes, coaches and community, but one must consider the financial burden of smaller conferences - who lost their scheduled big non-conference games and won't have ticket revenue - as a major impetus as well. And then Sunday night, Big Ten presidents reportedly met, with the ‘vast majority’ favoring scrapping the fall football season. MORE National Blueberry Festival carried on, albeit with some COVID changes While traditions like the parade, pie-eating contest, 5K race and concerts were canceled or made virtual this year due to the COVID pandemic, the heart of the National Blueberry Festival remained. The smell of blueberries still filled the air and hundreds of people, despite social distancing concerns, lined Phoenix Street in downtown South Haven on Saturday for the 57th annual festival. The festival usually draws an estimated 50,000 visitors over a four-day stretch. However, it was reduced to just two days — August 8 and 9 — due to the pandemic. We went to the festival to talk with people there and the organizers to see why it was so important that the festival continue this summer. WATCH Get your local news 24/7 Ann Arbor | Bay City | Flint | Grand Rapids Connect with MLive
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