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Our Children's Fund Winners Honored by School Board

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Yesterday at the , I met with senior Claire Forhan, whose winning design for a won a contest sponsored by Our Children's Fund, the local nonprofit now in the midst of its 21st annual Holiday Help fundraising drive. Claire was honored by the school board along with honorable mentions and runners-up.

The 2011-12 Snowman Pins are being sold for $10 through Jan. 2012 at all school offices and the .

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In addition to selling pins, the OCF committee is looking for contributions of money as well as store gift cards in any amount to help reach our goal of assisting as many families as possible this holiday season. You may drop these off at any school office.

The National Weather Service calls for the following Tuesday forecast:

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Day: Rain. The rain could be heavy at times. High near 42 degrees. Breezy, with a north northeast wind between 20 and 22 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent.

Tonight: Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 9 p.m. Low around 32 degrees. Breezy, with a north northwest wind between 14 and 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. New snow accumulation of 1-2 inches possible.

DetroitGasPrices.com posted Tuesday's cheapest gas prices. The following reflects prices for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline:

  • $3.21, , 7389 Orchard Lake Rd. at Northwestern Highway
  • $3.29, , 7400 Farmington Rd. at 14 Mile Road
  • $3.39, , 6495 Orchard Lake Rd. at Maple Road

Stay dry! Have a great day!


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