If you are looking for something fun to do to help break up the monotony of winter, the Women of Bedford United have just the answer!

The organization will be hosting their 23rd annual High Tea on Saturday, February 25 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at LaRoy’s Hall, located at 12375 Telegraph Rd. in LaSalle.

For the price of a ticket you can enjoy an afternoon of tea, food, fashion, entertainment, shopping and fun. What would make the day even more fun is if you invite a best friend or family mem­ber to share all of the events of the High Tea with you!

In addition to a delicious luncheon and of course tea, the Women of Bedford United have been working hard to pro-vide a lineup of events during the High Tea that everyone will enjoy.

“Models will be modeling fashions by LuLaRoe, there will be celebrity waiters, prizes for hats, door prizes and there will be photos again this year taken when the guests come in all dressed up,” said Meg Smith, an organizer of the High Tea.

Over the past 22 years, an attendee favorite is the teapot auction. Each celeb­rity waiter brings a teapot to be auctioned. Before the bidding begins, the waiter has to tell what makes his teapot so ex­traordinary. The tales that they tell are hilarious and very entertaining.

Vendors will have some unique items for sale for a little treat for you or maybe to purchase as a gift for an upcoming birthday or special occasion for a family member or friend.

Women of Bedford United member Tammy Lamb has selected some excep­tional vendors for this year’s tea that will each have something different for sale. “We will have LuLaRoe by Debbie Perry, Purse Love, Country Candles by Carrie, Just Dazzle, Designs & Dabbles, Mary Kay and Cards by Stefanie,” she said.

This year High Tea organizers have come up with some new things that will take place during the tea. “We’ve added a couple of different things this year that should be exciting,” Smith said.

The Women of Bedford United have a fund that they have created with a goal of assisting families in the Bedford community. Proceeds from the High Tea provide funding for this assistance through the Bedford Community Foundation.

“We were able to help a family this year get into their first house, so the fund is working,” Smith said.

Make plans to attend the 23rd an­nual Women of Bedford United High Tea and get your tickets now so that you don’t miss out on this fun event.

Tickets are priced at $30 per person and can be purchased from any Women of Bedford United member, Laura Collins at Collins Accounting & Tax Service, 3352 Dean Rd. in Lambertville, (734) 854-2926 or Karen Daggett at (419) 290-6846.

For over 10 years the Bedford Business Association has paid tribute to our active military men and women at our annual BBA Trade Fair. This tradition started 11 years ago with a proud army parent asking if we had a space at Trade Fair for the community to write notes to our local military personnel. The first year of our military tribute booth, we had 10 service men and women displayed. Now, we have 40 service men and women displayed in the booth. As time went on the BBA decided to expand our military tribute booth to include our many veterans who have defended our country and last year we added a display for those Bedford men and women who died while serving our country.

The BBA Trade Fair will be held on March 11 and 12, 2017. We encourage residents to come out to write a note to our active military men and women and to pay tribute to our local veterans. The BBA will be displaying pictures, branch, and rank of those serving in the military. If you have a loved one actively serving our country and you would like to see them recognized, please contact the BBA office. A picture, branch of the service, rank, and a local contact will be needed. Your picture will be scanned and the original will be returned to you.

The BBA will also acknowledge all the men and women who have defended and served our country.  We have an additional display of veterans in our area who have served our great nation.  We need a picture, name, branch of military, rank, and years of service.

For more information you can call the BBA office at (734) 850-2200 or email info@bba.org. The BBA office is located at 8204 Secor Road in Lambertville. Questions can also be directed to Dona Folk at (734) 850-6000 along with dropping off pictures at Bedford Public Schools Administration located at 1623 W. Sterns Road, Temperance.  An additional drop-off location for pictures and information is Collins Accounting and Tax Service located at 3352 Dean Road, Lambertville.