tag:www.mlive.com,2012:/living/livingston/index.ssf//5118 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 4:26:36 UTC Food, Health, Homes, Religion, Style, Travel, Technology, Trends & More Movable Type Enterprise 4.29-advance tag:www.mlive.com,2009:/living/livingston/index.ssf//5118.3240810 2009-07-17T04:00:30Z 2009-07-17T04:26:36Z

A thousand volunteers will be needed to help with this year's Livingston County United Way Day of Caring - an event that has grown each year as more projects are added and more needs are met. The eighth annual Day...

Lisa Carolin http://connect.mlive.com/user/lcarolin/index.html A thousand volunteers will be needed to help with this year's Livingston County United Way Day of Caring - an event that has grown each year as more projects are added and more needs are met. The eighth annual Day... <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/livingston-community-living?a=MpJXTkUf4Xg:5wu7MbFphF8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/livingston-community-living?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/livingston-community-living/~4/MpJXTkUf4Xg" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.mlive.com/living/livingston/index.ssf/2009/07/livingston_county_united_way_n.html tag:www.mlive.com,2009:/living/livingston/index.ssf//5118.3240167 2009-07-17T04:00:01Z 2009-07-17T04:26:47Z

Friday, July 17 Every child ready to read 10:30 a.m.-noon, Brighton District Library, 100 Library Drive, Brighton. Parents and children up to age 5 explore reading skills through play and interactive learning. Details: 810-229-6571 ext. 223....

The Saginaw News staff http://connect.mlive.com/user/saginawnews/index.html Friday, July 17 Every child ready to read 10:30 a.m.-noon, Brighton District Library, 100 Library Drive, Brighton. Parents and children up to age 5 explore reading skills through play and interactive learning. Details: 810-229-6571 ext. 223.... <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/livingston-community-living?a=ZQqdXinUFVQ:ORlUB7CaDUA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/livingston-community-living?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/livingston-community-living/~4/ZQqdXinUFVQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.mlive.com/living/livingston/index.ssf/2009/07/community_calendar_19.html tag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/livingston/index.ssf//5117.3240615 2009-07-17T04:00:01Z 2009-07-17T04:27:20Z

They may never start businesses of their own, but four Pinckney Community High School students have proven they could if they want to. Courtney Jenkins, Katie Kirkpatrick, Jessica Gilligan and Annalisa Napolitano brought home the gold from the Business Professionals...

Leanne Smith | lsmith12@mlive.com http://connect.mlive.com/user/lsmith/index.html They may never start businesses of their own, but four Pinckney Community High School students have proven they could if they want to. Courtney Jenkins, Katie Kirkpatrick, Jessica Gilligan and Annalisa Napolitano brought home the gold from the Business Professionals... <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/livingston-community-living?a=iDwfaqgkzqQ:koO4B86DnEc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/livingston-community-living?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/livingston-community-living/~4/iDwfaqgkzqQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.mlive.com/news/livingston/index.ssf/2009/07/pinckney_teams_earns_bpa_champ.html tag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/livingston/index.ssf//5117.3240783 2009-07-17T04:00:01Z 2009-07-17T15:28:00Z

Unique gifts from Ireland are not all that can be found at Bridget Gallagher's Irish Gifts. The Fowlerville store also offers the chance to experience Irish culture. Shoppers have always been welcomed with complimentary Irish tea, but those who long...

Leanne Smith | lsmith12@mlive.com http://connect.mlive.com/user/lsmith/index.html Unique gifts from Ireland are not all that can be found at Bridget Gallagher's Irish Gifts. The Fowlerville store also offers the chance to experience Irish culture. Shoppers have always been welcomed with complimentary Irish tea, but those who long... <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/livingston-community-living?a=TrapaVdBI-o:mj6TaB03lpA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/livingston-community-living?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/livingston-community-living/~4/TrapaVdBI-o" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.mlive.com/news/livingston/index.ssf/2009/07/fowlerville_store_offers_irish.html tag:www.mlive.com,2009:/living/livingston/index.ssf//5118.3231724 2009-07-17T04:00:01Z 2009-07-17T04:26:42Z

Monday, July 20 Genoa Township Board of Trustees 6:30 p.m. 2911 Dorr Road, Brighton. Details: 810-227-5225. First and third Mondays....

