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‘It sounded like a train’ RECORD FOUR TORNADOES CARVE DESTRUCTION ACROSS GENESEE COUNTY; NO INJURIES
SCHOOLS CLOSED, HOMES DESTROYED AS STORMS STRIKE COMMUNITIES
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The skeleton of a lighting and business sign fixture stands in disarray Wednesday on Saginaw Street near the intersection of Carpenter Road in Mt. Morris Township, where a tornado went through Tuesday. Four confirmed tornadoes touched down across Genesee County.
Genesee County is the Tornado Alley of Michigan
Twisters hit Goodrich, Byron, Fenton Township, Beecher BY BLAKE THORNE BTHORNE1@MLIVE.COM
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It’s the first time that four tornadoes have touched down in Genesee County in one day, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration records that go back to 1950. Despite the destruction the two EF1 and two EF2 twisters left in its wake, no serious injuries were reported, and no one was killed. Maple trees pulled from the ground and tossed across driveways. Roofs blown off homes. Garages tossed around like dice. “It sounded like a train,” said Rick Hickma, who lives on Thompson Road in Fenton Township. “It went quick. I looked outside and could see the clouds — I could tell it was a tornado.” Cl u s te rs of to r n ad o e s
— especially as large as the four that struck Genesee County Tuesday night — just aren’t expected here. The twisters hit Goodrich, Fenton Township, Byron and Beecher. Before Tuesday, the most tornadoes the county has recorded for a single day were three on July 2, 1997. Across Michigan, only 13 times since 1950 has a county been battered by three or more tornadoes in a single day. Only a handful of counties have seen four tornadoes in a single day, including Saginaw in 1997 and Gratiot in 1965. Just one county has had more — Ionia County, with five in one day in 1992. Most of Tuesday night’s Genesee County twisters were spawned from one super cell — a violent, potentially powerful breed of thunderstorm — said Steven Freigag, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Whitelake Township. The Beecher tornado, however, originated from a SEE TWISTER, A2
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Matt Peters, of Fenton, 18, left, uses a chainsaw to cut into a downed tree as friends Jim Lyons, of Linden, 19, center, and Mike Adams, of Fenton Township, 18, gather the branches.
A tree rests Wednesday in Paul and Dee Grossmann’s yard after it was torn from it’s base on Tuesday night during a storm. The Fenton Township tornado was one of four to hit Genesee County Tuesday, causing downed power lines and uprooting trees throughout the area.
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GENESEE COUNTY — Genesee County is the Tornado Alley of Michigan, with more recorded twisters than any other since 1950. That was even before four tornadoes tore across the county Tuesday, bringing the total in the past 62 years to 45. There’s no rhyme nor reason behind the outbreak of twisters that ripped into the area Tuesday, experts say. They were as unexplainable as many of the previous 41 that occurred since 1951. The four tornadoes Tuesday struck Beecher, Goodrich, Fenton Township and Byron, with no injuries reported. Dr. Jeff Masters, director of meteorology for Weather Un d e rg ro u n d , sa i d t h at the geographic location of Genesee County shouldn’t lend itself as a breeding ground for tornadoes. SEE COUNTY, A2
Since 1950, there have been 41 tornadoes recorded in Genesee County, including the June 8, 1953, Beecher tornado that killed 116 people. From 1950 to 2012, the counties in Michigan that experienced the most tornado activity were:
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4 1) Genesee, 41 2) Monroe, 33 3) Lenawee, 32 4) Berrien, 31 5) Kent, 31
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6) Oakland, 31 7) Allegan, 29 8) Wayne, 29 9) Ingham, 28 10) Washtenaw, 27
SOURCE: National Weather Service
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separate storm. No tornado watch was issued in the hours before the storms arrived because several severe weather events were not expected, Freigag said. “Anytime you get toward an EF2 (a tornado ranking the third most powerful on the 0-5 Enhanced Fujita scale), you would like to be cautioned with a watch,” he said. An EF2 twister has wind speeds of 111-135 mph. As soon as the ferocity of the developing storms became apparent, tornado warnings were issued, in some cases up to 30 minutes before they hit an area. With little notice, emergency workers raced into action when the tornadoes hit. Genesee County Sheriff Robert Pickell, who oversees the county’s emergency m a n a ge m e n t te a m , sa i d hundreds of workers from multiple agencies and organizations worked overnight to deal with the aftermath of the storm. While four tornadoes in one day isn’t common, crews worked through it, he said. “We deal with it,” the sheriff said. “You can’t tell if there’s gonna be one tornado or four tornadoes. “You deal with it.” In Beecher, impromptu command centers were set up at two local churches to house emergency workers and any displaced residents. At 9:45 p.m., Pickell called Pastor Patrick Wayne Sanders at home to see if New Jerusalem Full Gospel Baptist Church could be used as one of the
“It happened so quick, it was less than 10 seconds. The doors were rattling and shaking. Then I got to praying and shaking. The whole building was shaking.” — Billy Anthony, 55, on Tuesday’s tornado
command centers. “He said, ‘I’ll get dressed and come on down,’” Pickell said. “Within a half hour, he was downtown.” The other command center was at First Trinity Missionary Baptist Church. In the Beecher area — which includes north Flint, Genesee Township and Mt. Morris Township — the timing of the storm was especially unsettling. The community is preparing to mark the 60th anniversary of the June 8, 1953, Beecher tornado. That twister, one of the nation’s deadliest, killed 116 people and injured hundreds more. Tuesday, the winds of the EF1 tornado in Beecher hit 105 mph, the National Weather Service reported. A Beecher resident, Art Billington, 39, was in his garage when Tuesday’s storm hit. “I saw the trees bend, and then start flying away,” he said. “My neighbor’s fence flew away, and I saw my sister’s barbecue grill sliding across the porch.” In James Shelton’s backyard was a bizarre sculpture of ruined buildings. The tornado ripped behind Chatham Avenue, lifting a neighbor’s garage off the concrete slab and on top of
Shelton’s garage. Somewhere under the rubble were his ladders, wheel barrows and tractors. Billy Anthony, 55, hid underneath his pickup truck when he heard it coming. His car wash business suffered heavy damage. “It happened so quick, it was less than 10 seconds,” said Anthony. “The doors were rattling and shaking. Then I got to praying and shaking. “The whole building was shaking.” In Goodrich, Ashlee Mahaffy and her three young children escaped injury as they took shelter in their Atlas Township basement while an EF2 tornado tore through their house on South Gale Road. Winds reached 130 mph, the Weather Service said. Atlas Township Supervisor Shirley Kautman-Jones said they were lucky to escape without injuries. “It’s amazing. Unbelievable,” Kautman-Jones said. “We’re just lucky that no one got hurt. That could have been a disaster.” Only a section of wall was still standing Wednesday morning as Weather Service, fire and township officials assessed the damage. I n Fe n t o n To w n s h i p ,
residents along Thompson Road said the storm that ripped through their area sounded like a freight train and moved on just as quickly. Rick Hickman, who lives with his brother Patrick Hickman at 4612 W. Thompson Road, said the two ushered Rick’s wife, Terlena, and son, Christopher, into the basement a s t h e s to r m h i t a b o ut 10:15 p.m. Tuesday. They weren’t in the basement five minutes when they knew the storm was there. “It sounded like a train,” Rick Hickman said. “It went quick. I looked outside and could see the clouds ... I could tell it was a tornado.” Wi n d s p e e d s re a c h e d 115 mph. Four doors down from the Hickman’s home, the roof of a two-story house was ripped off by the storm and about six homes had what appeared to be damage from wind or falling trees on the north side of West Thompson Road. Neighbor Brenda Simons sought refuge in the basement with her family and felt her house shake when the storm hit. “It was like six seconds and then quiet,” she said. “It was done.” When they came outside to
survey the damage, Simons said her teenage son cried when he saw what happened to Patrick Hickman’s giant maple tree. “He grew up with that tree,” she said. Farther west, near Byron, Clifford and Kathleen Roupe were left marveling at the destructive power of Mother Nature after their South New Lothrop Road home was caught in the path of a tornado that cut a 10-mile swath across rural southeastern Shiawassee County and into Genesee County on Tuesday night. The F1 tornado near Byron had winds upward of 105 mph and was one of three confirmed tornadoes in Shiawassee County Tuesday night, with two others — both weaker EF0 twisters — in Perry and Morrice, according to the National Weather Service. Clifford Roupe said he was caught off guard by the storm and was trying to close the door to his home but couldn’t because it was being held open by the wind. That’s when he saw his garage get blown away. “ It ’s j u s t we i rd ,” sa i d Clifford Roupe, pointing to a steel chair that was twisted and screwed into the ground by the storm. A matching chair that was stored just inches away from its counterpart sat undisturbed as if nothing happened. — MLive/Flint Journal staff writers David Harris, Gary Ridley, Ron Fonger and Dominic Adams contributed to this report.
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Yet the county has had more confirmed tornadoes than any other in Michigan. M a s t e r s s a i d h e wa s surprised to see such a high concentration of tornadoes in Genesee County because of its proximity to the Great Lakes and its distance from Tornado Alley — the Midwest region of the U.S. where most tornadoes occur. “The further you are from the Great Lakes and the closer you are to Tornado Alley, the more you’ll be impacted by tornado activity,” Masters said. “I think our highest tornado density is in the south central part of lower Michigan because it’s near Tornado Alley where you have more warm air masses, but since Genesee County is more populated than certain areas of the west side of the state, and with the advancement of technology like
cellphones, more tornadoes go reported in Genesee County.” Masters compared the obscure reasons for Genesee County tornadoes to the city of Moore, Okla. Moore has suffered three tornadoes with F values of 4 or greater since 1999, while nearby Oklahoma City has gone nearly unscathed. “I would have expected a different part of the state to have a higher concentration, but I suppose the reason would be because of a random fluctuation. There may be some sort of geographical impact that (meteorologists) don’t understand that cause these clusters of tornadoes in certain places,” Masters said. Aside from the 45 tornadoes that Genesee County has endured since 1950, five other Michigan counties have seen at least 30 twisters pass through.
Monroe County has had 33 tornadoes, while Lenawee County has had 32. Berrien, Kent and Oakland counties have each had 31. Despite the frequency in which tornadoes occur in Genesee County, residents said that they don’t have any anxiety about being in the path of the storms. Hane Cho, a Grand Blanc resident, said that the fact that the twisters are so infrequent means that he doesn’t worry much about them. “I think it’s OK. I think I’m still safe because the tornado only occurs like once in 20 years (and) 20 years is not a bad deal,” Cho said. Flushing resident Tiffany Pullom agreed, saying that the advancement of technology allows for better warnings so people can take shelter against tornadoes. “I didn’t feel too unsafe. I
was watching TV ... and the warning came across, so I turned to the news and they kept me pretty informed about where the tornadoes were at and what areas specifically needed to take cover,” Pollum said. Grand Blanc’s Fire Chief Jim Harmes said that he is well aware of the serious weather that the region faces, and his department put together a special urban search and rescue team because of how the weather impacts the area. “I know in this area that we have a lot of bad storms that come through here. It seems like we’re in a spot that’s not too far up north and not too far to the south, so the warm air heads north and the cooler air heads south and they meet here,” he said. Harmes said that the heavy weather also requires Grand Blanc to use its nine emergency
weather sirens to warn people about storms. He said that the station also hosts informational meetings, telling residents what to look and listen for in the event of dangerous weather. Ad d i t i o n a l ly, G e n e s e e County is part of a large network that lends its resources to neighboring communities in case of disasters. Emergency crews from Lansing, Ann Arbor and Oakland County, among other regions, would respond if called upon by Grand Blanc. “Like I said, we get a lot of bad weather, but it’s important that people take the proper steps to ensure their safety. I think it’s a huge credit to the people of Atlas Township that they listened to what they were told and they took shelter,” Harmes said. “Because of that, there were no deaths.”
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Construction project nearing end One of last summer’s biggest construction projects is about to get its finishing touches, and that detail work is expected to slow down traffic again. The Genesee County Road Commission said the job of soil and seed restoration is expected to start today on Linden Road between Calkins and Beecher roads. GCRC Project Engineer John T. Plamondon said the work scheduled for this week and next week will wrap up the $1.8 million reconstruction of Linden Road in the same area. Plamondon said repairs are expected to be made at the CarmanAinsworth High School drive from Linden Road after school is dismissed Friday. The Road Commission said joints and cracks are expected to be sealed June 4-5. One lane of traffic will be closed periodically to complete the work, according to the Road Commission.
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Events promote river cleanup There are a few kayaking and canoeing activities happening in the month of June. On Sunday, the Headwaters Trail Canoe Race and Pleasure Paddle starts at Holly Waterworks Park and end at Strom Park in Fenton. Register atheadwaterstrailsinc.org. On June 15, the Linden/ Argentine river clean-up, beginning with a pancake breakfast. Meet at 8 a.m. at the Argentine Township Fire Hall, 9048 W. Silver Lake. Register by calling Linden City Hall at 810-735-7980. On June 22, the Fenton river clean-up starts at 8 a.m. at Fenton’s Bush Park. Call Fenton City Hall at 810-629-2261. — MLive.com
Atkinson wears heels in ‘Walk a Mile in her Shoes’ event scheduled today BY SCOTT ATKINSON SATKINS1@MLIVE.COM
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Grand Blanc graduates Emily Schroer, left, Emily Frye, center, and Lyndsie Hosang, all 18, laugh together, singing along with the choir while they sing the senior class song, “Hall of Fame” by The Script on Wednesday evening at Perani Arena in Flint.
Ceremonies commence GRAND BLANC KICK OFF WEEKS OF CELEBRATION FOR AREA HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES BY DANA DEFEVER DDEFEVER@MLIVE.COM
FLINT — Gathered for Grand Blanc High School’s first graduation ceremony since the district became the largest school district in the county, the Class of 2013 joined in a chant. “I believe that we will win,” echoed from the soon-to-be graduates at Perani Arena in Flint — following the lead of fellow classmate Daniel Davis. The chant signified Davis’ struggles during his high school career — overcoming his cocky freshman attitude which caused him to become ineligible in sports and his mother’s breast cancer diagnosis — but it is also noteworthy of what the graduates are capable of. “This life, our lives are far greater than what goes on in our head,” Davis told the
crowd. “We have all had our faith tested and broken down until there was seemingly nothing left. But take a look around we’re still here. We made it.” Grand Blanc High School’s graduation on Wednesday kicked off ceremonies that will continue throughout the next couple weeks in Genesee County as about 4,000 seniors countywide receive their diplomas this year. The ceremony for Grand Blanc’s 600-plus graduates was the district’s first since the district surpassed Flint as the largest district in the county — marking 8,680 students in the February 2013 count — 351 more than Flint. Families and friends of the new grads kept the enthusiasm up as the graduates took their seats and walked off stage with diplomas in hand. Pam Flores was just one of the many moms who watched their children graduate on
Wednesday. Her daughter, Marnie Reynolds, is the firstborn and first grandchild to graduate, she said proudly. “I’m so excited for her. She’s a great kid. She’s worked very hard,” Flores said. F l o re s , wh o a t t e n d e d Wednesday’s ceremony with husband Dan and son Greg, said she knows Marnie will go on to do great things. Marnie plans to attend Douglas J. Aveda Institute in East Lansing. Graduate Autumn Baker, 17, said she’s going to miss going to school every day and the activities. But despite that, she said she’s excited to end this chapter. She plans to study psychology at the University of Toledo. “(I’m) kind of nervous, but at the same time excited,” Autumn said before the ceremony started.
Family, friends honor man killed Saturday Hatcher shot by State Police Officer after alleged chase, struggle BY ERIC CHIU ECHIU@MLIVE.COM
FLINT — Friends and family remembered Gary Hatcher, who was shot and killed by a Michigan State Police trooper early Saturday morning, as outgoing and friendly in a candlelight vigil Wednesday. Nearly 40 family members and friends were at the 200 block of East Eldridge Avenue early Wednesday evening. Family members passed around balloons and a sheet of poster board with handwritten messages in honor of Hatcher. DeBorah McCaskill, a second cousin of Hatcher, said she was touched by the turnout for the vigil and recalled how Hatcher was when he was growing up. “He was a very outgoing, friendly (person),” McCaskill said. “Once you’d meet him, it’s like you’d knew him for a long time. (He) loved to crack jokes and be around his family.” Throughout the evening, numerous family and and extended family members came out to East Eldridge Avenue to support Gertrude Hammond — Hatcher’s mother — and the rest of the Hatcher family. In addition to the candlelight vigil, family members are focusing on paying for funeral services at Serenity Funeral Chapel, 2340 W. Carpenter Road in Flint.
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Family and friends come together Wednesday night to celebrate the life of Gary Hatcher, who was killed by a Michigan State Police officer in Mt. Morris last Saturday.
Gertrude Hammond (right), mother of Gary Hatcher, hugs friends during a vigil on Wednesday. The vigil was also a way to help pay for funeral expenses.
Herbert McClellan, right, hugs Gertrude Hammond, the mother of Gary Hatcher, who was killed by a Michigan State Police officer in Mt. Morris last Saturday.
Hatcher and another individual were in a vehicle pulled over by Michigan State Police
near Ridgeway Avenue and Montrose Street around 3:30 a.m. Saturday.
According to a police report, Hatcher allegedly fled the vehicle and the trooper chased him on foot. Hatcher then allegedly began to wrestle for the trooper’s primary weapon. The trooper fired from his secondary weapon and killed Hatcher, police said. Family members expressed frustration with the initial response from Michigan State Police following Saturday’s incident, but hoped that their concerns about what happened could be answered. “It’s just really devastating,” father Herb McClellan said. “I don’t know, it’s just a lot of unanswered questions, and I really wish the questions could be answered.” Information on the driver of the vehicle was unavailable and the incident is under investigation. Hatcher’s mother, Gertrude Hammond, said she believes her son was trying to run away. “(The trooper) didn’t have to shoot him,” she said. Hammond said she felt her son was “treated like a dog.” She described her son, a father of three with another child on the way, as “loving” and enjoyed playing basketball and football with friends and “shooting the breeze.” Hatcher was wanted on a felony warrant from the U.S. Marshals Office for weaponsrelated offenses and also had two misdemeanor warrants issued out of Flint. According to court records, the federal warrant stemmed from a July 2012 arrest in the city of Flint. — Reporter David Harris contributed to this report
FLINT — This how real men do journalism. As I walked into the Young Women’s Christian Association with MLiveFlint Journal Community Engagement Specialist Kristin Longley, she told me her plans for me. “I want you to do things,” she said. “I think you should do a runway walk.” People passing by might not have understood what she was talking about until we were met at the front desk by the Harmony Langford, holding my assignment for the day —a pair or white, shiny platform high heels. I was there in honor of the Walk a Mile in her Shoes event today, in which men strut around town in heels to raise awareness of domestic violence and rape. I met Langford, the YWCA’s chief program and development officer to see what it was all about. Purely researchbased, of course. Kristin accompanied me to take pictures and get the word out (10 percent) and to see what I looked like in a pair of heels (90 percent). Langford had a pair of black heels, too, but had accidentally grabbed two left feet. Besides, Kristin, my expert and research assistant, liked the white ones better. She pointed to them with a smile that, should you ever see her wearing it while writing a story about you, you should run the other way. Luckily, I was the only one with a notebook. Harmony pulled out a chair for me and smiled with not quite the look of Kristin’s anticipation, but close, and I took a seat. I left my socks on (I hadn’t shaved, you see, and didn’t want to look ridiculous) and slipped on the heels, rolling up my pants to make sure I could show them off. The first thing I learned is that the term “high heels” is deceiving, because while your heels are higher, making you feel something like a giant (I took some small satisfaction in towering over the giggling Kristin at that point) your heels also seem to disappear. Rocking back on your heels is not advised unless, in the middle of a public space with people milling about — some pretending not to look at you, others not even hiding it — you want to wave your arms ridiculously to remain upright. The upside, or so I suspect, is that after a time it’s not just your toes that smash into the front of the shoe. Had I worn them any longer I have no doubt my entire foot would have mashed with my toes, solving the problem of the heels altogether. I did as instructed, did my runway hobble down to the doors and back (toes first, boys, until you get the hang of it) and struck a few poses for Kristin while she snapped pictures. “Imagine picking up your kids,” she said. “Imagine dancing in those.” I imagined none of the above. I focused on being upright. Heel-wearing etiquette dictates that all other females —heel-wearing people may be the more politically correct term —in the vicinity try your shoes, and so I let Kristin try them on after me. This resulted in only a look of disgust in my direction as
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MLive-Flint Journal reporter Scott Atkinson straps on a pair of heels at the YWCA in Flint on Wednesday.
she explained that the large platforms under the toes made these heels among the easier to wear. The heel was also thick, giving me more (relative) stability. Harmony, who may have been taking it easy on me, concurred, and led me to a basement gym that looked something like my wife’s closet, with shoes lining almost the entire wall. Except that these went all the way up to a men’s size 16. Kristin selected a pair of denim open-toed shoes with a narrower heel and handed them over. I found them more comfortable than the first pair. Kristin didn’t believe me. I was having my first argument about shoes, and I was proud at how fast I was picking this up. The pain of my toes mashing together is only a miniscule representation of a much more unendurable pain, one you can’t discard after a long day, one you can’t massage out, sitting in your favorite chair, knowing you can take a break until you have to do it all again, one you can’t easily escape. A woman is sexually assaulted in the U.S. every two minutes according to Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network. In Genesee County, that number is likely higher. Here we have one of the highest rates of sexual assault in Michigan, according to a YWCA release. And as Harmony told me, nine of out those 10 victims are women. “What it comes down to is getting men to start talking about this, to experience what many women go through, and empathize.” Walk a Mile in Her Shoes is a fun event, and it should be fun. But perhaps the takeaway is that most of us can’t empathize, not really, and the only thing we can do is be better men. Some of these men will be out on the town May 30. In heels. I put my flat, padded leather shoes back on, suddenly cut back down to size, and after a quick thank you and goodbye to Harmony, drove back to the office with Kristin. The car radio was on, playing softly under the sound of air rushing through the open windows. “Is this ‘Mmmbop?’” I said. If you’ve ever met Kristin, I want you to picture what she looks like, and then imagine someone has installed a fivemillion candlepower spotlight behind her eyes and cranked it as loud as she did the radio when she realized it was indeed the Hanson tune from 1997. She began one of those one-hand-on-the-steering wheel dances, before stopping, laughing too hard at herself to continue. “OK, what is more humiliating, this or walking in heels?” she said. I did my best not to nod along to the undeniably catchy song, and figured we were even.
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Man pleads not guilty to bank robberies THREE FLINT-AREA THEFTS TOTALED MORE THAN $400,000, AUTHORITIES SAY BY GARY RIDLEY GRIDLEY@MLIVE.COM
FLINT — A 38-year-old Flint man has pleaded not guilty to federal charges that he was involved in three Flint-area bank robberies that netted the thieves more than $400,000. Not guilty pleas were entered Thursday in Flint U.S. District Court for Demond O. Wilson. Wilson was indicted on three counts of armed bank robbery and three counts of using a gun during a violent crime for a string of bank robberies beginning in 2011. A second man is also
believed to have participated in the robberies, but has not been indicted or arraigned on any charges. Authorities say the robberies began Nov. 14, 2011, at the Citizens Bank on South Dort Highway in Flint. An affidavit filed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation said a witness reported seeing two armed men wearing ski masks enter the Dort Highway bank the morning of the robbery. The witness said one suspect was carrying a duffel bag and a silver handgun, while Wilson carried a short-barreled
shotgun, according to the affidavit. A witness inside the bank said the two men ordered everyone onto the floor and demanded money. Bank surveillance allegedly shows one of the suspects jump the teller counter and remove money from several teller stations, according to the affidavit. A witness told authorities the men fled the bank into a waiting car driven by a third suspect. Bank records show they allegedly made off with nearly $16,000. A black mask, gloves and short-barrel shotgun were
found in the car. A DNA test of the mask connected authorities to Wilson. Federal off icials claim Demond O. Wilson and the Wilson other man are also responsible for an April 30, 2012, robbery at the Citizens Bank branch on Clio Road. Officials claim the two suspects jumped the counter during the Clio Road robbery. They were able to make off with roughly $18,000, according to the affidavit.
But the suspected thieves’ biggest haul was when they allegedly robbed the West Pierson Road branch of Dort Federal Credit Union in Mt. Morris Township of nearly $380,000 on May 30, 2012. Wilson and the other man allegedly entered the credit union around 10 a.m. with guns drawn and wearing gloves and face coverings, according to an affidavit filed in federal court. One of the suspects allegedly jumped the teller counter and proceeded to the cash vault, where the branch manager and an assistant were counting a recent cash delivery. According
to the affidavit, the suspect forced the bank employees to put numerous bundles of money into a pillowcase. Authorities believe the other suspect remained in the credit union lobby with his gun drawn. Both men then fled the scene in a vehicle. Wilson was previously convicted of multiple assault and weapons charges. He was paroled from prison Aug. 5, 2012, and was still on parole at the time of the robberies. No new court dates have been scheduled in the bank robbery case.
Grand Blanc senior tallies $113,000 in scholarships BY DANA DEFEVER DDEFEVER@MLIVE.COM
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Flint police officers stand with a woman and child at the scene where a fight escalated into a quadruple shooting Saturday on Paterson Street between Lawndale and Proctor avenues.
Woman injured in shooting dies Person of interest turns himself in BY ROBERTO ACOSTA RACOSTA1@MLIVE.COM
FLINT — One woman has died and a person of interest has turned themselves in to police following a Saturday shooting on Paterson Street that left four people hospitalized.
Police said the person of interest, Antonio King Green, turned himself in voluntarily Tuesday, the same day a woman struck by gunfire died. Officers were called around 2:15 p.m. Saturday to the 1100 block of West Paterson, near Proctor Avenue, in response to a shooting that was reported to have taken place in the area. They discovered four people had been shot following an altercation in the street between several people. Two of
the victims were listed in critical condition, with two others in serious condition at Hurley Medical Center. Police have not released the deceased victim’s name. No update was available on the status of the remaining victims or if Green is being called a suspect in connection with the shooting. Flint police Sgt. Alvin Bradford, the lead investigator in the case, could not be reached for comment.
20-year-old pleads not guilty to armed robbery charges BY GARY RIDLEY GRIDLEY@MLIVE.COM
FLINT — A 20-year-old man pleaded not guilty to federal charges in his alleged role in an April armed robbery at a Burton pharmacy. Tevin Bilal Clay was indicted earlier this month on federal charges of using a firearm during a violent crime and interference with commerce by threats or violence. His not guilty plea was entered May 23. Authorities say Clay and another man robbed the Rite Aid pharmacy on the 3000 block of South Dort Highway in Burton shortly before 10 p.m. April 11,
according to a complaint filed April 15 in Flint U.S. District Court. The second man has not yet been indicted on any charges. Clay allegedly told authorities he committed the robbery because he was unable to find a job. An affidavit submitted by a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agent along with the complaint alleges Clay entered the store wearing a hooded sweatshirt and a mask and carrying a silver handgun. Clay allegedly ordered the store’s manager to empty the safe and place the money inside a pillowcase the suspect
brought into the store with him, according to the affidavit. Authorities say the store manager filled the pillowcase with cash but also managed to slip in a GPS tracker. The tracker was activated after the robber left the store, according to the affidavit. Police, following the tracker, stopped a black Chevrolet Impala near Dort Highway and Kent Street on Flint’s south side and found Clay and the other man in possession of a .32-caliber pistol, nearly $5,000 in cash and a gray face mask minutes after the robbery, according to the affidavit. A trial for Clay is scheduled for July 22.
GRAND BLANC — Grand Blanc High School Senior Daniel Buby earned himself an astounding $113,000 in scholarships. Buby, 17, won the $113,000 in scholarships after he excelled at the Michigan Industrial Technology Education Society’s Automotive Student Competition on May 10 at Central Michigan University. Buby placed in the top 10 in all categories. He took home first place in five of those categories and second place in one category, as well as a sixth and eighth place. Each of those wins came with scholarship prize money from one of four schools at the competition. Although Buby won $113,000 in scholarships, he will only use $10,000 of it — which he received from the University of Northwestern Ohio. He won $58,000 to one of the schools but chose Northwestern Ohio because of its impressive automotive program. “I never fully expected that much. I knew I was going to
do good this year, but not that good,” Buby said. Buby said he looked at a lot of different colleges, but ultimately decided on University of Northwestern Ohio, even though just a fraction of his scholarship winnings were for his destination. Automotive teacher Denny Holt said students usually don’t win over and over and over again, but that Buby excels and works harder than anybody else. “I expected him to be in the top three, but to win (first place) by such a large margin,” Holt said. “He really wants to learn and we put the effort into it and it paid off.” Buby was one of four Grand Blanc High School students who participated in the competition. They competed in several different categories — varying from diagnosing an engine to working on brakes, as well as written tests. Buby wasn’t the only student to excel and walk away with scholarships. Kevin McQuillan, 17, received $10,000 in scholarships from the competition. He placed third in the
automotive brakes category, where he had to identify parts as well as perform specific tasks. McQuillan said he didn’t expect to do as well as he did in the competition, but credits his teacher. “Mr. Holt was a great teacher and if he didn’t teach us what he taught us, I probably wouldn’t have placed at all,” McQuillan said. McQuillan, a senior, said he’s applied and been accepted to a couple schools to study automotive, but hasn’t made a decision yet. Sophomore Josh Sovis, 16, earned $14,500 in scholarships after he placed second in the safety inspection category. Sovis said before taking his first automotive class at the high school, he wasn’t sure what he wanted to do as a career. Now he’s considering it. “I took auto just as a class, I kind of fell in love with it and excelled,” Sovis said. Also competing was sophomore Brandon Germandsen. Holt also credits with the program’s success the support of parents and the school administration.
Kildee pushes Medicaid move Congressman urges Michigan legislators to expand program BY SARAH SCHUCH SSCHUCH@MLIVE.COM
FLINT TOWNSHIP — U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee wants Michigan legislators to expand Medicaid access throughout the state. Expanding Medicaid would provide affordable health care for Michigan residents, including roughly 40,000 in the Fifth Congressional District, which includes all of Genesee County, and save Michigan more than
a $1 billion over the next 10 years, according to a news release. “Expanding Me d i c a i d i n Michigan is a Dan Kildee smart, cost-saving investment that is right for Michigan,” said Kildee, D-Flint Township, in a written statement. “State legislators should drop the political posturing and instead act immediately to expand access to health care for hundreds of thousands of children and adults in our state. Ensuring affordable health care options for Michiganders shouldn’t (be) a partisan issue.”
Under the Affordable Care Act, 26 states have already acted to expand their Medicaid coverage before Jan. 1, 2014, when Medicaid eligibility changes nationwide. States that refuse to expand coverage risk losing federal funding for Medicaid, according to the news release. Medicaid expansion was left out of the Michigan Senate budget in March. “Due to inaction by the state legislature, Michigan has already fallen behind a majority of states in expanding health care for Michigan residents,” Kildee said. “It’s time to put extreme political ideology aside and do what’s best for Michigan.”
Kyle McCree withdraws from 49th District special election FLINT — Less than a month after announcing his campaign for the 49th District House seat, Kyle McCree has withdrawn from the election. McCree, manager of Community Outreach for the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce, formally announced his campaign May 13. Last week, he sent a notice withdrawing from the special election. “After much prayer and reflection, I regret to inform you that I will not be a candidate for the Michigan House of Representatives,” McCree said in a written statement. “I truly have enjoyed meeting with so
many voters and residents of the district who want a better future for their family and our community. I wanted to be the vessel for the change that we so desperately need. It has become increasingly clear to me over the past two weeks however, that the demands of this office will present unavoidable conflicts with my increasing family and personal obligations. “When presented with a choice between my family obligations and all other obligations, the decision I had to make today was clear, although difficult.” The House seat became vacant after former Representative Jim Ananich, D-Flint, was elected to the 27th District Senate seat May 7 during
a special election.
Other candidates
Phil Phelps, former special advisor for House Democratic Leader Richard Hammel and former chief of staff for incoming State Rep. Pam Faris in 2013, started campaigning for the House seat in April. Trevor Rodgers, a 24-yearold pharmacy technician from Flint Township, also threw his name in the hat earlier this month. Gov. Rick Snyder called a special election to fill the 49th District seat for Nov. 5. A primary will be held Aug. 6, if necessary. The filing deadline for candidates for the 49th District House seat is 4 p.m. Tuesday.
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MCCANN, SCOTT JOSEPH Fenton
FERRIS, SANDRA E. Sandra E. Ferris, age 62, of Ypsilanti, formerly of Flushing, died Tuesday, May 28, 2013. Arrangements will be announced by Sharp Funeral Homes, Miller Road Chapel, 8138 Miller Rd., Swartz Creek.
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AVERY, ERIC Flint Eric Avery, of Flint, age 44, died May 22, 2013 at his residence. Memorial service will be held Saturday, June 1, 2013 at Elga Credit Union Administative Bldg, 2305 S. Center Rd., Burton. Family will receive visitors from11-1 pm Saturday. Eric is survived by brothers Luke (Megan) Avery and Keith Avery. You will never be forgotten Eric, We love you.
BALKNIGHT, MR. JOHN H. Mr. John H. Balknight, age 83, passed away Thursday, May 23, 2013. Family hour 10 a.m. Friday, May 31, 2013 from The Cross Missionary Baptist Church, 3063 Coldwater Rd., with funeral service commencing at 10:30 a.m. Rev. Oscar Hare officiating. Interment Great Lakes National Cemetery, G-4200 Belford Rd., Holly, MI. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10 a.m. Friday. Mr. Balknight will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., may be viewed from 2-8 p.m. Thursday, with family present from 4-8 p.m.
Richard A. Colon, age 62, of Grand Blanc, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 27, 2013, surrounded by family. Rich was born in Flint, Michigan, to Russell and Wanda Colon. He was a 1969 graduate of Grand Blanc High School and a 1974 graduate of General Motors Institute. After 39 years of service at General Motors and Delphi, he retired to focus on his passions: family, friends, and restoring classic cars. When he was not knee-deep in rusty MG parts, Rich could be found on the golf course with his trusty Ping Eye 2s, bending the ear of a fellow MG or Corvette “wrencher,” taking in the sights of a Jimmy Buffet concert with his “BFF” Carol, or reciting “Baa Baa Black Sheep” for the 50th time in a row with his grandkids. While a rare form of cancer would ultimately limit his ability to do many of the things he loved, his family and friends were there to talk his ear off every step of the way. He never ceased to be amazed by all the love and support everyone showed him throughout the battle. Surviving are his sons, James (Emily) Colon, Joseph (Natalie Jackson) Colon, and Jonathan Colon; long-time girlfriend, Carol Neumann and her daughter Ashlyn; grandchildren, Ella, Madeleine, and Lucas; parents, Russell and Wanda Colon; sister, Patricia (Bruce) Beebe; niece, Andrea (Greg) Welch; and nephew, Brian Beebe. Friends may visit the family from 3 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 30, and from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, May 31, at Hill Funeral Home. A Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, May 31, at the funeral home. Father Jonathan Perrotta will officiate. As were his wishes, cremation has taken place. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to help fund a new pavilion in Bicentennial Park: www.pavilion2.com. Please share your condolences with the family at www.hillfh.com
CURTIS, SCOTT FREDERICK Davison MATHIS, ROBERT GARY "GRANDPA BERT" "IHOP" AND "POPS" 11-17-1945 - 5-21-2013 Bob was a kind, giving, compassionate and loving husband, son, father, brother, grandfather, uncle and friend. He spent 32 years in fire protection with Local 669. Bob was employed with John E. Green in the Fire Protection Division 26 years where he mentored many young men that excelled in the field because of him. Throughout Bob’s life he touched the hearts of everyone he met. He leaves to cherish his memory; his loving wife, Teri (his Princess); parents, Donald and Mildred Nash of Otter Lake, MI; children, Rhonda Mathis and Bob Sulek, Rob Mathis, Rod and Kim Mathis; step-children, Mitch Flansburg, Mickey Keel, Marcie Maitland, Marae Candy and Amy and Neil Miller; special sister, Martha Sue Williams; sisters, Sharon Augee, Dorothy and husband, Larry Hardin; brothers, Herb and wife, Marcine and Bruce; grandchildren, Jacob, Mallorie, Lydia, Lana, Aubrie, Zach, Levi, Ryan, Megan, Kyle, Bobbi Jo and Juddy. He will be forever in our hearts and remembered for the wonderful and incredible man he is. Your condolences may be shared with the family at swartzfuneralhomeinc.com
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Scott Frederick Curtis, of Davison, age 44, of Davison, died Saturday, May 25, 2013 at his residence. Funeral services will be held 11 AM Thursday, May 30, 2013 at Sharp Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 6063 Fenton Rd. Flint with Pastor Mark Wentzel officiating. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Scott Curtis Memorial Fund. Friends may share an online tribute on the obituary page of www.sharpfuneralhomes.com
GORNEY, JOHN R. John R. Gorney, age 74, of Otisville, died Monday, May 27, 2013 at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 11AM Friday, May 31, 2013 at the Mumford –Hudson Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Dawn Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be 2-8PM Thursday, May 30, 2013 at the funeral home. Contributions may be made to St. Timothy Lutheran Church in Otisville. John enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening, farming, and restoring cars, trucks, and tractors. He also had a small sawmill, where he enjoyed woodworking. Surviving is his wife, June; children: John R. (Anne) Gorney II, Lisa (Stanley) Fox; granddaughters: Jennifer, Hillary, Whitney, Brandi, and Becky; and great-grandchildren: Matthew and Lillian. Mumford-Hudson Funeral Home, Inc. P.O. Box 66, 116 Grove Street Otisville, Michigan 48463-0066 mumfordfuneralhome.com
HAMPTON, MRS. LILLIE Mrs. Lillie Hampton, age 84, passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at Fostrian Manor.
