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GGRRAANNDD BBLLAANNCC — The City Council will beginits search for a new council member following theDec. 14 resignation of Connie Lesley.

First elected to council in 1999, Lesley said she isstepping down from council so she can spend moretime with her growing family, which includes twogreat-grandsons, and to have more time to focus onthings she wants to do.

“It’s been a pleasure to serve,” Lesley said. “It’s beena joy to work with such a wonderful council...we’veaccomplished so many things.”

During her 12 years on council, Lesley has served

Lesley resignsfrom Council

LESLEY on page 8


GGRRAANNDD BBLLAANNCC — With the hiring processunder way for the Grand Blanc Fire Department,some city officials think the number of applicantswere “light.”

At the City of Grand Blanc’s Council meeting lastweek, Fire Chief Jim Harmes gave an update on thefire department stating the commission expects thedepartment to be fully staffed by Feb. 6.

Harmes said the department accepted applicationsthrough Dec. 16 with testing of each applicant takingplace on Dec. 28. Harmes said test scores should beback by Jan. 6 with the first shift of new employeesstarting at 7 a.m. on Feb. 6.

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HIRING on page 5

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Arts & LifestylesA local organization isonce again bringingChristmas cheer to areaseniors. See story onpage 13.

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GRAND BLANC TWP. — Grand BlancTownship officials remind residents to get theirtrash out on the regularly scheduled days.

With Christmas and New Year’s falling on theweekend this year, trash pickup will follow itsnormal schedule. Residents are asked to havetheir trash out before 7 a.m. on the scheduledpickup days.

Christmas tree pickup will run through Jan.30. — A.B.

Free Christmas dinneroffered at Le Grand Bistro

GRAND BLANC — Bernice Mount, owner ofLe Grand Bistro on S. Saginaw Street, in theGrand Mall, will be serving a free Christmasturkey dinner on Christmas Day from noon-4p.m. for people in the community who areeither unable to provide a dinner for them-selves or their family, who are elderly or whowill be alone this Christmas.

Reservations: Call 810-344-9866 by 6 p.m.Dec. 24 to tell them how many will be in yourparty. It is important that you call first, toensure the restaurant will have enough food foreveryone. — G.G.

Town hall meeting withRobertson, Jacobsen set

LANSING — State Sen. Dave Robertson, R-Grand Blanc Township, and state Rep. BradfordJacobsen, R-Lake Orion, announced a townhall meeting will be held Jan. 10 at 7 p.m. todiscuss Senate Bill 52, which allows local unitsof government to lower speed limits on dirt andgravel roads.

This event will take place at Brandon MiddleSchool, 609 South Ortonville Rd. in Ortonville.It was previously scheduled for Jan. 11 but hadto be rescheduled due to scheduling conflicts.

Lions Club tree sale GOODRICH — Beautiful Christmas trees

are for sale at the Goodrich Lions Club, 9196S. State Rd. The hours are Monday-Friday from2:30-7 p.m., Saturdays, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. andSunday, noon-6 p.m. — G.G.

Scouts to hold tree saleGRAND BLANC — The 4th Annual Boy

Scout Troop 106 Christmas Trees Sale is com-ing. The sale is at the corner of GrandBoulevard and Church Street in downtownGrand Blanc and continues each Saturday andSunday through December. Hours are from 10a.m.-4 p.m.

Select from a variety of fresh cut, high quali-ty trees such as Fraser Fir, Blue Spruce, Whiteand Scotch Pine trees as well as the wonderfulcitrus scent of Concolors. Prices start at $19and tree sizes vary from 5 to 12 feet.

The proceeds from this event are used tosupport Troop 106 scouting activities such asprogram expenses, camping trips and replace-ment equipment. The Troop meets on Mondaysat Kirkridge Presbyterian Church in GrandBlanc. — G.G.

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GGRRAANNDD BBLLAANNCC — In the spirit of giv-ing this holiday season, three local schoolshave been fundraising in an effort to helpthose in need.

Last week, Walmart in Grand Blanc wasfilled with students from MasonElementary, Myers Elementary andWoodland Park Academy as each were on ashopping field trip purchasing items fortheir respective organizations.

The fourth grade Mason Elementary stu-dents from Robin Allen’s class and theentire student body at Woodland Parkboth directed their money donationstoward Toys for Tots with Allen’s class rais-ing $770.03 and Woodland Park raisingmore than $3,800. Whereas all four ofMyers Elementary’s fourth grade classeschose to donate about $1,500 they collect-ed to Grand Blanc’s FISH program.

Allen said this was the second year herstudents had raised money to purchaseitems for Toys for Tots.

“All the kids asked their family membersfor some money or they did chores aroundthe house to earn the money to donate tothe cause,” Allen said.

With each of her 27 students spendingabout $28.50, Allen said the shopping tripwas both fun and educational.

Each student was responsible for manag-ing their own money to maximize on thenumber of items they could purchase withsome students pooling their change at theend to buy more toys.

Kearston Pearson said while the shop-ping felt like a math lesson, she did notmind because she knew she was helpingothers.

Giving to those in need


Mason Elementary teacher Robin Allen and her fourth grade students show off the toys theypurchased for Toys for Tots. Their gifts were dropped off to the American Legion Hall, locatedoff of Grand Blanc Road, and were treated to hot chocolate and cookies for their efforts.

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Fourth grade students from Myers Elementaryshopped at Walmart last week in search ofitems to give to the families they adoptedthrough the Grand Blanc FISH program.

Local schools raise money to help others

FUNDRAISER on page 8


GGRRAANNDD BBLLAANNCC — Gov. Rick Snydersigned a law lifting the cap on charterschools in Michigan, but the Grand BlancBoard of Education says the law could bedetrimental to the district.

First introduced in Michigan in 1994, thestate currently has 255 charter schools,which are independent public schools thatoffer parents and students options in educa-tion. At the time, a cap was set on charterschools because they were new to the state.

The new law however, signed by Snyderon Dec. 20, will raise the cap to 300 charterschools by the end of 2012 and 500 schoolsthrough 2014. By 2015, the cap will becompletely removed.

“Charter schools play a critical role in pro-viding Michigan students and parents withalternative educational options,” Snyder saidin a press release. “This reform gives familieswho are trapped in failing schools morefreedom to take control of their future.”

The Grand Blanc Board of Educationhowever was against lifting the cap on char-ter schools with Secretary Martin Ray stat-ing the law is financially driven and does nottake into consideration the best interest ofpublic education for all students.

“The gist of this in their minds is to allowthe free market to determine what goodpublic education is,” Ray said. “I hate tocounter that, but I have to. I don’t think thefree market has the best interest of our chil-dren at heart. It is a financially driven situa-tion that also puts power into a handful ofpeople who can actually steal our schoolsaway from us.”

Board President Debbie Hancock said shebelieves there is a place for charter schools,but that she too was against lifting the cap.

“I do believe there is a place for charterschools. They are here and we are notagainst competition, but we also want tokeep the control here,” Hancock said. “(Wedon’t want) to allow somebody mandatingwho is coming to our building if they don’tlive in this district when we have a processin place for that.”

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meeting. “I don’t see why we won’t make thatthough.”

In November 2010, voters in both the cityand township approved a 0.5-mill, 10-yearlevy to help fund the fire department whichincluded funds to hire four full-time fire-fighters.

At the Dec. 14 meeting, Harmes informedthe council that 12 candidates had submittedtheir applications.

In the days following, Harmes said fivemore applications were received before thedeadline bringing the candidate pool up to17 people.

Councilman John Freel said while he didnot doubt each applicant was qualified forthe job, he was shocked by the low numberof applicants.

“It surprises me that in this economy thatwe only have 12,” Freel said during the meet-ing. “Maybe we haven’t advertised in a bigenough area or made it publicly known (weare hiring). There are a lot of people out ofwork and I am sure there are a lot of fire peo-ple out of work.”

As directed by the fire commission,Harmes said he advertised the open positionson both the city and township’s websites andoffices, the police station, fire stations andstaff break rooms.

“This was set up by the fire board inSeptember as to how we were going to adver-tise. It was done exactly the way we set it upand suggestions were made from the citymanager and township manager as well,”Harmes said. “This is how we advertised itand we thought it was very fair.”

Harmes said the county was aware the firedepartment was hiring and stated therequirement that all hires must live within a10 mile radius of the fire district may have

been a factor in the low number of appli-cants.

Freel however said he did not think aradius restriction was the problem statingthat the city also has similar restrictions forits positions and have had a healthy pool ofapplicants in the past for its police chief andmore recently for the city manager position.

“I don’t think we’ve explored the pool ofpeople that would be necessary to start upfull-time positions,” Freel said. “Only inter-

nally advertising is putting a narrow scope onthe amount of people that even know thepositions are available.”

Councilman Lonnie Adkins agreed withFreel stating he too would have liked to seeadvertisements placed in the newspaper toincrease the application pool.

Harmes said he would share the council’sconcerns with the fire commission, but saidthey did not extend the deadline for applica-tions.


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Drunk driver causes three car accident

GRAND BLANC TWP. — A 42-year-old GrandBlanc woman was cited for operating while intoxi-cated after rear ending another vehicle.

On Dec. 16 at 4 p.m., police were dispatched tothe intersection of Center and Hills roads for athree-vehicle accident. According to the policereport, the woman was driving a 2002 ChevyVenture Van when she rear ended a 2000 PontiacGrand Prix. Due to the impact, the driver of theGrand Prix then hit a 2005 GMC pickup truck thatwas in front of it stopped at the traffic light.

No one was injured in the accident. The womanwas given a PBT and blew a .09 blood-alcohollevel.

The woman was arrested and lodged at theGenesee County Jail.

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Township Police Department is asking for the pub-lic’s help in solving a theft of storage units locatedoff of Saginaw Street.

