http://blog.mlive.com/flintjournal/people/Community Profiles of Flint-Area ResidentsenTue, 15 Apr 2008 20:09:49 PDTMovable Type Enterprise 1.52 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/noCommunity Profiles of Flint-Area Residentsflint_peoplehttp://feedburner.google.comhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_people/~3/D8Uk8QSwVtA/bonnie_stanton_built_a_new_lif.htmlDeaths11107636335Kristyn Peterson | The Flint JournalTue, 15 Apr 2008 20:09:49 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/people//2929.885044 ]]>FLINT, Michigan -- Born to sharecroppers in Arkansas, Bonnie Stanton lived in a one-room house until she moved to Michigan when the cotton crop failed. Bonnie Stanton...http://blog.mlive.com/flintjournal/people/2008/04/bonnie_stanton_built_a_new_lif.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_people/~3/DaS2INzrKqQ/mosaic_of_uncertainty_offshoot.htmlCommunity: Grand Blanc, Grand Blanc TownshipMlive110923Carol Azizian | The Flint JournalTue, 15 Apr 2008 20:50:41 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/people//2929.884111 ]]>Katie Rausch | The Flint JournalLinette Soto of Grand Blanc Township was distraught when daughter Aniza, 2 1/2, was diagnosed with a rare condition called Mosaic Down Syndrome, but became increasingly frustrated as she struggled to find information about it. Learn more Information about Mosaic Down syndrome is available from the International Mosaic Down Syndrome Association, www.imdsa.com. Linette Soto, the association's national vice president, can be reached at (810) 603-0776. With her sparkling brown eyes and endearing smile, Aniza Soto looks like any other cute 2 1/2-year-old girl. But anyone who spends time with her will notice that her left eye jitters and her head bobbles occasionally. "At first we thought that our older kids (ages 9, 13 and 14) had taught her (to bobble her head) just for fun," her mother, Linette of Grand Blanc Township, recalled. "But it didn't stop." A year ago, Aniza's parents discovered their daughter is among a small percentage of children nationwide with Mosaic Down Syndrome, which can cause developmental delays and result in potential health issues ranging from heart to gastrointestinal problems....http://blog.mlive.com/flintjournal/people/2008/04/mosaic_of_uncertainty_offshoot.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_people/~3/d1RL5PYFpKg/volunteers_ages_16_and_older_s.htmlCommunity: Davison, Davison TownshipCommunity: Lapeer CountyDeathsVolunteers, Making a Difference11067312948131954380110675Elizabeth Shaw | The Flint JournalTue, 15 Apr 2008 07:19:52 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/people//2929.882999 ]]>DAVISON, Michigan -- Volunteers ages 16 and older are being sought for this year's Camp Forget-Me-Not, a two-day day camp for children who have lost a family member or close friend....http://blog.mlive.com/flintjournal/people/2008/04/volunteers_ages_16_and_older_s.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_people/~3/iNmOKkQ2KUE/montrose_teacher_frank_feher_r.htmlCommunity: Montrose, Montrose TownshipDeaths11057611058244751110578110580Kristyn Peterson | The Flint JournalTue, 15 Apr 2008 07:08:27 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/people//2929.881354 ]]>Frank FeherMONTROSE, Michigan -- Frank Feher began teaching because he loved children. A drafting and woodwork teacher, Feher spent more than 20 years teaching at Hill-McCloy High School in Montrose. He retired in 1985. "I have friends who dread going to work, but I enjoy going to work," Frank Feher told The Journal in 1979. "I teach with love and I love to teach." Feher, of Montrose, died Thursday at Lakeland Medical Center in Florida from complications of a ruptured spleen. He was 81....http://blog.mlive.com/flintjournal/people/2008/04/montrose_teacher_frank_feher_r.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_people/~3/hjWpLBieUOk/bentley_high_senior_clistous_c.htmlCommunity: BurtonStudents, Student Spotlight, Golden Apple10934311010768791110109Kristyn Peterson and Beata Mostafavi | The Flint JournalMon, 14 Apr 2008 08:11:48 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/people//2929.879919 ]]>Ryan Garza | The Flint JournalClistous Collins is a Bentley High School senior who has a 3.9 grade-point average. As a member of Students Against Drunk Drivers, she teachers younger students about the dangers of drugs and alcohol....http://blog.mlive.com/flintjournal/people/2008/04/bentley_high_senior_clistous_c.