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Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
South Haven city leaders look for help in lifeguard rollout
SOUTH HAVEN, Mich. (WOOD) — Lifeguards may not be on South Haven beaches until 2026. The city council voted to seek a project management proposal to design the program for a potential rollout. Earlier this year, a consultant report drafted what a lifeguard program would look like. It's a program that would come with a price tag of more than $619,000 during its first year. Now, the council is looking to find a group that can draft a program tailored for the lakeshore community. City staff said they have already reached out to a firm called Double Haul Solutions for a proposal on helping with the rollout. South Haven city council looks for more info ahead of lifeguard plan The from Monday's city council meeting said if the council decides South Haven does needs a lifeguard program, it needs to agree on a way to pay for it and come up with a detailed plan. But making the program happen will require a lot of full-time work, including building support systems and hire lifeguards. However, the program would need to be integrated with the police department, public works department and human resources, where staff changes are already happening. 'A safe, effective USLA-complaint program cannot be rolled out this summer,' read the document. 'A safe, effective, USLA compliant lifeguard program can be rolled out for Memorial Day weekend 2026 with a project manager hired to design and implement a plan.' South Haven city staff requested that Double Haul Solutions be part of the designing and implementation processes for the lifeguard program. '(Double Haul Solutions) are not capable of putting an effective program in place for 2025. Given the scale, public interest, and public safety aspect, 'right not rushed' is the only approach that makes sense,' the motion read. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
12-04-2025
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Paid parking set to begin at beach accesses in Emerald Isle
EMERALD ISLE, N.C. (WNCT) — From Apr. 13 until Sept. 15, 2025, people will have to pay by the hour to park at the West or East beach accesses in Emerald Isle. This signifies the beginning of the tourist season in the area, accompanying Spring Break. While this may upset some people visiting the town, the money goes toward things such as maintaining the beach access bathrooms and showers, keeping the parking lots safe and staffing lifeguards. 'The money that we receive from the paid parking actually offsets the cost of the Eastern and Western access,' Director or Parks and Recreation for Emerald Isle Candace Dooley said. 'So, surprisingly, with 20 lifeguards on staff all summer, seven per day, and then we ramp up during holidays and busy times as well, and have more guards on duty with five roving the entire beach. You can see them behind me most likely and so, it offsets the cost to have this USLA certified lifeguards on staff, and that is a very prestigious title to carry.' In conjunction with paid parking beginning, the beaches will start to see more visitors throughout the fall. 'It's time to ramp up for the busy season, and so we are fully stocked and ready to go,' Dooley said. 'Staff is coming on slow but sure, as we get into the busy season, but I can tell you they're already here. Spring Break is in full swing. We welcome them. We hope that everybody has a safe and enjoyable time here at the beach. It's also a reminder for Emerald Isle locals that they do have access to free parking passes for Spring and Summer parking season. 'You will get a ticket if you do not pay for the parking when you enter in. But, residents do get free passes, so be sure and go to the police department and get your free pass,' Dooley said. 'If you are a taxpayer here on Emerald Isle, you are entitled to that.' According to the town's website, parking is $4 per hour, with the maximum paid per day being $16. It will run seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
25-03-2025
- Business
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New Project by JCDC: Support for Opening Japanese Cuisine Courses and Dispatching Instructors to Overseas Culinary Schools
Japanese chefs were dispatched to culinary schools in Türkiye and India to hold Japanese cooking classes in collaboration with local chefs. TOKYO, March 25, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--While Japanese restaurants overseas continue to proliferate (According to the latest survey, there are 187,000 stores, which is about a 20% increase since 2021.), there is a shortage of chefs with the specialized knowledge and skills in Japanese cuisine, as well as instructors capable of teaching the techniques of Japanese cooking at culinary schools order to make up for this shortage and further promote Japanese cuisine, food culture and ingredients, JCDC (Location: Tokyo, Representative: Yoshihiro Murata) has started a project to dispatch Japanese chefs to overseas culinary schools and other institutions that want to set up Japanese cuisine courses with the aim of teaching correct knowledge and cooking methods for Japanese cuisine, food culture and ingredients, with the cooperation of local Japanese Cuisine Goodwill Ambassadors, the Certification Body and graduates of past JCDC program. In this first year of the project, we have taken this ambitious initiative to Turkey and commented that "until now I thought that ramen and sushi were the only traditional Japanese dishes, but now I finally understand how important dashi is!", "it was completely different from what I had imagined. This lecture has changed the way I look at Japanese food", "I want to know more about Japanese food and how it has evolved to the present day", and so on. [Countries where events were held in 2024]A. Istanbul, Türkiye-Title: "Japon Mutfak Sanatlari Egitimi Ozel Semineri" * Held as part of the events commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Establishment of Japan-Türkiye Diplomatic Relations - Location: USLA (Ulslararast Servis & Lezzet Akademisi) - Dispatched instructor: Kimio Nonaga (Third generation owner/chef of Nihonbashi Yukari, Japanese Cuisine Goodwill Ambassador, A regular member of All Japan Food Association) - Cooperative local instructor:Shun-ichi Horikoshi (Owner/Chef of Itsumi, Japanese Cuisine Goodwill Ambassador) Sinan Damgacioglu (Partner of Uzakdogu Mutfak Akademisi Eğitim ve Danışmanlık A.Ş., Japanese Cuisine Goodwill Ambassador; A graduate of the JCDC program for 2016.)Didem Yalçınkaya (Chef & Owner, Oishii Wok & Sushi; A graduate of the JCDC program for 2022.) - Organized byJapanese Cuisine and Dietary Culture Development Committee (JCDC) Uzakdoğu Mutfak Akademisi (The Certification Body) USLA (Ulslararast Servis & Lezzet Akademisi) - Sponsored byMinistry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan (MAFF) - Cooperated byAll Japan Food Association (AJFA) B. Goa, India- Title: "Honoring Nature's Gifts -- Introduction to Traditional Japanese Cuisine" - Location: IHM (Institute of Hotel Management), Goahttps:// - Dispatched instructor: Kiyoyuki Ichimaida (Professor of Japanese cuisine at Hattori Nutrition College) - Cooperative local instructor:Brehadeesh Kumar (Japanese Cuisine Goodwill Ambassador, Chief chef of Ginkgo (Japanese Food and Ingredient Supporter Store); A graduate of the JCDC program for 2022.) - Organized byJapanese Cuisine and Dietary Culture Development Committee (JCDC) - Sponsored byMinistry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan (MAFF) - Cooperated byEmbassy of Japan in IndiaInstitute of Hotel Management, GoaHattori Nutrition CollegeHal YamashitaKai India, etc. [The certification program of Japanese Food and Ingredient Supporter Stores Overseas] [Guidelines for Certification of Cooking Skills for Japanese Cuisine in Foreign Countries] View source version on Contacts Japanese Cuisine and Dietary Culture Development Committee (JCDC) Aya HamasunaMail: aya@ TEL: 81-80-5682-0463
