🌱 Patch AM: How a $100K grant could reshape opportunities for Flint-area teens

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In today's newsletter:

• How a $100K grant could reshape opportunities for Flint-area teens
• How Bendle's record first quarter turned into a 60-0 rout
• Why is a new Flint water crisis report emerging now?

Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: A couple of t-showers; humid, with a high of 77 and low of 67 degrees.
• Monday: Humid; a few morning showers, temps: high: 84, low: 69.
• Tuesday: A stray t-storm; very warm, with a high of 87 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• TeenQuest awarded $100K to help Genesee County teens develop leadership skills (wnem.com) — A Flint-founded foundation has awarded $100,000 to TeenQuest, a Flint & Genesee Education & Talent program that helps local teens build leadership and job-readiness skills. The funding will support Genesee County students during the 2026-27 school year, strengthening efforts to prepare the next generation of Flint and county leaders.
   

• Bendle's record-breaking first quarter leads to 60-0 win over Detroit Northwestern (mlive.com) — Flint-area fans saw Burton Bendle explode for a record 34-point first quarter in a 60-0 win that included a past rout of International Academy of Flint as a benchmark. The senior-heavy Tigers dominated on both sides of the ball and now turn to Genesee Area Conference play on Sept. 3.
   

• MichMash: A Flint water crisis report; disputes with ballot proposals; and funding for a UP copper mine (wdet.org) — Listeners following the Flint water crisis can hear a new MichMash episode unpack why a key report on the disaster is surfacing now, alongside other major Michigan political stories. Hosts also discuss a blocked citizenship voting proposal and controversial state funding for a Upper Peninsula copper mine, giving Flint residents broader context on statewide decisions.
   

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Tuesday September 1
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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday August 30
• One World One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure
  Sloan Museum Longway Planetarium, 1310 E. Kearsley St., Flint, MI
  12:00 pm
• The Lost World of Dragons | Final Weeks!
  Sloan Museum 1221 E. Kearsley St. Flint, MI 48503
  12:00 pm
• New! Shark Kingdom
  Sloan Museum 1310 E. Kearsley St. Flint, MI 48503
  1:00 pm
• Perfect Little Planet
  Sloan Museum Longway Planetarium, 1310 E. Kearsley St., Flint
  2:00 pm
• Skies Over Michigan
  Sloan Museum 1310 E Kearsley Street, Flint, MI
  3:00 pm
Monday August 31
• Timothy's Pub – Flint →
  Timothy's Pub, 2890 Robert T Longway Blvd, Flint
  7:00 pm
Friday September 4
• First Friday - Live Lecture
  Sloan Museum Longway Planetarium 1310 E. Kearsley St.Flint, MI 4850
  6:00 pm
• Beecher at International Academy →
  International Academy of Flint K-12, 2820 Saginaw St, Flint
  6:00 pm
• Laser Pride
  Sloan Museum Longway Planetarium1310 E. Kearsley St., Flint, MI 48503
  7:00 pm
• Laser Rock Monsters
  Sloan Museum 1310 E. Kearsley St. Flint, MI 48503
  8:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• A man walks into a bar, sits, pulls out a tiny piano, and a small man to play it.
  The bartender looks at him and asks, "What's this?" The man replies, "There is a genie at the corner of the street that gives you anything you ask,… (Nextdoor Rollingwood Flint)
• Thought for today.
  I hope to bring a smile to you today, so let's celebrate 3 National days, National Dog Day, National Cherry Popsicles Day and National Toilet… (Nextdoor Farnumwood)

• PSG Global Solutions posted a job opening for Unit Clerk in Flint. Apply here.
• Golden Corral posted a job opening for Restaurant Assistant Manager in Flint. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Flint here.

🗞 Nearby News

Grand Blanc

• Ally Challenge brings business to Grand Blanc restaurant (wnem.com)
• Michael Block continues hot play, grabs lead at Ally Challenge (statenews.net)
• Farmer Jack Memories Are Flooding Back (lansing730.com)

Flushing

• MSU Extension specialist discusses flushing ewes for reproductive success (wylr.net)

Davison

• Genesee County Day marks Crossroads Village's 50th anniversary with free events (abc12.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A hole (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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