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Published May 20, 2019

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

Warren Weekly

Local student has wishes come true for birthday

WARREN — May 9 was definitely a happy birthday for Lincoln Elementary School second-grade student Aaron Wright when he turned 11. Many of Wright’s birthday wishes came true when the national children’s charity organization Kids Wish Network visited his house to give him a birthday celebration he’ll always cherish.

Published May 20, 2019

Sterling Heights Sentry

Sterling cancer survivor campaigns for e-cigarette regulations

STERLING HEIGHTS — Heather Hall has fought three bouts of cancer, and she doesn’t want anyone else to experience what she has gone through. “Being diagnosed at 21 years old, I was a senior at Central Michigan University when I was diagnosed with bone cancer,” she said. “I underwent a 13-month chemotherapy (session) and surgery that replaced my femur with a titanium rod.

Published May 17, 2019

Madison - Park News

Women to discuss art careers at upcoming event

MADISON HEIGHTS — Working in the arts is the dream for many creatively inclined people, but it can also be a daunting path to follow. Still, it can be done, and during an upcoming presentation at Madison High, three women will discuss how they broke into the industry — and the challenges and triumphs that came with it.

Tanya and Amelia Nordhaus are planning a bike-a-thon fundraiser for multiple sclerosis support and research.

Published May 15, 2019

Farmington Press

Farmington Hills 7-year-old’s bike-a-thon to raise money for MS

FARMINGTON HILLS — Ever since she was born, Amelia Nordhaus, now 7, of Farmington Hills, has been around people who have been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis — including her mother, Tanya Nordhaus.

Published May 15, 2019

Macomb Township Chronicle

Fox Elementary's Smith named Teacher of the Year

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Linda Smith, a music teacher at Fox Elementary School in Macomb Township, was recently named the Macomb Intermediate School District Elementary Teacher of the Year.

Published May 15, 2019

Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

New 41-B District Court judge talks about his next legal foray

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Judge Jacob Femminineo Jr. was officially sworn in May 1 as the newest judge in 41-B District Court in Clinton Township.

Published May 15, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Local woman speaks out about scam that took her mom’s life savings

METRO DETROIT — Throughout her life, Warren resident Barbara Young was a saver. She was determined to have enough money to hire help and live out her days in her own home, and Young’s children estimate that she saved somewhere around $100,000. But when she passed away a few years ago, that savings was gone.

Published May 15, 2019

Rochester Post

Stoney Creek High educator named Michigan’s Teacher of the Year

ROCHESTER/ROCHESTER HILLS/OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — For Cara Lougheed, teaching isn’t just a profession — it’s always been a part of who she is. She’s so good at what she does that the Michigan Department of Education recently named the Stoney Creek High School teacher the 2019-20 Teacher of the Year for the state of Michigan.

Published May 14, 2019

Woodward Talk

Ferndale artist’s book encourages children’s imaginations

FERNDALE — A Ferndale artist is using her creativity in the form of an interactive book to try and help children bring out their own. Espacia Fotiu is releasing her first children’s book — “Imagine, Draw, Erase, Repeat!” — in which kids can use her artwork to create something new from their own imaginations.

Published May 14, 2019

Advertiser Times

Grosse Pointe-Harper Woods NAACP to host Youth Day

HARPER WOODS — The Grosse Pointe-Harper Woods branch of the NAACP will host a Youth Day program for members of the community on Saturday, May 18.

Published May 13, 2019

Warren Weekly

Lifelong learner earns university doctorate at age 70

WARREN — If you look around at early childhood programs and elementary schools, there are very few male teachers, according to educator Eliza J. McWilliams. It’s a topic she is so interested in that she wrote her college doctorate dissertation on the subject.

Published May 13, 2019

Sterling Heights Sentry

Military mom who surprised son to be parade grand marshal

STERLING HEIGHTS — May 27 will be a special day for Air Force Master Sgt. Hope Morphew. It will be her 41st birthday. It will mark the anniversary of when she came home from Iraq. And it will also be the day that she leads the Sterling Heights Memorial Day parade as grand marshal.

Published May 8, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Southfield author to share how he unraveled great-grandfather’s unsavory past

TROY — Whenever Southfield Mayor Kenson J. Siver asked his family questions about his great-grandfather, Edwin Turner Osbaldeston, they went unanswered or the subject was changed.

Published May 8, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Organ donation offers hope, new leases on life

METRO DETROIT — Nothing compares to the searing grief of losing a loved one, but learning that their organ donation saved or improved the lives of others can help temper the pain.

Published May 8, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Local women get down to business

METRO DETROIT — Being a female entrepreneur isn’t much different than being a male entrepreneur. It takes hard work and sacrifice to build a business. But sometimes success is a little bit sweeter for a female business owner, because she’s probably had to overcome a few stereotypes to get to the top and pave the way for the ladies behind her.

Published May 6, 2019

Shelby - Utica News

Shelby Township woman receives award for cancer advocacy

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A Shelby Township woman was recently recognized with an award at the state Capitol for her dedication and advocacy in the fight against cancer.

Published May 6, 2019

Sterling Heights Sentry

SHPD K-9 handler dies a month after retiring

STERLING HEIGHTS — Richard Heins will always be remembered by the Sterling Heights police chief as a 6-foot-6-inch man with a heart of gold, and one of the nicest guys you’d ever want to meet.

Published May 3, 2019

Warren Weekly

Chief probation officer retires, hosts Polish lunch for staff, friends

WARREN — They say there’s no such thing as a free lunch, but that wasn’t the case at the 37th District Court on the last Monday of Chief Probation Officer Gregg Wilczynski’s long career.