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The Highland House restaurant, a landmark along Highland Road, has moved next door, to an all new building. The new construction was completed recently, and the restaurant plans to open this weekend, June 9-10, if the parking lot is finished, according to a statement by Clement Companies. The owners, Elia Nicholas and Gene Ryeson, had awarded the contract to build the new restaurant to

Rochester Hills Mayor Bryan Barnett will establish an advisory committee on diversity and inclusion. The committee will advise the mayor on inclusion strategies that will continue to strengthen connections among diverse communities across the city. "We are a community of innovative people who desire a collective success for our residents," Barnett said.

A prominent psychiatrist from Southfield is one of six people murdered in Arizona over the past week; authorities believe the killings are all connected to the same man.Steven Pitt, 59, grew up in Southfield and graduated from the former Southfield-Lathrup High School,

The Second Annual Horsepower for Heroes Car Show and Charity Event to benefit active troops and veterans is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 9 at U-Pull and Save Auto Parts, 240 E. Columbia Avenue, Pontiac.U-Pull and Save and Schram Auto Parts is teaming up with Desert Angels to send care packages overseas to troops and to benefit the Michigan Veterans Foundation.

Miracle Quilts for Our Troops Annual Show and Display is from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 9, at Independence Village, 701 Market Street, Oxford. Miracle Quilts was founded by Carole Carroll in March 2009 to honor the service and sacrifice of PFC Joseph Miracle, 22, who died in Afghanistan on July 5, 2007.

ORION TWPHistorical Society presents story of Amelia EarhartThe Orion Historical Society is hosting a special presentation, "When Amelia Came to Michigan," at 7 p.m. Monday, June 11 at the Orion Township Public Library, 825 Joslyn Road.This program is the real life story of Amelia Earhart's adventures in Michigan.

Farmington Youth Assistance presented awards to 30 middle and high school students who have volunteered more than 100 hours and made a positive impact.Students have gone on mission trips, been student leaders in their schools, served meals to local residents, cleaned up parks and tutored kids.

Oakland University English Professor Kathleen Pfeiffer of Rochester Hills has been named a winner of the 2018 Michigan Writers Cooperative Press Chapbook Competition for her newly published memoir "Ink." The annual competition features submissions from writers throughout the U.S., with winners receiving publication and marketing support.

The Troy Nature Society will be holding its first annual Run For Nature event from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sunday, June 10,at the Troy Farm located at Beach Road and South Boulevard. This 5K run will take place on the newly established trail located at the west end of the 100-acre Stage Nature Center preserve.

A Clarkston native recently participated in a unique Navy mission at the top of the world aboard one of the most advanced nuclear-powered fast attack submarines, the USS Hartford (SSN 768).Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Benjamin Osberger is an electronics technician serving aboard one of 40 Los Angeles-class submarines in the U.