City approves transfer of funds for road construction project



BURTON — Davison Road will receive some cosmetic surgery in the upcoming year, thanks to more than $700,000 in American Recovery and Reinvestmet Act money from the federal government. Davison Road, from Genesee Road to Belsay Road, will undergo an $852,000 facelift that includes hot mix asphalt, cold milling and resurfacing work. Council members voted 7-to-0 on approving the city’s […]

A few observations…



As I write this it’s Groundhog Day. No, not the daythat repeats itself over and over like in the Bill Murray movie of the same name, but the day of folklore that says when a groundhog sticks its head out of its hole and sees its shadow there will be a long winter. Of course, the groundhog saw his shadow […]

Wolverines welcome new coaches



BURTON — The Atherton football and baseball programs will have a new look for their upcoming seasons, and not just because of facility upgrades over the past year. The Board of Education announced last Monday two new coaches, with Ed Stermer set to take over the varsity football program and Steve Salavics taking over the varsity baseball program. Stermer, a […]

Former Lady Soldier a hit with Lady Cougars



SPRING ARBOR — Since graduating from Genesee Christian in 2008, Megan Bement has been tripping the light fantastic with the women’s basketball team at Spring Arbor University, where she was averaging 4.25 points a game as of Jan. 26 in her second season with the team. Highlights this year for Bement include a career-high 11 point, five steal performance Jan. […]

Bendle and Atherton slug it out



BURTON — In an effort to crown the King of the area boys’ varsity basketball scene, Bendle was at Atherton Tuesday, losing, 50- 45, despite 18 points from Clarence Coleman. “We think we’re better than we are after a little bit of success. We’ve been reading the newspapers to much,” said Bendle coach Jeff Knox. “We’re not always prepared, and […]

City pride guides league shoot-out



BURTON — In a girls’ varsity basketball matchup featuring local and Genesee Area Conference-Blue implications, Bentley came back to outscore Atherton, 13-8, in the fourth quarter last Thursday, but it was too little, too late, as the Lady Wolverines held on for a 42-38 home victory. Emerging at the forefront of this crosstown rivalry for the Lady Wolverines was the […]

Sports Shorts



Blowing the whistle on cancer AREAWIDE — During the week of February 8-13, basketball officials across the country, including those from the Tri-Valley Conference-East and all Genesee County Coaches Officials are participating in a voluteer effort to raise awareness for cancer research by using pink whistles in all levels of contests. The campaign, called Blow the Whistle on Cancer, is […]

Tigers finish third at Mt. Morris



MT. MORRIS — The Bendle wrestling team traveled to Mt. Morris last Saturday and took third place. The Tigers defeated the host Panthers, Ortonville- Brandon and Carrollton, but lost to Birch Run and Capac. Going 5-0 on the day for the Tigers were Joey LaRose, Zac Holmes, Devin Marriner, Andrew McCarthy and Sean Allen. Last Wednesday, Bendle lost to Goodrich, […]

A work in progress



So, here are we are again facing another crossroads of sorts with the high school basketball schedules. Near-empty gyms on some nights in comparison with full houses on others, coupled with just plain tired kids, parents, coaches and administrators has some crying foul. This time, conferences to the north are saying they are going to start swapping the start times […]

Super guy and big event

Fat Guy’s Corner

Super Bowl 44 in Miami is going to be an absolute dandy. I will break it down for ya’all (New Orleans talk) in a second. The first thing is to acknowledge the retirement of Kurt Warner from the NFL. A fairy tale story in the NFL if there ever was one. Kurt played college ball at Northern Iowa and went […]