This Saturday, October 31, is the last Farmer’s Market of the season. This is your last chance to buy these great items until next Spring.
Archive for October, 2009
Farmer’s Market ends this weekend
Posted in downtown Plymouth, events, tagged downtown Plymouth, farmer's market, local farmers, local merchants, Plymouth MI, Plymouth Michigan, The Gathering, The Gathering in Plymouth on October 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Old Village’s Haunted Block Party — Sunday, October 25
Posted in Old Village, events, free food, fundraising on October 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This Sunday, October 25, 2009, from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m., the Old Village Association will hold a “Haunted Block Party.” Here are the event details:
When: 1:00-6:00 p.m.
Where: Liberty Street, between Mill and Starkweather Streets, in Plymouth’s historic Old Village
What: Kids Games – Costume contest at 2:30 p.m. – for all ages – even [...]
Great Pumpkin Caper
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged costume contest, costumes, downtown Plymouth, Halloween, Kellogg Park, Plymouth Community Chamber of Commerce, Plymouth MI, Plymouth Michigan, trick or treating, trick-or-treat on October 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On October 30, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m., downtown Plymouth merchants will be giving treats to costumed trick-or-treaters. Just come on downtown and walk around to the stores. Parents treat yourselves to our local retailers wares.
Also, the annual costume contest will take place in Kellogg Park from 6:15 until 7:00. This event [...]
Fallout from the Rockets-Wildcats game
Posted in sports, tagged Plymouth-Canton Schools, football, high school football, John Glenn Rockets, Plymouth Wildcats, youtube, high school sports, John Glenn Rockets football, Plymouth Wildcats football, controversial play, high school athletics, winning, losing, sportsmanship, rivals.com, spartantailgate.com on October 14, 2009 | 4 Comments »
This game has gone viral. The ontroversial ending is all over the internet. It is even on Rivals, the premiere websource for high school sports and college recruiting. I’ve seen the youtube video posted numerous times on Facebook and discussed on spartantailgate.com, one of the most frequented websites in the world and maybe the most [...]
Plymouth Rocks Talent Competition — 10.15.09
Posted in charity, downtown Plymouth, events, fundraising, tagged downtown Plymouth, fundraising, Kellogg Park, Plymouth MI, Plymouth Michigan, Plymouth Rocks, Plymouth Rocks Talent Competition, talent competition, teen center on October 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I just found a flyer for a talent competition to take place on October 15, from 5-9 p.m. at Kellogg Park
Here are the details:
Grand Prize — $300
Register — get a form by emailing plymouthrockstalent@gmail.com and return it by mail to PO Box 6409, Plymouth, MI 48170
Entry fee — $30
Eligible contestants — ages 11 to 25
Proceeds [...]
Out of the mouths of babes
Posted in Plymouth-Canton Schools, tagged automobile, Canton Michigan, car, cell phones, dangerous drivers, distracted driving, driving, driving texting ban, driving while texting, Plymout Michigan, Plymouth MI, Plymouth-Canton Schools, safety, teenager, teens, texting ban on October 8, 2009 | 4 Comments »
An often misquoted and misunderstood biblical phrase, “out of the mouths of babes,” is loosely used to convey the sense that children, perhaps unfettered by world-weariness, often express wisdom that is beyond (or at least forgotten by) their elders. Sadly, in my experience, that is not often enough the case.
I read a nice article in [...]
Tough break for the Plymouth Wildcats
Posted in sports, tagged football, high school football, high school sports, John Glenn Rockets, Plymouth Wildcats, Plymouth-Canton Schools, touchdown, video, Wayne-Westland Schools, youtube on October 8, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Westland John Glenn (my high school alma mater) got a lucky break, on an incredibly controversial play, and beat the Plymouth Wildcats on a last second touchdown at Glenn’s homecoming game last week.
The Wildcats blocked a field goal attempt but the ball did not pass the line of scrimmage. It was picked up by [...]
Delicious
Posted in dining, downtown Plymouth, events, tagged 1999 Tavern, chili, chili contest, Chili Cookoff, downtown Plymouth, Kellogg Park, Penn Grill, Picnic Basket, Plymouth MI, Plymouth Michigan, The 14th Annual Great Lakes Regional Chili Cookoff on October 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Our family was able to attend the Chili Cookoff today. My in-laws came in for the afternoon from out of town, my daughter had a new friend to hang out with and we spent a pretty nice day — except for 10 minutes of rain — downtown. It was a really nice day and, as [...]
Chili Cookoff needs volunteers
Posted in charity, dining, downtown Plymouth, events, tagged downtown Plymouth, Habitat for Humanity, Plymouth MI, Plymouth Michigan, The 14th Annual Great Lakes Regional Chili Cookoff, volunteerism, volunteers on October 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I saw this in the Plymouth Observer and figured I would pass it along.
The success of the Great Lakes Regional Chili Cookoff, Plymouth’s annual chili festival and motorcycle show, depends heavily on volunteers.
With the growth of the festival, more and more volunteers are needed. Habitat for Humanity provides the bulk of the volunteers.
Anyone wishing to [...]
Shocktober at the Penn
Posted in downtown Plymouth, events, film on October 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Penn Theatre starts up its Thursday-themed movie nights with October’s “Shocktober Thursday Classics.”
The schedule:
Oct. 8, “The Mummy,” (1932);
Oct. 15, “War of the Worlds,” (1953)
Oct. 22, “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein,” (1948)
Oct. 29, “Bride of Frankenstein,” (1935)
