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Flat Rock Celebrates Small Business Saturday Nov. 30, 2019

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Shop Flat Rock on Small Business Saturday.   Small business Saturday is this Saturday November 30, 2019. First observed on November 27, 2010, it is a counterpart to Black Friday and Cyber Monday, which feature big box retail and e-commerce stores respectively. By contrast, Small Business Saturday encourages holiday shoppers to brick and mortar businesses that are small and local.

Flat Rock – Our Hometown and the Flat Rock Downtown Development Authority encourage everyone to Shop in Flat Rock where we have plenty of businesses where you can get something special for that loved one or special friend. There are plenty of Beauty Shops and specialties shops like Blue Heron Trading Company,  Hooked On A Bean or get dad that special tool at the Flat Rock Do-It Center. For that quick meal you can go to Build Your Own Burritos or maybe you want to spruce up you dinner table with flowers at Darlene’s Flower Shop.

And don’t forget to get a stamp during Small Business Saturday on your Christmas Passport Book. Check out our Business directory for all your holiday needs on Small Business Saturday or any Saturday in Flat Rock.

Support your Local Businesses on Small Business Saturday November 30th.

SHOP LOCAL – SHOP FLAT ROCK

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

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.

The Varsity Barn is April 2019 Business of the Month

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The Varsity Barn Flat Rock, Mi

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

SHOP LOCAL – SHOP FLAT ROCK

Flat Rock Our Hometown Christmas Passport Program has started for 2018

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Forty Four Local Businesses participate in this year’s Christmas Passport Program.  You can be a part of this program by simply stopping by one of these businesses and picking up a Passport Booklet.  The Booklet is FREE.   The program runs through December 14, 2018.  You can Win one of Three Shopping Sprees.

WIN ONE OF THREE SHOPPING SPREES!…
FIRST PRIZE: $500.00
SECOND PRIZE: $250.00
THIRD PRIZE: $100.00

All prizes are awarded in Flat Rock Dollars, spendable at participating businesses.

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 and available at: www.flatrockourhometown.com
• 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 from November 23-25, 2018!
• 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 14, 2018
• Start another passport for more chances to win (only ONE prize per person)! There are four (4) passports included in this booklet for your convenience.
• Drawings will be held on December 14, 2018 and awarded at the City Council meeting on December 17, 2018. 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 meeting on December 17, 2018 at 7:30p.m. if you are notified that you have won one of the prizes.

Abby’s Mutt Hut 26464 W. Huron River Drive
Amer’s Liquor 23960 Gibraltar
Anytime Fitness 24619 Gibraltar
Atwater Street Taco’s 26425 Atwater
Bashar’s Middle Eastern Cuisine 27103 Telegraph
Biggby Coffee 26614 Telegraph
Blue Heron Trading Company 26217 E. Huron River Drive
Build Your Own Burrito 26068 E. Huron River Drive
Calder Dairy 28190 Telegraph
Captain Nemo’s 28801 Telegraph
Champion Pet Salon 26268 E. Huron River Drive
Crest Ford 22675 Gibraltar
Darlene’s Flowers & Gifts 26249 E. Huron River Drive
Expo Nails 26606 Telegraph
Family & Friends Community Thrift 24659 Gibraltar
Family Farm & Home 27311 Telegraph
Fiesta Grande 27003 Telegraph
Flat Rock Animal Clinic 27116 Telegraph
Flat Rock Community Center 1 Maguire
Flat Rock Do It Center 26329 E. Huron River Drive
Flat Rock Historical Society 25486 Gibraltar
Great Clips! 26100 Vreeland
Hungry Howie’s Pizza 24637 Gibraltar Road
Jim’s Butcher Shop 28418 Telegraph
Kate’s Kitchen 26558 W. Huron River Drive
Leo’s Coney Island 26988 Telegraph
Marlo’s Cutting Crew 25658 E. Huron River Drive
Masserant’s Feed & Grain 27550 Telegraph
Metro PCS 26914 Telegraph
Michael’s on the River 28828 Telegraph
My Salon 26854 Telegraph
Nutrition Hub 26452 W. Huron River Drive
Old Town Bar 27298 Telegraph
Pet Needs, Etc. 28325 Telegraph
PKSA Karate 27383 Telegraph
Salon Europa 27395 Telegraph
Sherry’s Academy of Dance 27369 Telegraph
Strands Salon and Barbershop 26318 E. Huron River Drive
The Compound Detroit 24641 Gibraltar
The ROC Restaurant and Wine Bar 26123 E. Huron River Drive
The Varsity Barn 29048 Garden Boulevard
Tom’s Collision 26813 Telegraph
Wimpy Burger 26128 Gibraltar
Zorba’s Coney Island 26582 Telegraph

SHOP LOCAL = SHOP FLAT ROCK

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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