Dear Crabby, Is Sitting During the National Anthem Un-American?
Dear Crabby Gives Advice Dear Crabby, I’m sure by now you’ve heard about San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s refusal to stand for the national anthem because as he put it, “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color.” Do you think not […]
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Rochester Junior Woman’s Club to host BINGOmania
Club Member Nancy "Bingo" KammanLooking for a fun night out with your friends? Like to help a good cause? Join the Rochester Junior Woman’s Club for their exciting new fundraiser BINGOmania on October 26 at River Crest located at 900 West Avon Road. Doors will open at 6:00 p.m. and the bingo games will begin at 7:00 p.m. The […]
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The Women’s Fund Grant to the OPC
Volunteers for Faith WorksThe Women’s Fund likes writing checks . However, even better is getting to see how the funds change lives. Last year the Women’s Fund provided the Older Person’s Commission (OPC) with a $500 grant for their Act of Kindness Program which helps low-income seniors cover the cost of unexpected home repairs, specifically to assist elderly […]
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More Than 300 Reindeer Killed by Lighting in Rare Mass Death with VIDEO
More than 300 reindeer in Norway were killed in a lightning strike that felled an entire herd in a rare mass death that experts said was unprecedented in the Scandinavian country. Experts said 323 of the wild caribou, including 70 calves, died during the storm that rolled across the Hardangervidda mountain plateau last Friday. On […]
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Huntington Ford Presents Full-Tuition Scholarship to OU-Bound Avondale Grad
Kimberly Olszak (Avondale Counselor), Sharon Hyde (Avondale Principal), Lisa Knudson (Avondale Teacher) Anthony Gallina (OU Admissions Representative), Rachel Swink (Scholarship Recipient) Pat and Christie Scoggin (Huntington Ford Scholarship Donors), Bill Swink (Rachel's Father), Beth Dawson (Swink Family Friend), Nancy Swink (Rachel's Mother), and Todd Henderson
(Avondale Teacher) For the fifth straight year, Huntington Ford of Rochester Hills has awarded a full-tuition, renewable scholarship to an Oakland University-bound student from the Greater Rochester area. Dealership owners Pat and Christie Scoggin recently presented this year’s award to Rachel Swink, a 2016 graduate of Avondale High School. While at Avondale, Swink excelled academically and devoted […]
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Oakland County Captures Coveted Budget Award
Oakland County Logo The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) has awarded Oakland County its Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for its three-year budget for fiscal years 2016-2018. The county has won every budget presentation award for which it has been eligible since 1984 when the GFOA initiated its award program. The county is […]
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