On Dec. 16 at about 4:30 p.m., police were noti-fied by the U Storage manager, a 65-year-oldAllen Park man, that eight different units had beenbroken into after the pad locks had been cut. Itwas reported that numerous items totaling about$6,000 had been taken from the units sometimebetween Dec. 1 and Dec. 16.

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The 59-year-old was pulled over at 2:43 a.m. onDec. 17 on southbound I-75 at Dort Highway afterpolice observed the vehicle weaving back andforth between the lanes. The woman refused aPBT test and warrants were obtained for a blooddraw. During a search of the woman’s 2004Cadillac DeVille, police found a 9mm handgun onher front seat.

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Banasiak however disagreed stating that theboard’s concerns were unfounded.

“Grand Blanc Schools are never going to bestolen unless you are doing such an abysmaljob that 51 percent of the district thinks theyneed to take control,” Banasiak said. “This is

for the people stuck in horrible, rotten districtswith horrible, rotten teachers.”

Under the new legislation, charter schoolswill be held to the same standards as otherpublic schools such as participation in stateassessment tests and student growth models.

Charter schools must accept anyone whoapplies to attend their schools.

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FFLLIINNTT — While the campuses of MottCommunity College are shut down over theholidays (Dec. 22-Jan. 2), Lennetta Coney isstill taking phone calls. As president of theFoundation for Mott Community College,she knows that many people are making siz-able year-end gifts to take advantage of thetax credits provided for such donations.

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on the finance, public works, personnel andlegal and legislative committees. InNovember, she was appointed to chair thefinance and legal and legislative committees.

“I know whoever gets my place is going todo a great job,” Lesley said.

Lesley’s resignation will be effective Jan. 25.Mayor Sue Soderstrom said she has appre-

ciated Lesley’s help and guidance over theyears stating her presence from the councilwill be one that is sorely missed.

“Connie and I came onto the board at thesame time,” Soderstrom said. “It was nice. Itwas the first time there were two women onthe council and it has been an honor and apleasure for me. I will miss (Lesley) beinghere.”

According to the city’s charter, Soderstrom

said it is up to the council’s to fill the vacancyand urged that the process begin immediate-ly.

“I am recommending that applications aretaken for the open council seat as soon aspossible,” Soderstrom said.

Council voted to place an advertisement inthe newspaper and on its website for theopen position. Those interested are asked tosend a letter of intent, resume and completedapplication to Clerk Beth Smith at City Hall,located at 203 E. Grand Blanc Rd., no laterthan 4 p.m. Jan. 9.

Once all applications have been received,council will review the list of candidates andset up interviews for its top candidates. Thenew council member is scheduled to beappointed at the council’s 7 p.m. meeting onJan. 25.

For more information or to download theapplication, visit www.cityofgrandblanc.com.

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“I thought (raising money) was very kindand I am happy we did it,” Pearson said. “Itried to spend my money on toys for littlekids and I tried to think about what otherkids would want and not think aboutmyself.”

While Mason used the month ofDecember to fund raise, students atWoodland Park have been raising moneyall year long to put toward their holidaydonation.

Woodland Park teacher Allyson Konensaid every month the school allows stu-dents to pay a dollar to wear jeans toschool with the money going toward theirholiday collection.

This year, Konen said they raised enoughmoney to purchase gifts for 96 children.

In addition, Konen said the first gradeclass at Woodland Park spent the last fewweeks collecting coats, hats, gloves andscarves to donate to Coats for a Cause.

In total, the first-graders collected morethan 50 coats to donate to families in need.

With others directing their collections toToys for Tots, Myers Elementary teacherLisa Pyrett said her school has a traditionof teaming up FISH to help those in needduring the holiday season.

Myers as a whole adopts a family fromFISH, but Pyrett said in addition thefourth grade classes have been adoptingfamilies of their own.

For the past two years, Pyrett said sheand James Bowering’s fourth-graders havebeen adopting families as part of its eco-nomics class.

“The kids actually provide services fortheir parents at home to raise ‘income’ thatwill be divided out for the students to shopwith,” Pyrett said. “We then encouragethem to use their mental math skills we’velearned about and to budget their money.”

This year, Pyrett said was the first yearthat both Julie Avery and Paige Sieloff ’sfourth grade classes joined the cause aswell.

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GENESEE COUNTY — MIChild, a healthinsurance program for uninsured children (ages0-19) of Michigan’s working families, is nowavailable through HealthPlus of Michigan in 18Michigan counties.

HealthPlus recently added 11 counties —Arenac, Clare, Gladwin, Gratiot, Iosco,Livingston, Macomb, Midland, St. Clair,Washtenaw and Wayne — to its MIChild prod-uct service area. HealthPlus also offersMIChild plans in Genesee, Lapeer,Shiawassee, Saginaw, Bay, Tuscola andOakland counties.

To apply for MIChild visitwww.healthcare4mi.com or call MIChild tollfree at 1-888-988-6300. — G.G.

Genesys Physician HospitalOrganization to participatein Medicare partnership

FLINT — The Genesys Physician HospitalOrganization (PHO) — a collaboration betweenGenesys Health System and GenesysPhysicians Group Practice — today announcedit has been selected as one of only 32 in thenation to participate in the PioneerAccountable Care Organization (ACO) model,a transformative new initiative sponsored bythe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services(CMS) Innovation Center.

Through the Pioneer ACO Model, theGenesys PHO will work with CMS to provideMedicare beneficiaries with higher quality care,while reducing growth in Medicare expendi-tures through enhanced care coordination.

The Pioneer ACO Model is designed toencourage the development of ACOs, whichare groups of doctors and other healthcareproviders who work together to provide highquality care for their patients. As one in adiverse group of leading-edge health careorganizations from around the country,Genesys PHO was chosen specifically by theInnovation Center to test the effectiveness ofseveral models of payment in helping organiza-tions make a rapid transition to higher qualitycare at a lower cost to Medicare.

Under the Pioneer ACO Model, CMS willprovide incentives for participating health careproviders who form an organization to coordi-nate care for patients. Providers who bandtogether through this model will be required tomeet quality standards based upon, amongother measures, patient outcomes and carecoordination among the provider team. — G.G.

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In September, owners Kirk and MarieHeath kicked off a three-month long renova-tion project to their restaurant, located at12237 S. Saginaw St. next to the Coach StopPlaza, as part of the McDonald’sCorporation initiative to give its buildings amore modern and contemporary look andfeel.

“By the end of the year, 44 Michigan loca-tions and 800 throughout the United Stateswill have been remodeled,” Marie Heath said.“The goal is in five years all (McDonald’s)will support this look.”

To celebrate the completion of the project,the Heath’s hosted a grand reopening andribbon cutting ceremony on Dec. 15 show-casing the new exterior and interior updates.

As part of the remodel, the restaurant nowhas side-by-side drive-through lanes, a newrefacing of its exterior walls and an outdoorpatio area. Kirk Heath said they have the fur-niture for the outdoor seating area, but thatit will not be put in place until spring.

Inside the restaurant, the Heath’s incorpo-rated new wallpaper, new seating to fit allcustomers’ needs, a natural finish in thelobby, two flat screen televisions on its wallsand free Wi-Fi service for its customers.

“It absolutely meet our vision,” Kirk Heathsaid, adding that this year in Michigan,McDonald’s spent about $36 million locallyin remodels and new construction projects.“We always felt that Grand Blanc is a veryupscale community and we should be repre-sentative of that community and look thatway so we keep our building fresh.”

This is the restaurant’s second remodel infive years, with the first being a strictlyindoor remodel.

Restaurant Manager Laurie Pieniozek saidthe customers were all understanding andpatient during the process as they did notclose the restaurant during construction.

“Things were definitely a little hectic

around here, but we did the best we couldand we got creative,” Pieniozek said. “Ourcustomers were great though and they wereall very understanding.”

Pieniozek said since the remodel, cus-

tomers have also been very complimentary ofits completely new look.

“Things here look more up-to-date in hereand everyone has been telling us how muchthey like it,” Pieniozek said. “It has been veryfavorable amongst our customers.”

As a thank you to the community and itscustomers, Kirk and Marie Heath also gaveout six mini-grants for $250 each to organi-zations that help Grand Blanc’s youth andthose in need such as the Grand BlancOptimist Club, FISH Inc., Grand BlancParks and Recreation Special NeedsProgram, VFW Ladies Auxiliary, GrandBlanc Athletic Boosters and Toys for Tots.

“We are very proud to be a part of thiscommunity,” Kirk Heath said. “It has been alove for Marie and I to be here in this com-munity...we have lovely customers day-in andday-out.”

The Heath’s own four McDonald’s in thearea. Marie Heath said they have no plans toremodel the other restaurants as they arealready equipped with the modern design.

For more information, call 810-694-6352or visit the corporation’s website atwww.mcdonalds.com.

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Sgt. Gary Stanley from Toys for Tots accepts amini-grant from Kirk and Marie Heath. TheHeath’s gave away six mini-grants for $250 tolocal organizations, which also included theGrand Blanc Optimist Club, FISH Inc., GrandBlanc Parks and Recreation Special NeedsProgram, VFW Ladies Auxiliary and GrandBlanc Athletic Boosters, as a way to thank thecommunity and its customers for their sup-port over the years.

Photos by Amanda Braniecki

Grand BlancMcDonald’s OwnersKirk and MarieHeath cut the rib-bon during theirrestaurant’s grandreopening celebra-tion on Dec. 15. Theribbon cutting sig-nified the comple-tion of a threemonth renovationto the restaurant’sinterior and exteriordesign.


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GGRRAANNDD BBLLAANNCC — The State Bank hashonored Grand Blanc Community SchoolCo-Op/Intern for the month of October toCeleste Church.