Thelma J. Liikala, of Oscoda, age 91, died Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at Iosco Medical Care Facility. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 1, 2013 at the Swartz Funeral Home, 1225 West Hill Road, Reverend Harold K. Polk, Jr. officiating. Burial in Great Lakes National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Humane Society of Genesee County. Visitation 1-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Thelma was born in Michigan City, Indiana on December 31, 1921, daughter of Louis and Margaret (Brower) Hulce and was a resident of Flint and Oscoda, Michigan. On April 14, 1946 she married Reuben U. Liikala and he preceded her in death on September 7, 2005. Thelma served in the U.S. Army during World War II, being discharged in February, 1945. Thelma was a homemaker. Surviving are daughter, Lorrie K. (Randy) Stogsdill of Arizona; son, Michael K. Liikala of Oscoda, Michigan; granddaugh ter, Michelle K. Liikala of Flint, Michigan and sister, Peggy Lee (Allen) Ackerman of Sutton Bay, Michigan; nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by husband, Reuben; parents and brother, Merton L. Hulce. Your condolences may be shared with the family at swartzfuneralhomeinc.com
MCCALLISTER, HARRY DENNIS Flint Harry Dennis McCallister, age 61, of Flint, died Sunday, May 26, 2013 at his residence. Funeral services will be held 11 AM Thursday, May 30, 2013 at Swartz Creek Church of Christ, 4410 Seymour Rd., Swartz Creek with Minister David Paher officiating. Interment will follow at Great Lakes National Cemetery, Holly. Visitation will be held 10 AM until the time of service Thursday at the church. Contributions may be made to the Veterans Hospital of Ann Arbor or the Disabled American Veterans. Friends may share online condolences on the obituary page of www.sharpfuneralhomes.com
MCCLURE, MRS. OPHIA J. Mrs. Ophia J. McClure, age 70, passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at McLaren-Flint.
HATCHER, MR. GARY JR. Age 26, passed away Saturday, May 25, 2013 at Hurley Medical Center.
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LUNA, ROGELIO "ROGER" Flint HOGAN, MICHAEL P. Flint Age 60, died Friday, May 24, 2013 at the Veterans Hospital in Ann Arbor. A Memorial Service will be held 6 PM Thursday, May 30, 2013 at the Swartz Funeral Home, 1225 West Hill Road, Flint, Pastor Steve Wood officiating. Cremains to be interred at Great Lakes National Cemetery at a later date. Visitation 3 PM Thursday until the time of the service at funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Disabled American Veterans of the American Cancer Society. Your condolences may be shared with the family at swartzfuneralhomeinc.com.
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CZERWINSKI (PINTACURA), LOUISE "DOLORES" Louise "Dolores" (Pintacura) Czerwinski, age 86, of Swartz Creek, died May 26, 2013. Graveside services will be held 11 AM Thursday, May 30, 2013 at New Calvary Catholic Cemetery, 4142 Flushing Rd., Flint. Visitation will be held 2-4 & 6-8 PM Wednesday at Sharp Funeral Homes, Miller Road Chapel, 8138 Miller Rd., Swartz Creek. Those desiring may make contributions to Hometown Hospice. Online condolences may be posted on the obituaries page of www.sharpfuneralhomes.com
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Scott Joseph McCann, age 56, of Fenton and Green Valley AZ, died in Arizona. Services will be held 3 PM Sunday, June 9, 2013 at Sharp Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 6063 Fenton Rd., Flint. Visitation will be 1-3 PM Sunday, June 9. In lieu of flowers those desiring may make contributions to the Eastern Michigan Food Bank or Genesee County Humane ROWAN, MRS. GENEVA Society.
JONES, MRS. QUEEN ESTER Mrs. Queen Ester Jones, mother of Maudine Matthews and Bernice Ware passed away on Monday, May 27, 2013 in Flint, MI. The funeral will take place on June 1, 2013 in Columbus, MS. Funeral Home: Century Hairston Funeral Home, 1123 5th Avenue North, Columbus, MS.
LEFLORE, MR. HASKEL Mr. Haskel LeFlore, age 75, passed away Monday, May 27, 2013 at his residence.
NELSON, MRS. JACQUELINE Mrs. Jacqueline Nelson, age 47, passed away Monday, May 27, 2013 at Hurley Medical Center.
Rogelio "Roger" Luna, of Flint, age 68, died Monday, May 27, 2013 at Genesys Regional Medical Center. Funeral Mass will be celebrated 11am Thursday, May 30, 2013 at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 1227 East Bristol Road, Burton, MI, Father Steve Anderson officiating. Burial in Crestwood Cemetery. Mr. Luna will be at the church 10am Thursday until the time of the Mass. Your condolences may be shared with the family at swartzfuneralhomeinc.com
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LYDEN, RONALD L. Mt. Morris Ronald L. Lyden of Mt. Morris, age 81, died Friday, May 24, 2013 at Gentiva Hospice. Funeral Mass will be celebrated 11am Friday, May 31, 2013 at Saints Charles and Helena Church, 230 East Vienna Street, Clio, Father Robert McGraw officiating. Burial in Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly. Visitation 2-8pm Thursday at the Swartz Funeral Home, 1225 West Hill Road, Flint. Mr. Lyden will be at the church 10:30am Friday until the time of the Mass. Your condolences may be shared with the family at swartzfuneralhomeinc.com
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REED, DOLORES "DEE DEE" Swartz Creek Dolores Reed "Dee Dee" of Swartz Creek, age 52, died Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at her residence. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
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POULITE, MS. JACQUELINE DENISE Ms. Jacqueline Poulite, age 49, passed away Monday, May 27, 2013 at the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor. Family hour 10 a.m. Monday, June 3, 2013 at Greater New Bethel Church of God In Christ, 925 W. Atherton Rd., with funeral service at 11 a.m. Pastor Brian Grundy officiating. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10 a.m. Monday. Ms. Poulite will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sunday.
Mrs. Geneva Rowan, age 86, passed away Monday, May 27, 2013 at Hurley Medical Center. Family hour 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 1, 2013 from the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., with funeral service commencing at 11 a.m. Bro. Evans Leslie officiating. Interment River Rest Cemetery, G4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the funeral home 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Mrs. Rowan will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, and may be viewed from 3-8 p.m. Friday.
RUDZIENSKY, JOHN PAUL Fenton John Paul Rudziensky, age 63, of Fenton, died unexpectedly on Sunday May 26, 2013. A funeral mass will be celebrated at 9 AM Friday, May 31 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 600 N. Adelaide St., Fenton, Rev. Fr. David Harvey celebrant. Internment at Great Lakes National Cemetery, Holly. Visitation will take place from 2-8 PM Thursday at Sharp Funeral Home, Fenton Chapel, 1000 Silver Lake Rd., Fenton where a vigil service will be held at 8 PM Thursday with Deacon Ron Kenney officiating. Visitation will be 8-9 AM Friday at the church. In lieu of flowers, donations are being accepted at Sharp Funeral Home - Fenton or Citizen’s Bank/Attn: Bailey and Evan Rudziensky Custodial Gift Accounts, for the benefit of John’s sons. Please contact the family with questions regarding the gift accounts. John was born September 13, 1949 in Detroit the son of Thomas and Norma (Burchianti) Rudziensky. He served as Corporal in the U.S. Army. He married Beth Merrill on August 12, 1995 in Ann Arbor. He had resided in Fenton for 5 years; previously residing in Brighton. John was a custom home builder by trade. He owned and operated Paragon Development, Inc. He was extremely detail orientated and his customers loved him. Additionally, he worked for the Village of Pinckney for the past two years as Zoning Administrator. John was a former president of the Home Builders Association of Livingston County. The most important thing in John life was his boys. He loved playing baseball with them, fishing, throwing around the football. His favorite past time was watching his boys play sports. Surviving are: wife Beth; two sons, Bailey and Evan all of Fenton; sister Mary Jo (Rick) Kiefer of Ocala, FL; brothers, Tim (Maryanne) of Virginia Beach VA, David (Anne) of Grosse Ile; sister-in-law, Amy (Rob) Salowitz of Pinckney; father-in-law and mother-in-law, George and Judy Merrill of Cedar, MI; 5 nephews and 3 nieces; he was preceded in death by his parents. Tributes may be shared on the obituaries page at www.sharpfuneralhomes.com
ROGERS, WANDA RAE Flint
SENIURA (RUSHTON), HERTHA M. Wanda Rae Rogers, age 76, of April 24, 1921 - May 25, 2013 Flint, died Tuesday, May 28, 2013. Private service to be held on Thursday, May 30, 2013 from 3-5 PM. Contact family for more information. Surviving are: son, Kenneth and Jessica Tew of Fenton; grandchildren, Hunter and Jasmine Tew of Fenton; sisters, Marie and Euel Henderson of Grand Blanc and Mary Lotridge of Burton. Arrangements by Sharp Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 6063 Fenton Rd., Flint. www.sharpfuneralhomes.com
Hertha is the mother of Judy (John "Pete") Peterson, Jerry (Ruth Hyde) Seniura, John (Judi) Seniura, Joy Smith, Jolene (Michael) Aylor, and 2 foster children Georgeana (J.D.) Justice and Pat (Paul) Williams. Healing Farewell, Wednesday, 11AM Borek Jennings Funeral Home, Hamburg Chapel. Burial will be on Thursday, May 30, 2013 at 11AM at Sunset Hill Cemetery, Flint. Please leave a message of comfort to Hertha’s family by calling 877-231-7900 or sign her guest book at www.borekjennings.com
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Au Gres RUDZIENSKY, JOHN PAUL Fenton John Paul Rudziensky, age 63, of Fenton, died unexpectedly on Sunday May 26, 2013. A funeral mass will be celebrated at 9 AM Friday, May 31 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 600 N. Adelaide St., Fenton, Rev. Fr. David Harvey celebrant. Internment at Great Lakes National Cemetery, Holly. Visitation will take place from 8-9 AM Friday at the church. In lieu of flowers, donations are being accepted at Sharp Funeral Home - Fenton or Citizen’s Bank/Attn: Bailey and Evan Rudziensky Custodial Gift Accounts, for the benefit of John’s sons. Please contact the family with questions regarding the gift accounts.
Patricia Pepitone, age 82, of Au Gres, died May 28, 2013. Funeral services will be held 1 PM Wednesday June 5 at Sharp Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 6063 Fenton Road, Flint. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery, Grand Blanc. Visitation will be held 11 AM - 8 PM Tuesday, and 11 AM - 1 PM Wednesday. Surviving are 8 children; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
YAMMINE-BENNETT, MARCELLE E. Flint,
Tornadoes strike Genesee County
Marcelle E. Yammine-Bennet of Flint, age 58, died Friday, May 24, 2013 at Hurley Medical Center. Funeral Mass was celebrated Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church, 4133 Calkins Road, Father Tony Massad and Monsignor Ignace Sadek officiating. Burial in New Calvary Catholic Cemetery. Visitation was Tuesday at the Swartz Funeral Home, 1225 West Hill Road, Flint. A Prayer of Incense will be held 7pm Tuesday evening held at the funeral home. Marcelle will be at the church 10am Wednesday until the time of the Mass. Your condolences may be shared with the family at swartzfuneralhomeinc.com
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Fern D. Shaw, age 88, of Flushing, passed away peacefully at her residence on Sunday, May 12, 2013. Services will be held 3:00 PM Saturday, June 1, 2013 at Sharp Funeral Homes, Miller Road Chapel, 8138 MIller Rd., Swartz Creek. Elder’s Betty Parsell and Margaret Filer officiating. Burial immediately following at Flint Memorial Park, Mt. Morris. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Saturday from 2:00 PM until time of service. Those desiring may make contributions to McLaren Hospice. Fern was born February 17, 1925 in Flushing. She married Eugene R. Shaw March 9, 1951 and he preceded in death September 21, 1988. She was employed by the Flushing Observer. She was a life member of Montrose Order of Eastern Stars #351 and was a former member of the Flushing Order of Eastern Star. Fern also was a Cub Scout Den Mother. Surviving are: 4 sons, Charles and wife Patricia "Dolly" Shaw of Midland, TX, John and wife Janelle Shaw of Texas City, TX, Merril "Mombo" and wife Sherry "Bear" Shaw of Flushing, and Collin Shaw of Harrison; 18 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren; 2 sisters, Bonnie Dinan and Audrey Zarasula both of Bay City; several nieces and nephews. She was also preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Ella Davis and 3 brothers. Online tributes may be posted on the obituaries page at www.sharpfuneralhomes.com
SUFFEL, BARBARA Flint Barbara Suffel, of Flint, age 81, died Saturday, May 25, 2013 at Hurley Medical Center. Funeral Mass will be celebrated 12 Noon, Thursday, May 30, 2013 at St. Michael Catholic Church, 609 East Fifth Avenue, Flint, Reverend Santhiyagu Arockiyasamy, MSFS officiating. Burial in New Calvary Catholic Cemetery. Barbara will be at the church 10am Thursday until the time of the Mass. Your condolences may be shared with the family at swartzfuneralhomeinc.com
IN MEMORIAM THOMPSON, JOHN "JACK" GEORGE John “Jack” George Thompson, age 81, of Osprey, FL, husband of Suzi Anstine Norbeck, passed away on May 27, 2013. He was born in Sault Ste. Marie, MI on June 18, 1931. Jack was President of Muskegon Community College for 10 years before retiring. He and Suzi were avid travelers and visited all seven continents. Jack was involved with the Rotary Club, Sierra Club, Hiking Clubs, and Ski and Tennis Clubs. After retiring, he became a professional photographer, and many of his photographs were displayed in the Muskegon art gallery where he was a member of the camera club and art club. Jack and Suzi proudly established the Dr. John G. Thompson Fund which strives to ensure all segments, classes, races and religions of the community are involved in every aspect of Muskegon Community College. The fund has enabled TOPS (Tackling Obstacles Possessing Success) program to take off at MCC. He is survived by his wife, Suzi Antine Norbeck of Osprey; brother Don Thompson of Clare, MI; daughter Suzan Hull of Mesa, AZ; step son Carl Norbeck of Wallingford, CT; step daughters Kim Keating of Hanover, NH and Karen Borgerink of Estero, FL; seven grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren. Visitation will be from 3:30 – 4:00 pm on Saturday, June 1st at Farley Funeral Home, Venice Chapel followed by a funeral service. Memorial donations may be made to the Dr. John G. Thompson Muskegon Community College Fund 221 S Quarterline Rd, Muskegon, Michigan 49442. Farley Funeral Home is charge of local arrangements.
WILLIAMS, PAULINE M. Swartz Creek Pauline M. Williams, age 83, of Swartz Creek, died May 28, 2013 at her residence. Arrangements will be announced by Sharp Funeral Homes, Miller Road Chapel, 8138 Miller Rd., Swartz Creek.
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FENTON TOWNSHIP — A swath of snapped-in-half trees, wrecked and damaged houses and building debris defines the path of an EF2 tornado carved through Fenton Township at about 10 p.m. Tuesday. Chester Schultz looked south from atop his roof at his Ray Road residence and could see the storm’s scar. “You can actually see where the tornado came from,” Schultz said. “If you get up on my roof, you can see where the treetops are twisted off.” The National Weather Service confirmed the EF2 tornado Wednesday afternoon. A storm of that magnitude has wind speeds between 111 and 135 miles per hour. The storm’s fury touched down near Lahring and Fairbanks roads and moved northeast across Thompson and Jennings roads before dissipating near Ray and Torrey roads in Mundy Township. Damage associated with an EF2 tornado can cause damage that includes roofs torn off homes, buildings shifting off of foundations, mobile homes destroyed and large trees snapped off or uprooted, according to Weather Underground. A tree that the storm threw onto Schultz’s roof caused significant damage, he said, and the powerful winds forced him to send his four kids to seek shelter in the basement of his neighbor, Scott Harper. Harper shook his head in disbelief as he walked his property and examined the
Aaron DeVore, 40, of Fenton Township and his son Stephen DeVore, 14, attempt to pull a downed tree fully to the ground Wednesday at his property on Jennings Road in Fenton Township.
storm’s damage. There were gigantic pines that once lined his property. After the storm snapped them in half, they were thrown into the pond and around his property. “I’ve got a mailbox from 1116 in my pond,” Harper said. “It’s still got mail in it.” It also flipped his snowmobile trailer up onto one of its ends. Large scraps of aluminum siding and other building materials dot his yard. Harper has no idea where all the debris came from. “When I first looked out, I could see it hit the trees. Everything went every which way,” he said. “I thought it was going to take the house.”
The storm spared Harper’s house — for the most part. It did pull the electrical wires running to the home completely out, he said. Others in the area weren’t as lucky. On Jennings Road — just south of Ray Road, but north of Thompson Road — the storm’s path can be seen in the debris. One home appeared to have its roof and one of its walls taken out by the storm. There were other homes on Jennings with trees on top of them. “I’ve got trees in my pond — I don’t know where they came from,” Harper said. Almost 150 Consumers Energy customers were without power Wednesday afternoon, according to the company’s outage map. The company estimated power would be restored by 11 p.m. Wednesday. Fenton Township Fire Chief Ryan Volz said the Thompson Road area was closed to all traffic except residents and contractors to allow power restoration work to move quicker. “I’m going to keep it shut down until Consumers Energy work is complete,” Volz said. He said no one was injured. “We got lucky,” Volz said. “For Fenton Township, it’s the worst one they’ve had since I’ve been here, and that’s 15 years.” In 2007, although further south, a tornado ripped through Fenton and moved east toward Holly, causing severe damage throughout the city near Interstate 23 and downtown Fenton.
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A man walks up to a downed tree over the top of the garage of Paul and Dee Grossmann in the 4100 block of West Thompson Road on Wednesday afternoon. No injuries were reported, but wind and downed trees caused significant damage to homes and property in the area.
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MUNDY TOWNSHIP — Susan Swanebeck was in awe as she combed through the wreckage of a century-old sheep barn that collapsed on more than 50 sheep during a storm Tuesday night on her family’s Torrey Road farm. Incredibly, only one sheep was hurt — a lamb that suffered a broken leg when the two-story barn toppled over. “It’s absolutely amazing,” said Swanebeck, who is the third generation in her family to work the farm. The sheep had the opportunity to leave the barn, but Swanebeck said they chose to stay inside during the storm. She said the lamb is recovering well in her garage, while the other sheep roamed the property Wednesday morning. Firefighters from three different departments and the Genesee County Task Force, as well as neighboring farmers, rushed to the barn to help. Swanebeck pointed to an
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Susan Swanebeck described how firefighters helped pull more than 50 sheep from a barn that collapsed on her Torrey Road farm during a suspected tornado.
18-foot livestock trailer that was picked up in the air, spun 90 degrees and set back down. “We’re still trying to figure out where to start,” with the cleanup, Swanebeck said. For now, she said the sheep will live with the horses, and when they get insurance money back they’ll replace the toppled barn. The farm also supplies the area with sheep for 4-H projects.
“I’m going to have to sell a whole heck of a lot more sheep than I wanted to because I have no place to house them,” Swanebeck said. It will take a while for the farm to recover, and some of it’s history will be lost with the storm. “The recovery on this place is going to be very long term,” Swanebeck said. “You lose the traditional aspect when you add in metal pole barns.”
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Tornadoes strike Genesee County
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Residents look upon the devastation to Atlas Township Wednesday morning along Gale Road. One resident’s home was flattened by the tornado.
Damage is ‘shocking’ Goodrich community rallies around needs of neighbors BY RON FONGER RFONGER1@MLIVE.COM
GOODRICH — The tornado that cut a narrow path through the township Tuesday night seemed to unfairly single out Tom and Ashlee Mahaffy’s home near Goodrich, destroying it in a flash without harming other homes just a few steps away. Ashlee Mahaffy and her three young children escaped uninjured as they hunkered down in their Atlas Township basement while everything crumbled around them. Hitting speeds up to 130 miles per hour and covering 4.6 miles, the EF2 tornado caused most of its damage in the area of Hegel and Gale roads, just a few blocks from the Mahaffy Gale Road home, according to the National Weather Service. Other damage in the township was relatively mild although a salt barn owned by the Genesee County Road Commission was destroyed, trees were uprooted and power lines downed. The material losses for the Mahaffys and their survival became the center of attention here on the day after the tornado as others cleaned up and considered how lucky they were. The tornado that touched down on the Mahaffy’s home missed Marilyn Hegel by three houses. “I was walking out to the barn, and I stepped on someone’s
Tom and Ashlee Mahaffy’s home was totaled, while neighboring homes sustained only minimal damage, by a tornado Tuesday night at the 7400 block of Gale Road in Atlas Township. No one was injured in the tornado.
toilet seat,” said Hegel, 78, who lives just north of the Mahaffys and also saw insulation, drywall and aluminum scattered in nearby backyards after the storm. But for dozens of people — friends and strangers — the focus was on the Mahaffys, who moved into the township earlier this year, according to neighbors. Family friend Jen Slaght started a campaign to help the family on gofundme.com and more than 191 people had chipped in to raise more than $7,200 in 10 hours as of Wednesday afternoon. “They are amazing parents, (and) they are the most giving people I have ever met,” said Slaght, who lives in the
Ortonville area. “They are good, caring people.” Citing concerns for the Mahaffys’ privacy, Slaght declined further comment. Tom and Ashlee Mahaffy declined comment when they visited their property Wednesday. Tom Mahaffy’s father, Mark Mahaffy of Lapeer County, said he couldn’t believe what he saw when he drove to the home site after the storm, finding almost no damage anywhere except his son’s property. “It was pretty shocking,” he said. Pastor Bill Foster of Mt. Zion Church in Clarkston was among those who offered help for the family after seeing a Facebook post about the couple, who he
went to high school with in Brandon Township. “I said ‘It’s a pretty small world, I’d really like to do something,’ ” said Foster. “I’d really like to help the Mahaffys out.” Atlas Township Supervisor Shirley Kautman-Jones called the storm’s path and the family’s survival “amazing.” “It’s ... unbelievable,” Kautman-Jones said. “We’re just lucky that no one got hurt. That could have been a disaster.” Kautman-Jones and fire officials started checking other areas of the township for damage to homes and property today but said nothing compared to the Gale Road damage. Hegel said she didn’t realize how close the storm was passing as she took cover in a storm cellar in her home. “I didn’t hear anything — you can’t hear anything in the enclosure,” Hegel said. “We didn’t know anything had really happened” when she and her husband came back upstairs and looked outside. “From our driveway clear to the curb was full of fire and police cars,” she said. Relatives live in the two homes that separate Hegel from the house destroyed. Hegel said the tornado cost her daughter, who lost a small building that she used in a pet grooming business. “She told (my husband) the shop was gone, her house was a mess and her car was probably totaled,” she said.
BEECHER — It was a storm strong enough to topple buildings, lodge a trash can in a chain link fence and tangle an antenna into power wires. Countless trees were uprooted, shingles were ripped from roofs and one garage in Flint flew on top of another garage next door. About 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, storms rolled through the county. One hit the Beecher area — which includes north Flint, Genesee Township and Mt. Morris Township. Another went through southern Genesee County including Fenton, Atlas Township and Goodrich. Fortunately, no was injured or killed, which one law enforcement officer called “a miracle.” “It really was amazing,” said Genesee Township Police Chief John Mullaly. The storm was especially eerie here — where the community is preparing next week to mark the 60th anniversary since the Beecher tornado of 1953. It killed 116 people and is remains one of the deadliest twisters in the nation’s history. In Genesee Township, a suspected tornado went through a five-block area near Carpenter Road and Saginaw Street, said Mullaly. No one was injured, he said. The streets of Juliah, Charles, Rex and Downey were damaged, he said. There was heavy damage to a car wash, a former convenience store and several other vacant commercial buildings. After daybreak, firefighters went door to door to aid people in need of help, said Genesee Township Fire Chief Steve McClain. “It’s a lot of damage,” he said. Mullaly said it would be a while before an accurate assessment of the damage could be completed. Faith Williamson heard what she described as the sound a bottle makes when you blow over top of it. A relative told her and her young daughter to get in the bathtub in their Rex Avenue home because it doesn’t have a basement. “Not even 15-30 seconds later, you hear ‘whoosh,’” she said. “It was so loud you could hear everything smacking against everything.” When she came out, she saw her car was smashed by a fallen tree. Some shingles had flown off the roof. “I’m grateful we made through it,” she said. Art Billington, 39, lives a few doors down on Rex and was in the garage when the storm hit. “I saw the trees bend, and
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Alejandro Diaz-Meza, 12, looks at damage to a sign while waiting for his school bus Wednesday. The tornadoes that hit, uprooted trees and signs across the area.
then start flying away,” he said. “My neighbor’s fence flew away, and I saw my sister’s barbecue grill sliding across the porch.” Billington said he was thankful neither he nor his family was injured. He never has been through anything like that before, he said. “At the time my heart was beating really fast,” he said. “It was really scary. It’s not something I ever want to go through again.” Shirley Collins had several trees and branches in her front yard, but her house was unscathed. She and her family went into the hallway as the storm went through. “It was like a howling sound,” she said. “As fast as it came, as fast as it went.” Picture a garage collapsed on top of another garage and that would pretty much describe James Shelton’s backyard. The tornado ripped behind Chatham Avenue, lifting his neighbor’s garage clear off the concrete slab and right on top of his. Somewhere under the rubble were his ladders, wheel barrows and tractors. “I looked out the back window and was like ‘oh my God,’” he said. “I’ve never seen anything like this before; and I’ve been through hurricanes when I lived down in Florida.” He described the tornado as “roaring” through and was gone in matter of minutes. “It was like bam, bam, bam, bam,” he said. “This whole entire house was just shaking.” Billy Anthony, 55, who owns a car wash on Saginaw and Juliah streets, was inside his business as storm that produced potential tornadoes rolled through the area. “It happened so quick, it was less than 10 seconds,” said Anthony. “The doors were rattling and shaking. Then I got to praying and shaking. The whole building was shaking.”
Tornado, high winds rip apart roofs, damage buildings near Byron Twister started near Britton and Grand River roads BY GARY RIDLEY GRIDLEY@MLIVE.COM
BURNS TOWNSHIP — Clifford and Kathleen Roupe were left marveling at the destructive power of Mother Nature after their South New Lothrop Road home was caught in the path of a tornado that cut a 10-mile swathe across rural southeastern Shiawassee County Tuesday night. The EF1 tornado near Byron had winds upwards of 100 mph and was one of three confirmed tornadoes in Shiawassee County Tuesday night, with two others in Perry and Morrice, according to the National Weather Service in White Lake Township. The Byron tornado started near Britton and Grand River roads and headed northeast before ending at Baldwin and Seymour roads in Gaines Township. Roupe said he was caught off guard by the storm and was trying to close the door to his home but couldn’t because it was being held open by the wind — that’s when he saw his garage get blown away.
He fled to meet his wife and two dogs in the home’s basement. There were no injuries. The roof of a barn behind their house was partially torn off and Clifford Roupe pointed to areas on the couple’s chicken coop that sustained damage from the flying debris. It appears the storm damage in Shiawassee County was concentrated mainly along a corridor south of Interstate 69 near Perry, Morrice and Byron, said T. J. Clark, coordinator for Shiawassee County Emergency Management. Wednesday morning, the trusses of the Roupes’ modest ranch-style home were exposed as fiberglass insulation and roofing lay strewn across their yard. The inside of their home was soaking wet after water poured in as heavy rains accompanied the strong winds. “It was like a waterfall,” said Kathleen Roupe. Their garage was completely gone. Portions of framed-in walls were scattered across their back yard. Items that were once stored inside the building were spread across the ground inside a now-askew cinder block foundation. “It’s just weird,” said Clifford Roupe, pointing to a steel chair that was twisted and screwed into the
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A Consumers Energy worker repairs downed power lines near Byron and Cole roads after a tornado pushed through Shiawassee County’s Burns Township. No one was injured. Utility crews worked throughout the day Wednesday to repair downed lines.
ground by the storm. A matching chair that was stored just inches away from its counterpart sat undisturbed as if nothing happened. It’s unclear how long officials will need to finish surveying the damage,
but Clark said it could be a lengthy process. “We do it as methodically as possible,” said Clark, adding that officials from Genesee, Shiawassee and other neighboring counties may work together to develop a response plan due
to the widespread damage from the storms. Consumer Energy crews were on the scene Wednesday repairing multiple electric lines that were brought down by the storm between Cole and Pittsburg roads from Durand Road in Shiawassee County to Duffield Road in Genesee County. The utility company reports that less than 200 people are still without electricity in the area but service is expected to be restored Wednesday afternoon. Burns Township Clerk Sharon Granger said she didn’t realize the severity of the storm until Wednesday morning when she got a call from her son. “I wasn’t paying any attention,” said Granger, 81. “I didn’t know all this was going on.” Granger said she didn’t hear any sirens when the storm pushed through, but she said that’s common for their small corner of the county. Numerous trees were down along the storm’s path and a small number of houses in the area sustained roof damage. But, for the Roupes, it appears the clean-up will be much more extensive than just cutting fallen trees. “I don’t know where to start,” said Clifford Roupe.
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Tom Mahaffy, left, reaches out to console his wife, Ashlee Mahaffy, who reacts as they walk through the remains of their totaled home Wednesday that was leveled by a tornado on Tuesday night at the 7400 block of Gale Road in Atlas Township. No one was injured in the tornado.
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A bent road sign rests warped on a lawn Wednesday after it was thrown by a tornado on Tuesday night at the 7400 block of Gale Road in Atlas Township.
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Paul Grossmann, above, bows his head while sitting on a downed tree in his backyard at the 4100 block of West Thompson Road as he reflects on the last 12 hours since a severe storm hit in Fenton Township, where at least 10 large trees were uprooted. Residents from Thompson Road in Fenton Township moving northeast to Torrey Road in Mundy Township reported seeing a tornado at about 10 p.m. on Tuesday. No injuries were reported, however, wind and downed trees caused significant damage to homes and property in the area. Residents worked Wednesday to start the process of cleaning their properties of the debris. Gary Rustin of G’s Tree Service, right, stands on top of Davison Resident Troy Wilson’s Pontiac Grand Prix on Wednesday morning at West Thompson Road in Fenton Township. The tree toppled onto his car during a tornado Tuesday night.
TORNADO TIMELINE BY BLAKE THORNE BTHORNE1@MLIVE.COM
GENESEE COUNTY — Here’s a timeline of the wild weather, and reported tornado sightings, that happened across Genesee County beginning Tuesday.
§ 3:30 p.m., Tuesday: Multiple — saying severe storms are electric power outages are possible throughout the reported in Genesee and evening. Shiawassee counties after a § 9 p.m.: The National Weather line of storms moves through Service issues tornado warnings for southwestern the area. The National and northern Genesee Weather Service issues a hazardous weather outlook County after a line of severe thunderstorms moved for southeastern lower through the area. Michigan — including Genesee § 9:02 p.m.: The NWS receives and Shiawassee counties
reports of a tornado spotted in Mt. Morris. § 9:30 p.m.: The storm leaves widespread damage and power outages after moving through southern Mt. Morris Township. Police block off numerous intersections near Carpenter Road and Saginaw Street. § 10 p.m.: NWS reports homes
destroyed on Hegel Road three miles east of Goodrich. People are reportedly trapped in homes. The NWS gets reports of a tornado spotted near Goodrich High School. Police in Goodrich report that a tornado touched down, destroying a house in Atlas Township and downing power lines forcing the closure
of Hegel Road. According to Consumers Energy, 627 customers were without power in the Goodrich area. § 10:02 p.m.: NWS reports that “a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Clio and moving east at 25 MPH.” The storm is expected to be near Mt. Morris, Thetford
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DESTRUCTION Susan Swanebeck described how firefighters helped pull more than 50 sheep from a barn that collapsed on her Torrey Road farm during a tornado. The storm tore through southwestern Genesee County around 10 p.m., Tuesday.
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Alejandro Diaz-Meza, 12, looks at damage to a speed limit sign while waiting for his school bus Wednesday morning, a block from Saginaw Street on East Downey Avenue in Mt. Morris, where tornadoes tore through homes, businesses, uprooting trees and tearing down power lines. All Beecher Community Schools were closed Wednesday.
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Debris from buildings and trees scatter across roadways Wednesday on Saginaw Street near the intersection of Carpenter Road in Mt. Morris, where tornadoes tore through homes, businesses, uprooting trees and tearing down power lines.
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Only a pile of debris and personal belongings remain after Clifford and Kathleen Roupe’s garage was ripped apart next to the couple’s Burns Township home during Tuesday’s tornadoes.
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TORNADO TIMELINE Township, Genesee and Otisville § 10:30 p.m. Fenton Township before 11 p.m. The National fire officials shut down Weather Service suggests Thompson Road — between residents to take cover, move to Jennings and Fairbanks roads an interior room on the lowest — to assess the damage. Residents report witnessing floor of a sturdy building and a “full-fledged tornado.” The avoid windows. If in a mobile home, a vehicle or outdoors, National Weather Service doesn’t yet confirm that a move to the closest substantial tornado did touch the area, shelter and protect yourself but do say that the damage from flying debris.
reports they received was advisory for eastern Genesee hurt in the storms. indicative of a tornado. County. “HAIL UP TO THE SIZE § 5 a.m.: National Weather Service § Midnight: Lapeer County OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS says there is a chance for more tornado warning is canceled and UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED thunderstorms for Wednesday. the storm in east Lapeer County WITH THESE STORMS... The storms, however, are not has weakened. Northeast ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN expected to be severe. AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS § 7 a.m.: Several area schools Genesee County is still under LIGHTNING,” reads the advisory. cancel classes for Wednesday. tornado warning and residents § 1:45 a.m.: The significant § 8 a.m.: An NWS meteorologist are encouraged to take cover. weather advisory expires. No confirms that a tornado swept § 1:07 a.m. Wednesday: The NWS one is believed to be seriously through a narrow stretch issues a significant weather
of South Gale Road in Atlas Township Tuesday night and said most of the heavy damage in the county was likely caused by small twisters as well. The meteorologist reports an area of soccer fields across the street from the destroyed home at 7463 S. Gayle Road gave the tornado a clear launching pad before it hit.
