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Friday, March 27, 2020 • Vol. XXV, Issue 19 231.839.5400 • www.MissaukeeSentinel.com ©

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Community Hope offering

COVID-19 case in Missaukee County food bags to Missaukee
residents on weekly basis
By Karen Hopper Usher The department continues to request By Chris Lamphere
A Missaukee County resident has CO- that people stay home except for essen- LAKE CITY — Residents
VID-19. tial tasks like getting groceries or seek- of Missaukee County have
District Health Department No. 10 an- ing medical care. Avoid gatherings and another option for getting
nounced Thursday morning that a Mis- stay six feet away from other people. food if they are in need of
saukee County resident had tested posi- "Wash your hands often and well, es- assistance.
tive for COVID-19, the pandemic disease pecially after being away from home, Thanks to a gift of
caused by the novel coronavirus. coughing, or sneezing. Do not touch $25,000 from the Cadillac
Few details were available at press your face or mouth, especially when Area Community Founda-
time. away from home" the department said tion, Community Hope
The health department said they in a news release. will be partnering with
learned of the positive test result "As COVID-19 continues to spread Good Neighbor Food Pan-
Thursday morning and the patient is throughout the state, we should assume try, Rehoboth Reformed
hospitalized. that it is present in every community. Church, Prosper Christian
The health department said they were While testing is ongoing, the state is Reformed Church, Lake
investigating "to determine if there requiring clinicians to follow new CDC City Chamber of Com-
were any close contacts to this indi- guidance for prioritizing tests due to merce and area volunteers
vidual." limits on testing supplies. to provide food to people
The department said "it is critical that Wexford County also has a COVID-19 during the time period the
we protect each other, support each oth- case. There are two in Kalkaska County area will be dealing with
er, and work together to slow the spread as of press time and one each in Clare COVID-19.
of this disease." and Roscommon counties. Food bags will be avail-
able to Missaukee County
residents on a weekly ba-
sis beginning this Friday

Postponing payments
By Karen Hopper Usher
LAKE CITY — People who
will struggle to make loan
payments during COVID-19
layoffs are getting help from
their financial institutions.
Forest Area Federal Credit
Union (which has branches
in Lake City, Manton and Me-
sick) and Chemical Bank re-
cently announced programs
that will allow borrowers to
defer loan repayments.
While Forest Area Federal
Credit Union has had the
technical ability to allow
Forest Area Federal Credit Union is offering payment deferrals to members affected borrowers to postpone some
by the COVID-19 shutdown. (Photo by Karen Hopper Usher) payments, the credit union is
loosening up requirements
in response to the financial
hardships people are facing
due to COVID-19.
“A number of our members
have already learned that
their income … has been im-
pacted,” said Justin Wolf, vice
president of lending at Forest
Area Federal Credit Union.
“We are already processing
skip-a-payments and exten-
sions for those members.”
Wolf estimated that nearly
50 people had applied for
deferrals as of Tuesday after-
noon.
See Payments on 4-A
from 4 to 6 p.m. at three
locations: The Good Neigh-
bor Food Pantry (Evangeli-
cal Presbyterian Church)
in Lake City, Rehoboth Re-
formed Church in McBain,
and Prosper Christian
Reformed Church in Fal-
mouth.
See Community Hope
on 2-A
Community Calendar....... 4-A
Classified Ads.................. 9-B
Weather........................... 9-A
Obituaries........................ 6-A
Sports.............................. 1-B