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Following the meal, youth and adults will present a prayerful program of music, a special Living Rosary and May Crowning tribute to Mary the Blessed Mother.

Special gifts for mothers will be available for purchase -- roses, corsages and pins. The proceeds for these will go to Right to Life of Saginaw.

All families and individuals are welcome. the brunch, served at 11:30 a.m., will include omelets, ham, hash browns, fruit, mini bagels, assorted coffee cakes and fruit-filled Danish. There is a $6 charger per person, children ages 5 and under are free.

Tickets will be sold at Our Lady Church during the month of April. Reservations can be made by sending checks and the number of people attending to Family Brunch, Our Lady Church, 404 S. Wood St., Chesaning, MI 48616 by April 27. For more information, contact Diane Hungerford at (989) 845-6894.

The public is welcome to enjoy good food, warm hospitality and an inspirational program. The proceeds for this event are designated to the Chesaning Area Emergency Relief (CAER).

Weird Al Yankovic added to Showboat line-up

CHESANING - Three-time Grammy Award winner and multi-platinum artist Weird Al Yankovic has been added to the line-up for the 2008 Chesaning Showboat Music Festival.

The king of pop culture parody, Yankovic has sold more comedy recordings than any other artist in history. In a career spanning nearly three decades, he has amassed 28 gold and platinum albums, seven gold and platinum-certified home videos, and Grammy Awards (with nine nominations).

An accomplished director, Yankovic has helmed many of his own award-winning music videos as well as clips for Ben Folds, Jeff Foxworthy, the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Hanson, and The Black Crowes. His video for "Smells Like Nirvana," nominated for an MTV Video Music Award in 1992, was chosen by Rolling Stone as one of the Top 100 Music Videos of all time. Yankovic also created the critically acclaimed title sequence for the Leslie Nielsen feature film "Spy Hard." Making a successful transformation from pop music satirist to multimedia star, he created his own television specials for MTV (AL-TV), Showtime and the Disney Channel, among others.

Yankovic's 12th studio album Straight Outta Lynwood is a dual disc release brimming with special features. The DVD side contains six brand new Weird Al music videos produced by some of the world's top animators.

Straight Outta Lynwood debuted at number ten on the Billboard charts making it Yankovic's highest charting album to date.

Tickets are currently on sale for the Thursday, July 17 performance and can be purchased in person at the festival box office, by phone from the box office at 989-845-3056, by phone from Star Tickets Plus at 800-585-3737, or online at www.chesaningshowboat.org The festival box office is located at 218 N. Front Street in Chesaning, inside the Chesaning Chamber of Commerce building. Hours of operation are Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., and Saturday from 9 a.m.-noon.

Ticket prices for Weird Al are $24 for general admission and $37 for reserved seating.

Country duo Sugarland is scheduled to perform Wednesday, July 16 with ticket prices for that show being $20 for general admission and $34 and $49 for reserved seating.

The 2008 Chesaning Showboat Music Festival is scheduled for July 12-19.

For more information on the festival call the Chesaning Showboat Music Festival office at 989-845-3056 or visit www.chesaningshowboat.org

Saginaw County Emergency Management announces Skywarn training

SAGINAW - The Saginaw County Office of Emergency Management will hold its spring Skywarn weather training, sponsored by the National Weather Service, on Thursday, April 10.

The program-which begins at 6:30 p.m. at Covenant HealthCare's Lecture Theatre, 700 Cooper Avenue-is running in conjunction with the Saginaw County Citizen Corps monthly meeting. The free training is open to the public and does not require pre-registration.

Skywarn is a nation-wide network of volunteer weather spotters who report to and are trained by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's NWS. These spotters report many forms of significant or severe weather such as thunderstorms, tornadoes, hail, heavy snow and flooding.

The staff at each NWS Forecast Office is responsible for issuing local forecasts and Severe Weather Warning services for the county warning forecast area. Skywarn spotters provide an invaluable service by providing ground truth on the atmosphere that the NWS spotters observe from advanced radars, satellites and reporting stations. These spotters are the NWS's eyes and ears helping to provide better forecasts and severe weather warnings. The NWS and Skywarn spotters work together to save lives.

The program will offer basic and advanced training techniques to become an effective volunteer spotter through an interactive presentation that will last about two and a half hours. There will also be a drawing for a free programmable NOAA weather radio, valued at $49.99, to those who attend.

For more emergency preparedness information, visit www.saginawcounty.com/emd.

Memorial Auxiliary to host 5K Walk/Run

OWOSSO -- The Memorial Healthcare Auxiliary will host its first-ever 5K Walk/Run event on Saturday, April 26. This unique fundraising event, Steps for Courage, is being coordinated by members of the Auxiliary in collaboration with the Memorial Healthcare Cancer Center and Gastroenterology service providers. All proceeds from the event will support the Join the Courageous campaign.

The 5K course will begin at Memorial Healthcare at 9 am on King Street in Owosso and meander through the charming residential areas surrounding the hospital. Each participant will receive a t-shirt and be eligible for awards in many age categories. Early registration for the event is due by April 10 and is $15 per person. Registration after that date will be $20. Registration forms can be found at the hospital website MemorialHealthcare.org, Playmaker's website or in the Four Seasons Gift Shop at the hospital. For information, contact Bobbi Bruckman at 989.666.6953 or Pam Starkweather at 989.725.8465. Sponsorship opportunities are also available for any individual or business wishing to participate.