Remodeling City Hall
In order to efficiently serve residents and business owners while working with significantly less staff, the Ferndale City Council voted Monday (7/26/2010) to move forward with remodeling plans for City Hall.
Couple Finds Tombstone in Backyard, Possible Grave
Couple Finds Tombstone in Backyard, Possible Grave (Crystal A. Proxmire, June 11, 2010) When Wayne and Sarah Maki purchased their house at 1527 Pearson they had no idea that their 1929-built home came with a 200-year-old mystery buried in the back yard. “We were roto-tilling our backyard to lay down new grass seed, and it…
Ferndale Public Library Temp. Location to Close to Prepare for Move
Ferndale Public Library Temp. Location to Close to Prepare for Move to New Building Ferndale, MI May 5, 2010 — On Friday May 21st at 5:30pm the Ferndale Public Library will close its temporary location at 642 E Nine Mile Rd to begin preparing to move to its new facility at 222 E Nine Mile…
GAMSA is 1st for Ferndale & Oakland County
Downtown Ferndale gained new national recognition Tuesday, May 4, 2010 when it was named winner of the Great American Main Street Award (GAMSA) at the National Main Street Conference in Oklahoma City.
15 Questions for Chuck Moeser
15 Questions for Chuck Moeser (Crystal A. Proxmire, March 15, 2010) In an effort to learn more about life in Ferndale, The Ferndale 115 News is launching a 15 Questions Series that gives interviews with residents and people involved in the community. On March 11, 2010 reporter Crystal A. Proxmire sat down with Ferndale Board…
Let’s Talk Health Series gives garden tips to residents
Now is the Time to Start your Seeds! Let’s Talk Health Series gives garden tips to residents By, Crystal A. Proxmire march 1, 2010 Gardening has a wealth of benefits – from healthy eating, good recreation, beauty for your back yard, inexpensive food, and helping the environment by reducing the effects of shipping produce over…
Students Share Ferndale Schools Experience at Community Breakfast
“I love this school so much. My dream is to come back to Ferndale to be a history teacher,” said Ferndale High School senior Bridget Salogar as she and nineteen fellow students answered questions at the annual Ferndale Schools Community Breakfast.
Community Conversation: Michigan’s Defining Moment
The point of the conversation is to record concerns such as these and present them to the House and Senate, but Johnson did suggest that participants could learn more about their government and the ways that the Michigan Department of Education sets policies for all public schools to follow. Knowing how government works is a step in the direction of accountability for all areas.
Inside Every Home Water Meters Will Be Replaced
Over the next 18 months the Department of Public Works and their contractors SLC Meter Service will be entering every home in the city to upgrade the water meter, with a new digital meter reading system with radio transmission.
PROFILE: Lenny’s Copy Center & More
…But there is another interesting dimension to the Lenaways lives. For the last 35 years, they have fostered over 100 children, an amazing amount for this couple who have been residents of Ferndale for over two decades….
New Look For City Signs Voted On
The signs will incorporate the Downtown Ferndale logo which is a D and an F in circles, or the shortened dtwn Ferndale with an arrow after the D. They will also tie in the funky Downtown Ferndale colors of green, blue and purple. “This will make Downtown Ferndale more recognizable to everyone across generations,” says DDA Director Cristina Sheppard-Decius. She said that the program will also include an online tour of Ferndale that people can view online, or print out and do in person.
Like the Ice? Our Favorite Things About Ice Festival
Along the streets of Downtown Ferndale, ice sculptures glistened in the reasonably warm winter sun while volunteers traded cookies for donations at the seventh annual Ferndale Ice Festival. The festival brought many merry memories to families throughout the community.
FernCare’s Let’s Talk Health Series: Asthma
FernCare’s Let’s Talk Health Series: Asthma Presentation Explains Proper Inhaler Use, Med. Laws for Kids and More! By, Crystal A. Proxmire In an effort to help educate people about health issues, FernCare’s Focus on Health Series brought the Executive Director of The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America’s Michigan Chapter Kathleen Felice Slonager to speak…
Cooperation Drives Library Board Competition
The Citizens for a Fair Ferndale (CFF) Forum on Oct 18, 2009 introduced residents to four Library Board candidates – each with similar experience and a sincere desire to see the Ferndale Public Library, and the millage money given by the voters to operate it, well-managed and accountable to residents.
Film Fest Next Ferndale Tradition
Ferndale put its best face forward the first weekend in September 2009, with the first ever Ferndale Film Festival. The event, which grew out of the Detroit Film Club and their meetings at Dino’s Lounge 22740 Woodward, featured over 30 films at a dozen locations through the city, along with workshops and discussion groups.
Zombie Make Up Lesson
Zombie Make Up Lesson Sept 15, 2009 By, Crystal A. Proxmire The Ferndale Film Festival brought out experts in many areas of film promotion and production, including Special Effects Makeup Artist Keith Faychak. Faychak was one of the wizards behind the film “First Date,” where he flawlessly applied fake tattoos and fake piercings. He…
Drew Barrymore Shares Ferndale Memories
When stars come to town to make movies, it not only gives a spark to our local economies, it gives people throughout Michigan the hope that we can focus on new ways of putting ourselves to work. One bright star that has inspired the area is Drew Barrymore, an ultra-famous lifelong actress who decided that Michigan was the place to make her Directorial debut.
Gallery Walk Super-Coverage
Gallery Walk Super-Coverage – G1 – Blumz Presents Priscilla Eggen “It was love at first touch.” That’s what Ferndale-based artist Priscilla Eggen says about her first pottery class back in 1975. “I was able to fit in a pottery class while my youngest daughter was in kindergarten,” Eggen says. “I have been working at it…
Hollywood Dreams for Vogue Vintage
Vogue Vintage owner Steve Humphreys never had stars in his eyes or Hollywood dreams, but over the past several weeks the world of the rich and the famous has opened up for him. At least a little bit. Humphreys has been working with set designers from major motion pictures, and renting them items from his resale store to be used in the films.
Ice Cream and Comedy Drive Away the Blues
The smiles on the kids faces gobbling down cups of free ice cream were almost as big as the one on PJ Jacokes the day he was presented with his prize for the Edy’s Ice Cream “A Taste of Recovery” Contest. Jacokes’ essay on the importance of making people laugh even in hard times earned him the honor of being the official spokesperson for Edy’s newest summer flavor “Red, White and No More Blues.” Official Edy’s Taster John Harrison and his team flew out…