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After teaching herself to knit during her freshman year of high school, Barbara Cooper recalls that the dime store was the only place you could buy yarn in her hometown of Greeneville, Tenn.

There was more than fun in the sun as nine people won prizes, including a mountain bike, an iPod shuffle, gift certificates and tickets to the upcoming "American Idol" show in Detroit at the Turtle Cove ...

The YWCA North Branch is accepting registrations for its summer programs at locations in Wyandotte and Huron Township.

Director Vito Giambalvo, left, and photo director Donald Morgan, both of Los Angeles, talk with Sam Cummings, owner of the Brookby Estate in East Grand Rapids.

Photo provided by Prudential Getting special words of encouragement from Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York , is Katelyn Philpot of Brownstown Township, while Aida Mandic of Hamtramck looks on. via Heritage Newspapers

It takes a lot to get us charged up about spending a winter weekend in Detroit. Something big. via Automotive

“We get a good turnout every year but this has been a very, very good turnout”

Photos by William Zilke Mild temperatures and a long winter combined to make this year's Friends of the Library Perennial Exchange a huge success. via The View

Spring Arbor University's theater department premieres two powerful one-act plays, 1832 and My Boy What Has This World Left You Wanting? at the Prop Shop Thursday, April 17, through Sunday, April 20. via WSAE-FM Spring Arbor

“Unfortunately, the price was much higher than we anticipated.”

The township will not pursue an estimated $3 million project to pave and upgrade seven gravel streets in downtown New Boston. via Heritage Newspapers

A 1997 Jeep Cherokee was vandalized between the evening of March 20 and 5:30 p.m. Saturday. via The Isle Camera

“My goal is to help kids who need support and a shoulder to cry on. I hope to bring a little bit of joy back into their lives after a tragedy”

Katelyn Philpot, an eighth-grader at Renton Junior High School in New Boston, was presented with an engraved silver medallion in recognition of her outstanding volunteer work. via Heritage Newspapers

“Parents were saying things like, 'Don't you think this is a violation of their rights?' But that all died down eventually.”

Voluntary and random drug testing of students as young as 11 years old could begin as soon as September in the Royal Oak School District. via Detroit News Online

“The DDA can go in and upgrade facilities when we have the taxes”

The township's newly established Downtown Development Authority is striving to spur growth in New Boston. via Heritage Newspapers

A longtime businessman sees much potential in upgrading property along the Huron River - especially in downtown New Boston. via Heritage Newspapers

“I'm in a panic state all the time.”

When Karen Gaffney proposed giving one of her kidneys to a complete stranger, the sociologist for a local hospital looked at her like she was crazy. via Hometown Life

“One of the very nice things about our organization is that kids get to meet kids from all over the community and form friendships.”

The Downriver Youth Performing Arts Center is offering 'Death by Chocolate.' And you wouldn't be the only person to wonder whether it's onstage around Valentine's Day for a reason. via Detroit Free Press

“We're going to do a 1920s murder mystery right in the diner”

Sheila Sexton's Starting Line Diner, 333 Industrial Park Drive in Belleville, recaptures the look and the feel of those bygone days. via The View

“We've had more media attention to the school (because of the expulsions) and the actions we've taken to ensure safety have attracted more media attention”

The vice president of the Van Buren school board has pulled his daughter out of the district's Belleville High School , citing safety concerns. via MLive.com

By: Dean Cousino story updated January 25. 2008 11:36AM No country music show has been signed yet for the Monroe County Fair July 27-Aug. 2. James B. Miller, head of the fair's entertainment committee, told the ... via Monroe Evening News/Monroe Sunday News

“I think the county would have to spearhead the project”

Township and Wayne County officials will meet Tuesday to discuss sharing costs for road paving projects. via Heritage Newspapers