Reminder: Traffic Advisory – bridge work on M-10 and I-94 in Detroit 1-6-2020 -SB M-10, between W. Grand Blvd and I-94, the left lane will be closed beginning Monday, 1/6, after 9 a.m. – SB M-10 ramp to EB 94 will also be closed. The detour is SB M-10 to EB M-8 to SB I-75 to EB I-94. (Note the detour route is north of the ramp closure.) – The work is expected to take approximately two weeks. |
Voice your opinion to Oakland County leadership! |
| Oakland County Executive David Coulter wants to hear from residents about their top priorities for the new year. His administration has released the Oakland County Government’s Citizen Survey 2020 which asks residents to rank what is important to them in terms of jobs and the economy, public health, neighborhoods and housing, roads and transportation, and more.
Please share and encourage your neighbors to take advantage of this opportunity to speak directly to the Oakland County Executive before January 10! |
Fur harvesting
Small game huntingYour 2019 base license is valid through March 31, 2020, so there is still time to get out for some small game hunting. Cottontail rabbit, snowshoe hare and squirrel (fox and gray) hunting are open statewide through March 31. See the 2019 Hunting Digest for small game season dates and bag limits. Deer huntingArchery season is extended through Jan. 31 for Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties. All rules and regulations for the archery season apply. Hunters should check on local ordinances in the communities they are interested in hunting to make sure hunting is allowed or to see whether only specific areas are open for the extended season. State game and wildlife areas in all three counties are open to hunting during this extended season. Visit Michigan.gov/Deer or see the 2019 Hunting Digest for all deer hunting details. Waterfowl huntingThere’s still time to bag a champion goose in the South Zone and Allegan County Goose Management Unit (GMU). South Zone:
Allegan County Goose Management Unit:
Waterfowl hunting dates, bag limits and regulations are available at Michigan.gov/Waterfowl. Need a place to hunt? |
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Rochester, Michigan ¬ The Fire & Ice Festival in Downtown Rochester will be the inaugural event to commemorate Oakland County’s bicentennial year, County Executive David Coulter announced today. The fireworks pre-show will honor Oakland County’s 200 years and the event stage will have a bicentennial ice sculpture.
“We can’t think of a better way to kick off celebrating Oakland County’s 200th year than with the Fire & Ice Festival in Downtown Rochester,” Coulter said. “We welcome everyone to attend our free winter festival to take part in the winter fun.”
Oakland County’s actual 200th birthday is March 28. A birthday celebration is in the planning stages as well as other events throughout the year. Stay tuned to oakgov.com/bicentennial for additional details as they emerge.
The Fire & Ice Festival is set for January 17-19 and is among the premier winter events in Michigan. There is no charge for any of the winter activities.
Activities include dog sled rides, a tube sledding hill, ice skating, snow shoeing, cross-country skiing, ice carvings, face painting, marshmallow roasting, food trucks and a taste fest/beer tent. For detailed event schedules and more information, go to OakGov.com/FireAndIce or Facebook.com/FireAndIceRochester.
Returning this year is a collegiate ice carving competition, which begins Saturday morning. Oakland Community College and Macomb Community College are among those expected to compete in the competition, which is sponsored by Consumers Energy.
The Big, Bright Light Show illuminates downtown Rochester each night in a glorious rainbow of colors.
A spectacular firework display lights up the sky Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and the seventh running of The Brooksie Way “Chill at the Mills” 5k race happens Sunday at 9:30 a.m. Registration is available at thebrooksieway.com. The race typically attracts more than 700 participants.
The Rochester Fire Department spaghetti dinners on Friday and Saturday night and a pancake breakfast Sunday morning to support Rochester Area Youth Assistance;
Oakland County Animal Shelter and Pet Adoption Center’s tent where festival goers may adopt dogs or renew or purchase dog licenses.
The Fire & Ice Festival runs from 5 – 9 p.m. Friday, January 17; 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. Saturday, January 18; and 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Sunday, January 19. The fireworks are at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
The festival site is at East Second and Mill streets in downtown Rochester. Parking is available at Buffalo Wild Wings at 1234 Walton in Rochester. There will be a free shuttle running between the restaurant and the festival.
County Executive Dave Coulter, the Fire & Ice Festival Committee, Oakland County, Oakland County Parks and Recreation, the city of Rochester and Downtown Rochester thank this year’s presenting sponsor Vibe Credit Union; fireworks sponsors Hour Media and Soave Enterprises; major sponsors Rochester Mills Beer Co., Russ Shelton Buick GMC, and Consumers Energy; and supporting sponsors Buffalo Wild Wings, Byers Wrecker Service, Heat Treating Services Corporation of America, Premier Pet Supply, Renewal by Andersen and Rock Solid Exteriors.
