Bridgette Ballor and a member of "The Main Attraction' perform a duet (MyBayCity photo by Julie Munger)
Summertime Weather Bringing in More Talent at The Stables
Talent - Entertainment and Fun Every Wednesday Night starting at 8pm
June 15, 2008
By: Julie McCallum, Entertainment Editor
Mid-Michigan's Got Talent competition continues, with 3 weeks to go till the four week finals. The last four weeks finals will include, a different theme each Wednesday, a "Rock" week where finalist must sing a song in the rock and roll category followed by "Country", "Mo-Town" and then a "Free For All".
This is guaranteed to be a fun time. This will also be when the "On-Line Voting will start. Judges reference the online voting, and factor a percentage of that into their final rating.
Winner of that 4 week finals competition will win a trip to Hooters Hotel in Fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada, AND a spot to perform in the Labadie Pig Gig Concert on August 3, 2008 this summer in Bay City's Veterans' Memorial Park!
Contestants who have already made it to the finals are: Kevin Sackit, Joe Atchinson, Jessica Rex, Lauren Thomas, Drew Brady, Joe DiPiero, Mark Kelley, Geno Cummings, Bridgette Ballor and Chuck Kirkbride.
Recipients of the Bay Area Chamber's Bay County Leadership Class of 2008 were honored earlier in the evening at the Diamond Ball Room. Pictured L/R: Daniel Couveau, Assistant Vice President, Independent Bank, Amy Phillips, Trisha Lathrom, Victoria MacKenzie and Debbie VanIdour.
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(L/R) Mike Debo, 1st Vice President, Chemical Bank, Mike Stodolak, Senior Vice President, Independent Bank and Bay Medical Foundation Director, Keith Markstrom smile for MBC cameras.
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Sporting 'New "Cuts"', (Above Left) Competitor Joe DiPiero and girlfriend Renee. (Above Right) Talent judge, Kathy Lagalo. (MyBayCity photos by Julie Munger)
Academy of Dental CPA's participated in their first ever pub crawl -scavenger hunt. (L/R) Jerry Psimer, Daniela Alpert, Michael Schiff, and Sally Mayhew was their guide as they made one of their stops at the Stables. (MyBayCity photo by Julie Munger)
Sponsors for the 17-week program that will include on-line voting once the 15 finalists are chose are: Starlyte Productions/Tri-City Party Rentals, Clock Doctor, Bay City Bakery, AP Sites, Dick Bork of Labadie New & Used Cars and Sheri Deardoff of Bay Area Real Estate.