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_people/~3/suMM1OgmlYU/lapeer_county_community_founda.htmlCommunity: Lapeer County1100734720Shena Abercrombie | The Flint JournalMon, 14 Apr 2008 07:25:54 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/people//2929.879739 ]]>LAPEER, Michigan -- The Lapeer County Community Foundation is accepting applications for a series of scholarships, including the Irma Gelhausen Scholarship Fund, Hazel Simms Nursing Scholarship Fund, Lapeer County Medical Fund, the Ross P. Broesamle Education Fund, and new this year, the Wayne Hildebrant Police Scholarship Fund....http://blog.mlive.com/flintjournal/people/2008/04/lapeer_county_community_founda.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_people/~3/7hUFH-sK4Qw/extended_hours_at_irs_office_i.htmlCommunity: Flint1017181100596224110061Melissa Burden | The Flint JournalMon, 14 Apr 2008 07:23:34 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/people//2929.879717 ]]>FLINT, Michigan -- The Internal Revenue Service's Taxpayer Assistance Center in Flint is open extended hours today, Monday (April 14, 2008), and Tuesday (April 15, 2008) to help last-minute tax filers with their questions....http://blog.mlive.com/flintjournal/people/2008/04/extended_hours_at_irs_office_i.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_people/~3/Ijz48gx0aq4/montrose_man_rudolph_poletti_r.htmlCommunity: Holly, Holly Township, Oakland CountyCommunity: Montrose, Montrose TownshipDeaths110005110007110003Kristyn Peterson | The Flint JournalMon, 14 Apr 2008 05:27:12 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/people//2929.879432 ]]>Rudolph PolettiMONTROSE, Michigan -- Ham radios were part of life for Rudolph Poletti. A member of the Firebird Ham Radio Club, Poletti began playing with the radios in 1928 while he was recuperating from a broken back. Before long, he was transmitting signals around the world. Poletti died Friday in Montrose. He was 100. About the time Poletti began operating the radios, he and his wife, Mina, opened an appliance and radio business in Ohio, said Poletti's son, Dennis. Soon, Poletti started building radios of his own....http://blog.mlive.com/flintjournal/people/2008/04/montrose_man_rudolph_poletti_r.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_people/~3/rDluCNRb8_M/balance_between_kids_academics.htmlCommunity: FlintMliveStudents, Student Spotlight, Golden AppleCarol Azizian | The Flint JournalSat, 12 Apr 2008 20:40:57 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/people//2929.872365 ]]>Katie Rausch | The Flint JournalTimothy (left) and Gianni, both 4, laugh as they pretend to play the keyboard during unstructured play time last month at the University of Michigan-Flint's Early Childhood Development Center. Katie Rausch | The Flint JournalAnne-Marie (left) watches while a teacher helps Lauren (center) get decked out in dress-up clothing as the pair play with Susannah, all 4, at the University of Michigan-Flint's Early Childhood Development Center. PBS film tackles play issue In the University of Michigan-Flint's bustling Early Childhood Development Center, a preschool boy bangs on a set of blocks as if it's a keyboard and stages a make-believe concert with his peers. Girls wearing a mish-mash of colorful clothes gather around plastic ovens to "cook" plastic meals. This is where the seeds of unstructured play are watered and nurtured....http://blog.mlive.com/flintjournal/people/2008/04/balance_between_kids_academics.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_people/~3/SfC6UJBCGig/pbs_documentary_tackles_play_i.htmlCommunity: FlintMliveStudents, Student Spotlight, Golden AppleBrenda Brissette Mata | The Flint JournalSat, 12 Apr 2008 20:16:32 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/people//2929.872355 ]]>Flint Journal file photoHamady High School senior Justen Lewis films fourth- and fifth-graders at Hamady Elementary School during playtime in January 2007. Lewis was mirroring a PBS documentary that airs at 9 p.m. Tuesday. On Tuesday, Michigan PBS stations, including WFUM (Channel 28), will air the documentary "Where Do the Children Play" at 9 p.m. Balance between kids' academics, leisure hard to find Written, directed and produced by Chris Cook of Ann Arbor, the documentary was filmed entirely in Michigan, including Westwood Heights' Hamady Elementary, neighborhoods in Ann Arbor and Detroit and on Beaver Island. It looks at the disappearance of play spaces for children and kids' disconnect from nature, and examines the impact of growing up in suburban and urban areas....http://blog.mlive.com/flintjournal/people/2008/04/pbs_documentary_tackles_play_i.