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Celebrate Cinco de Mayo In Imlay City

Carl Coffey — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:10:33 +0000

This Saturday enjoy the 2nd annual Cinco de Mayo Celebration in downtown Imlay City as the streets come alive with Hispanic music, art, crafts, food and entertainment. A family-friendly, fun-filled day is planned and all are welcome to attend. The days events will include: Piñatas, Dog Contest, Mariachi Band, Crafters/Vendors, Taco Eating Contest, Hot Salsa [...]

It's National Library Week

Carl Coffey — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:34:52 +0000

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. Open houses are happening at each branch. Enjoy refreshments and watch the special video. Specific open house [...]

Military Pilot Gives Best Man Speech From Skies Over Afghanistan [VIDEO]

Jeremy Fenech — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:34:28 +0000

This video speaks for itself. While his brother, Brandon, was getting married, he was serving in Afghanistan. This is probably the best Best Man speech I have ever seen, and it brought all the wedding guests to tears. I won't lie, my eye started leaking too!

No Foolin It's Dyngus Day

Carl Coffey — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 14:07:14 +0000

Not only is it April Fools Day it’s also “Dyngus Day”, a Polish-American tradition that celebrates the end of lent and the joy of Easter. Dyngus Day always falls on the Monday after Easter. To find out more about “Dyngus Day” visit dyngusday.com

Today Is Respect Your Cat Day

Carl Coffey — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:25:51 +0000

1/3 of U.S. households own at least one cat,that comes out to an amount of at least 86 million domestic felines. Cats spend 66% of the day sleeping the rest of the time their cleaning themselves and eating. Here’s a couple of good reasons why you should respect your cat. Cats in Japan are thought [...]

It's National Gumdrop Day

Carl Coffey — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:21:03 +0000

If You didn’t get enough sweets on Valentine’s Day, go get some gum drops and enjoy National Gumdrop Day today. Gumdrops are a tasty, chewy candy made with gelatin and coated with sugar.The story goes that a guy named Percy Trusdale invented the gumdrop in 1801. Since that time gumdrops have been a popular candy.

Happy Paczki Day

Carl Coffey — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 14:18:09 +0000

A big Thank You to Sandy and everybody at the North Branch Bakery for providing all the Free Paczki we gave away for Fat Tuesday. Enjoy this Paczki love song from The Polish Muslims.

Celebrate Winter At Flint's Fire And Ice Festival

Carl Coffey — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 14:46:35 +0000

The Flint Downtown Development Authority is presenting their first “Fire & Ice Festival” on Saturday (2/9) from 2:00pm until 8:00pm

This Free event will feature an ice skating rink. There will be skate rental available free of charge but feel free to bring your own as well.

Ice carving, Ice block displays and live ice carvers!

It's National Corn Chip Day

Carl Coffey — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:14:14 +0000

Corn chips are made with cornmeal which is fried or baked and shaped into strips or scoops.

Charles Elmer Doolin introduced the corn chip to the world with Fritos. Doolin paid $100 for the recipe for corn chips served with his lunch at a gas station in San Antonio, Texas. Mr. Doolin met a Mexican man making corn chips and selling little bags of the fried corn chips. He originally called them Fritatos that he would later change to Fritos.

Celebrate Bubble Wrap Day With A Pop

Carl Coffey — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 16:21:26 +0000

Today is Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day! Who came up with idea for Bubble Wrap? Well here's the answer an American engineer named Al Fielding and a Swiss inventor named Marc Chavannes created Bubble Wrap. They were trying to come up with a textured, plastic wallpaper, but they soon thought their wallpaper could be used better as a packaging material.

Saturday Is National Cheese Lover's Day

Carl Coffey — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 15:47:19 +0000

If you enjoy cheese like I do let’s celebrate National Cheese Lover’s Day! On average each American consumes about 31 pounds of cheese during the year. The French have us beat in the consumption of cheese, they average 50 pounds per person. Cheese has been around for at least 8,000 years. By the way Swiss [...]

David Letterman Drops F-Bomb [VIDEO]

Jeremy Fenech — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 21:35:39 +0000

David Letterman and Tom Cruise were discussing their kids on the Late Show Monday night. They discussed having “the talk” with their young boys, and the topic of bad words came up. Watch the look on Tom Cruise’s face when David says a naughty word!

Big Trouble at This Year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Jeremy Fenech — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 15:00:27 +0000

According to the New York Post, there was a lot going on behind the scenes of the 2012 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City that we would probably never find out about, and officials like it that way. To bad for them, the secrets are out. For starters, 67-year-old Robert Blasetti was marching [...]

Things To Celebrate In November

Carl Coffey — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 13:22:02 +0000

Here it is November 1st. Today is Day of the Dead in Mexico and it's also All Hallows or All Saints Day.

The month of November is dedicated to the following. American Indian Heritage Month, National Adoption Month, National AIDS Awareness Month, Aviation History Month, American Diabetes Month, National Epilepsy Awareness Month

It's National Good And Plenty Day

Carl Coffey — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 12:27:03 +0000

Today is National Good and Plenty Day. This is one of those candies that you either like or don’t. This licorice treat is the oldest brand of candy in the U.S.A. Good and Plenty was first made in 1893, by the Quaker City Confectionery Company of Philadelphia. In the 1950s, the brand was given a [...]

Things to Celebrate In October

Carl Coffey — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 13:11:15 +0000

October is Adopt-A-Shelter Dog Month, American Cheese Month, National Bake and Decorate Month, Bat Appreciation Month, Children’s Disease Awareness Month, Children’s Magazine Month, Class Reunion Month, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, National Crime Prevention Month, National Go On a Field Trip Month, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, National Cookie Month, Roller Skating Month, National Popcorn Poppin’ [...]

Celebrate National Honey Month

Carl Coffey — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 13:49:06 +0000

In case you didn’t know, you still have a few days left to enjoy National Honey Month, September is the month we recognize and indulge in the golden nectar. Celebrate and support your neighborhood bee keeper, go out and buy some local honey! Here is some more information about honey: National Honey Month

Need Warming Up This Weekend? Oktoberfest!

Jeff Holbrook — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 13:59:45 +0000

The annual sudsy heritage celebration is on! Yep, it’s in our own “Little Bavaria”, Frankenmuth, and is still going on today and tomorrow from 12noon till 6pm. We’re talking a large wooden dance floor, Good food, drinks, and souvenirs. Located in the Harvey Kern Pavilion in Heritage Park right there on Weiss Street. Call 1-800-FUN-FEST [...]

Today Is The Day The Sun Was Born

Carl Coffey — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 15:27:39 +0000

According to the Incas,today marks the Birthday of the Sun. So in celebration of the Sun here are some fact about that ball of fire in the sky.

The sun contains 99.85% of the mass in the solar system.

Four million tons of hydrogen are consumed by the sun every second, which helps to create the sun’s composition of 75 percent hydrogen, 23 percent helium, and 2 percent heavier elements.

Time To Salute Left Handers

Carl Coffey — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 13:18:10 +0000

Today is a big day for Jay Leno. August 13th. is “Left-Handers Day” a day set aside for honoring all left handed people! The day is meant to promote awareness of the inconveniences facing left-handers in a predominantly right-handed world. It also celebrates their uniqueness and difference. By the way only 10% of the population [...]