METRO DETROIT — A look at five things to do during the weekend of Oct. 18-20

ROYAL OAK — Andrew Lester, a 44-year-old Pontiac man, was fatally struck by an Amtrak train in Royal Oak on the morning of Oct. 12.

METRO DETROIT — While vaping was originally marketed to replace cigarettes and some teens say it helps them with stress, health officials say the opposite is true.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — On Oct. 4, Knights of Columbus Council No. 13983, from St. Kieran Catholic Church, presented the Shelby Township Fire Department with three dozen “Casey” teddy bears. The teddy bears are to be given to traumatized children at fire and auto accidents scenes.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Jodi Salisbury, a current Shelby Township resident, said that every year her family, the Hamden family, hosts a family reunion at River Bends Park, and this year they celebrated their 100th reunion on Sept. 7.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Neighbors United is raising funds for firefighters battling cancer with its Walk for the Red Charity Craft Show at the Disabled American Veterans Hall at 47326 Dequindre Road in Shelby Township next month.

UTICA — A brand-new interactive gaming and activities center called Activate has opened in Utica.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Shelby Township Lions Club is planning to raise funds and collect items during a special event at the Palazzo Grande in Shelby Township this month in an effort to help hurricane victims.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/MACOMB TOWNSHIP — For the third straight season, the top spot in the Macomb Area Conference Red was decided in a matchup between Utica Eisenhower and Macomb Dakota.

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — The auditorium in Bloomfield Township Hall will be getting some renovations later this year.

FRANKLIN — In November, voters will see a proposal to approve or deny a new liquor license in the village. Gray Dog Café LLC plans to open in 2025 and is requesting a Class C on-premises liquor license at its future location, 32644 Franklin Road.

BIRMINGHAM — Hear rock, jazz and classical music in the Birmingham Village Player’s emotional production of “Next to Normal.” The show will run Oct. 25-Nov. 10.

The Motor City Rockers, who compete in the Federal Prospects Hockey League, announced the hiring of former Motor City Mechanics head coach Steve Shannon. The FPHL is a single A minor professional hockey team.

Week seven of high school football is in the books, and the quarterbacks came to play this week.

DETROIT — Celebrities converged upon the Detroit Golf Club for the fourth annual Feldman Automotive Children’s Miracle Network Celebrity Invitational Aug. 26.

ROSEVILLE — On the Nov. 5 ballot, Roseville residents will have the ability to vote for or against doing away with consecutive term limits for the city’s Board of Review.

ROSEVILLE — John Saylor was a junior high school student living in Roseville when Macomb Mall first opened in 1964 at Gratiot Avenue and Masonic Boulevard.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — On Oct. 7, the mayor of St. Clair Shores and City Council members blasted Michigan Attorney Dana Nessel’s decision to bring felony charges against three election workers and four residents after the residents reportedly voted twice in the August primary election.

ROCHESTER HILLS — Two men claiming to be DTE workers killed an elderly man and restrained his wife with duct tape inside a home in Rochester Hills Oct. 11.