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Published: Tue, 12/04/18

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TONIGHT: Discover How One Michigan Train Inspired a Holiday Classic

This holiday season, the Rochester Hills Library is proud to offer a festive and informative look at the holiday classic, The Polar Express. Also the name and inspiration of one of the libraries largest annual events, this month the library welcomes Dean Pyers with the Stream Railroading Institute of Owosso on Tuesday, December 4, to talk about how one Michigan train helped inspire the timeless Christmas story.

Rochester DDA Debuts Downtown Business Recognition Program

The Rochester Downtown Development Authority (DDA) is proud to announce their latest initiative, the Downtown Business Recognition Program. The goal of the program is to recognize business owners, property owners, or individuals for outstanding contributions to the downtown community. The first recipients were recognized at the October DDA Board Meeting. Recipients included Ryan & Pamela […]

Holiday Home Tour Boutique

Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm, in collaboration with the Rochester Hills Public Library, presents the Holiday Home Tour Boutique Sunday, December 9, 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Tickets for the Holiday Home Tour & Boutique purchased through the Rochester Hills Public Library at $25/per person – Advance Tickets required at www.rhpl.org The Holiday […]

All Aboard! Model Train Exhibit

A minature model town with a train tracks

All Aboard! Model Train Exhibit presented by the Stoney Creek Model Railroad Club Saturdays & Sundays in December through the 23, and December 26, 27, 28 & 29, 12:00 noon – 3:00 p.m. Museum Members Free; $5 Adults; $3 Seniors/Students The Stoney Creek Model Railroad Club has been planning this model train exhibit for one year […]

Hundreds of Volunteer Pilots Deliver Gifts to Thousands of Children with VIDEO

Bags of Presents get unloaded from a truck

Operation Good Cheer takes to the skies to deliver about 20,000 Christmas gifts to more than 6,700 children and adults with special needs around Michigan this weekend. Donated gifts will arrive for sorting inside a Pentastar Aviation hangar at Oakland County International Airport (OCIA) between 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Friday, December 7. Volunteers will then […]

Donation to Rochester Hills Public Library Helps Annual Polar Express Cut Plastic Pollution

Registered attendees at Rochester Hills Public Library’s annual Polar Express celebration on December 7, will receive a reusable keep-sake water bottle donated when they pick up their pre-registered tickets for the event. The donation highlights the importance of reducing plastic waste while giving families a cherished keep-sake from the Polar Express event. “The plastic pollution […]

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