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| Did You Read The First Article in Our Historic Cider Mills of the Rochester Area Series? |
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| Writer, Deborah J. Larsen, takes a look back at many of the local cider mills in our area. The first one is on Yates ... |
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| Yates is the “Granddaddy” of Rochester Area Cider Mills |
 The nation was in the throes of the Civil War when William
Henry Yates and his wife, Caroline, bought 80 acres of land on the Clinton River in southeastern Avon Township. It was April 1863, and the Yateses, with their nine-year-old son, Frank, made the trip to their new home in Michigan from Madison County, […] |
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| Oakland University to Present ‘Orestes’ from Sept. 6 – 8 |
 Oakland University’s School of Music, Theatre and Dance will kick off its 2019-20 performance season with Orestes at 8 p.m. on Sept. 6-7 and 2 p.m. on
Sept. 8 in Varner Studio Theatre. The play, a new version by Oakland University (OU) Theatre Professor Karen Sheridan and based on the original by Euripides, was also […] |
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| Meadow Brook Theatre Announces ‘A Christmas Carol’ Auditions |
 Meadow Brook Theatre is holding auditions for 20 children’s roles in their 2019 production of A Christmas Carol. Auditions will be held at the theatre in Wilson Hall on the campus of Oakland University on Saturday morning, September 7. School-aged children who
will not have reached their 14th birthday before October 15 (1st day of […] |
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| Authors in April Receives 2019 State Literacy Award |
 The Rochester Hills Public Library and Rochester Community Schools’ program Authors in April received the 2019 State
Literacy Award through the Library of Michigan, the Michigan Center for the Book, and the Library of Congress. The award includes a $2,225 grant made possible through the David M. Rubenstein foundation. The State Literacy Award “recognizes organizations […] |
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| Scrapbooking Fundraiser for the OPC |
 The Older Persons’ Commission (OPC) is hosting its 2nd Annual Scrapbooking/Crop
on Saturday, September 21 from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. This marathon event will feature meals, vendors, door prizes, individual workspaces, and more. This fundraiser will benefit the Act of Kindness program and is open to the public. The OPC is located at 650 […] |
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| Square Dance in Oakland Township |
 All are Welcome to join in the upcoming fall Square Dance at Cranberry Lake Farm, 388 W. Predmore Rd. in Oakland Township, in the
Flumerfelt Barn. There will be dancing to the calls of Glen Morningstar and The Ruffwater Stringband. This year there will be a special tribute being played to celebrate our 200 years in Oakland […] |
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| Dear Crabby, What do you Like about September? |
 Dear Crabby, What do you Like about September? Sincerely, Autumn S. Cummings
Dear Autumn, It’s a great time of year, as the kids go back to school I’m reminded of a column I wrote about that, What Does ‘Back to School’ Mean for you? And all that still holds true – I miss the […] |
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