photo by: lee.ekstrom EVENT NAME: Oakland County Fair WHAT: The Oakland County Fair offers a week of low cost fun at Springfield Oaks County Park, July 12 – 17. Free activities offered at the fair include an exotic petting zoo, racing pigs, miracle of birth barn and a circus. Thursday, July 14 is Oakland …
Half Off at Red Oaks Waterpark
EVENT NAME: Red Oaks Waterpark Half-Off Summer Kick Off WHAT: Red Oaks Waterpark opens on Saturday, May 28, and to make family fun more affordable, Oakland County Parks and Recreation is offering half-price entry rates during Memorial Day weekend. Admission includes all-day access to the triple-flume waterslide, the wave pool and the River Ride. …
Do You Have a Green Thumb?
image: DagsDownunder The MSU Extension Oakland County Master Gardener Training Program will begin on August 23, 2011 and run through November 15, 2011. This is a 13 week class, which meets on Tuesdays from 9:00 am -1:00 pm. Each session focuses on a different horticultural topic that will prepare you to fulfill a 40-hour community …
Red Oaks Dog Park Opens an Agility Course for Your Pup
Oakland County Parks and Recreation is proud to announce the grand opening of Red Oaks Dog Park’s eight-piece agility course donated by the Nutro Company. The Nutro Company, a manufacturer of natural pet food products owned by Mars Incorporated, will host the second annual Room to Run Day on May 7 from 8 a.m. – …
Pets are the focus of local business
Kimberly Santini left a software development job in 2001 to be a stay-at-mom to her three children. That hobby turned into a business after she had gallery representation and a waiting list of client want custom work, mostly of their pets.
Local author’s book makes great graduation gift
As students move on to college, they sometimes prepare for living on their own for the first time with lots of new supplies and decoration for their dorm room. They pick up new textbooks, notebooks and pens. And parents hope they have prepared their children to take on the world. Local author Vesna M. Bailey …