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GRAND BLANC — Grand Blanc West Middle School will premiere a film today that students helped create about the Civil War. The eighth-grade students worked with iMichigan Productions and Mott Community College media students to create “Michael J. Thorp’s The American Civil War Years,” according to a news release from the production company. Students in media production classes created two 30-minute programs about Michigan’s contributions to the Civil War. The shows are airing around the state on public television stations and community access education channels. “The students are excited about being part of the production that is going to public television. It has heightened their enthusiasm and expanded their knowledge of both the production aspects of video and the Civil War subject matter
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covered in their social studies classes,” said middle school teacher Michael Munley in the news release. The show features Civil War re-enactors and veterans who talk about the commitments after service in combat situations. “We hope the program helps young people better understand the concept of a ‘citizen soldier’ and why they go to war,” said Rodney Brown, iMichigan Productions producer/ director, in the news release. The premiere event will take place at noon on Thursday at the school for students and their families. Eighth-graders who worked on the episodes were: Zoie Powers, Mackenzie Shriner, Jonathan Voth, Nyari Weatherly and Bayleigh Ivan. Additional students who are now working on more episodes that will air later this year are: Keely Bradish, Destiny Plair, Graycin Haskins, Lauren Hammond, Taylor Carto, Hon Tippett, Max Behm, Tyler Schlichting, Andrew LaPointe, Razan AlSewari, Brenden Campana, and
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Tai Sims. “The experience has given the students a better understanding of how what they do in school is intertwined with the community that exists beyond our school walls. This has allowed the kids to be a part of a wonderful reallife experience,” Munley said in the news release. Also working on it were Mott Community College media students and interns: Jeff Ostby, Shanna Massey, Sean Stevens, Chad Osentoski and Vincent Hughes. The program recently received two 2013 Emmy nominations from the Michigan Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for Best Youth Program and Best Historical/Cultural Program, according to the news release. The first two episodes are airing now on the Grand Blanc Education Channel on Comcast at 7 a.m., 11 a.m., 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. For more information about air dates in your area visit http://www.americancivilwaryears.com/airdates.html.
Braemoor roads to get revamp BY DANA DEFEVER DDEFEVER@MLIVE.COM
GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP — Road work is expected to begin in Grand Blanc Township’s Braemoor subdivision in July. Residents within the subdivision got a first look at the project during an informational meeting Tuesday at the Grand Blanc Township Police Department. About 50 residents attended the meeting. The project will include resurfacing and installation of edge drains where necessary and repairing of catch basins. The subdivision entryway also will be removed and replaced. Sections of driveways will be replaced as part of project and lawns disturbed will be
restored with top soil, seed and mulch. Gerry Survant, president of the homeowners association, said the road, which is more than 20 years old, is in bad condition in some areas. The total cost of the project, which has not been bid out yet, is estimated $860,000. It will be paid for through a special assessment, which was petitioned for by residents and received township approval in August 2012. It will cost homeowners a total of about $8,447 over 10 years. The yearly cost will be added to residents’ winter tax bills. Grand Blanc Township Manager Keith Edwards said there are 100 lots in the subdivision, 98 of which with houses.
Richard Hill, design department manager with the Genesee County Road Commission, said residents will receive two days’ notice before the contractor begins construction nearby their houses. Only during the time that contractors are working each driveway itself, will residents not have access to their driveway, otherwise residents will be able to get to their driveways, he said. During construction a large temporary mailbox will be placed near the subdivision’s entrance for residents to still receive mail. Construction on the subdivision, which is located off of East Baldwin Road, is expected to begin mid July and be completed in October.
FLINT — Flint’s largest employee union is suing the city, claiming contract concessions imposed by former emergency financial manager Michael Brown are unconstitutional. AFSCME Local 1600 filed the lawsuit May 16 in Flint U.S. District Court claiming that the contract changes violated union members’ rights that are protected in the U.S. Constitution. Brown’s changes forced the union to accept 2.5 percent wage reductions, eliminated payout of unused sick and vacation time upon retirement and eliminated retiree health coverage for new hires. The union claims in the lawsuit that Brown “unilaterally imposed” changes in wages, hours and conditions of employment for union members in an April 2012 executive order and that the changes continue to be enforced by current emergency manager Ed Kurtz. Public Act 4, the state law governing emergency managers at the time, gave Brown
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sweeping powers to terminate, modify and renegotiate the city’s existing contracts. However, the union claims that the state law authorizing emergency managers and Brown’s subsequent changes are in direct violation of the Contract Clause of the U.S. Constitution. The union argues in the lawsuit that the Contract Clause bans states from passing laws “impairing the obligation of contracts” and that Brown’s decision substantially impairs the union’s collective bargaining agreement. Union officials claim they agreed to cuts previously when Kurtz served as emergency manager from 2002-2003. The lawsuit claims the union agreed to 10.4 percent acrossthe-board cuts — including a 4 percent wage decrease — saving the city millions of dollars. A 2010 agreement led to additional concessions, according to the union. The changes imposed in 2012 also violated the Due Process and Takings clauses in the Constitution, the union claims in its suit. The union is asking the court to declare that the changes imposed by Brown were unconstitutional. Sam Muma, president of Local 1600, could not be reached
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FLINT — If you thought the giant statue of himself that former Flint Mayor Don Williamson had outside his Davison Township home was over-thetop, wait until you see what he has planned next for the 8.5-foot bronze piece of art. “The statue is moving,” Wil- Don liamson said Williamson at Patsy Lou Chevrolet, Buick, GMC on Tuesday. Williamson and his wife, Patsy Lou, closed on a $1.75 million luxury home and equestrian facility in Ingham County’s Williamstown Township earlier this month. The statue will sit in front of a gated entrance off of Shoeman Road with 8-foot tall fences marking the entrance to the “Mayor Don & Patsy Lou Williamson Horse Farm,” he said. “It’s a huge amount of property, so you have to put something impressive there,” Williamson said, adding he’ll have another extravagant, gated entrance at his new home. The new property features a three-story, 6,945 square-foot home with seven bedrooms and 5.5 bathrooms. There also is an equestrian barn and arena that is more than 25,000 square feet, pool, a pond, tennis courts and 20 acres of woods. They’ll buy, sell and train horses at the new home, and his daughter will be in charge of the horses, Williamson said. Hands in his pockets, Williamson’s relic with its bronze suit, bronze necktie and a bronze haircut will sit atop the same 400-pound granite base that reads “The Colonel’s Inc. Founded by Donald J. Williamson May 10, 1984. His motto ‘Success is the best revenge.’” Williamson resigned as Flint mayor in 2009 just before he was about to be recalled. Less than two years after
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FLINT — A different voice delivered county Clerk-Register John Gleason’s request to boost the pay of a top aide Tuesday but the result was the same. The county Board of Commissioners still hasn’t budged on a request from Gleason to increase the pay and rank of administrative secretary Leslie Raleigh. Raleigh asked commissioners in a subcommittee meeting to make her Gleason’s administrative assistant rather than administrative secretary and to boost the starting salary for the position from $32,000 annually to $56,000. Raleigh characterized her hiring as administrative secretary as a mistake from the beginning and said she only quit a private sector job because she and Gleason believed commissioners would authorize keeping the position after former
administrative assistant Janet Davis retired from the county. But commissioners said Gleason — not Raleigh — should have asked for the change as the head of the department and criticized the clerk-register for making offers he couldn’t deliver. Gleason said after the meeting that the law allows him to hire Raleigh as his administrative assistant and chief deputy, said money to fund the higher salary already is built into his budget, and he planned to accompany Raleigh to the county Human Resources Department Wednesday to have paperwork changed to reflect her status. “I’ve been trying to be nice,” Gleason said, “but obviously, we haven’t accomplished (anything with) that.” Commissioners have said they never authorized Gleason to fill the position of administrative assistant. Commissioner Brenda Clack, D-Flint, told Raleigh she was put in a difficult position and
said her situation represented one of the things Gleason has “promised (that) he couldn’t deliver.” “You should not be going through this,” Clack said. “I think some promises were made that should not have been made.” Melissa Calvert, of Flushing, who worked six years for Gleason when he was a state legislator, filed a lawsuit against the county earlier this year, claiming he promised her a new job when he moved into county government but never delivered. Gleason said he only wants the staff that his predecessors had before the offices of clerk and register of deeds were combined in advance of last year’s election. He said commissioners have offered no support as he has tried to merge the offices without their help. “They voted to merge them, (but) they haven’t done a thing to (help) merge them,” he said.
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Train explosion from chemical cargo ROSEDALE, Md. — Authorities are attributing the explosion on a derailed freight train near Baltimore to the chemical cargo in one of the cars. CSX Transportation Co. spokesman Gary Sease said Wednesday that sodium chlorate in a car that derailed Tuesday in Rosedale exploded. He says the explosion ignited another chemical, terephthlaic acid, from a second derailed car.
Bachmann won’t run for re-election in 2014 WASHINGTON — Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, a favorite of tea party Republicans, said Wednesday she will not run for another term in the U.S. House. Michele Bachmann, who ran Bachmann for the Republican presidential nomination last year, announced her decision in a video on her website. Bachmann narrowly won a fourth term in 2012.
WASHINGTON — A record number of American women are now the sole or primary breadwinners in their families, a sign of the rising influence of working mothers, a new study finds. Mothers keep finances afloat in 40 percent of households with children, up from 11 percent in 1960. While most of these families are headed by single mothers, a growing number are married mothers who bring in more income than their husbands, according to a study released Wednesday by the Pew Research Center. As the numbers have shifted, however, public attitudes have remained mixed regarding the impact of working mothers on families. People are not at all sure that it’s a good thing. Demographers say the change is all but irreversible and is likely to bring added attention to child-care policies as well as government safety nets for vulnerable families. “This change is just another milestone in the dramatic transformation we have seen in family structure and family dynamics over the past 50 years or so,” said Kim Parker, associate
director with the Pew Social & Demographic Trends Project. “Women’s roles have changed, marriage rates have declined — the family looks a lot different than it used to. The rise of breadwinner moms highlights the fact that, not only are more mothers balancing work and family these days, but the economic contributions mothers are making to their households have grown immensely.” The trend is being driven mostly by long-term demographic changes, including higher rates of education and labor force participation dating back to the 1960s women’s movement. Today, women are more likely than men to hold bachelor’s degrees, and they make up nearly half — 47 percent — of the American workforce. But recent changes in the economy, too, have played a part. Big job losses in manufacturing and construction, fields that used to provide high pay to a mostly male workforce, have lifted the relative earnings of married women, even among those in mid-level positions such as teachers, nurses or administrators. The jump in working women has been especially prominent among those who are mothers — from
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37 percent in 1968 to 65 percent in 2011 — reflecting in part increases for those who went looking for jobs to lift sagging family income after the recent recession. At the same time, marriage rates have fallen to record lows. Forty percent of births occur out of wedlock, leading to a rise in single-mother households. Many of these mothers are lowincome with low education, and more likely to be black or Hispanic. In all, 13.7 million U.S.
households with children younger than 18 now include mothers who are the main breadwinners. Of those, 5.1 million, or 37 percent, are married, while 8.6 million, or 63 percent are single. The income gap between the families is large — $80,000 in median family income for married couples vs. $23,000 for single mothers. Both groups of breadwinner moms — married and unmarried — have grown sharply. Among all U.S. households with children, the share of married breadwinner moms has jumped from 4 percent in 1960 to 15 percent in 2011. For single mothers, the share has increased from 7 percent to 25 percent. How does the general public feel about that? While roughly 79 percent of Americans reject the notion that women should return to their traditional roles, only 21 percent of those polled said the trend of more mothers of young children working outside the home is a good thing for society, according to the Pew survey. Roughly 3 in 4 adults said the increasing number of women working for pay has made it harder for parents to raise children.
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Wife: I’m sorry for trusting abortion doctor PHILADELPHIA — The wife of a Philadelphia abortion doctor who helped at his clinic was sentenced Wednesday to seven to 23 months in prison. Pearl Gosnell, 51, said she is sorry for trusting her husband, who was convicted of murder in the deaths of three babies born alive at his clinic. Pearl Gosnell had pleaded guilty to racketeering and performing an illegal abortion.
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Official: Assad president until 2014 BEIRUT — Syria’s foreign minister laid out a hard line Wednesday, insisting Bashar Assad will remain Syria’s president at least until elections in 2014 and might run for another term, terms that will make it difficult for Syria’s opposition to agree to U.N.-sponsored talks on ending Syria’s civil war. Walid al-Moallem also said any deal reached in such talks would have to be put to a referendum.
Mother of baby trapped in sewer raised alarm BEIJING — The mother of the Chinese newborn trapped in a sewer pipe raised the initial alarm and watched the twohour rescue but did not admit giving birth until confronted by police, reports said Wednesday. The state-run, Hangzhoubased newspaper Dushikuaibao said police became suspicious when they found toys and blood-stained toilet paper in the woman’s rented room in the building where Saturday’s rescue occurred.
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§ There is a gender gap on attitudes. About 45 percent of women say children are better off if their mother is at home, and 38 percent say children are just as well off if the mother works. Among men, 57 percent say children are better off if their mother is at home, while 29 percent say they are just as well off if she works. § The share of married couples in which the wife is more educated than the husband is rising, from 7 percent in 1960 to 23 percent in 2011. Still, the vast majority of couples include spouses with similar education, at 61 percent. § The number of working wives who make more than their husbands has been increasing more rapidly in recent years. Among recently married couples, including those without children, the share of “breadwinner wives” is roughly 30 percent, compared to 24 percent of all married couples. The Pew study is based on an analysis of census data as of 2011, the latest available, as well as interviews with 1,003 adults by cellphone or landline April 25-28. The Pew poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.
Like your health care policy? You may lose it when reform kicks in BY RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — Many people who buy their own health insurance could get surprises in the mail this fall: cancellation notices because their current policies aren’t up to the basic standards of President Barack Obama’s health care law. They, and some small businesses, will have to find replacement plans — and that has some state insurance officials worried about consumer confusion. Rollout of the Affordable Care Act is going full speed ahead, despite repeal efforts by congressional Republicans. New insurance markets called exchanges are to open in every state this fall. Middle-class consumers who don’t get coverage on the job will be able to pick private health plans, while lowincome people will be steered to an expanded version of Medicaid in states that accept it. The goal is to cover most of
the nation’s nearly 50 million uninsured, but even Obama says there will be bumps in the road. And discontinued insurance plans could be another bump. Also, it doesn’t seem to square with one of the president’s best-known promises about his health care overhaul: “If you like your health care plan, you’ll be able to keep your health care plan.” But supporters of the overhaul are betting that consumers won’t object once they realize the coverage they will get under the new law is superior to current bare-bones insurance. For example, insurers will no longer be able to turn people down because of medical problems. Other bumps on the road to the new health care law include potentially unaffordable premiums for smokers unless states act to waive them, a new $63-per-head fee that will hit companies already providing coverage to employees and dependents, and a long-term care insurance program that had to
be canceled because of the risk it could go belly up The Obama administration did not respond directly to questions about the potential fallout from cancellation notices. Instead, Health and Human Services spokeswoman Joanne Peters released a prepared statement saying: “Beginning in October, individuals and small businesses will be able to shop for insurance in the marketplace, where we are already seeing that increased competition and transparency are leading to a range of options for quality, affordable plans.” For the most part, state insurance commissioners are giving insurers the option of canceling existing plans or changing them to comply with new federal requirements. Large employer plans that cover most workers and their families are unlikely to be affected. Seen as consumer safeguards by the administration, the new requirements limit costs paid by policyholders, and also expand benefits. That includes better preventive care. Prescription
coverage will be improved in many cases. The most important feature may be protection for your pocketbook if you get really sick: The new plans limit copayments and other out-ofpocket costs to $6,400 a year for individuals. About 14 million Americans purchase their health policies individually, a number expected to more than double eventually because of the new law’s subsidies and one-stop insurance markets. But the transition may not be seamless. “The impending changes ... have the potential to cause policyholder confusion,” said a recent memo from Iowa Insurance Commissioner Nick Gerhart to insurers. Though a Republican-led state, Iowa is helping to carry out major portions of the health care law. Nationally a considerable number of people could be affected by cancellations. Information from insurers is still dribbling in to state regulators. Some see an encroaching nanny state.
WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a prisoner who presents credible evidence of his innocence can overcome a procedural barrier that he waited too long to go to court. Federal law dictates that a state prisoner has one year from the time he is convicted to petition federal courts to say his conviction violated his constitutional rights — for instance, that he was deprived of effective counsel. But Justice Anthony Kennedy joined with the court’s liberal wing in ruling 5-4 that barring someone who has a credible claim of innocence from filing a habeas petition would be a miscarriage of justice. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who wrote for the majority, stressed that such instances would be rare. “The miscarriage of justice exception, we underscore, applies to a severely confined category: cases in which new evidence shows it is more likely than not that no reasonable juror would have convicted” the petitioner, she wrote. Besides Kennedy, Ginsburg was joined by Justices Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan. Justice Antonin Scalia wrote a blistering dissent for his fellow conservatives. He said that Congress was specific in writing the one-year limitation into the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, and that the court’s exception was “a flagrant breach of the separation of powers.” “One would have thought it too obvious to mention that this court is duty bound to enforce AEDPA, not amend it,” wrote Scalia, who was joined by Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito.
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Ex-aide to McCotter pleads no contest PONTIAC — A former aide to then-U.S. Rep. Thaddeus McCotter pleaded no contest to committing fraud on his nominating petitions in a case that knocked the Livonia Republican lawmaker off the ballot. Mary Turnbull, 59, of Howell, entered the plea Tuesday in Oakland County Circuit Court in Pontiac and faces sentencing in July. A no-contest plea is not an admission of guilt but is treated as such in sentencing. McCotter was disqualified from the 2012 congressional primary after the secretary of state’s office said he lacked the 1,000 valid signatures. He resigned last July.
Michigan fully entering wildlife protection effort LANSING — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder on Tuesday signed legislation aimed at strengthening wildlife protection in the state. Michigan is fully entering the Wildlife Violator Compact. The state Department of Natural Resources said it can suspend the hunting, fishing and trapping licenses of poachers who are found in violation in any of the compact’s other member states.
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MACKINAC ISLAND — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush says he is not currently thinking about running for president in 2016, but that doesn’t mean he won’t think about it at all. “My thinking is not to think about it for a year,” Bush said Wednesday at the Mackinac Policy Conference, a three-day event sponsored by the Detroit Regional Chamber that draws business and government leaders from across Michigan. “Life teaches you that you
need to make decisions in the right time. Not too early, not too late. And for me, making that decision will take time because it’s such a hard decision, as it relates to whether I have the right stuff to run and be successful at it. So I’m going to take my time on that. Check in maybe a year from now or 15 months from now.” Bush, 60, is the son and brother of former presidents who is often discussed as a potential candidate. Recent numbers from Public Policy Polling show he is running even with several other possible
Republican candidates, including Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. While party insiders such as Karl Rove, who helped his brother win the White House, have said that Bush would make a great presidential candidate, his mother has said she hopes he does not throw his hat in the ring. “He’s by far the best qualified man, but no. I really don’t think (he should run),” former First Lady Barbara Bush told NBC host Matt Lauer last month. “There are other people out
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Trial for man accused of driving drunk, killing 3 HIGHLAND PARK — A 30-year-old suburban Detroit man is heading for trial on accusations he was driving drunk when he crashed into a medical transport van, killing the driver and two kidney dialysis patients. Jeremy Yancey of Macomb County’s Chesterfield Township waived his preliminary examination Tuesday in Highland Park District Court. He faces trial in Wayne County Circuit Court on charges of second-degree murder, impaired driving causing death, and reckless driving causing death in the April 12 incident.
MSU sends false campus shooter alert EAST LANSING — Police at Michigan State University said the school’s emergency alert system sent out a false warning of someone firing shots on the East Lansing campus. Sgt. Dan Munford said the error happened about 6 p.m. Tuesday when the area received a tornado warning. He said the alert system mistakenly reported that there was an “active shooter” at Wilson Hall.
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LANSING — It soon will be Gov. Rick Snyder’s turn to sign off on Michigan’s next state spending plan for schools and state departments. One key bill providing some increases in state financial support to education got final legislative approval Wednesday in the Republican-led Senate
and soon should be headed to the governor’s desk. The other generally related to state departments and other programs is expected to get a final Senate vote next week, after which it would be sent to the governor. Both bills were approved by the Republican-led House earlier this week. The state government budget for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1 will be an estimated $49.5 billion,
up 0.6 percent from the current year overall including all revenue sources, according to calculations from Snyder’s budget office. That includes a general fund increase of 2.2 percent. It would have been a bigger increase overall, but the Republican-led Legislature so far is deciding not to accept additional federal money to expand Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
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MACKINAC ISLAND — Affirmative action legislation and quotas aren’t the answer to closing the unemployment gap between black and white Americans, said Robert L. Johnson, founder of Black Entertainment Television. Instead, Johnson recommends employers interview at least two minority candidates for jobs at the director level or higher. It’s based on the NFL’s Rooney Rule, which requires football teams to interview a minority candidate before hiring a coach or other certain high-ranking employees. “It’s not a mandate to hire; it’s not a quota. It’s building up a pipeline of people who could fill that job or a future job,” he told Michigan business and government leaders Wednesday at the Detroit Regional Chamber’s Mackinac Policy Conference. He said the policy should apply to companies’ selection of vendors. Black men and women account for less than 1 percent of Fortune 500 company CEOs,
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with. She is totally liberated, and God bless her.” Bush discussed his presidential ambitions, or lack therof, after a lengthy keynote address focused on education, immigration and the economy. Bush on Tuesday met with Republican lawmakers in Lansing, signed copies of his book in West Michigan and wrote on Twitter that he attended a Snyder re-election fundraiser hosted by members of the DeVos family.
BET founder offers alternative to quotas BY MELISSA ANDERS MANDERS@MLIVE.COM
Lawmaker seeks to crack down on bullying LANSING — A lawmaker said he wants to crack down on bullying and cyber bullying by making them a crime that could lead to jail time. Under a bill recently introduced by Rep. Dale Zorn, R-Ida, bullying and cyber bullying would be punishable by up to 93 days in jail or a fine of up to $1,000, or both. The bill also would let the court call for a mental health evaluation of someone convicted of bullying.
there that are very qualified, and we’ve had enough Bushes.” Jeb Bush, asked if he would consider his mother’s advice when making his decision on a presidential run, said only that he considered her a free thinker. “God bless her,” he said with a laugh. “All I can say is we all have mothers, right? And when moms get that age, particularly, that little regulator that exists — she didn’t have one to begin
L-U-D-I-N-G-T-O-N SPELLER ADVANCES
Arson blamed in playground fire QUINCY — Authorities said arson is to blame for a fire at an elementary school playground in southern Michigan. The fire burned Sunday at Jennings Elementary School in Quincy, destroying most of the playground structures and damaging the north side of the school. The school is in Branch County.
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush addresses the Mackinac Policy Conference on Wednesday.
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and the black unemployment rate has been much higher than that of the general population for decades, he said. “I want to give millions of other minority Americans, and by extension this country, a fair shot at success so that we can compete on a global basis in one of the greatest countries on earth,” Johnson said. Johnson, 67, has been cited as the nation’s first black billionaire. In 2001, he sold the BET cable television network to Viacom for $3 billion and focused his efforts on The RLJ Cos., ventures that includes everything from hotel real estate investment and private equity to nearly 40 automobile dealerships, an NBA franchise and a film production studio. He also owns OppsPlace LLC, an online network aimed at helping minority job seekers and vendors gain access to jobs and business opportunities. Not everyone agrees with Johnson’s support of the Rooney Rule. ESPN’s Howard Bryant recently published a column in ESPN The Magazine calling the NFL’s Rooney Rule a “piece of nonsense” that only offers “false hope and illusory change.”
FBI praises prison term for Hathaway BY KHALIL ALHAJAL KALHAJAL@MLIVE.COM
ANN ARBOR — Federal and state investigators spent months digging into Diane Hathaway’s real estate records before she was charged with bank fraud, and they praised a judge’s decision Tuesday to sentence her to a year and a day in prison. Hathaway, 58, was a Michigan Supreme Court justice before resigning and pleading guilty in January to bank fraud. She admitted to hiding assets in order to persuade mortgage bank ING Direct to forgive part of a loan on her $1.5 million Grosse Pointe Park home and approve its sale for $840,000. “Regardless of a person’s stature or position in life, we must all follow the same set of rules,” said Detroit FBI Special Agent in Charge Robert Foley in a statement. “In this case, an individual in a prominent position of public trust made extremely poor choices that have resulted in criminal activity.” U.S. District Judge John Corbett O’Meara ordered two years of supervised release after her prison term. Hathaway became a justice after defeating Chief Justice Clifford Taylor in the 2008 election.
A14 THURSDAY, MAY 30, 2013
THE FLINT JOURNAL
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he hasn’t. At the same time, I don’t want to have anyone mad at me. What should I do? — Caught in the Middle
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phillips dear abby him to level with Sharon. He keeps making excuses about why he hasn’t told her yet. He says he’ll do it — but each day he moves the discussion further and further back. When I talk with her, she tells me she has the feeling he doesn’t want to be married anymore. Please help. This is stressing me out. I want to let Grant tell her, but I feel I should say something because
Dear Caught: Step back and keep your mouth shut. You are in a nowin situation. It is Grant’s job to �nd the courage to tell his wife he made a mistake by marrying her. While it may be painful for her to hear, it probably won’t come as a shock, from what she’s telling you. You help neither of them by letting them discuss their marital problems with you instead of with each other. So do them both a
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favor and remove yourself from the middle. Dear Abby: I am a 7-year-old boy in the second grade. There is a girl named “Kate” in my class and she wants to marry me. She sits next to me and she is really annoying. What should I do? — Not Ready to Settle Down Dear Not Ready: Start running. And if she appeals to you when you’re about 14, slow down. Wr��e de�r abb� �� P.o. B�x 69440, l�� a�ge�e�, Ca 90069 �r de�rabb�.c��.
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Horoscope
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t����’� B�r�h��� (05/30/13). Follow your creative passions this year to pro�t. Try new things as opportunities abound. Attract partners, and share the resources. Organized bookkeeping shows you how to grow. What do you want over the long-term? Don’t worry about recognition; keep practicing and balancing for health. Take on leadership.
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ar�e� (March 21-April 19): Today is a 6 — Express your affection and re-count your blessings. Review your options, and keep a lid on costs. t��r�� (April 20-May 20): Today is a 6 — Launch or prepare to launch a project now. Provide facts. Figure out the costs so that you both pro�t. Heed a friend’s warning. Ge���� (May 21-June 20): Today is a 7 — Love your work and do it well. Consider the consequences of your actions. Create an artistic look. Add words to the melody.
When people have such a drastic change in their lives, as you did a year ago, it can have a profound impact. Getting a diagnosis of coronary artery disease or diabetes changes the way you think about your body. In addition, you started taking six or seven medications, made a big change in your diet and lost more than 15 percent of your body weight. Normally, when I see people who have increased their physical activity and made healthy changes in diet leading to the kind of weight loss you have experienced, I hear how much more energy they have and how much better they feel. The fact that you are fatigued and feel like you are getting recurrent infections leads me to be pretty con�dent there is something else going on. Unfortunately, the hard part is �nding out what. A low thyroid state (hypothyroidism) is a common cause of low energy and cold intolerance, so that needs to be checked right away. Medication side effects are possible, as well as more esoteric considerations. I am also concerned that your depression might not be entirely treated either. Revisit your primary doctor for a complete evaluation. Wr��e dr. R��ch �� t�y��rG���He���h@�e�.c�r�e��.e��
C��cer (June 21-July 22): Today is a 6 — Follow your creative impulse to advance your agenda. In a confrontation, gain insight from an experienced partner. le� (July 23-Aug. 22): Today is a 7 — Work your social circle. Accept a challenge, and let others state their positions. Accept a prize. The right words come more easily. V�rg� (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Today is an 8 — Venture farther out. The group ampli�es your excitement. Incorporate female energy into the mix.
l�br� (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Today is a 6 — Improve working conditions. Maintain objectivity, if possible. Put things back in order. Discuss insights with friends. sc�rp�� (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Today is a 5 — More responsibility leads to more income. Get on the same page as your partner. Invite guests over. s�g����r��� (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Today is a 6 — Compassion and passion are key today. Someone is standing for you. Your message is getting out.
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C�pr�c�r� (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Today is an 8 — Talk with others about your needs. You’re drawn to your partner. Accept a challenge if it pays well. Be careful not to be wasteful. aq��r��� (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Today is an 8 — You’re tempted to accept a challenge. A new idea makes it seem possible. Get inspired by music and the arts. P��ce� (Feb. 19-March 20): Today is a 5 — Take a social leap. Develop catchy marketing phrases. Allow for frustration. You’re gaining respect.
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by The Los Angeles Times
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THE FLINT JOURNAL
THURSDAY, MAY 30, 2013 A15
OPINION Here’s why Americans deserve the IRS CREATORS.COM
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ndividually, Americans do not deserve to be subservient to such a fearmongering, intimidating and powerful agency as the Internal Revenue Service; but collectively, we do. Let’s look at it. Since the Constitution was ratified in 1791, federal spending never exceeded 5 percent of gross domestic product, except during war. Today federal spending is 25 percent of GDP. State and local spending is about 15 percent. That means government spends more than 40 cents of each dollar we earn. If we add government’s regulatory burden, which is
WALTER E.
WILLIAMS OPINION simply a disguised form of taxation, the government take is more than 50 percent of what we produce. To squeeze that out of us, a government tax collection agency must be ruthless and able to put the fear of God into its citizens. The IRS has mastered that task. Congress has given it powers that would be deemed criminal if used by others. For example, the Fifth Amendment protects Americans against selfincrimination and having to
bear witness against yourself. Yet that’s precisely what we do when compelled to sign the income tax form. A Fifth Amendment argument can’t be used as a defense in a court of law. The IRS will counter that you voluntarily provided the information. If you’re in debt to a bank or other private creditor that wants to collect by garnishing your wages, it must first get a court order. By contrast, the IRS can garnish your wages without a court order. If your employer doesn’t obey the IRS, he will be held accountable for what you owe. At minimum, some IRS collection procedures violate a basic tenet of the rule of law — namely, the law applies
equally to individuals (and other private entities) and the government (and its officials and agents). Our Founding Fathers feared the emergence of an agency such as the IRS and its potential for abuse. That’s why they gave us Article 1, Section 9 of the Constitution, which reads: “No Capitation, or other direct, Tax shall be laid, unless in Proportion to the Census or Enumeration herein before directed to be taken.” A capitation is a tax placed directly on an individual, like income tax. The founders feared the abuse and government power inherent in a direct tax. In Section 8 of Article 1, they added, “But all Duties,
Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.” These protections were undone by the Progressive era’s 16th Amendment, which reads, “The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration.” If federal spending were only 5 percent of our GDP ($750 billion) — instead of 25 percent ($3.8 trillion) — there would be no need for today’s oppressive, complicated tax system. You might ask, “How could we be a great nation without all the government
spending?” When our Constitution was ratified, we were a weak and poor nation. One hundred forty years later, with federal spending a mere pittance of what it is today, we became the world’s richest and most powerful nation. No small part of this miracle was limited and unintrusive government. The bottom line is that members of Congress need such a ruthless collection agency as the IRS because of the charge we Americans have given them. We want what the IRS does — namely, to take the earnings of one American so Congress can create a benefit for some other American. Don’t get angry with IRS agents. They are just following orders.
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orrible customer service.” That’s what the newly fired IRS commissioner averred was the agency’s only sin in singling out conservative political groups for discriminatory treatment. In such grim proceedings one should be grateful for unintended humor. Horrible customer service is when every patron in a restaurant finds a fly in his soup. But when the maitre d’ screens patrons for their politics and only conservatives find flies paddle-wheeling through their consomme, the problem is not poor service. It is harassment and invidious discrimination. And yet both the acting and the previous IRS commissioners insisted that the singling out of groups according to politics was in no way politically motivated. More hilarity. It’s definitional: If you discriminate according to politics, your discrimination is political. It’s a tautology, for God’s sake. The IRS responds that this classification was for efficiency, to cut down on overwork. Ridiculous. How does demanding answers to endless intrusive and irrelevant questions, creating mountains of unnecessary paperwork for both applicant and IRS, reduce the workload? We are further asked to believe that a cadre of Cincinnati GS-11s is a hotbed of radical-left activism in
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KRAUTHAMMER OPINION America. Is anyone stupid enough to believe that? That’s why the IRS scandal has legs. And because pulling the myriad loose ends of this improbable tale will be the Senate Finance Committee, chaired by Democrat Max Baucus. So much for any reflexive administration charge of a partisan witch hunt. Last week, however, the issue was in the hands of the House Oversight Committee. It allowed Lois Lerner, the IRS official who had already apologized for targeting tea party groups, to read an opening statement claiming total innocence: “I have not done anything wrong. I have not broken any laws. I have not violated any IRS rules or regulations and I have not provided false information to this or any other congressional committee,” Lerner said. She then refused, on grounds of self-incrimination, to answer any questions. Perhaps not wanting to appear overbearing, Chairman Darrell Issa gave her a pass, pending legal advice on whether she had forfeited her Fifth Amendment shield by making a statement. Then again, Lerner’s performance may not have endeared her to the average viewer. Her arrogance reminded anyone who needed reminding why the IRS is so unloved. Try saying what she said — I deny, I deny, I deny, and I refuse to answer any of your questions — when you’re next called in for an
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IRS audit. Does the IRS scandal go all the way up to the top? As of now, doubtful. It’s nearly inconceivable that anyone would be stupid enough to have given such a politically fatal directive from the White House (although admittedly the bar is rapidly falling). But when some bureaucrat is looking for cues from above, it matters when the president of the United States denounces the Supreme Court decision that allowed the proliferation of 501(c)4s and specifically calls the resulting “special interest groups” running ads to help Republicans “not just a threat to Democrats — that’s a threat to our democracy.” That’s especially telling when it comes amid letters from Democratic senators to the IRS urging aggressive scrutiny of 501(c)4 applications. A White House can powerfully shape other perceptions as well. For years the administration has conducted a concerted campaign to demonize Fox News, delegitimizing it as a news organization, even urging its ostracism. Then (surprise!) its own Justice Department takes the unprecedented step of naming a Fox reporter a
co-conspirator in a leak case — when no reporter has ever been prosecuted for merely soliciting information — in order to invade his and Fox’s private and journalistic communications. No one goes to jail for creating climates of intolerance. Nor is it a crime to incessantly claim that those who offer this president opposition and pushback — Republicans, tea partiers, Fox News, whoever dares resist the sycophantic thrill-upmy-leg adulation — do so only for “politics,” power and partisanship, while the Dear Leader devotes himself to the nation, the middle class, the good and just. It’s not unlawful to run an ad hominem presidency. It’s merely shameful. The great rhetorical specialty of this president has been his unrelenting attribution of bad faith to those who disagree with him. He acts on principle; they from the basest of instincts. Well then, why not harass them? Why not ask the content of their prayers? Why not read their email? Why not give them especially horrible customer service? Waiter! There’s a fly ... Email: letters@ charleskrauthammer.com.
all it the revenge of the 1 percent. President Barack Obama bested Mitt Romney by portraying his Republican opponent as a rich businessman who used offshore tax havens and ran enterprises into the ground without regard for working people. Senators last week held a confirmation hearing for Obama’s nominee to be secretary of commerce: a billionaire who benefits from offshore tax havens, whose family owned a failed savings and loan, and who is accused by unions of mistreating workers. Turns out the wealthy didn’t lose the 2012 election; rather, the Republican rich lost to the Democratic rich. This is not to question the qualifications of Penny Pritzker, the Hyatt hotels heiress and Democratic mega-donor Obama nominated. I suspect she’ll be a fine commerce secretary when she is confirmed, as she surely will be. But her hearing was a reminder of how wealth is power in Washington. A multimillionaire president nominated a billionaire who raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for his campaigns, and he sent her to be confirmed by the millionaires’ club that is the U.S. Senate. “You will certainly have my vote,” Commerce Chairman Jay Rockefeller (average estimated net worth: $103 million, according to the Center for Responsive Politics) assured the nominee (net worth $1.85 billion, according to Forbes). “My hope,” said Virginia Democratic Sen. Mark Warner ($228 million), is “this committee will recommend you.” Missouri Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill ($22 million) told Pritzker, “I find it very refreshing to find someone who is stepping up like you are in this position.” Another committee member, Sen. Richard Blumenthal ($100 million), didn’t speak at the hearing but issued a statement calling the heiress “a longtime friend with a lifetime of business experience and acumen.” There wasn’t a mention during the two-hour hearing that the nominee had recently informed the committee that because of a “clerical error,” she omitted more than $80 million in income from the financial disclosures she filed. The hearing was in its closing minutes before anybody mentioned the tax havens. The ranking Republican, Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, did so almost apologetically, saying
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MILBANK OPINION he was “going to channel Sen. (Chuck) Grassley,” a Republican who is not on the committee who had said it would be “hypocritical” not to press Pritzker on “the kind of tax avoidance activity that the president dismisses as fatcat shenanigans for others.” “I am the beneficiary of offshore family trusts that were set up when I was a little girl,” the nominee replied. “I didn’t create them. I don’t direct them.” Neither Thune nor anybody else followed up, and the family’s stake in the failed S&L got similar treatment. The audience was packed with Hyatt workers representing “Unite Here,” a union that opposes Pritzker’s confirmation on grounds that Hyatt has “a broad pattern of labor abuses, including aggressive outsourcing, low wages and the mistreatment of housekeepers.” But the only senator to mention the union complaint was Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., who appeared content with Pritzker’s assurance that she has a “good relationship” with labor. Republicans likely went easy on Pritzker because they saw her as the most probusiness appointee they’re likely to get from a Democrat. And Democrats weren’t about to give an ally a hard time. Pritzker and her husband have donated nearly $1 million to federal candidates since 1990, almost all to Democrats, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. She raised at least $500,000 for Obama’s 2012 campaign and was his campaign finance chairman in 2008. She contributed about $120,000 to Democratic committees in the last two election cycles. This doesn’t mean the lawmakers were bought. But it does add to the impression that the nominee and her interrogators are all part of the same club of the wealthy and the powerful. About half the members of Congress have a net worth of more than $1 million, CRP found — about 15 times the worth of the typical American household. And it’s a bipartisan club, from Republican chairmen Darrell Issa ($480 million) and Michael McCaul ($500 million) to Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi ($94 million). The Senate’s wealthiest was John Kerry ($236 million), but he left to join an even more exclusive club. How exclusive? Well, it’s about to land a billionaire.
