Case earns first
place for ‘Kids Create’
GRAND BLANC — Local crafter Debbie Case earned first place for creating the “Best New Youth Program,” and was honored at the Michigan Recreation Park Association POW (Programming Our World) Conference held in Kalamazoo on Nov. 26-28.
Recreation Programmer Kellie Sergent nominated Case’s after-school “Kids Create” Pastry Chef Class, a program designed to teach kids different skills ranging from cooking, sewing, polymer clay and mixed media. Case’s programs for Grand Blanc Parks and Recreation will start at the end of January, with Saturday classes running through March for boys and girls in grades 1-8.
“Teaching the kids some pastry skills and seeing their excitement when they show their parents is very rewarding,” Case said.
Case also held after-school classes this fall at Indian Hill, Myers and Reid Elementary Schools, and the same after-school classes will start up again in February at Mason, Cook, Brendel, Anderson and McGrath Elementary Schools.
For details about Kids Create classes, visit the GBPR website at www.gbparks.com or call 810-694-0101. — K.S.

Village office
holiday hours
GOODRICH — The Village of Goodrich office is closed for the holidays on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1, 2008.
Regular hours are 8 a.m.-6 p.m. on Mondays, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on Wednesdays, and 8 a.m.-noon on Fridays. For more information, call the village office at 810-636-2570. — K.G.

Scrapbooking crop
BURTON — The Holy Redeemer Council of Catholic Women hosts a 12-hour scrapbooking crop from 9 a.m.–9 p.m. Feb. 2 at the Holy Redeemer Family Life Center, 1227 E. Bristol Rd.
A $35 crop fee includes lunch, dinner, snacks and beverages, a special “thank you” goodie bag, prize drawings and a large space to crop.
For more information, call Jean Herta at 810-715-0352 or Jeanyne Johnson at 810-715-1322. — J.N.

Protect postal
carriers
MICHIGAN — They have dedicated themselves to delivering the mail in rain, sleet or snow — but that doesn’t mean homeowners should not do their part to make postal workers’ jobs safer as carriers make their daily rounds.
The U.S. Postal Service asks that homeowners remember to keep the walks and steps leading to their doors clear of snow and ice.
“Our carriers want to do the best possible job for their customers, but slips and falls during the winter really take a toll on their health and safety,” said Dan Orton, spokesperson for the Postal Service’s southeast Michigan district.
For those with curb-mounted or roadside mailboxes, try to ensure the mounds of snow and ice that pile up around the mailboxes does not become excessive.
“This enables postal vehicles to safely approach and pull away from mailboxes, and also makes it safer for customers to retrieve their mail,” Orton said.
For more information about the U.S. Postal Service, go to www.usps.com. — K.S.

Volunteer training
DAVISON — Visiting Nurse Services of Michigan’s Hospice Service invites men and women of all ages to join its volunteer team.
A volunteer training session is from 1-4 p.m. Jan. 15 at the VNS of Michigan Building, 1515 Cal Dr. Anyone can become a volunteer, and training is free. No medical background is needed and no medical procedures are involved.
For more information or to register, call Jaime Zerka at 800-206-4806 or 810-496-8779. — N.B.

Recycle at Oaktree
GOODRICH — Oaktree Elementary has started a recycling program that is open to the public.
A recycling bin is located next to the soccer field at Oaktree Elementary off Gale Road.
Accepted items include catalogs, magazines, newspaper, junk mail, shredded paper in paper bags only, office and copy paper. The bin is not for garbage, loose shredded paper, cardboard, phone books, glass, plastic, metal or bottles.
Call 810-591-5200 for questions, details. — J.N.

Village parking
reminder
GOODRICH — The Village of Goodrich would like to remind residents that parking on or along any public street, road or highway within village limits is prohibited by ordinance from 2-7 a.m. daily.
Parking also is prohibited during the effective period of a snow emergency.
The motor vehicle code prohibits the disposing of ice or snow in a road right-of-way by individuals or contracted snow removal companies. — N.B.

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