Celeste has been working at SorensenGross in the front office answering phones,filing, data entry along with other officetasks. She always has a smile on her face andis willing to help out wherever needed, saidmanagement at Sorensen Gross.

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I love a good, down home Christmas asmuch as the next guy. Holiday traditionslike giving gifts, getting together with fami-ly and enjoying classic Christmas songs andmovies are all part of the season.

But as much as I cling to these old tradi-tions, I have also found over the years Ihave a penchant for embracing somenot-so typical Christmas offerings.

• My favorite Christmas movie isA Christmas Story — you know,the one shown on that cable stationfor 24 hours straight ChristmasEve? But as much as the story ofRalphie’s quest to get an OfficialRed Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range ModelAir Rifle warms myheart each year, Ihave other moreunconventional Christmas favorites.

There’s the warm-hearted holiday classicof Lethal Weapon, a cop-buddy movie setat Christmas which ends in a climacticfight-to-the-death scene between MelGibson and Gary Busey (may the morecrazy celebrity win!).

Another holiday fav is Die Hard, an’80s action-movie set at Christmas. In thismovie, lovable Bruce Willis gets invitedby accident to his estranged wife’s officeChristmas party. The holiday hijinksbegin when terrorists take over the highrise where the party takes place and Bruce(who still had hair) fights back like agrown-up version of that kid from HomeAlone. My favorite line: “I have a machinegun now. Ho-ho-ho!” Classic.

• I like offbeat Christmas songs as well.The classics like White Christmas andRudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer aregreat, but I also tend to like songs such as

Bob and Doug McKenzie’s Twelve Days ofCanadian Christmas, Adam Sandler’sHanukkah song and Christmas in Hollisby rappers Run DMC.

Classic songs are wonderful and theybring with them memories of Christmasesback when I was a kid, but the newer,

funny stuff or offbeat songs are a wayof finding a little humor or someindividuality in musical selections.

• I like comedy with myChristmas. As I said about music,if it can make me laugh it makes

Christmas all that much better.I love the old Cheech & Chong

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man!). Any sort of parody

of the old Rankin & Bass Christmasshows from the 1960s and ’70s (Rudolph,Frosty and Santa Claus is Coming toTown) will generally get a chuckle out ofme. MAD TV did a hilarious skit called“Raging Rudolph” a few years back, donein claymation like the original holidayspecials — only Santa Claus was a mafiakingpin and Rudolph was muscling in onhis turf.

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FLINT — Officials at Baker College of Flinthave posted admissions hours for winter 2012enrollment, which include the addition ofSaturday and extended hours to accommodatebusy schedules. To assist students with theregistration process, the Flint admissions officewill be open as follows:

• Dec. 27-29, from 8 a.m.-6 p.m.• Jan. 3-5, from 7:30 a.m-7 p.m.• Jan. 6, from 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m.• Jan. 7, from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m.• Jan. 9-12, from 7:30 a.m-7 p.m.• Jan. 13, from 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m.• After hours: appointments available upon

requestIn observance of the holidays, Baker College

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Classes for winter quarter begin Jan. 9, withregistration continuing through Jan. 13.

Many financial assistance opportunities areavailable. Details: [email protected] or call 810-766-4000.— G.G.

Salvation Army at 63 percentof goal with days remaining

FLINT — The Salvation Army red kettles arefiling up at a slower pace this year, however;the need for services continues to climb at adrastic rate.

The number of Genesee County familieswho will be receiving help this Christmas withtoys, food and clothing through The SalvationArmy has reached almost 1,300. An additional1,000 children have already received warm,winter coats, as well.

“Funds raised through the 2011 Red KettleChristmas campaign help Genesee Countyfamilies throughout the year. Last year, TheSalvation Army prevented 474 householdsfrom facing homelessness and helped 1,192families avoid having their utilities shut off.” saidCaptain Jon Augenstein, Genesee Countycoordinator.

The Salvation Army needs your support toassist families during the coming year. Pleasetake a moment to drop a few coins into the ket-tles located around Genesee County or visit atwww.salarmygenesee.org to make your dona-tion because “it takes change, to make changehappen.” — G.G.

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For the past eight years, the Southeast

Genesee County Chapter of the MichiganAssociation of Retired School Personnel(MARSP) has been a leading force in ensuringhomebound, low-income senior citizens inGenesee County have a gift to open on Dec.25.

Each year as word of their mission spreads,Chapter Member Laura Parsons said the num-ber of gifts donated has continued to increase.

“Every year it grows,” Parsons said. “In the

beginning, a goal was set of collecting just acouple hundred gifts. As the demand grew, weincreased our goal and the last couple of yearswe’ve gotten well over 1,000 gifts.”

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GGRRAANNDD BBLLAANNCC — Thisholiday season the fourth gradestudents at Brendel Elementaryelected to give the gift that keepson giving to families in need.

Drawing from Page McBrier’sbook Beatrice’s Goat — a truestory of a girl in Africa who is

able to pay for school by sellingthe milk produced by a goat pur-chased for her family — read intheir economics class, all 76fourth-graders at Brendelbanned together to plan afundraiser to help people inneed.

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Students browse through the Marketplace which showcased the prod-ucts made by Brendel Elementary’s fourth-graders in an effort to raisemoney to purchase livestock for families in Africa.

Chapter members Suzanne Bankard (left) andChristine Lott (right) work together to finishwrapping up the gifts donated to those partic-ipating in the Meals on Wheel program.

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been my Honey always seemed to understand and was always there for me.

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honey home only to find out that she had unreal athletic ability. Honey and I

would play floor ball with a semi soft ball that she could and would hit the ball

right to me 98 to 99% of the time. She made her trip to Thorpe Animal Hospital

on July 17, 2007 for her first annual checkup and shots. Life for Honey and

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sure will never happen again. She was the complete kitty.

I would never let her be declawed or neutered for with all that she was and had to offer.

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I miss you my love, my Honey. You will be on my mind and

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may we be together again, with Beau.

FFLLIINNTT — Flint Youth Theatre DramaSchool offers exciting and challenging dra-matic arts classes for students age 3 throughgrade 12. The winter term presents a varietyof opportunities for students to explore theirimaginations, build confidence, have fun andGet into the Act with eight-week classesbeginning Jan. 10.

Class fees range from $40 to $95. Tuitionassistance is available. Registration and infor-mation are available by calling 810-237-1530. Registrations are also accepted in per-son at FYT, 1220 East Kearsley St., in theFlint Cultural Center. Complete classdescriptions and registration forms are avail-able at www.flintyouththeatre.org.

From creative dramatics to advanced scenestudy, young actors can develop their spirit,imagination and acting techniques. Studentsgain valuable life skills of confidence, creativeproblem solving, teamwork and personalresponsibility while having fun working aspart of an ensemble.

During the Winter Term, students age 3 tograde four participate in the Creative Dramacurriculum encouraging a uniquely personalcreative response in each child. Creative playand process drama activities nurture imagina-tion, self-expression and confidence whiledeveloping individual willingness to partici-pate as a respectful and contributing memberof a group.

Students in grades five through 12 learnand practice the fundamentals of acting. TheActing and Dramatic Arts curriculum isdesigned to help them develop as an individ-ual artist and an effective member of a cre-ative ensemble. Eight-week classes culminatein a demonstration for family and friends onthe final day of class.

Each year, FYT Drama School providesstudents with opportunities to have funwhile telling great stories, meeting new peo-ple, developing confidence, learning how topresent themselves and discovering what it islike to act on stage. With small classes andone-on-one coaching, FYT’s professionallytrained and educated faculty nurtures cre-ative minds while teaching the practical skillsof performing on stage.

FYT Drama School classes are offeredthroughout the year. During the WinterTerm eight-week classes begin Jan. 10. TheSpring Term offers a four-day session begin-ning March 10 and two-day workshops onMarch 17 and 24 with eight-week classesbeginning March 27.

Students may register for a term at anytime before the term begins. Need-basedtuition assistance is available for each term.Both a registration form and a tuition assis-tance application may be obtained by callingFlint Youth Theatre at 810-237-1530.— GG..GG..

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ART/THEATRE TUESDAY, JAN. 14, 2012An Actor's Showcase, Davison High School Drama,

Thespian Society, and Davison's own Actors' Workshopswill be doing a caberet night, Jan. 10 at 7 p.m., completewith singing, dancing, and short monologues and skits toraise awareness of our community's Fine Arts, to pro-mote community involvment and support with our produc-tions, and to fund our present and future endeavors.Details: Call 810-882-7988. The workshop will take placeat Davison High School Auditorium, 1250 N. Oak Rd,Davison. Cost: $3/person

SATURDAY, JAN. 14, 2012The Wizard of Oz at The Whiting, 1241 E. Kearsley, Flint at

3 p.m. and 8 p.m. Cost is $23 - $59. Details:www.TheWhiting.com or 810-237-7333.

CARDS AND GAMESEVERY 3RD FRIDAY Euchre tournament hosted by the Swartz Creek Knights of

Columbus at St. Mary’s Church Hall, 4413 Morrish Rd.,Swartz Creek. Registration begins at 6:30 p.m. and playbegins at 7 p.m. Cost is $5. Details: 810-635-3684.

Pond Hockey Tournament, The Davison Optimist Club hasteamed up with Bubba O’Malley in Burton to present the2011 Pond Hockey Tournament on Dec. 28-30. Four-on-four round robin, no contact, no goalie, multiple sheets ofice, divisions by age and skill, ladies teams welcome, abeer tent with a DJ. Registration forms are available atBubba’s. There will be six person teams, $250 per teamincludes hockey jerseys.

CHILDREN WEDNESDAYSKid’s Crafts for school-age children at Montrose Jennings

Library, 241 Feher Dr., Montrose from 12:30-1:30 p.m.Details: 810-639-6388.