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he hasn’t. At the same time, I don’t want to have anyone mad at me. What should I do? — Caught in the Middle
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Dear Caught: Step back and keep your mouth shut. You are in a nowin situation. It is Grant’s job to �nd the courage to tell his wife he made a mistake by marrying her. While it may be painful for her to hear, it probably won’t come as a shock, from what she’s telling you. You help neither of them by letting them discuss their marital problems with you instead of with each other. So do them both a
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ar�e� (March 21-April 19): Today is a 6 — Express your affection and re-count your blessings. Review your options, and keep a lid on costs. t��r�� (April 20-May 20): Today is a 6 — Launch or prepare to launch a project now. Provide facts. Figure out the costs so that you both pro�t. Heed a friend’s warning. Ge���� (May 21-June 20): Today is a 7 — Love your work and do it well. Consider the consequences of your actions. Create an artistic look. Add words to the melody.
When people have such a drastic change in their lives, as you did a year ago, it can have a profound impact. Getting a diagnosis of coronary artery disease or diabetes changes the way you think about your body. In addition, you started taking six or seven medications, made a big change in your diet and lost more than 15 percent of your body weight. Normally, when I see people who have increased their physical activity and made healthy changes in diet leading to the kind of weight loss you have experienced, I hear how much more energy they have and how much better they feel. The fact that you are fatigued and feel like you are getting recurrent infections leads me to be pretty con�dent there is something else going on. Unfortunately, the hard part is �nding out what. A low thyroid state (hypothyroidism) is a common cause of low energy and cold intolerance, so that needs to be checked right away. Medication side effects are possible, as well as more esoteric considerations. I am also concerned that your depression might not be entirely treated either. Revisit your primary doctor for a complete evaluation. Wr��e dr. R��ch �� t�y��rG���He���h@�e�.c�r�e��.e��
C��cer (June 21-July 22): Today is a 6 — Follow your creative impulse to advance your agenda. In a confrontation, gain insight from an experienced partner. le� (July 23-Aug. 22): Today is a 7 — Work your social circle. Accept a challenge, and let others state their positions. Accept a prize. The right words come more easily. V�rg� (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Today is an 8 — Venture farther out. The group ampli�es your excitement. Incorporate female energy into the mix.
l�br� (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Today is a 6 — Improve working conditions. Maintain objectivity, if possible. Put things back in order. Discuss insights with friends. sc�rp�� (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Today is a 5 — More responsibility leads to more income. Get on the same page as your partner. Invite guests over. s�g����r��� (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Today is a 6 — Compassion and passion are key today. Someone is standing for you. Your message is getting out.
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C�pr�c�r� (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Today is an 8 — Talk with others about your needs. You’re drawn to your partner. Accept a challenge if it pays well. Be careful not to be wasteful. aq��r��� (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Today is an 8 — You’re tempted to accept a challenge. A new idea makes it seem possible. Get inspired by music and the arts. P��ce� (Feb. 19-March 20): Today is a 5 — Take a social leap. Develop catchy marketing phrases. Allow for frustration. You’re gaining respect.
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SPORTS SECTION Thursday, May 30, 2013
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Detroit releases WMU’s Carder
The Detroit Lions waived former Western Michigan quarterback Alex Carder on Wednesday. Carder’s release likely means former Cleveland Browns Alex Carder quarterback Thaddeus Lewis passed his physical Wednesday. Lewis was claimed off waivers Tuesday and met with team doctors Wednesday morning. Lewis will compete against Kellen Moore for Detroit’s thirdstring job during training camp. Detroit signed Carder as an undrafted free agent after April’s draft. He threw for 8,886 yards, 74 touchdowns and 36 interceptions in 38 games at Western Michigan. — Observations from Wednesday OTAs, B5
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MSU makes the cut Jahlil Okafor, the nation’s consensus No. 1 basketball recruit in the 2014 class, has Michigan State on his list of eight schools he will consider attending, he announced Wednesday on Twitter. The other schools on the 6-foot-10 center’s list are Arizona, Baylor, Duke, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky and Ohio State. “I like Michigan State,” Okafor told Chicago Hoops. “I love Coach (Tom) Izzo, and it’s not too far from home.” Okafor attends Whitney M. Young Magnet High School in Chicago.
WOLVERINES
Burke on the decline? According to one NBA draft analyst, a few pro scouts and general managers saw a few things in Trey Burke’s combine workouts that created a bit of concern. And, now, at least in ESPN.com insider Chad Ford’s book, Burke’s stock is on the decline. Ford dropped Burke down to No. 6 in his latest “Big Board,” citing lack of overall lateral quickness as a reason he could fall outside the top 10. The important thing, for Burke at least, is the reported interest from the Orlando Magic and the New Orleans Pelicans. Orlando has the No. 2 overall pick, New Orleans has the No. 6 picks.
SPARTANS
Nix works out Former Michigan State center Derrick Nix was happy to see a familiar face — Tom Izzo — before his workout in front of NBA talent evaluators at the Target Center on Tuesday in Minneapolis. “Highlight of my day,” Nix posted on Twitter. “Coach izz surprised me and came to watch me workout.” Nix heard from Izzo at a time when the 6-foot-9 big man faces the uncertainty in the NBA draft in June. “Coach said, ‘Never give up. Don’t be into the mock drafts all the time because some of that stuff is rigged,’” Nix told reporters. — MLive.com
UPDATE
Pirates 5, Tigers 3
RED WINGS CLIPPED IN GAME 7 BY SEABROOK, BLACKHAWKS
Tigers unravel in 7th inning
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HICAGO — Brent Seabrook scored at 3:35 of overtime Wednesday to lift the Chicago Blackhawks to a 2-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings in Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinals at the United Center. The Blackhawks advanced to the Western Conference finals against the Los Angeles Kings. The Red Wings showed resilience in reaching this point but ended up losing three in a row after taking a 3-1 series lead. It is only the third time in franchise history the Red Wings have squandered a 3-1 series lead. Seabrook skated the puck over the blue line and beat Jimmy Howard with a wrist shot from the high in the slot. It deflected off Niklas Kronwall and sailed over Howard’s outstretched glove. It marks the first time B l a c k h aw k s c o a c h Jo e l Quenneville has beaten the Red Wings in the playoffs. He now is 1-5. The Blackhawks appeared to take a 2-1 lead with 1:49 left in regulation on a goal by Niklas Hjalmarsson, who received a pass just as he entered the zone and blasted in a shot. But it immediately was waved off because referee Stephen Walkom was in the process of calling coincidental minor penalties for roughing to Kyle Quincey and Brandon Saad and had blown the whistle. The Red Wings’ surge at the start of the third period was spearheaded by Henrik Zetterberg, who tied it at 1-1 at the 26-second mark with his fourth goal of the playoffs. Gustav Nyquist made a nice chip pass over defenseman Johnny Oduya to Zetterberg, who fired the puck into an open net as Corey Crawford barely moved. Nyquist replaced Valtteri Filppula on the line with Zetterberg and Daniel Cleary. The Red Wings lost Filppula to an apparent ankle injury four minutes into the game, when he was slew-footed by Andrew Shaw near the Detroit bench. Filppula was going off for a change when he got involved in an altercation between Shaw and Zetterberg. The Red Wings did not reveal the extent of the injury. The Red Wings went 0 for 2 on the power play. They were 1 for 24 in the series (4.2 percent) against the top penaltykilling club in the NHL during the playoffs (40 for 41, 97.6 percent). Patrick Sharp opened the scoring at 1:08 of the second period with his seventh goal of the postseason, following a bad change by the Red Wings. Sharp capped a nice tic-tac-
Next game: Detroit (Doug Fister 5-2, 3.65) at Pittsburgh (Jeff Locke 5-1, 2.45), 7:05 tonight TV: FSD
Sanchez efficient through six frames before four runs score BY CHRIS IOTT CIOTT@MLIVE.COM
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Detroit Red Wings defenseman Niklas Kronwall, left, is checked into the boards by Chicago Blackhawks center Andrew Shaw during the first period in Game 7 Wednesday in Chicago. Below, Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard reaches to stop a shot during the second period.
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Blackhawks 2, Red Wings 1 (OT) Blackhawks win series 4-3
toe passing play during a threeon-one break. Sharp passed to Michal Handzus, who passed to Marian Hossa, who passed across the front of the net back to Sharp, who scored from a sharp angle. Chances were few and far between for the remainder of the period. Crawford stopped a pointblank opportunity by Corey Emmerton.
Later, Kronwall blocked a one-timer by Patrick Kane, who was set up by Jonathan Toews. Howard then made a save on Shaw, who broke free on a two-on-one with Viktor Stalberg. Th e f i rs t p e r i o d wa s
scoreless, but the Red Wings played well, getting off to the good start they needed Emmerton had their best scoring chance, getting stopped by Crawford during a two-onone with Brendan Smith early in the period.
PITTSBURGH — Anibal Sa n c h e z d o m i n a te d t h e Pittsburgh Pirates for six innings. But he fell apart in the seventh. Sanchez retired 19 of the first 21 batters he faced, but the Pirates knocked him around during a four-run seventh inning Wednesday night, and the Tigers fell 5-3. Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run home run in a three-run fifth inning for the Tigers. Sanchez needed only 66 pitches to get through the first six innings. When Garrett Jones singled with one out in MORE the seventh, he § Porcello became the first Pirates player strikes out 11 in n o t n a m e d Tuesday’s loss, Ne i l Wa l ke r B5 to reach base. Wa l k e r h a d singled in the first inning and hit a solo home run to lead off the fourth to give Pittsburgh a 1-0 lead. But after Jones singled, Sanchez issued his first walk of the game to Russell Martin to put two on with one out. Pedro Alvarez then smacked a tworun double to the gap in left center to tie the game at 3-3, and Travis Snider followed with a double off the wall in right to make it 4-3. Snider went to third on a wild pitch and scored on a squeeze bunt single by Jordy Mercer to make it 5-3. Sanchez pitched 62/3 innings, allowing seven hits, five runs and one walk. He struck out nine.
Key to the game
The Tigers stranded two runners in the first, second and fifth innings. They have scored runs in only one of their past 21 innings dating back to the seventh inning of their 6-5 victory Monday against Pittsburgh.
Grand Valley QB who won 3 national titles found dead Autopsy underway, underlying medical condition suggested BY ANDREW KRIETZ AKRIETZ@MLIVE.COM
BALDWIN — Lake County Sheriff Robert Hilts said the autopsy of former Grand Valley State University football quarterback Cullen Finnerty was undetermined Wednesday, meaning the medical examiner could not yet say exactly what caused Finnerty’s death.
The presence of any injuries sustained to the body were not severe enough to be the cause of death. They have, however, ruled out a heart attack as the cause of death. “We were hoping we would be able to find something coronary that might have been the cause, but that’s not the case,” Hilts said. Further inspections of the body, including toxicology testing, continued. Hilts did not suggest the presence of drugs or alcohol in Finnerty’s system but instead said there might be an underlying medical condition. Finnerty, 30, who led Grand
Valley to three Division II national titles and more than 50 wins in four years as a starter, went missi n g S u n d a y. Cullen His body was Finnerty fo u n d a b o ut 8 p.m. Tuesday in woods within a mile of where he disappeared, near the Bray Creek Campground on the Baldwin River, after an extensive search that included past and current players and coaches of the team. “There was no sign of any foul play at the scene,” Hilts
said, “(although), it looks like it might have been natural or medical reasons.” Finnerty’s family indicated he suffered concussions at Grand Valley. An autopsy could provide those details. Before he disappeared, Finnerty was in contact with his wife and said he was “uncomfortable” fishing in the area and that he had to get off the river, Hilts said. Finnerty was one of the best in a succession of standout quarterbacks during the emergence of a wildly successful period for the football program. “He was one of the all-time greats,” said GVSU football
coach Matt Mitchell, who arrived as an assistant coach at Grand Valley in 2004. “He won three out of the four national championships, so his legacy is obviously right up there among the all-time greats here.” Finnerty signed as an undrafted free agent in 2007 with the Baltimore Ravens. He was released in July before the preseason. He later was re-signed and was on the active roster for the final two games of the season but was not tendered a contract after the season. — MLive’s Peter Wallner contributed to this story
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B2 THURSDAY, MAY 30, 2013
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SCOREBOARD SCORES WEDNESDAY BASEBALL
Birch Run 7, Saginaw 0 Byron 10, Burton Bendle 3 Dryden 16, Burton Atherton 0 Flint Carman-Ainsworth 7-13, Lake Fenton 10-3 Grand Blanc 10, Lapeer West 3 Linden 12, Corunna 4 North Branch 4, Essexville Garber 1
BOYS GOLF Division 3 at Holly Meadows Golf Course 1. Lake Fenton 303; 2. Macomb Lutheran North 309; 3. Almont 318; 4. Allen Park Cabrini 353; 5. Richmond 358; 6. Capac 378; 7. Clawson 384; 8. Marine City 401; 9. Imlay City 413; 10. Algonac 1260. Division 3 at Hunter’s Ridge Golf Club 1. Lansing Catholic 320; 2. Williamston 334; 3. St Charles 344.
Grand Blanc’s Dass, Fenton’s Ballard represent Flint area
SOFTBALL
Birch Run 19, Saginaw 0 Byron 19, Burton Bendle 3 Essexville Garber 12, North Branch 0 Grand Blanc 6, Lapeer West 2 Linden 7, Corunna 5
GIRLS SOCCER
BY GREG TUNNICLIFF FOR MLIVE.COM
FLINT — The Flint area has produced more than its share of individual state champions, with sports such as golf, wrestling and track and field logging the majority of the hardware. Girls tennis has been on the other side of the pendulum, having boasted only three individual champions, with the most recent being Powers Catholic’s Shelley Brady at No. 2 singles in Division 3 in 1999. When the state tournament begins Friday, two No. 1 singles players appear to have the best chance of ending the area’s state championship drought. Grand Blanc senior Sabrina Dass will compete in Division 1 at Midland Community Tennis Center, and Fenton sophomore Madison Ballard will play in Division 2 at Grand Blanc, Fenton and Holly. “(Winning a state championship) has to be a combination of the players and their families,” Grand Blanc coach Don Leavy said. “It’s a family commitment. While the players can play by themselves, they need the support of their families.” While neither girl is seeded, both have draws that appear to be conducive to making lengthy runs. Dass has the most intriguing road, having to begin her quest with a rubber match against Hartland freshman Rachael Reichenbach. The Eagles’ standout beat Dass 7-5, 6-4 on April 25 before the Bobcats’ captain returned the favor 6-4, 2-6, 6-3, on May 14. If Dass wins her first match, she would face unseeded Aimee Moccia, of Livonia Stevenson, in the second round before getting a rematch with second-seeded Lexi Baylis of Clarkston in the quarterfinals. Baylis posted a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Dass on May 4. Grand Blanc has not had a girl reach the quarterfinals at the top flight since Kristin Atkinson advanced to the semifinals in 1998. Dass has a 17-6 overall record. “Usually (at the state tournament), I have different opponents than I have played all season,” Dass said. “(Playing familiar opponents) you know what to expect, there is nothing you haven’t seen before. I know I have a chance. I’m just going to play my best.” Unlike last year, Ballard won’t have a target on her back. The Tigers’ standout was the No. 3 seed in 2012 and suffered a tough three-set loss in the second round. She will start things off Friday against unseeded Arti Vaishnav of North Farmington. While her next two matches would be against seeded players, her resume includes victories over both potential opponents. Ballard would face thirdseeded Labina Petrovska, of Birmingham Seaholm, in the second round and most likely sixth-seeded and defending state champion Abby Perkins, of Mason, in the quarterfinals. Ballard beat Perkins, 8-4, in an eight-game pro set on April 28, 2012, and she downed Petrovska in a USTA tournament two years ago. “She doesn’t have the pressure of being seeded,” Fenton coach and Madison’s father Gary Ballard said. “You don’t have that expectation level for yourself. She has nothing to lose.” Madison Ballard has been nursing a right shoulder injury, which forced her to serve underhand at the regional tournament. She said that while her shoulder is not 100 percent, she recently began serving overhand with no pain.
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Former Washington Redskins player, Chris Wilson, talks to a group of high school athletes at a camp he hosted last summer at Atwood Stadium in Flint.
‘Reach for the stars’
NFL PLAYER HOPES TO INSPIRE FLINT-AREA YOUTHS BY ERIC WOODYARD EWOODYAR@MLIVE.COM
FLINT — On the eve of Father’s Day, NFL linebacker Chris Wilson will be mentoring local youths through his third annual free High School Football Combine Camp at Flint’s Atwood Stadium June 15. Wilson, a native of Flint, is also bringing Pro Bowl linebacker Lorenzo Alexander as a special guest. The NFL players will offer pro insight, while trying to restore the minds of inner city kids by teaching professionalism and goal setting. Each participant will receive a T-shirt plus get tested in the 40 yard dash, vertical jump, broad jump, shuttle and 225/185 pound bench press. They will also be weighed and measured, given professional instruction from Wilson and Alexander then fed lunch. After the drills, there will be informal educational and life skills segments to inspire the athletes. “We’re trying to knock down some of these oppressed walls to help people see further than the city limits,” said Wilson, who played for the Washington Redskins last season. “If I affect just one kid then it was all worth it.”
Wilson’s combine begins at 10 a.m. At Wilson’s inaugural camp in 2011, nearly 100 kids showed up but the event drew a smaller group in 2012. “I want all of the kids I come in contact with reaching for the stars,” Wilson said. “One of my slogans is: ‘Reach for the stars and even if you fall short, you still end up in the sky.’ I’m really going to be emphasizing regimen this camp when I talk to them as far as sports and on the spiritual side.” Alexander formed a relationship with Wilson nearly seven years ago as teammates with the Redskins. Although Alexander recently signed a deal with the Arizona Cardinals in the offseason — after a Pro Bowl year in Washington — he stayed committed to helping Wilson in Flint. This will be Alexander’s first time visiting the area but he is happy to make the trip for a good cause. “I’m going to do whatever Chris wants me to do. I plan on giving the kids a little food for thought,” said Alexander, who led the NFC in special teams tackles in 2012. “Obviously, playing ball and being an NFL player already makes kids attentive because they’re trying to get to where you’re at.”
Over the years, Wilson has watched multiple programs start up and diminish after brief periods. Although he lives in the Washington, DC area, Wilson is adamant about building a longstanding project that will last for many years. “Obviously, going through the whole process of what these kids are trying to do I realized that I myself was very blessed so I’m here to educate them from a sports, educational and spiritual standpoint,” Wilson said. “This is necessary.” Wilson, 30, is a free agent. He spent five seasons with the Redskins. He has registered 77 tackles and 6.5 sacks over the course of his career. After graduating from Flint Northern High School in 2000, Wilson wasn’t a major recruit but worked himself into becoming a Division II All-American at Northwood University in 2005 and a CFL Grey Cup champion with the British Columbia Lions in 2006. He’s enthusiastic about returning home to help others. “It’s going to be huge,” Wilson said. “I’m excited about the camp as always any time that I can give back.” For addition information on Wilson’s camp, visit: http:// cswfaithfoundation.org/.
Hill Road Hoops offers training camps Hill Road Hoops’ basketball training camps will host seven, four-day camp sessions, tailored to challenge the skills of youth ages 8-17. Players in fourth through eighth grades — or ninth-grade beginners — will attend from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., and the high school elite camp is from noon to 3 p.m. All camps are held Monday-Thursday, beginning June 10. “Our goal is to provide an affordable and fun way to not just keep kids busy during the summer months, but teach them lifelong skills through helping them hone skills that are important to them — in this case, basketball,” said Luke Lloyd, Hill Road Hoops owner and founder. Cost is $99 for one session, $175 for two sessions and $250 for three sessions. Lloyd played
SCHEDULE TODAY BASEBALL
New Lothrop at Montrose, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Burton Genesee Christian vs. Memphis, 4 p.m. Burton St Thomas More Academy vs. Dryden, 6 p.m. Clarkston vs. Grand Blanc, 5 p.m. Fenton vs. Clio, 7 p.m. Flint Carman-Ainsworth vs. Davison, 3 p.m. Lapeer West vs. Flint Kearsley, 7 p.m. Ortonville-Brandon vs. Lapeer East, 5 p.m. Rochester vs. Oxford, 7 p.m. Saginaw Valley Lutheran vs. Montrose, 5:30 p.m.
SOFTBALL
Grand Blanc at Fenton, 4 p.m. Unionville-Sebewaing at North Branch DH, 4 p.m.
BASEBALL DISTRICT TOURNAMENTS DIVISION 1 FLUSHING DISTRICT
June 1: Swartz Creek vs. Flushing, at Flushing High School, 10 a.m.; Flint Kearsley vs. Flint Carman-Ainsworth, at Flushing High School, 11:30 a.m.
LAKE ORION DISTRICT
May 29: Lake Orion 4, Waterford Mott 1 June 1: Clarkston vs. Oxford, at Lake Orion High School, 10 a.m.; Lake Orion vs. Waterford Kettering, at Lake Orion High School, 12:30 p.m.
ORTONVILLE-BRANDON DISTRICT
May 29: Grand Blanc 10, Lapeer West 3 June 1: Davison vs. Brandon, at Ortonville-Brandon High School, 10 a.m.; Lapeer East vs. Grand Blanc, at Ortonville-Brandon High School, 12:30 p.m.
WHITE LAKE LAKELAND DISTRICT
May 29: Milford 5, White Lake Lakeland 1 June 1: Hartland vs. Fenton, at White Lake Lakeland High School, 10 a.m.; Holly vs. Milford, at White Lake Lakeland High School, 12:30 p.m.
DIVISION 2 BAY CITY JOHN GLENN DISTRICT
May 29: Birch Run 7, Saginaw 0 June 1: Essexville Garber vs. Birch Run, at Bay City John Glenn High School, 10 a.m.; Caro vs. Bay City John Glenn, at Bay City John Glenn High School, 12:30 p.m.
CROSWELL-LEXINGTON DISTRICT
May 30: Yale vs. Croswell-Lexington, at CroswellLexington High School, 3 p.m. June 1: Imlay City vs. Yale/Croswell-Lexington winner, at Croswell-Lexington High School, 10 a.m.; North Branch vs. Otisville LakeVille Memorial, 12 p.m.
GOODRICH DISTRICT
June 1: Mt Morris vs. Clio, at Goodrich High School, TBA; Goodrich vs. Flint Northern, at Goodrich High School, 10 a.m.
MONTROSE HILL-MCCLOY DISTRICT
May 29: Chesaning vs. Flint Hamady, at Montrose Hill-McCloy High School, 4:30 p.m. June 1: Montrose vs. Flint Beecher, at Montrose Hill-McCloy High School, 10 a.m.; Flint Powers Catholic vs. Chesaning/Flint Hamady winner, at Montrose Hill-McCloy High School, 12 p.m.
DURAND DISTRICT
May 29: Byron 10, Burton Bendle 3 June 1: Durand vs. Byron, at Durand High School, 10 a.m.; Flint Southwestern vs. Burton Bentley, at Durand High School, 12:30 p.m.
his high school career at Flint Southwestern Academy. He also played Division I basketball at Morehead State and Campbellsville University in Kentucky. After college, he played professionally overseas for seven years. For information, email buddharams1@gmail.com or call 810-766-4667.
BASKETBALL
Classic planned for June 21 The HIGHRISE 3-on-3 basketball classic is June 21 from 10 p.m.-6 a.m. at Hill Road Hoops. For a $25 player fee, boys and girls in grades 9-12 can participate in the doubleelimination tourney. There is a $2 admission fee for non-participants. Each team is guaranteed at least three games. For more information, contact tournament organizers Aaron Jackson at (810) 250-3871 or Dion Boose at (810) 336-7626. — Eric Woodyard, Mlive.com
§ To report game results, please contact MLive at 877-270-9533, fax 877-271-4518 or email to prepsports@mlive.com. To view results online, go to mlive.com/flpreps FLUSHING DISTRICT
June 1: Flint Kearsley vs. Flint Carman-Ainsworth, at Flushing High School, 10 a.m.; Swartz Creek vs. Flushing, at Flushing High School, 11:30 a.m.
GOODRICH DISTRICT
June 1: Clio vs. Mt Morris, at Goodrich High School, 10 a.m.; Goodrich vs. Flint Northwestern, at Goodrich High School, 12 p.m.
LAKE ORION DISTRICT
May 29: Waterford Mott vs. Lake Orion, at Lake Orion High School, 4:30 p.m. June 1: Semifinals, at Lake Orion High School, 10 a.m.; Oxford vs. Clarkston, at Lake Orion High School, 12 p.m.
ORTONVILLE-BRANDON DISTRICT
May 29: Grand Blanc 6, Lapeer West 2 June 1: Grand Blanc vs. Lapeer East, at OrtonvilleBrandon High School, 10 a.m.; Brandon vs. Davison, at Ortonville-Brandon High School, 12:30 p.m.
WHITE LAKE LAKELAND DISTRICT
May 30: Milford vs. White Lake Lakeland, at White Lake Lakeland High School, 2:30 p.m. June 1: Fenton vs. Hartland, at White Lake Lakeland High School, 10 a.m.; Holly vs. Milford/White Lake Lakeland winner, at White Lake Lakeland High School, 11:30 a.m.
DIVISION 2
BOYS GOLF
Division 4 District at Mount Pleasant Country Club: Burton Bentley, Burton St Thomas More Academy Division 3 District at The Timbers Golf Course: Birch Run, Flint Powers Catholic, Flint Southwestern, Millington, Mt Morris Division 2 District at Lapeer Country Club: Clio, Corunna, Flint Kearsley, Flint Northern, Flint Northwestern, Goodrich, Lapeer East, Lapeer West, Linden, North Branch, Owosso
DIVISION 3
AREA BRIEFS BASKETBALL
Birch Run 1, Millington 0 Flint Kearsley 2, Goodrich 1 Flint Powers Catholic 2, Frankenmuth 1 Grand Blanc 4, Flushing 0 Lake Fenton 6, Perry 1 Marine City 5, Imlay City 0 Ovid-Elsie 8, Flint Southwestern 0
COACHES
LAKE FENTON DISTRICT
May 29: Linden 12, Corunna 4 June 1: Lake Fenton vs. Linden, at Lake Fenton High School, 10 a.m.; Ovid-Elsie vs. Owosso, at Lake Fenton High School, 12 p.m.
MILLINGTON DISTRICT
May 29: Reese 13, Vassar 0 June 1: Millington vs. Reese, 10 a.m.; Frankenmuth vs. Bridgeport, 12 p.m.
DIVISION 4 DRYDEN DISTRICT
May 29: Dryden 16, Burton Atherton 0 June 1: Burton Genesee Christian vs. Dryden, at Dryden High School, 10 a.m.; Genesee vs. New Lothrop, at Dryden High School, 12:30 p.m.
SOFTBALL DISTRICT TOURNAMENTS DIVISION 1 DURAND DISTRICT
May 29: Byron 19, Burton Bendle 3 June 1: Burton Bentley vs. Flint Southwestern, at Durand High School, 10 a.m.; Byron vs. Durand, at Durand High School, 12 p.m.
BAY CITY JOHN GLENN DISTRICT
May 29: Birch Run 19, Saginaw 0 June 1: Bay City John Glenn vs. Caro, at Bay City John Glenn High School, 10 a.m.; Birch Run vs. Essexville Garber, at Bay City John Glenn High School, 12 p.m.
MONTROSE HILL-MCCLOY DISTRICT
May 29: Flint Hamady vs. Chesaning, at Montrose Hill-McCloy High School, 4:30 p.m. June 1: Flint Powers Catholic vs. Flint Hamady/ Chesaning winner, at Montrose Hill-McCloy High School, 10 a.m.; Flint Beecher vs. Montrose, at Montrose Hill-McCloy High School, 12 p.m.
DIVISION 3 CROSWELL-LEXINGTON DISTRICT
May 30: Croswell-Lexington vs. Yale, at CroswellLexington High School, 3 p.m. June 1: North Branch vs. Otisville LakeVille Memorial, at Croswell-Lexington High School, 10 a.m.; Imlay City vs. Croswell-Lexington/Yale winner, at Croswell-Lexington High School, 12 p.m.
DRYDEN DISTRICT
June 1: Genesee vs. Burton Atherton, at Dryden High School, 10 a.m.; Dryden vs. New Lothrop, at Dryden High School, 12:30 p.m.
LAKE FENTON DISTRICT
May 29: Linden 7, Corunna 5 June 1: Owosso vs. Ovid-Elsie, at Lake Fenton High School, 10 a.m.; Linden vs. Lake Fenton, at Lake Fenton High School, 12 p.m.
MILLINGTON DISTRICT
May 29: Reese 16, Vassar 1 June 1: Frankenmuth vs. Bridgeport, at Millington High School, 10 a.m.; Reese vs. Millington, at Millington High School, 12 p.m
SOCCER DISTRICT TOURNAMENTS DIVISION 1 DAVISON DISTRICT
May 28: Clarkston 3, Waterford Kettering 0; Davison 4, Waterford Mott 0 May 29: Grand Blanc 4, Flushing 0 May 30: Davison vs. Flint Carman-Ainsworth, at Flint Carman-Ainsworth High School, 3 p.m.; Grand Blanc vs. Clarkston, at Flint Carman-Ainsworth High School, 5 p.m.
FENTON DISTRICT
May 28: Fenton 6, Owosso 0 May 29: Linden vs. Swartz Creek, at Fenton High School, 4 p.m. May 30: Flint Northwestern vs. Linden/Swartz Creek winner, at Fenton High School, 5 p.m.; Clio vs. Fenton, at Fenton High School, 7 p.m.
ROCHESTER HILLS STONEY CREEK DISTRICT
May 28: Rochester Adams 2, Rochester Hills Stoney Creek 1; Utica Eisenhower 3, Romeo 0; Rochester 2, Lake Orion 0 May 30: Utica Eisenhower vs. Rochester Adams, at Rochester High School, 5 p.m.; Oxford vs. Rochester, at Rochester High School, 7 p.m.
DIVISION 2 LAPEER WEST DISTRICT
May 28: Lapeer West 7, Holly 0; Lapeer East 5, North Branch 1 May 29: Flint Kearsley 2, Goodrich 1 May 30: Lapeer East vs. Brandon, at Lapeer West High School, 5 p.m.; Flint Kearsley vs. Lapeer West, at Lapeer West High School, 7 p.m. May 31: Lapeer East/Brandon winner vs. Flint Kearsley/Lapeer West winner, at Lapeer West High School, 7 p.m.
DIVISION 3 CORUNNA DISTRICT
May 28: Lake Fenton 8, Chesaning 0; Perry 2, Corunna 0; Ovid-Elsie 2, Durand 0 May 29: Lake Fenton 6, Perry 1; Ovid-Elsie 8, Flint Southwestern 0 June 1: Ovid-Elsie vs. Lake Fenton, at Durand High School, 10 a.m.
FLINT POWERS CATHOLIC DISTRICT
May 28: Frankenmuth 11, Otisville LakeVille Memorial 0; Flint Powers Catholic 8, Mt Morris 0; Millington 5, Caro 1 May 29: Flint Powers Catholic 2, Frankenmuth 1; Birch Run 1, Millington 0 May 31: Birch Run vs. Flint Powers Catholic, at Flint Powers Catholic High School, 5 p.m.
DIVISION 4 BYRON DISTRICT
May 29: Saginaw Valley Lutheran 5, Byron 2 May 30: Saginaw Nouvel vs. Saginaw Arts & Sciences Academy, at Saginaw Nouvel High School, 5:30 p.m.; Montrose vs. Saginaw Valley Lutheran, at Byron High School, 5:30 p.m. June 1: Montrose/Saginaw Valley Lutheran winner vs. Saginaw Nouvel/Saginaw Arts & Sciences Academy winner, at Byron High School, 11 a.m.
GENESEE CHRISTIAN DISTRICT
May 28: Memphis 9, Kimball New Life Christian 1; Burton Genesee Christian 4, Landmark Academy 0; Burton St Thomas More Academy 9, Brown City 2 May 30: Memphis vs. Burton Genesee Christian, at Genesee Christian, 4 p.m.; Dryden vs. Burton St Thomas More Academy, at Genesee Christian, 6 p.m. May 31: Memphis/Burton Genesee Christian winner vs. Dryden/Burton St Thomas More Academy winner, at Genesee Christian, 5 p.m.
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Grand Blanc advances in baseball tourney Grand Blanc earned a 10-3 win over Lapeer West in the opening round of the Division 1 district tournament on Wednesday. Grand Blanc five runs in the fourth inning. Senior, Brendan Carlson earned the win on the mound for Grand Blanc, throwing five strikeouts. “The key for us tonight was Carlson not giving up an earned run,” Grand Blanc coach J.D. Wheeler said. “He really did a stand out job for us tonight. I told him that it was his game.” Thomas Daffern went 2-of-2 with two doubles and three RBIs.
BOYS GOLF
Lake Fenton wins For the first time since 1995, the Lake Fenton boys golf team won the Division 3, district championship, winning by six strokes with a 303 team score on Wednesday at Holly Meadows Golf Course. Macomb Lutheran North finished in second with 309. Almont (318), Allen Park Cabrini (353), Richmond (358) and Capac (378) closed out the top-six qualifying teams. Kyle Beadle (Algonac, 77), Tyler Wawrzyniak (Marine City, 83), Kaleb Schreck (Algonac 85), Elvis Martinez (Clawson, 86), Nick Morocco (Imlay City, 93) and Gordon Gray (Clawson, 95) qualified
individually for the regional tournament. Merrick George led the Devils shooting a 1-under-par 71 at the 18-hole the event.
