County Communicator 6/10/22 Edition

COUNTY COMMUNICATOR

JUNE 10, 2022

June 2022 MONTHLY PLANNER

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SMART COMMUTE

CHERRY FEST. PARADE

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T-SHIRT DEADLINE

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COURTS DAY OFF OBSERVATION OF JUNETEENTH

E2E TRAINING BEGINS

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G-SUITE ENDS FOR COUTNY STAFF

EVENTS

June 6: Smart Commute Week Starts

June 18th: Veterans Concert

June 10: Cherry Festival Parade t-shirt deadline

June 19th: Courts observe Juneteenth ( courts will be closed)

June 17th: Veterans Expo

June 29th: G Suite will end for GT employees - Google/ gmail/ other google apps

myGTC

Employee testing begins: June 20

The

mandatory

meeting

on

June

16th

(2

sessions,

2

hours

each) will demonstrate how to use the reporting software and review the testing scenarios.

The end-to-end testing will take

place

consist

for

3

weeks

and

will

of

approximately

1,700

testing scenarios. Between 28 testers, each tester would help with about 60 tests each. The 3 weeks are mandatory for participants to attend with it ending around July 22nd.

E2E Training

Key Takeaways

June 16th meeting June 20th - July 22nd 60 tests each Necessary Participation

*myGTC is not up and running yet, it will be officially launched in the fall.

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THE COUNTY

UPDATES Official newsletter for the Employees at Grand Traverse County

CHERRY FEST PARADE

UPCOMING EVENTS Grand

Traverse

County

is

once

again

entered

into

the

Cherry

Festival Parade. The deadline for t-shirts is today June 10th.

To sign up for the parade and to receive a t-shirt

click here.

June 17th Veteran Expo at Grand Traverse County Civic

More information can be found on the Wellness page.

Center @ 9:00 am

THE COURTS WILL NOW OBSERVE JUNETEENTH

June 18th Honoring All Who Served

The Michigan Supreme Court has designated Juneteenth as an official

court

Whenever

this

holiday. holiday

Juneteenth falls

on

a

is

celebrated

weekend,

the

on

June

day

it

19th.

will

July 2-9

PRIORITY HEALTH MORNING SHOW

Health

employers.

information

us

for

and

our This

first

exclusive

"made

entertainment

for

morning

TV"

virtual

centered

June 20- July 22 Workday E2E Testing

holiday, all Michigan Courts will be closed on June 20th.

join

only.

be

observed is the following Monday. With the observance of this

Please

Concert- Veterans & Family

show

for

event

around

Priority

Cherry Festival

combines

topics

you've

identified as being your top priorities. Tune in on June 15th at 9

UPCOMING HOLIDAY

a.m. EST to hear from Priority Health leaders, get the scoop on new products, and learn about new partnerships and programs.

Register for the event

here.

July 4th Most offices are closed

GOOGLE WORKPLACE WILL BE DISCONTINUED

On June 29th at midnight across Grand Traverse County, Google Workspace ( google docs, Gmail, and other google apps known as the G-suite) will be discontinued and no longer available for county staff to use. Staff will now solely use Microsoft 365 for email, calendar, word processing, and other functions. For 365 training videos click

here.

For additional help visit the

help desk.

PARKS & REC

The grand opening of Bayfront Scooters over the Memorial day weekend at the Civic Center was a great success.

The Accessible Recreation Day event will be held on June 16, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. EST at the Grand Traverse County Civic Center. Community agencies [Lighthouse Rehabilitation, Friends of Sleeping Bear, Life Beyond Barriers Rehabilitation, TART Trails, The Dream Team, Disability Network, Norte, and the Grand Traverse County] are excited to offer accessible family-friendly activities for everyone to enjoy.

