2016-04-14

Bowlers pick up All-State honors



FLINT TWP. – Carman- Ainsworth senior Jordan Nunn was a First-Team selection and senior Milton Gibson was a Second-Team pick on the Div. 1 All-State bowling team as selected by Michigan High School Interscholastic Bowling Coaches Association. Nunn reached the semifinals and Gibson made it to the quarterfinals of the boys’ state singles tournament last month at Sterling Lanes. – […]

Little Lamb’s Closet holding scrapbooking fundraiser for the Mobile Response Unit



FLINT TWP. — Giving MERV a facelift is the goal of a scrapbooking fundraiser, sponsored by Little Lamb’s Closet of the West Flint Church of the Nazarene on Dye Road. MERV, short for “Mobile, Everything, Response, Vehicle,” is a used 26-foot recreational vehicle purchased last summer to create a way for the Little Lamb’s Closet to take its charitable services […]

In brief



Great Cloth Diaper Change of Mid-Michigan, April 23 FLINT — Each year billions of disposable diapers enter landfills where it takes hundreds of years for them to decompose, if ever. In five successful years of the GCDC event, participants have shown the entire world that cloth diapers are a real option for today’s modern families, particularly catching the eye of […]

Powers, Swartz Creek take home Alumni Tournament titles



LAPEER – The teams from Swartz Creek and Flint Powers made it a two-way sweep at this weekend’s annual Mid-Michigan High School Alumni Hockey Tournament. The four teams from both the 18-and-over and 30-and-over divisions all reached the championship games. Swartz Creek won the 18-and-over title. The 18-and-over Dragons lost only one game in round-robin play, and that was to […]

Firebirds draft talented center




FLINT – The Ontario Hockey League’s Flint Firebirds seemed like they were in a world of trouble heading into this past Saturday’s OHL Priority Selection. Many of the top American and Canadian players had stated that they would not report if selected by Flint, but after the league suspended meddling owner Rolf Nilsen for five years last Thursday, it appears […]

Tune-up is on the tee





Fingers crossed for decent weather, area high school boys’ golf teams will get their first swings on a course this season at Friday’s Lapeer Tune-up. Mother Nature is throwing everything left in her handbag at us this week and into Monday and Tuesday. Snow, sleet, freezing rain and a mix of the three are keeping 97 percent (my rough estimate) […]

Tee Time



Golf Outings is provided by View Newspaper Group to give area service clubs, charitable organizations, non-profits, sports booster clubs and other civic and community organizations an opportunity to publicize their golf outings. If your group or club is hosting a golf outing to raise funds for a charitable or community cause, email your outing information to: dnilsen@mihomepaper.com. Submissions subject to […]

2016-04-14 E-Edition

Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Coupe and Convertible Unveiled



The 2017 Camaro ZL1 is poised to challenge the most advanced sports coupes in the world in any measure – with unprecedented levels of technology, refinement, track capability and straight-line acceleration. “The Camaro ZL1 is designed to excel at everything,” said Mark Reuss, executive vice president of Global Product Development. “It’s a 2+2 coupe offering incredible performance – acceleration, handling […]

Kildee files for re-election



FLINT —Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05) has filed nominating petitions to be placed on the ballot for re-election as the U.S. Representative for Michigan’s Fifth Congressional District. The 2,000 nominating petitions signatures, the maximum number of signatures allowed, were signed by individuals from each county of the Fifth District and filed today at the Secretary of State’s office. In his second […]