MI Casualties of Iraq/Afghanistan Remembered in Ferndale Memorial Day Parade (video) (Crystal A. Proxmire, May 30, 2016) Ferndale, MI – Over 200 people marched silently along Woodward Ave, then West 9 Mile, holding signs with pictures of military personnel and the dates of their deaths. The faces of soldiers, many in their late teens and…
Pictures from the 2016 Royal Oak Memorial Day Parade (Ron Arnold, May 30, 2016) Royal Oak, MI – Thousands of people lined Main Street for the annual Royal Oak Memorial Day Parade. Memorial Day honors the lives of those lost in war. Save this post to PDFPrint this post
Cannon Fire & Speeches Part of Pleasant Ridge Memorial Day Service (Thomas Treuter, Barbara Winter, May 30, 2016) Pleasant Ridge, MI – Following a gigantic “boom,” smoke from cannon fire billowed onto Woodward Avenue and 10 Mile Road on the morning of Memorial Day 2016. The service, held in the park near Pleasant Ridge City…
Three Friends Become Eagle Scouts (video) (Crystal A. Proxmire, May 30, 2016) Ferndale, MI – Becoming an Eagle Scout is a rare achievement, one that less than 1% of all Boy Scouts make. This year Ferndale Troop 1542 had three young men earn the honor. In a ceremony at Drayton Avenue Presbyterian Church in Ferndale…
Farmington Hills Police Officer Facing Child Pornography Charges (May 30, 2016) Farmington Hills, MI – Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette today announced he has charged Matthew Parsons, 48 of Waterford, with five counts of possession of child sexually abusive material. Parsons also faces five charges of using a computer to commit a crime and three…