Fenton Area Women Help Children at Whaley Center

A group of friends selects a charity each year to help at Christmastime.

A group of approximately 50 Fenton area friends are helping make Christmas brighter for kids at Whaley Children’s Center in Flint this year. They fulfilled the wish lists of a 10-year-old girl, Destiny, and an 11-year-old boy, Brenden, and purchased more items to help others at the children’s center, said Betty Saule, of Fenton. The friends purchased and wrapped CD players, shoes, boots, slippers, robes, whole outfits, coats, personal care items and gifts featuring the ever-popular singer Justin Bieber. Saule said they enjoyed helping the children. “It really has been wonderful,” she said. The women met at the Chateau Du Lac clubhouse on Tuesday morning to assemble the gifts and give them to Katrina Khouri, director of development for …

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More than 14,000 Participate in 36th Annual Crim Events

Kenyan runner Julius Kogo wins his third 10-mile Crim race in a row.

Big News Around You -- Back to the Bricks, More on Chicken Issue, Former Holly Woman's Body Discovered

There was a lot of news around Fenton this week.

Here is a list of the top five most interesting stories from the Fenton area this week. 1. Car enthusiasts are coming in droves to Flint for Back to the Bricks this weekend. On Friday, the Flint Journal provided a guide to parking and getting downtown. 2. Fenton Patch reported Monday about two Fenton High School graduates, Kevin Cary and Matt Ritchey, who are opening their own brewery in Chicago. 3. The body of former Holly woman, Katie Cook, was discovered on a Gaines Township farm, the Flint Journal said on Wednesday. Cook, who was 23 when she disappeared, was located after a tip to Mt. Morris Police Chief Scott McKenna. 4. Fenton City Council has set a public hearing for its meeting on Sept. 10, so residents can voice their opinions on …

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Back to the Bricks Car Show is This Weekend in Flint

The party has begun in downtown Flint, with a record 500,000 expected, the Flint Journal reports.