NEW HIRES WELCOME TO THE COUNTY TEAM! JASON FONS BUILDING INSPECTOR CONSTRUCTION CODE DANITA JACOBSON OFFICE CLERK SENIOR CENTER TONISTY WINTERER PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE HEALTH DEPARTMENT

PROMOTIONS MARY MERRILL OFFICE SPECIALIST SENIOR CENTER

RETIREMENT

RETIREMENT CELEBRATION FOR NANCY ICKES, LPN, COMMISSION ON AGING FRIDAY, JUNE 17TH AT THE COA OFFICES (520 W FRONT ST.) 2:00 - 5:00 PM

JUNE ANNIVERSARIES TAMARA MCLAIN

42

NICHOLAS CARPENTER

5

BONNIE SCHEELE

36

JESSICA HENDGES

5

ANTHONY ROMANOWSKI

27

MARCIE MONTGOMERY

5

JULIE DUBAY

25

AMANDA SEGUIN

5

JASON TORREY

25

DUSTIN STICKLER

5

CYNTHIA GREEN

21

RONALD WASSON

5

DAVID EDGCOMBE

19

LISA EMERY

4

TRACIE MULLEN

19

ROGER GROTEFENDT

4

HEIDI GILDE

17

SARAH LORIGAN

4

MARC REECE

17

HEIDE MCNICHOLS

4

CURT BRAZEE

16

ROBERT SABO

4

THOMAS FLITTON

16

JESSICA SCHIMPF

4

STACY OSBORNE

14

JODI SIMPSON

4

RYAN WALSH

14

GREG SNYDER

4

CYNTHIA KOTT

13

JIMMIE WOOD

4

TAMANTHA WILLOUGHBY

12

SCOTT ROKOS

3

SEAN GRIFFARD

10

MARY HOVEST

2

DAVID JAMESON

10

SHANE ROELOFS

2

JODY BARTON

9

CAMERON SINZ

2

RYAN COLLEY

8

AMBER DICKEY

1

LAURA LAISURE

8

SHELBY DRZEWIECKI

1

DIANE SCRIVO

7

KELSEY FORDYCE

1

HILARY SMITH

6

KIMBERLY KRAMER

1

RON WASSON - BUILDING CODE (5) NICK CARPENTER- CENTRAL DISPATCH (5) AMANDA SEGUIN - HEALTH DEPARTMENT (5) DUSTIN STICKLER - SHERIFF ROAD PATROL (5) JESSICA HEDGES - SHERIFF- ROAD PATROL (5) MARCIE MONTGOMERY - HEALTH DEPARTMENT(5) DAVID JAMESON - RECYCLE SMART (10) SEAN GRIFFARD - SHERIFF ROAD PATROL (10) JULIE DUBAY - FRIEND OF THE COURT - (25) JASON TORREY- CENTRAL DISPATCH (25)

WELLNESS FEEL, THINK, LIVE, BE... WELL!

Cherry Festival Parade The Wellness Team and Administration invite you to join us in walking in the

on Saturday, July 9!

2022 Cherry Royale Parade

The Cherry Royale Parade is one of the culminating events held on the final day of

the festival each year. See beautifully decorated floats, enjoy the marching bands, brush shoulders with the National Cherry Queen, and celebrate our community. Walking in previous years' Cherry Royale parades has been a blast, as was last December's Light Parade, and we're hoping to build on that momentum in this fun festive community event. Bring your family and friends and walk with us as we represent GT County and hand out swag and goodies to the crowds!

Sign up by this Friday, June 10, and you and yours will be guaranteed a GT County t-shirt to wear in the parade. Check out details in the

registration sheet link.

Energizing your Everyday

Boosting Resiliency

Staying energized day in and day out can make you feel

Although change is inevitable,

exhausted just thinking about it. By building some healthy

dealing with things like uncertainty,

ongoing and everlasting habits and routines can help you feel

transition and loss isn’t easy.

energized every single day.

Resiliency is the ability to adapt

Have a Bedtime Sleep Routine

during challenging times. Boosting

Bedtime routines help your brain separate the day from the

resiliency not only helps you

night, clear your mind and body of the day’s stresses, and relax

overcome difficult circumstances,

into sleep.

but it also empowers you to grow

Manage Your Stress

and improve your life along the

Stress – we all have it – which is not necessarily a terrible thing.

way. Resiliency is associated with

In fact, our body needs stress to grow stronger both physically

longevity, lower rates of depression

and mentally.

and greater satisfaction.

