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KBK Garden Center ushered in the holiday season with three events this weekend. The festivities began with a Holiday Open House on Friday, followed by Christmas Around The World on Saturday, and a visit from Santa Claus and his reindeer on Sunday.
Mrs. Claus (also known as Laura Girbach, owner of KBK Garden Center) was on hand to greet the children and families and pose for photos.
“I know it seems early, but Santa is so busy, and we have to do things when we can,” she said. “Santa is here, and Buddy, my number one Elf is here. We’ve got Melvin and Noel, two of my reindeer. The Saline Fiddlers are providing great music, and the kids are having so much fun.”
Saturday’s event included story time with Mrs. Claus. Children could make various crafts at the art stations while sampling holiday cookies and popcorn. Twist and Shout, the Elf, created holiday-themed balloons for the children.
“It’s a new event, and we’re just happy to share it,” Girbach said. “We’ve been having story time and some crafts. We’ve got Tinsel the Clown and Twisty making some cool balloon animals. It’s been a steady stream of little kiddies having a great time.”
Eryn Michels, a second grader at Harvest Elementary, came to visit with her Grandma. She stopped at each station, making crafts along the way.
“I got balloons, I made the flower, and I made a little Christmas tree,” she said.
On Sunday, Santa and Mrs. Claus were ready to hear children’s Christmas wishes at the photo booth. Nearby, visitors to the garden center could roast marshmallows and make smores while listening to music. Families visited animals at the petting zoo, including an alpaca, goats, and a calf. Pony rides were also available for the children
Abby Koch, a fifth grade at Heritage Elementary School, had fun on the pony ride.
“My favorite part was saying hi to all the animals,” she said.
Rooftop Landing Reindeer Farm in Clare, Michigan provided the reindeer petting station.
Food trucks from Smash and Dash Burgers, Little Caesar’s pizza, and Tom’s Coffee were parked in the front lot for any visitors who wanted to grab a quick meal or beverage.
At the tree farm, kids were encouraged to try the Christmas Lights scavenger hunt to win a prize.
“We usually get a total of 1200 people to come through for these events. They all wait for the reindeer. Santa and the reindeer are a big deal.”
KBK Garden Center is located at 6400 E. Michigan Avenue. For holiday hours, visit the website www.kbkgardencenter.com or call 734-964-8644.
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Thank you to those Council members who support the citizens and the Rec Center.
Please note, the rec center now requires 1/3 to almost 1/2 of its operations be funded by the City of Saline taxpayers. Approximately 10% of our City population uses the facility, while 2/3 of the members are non-resident. It’s time the non City residents of the Saline community pays its fair share.
What happened with the funding for the needed repairs at the Recreation Center? With all of the programs and community services provided at the Recreation Center, the nearby communities spending tens of millions of dollars to build new Recreation Centers, and the number of members/high usage for the Center and part
The mayor and city council love to spend taxpayer dollars frivolously. More and more $$$ into the rec center, that needs to stop. We still don’t have drinkable water and yet the city keeps raising rates. Can’t speak for everyone but I would much rather have clean water than a “lazy river!”
Sorry, Toby Crotty. Do not align to your assessment or thoughts. While nearby communities are spending tens of millions of dollars to build Recreation Centers (because of their value to citizens and communities), Saline is in the fortunate position of already having a very good facility in place which now needs to
You avoided my main point. The rec center is a nice amenity for those that use it. However, it is not a necessity. Clean safe water that we pay exorbitant rates for IS a necessity for EVERYONE!
The unprofessional behavior while in the supposed role of being a journalist when talking to that protester is ridiculous. The incorrect information and “facts” you spewed during the conversation are just par for the course. Thanks for showing up!
I agree with your comments about this journalist. I use the word journalist loosely here, as a journalist should be bringing forth the views of the people they are interviewing, not bringing their obvious bias into every forced conversation.
I understand the right 4 peaceful protests, why expose children to hate and show disrespect to our flag, what is that teaching the children. As a Korean Veteran I oppose anyone disrespecting our countries FLAG, shame on the protesters,