THURSDAYSStorytime at Montrose Jennings Library, 241 Feher Dr.,

Montrose from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Details: 810-639-6388.

CHURCHTUESDAYSKnit/Crochet Out of Love (KOOL) ministry meeting from

6:30-8:30 p.m. in room 219 of Grand Blanc FaithLutheran Church. Details: Judy Caruso at 810-424-1566.

Revolution, Teen Word of Life Clubs at the First BaptistChurch of Grand Blanc, 6106 S. Saginaw Rd., from 6-7:30 p.m. Junior and senior high school students are wel-come. Details/registration: 810-694-9136.

WEDNESDAYSWord of Life clubs at the First Baptist Church of Grand

Blanc. Club is from 6-7:30 p.m. Adult Bible study is avail-able at the same time. Details/registration: 810-694-9136or 810-694-7888.

COMMUNITY MON., TUES., THURS.Lunch and programs at noon at Temple Beth El, G-5150

Calkins Rd., Flint, hosted by Jewish Community Servicesand funded by the Genesee County Senior Millage. CafeShalom Namaste features Kosher and Asian Indian Food,along with educational and entertainment programs opento those of any faith or ethnicity. Details: 810-767-5922.

TUESDAYSTwilight Tuesdays from 6-9 p.m. in downtown Flushing.

Entertainment and themes vary. Businesses will be openlate. Details: 810-659-4141.

THURSDAYSHarmony Gateway Chorus rehearsals from 7-9:30 p.m. at

the Davison Assembly of God Church, 1234 S. Gale Rd.,Davison. Details: 810-664-3552, 810-496-0516 or [email protected].

FOOD FOR A CAUSE THIRD SATURDAYS

Country Breakfast hosted by the Davison DeMolay at theDavison Masonic Center, 9108 Davison Rd., Davison,from 8-11 a.m. Cost is $6 for adults, $4 for children ages5-12 and free for children 4 years and younger. Details:810-653-3831.

SECOND SUNDAYSBreakfast buffet hosted by the Polish Legion of American

Veterans Post 8, G-4323 W. Carpenter Rd., Flint, from 10a.m.-noon. Cost is $7 for seniors, $8 for adults and $4 forchildren 12 and younger. Details: 810-732-7010.

LIBRARYSECOND MONDAYSCoupon Club at Buton Memorial Library, G-4012 E.

Atherton Rd., Burton, at 3 p.m. Details: 810-742-0674.

TUESDAYS Writers Group at 4 p.m. at the Fenton Winegarden Library,

200 E. Caroline St., Fenton. Details: 810-629-7612.Quilting Group at 6 p.m. at Montrose Jennings Memorial

Library, 241 Feher Dr., Montrose. Details: 810-639-6388.

SECOND TUESDAYSFiction Book Club at the Fenton Winegarden Library, 200

E. Caroline St., Fenton, at noon. Details: 810-629-7612.

SECOND WEDNESDAYS Book Discussion Group at 6 p.m. at Davison Area Library,

203 E. Fourth St., Davison. Details/Book titles: 810-653-2022.

THURSDAYSAdult Craft at 3 p.m. at Montrose Jennings Memorial

Library, 241 Feher Dr., Montrose. Details: 810-639-6388.

THIRD THURSDAYS Poetry Group at 6:30 p.m. at the Fenton Winegarden

Library, 200 E. Caroline St., Fenton. Details: 810-629-7612.

Teen Book Club at 3 p.m. at Montrose Jennings MemorialLibrary, 241 Feher Dr., Montrose. For ages 11-17.Details: 810-639-6388.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 28Crafts for Kids at 3:15 p.m. at Montrose Jennings

Memorial Library, 241 Feher Dr., Montrose. For kids age11-17. Details: 810-639-6388.

THURSDAY, DEC. 29Montrose Book club at 1:00 p.m. at Montrose Jennings

Memorial Library, 241 Feher Dr., Montrose. Details: 810-639-6388.

HEALTH AND SAFETY EVERY TUESDAYTaking Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) meets every Tuesday

at Growth and Opportunity, 525 S. Court St., Lapeer,from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Dues are $5 per month. Details:Vickie, 810-397-6589.

MEETINGS MONDAYSGreater Davison Area Toastmasters meetings at 7 p.m.

at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 8192 Davison Rd.,Davison. Details: 810-610-6102.

Song of the Lakes Sweet Adelines chorus is looking forfemale singers for membership openings. Rehearsals areat Davison Senior Center, 10135 Lapeer Rd., Davison,from 7-10 p.m. Details: 810-742-0977 or www.songofthe-lakes.webs.com.

SECOND MONDAYSCoupon Club at Burton Memorial Library, G-4012 E.

Atherton Rd., Burton, from 3-4 p.m. Bring coupons andonline deals to share and trade. Details: 810-742-0674.

FIRST TUESDAYSGenesee Area Bead Society meetings at the First Baptist

Church of Swartz Creek from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Meetingsinclude speakers, demonstrtions, potlucks and more.Membership is $10 per year and includes 3 make andtakes and more. Details: Linda Wernette, 810-230-8580,810-964-1926 or [email protected].

GFWC Swartz Creek Women’s Club meeting, 1 p.m., atthe United Methodist Church in Swartz Creek. Details:810-635-3569.

CCAALLEENNDDAARR of eventsGet your group’s events in for the next year by sending the day, time, location and a short description of the event [email protected] or visit the website, www.mihomepaper.com to submit events through the online form.


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Combining her passion for allthings fashion and beauty with

her drive to succeed, ManiraGalanter has opened up a newsalon shop in the Grand Mall.

After studying at MarocUniversity in Morocco and immi-grating to the United States,Galanter said she was looking for away to make a living.

As she began looking around,Galanter said she did not seemany ethnic hair styling salonsaround and felt she finally had aniche market to serve.

“I owned a salon in New York andI noticed my clients liked the way Iwas doing their hair,” Galanter said.“Today, I’ve been in the industry for 18 years.”

Although not new tothe industry having alsoowned salons inMaryland and Texas,Galanter said she feltthere was a need for anew type of beauty shopin Grand Blanc.

“I want to help thesepeople,” said Galanter,adding her new busi-ness,Unlimited Beautik,is more than just asalon.

Unlimited Beautik, located at12809 S. Saginaw, Suite 113 in theGrand Blanc Mall across from AceHardware and next to Kumon Math& Reading, specializes in weaves,braids, hair extensions, infusionsand skin care, though staff is avail-able to cut and color hair as well.

As the store’s name alludes how-ever, there is also a wide variety ofbeauty accessories too that includewigs, jewelry and handbags.Galanter also does henna tattoos.

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Still building inventory in hershop, Galanter said before the endof December she hopes to have aselection of products from not onlyAfrica, but France and India aswell.

“I have computer bags fromSouth Africa and I have somebracelets and keychains from WestAfrica,” Galanter said. “I picked upa lot of things in Morocco and Ibring them here.”

As a thank you to those who havesupported her in the three monthsit took her to set up her beauty shop

and those that havesought out her servicessince opening just threeweeks ago, Galantersaid she will be runninggrand opening specialsnow through Jan. 31.

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During the open house, Galantersaid she will be demonstrating herhair styling services. Those unableto attend the open house are wel-come to stop in to UnlimitedBeautik for demonstrations or askany questions they may have forGalanter at any time.

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The most prominent sparklingwine in the world isChampagne and its her-itage is long and color-ful. But many I hearfrom tell me thatChampagne is tooexpensive for theirbudget and they arecorrect; real Champagne is expensive,often over $40 a bottle. There aresome great alternatives to this budgetdrain and many of them are readilyavailable at most wine retailers. Theone featured here is Barefoot BubbleBrut Cuvée which is the closest thingyou can get to real Champagne at afraction of the cost. The label pro-claims that it is ‘Champagne’ but itreally isn’t the real stuff but by a quirkof fate it can still bare the label ofChampagne.

It all goes back to the days ofProhibition; those dark days forthose who enjoy beverages withalcohol. It seems that back inthose days the many countriesthat produced wine got togetherand entered into a treaty thatforbade the use of specificwine terms like Champagne,Burgundy, Bordeaux andmany others unless theycame from a very specificdesignated region entitled touse that terminology. Butthe U.S. was in the midst ofthe Prohibition era and notproducing wine so theynever joined in and didn’tsign the treaty. Years later,after Prohibition ended,wine makers began using theplace names of famous wineswithout impunity — we hadnever agreed not to do so.This has continued untilrecently when a new set of wine

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This year, Parsons said they had1,200 clients utilizing the Meals onWheels service that were in need of agift. Through the generosity of itschapter members, local businesses andcommunity members, Parsons said theywere able to exceed their target number.

“I’d say we have about 1,500 gifts col-lected,” Parsons said. “We wrappedabout 600 gifts at our annual wrappingparty and more gifts keep getting

dropped off. ”All the gifts were presented to the

GCCARD on Dec. 8 during a morn-ing breakfast meeting. GCCARDSenior Nutritional Program DirectorLaura Rahmaad was unable to bereached for comment.

At the meeting with all the giftsplaced in one room, Parsons said seeingit all come together for another yearwas “overwhelming.”

“It is tremendous to know we helpedmake someone’s Christmas for them,”Parsons said. “Some of these peopleonly get this gift for Christmas becausethey don’t have family or whatever the

reason may be. It is just nice to spreadsome holiday cheer.”

With the organization exceeding itsgift goal, Parsons said the extra gifts willbe given to various Genesee Countysenior centers and distributed to seniorsas part of the GCCARD’s senior nutri-tion program.

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prised this was a true story,” said KariRobinson, the student’s economicsteacher. “After, they all wanted to buya goat for a family in Africa. Theyrealized how this goat gave the familynourishment and helped pay forbooks and school for Beatrice.”