Exercise and Move Regularly Exercise boosts oxygen circulation inside your body. This

Like most skills, it takes practice to

increase in oxygen not only supports the powerhouse of cells

increase your resiliency. Some

that produce energy, but it also allows your body to function

characteristics of high resiliency

better and to use its energy more efficiently.

include the ability to learn from

Meditate/Journal

past experiences, maintain a

Instead of feeling like you need to keep track of everything in

positive life outlook, cultivate new

your head, simply knowing that you’ll be journaling later can

skills and use humor to relieve

free up your mental energy to address other tasks.

stress. Start by making a few small,

Declutter Your Space

positive changes. Getting enough

Decluttering clears stagnant energy and we need this flow of

sleep, reading a good book or

energy to feel happy, healthy, and abundant. Clutter, along

watching a funny show or

with any stuff you don’t use or love, prevents that flow of

performing a short meditation each

energy and causes a buildup of stale energy.

day are all examples of helpful, resiliency boosting practices.

RECIPE OF THE WEEK CRUNCHY RAINBOW PEANUT

CHICKEN WRAP

Ingredients : For the dressing: 1/4 cup creamy natural peanut butter 2 tablespoons coconut aminos or glutenfree soy sauce 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar 1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger 1 teaspoon honey, optional 2-3 tablespoons warm water, to thin dressing Optional: Few dashes of red pepper flakes OR a few dashes of hot sauce For the wraps: 2 large spinach tortillas (burrito size) 2 large carrots, shredded (or

¾

cup

shredded carrot) 1 red bell pepper, julienned

N U T R I T I O N Servings: 4 servings

3/4 cup shredded red cabbage Serving size: 0.5 wrap

2 cups baby spinach

¼

cup diced fresh cilantro

¼

cup diced green onion

2 tablespoons chopped roasted peanuts 1 pound grilled or baked chicken breast,

Calories: 312kcal

Fat: 11.9g

Carbohydrates: 30.8g

Fiber: 3.5g

sliced or diced into pieces Sugar: 5.3g

Protein: 20.2g

Directions 1. Make your dressing. In a small bowl mix together peanut butter, low sodium soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, ginger, honey, and warm water until well combined and the consistency of a dressing. If you want it to be a little spicy, add in red pepper flakes or a little hot sauce. Set aside.

2. Now it’s time to make your wraps! Evenly divide carrots, red bell pepper, red cabbage, spinach, cilantro, green onion, peanuts, and sliced chicken breast between two large spinach tortillas.

3. Drizzle

½

of your dressing into each wrap before rolling them up. Carefully tuck in the sides of

each wrap as your roll until ingredients are secured inside. You can secure everything together with a toothpick before cutting it in half. Serve with extra peanut sauce! Serves 4, 1/2 burrito per person. If you're really hungry you can eat the whole thing.

4. Wrap in plastic wrap if you are serving later. Keeps well in the fridge for 3-4 days.

28th Annual Smart Commute Week

June 6 - June 10

The

GT County Coastbusters

are the TART Trails 28th Annual Smart Commute Week

2022 Medium Division Champions! The team logged more than 760 miles of biking, walking, and carpooling to and from work this week, and scored free breakfasts and swag along the way. Gas money was saved, carbon footprints were reduced, calories were burnt, and a good time was had by all. We hope you’ll join us next year!

(PICTURED) CAROL ROSE, DAVE MURRAY, JOSH GREEN, JENNY MCKELLAR & SON BRODIE, (NOT PICTURED) JOSH WILSON, JANET KRONK, CHRIS FORSYTH, JODI SIMPSON, MATT HAGEN, DAWN WAGONER, TRINA GIRARDIN, BETH CRITTENDEN, KAREN GRANT, AND MORE FRIENDS AND FAMILY WHO JOINED.

COFFEE WITH A COP JUNE 15 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

AT J&S HAMBURG 1083 W SOUTH AIRPORT RD TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49686 Hosted by the Grand Traverse Sheriff's Garfield Township Community Police officers.

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