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Today's riddle: Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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• Flint City Council approves safety grants, new water and was... (flintbeat.com) — Flint City Council has approved new public safety funding, including overtime support for Flint police and money for downtown event security, along with major spending on sewer department trucks. Council members also backed phosphoric acid purchases to protect city pipes from contamination and confirmed several key appointments, decisions that shape daily services and infrastructure for Flint residents.
• Parks employee honored for sharing 'time, talents, knowledge, and heart' over 50 years (mlive.com) — In Flint, Genesee County officials have honored Barb Newtown for 50 years of service at Crossroads Village & Huckleberry Railroad, even naming the boardwalk to the carousel "Newtown Way." Her half-century of welcoming visitors and preserving traditions comes as the beloved park celebrates its 50th anniversary, highlighting a rare continuity in a changing community landmark.
• Cooking With the Chiefs raises funds for Voices for Children in Flint (midmichigannow.com) — Flint hosted the annual Cooking With the Chiefs competition, where fire and police chiefs teamed with local restaurants to raise money for Voices for Children Advocacy Center. The friendly cook-off at Mott Community Event Center drew departments from across Genesee County and helped support services for children in Flint who have experienced abuse, neglect, or trauma.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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