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Stan Yee Memorial late model race postponed at Flat Rock Speedway

FLAT ROCK >> Flat Rock Speedway's signature race was put on hold for a week.The Moran Chevrolet Stan Yee Memorial 150 was postponed Saturday night because of rain. The final ARCA Late Model Gold Cup Series event of the season will be made up July 28, track officials said.Clinton Township resident Stan Yee Jr.

 

Masked man creates disturbance at Patridge Creek concert

A masked man commanded the stage and created a disturbance Friday evening at a music show at Partridge Creek mall in Clinton Township.The man, wearing a white mask and holding a megaphone, jumped onto the stage during a performance as part of the mall's Summer Sounds Concert Series, forcing musicians to stop and resulting in on-stage tussle before the man jumped from the stage and ran away.

 

Library events

Chesterfield Township Library• "Storytime in the Park" 12:30-1:15 p.m. July 24 in Brandenburg Park, 50050 Jefferson Avenue. Preschool and school age children accompanied by a caregiver are invited to this drop in program. The event is free, but there is a park entry fee. Stories will be followed by a craft.

 

Road Watch

Kelly Road Kelly Road over Harrington Drain, Clinton Township. Roadway will be closed during Bridge Superstructure Replacement. Project includes superstructure replacement with precast prestressed adjacent concrete box beams and approach roadway work including station grading, pavement structure and guardrail placement in Clinton Township.

 

Haven Place seeks volunteers to help with gardens

Haven Place, located at 58575 Main Street, New Haven, is seeking volunteers willing to come once a week to weed various gardens. Areas include box gardens, areas along the side of the building and across the street at Haven Place Park. Those that wish to help can come anytime whether Haven Place is open or not, bring their kneeling pad, shovel, gloves and spend some time weeding.

 

Pat Caputo - Oh my, how the world has turned upside-down on Detroit sports

The Winter Classic. The Big House. New Year's Day, 2014. Snow was everywhere in Ann Arbor.And I had to laugh. It was 50-50, as in half blue sweaters representing the Toronto Maple Leafs, and half red because of the Red Wings.Unequal: Names.While those on the back of Detroit's fans represented heroes of "Hockeytown'' from Steve Yzerman-to-Nicklas Lidstrom-to all sorts of Hall of Famers, Toronto's faithful were donning an inordinate amount of "Tucker'' sweaters, as in Darcy Tucker, the gritty little winger of the early 2000s.

 

Hamtramck firefighters best Sterling Heights team in annual pierogi eating contest

Hamtramck Firehouse has reclaimed the title over the Sterling Heights Firehouse in Srodek's 6th annual pierogi eating challenge at the American-Polish festival in Sterling Heights on Sunday, July 15.Led by Bill Diamond who devoured 42 pierogi, it was a resounding 99 to 58 win for Hamtramck in this annual grudge match.

 

Sergio Marchionne to leave Fiat Chrysler sooner than planned

Sergio Marchionne, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, will leaved the company earlier than planned, due to health concerns, according to a media report.Marchionne, 66, a native of Chieti Italy, won't return to the the Italian-American automaker or at race car manufacturer Ferrari NV after he has been out for several weeks for a health matter, according to a report on

 

Teams empathize as Ford football team carries on after death of coach

The original plan called for Ford to be part of a four-team, seven-on-seven football workout at L'Anse Creuse on Thursday.When the Falcons opted out, Center Line, Cousino and the Lancers took the absence in stride and conducted business without second thoughts."We can be here for them, offer them support and be flexible," Center Line coach Ben Torres said.

 

Lauryn Hill's "Miseducation" misfires at Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre

STERLING HEIGHTS -- Ms. Lauryn Hill threw a party that made you want to cry, even if you didn't' want to, on Friday night, July 20, in the Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill.The singer and rapper was there to celebrate the 20th anniversary of her debut solo album "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill," a multi-platinum landmark that won five Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year.

 

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