BOYS GOLF
Lakeland earns title White Lake Lakeland won the KLAA Lakes Conference Tournament with 144 points on Tuesday at the Tyrone Hills Country Club. Brighton and Hartland tied for second at 148, followed by Howell (151), Milford (152) and Grand Blanc (155).Grand Blanc’s Alex Finsterwald, Howell’s Nick Park, White Lake Lakeland’s Justin Pahl and Waterford Mott’s Austin Sereno tied for first place with a 2-under-par 34. — MLive.com
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THURSDAY, MAY 30, 2013 B3
LOCAL SPORTS Talented teams looking ahead to long tourney runs
HIGH SCHOOL RANKINGS
Several schools capable of advancing to regionals BY ROSS MAGHIELSE RMAGHIEL@MLIVE.COM
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Lake Fenton’s Sidney Scott leads the ball down the field during a regular-season game against Holly. Lake Fenton is enjoying one of the best seasons in school history and will play for the Division 3 district championship Saturday.
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LINT — No surprises so far. There is, of course, plenty of time for that to change — and history suggests it likely will — but through the early portion of the spring state tournaments, Flint-area teams and individuals expected to go far have lived up their billing. The Fenton, Davison, Lapeer West and Powers Catholic girls soccer teams are through to the next round. Area track powers Grand Blanc and Carman-Ainsworth will be well represented at the boys state finals. Grand Blanc’s Sabrina Dass and Fenton’s Madison Ballard — two of Genesee County’s top tennis talents — are also competing for a state title this weekend. Several baseball and softball district-opener games were rained out Tuesday, but there will be a full slate of intriguing matchups Saturday as teams get set to conclude districts. We’ve ranked teams in select sports all season, and most still are alive. Here’s a look at our top-five rankings for baseball, boys golf, softball and girls soccer:
Baseball
1. Flushing — The Raiders had their final scheduled regular-season game, against Fenton on Tuesday, cance led, but it’s not a team that needs a tune-up for the postseason. Flushing has rolled this season and faces Swartz Creek in a district semifinal Saturday morning. 2. Davison — Davison took some lumps this past
weekend, playing in the Champions Tournament in Flint on Friday and Saturday and then the Division 1 title game of the Tom Cole Greater Flint Area Tournament — an 8-3 loss to Linden — Monday. Yet, the Cardinals were a bit shorthanded and, if back to full strength for Saturday, they should be fine. 3. Durand — The Railroaders ended their regular season Friday by hanging 29 runs on Corunna. In one game. Durand is the best team in its district and could prove to be one of the best in Division 3. 4. Mt. Morris — Mt. Morris capped off a great regular season with a 7-4 victory over Lake Fenton on Memorial Day in the Division 2 final of the Tom Cole Greater Flint Area Tournament. The Panthers have pitching, some power bats and play good defense. A recipe for success. 5. Goodrich — The Martians are on a crash course to face Mt. Morris for a district championship. The GAC rivals have met three teams this year, with Mt. Morris holding the 2-1 series edge. Goodrich has a longer and more recent history of playoff success, though.
Softball
1. Swartz Creek — The Dragons received honorable mention in the Division 1 top-10 softball rankings. They could prove to be much better than that over the next couple of weeks. 2. Grand Blanc — Grand Blanc fell to Plymouth 4-0 in the KLAA championship game last week, but the Bobcats have had a great season and won’t be intimidated by the level of competition they’ll face early in the Division 1 tournament.
3. Linden — The Eagles soared past the 20-win plateau this season and could be a dangerous team some might overlook. Linden’s lineup is capable of putting together a big inning at any time. 4. Lake Fenton — The biggest challenge for Lake Fenton will be adjusting to the competition of the Division 2 state tournament, after moving up from Division 3 this year. The Blue Devils have the confidence, though. 5. Goodrich — Goodrich scored a big nonconference win over Troy last week to end the regular season. Hannah England likely will get the ball for Saturday’s districts and is capable of pitching a gem.
Girls soccer
1. Fenton — The Tigers remained in cruise control Tuesday, beating Owosso 6-0 in a first-round district game. A win today against Clio will put them into a district championship game Saturday. 2. Grand Blanc — Grand Blanc faced Flushing Wednesday night, where it had a chance to move on to a district semifinal against a good Clarkston team. Greg Kehler’s teams typically play their best soccer this time of year. 3. Davison — The Cardinals move up a spot in this week’s rankings after beating Waterford Mott 4-0 in a firstround district game Tuesday. 4. Lapeer West — Lapeer West easily advanced past Holly Tuesday and could be on a path to face Lapeer East for a district championship Saturday. That game would be played in Lapeer. 5. Lake Fenton — Lake Fenton may hold the No. 5 spot in this poll, but the Blue
Devils have the talent to be the last girls soccer team from standing from Genesee County. With Powers Catholic having somewhat of a down year, the Blue Devils have a great opportunity to make a run in Division 3.
Boys golf
1. Fenton — Fenton and Swartz Creek have traded the top spot all season, but the Tigers have a bit more momentum right now. Well, one stroke’s worth of momentum. They edged the Dragons in the Flint Metro League tournament last week and also have the benefit of hosting the district tournament at Coyote Preserve Golf Club. 2. Swartz Creek — Last season, Swartz Creek was a surprise winner at its district, beating traditionally strong teams such as Davison, Lapeer West, Traverse City Central and others. It won’t be much of a surprise to see the Dragons do that again Friday. 3. Powers Catholic — Bob Beach likes his team and said earlier in the year it was one that could be miles better by season’s end than when it began. The Chargers will try to prove that to be true with today’s district tournament at Timbers Golf Club in Vassar. 4. Lake Fenton — The Blue Devils qualified as a team for the state finals last season and have the potential to do so again. Merrick George certainly will be in the running as an individual. 5. Davison — Davison is an underdog, for a change, in this year’s early rounds of the state tournament. That doesn’t mean the Cardinals can’t pull off a surprise and get through districts and regionals.
FENTON — Soccer season could be the busiest remaining sport of the spring in the Flint area. Although not always the case, this year’s crop of soccer teams features several teams capable of making extended runs in their respective state tournaments. Some district-opening games were played Tuesday with the majority of the semifinal games taking place today. All district championship games in the area will be played Friday or Saturday. Here’s a breakdown of this week’s playoff soccer action:
Toughest district
Division 1 at Carman-Ainsworth: Davison, the reigning Saginaw Valley League South champion, defeated Waterford Mott on Tuesday and is set to take on Carman-Ainsworth at 3 p.m. today. The Cardinals, theoretically, should win that game and already beat the Cavaliers this season. Yet, sometimes home-field advantage can tip the scale in a one-and-done playoff situation. The other side of this bracket features Grand Blanc and Clarkston, two good teams who play tough competition on a nightly basis in their respective conferences. Grand Blanc has the skills of forward Annie Walker at its disposal and Walker was outstanding in the state tournament for the Bobcats last year. This game will also be played today. Projected winner: Davison.
Easiest road to regionals
Fenton: The Tigers host their own Division 2 district and already defeated Owosso 6-0 Tuesday. They face a goodbut-not-great Clio team at 7 tonight and likely will be awaiting the winner of Linden and Flint Northwestern in Saturday’s 11 a.m. district final. Northwestern faces either the Eagles or Swartz Creek today. Fenton went unbeaten in the Metro League this season, beating Swartz Creek and Linden by a
combined score of 10-2. Fenton’s road gets tougher in the regional round, but the Tigers are a better team than the one that came up short in the regional semifinals last season.
Best chance at states
Lake Fenton: Lake Fenton might not be the best team in the area, but with the way their talent matches up against their opponents in Division 3, they have a chance to go the furthest. The Blue Devils are far more talented than any team in their district and easily beat Chesaning Tuesday, 8-0. They’ll likely face Ovid-Elsie in Saturday’s 10 a.m. final. Even in regionals, Lake Fenton could be in good shape. Frankenmuth or Flint Powers Catholic might make a tough opening round regional game, but Lake Fenton has a surplus of scoring and a goalie that’s given up just seven goals all season.
Darkhorse
Lapeer West: The Panthers were impressive in a 7-0 rout of Holly Tuesday and will face either Goodrich or Kearsley at 7 tonight. West is also hosting its district and would face either Ortonville Brandon or Lapeer East Friday at 7 p.m. for a district title. The Panthers won a district title last season and have much of that team back.
Other districts
Division 3 at Flint Powers: Today’s semifinals pit Flint Powers against Frankenmuth at 4:30 p.m. followed by Millington and Birch Run. The district final is 5 p.m. Saturday. Division 4 at Burton Genesee Christian: Genesee Christian faces Memphis at 4 p.m. Thursday followed by Dryden and Burton St. Thomas More. The district final is scheduled for Friday at 5 p.m. Division 4 at Byron: Montrose takes on either Byron or Saginaw Valley Lutheran at 5:30 p.m. today at Byron and Saginaw Nouvel faces Saginaw Arts & Sciences at Saginaw Nouvel, also today at 5:30. The district championship game is 11 a.m. Saturday at Byron. Email: rmaghiel@mlive.com
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Fenton junior Baylee Adams celebrates with her team after scoring in a recent game against Lapeer East.
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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP GIRLS SOCCER
Davison shuts out Waterford Mott Host Davison scored two goals in each half to record a 4-0 win over Waterford Mott in the opening round of the Division 1 girls soccer districts Tuesday. Alayna Hilgendorf recorded two goals and one assist to lead Davison (11-3-2), while Alyssa Burke and Casey
Wangler added goals. Ashley Haines made four saves to record the shutout. “Waterford Mott came out with a lot of energy, and I felt like we were playing the game at their pace,” Davison coach Marc Pittenger said. “We started to get back on track halfway through the first half and started to take control. In the second half, we just had more depth, and we were able to wear them down.” Davison plays at Carman-Ainsworth (3-10-1) at 3 p.m. today.
GIRLS SOCCER
Big win for Genesee Chr. Host Genesee Christian scored two goals in each half to record a 4-0 shutout win over Kimball Landmark Academy in the first round of Division 4 girls district action on Tuesday. Alli Colby scored two goals to lead Genesee Christian (11-4-1), while Patty Badour and Alexis Van Valin each added one. Bekah Estes recorded the shutout. “We played well,
and we are coming together as a team at the right time,” Genesee Christian coach Chris Rainear said. “Hopefully, we can continue this level of play for the rest of the postseason and play up to our competition level.”
GIRLS SOCCER
Team effort for Fenton Six Fenton players scored, with three scores off assists by Allison Cialkoszewski, as the
Tigers defeated Owosso 6-0 to advance in a girls district tournament soccer contest Tuesday. Cialkoszewski had one goal to go with her assists. Payton Maxheimer, Madison Wegener, Carley Granger, Mackenzie Murphy and Chloee Foor each had goals. Katie Delavergne, Jennifer Surface and Brennan Sullivan each had assists. Tiffany Cairns and Kaleigh Keyandwy split time in goal, and each had two saves. — MLive.com
THE FLINT JOURNAL
B4 THURSDAY, MAY 30, 2013
NATIONAL SPORTS
IndyCar heads into tough stretch Meat of schedule on deck following Indy 500 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The real work begins now for the IndyCar Series, which heads into the meat of its schedule on the heels of a spectacular Indianapolis 500. IndyCar had a popular race winner in Tony Kanaan, a record 68 lead changes and a strong run by NASCAR regular AJ Allmendinger, who might have won had his seat belt not come undone. But the final television ratings showed that ABC’s live telecast of Sunday’s race earned a 3.7 rating and averaged 5.7 million viewers. That was down from last year’s 4.3 rating, though up from 3.6 in 2010. It was a disappointing number for a series that had hoped the Indy 500 would kick off a long summer stretch of racing designed to build momentum and interest in IndyCar. “In terms of marketing, we’ve got a lot of work to do, and there’s just no one thing that has to happen. There’s a lot of things we’ve got to do better,” Mark Miles, CEO of IndyCar parent company Hulman & Co.,
said two days before the 500. First up is a doubleheader race weekend at Belle Isle in Detroit, which will host races Saturday and Sunday. Then, it’s on to Texas Motor Speedway for a Saturday night race on ABC, Milwaukee and then Iowa. The series return to Pocono, where Kanaan will try to stay in contention for a $1 million “Triple Crown” bonus, is July 7. The idea behind this heavy stretch of racing when former IndyCar CEO Randy Bernard put it together was to have the series on TV in consecutive weekends to build somee buzz. A doubleheader put another race on the schedule and got IndyCar on TV an additional day. It comes at a time IndyCar should be surging based on its competitive on-track product, but still is struggling to gain traction and shore up stability for small teams. Dreyer & Reinbold Racing had said it would close its program for the rest of the season after the Indy 500, and popular driver Oriol Servia is not on this weekend’s entry list for Detroit. The days when series founder Tony George might write a check to help a struggling team are long over in IndyCar.
THE LIST
This weekend’s races SPRINT CUP
FedEx 400 Site: Dover, Del. Schedule: Friday, practice (Speed, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.), qualifying (Speed, 3-4:30 p.m.); Saturday, practice (Speed, 10-11 a.m., 1-2 p.m.); Sunday, race, 1 p.m. (Fox, 12:30-4:30 p.m.). Track: Dover International Speedway (oval, 1.0 miles). Race distance: 400 miles, 400 laps.
NATIONWIDE
5-Hour Energy 200 Site: Dover, Del. Schedule: Friday, practice (Speed, 12:30-3 p.m.); Saturday,
qualifying (ESPN2, 11 a.m.noon), race, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN, 2-5 p.m.). Track: Dover International Speedway (oval, 1.0 miles). Race distance: 200 miles, 200 laps.
IZOD INDYCAR
Chevrolet Indy Dual Site: Detroit. Schedule: Friday, practice, race No. 1 qualifying; Saturday, race No. 2 qualifying; race No. 1, 3:50 p.m. (ABC, 3:30-6 p.m.); Sunday, race No. 2, 3:50 p.m. (ABC, 3:30-6 p.m.). Track: The Raceway at Belle Isle Park (street course, 2.36 miles). Race distances: 164.22 miles, 70 laps.
— The Associated Press
Nike cutting ties with Livestrong Nike, which helped build Lance Armstrong’s Livestrong cancer charity into a global brand and introduced its familiar yellow wristband, is cutting ties with the foundation in the latest fallout from the former cyclist’s doping scandal. Nike said Tuesday it will stop making its Livestrong line of apparel after the 2013 holiday season. Foundation and company officials said Nike will honor the financial terms of its contract until it expires in 2014.
FOOTBALL
Next draft in May The NFL draft is moving to May next year. The league announced Tuesday the 2014 edition will be May 8-10 at New York’s Radio City Music Hall because of a scheduling conflict in April at the venue. The NFL has yet to decide on dates for drafts in 2015 and beyond. Commissioner Roger Goodell said last week he expected the event to permanently move to May from late April, when Radio City will host an Easter show.
COLLEGES
Questions at Rutgers New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said he has “absolute confidence” in the president of Rutgers University even as some lawmakers have called for Robert Barchi to step down amid a string of
THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED
BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST
W
L
PCT
GB
Boston New York Baltimore Tampa Bay Toronto
32 30 29 28 23
22 21 24 24 30
.593 .588 .547 .538 .434
— 2
CENTRAL
W
L
PCT
GB
Detroit Cleveland Chicago Kansas City Minnesota
29 28 24 21 21
22 24 26 28 28
.569 .538 .480 .429 .429
— 11/2 41/2 7 7
WEST
W
L
PCT
GB
Texas Oakland Los Angeles Seattle Houston
32 30 23 22 15
20 23 29 30 37
.615 .566 .442 .423 .288
— 21/2 9 10 17
PCT
GB
3 81/2
EAST
W
L
Atlanta Washington Philadelphia New York Miami
31 27 26 20 13
21 26 27 29 40
CENTRAL
W
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St. Louis Cincinnati Pittsburgh Chicago Milwaukee
34 33 33 21 19
17 20 20 30 31
WEST
W
L
PCT
GB
Arizona Colorado San Francisco San Diego Los Angeles
30 28 28 23 22
22 24 24 28 28
.577 .538 .538 .451 .440
— 2 2 61/2 7
.596 — .509 41/2 .491 51/2 .408 91/2 .245 181/2 PCT
GB
.667 — .623 2 .623 2 .412 13 .380 141/2
TUESDAY
Atlanta 7, Toronto 6, 10 innings Colorado 2, Houston 1 Washington 9, Baltimore 3 Pittsburgh 1, Detroit 0, 11 innings Cincinnati 8, Cleveland 2 Tampa Bay 7, Miami 6 N.Y. Mets 2, N.Y. Yankees 1 Philadelphia 3, Boston 1 Minnesota 6, Milwaukee 5, 14 innings St. Louis 4, Kansas City 1 Chicago Cubs at Chicago, ppd., rain Oakland 6, San Francisco 3 L.A. Dodgers 3, L.A. Angels 0 San Diego 6, Seattle 1
WEDNESDAY
Chicago Cubs 9, Chicago White Sox 3 Philadelphia 4, Boston 3 Cleveland 5, Cincinnati 2 Pittsburgh 5, Detroit 3 Baltimore 9, Washington 6 Tampa Bay 3, Miami 1 Toronto 3, Atlanta 0 Arizona at Texas, ppd., rain N.Y. Mets at N.Y. Yankees, late Milwaukee at Minnesota, late Kansas City at St. Louis, late Houston at Colorado, late L.A. Dodgers at L.A. Angels, late Seattle at San Diego, late Oakland at San Francisco, late
FRIDAY
Arizona at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m. Boston at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m. Detroit at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m. Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. Milwaukee at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Miami, 7:10 p.m. Washington at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Kansas City at Texas, 8:05 p.m. Seattle at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m. San Francisco at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Colorado, 8:40 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Oakland, 10:05 p.m. Houston at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m. Toronto at San Diego, 10:10 p.m.
PIRATES 1, TIGERS 0, 11 INNINGS Tuesday
embarrassing revelations for the university’s athletic department. Christie said he doesn’t want to micromanage the university and won’t weigh in on whether incoming athletic director Julie Hermann should start at the school as scheduled on June 17. Since Sunday, there have been revelations that volleyball players at Tennessee complained that Hermann abused them verbally and emotionally when she coached there in the 1990s and that she was involved in a sexual discrimination lawsuit while she was an administrator at Louisville.
NHL
Tortorella dismissed The Rangers have fired coach John Tortorella, four days after New York was eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoffs. Tortorella was unexpectedly dismissed Wednesday with one-year left on his contract. He led the Rangers to the Eastern Conference finals last year and into the second round this year before New York was eliminated in five games by the Boston Bruins.
NHL
Kings advance Justin Williams scored two goals in the second period, and the Los Angeles Kings advanced to the Western Conference finals with a 2-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks in Game 7 on Tuesday night. Jonathan Quick made 25 saves as the defending Stanley Cup champions finished off an agonizingly even series. — The Associated Press
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Pittsburgh Detroit
0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
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E—Barmes (6), B.Pena (1). DP—Pittsburgh 1, Detroit 1. LOB—Pittsburgh 6, Detroit 7. HR—Walker (3). SB—Walker (1). S—J.Harrison. Pittsburgh
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7 2 1 1
3 1 1 0
0 0 0 0
1 0 1 0
2 2 1 3
IP
H
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SO
J.Gomez Ju.Wilson Melancon W,1-0 Grilli S,21/21 Detroit
0 0 0 0
SO
Porcello 8 3 0 0 1 11 Benoit 1 1 0 0 0 2 Ortega L,0-2 2 2 1 1 1 1 Umpires—Home, Larry Vanover; First, Wally Bell; Second, Manny Gonzalez; Third, Tony Randazzo. T—3:11 (Rain delay: 1:13). A—33,473 (41,255).
TIGERS 6, PIRATES 5 Monday Pittsburgh
ab r h bi Detroit
ab r h bi
Snider lf-rf Walker 2b McCtch cf GJones rf-1b RMartn c PAlvrz dh GSnchz 1b JHrrsn pr-lf Inge 3b Barmes ss Mercer ph Totals
5 5 3 4 3 4 4 0 4 3 1 36
4 4 4 4 5 4 2 0 3 4
131 121 001 120 110 000 121 000 000 000 000 510 4
Infante 2b TrHntr rf MiCarr 3b Fielder 1b VMrtnz dh JhPerlt ss Tuiassp lf D.Kelly lf B.Pena c AGarci cf Totals
Pittsburgh Detroit
100 000
0 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
0 2 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 1 0
34 610 6 000 130
220 20x
5 6
E—Fielder (3). LOB—Pittsburgh 7, Detroit 11. 2B—Walker (5), G.Jones 2 (12), G.Sanchez 2 (8), Tor. Hunter (15), V.Martinez (9), Jh.Peralta (13). 3B—Snider (2), Walker (2). SB—McCutchen 2 (14), R.Martin (2). SF—McCutchen. Pittsburgh
IP
H
R ER BB
Liriano L,3-1 Zagurski Contreras Watson
5 1 1/ 3 2/ 3
8 0 1 1
4 0 2 0
2 1 4 0
3 1 0 2
IP
H
R ER BB
SO
Detroit
1
4 0 2 0
SO
Verlander W,6-4 7 7 3 3 2 13 Benoit H,7 1 2 2 1 0 1 Valverde S,6-7 1 1 0 0 0 1 Umpires—Home, Tony Randazzo; First, Larry Vanover; Second, Wally Bell; Third, Manny Gonzalez. T—3:16. A—41,416 (41,255).
MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS Entering Wednesday
AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING—MiCabrera, Detroit, .373; CDavis, Baltimore, .344; JhPeralta, Detroit, .339; Machado, Baltimore, .335; AGordon, Kansas City, .333; Pedroia, Boston, .332; Loney, Tampa Bay, .331. RUNS—MiCabrera, Detroit, 42; Trout, Los Angeles, 41; AJones, Baltimore, 39; CDavis, Baltimore, 37; Pedroia, Boston, 37; Longoria, Tampa Bay, 36; Machado, Baltimore, 35. RBI—MiCabrera, Detroit, 57; CDavis, Baltimore, 47; Encarnacion, Toronto, 44; Fielder, Detroit, 42; MarReynolds, Cleveland, 40; Napoli, Boston, 39; Trout, Los Angeles, 37. HITS—MiCabrera, Detroit, 76; Machado, Baltimore, 76; AJones, Baltimore, 70; AGordon, Kansas City, 68; Pedroia, Boston, 68; Markakis, Baltimore, 65; Donaldson, Oakland, 63; Longoria, Tampa Bay, 63; Trout, Los Angeles, 63. DOUBLES—Machado, Baltimore, 23; Napoli, Boston, 19; CDavis, Baltimore, 18; Donaldson, Oakland, 18; AJones, Baltimore, 17; Mauer, Minnesota, 17; ACabrera, Cleveland, 16; Longoria, Tampa Bay, 16; Morales, Seattle, 16; Seager,
CONFERENCE FINALS (Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
TB TB 7:08 pm 7:08pm FSD FSD
EASTERN CONFERENCE Boston vs. Pittsburgh Saturday, June 1: Boston at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m. Monday, June 3: Boston at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 5: Pittsburgh at Boston, 8 p.m. Friday, June 7: Pittsburgh at Boston, 8 p.m. x-Sunday, June 9: Boston at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m. x-Tuesday, June 11: Pittsburgh at Boston TBD x-Wednesday, June 12: Boston at Pittsburgh, TBD
TBD
SPORTS ON TV
WESTERN CONFERENCE
TBD
BLACKHAWKS 4, RED WINGS 3 Monday
TV TODAY BASEBALL 2:10 p.m. — MLB: Chicago White Sox at Chicago Cubs. WGN 7 p.m. — MLB: Detroit Tigers at Pittsburgh Pirates. FSD 7 p.m. — MLB: New York Mets at New York Yankees. MLB Network BASKETBALL 8:30 p.m. — NBA Playoffs: Indiana Pacers at Miami Heat. TNT GOLF 9 a.m. — European PGA Tour: Nordea Masters, First Round. Golf Channel 2:30 p.m. — PGA Tour: Memorial Tournament, First Round. Golf Channel TENNIS 5 a.m. — French Open: Second Round. ESPN2 9 a.m. — French Open: Second Round. ESPN2 SOFTBALL Noon — Women’s College World Series: Nebraska vs. Washington. ESPN2 2 p.m. — Women’s College World Series: Tennessee vs. Florida. ESPN 7 p.m. — Women’s College World Series: Arizona St. vs. Texas. ESPN2 9 p.m. — Women’s College World Series: Michigan vs. Oklahoma. ESPN2
TV FRIDAY
Arizona (Miley 3-4) at Texas (D.Holland 4-2), 2:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Peavy 6-2) at Chicago Cubs (Wood 4-3), 2:20 p.m. Seattle (F.Hernandez 5-4) at San Diego (Cashner 4-2), 3:40 p.m. Oakland (Griffin 5-3) at San Francisco (Zito 3-3), 3:45 p.m. Boston (Lester 6-1) at Philadelphia (Pettibone 3-0), 7:05 p.m. Cincinnati (H.Bailey 3-3) at Cleveland (Kazmir 2-2), 7:05 p.m. Detroit (Fister 5-2) at Pittsburgh (Locke 5-1), 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Gee 2-6) at N.Y. Yankees (Nuno 1-1), 7:05 p.m. Washington (Haren 4-5) at Baltimore (F.Garcia 1-2), 7:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (M.Moore 8-0) at Miami (Nolasco 3-5), 7:10 p.m. Toronto (Dickey 4-6) at Atlanta (Minor 6-2), 7:10 p.m. Milwaukee (Lohse 1-5) at Minnesota (Walters 1-0), 8:10 p.m. Kansas City (Guthrie 5-3) at St. Louis (Wacha 0-0), 8:15 p.m. Houston (Harrell 3-6) at Colorado (Nicasio 4-1), 8:40 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Lilly 0-1) at L.A. Angels (Vargas 4-3), 10:05 p.m.
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at PIT at BAL at BAL at BAL 7:05 pm 7:05 pm 4:05 pm 1:35 pm FSD FSD FSD FSD
1/ 2 1/ 2
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles 4, San Jose 3 Tuesday, May 14: Los Angeles 2, San Jose 0 Thursday, May 16: Los Angeles 4, San Jose 3 Saturday, May 18: San Jose 2, Los Angeles 1, OT Tuesday, May 21: San Jose 2, Los Angeles 1 Thursday, May 23: Los Angeles 3, San Jose 0 Sunday, May 26: San Jose 2, Los Angeles 1 Tuesday, May 28: Los Angeles 2, San Jose 1
S PORT S CA L E N DA R
FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS AND STAFF REPORTS ALL TIMES EASTERN
TODAY
IN BRIEF CYCLING
SCOREBOARD
AUTO RACING 10 a.m. — NASCAR Camping World Truck Series: Lucas Oil 200, Qualifying. Speed 11 a.m. — NASCAR Sprint Cup: FedEx 400, Practice. Speed 12:30 p.m. — NASCAR Nationwide Series: Dover 200, Final Practice. Speed 3 p.m. — NASCAR Sprint Cup: FedEx 400, Qualifying. Speed 5 p.m. — NASCAR Camping World Truck Series: Lucas Oil 200. Speed BASEBALL Noon — College: NCAA Regional: Troy vs. Alabama. ESPNU 4 p.m. — College: NCAA Regional: Wichita St. vs. Kansas St. ESPNU 7 p.m. — College: NCAA Regional: East Tennessee St. vs. Vanderbilt. ESPNU 7 p.m. — MLB: Detroit Tigers at Baltimore Orioles. FSD 7 p.m. — MLB: Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees. MLB Network 10 p.m. — MLB: Chicago White Sox at Oakland Athletics. WGN 11 p.m. — College: NCAA Regional: Columbia vs. Cal State Fullerton. ESPNU BASKETBALL 9 p.m. — NBA Playoffs: San Antonio Spurs at Memphis Grizzlies. ESPN GOLF 9 a.m. — European PGA Tour: Nordea Masters, Second Round. Golf Channel Noon — LPGA Tour: ShopRite Classic, First Round. Golf Channel Seattle, 16. TRIPLES—Trout, Los Angeles, 6; Ellsbury, Boston, 4; Gardner, New York, 4; LMartin, Texas, 4; Andrus, Texas, 3; Drew, Boston, 3; 22 tied at 2. HOME RUNS—CDavis, Baltimore, 17; MiCabrera, Detroit, 14; Encarnacion, Toronto, 14; Cano, New York, 13; Arencibia, Toronto, 12; Bautista, Toronto, 12; NCruz, Texas, 12; ADunn, Chicago, 12; MarReynolds, Cleveland, 12. STOLEN BASES—Ellsbury, Boston, 16; McLouth, Baltimore, 16; Andrus, Texas, 13; Trout, Los Angeles, 12; Crisp, Oakland, 10; AEscobar, Kansas City, 10; Kipnis, Cleveland, 10. PITCHING—MMoore, Tampa Bay, 8-0; Scherzer, Detroit, 7-0; Buchholz, Boston, 7-0; Darvish, Texas, 7-2; Hammel, Baltimore, 7-2; Masterson, Cleveland, 7-3; 5 tied at 6. STRIKEOUTS—Darvish, Texas, 105; Verlander, Detroit, 82; FHernandez, Seattle, 81; Scherzer, Detroit, 81; AniSanchez, Detroit, 80; Masterson, Cleveland, 76; Buchholz, Boston, 73; Shields, Kansas City, 73. SAVES—Rivera, New York, 18; AReed, Chicago, 17; Nathan, Texas, 16; JiJohnson, Baltimore, 15; Balfour, Oakland, 11; Wilhelmsen, Seattle, 11; Frieri, Los Angeles, 10; Janssen, Toronto, 10; Perkins, Minnesota, 10.
NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING—Segura, Milwaukee, .365; Votto, Cincinnati, .354; YMolina, St. Louis, .346; AdGonzalez, Los Angeles, .329; Tulowitzki, Colorado, .327; Scutaro, San Francisco, .327; CGomez, Milwaukee, .326. RUNS—Votto, Cincinnati, 43; CGonzalez, Colorado, 42; MCarpenter, St. Louis, 41; Choo, Cincinnati, 40; JUpton, Atlanta, 37; SMarte, Pittsburgh, 36; Holliday, St. Louis, 35; McCutchen, Pittsburgh, 35. RBI—Phillips, Cincinnati, 43; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 40; Tulowitzki, Colorado, 40; AdGonzalez, Los Angeles, 37; Craig, St. Louis, 36; Rizzo, Chicago, 35; Braun, Milwaukee, 34; Sandoval, San Francisco, 34. HITS—Segura, Milwaukee, 72; Votto, Cincinnati, 69; Scutaro, San Francisco, 64; YMolina, St. Louis, 63; GParra, Arizona, 62; CGonzalez, Colorado, 61; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 60; SMarte, Pittsburgh, 60. DOUBLES—Bruce, Cincinnati, 17; MCarpenter, St. Louis, 16; DanMurphy, New York, 16; Pollock, Arizona, 16; Rizzo, Chicago, 16; Desmond, Washington, 15; GParra, Arizona, 15; Pence, San Francisco, 15; Rollins, Philadelphia, 15. TRIPLES—Hechavarria, Miami, 5; Segura, Milwaukee, 5; ECabrera, San Diego, 4; DWright, New York, 4; Coghlan, Miami, 3; CGomez, Milwaukee, 3; SMarte, Pittsburgh, 3; Span, Washington, 3; EYoung, Colorado, 3. HOME RUNS—JUpton, Atlanta, 14; CGonzalez, Colorado, 13; Gattis, Atlanta, 12; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 12; Harper, Washington, 12; Beltran, St. Louis, 11; DBrown, Philadelphia, 11; Buck, New York, 11. STOLEN BASES—ECabrera, San Diego, 19; McCutchen, Pittsburgh, 14; Segura, Milwaukee, 14; SMarte, Pittsburgh, 13; Pierre, Miami, 13; DWright, New York, 11; CGomez, Milwaukee, 10. PITCHING—Corbin, Arizona, 8-0; Zimmermann, Washington, 8-2; Lynn, St. Louis, 7-1; Wainwright, St. Louis, 7-3; 7 tied at 6. STRIKEOUTS—AJBurnett, Pittsburgh, 85; Harvey, New York, 84; Samardzija, Chicago, 80; Kershaw, Los Angeles, 77; Wainwright, St. Louis, 74; Strasburg, Washington, 71; Bumgarner, San Francisco, 69. SAVES—Grilli, Pittsburgh, 21; Mujica, St. Louis, 16; Kimbrel, Atlanta, 16; RSoriano, Washington, 14; Romo, San Francisco, 13; Chapman, Cincinnati, 13; Street, San Diego, 11; RBetancourt, Colorado, 11; League, Los Angeles, 11.
MIDWEST LEAGUE EASTERN
W
L
PCT
GB
South Bend (Diamondbacks) Bowling Green (Rays) Fort Wayne (Padres) West Michigan (Tigers)
34 30 29 25
16 22 22 25
.680 .577 .569 .500
— 5 51/2 9
2:30 p.m. — PGA Tour: Memorial Tournament, Second Round. Golf Channel HOCKEY 8 p.m. — NHL Playoffs: Conference Final. NBC Sports Network TENNIS 5 a.m. — French Open: Third Round. ESPN2 9 a.m. — French Open: Third Round. ESPN2 OTHER 7 p.m. — Softball: Women’s College World Series, Game 5. ESPN2 9:30 p.m. — Softball: Women’s College World Series, Game 6. ESPN2
TV SATURDAY AUTO RACING 10 a.m. — NASCAR Sprint Cup: FedEx 400, Practice. Speed 11 a.m. — NASCAR Nationwide Series: 5-Hour Energy 200, Qualifying. ESPN2 1 p.m. — NASCAR Sprint Cup: FedEx 400, Final Practice. Speed 2:30 p.m. — NASCAR Nationwide Series: 5-Hour Energy 200. ESPN 3:30 p.m. — IndyCar: Indy Dual in Detroit, Race 1. ABC BASEBALL Noon — College: NCAA Regional. ESPNU 4 p.m. — College: NCAA Regional. ESPNU 4 p.m. — MLB: Detroit Tigers at Baltimore Orioles. FSD 5 p.m. — College: NCAA Regional. ESPN2 7 p.m. — MLB: Regional Coverage. Fox 7 p.m. — College: NCAA Regional. ESPNU 8 p.m. — College: NCAA Regional. ESPN2 11 p.m. — College: NCAA Regional. ESPNU BASKETBALL 8:30 p.m. — NBA: Miami Heat at Indiana Pacers. TNT BOXING 10 p.m. — Golden Boy Live. FSD GOLF 8 a.m. — European PGA Tour: Nordea Masters, Third Round. Golf Channel 12:30 p.m. — PGA Tour: Memorial Tournament, Third Round. Golf Channel 2:30 p.m. — LPGA Tour: ShopRite Classic, Second Round. Golf Channel 3 p.m. — PGA Tour: Memorial Tournament, Third Round. CBS HOCKEY 8 p.m. — NHL Conference Final. NBC RUGBY 3 p.m. — College: Collegiate Sevens Championship. NBC TENNIS Noon — French Open: Men’s and Women’s Third Round. NBC TRACK AND FIELD 4:30 p.m. — Prefontaine Classic. NBC Lansing (Blue Jays) Dayton (Reds) Great Lakes (Dodgers) Lake County (Indians)
21 22 18 16
28 30 34 33
.429 121/2 .423 13 .346 17 .327 171/2
WESTERN
W
L
PCT
GB
Cedar Rapids (Twins) Beloit (Athletics) Quad Cities (Astros) Peoria (Cardinals) Clinton (Mariners) Kane County (Cubs) Wisconsin (Brewers) Burlington (Angels)
31 31 28 26 25 24 22 20
19 21 23 24 26 26 26 27
.620 .596 .549 .520 .490 .480 .458 .426
— 1 31/2 5 61/2 7 8 91/2
WEDNESDAY
West Michigan 5, Great Lakes 0 Beloit 3, Wisconsin 0 Bowling Green 8, Lake County 5, 1st game Lake County 6, Bowling Green 5, 2nd game Peoria 6, Burlington 2, 1st game South Bend 11, Dayton 1 Fort Wayne 7, Lansing 1 Clinton at Cedar Rapids, ppd., rain Kane County at Quad Cities, late Peoria at Burlington, late, 2nd game
TODAY
Bowling Green at Lake County, 11 a.m. Wisconsin at Beloit, 12 p.m. Great Lakes at West Michigan, 6:35 p.m. South Bend at Dayton, 7 p.m. Lansing at Fort Wayne, 7:05 p.m. Peoria at Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Clinton at Cedar Rapids, 7:35 p.m. Kane County at Quad Cities, 8 p.m.
