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!

Getting To Know You: Village Clerk and Trustee, Cindy Nower

We’re back!  That means it’s time for another exciting installment of our “Getting To Know You” series where we attempt to familiarize our lovely residents with some of their elected officials in attempt to spark some interest in participation in the local government process.

This week, it’s our great pleasure to introduce you to Lucinda (Cindy) Nower, your Village Clerk and Council Trustee.  Cindy has served on the Village Council for 10 years and is a veritable wealth of knowledge on local government–she’s a wonderful resource!  In addition to her service on Council and as the Village Clerk, Cindy volunteers for the Ox Roast Committee, Friends of the Library, for the Heritage Day Celebration, and for the Van Buren County Great Start Parent’s Coalition.  Whew!  Busy lady!

Cindy is a Lawrence High School alumna, and is employed full-time by Van Buren County as a Friend-Of-The-Court Account Clerk.  In her spare time enjoys hobbies like reading, cooking, gardening, genealogy, and scrapbooking. Cindy is the proud mom of two beautiful young boys, Noah (6) and Isaac (2).

According to Cindy, the most rewarding moment she has experienced in her ten years of service to the Village was the construction of the Business Center Water Tower and all of the possibilities is creates for expansion to the Business Park in the Village.  We agree, Cindy!

One of the things that Cindy would love to see happen in the Village in the next few years is the growth of the local economy through the addition of new businesses.

Thanks for your service, Cindy!