Clean Water Tour

 Clean Water Tour ~
Thursday, June 7th
Join us for a bus tour around Southwest Michigan to  learn what role you can play in keeping the lakes and rivers in our communities clean.
Along the way, we’ll visit:

• The site of a new bridge that was built to reduce erosion at a road/stream crossing.
• A wetland site to showcase the important functions wetland perform.
• A site where a rain garden is filtering polluted urban runoff

The tour will depart from and return to the Covert Township Hall at 73943 E. Lake Street in Covert. Sponsored by the Southwest Michigan Planning Commission, Van Buren Conservation District, and the Van Buren County Road Commission.
Download the brochure here: Clean Water Tour.  The cost is $5.00 please visit our website to register here.

Winter Parking Restrictions

Winter parking restrictions are currently in effect per Village ordinance, there is no parking from 2 a.m. until 6 a.m. on any Village street from November 1st – March 31st.

Upcoming Holiday Closures

Just a reminder that Village Hall will be closed December 26th & 27th for Christmas and then January 2nd for New Years. Please feel free to leave payments in the drop box to the right of the door. Receipts will be available when normal business hours resume. If you have a water or sewer emergency please contact the Department of Public Works at 269-312-4040.

2011 Lawrence Christmas Celebration

It’s nearly that time again! Make sure to mark your calendars for the afternoon and evening on December 10th. Santa will visit the Lawrence Old Town Hall from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m., and a community potluck will follow at 5 p.m. Stick around after the potluck for live entertainment (and dancing!) provided by the Wild Woodys. There will also be a wreath decorating contest. Check out the flyers below for details. See you there!

Reminder! Upcoming Holiday Office Closures!

Just a quick reminder to all that the Village of Lawrence will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 24th and Friday, Nov. 25th in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday. We would like to wish all of our residents the happiest and safest of Thanksgivings! Come back soon for details about the upcoming Christmas Decorating Contest and the Community Christmas Celebration. See you there!

2011 Chili Cook Off–Another Successful Year in the Books!

Our many thanks to all who participated and/or stopped by. What a great way to celebrate the season with the community in our beautiful Village Park Pavilion.

Thanks also to our expert judges, Mr. Paul Garrod of the Courier Leader, Mr. Ken Barnett, owner of Lawrence’s own K & D Arms and Mr. Aric Nesbitt, District 80 State Representative.

And without further ado, a big congratulations to this year’s winners… Red Chili: 1st – Rick Weston, 2nd – Diana Bromley, 3rd – Janet Utter. White Chili: 1st – Darlene McAuliffe (no other entrants). People’s Choice – Pam Shimer.

Thanks again to all involved. You are what makes this community great!

Calling All Chili Cooks!

Do you have a great chili recipe that you’d love to share while getting to know your neighbors and celebrating the fall season with the community? Mark your calendars now for the 2nd Annual Chili Cook-Off and Halloween Celebration, Sunday, Oct. 30th, 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the Village Park Pavilion. Kids are encouraged to attend, as there will be games and treats in the park as well.

Entry forms and regulations are available on our website here  or in person at the Village Hall.  Enter now and plan on attending with the whole family.  See you there!

Edited to Add:  The Village of Lawrence will hold Trick-or-Treating hours from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. to correspond with this event.  Bring the kids down and celebrate the season with the community!