HANCOCK — Canal View – Houghton County is pleased to announce that Isabella Menzel-Smith has received one of nine $1,000 2020 Gary Easton Scholarship Awards from the Michigan County Medical Care Facilities Council. She has been a CNA at Canal View – Houghton County since 2020. Isabella Menzel-Smith is pursuing a degree in Biological Sciences (Pre-Professional) at Michigan Technological University.

“We are proud to see Bella honored for her academic achievements, and we wish her well on her college studies,” said Kim Salmi. “We are pleased that our association with the Michigan County Medical Care Facilities Council has made this scholarship available to our employees and their family members.”

Recipients of the Easton Scholarship must be employed at a MCMCFC member facility, or be the spouse or child of an employee, and be majoring in a health or human services field of study at a junior or senior level with a minimum 3.0 grade point average or accepted into a certified nursing program. The applicant’s extracurricular activities and community service experiences are also taken into consideration.

Since 1989, MCMCFC has awarded about $170,000 in scholarships benefiting approximately 200 students. The scholarship is funded through the organization’s annual golf outing, silent auction and raffle held during its Spring Management Conference. The scholarship was renamed in 2018 for Gary Easton, long-serving administrator of Lapeer County MCF and coordinator of the scholarship program, annual golf outing and chairman of the scholarship committee.

The Michigan County Medical Care Facilities Council is the statewide association of county-owned medical care facilities dedicated to the care and treatment of those patients who must be released from an acute care hospital, but are still in need of skilled nursing services, therapeutic and/or rehabilitation services. For more information about MCMCFC, visit www.mcmcfc.org.

Canal View – Houghton County is located at 1100 W. Quincy Street in Hancock, MI. For more information about Canal View – Houghton County call (906) 462-5050] or visit https://www.houghtonmcf.com/.