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A bottle drive will be held Saturday, July 7, to raise money to build a permanent owl house for injured and ill owls at Stage Nature Center in Troy.Boy Scout Wyatt Lucas from Troop 1036 started raising funds to build the owl house early this spring.The nature center has recently taken in five owls that cannot be released into the wild due to prior injuries and illnesses.

Esther Jackson has joined Innovative Learning Group, Inc. of Troy as a project manager and instructional designer. Innovative Learning Group creates corporate employee training. Jackson previously worked for more than 15 years at the City of Detroit, where she served as a project manager and instructional designer.

In the front yard of the Iverson family's home in Waterford, a group of teenage boys can be seen flipping through the air, flying higher than the house itself, on a set of trampolines. Hailing from places like California and Alabama, they're here for two weeks for the second annual GTramp Great Lakes Meetup.

Former Troy City Manager Brian Kischnick was charged with bribery Friday in federal court, accused of accepting more than $20,000 in cash and other items from a contractor for the city.Federal prosecutors say the 50-year-old Kischnick demanded the payments while serving as city manager of Oakland County's most-populated community.

The Oakland County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a Royal Oak man was reportedly found in a Rochester Hills park pond Thursday night. According to WXYZ, the Royal Oak man, 27, was found around 7:22 p.

Natasha Axotis has opened an office for her holistic practice in Troy. Infinite Healing with Natasha is at 1787 W. Big Beaver Road in Troy. Axotis is a board certified hypnotherapist and holistic healing touch practitioner. She offers hypnotherapy to manage addictive behaviors, aid in self -improvement, and to help with weight loss, stress management, anxiety relief, EFT, tinnitus therapy and reiki energy healing.

Drivers can rest easy, at least for one weekend. All lanes of I-696 in Oakland County will be open to traffic through the weekend before weekday nightly closures begin Monday at 9 p.m. Over the past few months, the Michigan Department of Transportation has closed the westbound lanes between Dequindre and Telegraph for four weekends to complete work on segment one of the four segment,

ADULT ACTIVITIES. Geriatric psychologist Lisa Ficker, Ph.D., will discuss brain health and successful aging in an interactive session, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. July 12 at Bloomfield Township Senior Services, 4315 Andover Road, Bloomfield Township, ages 50+, $3-$5, register at 248-723-3500 or www.

. Venture Global Engineering Foundation annual golf fundraising event is July 21, at the Wyndgate Country Club and the WestWynd Golf course in Oakland Township. to benefit local organizations, school groups and regional charities, including Rochester-based New Day Foundation for Families, full breakfast buffet, 18 holes golf with cart, raffles, contests,

Josephine S. Gehringer, of Beverly Hills, widow of Tigers Hall of Famer Charlie Gehringer, died Sunday, July 1, at age 100.Mrs. Gehringer was active at St. Regis Catholic Church in Bloomfield Hills. She was also a member of the Bloomfield Hills Country Club and active in many area charitable organizations.