Help the Easter Bunny Fill Baskets for Kids in Need

Volunteer March 28 to help pack up the goodies; Fenton United Methodist Church also is seeking donations for the project.

Fenton Church to Host Live Nativity

Event will take place at 4 p.m. Sunday.

Organizers say visitors can experience the birth of Jesus at the Fenton United Methodist Church. Church officials will host a Live Nativity at 4 p.m. Sunday at 119 South Leroy Street. The adventure will take visitors back in time for a experience first-hand the birth of Jesus. The annual Living Nativity features live animals and professionally crafted scenery to provide a memorable Christmas experience. Light refreshments are offered. There is no cost.

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Volunteers Fill Thanksgiving Baskets for Fenton Families in Need

Late social worker, Nancy Stockham, of Fenton, began the program for families in need. The community gathered at Fenton United Methodist Church Tuesday.

Many hands made 95 Thanksgiving baskets fill quickly at the Fenton United Methodist Church’s Family Life Center on Tuesday. Volunteers from the Fenton High School National Honor Society, Fenton Educational Support Personnel, City of Fenton Fire Department, Fenton United Methodist Church, Loose Senior Center Community Angels and the community helped unload food and other necessities and fill boxes for people in need. Later in the day, families visited to collect their baskets, which contained a turkey, potatoes, milk, stuffing, fruit and other trimmings for Thanksgiving dinner, as well as other food and necessities for them. A Fenton Area Public Schools bus drove up to the church, carrying a full load of donated items for the baskets. …

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5 Things to Know Today — Oct. 3

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The National Weather Service's forecast for today is showers likely (60 percent chance) with a high of 67 degrees. Tonight's forecast is a chance of showers (40 percent) with a low of 53. The lowest gas prices in Fenton Tuesday evening were $3.76 per gallon, according to MichiganGasPrices.com. Stations offering this price were the Mobil at 1491 N. Leroy St., and Clark, 436 N. Leroy St., in Fenton. The second-lowest price was $3.77 per gallon, at Beacon & Bridge Market, 3011 W. Thompson Rd., in Fenton Township. It's good news for commuters — West Bloomfield Patch reports that two street projects are almost completed. These are the 14 Mile Road and Orchard Lake Road construction projects. Zumbatomic, the “crazy-cool dance-fitness workout for…

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5 Things to Know Today — Sept. 21

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The National Weather Service's forecast for today is a 30 percent chance of showers, with a high of 66 degrees. Tonight's forecast is showers likely (60 percent) with a low of 46. The lowest gas price in Fenton Thursday night was $3.95 per gallon, according to Mapquest Gas Prices. The station offering this price, for credit card purchases, was Clark #0824, 436 N. Leroy St. in Fenton. Beverly Knox-Pipes, a fired Genesee Intermediate School District (GISD) administrator, is accused of misusing more than $87,000 in taxpayer money for personal gain, the Flint Journal reports. Through her attorney, Knox-Pipes has denied claims of misusing funds and equipment, but has not denied allegations of an affair with retired Superintendent Tom Svitkovich…

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5 Things to Know Today -- Sept. 5

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The National Weather Service's forecast for today is a 50 percent chance of thunderstorms with a high of 87 degrees. Tonight's forecast is for a low of 66, with thunderstorms likely at 60 percent. The lowest gas prices in Fenton late Tuesday night were $4.04 per gallon, according to Mapquest Gas Prices. Stations offering this price were Owen Road BP Food Shop, 3238 Owen Rd.; Speedway #8405 (discount available), 3245 Owen Rd.; Sunoco, 3325 Owen Rd., Speedway #5509 (discount available), 3340 Owen Rd.; and Fenton Marathon, 402 W. Silver Lake Rd. Some orchards that lost most of their apple crops after an early spring followed by freezing temperatures, are bringing in apples from other areas, the Tri-County Times reports. These orchards include…

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Five Things to Know Today -- Aug. 27

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The National Weather Service's forecast for today is showers likely (70 percent chance) with a high of 81. Tonight's forecast is partly cloudy with a low of 58. The lowest gas prices in Fenton late Sunday night were $3.87 per gallon, according to Mapquest Gas Prices. Stations offering this price were Speedway #8405 (discount available), 3245 Owen Rd.; Speedway #5509 (discount available), 3340 Owen Rd., and Fenton Marathon, 402 W. Silver Lake Rd. Stockbridge Township Supervisor Paul Risner, also a Livingston County Road Commission employee, was in critical condition Friday after being struck by an SUV on Thursday while he was filling a road commission water tank on Faussett Road, east of Latson Road in Deerfield Township, the Livingston …

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Fenton Quilt Show Features Antiques to Modern Art

United Methodist Church hosts the event with 200 quilts on display.

Nimble fingers and creative minds prevailed at the Fenton United Methodist Church's recent quilt show. The quilts on display ranged from antiques from the 1800s and early 1900s, lovingly handed down through generations, to modern works of art that looked like stained glass, in one case. Quilter Jane Reed, of Fenton, said she's been sewing the blankets since 1998. Two of her quilts were among the 200 on display at the church on Friday. "I enjoy the color, the handwork, and the friends I've made," Reed said. "It's an obsession." She has no idea how many quilts she's made, but her family vies for them, she said. "They kind of leave the house pretty fast," Reed said of her quilts. "I enjoy showing them in different shows." Reed and other …

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Bev Fitzgerald

3:07 pm on Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Beautiful quilts.   more ›

Cooling Center Opens at Fenton United Methodist Church, Concert Moves Inside

Heat wave affects Fenton area residents.

It's hot out there. The Fenton United Methodist Church is opening its facility at 119 S. Leroy St. in Fenton as a cooling center for the public if they need to escape from the extreme heat conditions, the City of Fenton website reports. In addition, Fenton's Concert in the Park for tonight, which will be by Cal Roberts, formerly of The Platters, will be in the Fenton Community and Cultural Center instead of outdoors at the Fenton Gazebo. The change is due to the extreme heat, city officials announced. The free concert will still begin at 7 p.m., in the community center at 150 S. Leroy St., Fenton.

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Fenton United Methodist Church Puts Together Easter Baskets for Children in Need

Volunteers give out around 100 baskets.

Volunteers at Fenton United Methodist Church wanted to help make sure children in need in the area had a chance to get an Easter basket. A group gathered at the church Thursday morning to put together around 100 baskets filled with candy, eggs, toys and even a toothbrush. "Families are thrilled. They are so thankful," said organizer Teri Sydenstricker. "And we are happy to share the joy of Easter." This is the third year volunteers have gathered to put together and donate the baskets for third to eighth graders in the Fenton, Linden and Holly areas. "It's a community effort and it's fun giving back," Sydenstricker said.

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Jason Alexander

4:08 pm on Friday, April 6, 2012

I was glad to stop. Thanks to Teri for putting it on the Fenton Patch calendar as a reminder!   more ›