Good Morning Hartland
Check out the weather, fuel prices and more for September 10, 2012.
It's Monday and today's quote comes from Henry Moore:
Here are some tidbits of news and information that we hope you'll find useful or entertaining.
1. The weather
Sunny, with a high near 70, according to the National Weather Service.
2. Fuel prices
Here's a quick daily survey of the regular per-gallon price, according to gasbuddy.com —
- Speedway: $4.05
- Mobil: $4.19
- Shell: $4.15
- Lowest price at in Highland: $3.93 at Citgo at S. Milford Road and Watkins Boulevard.
- Lowest price in the Fenton area: $4.09 at the Marathon station at Silver Lake.
- Lowest price in the Brighton area: $3.94 at Costco at 6700 Whitmore Lake Rd. and BP at 9400 Lee Road.
We also offer searchable and real-time traffic and fuel prices via Mapquest on our homepage.
3. Heritage Day 2012 Community Scarecrow Contest
Back by popular demand the Scarecrows will be returning in time for Heritage Day on Saturday, September 22, 2012. Businesses & organizations can create a scarecrow out of whatever materials, in whatever fashion desired, and display it at a retail or other business in the Hartland area starting Sept. 15.
Don't have a business - feel free to ask someone to allow you to display it there. The community can vote by noon on Friday, September 21, 2012 for the Most Interesting, Most Historic, and Most Colorful.
Register your scarecrow at info@hartlandchamber.org or visit the Home page at hartlandchamber.org for more information and voter ballots.
You must register your scarecrow by Monday September 10 at info@hartlandchamber.org in order to be included in the contest. There is no charge to participate and winners will receive bragging rights and a certificate.
4. Add Your Events to Patch
Have an event you want to share with the community? Add your own event to Hartland Patch's calendar.
5. Hartland trivia
Congratulations to "Proud Cheer Mom" for correctly answering Friday's question: Who will Hartland play during Friday's football game tonight? Answer: Howell High School at Howell
Monday's question: Over the years Parshallville has been affectionally refered to as what? And at times unaffectionally refered to as what?
diane
8:03 am on Monday, September 10, 2012
Dog Patch
Tatum Ryan
8:22 am on Monday, September 10, 2012
Hi Diane- Dogpatch is correct for the second part of the question! Do you have a guess for the first part as well?
diane
3:15 pm on Monday, September 10, 2012
Hmmm, no I'm afraid I don't know the second part of the question.
Donald Thompson
12:18 am on Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Tatum: Quiet ?
Tatum Ryan
7:31 am on Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Hi Don- I'm sorry but that is incorrect, although probably very appropriate! (:
diane
9:51 am on Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Tatum, what was the answer to the second part of the Parshallville question? The first part was Dogpatch.
Tatum Ryan
10:43 am on Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Hi Diane- The question was taken from this source- http://livingston.migenweb.net/townships/hart_atwp.htm
"Over the years Parshallville has been affectionally refered to as "The Burg" and at times unaffectionally refered to as "Dogpatch."
Just curious- have you ever heard that?