To help accomplish their goal, thestudents spent weeks preparing home-made goods of their choice to sell at astudent-run marketplace held in theschool’s hallway with the consumersbeing their fellow schoolmates.

While some parents and studentsused their own money to producetheir goods, Robinson said they werealso the recipient of a mini-grant tohelp cover costs. The mini-grants dis-persed to teachers was affordedthrough a Learn and Serve Grant thatthe Michigan Community ServiceCommission had awarded earlier tothe Grand Blanc Office of Career andTechnical Education.

Selling everything from bakedgoods to bookmarks, duct tape wal-lets, magnets and pencil’s with flowersattached, the students raised $1,040.

“Everyone was shocked,” Robinsonsaid. “We figured if every student inthe school spent at least $1 we wouldhave almost $500, but we said wewould worry about what we wouldbuy after.”

With the grand total in hand,Robinson said her students voted topurchase a goat, cow, pig, water buffa-lo, flock of chicks and honeybeesthrough Heifer International. Heiferwill then use their resources to deter-mine which families are in need of thegifted species.

Mary Bidleman, who attached fakered poinsettia flowers to 32 pencils forher contribution to the project, saidshe really enjoyed the marketplace.

“I feel glad to be able to help some-body in need,” Bidleman said. “I seepeople on the street without food orwater so doing something like this will

help them.”Robinson praised her students stat-

ing they really took the reins andmade this event their own utilizingthe help of adults when needed.

“These kids are a really good groupof fourth- graders,” Robinson said.

“They all worked hard to do this andit shows.”

With the success of the marketplaceand positive feedback from fellowteachers, Robinson said she plans tomake this a yearly event at the school.


CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF GRAND BLANCZONING BOARD OF APPEALSNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The Charter Township of Grand Blanc Zoning Board of Appeals willconduct a Public Hearing on Tuesday, January 17, 2012, beginningat 6:30 p.m. The Hearing will be conducted at the Charter Townshipof Grand Blanc Government Center located at 5371 S. SaginawStreet, P.O. Box 1833, Grand Blanc, MI 48480-0057. The purposeof the Hearing is to receive Public Comment on:

ZBA #11-1944 - Request for variance from the Zoning Ordinance,by petitioner Christopher and Christyn Scott. Swimming Pools,Section 4.70.2: Setback: The ordinance states: Swimming pools,spas, hot tubs, similar facilities and surrounding decks, walks orsimilar accessories shall be at least fifteen (15) feet from any lotline. The Applicant is proposing to construct a swimming pool five(5) feet from the rear property line. The address is 7223 AndreaCourt.

ZBA #11-1945 - Request for variance from the Zoning Ordinance,by petitioner Tony Deck. Automobile Sales, Section 4.17.2: The ordinance states: In the General Commercial District used automobile sales are permitted as a special land use when locatedat least five hundred (500) feet from any single family residentialdistrict. The Applicant is proposing 55' (feet). The address is 5388S. Saginaw Street.

Pertinent information is available for review in the Planning andZoning Department at the Grand Blanc Township GovernmentCenter during regular business hours Monday through Friday from8:00 am. to 5:00 pm. or our website at http://www.twp.grand-blanc.mi.us/. Written comments may be submitted to the Planner by4:00 p.m. on January 17, 2012.

Cathy Lane, Township Clerk

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE OF INTENT TO VACATEA PORTION OF UNION STREET

BE IT RESOLVED, that pursuant to Section 7 of Chapter 14of the Charter of the City of Grand Blanc, it is the intention ofthe City Council of Grand Blanc, by resolution or ordinance,to declare a portion of Union Street described in the BoundarySurvey prepared by Fleis and Vandenbrink for the City ofGrand Blanc on file at the City of Grand Blanc be vacated.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that a public hearing onsuch resolution or ordinance shall take place on Wednesday,January 11, 2012 at 7:00 P.M. at Grand Blanc City Hall.

LegalNoticeHADLEY TOWNSHIP BOARD 4293 PRATT RD, P.O. BOX 227, HADLEY

MICHIGAN, 48440 • (810) 797-2117

SYNOPSIS OF MEETING MINUTES

December 13, 2011 REGULAR MEETINGMeeting called to order at 7:30 p.m. Members present: Daly, Monroe,Tippen, Hartwig, and Brandt.Items approved:

1. Agenda 2. Board meeting minutes3. Treasurer’s Report4. Auditor reported that the township is in good financial shape.5. Open bids for 1994 Ford Chassis6. Payment of the bills and Payroll7. Meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m.

Prepared by Clerk, Cindy Daly. Approved by Supervisor, Ernie Monroe.Copies of meeting minutes are available upon request from the TownshipClerk and also on the Township website at www.hadleytownship.org

FUNDRAISER from page 13 Mary Bidleman said shecame up with the idea ofattaching fake poinsettiaplants onto pencils from asuggestion list of prod-ucts her teacher, KariRobinson, distributed tothe class. The fourth-graders raised $1,040 tohelp families in Africa byselling everything frombaked goods to duct tapewallets, bookmarks andpencils.

Teacher Kari Robinsonsaid her students came upwith the idea of hosting amarketplace in the schoolwith their fellow school-mates being the con-sumers after reading thetrue story by PageMcBrier called Beatrice’sGoat.

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GGRRAANNDD BBLLAANNCC—— It was atight contest, but the LadyBobcats pulled away fromKensington Lakes ActivitiesAssociation rival Walled LakeCentral in a 39-28 win lastFriday, improving GrandBlanc’s record to 3-1. TheBobcats picked up the victorywith multiple starters out ofthe lineup.

Kara Puidokas tossed in 17points for Grand Blanc, whileTaylor Garner recorded 11 ofher own.

“Our season feels as if we’vealready played in a few playoffgames,” said coach Megan Noll.“We are getting a lot of experi-ence with late-game, time/scoresituations. Our team hasproven that it will fight to theend no no matter what.”

The Bobcats hope to keeprolling with their impressivestart.

“We’ve done a wonderful jobso far with the in-and-outgame,” continued Noll. “Ourposts are playing extremely welland the guards are feeding offof their play. Teams becomereally hard to beat when theyoffer multiple threats.” — BB..PP..

GOODRICHThe Martians remain unde-

feated on the season with twodominating performances overthe past week. Goodrich ranpast Flint Beecher, 71-27, onDec. 20.

Goodrich started the gamestrong, out-scoring the Bucs, 17-4, in thefirst quarter and, 23-2, in the second quarterto lead, 40-6, at the break.

The third quarter saw the Martians with a17-11 edge and the fourth quarter was muchof the same as they out-scored Beecher, 14-10.

Goodrich spread the ball around with nineplayers on the scoring sheet led by KellyBelanger with 18 points, KeKe Sevillianwith 12 points and Tania Davis added 11points.

Against Durand on Dec. 15, the Martians’defense suffocated Durand in a 63-17 victo-

ry. Goodrich led, 20-5, after the first quarterand held the Railroaders to zero points inthe second quarter while scoring 17 to lead,37-5, at the half.

The Martians out-scored Durand, 26-12,in the second half to seal the victory.Leading the way for Goodrich was Sevillianwith 13 points, Frankie Joubran added 12,Taylor Gleason and Tania Davis had eightand Destiny Stephens chipped in with six.

Goodrich, 5-0 overall, 3-0 GAC, is off onholiday break and does not return to thecourt until Jan. 10 when it hosts Montrose.— EE..HH..

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LISA PAINE810-452-2626 • [email protected]

FFLLIINNTT — Two games intothe Genesee Area Conference-Red Division basketball season,Goodrich High has someground to make up.

The Martians are one of thetop two teams in the league,but there’s a 23-point gapbetween them and Beecherafter Tuesday night’s 82-59 lossto the Buccaneers at Beecher.Goodrich slipped to 1-1 in theRed, 1-2 overall, and will getanother shot at the Bucs on Jan.24 at home.

Nathan Landsgaard scored agame-high 21 points and MitchRubio added 11, but Goodrichwas out of it after gettingoutscored, 42-23, in the middletwo quarters. The Martianswere within 21-19 after onequarter, but Beecher pulledaway with a 15-6 second periodand a 27-17 third. MonteMorris and Jequarius Frenchled the Bucs with 19 pointseach.

Goodrich is in the midst ofan early-season stretch where itplays five straight tough oppo-nents, in and out of the Red.The Martians dropped a two-point overtime game at GrandBlanc a week before theBeecher game and now willhead for the Roundball Classic next weekat Detroit Country Day. They will faceGabriel Richard on Dec. 26 and CincinnatiWithlow on Dec. 28.

Goodrich will play its first home gameJan. 6 against Flint Northwestern. TheDec. 16 game against Durand was post-poned. — DD..NN..

GRAND BLANCThe Bobcats had to swallow their first

loss of the season, falling, 58-50, toKensington Lakes Activities Associationcrossover rival Walled Lake Central lastFriday.

Grand Blanc trailed the Vikings, 17-9,

after the first quarter, but pulled aheadinto a slim one-point margin, 24-23, at thehalf-way point. Central regained the leadwith a 16-11 third-quarter effort and heldthe Bobcats at arm’s length with a 19-15final stanza to preserve the win.

Jake Daniels led Grand Blanc with 18points, while Bart Williams chipped inwith 13 points and six boards. KJ Millernearly reached double digits with ninepoints.

Grand Blanc is off the slate until afterthe holiday break when it faces former BigNine rival Flint Carman-Ainsworth atCarman-Ainsworth on Tuesday, Jan. 3.— LL..PP..


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Photo by Dan Nilsen

Grand Blanc’s Sydney Denicolo looks for the inside-passopportunity earlier this season against Carman-Ainsworth.

Lady Bobcats downWalled Lake Central

Photo by Maggie Gregory

Goodrich’s Nathan Landsgaard drops in a one-handed bas-ket in recent action.


