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2019 Christmas Passports Now Available

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It’s that time of year again! Christmas Passports will be arriving at local participating businesses this week if you didn’t happen to get one at our Spooktacular event on Saturday!
Passports are available at City Hall and all participating businesses.

It’s easy to participate. Just pick up a Passport and follow the rules inside to win great prizes including the Grand Prize – a gift basket filled with a gift from EVERY participating business!
          GRAND PRIZE!
Complete your passport with six (6) DIFFERENT stamps from six (6) DIFFERENT businesses and you will be eligible to win a basket filled with gifts from all participating businesses!
          Flat Rock Passport Rules
• Look for the Flat Rock, Our Hometown clock decal at local businesses
• A full list of participating businesses are listed below
• Visit local participating businesses and complete the squares on the passport
• You must have stamps from at least three (3) different businesses on each passport form (i.e. you can get up to three (3) stamps from one business, but the other three (3) must be different businesses
• Remember, six (6) different stamps enters you into the Grand Prize special drawing for a basket filled with gifts from ALL participating businesses!
• Get bonus stamps on Small Business Saturday weekend in November!
• Fill out the back of the passport and drop in the box at City Hall for a chance to win prizes
• Passports MUST be submitted to City Hall by December 13, 2019
• Start another passport for more chances to win (only ONE prize per person)! There are four (4) passports forms included in this booklet for your convenience.
• Drawings will be held in December and awarded at the City Council meeting on December. You are NOT required to be present for the drawing, but we ask that you plan to attend, if you are able, the City Council presentation in if you are notified that you have won one of the prizes.

Here is the list of participating businesses for 2019:

· Abby’s Mutt Hut
· Atwater Street Taco’s
· Bashar’s Middle Eastern Cuisine
· Biggby Coffee
· Blue Heron Trading Company
· Build Your Own Burrito
· Calder Dairy
· Captain Nemo’s
· Champion Pet Salon
· Crest Ford
· Expo Nails
· Flat Rock Animal Clinic
· Flat Rock Community Center
· Flat Rock Do It Center
· Flat Rock Liquor
· Great Clips
· Hair Classics
· Hungry Howie’s Pizza
· Jim’s Butcher Shop
· Kate’s Kitchen
· Leo’s Coney Island
· Marlo’s Cutting Crew
· Masserant’s Feed & Grain
· Metro PCS
· Michael’s on the River
· My Salon
· Nutrition Hub
· Old Town Bar
· Pet Needs, Etc.
· PKSA Karate
· Rock on Smokers
· Sherry’s Academy of Dance
· Strand’s
· Tom’s Collision
· Victory Lane Quick Oil Change
· Wimpy Burger
· Wize Guys
· Zorba’s Coney Island

Please help support our local businesses this holiday season.  Click here to visit Flat Rock Our Hometown

Comedy Show Fundraiser for the Historical Society October 25th

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The Flat Rock Historical Society along with the Huron Township Historical Commission present a comedy event evening with Evelyn Smallbladder.

Denise Guttenswagger as Evelyn Smallbladder. Flat Rock, Mi.

The Comedy Event is played by local comedienne, Denise Gutenschwager. Her stories are memorable and FUNNY.  Evelyn will be at the Flat Rock Elks Lodge located at 26917 Telegraph in Flat Rock (corner of Vreeland and Telegraph) on Friday October 25, 2019.   Evelyn will starte her show at 7PM.

Tickets are $15 each on Sale now at the Flat Rock Museum office or Click Here to get tickets on line.

