Flushing News

GAINES TWP., Michigan - While Thanksgiving commemorates the autumn 1621 harvest celebration shared by American Indians and pilgrims, in Swartz Creek, one 17-year-old has honored some American Indians with a project he completed two weeks before Thanksgiving.

It will be a de"light"ful day in downtown Flushing. The 26th annual Christmas Candlewalk will take place Dec.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of Gorilla Inc.

Here are some recent crimes reported to the Flushing Township police department.

A prayer service for people suffering from an addiction is set for 5:30 p.m. Nov.

Name of Product: EXO-Tech Safety Harness Units: About 90 Manufacturer: Gorilla Inc., of Flushing, Mich.

There's some big ideas for Flushing's Riverview Park. A group of about 30 people attended a public forum on Tuesday to discuss future plans for the park.

Mr. and Mrs. Clyde T. 'Tom' Reel, formerly of Newark, now of Flushing, Mich., will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Dec.

The flag flying atop Flushing City Hall has a special meaning for veterans. Each year on Veterans Day, the Flushing American Legion presents the city with a new American flag.

Weston Sweezea, 2, recently underwent surgery that removed a trach from his throat.

Flushing Township can receive up to $57,000 in Community Development Block Grants over the next three years.

Amit Iyengar shoots for the top. He wants to attend Princeton University and is drum major in the Flushing High School Marching Band, which finished seventh in the state.

Artistic Flair Embroidery and Just a Glimpse Photography are now sharing a spot at 121 N. Cherry St.

August 12, 1943, is a day etched Gordon Schisholm memory. He was flying a mission over Germany during World War II when his plane was shot down.

Flushing High School students junior Sarah Confer, front, senior Alysia Dorhout, center, and sophomore Eliza Gellis act out a scene in the play "The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds" during a recent rehearsal.

Flushing High School is giving cellphones a try this month. The school is trying a month-long pilot policy this month that allows students to use their cell phones during lunch.

The Flushing High Marching Raiders continued its tradition of excellence with a seventh place finish at the state band championships in Detroit.

There will be a spaghetti dinner fundraiser for an ailing 2-year-old boy from Flushing who just underwent surgery to reconnect his trachea.

One should probably forgo sweeping conclusions when analyzing the outcome of the issues and races decided in Tuesday's varied slate at the polls throughout Genesee County.

County voters had something stuck in their craw Tuesday and weren't the least bit shy in showing the powers that be that they were prepared to do something about it - regardless of what "it" happened to be.