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| Dear Crabby, What is Small Business Saturday? |
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 For decades, the day after Thanksgiving, as most people know as Black Friday, is the start to the holiday shopping season. It’s the big day all the big box stores offer big deals (or so they say) – it creates a situation that is comparable to the Running of the Bulls. It will be fast and furious,
possibly deadly, and most certainly dangerous. Then in 2005, Cyber Monday came onto the scene to offer a more relaxed, shop from home experience. You have to be quick with your fingers and know your way around the Internet.
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| Don’t Veer for Deer |
 Don’t Veer for Deer – Buckle Up, Stay Alert, Slow Down The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office is reminding people to please be careful when driving this fall, and year round, and remember “Don’t Veer for Deer!” Knowing how to react to deer on or next to the road is important to the safety of the
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| Hamlin Road to Close for Two Weeks |
 Eastbound Lane on Hamlin Road to close starting Friday, November 18 The far eastbound lane on Hamlin Road, between Royce Haley Drive and
Rochelle Park Drive, will be closed starting Friday, November 18, and opening back up by Friday, December 2, 2016. The sanitary sewer lead installation for Jenoptik Building requires a portion of the […] |
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| SeeClickFix with New Rochester App |
 Rochester, MI Launches SeeClickFix for 13,000+ Residents Rochester is launching SeeClickFix, a citizen reporting tool for its 13,000+ residents. Residents can now connect directly with the City about issues like potholes, graffiti, and more, through a custom mobile app called Rochester Works. Rochester joins an incredible network of
SeeClickFix partners in Michigan, anchored by the […] |
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| World Language Education Leadership Award |
 Avondale High School Teacher, Laura Bradshaw, World Language Education Leadership Award The Michigan World Language Association (MIWLA) Barbara Ort-Smith Award. The award is the most prestigious distinction
an educator in the field of world languages can receive in the state of Michigan. It honors those who demonstrate a strong commitment to the profession, manifesting itself […] |
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| Kick of the Holiday Season at the Celebration of Dreams with The Rainbow
Connection |
 The Rainbow Connection hosts its Wish Child Fashion Show & Gifts Galore Silent Auction to make dreams come true for Michigan children with life threatening illnesses. The holidays are a magical time for families
around the world. Here in Michigan, The Rainbow Connection celebrates the magic with the annual Celebration of Dreams fundraiser for children […] |
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| December at the Older Person’s Commission |
 Shop Till You Drop at OPC $6 Sale Start your holiday shopping early at OPC during the annual $6 Sale. This year’s sale will be held Thursday and Friday, November 17 & 18 from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Saturday, November 19 from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Everything is new featuring jewelry, gadgets,
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| Heller’s Has Been Keeping Time for Over Half a Century |
 The Heller family has been keeping time for Rochester residents for well over half a century in the same Main Street location. In 1961, Ernest and Violet Heller bought an
existing jewelry business at 409 S. Main in Rochester, and today their son, George, is the proprietor of Heller’s Jewelry. Ernest Heller was born in […] |
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