The Saginaw News staff http://connect.mlive.com/user/saginawnews/index.html Monday, July 20 Genoa Township Board of Trustees 6:30 p.m. 2911 Dorr Road, Brighton. Details: 810-227-5225. First and third Mondays.... <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/livingston-community-living?a=QtjpdCXIw04:Rb6qDLomguY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/livingston-community-living?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/livingston-community-living/~4/QtjpdCXIw04" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.mlive.com/living/livingston/index.ssf/2009/07/government_meetings_19.html tag:www.mlive.com,2009:/living/livingston/index.ssf//5118.3231773 2009-07-17T04:00:01Z 2009-07-17T04:26:39Z

MENTORING PROGRAM The Community Mental Health Services of Livingston County is looking for adults to help with its mentoring program. Details: 51546-4126 or e-mail cbehm@cmhliv.org....

The Saginaw News staff http://connect.mlive.com/user/saginawnews/index.html MENTORING PROGRAM The Community Mental Health Services of Livingston County is looking for adults to help with its mentoring program. Details: 51546-4126 or e-mail cbehm@cmhliv.org.... <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/livingston-community-living?a=bC_-V9rbed8:3B1ewpANYaE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/livingston-community-living?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/livingston-community-living/~4/bC_-V9rbed8" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.mlive.com/living/livingston/index.ssf/2009/07/voilunteer_listings.html tag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/livingston/index.ssf//5117.3242559 2009-07-16T17:05:00Z 2009-07-16T17:05:24Z

Jessica Cattley is carrying on a family tradition of military service that includes two appointments to the prestigious United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. The Cattley family's military history goes back three generations to Jessica's grandfather, Robert, who...

Tom Tolen http://connect.mlive.com/user/ttolen/index.html Jessica Cattley is carrying on a family tradition of military service that includes two appointments to the prestigious United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. The Cattley family's military history goes back three generations to Jessica's grandfather, Robert, who... <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/livingston-community-living?a=911QnfG1xWU:h4PhlFNXxYk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/livingston-community-living?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/livingston-community-living/~4/911QnfG1xWU" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.mlive.com/news/livingston/index.ssf/2009/07/west_point_cadet_follows_in_he.html tag:www.mlive.com,2009:/living/livingston/index.ssf//5118.3248678 2009-07-16T13:43:55Z 2009-07-16T13:57:09Z

Howell library receives grant The Howell Carnegie District Library has received a $2,500 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to host a Big Read project this winter. The library is one of 269 nonprofit groups to receive grants...

The Saginaw News staff http://connect.mlive.com/user/saginawnews/index.html Howell library receives grant The Howell Carnegie District Library has received a $2,500 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to host a Big Read project this winter. The library is one of 269 nonprofit groups to receive grants... <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/livingston-community-living?a=XjYH0xsLDhk:s0HYzz7YXFU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/livingston-community-living?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/livingston-community-living/~4/XjYH0xsLDhk" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.mlive.com/living/livingston/index.ssf/2009/07/achievements_recognized_15.html tag:www.mlive.com,2009:/living/livingston/index.ssf//5118.3187584 2009-07-10T04:00:01Z 2009-07-10T04:04:27Z

Jeff Hollobaugh has finally taken the advice he's given his writing students for years and published his own book. And while the characters in "Fire, Barbed Wire & Tacks" are not based on any of the students he has taught...

Leanne Smith | lsmith12@mlive.com http://connect.mlive.com/user/lsmith/index.html Jeff Hollobaugh has finally taken the advice he's given his writing students for years and published his own book. And while the characters in "Fire, Barbed Wire & Tacks" are not based on any of the students he has taught... <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/livingston-community-living?a=IZGk5dN-lKw:imjsnzxSGZQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/livingston-community-living?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/livingston-community-living/~4/IZGk5dN-lKw" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.mlive.com/living/livingston/index.ssf/2009/07/students_inspire_pinckney_teac.html tag:www.mlive.com,2009:/living/livingston/index.ssf//5118.3187843 2009-07-10T04:00:01Z 2009-07-10T04:04:21Z

Several new events join all the old favorites at this year's Fowlerville Family Fair, an event that organizers say is still the highlight of the summer for many in Livingston County. "We're glad we can provide a lot of free...

