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Holiday cheer radiates from Royal Oak BY TAYLOR CHRISTENSEN
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ROYAL OAK — Royal Oak is the destination to be during the winter season with plenty of different holiday-themed events for all to enjoy. Royal Oak kicked off the holiday season Nov. 22 at the Lighting of the Park ceremony. The event included music, ice skating at The Rink, singing from the Royal Oak Children’s Choir, hot cocoa and of course the lighting of the park, including the giant oak tree. Centennial Commons, 221 E. Third St. in Royal Oak, is
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CLAWSON — Clawson police officer Aundreana Beydoun was taught growing up to always respect the elderly. When she noticed an influx of welfare-check calls for seniors called into the Clawson Police Department, she wanted to create a program that would provide more efficient help to the senior community. Last spring, Beydoun began creating the Clawson Officers Protecting Seniors Care program to help encourage the independence and safety of seniors living in their homes. The program seeks to accomplish this through check-ins, resources and social opportunities. “We (Clawson) have a high population of elderly people. People come here and they stay here,” Beydoun said. “While I was responding to calls, I noticed a lot of them were for the elderly or vulnerable adults that had financial hard-
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Photos by Liz Carnegie
ABOVE: Alise King sings “Santa Baby” at the Lighting of the Park event Nov. 22 at Centennial Commons at 221 E. Third St. in Royal Oak. RIGHT: Colorful lights brighten up the night. For more photos, visit candgnews.com/galleries.
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