Thursday July 24

Panel will guide advisory committee on state policy development

LANSING, Mich. – The Health Information Technology Commission (HITC) Community Information Exchange (CIE) Advisory Committee is seeking applications for its Community Voice Subgroup.

The HITC was established by Public Act 137 in 2006 and is part of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. In 2023, the commission adopted the CIE Task Force Final Report and established the CIE Advisory Committee, which is charged with developing statewide infrastructure to support community information exchange. Organizations across Michigan use different data systems to connect people to health, human and social services. CIE supports communities by making it easier to know what services are available and how people can access those resources.

A key element of the CIE Advisory Committee’s work is to focus on consumer and participant experiences, including formal ways for community members to participate in decision-making. The Community Voice Subgroup will help guide the CIE Advisory Committee on state-level policy development and effective implementation of community information exchange.

Examples of community information exchange could include a clinic and a transportation nonprofit sharing data to ensure a senior citizen has a ride to the doctor's office, or local community organizations sharing data about up-to-date availability of emergency shelter beds.

The Community Voice Subgroup will include a majority of individuals with lived experience in CIE systems, as well as caregivers or guardians of individuals with lived experience, alongside representatives from the public and private sectors. Before applying, please review the subcommittee charter on the Community Voice Subgroup website.

The Community Voice Subgroup will meet six times per year for 90 minutes, beginning in late 2025. The subgroup will meet virtually unless otherwise agreed to in advance. Please submit an application for consideration by Friday, Aug.15.

Please visit the Community Information Exchange webpage to learn more about CIE, preview the Community Voice Subgroup application questions and/or review the subgroup charter. Questions and feedback can be sent to MDHHS-SDOH-PolicyandPlanning@michigan.gov.

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Southeast Lower   Peninsula

Eastern Saginaw Bay: Fishing along the   eastern side of the bay was good to very good when anglers were able to get   out in nice weather. Fishing in the southern end around Quanicassee was hit   or miss, with anglers dealing with heavy weeds, though good numbers of   walleye were still found around Callahan Reef and the southern end of the   slot. Crawler harnesses performed better in shallower water. Those heading   out deeper over the bar in 24 to 26 feet did very well, with numerous limits   taken on both crawlers and body baits. The average size of walleye caught   deeper was larger than those caught shallow. Out from Caseville, anglers   caught walleye around the Charity Islands and between Caseville and Port   Austin. A few nice bonus yellow perch were mixed in with the walleye catches.

Lake Erie: Very few yellow perch were   reported this week. Few anglers targeted them, but some fished out of Bolles   Harbor boat launch with little success. Walleye were still present and caught   out east from Stony Point in 24 feet of water on crawlers, but anglers had to   be ready to dodge large vegetation beds. Out in the southern dumping ground   from Luna, the walleye bite was also reported to remain good on spoons.

Lower Saginaw Bay: Walleye were caught   while trolling with crank baits in 23 feet of water two miles west of the   sparkplug. Anglers trolling just south of the black hole in 22 feet of water   used crawlers and crankbaits to target walleye.

Eaton County: Slow bite throughout the   county with minimal fish landed. Minnows for crappie on inland lakes.

Calhoun County: Panfish were being caught in   good numbers on lakes and rivers. Reports from anglers say smallmouth were   caught on the Kalamazoo River.

Lenawee County: Anglers reported catching   bass on Lake Hudson.

Monroe County: Fishing was slow, but a few   anglers caught largemouth bass at Ford Marsh. Largemouth bass and bluegill   were caught from the shorelines of Crystal Waters and the lagoons inside of   Sterling State Park.

South Haven: Boat anglers reported   that salmon were very scattered. Anglers fished from 55 feet of water out to   beyond 120 feet. Fishing was on the slow side with the fish spreading out.   Spoons worked best. The catch consisted mostly of coho salmon and Chinook   salmon. Pier fishing was very slow. However, with the water cooling off,   conditions could have changed at any time. Perch fishing also remained very   slow.

