Holly Ween Gives Rustic Fun for Families Crystal A. Proxmire, October 18, 2015 The first flurries of the season Fell his families gathered in Sorensen Park to enjoy Holly Recreation’s Holly Ween celebration. With fresh cider and donuts from The Holly Donut Shop, The sugared up little princesses, bandits, and pirates enjoyed games and prizes,…
Holly Youth Theatre Presents Pirates, the Musical Oct. 24 & 25 (EVENT page) Come in costume to join the fun as Holly Youth Theatre presents PIRATES, THE MUSICAL. We will have a great show PLUS refreshments, music, games, and fun! The show is Oct 24 at 7 pm and Oct 25 at 2 pm $5…
Regional Master Plan RTA Public Meeting, Detroit Zoo Oct. 22 (EVENT page) Regional Master Plan RTA Public Meeting @ The Detroit Zoo Oct. 22 Thu, October 22, 4pm – 8pm Detroit Zoo 8450 W 10 Mile Rd, Royal Oak, Michigan 48067 The next round of RTA public meetings will be starting this September for…
Publisher Crystal Proxmire Explains the oc115 (video) (Crystal A. Proxmire, Oct. 16, 2015) Earlier this month I spoke to a group of folks involved in various Royal Oak community organizations about the Oakland County 115 News Hub. The resulting video gives a really good off-the-cuff overview about the oc115 – where it came from, what…
Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept. Searching for Missing Person (Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept., Oct. 13, 2015) UPDATED Oct 14, 2015 10:55pm – The missing woman was found during a traffic stop in Detroit according to a report by WDIV. Click for more details. The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office is looking for the public’s assistance in locating…
Holly Art & Craft Show Nov. 7 (EVENT page) Saturday, November 7 9:00am – 4:00pm Holly High School 6161 E Holly Rd, Holly, Michigan 48442 Juried art and craft show with beautiful gifts for everyone on your list! 130+ crafters, homemade lunch and musical performance by Holly High School’s Main Street Choir! $2 admission, wheelchair…
October Business Classes from Oakland County The Oakland County’s One Stop Shop Business Center is getting ready for another business month with their October workshops. Start-up entrepreneurs and business professionals can succeed with help from other professionals and experts. Register today for one, or all, of the workshops and get your business on the right track.…
Oct. 15 is Global Hand Washing Day (Centers for Disease Control Press Release) Global Handwashing Day is a way to support a global and local culture of hand washing with soap, shine a spotlight on the state of hand washing in each country, and raise awareness about the benefits of hand washing with soap.1 Since…
Michigan Laws Pertaining to Bicyclists (John Lindenmayer, Executive Director League of Michigan Bicyclists, Oct 1, 2015) The following is a summary of the Michigan Compiled Law (MCL), Motor Vehicle Code (MVC) and Administrative Rules pertaining to bicyclists. Local ordinances may not supersede the MVC, MCL or Administrative Rules unless explicitly specified in statute. For more…
Oakland County Woman Dies Due to West Nile Virus (Oakland County Health Dept. Press Release, Sept. 25, 2015) Pontiac, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has confirmed an 81-year-old woman from Oakland County died due to complications from West Nile Virus (WNV), the Oakland County Health Division announced today. She is…
Closing Blinds Can Save Birds’ Lives (Detroit Zoo Press Release, Sept. 22, 2015) The Detroit Zoological Society (DZS) is asking the community to take preventative measures to protect wild birds from window strikes, which occur when a bird collides with a window and dies. According to the Humane Society of the United States, an estimated…
Lives Lost on the Road on the Rise (Guest View by Carmine Palombo, SEMCOG, Sept. 22, 2015) As I was driving home from a meeting recently I noticed the message on the freeway that said 613 people had lost their lives in traffic crashes in Michigan so far this year. On Friday, there was the…
SEMCOG releases statistics on 2014 vehicle-deer crashes in Southeast Michigan (SEMCOG Press Release, Sept. 21, 2015) There were 5,557 vehicle-deer crashes in Southeast Michigan in 2014, according to figures released by SEMCOG, the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments, based on crash data received from the Michigan Department of State Police, Criminal Justice Information Center. “For…
Drug Testing Company Errors Impacting Oakland County Cases (Crystal A. Proxmire, Sept. 19, 2015) Hundreds of people could be impacted by reporting errors by the company hired to do drug testing of people in the Oakland County Court system according to a report by the Detroit Free Press. Details are still emerging, but journalist John…
Local History Love: Holly Turns 150 (Crystal A. Proxmire, Sept. 15, 2015) Residents and visitors painted the village red this weekend as Holly celebrated its sesquicentennial anniversary. The Holly High School Marching Band played through drizzly rain before the recreation department did demonstrations on how to dance. One side of Crapo Park was lined with…
Michigan State Police Trooper Struck During Traffic Stop, Dies of Injuries (MSP Press Release, Aug. 28, 2015) The Michigan State Police (MSP) is confirming that Tpr. Chad H. Wolf has passed away, as a result of injuries sustained in a traffic crash earlier this morning. “It is with very heavy hearts that we confirm the…
Village of Holly Celebrating 150 Years: Parade, Fireworks and More Sept 12 (event listing) The Village of Holly is celebrating 150 years on Sept 12 with a day full of events including a parade, food, contests, music, entertainment, kids game and fireworks! The parade is at 11am on Saginaw (south) Heading to Maple (east).
Townhall Explores Possibility of Redistricting Reform (Crystal A. Proxmire, Aug. 15, 2015) “When I was in junior high, there was this famous editorial cartoon in the textbook about Gerrymandering, and it had this oddly chopped up district that was shaped like a monster or a dragon. It was like this big joke that back in…
Sierra Club Offers Solar Partnership for Homeowners (Art Myatt, Sierra Club of Michigan, Aug. 11, 2015) Have you been thinking about putting solar panels on your home? Are you feeling the pressure to act soon, because the 30% federal tax credit is expiring at the end of 2016? Are you a little lost about where…
Nicole Arnold Saying Farewell to Holly Area Chamber (Compiled, July 28, 2015) After serving as Holly Chamber of Commerce President for two years, and Executive Director for six months, Nicole Arnold has given notice that she is leaving to move out of state with family. Arnold issued the following statement to Chamber Members Tuesday: The…