Carl Coffey
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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.
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Six Year Old Lapeer Boy Takes Car To Get Chinese Food
April 15, 2013 A 6-year-old Lapeer boy made the national news when he went out to pick up Chinese food. The reason for all the attention is because he wasn't walking or riding his bike. He took the family car.
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Red Cross Blood Drives This Week
April 15, 2013 Get ready to roll up your sleeve on Tuesday (4/16) for the American Red Cross Blood Drive at the Lapeer VFW on Daley Road just off M-24. Hours are from 1pm until 6:45pm.
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Celebrate And Enjoy A Grilled Cheese Sandwich
April 12, 2013 It's National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day! You can’t go wrong with three ingredients like this…bread, cheese, and butter.
The first civilization to combine bread and cheese to make a cooked sandwich was the Ancient Roman Empire. Love those Romans.
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Let’s Go Gardening This Weekend
April 12, 2013 Join me Saturday from 1 until 3p for Genesee Counties first ever Gardening and Information Expo at the Stonegate Banquet Center on Irish Road just north of I-69.
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Shriner’s Mini Clinic This Saturday
April 11, 2013 The area Shriners are reaching out to help children with Orthopedic or Burn Problems.
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Bob Dylan Makes The Scene 52 Years Ago
April 11, 2013 On this day in 1961, Bob Dylan played his first professional gig. He was only 19 years old and on stage at Gerde's Folk City in New York City's Greenwich Village. Management at the club where impressed with the young man from Minnesota and asked him to come back and perform some more.
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New Led Zeppelin Book Coming Out
April 10, 2013 Led Zeppelin fans heading your way next week “Led Zeppelin: Sound and Fury", a new digital book by photographer Neal Preston, will be available on April 15.
Stevie Nicks offers up the introduction to the book that among other things contains over 250 photographs of Led Zeppelin. You’ll also find audio commentaries, video interviews, and much more.
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National Farm Animals Day
April 10, 2013 Today April 10, is National Farm Animals Day, a holiday meant to promote the welfare of America's enormous livestock population — including all 9 billion chickens, 244 million turkeys, 93 million cows, 65 million hogs and 6 million sheep, among others.
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It’s International Be Kind To Lawyers Day
April 9, 2013 Everybody needs a least one day to be honored even lawyers.
International Be Kind To Lawyers Day is a simple way to show the attorneys in your life that you really care about them. Just don't ask them a question or you'll get a bill from them.
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Wish Comes True For Longtime Fan Of Bob Seger
April 9, 2013 Here's a great story about a true fan of Bob Seger. Evie Branan who lives at Flint Township's Willowbrook Manor in the long-term care unit is going to see Bob Seger's concert at The Palace of Auburn Hills on Thursday night.
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Cool Cars And Cool Art At Gallery 194
April 8, 2013 "Kulture Shock" an exploration of automotive inspiration and lowbrow art is now open at Gallery 194 in downtown Lapeer. The show will run through Saturday April 27th and the public will be able to meet and engage with the artists and other “Kustom Kulture” car enthusiasts at a free reception Friday, April 12th from 6:00pm to 8pm.
"Kulture Shock" is a show unlike any others that have