St. Joseph: Salmon fishing was a little   slow. The fish were spread from 65 feet of water to over 120 feet. The best   fishing seemed to depend on the day. Large rotators with meat rigs or flies   caught the bigger Chinook salmon, while spoons caught most of the other fish.   Pier fishing was slow for all species except freshwater drum. Shrimp fished   on the bottom caught most of these fish. Perch fishing was very inconsistent.

Muskegon: Boat anglers reported decent   numbers of salmon 50 to 90 feet down in 90 to 140 feet of water. Meat rigs,   glow spoons, and white flasher/fly combinations worked well. Pier anglers   reported catching a few freshwater drum while casting spoons.

Grand Haven: Boat anglers targeting salmon   reported having good success. Most success was found 60 to 100 feet down in   90 to 160 feet of water. White flasher/ flies, green meat rigs, and glow   spoon have all been producing good numbers of salmon. Pier anglers are catching   a few freshwater drum while casting spoons.

Ingham County: Panfish were caught   throughout the county on worms and minnows on inland lakes and the Grand   River.

Ionia County: Bass and walleye were caught   on the Grand River near area dams. Panfish, bass, and catfish were caught at   Sessions. Anglers continued to see success targeting bass on the Flat and   Grand Rivers. Anglers had limited success targeting panfish on inland lakes,   particularly Sessions and Jordan.

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Cheboygan: Lake Huron boat anglers   primarily targeted salmon along the northeast and southeast points of Bois   Blanc Island. However, the salmon were difficult to find, so anglers brought   in lake trout instead. Salmon anglers used a variety of flashers and dodgers with   flies or spoons. Those using meat rigs had some success. In the Cheboygan   River, anglers caught walleye, freshwater drum, and bass. Walleye anglers   bottom bounced night crawlers, floated night crawlers under a bobber, drifted   nightcrawler harnesses, or utilized stick crankbaits. Worms were most used   for freshwater drum and bass. Good areas to target these species included the   pedestrian walkway bridge by the baseball fields, the State Street drawbridge   by the Cheboygan DNR field office, and along the parking lot by Plaunt’s   Transportation ferry.

Tawas/Au Gres: For the Tawas area, walleye   fishing started slow for the week but picked up with a couple limits caught   north of the Charities on both artificial lures and night-crawlers. A couple   steelhead and catfish were also caught while trolling. Bluegill and a flathead   catfish were caught by shore fishermen. For the Au Gres area, walleye fishing   was still good, with a couple limits caught. Alongside the walleye, catfish,   freshwater drum, and a smallmouth bass were caught while trolling. Largemouth   bass were also caught on artificial bait.

Oscoda/Au Sable: Anglers targeting salmon and   steelhead in 80 to 115 feet of water while trolling spoons 30 to 60 feet down   picked up a fair number of coho salmon, along with a few steelhead. Lake   trout fishing was good in 120+ feet of water, with limits being taken. Most   anglers targeting lake trout trolled Spin-N-Glos through the bottom 20 feet,   with green being a popular color. Anglers bottom fishing with cut bait and   crawlers off the catwalk and pier had decent luck with freshwater drum and   channel catfish. One- to two-ounce pyramid weights and perch rigs were   popular choices.

Harrisville: Anglers targeting lake trout   did well fishing 150 to 200 feet of water while trolling green/pink   Spin-N-glos off the bottom.

Black River: A few walleye have been   caught trolling bandits/scatter raps with clip weights in 40 to 60 feet.

Rogers City: Winds continued to mix   things up and change the thermocline daily. Anglers reported catching lake   trout, Chinook salmon, steelhead, and walleye this past week. The best depths   were mostly between 75 to 120 feet of water, but this also changed frequently.   Lines were run throughout the water column for the best results. A couple of   lines were run deep, below the thermocline, for trout, with the rest spread   out at varying depths. Anglers used a variety of lures, including spoons,   flasher-fly and flasher-squid combos, and meat rigs. Productive colors   included greens, blues, oranges, and glow patterns early and late in the day.   The better salmon bite occurred in the evening, during the last couple of   hours of light. Anglers fished straight out, up the lake toward the state   park, or south toward Swan Bay, Adams Point, and the limestone plant. Others   headed straight out to the 65-foot hump.

