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A few events coming up in Lapeer County
May 31, June 1 & 2 Hadley Township community-wide garage sale
June 1, 2, 3 - Art & History Festival, Chatfield School Campus, hosted by Sunrise Kiwanis
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- Get to know your camera
- One more time, freedom for whom?
- Local candidates for the Aug. 7 primary
- Airport. Tomorrow.
- John Nugent to run for Michigan House
- Easy Striders in gear
- Team Chimeras wraps up awesome FIRST Robotics season
- Movie night at the Airport
- Wild Lapeer tomorrow
- Pancake Breakfast at Dupont-Lapeer Airport May 19, pint-sized plane debuts to delight kids
- Bridge work on M-24 in Lapeer starts Monday
- Michiganders blocked from vote
- Quilts! Art! Food! Tomorrow
- Whoosh! Lapeer area 5th grader heads to IronKids competition
- Butterflies abound
- Gallery 194 offers painting workshop
- Young Eagles learn about flight at Dupont-Lapeer Airport
- Wild Lapeer happening May 5
- Ponzi proceedings inflict more pain, Lapeer County seeks to recoup lost funds
- County valuation declines 6 percent
- Blankie Project sends love to veterans, Alzheimer’s patients
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- After citizen presses for answers, Lapeer City revises FOIA fee
- Lapeer City gives the nod to extended TIFA plan, property acquisition for industrial park among the objectives
- Put your thinking caps on: 3rd annual Lloyd G. Copeman award
- Getting behind regional economic possibilities
- Quest success makes IFT request easy
- City commissioners in the dark
- Hadley residents reduce, re-use, recycle – events coming up
- Hadley roads getting some more love
- Public hearings at Lapeer City tonight
- politics, politics
- Soil & Sed plan would focus on educating community
- infrastructure
- New Central Dispatch system moving along
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Category Archives: community
Hadley residents reduce, re-use, recycle – events coming up
Hadley Township has several events coming up. Check their website here for more details. Township clean up day is set for May 19 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at a location to be announced. Township trustee Rick Brandt was … Continue reading
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Tagged clean up day, garage sale, Hadley Township, recycling, Sutherland Nature Center
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Springtime for Dino
I happened in to Rob’s Service in Lapeer to get my turn signal fixed, and, as usual, it turned into a delightful moment. Owner Rob Burda pointed out that Dino was all dressed up for springtime. That’s right, just in … Continue reading
Lapeer County 4-H Auctions next weekend
Yup, the big 4-H fundraiser happens next weekend with the 19th annual Celebrity Autographs Auction and the 26th Annual Spring 4-H Auction. Volunteers have been hard at work to make it all happen, critical to supporting the activities of Lapeer … Continue reading
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Tagged 4-H, auction, Dyle Henning, MSU Extension
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On Cronin’s departure from the DDA
I’ve been pondering Pat Cronin’s departure from the city’s Downtown Development Authority. Cronin has served the authority since 1985. In a March 6 letter to the DDA, however, Cronin offered his resignation citing the brouhaha over parking restrictions as one … Continue reading
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Tagged Downtown Development Authority
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Easy Striders!
There’s just no excuse. It’s too much fun getting with other people who like to walk or run. Good conversation, good inspiration, tips, laughs, support – staying healthy while you’re at it. So in that spirit, the new Easy Striders … Continue reading
Posted in community, fitness, Lapeer, Lapeer County, Michigan, running
Tagged Easy Striders, elite feet, running, walking
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St. Paddy’s Mardi Gras Party Saturday
Just a reminder that Saturday evening, March 17, is the St. Paddy’s Day Mardi Gras Party to benefit Kids in New Directions (KIND). It’s always a well-attended event, held every other year, because of good food and good times for … Continue reading
Heads up, tornado spotters training coming up
With that devastating string of tornadoes in nearby states fresh in our minds, tornado spotter training is coming up. The event teaches participants how to accurately observe weather phenomena like tornadoes, wall clouds, funnel and shelf clouds. It’s taught by … Continue reading
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Tagged tornado spotter training
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Keeping warm
The Human Development Commission invites you to trip the light fantastic Saturday night to raise funds to help people stay warm in their homes throughout the winter in Lapeer County. Doors at the Lapeer Center Building open at 6 p.m., … Continue reading
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walk for warmth
The 22nd annual Walk for Warmth happens this Saturday. The event is aimed at raising funds to help people keep the heat on in their homes, in the event of a utility emergency. Every year when Walk for Warmth happens, … Continue reading
shooting stars
So last night was the Quadrantid meteor shower, and I missed it! Geez I hate that! I love stars and meteor showers. I love shooting stars. I always wish on stars. Anything’s possible. When you look up into the mysterious … Continue reading
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