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Published May 22, 2019

Woman authors book on how ice cream trucks came to West Bloomfield

WEST BLOOMFIELD — The nostalgic jingle, synonymous with summer; the truck rounding the bend with a display of mouth-watering treats on its side; and the rush of adrenaline, racing home to beg Mom and Dad for money to buy a popsicle before it drives away.

Published May 22, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Veterans groups embrace service, challenges of survival

METRO DETROIT — In 1966, Tim Litz returned from Vietnam a Marine, ready to get on with life. It wasn’t long before he found the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Published May 22, 2019

Rochester Post

Staff, students learn emergency bleed control

ROCHESTER HILLS — An emergency or accident victim can bleed to death in less than 10 minutes after a major injury, according to Oakland University officials. “Time is of the essence,” Darcy Leutzinger said May 16 at OU. Leutzinger is the president of Premier Safety Group, which was ired by OU officials to train students and staffers in emergency bleeding control.

Published May 22, 2019

Rochester Post

Enjoy a slice of fun during Rochester Hometown Picnic and Pies

ROCHESTER — Downtown Rochester is adding another community event to its roster, one that officials say will allow families to unplug and enjoy an afternoon of fun together. The Rochester Hometown Picnic and Pies event will be held 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, June 15, at Rochester Municipal Park.

Published May 21, 2019

Royal Oak Review

Royal Oak celebrates completion of medical building framework

ROYAL OAK — On May 17, developers, business leaders, city officials and ironworkers gathered for the “topping off” of the six-story Henry Ford Health System medical outpatient center on what used to be the Royal Oak City Hall parking lot.

Published May 21, 2019

Royal Oak Review

Royal Oak to host Memorial Day parade, ceremony

ROYAL OAK — On May 27, Royal Oak will continue its decades-old tradition of a Memorial Day parade and ceremony to remember those who died protecting the country.

Published May 21, 2019

Royal Oak Review

Celebration of the Arts to showcase Royal Oak talent

ROYAL OAK — From noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 1, the fifth annual Celebration of the Arts will return to the Royal Oak Middle School auditorium and front lawn.

Published May 21, 2019

Royal Oak Review

Royal Oak selects designer for new downtown park

ROYAL OAK — On May 13, the Royal Oak City Commission authorized Detroit-based landscape architect MKSK to design the city’s new 2-acre downtown park, to be located where the current City Hall and Police Department now stand.

Published May 21, 2019

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Roseville prepares for fifth annual Rosefest

ROSEVILLE — Roseville is gearing up for its annual Rosefest event and is inviting the community to come on by for a family-friendly party.

Published May 21, 2019

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

K of C donates funds to help people with intellectual disabilities

ROSEVILLE — On May 14, the Knights of Columbus chapter at St. Pio of Pietrelcina Catholic Church in Roseville presented checks to three local organizations that aid people with intellectual disabilities.

Published May 21, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Too much sitting spells joint, back and health damage

METRO DETROIT — Henry Ford physical therapist Jim Tavrazich said it’s time to take a stand against too much sitting. “It is a problem,” said Tavrazich, the supervisor for Henry Ford Medical Center Rehabilitation Services in Southfield, and Henry Ford Medical Center Rehabilitation Services and Athletic Medicine in Novi.

Sterling Heights resident Rhonda Kasper’s father recently passed away, which is why she hosted a garage sale. She was looking to sell items such as a stove, a washer, a dryer, a pingpong table and a Sea-Doo watercraft.

Published May 21, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Buyers and sellers share tips for a successful garage sale

METRO DETROIT — ’Tis the season for garage sales. As the temperature warms up, the number of garage sales around metro Detroit tends to increase.

Published May 21, 2019

Grosse Pointe Times

Farms reaches agreement with War Memorial over use of Patriot Theater

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — A once-controversial plan to convert The War Memorial’s Fries Auditorium into a movie theater no longer seems to have left the Grosse Pointe community divided.

Published May 21, 2019

Woodward Talk

Ferndale Pride continues to expand for ninth year

FERNDALE — The multicolored flags that represent Pride once again will be waved and worn all around Ferndale in the beginning of June. The ninth annual Ferndale Pride will return to the city Saturday, June 1, during which thousands of people will flood the streets on West Nine Mile Road, between Woodward and Livernois avenues.

Michigan State Director of the Humane Society of the United States Molly Tamulevich speaks at a May 13 press conference introducing a county-wide animal abuse task force, and an animal protection unit within the prosecutor’s office.

Published May 20, 2019

C&G Newspapers

New Macomb County task force, office unit announced

MACOMB COUNTY — A press conference was held May 13 at the Macomb County Administration Building in Mount Clemens to introduce a county-wide animal abuse task force, and an animal protection unit within the Prosecutor’s Office.

Published May 20, 2019

Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

C.J. Barrymore’s opens four new attractions

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — C.J. Barrymore’s has come a long way since it originated as a nightclub business in the 1980s.

Published May 20, 2019

Shelby - Utica News

Henry Ford nurse receives Clara Ford Nursing Excellence Award

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Stephanie Gibson, a Shelby Township resident, recently received an award for her compassion and determination to make hospital visits as comfortable as possible during a vulnerable time for patients.

Published May 20, 2019

Shelby - Utica News

Shelby resident receives Nightingale Award for excellence as nurse

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A Shelby Township resident was recognized recently for her work dedicated to helping stroke survivors as a nurse at Beaumont Hospital, Troy.

Published May 20, 2019

Shelby - Utica News

Kiwanis Club asks community for votes for all-inclusive playground

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Shelby Golden K Kiwanis Club is looking to the community to help make an all-inclusive playground a reality at a local park in Shelby Township. With the help of the community, the club hopes to build the all-inclusive park at Whispering Woods Kiwanis Park, located at 11000 21 Mile Road.

Members of the Shelby Township Board of Trustees hold up a banner at the reopening of the Stony Creek Trail May 16. Repairs to the trail cost the township $497,794 and included replacing bridges and putting down asphalt.

Published May 20, 2019

Shelby - Utica News

Shelby Township celebrates reopening of Stony Creek Trail

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Shelby Township Board of Trustees and members of the community recently celebrated the reopening of the Stony Creek Trail in Shelby Township.