Avondale Student Wins NoHaz Poster Contest
Avondale School District fifth-grader, Nicole Schroeder, and her first place NoHaz PosterAvondale Fifth-Grader Sets Example for Environmental Stewardship Avondale School District fifth-grader, Nicole Schroeder, entered and won the 2017 Oakland County NoHaz Poster Contest to promote safe and proper disposal of common household items. The contest, announced in December, 2016 by Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson, promotes behaviors conducive to an environmentally responsible way to […]
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Oakland County’s Next Health Officer
Leigh-Anne StaffordLeigh-Anne Stafford will be Oakland County’s next health officer, County Executive L. Brooks Patterson announced April 25. She will manage a staff of 384 employees in the Oakland County Health Division which oversees public health in the county. Stafford replaces Kathy Forzley, whom Patterson recently appointed to lead the Health and Human Services Department. “Leigh […]
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Downtown Rochester Open Late on Thursdays
Open Late ThursdaysThis summer, spend your summer nights in Downtown Rochester with the new Open Late Thursdays Promotion. Beginning Thursday, May 11 downtown businesses will be open until at least 8:00 p.m., allowing you even more hours to enjoy all that downtown has to offer. In addition to the longer hours, stores will be offering in-store events, demonstrations, […]
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TODAY - Meeting of Minds Conference on May 12 at Oakland University
Meeting Of MindsOakland University to Host Meeting of Minds Conference on May 12 The Meeting of Minds Undergraduate Research Conference, which invites students from Oakland University (OU), the University of Michigan-Flint and the University of Michigan-Dearborn to present the results of their scholarly and creative endeavors through oral or poster presentations, will take place on Friday, May […]
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Tour the GM Heritage Center with the Friends of the Library
GM Heritage Center TourThe Friends of the Rochester Hills Public Library is sponsoring a tour of the GM Heritage Center in Warren to benefit the Library on Thursday, May 25. It’s been three years since the Friends of the Rochester Hills Public Library sponsored a tour of the Heritage Center. Displays change at the museum regularly, so after […]
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"Why Do Fools Fall in Love" Rocks Meadow Brook Theatre
Michigan premiere runs May 24 through June 15, 2017 Millie is getting married, and her friends have thrown her an impromptu bachelorette party. It’s the ‘60s, and while talk of love and marriage carries on, the girls get carried away with the music of the day. Join Millie, Sally, Florence and Dee Dee while they […]
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Preservation Month at Cranberry Lake Farm in Oakland Township
Beekeeping in Oakland TownshipCelebrating May is Preservation month at Cranberry Lake Farm (CLF) Historic District and the Oakland Township Historic District Commission (HDC) has been working hard restoring the seventy-five year old apple orchard. Aerial photographs from the 1940s of the farm show the array patterns of a plotted apple orchard. Over the years, unfortunately, many of these […]
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SUNDAY - Free Stylists and Clothing to Local Women Facing Cancer on May 13 at Great Oaks County Club
New Day Foundation HopeCabi Shopping Event to Provide Free Stylists and Clothing to Local Women Facing Cancer You might wonder what a clothing company and a cancer charity have in common, yet it all comes down to relationships for both. Cabi, a clothing company specializing in the experience of shopping at home, and New Day Foundation for Families, […]
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Dear Crabby, What is the New Name for Riverbend Park?
Dear CrabbyDear Crabby, I Entered the “Name That Park” Contest for Rochester Hills and I Hear they have a Winner – What is the New Name for Riverbend Park? Sincerely, Deer Crash Park Hello Dear Crash, I assume that was your entry name in the contest? That’s a good one, almost as good as my suggested name […]
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