Roundball for children inkindergarten-second grade

GRAND BLANC — The large gym at McGrathElementary will host the Grand Blanc Parks andRecreation Department’s Bambino Basketball pro-gram for boys and girls in grades K-2 for six weeksfrom Jan. 21- March 3 on Saturdays from 8:30-9:30a.m. Cirriculum includes drills and scrimmaging witha focus on the fundamentals of the game. Class willnot take place on Feb. 18 and a free T-shirt is includ-ed in the $67 fee.

The Dept. is also offering a First Step basketballprogram for children ages 3-5 in the gym at MasonElementary for six weeks from Jan. 18- Feb. 22 onWednesday evenings from 5:45-6:45 p.m. or 6:55-7:55 p.m. for $65. A parent is required for each childwanting to participate and issued equipment playersare allowed to keep include a skill manual, jersey,four cones and a mini-basketball. Details:www.gbparks.com or 810-695-6720. — M.S.

Area product goes bigFLINT — On the strength of two goals by Grand

Blanc native Cody Damon, the Flint Junior Generalsof the NA3HL beat the Metro Jets at Iceland Arenaon Sunday in a shootout, 7-6.

After the Jets jumped out to a two-goal lead in thefirst period, it was Damon who knotted things backup for Flint at 2-2, scoring at 12:18 with help fromAndrew Lay and Kenneth Simmons and at 19:12 onpasses from Richard Jansson and Lay. What thatcreated was a tsunami-sized turn in the momentumthat saw the Junior Generals blaze their way to a 6-2lead off the sticks of Hayden Hanson, Anthony Terzo,Luke Dmytro and James Odom, only to see Metroshoot back with four goals of its own in the secondand third periods to force overtime.

Once both teams failed to end the contest duringthe extra session, it all came down to the shootout,where Flint connected on three of its four shots ongoal compared to a 1-for-4 showing by the Jets tohelp lock down the decision. Defensively for theJunior Generals, Benjamin Myers swatted aside 26 ofthe 32 shots he faced to earn the decision.

Now 28 games into the current season, Flint is 19-6-3-0, placing them second in the East divisionbehind Cleveland at 24-5-1-0, but ahead of Metroand Pittsburgh with records of 15-11-0-1 and 13-15-0-1, respectively. Leading Flint offensively for 2011-12

with 38 points on 15 goals and 23 assists is EdwardOsowski, Jansson has 13 goals and 21 assists for 34points, and coming through with seven goals and 25assists for 32 points is Lay.

The Junior Generals are off for the rest of the yearand return to the ice on Jan. 6 and 7 at the MichiganIce Dogs and Metro. — M.S.

Area product goes bigTOLEDO — With a roster that includes Genesee

County products Tyler Schofileld, Schuyler Ferguson,David Salazar and Marshal Helton and LapeerCounty natives Zachary Collins, Kyle Parker, KyleBarden, John Arms and Kade Morrison, theMichigan Mountain Cats of the NA3HL are currently15-15-3, placing them third in the North Divisionbehind the Port Huron at 21-11-2 and Kalamazoowith a record of 18-12-1, but ahead of Traverse Cityat 14-7-4 and Jamestown at 11-18-2.

Since downing Battle Creek at home by a score of7-0 on both Nov. 18 and 19, the Mountain Cats areon an eight-game losing streak that includes a 5-3defeat at the Toledo Ice House on Sunday. Scoringfor Michigan were Arms, Gary Soulliere and JamesKoonce on assists by Helton, Schofield, Koonce andSchofield, respectively.

In goal for the Mountain Cats, Jordan Wood made37 saves on 42 attempts to get pinned with the deci-sion. Michigan is off for the rest of the year andbegins 2012 on its home ice at the Farmington IceArena by hosting Flint, on Jan. 8 the squad travels tothe Perani Arena and Event Center in GeneseeCounty for the rematch. — M.S.

“Toughest Sport on Earth”coming to Wayne County

DETROIT — With the 2012 season opening onJan. 6 at Madison Square Garden in New York, FordField will host Professional Bull Riding on March 10,2012. Details: 1-800-745-3000, www.pbr.com orwww.ticketmaster.com. — M.S.

Hone your softball skillsDETROIT — Wayne State University head coach

Gary Bryce will host a softball hitting clinic on Jan.15 for $35 in advance or $40 at the door. Sessionstake place from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. and from 1-4 p.m. TheWarriors are also offering a Sundays-only Pitchingand Catching Clinic from Jan. 22- Feb. 12 for $100with sessions taking place from 9-11 a.m., 10:45a.m.-12:45 p.m. and 12:30- 2:30 p.m. Details: 586-864-4233 or 313-577-7513. — M.S.

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BY BRANDON POPE810-452-2651 • [email protected]

FFLLIINNTT TTOOWWNNSSHHIIPP—— The red-hotBobcats were put on ice last Saturday by theCarman-Ainsworth/Flushing Raiders hockeysquad, 5-3.

The Raiders took little time getting on theboard, as Mickey Montpas scored from the topof the crease, with assists from AndrewSanborn and Jordy Makranyi.

The Bobcats would draw even by the end ofthe frame when Graham Jackett and GabrielNeil picked up helpers on a Mitchell Tomczakgoal. Flushing regained the lead with the lonegoal of the second period, a tally from DeweyMiller. Montpas picked up his second goal ofthe game early in the third, extending theRaiders lead, 3-1.

Hunter Moran would soon cut the deficit tojust one, followed by a Trevor Gardner goal,knotting the game, 3-3. The Raiders wouldsever the tie once again, as Sanborn scored withhelpers from Makranyi and Montpas.Makranyi would ice the win with an empty netgoal, 5-3.

“It was a big win for us,” said Carman-Ainsworth/Flushing coach John Jepson.“Probably the biggest win we’ve had since I’vetaken over the program, playing a very goodGrand Blanc team. They’re very deep.”

With only 17 skaters, the Raiders attributethe victory to hard work.

“It was a full team effort,” continued Jepson.“All three lines contributed, and the defenseplayed well with the return of Joe Anderson.He really solidified that defensive core.”

Grand Blanc was victorious last Wednesdaywith a Kensington Lakes Activities Associationwin over Walled Lake Central, 4-2. TrevorGardner opened the scoring when a pass from

Alex Porter found its way to Gardner’s stick atthe top of the crease, as Gardner fired it intothe open net. An assist was also credited to JackClary.

The Bobcats increased their lead to twowhen Porter fired a wrist shot from the blueline, ending up in the top corner of the net,with assists to Gardner and Ryan McElroy.Matt Kraemer and Raurie Petrich would assiston Hunter Moran’s second period goal, withClary and Graham Jackett getting the helperson Porter’s second tally of the night, securingthe 4-2 win.

“Great team effort,” said coach MikeSchunot. “Another win against a team that beat

us last year.”Jake Niel was solid between the pipes,

picking up 16 saves.Now 4-2-1, the Bobcats played yesterday

against Milford at home at Ice Mountain.

GOODRICHThe Martians were shut out, 8-0, by the

Tri-City Tritans, the co-op Swan Valley,Bullock Creek, Hemlock, SanfordMeridian squad, at the Polar Palace inLapeer last Saturday.

Tri-City led, 3-0, after the first periodand never looked back.

Goodrich hosted Fenton yesterday atthe Polar Palace. Fenton and Goodrich,along with Grand Blanc, Davison andFlint Powers Catholic, are the lone stand-alone hockey programs this season. — LL..PP..

Bobcats cooled off by Flushing Raiders

Photo by Brandon Pope

Grand Blanc’s Gabriel Bowen skates up iceagainst Flushing.

Photo by Lisa Paine

Goodrich’s Rocky Hatton sends the puck into thezone against the Tri-City Titans last Saturday.

The Ice Mountain Figure Skating Club raised over $1,000 on Dec. 9 during its event to benefitthe American Cancer Society, Making Strides Against Breast Cancer and “We Skate For You”scarves for breast cancer patients currently receiving chemotherapy.

As you all get an early read on this col-umn, I’m looking ahead to the big daywhere it’s all about the gift of giving,large or small. Food, presents, family tra-ditions and all that comes with the holi-days will replace all the angst, deadlinesand pressures we all face each week.

As morning breaks onChristmas Day, over the pastcouple years especially, I’vefound myself comfortable andwarm in my new Christmaspajamas, for what is Christmaswithout a new pair of PJs orrobe, right? A cup of hottea or hot chocolate ina mug will sit nearby,as I devour just onemore of my grand-mother’s-recipefresh pecan rolls. I’ve been making theseevery Christmas Eve for more than a fewdecades now, first helped by my mom inmy teenage years, then picking up thefamily wooden spoon to make themmyself for some time now, and just younever mind how long that has been! Thesmells, the taste, the anticipation ofthose coming out of the oven all hot andgooey all means Christmas in our house.

Not everyone has such great holidaymemories. And, even now, as I knowseveral of my close friends are strugglingwith the recent passing of loved onesthat will make this a somber holidaymuch like many of us have all experi-enced at one time or another, this willbe a not-so-easy day for them.

So, too, many families struggling tomake ends meet, dealing with life’sunwanted pressures and unexpectedtragedies will find their day brightenedby the kindness of strangers and the lit-tle things in life. Free food given withno questions asked and nothing asked in

return, donated freshly-wrapped gifts forkids, who because of circumstancesbeyond their control find themselves inunfamiliar surroundings, and generalgood cheer will make for an unexpected-ly happy day for many of our readers.We hope so, anyway.

