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		<title>Walled Lake Art Projects Near Completion</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 19:58:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Photos for the Earth Day mural project titled “Water…and It Was Good” will be installed May 19 at noon. ]]></description>
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		<title>Upcoming Charity Events to Benefit Commerce Family Stricken With Duchenne</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 17:04:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ali Armstrong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Marissa Penrod is a mom on a mission. When her son Joseph was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy when he was five years old, she immediately began researching, fundraising and advocating.]]></description>
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		<title>Local Officer To Recognize Fallen West Bloomfield Sergeant in 2013 Police Unity Tour</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 16:52:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ali Armstrong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sgt. Patrick O’Rourke was shot and killed while making entry into a home after responding to a 911 domestic disturbance call. Sgt. O’Rourke served with the West Bloomfield Police Department for 12 years and is survived by his wife and four children.  BY ALI ARMSTRONG EDITOR Gary Boudreau of the Oakland County Sheriffs Department will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Local Heroes Conquer the Day at St. Baldrick’s Fundraiser in Walled Lake</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:56:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  &#160; Left: On April 20 the Walled Lake firehouse was filled with hundreds of volunteers, many who shaved their heads, to raise money and awareness for childhood cancer. Right: Owen Finnerty and Josh Finnerty, twins from Walled Lake, raised over $40,000 for cancer research since 2009. When you think of heroes and the Walled Lake [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DRAGON BABIES BORN IN HIGHLAND?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:32:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eight Bearded Dragons were born this week at The Flower Factory in Highland and three more eggs are still incubating and ready to hatch. Owners Frank and Nicole Lynn were given an adult pair of Bearded Dragons by a client who was unable to care for them. After a few months of living peacefully at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Walled Lake Library Celebrates 50 Years</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2013 03:12:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Curtis Drogmiller/Special to the Spinal Column Above: Kids and parents enjoyed the Walled Lake City Library 50th Birthday Celebration on April 13. Pictured are: children’s librarian Darlene Williams with children who participated in the one-of-a-kind balloon launch. Kids held on to their strings and release the balloons and bring them back making them environmentally [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Elvis Spotted in White Lake</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2013 02:44:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Above: Elvis impersonator Chris Law will make a special appearance on May 4 at the White Lake Farmers Market located at Lakeland High School between 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Pictured above: Chris Law and market manager Kevin Lawrence. It’s been years since there were reports or rumors of Elvis being spotted in Kalamazoo [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Walled Lake Transformation Underway</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:08:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ali Armstrong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  As part of the DIA’s Inside Out Program, reproductions of famous art pieces were brought to downtown Walled Lake. Paul Gauguin’s “Self Portrait” was placed at 239 Common Street in Walled Lake.  With the help of the local community, one resident is being the change she wants to see in Walled Lake. Local, Valerie [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Walled Lake Co-Op Preschool Celebrates 40th Anniversary</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:59:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ali Armstrong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Above: from left to right Lisa Lamb (president,) Jan Weston (director,) Sandy Gibbs (teacher.) Lollipop Co-Op Preschool in Walled Lake is celebrating their 40th anniversary this year. The co-op preschool, which was founded in 1972, is a play-based preschool that encourages the participation of parents in the classroom. The school’s philosophy is that children learn [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New group for people with Parkinson’s disease starting at Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital in Commerce</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 18:55:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The newly formed Northwest Oakland Parkinson Support Group at Huron Valley Sinai Hospital joins 55 other groups in Michigan to provide education and help for people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) and their families.  PD is a chronic progressive neurological disorder that affects 2% of the population over 60 years of age, with 5-10% diagnosed under [...]]]></description>
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