For more information call 734-782-5220

Atwater Street Tacos September 2019 Flat Rock Our Hometown Featured Business

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Atwater Street Taco – Flat Rock Michigan

 

Monica and Gerardo have considered their interest in opening a restaurant as a unique and characteristic part of their eight year relationship. Starting out as a somewhat of a farfetched goal, Atwater Tacos came to be with their own efforts and a bit of spontaneity. The building on Atwater, long known as driving school, had recently gone up for sale when Monica and Gerardo decided to reach out to Bill Miller on its availability. After this initial call, everything seemed to fall into place resulting in the restaurant as we know it today. From its industrial aesthetic to the placement by the river, the dream that Monica and Gerardo long had all seemed to come together.
Atwater Street Tacos officially opened on October 26th of 2018, marking a major moment for both owners. Similarly to the uniqueness of the beginnings of Atwater, Monica and Gerardo feel their business is defined by the staff that has been with them since their very start. Monica expressed that they feel the running of the restaurant would be impossible without their committed and hardworking staff. The owners feel especially privileged to have their family working alongside them as part of their long time staff. The community atmosphere is further felt in the very recipes Gerardo uses for the Atwater menu. Strongly inspired from his own family recipes, Gerardo reflects on the cultural richness and personal connection they hold from his childhood in Mexico City.
In May of 2019, Atwater Street Tacos also expanded their business by becoming a franchise of Atwater (Motor City) Kayak. This pairing is important to note because you can get up to 10% off you tacos at the restaurant when you use Atwater Kayaks.

To take part in this authentic and family inspired cuisine, visit Atwater on Taco Tuesdays for $1.50 for tacos.

Open:
Monday – Saturday 11:00 to 8:00 pm
Sunday 12:00 to 8:00 pm

Atwater Street Taco is located at 26425 Atwater St, Flat Rock, MI 48134

Click Here to Visit Atwater Street Tacos

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2019 Riverfest Schedule and Carnival Wristband Coupon Available Now available at Local Stores

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YOUR 2019 Riverfest is HERE. You can save by stopping the following Flat Rock Businesses to get the coupon and the activity schedule including the bands and children’s activates.  There is something for EVERYONE at this year’s Flat Rock Riverfest.

Atwater Street Tacos Atwater/Arsenal Street
Biggby Coffee Flat Rock Telegraph Road
Blue Heron East Huron River
Capt. Nemo’s Telegraph Road
Flat Rock City Hall Gibraltar Rd.
Flat Rock Community Center Maguire Street
Flat Rock Hardware East Huron River
Flat Rock Public Library Gibraltar Rd.
Jim’s Butcher Shop Telegraph Road
Leo’s Coney Island Telegraph Road
Masserants Feed & Grain Telegraph Road
Public Service Credit Union Vreeland
Strands East Huron River
Wimpy Burger Gibraltar Rd.
Zorba’ Coney Telegraph Road

 

 

Saturday Riverfest Activities Highlights

 

 

Click here for more info.

2019 Flat Rock Riverfest

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                                                             The 2019 Flat Rock Riverfest Held at HuRoc Park in Flat Rock, Mi.

Fall is just around the corner, so in the 2019 Flat Rock Riverfest at HuRoc Park. This year’s event will bring Lots of Music, Kids games and family Fun.  We will add the event schedules as they become available

ALSO,

SAVE THE DATE On saturday during Riverfest the 1st annual Flat Rock River Run take place.

There will be both a 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run at this event. The run starts on Sat. Sept 14th at 8AM at HuRoc Park.
Race proceeds will benefit the Simpson Middle School Swim Team as they prepare to host their first-ever home meets this fall. To register or get more info, Click Here.   You can also sign up at the Flat Rock Community Center.

WELCOME TO FLAT ROCK

The first Euro-American settlers in Flat Rock were Michael Vreeland and his five grown sons between 1811 and 1820. Michael had been captured by British Rangers during the Revolutionary War and released after American independence.

The family purchased 800 acres (3.2 km2). The town was called the Village of Vreeland until 1838 when the Vreeland family sold off the majority of the land and relinquished control of the area. The Vreeland families built the first grain and lumber mill, having brought the grinding stones from New York.

Descendants of Michael Vreeland still live in the town and attend Flat Rock public schools, being the seventh generation to reside in the town their family founded.

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