We’ve been part of the secret allianceat the View Newspapers offices forseveral seasons now, and we onceagain adopted a family this year andhave watched daily as the Toys for

Tots drop bin in our lobby areahas been filled to overflowing

on the floor. Just the merethought of the dozens of

kids and families whoseday will take a much-needed turn in thepositive direction

should put a smile on all of our faces, aswe watch our own families, young andold, take part in our own holiday tradi-tions. Just picturing all the kids withtheir unexpected gift of a new baby doll,package of hot wheels, a warm stuffedanimal, or new clothes can’t help butmake us all smile. Only a sour-facedGrinch could begrudge anyone that lit-tle bit of cheer.

Our collective heart-felt good wishesgo out to all of our readers, taking intoaccount their many differing circum-stances, celebrations and life’s ups anddowns. As you go about your day, takejust a moment to think about thosehelped by the generosity and kindness ofothers and also, for those hurting rightnow who could use a little good cheer. Asimple gesture of a plate of cookies, awarm shoulder to lean on, or an unex-pected toy for a child feeling alone inthis seemingly big, bad world could justbe the greatest gift you give today.

Happy Holidays to you and yours!

BY ERIK HOHENTHANER810-452-2641 • [email protected]

GGRRAANNDD BBLLAANNCC — The Bobcatshosted Saginaw Heritage on Tuesdayand lost, 99-87. Heritage clinched themeet with a victory in the last event,the 400 freestyle relay. The 200 medleyrelay team of Dillon Duquette, MattRizik, Michael Latimer and ZachMaxwell took second in 1:52.42.Dylan Cook finished fourth in the 200freestyle in 2:04.46. Ryan Scannell wasfirst in the 200 IM in 2:08.49 andKent Kubani was third in 2:25.00.

Alex Cashman took first in the 50free in :28.89 and Caleb Clor was sec-ond in :29.54. Logan Powers tookthird in diving with 125.40 points.Scannell and Latimer were second andthird in the 100 butterfly in :59.50 and

1:02.10, respectively. Jacob Sandrock touched the wall first

in the 100 free in :58.75 while AustenDavis was second in :59.81. Cookearned third in the 500 free in 5:25.93.The 200 free relay team of Scannell,Evan Berger, Nick Sivosky and DanSullivan finished first in 1:36.11, whilethe team of Collin Olson, JustinO’Connor, Phil Boyd and Maxwellwere second in 1:42.15.

Duquette took second in the 100backstroke in 1:04.29. Kubani andRizik were two and three in the 100breaststroke in 1:09.18 and 1:12.35,respectively. The 400 free relay team ofScannell, Berger, Sivosky and Sullivantook second in 3:41.02.

The Bobcats are off on holiday breakand do not return to the pool until Jan.5 when they welcome Fenton.


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SPORTS VIEW

Bobcats fall toSaginaw Heritage

Secret Santa

OUTDOOR CALENDARNOW-JAN. 1, 2012Baiting for deer hunting allowed statewide, no more than two

gallons per location spread in a 10-foot x 10-foot area.

NOW-MARCH 1Squirrel hunting season.

NOW-MARCH 31Rabbit hunting season.

NOW-JAN. 1, 2012 Archery deer hunting season resumes.Pheasant hunting (partial in Zone 3 only)Ruffed grouse hunting season.DEC. 19-JAN. 1, 2012Late Antlerless deer hunting season.

FEB. 1-MAR. 31Crow hunting season.

ONGOINGHunter Education 2011. Class sign up is the first Monday of

every Month at 6 p.m. (no early signups). First class startson sign up day at 6:30 p.m. and runs until 9:30 p.m. Limitedclass size is 50. Donation of $7 requested. Class datesJune No Classes; July 5, 11, 18, 25; Aug. 1, 8, 15, 22;Sept. 6, 12, 19, 26; Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24; Nov. 7, 14, 21, 28,Dec. 5, 12, 19, 21. Details: Lapeer County Sportsmen’sClub 810-724-6579.

72-hour fishing license. Available for residents and non-resi-dents for $21, $9 for senior residents. Valid for all species.Details: www.michigan.gov/fishing

To have your item considered for inclusion in the OutdoorCalendar, e-mail Sports Editor Lisa Paine [email protected]

8 Week Session I $99 for 16 sessionsJoin anytime – prorated payments are always available!

Winter 1 Nov. 28 - Jan. 28* (no classes December 24th or 31st)Winter 2 Jan. 30 - March 24

DROP-IN PROGRAMS – STICK-N-PUCK I $8Please see monthly schedule for times and dates. For players of all ages. Must have helmets, skates & gloves. Schedule subject to change. Full equipment is recommended for children 8 and under & a signed waiver required for all.

ADULT PICK-UP I $10Please see monthly schedule for times and dates. For players ages 16 and up. Full equipment & a signed waiver required for all. Goalies $2 per session

IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EASTERN MICHIGAN HOCKEY ASSOCIATION

1160 South Elms Road • Flint, MI 48532

810.635.8487 I www.flinticeland.com

CROSS ICE I LEARN TO PLAY PROGRAMMondays I 5:30-6:30pm & Saturdays I 11am-12pm

Taught under the direction of Jon Jepson, Flint Iceland HockeyDirector and General Manager, our Cross-Ice program is modeledafter USA Hockey’s ADM Program.

GIFT CARDSAVAILABLE

The Detroit Lions are the comeback kids ofthe NFL here in 2011. Yes, it was another dou-ble-digit deficit outcome for the victory. Thisis the fourth time, and unbelievably, three ofthem have come on the road. The Lionslooked dead in the water with seven min-utes left in the fourth quarter trailing by13 points. One thing we learned this sea-son, is the Lions are never dead in a foot-ball game (except the Chicago game).Matthew Stafford led a drive for a scoreand the Lions trailed by six. TheLions’ defense held the Raidersand forced a punt that land-ed on the Lions’ two-yardline with around twominutes left. Mr. Stafforddrove them 98 yards tovictory with a touchdownpass to Calvin Johnson with thirty-nine sec-onds left. Oakland goes for a field goal and thesuspended one— Ndamukong Suh—backfrom suspension, blocks the field goal.Jubilation on the Lions’ sidelines erupts alongwith Lions’ fans living rooms across the state ofMichigan. I almost hit the ceiling fan with myhead.

How about Calvin Johnson? The past fivegames he has had no 100-yard receiving gamesand just one touchdown. This game, he hadnine catches for 214 yards and two touch-downs. Matthew Stafford's fabulous seasoncontinued with four more touchdown passes.The "Year of the Cats" record sits at 9-5 and aplayoff berth is like a piece of meat inches fromthe Lions mouth.

The Lions have exceeded expectations onthe field this season. We all thought improve-ment was on the horizon! However, none ofus realistically thought a playoff berth wouldbe a possibility. If you did, you had onHonolulu and Blue colored glasses or you’rethe worst "Homer" ever. The fairy tale endswith the princess kissing the frog and turning itinto a prince. The Lions’ fairy-tale ending forLions fans is a victory at Ford Field onSaturday afternoon. The San Diego Chargersare red hot and looking for a playoff berth, too.Detroit, don't let this decade of frustrationlinger on any longer please. Let's end the fairy-tale season correctly by clinching a playoffberth in front of all the die-hard Lions fans atthe game and at home watching. Christmas isSunday, but for many of us, it's Saturday after-noon at four o'clock. Detroit, bring the FatGuy his present a day early, please, and I'llreturn all my gifts I get on Sunday. Go Lions!Prediction: Playoff Drought Over 30 DeadBatteries 27. Is this a dream? One more sidenote: I think the electricity at Ford Field willbe electric and the electricity will kill the voltsof the San Diego Chargers.

The NFL had a few goose eggs removed this

past Sunday. The Packers lost a game and theColts actually won a game. The Colts’ lossmade me sad, as Detroit's 0-16 record will

remain an NFL record. Thanks, Millen andMarinelli, for that one. It was ironic thatDan Orlovski was the Colts’ winningquarterback as he was part of the Lions’0-16 debacle. The Packers’ loss mighthelp Detroit, as they might rest starters

on the last week of the season. Detroitplays Green Bay in week 17. The

last two weeks of the NFLseason should be great, as

numerous playoff spotsare up for grabs. The

games of interest thisweek feature theGiants/Jets,Eagles/Cowboys, and

Falcons/Saints. There are too many playoff sce-narios to go over right now. The NFL 2011MVP race is a three way between AaronRodgers, Tom Brady, and Drew Brees. Whowould have thought that a month ago?Nobody! We all had Rodgers winning it easily.

Bidding warThe Texas Rangers have won the bidding

rights to Japan pitcher Yu Darvish. They paid$51.7 million, and that’s all. The Rangers have30 days to negotiate a deal. I believe they willget it done. Do we all remember when the RedSox paid $51.1 million for Dice K? I do.Darvish's record in Japan was 93-38 with a1.99 ERA. Pretty solid numbers, I wouldadmit. I believe Texas made the move based onthe moves made by the Angels last week.

The Fat Guy is headed to the Little CaesarsBowl to root on the Western MichiganBronchos. Go Western! I can't wait.

Happy Holidays to all of you and to all, agood night! Here are this week's NFL win-ners...

Houston - 6 over INDIANAPOLISKANSAS CITY - 1 over OaklandBUFFALO + 3 over DenverTENNESSEE - 7.5 over JacksonvilleCINCINATTI - 4 over ArizonaMiami + 10 over NEW ENGLANDBALTIMORE - 13 over ClevelandN.Y. Giants + 3 over N.Y. JetsWASHINGTON - 6.5 over MinnesotaTampa Bay + 7.5 over CAROLINAPITTSBURGH - 16 over St. LouisDETROIT - 2.5 over San DiegoSEATTLE + 3 over San FranciscoPhiladelphia + 2.5 over DALLASGREEN BAY - 12.5 over ChicagoNEW ORLEANS - 6.5 over AtlantaLAST WEEK 10-5-1 ( FINALLY) SEASON 104-108-9 (

NEED TO GET TO .500)LOCK 6-10-1 ( NO HOPE) LOCK GREEN BAY

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BY MICHAEL SELECKY810-452-2632 • [email protected]

DDAAVVIISSOONN — Goodrich senior IsaacJewell came into last Saturday’s 30-teamGenesee County varsity wrestling meet look-ing to make his last appearance at this event amemorable one. It showed, as the 103pounder went 3-1 with victories overBeecher’s Berry Holstein in :41, Davison’sHunter Fifield in 1:56 and Birch Run’s JerryFenner by major decision 12-4 to come insecond for his weight class. Jewell also lost toDavison’s Lincoln Olson, 5-2, as theMartians posted 74 points to finish 11th as asquad.

