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Flint man with Sickle Cell Anemia reaches out to other adults; Lorne Rolston wants to help others with the disease, plans event for Sept. 27
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Elizabeth Shaw | The Flint Journal
Saturday September 06, 2008, 3:53 AM
Lorne Rolston, 27, of Flint, looks on as a nurse at Hurley Medical Center checks the amount of blood being pulled from his body while getting a blood transfusion as part of his treatment dealing with sickle cell anemia. "I try to tell as many people as I can because I'm not embarrased about having it. I'm living with it and I'm still able to live a normal life or at least try to," said Rolston. "One day I'm at work the next day I'm here I would say I live a very complex life. A lot of people don't see it because I make the best out of the situation. It's like I'm dealt these cards I just do it the best way I can." He's planning a get-together event for other people with Sickle Cell Anemia on Sept. 27.FLINT, Michigan -- Lorne Rolston is supposed to be at work this week, helping students enroll in college classes.
He isn't supposed to be lying in a hospital bed, woozy from morphine and waiting for a blood transfusion.
But he is.
Again.
Post a comment | View commentsSacred memories: Church-goers pledge to keep closed parishes, Sacred Heart, St. Luke and St. Agnes, alive in their hearts
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Rose Mary Reiz | The Flint Journal
Friday September 05, 2008, 10:56 PM
Earl Boyea (left) stands by as the front doors of the St. Agnes Catholic church in Flint are closed after the final Mass Aug. 17.FLINT, Michigan -- Final Masses have been said, the church doors are shut and an era has ended. But it will take more than that to remove three closed Catholic churches from the hearts of those who attended them.
"St. Luke wasn't just a church, and it wasn't just a school," said Stan Kaftan, 50, of Saugatuck. "It was a way of life."
St. Luke, Sacred Heart and St. Agnes Catholic churches, all in northern Flint, were closed this summer because of low attendance and increasing financial problems.
Continue reading "Sacred memories: Church-goers pledge to keep closed parishes, Sacred Heart, St. Luke and St. Agnes, alive in their hearts" »Sacred memories: Church-goers pledge to keep closed parishes, Sacred Heart, St. Luke and St. Agnes, alive in their hearts
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Rose Mary Reiz | The Flint Journal
Friday September 05, 2008, 10:56 PM
Earl Boyea (left) stands by as the front doors of the St. Agnes Catholic church in Flint are closed after the final Mass Aug. 17.
Continue reading "Sacred memories: Church-goers pledge to keep closed parishes, Sacred Heart, St. Luke and St. Agnes, alive in their hearts" »
Chips ahoy: Flint River Drive raises money for Boys and Girls Club and a chance to win a trip to Vegas
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Stuart Bauer | The Flint Journal
Friday September 05, 2008, 12:03 PM
Lynn Panula of Clayton Township chips toward the hole floating on the Flint River (beneath the red flag in foreground) as she participates in the Flint River Drive to raise money for the Boys and Girls Club and for a chance to win a trip to Las Vegas. Behind Panula is her husband, Joe Panula (left) and Carolyn Simpson (right), wife of Davison Country Club pro Joe Simpson, who was on hand to give tips and inspiration.
Flint Journal Hometown Headlines: Courtland Center plans Family Fun Fest; Free haircuts offered for hair donations; Delta Sigma Theta sets meeting; Quilt show planned
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Flint Journal staff
Wednesday September 03, 2008, 12:43 PM
Here's some "Hometown Headlines" (or brief articles) that appeared in the Wednesday Sept. 3, 2008 issue of The Flint Journal:
Courtland Center plans annual Family Fun Fest
Support the Boys & Girls Club of Flint by celebrating the fourth annual Family Fun Fest at Courtland Center.
The Fest will run from noon-5 p.m. Saturday in the north parking lot and include a cookout, bounce house and live entertainment.
Details: (810) 744-0742.
-- By Ashley A. Smith Continue reading "Flint Journal Hometown Headlines: Courtland Center plans Family Fun Fest; Free haircuts offered for hair donations; Delta Sigma Theta sets meeting; Quilt show planned" »
Family Literacy Center plans tutoring workshop at Mott Community College, Lapeer campus
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Shena Abercrombie | The Flint Journal
Tuesday September 02, 2008, 1:03 PM
LAPEER, Michigan -- The Family Literacy Center will host "Tutoring Made Easy," a free workshop for parents and caregivers, from 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 13 at the Mott Community College Lapeer campus.
Topics include learning styles, phonics, sight words and comprehension. Participants receive a resource book of strategies for teaching children.
NAACP community reunion planned
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Ron Fonger | The Flint Journal
Tuesday September 02, 2008, 12:56 PM
FLINT, Michigan -- The Flint branch of the NAACP will host its annual community reunion from noon to 6 p.m. Sept. 13 at the Hasselbring Community Center, 1002 W. Home Ave.
The event is free, and a news release said there will be food, prizes and entertainment.
Flint Journal Hometown Headlines: Summer Festival set in Flint; Church to host food giveaway; Big Brothers Big Sisters plan festival; and more
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Flint Journal staff
Wednesday August 27, 2008, 1:54 PM
Here's some "Hometown Headlines" (or brief articles) that appeared in the Wednesday Aug. 27, 2008 issue of The Flint Journal:
Summer Festival set for Saturday in Flint's Max Brandon Park
FLINT, Michigan -- Salem Housing Community Development Corp. will host Summer Fest 2008 from 11 a.m.- 5 p.m. Saturday in Max Brandon Park.
The free event is open to the community and will feature games, contests and prizes.
