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		<title>Walled Lake Facing Annual $600,000 Budget Deficit</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 20:01:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The City of Walled Lake is facing a $600,000 budget shortfall. Decisions regarding potential budget cuts have not yet been made. At the most recent city council meeting 20 residents voiced concerns of loosing Walled Lake Fire Department personnel. ]]></description>
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		<title>The Results Are In: Oakland County Residents Vote in May 7 Special Election</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 19:28:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oakland County residents traveled to the polls on May 7 to vote in the special election. The Oakland County Elections Division reports that out of 115,144 registered voters in Oakland County, only 20,413 ballots were cast.]]></description>
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		<title>Walled Lake Moves Forward With Privatization Plans</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 17:07:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Walled Lake Board of Education voted unanimously to approve the bid to outsource the district’s transportation to Lansing-based Dean Transportation. BY TORRY YU CONTRIBUTING WRITER Heavy hearts and strong emotions filled the Walled Lake Consolidated Schools’ Educational Services Center on Thursday, May 2 as members of the Board of Education were faced with deciding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rebuilding Together Oakland County Hosts Rebuild Day To Benefit Homeowners In Need</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 16:58:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ali Armstrong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Lakes Community Church of Walled Lake and Jamie Greaves, daughter of Ken Campbell, from the Ken Campbell Memorial House. Greaves partnered with The Lakes Community Church to lead them in their sponsorship of a home in West Bloomfield.  BY ALI ARMSTRONG EDITOR Over 1000 volunteers helped to repair dozens of Oakland County homes at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Milford’s Rottermond Jewelers raises $10K for Make-A-Wish of Michigan</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 21:02:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Left: Cindi Rottermond, Christine Knight and Nanci Ballantyne present a $10,000 donation to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, which will fund the wishes of two local children. Right: Rottermond Jewelers held an online contest to design a bracelet, the sales of which benefited the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Crafted out of sterling silver and Venetian cord, the chosen bracelet [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Milford Aims to Build Amphitheater in Downtown District</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:40:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ali Armstrong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[AMP in Central Park is a community-driven project to build a one-of-a-kind outdoor amphitheater in downtown Milford. Estimated cost is $500,000 and will be funded primarily through private donations and grants.  Milford is planning to welcome a new addition to Central Park over the next year. AMP in Central Park, a community-driven initiative, represents an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hundreds show up to support Passion For Life 5K Walk/Run</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:23:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ali Armstrong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[     *Photos by Curtis Drogmiller/Curtis Drogmiller Photography An estimated 1,000 walkers and runners took part in the sixth annual Passion for Life 5K Walk/Run that was held March 23 in Walled Lake. The event benefited the Pesta family, whose eight-year-old son Jake was diagnosed with an aggressive thalamic brain tumor in 2009.  Hundreds of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Highland Couple Creates Made in America Roadshow</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 18:39:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Above: Highland residents Rick and Lisa Detkowski have created the Made in America Roadshows. The Michigan based company will launch their first show this spring. Lisa holds tea from her company, Plum Door Tea. Co., which is made in America and Rick stands with a chair made by his company Huron Valley Rustics, which uses [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hockey Team Raises Money For UCPA of Michigan</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:49:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ali Armstrong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Above: The Ameriprise Senior Hockey Team has partnered with the United Cerebral Palsy Association to raise money and awareness of cerebral palsy during their annual golf outing. Highland resident Steve Gordinier and his wife Shannon never thought that their son would be diagnosed with cerebral palsy, but after their 6-year-old son Andrew was diagnosed with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Community Takes On Gun Violence</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:42:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ali Armstrong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While Michigan has enacted a modest amount of gun violence, the state does not limit the number of firearms that may be purchased at one time; regulate unsafe handguns; allow law enforcement discretion to deny a concealed handgun license and more. The Oakland County Board of Commissioners as well as many local activists, parents and [...]]]></description>
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