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_people/~3/eCJM3wiqYlM/colleges_honor_area_students.htmlHonors | ApplauseThe Flint JournalSat, 12 Apr 2008 02:26:29 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/people//2929.873018 ]]>Central Michigan University Kailey Wass was named to the dean's list for the third consecutive semester. She also was chosen as a finalist for Freshman of the Year by the Motor Board Honor Society at Central Michigan University. A 2006 graduate of Swartz Creek High School, she is the daughter of Fred and Ruth Wass. Evan Parks was named to the dean's list. He is the son of Jacqueline Parks and a graduate of Flint Northern High School....http://blog.mlive.com/flintjournal/people/2008/04/colleges_honor_area_students.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_people/~3/v-lr3HZ54To/christian_speaker_david_ring_b.htmlCommunity: BurtonFaithRose Mary Reiz | The Flint JournalFri, 11 Apr 2008 19:49:11 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/people//2929.875290 ]]>Photo courtesy of Rebekah Pizor PhotographyDavid Ring, who has cerebral palsy, shares his story with more than 100,000 people each year at churches, conventions, schools and corporate events. He will bring his message to Holy Redeemer Church in Burton on April 19. When David Ring speaks, people listen. "An Evening of Hope with David Ring" • The nationally known speaker will visit Holy Redeemer Church, 1227 E. Bristol Road in Burton, at 7 p.m. April 19. A free-will offering will be accepted. Details: (810) 743-3050 or online. Ring, a nationally known Christian speaker with cerebral palsy, speaks with such difficulty that those who first hear him must strain to make sense of his garbled words. "When I first get up to speak, people think, 'Man, what am I getting myself into? I can't even understand this guy,'" Ring said in a phone interview from his Nashville, Tenn., home. "People have got to listen harder to me than to the average person." Which might be just what God intended....http://blog.mlive.com/flintjournal/people/2008/04/christian_speaker_david_ring_b.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_people/~3/a3ChjaUncPY/duty_roster_area_military_grad.htmlDuty Roster/MilitaryThe Flint JournalFri, 11 Apr 2008 19:09:50 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/people//2929.873009 ]]>Air Force Airman Erik Coffell graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. He is the son of James Coffell of Grand Blanc. Coffell is a 1999 graduate of Carman-Ainsworth Adult High School....http://blog.mlive.com/flintjournal/people/2008/04/duty_roster_area_military_grad.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_people/~3/u28PDUTVbZk/burton_senior_center_members_c.htmlCommunity: Burton758295639109381109379Elizabeth Lowe | The Burton NewsFri, 11 Apr 2008 19:09:49 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/people//2929.875086 ]]>BURTON, Michigan -- For Burton Senior Director Jean Johnson, the past few Fridays have been a history lesson....http://blog.mlive.com/flintjournal/people/2008/04/burton_senior_center_members_c.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_people/~3/MEjH4mfC7I4/greatgrandma_patrols_crimeridd.htmlCommunity: FlintMliveVolunteers, Making a DifferenceShannon Murphy | The Flint JournalFri, 11 Apr 2008 18:51:46 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/people//2929.872948 ]]>Stuart Bauer | The Flint JournalAlberta Douglas (right) and Doug Fisher hug before Douglas heads out to patrol her neighborhood. FLINT -- Alberta Douglas can point out known drug houses around her neighborhood. She knows the gang colors that teens sport and can identify most of their wearers by name....http://blog.mlive.com/flintjournal/people/2008/04/greatgrandma_patrols_crimeridd.htmlnonadult