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Two teams battled for Red Wings tickets with a flick of a ping pong ball Tuesday night.

From 7:30 to 11 p.m. Tuesday at the Finch Fieldhouse, Pong 101 is being held to raise money for the United Way of Isabella County.

The City of Mount Pleasant is removing two flashing red lights at two intersections today — Main and Broadway and Main and Michigan. The Mount Pleasant City Commission approved the removal of the lights at its Oct. 12 meeting. The lights were installed in 2005 to help drivers adjust to the intersections being four-way stops, but now the lights are being removed to save on electric costs. The intersection of Broadway and Washington also is a four-way stop. The flashing light will remain there to allow drivers to adjust. The Commission will evaluate the need for the light in the near future.

Central Michigan University is approaching its $99,000 fundraising goal for the United Way of Isabella County.

CMU has raised about $80,000 so far, and Stan Shingles, director of University Recreation services and CMU United Way chairman, said
organizers content with the amount raised.

The United Way launched a 2-1-1 Call Center that offers information and referral services for community members of Midland, Gladwin, Clare, Isabella and Gratiot counties.