Presque Isle: Anglers fished deeper now   that the water warmed up. The best depths were between 80 and 130 feet of   water. Anglers reported catching mostly lake trout, with the occasional   silver fish—Chinook salmon, steelhead, coho salmon, and walleye. Lake trout   were caught near the bottom on flashers and Spin-N-Glo flies, along with   spoons. Lines were run throughout the water column for the best results.   Productive colors included greens, blues, oranges, white, and glow patterns   early and late in the day. Good places to fish were between the lighthouses,   off the ridge south toward Stoneport, or north off Black Point and the farm.

West Grand Traverse Bay: Chinook   salmon and lake trout were caught by those trolling the west arm of the bay   in 70 to 100 feet of water. The salmon were reported to have been suspended   roughly 60 feet. Those trolling in front of the "whitewalls" caught   a few coho salmon as well as an occasional steelhead. With the water   temperature hovering between 68 and 70 degrees, anglers reported having   caught smallmouth bass in 15 to 30 feet of water as they moved deeper into   the colder water.

East Grand Traverse Bay:  Smallmouth bass were caught off structure in 15 to 30 feet of water. Tube   jigs and dropshots were the most effective techniques. Water temperatures   ranged from 69 to 72 degrees throughout the bay. Those who launched in Elk   Rapids reported catching lake trout while trolling the breaks in 90 to 120   feet of water. Smallmouth bass continued to be caught in the Elk River.   Anglers using live bait, such as leeches or worms, had the most success.

Port Austin: Walleye fishing continued to   be very good with some limits taken. Anglers reported the most success in   about 30 feet of water around the lighthouse trolling night crawler   harnesses.

Harbor Beach: Lake trout were caught by   anglers who made the run to Yankee Reef trolling in 150 feet of water.

Manistee: Chinook salmon, steelhead,   and a couple of coho salmon were caught while trolling straight out and north   and south of town, in 140 to 180 feet of water, when fishing 25 to 60 feet   down with spoons, flasher-fly combos, and meat rigs. Bass and freshwater drum   were still being caught from the piers using crawlers, soft plastics, and   jigging spoons. Chinook salmon were reported from the pier, but it was a   brief window following the north blow.

Ludington: Chinook salmon were caught   at Big Sable Point in 80 to 190 feet of water when fishing 35 to 60 feet   down, straight out from the pier heads and northwest in 40 to 65 feet of   water, southwest of town in 80 to 100 feet, and out from the point in 200 to   280 feet during midday hours. In the mix were a few steelhead, coho salmon,   and very few suspended lake trout. Spoons were found to be successful, along   with plugs, flies, and some meat rigs. The piers remained slow, and the early   bite seemed to be the most productive.

Frankfort/Lake Michigan:  Anglers that week reported good numbers of Chinook salmon out front in 100 to   150 feet of water, trolling the top 60 feet. The temperature break was about   30 feet down in most areas, while bait numbers were still reported as low.   Flasher-n-flies, spoons, and meat rigs all received hits. Pier anglers picked   up Kings in the early morning hours using alewives and casting glow spoons.   Anglers trolling and jigging in Platte Bay reported very good numbers of lake   trout near the bottom in 80 to 120 feet of water.

Leland: Anglers targeting Chinook   salmon had the most success trolling south of South Manitou Island with baits   set around 75 to 100 feet. Those trolling north of North Manitou Island found   fish in 100 to 200 feet of water, with most fish concentrated between 60 to   120 feet. Flasher-fly combos, orange and pink spoons, and meat rigs produced   the highest numbers of fish. Lake trout fishing continued to be excellent   while trolling around both islands and the playground. Orange spoons and   white flasher-fly combos worked best for lake trout.

Suttons Bay: Anglers targeting lake trout   found some success casting and jigging small spoons and white tubs in front   of Stoney Point out of Suttons Bay. Anglers still found success when   targeting smallmouth bass in Omena Bay as well as Northport Bay.

