Student honored

ALBION -- Grand Blanc High School graduate Kristin Doty has been accepted into the Prentiss M. Brown Honors Institute at Albion College beginning next fall.

Honors students are required to enroll in seminars in humanities, science, social science and fine arts and must graduate with a 3.5 grade point average and write an honors thesis.

Doty is the daughter of Scott and Debra Doty of Grand Blanc and is in her first year at Albion College. -- P.H.

 

Future leaders

FLINT -- Baker College of Flint is hosting the Business Professionals of America Regional Leadership Conference Jan. 5.

About 500 area members of high school BPA clubs will participate, competing for regional awards in categories including computer programming, desktop publishing, E-commerce, accounting, economic development, medical office procedures, global marketing and interview skills.

Grand Blanc students in the BPA club will be participating. -- P.H.

 

Pastie sale

GOODRICH -- Goodrich United Methodist Church is having a Pastie sale 1-4 p.m. Jan. 12 and 10 a.m. to noon Jan. 13. Proceeds from the sale benefit church programs and community functions.

The church recommends calling in advance, anywhere from two weeks to the day before the sale to place an order, or place an order on the signup sheet at the church office. Walk-ins welcome. For orders and information, call the church office, 8071 S. State St., at 810-636-2444. -- J.N.

 

Concert time

EAST LANSING -- Grand Blanc graduate Matt Scollin will play the role of the Captain in the opera Florencia En El Amazonas March 30-April 1 at Michigan State University in the auditorium.

The opera is sung in Spanish and will mark the first time the opera will be performed in the state.

“Florencia is going to be a great show and I think a lot of people are going to love it,” Scollin said.

For more information about the opera or for tickets, call 517-432-2000. -- P.H.

 

Parks hearing

GRAND BLANC -- Grand Blanc Parks & Rec. is hosting a public hearing to get community input on its five-year Master Plan draft at 6 p.m. Jan. 18 at its administrative offices.

“The plan evaluates existing recreation opportunities, reviews public opinion regarding recreation and proposes a five-year schedule of improvements and other related items that the (Parks & Rec.) Commission wishes to pursue,” said Parks & Rec. Executive Director Kae Eidson.

Copies of the draft plan are available for review at the Parks & Rec. Commission office, McFarlen Library, the Grand Blanc schools administration building and the City of Grand Blanc and Grand Blanc Twp. administrative offices.

The public can comment during the meeting or mail comments on the plan by Jan. 18 to Kae Eidson, Executive Director, Grand Blanc Parks & Recreation Commission, 360 E. Grand Blanc Rd., Grand Blanc, MI 48439. For more information, call Parks & Rec. at 810-694-0101. -- J.N.

 

Offices closed

GOODRICH -- The Goodrich Administration offices will be closed Jan. 1 and 2 in observance of the holidays.

Regular hours are 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesdays and 8 a.m.-noon Fridays. Contact 810-636-2570 for more information. -- J.N.

Meetings changed

GRAND BLANC -- Both Grand Blanc School Board meetings scheduled for January will be on Tuesdays instead of Mondays because of holidays.

The first meeting of the month will be Tuesday, Jan. 2. The second monthly meeting will be Tuesday, Jan. 16. The board normally meets the first and third Mondays every month.

Meetings begin at 7 p.m. and are held in the Perry Center boardroom. -- P.H.

 

Flu shots

AREAWIDE -- Visiting Nurse Services of Michigan is offering several chances for flu shots this month at the following times and locations:

· Borden’s Pharmacy, Clio, 4-7 p.m. Jan. 4.

· VNSM Warehouse, 1515 Cal Dr., Davison, 9 a.m.-noon Jan. 6.

· Borden’s Pharmacy, Clio, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Jan. 9.

· Genesee Valley Mall, Flint Twp., 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Jan. 19.

Cost for the shots is $28 for flu and $40 for pneumonia. Billing for flu shots is available for Medicare Part B, Health Plus, Physicians Health Plan, HAP and any state employee insurance. Billing for pneumonia shots is available for Medicare Part B and Health Plus. For information, call 800-862-3132 or visit www.vnsm.org. -- P.H.

 

Back to work

GRAND BLANC TWP. -- The planning commission meets next at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 4, at the township offices on Saginaw Street.

The agenda currently lists two items, the proposed Meijer development on Baldwin Road and a special land use request for a liquor license at Grand Blanc Lanes. To see the agenda, visit www.twp.grand-blanc.mi.us. -- P.H.

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