News and Events in Flat Rock, Michigan
It was a breezy but warm day for this years Easter Egg Hunt. We want to thank all the local businesses who sponsored this years event and the folks from Flat Rock Our Hometown who organized and ran the event for the last three years. The Flat Rock Our Hometown will be
running other events this spring including Chalk-The-Walk at HuRoc Park on June 1st.
Local Businesses will also sponsor Chalk The Walk.
Here are a few more pictures from this years event.
This Saturday, April 13, 2019 is Flat Rock, Our Hometown’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt. It will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. at Community Park, on Gibraltar Rd. west of Aspen Rd., near City Hall in Flat Rock.
The event is free and open to the public and no registration is required. Each child will receive one treat bag for participating.
There will be three age groups:
Golden Eggs will have special prizes from area businesses.
This year’s event includes face painting, bounce houses, hot cocoa, cookies, balloon animals, a petting zoo and a Bunny Dance led by Sherry’s School of Dance sponsored by local businesses. Your child can also take a pictures with the Easter Bunny. Parents should bring their own cameras.
Parking will be available at Flat Rock High School or Flat Rock Public Library. The city hall parking lot will be closed so the Flat Rock Fire Department can display their truck.
Restrooms will be available at the city’s warming building.
The Varsity Barn is a new addition to our Flat Rock business community!
The Varsity Barn, Formerly Do San’s, still offers many of the same services that most of the community has come to know the location for over the years.
Jimmy and Tricia started this journey over a year ago, purchasing Do San’s building.
Jimmy is a life-long Flat Rock resident with a dream to open an apparel store in Flat Rock. As Jimmy and Tricia’s family grew, they wanted the opportunity to have their children with them as they worked.
Purchasing Do San’s store was the perfect fit for what they wanted and they took the plunge,
Tricia left her nursing job, Jimmy got his apparel store in Flat Rock, and you can find them, their two children and their Boxer dog, Dozer (the store mascot!), there as they run and operate The Varsity Barn.
The Varsity Barn has a lot to offer:
• Sublimated Team Uniforms
• Varsity Jackets
• Spirit Wear
• Embroidery
• Laser Engraving
• Trophies
• Screen Printing
Jimmy and Tricia said the sublimated team uniforms and Varsity Jackets are their biggest sellers. They have had a lot of support from the Flat Rock community businesses, the Flat Rock Police department, Flat Rock Fire Department and Flat Rock City Hall as well as Huron, Carlson and Woodhaven sports teams.
You must stop and see all that The Varsity Barn has to offer. They are currently doing major renovations. The improvements are a pleasant sight to a historic building in Flat Rock. Jimmy and Tricia are happy to show you all they have to offer, and Dozer would be super excited to see everyone, too!
The Varsity Barn is also supporting The Cruzin’ Flat Rock Car and Truck Show which is part of the Flat Rock Summer Blast this June.
The Varsity Barn located at 29048 Garden Blvd, Flat Rock
734-782-1310
https://www.facebook.com/thevarsitybarn/
Hours:
Sunday Closed
Monday 9AM–5PM
Tuesday 12–5PM
Wednesday 9AM–5PM
Thursday 12–5PM
Friday 12–7PM
Saturday 10AM–4PM
This weekend was a beautiful Spring weekend in Flat Rock with folks visiting HuRoc Park in the downtown area. There were people walking, biking, skate boarding, playing basketball, and fishing. Everyone just enjoying a spring weekend at the park. Here are some pictures from Saturday at HuRoc Park.
The history of St. Patrick’s Day.
Saint Patrick’s Day is a public holiday in the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland,] the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador and the British Overseas Territory of Montserrat. It is also widely celebrated by Irish descendants around the world, especially in the United Kingdom, Canada, United States, Brazil, Argentina, Australia and New Zealand. Saint Patrick’s Day is celebrated in more countries than any other national festival. Modern celebrations have been greatly influenced by those of the Irish diaspora, particularly those that developed in North America. However, there has been criticism of Saint Patrick’s Day celebrations for having become too commercialized and for fostering negative stereotypes of the Irish people.
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