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Woodchips BBQ of Lapeer presents Freedom Festival 2023. The free event happens at Torzewski County Park in Lapeer County this July.

Woodchips BBQ of Lapeer presents Freedom Festival 2023. The free event happens at Torzewski County Park in Lapeer County this July.

Woodchips BBQ of Lapeer presents Freedom Festival 2023. The free event happens at Torzewski County Park in Lapeer County this July.

Woodchips BBQ of Lapeer presents Freedom Festival 2023. The free event happens at Torzewski County Park in Lapeer County this July.

ALMONT — The school student lunch debt of Almont Community Schools has been zeroed out, thanks to a team-up of local business owners. Led by Patrick Hingst and Jessica Harold, owners of downtown Lapeer’s Woodchips BBQ and Kookys N Cream, area businesses raised the needed $5,800 to wash away the standing debt accrued in the

LAPEER — The Lapeer City Commission, Mayor Debbie Marquardt and several city residents on Monday complimented and thanked outgoing City Manager Dale Kerbyson for his service to the city, and acknowledged that 13 applications for the position were a reflection of the shape the City is in that made the open job position so appealing

A restaurant owner's mission to rid school districts of student lunch debt is gaining traction in Lansing.

Students at Murphy Elementary School take a break from class to head down to the cafeteria for lunch. Photos by Nicholas Pugliese LAPEER COUNTY — An outpouring of support for a school-focused fundraising campaign has positively affected hundreds of Lapeer County students. Patrick Hingst, owner and founder of Woodchips BBQ in downtown Lapeer, is spearheading

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The school lunch debt in the seven schools near Jessica and Patrick's restaurant has ballooned to $21,000.