It’s been a tradition for Fenton families for nearly five decades. Every September, St. John the Evangelist of Fenton hosts Applefest, one of the largest fall festivals in Michigan. This year, the event will be held Thurs. Sept. 12- Sun. Sept. 15, and attracts over 35,000 visitors from all over to enjoy delicious food, entertainment, games, rides, and of course, apple pie!
Fresh, sweet, juicy tomatoes are bountiful this time of year — in your garden or at the farmers’ markets and vegetable stands. A quick easy recipe to make using this flavorful fruit is Bruschetta.
Clarence Campbell, pastor of Grace Christian Community Fellowship on Davison Rd., needs your help. Mr. Campbell is president of the Eastside Coalition and operates the Power of One anti-blight initiative. He has used his free time to clean up litter and trash around his neighborhood for years. He is also part of the Clean & Green program, volunteering to mow empty lots throughout the Eastside and he is responsible for the flowers and benches located along Franklin Ave.
The Michigan Vietnam Traveling Memorial and the LZ Arrielle Traveling Vietnam Museum will be on display in Holly on Saturday September 8 and Sunday September 9 at the Karl Richter Community Center, 920 Baird Street. It will arrive by escort between 6:15-6:30pm on Saturday. It is a memorial to the men and women of the state of Michigan who paid the ultimate sacrifice during the Vietnam War and a reminder that they will never be forgotten.
In the past couple of decades, it has been realized that several moons in the solar system appear to have vast oceans of liquid water underneath icy frozen exteriors. This talk will explore several of these moons including Europa, Enceladus, Titan, and Ganymede. 6-9pm.
Get ready for four days of amazing BBQ — all for a good cause. Dave Burton, owner of World Class Bar-B-Q located at 5101 N. Saginaw Street in Flint, is firing up the grill and giving back to the community. World Class Bar-B-Q is donating all of the proceeds from the food they sell from Thursday Sept. 5 – Sunday Sept. 11 to support the soup kitchens at Catholic Charities. The workers at World Class Ba-B-Q are donating their wages and all their tips!
Don’t miss it art lovers! Friday, September 6 will be the last day of the Mott Community College Faculty Exhibition sponsored by the Greater Flint Arts Council. The exhibit showcases original works of art created by the Mott art faculty. The 4,000 sq. ft gallery at Greater Flint Arts Council is filled with wonderful works of art in a large variety of mediums. Admission to the gallery is free and it is open today, Thursday and Friday from 9am-5pm.
Get ready for some fun this weekend! The 12th annual Bikes on the Bricks will take place in Downtown Flint Sept. 6-Sept. 8, where thousands of motorcycles will hit the bricks on Saginaw Street. The event was founded in 2007 and has become Flint’s premier biker event, featuring a bike show, police skills competition, food and merchandise vendors, and police escorted ride.
Genesee County has a wonderful history of amazing athletes in every sport and from all walks of life. In September, football is in full swing and just in time for the season, MCM presents the Top 10 all-time football players from Greater Flint!
From August 6 thru September 4, Greater Flint residents were presented with an amazing, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Founded in 2003 with the mission to “preserve and share humanity’s stories in order to build connections between people and create a more just and compassionate world,” StoryCorps, partnered with Michigan Radio, arrived in Flint to record the hopes, thoughts and histories of our community.
Perspective in America began to shift in the ‘90s. While the ‘80s represented the self and the actualization of domestic concern, leadership in the ‘90s began to look outside the border and beyond. In 1990, NASA released the Hubble Telescope into orbit to gain an unobstructed view of the universe and its deployment has been integral to our understanding of the universe. On our planet, 1990 began a turbulent time when Iraq, under the leadership of Saddam Hussein, invaded the neighboring country of Kuwait. This led to Operation Desert Storm the next year, which ended quickly after only 100 hours of ground fighting; but it began a period of major U.S. involvement in the Middle East that would stretch far into the future. Immediately following Desert Storm, President George H. W. Bush found himself in a two-front political war at home. The 1992 Presidential election pitted incumbent Bush against Democrat Bill Clinton and upstart, Ross Perot. Clinton emerged victorious. The next year brought tragedy with the bombing of the World Trade Center in New York which killed six, and then the WACO disaster that took 76 more lives. The first half of the decade ended in more foreign policy with the creation of the North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
For over 40 years, Edith Campbell has dedicated her free time to helping dogs in need throughout the City of Flint. “It really started at Christmas in 1967,” she remembers. “I worked at Buick and driving to and from work, I would see dogs that looked starved. I felt I had to do something about it.” She began to tell co-workers about her plans and they began donating food and pet supplies. “I started using Christmas as an excuse – I asked the owners of the suffering animals if I could give their pets a Christmas present.”
