EngiNERDS place
second in division at robotics nationals
GRAND BLANC — Grand Blanc High School’s rookie robotics team, the EngiNERDS #2337, finished second among 83 teams in the Curie Division at the FIRST Robotics National Competition held last weekend in Atlanta, Ga.
The team also won the Highest Seeded Rookie Award for their division. Team mentors are Clinton Bolinger and Brandi Suder. — N.B.

GB Kiwanis to
hold reverse
raffle fundraiser
GRAND BLANC — The Grand Blanc Kiwanis Club upcoming major fundraiser, the Kiwanis’ Reverse Raffle, will be at 6 p.m. May 6 at the Flint Elks Club, 7177 E. Maple Ave.
Only 300 tickets will be sold for the event. Each $50 ticket includes dinner for two and a chance to win a prize in the raffle. The first ticket drawn wins $50 and every fifth ticket picked will win a prize worth $25.
Every 25th ticket nets a prize worth $50 and the last 15 tickets picked will win prizes valued at more than $50, including meat from Colony Market and tickets to a Detroit Lions game. The 299th ticket winner will win a $500 cash prize and the final ticket winner wins $2,500.
Proceeds benefit youth support groups, Scouting, parks and recreation programs and more. For more information or tickets for the raffle, call 810-600-4006. — N.B.

Farmers Market
vendor applications
GRAND BLANC — The City of Grand Blanc Farmers Market is accepting applications from farmers for the market, which will be open every Sunday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. beginning June 22, and from arts and crafts vendors to operate booths from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. July 13 and every second Sunday during August, September and October.
For more information, call city hall at 810-694-1118. — N.B.

Explore family roots
BURTON — The Flint Genealogical Society meets at 7 p.m. May 6 at the Burton Senior Activity Center, 3410 S. Grand Traverse.
Gail Odom, a member of the FGS and the DAR, will present “A Thriving Family History: Tracing a Person of Color back to the Civil and Revolutionary Wars.”
There will be a “Question Table” available before the meeting to assist people on genealogical problems. Guests from throughout the area are invited to attend and learn more about the Society.
For details or questions, call Lorene Wilson at 810-694-9196 or Jim Barrett at 810-496-4509.
— J.N.

MOPS mom-to-mom sale
BURTON — Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) will hold a mom-to-mom sale from 9 a.m.-2 pm. May 3 at Valley Christian Academy, 3266 S. Genesee Rd.
The sale features gently used children and maternity clothes, baby items, furniture, books, toys and more. Admission is $1 and strollers are allowed. — N.B.

Rummage sale
GRAND BLANC — First Congregational Church, 6494 Belsay Rd., holds its 29th annual rummage sale from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. May 2 and 9 a.m.-noon May 3.
The two-day event also includes a baked goods sale. Details: www.UCCgrandblanc.org. — N.B.

Retired school
personnel meeting
GRAND BLANC— The Southeast Genesee Association of Retired School Personnel meets at 10 a.m. May 8 at Woodfield Golf Club.
All retired school personnel are invited and new members and guests are welcome. Channel 12 news anchor Larry Elliott serves as guest speaker.
Registration for both meeting and lunch is required. Lunch is optional. For information, contact Joan Ferrell at 810-232-3345. — S.S.

Transition meeting for
incoming freshmen
GRAND BLANC — A meeting for parents of incoming freshmen planning to attend Grand Blanc High School for the fall academic semester of 2008 is 7 p.m. May 15 in the gymnasium of the high school’s West Campus, One Jewett Trail.
The meeting, titled “A Partnership for Success,” is sponsored by Grand Blanc Community Schools. The session is created to assist parents with the leap from middle school (eighth grade) to the high school level (ninth grade).
Topics for discussion include understanding the expectations of high school; supporting your child in his/her freshman year; and learning methods for getting various types of help.
Parents are welcome to bring their eighth grader with them to participate in the session. Admission is free. Child care is also provided at no charge. For more information, call Judy Curtiss at 810-591-6354. — S.S.

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