04/04/2016

SAVE THE DATE!


Sneak peek at some of the events...

Thursday - June 16
6:30pm-7:30pm  Grand Ledge Area District Library presents Drummunity
www.drummunity.com
Music in the Park - Under the Tent!

7:30pm-10:30pm  Live music with Brian Lorente  www.BrianLorente.com
Friday - June 17
5:00pm-7:00pm  Happy Hour!!  Sponsored by the Ambassador Team
8:00pm-Midnight  Live Music with Life Support  www.lifesupportband.com
Saturday – June 18
13th Annual Josh Spalsbury Memorial 5K Comet Chase
9:00am-  Farmers Market at the Opera House parking lot  
www.glfarm.org
11:00am​  Parade
Noon​  Lunch  in the tent

Noon-3:00pm  Kids Day on the Opera House Lawn & at the GL Fire Dept.
Noon​  Grand Princess Riverboat Rides begin and run every hour

6:00pm​  Entertainment tent opens
8:00pm​  
Grand Princess Fireworks Cruise
9:00pm​  Global Village  www.globalvillageband.com
10:30pm​  Fireworks Show
Sunday – June 19
Noon-5:00pm  Entertainment event provided by the Grand Ledge Fledge www.grandledgefledge.com

TUESDAY, April 5 Puppets



Questions? Call the GL Area District Library 517-627-7014

TUESDAY, April 5 Story Time

Questions? Call the GL Area District Library 517-627-7014

THANK YOU from The Opera House

   
        
We've Come a                       LONG Way...
                     
        Thanks to You!


 
The Opera House Board would like to thank
those Chamber of Commerce members who have
supported the Opera House the last 3 years
by becoming an auxiliary member
of the Friends of the Opera House!

About the Home
Bader & Son's Co.
Tammy Beson
Computer Troubleshooters of Lansing
Dible-Glasser Landscaping
Eschtruth Enterprises  Inc.
Lions Club Foundation of 
Grand Ledge 
Grand Ledge Public Schools
Holihan-Atkin Barclay Funeral Home & Cremation Services
J & K Steamboat and Catering
The Lally Group
MacDonald's - Draves Family Restaurants
MTM Bookkeeping & Tax Service
Riverside Accounting

Ron and Mardelle Weymouth                                            
      


           Thank You!

SATURDAY, April 16 Babysit Like a PRO


To Register call the GL Area District Library 517-627-7014

SUNDAY, April 17 Delta Community Choir Concert

       

WEDNESDAY, April 27 Coloring Craze

Video Contest

 

SATURDAY, April 30 Red Hat Day

18th Red Hat Birthday Bash
Dancing' to the 50s
April 30, 2016
11 am - 3:30 pm
 
Grand Ledge Country Club
5811 E. St. Joseph Hwy.
Grand Ledge, MI 48837

Hosted by the Big Purple Bloomers
Grand Ledge, MI


Red Hatters from around the country will be celebrating the 18th Birthday of the Red Hat Society.  Those attending our Birthday Bash will participate in a catered luncheon and dancing to the music of the Grand Ledge Bums on Saturday, April 30, beginning at 11 am, and being held at the Grand Ledge Country Club.

The tickets are $28 per person 
NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT THE DOOR  
The
deadline to purchase tickets is on Friday, April 15
Red Hatters may obtain tickets from:
Big Purple Bloomers 
304 S. Bridge Street 
Grand Ledge, MI 48837 
517-627-5210

www.bigpurplebloomers.com

CALL FOR ARTISTS

CALL FOR ARTISTS 
43rd Annual Island Art Fair will take place
on August 6 on the Island in
downtown Grand Ledge. 

 

 
Artists, crafts people, print artists, and photographers are invited.  
Media - sculpture, painting, drawing, prints, craft, photography.  

All art and craft items must be the creation of and assembled by the exhibitor.  Commercial/manufactured items (kits), food and drink are not eligible. For information go to www.ledgecraftlane.com/island-art-fair.html or call (517) 627-9843, Wednesdays-Fridays.

SATURDAY, April 30 A Frozen Victorian Tea

To Register call the GL Area District Library 517-627-7014

April 30 & May 1 Victorian Days

FREE On-Site Safety Training

DID YOU KNOW...
Back and ergonomic injuries are the leading cause
of sick days in Michigan.


Grant Provides Free On-site Employee Safety Training
to Michigan Industries.

 

WorkSafe—a free, back safety and ergonomic program—reduces the incidence of back injury by educating workers in the state’s most vulnerable industries:
- Manufacturing, 
- Support Activities for Transportation 
- Warehousing & Storage 
- Nursing & Residential Care Facilities
- Hospitals

On-site WorkSafe instructors use a multi-media approach to train employees on back safety and ergonomic techniques, stressing prevention and personal responsibility.
 
WorkSafe has a 14-year history, training over 25,000 employees with positive results.
Companies including Gordon Manufacturing, Weyerhaeuser, Akebono, MediLodge, Costco, Caro Community Hospital and others use WorkSafe at no cost.
 
This free employee training is made possible through a State of Michigan safety education grant. The grant ends September 30, 2016.
 
To learn more, go to:
www.MacWorkSafe.com    (Manufacturing, Transportation and Warehousing & Storage)
www.WorkSafeHealthcare.com    (Nursing & Residential Care Facilities and Hospitals)
 
Kathy Schaefer
WorkSafe Grant Administrator
M: (517) 290-3252

Living in the Ledge


Did you know... 
Grand Ledge is a focus for Journalism Students at MSU?
Read their online publication
 Living In The Ledge

Grand Ledge News As Reported by MSU Journalism Students

 
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