FRIDAY
Lake County at Dayton, 7 p.m. Lansing at Great Lakes, 7:05 p.m. West Michigan at Fort Wayne, 7:05 p.m. Cedar Rapids at Kane County, 7:30 p.m. Quad Cities at Beloit, 7:30 p.m. Burlington at Clinton, 8 p.m. Peoria at Wisconsin, 8:05 p.m. South Bend at Bowling Green, 8:05 p.m.
HOCKEY NHL PLAYOFFS
Chicago Detroit
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0 1
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1st PERIOD—1, Chicago, Hossa 5 (Toews, Keith), 3:53 (pp). 2, Detroit, Eaves 1 (Miller, Br.Smith), 18:51. Penalties—Kindl, Det (interference), 3:44; Toews, Chi (goaltender interference), 8:52. 2nd PERIOD—3, Detroit, Andersson 1 (Kindl), 10:11. Penalties—Franzen, Det (roughing), 1:08; Detroit bench, served by Nyquist (too many men), 3:32; Rozsival, Chi (unsportsmanlike conduct), 14:57; Abdelkader, Det (unsportsmanlike conduct), 14:57; Rozsival, Chi (highsticking), 17:37. 3rd PERIOD—4, Chicago, Handzus 1 (Hjalmarsson), :51. 5, Chicago, Bickell 5 (Toews, Hossa), 5:48. 6, Chicago, Frolik 3 (penalty shot), 9:43. 7, Detroit, Brunner 5 (Datsyuk, Cleary), 19:08. Penalties—Datsyuk, Det (tripping), 14:23; Sharp, Chi (tripping), 15:10; Zetterberg, Det (tripping), 18:37; Hossa, Chi (tripping), 18:59. SHOTS ON GOAL—Chicago 10-10-8—28. Detroit 10-18-10—38. POWER-PLAY OPPORTUNITIES—Chicago 1 of 5; Detroit 0 of 3. GOALIES—Chicago, Crawford 7-4-0 (38 shots-35 saves). Detroit, Howard 7-6-0 (28-24). A—20,066 (20,066). T—2:32. Referees—Dan O’Halloran, Chris Rooney. Linesmen—Shane Heyer, Brad Kovachik.
BASKETBALL NBA PLAYOFFS
CONFERENCE FINALS (Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
EASTERN CONFERENCE Miami 2, Indiana 2 Wednesday, May 22: Miami 103, Indiana 102, OT Friday, May 24: Indiana 97, Miami 93 Sunday, May 26: Miami 114, Indiana 96 Tuesday, May 28: Indiana 99, Miami 92 Today: Indiana at Miami, 8:30 p.m. Saturday, June 1: Miami at Indiana, 8:30 p.m. x-Monday, June 3: Indiana at Miami, 8:30 p.m.
WESTERN CONFERENCE San Antonio 4, Memphis 0 Sunday, May 19: San Antonio 105, Memphis 83 Tuesday, May 21: San Antonio 93, Memphis 89, OT Saturday, May 25: San Antonio 104, Memphis 93, OT Monday, May 27: San Antonio 93, Memphis 86
AUTO RACING 2013 NASCAR SPRINT CUP SCHEDULE
x-non-points race Feb. 16 — x-The Sprint Unlimited (Kevin Harvick) Feb. 21 — x-Budweiser Duel 1 (Kevin Harvick) Feb. 21 — x-Budweiser Duel 2 (Kyle Busch) Feb. 24 — Daytona 500 (Jimmie Johnson) March 3 — Subway Fresh Fit 500, Avondale, Ariz. (Carl Edwards) March 10 — Kobalt Tools 400, Las Vegas (Matt Kenseth) March 17 — Food City 500, Bristol, Tenn. (Kasey Kahne) March 24 — Auto Club 400, Fontana, Calif. (Kyle Busch) April 7 — STP Gas Booster 500, Ridgeway, Va. (Jimmie Johnson) April 13 — NRA 500, Fort Worth, Texas (Kyle Busch) April 21 — STP 400, Kansas City, Kan. (Matt Kenseth) April 27 — Toyota Owners 400, Richmond, Va. (Kevin Harvick) May 5 — Aaron’s 499, Talladega, Ala. (David Ragan) May 11 — Bojangles’ Southern 500, Darlington, S.C. (Matt Kenseth) May 18 — x-Sprint Showdown (Jamie McMurray) May 18 — x-NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race (Jimmie Johnson) May 26 — Coca-Cola 600, Concord, N.C. (Kevin Harvick) June 2 — Dover 400, Dover, Del. June 9 — Pocono 400, Long Pond, Pa. June 16 — Quicken Loans 400, Brooklyn, Mich. June 23 — Toyota/Save Mart 350, Sonoma, Calif. June 29 — Quaker State 400, Sparta, Ky. July 6 — Coke Zero 400 powered by Coca-Cola, Daytona Beach, Fla. July 14 — New Hampshire 300, Loudon, N.H. July 28 — Crown Royal Presents The Your Hero’s Name Here 400 at The Brickyard, Indianapolis Aug. 4 — Pennsylvania 400, Long Pond, Pa. Aug. 11 — Cheez-It 355 at The Glen, Watkins Glen, N.Y. Aug. 18 — Pure Michigan 400, Brooklyn, Mich. Aug. 24 — Irwin Tools Night Race, Bristol, Tenn. Sept. 1 — AdvoCare 500 at Atlanta, Hampton, Ga. Sept. 7 — Federated Auto Parts 400, Richmond, Va. Sept. 15 — GEICO 400, Joliet, Ill. Sept. 22 — Sylvania 300, Loudon, N.H. Sept. 29 — AAA 400, Dover, Del. Oct. 6 — Hollywood Casino 400, Kansas City, Kan. Oct. 12 — Bank of America 500, Concord, N.C. Oct. 20 — Camping World RV Sales 500, Talladega, Ala. Oct. 27 — Goody’s Fast Relief 500, Ridgeway, Va. Nov. 3 — AAA Texas 500, Fort Worth, Texas Nov. 10 — AdvoCare 500, Avondale, Ariz. Nov. 17 — Ford EcoBoost 400, Homestead, Fla.
DRIVER STANDINGS Through May 26 1. Jimmie Johnson, 445. 2. Carl Edwards, 413. 3. Matt Kenseth, 394. 4. Clint Bowyer, 385. 5. Kasey Kahne, 370. 6. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 364. 7. Kevin Harvick, 362. 8. Paul Menard, 347. 9. Martin Truex Jr., 336. 10. Brad Keselowski, 335. 11. Kyle Busch, 332. 12. Aric Almirola, 328. 13. Greg Biffle, 324. 14. Jamie McMurray, 321. 15. Jeff Gordon, 320. 16. Ryan Newman, 315. 17. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 312. 18. Kurt Busch, 304. 19. Joey Logano, 298. 20. Tony Stewart, 291.
TRANSACTIONS BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX—Activated LHP Franklin Morales from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Alfredo Aceves to Pawtucket (IL). NEW YORK YANKEES—Activated RHP Joba Chamberlain from the 15-day DL. Designated LHP David Huff for assignment. National League PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Placed RHP Jose Contreras on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Bryan Morris from Indianapolis (IL). SAN DIEGO PADRES—Reinstated C Yasmani Grandal from the restricted list. Optioned C John Baker to Tucson (PCL). Designated INF Edinson Rincon for assignment.
BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA—Announced the NBA Board of Governors unanimously approved the sale of the Kings to a Sacramento ownership group led by Vivek Ranadive. ATLANTA HAWKS—Named Mike Budenholzer coach. PHOENIX SUNS—Named Jeff Hornacek coach.
FOOTBALL National Football League DETROIT LIONS—Signed DE Robert Maci and DE Spencer Nealy. Released DT Michael Brooks and WR Chastin West. Named Jeff Backus part-time coaching intern. GREEN BAY PACKERS—Signed S David Fulton. MIAMI DOLPHINS—Signed WR Courtney Gardner. Waived WR Terrell Sinkfield. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Signed WR Josh Boyce and DL Michael Buchanan. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Waived-injured TE Anthony McCoy. Signed OT Jake Bscherer.
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
HOCKEY
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
National Hockey League COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Signed G Anton Forsberg to a three-year, entry-level contract.
EASTERN CONFERENCE Pittsburgh 4, Ottawa 1 Tuesday, May 14: Pittsburgh 4, Ottawa 1 Friday, May 17: Pittsburgh 4, Ottawa 3 Sunday, May 19: Ottawa 2, Pittsburgh 1, 2OT Wednesday, May 22: Pittsburgh 7, Ottawa 3 Friday, May 24: Pittsburgh 6, Ottawa 2 Boston 4, N.Y. Rangers 1 Thursday, May 16: Boston 3, N.Y. Rangers 2, OT Sunday, May 19: Boston 5, N.Y. Rangers 2 Tuesday, May 21: Boston 2, N.Y. Rangers 1 Thursday, May 23: N.Y. Rangers 4, Boston 3, OT Saturday, May 25: Boston 3, N.Y. Rangers 1
WESTERN CONFERENCE Detroit 3, Chicago 3 Wednesday, May 15: Chicago 4, Detroit 1 Saturday, May 18: Detroit 4, Chicago 1 Monday, May 20: Detroit 3, Chicago 1 Thursday, May 23: Detroit 2, Chicago 0 Saturday, May 25: Chicago 4, Detroit 1 Monday, May 27: Chicago 4, Detroit 3 Wednesday, May 29: Detroit at Chicago, late
SOCCER Major League Soccer D.C. UNITED—Signed MF Sainey Nyassi.
COLLEGE COLORADO—Announced the resignation of athletic director Mike Bohn, effective June 3. PURCHASE—Named Julie Darnulc women’s assistant lacrosse coach. RADFORD—Named Britney Anderson women’s assistant basketball coach.
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THURSDAY, MAY 30, 2013 B5
STATE SPORTS
Dumars vs. Jackson at front of search DAVID
MAYO
PISTONS PRESIDENT OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS EYES DIFFERENT COACHING CANDIDATE THAN TEAM’S SPECIAL ADVISOR
SPORTS COLUMNIST
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UBURN HILLS — The Detroit Pistons have managed a molasses coaching search successfully thus far, if for no other reason than that early favorite Nate McMillan has interviewed for half of the NBA’s coaching vacancies without landing one, and his options might run shorter than theirs. But, make no mistake, opportunities are running short both ways after a rush of hirings and anticipated hirings this week — including one candidate known to have interviewed with the Pistons — and the time has come to engage serious negotiations and determine who will coach this team. This coaching search
appears reduced to days, not weeks, and if the Pistons want to land their man before he lands elsewhere, they have to move, with or without Brian Shaw, the highly coveted assistant coach of the Indiana Pacers. There is an open perception in the NBA that this is a Joe Dumars vs. Phil Jackson situation, just as there was a perception two years ago that it was Dumars vs. Dave Checketts. Owner Tom Gores retained Jackson in a short-term advisory role during the current coaching search in an open-minded effort to maximize professional input. He did the same thing two years ago, with Checketts,
during the search that led to Lawrence Frank’s hiring. The implication around an egodriven league in which image is everything is that Gores doesn’t completely trust Dumars, Joe Dumars his president of basketball operations, with an accompanying theory that Dumars has backed McMillan from the start, while Jackson might prefer Shaw. Whether any of that is true, that perception around the league exists, and the way to avoid it — and the risk of losing McMillan and Shaw
— is for the Pistons to offer McMillan now, even at the risk of losing him publicly. McMillan, for now, appears reduced to have only the Pistons and Los Angeles Phil Jackson Clippers bidding for him. Shaw is prohibited from interviewing for jobs until his team is eliminated from the playoffs, which might not be until June 20, the way the Pacers-Miami Heat series is going. When Shaw becomes available, the Pistons won’t
be the most attractive team wooing him. The perception of Dumars and Jackson working opposite sides of this coaching search could be reversed if a deal with McMillan can be closed before the Pacers’ situation is resolved and another team enters the McMillan chase. More important, a bidding war for Shaw could be avoided. Notable in the Pistons’ coaching search, which has lasted longest among the 10 thus far this offseason, is that the Cleveland Cavaliers (Mike Brown), Sacramento Kings (Mike Malone), reportedly the Charlotte Bobcats (Steve Clifford) and the Phoenix Suns (Jeff Hornacek) have
fired and hired head coaches in the interim. The Atlanta Hawks also made their hire this week, landing longtime San Antonio assistant Mike Budenholzer, who interviewed with the Pistons. The Pistons can wait until the Pacers-Heat series ends, anticipate that favored Miami frees up Shaw no later than Sunday’s Game 7, spend 48 hours of hard-sell on him, then make a decision. Or, they can try to avoid it all right now, even at the risk of something else teams try to avoid: having a coaching offer declined. The Pistons have been duly diligent during these six weeks without a coach, which began with McMillan as the top candidate, and has reached this late stage with him still available. It’s time to find out where they stand. Email: dmayo@mlive.com
Grilli Porcello pitches gem in no decision Tuesday finds Tigers pitcher strikes out his niche 11 in loss to Pirates TIGERS NOTES
Former Tiger leads NL in saves as Pirates’ closer
BY JAMES SCHMEHL JSCHMEHL@MLIVE.COM
DETROIT — Rick Porcello was within striking distance of his first complete game in 129 major league starts. He needed only 75 pitches to cover six innings, and the righthander struck out a career-high 11 batters Tuesday against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Comerica Park. But, despite pitching perhaps the best game of his career, he was saddled with a no decision, as the Tigers’ bats went cold and the Pirates prevailed 1-0 in 10 innings after a Neil Walker home run. “I thought he was terrific,” Tigers manager Jim Leyland said. “That’s probably as good as I’ve seen him.” Porcello retired 10 of his first 11 batters, including nine straight, before he gave up a one-out single to Andrew McCutchen in the fourth inning. He retired his next 11 batters before Pedro Alvarez led off the eighth inning with a single up the middle. There were no base runners in scoring position for either team through the first seven innings until Alvarez advanced to second after Travis Snider drew a one-out walk in seven pitches. It mattered little as Porcello, who has a 0.39 ERA in three career starts against the Pirates, got Clint Barmes to ground into an inning-ending double play. “I can’t remember a game like this,” Porcello said. “For me, I need to always be getting ground balls. That’s definitely a key to my success. But having
BY JAMES SCHMEHL JSCHMEHL@MLIVE.COM
AP
Tigers starter Rick Porcello pitched eight shutout innings Tuesday night against the Pittsburgh Pirates. He struck out 11, but Detroit lost 1-0 in 10 innings.
some strikeouts on top of it is definitely nice.” He now is 2-0 with a 3.32 ERA in his past six starts after going 0-2 with a 13.09 mark in his first three. Porcello struck out the side in order in the second inning — marking only the second time this year he has struck out the side in a start and the fifth time in his career. It is the fourth time in nine starts this year Porcello has fanned six-plus batters, a feat he accomplished only five times in 31 starts last year. He
crushed his previous career high of eight strikeouts — a mark he previously reached three times in his career.
Hunter to miss two games
The Tigers will be playing a man down in Baltimore this weekend. Tigers outfielder Torii Hunter is expected to miss the first two games in Baltimore so he can attend his children’s high school graduations in Texas later this week. Hunter will play both games in Pittsburgh before joining his
wife, Katrina, in Texas. He will miss games Friday and Saturday before rejoining the team Sunday. “This is just once in a lifetime,” Hunter told MLB.com. “I hope people forgive me for it.” His son, Torii Jr., committed in February to play football for Notre Dame. He has two other sons, Monshadrik and Darius McClintonH u n t e r, w h o w i l l r e portedly play football at Arkansas State and Southeastern Louisiana, respectively.
The Tigers will be shorthanded for both games. According to Major League Baseball’s guidelines, they cannot deactivate Hunter and call up a player in his absence. “That’s just part of the equation anymore, and it’s certainly fine,” Leyland said. “I just think you roll with the punch. We’ll get by.” The bereavement list may only be used when a player leaves the team to attend to a series illness or death in his immediate family.
LIONS NOTES
Backus transitions to coaching ANALYSIS BY JUSTIN ROGERS JROGERS@MLIVE.COM
ALLEN PARK — The Detroit Lions concluded another day of organized team activities Wednesday. Here are some notes and observations from that practice. As a reminder, training camp is where position battles occur. Alignments during OTAs do not necessarily indicate depthchart rankings. • It was interesting watching Jeff Backus coach. The recently retired offensive tackle was very active, talking to players and demonstrating techniques. Say what you want about Backus, but he was a consummate professional who came to work every day and gave everything
he had every time he stepped on the field. His presence, even in a limited capacity, will be helpful to the young offensive tackles. • Lions coach Jim Schwartz gave some individual attention to injured second-round draft pick Darius Slay, explaining and d e m o n s t r a t - Jeff Backus ing some finer points of the technique expected of cornerbacks in Detroit’s defensive scheme. • Lions running back Mikel Leshoure was absent from another day of OTAs because of a nagging hamstring injury. Leshoure has missed the past two weeks of OTAs due to his latest setback. Schwartz did not
express major concern about Leshoure’s hamstring, but said the injury has not healed as fast as he hoped. “It’s something that’s been nagging him,” Schwartz said. “He’s got a little bit of a hamstring. We’ll get him back as soon as we can.” • Quarterback Shaun Hill was out of the protective boot he had been wearing after an offseason foot procedure. He still is not participating in team drills. • Kellen Moore is taking advantage of the extra reps at quarterback. He looks much more comfortable in the offense and made some nice throws during the 7-on-7 portions of practice. He twice found tight end Joesph Fauria for long completions, once down the seam and a second time on a flag route. Moore
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Mikel Leshoure has missed the past two weeks of organized team activities with a hamstring injury.
took too long to deliver a third pass to Fauria, as safety Amari Spievey charged forward from the deep safety spot and broke up the pass. • Speaking of quarterback play, Matthew Stafford was throwing lasers all day. He carved up the defense throughout the 7-on-7 drills. • The Lions continue to work a lot of different talent with the
first units. Ron Bartell, Travis Lewis and Don Carey were back out with the first-team defense. Defensive end Willie Young replaced rookie Ezekiel Ansah with the group. On offense, Rodney Austin and Corey Hilliard got the reps at right guard and right tackle, while wide receiver Patrick Edwards worked in place of the injured Ryan Broyles.
DETROIT — That longstanding feud between Detroit and ex-Tigers reliever Jason Grilli? It might have been a tad overblown. “I have nothing but great memories of Detroit,” said Grilli, a Michigan native who is the Pittsburgh Pirates’ closer. “This is where I first became a reliever, and despite what the media wants to dig up, I love coming back Jason Grilli here.” At 36 years old, Grilli worked a perfect 1-2-3 11th inning Tuesday night against the Tigers to pick up his league-leading 21st save in as many chances. He did it in impressive fashion, striking out the heart of Detroit’s lineup. Carrying a 1-0 lead, Grilli fanned Torii Hunter, Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder to preserve Pittsburgh’s 11th win in 14 games. “It wasn’t impressive,” Hunter joked. “No, I’m just kidding. He’s been doing it all season. He’s reinvented himself.” Grilli, who is pitching for his sixth team in 11 major league seasons, has a 1.14 ERA and a 0.68 WHIP and has struck out 37 batters in 232/3 innings. Grilli spent four years with the Tigers and arguably was the least favorite Tiger for many fans before he was traded to Colorado in 2008. After the trade, he was quoted in USA Today saying the Tigers had lost cohesion with their offseason moves. At the time, Tigers manager Jim Leyland took exception to Grilli’s comments and directed a few choice words at him several weeks after the trade. “Jason Grilli oughta just worry about Colorado,” Leyland said in May 2008. “Jason Grilli isn’t here any longer because Jason Grilli didn’t pitch good under pressure situations and didn’t pitch very well in Detroit.” But that’s no longer the c a s e . A f t e r a b re a ko u t season as the Pirates’ setup man last year, Pittsburgh signed Grilli to a two-year, $6.75 million contract — a steal for the Pirates, considering his success. “Grilli’s found a home and found a role, and he’s been terrific,” Leyland said. “To go through that part of our order, that’s pretty impressive.”
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Master of the Mix “Remix” ‘PG’ The Cross- Pro Football over Talk Braxton Family Values
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NATIONAL CITIES
Rogers City 81/63
Cheboygan 80/61
TODAY
Alpena 84/62
AIR QUALITY INDEX Today’s forecast
Source: Michigan Dept. of Environmental Quality
Houghton Lake 82/65
East Tawas 81/62
Midland Bay City 86/67 86/65
Mt. Pleasant 83/66
Grand Haven 81/66 Holland 83/68
WEATHER TRIVIA™
Pawn Stars ‘PG’ Break ’N Reality Off Their Rockers
Sault Ste. Marie 79/59
Gaylord 82/62 Traverse City 82/65 Cadillac 81/64
Source: NAB
10s
Showers
UV Index and RealFeel Temperature®
On May 30, 1968, flooding in northeastern New Jersey caused $133 million in damage. This followed a severe drought in the mid1960s that had led to water restrictions in the Northeast.
Hunters Int’l
+3.08 +3.38 +2.08 +1.76
St. Ignace 73/59
Manistique 70/54
Jun 23
Q: Why is rain often heavier in summer than in winter?
7.14 7.71 5.37 5.48
Drummond Island 70/53
CONDITIONS TODAY
POLLEN INDEX WEDNESDAY May 31
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Newberry 77/59
Menominee 76/59
90% / 59% 6:00 a.m. 9:06 p.m. 1:01 a.m. 12:14 p.m.
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River
Munising 78/57
Flint through 3 p.m. Wednesday 80° 62° 73° 50° 82° 59°
House Hunters Pawn Stars ‘PG’ Ultimate Rush Off Their Rockers
RIVER LEVELS
Marquette 80/59
L’Anse 79/60
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T-storms
Wind: WNW 7-14 mph
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Pasión Prohibida (N) La Patrona (N) ‘14’ (SS) El Señor de los Cielos ‘14’ (SS) (N) (SS) Say Yes to Say Yes to Four Weddings “...and a Four Weddings “...and a the Dress the Dress Wax Museum” ‘PG’ Thunderstorm” ‘PG’ NBA Tip-Off NBA Basketball Indiana Pacers at Miami Heat. Eastern Conference (N) Final, game 5. From the AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami. (N)
NHL Live (N)
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Wind: SSW 7-14 mph
TEMPERATURES
11:30 Totally Biased
White Hunter, Black Heart (9:15) (’90) ›››‡ A Eastwood Directs: The director is obsessed with killing a magnificent elephant. Untold Story (11:15) (’13) (Clint Eastwood) Premiere. (Clint Eastwood)
Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta ‘14’ ‘14’ ‘14’ NHL Hockey Conference Final: Teams TBA. (N) NHL Live (N) Braxton Family Values Braxton Family Values Bridezillas: The Boot (N) Camp Couples (N)
Wind: SSW 10-20 mph
ALMANAC
11 PM Totally Biased
The Big Conan Magic Johnson; Bang Thandie Newton; LangTheory ‘14’ horne Slim. ‘14’
Hit the Floor “Pilot” ‘14’
Wind: SSW 8-16 mph
Iron River 80/58
Men at Work (N) ‘14’
Incredible Regular Crew ‘PG’ Show ‘PG’ Mysteries at the Museum ‘PG’ World’s Dumbest... ‘14’
Partly sunny and pleasant
Ironwood 78/58
House Hunters Int’l Hunters Swamp People “Sabotaged” (N) ‘PG’ Surf Life Ultimate Rush Off Their Off Their Rockers Rockers
Regular Annoying Show ‘PG’ Orange (N) Man v. Food Man v. Food ‘G’ ‘PG’ World’s Dumbest... ‘14’
Cloudy with a shower possible
Ontonagon 75/59
The Big Bang Theory
King of the King of the Hill ‘PG’ Hill ‘PG’ Monumental Mysteries (N) ‘PG’ World’s Dumbest... A vicious slap fight. ‘14’ Home Im- Home Im- Hot in The Exes Love-Ray- Love-Rayprovement provement Cleveland ‘PG’ mond mond Corazón Indomable (N) Porque el Amor Manda Amores Verdaderos (N) ‘14’ (SS) (N) ‘14’ (SS) ‘14’ (SS) NCIS “Requiem” A friend of NCIS “Lost & Found” A NCIS “In the Zone” A Gibbs’ daughter. ‘14’ survivalist is wanted. ‘PG’ mortar attack in Baghdad. ‘14’
TOON
Mostly cloudy, a couple of t-storms
Houghton 74/57
10:30 Two and a Half Men ‘14’
Renovation Raiders (N) ‘G’ Pawn Stars Pawn Stars ‘PG’ ‘PG’ Break ’N Surf Life Reality Off Their Off Their Rockers Rockers
Seinfeld Family Guy Family Guy The Big “The Library” ‘14’ ‘PG’ Bang ‘PG’ Theory
Caso Cerrado: Edición Estelar ‘14’ (SS) Say Yes to Say Yes to the Dress the Dress Castle A talk show host mysteriously dies. ‘PG’
Clouds and sun, a t-storm; breezy
Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.
10 PM Two and a Half Men ‘14’
Shutter Island (’10) ››‡ A 1950s lawman hunts an escaped murderess. (Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo) Suspense
SYFY
An afternoon thunderstorm in spots
MICHIGAN FORECAST
9:30 Anger Management ‘14’
NATIONAL WEATHER TODAY
FRIDAY
86° 67°
9 PM
Hunters Int’l House Hunters Pawn Stars Pawn Stars ‘PG’ ‘PG’ Pass the Ultimate Bucket Rush Off Their Off Their Rockers Rockers
FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR FLINT TODAY
8:30
Rachel Maddow Show The Last Word Girl Code Girl Code The Show Zach Stone ‘14’ ‘14’ With Vinny Is Nitro Circus Nitro Circus Nitro Circus Nitro Circus ‘14’ ‘14’ ‘14’ ‘14’ Life Below Zero “End of Life Below Zero “Hunt, the Road” ‘14’ Barter and Steal” ‘14’ Big Time Wendell & Full House Full House The Nanny The Nanny Rush ‘G’ Vinnie ‘PG’ ‘G’ ‘G’ ‘PG’ ‘PG’ King of the Tecomate Major League Fishing Bow Mad- Ult. AdvenSpring Whitetail ness tures Dateline on OWN “Lost Dateline on OWN ‘14’ The Day I Almost Died and Found” ‘14’ (N) ‘PG’ Best Ink “Be Ready For Best Ink “True Love” ‘PG’ Snapped “Velma Ogden- Snapped “Nancy Gelber” Anything” ‘PG’ Whitehead” ‘PG’ ‘PG’ The Young and the Rest- Days of our Lives ‘14’ General Hospital ‘PG’ The Young and the Restless ‘14’ less ‘14’ Pass Time Pass Time Car Warriors “’86 El Wrecked Wrecked Pinks ‘PG’ Pinks ‘14’ ‘PG’ ‘PG’ Camino” ‘14’ ‘14’ ‘14’ World’s Wildest Police World’s Wildest Police iMPACT Wrestling (N) ‘14’ Videos ‘14’ Videos ‘14’
MSNBC
Peter Youngren Seinfeld ‘PG’
8 PM
Bomb Patrol: Afghani- I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (’07) ›‡ (Adam Sandler, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry stan ‘14’ Kevin James) Comedy (’07) ›‡ (Adam Sandler) PGA Tour Golf Memorial Tournament, First Round. From Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. Golf Central 19th Hole (N) (N) Family Feud Family Feud Newlywed Newlywed Newlywed Newlywed Family Feud Family Feud Family Feud Family Feud ‘PG’ ‘PG’ ‘PG’ ‘PG’ ‘PG’ ‘PG’ The Brady The Brady Frasier ‘PG’ Frasier ‘PG’ Frasier ‘PG’ Frasier “Star Frasier ‘PG’ Frasier ‘PG’ Frasier ‘PG’ Frasier ‘PG’ Bunch ‘G’ Bunch ‘G’ Mitzvah” ‘PG’
G4
Essential Pépin ‘G’ North Pole Promise RT News (N) South Asia Newsline Burt Wolf: Essential Travels Pépin ‘G’ Cyberchase Maya & ‘Y’ Miguel ‘Y’ News Jay Leno
7:30
Step Brothers (’08) ››‡ Two spoiled men become rivals when their parents marry. (Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly) Comedy
Anger Management ‘14’
FX
Burt Wolf: Travels
Andrew Wommack The Simpsons ‘PG’
Y=All Children Y7=7 and Above 14=14 and Above G=General Audience PG=Parental Guidance M=Mature (N)=New
Kids
Grand Rapids 84/67
Bad Axe 84/66 Sandusky 84/65
Flint
86/67
Kalamazoo Ann Arbor 86/68 86/65 Battle Creek 84/68 Jackson Benton Harbor 84/66 85/67 Sturgis Adrian Niles 84/68 88/68 85/68
FRI.
HI/LO/W 88/54/s 66/51/pc 82/59/s 85/67/s 80/67/s 92/67/s 87/70/t 65/46/r 72/47/s 92/70/s 92/78/pc 86/66/pc 86/68/pc 89/63/pc 89/66/s 82/68/t 85/68/pc 85/67/pc 87/69/pc 92/73/t
WORLD CITIES
Saginaw 88/67 Lansing 85/67
CITY HI/LO/W Albuquerque 86/61/s Anchorage 71/53/s Asheville 82/59/s Atlanta 84/66/s Atlantic City 80/66/s Baltimore 92/67/s Birmingham 88/70/s Bismarck 71/51/t Boise 68/44/pc Boston 90/70/pc Brownsville 90/77/pc Buffalo 84/66/pc Chrlston, SC 86/68/pc Chrlston, WV 90/61/pc Charlotte 87/64/s Chicago 84/68/t Cincinnati 86/68/pc Cleveland 86/68/pc Columbus, OH 88/68/pc Dallas 86/73/t
Port Huron 84/63 Pontiac 85/67 Detroit 88/67
CITY Amsterdam Athens Baghdad Beijing Berlin Bermuda Bogota Buenos Aires Cairo Dublin Hong Kong Jakarta
TODAY
HI/LO/W 64/54/sh 82/68/s 103/79/s 95/66/s 65/58/r 74/68/pc 66/51/r 63/54/s 100/76/s 59/49/pc 90/81/pc 89/75/t
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HI/LO/W 68/51/c 85/62/s 105/81/s 91/68/s 74/58/r 74/68/pc 67/50/c 64/54/pc 104/78/s 62/41/sh 90/81/pc 89/74/sh
CITY Denver Des Moines Helena Honolulu Houston Indianapolis Kansas City Las Vegas Little Rock Los Angeles Louisville Memphis Miami Milwaukee Minneapolis Nashville New Orleans New York Norfolk Okla. City
TODAY
HI/LO/W 78/45/s 78/65/t 58/44/sh 88/72/pc 89/75/pc 86/68/t 78/66/t 95/76/s 84/70/t 79/62/pc 88/70/t 86/72/t 85/76/t 80/65/t 78/63/t 86/68/pc 84/74/t 90/72/s 87/67/s 85/70/t
TODAY
CITY HI/LO/W Johannesburg 69/45/s Kabul 91/58/s Kinshasa 85/72/c London 64/50/r Madrid 70/48/pc Manila 91/80/t Mexico City 82/54/t Montreal 82/66/pc Moscow 74/54/pc Nassau 85/77/t Paris 64/51/sh Rio de Janeiro 82/72/t
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HI/LO/W 77/40/pc 83/62/t 64/38/r 88/75/s 91/75/pc 85/69/t 82/62/t 95/74/s 87/72/t 84/64/s 85/73/t 89/74/t 88/76/r 80/62/t 81/59/t 88/70/t 86/74/t 90/72/s 87/68/pc 90/68/t
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HI/LO/W 69/49/s 94/59/s 88/71/pc 72/54/pc 73/48/pc 92/80/t 78/54/pc 87/66/pc 74/51/sh 87/77/t 68/52/r 78/72/r
TODAY
CITY HI/LO/W Omaha 78/60/t Orlando 89/72/pc Philadelphia 92/70/s Phoenix 99/79/s Pittsburgh 89/66/pc Portland, ME 85/61/pc Portland, OR 64/48/sh Raleigh 89/65/s Reno 78/51/s Richmond 92/65/s St. Louis 84/70/t Salt Lake City 70/47/pc San Antonio 89/76/pc San Diego 72/64/pc San Francisco 66/50/s San Juan, PR 87/77/t Seattle 62/48/sh Tampa 89/74/t Tucson 96/69/s Wash., DC 92/71/s
TODAY
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HI/LO/W 81/54/t 88/73/pc 92/71/s 102/82/s 88/68/pc 88/64/pc 71/48/pc 90/66/s 80/53/s 92/69/s 86/70/t 68/46/s 93/75/pc 74/65/pc 72/56/s 87/77/t 66/47/pc 90/74/t 98/71/s 92/71/s
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CITY HI/LO/W HI/LO/W Riyadh 99/76/s 100/72/s Rome 66/49/sh 66/54/sh Seoul 75/61/s 79/63/pc Singapore 90/79/t 90/79/t Stockholm 66/52/pc 70/56/pc Sydney 73/57/pc 73/59/pc Taipei 90/77/t 90/79/t Tel Aviv 93/70/s 87/72/s Tokyo 75/68/r 81/66/pc Toronto 80/63/pc 84/65/t Vancouver 59/48/c 63/47/c Warsaw 73/59/r 73/58/sh
Weather (W): s–sunny, pc–partly cloudy, c–cloudy, sh–showers, t–thunderstorms, r–rain, sf–snow flurries, sn–snow, i–ice
A: At warmer temperatures the air can hold much more water.
ENTERTAINMENT SECTION Thursday, May 30, 2013
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The Flint Journal
What’s happening: A listing of local events. PAGE C3
VivekanandPalavali Physician reflects on Michigan Emmy nod for ‘Bitter Pill’ documentary BY SCOTT ATKINSON SATKINS@MLIVE.COM
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LINT — When Vivekanand Palavali’s friends heard that he had been nominated for a Michigan Emmy, he said they told him, “Congrats, you pulled it off.” But as far as he was concerned with his film, “Bitter Pill: America and Healthcare in America, a Brain Surgeon’s Dissection and Prescription,” a documentary looking at the problems of American healthcare, he had already pulled it off. “What happens is, I’m the kind of guy who does his thing because of the passion and then just moves on,” he said. Palavali was nominated for an Emmy for writing, and he and sound engineer Greg Meloche were nominated for audio. It was Meloche, who had won a Michigan Emmy before, who told him he really needed to submit the film, something Palavali hadn’t considered. “Once we finished the project, the ‘Bitter Pill,’ I told Vivek, ‘Would you be interested in entering this for an Emmy? I think you have a real good chance,’” Meloche said. Palavali found out about the nominations May 15. He said they felt good, but even if he doesn’t wind up with the award, he said he feels like he has already gained other rewards. “Not to talk in cliches, but you know how they say it’s the
journey, not the destination? I totally felt that,” he said, adding he loves the process of making a film, calling that a reward in itself. “When you have a finished product, that is the second award. And then, let the chips fall where they may.” Palavali, who has made one other film and written two books, is a neurosurgeon at McLaren-Flint. It’s a job that keeps him busy and satisfied — which leads to both a blessing and a curse with his filmmaking. On the one hand, he said it takes the pressure off having to promote the movie, because he doesn’t need it to make money to survive. On the other hand, he said he finds himself getting complacent on promoting his work. “I may try to get somebody who is savvy with public relations and social media,” he said. “My goal is social awareness and to contribute to the change.” Meloche said working on the film was an eye-opening experience for him. “It’s an interesting experience because I came onto this project not knowing the seriousness of the health care in America. I knew it was bad, I didn’t know the nuts and bolts of it, and how successful the health care plans are in other countries. It was a total learning experience from start to finish,” he said. Palavali said he hopes the recognition he’s getting for the Emmy nomination leads to a wider audience for the film. He said a Washington, D.C.based broadcasting company recently contacted him about airing the film.
