STERLING HEIGHTS/SHELBY TOWNSHIP/UTICA — Bemis Junior High School students completed a monthlong challenge to practice gratitude in November, and they said that they learned a lot through the process.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Shelby Police Department held its annual Shop with a Cop event to bring some good cheer during the recent holidays.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/STERLING HEIGHTS/UTICA — The Eisenhower High School Fashion Club recently decided to do a good deed for those in need by donating pillowcases they made to the Children’s Hospital of Michigan in Troy.

UTICA — They came in their junior year and lit a fire under the program, winning the school’s first league title since 2012.

MACOMB COUNTY — L’Anse Creuse Unified may be a young squad with heavy aspirations, but they’re figuring things out in the race for the Macomb Area Conference Red league title.

MACOMB COUNTY — As confetti is cleared from Times Square and late-made resolutions begin to be broken, it can be easy to leave 2023 behind in favor of what 2024 will bring.

MACOMB COUNTY/GROSSE POINTES — Here's some of the notable items given to reporters by local police.

News & Notes from the 12/20/23 Shelby-Utica News

UTICA/SHELBY TOWNSHIP/STERLING HEIGHTS — On Dec. 5, Utica Community Schools Center for Science and Industry sophomores were challenged to create a viable, sellable product with original branding and marketing.

UTICA — Lights were bright and carolers were caroling at the Downtown Utica Christmas Tree Lighting Celebration Dec. 9 at Memorial Park.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Utica Community Schools eighth grader Ben Wodniak had a vision to create a war memorial, which has now become a reality.

MACOMB COUNTY — Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel took to the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts stage on Dec. 6 to deliver his 11th State of the County speech.

News & Notes from the 12/6/23 Shelby-Utica News

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Shelby Township Senior Center’s featured artist for November and December is Laura Rangos, of LRDesign LLC, for her fabric art.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Santa Claus is coming to town at the Packard Proving Grounds this month, and everyone is invited to celebrate.

UTICA — The Reptarium is expanding to a building just across the street with an additional 30,000 square feet on Van Dyke Avenue in Utica.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Beckett Fowler, a 3-year-old Shelby Township resident, was diagnosed with brain cancer March 22 and spent much of this year in another state receiving treatment.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — In collaboration with the Shelby Township Downtown Development Authority, Shelby Township is welcoming the public back for its Christmas Aglow celebration on Thursday, Nov. 30.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — As the winter chill settles in, the Shelby Township Library is inviting the public to join them for its annual Christmas Book Bundle sale.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Packard Proving Grounds Model Train Show will return from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 25 at the Packard Proving Grounds, 49965 Van Dyke Ave. in Shelby Township.