hat’s your go-to store for holiday shopping? What about Genesys Regional Medical Center? Thanks to an army of volunteer forces, Genesys is a secret shopping spot for those in-the-know, with an added benefit that makes it something special: giving back. Inside the main atrium at Genesys, window displays filled with twinkling lights and sparkling ornaments
reat Lakes Marketplace and Artisan Village is a quaint little market in historic Downtown Holly. And when you visit, one thing is sure: you won’t find anything “Made in China.” “Everything sold here is Michigan-made,” boasts proprietor John LaCroix, who has owned the market since 2011. Great Lakes Marketplace offers a wide variety of Michigan
hristmas is a time of giving and sharing with those less fortunate. The Genesee County Bar Association (GCBA) is busy preparing for its 24th-annual Community Holiday Dinner on Thursday, December 18 from 4-7pm. The dinner, which is open to everyone in the community, has been held at Battiste’s Temple Dining Room in Downtown Flint every
you ask Chaplain Al Novak, Director of Forgotten Man Ministries at the Genesee County Jail, he’ll say that the GRO (God Restoring Offenders) Pod is the result of unrelenting prayer. “We prayed for the GRO Pod for six years before it became a reality,” Novak told MCM. “The Kent County Jail had been doing it
oshua Stanton had ignored God his whole life. Then in 2013, he met him in the last place you’d expect: the Genesee County Jail. “In hindsight, I can see that God was working hard to reach me,” Joshua said of the circumstances that led to his jail term. Stanton’s story, or “God’s story as it
et in Historic Downtown Holly, the annual Dickens Festival takes residents and visitors back to Christmases long, long ago. “Tiny Tim” and other characters from Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol – even old Scrooge himself – make appearances around town. Chestnuts roast over open fires while Christmas music plays and red-cheeked children in colorful hats
he marquee of the former movie theater on Main Street in Holly, MI announces a single show: the “running” of the Detroit Union Model Railroad eponymously named after the Detroit Model Railroad Club. “People ask us what we’re doing in Holly if we’re the Detroit Model Railroad Club,” said Club President Dave Thornton, “but the
or many of us, Christmas is a joyful time of year, filled with family togetherness, love and giving. But it can also be a time of stress and hardship that greatly impacts the most vulnerable of us: children. Some families are suffering from financial hardships due to the loss of a job, an illness or
istoric Downtown Holly is a popular destination for those seeking a unique shopping experience … and you might find more than just treasures from the past while you’re there. Main Street Antiques on Saginaw Street is home to more than 40 vendors selling an unusual mix of items, from antique furniture, retro décor and vintage
“Drunk History: Michigan’s Temperance Movement” November 7 ♦ 7pm Whaley Historic House Museum “Miracle on 34th Street” Beginning November 13 ♦ 8pm Flint Community Players FSO Classical Concert November 15 ♦ 8pm The Whiting Kuungana & KanKouran Conference Concert November 15 ♦ 8pm The New McCree Theatre Ladies Night Out November 17 ♦ 4-9pm
In a rich, whiskey-soaked baritone, Whitey Morgan can be heard dropping the names of several of his country music heroes. “If it ain’t Johnny, Merle or Hank (Williams) or Waylon Jennings,” he belts out. “If it ain’t got that honky-tonk hard like old Paycheck had from the start…” The song, called “If It Ain’t Broke” from
