Third (And Final) Round of Competition Starts at Stables

Only Three Weeks Left to Earn 'Gold Ticket' and Trip to Vegas

March 9, 2008
By: O. J. Cunningham

April 2nd is only 4 weeks away.

That means only three more weeks to earn a spot in the Michigan's Got Talent Finals and win a trip to Las Vegas.

The crowd was standing room only Wednesday as twelve singers made their bid for a shot at the finals.

Two weeks ago, Judges handed out 6 "gold tickets" to the April 2nd Grand Finals. Joe DiPiero, Joe Atchinson, Rudy Skillman, Faceless Mob, Sarah Schingeck and Geno Cummings made it through to the Finals.

They will join Tarah Bailer, Lauren Thomas, Chris Claude, Bridgette Ballor and Jessica Rex for the April 2nd "BIG SHOW."

One more set of Finalists will be chosen on March 26.

John Buehl, Stables Manager was smiling as usual. "We'll have a full house the next few weeks," Buehl. On April 2nd, it'll be a mad house."

Greg McGuire

Trent Trudell

Bridgette Ballor

Lauren Thomas

Jessica Rex

Chris Claude

Geno Cummings

Chuck Kirkbride

Mark Kelley

Emily Thomas

Joe Atchinson

Deanna Cooper

Hayseed Bickel from Frankenmuth and Dee Shannon from Caro check out the Stable's talent competition for the first time after eating in one of the many "eatery's" now available at the Dore Riverview Complex. Dee decided while watching her chef cook her steak, she would inherit his chef cap!
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Star of The West Milling Company "gang" from Frankenmuth fills the establishment with laughter and German spirit!
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Keith Boesnecker, owner of the Frankenmuth Original Cigar Company brings a German "flair" to the show! The Frankenmuth Original Cigar Company is famous for their "Fat Rum Tavern Cigar". This tasty treat is soaked & aged in spiced rum and pure vanilla. Before this temptation is put into it's "tube", it is dipped in a dollop of Kahlua! "Yummo!"
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It's more then just looking pretty, Blood, Sweat & Tears go into the performances as Jessica Rex shown as she took a tumble just before her performance at Stables on Wednesday when she lost a shoe. Rex got a bandage from the bartender and sang her songs. "No sweat," Rex said about her cut knee.
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John MacLeod, Quality Manager for Carbone of America, located at 900 Harrison in Bay City and Dave Roster, Operations Manager sit back and relax while making "executive decisions".
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Frankenmuth Star of The West try their hand at the Stable's Hookah Pipe!
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