Morning Buzz June 3

HELP SIMPLIFY THE BOUNDARIES ANDMAKE THING SEASIER FORBUSINESSS EAND VISITORS.

BACK INMAY OF 20-20 THE CITY AUTHORIZED"SOCAIL ZONES" TO HELP BARS ANDRESTAURANTSTHROUGH THE PANDEMIC.

SINCETHEN, REFRESHMENTAREAS WERE ADDED THAT OVERLAPPEDWITH THE SOCIAL ZONES.SO NOW, THEY'VE BEEN COMBINED.WORK IS BEING DONE TO UPDATESIGNAGE AND MAPS TO REFLECT THECHANGE.

THE CITY ALSO AUTHORIZEDTHE CREATION OF FOUR NEW SOCIALDISTRICTS... THEY'RE AT CRESTON,FOURTH ADN STOCKING, MICHIGANSTREET AND WESTLEONARD.MORE SPACE TO HAVE FUN ANDPRESERVATION...FIN DING THEBALANCE BETWEEN THE TWO IN KENTCOUNTY, AS OFFICIALS RAE WORKINGWITH THETOWNSHIP OF ADA TO INCREASE THESIZE OF 'CHIEF HAZY CLOUD PAR.K'THIS MORNING COUNTY OFFICIALSARE GOING TO LAY OUT PLANS FORTHE OVER '200 ACRE EXPANSION'.THE ACQUISITIO NWAS MADE WITHTHE HELP OF FUNDING FROM THECOUNTY... ADA TOWNSHIP... THEMICHIGAN D-N-R... AND PRIVATEINVESTORS.

THE GOAL IS TOPRESERVE THE GRAND RIVER ANDNEARBY AREAS WHILE CREATINGOPPORTUNITIES FOR RECREATIONON AND ALON GTHE RIVER.

'CHIEFHAZY CLOUD PARK' STARTED OFFAS A SMALL ROAD- SIDE STOP ANDWASEXPANDED TO I'TS CURRENT 1-HUNDRED-22 ACRES SEVERAL YEARSAGO.THE 'KALAMAZOO RIVER ALLIANCE'ISHOSTING ITS FIRST-EVER CLEANUPEVENT THIS WEEKNED ALONG THEKALAMAZOO RIVER..

IT RUNS FROM10 A-M TO 1 P-M THISSATURDAY AT 'VERBURG PARK'.VOLUNTEERS ARE HOPING TO REMOVEMORET HAN 50- CUBIC YARDS OFTRASH, AND 500- POUNDS OF SCRAPMETAL FROM THE WATERWAY.

PEOPLEWILL ALSO CLAEN UP THE K-R-VTRAIL THAT FOLLOWS THE RIVER.YOU CAN BRING YOUR BOAT...ORGANIZERS WILL ALSO BE HANDINGOUT GLOVES, TRASH BAGS, FOOD,AND DRINKS... AND ANYONE WHOSTOPS BY CAN WIN SOMCE OOL DOORPRIZES.

TO SIGN UP -- VISITKALAMAZOO RIVERALLIANCE DOT ORG.THIS DEAL IS A GREAT CATCH,INDEED!

'FREE FISHING WEEKEND'IS RERNITUNG IN ACOUPLE WEEKS.

ON BOTH JUNE12th, AND JUNE 13th,MICHIGANDERS AND OUT-OF-STATERESIDENTS CAN FISH ON BOTHINLAND WATER AND THE GREAT LAKESFOR ALL SPECIES OF FISH WITHOUTALICENSE.YO U DON'T NEED A STATERECREATION PASSPORT EITHER...BUT ALL FISHINGRULES AND REGULATIONS WILL STILLAPPLY...THE TOLEDO ZOO IN OHIO HAS SOMENEW ANIMALS YO CUAN CHECK OUTTHIMS ONTH.

THE ZOOANNOUNCED THE BIRTHS OF TWOSIBERIAN TIGERS.

THE ENDANGEREDTIGER CUBS WERE BORN AT THEFACILITY IN MARCH..

THE MALE ANDFEMALE ARE THE FIR STTIGER CUBSTO LIV EAT THE ZOO IN NINEYEARS.STAFF SAYS THE TWO ARE QUITEDIFFERENT FROM ONE ANOTHER - THEMALE IS CALM AND RELAXED WHIELTHE LITTLE FEMALE I SA BUNDLE OFENERGY.

NO NAMES FOR THE PAIRYET... ZOO GUESTS AREEXPECTED TO BE ABLE TO SEE THECUBS IN PERSON STARTING JUNE12TH.########BREAK 25###########