Leanne Smith | lsmith12@mlive.com http://connect.mlive.com/user/lsmith/index.html Several new events join all the old favorites at this year's Fowlerville Family Fair, an event that organizers say is still the highlight of the summer for many in Livingston County. "We're glad we can provide a lot of free... <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/livingston-community-living?a=iuEx5zKzhIo:tsLSA7kO4qU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/livingston-community-living?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/livingston-community-living/~4/iuEx5zKzhIo" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.mlive.com/living/livingston/index.ssf/2009/07/new_fare_awaits_fowlerville_fa.html tag:www.mlive.com,2009:/living/livingston/index.ssf//5118.3200091 2009-07-10T04:00:01Z 2009-07-10T04:04:22Z

Grant helps library host 'Big Read' Hartland Township's Cromaine District Library has received a $15,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to host another Big Read event in April 2010. The Big Read gives communities the opportunity to...

The Saginaw News staff http://connect.mlive.com/user/saginawnews/index.html Grant helps library host 'Big Read' Hartland Township's Cromaine District Library has received a $15,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to host another Big Read event in April 2010. The Big Read gives communities the opportunity to... <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/livingston-community-living?a=paVj92eivqM:mXMOyHJwic4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/livingston-community-living?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/livingston-community-living/~4/paVj92eivqM" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.mlive.com/living/livingston/index.ssf/2009/07/achievements_recognized_14.html tag:www.mlive.com,2009:/living/livingston/index.ssf//5118.3186760 2009-07-10T04:00:00Z 2009-07-10T04:04:15Z

Friday, July 10 Movies in the park Downtown Pinckney, Hosted by Pinckney- Lakeland-Hamburg-Hell Chamber of Commerce. "The Tale of Despereaux." Details: 810-227-5806....

The Saginaw News staff http://connect.mlive.com/user/saginawnews/index.html Friday, July 10 Movies in the park Downtown Pinckney, Hosted by Pinckney- Lakeland-Hamburg-Hell Chamber of Commerce. "The Tale of Despereaux." Details: 810-227-5806.... <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/livingston-community-living?a=yOsUUe4qBTA:xgiKQFqMRrA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/livingston-community-living?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/livingston-community-living/~4/yOsUUe4qBTA" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.mlive.com/living/livingston/index.ssf/2009/07/community_calendar_18.html tag:www.mlive.com,2009:/living/livingston/index.ssf//5118.3186848 2009-07-10T04:00:00Z 2009-07-10T04:04:17Z

RACE HELP The Livingston County Community Alliance needs help at Run Drugs Out of Town race Sept. 12 Details: 810-623-0936, e-mail khearn101@hotmail.com....

Cathy Sales http://connect.mlive.com/user/csales/index.html RACE HELP The Livingston County Community Alliance needs help at Run Drugs Out of Town race Sept. 12 Details: 810-623-0936, e-mail khearn101@hotmail.com.... <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/livingston-community-living?a=a1XjGaGqOUE:HJpZ7pVWeFo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/livingston-community-living?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/livingston-community-living/~4/a1XjGaGqOUE" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.mlive.com/living/livingston/index.ssf/2009/07/volunteer_listings_19.html tag:www.mlive.com,2009:/living/livingston/index.ssf//5118.3186902 2009-07-10T04:00:00Z 2009-07-10T04:04:19Z

Monday, July 13 Brighton Township Planning Commission 7 p.m. Township Hall, 4363 Buno Road. Details: 810-229-0550 or brightontwp.com....

The Saginaw News staff http://connect.mlive.com/user/saginawnews/index.html Monday, July 13 Brighton Township Planning Commission 7 p.m. Township Hall, 4363 Buno Road. Details: 810-229-0550 or brightontwp.com.... <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/livingston-community-living?a=AyW7ZOZxdlk:XfbNxBZjOQg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/livingston-community-living?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/livingston-community-living/~4/AyW7ZOZxdlk" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.mlive.com/living/livingston/index.ssf/2009/07/government_meetings_20.html tag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf//4001.3197694 2009-07-09T17:51:44Z 2009-07-09T17:53:57Z

The Huron River Watershed Council will hold its second annual Community River Swim on Baseline Lake Sunday at 9 a.m. This free community 1 mile swim is for people who love the water and want to try a river swim...

Tracy E. Davis http://connect.mlive.com/user/tdavis/index.html The Huron River Watershed Council will hold its second annual Community River Swim on Baseline Lake Sunday at 9 a.m. This free community 1 mile swim is for people who love the water and want to try a river swim... <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/livingston-community-living?a=MZMQGdjTnXs:Zns959XRxVw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/livingston-community-living?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/livingston-community-living/~4/MZMQGdjTnXs" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2009/07/community_swim_at_baseline_lak.html tag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/livingston/index.ssf//5117.3187783 2009-07-08T20:02:01Z 2009-07-08T20:08:47Z

Heather and Bruce Kimball's garden is not only lovely, it's a labor of love. The Genoa Township couple has spent just shy of three years creating a whimsical oasis around wildlife and a wetland in the backyard of their home...

