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Denise Gray was recently recognized for her lifetime contributions to clean energy.

Published December 11, 2019

Local woman wins lifetime achievement award for clean energy

TROY — Denise Gray credits her seventh grade math and science teacher, Herman Oliver, for steering her toward a career in engineering.

Published December 10, 2019

Woodward Talk

Ferndale aquarist helping to save coral from deadly disease

FERNDALE — The coral reef in Florida has been battling stony-coral tissue loss disease since 2014.The disease wipes out the tissue of the stony corals, which die rapidly after becoming infected.

Published December 4, 2019

Farmington Press

Farmington Hills woman celebrates 100th birthday

FARMINGTON HILLS — Making it to 100 years old is a cause for celebration for anyone, but it’s especially notable if you’re the first person in your family’s history to live that long.

Published December 3, 2019

Sterling Heights Sentry

Sterling man mentors youth in aviation

STERLING HEIGHTS — While teaching in a media room equipped with a Microsoft Flight Simulator program, Fazal Mohammad Khan is searching for young people whose eyes are on the skies.

Published December 3, 2019

Grosse Pointe Times

‘We started hearing shots. We started hearing screams’

FARMINGTON HILLS/GROSSE POINTE WOODS — When the group from the Grosse Pointe Woods Community Center visited the Holocaust Memorial Center Oct. 23, there was time for them to listen to a presentation from 95-year-old Holocaust survivor Mania Salinger.

Published December 2, 2019

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Pearl Harbor survivor: ‘It felt like the whole island shook’

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Russell Shields was one of the first Americans to open fire on Japanese forces in World War II.

Published November 20, 2019

Madison - Park News

Hazel Park woman continues to thank those who helped her in time of need

HAZEL PARK — Nearly a year ago, something unimaginably horrible happened to Alissa Sullivan, a member of the Hazel Park City Council and an advocate for animals.

Published November 20, 2019

Woodward Talk

Former ‘Jeopardy!’ winner now finds success on ‘Wheel of Fortune’

FERNDALE — Six years ago, Jason Idalski appeared on the television game show “Jeopardy!” and took home tens of thousands of dollars in winnings.

Published November 19, 2019

Rochester Post

Teen continues to battle rare bone disease

ROCHESTER — At first glance, you’d never know 15-year-old Alyea Rourke’s body is at war battling an invisible disease that affects one in a million people.

Published November 19, 2019

Grosse Pointe Times

Neff Park marina named for former longtime Grosse Pointe City mayor

GROSSE POINTE CITY — When boaters head out to Grosse Pointe City’s Neff Park marina next season, they’ll see a familiar name on it. Dale N. Scrace — who served as the City’s mayor from 2001 to 2017 and on the City Council from 1989 to 2001 — now has the distinction of having the harbor named for him.

Published November 15, 2019

Sterling Heights Sentry

Color guard co-captain raises the flag despite injury

STERLING HEIGHTS — As a co-captain of the Utica High School color guard, Lauren Kerr is used to being a right-hand woman to the coach and the rest of the team. But with an injured left arm, it’s been a little harder this fall.

Published November 15, 2019

Sterling Heights Sentry

Author — inspired by 3-year-old with hydrocephalus — pens adventures

STERLING HEIGHTS — Joseph Gray didn’t set out to write children’s books. But when his friends Emily and James Sajore, of Sterling Heights, faced challenges after the birth of their twin sons, Joshua and Jacob, Gray felt compelled to write about them.

Published November 14, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Vet receives honor for contributions

MACOMB COUNTY — Pat Daniels wakes up every day and tells other vets, “I got your six.”

Published November 12, 2019

Troy Times

Troy teen rallies neighborhood to clean up path across Beach Road bridge

TROY — Brody Rukenbrod, 13, of Troy, noticed it was hard for his grandmother, Judy Farnell, to walk across a bridge along Beach Road, north of Wattles Road, from her home in order to visit them at their home.

From the left, Legislator of the Year Sen. Paul Wojno, D-Warren; Rising Star Danielle DiAmico; Heart of a Champion Donna Adams; and Librarian of the Year Cathleen Russ are honored at the Michigan Library Association 2019 Awards Oct. 17 in Novi.

Published November 12, 2019

Troy Times

Troy Library Director Cathy Russ named top librarian in the state

TROY — Cathleen Russ, director of the Troy Public Library, said she resisted getting her librarian credentials for a long time.

Published November 12, 2019

Troy Times

Troy man hikes through 300 miles of Pure Michigan to Mackinaw City

TROY — Troy resident Peter Manos, 62, and his wife, Lori, dropped off their son, Dylan, at Loyola University Chicago Aug. 21, and the house seemed empty — so empty that Peter decided to take a walk.

Published November 12, 2019

Royal Oak Review

Local team first U.S. pair to compete in World Para Dance Sport Championships

ROYAL OAK/WEST BLOOMFIELD — When Andrew Downs, 23, of Royal Oak, witnessed his first Dance Mobility class at the Fred Astaire Dance Studio in West Bloomfield, he thought, “I can do that.”

Published November 6, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Women helping women in business

METRO DETROIT — It’s always difficult to start a business, but women can face different challenges than men when they’re trying to get their company off the ground, whether it be access to funding or access to networking, training and other opportunities.

Published November 4, 2019

Shelby - Utica News

Shelby Township man’s car competes for spot in Hot Wheels Garage of Legends

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A Shelby Township man and his custom Dream Roadster were among 18 other regional Hot Wheels Legends Tour winners headed to the SEMA Show in Las Vegas for a chance to win a spot in the Hot Wheels Garage of Legends Nov. 5.