The Can-Amera Games started in 1972 as an international goodwill sporting competition between Saginaw Township and Galt, Ontario. The games were centered on friendly competition in a variety of sports for youth ages 9-18. As the years progressed, the games expanded to include other townships in Saginaw County, as well as those communities, including Galt,

The CAC/Robert L. Viera Community Service Scholarship, established in 1998, is given to assist high school seniors who will be attending an accredited institution of higher learning on a full-time basis and who demonstrate financial need. The donor, Community Action Committee, Inc. (CAC), recognizes there may be students who, due to special circumstances, can attend

The Bud and Katherine Rae Aviation Scholarship was organized by friends of the late Bernard “Bud” Rae in 1983 to honor his many years of service to the aviation community. Among the principal organizers and donors of the scholarship fund are the Aviation Division of the Saginaw County Sheriff’s Department, the Saginaw Valley Air Museum

The Bernie Smillie Memorial Scholarship was established in 2010, in memory of Freeland resident and business owner Bernie Smillie. Bernie passed away in 2000, due to complications from a lung transplant he had received in 1994. In 2005, family and friends of Bernie established the Bernie Smillie Memorial Golf Outing. Proceeds of this outing has

The Bernie Smillie Memorial Scholarship was established in 2010, in memory of Freeland resident and business owner Bernie Smillie. Bernie passed away in 2000, due to complications from a lung transplant he had received in 1994. In 2005, family and friends of Bernie established the Bernie Smillie Memorial Golf Outing. Proceeds of this outing has

The Bernie Smillie Memorial Scholarship was established in 2010, in memory of Freeland resident and business owner Bernie Smillie. Bernie passed away in 2000, due to complications from a lung transplant he had received in 1994. In 2005, family and friends of Bernie established the Bernie Smillie Memorial Golf Outing. Proceeds of this outing has

The Bernie Smillie Memorial Scholarship was established in 2010, in memory of Freeland resident and business owner Bernie Smillie. Bernie passed away in 2000, due to complications from a lung transplant he had received in 1994. In 2005, family and friends of Bernie established the Bernie Smillie Memorial Golf Outing. Proceeds of this outing has

Bernice Barlow, born Bernice Lowery, was the oldest of James and Estelle Lowery’s 10 children. She graduated from Saginaw High School in 1945 and holds an M.A. from Michigan State University. Ms. Barlow taught at Potter Elementary and Merrill Park Elementary schools before retiring from Jerome Elementary in 1996 after 32 years of teaching.  

The Balcueva Family Memorial Scholarship was established in 1998 in memory of the four young sons Edgar and Mary Jane Balcueva have lost due to a rare congenital heart defect – Eddie, Randy, Brad and Rick. The entire Balcueva family grew up enjoying the outdoors and loved camping as a family. Environmentally conscious, the Balcueva children

Once upon a time there was a vibrant young man named Ashton Bernard Joseph. He had a tall athletic build, big brown eyes and an engaging smile. Ashton was distinguished by his love for music and sports. In the winter he could be found snowboarding at Apple Mountain or in a game of ice hockey