Carl Coffey
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Methinks It’s Talk Like Shakespeare Day
April 23, 2013 Celebrate Shakespeare’s 448th birthday today and have some fun with Talk Like Shakespeare Day.
Instead of you, say thou or thee.
Men are Sirrah, ladies are Mistress, and your friends are all called Cousin.
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Drones Ready To Fly For Farmers
April 23, 2013
I saw this story in the April edition of "Michigan Farmer" magazine. You can have your very own Drone to survey your fields and see what the neighbors are up to.
Aerial Precision Ag is marketing a four-motor radio-controlled camera drone that can fly to a height of 400 feet and 2 miles away for crop surveillance at home.
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Today Is Peter Frampton’s Birthday
April 22, 2013 Peter Kenneth Frampton was born 63 years ago in Bromley, England. Peter became interested in music when he was seven years old. After finding his grandmother's ukulele in the attic, he taught himself to play it. Later on he taught himself to play guitar and piano as well. At age eight he started taking classical music lesson and the rest is rock and roll history.
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Earth Day 2013
April 22, 2013 Today is Earth Day! A worldwide observance with the purpose is to raise awareness about important environmental issues. The first Earth Day took place in 1970. Many people believe that the first Earth Day celebration marked the beginning of the modern environmental movement.
The Flint River Watershed Coalition will host its annual Flint River & Community Cleanup, Saturday, April 27th
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27 Years Ago Bob Seger Releases Like A Rock album
April 19, 2013 This week in 1986, Bob Seger's "Like A Rock" album entered the charts. A few years later in 1991, an ad campaign featuring the title track boosted Chevy truck sales
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Neighborhood Weekend Happenings
April 19, 2013 This weekend you can check out Lapeer County Business Expo at the Center Building in Lapeer on Saturday from 10am until 4pm.
Enjoy an all you can eat Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser at the West Goodland United Methodist Church
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First Ever Lapeer County Business Expo
April 18, 2013 This Saturday stop the Lapeer County Center Building for the "Lapeer County Business Expo". Hours are from 10am until 4pm.
Support the local economy and find out what’s going on in the neighborhood.
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National Animal Crackers Day
April 18, 2013 In 1871 in York, Pennsylvania Stauffer's Biscuit Company was the first company to produce animal crackers. Other local bakeries soon came together under the National Biscuit Company, or "Nabisco."
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Attention All Dryden Area Kindergarten And Preschool Students
April 17, 2013 Don’t forget to register for the upcoming 2013-2014 All-Day Every-Day Kindergarten program at Dryden Elementary School.
If your child will turn five years of age on or before November 1, 2013, he or she is eligible to attend Kindergarten for the 2013-2014 school year.
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History Of Guitar Riffs In 12 Minutes
April 17, 2013 Just saw this real cool video yesterday. If you're a guitar lover and haven't seen Alex Chadwick from Chicago get down with his guitar.
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Hadley Morel Mushroom Festival Coming Up
April 16, 2013 But this on your calendar all you Morel Mushroom lovers. May 5th., be in Hadley to do some hunting for Michigan's famous Morel.
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It’s National Library Week
April 16, 2013 Each of the seven Lapeer District Library branches are celebrating National Library Week with an open house, a drawing/photo contest, a Food for Fines event and the debut of a special video created just for National Library Week.