In the meantime, despite the love for the process, he’s enjoying his nominations. “The fact that it’s already nominated is enough recognition. Somebody could call me an Emmy-nominated doc filmmaker. That sounds pretty good,” he said with a laugh. The awards ceremony will take place June 15 in Detroit.
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Jerrod Niemann to showcase lastest work at Machine Shop BY CHRISTINA FUOCOKARASINSKI FOR MLIVE.COM
Just pulling up to a club in Austin, Texas, country star Jerrod Niemann is coming off of a recording session for his new album due out in 2014. Although he’s thrilled to be back in the studio, he’s anxious to talk about his most recent release, 2012’s “Free the Music.” “It was an album pretty much to use horns,” Niemann told The Flint Journal and MLive. “I wanted to use horns on every single song.” The album reflects his desire to start a foundation called Free the Music to help collect used instruments for schools that are on the verge of closing their music programs. “I remember as a kid, sports and music were the things that kept me out of trouble,” Niemann said. “I wish kids could be given the same opportunity as all of us. That was sort of the method behind that album. This (new) album is back to recording country music that makes you want to tap your foot and get a little rowdy.” The creation of the title track, “Free the Music,” was a “nearly tortuous” session, he explained without an ounce of
sarcasm. Every note was there for a specific reason. That’s a far cry from the forthcoming collection. “For this (new) album, it’s more of just the guys sitting around jamming,” he explained. “I got the drummer from Sheryl Crow; the guitar player from Emmylou Harris and a few other musicians who I just really dig. I thought, ‘I wonder what would happen if I put all these guys together.’ We’ve been having a great time in the studio. “
IF YOU GO Jerrod Niemann With Wreckless and Paulina Jayne When: 7 p.m. Friday Where: The Machine Shop, 3539 S. Dort Highway Cost: $25 in advance Info: 810-715-2650, themachineshop.info
Expect some new tunes
When Niemann plays The Machine Shop on Friday, fans may hear some of the new tunes, as he has been slowly implementing them into performances. The setlist also will feature songs from “Free the Music,” a collection that was co-produced and co-written by Niemann. “It used to be in Nashville, they have this system where everyone gets together at 10 or 11 in the morning to write,” he said about the songwriting process. “Most people will say, ‘Hey, let’s do lunch.’ But in Nashville, they say, ‘Hey, let’s write a song.’ You sit down with a complete stranger, who most likely has had some success. It’s
sort of bizarre. If you don’t like something or they don’t like something, it’s hard to voice your opinion to someone you don’t know really well.” Over the years, though, he’s
become “best buddies” with fellow country stars Lee Brice and Randy Houser. “We all kind of came up together in Nashville,” he said. “Those guys are so incredibly
talented that we can sit down and tell each other that we hate something, and we’re not going to get offended. We know how it is.” Setting songwriting appointments works for Niemann, but he writes the framework for songs while he’s traveling. The process is rather unorthodox. “Being on a bus, there’s no privacy, really, to write, so I have to start writing in my head, which sounds sort of bizarre,” Niemann said. “It pays off. There’s no guitar or piano to keep you in a box. Your mind wanders where it likes to wander. I’ve sort of adopted that as my process.” Added to his corral of friends lately is pop star Colbie Caillat,
with whom he duets on “All About You” on “Free the Music.” “She’s such an amazing person,” Niemann said about the “Bubbly” singer. “I reached out to her. I didn’t know her. I asked her if she’d sing on the song, and she wanted to hear it. She liked the song. We became buddies. “I played House of Blues in California, and she came and we all went and hung out at her place. She flew out to Nashville just to sing on that one song at the CD-release party. She’s really, really down to earth, an extremely talented girl. Hopefully, someday she’ll do a country record. She has also sang on records by Taylor Swift, Trace Adkins and Brad Paisley. She’s almost got half an album done.” Besides working on his album, Niemann will spend the year headlining, as he will do at The Machine Shop. He spent most of 2012 opening for fellow country artists. “When you’re opening for people, you only get a half hour, 40 minutes to play,” he said. “So we’re just going to do our own thing this year. Maybe next year someone will be kind enough to extend the invitation, and we’ll join a tour to support the new album.”
THE FLINT JOURNAL
C2 THURSDAY, MAY 30, 2013
‘Furious 6’ is action packed — for better or worse BY JOHN SERBA JSERBA@MLIVE.COM
The old gang always gets back together. But in “Fast and Furious 6,” the group of outlaw racecar drivers doesn’t reconvene for one last score — they do it because that’s what they do. Their desire for danger and adventure bonds them as a family. Their blood courses with oil. Their skin is chrome and steel. Their brains are gearboxes. Their rectums are tailpipes. The latest entry in the ridiculous “Fast/Furious” franchise is all about the members of the gang, led by Vin Diesel’s Dominic Turetto character,
FILM REVIEW
‘Fast and Furious 6’ �� (out of four stars) Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action and mayhem throughout, some sexuality and language Cast: Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez Run time: 130 minutes accepting themselves for who they are. After the mega-heist they pulled in “Fast Five,” they’re all rich, sipping champagne on private jets, commingling
with Brazilian babes in sundappled villas or, like Mia (Jordana Brewster) and Brian (Paul Walker), settling down and raising a family. But they are not content. Brian tells Dom early in the movie, “We have everything. But it doesn’t feel like home.” Although he has enough muscles to twist their arms into pretzels, it doesn’t take much coercion for Diplomatic Security Service agent Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) to talk Dom and co. into helping him take down a wily and dangerous international criminal name Shaw (Luke Evans), who has assembled a quasi-doppelganger gang of the “Fast” gang.
From left, Dwayne Johnson, Vin Diesel and Paul Walker return as the old gang in the film.
Michelle Rodriguez stars in “Fast and Furious 6.”
Coincidentally, the love of Dom’s life, Letty (Michelle Rodriguez), who presumably died in the fourth movie, is actually alive and working for Shaw. When the past lovers cross paths, she puts a bullet in his shoulder. The twist is more “The Bold and the Beautiful” than “The Fast and the Furious” — she has amnesia! So, as the members of the gang underscore their identities individually and as a group by driving cars really, really fast and engaging in absurd stunts, Dom quests to win back Letty for himself and the “Fast” family. This requires Diesel and Rodriguez to participate in a scowlathon. As past “Fast” films have proved, few can frown beneath wrinkled brows like those two. When they share a scene later in the film and he tells the stories of the various scars on her body to offer proof of their life together, the overcooked intensity of the moment could melt the mountains of lead used to craft the dialogue. The screenplay is structured
“In my case, I never wanted to write a memoir. I don’t read them much. I kept writing novels and my true story kept intruding and taking over. It was getting in the way of my ability to write fiction — this past that I have.”
thusly: Brief scene of interpersonal drama. Brief exposition setting up action sequence. Lengthy action sequence that seeks to be more ridiculous than previous action sequence. Repeat five times. Set up seventh film, due in theaters in 2014. Roll credits.
Script is lacking
Helming his fourth consecutive film in the series, Justin Lin struggles with the pacing. There’s little dramatic tension or sense of consequence to the action, and when the movie isn’t burning rubber, it lags and sags under the weight of a crummy script and a plot that’s overcomplicated for no reason. But, like it or lump it, that’s the “Fast/Furious” formula. As the movie trailer revealed, there are large-scale sequences involving a tank barreling along a freeway and a massive airplane hurtling down a runway dragging cars. Lin executes these sequences with a keen regard for the laws of shmysics and an eye for spectacle, but I hesitate to say they are spectacular.
Classic ‘Bless Me, Ultima’ showing at FIA
— Author Kelly Daniels
BY SCOTT ATKINSON SATKINS@MLIVE.COM
Michigan writer’s fictional book based on father’s truth
FLINT — Based on Rudolfo Anaya’s classic 1972 novel, the haunting 1940s-set drama “Bless Me, Ultima” concludes the 2012-13 Friends of Modern Art film season with showings today and Friday and Sunday at the Flint Institute of Arts. The protagonist of the book and film is Antonio Marez, a young boy growing up in a New Mexico village during World War II. After Ultima, a mysterious curandera (a medicine woman thought to heal with herbs and magic), comes to live with Antonio’s family, she teaches the boy about the power of the spiritual world — and he questions the Catholic doctrine under which he has been raised. He eventually must find a way to reconcile these old and new beliefs. Puerto Rican actress Miriam Colon plays Ultima. Her film
BY YVONNE ZIPP YZIPP@MLIVE.COM
KALAMAZOO — When Kelly Daniels was in the ninth grade, his surfer dad came and picked him and his younger brother up from school. He had an announcement: He had shot and killed his cousin during an argument at an airport bar, while in a drugand alcohol-fueled haze. His dad, who is also named Kelly Daniels, had no memory of the crime when he woke up in jail in 1982, but there were multiple eyewitnesses. A few days after his confession to the boys, Daniels’ dad fled the country. Ten years later, Daniels got a phone call from his grandmother: His dad had been picked up in the Philippines and brought back to the U.S. to stand trial. So opens the first chapters of Daniels’ memoir, “Cloudbreak, California.” Daniels, who earned his Ph.D. from Western Michigan University, read from his book on May 23 at the Michigan News Agency, at 308 W. Michigan Ave. The event also featured Christine Sneed, author of the well-reviewed novel, “Little Known Facts.” Daniels has taught one of Sneed’s short stories in his college classes. As he recounts in “Cloudbreak, California,” Daniels went from listening to a student’s speech about eating bugs to hearing that his father killed someone. Oh, and by the way, the dead man’s son may come looking for revenge. (That part turned out to be pure grandiosity on the senior Daniels’ part.) For his adolescent self, there was an odd kind of glee that something big was happening, Daniels writes, mixed in with the horror and dread. “It was a shock. I didn’t see him as a violent person, necessarily,” said Daniels, in a phone
COURTESY
Kelly Daniels, who got his Ph.D. from Western Michigan University, has penned a new memoir, “Cloudbreak, California,” about finding out his dad had shot and killed a man.
interview from his home in Illinois, where he lives with his wife and young son. In the memoir, he recounts how he essentially raised himself. His dad was absent even before the killing — their small desert town wasn’t conducive to surfing. Meanwhile his mom, he writes, was caught up in a cult. (In 1994, Kelly Russell Daniels was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to six years in prison, according to the Los Angeles Times.) “I didn’t see him as someone capable of that, although one thing I learned from the book is that most people are capable of anything if circumstances are right,” he said. His dad getting caught destroyed the reunion scenario that had fueled Daniels for a decade: Him finding his dad after a quest through foreign countries, and the two catching some waves together. (In Daniels’ imagined version, the fact that he couldn’t surf was a non-issue.) Daniels said he ran wild in his teens and early 20s. “That ended really abruptly when he got caught. That’s when I knew the illusion was over,” said Daniels, who now
teaches at Augustana College in Illinois. “This was not an adventure ... There was nothing romantic about it. Him getting caught — it was almost like I was getting caught. That was the moment I kind of became a writer.” Daniels said that, while he wrote drafts of those years, he ended up cutting most of it out of the memoir. “I didn’t want to focus on drinking and drugs — it seemed like it’s been done a lot,” said Daniels. “It always seems to romanticize that in a way, too. That’s the opposite of what I wanted to do.” While Daniels said he was able to snap abruptly out of drugs and petty crime, his younger brother lacked the same off switch and has spent years in and out of prison. “That’s the biggest heartbreak of my life,” said Daniels. “His consistently getting in trouble. It just hasn’t stopped.” In the memoir, Daniels blames himself for things he did as young as 3 that he feels adversely affected his brother.
The story
The heart of “Cloudbreak, California,” covers Daniels’ years of wandering Latin
America, in between stints in California. He worked briefly as a manager of a carpentry shop in Guatemala that made hand-painted furniture, taught English in Mexico and waited tables at the Four Seasons. He hoped that his memoir “might be useful to college students or someone at a stage in their life where they don’t know what’s coming next. It seems to me it’s an argument for a little bit of wandering, a little bit of indecision and delay.” Daniels said he worries about his college students, who are “terrified in this economy.” He didn’t have a salaried job until he was 40, Daniels said. “My students freak out when they get Bs,” he said. “I hope people get that out of the book: Drifting a little bit isn’t just wasting your time,” he said. Controversy has sprung up surrounding the accuracy of a number of prominent memoirs in recent years, such as James’ Frey’s “A Million Little Pieces,” and Augusten Burroughs’ “Running With Scissors.” “As far as the genre being discredited, it probably deserves to be discredited to a certain extent,” said Daniels, who added that he has little patience for Internet nitpickers looking to scrutinize say, the color of a tie on P. 63. “In my case, I never wanted to write a memoir. I don’t read them much,” said Daniels. “It was kind of the opposite thing with Frey: I kept writing novels and my true story kept intruding and taking over. It was getting in the way of my ability to write fiction — this past that I have.” So far, he hasn’t encountered much pushback, said Daniels. He hasn’t talked to his dad in a couple of years, he said, and isn’t sure what the senior Daniels would make of his portrayal. “I’m comfortable with the honesty with which I told it,” said Daniels.
He outdoes the previous five movies in his quest for overthe-top auto-smashing stunts, as a horror director seeks out creative kills. Yet he’s still only a serviceable director of car chases. To his credit, he doesn’t employ the shaky-cam or edit the action with a Cuisinart. He stages a few sequences at night, presumably to cover up CGI enhancements. His work entertains in the moment, but isn’t the goosebump-raising visceral engagement of some of his peers (see: Brad Bird’s “Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol” or Christopher McQuarrie’s “Jack Reacher”). However: It is what it is. Taken literally, that phrase employs a meaningless and stupifying circular logic that applies directly to the core idea of “Fast and Furious 6.” The characters identify themselves by their actions, and their actions underscore their character. The film exists to convey mindless action, and mindless action defines the film. It is what it is, for better or worse.
career dates back to Marlon Brando’s “One-Eyed Jacks” (1961) and includes playing the mother of Al Pacino’s character in the 1983 version of “Scarface.” Newcomer Luke Ganalon plays Antonio. Screenwriter-director Carl Franklin’s credits include “One False Move” (1992), “Devil in a Blue Dress” (1995), “One True Thing” (1998) and “Out of Time” (2003). In one of his last reviews before his death in April, Roger Ebert praised the film version of “Bless Me, Ultima” as “patient and in no hurry. It allows a balanced eye for the people in its hero’s family who tug him one way and another.” Screenings of the PG-13rated, 106-minute film are at 7:30 p.m. tonight and Friday and 2 p.m. Sunday. There is no screening on Saturday. Admission at the door is $5 for FIA members, $6 for non-members and $4 for Friends of Modern Art members.
Flint Library joins Activity Pass program BY WILLIAM KETCHUM III WKETCHUM@MLIVE.COM
FLINT — A library card at Flint Public Library will give members access to much more than the resources inside its E. Kearsley Street location. For the next 12 months, through May 23, 2014, Flint Public Library is participating in the Michigan Activity Pass program. The statewide program gives library cardholders — whether from Flint Public Library, or from one of Michigan’s other nearly 400 public libraries — access to free passes or special discounts to places by nearly 60 participating arts and cultural organizations. Flint participants are fellow Flint Cultural Center organizations such as Buick Automotive Gallery, Flint Institute of Arts, Longway Planetarium, and Sloan Museum. Other participants around Michigan include Detroit Institute of Arts, Upper Peninsula Children’s Museum in Marquette, Monroe County Historical Museum, and Icebreaker Mackinaw Maritime Museum in Mackinaw City.
Rick Dunning, Flint Public Library’s manager of information services, explained that each library gets five passes to each of the organizations and agencies around the state, and cardholders can check out similarly to how they do books. Each pass expires a day after it is printed, similar to a weeklong due date for a book. Library cardholders can also visit MichiganActivityPass.info to print a pass, if they don’t want to do so at the library. But either way, a library card is necessary to participate. Dunning said the Flint Public Library has 46,259 active cardholders, according to the most recent state report. He expects that number to increase with the Michigan Activity Pass program. “I would anticipate new members every week with this program being publicized, because they’ll need to get a card number from us so they can check these passes out,” he said. “... There are a lot of people out there who have their card, and can benefit from this.”
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Got Harmony Day Camp / Davison High School / June 22
LOCAL ENTERTAINMENT CALENDAR YOUR GUIDE TO MUSIC, DINING, THEATER, MOVIES & MORE COMMUNITY
JUNE 17 - AUG. 16
JUNE 23
“Sunflower Growing Contest,” J.J. Cardinal’s Wild Bird & Nature Store, 12830 S. Saginaw, Grand Blanc. Free. Info: 810-6958733.
“Salvation Army Summer Day Camp,” The Salvation Army Flint Citadel, 211 W. Keasley, Flint. MonFri, 9:30 am-3:30 pm. $60 per week for one child, $45 per week for 2nd child, $15 for each additional child. Info: 810-232-2199 ext. 203.
“2013 Genesee Master Gardener Garden Tour,” Genesee County Master Gardeners, 4069 Jennie, Swartz Creek. 10 am-5 pm. $10, $2 children 12 and younger. Info: 810635-9341, 810-610-0545.
JUNE 18
TODAY
THRU SEPT. 28
CONNECT
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TODAY “Middle Eastern Luncheon and Bake Sale,” St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church, 5191 Lennon, Flint. 11 am-3 pm. $10. Info: 810-7320720.
The American Robin, Our State Bird / J.J. Cardinal’s Wild Bird & Nature Store / June 6
MAY 31 “Make an Oriole Feeder,” J.J. Cardinal’s Wild Bird & Nature Store, 12830 S. Saginaw, Grand Blanc. 4 pm. $9, reservations required. Info: 810-695-8733.
JUNE 1 “Kegs n K’s,” Polar Palace, 3301 Davison Road, Lapeer. 2 pm. $55 until June 1. Info: elitefeetrunning.com/kegsnkslap. “Donation Sale,” The Valley School, 5255 S. Linden Road, Swartz Creek. 9 am-3 pm. Free. Info: 810767-4004.
THRU JUNE 15
JUNE 4 - 25
JUNE 1 - 30
“Dino World Exhibit,” Flint Children’s Museum, 1602 W. University, Flint. Tue-Fri, 9 am-5 pm; Sat, 10 am-5 pm; Sun, noon-5 pm. $6. Info: 810-767-5437.
“Portrait Painting in Oil,” Shiawassee Arts Center, 206 Curwood Castle, Owosso. Tue, 2-4:30 pm. $80 SAC member, $95 nonmember. Info: 989-723-8354.
“Nine Plantets and Counting,” Longway Planetarium, 1310 E. Kearsley, Flint. Sat & Sun, 2 pm. $5 adults, $4 senior citizens and youth. Info: 810-237-3400.
THRU JUNE 16
JUNE 5, 12 AND 19
JUNE 6
“Comic Opera Guild,” Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church Flint, 711 S. Saginaw St., Flint. 3:30 pm. $10 at the door. Info: 810-569-1545.
“Reflections on Water in American Painting,” Flint Institute of Arts, 1120 E. Kearsley, Flint. $7 adults, $5 seniors, students and children 12 and younger. Info: 810-234-1695.
JUNE 22
THRU JUNE 20
“Open Drawing Class,” Shiawassee Arts Center, 206 Curwood Castle, Owosso. Wed, 24:30 pm. $65 SAC Member or $75 nonmember. Annual individual membership is $30. Info: 989-7238354.
“The American Robin, Our State Bird,” J.J. Cardinal’s Wild Bird & Nature Store, 12830 S. Saginaw, Grand Blanc. 3:45 pm. $3, reservations required. Info: 810695-8733.
“Got Harmony Benefit Show,” Davison High School, 1250 N. Oak, Davison. 7 pm. $12 adults, $10 Seniors, students and groups. Info: 989-823-2036 or 810-240-5947.
“Call for Entry, Buckham Gallery,” Buckham Gallery, 134 1/2 W. Second, Flint. Noon-5:30 pm. No entry fee. Info: 810-239-6334.
JUNE 15
“Marketplace for Missions Sale,” Trinity United Methodist Church, 1310 N. Main St., Lapeer. Thu & Fri, 9 am. Free. Info: 810-728-8381.
“Got Harmony Day Camp,” Davison Senior Center, 10135 Lapeer, Davison. 8:30 am-5:30 pm. $22 by June 1 - $25 late fee. Info: 989-5296009 or 810-240-5947.
“Art Sales and Rental Gallery/ Flint Institute of Arts,” Flint Institute of Arts, 1120 E. Kearsley, Flint. Free. Info: 810-237-7321.
STAGE
“Driving Dream Machines,” Buick Automotive Gallery and Research Center, 303 Walnut, Flint. $9 adults, $8 seniors, $6 youth 3-11. Info: 810237-3450.
MAY 31 - JUNE 28 “Chamber Music Series,” Flint Institute of Music, 1025 E. Kearsley, Flint. Fri, 7 pm. Free. Info: 810.238.1350 ext. 3.
JUNE 2
TODAY
“Clio Cast & Crew Auditions: The Vagina Monologues,” Clio Cast & Crew, 2220 W. Vienna Road, Clio. 6:30 pm. Free. Info: 989-233-9263.
JUNE 24 - JULY 3 “Creative Play - Flint Youth Theatre Drama School,” Flint Youth Theatre, 1220 E. Kearsley St., Flint. Mon-Thu, 9 am. Tuition: $70 ($60 before June 22). Info: 810-237-1530. “Play Builders - Flint Youth Theatre Drama School,” Flint Youth Theatre, 1220 E. Kearsley St., Flint. Mon-Thu, 9:30 am. Tuition: $70 ($60 before June 22). Info: 810-237-1530.
THRU JUNE 30
THRU JULY 14
JUNE 15 - SEPT. 8 “Ask the Man Who Owns One,” Sloan Museum, 1221 E. Kearsley, Flint. $9 adults, $8 seniors, $6 youth 3-11. Info: 810-237-3450.
THRU OCT. 6 “The Brave and the Faithful: Michigan in the Civil War,” Sloan Museum, 1221 E. Kearsley, Flint. $9 adults, $8 senior citizens, $6 children ages 3-11. Info: 810-2373450.
“Story to Stage - Flint Youth Theatre Drama School,” Flint Youth Theatre, 1220 E. Kearsley St., Flint. Mon-Thu, 10:15 am. Tuition: $70 ($60 before June 22). Info: 810-237-1530.
THRU MAY 31
ART/MUSEUMS
JUNE 1 - 29
THRU JUNE 6
“Clothing Optional exhibit,” Buckham Gallery, 134 1/2 W. Second, Flint. Noon-5:30 pm. Free. Info: 810239-6334.
“Fill My Plate,” Flint Children’s Museum, 1602 W. University, Flint. Thu & Fri, 1-3 pm. $6. Info: 810-7675437. “How I Wonder,” Longway Planetarium, 1310 E. Kearsley, Flint. Sat, 12:30 and 3:30 pm. $5 adults, $4 youth 3-11. Info: 810-237-3400.
“Legacy Gala,” Novi Civic Center, 45175 W. 10 Mile Road, Novi. 6 pm. $75 per person. Info: 231-378-4963.
JUNE 22 - 23 “Sloan Museum Auto Fair,” Sloan Museum, 1221 E. Kearsley, Flint. 9 am-5 pm; Sun, 9 am-3 pm. $5 adults, $1 youth 4-11. Info: 810-2373450.
JUNE 24 - AUG. 7 “Sloan Museum*Longway Planetarium Summer Camps and Programs,” Longway Planetarium, 1310 E. Kearsley, Flint. Mon-Thu. $6$85. Info: 810-237-3409.
NIGHTLIFE THRU DEC. 19
“Thursday Comedy Night,” Alexander J’s Smokehouse, 5490 Fenton, Flint. Thu, 8:30 pm. $3. Info: 810-715-9137.
JUNE 13 - 14
JUNE 20 - 21 “Rod & Steph Traverse City Vineyard Tour,” Del Webb Grand Reserve, 6300 Del Webb Blvd,, Grand Blanc. 8 am; Fri, 5 pm. $160 per person, rates based on double occupancy. Info: 810-715-4100.
JUNE 22 “Author Book and Art Show,” J.J. Cardinal’s Wild Bird & Nature Store, 12830 S. Saginaw, Grand Blanc. 11 am-2 pm. Free. Info: 810695-8733.
JUNE 22 - 23 “Kuungana-Cosaan African Drum and Dance Workshop,” McCree Theatre, 5005 Cloverlawn Drive, Flint. Sat & Sun, 11 am and 12:45 pm. Free. Info: 810-394-3880.
JUNE 24 - AUG. 1 “Youth Moves Summer Camp,” McCree Theatre, 5005 Cloverlawn Drive, Flint. Mon-Thu, 9 am-3 pm. $50 or $10 per week. Info: 810-2329243.
OUTDOORS JUNE 2 - 23
“Weight Watchers Group Hosts Free Cooking Demos with Chef Isabella,” Weight Watchers Center — Fenton, 15278 Silver Parkway, Fenton. 5:30 pm. Free. Info: 248479-1362.
JUNE 7 “Weight Watchers Group Hosts Free Cooking Demos by Chef Isabella,” Weight Watchers Center — Somerset Plaza, 4290 Miller Road, Flint. 9 and 10 am. Free. Info: 248-479-1362.
DANCE TODAY
“Modern Dance Class,” The Paavilion - Home of Young People’s Ballet Theatre Studios, 5251 Commerce Road, Flint. 5:306:30 pm. First class free. $10 class with multi-class discount. Info: 810230-1355.
JUNE 1 “Young People’s Ballet Theatre Annual Spring Gala,” Bower Theater, 1220 E. Kearsley St., Flint. 7 pm. $10. Info: 810-309-9501.
JUNE 14 - JULY 12 “Dare to Dream Again Christian Singles,” Dare to Dream Again Christian Singles Dance, 425 County Center Road, Lapeer. 8 pmmidnight. $9. Info: 810-656-2393.
“Bike Ride - Friends of the Flint River Trail,” Flint Farmers Market, 420 E. Blvd., Flint. Sun, 2 pm. Free. Info: 810-767-6490.
JUNE 5 - 26 “Durand Farmers’ Market & Crafts,” Downtown Durand, E. Main & Hagle, Durand. Wed, 9 am-3 pm. Free. Info: 989-288-3561 or 989288-3830.
NARROW YOUR SEARCH. THE SMART WAY.
FILM
THRU JUNE 2 “Bless Me, Ultima,” Flint Institute of Arts, 1120 E. Kearsley, Flint. Thu & Fri, 7:30 pm; Sun, 2 pm. $4-$6. Info: 810-234-1695.
FAIRS/FESTIVALS JUNE 1
“Flushing Art in the Park,” Riverview Park, 230 South Cherry St., Flushing. 9 am and 4 pm. Free.
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MUSIC
“Starting Life - Apple Trees,” J.J. Cardinal’s Wild Bird & Nature Store, 12830 S. Saginaw, Grand Blanc. 4 pm. $4, reservations. Info: 810695-8733.
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Bradley Cooper as Phil, left, Zach Galifianakis as Alan, center, and Ed Helms as Stu star in “The Hangover Part III.” It’s the third and final installment in the comedy trilogy.
MOVIE CAPSULES “42” — (PG-13, thematic elements including language; 128 minutes) ��� — This biopic of baseball legend Jackie Robinson doesn’t break any cinematic ground or say anything particularly original about its subject, but that’s okay. It’s still a solid, respectful and rousingly entertaining retelling of Robinson’s struggle against racial adversity in the major leagues. Chadwick Boseman has a powerful, charming screen presence as Robinson, and Harrison Ford does great character work as the manager who discovered him. “The Big Wedding” — (R, language, brief nudity and sexual content; 90 minutes) � — With his awful recent track record, perhaps Robert De Niro accepted this role because the disgrace would be spread between him and two other slumming screen legends (Diane Keaton and Susan Sarandon) this time. The younger actors of the ensemble cast are also too talented for the material, a tired family comedy of manners set at the wedding of De Niro and Keaton’s son. It’s limp, predictable and unimaginative, but at least it’s short. “The Croods” — (PG, some scary action; 91 minutes) ��� — DreamWorks’ animation wizards shoot for “The Flintstones 2.0” and mostly score. This lively prehistoric farce follows a family of Neanderthal-ish primitives as they team up with a more evolved young man to face down a coming extinction event. Although it may not match Pixar’s levels of sophistication, adults and kids will be enthralled by the film’s gorgeous visuals, action and excellent voice cast (led by Emma Stone and Nicolas Cage). “Epic” — (PG, mild action, some scary images and brief rude language; 103 minutes) �� — This animated adventure from the makers of “Ice Age” lives down to its uber-generic title, offering a light fantasy that’s mildly enjoyable but mostly unimaginative. The tale of miniature forest-dwellers battling the forces of decay borrows heavily from “FernGully” and other flicks, although there are a few truly memorable visuals and voice performances (notably Christoph Waltz as the villain). The film’s not bad, but it is pretty bland. “Fast and Furious 6” — (PG-13, intense sequences of violence, intense sequences of action, language, mayhem throughout and some sexuality; 130 minutes) �� — Is it being too cruel to a guilty-pleasure franchise to say that this film seems to have been written by a 12-year-old? Perhaps, but it would still be nice to have some actual characters,
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FILM CRITIC’S GUIDE or one-liners that don’t sound like playground insults, as Dwayne Johnson, Vin Diesel and company rampage through endless car chases and fistfights. Some of it’s fun, but boy, is it dumb. “The Great Gatsby” — (PG-13, some violent images, sexual content, smoking, partying and brief language; 142 minutes) �� — F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel exposed the emptiness of American decadence in the Roaring Twenties, but director Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation wallows in too much decadence of its own. Leonardo DiCaprio is fine as the doomed capitalist Gatsby, but Luhrmann loses the book’s subtlety in frenzied visual overkill, even typing out key passages on screen. The story is indisputably great, but this take on it is like Cliff’s Notes with a light show. “The Hangover Part III” — (R, drug content, brief graphic nudity, pervasive language, sexual reference and some violence; 100 minutes) �� 1/2 — There’s no hangover and less comedy in the purportedly final installment of this franchise, but it still scores more than the last two. Our mismatched and beleaguered bro-tagonists (Zach Galifianakis making the most of the material, while Bradley Cooper and Ed Helms phone it in) are thrown into a fairly entertaining but unmemorable action flick that ditches much of the series’ previous zaniness. “Iron Man 3” — (PG-13, sequences of intense sci-fi action and violence throughout, and brief suggestive content; 140 minutes) ��� 1/2 — “Lethal Weapon” writer Shane Black crafts a worthy follow-up to “The Avengers,” and a killer stand-alone installment in the adventures of armor-clad superhero Tony Stark. Black’s script digs into the character’s psyche, and star Robert Downey Jr. gives the material his all. Despite an occasionally convoluted plot, this is a rip-roaring, explosively funny threequel with surprising thematic depth. “Mud” — (PG-13, some violence, language, smoking, sexual references and thematic elements; 130 minutes) ���� — Matthew McConnaughey continues a career hot streak with his warm, nuanced performance as the titular mysterious runaway in this
Southern coming-of-age tale. Director Jeff Nichols crafts a dark, beautiful, emotionally resonant adventure in the vein of “Stand By Me,” as two young boys puzzle out the mysteries of life, love and family while aiding McConnaughey’s beleaguered fugitive. “Oblivion” — (PG-13, nudity, brief strong language, sci-fi action violence and some sensuality; 125 minutes) �� — “Tron: Legacy” director Joseph Kosinski conjures truly breathtaking visuals for this post-apocalyptic adventure, but the dazzling design is all in service of an extremely slow-boiling plot that never pays off satisfactorily. As a patrolman on a mostly deserted future Earth, Tom Cruise’s voiceovers lead the audience by the nose in the early going, but dry up as the film shudders to its muddled conclusion. “Oz the Great and Powerful” — (PG, sequences of action and scary images, and brief mild language; 130 minutes) �� 1/2 — Director Sam Raimi’s Oz prequel is visually striking and often fun. But the script leaves Michelle Williams, Rachel Weisz and especially Mila Kunis thin material to work with as a trio of witches. And, like the young wizard of Oz he portrays, star James Franco does his darnedest but fails at summoning real magic as the slippery, con-artist magician. Too bad Robert Downey Jr. dropped out of the role. “Pain and Gain” — (R, language throughout, bloody violence, drug use, crude sexual content and nudity; 129 minutes) � 1/2 — As bumbling bodybuilders turned criminals, Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne Johnson generate comedic charm in the first act of Michael Bay’s latest flick. However, as the film reminds us repeatedly, it’s based on a bizarre true story. And Bay’s execution becomes increasingly reprehensible as the protagonists turn to torture and gruesome violence, and the film plays real tragedy for broad, crude comedy. “Peeples” — (PG-13, sexual content, drug material and language; 95 minutes) �� — Although this meet-the-parents comedy of errors fortunately doesn’t quite stoop to the level of its producer, Tyler Perry, it’s also not particularly memorable. Craig Robinson (“The Office”) is a warm and welcome presence as a longtime boyfriend finally meeting his girlfriend’s (Kerry Washington) uptight, upper-class family (David Alan Grier and Melvin Van Peebles are among them, livening things up). The film is a sweet-natured, inoffensive diversion, but it’s light on actual laughs.
The weekend after Memorial Day means summer is right around the corner and the 4th of July holiday is only a month away. Here’s my Top 5; a weekly list of the weekend’s biggest events.
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Leelanau Peninsula Birding Festival, through Sunday Did you see the “CBS Sunday Morning” report on avid birdwatchers in Indiana and Ohio? (Check out the video online at cbsnews.com) Well, Michigan is also an avid bird-watching state, and you can attend this weekend’s Leelanau Bird Festival for special excursions, including a bus trip to see Kirtland’s warbler with noted Kirtland’s specialist Jerry Weinrich. Another trip includes Birding-By-Tall-Ship aboard the schooner Inland Seas. Single day registration is $15, which includes most field trips as well as evening speakers. All four days cost $40. Additional fees for bus and boat trips, and dinners. Get more details online at mibirdfest.com or call 231-271-3738.
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19th annual “Be A Tourist in Your Own Town,” Saturday, Greater Lansing area The Greater Lansing Convention and Visitors Bureau wants you to explore the Lansing area on Saturday by purchasing a $1 you can purchase a “Be A Tourist Passport,” which grants you free admission to more than 60 area attractions, local businesses and special activities. The events run 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. New this year is a “Best A Tourist Check-in Challenge” where you can win some cool prizes if you gather enough points. Get more details about the challenge, participating locations and how to download the Pointillism App on your Droid
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Huey Lewis and the News will take the stage on Friday at Four Winds Casino in New Buffalo and on Saturday at Soaring Eagle Casino in Mount Pleasant.
or iPhone mobile device at lansing.org or call 517-487-6800.
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Bill Maher, 8 p.m. Saturday, DeVos Performance Hall, Grand Rapids June is a crazy month for DeVos Performance Hall. First, comedian/Talk show host Bill Maher (“Politically Incorrect,” “Real Time”) will perform at 8 p.m. on Saturday, followed by Daniel Tosh (“Tosh.0) who is on “The June Gloom Tour” (June 7) and then it gets even more political with “Newt Uncensored: An Evening of Conversation with Newt Gingrich (June 28). In the middle of it all is Broadway Grand Rapids’ “Billy Elliott: The Musical” (June 11-16). For details about the shows, go to devosperformancehall.com.
