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Keep Your Pets Calm This 4th

Jeff Holbrook — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 13:29:11 +0000

Yes, this little guy’s ears are huge but they don’t have to be to cause them serious stress when hearing loud noises. Loud noises like firecrackers or fireworks. Our pets have hearing much more sensitive than our own, no matter the size of their ears. Check out this link from the Huffington Post for some [...]

North Branch Days 2012

Carl Coffey — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 13:41:08 +0000

North Branch Days begins on Saturday with a 5K walk/run. Registration at 7 a.m. and the race at 8 a.m. The annual children’s parade will be held at 11 a.m. in downtown. The Bump and Run will be held at Lion’s Field on Saturday starting at 7 p.m., along with BMX races during intermission.

New At A McDonald's Near You – Baked S'mores Pies [Video Review]

Steph Barber — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:54:45 +0000

Nick Laham, Getty Images Just in time for summer, and only for the summer, McDonald’s is offering baked S’mores pies on their desert menu. Is America a great country, or what? Get the sweet details after the jump. August brings National S’mores Day and National S’mores Month, and to celebrate the season, McDonald’s is [...]

Otter Lake Days Festival Looking for Talent Show Participants

Carl Coffey — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 13:16:37 +0000

The annual Otter Lake Days Festival happens July 6-7 and part of the fun will be the talent show Friday evening July 6. All ages and talents are invited. The theme of the talent show this year is “United We Stand.”Contestants will be divided into two age groups. The first group is children up to [...]

July 4th Fireworks Displays Around Lapeer + Flint

Jeff Holbrook — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 14:50:04 +0000

All you have to do is listen for a few moments in any given neighborhood for the pop and crackle of July 4th celebrations – even if it’s not July 4th! Fireworks have gone past just being a 4th trademark. They are now considered a celebration of anything. A home run in baseball? Fireworks. A [...]

Technical Glitch Creates Best Fireworks Display Ever [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 02:00:52 +0000

The fireworks display at the annual Bonfire Night event in Oban, Scotland was supposed to last for 20 minutes. Instead, a technical glitch caused all the fireworks to go off at once in what may be the most spectacular mistake ever. Due to an electronic timing issue, all the fireworks in the display shot off [...]