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The Neighborhood House Clothes Closet will be participating in Downtown Rochester's Sidewalk Sales this year July 12-14. The organization will be set up in front of D'Marcos Italian Restaurant, on the corner of 4th and Main Street. The Neighborhood House Clothes Closet offers clothing, accessories and households items at a fraction of the prices at other stores.

Genisys Credit Union, headquartered in Auburn Hills, has received the Michigan Economic Bright Spots Award from Corp! Magazine. This award recognizes Michigan companies that continue to grow, expand and hire Michigan's brightest talent. "We are honored to once again receive this award from Corp!" said Jackie Buchanan, Genisys President and CEO, "Genisys is committed to providing outstanding financial products and services to our members through innovation and continuous improvement.

The Troy Family Daze Festival organizers are seeking performers for the International Day Celebration Sept. 15 and 16. Any cultural groups, organizations or individuals wishing to perform during the International Day Celebrations or staff a free table to share information should contact Lisa Grodsky at

Oakland Community Health Network welcomed its new CEO and Executive Director Annette Downey on Monday. In this role, Downey will lead Oakland Community Health Network in the oversight and management of Oakland County's public mental health system. The Board of Directors selected Downey as the new CEO in April of this year.

Members of VFW Post 582 Ortonville were invited by the 4-H Horse Riding club to dedicate the club's new flag pole at their arena at the Oakland County Fair fairgrounds.On July 6, six post members and riding club members presented a new American flag, and Post Chaplin#xa0;John Wardurki blessed the new flag and flag pole.

Two local golf outings recently raised nearly $170,000 to benefit the Children's Leukemia Foundation of Michigan. The funds raised will support the foundation's mission to provide and promote compassionate, personalized support to people in Michigan affected by leukemia and other blood related disorders.

St Anne's Mead Senior Assisted Living and Nursing Care hosted more than 150 guests for a hard hat tour of their new state-of-the-art memory care home in Southfield, set to open at the end of July.The Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 5.4 million Americans live with Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia.

Stitching Sisters, a group of women in Clawson, make quilts for veterans - presenting them on the second Saturday of each month to organizations such as VFW and the American Legion.The next event is at noon to 7 p.m. Saturday, July 14 in the Community Room at the Clawson City Hall, 425 N. Main St.

Police say an Oak Park woman drowned in her family's built-in pool on Wednesday night.Oak Park Public Safety Lt. Troy Taylor said police are not releasing the identity of the 69-year-old woman at this point.The incident happened at the woman's home in the 24000 block of Spencer."There are no signs of foul play," Taylor said, adding the woman's body was discovered by her husband.

A tooling and equipment supplier plans to locate its North American headquarters in Farmington Hills, creating about 30 jobs.International Wheel and Tire Inc., a joint venture between Arkk Engineering and SH-Corporation of China, is a tooling and equipment supplier specializing in the design and manufacture of balancing machines for balancing tires, wheels, assemblies, and components.