SOGI Conference for Educators to Focus on LGBT Student Success Feb.6 (compiled, Nov. 13, 2014, republished Dec. 30) Oakland University’s School of Education & Human Services’ Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) Initiative is excited to announce the 2015 Michigan SOGI Education Conference. This year’s conference will include 55-minute concurrent sessions and round-table discussions focused…
Unlocked Vehicles Targeted by Thieves, Two Arrested in Ferndale (Crystal A. Proxmire, Dec. 29, 2014) “Lock your cars.” That’s the advice given by Ferndale Sgt. Baron Brown in response to the latest reports of thefts from vehicles. The problem of people stealing from unlocked cars has been going on for decades, and certainly is not…
Unlocked Vehicles Targeted by Thieves, Two Arrested in Ferndale (Crystal A. Proxmire, Dec. 29, 2014) “Lock your cars.” That’s the advice given by Ferndale Sgt. Baron Brown in response to the latest reports of thefts from vehicles. The problem of people stealing from unlocked cars has been going on for decades, and certainly is not…
Armed Robbery in Ferndale Remains Unsolved (Lt. William Wilson, Ferndale Police Dept., Dec. 29,2014) On December 23, 2014 at about 8:45 p.m. Ferndale Police responded to a report of a robbery that occurred near Woodward / W. Saratoga. Two women reported that they were robbed of their purses by a man who claimed to…
Ferndale Pep Rally Gives Props to Cops (Crystal Proxmire, Photos: AG Phoenix, Dante Vincent Dasaro, and Denise Bach, Dec. 28, 2014) At a time when discussion of violence both by and towards police officers can be divisive, Ferndale area business and community leaders took pause Sunday afternoon to bring people together to show that the…
Meeting Others Where they Are: Rev. Pool’s Lesson in Ethiopia (Rev. Jim Pool, Renaissance Vineyard Church, Dec. 28, 2014) On my first trip to Ethiopia, 2008, I and fellow members of Renaissance Vineyard visited a village called Minke, a few hours outside of Addis Ababa. Abera, the young man pictured in the middle below, had…
Nonprofit Diversity Recruiting – Who’s in Your Pool? (Guest View by Kat LaTosch, orig. posted at LaToschConsulting.com, Dec.28,2014) “The truth is, when it comes down to hiring, people tend to hire the people they want to spend time with, regardless of who applies for the job and often those people are people they share common…
Community Foundation Awards $150,000 to Orgs. Across the Region to Benefit Youth (CFSEM Press Release, Dec. 27, 2014) The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan announced the distribution of $150,000 in grants to fund 18 projects through its YOUth Voice Social Justice grant program. Earlier in 2014, the Metropolitan Youth Policy Fellows, a diverse group of youth…
Ferndale Library Offering Archery Class for Kids Ages 9-17 (FPL Press Release, Dec. 27, 2014) Intro to Archery Jan 10, 12 PM – 2 PM Registration Required (Limited 25 spots, Ages 9-17). Archery is one of fastest growing sports in the country. (We’re thinking The Hunger Games had something to do with that…) We’ll be…
Menorah Lighting Brings Light, Music and Coffee to Kulick Center (C. Proxmire, Photos by Debra Young, Dec. 24, 2014) The darkness on the lawn of the Kulick Community Center was dissipated a bit on Tuesday night as Ferndalians and visitors gathered to light the last electric candle of the 13 foot menorah that had been…
Police Support Rally/Tail Gate to Honor Fallen First Responders Dec. 28 (Compiled, Dec. 24, 2014) Police support rally/tail gate party to honor fallen officers and show support for first responders. Sunday December 28 2014 12p-4p MBREW bar 177 Vester Ferndale The street will be blocked off so the more the merrier. 1pm prayer and moment…
Director’s Arrest Just Tip of Housing Commission Problems (Crystal A. Proxmire, Dec. 22, 2014) The arrest and subsequent resignation of Ferndale Housing Commission Director Debra Wilson for entering sick residents’ homes and swapping out prescription narcotics for Tylenol is the tip of the iceberg in terms of problems. As Wilson’s charges play out in court,…
Pancakes and Beyond: Ferndale Rotary Approaches 90th Year (Crystal A. Proxmire, Dec. 20, 2014) As the Ferndale Rotary Club approaches its 90th anniversary, the community service organization finished up the year with the annual pancake breakfast and will be starting 2015 with efforts to increase membership. Over 80 people came to Blumz by JR Designs…
Guest View: Are Your Dreams Ruining Your Life? (Jacki Smith, Coventry Creations, orig. Type 40 Sales Blog, Dec. 20, 2014) Dream big they say, dream wild, live your dreams and never let them die. But what if they are ruining your life? What if your dreams are completely out of sync with who you are…
Rally Supports Equality as Religious Freedom Bill Dies in the Senate (video) (Crystal A. Proxmire, Dec. 18, 2014) In Ferndale Thursday night dozens of people rallied to show support for equality, and disapproval of a bill that would give people with a deeply held religious belief the right to have their religious beliefs trump laws…
Wayne State Student, NLG Observer, on Danger in Ferguson (Wayne State University Press Release, Dec. 18, 2014) Law student Nicholas Klaus, a trained and veteran observer for the National Lawyers Guild, had never found himself in the kind of danger he experienced in November in Ferguson, Mo.The first time the third-year student at Wayne State…
View: Invitation to Rally Against “License to Discriminate” Dec. 18 (Guest View by Julia Music, Chair of Ferndale Pride, Dec. 16, 2014) It seems almost impossible that in 2014 our State’s Senate may vote on a bill to legalize discrimination. Michigan’s House, however, passed the bill and now we as Michiganders are watching Lansing to…
Ferndale Area District Library Approved by State (FPL Press Release, Dec. 16, 2014) The Ferndale Library continues to prove its adaptability to troubled times with its successful bid to form a District Library with the City of Ferndale and Ferndale Public Schools as partners. The agreement, unanimously approved in October by the Library Board of…
Baskets Full of Love Go to Hazel Park Schools Families (Crystal A. Proxmire, Dec. 16, 2014) “It’s not how much we give, but how much love we put into giving.” The quote by Mother Theresa also described the feeling Hazel Park resident and active volunteer Barbra Winter had when helping people from multiple community groups…
Ferndale Approves Menorah Display (video available soon) (Crystal A. Proxmire, Dec. 15, 2014) A 13 foot menorah will go up at the Kulick Community Center on Tuesday after Ferndale City Council voted unanimously to approve the Hanukkah holiday display at their Monday city council meeting. The display will be up from Dec. 16 to Dec.…