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Junior Vikings, Home & Garden Tour and Art Fair spotlight community engagement in Hazel Park
Summary
Speakers at the Aug. 12 Hazel Park council meeting thanked volunteers supporting the Junior Vikings youth program and promoted two community events: a Home & Garden Tour featuring 35 gardens and an art fair Aug. 23–24 at Green Acres Park.
Volunteers and community organizers received public recognition at the Hazel Park City Council meeting on Aug. 12, where the council and staff highlighted youth programming and upcoming community events.
Chris Johnston, identifying himself as Junior Vikings president, thanked the city, mayor, council, manager and lawyers for their support and said the group has "over a 100 kids" enrolled. Councilmembers named several volunteers and staff who helped the program, including Lacey Christiansen (finances) and Amanda Taylor (recreation department), and encouraged continued cooperation with local schools.
Organizers also promoted the Hazel Park Home and Garden Tour, scheduled for Sunday with registration opening at noon and the tour running from 1 to 4 p.m. An unidentified organizer said 35 Hazel Park residents are opening their homes and gardens for the event; organizers reported more than $1,000 in donated gift cards and prizes from local merchants and said the first 150 registrants will receive a free goody bag. Registration details will be circulated via flyers and a Facebook page.
Council members also promoted the Hazel Park Art Fair at Green Acres Park on Aug. 23 (11 a.m.–7 p.m.) and Aug. 24 (11 a.m.–5 p.m.). Planned features include clay demonstrations, a wishing tree interactive art piece, aerial performers and three food trucks (taco truck, grilled wrap and a vegan vendor from Lansing).
Council members and the presiding officer encouraged residents to attend and to support local merchants and volunteers who helped make the events possible.
