Around Town, Oct. 15-31, 2010
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Ferndale Views – Oct. 15, 2010
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CFFto Hold Forum on Charter Issue – Oct. 23rd
Citizens for a Fair Ferndale (CFF) is holding an Issue Forum regarding the local ballot question concerning the proposed amendment to the City Charter. The forum will be held on Saturday, October 23, 2010 from 1:00 – 2:30 pm at the Ferndale Library…(read more)
Ferndale Library Board Fills Open Seat
The Ferndale Library Board has unanimously selected Darlene Johnson-Bignotti, a former library trustee, to replace Mary Ann Neal, who recently resigned after serving for 18 years….(read more)
Coalition Sponsors Homecoming w/’Right Choice’ Message
…The Southeast Oakland Coalition (SEOC) implemented a social marketing plan to reduce the number of youth who say they have ridden with a drunk driver, in partnership with Ferndale Middle School Students Taking a New Direction (STAND) club, Ferndale High School’s Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD), and youth coalition members….(read more)
New Science Fiction Book Club
…The club will meet on the second Wednesday of each month at 7pm at the Ferndale Public Library at 222 E. 9 Mile….(read more)
Around Town – Oct 1- 15, 2010
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Police Report: Oct. 6, 2010
The following were Ferndale Police Department calls for service Oct. 6, 2010. The Police Report is brought to you by Dino’s Lounge…(read more)
FernNet Connects Downtown Business Owners
One a month the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) organizes a networking meeting for business owners and managers called FernNet. The meetings take place at various Downtown businesses, and give attendees a chance to share their hopes, dreams, questions, and knowledge about how to make it in the small business world….(read more)
Ferndale Girls Basketball Coach Shot and Killed
…Reports out today say that Shawn Patrick was shot execution-style by two assailants in masks in front of his home on Milwaukee Street in Detroit, in front of his two teenage children. Patrick was coach of the Ferndale High school girls basketball team….(read more)
Kids Play Soccer at Field of Dreams
…Earlier this week a Ferndale 115 News photographer caught several teams playing, including the Ferndale Recreation Tigers, the Ferndale Red Robins, the Oak Park Cardinals and the Oak Park Dragons….(read more)
Monitor Landscapes: Sengbusch’s Lemberg Opening
…“Monitor Landscapes” opened Oct. 1, 2010 at Lemberg Gallery, and was also featured as part of the Art Detroit Now’s North Woodward Gallery Crawl the following day. The paintings, which vary in size and shape, were inspired by computer consoles where “visions of other worlds are stripped of information to simplify form or enhanced by adding layers of detail around areas of interest.”… (read more)
Taft Students Arrested for Home Invasion
Three men were arrested for breaking into a Ferndale home on Farmdale yesterday afternoon at about 2:45 p.m. …(read more)
Police Report: Oct. 4, 2010
Daily calls for service from The Ferndale Police Department
Sonically Speaking: Book About MC5 Sells out New Way Signing
…In MC5: Sonically Speaking, Callwood follows the band from it’s 1960s beginnings in Detroit, to their 1972 break up and more recent reunion. The book was released in London in 2007, but has just been re-released through Wayne State University Press. (http://wsupress.wayne.edu/books/1180/MC5).
The book launch party was held at New Way Bar (23130 Woodward) in Ferndale on Friday, October 1st. …(read more)
Ferndale Beats Andover
…On Friday, Oct. 1, 2010 The Ferndale Eagles Varsity team faced off against the Bloomfield Hills Andover Barons…(read more)
DDA Goes to Lansing to Lobby for Main Street Oakland County
…Members of the Ferndale Downtown Development Authority (DDA) went to Lansing last month to lobby for state support of projects that help improve Downtown areas….(read more)
Former Mayor Goedert Appointed to Hazel Park Court
…Goedert began hearing cases September 13, but his official investiture ceremony is later this month. As District Court Judge he makes rulings in civil and criminal cases, as well as ruling in traffic court. …(read more)
First Stop Friday October: Recaps and Pictures
…First Stop Friday is a monthly concert series at the Ferndale Public Library featuring two local bands on the first Friday of each month. The concerts are free for all ages and run from 6:30 -9:00 PM. For more information: visit http://780s.blogspot.com or contact Kelly Bennett at k.d.bennett79@gmail.com or 248-546-2504….(read more)
District Students Practice Bus Safety Drills
…Ferndale Schools students grades K-8 practiced proper bus safety with bus drivers this week. The District Transportation Department makes sure students go through these drills once a year, as a precautionary measure, to ensure our students know how to respond in case of a bus crisis. …(read more)