Complimentary Classes for Local Residents - One Week Only Jumpstart spring at Older Persons' Center (OPC). Residents of the Rochester community are invited for a week of complimentary programs and demonstrations running through March 16. Throughout the week, participants will have opportunities to explore everything the OPC provides. No pre-registration required, just stop in and discover something new. Spring into Action began in 2016 as a way to encourage local residents to try the OPC out … [Read more...]
Spring into Action: A Celebration of OPC’s Programs for the 50+
Filed Under: OPC, The Community Edge Tagged With: Older Persons' Center, Tom Daldin, Under the Radar
Founders Day Kicks Off the Bicentennial Year for City of Rochester with VIDEO
Founders Day, an annual event, was extra special this year. A larger-than-normal crowd gathered at the Rochester Hills Museum, not only to recognize six new "founders," but also to kick off the start to the City of Rochester's 200th year celebration. Founded on March 17, 1817 by James Graham, Rochester has grown, keeping up with the times, yet holding on to its past. "Small town feel" is alive and well in Rochester. This year's event was held in the 1927 Calf Barn of the Rochester Hills … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Rochester Hills Museum, The Community Edge Tagged With: 1927 Calf Barn, Avon Township, By Michael Dwyer, Daughter’s of the American Revolution, Eugene Nowicki, Floatable Boatable, Founders Day, Gail Kemler, gladys mckenney, James Graham, Mary Eberline, Maureen Thalmann, Michele Dunham, Michigan State House of Representatives, Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame, Oakland Township Parks Commission, paint creek trail, Patrick McKay, PBS, Peggy Johnson, Robert Lytle, Robert Simpson Woodward, Rochester Community School Board, Rochester Community Schools, Rochester Downtown Development Authority, Rochester Hills Museum, Rochester Historical Commission, Rochester Lions Club, Rochester Mayor Cathy Daldin, Rochester-Avon Historical Society, Samantha Lawrence, Tom Daldin, Under the Radar, Van Hoosen Farm, William S. Broomfield