Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Tuesday

Had a busy Tuesday, decided to post an update.

Clifton Williams, 36, and Diar Riley, 31, embrace outside the Beecher home where their friend was found dead with a gunshot wound Tuesday night.

Zach Moore (right), 10, of Genessee, Mich., escapes a tackle attempt by Shawn Atkins, 9, of Genessee, Mich., during a tackling drill at a Kearsley Youth Football practice at Paro Educational Center in Flint Tuesday. The team is part of the Mid Michigan Rural Football League and starts playing games Labor Day weekend.

Davison High School senior Zach Lamor, 17, of Burton, Mich., walks by the bleachers in the school's cardinal mascot costume Tuesday before the Back to School Blast in Davison. This is Lamor's first year as the mascot after being selected from an audition.

Clayton McAuley, 12, of Burton, Mich., rides his bike down a pile of mulch at Van Y Elementary School in Burton while Carl Sytek of Sytek Construction spreads the mulch on the school's playground. Sytek was contracted to put mulch on several Atherton Community Schools this summer, which he hopes will lead to a safer surface for kids to play on, he said.

Monday, August 15, 2011

Burnout Spraypaint Fair Golf

John L. Horton (right), of Lapeer, Mich., celebrates as Dennis Dreyer, of Flint Township, Mich., does a burn out in his Camero Berlinetta Friday at the Back to the Bricks Tune Up at Hank Graff Chevrolet in Davison.

Clifton Shultz, 29, of Flint, Mich., Brian Boulis, 27, of Mt. Morris, Mich., and Daniel Luna, 40, of Flint, Mich., spray paint a wall on Hammerburg Road in Flint Sunday in memory of car accident victim Dennis Rowe.

Eldon Runyan, 72, of Eden, Ohio, takes a break Sunday from preparations for the Genessee County Fair at E.A. Cummings Center in Mt. Morris.

FJGA Jack Nicklaus Group 18-hole championship flight golfers Chloe Lawrie, 17, of Swartz Creek, Mich., and Alicia Flood, 17, of Burton, Mich., prepare to tee off Wednesday at Swartz Creek Golf Course in Flint, Mich. Lawrie would win the girls championship for the second year in a row.

Monday, August 8, 2011

Gas Drum Breast Mayor

Linden Police Officer Gary Conklin is given oxygen by a Genessee County Sheriff Department paramedic Wednesday after being the first to respond to two sewer workers who fell into a manhole at Prices Airport in Linden, Mich. Conklin found both workers face down at the bottom of the sewer before he rolled them over and assisted in their rescue, police said.

Steve Banks, from Flint, Mich., plays the drums for Smooth Operation in The Loft Thursday night during the Jazz Walk in Flint.

Rachel and Caleb, 17 months, Wideman, of Vernon, Mich., Clara and Vincent, 16 months, Coppola, of Highland, Mich., Helen and Eli, 2, Blumner, of Flint, Mich., and Shawna and Ryder, 6 months, Lubinski, of Clarkston, Mich., raise their hands and wait to be counted amongst the twenty mothers who breast fed for one minute straight in Fenton, Mich., Saturday Aug. 6 in an attempt at a world record.

Scott Smith campaign volunteer Gary Bernard reacts after Smith came in third in the Flint mayoral primary Tuesday Aug. 2.
"I just don't understand why people want to vote for the incumbent every time and think things will change," Bernard said about the results.

Monday, August 1, 2011

FIre Zombie Puck Bear

A Flint Firefighter grimaces as he walks past the flame from a gas line at a vacant house fire at 413 E. Gillespie Ave. in Flint Saturday. The fire is suspected to be the result of arson by metal scrappers said Flint Police Department Sgt. Bigelow.

Tyler Naeyaert, 10, Swartz Creek, Mich., reads the newspaper before filming a commercial for the Flint Zombie Walk Sunday morning in downtown Flint. Several deaf actors, including Naeyaert, were involved in the production. Proceeds from the walk will go to the Michigan School for the Deaf's student aid program.

Tyler Suciu tries to maintain puck possession in the offensive zone as Michigan Warriors Gold Team players come in to take it from him at the Michigan Warriors Main Camp All-Star Game at Iceland Arenas in Flint. The players were competing for a spot on the roster, which was cut in half after the game.

Dan 'Bearman' Gruenwald, 25, St. Claire Shores, Mich., dances with Michelle Talmago, 25, Toledo, Ohio, at the Warrior Dash Sunday in Genessee Township.