Charlevoix: Fishing pressure has been   consistently low. Pier anglers reported a fair number of smallmouth bass   drifting worms along the bottom. Boat anglers reported minimal catch but were   marking salmon in 150 feet of water between 80 and 110 feet.

Lake Michigan (Leland): Anglers did well on   lake trout at both the first and second banks. King salmon were found on the   second bank, scattered between 130 to 200 feet of water.

Lake Leelanau: The walleye bite slowed,   with few fish caught.

Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore:  Panfishing was good on Schell, Tucker, Bass, and School Lakes.

Grand Traverse (Duck Lake):  Anglers caught good-sized largemouth and smallmouth bass.

Oceana County: Inland lake fishing slowed   due to warm water. Some Chinook were caught in Lake Michigan shallows after   cold water upwelling. Walleye fishing was slow on Silver Lake.

Newaygo (Muskegon River): Warm   water slowed fishing. Panfish and bass were caught shallow on inland lakes.

Little Traverse Bay: Fishing along the Bear   River was slow, with reports of only a few smallmouth bass, freshwater drum,   and various panfish species. Smallmouth bass were caught while drifting worms   at the mouth of the river. Drum and panfish were caught with worms. Boat anglers   reported a limited catch of smallmouth bass while fishing in shallower water   along the bay.

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St. Ignace: At the Carp and Pine rivers,   walleye fishing pressure continued to slow down, but those targeting them   reported catches. Walleye anglers floated leeches, cast small spinner baits   or trolled nightcrawler harnesses.

Ontonagon River: Fishing efforts were fair   over the past week. Walleye were reported being caught in low numbers.   Anglers had luck finding fish when jigging and trolling alike.

Ontonagon/Silver City/Union Bay: Ontonagon   saw a fair amount of angling effort over the past week, while Union Bay and   Silver City saw lower levels of activity. Bad weather occasionally limited   lake access. Recently reported catches consisted of lake trout in low   numbers, and coho salmon were also reportedly caught on occasion.

Black River Harbor: The harbor   experienced somewhat low angling effort over the past week. Recent catches   consisted primarily of lake trout in low numbers. Catches of coho salmon and   Chinook salmon were also reported on occasion. Bad weather conditions limited   lake access.

Little Bay de Noc: Yellow perch anglers   reported slow fishing. Some were able to locate schools of fish; however,   success was limited, and the fish they did find were hard to catch. Walleye   anglers reported tough fishing and had been targeting fish near Gladstone,   the Minneapolis Shoals, and near drop-offs in the outer bay. Anglers reported   good smallmouth fishing.

Big Bay de Noc: Some anglers launched out of   Nahma, targeting walleye with some success. Anglers targeted walleye with   snap-style jigs, as well as deep crank baits.

Fairport: Anglers targeted Chinook   salmon using spoons, flasher-fly combos, and meat rigs with good success.   Anglers reported catching fish near the thermocline, with steelhead being a   common bycatch.

Keweenaw Bay/ Huron Bay: Anglers   reported that lake trout fishing was fair. Anglers saw success when trolling   and jigging both natural and artificial presentations in 100 to 200 feet of   water.

Marquette: Anglers reported seeing bait   balls on their graphs, and a good number of lake trout were caught. Anglers   trolling from northwest of the White Rocks out toward north of Granite Island   began to do well again. The clay banks still seemed slow. There were reports   of coho salmon, Chinook salmon, steelhead, and several lake trout caught this   week. The lake trout were caught throughout the water column, from 40 to 180   feet of water, depending on what they were feeding on.The salmon and   steelhead were around 30 to 40 feet deep and closer to the shorelines.

Au Train: The dock was finally fixed   and reinstalled at Au Train. Lake trout fishing picked up again this week,   and several anglers did well both trolling and jigging. They trolled for lake   trout in 150 to 180 feet of water northwest of Au Train Island, out in the   Flats toward the Clay Banks, or over by Scott Falls up toward Five Mile Point   in about 40 feet of water.

