NOVI — Scientists from around the world flocked to Ann Arbor March 16 to honor Novi resident Wilbur Bigelow, a professor emeritus at the University of Michigan, with a surprise 100th birthday party.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Shelby Township Senior Center has announced its featured artist for March and April.

ROCHESTER/ROCHESTER HILLS/OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — The Older Persons’ Commission is giving the senior community a chance to ‘Spring into Action’ this month with a variety of classes and programs March 13-17.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — The St. Clair Shores Senior Activity Center gained 450 members since this time last year, according to Senior Center Coordinator Matthew Hubinsky.

SOUTHFIELD — The City Council approved funds through the Oakland County Senior Centers Matching Grant Program Jan. 23.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Longtime Shelby Township resident and Korean War veteran William B. Harrell, 91, was the recipient of an Honor Flight in November to visit the national war memorials in Washington, D.C.

METRO DETROIT — Seniors from across the state will go head-to-head in the 2023 Michigan Senior Olympics Winter Games, which will be held mainly throughout March and April at various locations throughout Oakland County.

MOUNT CLEMENS — On Oct. 25, Macomb County officials welcomed three guests of honor at its Department of Roads and COMTEC Center in Mount Clemens.

METRO DETROIT — Those age 50 and older are racking ’em up more and more as billiards gain popularity among the age group.

MADISON HEIGHTS — For more than 20 years, a program at the Active Adult Center in Madison Heights has been helping people complete their taxes. Last year, four volunteers completed returns for more than 100 clients. In years prior, up to seven completed returns for 300-400 clients.

BIRMINGHAM —  Join Birmingham Next in enjoying the music, food and ambiance of the big band era at  Birmingham’s Big Night Out.

SOUTHFIELD — As classes are back in session for young students, a few schools will be welcoming back their senior class assistants.

ST. CLAIR SHORES/GROSSE POINTE CITY — In her years teaching CPR through Community First Responder in St. Clair Shores, Rose Black has had students of all ages learn this potentially lifesaving skill. But one particular student really stood out.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — “I’m an antique,” longtime St. Clair Shores resident Connie Frock joked when thinking about how many candles would be on her birthday cake this year.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — Earlier this year, the West Bloomfield Parks and Recreation Commission was set to move its senior center, “Connect,” into a temporary new home.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — What West Bloomfield resident Edith Kozlowski has experienced in her life would have left many people broken and embittered.

SOUTHFIELD — A developer looking to convert a former hotel into a senior assisted living facility has gotten the necessary approval in order for the change to take place.

DETROIT/GROSSE POINTE CITY — His hearing might not be as sharp as it once was, but at 90, acclaimed jazz drummer Bob Pinterich, of Marge’s Bar Band, doesn’t need it — he feels the rhythms from his fellow musicians and keeps the beat as precisely as he always has.

OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — Blossom Ridge, a luxury senior living campus at Adams and Dutton roads in Oakland Township, recently celebrated its three-year anniversary.

BIRMINGHAM — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services’ Michigan’s Age-Friendly Action Plan lays out goals and objectives for supporting adults 50 and older.