Monthly Archives: February 2009
New Founders Festival theme
This year’s Farmington Area Founders Festival theme represents a complete departure from the last two years. “Go Play in the Streets” will help reposition the festival as an “urban street fair,” according to new director Krista Wolter. Read the story (if … Continue reading
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Congratulations, Pat Shelton!
Pat Shelton is having a really good couple of months. Late last year, she received a special volunteer appreciation award from the Oakland County Main Street program, which honors outstanding contributions from a dozen local programs. Tonight, Pat received the … Continue reading
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Sunday’s Observer: Great local story
We get our Sunday Farmington Observer on Saturday evening, and tomorrow’s edition has a wonderful front page story about a woman who has taken unemployment head-on. Stephanie Janiunas was laid off just a few weeks ago, and instead of sitting … Continue reading
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Business and Professional Women: Farmington edition
Over the past few months, I’ve been looking into the history of Farmington area women’s groups, starting with the Ladies Literary Guild, organized in 1897. This has been my first foray into historical research, and I am now sadly and thoroughly hooked. Today, … Continue reading
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Library computers down
In the course of doing some research, I’ve been trying all morning to get onto the Farmington Community Library Web site. A visitor at the Heritage & History Center just let us know the library’s computers are down, and they’re … Continue reading
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