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Huey Lewis and The News, 8 p.m. Saturday, Soaring Eagle Casino, Mount Pleasant He says the “Heart of Rock and Roll” is in New York and L.A., but the truth is, Huey Lewis and the News always end the song with a big shout out to the city or venue they are playing. It so happens, the city he mentions last in the song is
“Detroit.” Tickets to his Soaring Eagle show are $22-$54. Get more details at soaringeaglecasino. com. He also performs 9 p.m. Friday at Four Winds Casino in New Buffalo ($40-$95).
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Detroit Hoedown 2013, Friday-Sunday, lots near Comerica Park, Detroit The 31st annual Downtown Hoedown presented by WYCD features 40 artists on three stages in downtown Detroit in the lots surrounding Comerica Park. The artists are a mixture of local, regional and national acts. Three-day passes are sold out, but daily passes remain. Friday: Uncle Kracker, Drake White, Parma Lee, Katie Arminger, Maggie Rose, Tate Stevens and more. Saturday: Jake Owen, Craig Morgan, Blackberry Smoke, Emerson Drive, Joel Crouse and more. Sunday: Joe Nichols, Phil Vassar, Aaron Lewis, Casey James and more. Shows begin at 5 p.m. Friday, and at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Info: WYCD.radio.com. Email John Gonzalez at gonzo@ mlive.com
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Jake Owen will perform Saturday as part of Detroit Hoedown 2013 in Detroit.
Fame a family business for Smiths BY RYAN PEARSON THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Carey Mulligan is Daisy Buchanan, and Leonardo DiCaprio portrays Jay Gatsby in a scene from “The Great Gatsby.”
Vin Diesel, left, and Paul Walker star in “Fast & Furious 6.”
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. — Will Smith has a new outlook on teenagers: Parents do indeed understand. The rapper-turned-actor says he’s “grown a lot” since writing the Grammy-winning 1988 hit that humorously declared they didn’t. All three of his children now at least dabble in music and acting, most notably 14-yearold Jaden, who stars with his father in the new sci-fi film “After Earth,” opening Friday. Even in the midst of a globehopping promotional tour for the movie, Smith recognizes the downside to making stardom a family affair. “I think that the major risk of this particular business is strictly emotional,” he said in a recent interview. “The business has almost a narcotic quality. So it’s almost as if you’re introducing a narcotic into your kid’s life. “So for (wife) Jada (Pinkett Smith) and I, the most important thing is that they have to stay focused and grounded on the fact that they are giving. You don’t make movies for your ego. You make movies to transfer information, to bring joy, to add value to the world.” At an “After Earth” promotional event at the underconstruction Virgin Galactic spaceport in the New Mexico desert, Smith does everything he can to playfully poke
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Will Smith, left, and his son, Jaden, star in “After Earth.”
at his son’s ego. When Jaden loudly drops a water bottle during a TV interview, he’s quickly reprimanded: “You’re kidding, right? You’re kidding. That’s the most unprofessional thing I’ve seen you do.” Smith reaches over to shield his son’s face from bright camera lights, taunting the teen as a “super mega movie star, towering over you like a shadow over you. And you’re living in his shadow. And you’ve got to do interviews in his shadow.” Jaden, obviously accustomed to the teasing, responds with calm confidence and some of dad’s hammy humor, saying he lives “naturally”
in the spotlight. “You have to try to put your shadow on me,” said Jaden, who rode his skateboard through a hall between interviews. “But eventually your arm gets tired and it falls away and you let me go back to my natural state.” His father nods in mock sincerity. “Oh that’s deep. You are a deep being,” he says. Their film is set in a future where nature has turned on humans and survivors were forced to start a new civilization on another planet. Jaden plays a trainee trying to follow in the footsteps of his father, a famous military leader played by Smith.
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�ursday The Family CirCus by Bil Keane
PeanuTs by Charles Schulz
Dennis The menaCe by Hank Ketchum
BlonDie by Dean Young & John Marshall
BaBy Blues by Rick Kirkman & Jerry Scott
B. C. by Mastroianni & Hart
sally ForTh by Francesco Marciuliano & Jim Keefe
GarFielD by Jim Davis
sPeeD BumP by Dave Coverly
BallarD sTreeT by Jerry Van Amerongen
luann by Greg Evans
hi & lois by Greg & Brian Walker
DilBerT by Scott Adams
JumP sTarT by Robb Armstrong
Frazz by Jef Mallett
ziTs by Jerry Scott & Jim Borgman
haGar The horriBle by Dik Browne
BeeTle Bailey by Mort, Greg & Brian Walker
BalDo by Cantú & Castellanos
PiCkles by Brian Crane
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�ursday Born Loser by Chip Sansom
For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston
Get Fuzzy by Darby Conley
PearLs BeFore sWine by Stephan Pastis
tundra by Chad Carpenter
Frank & ernest by Bob Thaves
Bound & GaGGed by Dana Summers
red & rover by Brian Basset
Curtis by Ray Billingsley
CLose to HoMe by John McPherson
MarMaduke by Brad Anderson
oFF tHe Mark by Mark Parisi
BridGe
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diamonds, you’d go down,” I told the Cynic. “He would get two more hearts.” “Simplicity is a virtue,” Cy growled. How would you play the hand?
Draws trumps
South’s best approach for 10 tricks is to win East’s trump shift, draw trumps, cash the A-K of clubs, lead a diamond to dummy and return the jack of clubs, pitching a heart (a loser-on-loser) if East plays low. If West has the queen, the defense can cash a second heart, but South can ruff the next heart, lead a diamond to dummy and win the 13th trick with the high ten of clubs.
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You hold: ♠ A 2 ♥ J 5 ◆ A K J 9 7 ♣ J 10 6 2. Your partner opens one heart, you respond two diamonds and he jumps to three hearts. What do you say? Answer: Partner’s jumprebid is forcing; he has six or seven hearts with 16 or more points. Slam is likely, and a leap to six hearts would not be a great risk. If you prefer to investigate for a possible grand slam, start by cuebidding three spades. Partner may hold K 7, A K Q 10 6 3, 4 2, A 7 3.
Today’s soLUTIon: “The characters in my novels are an amalgam of bits of real people ... real people are too limiting.” — Graham Greene
Today’s answer
Cy the Cynic is the type of person who, if he were asked to help move a piano, would grab the stool. As declarer, Cy always takes the easy route, regardless of whether it’s best. When Cy played today’s four spades, West led a heart, and East won and shifted to a trump. Cy took the ace, cashed the ace of diamonds, drew trumps, let the ten of diamonds ride and made two overtricks. Time elapsed: 15 seconds. “If East had the queen of
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HOUSEHOLD GOODS AMISH LOG HEADBOARD And Queen pillowtop mattress set, new in plastic, with frame, must sell$ $275. Call 989-631-2280.
GEORGIE BOY ’05 LANDAU 34’. Chevy 8.1 Vortec, 31k. mi., 2 large slides, 5.5 Onan generator, 2 air, 2 furnaces, excellent cond. $42,500. Call (989) 691-5467
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SEARAY 1987 SEVILLE - 21’, w/ easy loader tandem trailer, well maintained, always stored inside, 205hp V6 Mercury Cruiser IO, fresh rebuild, full canvas, down riggers, extras, runs and looks great, $4,200. Call (989) 450-4255
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BUICK 1998 PARK AVENUE Over 30 MPG! Looks Good Inside & Out! Asking Only FORD 1999 ESCORT ZX2. 2dr for repair or parts-crank pulOAT LIPS OCKS $2,500. Call (989) 277-2618 ley broke offGood body, tires ,auto trans 157k miles $850 Call / Tx 810-423-7455 Fenton CADILLAC 2009 DTS Only WHEELER LANDING 49k miles, still under warran- area Just Call Kathi ty, loaded, leather, non284-4139 1996 VANDEN smoker, Biarritz top, Diamond JAGUAR PLAS - cream color w/ gold red, $19,900. (810) 516-6606 trim, full automatic, classic Cadillac 2004 CTS, 3.6 V6, Jag top of the line, fully loadPerfect Cond & Maintenance, ed, 65,400 mi., never used AMPING ITES Black, Blk Leather, Nearly All winter. $6,800. 989-401-1179 Options, Trac Control, Bose, Many New items, 130K, Near OLDMOBILE 2001 ALERO - 4 cylinder ecotec, auto, only RESORT MEMBERSHIP New! $8,700. 810-691-7334 77k miles, 4 door, drives Beaver Creek in Gaylord great, just $4999. Call Hank 989-871-2953 CHEVROLET 2012 CAMARO, Convertible, 3,500 mi, white Graff 810-653-4111. w/ red stripe, inferno orange TRAVERSE CITY leather interior, loaded, ga- Ponitac 2006 VIBE HATCHHoliday Park Membership rage stored, drove in summer BACK. 4 cyclinder, sun roon, $50K; Beach, Boat Launch, Golf automatic transmission, 36 only, $29,000 810-953-1650. Cart. Call Sue (616) 735-0877 Hwy MPG, EXCELLENT CHEVROLET 2008 IMPALA - SHAPE, 81,000 MI. Asking Black on black, leather, moon $7595 CALL 989-249-7998 If answer leave message and AMPERS RAILERS roof, loaded, chrome wheels, no older person owned, $9999. will return call. OR ALE Call Hank Graff 810-653-4111. PONTIAC 2009 VIBE GT CAMPERS MEMBERSHIP- CHEVROLET 2001 Cavalier - Silver, 34mpg, fully loaded, 30,600 miles, sun roof, excel4 cylinder, auto, cold air, Outdoor Adventure Membership, $1000 + transfer fee. drives great, perfect first car lent condition, stored in the $14,800. Call: or a to b car, only, $4499. Call winters, Call (989) 798-6390. 810-232-0807 Hank Graff 810-653-4111.
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tioning 30 police impounded ROTTWEILER vehicles on 06/05/2013. Auc- GERMAN tion will be held at our auc- PUPPIES - AKC, Mahogany tion lot, 7121 N. Saginaw St. & Black, Exceptionally Large Registration starts at noon, Breed, Both Parents On-Site, auction starts at 1pm. You $1,000 & Up. Please call will need a $100 refundable (989) 826-6991 deposit to enter and a valid ID or Drivers License. GERMAN SHEPARD PUPS Purebred, 7 weeks old, all PUBLIC AUCTION black & black and tan; $250. June 6th, 10:00am Call (989) 553-4554 CHEVY 2007 CORVETTE - PONTIAC 2004 GRAND PRIX Fenton Towing $99 down + ttl. Yellow, 400 hp, removable 945 Grant St. Fenton, MI HAVANESE PUPPIES - AdorCall Jerry 810-234-1200 top, removable cover for win1998 VW 2 Door able little fluff balls. Current ter storage, has extras, 3VWBB61C9WM013248 shots and wormings, males 19,500 mi., $30,500 Please 1995 Chevy Astro Van and females. Raised in my call (810) 241-8128 1GNDM19W7SB101425 home with small children and ARS MPORTS other animals (810) 696-2009 PUBLIC AUCTION CEDAR CREEK 2003 30FKS June 6th, 10:00am 30 Feet Long, New Awning & BMW 1998 318i - Runs good, JACK RUSSELL TERRIER Fenton Towing good body, high miles, manP U P S , ADOLESCENTS & Tires, A/C, Large Slide-Out, In 945 Grant St. Fenton, MI ual transmission. $2,400 ADULTS - Call 231-920-6455 Great Shape. Moving to Chi1998 VW 2 Door Please call Monica at to talk to John about selec- cago, Must Sell! Asking Only 3VWBB61C9WM013248 (810) 610-0366 tion. Go to JRTJohn.com for $11,000. Call (989) 598-3729 1995 Chevy Astro Van pics/prices. 1GNDM19W7SB101425 EXCEL 2005 5TH WHEEL CHEVY 2007 CORVETTE Z06 HONDA 1998 CIVIC DX POMERANIAN, Maltese 28 TRW, in excellent condi- 2LZ PKG, 6 Speed, Velocity Hatchback, bright blue paint, Poodle, Yorkie, Shih Tzu , tion, many extras, large ca- Yellow w/ Black Leather, orange wheels, stick shift, SCOTT HOPE SHERIFF C o c k a p o o . Hairless puppy pacity tanks, 2,700lb payload, Chrome Wheels, Navigation, good looking $2999. Call Hank AUCTION - Friday, May 31 Graff 810-653-4111. 10am, 4258 Somers Dr. avail., shots, private owned rugged construction, $17,000. BOSE, Custom Bra & Covers, 27K Miles and Asking Only Burton, 48519. Items to be consignment sale. Health Call (810) 239-5576 $42,000! Call 231-590-7235 Guaranteed. 616-443-6004 sold: Cars, Trucks, Vans, Motorcycles and More! For more CHEVY 2007 HHR SHAR-PEI & D A C H S H U N D information, Please Visit: $99 down + ttl PUPS - 5 Shar-Peis- AKC, www.ScottHope.net Call Lou 810-234-1200 shots, wormed vet check, $700. Dachshund- CKC, shots, www.RepoBidder.com CHEVY 2006 MALIBU wormed, vet, $500. Taking $99 down + ttl. Live Online Auction Open Now ! dep. Ready 6-20 989-573-0707 NISSAN 2009 ALTIMA 2.5S Call Amanda 810-234-1200 If you have items to sell, our Black Ext w/ Black Leather, Commission Rate is only 10%! Forest River Cardinal 2012 CHEVY 2004 CAVALIER - 4 Fully Loaded (GPS, BOSE, 3450RL 5th Wheel LX Pack- door, automatic, 120,000 Bluetooth, Sunroof...) Only age Red Bird Package loaded miles, very good condition, 20K, Still Smells New! with extras $49500. 989-708- Asking $3295. Please call $18,500. Call (989) 792-1850 STATE ALES 1486 or gary2b7@yahoo.com. (810) 336-5715 NISSAN 1985 PULSAR - Auto, 4cyl, very clean inside and CHRYSLER 2008 SEBRING HITCHHIKER 2004 - 34.5 ft. LTD - Convertible, loaded, ex- out, 1 owner, perfect carfax, ESTATE & COMMERCIAL SHIH-TZU - sweet hearts, with 3 slides, non-smoker/pet Real Estate Auction, 9 wks, 1st shot, wormed. free. Washer/dryer ready, cellent condition. CD player, wont find one cleaner, $2999. Sat., June 1, 10am . 1130 new tires, battery, and linen Call Hank Graff 810-653-4111. $325. 810-410-6237 no text large storage area. Excellent top. Navy Blue w/ grey interiE. Bristol Rd., Burton MI condition $20,000. (989) 684- or. Call (810)238-6683 48529. House on Commer- WEIMARANER PUREBREDS 4265 See Mlive.com for photo cial Real Estate on 3 Tails docked, vet checked, CHRYSLER 2006 PT CRUIS acres. Van, riding lawn LASSIC NTIQUE parents AKC regeistered, well tractor, beauty shop equipmannered, & great pointers. KZ SPREE 2012 Super Light E R - 98K miles, Very Good ment, handicap equipBlue & grey available. $750 27 ft. w/ Slide-Out, Queen Condition, Only $3,995. Call CHEVY 1968 CAMARO - ConBed, Power Awning, Stove, (810) 336-5715 ment, garage, outdoor, fureach. (231) 690-4773 vertible, black top, white Oven, Microwave, Fridge & niture, glassware & houseExterior Speakers. Like New! FORD 2006 ESCAPE H Y - paint w/ red interior, 327CI hold. 91 yrs of collecting. WEST HIGHLAND TERRIER For complete listing go to: PUPS - AKC, Beautiful, Fam- Selling due to illness. Asking B R I D - Auto, fully loaded, V8, four barrel carb, auto FurloAuction.com ily Raised, Parents On-Site, Only $15,000. Call (989) 415- 32,000 miles, dark gray, great trans, power steering & gas milage, excellent condi- brakes, 111K miles all origi1st Shot & Wormed. $650- 2025 or (989) 415-2026 tion, $10,000/obo. Call: 810- nal, $15,000 OBO. Call John $750. Call (989) 846-0929 or RANDOLPH HOUSE ESTATE 338-2301 or 810-624-2285 at (248) 885-3310 (989) 387-0772 PALAMINO 2009 PUMA SALE! - 5/31, 9:30-5. 6/1, Travel Trailer - 30 ft., Like 9:30-3. 4017 Sunfish Dr. PUPS - AKC, baby New, Self Contained, Slide Beautiful Lapeer estate sale! YORKIE For directions and pictures to doll faces, shots, vet checked, Out, New Tires, Hensley this fantastic/large sale health guaranteed, ready for Hitch, Awning, $15,000. Call a good home. 989-233-0874 (810) 694-7088 randolphhouse1872.com
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Firms are requested to Sunday June 2, 2pm submit statements of ex2851 E Court St. perience and qualification Flint, MI 48506 C A VALIER KING CHARLES in regard to providing pro- www.theclearinghousemi.com Ready to go, parents are on fessional construction 810-814-0500 site, adorable, vet checked. services for local units of $750. Call (989) 871-2857 government. All proposals CHIHUAHUA PUPS - (6) CKC shall be submitted in a and ACA, 7 weeks, first shots sealed envelope, marked 1 Merle from $250 to $350. "2013 RFP Professional Please call (810) 347-9852 or LOUIE’S TOWING Engineering Services Louie’s Towing will be auc- (810) 493-0850 CDBG- June 10,2013" The successful applicant will be required to: Provide design services, including architectural drawings and contractor scope of work and specifications, for barrier free improvements, to include the purchase and installation of new doors and automatic door openers, to the entrances at the Township Offices, Recreation Hall and the Thetford Township Senior Center. Also, provide design services and specifications for the replacement of the parking lot entrance ramp at the Thetford Township Senior Center.
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STRATUS BY DONZI 1995 - BUICK 2011 LUCERNE CXL 33ft cuddy cabin, twin 225 Florida Car, 29,000 miles, Johnson, 3 axle trailer, loaded leather heated memory seats, w/ instruments & fishing factory warranty 10/30/14, gear, low hrs, mint condi- $20,500. Cell: 904-708-9615 or tion, like new, in storage for 810-659-2192 Pvt. Party! 10 yrs. $39,000. 616-560-7500
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A Better Roof For Less Bathroom Handicap Repair, recover, replace, cialist, all remodeling - addi- HOME IMPROVEMENTS, Lic/Ins. Del, 810-687-3599. tions. 32 yrs. 810 686-7014. Home repair, big/small jobs. 25 yrs. exp. 810-701-9626 BATHTUB REFINISHING ASPHALT DRIVEWAYS Bathtubs, Sinks, Tile & LAW N 659-3169 CARE Free Have a new drive! Resurface Countertops. 810-423-4473. mowing, low rates 730-8333 your worn/cement drive 10x DRYWALL ETC. - All areas. PAINTING Interior/Exterior. 70 from $1289 Sr disc #1506 30 yrs exp. 810-399-6215 Free Estimates. Licensed. Westside Asphalt, 744-1430. ELECTRICAL Panels, out- Call Jim at 810-686-8101 lets, lighting. 810-618-8100 Plumbing - 24 Hr. Service BASEMENT Dewatering Affordable, guaran. solution Hauling Junk Pick Up Big/ Lowest rates! Free water for wet basements 631-6146 Small. Free quotes 938-4448 testing. Call 810-640-8644
BURTON - Multi-family street sale. Friday May 31st and Saturday June 1st. 9:00AM to 4:30PM Briar Creek Lane, off Potter Rd. between Belsay Rd. and Vasser Rd. B U R T O N - Yard Sale. 2406 Covert Rd. May 30, 31, & June 1. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. 4 Families. Household, costume jewelry, clothes, furniture, & misc. CHASE PARK CONDOS Elms Road, north of Beecher. Thurs., Fri., & Sat. 9-5p.m. Includes large craft sale w/ quilt books, knitting, crochet, cross stitch, christmas stockings, plastic canvas, painting supplies, beads, & fabric.
COLLEGE CULTURAL- 1019 E. Fork Dr. Thurs-Sat (30-1) 10-3. Drexel credenza, furniture, antiques, household items, & Victor Patent safe. COMMUNITY CRAFTS FLEA M A R K E T - Sat. June 8, 10a3p, 3095 Linded Ln., Off Lennon Rd., between Dutcher & Linden Rd. Look for signs.
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GRAND BLANC - 1070 East Davison- 831 Oda St. Moving Cook Rd. Infant - Plus size Sale-loveseat, chairs, day clothing, multiple computers, bed, electric scooter, safe, some tools, Christmas items, FLINT - 5335 Brobeck St (off household goods, furniture, china set, misc. items Sat., Dye Rd.) June 1st-2nd, 9a-5p. oak fireplace mantle. May 30, New in box Barbie collection, 31, & June 1, 9 - 5 p.m. June 1st 9-4. Cabbage Patch dolls, furniture, appliances, Xmas, wom- GRAND BLANC - BIG GARAGE en’s teen golf clubs w/ new SALE. - 12086 RIVERBEND bag and shoes, new golf rain DR. May 31 & June1/ 8 - 4 , suit, and lots of misc.! Appliances, Furniture, House hold Items Bathroom fixDAVISON AREA, VICTORIA tures, Lamps, etc. , STATION SUB - Gale Road, S. off Richfield Rd. between M-15 & Irish Rd., Fri & Sat, May 31st & June 1st, 8-5pm. Household and outdoor items, GRAND BLANC IN-HOUSE EScrafts, kids toys and more! FLINT TWSP 5397 TATE SALE. 5335 Moceri Mapletree Dr. (by Dye Rd & Lane, Hillcrest subdivision. Court St.) May 30th - June Located: Off Hill Rd. across 1st., 9-5p. Dishes, bedding, from Knollwood Apartments. Beginning: Friday May 31, bikes, tools and much more! 2013 toSunday June 2, 2013. FLUSHING - 1001 Birchwood Time: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.. D A V I S O N - N a t u r e v i e w Dr, May 30 - Jun 1, 9-5pm, Funiture, household items, Condominiums, Nicole Ln. off household items, furniture, clothes, pictures, glassware, Lapeer Rd. between Irish & tvs, clothing, boys, girls & fishing equipment, beautiful piano,king size bed, dressers, M-15. May 30th, 31st & June adult, clean. No Early Sales! end tables, silver ware, 1st, 9-5pm. Collectables, treasures.....moving and evtoys, furniture & much more! Flushing - 3414 Woodridge Dr., erything must go............. Seymour to W. Pierson Rd. to DAVISON - Vassar Park, End of Ambleside. Misc. household Alger Dr. ESTATE SALE items priced to sell! Lots of GRAND BLANC - K ir k r id g e Spring Garage Childrens Daycare Items, teen girl and husky teen boy Condos Dishwasher, Upright Freezer, clothing, plus size women’s Sales! Thurs - Sat; 9am-4pm. Bikes, Snowblower, Foozeball clothing. Name Brand items (Saginaw St, just S. of Mall) Table, Snowboard & much priced to sell! Fri 9-4, Sat 9- You don’t want to miss this! more. Everything Must Go. noon, Half off on Sat! GRAND BLANC - S P R I N G Starting Friday May 31. OAKS SUB SALE! May 30FLU S H IN G - 5408 N Seymour June 2; Thurs-Fri, 8-5pm; Sat, Rd. Sat. June 1, 8 - 3PM. 9-4pm & Sun 9-3pm. Off of Moving Sale! Tools, hard- Baldwin Rd, Don’t Miss! wood, and household items. DAVISON - Villages of GRAND BLANC - Sub sale Wicklow Sub Sale! (on Irish Fri.-Sat., May 31 -June 1, 9aRd. between I-69 and 4p. Manchester Dr. between Atherton) Sat. Jun. 1st only! Saginaw/Vasser off 8:30a-5p. Over 100 Homes! McCandlish. Clothing, furniture, antiques, toys, household items, sportFLUSHING- 727 Birchwood Dr. GRAND BLANC & TORREY ing equipment, and misc.! Thurs-Sat (May 30-June 1), RD. 8010 Torrey Rd. Mundy 9-5. Quality furniture, house- Twp. Thurs. - Sat. starting at FENTON - S U B D I V I S I O N hold items, toys, baby items, 9a.m. Huge Sale! SALE. Fri. - Sat., 9am-5pm. outdoor furniture & more. Torrey Grove Ct. off Torrey North of Lahring. Furniture, clothing, toys, household and Flushing- Large Garage Sale 3188 Coventry Ct Hyde Park much more! Sub River/Elms Thur & Friday 5/30 & 5/31 930am-5pm FLINT - 1118 S. Morrish Road. May 30th, 31st & June GRAND BLANC - WATERS 1st, from 8am until 4pm. EDGE SUB SALE - Quality Simplifying life! Items! New homes daily. 9-4pm, Thur, Fri & Sat May F L U S H I N G - Multi Family 30, 31, & Jun. 1, btwn Belsey Sale, 4316 N. Elms. Thurs.- & Perry Rds. Don’t Miss! Sat., 9am-? Snowmobile & Sub Division FLINT - 1333 San Juan. May trailer, snow thrower, golf KEARSLEY31st - June 2nd, 10a-6pm. cart, antique tractor, gas dry- Sales. May 31 & Jun. 1, 9 amFurniture, men and women’s er, dining table & chairs, de- ? Off Genesee Rd. North of clothing, household items, signer clothes, household Richfield Rd, west onto Esta items, & lots of everything! or Tommy Armour. tools, shoes, and more!
GARAGE SALES LINDEN - 3510 Loon Lake Ct, off Jennings near Rolston, Fri. May 31 & Sat. Jun 1, 9-5pm. Furniture! MACEDONIA RUMMAGE BAZAAR - G-5443 N. Saginaw Rd. May 31 - June 1, 9-4. Set up time Thurs. May 30, 27 pm only. Table rental, call 787-1561, 736-8494, 955-8506 MINCE MANOR - Rummage Sale. 3800 Richfield, next to Kroger. Sat 6/1. 9am-2pm.
MUNDY TOWNSHIP- 7481 Marsack Dr. Silver Fox Subdivision. 3 family garage sale! Lots of name brand kids clothes, baby items, household appliances, furniture, large aquarium w/ stand, Debbie Mumm dishes & collectibles, holiday barbies, guy stuff, small air compressor & generator, lots of scrap booking items & other misc. Thurs-Sat, 9-5 daily. O tisville - 7463 E Wilson Rd, 5/30, 31 & 6/1 9a-5p. Variety, household, kitchen, furniture, guy stuff, toys, clothes, books, older electronics,more R A N K I N - GARAGE SALE. 3420 Grand Blanc Rd. Fri. May31 thru June 4th.
SWARTZ CREEK 48473 2094 S. Morrish Rd . May 31st & June 1st from 9-5pm. Gas Range, Picnic Tables, Oak Bar, Beer Signs, Tools, Wheel Barrels, Crates, Books, HO Train Set, kids clothes boys & girl’s sizes 8-18, bird houses, garden art & Gothic Halloween Decor. ( TENT SALE! RAINE OR SHINE )
Whispering Oak 4231 (810) 239-8769. May 31st, June 1st & 2nd from 9-6pm. Large collection of Dickens Village, Yard tools, some furniture & much more! MOVING SALE - 11516 W. Cook Rd. at Duffield. May 30 & 31, 9-5pm. Household, Garage, Baby Items, TV’s, VCR, Lawn Furniture, Linens, etc.
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OWNER’S MANUAL - Chevy AIR CONDITIONER - $50 see 2002 Astro Van, asking $10. working A-1, (almond) refrig- Call (989) 450-7204 erator A-1 working $50. Prices firm 810-348-8320 PLATES- Goebel & Hummel, dated, in boxes, $20 each. AMMO - 100 rd boxes, 40 cal, Please call 810-730-3632 $75 each. 525 rd. 22 cal, $90 each. 500 rd 22 hollow point, POOL EQUIPMENT - Hay$100 each. 20 rd boxes of 7.62 ward 3/4 HP Pump and Sand x 39, $16 each. 15 rd boxes Filter, $300 for both. Call 7.62 x 39, $12 each. Every- (810) 635-9157 thing OBO. (810) 569-1967 SINK - Bathroom pedastel, Ammo. 22 ammo 500 rd boxes large in excellent condtion, 30 $90.00 each and 40 cal 50rd inches wide, with faucet and boxes 45.00 #810-569-1967 water lines, only asking $100. ask for dave Please call (810) 234-4035
BOAT - Aluminum, $275; Boat SPORTS CARDS - Al Kaline trailer, $250; Hip Boots - size cards, 1956 - 1975, $10-$90. 7 from Cabella’s, like new, Topps baseball cards, 19552012, $1-$5. All other sports $45. Call (989) 777-6870 cards $1-$7. (989) 893-9256. BUCKET SEAT- (1) Recaro. Mounted on flied track. Like- SWING SET- Playland. Innew cond. Asking for $225. cludes slide & swing. Asking for $299. Call (248) 820-9361. Call (810) 423-7746.
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COMPUTER DESK - Sauder BEDS - Mattress sets, bunk brand, has plymouth oak col- beds, mattresses, and heador, only asking $75. Please boards available. Some still in call (989) 362-5434 plastic. King & Queen sizes, CURIO CABINET - Oak, Bev- all priced $175 - $350. Call eled Glass, approx 43 wide by 810-922-0591 for details. 78 high, $300. Call after 3pm, COMIC BOOKS — Buying 989-928-8701 large or small collections, up DESK- Sauder Computer Desk, to $10/book. (231) 798-3097. 48 length x 19.5 wide, x 29 TEST STRIPS tall, good condition $30; DIABETES WHEELCHAIR FOOT W ANTED- Up to $500; Same RESTS: standard mount, ad- day cash. 7 days a week. Call justable, excellent condition or text. (810) 513-8381. $25. Please call 810-744-1356.
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EASTSIDE - 2 bdrm, $525/mo. + $525 Dep. Please Call (810) Daily $30, weekly kitchenette, 919-8120 fridge, microwave, cable, Super Inn 743-4100 FLINT - 912 Pettibone Ave. 2 bdrm, w/ garage & bsmnt. $450. Call 810-423-1928 DAILY $35.95, Weekly $119, Monthly $399. New movie flint homes for rent. 3 Bedchannels. Great Western rooms available. Private pay Inn 733-7570/733-7573 and Section Eight accepted, Please call 810 732-2953 for DORT /I69- Daily $30 details. Wkly $105, $130refrigerator, microwave. FLINT, MILLER/I-69 SOUTH $140 W/Kitchenette S I D E AREA - 2 & 3 bdrm Travel Inn 235-6621 homes, no pets 810-275-7241
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FLINT MEMORIAL PARK 9506 N. Dort Highway 2 adajcent burial plots sect. 8 lot 220 sites 2 & 4 retail price $3100 asking price $2300 for both for additional information contact (260) 341 5828
D IS P A T C H / O P E R A T IO N S Experienced dispatch / operations person needed for small company in Owosso. Flatbed exp preferred. Customer Service is priority. NATURE LOVER’S PARADISE! Send resume to Recruiter, This picturesque 30 acre parPO Box 972, Canfield, Oh cel is bordered by the Kala44406 mazoo River. Ideal for hiking, bird watching, bow hunting HOUSEKEEPING and DESK and kayaking. Located in CLERKS Experienced only, beautiful Calhoun County in apply from 7:30 a.m. to 11 am Homer Township. You can Mon thru Thurs. only. (810) own your own slice of paradise with easy access to 733-7570. shopping and schools for only $75,000/OBO. 517-740-2572
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GOODRICH - Price Reduced! All Sports, Year Round Dream Over-Looking Private Hasler Lake w/ 65 Beautiful Rolling 810-733-1471 Acres. Award Winning Home. Seller is Very Motivated. Priced For Quick SALE! Call BURTON - 2 bed, appliances. FLINT- Recently Foreclosed, Chris for a Private Viewing $110/wk, utilities included, ~ Washer/Dryer in Special Financing Available, at (248) 705-7677. Please, no $500 deposit. 810-744-4555 select apartments ~ Any Credit, Any Income, 3BD, Realtors or Brokers. ~ Updated apartments ~ 1BTH, 779SqFt, located at, CARRIAGE HOUSE ~ Grand Blanc Schools ~ 141 E. Eddington Ave., Flint, LINDEN - 16132 Softwater ~ Near I-475, I-75, US-23 APARTMENTS $16,900. Visit w w w . r o s e Lake Dr, 3 bdrm, 2 bath, nice ~ Pet Friendly ~ l a n d c o . c o m \ A R A Drive by mfg. home sitting right on then call (866) 700-3622. ~ Mon - Thur 9am-8pm; Heat & Water Paid! Softwater Lake, garage, very Large, Clean, 1 & 2 Fri. 9-6pm; Sat. 9-4pm; roomy, kitchen w/ all applianBedroom Apartments & Sun 12-4pm ces, .5 acre, $119,900. 2 4 8 2 Bedroom Townhomes. ~Voted #1 Apartment TWIN LAKE- Recently Fore- 521-3578 or 313-864-2830 Quiet & Safe Community by MLive closed, Special Financing 810-743-4390 Users~ Available, Any Credit, Any InAsk about our discount to come, 3BD, 1BTH, located at, medical professionals, 5854 Meeuenberg Dr., Twin public safety officers, Lake, $44,900. Visit w w w . and educators. ro se lan dco .co m \A L B Drive by then call (866) 937-3557. 810-694-5555 MORRISON LAKE - 100 ft. of Beautiful Lake Frontage w/ a Boat Ramp. 3 Bedroom, 2.5 Bath, 2 Car Garage w/ Barn. Only $359,000. Call (239) 2930299 for Private Showing.
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EASTSIDE- 2823 Colorado- 2 BR clean $350 mo shown at 2:30 pm 810-659-1100
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- S. Saginaw St. HILL RD/VANSLYKE - Nice, E A S T S I D E - 2305 Winifred 2 BURTON quiet, 2 bdrm. apt. Gas/water BR $425 shown at 3:30 pm Spacious building, 1500 sq. M-F 810-659-1100 ft., $650 mo. 810-744-4555 paid, $525/mo. 810-252-4364
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A T T E N T I O N ! ! Local Factory Distribution Center. Full Time KETTERING / 4 UNIT - West Positions Open Immediately. Court. Very well maintained, $20/ to start. No experience home with updates, roof, necessary. Must have a High boiler, flooring, hot water School Diploma or GED. Must heater and more! Only asking OTTAGE ESORT be neat in appearance, ready $23,500. FULLY OCCUPIED to start immediately. Call be- Please call (810) 964-2696 tween 10am-8pm for interOGEMAW COUNTY - 2160 view. 810-410-4057 Donald St. 1 bdrm cabin near Skidway Lake, on large lot 2 AUTO BODY TECH Apply in OTS mi. from Rifle river. Close to person Beckwith’s Body Shop public lakes and state land. 275 E. Nepessing St., Lapeer Very Nice Northern retreat. CLIO- Recently Foreclosed, $12,000. Call (989) 942-4891 Special Financing Availa AUTOMOTIVE TRUCK/ ble, Any Credit, Any In CAR ACCESSORY SALES co m e , Vacant Land, located & INSTALLATIONS - Also at, N. Jennings Rd, Clio, mobile electronics/remote $29,900. Visit w w w . r o s e start installations. 1477 S. landco.com\BCE, Drive by State, Davison. then call (866) 523-5742. Auto Ad Onz (810) 653-1090 DELIVERY DRIVER - needed, flexible hours, cash paid weekly, must have reliable vehicle 810-308-0663
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LAWN MOWER - riding, older, needs work, $100. Maternity clothes, size L/XL, 10 pieces, $3 each. Washing Machine - Older but works great, $65. Call (989) 415-9329 MICROWAVE -Stainless, large cooking capacity, w/ turntable. Never used, $110. CROCK POT- large, Stainless, never used, $40. 3 drawer chest w/ casters, never used, $50. Ceramic Space Heater, $75. (616) 724-6704 MILK CANS- (1) 13 x 24, w/ lid and double handles, $22. (1) 13.5 x 20 w/ removable strainer, very rare & collectible, $35. Call Clio area at (810) 686-0364.
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