Located in the newly renovated and revitalized former Woodside Church building, directly adjacent to the Mott Community College (MCC) campus, the Lenore Croudy Family Life Center (LCFLC) provides a variety of student services needed to improve success. “This facility was opened as a way to meet student need and insecurity,” says lead LCFLC social worker, Dinah Schaller. “We want to help remove any barriers to a successful education that a student could come across. This Center is for the basic needs of anyone in the Mott family.”
The crowd quieted as Najee Greenlee took up his clarinet and began to play the first notes of the Carmen Fantasy by P. Sarasate. With seemingly little effort, the music began to dance through the auditorium. The audience was rapt as Greenlee, with intricate variations, trills and movement, transported them to another world. And after the last note faded, the crowd erupted in applause as Greenlee humbly bowed, then left the stage. The performance marked the end of his education at the prestigious Interlochen Center for the Arts and the start of something new. “I’m heading to the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor to continue my education looking to excel in clarinet performance,” he explains. “I would love to play for my profession or maybe teach and help someone else get the opportunities that I have had. My immediate goal is to get even better.”
It’s becoming the norm. Seemingly every year, DTV News (located in Davison High School), is a winner of some award or other, going all the way back to 2002. The station has won multiple awards from the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA), the Michigan Interscholastic Press Association (MIPA) and was named “Station of the Year” four times by the Michigan Association of Broadcasters (MAB). In 2010, Randy Scott and co-workers received an Emmy® from the Michigan Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for their documentary entitled “Rx for Trouble.” For their efforts this last school year, the station won 21 awards from MIPA in such categories as School Promo, Live Sports/Event Coverage, Diversity Coverage, News Story and more. The station is managed by Randy Scott and Amy Lesko. “We have one of the top programs in the state and nation,” says Scott. “It’s truly a testament to the commitment and effort of our kids.”
When Shekinah Wagner was a little girl, she knew that when she grew up, she wanted to work with animals. She always loved cats, animals and reptiles but was completely obsessed with tigers. Born and raised in Flint, she graduated from Carman-Ainsworth High School and obtained a degree in science and zoology at Michigan State University.
When I first heard that radio pioneer Peter Cavanaugh had passed away at the age of 79, I’ll admit that I wasn’t surprised. After all, most everyone who knew him was aware of the serious health issues he battled for the past couple of years. Yet, knowledge of the illness that led to his death didn’t prevent me from being deeply overwhelmed by a profound sense of sadness and loss. This was the man who gave me and so many others their successful careers in broadcasting, and delighted listeners with his infectious enthusiasm and “theater of mind’’ promotions; but now … the universe had a vast void that could never be filled.
Eric Bennett never tired of taking in the view of New York from the balcony of his brownstone in Brooklyn’s Park Slope neighborhood.
For all of humanity, there are certain events that stick with us throughout our lives. These events contain something so world-shattering or groundbreaking that it becomes a part of each and every one of us – never to be forgotten. On September 11, 2001, came a catastrophe that shook our society to its foundation and left each of us with a memory etched forever on our mind and soul. We will never forget the horror of that day and will continue to honor the lives lost with grace, goodwill and peace.
It is a day that many of us will never forget – September 11, 2001 (9/11) – when America was attacked by terrorists who crashed two planes into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. Along with the passengers on the planes, thousands who were in the buildings died on that tragic day. Among those who perished were 343 firefighters.
Steve Thomson; Former Firefighter, Fenton Township, 9/11 Rescue & Recovery Volunteer.
This year marks the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 – a day many of us wish we did not have to remember. What began as a beautiful day ended with a nation and world in mourning for the horrific loss of nearly 3,000 innocent lives at the hands of terrorists who attacked America in the deadliest act of terrorism in history.
In June, the Flint DDA Board of Directors voted unanimously to appoint Kiaira May its executive director. Her professional experience includes roles at Quicken Loans and Bedrock Real Estate, as well as consulting and project management for Design Core Detroit and the Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Michigan. She is the first African American woman to hold the DDA position – here are a few more interesting things about this Flint history maker.
“I believe we are the creative imagination of our futures. I understand thought to be the poetic spark from which all things manifest. Thoughts are architectural, building words into language, constructing societies that define Earth’s social ecosystems.” Semaj Brown
