Kayak Flint Opens the 2020 Season with Crowdfunding Campaign.
Growing up in the state of Maryland, fried green tomatoes were something we enjoyed eating when the tomatoes first started to ripen in our huge vegetable garden. This is my mother’s recipe and they are delicious!
The Flint Farmers’ Market is prepared to welcome customers back inside. Beginning Tuesday, June 9, the market will be open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9am-3pm (in July this will extend to 5pm) and Saturdays 9am-5pm. About 75% of the vendors will be opening all three days. All open vendors will have CDC guidelines in place. Additional vendors are planning to open by July. The inside of the market closed to the public on March 28 due to the Corona virus outbreak.
Starting June 8 and running through July 3, the Cool City Art Auction will take place at the GFAC Gallery! The gallery will host a silent auction of original works by Michigan artists. Show up at the GFAC Gallery and make a bid or, if you just can’t live without the piece, “buy it now.” Over a hundred works of art are available for purchase at the Cool City Art Auction. Just pop in, get your bid number, and start making bids on pieces that are “one of a kind.”
On Saturday, June 6, the My People Flint Empowerment Walk will take place starting at 10:00am in Downtown Flint at the flat lot. The walk will take place as an effort to unite and empower our community. State Representative Cynthia Neeley (D-Flint) will be participating.
The strawberries at Spicer Orchards in Fenton are almost ready to be picked. There is nothing better than the sweet taste of the red berry on a hot summer day. One of my favorite things to do with fresh-picked strawberries is to make a cool, delicious strawberry pie. The recipe I use is from pillsbury.com. Piled high with delicious, juicy strawberries and topped with sweetened whipped cream, this fruity dessert is a proven crowd-pleaser. AND, it’s super easy to make! You only need seven ingredients for this recipe to come together.
Thursday, March 12, was just like any other school day for Brennan Domerese, a senior at Bay City Central High School. Little did he know at the time, that this would be his last day of school for the year and his last high school experience. Schools were ordered to shut down due to the COVID 19 Pandemic and the shutdown was continued for the remainder of the school year.
On Friday, June 5, at 6pm Longway Planetarium presents a virtual educational adventure on Facebook Live. Entitled “These are the Voyages,” the talk details the successful Voyager spacecraft.
Have questions about distance learning over the summer? Do you want to give your student a head start going into the next school year? The Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Summer School Programming webinar tomorrow, June 3, from 3-4pm. The webinar will focus on the importance of summer school in supporting student success. The academic, enrichment and social emotional curriculum will be discussed along with great hands-on learning opportunities through the distance-learning platform. The panel includes:
Genesee County Habitat for Humanity is accepting donations of empty deposit bottles and cans. effective immediately Monday-Friday, from 9am-4pm at the ReStore, 101 Burton St. Flint. Please call 810.766.9089 ext.205 upon arrival. All proceeds go towards helping GCHH build homes for low to moderate income individuals and families in Genesee County.
The annual Fish the Bricks Fishing Tournament sponsored by Piper Legal is back from hiatus! The annual tournament was on hold the last few years due to various construction projects. It will be revived this year and take place during the State of Michigan’s Free Fishing Weekend on June 13-14. The contest will be held differently this year due to Covid-19. This year, feel free to fish ANYWHERE in the Flint River Watershed. So, dust off your favorite fishing spot and share your catch on social media with the one or more hashtags – #FishTheBricks2020, #FishWhisperer, #ReelChamp – or share directly on the Flint River Watershed Coalition event page https://www.facebook.com/events/287426772650643/. Submissions can also be emailed to adarzi@flintriver.org.
