About Isabella County [Archive] - Your Michigan .com

Harrison

February 25th, 2008, 1:23 pm

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Isabella County is named after the great Queen Isabella of Spain for her patronage of Columbus. Before its organization in 1831, the area was inhabited by Chippewa Indians. Early white explorers included Father Henry Nouvel, who spent the winter here in 1675 as missionary to the Indians. The first permanent settler was David Ward, who built a sawmill in the Mt. Pleasant (http://www.infomi.com/city/mountpleasant)area, harvesting the great expanse of white pine during the mid 1800’s. He eventually became the first lumber baron in Michigan to reach "millionaire" status. In 1927, oil was discovered in the northeast section of the county, since then a significant contribution to the economy. The county also became the home of Central Michigan University, founded in Mt. Pleasant in 1893.

Today, Isabella County has grown to a population of over 60,000. Mount Pleasant, the county seat, is its largest community, playing host to many university students and visitors to the new casino east of town. Other communities include Shepherd (http://www.infomi.com/city/shepherd) and Rosebush (http://www.infomi.com/city/rosebush), which are primarily agricultural, along with some small manufacturing.

Harrison

February 25th, 2008, 1:24 pm

Community Theater

Broadway Theatre (http://www.friendsofthebroadway.org/) 216 East Broadway, Mount Pleasant, MI (989)772-2075
Early 20th century 480-seat historic vaudeville theate featuring concerts,
classic films and community theater by the Broadway Players and the Broadway
Playhouse Kids. Building is available for rent for your special event, business meeting, wedding or birthday parties.
broadwaytheatrepress@hotmail.com (broadwaytheatrepress@hotmail.com)

Employment

Isabella County-Jobs and Services (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IsabellaCounty-JobsandServices/) N/A, Mount Pleasant, MI N/A
Looking for a job? Have a service to offer? Look here!
JobsandServices-subscribe@yahoogroups.com (JobsandServices-subscribe@yahoogroups.com)

Family Help

Isabella/Clare County Family Independence Agency 1475 South Bamber, Stanton, MI (517)772-8502

Fraternal Organization

Our Lake of The Most Blessed Sacrament Monastery-Orthodox Catholic (http://www.littlebrothersofjesus.org/) 4977 North Chippewa Road, Coleman, MI (989)645-7729
Vocations Priesthood, Sisterhood, Brotherhood, Eucharistic Monastic Order, Orthodox Catholic.
AbbotMartin@talkamerica.net (AbbotMartin@talkamerica.net)

Human Services

American Red Cross - Central Michigan Chapter (http://www.redcross.org/mi/centralmichigan/) 215 East Broadway, Mount Pleasant, MI (989)773-3615
Humanitarian, Volunteer led organization devoted to preparing for, responsponding to, and preventing disasters. Serving Clare and Isabella Counties.

Lions Club

The Shepherd Lions Club (http://shepherd_lions.tripod.com/Lions.htm) 400 Schoolcrest, Shepherd, MI (517)828-6830
Our major service activites include: Work to aid the blind, Work with the deaf, Environmental Services, Raising money for those in need in the community.

Our Lake of The Most Blessed Sacrament Monastery-Orthodox Catholic (http://www.littlebrothersofjesus.org/) 4977 North Chippewa Road, Coleman, MI (989)645-7729
Vocations Priesthood, Sisterhood, Brotherhood, Eucharistic Monastic Order, Orthodox Catholic.
AbbotMartin@talkamerica.net (AbbotMartin@talkamerica.net)
Service

State Literacy Resource Center (http://slrc.ehhs.cmich.edu/) Ronan 219 Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI (517)774-7690
We offer resources to Adult Basic Education providers and assistance to adults who would like to learn to read.

United Way of Isabella County (http://slrc.ehhs.cmich.edu/) 402 South University, Mount Pleasant, MI (517)773-9863
This year's campaign theme is "The Power of U" -- Support your local United Way.

Social Services

Central Michigan Chapter of The American Red Cross (http://www.geocities.com/arc_mt_pleasant/index.html) 714 East Wisconsin Street, Mount Pleasant, MI (517)773-3615
Disater relief for victims of fire and major disaster. CPR/first aid and other training, both community and workplace. Blood Drives. Services to military families. Emergency Food Pantry. International Tracing Services. Non-profit organization, donations and grants fund our programs.
birka1d@mail.cmich.edu (birka1d@mail.cmich.edu)

Veterans Services

Veterans Affairs, Isabella County (http://www.isabellacounty.org/VA) 200 North Main Street, Mount Pleasant, MI (989)772-0911, ext 235 FAX: (989)779-0565 - James Dutcher, Director
This office is a county service for the veterans of Isabella County, Michigan, and their family members. Our mission is to assist our county veterans in filing for County, State, and Federal Veterans Benefits. Our goals are to obtain the maximum benefits available, simplify the process for the client and refer those who need other services to the appropriate agencies. We strongly recommend that you contact our office by phone to obtain a list of the necessary documents or supporting evidence for completion of applications and claims. We want to save you time and reduce any inconvenience to those we serve. - The Director
veterans@isabellacounty.org (veterans@isabellacounty.org)

Volunteers

Volunteer Center of Isabella County 402 South University, Mount Pleasant, MI (517)772-6194
The Volunteer Center is a program of the United Way of Isabella County. Those interested in performing volunteer service in the community are matched with organizations needing volunteers. Your interests, skills, and amount of time available are all considered when making a match.