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• Blackwater guards to make court appearance 1/6/2009, 6:10 a.m. EST
• Toyota to suspend production for 11 days in Japan 1/6/2009, 5:20 a.m. EST
• Toyota to suspend production for 11 days in Japan 1/6/2009, 5:20 a.m. EST
A year in review: 2008's top photos over the past 365 days from Davison, Davison Township and Richfield Township
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Staff Reports Wednesday December 31, 2008, 10:33 AM
Ellen Anderson (left) of Davison Township and Judy Thompson of Flint Township ride the 1912 C.W. Parker Carousel at Crossroads Village during a Ladies Night Out event in November.DAVISON, Michigan -- If it's true that "a picture is worth a thousand words," there was much to be said for the news, events and activities in Davison and Davison and Richfield townships this year. While these photos do not reflect everything that happened in your communities this year, they were selected by staff as favorites for this special year in photos review.
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Post a comment | View commentsYoung Flint boy offers lesson for adults and animals alike by sacrificing birthday presents
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Ashley Smith | The Flint Journal Monday January 05, 2009, 7:00 PM
FLINT, Michigan -- The gifts were chewable and better suited to canines than an 8-year-old boy.
Continue reading "Young Flint boy offers lesson for adults and animals alike by sacrificing birthday presents" »Davison teen, Ryan L. Everson, sees Everson's Computer Doctors business grow
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Shena Abercrombie | The Flint Journal Monday January 05, 2009, 3:03 PM
Ryan L. Everson opened a computer sales and service business in downtown Davison on June 3, 2008, just days after graduating from Davison High School. He's already expanded the business since opening.DAVISON, Michigan -- Ryan L. Everson literally shed his cap and gown and went to work for himself.
Donald J. Amerling, Dr. David L. Wigston and other Genesee County area deaths
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The Flint Journal Monday January 05, 2009, 10:06 AM
Recent Genesee County area deaths
• Donald J. Amerling, 91, of Flint, Jan. 2.
• Harmon J. Baber, 69, Dec. 29.
• Marilyn Blue, 73, of Dixon, formerly of Durand, Jan. 3.
• Gary L. Burrell II, 54, of Fenton, Jan. 3. Continue reading "Donald J. Amerling, Dr. David L. Wigston and other Genesee County area deaths" »
Genesee County new businesses face rough road for 2009; Some projects on hold, others continue
by Melissa Burden | Flint Journal business columnist Sunday January 04, 2009, 3:17 AM
Construction continues on the Vehicle City Harley-Davidson store in Flint Township. The store, among the few new ones planned for the area in 2009, is expected to open in April.GENESEE COUNTY, Michigan -- Downtown Flint could be a leading business bright spot in 2009 as two big planned projects have been delayed elsewhere in the county and some retailers follow through with closings.
Construction on the Meijer store slated for Morrish Road near I-69 has been pushed back a year, Swartz Creek City Manager Paul Bueche said. Meijer opened stores in Davison Township and Birch Run in 2008.
And a spokesman for Menards, which opened a home improvement store in Vienna Township last year, said a planned site at the southwest corner of Court Street and Irish Road in Davison Township won't open in 2009.
Bridal show and flea market to take place today, reptile expo and other events planned in the Genesee County area
by The Flint Journal Saturday January 03, 2009, 1:40 AM
Here's a list of events and activities taking place in the Genesee County area this week:
Today, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2008
Events
• FLEA MARKET, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. today and Sunday, V.F.W. Hall, 4008 W. Coldwater Road, Mt. Morris. Details: (810) 785-3348 or (810) 787-5520.
• REPTILE EXPO, buy, trade or sell, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Swartz Creek Masonic Temple, 7839 Miller Road, Swartz Creek. $4 13 and older, $3 seniors and children 6-12, free children 5 and younger. Details: (810) 610-9402, www.tjtropicaljungle.net.
Sydney Helsel of Clio attends leadership forum
by The Flint Journal Friday January 02, 2009, 2:59 PM
Applause for area accomplishments
Sydney Helsel
• Sydney Helsel, a Marshall Greene Middle School eighth grader, of Clio, participated in the People to People World Leadership Forum in Washington, D.C.
The forums offer students a blend of specialized educational, leadership and cultural experiences through workshops, speakers and visits to significant memorials, museums and other sites.
Including the Brazilian Embassy, Gettysburg, the Smithsonian Museums and the Capitol Building.
Continue reading "Sydney Helsel of Clio attends leadership forum" »Family of Paulette Jaster hopes new DNA testing could answer 30-year-old mystery of Davison woman's disappearance
by Ron Fonger | The Flint Journal Friday January 02, 2009, 12:29 PM
A picture of Paulette Jaster in 1979 (left) and what she might look like today.Flint Journal extra: Related article, Feb. 9, 2008: Davison family still searches for clues in case of woman missing since 1979
DAVISON, Michigan -- Ever since a farmer found a woman's decomposing body near Blue Earth, Minn., almost 30 years ago, people in the tiny city wondered who she was and where she came from.
Today, there's still no answer, but there is a fresh effort to rule out the possibility that the dead woman is Paulette Jaster, a star basketball player and homecoming queen candidate from Davison High School who has been missing for nearly 30 years.
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