Winning the event with a score of 288 wasthe host Cardinals, Birch Run was secondwith 215 points and scoring 177 to come inthird was Lapeer West. That allowedCarman-Ainsworth to claim the fourth slotwith 153.5 points, Clio and Lake Fentonwere fifth and sixth at 124.5 and 123, respec-tively, and sliding in at seventh was Kearsleywith 105.5. Millington, Linden, andLakeVille then rounded out the top 10 with101.5, 99 and 93 points.

Also placing for the Martians individuallywas Jack Waters at 112 lbs. in the third spotwith wins over Birch Run’s Drew Cox in3:48, Lake Fenton’s Jarred Corcoran, 4-0, andBirch Run’s Adam Bishop, 4-2, which cameafter losing to Lapeer West’s Dean Somers bymajor decision,10-0. Conner Wood wasn’tfar behind for Goodrich at 160 after down-ing Grand Blanc’s Alex Baird in :52, Carman-

Ainsworth’s Jack Baker in :54 and Durand’sZane Perrin, 4-2, to take the fourth slot witha record of 3-2 for the event. JacobMcKervey came in sixth at 140 with wins bypin over Bentley’s Jeremiah Osterhout in1:46 and Carman-Ainsworth’s CameronMartin in :18 and grabbing single victorieswere Brandon Deszell at 171, RemingtonBerger at 152 and Nick Fisher at 125.

The Martians also had a host of non-scor-ing competitors that took the mat at thisevent, including Hannah Jewell and CarsonHenrie at 112, Coltan Hadsell and KrisCouvillion at 125, Tyler Henrie at 130,Brendan Calverle at 140, MaxJanikowski at160 and Andrew Riley at 189. Goodrichcompetes at the Tournament of Championson Dec. 30 against a field that includesNapolean, Fowlerville and St. Johns.

GRAND BLANCWith a score of 51.5 the Bobcats placed

17th at the 30-team Genesee County Meetlast weekend, as Noah Gosner stepped up toknock down three of the four opponents hefaced at 103 lbs., including pins in 1:29 and4:36 against Flint Northwestern’s JalvinWilliams and Swartz Creek’s Tyler Bencheck.Gosner also edged out Lapeer West’s DakotaCarie, 5-4, and lost to Davison’s JacobMadrigal, 6-1. Sitting ahead of Grand Blancin 12th place was Swartz Creek with 71.5points, Beecher was 13th with 71 and placing14th with 70.5 was Montrose. Lying just

Goodrich and Grand Blanccompete at County meet

Photo by Michael Selecky

Grand Blanc’s Noah Gosner wrestles Davison’s Jacob Madrigal at 103 lbs. last Saturday duringthe Genesee County Meet at Davison.

Comeback kids

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BY DAN NILSEN810-452-2655 • [email protected]

MICHAEL SELECKY810-452-2632 • [email protected]

BBAAYY CCIITTYY — Grand Blanc bowlersgot a sneak preview of state tournamentcompetition last Saturday and acquittedthemselves well.

The Bobcats traveled to Bay City’sMonitor Lanes for the Bangor JohnGlenn Invitational, an annual test of someof the best squads on this side of the statethat uses a format similar to the state teamfinals.

The Grand Blanc boys’ team bowledjust well enough in qualifying to grab the16th and final qualifying spot for matchplay, then knocked off No. 1 seed Davisonin dramatic fashion. Grand Blanc won thefirst game, 209-191, lost the second, 175-158, and tied the third at 191. Thatforced a two-frame roll-off, which theBobcats won, 37-28, on the strength oftwo strikes by anchor bowler RyanWitucki.

Grand Blanc then bowled Lake Orionin the quarterfinals, but lost both games ina close match. Witucki led the Bobcatswith a 667 series on 200-257-210, NickPiotrowski bowled 221-209-192-622 andLucas Dixon supplied 192-214-167 for a 573set.

The Grand Blanc girls also qualified formatch play, earning the 13th spot. The LadyBobcats lost both Baker games to Kearsley inthe af ternoon round, 162-137 and 181-131.Team captain Samantha Handa led GrandBlanc with 177-200-171-548, missing only twospares for all eight Baker games.

Last Thursday, the Bobcats dropped bothsides of a Kensington Lakes ActivitiesAssociation match with Waterford Kettering atGrand Blanc Lanes. The boys team bowed, 18-12, while the girls lost, 19-11.

Nick Ross led the boys with a 223-193 andDixon contributed 202. Kettering had all fivebowlers over 200 in the first game to win,1,048-941, and took the second game, 858-822. The teams split the Baker games, GrandBlanc losing, 205-157, then winning, 205-177.

The Lady Bobcats lost both Baker games, butthen made things interesting in the regulargames. Down 90 pins entering the ninth frameof game one, Grand Blanc forced Kettering’sanchor to mark in the 10th for a 776-756 win.Both teams substituted freely in game two, andGrand Blanc hung close again before losing,748-723. Handa led the Lady Bobcats with186, Jazzmyn Newman bowled a 178 and

freshman Andrea Sykes a 172.

GOODRICH

In the battle to the top of the Genesee AreaConference standings, the Martians varsityboys team beat Beecher last Saturday atColonial Lanes after losing to Durand on Dec.10 and opening the season on Dec. 3 by postinga win against Genesee. With the victory, theGoodrich boys are now 2-1 and are led by JakeLuettke with a six game total of 1,200 pins for a200 average, Jared Zuwala has knocked down1,007 pins in six games for a 167 average androlling a 157 average on 628 pins in four gamesis Lowell Severson.

As for the Lady Martians, they lost toBeecher that same day to fall to 0-3 on the year,yet hold high hopes for the rest of the seasonnow that Rachel Girling has taken out 544 pinsduring her first five games of 2011-12 for anaverage of 108. Holly Slagle has also held herown this season with a 166 average on 465 pinsin four games, Olivia Ramirez has taken out614 pins in four contests for a 153 average andposting an average of 89 after rolling over 447pins in five games is Claire Kazentis.

Goodrich is off for the rest of the year andstarts anew of Jan. 7 at Richfield Bowl againstNew Lothrop and on Jan. 14 the Martians areat Galaxy Lanes to face Mt. Morris.


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Photo by Dan Nilsen

Ryan Witucki led Grand Blanc at Bay City with a 667series.

ahead of the Bobcats in the 15th and16th spots with 53 and 52 points wereLapeer East and Flushing, Bendle was18th with 46 and Fenton and Durandrounded out the top 20 with 46 and 33points.

Placing third for Grand Blanc with arecord of 4-1 at 160 was Carson Whaleyafter beating Lake Fenton’s DJ Meltonby major decision, 12-0, Bentley’sThomas Curley in 2:33, Kearsley’s JamesDavis, 4-2, and Goodrich’s ConnerWood 7-3. Brandon Marable took outPowers’ Justin Goodwin and Bendle’sJacob McDaniel at 215 to go 2-1, andwinning two of his four matches at 189was Eveon Deloney. Pellumb Kurtagaalso went 2-2 for Grand Blanc at 130after besting Clio’s Kyle Lasley in 2:41and teammate Kennan Alkeik by techni-cal fall, 16-0. Grabbing single wins wereKlye Adams at 119 and JustinUnderwood at 125m and also compet-ing were Alex Baird at 160 and NathanMcField at 171. Israel Mardlin andAlkeik competed for the Bobcats in anon-scoring role at 119 and 130.

Grand Blanc is at Adams today.

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Photo by Dan Nilsen

Goodrich’s Tyler Henry gets his hand raised after avictory at the County Meet at Davison.

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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICEThe Hadley Township Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a publichearing on the 17th day of January 2012, beginning at 7:30p.m.at the Hadley Township Office Building located at 4293 Pratt Rd,Hadley Michigan.The purpose of the public hearing will be to consider the applica-tion by Robert Hale to use an existing 36’ x 48’ barn as a dwellingunit, thereby creating 2 principle buildings on 1 lot of record. Theproperty is located at 3315 W Brocker Rd, tax parcel #44-010-025-003-00. The subject property is zoned AR, AgriculturalResidential.All interested persons are encouraged to attend the public hearingto ask questions or to make comments as to the application.Written comments may be submitted to the Hadley Township Clerkat P.O. Box 227, Hadley MI, 48440 at any time prior to the publichearing.

Cynthia DalyHadley Township Clerk

VACANT CITY COUNCIL SEATThe City of Grand Blanc is seeking applicants to fill an open CityCouncil seat (per the City Charter). The term of service for thisseat will expire November 2013. All applicants must be a residentof the City of Grand Blanc, a registered voter, citizen of the US andhave reached the age of 18. Application forms will be available onthe City website at www.cityofgrandblanc.com or can be picked upat City Hall. Submit a letter of intent, resume and completed appli-cation to the City Clerk by Monday, January 9, 2012 at 4:00 p.m.Application packets can be mailed or delivered to the City Clerk at203 E. Grand Blanc Road, Grand Blanc, Michigan 48439. The City Council will narrow the field of candidates at a meeting fol-lowing the deadline. Further, finalist will be invited to interview ata meeting (to be scheduled). The final decision will be made atthe City Council Meeting of January 25, 2012.

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