Details: Bobby Johnson, (810) 785-5340, extension 25, or by e-mail.
-- By Ron Fonger
Continue reading "Flint Journal Hometown Headlines: Summer Festival set in Flint; Church to host food giveaway; Big Brothers Big Sisters plan festival; and more" »'Amazing Grace' for an amazing race: Churches give Crim runners water for the body, hymns for the soul
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Rose Mary Reiz | The Flint Journal
Saturday August 23, 2008, 12:01 AM
Barbara McKee, a member of the Bristol Road Church of Christ in Flint, sings with other church volunteers during the 2004 Crim Festival of Races. She'll be back at her regular post at Sunset and Nolen drivers during today's race (Aug. 23, 2008). Get all your Crim news here.FLINT, Michigan -- What hymns would best encourage weary runners as they trot past in today's Crim races?
"Be Strong in the Lord"?
"Faith is the Victory"?
"Onward Christian Soldiers"?
According to Barbara McKee, a Crim sideline singer from Bristol Road Church of Christ, "anything upbeat works well."
McKee and other volunteers from the Flint church have sung hymns along the route of the Crim Festival of Races for the past 12 years. The group, stationed at Sunset and Nolen drives, started with 20 singers, but has sometimes included as many as 70 volunteers.
Continue reading "'Amazing Grace' for an amazing race: Churches give Crim runners water for the body, hymns for the soul" »
'Kash For Kids' to aid Child Advocacy Center
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Ashley A. Smith | The Flint Journal
Thursday August 21, 2008, 12:51 PM
OWOSSO, Michigan -- The fifth annual Kash For Kids fundraiser, benefiting child abuse awareness efforts, will begin at 7 a.m. Friday at the Owosso McDonald's on West Main Street.
The fundraiser will help pay for the Child Advocacy Center and its operation.
Continue reading "'Kash For Kids' to aid Child Advocacy Center" »Tree restoration fundraiser set in Fenton
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Sally York | The Flint Journal
Tuesday August 19, 2008, 11:34 AM
FENTON, Michigan -- Tickets are on sale for a city fundraiser to finance the fall planting of the 800 trees residents and businesses have donated to replace some of those lost in the tornado that hit Fenton in August 2007.
The dinner is 8 p.m.-midnight Sunday at the St. John Activity Center, 600 N. Adelaide St. Tickets are $30 each, $50 for two or $250 for a table of eight, and include pizza and salad, prize drawings, live music by the band Sands of Time and a set by Cal Roberts, formerly of The Platters. Dress is casual.
Continue reading "Tree restoration fundraiser set in Fenton" »Seasoned Crim runner overcomes hurdles
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Elizabeth Lowe | The Burton News
Saturday August 16, 2008, 1:42 PM
James Matherley of Burton in downtown Flint. Matherley, 72, a long-time Crim runner, is debating whether to run in the Crim Festival of Races this year due to health issues but says running the Crim gave him a long-overdue shot of confidence.BURTON, Michigan -- After years of the soles hitting the road, Jim Matherley is older, wiser and grateful for a second shot at proving himself.
Matherley, 72, of Burton, has become a fixture in the Crim Festival of Races over the past two decades.
Last year he claimed second place among runners age 70-74, running the 10-mile race in 85 minutes, 14 seconds.
He hasn't decided whether to lace up his running shoes for the Crim 10-mile in downtown Flint on Saturday, but promises he'll be there.
"There's always a special bond when you've been running with somebody for years," said Matherley.
The Crim gave Matherley a second chance at becoming a runner.
Continue reading "Seasoned Crim runner overcomes hurdles" »Fair Games: Genesee County Fair continues
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Ryan Garza | The Flint Journal
Friday August 15, 2008, 11:45 AM
"Turn your head. I can't look," Hannah Taylor (right), 8, of Genesee said to Hannah Glanton, 6, of Otisville, as J.D. Mason beats on Hades on Wednesday during a Pure Pro Wrestling show at the Genesee County Fair. The fair continues through Sunday at the fairgrounds, 6130 E. Mt. Morris Road in Genesee Township.
Fancy footwork lands girls on Genesee County Fair stage
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Brenda Brissette Mata | The Flint Journal
Thursday August 14, 2008, 8:34 PM
GENESEE COUNTY, Michigan -- Ten-year-old Francesca Abusamra, of Grand Blanc, competed against herself to win the annual talent show at the Genesee County Fair on Tuesday.
She played violin and then went on to win the competition by dancing Irish Lehy jig with her friend, Christin Cameron,12 of Flint Township.
The win gives the duo and their fancy footwork the opportunity to open for country singer/songwriter Phil Vassar, before he hits the stage at the Genesee County Fair Thursday.
Continue reading "Fancy footwork lands girls on Genesee County Fair stage" »Vernors fans bringing pop culture to Flint
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Ashley A. Smith | The Flint Journal
Wednesday August 13, 2008, 12:23 PM
FLINT, Michigan -- Memories of ginger, fizz and popping will be re-lived when the Vernor's Ginger Ale Collectors' Club assembles in Flint.
The Vernor's Mural in downtown Flint.The club will be at Halo Burger on South Saginaw Street in Downtown Flint August 23 to reminiscence on the good old days of fountain shops and Boston coolers.
"(The drink) brings back memories of your childhood," said Richard Baibak, a club member from Lansing who will be in Flint for the annual convention. "Different people remember different ice cream flavors. You yearn for it. That's why we get together and talk about it." Continue reading "Vernors fans bringing pop culture to Flint" »
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