Volunteers prepare for Ypsi PRIDE Day
May. 13, 2010 · 7:09 a.m.
Each year, residents in and around the city of Ypsilanti carry on a tradition started by a group of community members enrolled in a city leadership program, a sort...read more
Bicycles zoom as flowers bloom
Apr. 30, 2010 · 2:11 p.m.
The weather has turned, the trees are budding and the flowers are popping out of the ground; time for a cruise through town. But don’t be so quick to hop in the...read more
Sheriff Clayton visits Ypsilanti Township
Apr. 29, 2010 · 12:59 p.m.
About 50 Ypsilanti Township residents gave the Washtenaw County Sheriff Office their input about law enforcement in the community Tuesday evening.
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Local photographer raising funds for Ypsi Project exhibit
Apr. 20, 2010 · 2:20 a.m.
Ypsilanti has many faces, and Erica Hampton wants to share a few of them with you.
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Savoy taking shape as live music venue
Apr. 17, 2010 · 2:38 p.m.
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Photo by Christine Laughren
The Ypsilanti Citizen's own Roxy Laughren will be marching in Saturday's parade. Pet Supplies Plus is donating six grand prizes for cutest dog, best costume, ugliest dog, best behaved dog, most Irish dog and the dog that looks most like their owner.
Saturday event to benifit Humane Society of Huron Valley
Mar. 15, 2010 · 2:05 p.m.
You see them in Ypsilanti every day, walking down the sidewalks and through the parks. But come Saturday Ypsilanti’s finest K9s will be dressed in their best for the March of Mutts parade.
“We are hoping to get every little kid and their dog to come to the parade and enjoy it,” said Linda French, owner of Sidetrack and a member of the group, which helped organize the event.
Pet Supplies Plus is sponsoring the parade, with all proceeds benefiting the Humane Society of Huron Valley. The suggested entry fee is $5 per dog. The first 100 dogs to register will receive a free “doggy bag” with treats and other goodies from Pet Supplies Plus. The company is also donating six grand prizes for the winners of cutest dog, best costume, ugliest dog, best behaved dog, most Irish dog and the dog that looks most like their owner. Local “celebrity judges” will determine the winners.
The Ypsilanti Downtown Development Authority’s Promotions Committee is the driving force behind this new event. According to French, the procession will be led by Ypsilanti resident Steve Pierce as he rides his Segway and keeps the mutts in line. The Ypsilanti High School marching band and a bagpiper will also join the dogs and their owners as they march through Depot Town to Riverside Park.
“We were looking for new ideas to help bring people to Depot Town and Ypsilanti and this idea came up,” said Candace Pinaud, who is also a member of the DDA Promotions Committee. “It’s a great reason to get people from out of the area, as well as in the area, to come down and hang out.”
Local merchants will be offering special sales and treats for dogs and their owners throughout the day.
“It’s going to be a nice event and we’re hoping to bring the whole community together with their dogs in tow,” French said
What to know
The March of the Mutts parade is from 1 – 3 p.m. Saturday.
The parade will start at Sidetrack Bar & Grill in Depot town and end at the Riverside Park pavilion.
Registration for participants begins at 12:30 p.m. Registration will be at the parking lot on Rice Street, south of E. Forest.
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