Leanne Smith | lsmith12@mlive.com http://connect.mlive.com/user/lsmith/index.html Heather and Bruce Kimball's garden is not only lovely, it's a labor of love. The Genoa Township couple has spent just shy of three years creating a whimsical oasis around wildlife and a wetland in the backyard of their home... <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/livingston-community-living?a=6KFDLT50mVs:zseNl6zaP_Q:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/livingston-community-living?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/livingston-community-living/~4/6KFDLT50mVs" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.mlive.com/news/livingston/index.ssf/2009/07/variety_of_gardens_highlight_l.html tag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/livingston/index.ssf//5117.3141104 2009-07-05T04:00:01Z 2009-07-06T14:31:08Z

SuzAnne Akhavan-Tafti takes everything to the nth degree. As a chef and former culinary arts teacher, she would grind her own grain and use wild yeast just to make a loaf of bread. So it's only natural that Akhavan-Tafti would...

Jonathan Oosting | joosting@mlive.com http://connect.mlive.com/user/joosting/index.html SuzAnne Akhavan-Tafti takes everything to the nth degree. As a chef and former culinary arts teacher, she would grind her own grain and use wild yeast just to make a loaf of bread. So it's only natural that Akhavan-Tafti would... <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/livingston-community-living?a=d0-TApeEp20:ITyRNl1nPlQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/livingston-community-living?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/livingston-community-living/~4/d0-TApeEp20" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.mlive.com/news/livingston/index.ssf/2009/07/organic_farm_sprouting_up_in_i.html tag:www.mlive.com,2009:/living/livingston/index.ssf//5118.3142120 2009-07-03T04:00:02Z 2009-07-03T04:23:26Z

Jeff Fenzel earned his engineering degree, got married and started a family, but never quite gave up the vision of authoring books. Instead, in 2000, the Hartland Township resident - under the pen name J. Ryan Fenzel - borrowed the...

Casey Hans http://connect.mlive.com/user/chans/index.html Jeff Fenzel earned his engineering degree, got married and started a family, but never quite gave up the vision of authoring books. Instead, in 2000, the Hartland Township resident - under the pen name J. Ryan Fenzel - borrowed the... <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/livingston-community-living?a=_vzD7oOVOD0:TZLnumVg7i8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/livingston-community-living?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/livingston-community-living/~4/_vzD7oOVOD0" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.mlive.com/living/livingston/index.ssf/2009/07/author_gives_adventure_a_michi.html tag:www.mlive.com,2009:/living/livingston/index.ssf//5118.3139755 2009-07-03T04:00:01Z 2009-07-03T04:23:27Z

VOLUNTEERS A full list of volunteer opportunities can be found at the Livingston County United Way's Web site lcunitedway.org. RACE HELP The Livingston County Community Alliance needs help at the Run Drugs Out of Town Race Sept. 12. Details: 810-623-0936...

The Saginaw News staff http://connect.mlive.com/user/saginawnews/index.html VOLUNTEERS A full list of volunteer opportunities can be found at the Livingston County United Way's Web site lcunitedway.org. RACE HELP The Livingston County Community Alliance needs help at the Run Drugs Out of Town Race Sept. 12. Details: 810-623-0936... <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/livingston-community-living?a=gJxMdH5oE7c:-KR0mRdffPs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/livingston-community-living?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/livingston-community-living/~4/gJxMdH5oE7c" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.mlive.com/living/livingston/index.ssf/2009/07/volunteer_listings_18.html tag:www.mlive.com,2009:/living/livingston/index.ssf//5118.3139800 2009-07-03T04:00:01Z 2009-07-03T04:23:12Z

Monday, July 6 Genoa Township Board of Trustees 6:30 p.m. 2911 Dorr Road. Details: 810-227-5225. First and third Mondays....

The Saginaw News staff http://connect.mlive.com/user/saginawnews/index.html Monday, July 6 Genoa Township Board of Trustees 6:30 p.m. 2911 Dorr Road. Details: 810-227-5225. First and third Mondays.... <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/livingston-community-living?a=1vFDrVxstBs:WQ38DnDE2Tk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/livingston-community-living?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/livingston-community-living/~4/1vFDrVxstBs" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.mlive.com/living/livingston/index.ssf/2009/07/government_meetings_18.html