Tips

NORTH BRANCH -- Salvage Sisters (actually mother and daughter) Pam Frampton and Shelli Greschaw will host an open house featuring their unique garden art from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, June 20-21, at 4900 Jefferson Rd.

Don’t miss out on an old fashioned good time with the 8th annual Lapeer County Bank and Trust Co. Old Fashioned Ice Cream Social from 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. on Friday, June 26, on the Historic Courthouse lawn in downtown Lapeer. The event includes free ice cream and toppings and balloon animals for kids.

Elite Feet Striders hosts A Run for Hope 9 a.m. Saturday, July 11, in downtown Lapeer to benefit the Loving Hand’s Clinic of Lapeer. The 5K walk/run also includes a 1/2 mile fun run for kids at 8:30 a.m. Entry fee before Friday, July 3, is $18 and $23 after. The kids run is $3. Registration is 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. at the Mott Community College Campus, 550 Lake Dr. Details: 810-660-7297 or www.elitefeetrunning.com.