I shook my head in disbelief today when I looked at the calendar. Can it be possible that we are already into the month of July?
Fat Guy Corner
Clarifying summer dead period, preseason down time
LAPEER COUNTY— The summer dead period is a period of seven full consecutive calendar days after school is out in June and after a school’s participation in Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) tournaments is completed.
Solutions
Hot Tickets
Concerts coming up at The Machine Shop
FLINT— The Machine Shop, 3539 S. Dort Hwy., Flint, presents the Local Rock Concert Series, with Spiral Crush, Parethesia, Nasty Jack & Rock-Aholics Anonymous, July 14. Tickets are $5.
Crosswords
Sudoku
Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9. You can’t change the digits already provided in the grid. Every puzzle has just one correct solution.
Out of the past
10 YEARS AGO July 4, 2007
A decrease in local building activity led Davison Township officials to estimate less revenue and less spending for the 2007-2008 fiscal year. The new budget, approved at a special June 25 board meeting, made room for salary increases and more work on new sidewalks, however.
In brief
Baker College fall 2017 classes start a month early
FLINT TWP.— The start date for fall 2017 semester at Baker College is Aug. 28, about a month earlier than in previous years. The college has officially transitioned from a quarter system to semesters effective this fall. Enrollment is underway for all on-ground and online courses.
DDA’s 3rd Annual Art, Music and Food Fair returns Saturday
DAVISON– Downtown will be filled with music, art and the smell of great food when the annual art fair returns, Saturday (July 8).
The Davison Downtown Development Authority sponsored fair will be held on Main Street, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Little mudders
Crim receives donation from Randy Wise Automotive Team
FLINT — The Randy Wise Automotive Team is proud to announce the donation of a Chevrolet Express cargo van to the Crim Fitness Foundation last week.
In brief
Flint non-profit leader becomes youngest board chair of organization
Flint Homecoming recruits region’s expatriates to help move Flint forward
For the first time ever, the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce and its partners will host Flint Homecoming on Aug. 16-17, recruiting Flint expatriates from across the country to the invitation only, one-and-a-half-day event.
The VIEW from here
By now I assume that everyone in Genesee County knows that Flint Township is proposing a name change.
Back in the saddle
GAINES– The 15th annual Gaines Community Rodeo is heading into the chute and event organizers say the threeday event will offer plenty of exhilarating, family-friendly fun.
DONALD JOSEPH LA CROSS
DONALD JOSEPH LA CROSS, 91, of Goodrich, died Tuesday, June
27, 2017 at Lake Orion Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
Flint Folk Music Society announces new festival location
FLINT TWP.— The 18th Annual Flint Folk Music Festival will be held at a new location this year — moving from Kearsley Park to the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Flint, 2474 S. Ballenger Hwy. Musical performances from 11 a.m. To 9:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 22.
Social worker Laura Carlson named ‘Kids First’ June recipient
DAVISON— Social Worker Laura Carlson, whose office is based at Hahn Intermediate, is the June recipient of the “Kids First” Award.
“Magnificent Seven” artists ride into Owosso
OWOSSO— Flint Artist and ArtPrize winner, Anni Crouter, is exhibiting her art along with six of her artist friends — James Ames of Flint, Bill Anderson of Davison, Alicia Geromal of Swartz Creek, Donna Kurtz of Flushing, plus Jim Legacy and Sherry Nelson, both of Fenton – dubbed the “Magnificent Seven” — now thru Aug.
Creative industries help drive Revitalization
Next weekend on July 15, the Flint & Genesee Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) will present the 5th Annual “Be a Tourist in Your Home Town.” It’s a one-day affair that allows area residents and non-residents alike to tour more than two dozen venues in Flint & Genesee for just $1.