Woodward Talk | Published April 26, 2023
Ferndale Schools to celebrate champions with parade
FERNDALE — Ferndale Public Schools will host a Parade of Champions for the district’s championship-winning programs at 5 p.m. Friday, April 28.
The teams that will be honored in the parade include the boys basketball team and the winter guard, both of which recently won state championships. Other teams and athletes who will be honored include Nicholas Foreman, of the boys swimming team; the Berkley Royal Oak Unified figure skating team; and the Ferndale High School football team, marching band, robotics team and wrestling team.
The parade will start at Planavon Street and West Nine Mile Road and continue west to Pinecrest Drive and then south on Pinecrest to Ferndale High School.
No Mow May
FERNDALE — The city of Ferndale will be participating in “No Mow May” next month.
According to a city news release, the event is described as a “pollinator-friendly and environmentally-friendly initiative that suspends grass and weed enforcement for the month of May.”
“Mowing less for the month of May will allow pollen-producing plants to grow to increase nectar for bees and other pollinators,” the release reads. “A lack of mowing also means less power usage, which reduces emissions and noise pollution from lawnmowers. It also reduces soil compaction and offers greater infiltration of stormwater.”
Residents are encouraged to register for the program, which they can do at ferndalemi.seamlessdocs.com/f/NoMowMayRegistration. Residents also are not required to participate in the program, as it is voluntary.
For more information about the program, visit ferndalemi.gov/news.
Used book sale is this weekend
HUNTINGTON WOODS — The Friends of the Huntington Woods Library are having a used book sale from noon to 4 p.m. April 28, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 29 and 1-2 p.m. April 30 at the library, 26415 Scotia Road. Adult books cost $1 each and children’s books cost 50 cents apiece. Sunday will be a bag sale. For $3, shoppers will be able to fill up a bag with books that day. All proceeds will support library programs. Call (248) 543-9720 for more information.
Citywide garage sale coming up
HUNTINGTON WOODS — The city of Huntington Woods will be holding its citywide garage sale May 19-21.
The sale will take place from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day throughout the city. The city advised in a new release that the garage sale typically brings with it more traffic than normal, so people should keep an eye out for pedestrians.
For more information, call the nonemergency line at the Department of Public Safety at (248) 541-1180.
Remember to vote
BERKLEY — Berkley residents have a municipal operating, police and fire millage proposal on the ballot May 2. The city is asking residents to restore Berkley’s millage rates, specifically for its operating and police and fire mills, by a total of 3.4581 mills and return the millage back to the original 13 mills. The mills would raise more than $2.5 million when first levied this year. For a home with a taxable value of $100,000, the millage increase would be $346.
For more information from the city, visit berkleymich.org/alert_detail.php and berkleymich.org/millage. To read the Woodward Talk’s coverage of the millage proposal, visit candgnews.com and search for “berkley millage.”
Royal Oak Concert Band to play Michigan music
ROYAL OAK — The Royal Oak Concert Band’s next show, “Music Across Michigan,” will be performed at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 7, at the Royal Oak Middle School auditorium, 709 N. Washington Ave.
According to a news release, the performance is a salute to Michigan through classic concert band repertoire and features projected scenes from around the state set to music.
The band, directed by Kevin R. Czarnik, will be performing works by Smokey Robinson, the Jackson 5, the Four Tops, Pierre LaPlante, David R. Gillingham and Leonard B. Smith, as well as its traditional set of marches. The concert also will have a set by the Woodward Avenue Jazz Orchestra.
Admission costs $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and is free for children ages 12 and younger. Tickets will be available at the door or online at www.royaloakconcertband.org.