National Night Out

Along with the primary election, neighborhoods will be seeing a great deal of activity tonight in Port Huron.  National Night Out is celebrated throughout the country on the first Tuesday of August, and Port Huron is included.  National Night Out is meant to heighten crime- and drug-prevention awareness, strengthen relationships between neighbors and police, and show criminals neighborhoods are fighting back.   14th and Gordon streets will be blocked off, with a group serving free hot dogs and chips — and there will be water balloons and sidewalk chalk from 6 to 8 p.m.  Other Port Huron neighborhoods coming together tonight include: 26th and Manuel streets from 5-10 p.m.; the 900 block of Chestnut Street from 5-10 p.m.; Huron Avenue at Stanton Street from 6-8 p.m. ; Armour and Lakeview streets from 4-9 p.m.; Seventh and Johnston from 6-8 p.m.; the 800 block of Bancroft from 5-9 p.m.; 3807 Catalpa Court from 6:30-8 p.m.; 1329 19th St from 5:30-9 p.m.; the 800 block of Court Street from 6:30-8:30 p.m.; the 100 block of Sanborn from 1-10 p.m.; and the 2100 block of Elk Street from 1-4 p.m.  Port Huron Hospital Foundation is sponsoring a free community ice cream social for residents.  The event is being held at the hospital employee courtyard from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.   First Presbyterian Church, 811 Wall St., will have a free ice cream social in association with Holy Trinity Catholic Parish from 6-9 p.m. Blue Water Christian Church, 1331 Chestnut St., will have an event from 6-8 p.m., and St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 3201 Gratiot Ave., will have an event from 5-8 p.m. Friendship Missionary Baptist, 1340 Division St., will celebrate  from 4-6 p.m.