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Egg hunt GRAND BLANC TWP. — Mt. Hope Church, 8363 Embury Rd., will have an Easter egg hunt at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 23. Traditional egg hunt, inflatables, balloon animals, photo booth, Easter bunny. — L.R. Mini yogi GRAND BLANC — Kristen Wesley will lead Mini Yogi & Me at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 26, at the Grand Blanc McFarlen […]

Aldi Grocery store coming to Davison Township

Building updates provide a look at further development

DAVISON TWP. — Aldi will be opening a grocery store on Irish Road if all goes as planned, according to township officials. Supervisor Jim Slezak confirmed March 15 the low price grocery store will build a store next to Menard’s, 7410 E. Court St., at the corner of Irish Road, behind the Culver’s Restaurant located at the same site. The […]

Township board approves sewer extension, related projects



DAVISON TWP. — The township board approved the proposed Kearsley Creek Interceptor (KCI) south along Oak Road at its March 11 meeting. It also approved a couple of related motions, all part of the Genesee County Water and Waste plan to add more sewer capacity to the county’s eastside. The board voted 4-1 to approve the KCI sewer interceptor at […]

Davison Cemetery undergoing renovations



DAVISON TWP. — The board of trustees approved work to be done on the driveway approaches for the Davison Cemetery, 10080 E. Potter Rd. at its March 11 meeting. The township received two quotes for the work – one from D&D Excavating in Lapeer for $30,000 and the other from Waldorf & Sons for $33,460. The board voted unanimously to […]

Flushing awarded federal funding for WWTP, police equipment grades



FLUSHING — The City of Flushing was awarded federal dollars in order to continue making improvements at the wastewater treatment plant and to help the city’s police department upgrade its equipment, technology and patrol cars. This comes after Congressman Dan Kildee, who represents the eighth district successfully secured $16,861,783 from the Community Project Funding program. The CFP program was created […]

Flushing Area Historical Society hosts History of Girl Scouts presentation



FLUSHING — The Flushing Area Historical Society/Museum at the Depot hosted a presentation about the history of Girl Scouts on March 18 at 7 p.m. Guest speaker Ann Anderson, who served as a Girl Scout leader both in Kalamazoo and in the Flintarea, was on site with her collection of memorabilia. Anderson has been a lifelong Girl Scout, with her […]

Flushing Twp applying for state money to fund handicap accessible kayak launch



FLUSHING TWP. — If all goes well and grant funding is approved, a new handicap accessible kayak launch site could be built at the Nature Park Flushing Township Supervisor Frederick Thorsby announced last week during the board of trustees meeting. The board voted unanimously in favor of submitting a new application for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Trust Fund […]

Burton Easter Egg Hunt is March 23

BURTON — The annual Burton Parks and Recreation Department’s Easter Egg Hunt will be held this Saturday, March 23 from 1-3 p.m. at City Hall, 4303 S. Center Rd. There will be bounce houses, a balloon twister and more. Egg hunting time slots are: Ages 1-3 – 1:05-1:25 p.m.; Ages 4-6 – 1:30- 1:50 p.m.; Ages 7-9 – 1:50-2:10 p.m.; […]

Parks and recreation considering movie night proposal



BURTON — Parks and recreation is considering a proposal by resident Kris Johns and the Burton Eagles bout sponsoring movie nights over the summer. Resident Kris Johns, who was instrumental in the development of the Burton Dog Park, asked the Burton Parks and Recreation Commission to consider a proposal by the Burton Eagles Club to sponsor a movie night at […]

Resident, council air concerns over garbage service



BURTON — A complaint brought to the council by a resident over missed trash pickup, March 4, led to discussion about the future of waste hauler Emterra Environmental when its contract is up next year. Lee Sowders, who lives on Forest Avenue, told the council he is having a problem with his trash periodically not being picked up by Emterra […]


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