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  • Huntington Woods-Berkley, MI

Email leslie.ellis@patch.com

Phone 248-303-4434

My family was a news family - we got the daily paper and discussed the nightly news over dinner. On the weekend, CBS News Sunday morning was part of our breakfast routine and we spent the first part of the day reading and swapping sections of the newspaper. With all that information floating around in our heads, you'd think one of us would have been able to beat my Dad at Trivial Pursuit. But, we never did - even when we teamed up against him! My first internship was in high school with the Rochester Eccentric newspaper. But I really caught the news bug at Michigan State University, where I studied history and journalism. I found a way to combine both subjects with jobs at The State News and the Lansing State Journal. Journalism, after all, has been called "the first rough draft of history." As luck would have it, I landed my first professional job near home at The Oakland Press and from there moved to The Detroit News. Despite its ups and downs, journalism has been a rewarding career that has allowed me to learn something new every day, meet fascinating people, be creative and serve the community!

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Your Guide to Berkley's SummerFest

The festivities continue this week with the Jaycee Park Jamboree on Thursday and a community picnic Saturday.

Your Guide to Berkley's SummerFest
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National Weather Service Issues Air Quality Alert

Monday will be sunny with a high near 93 degrees and Tuesday even hotter, with a high of 100 degrees and more sun expected in Berkley and Huntington Woods, the forecasting agency says.

National Weather Service Issues Air Quality Alert
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Fun Happenings Nearby This Weekend

Check out the Pig & Whiskey in Ferndale, shop the Royal Oak Chamber garage sale or a Mom2Mom sale in Clawson, stop and smell the roses during Birmingham garden tours, or take part in the Berkley Bike Rodeo & Ride.

Fun Happenings Nearby This Weekend
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Ate It: 'Today's Special' at Atomic Dawg

The Berkley restaurant serves up a chicken turkey mole sausage, topped with homemade guacamole and chipotle mayonnaise, all packed in a bun; is it your favorite meal at the restaurant or do you prefer another? Take our poll!

Ate It: 'Today's Special' at Atomic Dawg
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Wild Weather Ruins Michigan Fruit Crops

Frigid temperatures April 29 ruined cherry and apple crops, report the Associated Press and WWJ.

Wild Weather Ruins Michigan Fruit Crops
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Norup Students Hold Film Camp Fundraiser

Two Huntington Woods girls raise money for a 2013 spring break trip to Costa Rica by teaching campers about directing, editing and other elements of making movies.

Norup Students Hold Film Camp Fundraiser
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Berkley 'Stranger Danger' Investigation Continues

"If anybody has any tips or has seen anything, we'll take all calls," Public Safety Officer Andrew Hadfield says. "Just be vigilant and talk to kids about stranger danger."

Berkley 'Stranger Danger' Investigation Continues