Traverse Bay/Portage Entry: Anglers   reported catching fair to good amounts of lake trout when trolling spoons and   flasher/flies around structure. Very few coho salmon and Chinook salmon were   caught.

Les Cheneaux Islands/DeTour: Anglers   in Hessel still struggled to catch good numbers of perch. A few were kept   from the marina, but they were tough to come by. A few Chinook salmon were   caught out of the west entrance while trolling.

In DeTour, the herring run had pretty much come to an end,   although a few stray anglers were still out searching for them. The lake   trout bite was good, as always, while trolling or jigging in the flats. A   couple of Chinook salmon were also picked up in DeTour this past week while   trolling between the ferry and the lighthouse.

Munising: The lake trout bite was   very good at Big Reef and at deeper depths around Grand Island. Boating   anglers trolling had the most success. Boat anglers trolling the bay have   also reported picking up some splake.

UP counties: Salmon are still being caught   in Lake Michigan out of Fairport and Manistique ports. Inland lakes are still   decent for perch and walleye. Anglers had to work to catch few fish in the   Munising Bay area. Walleye and bass were caught at the head of Little Bay de   Noc. Salmon and steelhead were reported caught on Lake Michigan. Coho salmon   were caught north of Brimley Bay. Whitefish and walleye were caught in good   numbers on the north side of Drummond Island. Atlantic salmon and whitefish   were caught in front of the Cloverland powerhouse in Sault Ste. Marie.

During July, aquatic vegetation grows thick in many Michigan   lakes and bays, providing great cover for panfish and bass. Try fishing weed   edges and pockets with weedless soft plastics, tubes, or jigs to avoid snags.   Also, using a slow and steady retrieve can entice bites from bass and panfish   that are holding tight to the vegetation. Don’t overlook shallow bays early   and late in the day when fish move in to feed.

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EASTLAKE, OH – Ralphy Velazquez tied the game with a two-run homer and untied it by inadvertently knocking a potential double-play ball out of Sahid Valenzuela’s glove, rallying the Lake County Captains (14-12, 49-43) to a 4-2 victory over the Lansing Lugnuts (11-15, 47-45) on Wednesday night at Classic Auto Group Stadium.

Joshua Kuroda-Grauer went 3-for-4 in defeat for the Lugnuts, who lost their fifth straight game.

Lansing’s only other hit was a Jared Dickey two-run homer in the fourth inning that both broke a scoreless deadlock and landed on Captains pitcher Josh Harlow’s sleeping dog, Tucker, on the right field berm. The Captains’ front office reported afterward that Tucker was unhurt and delighted to receive a baseball to play with.

Lake County was blanked through five innings by the Nuts’ 19-year-old tandem of Steven Echavarria (three scoreless innings, four hits, no walks, three strikeouts) and Wei-En Lin (2 1/3 innings, four strikeouts).

But Alfonsin Rosario opened the sixth inning with a double and Velazquez followed with his 13th home run of the year, disturbing zero dogs in the process, to tie the score at 2-2.

An inning later, singles from Nick Mitchell, Christian Knapczyk and Rosario loaded the bases with no outs against Blaze Pontes. The next batter was Velazquez, whose grounder was fielded by second baseman Valenzuela and thrown home to forcue out Mitchell. Jaison Chourio similarly grounded to Valenzuela, who attempted to apply a tag on Velazquez running past. But as Valenzuela tagged the Captains baserunner, the ball was jarred free and popped into right field. Both Knapczyk and Rosario raced home, giving the Caps a 4-2 lead.

Jack Jasiak blanked Lansing over the final two innings, sewing up the win with his tenth save.

Right-hander Jake Garland will attempt to halt the Lugnuts’ losing streak on Thursday at 7 p.m., taking on Lake County lefty Josh Hartle. 

The Nuts play the Captains through Sunday, returning home from July 29-August 3 to host Cedar Rapids. Tickets are available for purchase at the stadium box office, (517) 485-4500 or online at milb.com/lansing.

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