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In today's newsletter:

  • How one Flint leader helped serve 200,000 meals a year
  • How will Flint Township’s new 10,000-panel solar farm affect neighbors?
  • How a Flint woman’s Meijer theft case could mean life prison

Today's riddle: What did the boat dock say when it was arrested? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Breezy and very cold, with a high of 20 and low of 3 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
  • Sunday: Partly sunny and very cold, temps: high: 21, low: 13.
  • Monday: Frigid; breezy in the morning, with a high of 20 and low of 16 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Local Heroes: Giving back for decades through Catholic Charities (midmichigannow.com) — In Flint, Catholic Charities leader John Manse has spent more than 30 years organizing volunteers and feeding neighbors through efforts like the North End Soup Kitchen, which now serves over 200,000 meals a year. He’s bringing more kids into service projects, training staff as volunteer coordinators, and says he plans to keep supporting Flint families for years to come.
   

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2. Flint Township approves special use permit for 10,000-panel solar project (wnem.com) — A 10,000-panel solar farm is moving forward on a former landfill-turned-soccer field in Flint Township after planners approved a special use permit Thursday night. Developers say the above-ground project will feed power into the grid and reuse long-idle land, with more detailed plans expected before the next planning commission meeting on Jan. 8.
   

3. Jury convicts Flint woman of shoplifting more than $1,000 worth of clothing from Burton Meijer store (theflintcouriernews.com) — A Flint woman has been convicted of first-degree retail fraud for attempting to steal more than $1,000 in clothing from the Meijer store on Center Road in Burton. Genesee County prosecutors say store staff, asset protection, and police testimony tied her to the theft, and prior felony convictions mean she now faces a possible life sentence as a four-time habitual offender.
   

4. Reflecting on Jennifer McLogan's remarkable career (cbsnews.com) — Longtime CBS News New York reporter Jennifer McLogan is easing back from daily assignments, and her story starts in Flint where she grew up a spirited neighborhood athlete and prankster. The piece traces her path from Flint to the University of Michigan and on to a celebrated broadcast career, while highlighting the close family ties and values that still guide her work.
   

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  • Red Light Therapy is Transforming Lives with Bipolar —Tracy Congdon Read on Patch
  • Thank you Miss Linda for the steps.
    Midnight is doing great with them He was a little hesitant at first but now, I don't even have to remind him to use them and my back feels much… (Nextdoor Grand Traverse District)
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    That turns into the whole birds and the bees thing. Then that turns into the bees and the bees. The birds and the birds The birds that used to be… (Nextdoor Potter)
  • Michigan House Republicans have blocked funding that's aimed at helping Flint residents deal with the long-term fallout of the city's drinking water... (X: CraigDMauger)
  • Disagreement delays Genesee County plan to create strategic growth officer position/... (X: flintjournal)
  • Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Stocker in Flint. Apply here.
  • Kroger posted a job opening for Courtesy Clerk/Grocery Bagger in Flint. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Flint here.

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