I got into the scrapbooking hobby in 2000, shortly after moving to Monroe, Mich.
I scrapped by myself and then with a Toledo group. By late 2001, I had made a group of new friends in Monroe who also like to scrapbook! One of my friends is so talented that her artwork has been featured in […]

Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores has its Kids’ Camp Craft Kits and Supplies at 40 percent off June 15-28. The sale includes Bible school kits, foam sheets and glitter packs; excluding dollar deals.
I’m a Sunday School teacher and helped look through possible curriculum packages for this summer’s Vacation Bible School at my church. Most companies […]

If you like to buy books cheap, the Friends of the Maybee and Milan libraries are hosting book sales on Saturday:

Maybee book sale
Milan book sale.

The Oakland Business Review has this story today: Prices at pump not stopping cruisers.
A snippet:
Although high gas prices may send daily commuters into fits, there’s one group, classic car cruisers, whose passion for older cars usually overrides their concerns about prices at the pump.
Ralph Haney, event coordinator for United Street Machine Association in Clawson, said […]

Michigan International Speedway is hosting the NASCAR races this weekend. Monroe County usually gets a little bit of the promotional action when the drivers and their sponsors schedule their Michigan appearances.
Here are the free events that I know of in Monroe this week:

Carl Edwards #60 car display Wednesday at Save-a-Lot.
Matt Kenseth #17 car display Saturday […]

The blogger at Between the Lines is participating in Book Crossing.
What’s that? It’s when you hand down your books to a complete stranger by leaving it for someone to find - or pick one up that someone left anonymously for you.

Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn is giving hundreds of fans a rare, up-close look inside the garage area for its upcoming NASCAR weekend.
To help mark the 40th anniversary of racing at MIS, Speed Channel and the speedway will give away 500 tickets to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series garage.
The first 500 race fans to stop […]

If you are in search of Father’s Day gifts, the retail stores would like your shopping attention. Here are some of the sales fliers that were in my home-delivery edition of The Monroe Evening News today and yesterday:

Kohl’s has 40 to 50 percent off all Chaps sportswear for men today through Tuesday. All cross training […]

Do you want a souvenir of the Detroit Red Wings Stanley Cup championship, but don’t like the prices you’re seeing on the Internet for hats and shirts?
Go buy a copy of today’s Detroit News or Detroit Free Press. Both Detroit newspapers have really neat front pages today.
I bought a Detroit News for 50 cents today […]

Mason at Fishing Michigan reports that Saturday June 7 and Sunday June 8 is Free Fishing Weekend in Michigan. Yes, that’s right. No worries about fishing licenses.
Now, if you’d like to introduce the kids to fishing, there are two free kids fishing derbies in Monroe on Saturday. Yes, you’ll have to bring your own poles […]