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5 Things to Know This Week About West Bloomfield

Start the week off right by getting up to speed on the biggest rally, the playoff game, and the government meeting in town this week.

1. Are you feeling March Madness? The Orchard Lake St. Mary's varsity basketball team is after over Farmington to win its MHSAA district championship. On Monday at 5:30 p.m., the Eaglets will travel to to tangle with Ann Arbor Huron in the regional tournament semifinals.

  • Speaking of great athletic performances this weekend, did you hear about the record that

2. Project Build!, a collaborative effort between West Bloomfield-based Jewish Family Services and the Building Industry Association of Southeastern Michigan is to win the  Everyone is welcome to come by the Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. and vote, post, and hang out to raise awareness for JFS to win this contest.

  • after winning a preliminary contest for $25,000 last month. 

3. It's not happening in West Bloomfield, but worth keeping an eye on will be a set of three interviews Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. for an open superintendent search in the Southgate Community School District. West Bloomfield Schools' assistant superintendent Rick Arnett will interview for the position, according to the News-Herald Downriver.

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  • Stay tuned this week for the latest in the WBSD Board of Education's search for a superintendent to replacing the

4. The township's planning commission is meeting Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.to hold public hearings for the Cass Lake Woods Improvement Association and the Riding Club Home Owners Association. The commission will also tend to items pertaining to the approved plan to bring a new  To download the agenda, visit the  on Patch.

5. The nonprofit Relay for Life West Bloomfield will hold its  at  on Tuesday at 6 p.m. The kickoff party is an opportunity for newcomers to learn what Relay is and how it helps to save lives that would otherwise be lost to cancer. Last year, the 24-hour marathon at West Bloomfield High School 

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