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| ICYMI ... Rochester's Unsung Hero from WWI |
A century ago – on April 6, 1917 –
the United States entered World War I. Today, in towns across the nation, memorials stand in honor of local men who served in the conflict. American Legion posts, like the Homer Wing post in Rochester, bear the names of some of those who gave their lives. […] |
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| Dear Crabby, Have Kid’s Birthday Parties Gotten Out of Control? |
Dear Crabby, My 8-year-old daughter was recently invited to a birthday party. I was expecting something low-key
like cake and ice cream or even Chuck E. Cheese. Boy, was I wrong. The birthday girl hand-delivered a custom pillowcase for my daughter to bring with her to the birthday sleepover celebration. They slept in individual homemade […] |
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| Celebrate Earth Day with Sustainable Landscaping Program |
Rochester Hills Public Library Celebrates Earth Day with Sustainable Landscaping Program
Earth Day is Saturday, April 22 and the Rochester Hills Public Library is celebrating early with a presentation on Sustainable Landscaping on Thursday, April 20 at 7:00 p.m. As General Manager of Creating Sustainable Landscapes, LLC, Drew Lathin has made it his mission to […] |
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| Oakland Township Clean Scene May 6 |
48th Annual Clean Scene – Saturday, May 6, 2017 Each
year residents help to clean township roads of the debris uncovered when winter’s snow carpet finally melts. The event begins with registration, bag pick up and coffee at the Township Hall. Volunteers spread out to assigned roads for trash collection. Filled bags are left on […] |
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| The Great House Hunt |
The Great House Hunt of 2017 is on One of the area’s prime Holiday events—the Friends of the Rochester Hills Public
Library Holiday Home Tour—is looking for five to six homes to be included in this year’s tour. The program is set for Saturday, November 11 from noon to 5:00 p.m. (The day has been […] |
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| Adopt-A-Road To Help Beautify Oakland County |
RCOC Seeking Partners To Help Beautify County Want to help beautify your community? If so, the Road
Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) has just the opportunity for you: There are roads available as part of the Adopt-A-Road program. Volunteer groups that adopt a road segment are asked to pick up litter along the road during […] |
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| Stoney Creek High School Students Perform at Carnegie Hall |
Rochester Community Schools Celebrates Stoney Creek
High School’s Performance at Carnegie Hall The Stoney Creek High School Concert Ensemble, under the direction of Lauren Staniszewski, is honored to be performing alongside two other bands and three orchestras at Carnegie Hall in New York City on Monday, April 10. “Having the opportunity to perform on one […] |
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| Avondale Youth Assistance Celebrates Student Service and Achievement |
At the
Avondale Youth Assistance 50th Annual Youth Recognition Awards Ceremony in March, 158 Avondale School District students from fifth-grade through post-high school were celebrated by school and governmental leaders. To be recognized at the event, students had to be nominated by Avondale staff or community members who provided supporting information that confirmed the students’ […] |
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| The Good Neighbors of Rochester |
City of Rochester presents “Good Neighbor Award” The City Beautiful Commission (CBC) recently
announced the winner of the first quarter Good Neighbor Award is Rochester residents Nancy Hill, Margaret Shepard and Sarah Zowada. The Good Neighbor Award program was created by the CBC to allow residents of Rochester to nominate an adult, or youth, for […] |
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