Farmington Hills, MI - Community Choice Credit Union, serving eight counties located in Southeast Michigan, announced that its foundation awarded $100,000 in college scholarships to twenty local high school seniors on Thursday, May 9. The scholars named are from Michigan, will attend a university or college in Michigan and pledge to use their education to … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2013
Dearborn Area Chamber Announces New President
DEARBORN, Michigan - The Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce board of directors announces the appointment of Jackie Lovejoy as its new president.Lovejoy has served for the past 14 years in several capacities with Davenport University, including Director of Job Development, Director of the Romeo and Oxford campuses, Admissions Training Manager, and most … [Read more...]
Salvation Army Dearborn Heights Offers Day Camps
DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Michigan – Registration is now open for summer day camp at The Salvation Army Dearborn Heights Citadel, 26700 W. Warren St. in Dearborn Heights, MichiganSummer day camp, which is also held at the Dearborn Heights Citadel, runs Monday, June 17 through Friday, Aug. 9 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day and is open to children ages 6 to 14 … [Read more...]
Local Montessori Centers Offer Creative Summer Camps
DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Michigan – If you are seeking a summer camp experience for children that is nurturing, creative, intellectually stimulating and lots of fun, Dearborn Heights Montessori Center and its satellites, Plymouth-Canton Montessori School and Livonia Montessori School, are offering themed summer camp programs at each location.The summer camp … [Read more...]
Woronchak Recognizes Dearborn Schools for Involvement in Michigan Green School Program
DEARBORN, Michigan - Dearborn again was well represented at the Michigan Green Schools Recognition Ceremony as more than three dozen public and private schools located within the city were recognized in a ceremony held May 1. With Dearborn leading the way, scores of schools throughout Wayne County were honored for their commitment to energy saving and … [Read more...]
Mother’s Day Tea at Oakwood Common Celebrates Family Ties
DEARBORN, Michigan -- The Mother’s Day Tea at Oakwood Common’s retirement community in Dearborn is always a well-attended annual event that gives residents an opportunity to invite daughters, nieces, granddaughters and other family members to enjoy an old fashioned tea party.More than 215 people attended this year’s celebration that was held on … [Read more...]
Getting Rid of Bashar Assad Won’t End Syria’s Civil War
EDITORIAL - To hear Obama administration officials talk about the Syrian civil war, you'd think it all hinges on the fate of one man.According to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Syrian President Bashar Assad "calculated that he could shoot his way out" of the mass uprising that erupted two years ago, and today either fails to appreciate that he … [Read more...]
City of Dearborn Settles Lawsuit – Apologizes to Acts17
DEARBORN, Michigan - One of the top stories of 2010, the violation of free speech rights of three Christian missionaries at the 2010 Arab Festival, and two years of legal wrangling, was finally settled as the City of Dearborn issued a public apology to the Acts 17 group, and paid an undisclosed sum to settle the matter.A news release from the American … [Read more...]