For media inquiries only, please contact Bill Mullan, Oakland County media and communications officer, at 248-858-1048.
From the MHSAA. This Week In High School Sports reports on high school sports stories around the sate of Michigan.
In today’s edition, we announce our latest “Performance of the Week” and “Team of the Month” – both from girls basketball – and also feature a girls hoops “family” taking advantage of longtime connections during a successful run. We feature a wrestling champion looking to repeat and announce a national honor for one of Michigan’s most highly-regarded tennis coaches.
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 Performance: White Pigeon’s Claycee WestThe 5-foot-8 senior guard scored a school-record 41 points during a 58-39 win over Marcellus on Jan. 7, breaking her previous single-game school record of 38 points scored as a sophomore to earn the MHSAA “Performance of the Week.” West also became her school’s all-time leading scorer Dec. 17 against Bangor, breaking her coach Brooke McClure’s career points record of 1,224, and West is since up to 1,308 after eight games this winter. |
 Byron ‘Family’ Filled With Family TiesEvery team refers to itself as a family in athletics. But the Byron girls basketball team takes that concept to a new level. There are two sets of sisters, a set of cousins, and three of the four coaches on the team coach their own daughters. But, assistant coach Brandy Forgie said, there’s more than that. “The family aspect doesn’t just come from being blood-related,” she said. “We’re all from Byron, born and raised, all but one of us as coaches, too.” |
 Champ Lilly Honed In On Historic QuestChris Lilly could have plenty of thoughts racing through his mind as he goes through his senior wrestling season at Croswell-Lexington. It’s his final year wrestling for his dad, Cros-Lex coach Joe Lilly, who has been in his corner since he began wrestling at 7 years old. It could be his final year wrestling competitively period, as he’s not sure he’ll continue with the sport in college. |
 Armada’s Fredette Receives NFHS HonorLongtime Armada tennis coach David Fredette has been named one of 23 National Coaches of the Year for 2018-19 by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NHFS) Coaches Association. Fredette was selected first at the state level and then from among the eight sections that make up the NFHS – Michigan is part of Section 4 with Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Wisconsin. |
 Hartland Sets Sights On Unprecedented HeightsThis season isn’t half over for the Hartland girls basketball team. And as impressive as they’ve performed over the first six weeks, there are lessons from the last few seasons they must continue to recall with expectations high this winter. Take last week’s 50-40 win over Plymouth. The Eagles trailed early 14-1 – reinforcing coach Don Palmer’s message that every opponent is aiming to bring its best against a Hartland team with championship aspirations. |
 MHSAA TV Set To Top 600 Events AgainThe Winter sports season is in full swing on MHSAA.tv and the NFHS Network. For the second straight week, more than 600 high school sporting events will have live streaming video. Here’s the complete schedule of varsity events on MHSAA.tv – more than 300 events on this week’s schedule will be competed at the Junior High/Middle School, Freshman, or Junior Varsity levels and are not shown. Visit MHSAA.tv to look for all upcoming games. |
 Be The Referee: Wrestling Tie-BreakerThis week, MHSAA officials coordinator Sam Davis discusses an addition this winter to the tie-breaker criteria for dual wrestling meets. Be The Referee is a series of short messages designed to help educate people on the rules of different sports, to help them better understand the art of officiating, and to recruit officials. |
 This Week In High School Sports: 1/17/20This week’s show highlights work to promote and protect youth football, awards Game Balls to Pickford basketball’s Darcy Bennin and Cadillac basketball’s Levi Klotz, explains an addition to the wrestling tie-breaker criteria and discusses the importance of amateurism and commitment to educational athletics. |
Girls Basketball · Freeland vs. Frankenmuth, 6:00 p.m.
Girls Basketball · Brighton vs. Howell, 6:45 p.m.
Boys Ice Hockey · Detroit Catholic Central vs. Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood, 7:15 p.m.
Boys Basketball · Fenton v. Linden, 7:30 p.m.
Boys Basketball · Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian vs. Grand Rapids Covenant Christian, 7:30 p.m.
Boys Basketball · Wyoming vs. Grand Rapids Christian, 7:30 p.m.
Boys Basketball · Grand Blanc vs. Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice, 5:30 p.m.
Girls Basketball · Cedar Springs vs. Kent City, 6:00 p.m.
Boys Ice Hockey · Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice vs. Calumet, 7:00 p.m.
Girls Basketball · Howell vs. Midland, 5:00 p.m.
Girls Basketball · Cadillac vs. Benzie Central, 7:00 p.m.
Girls Basketball · Ishpeming vs. West Iron County, 7:15 p.m.
Boys Basketball · Munising vs. Carney-Nadeau, 7:30 p.m.
Click here for a schedule of available student broadcast video streams.
