Small Business Saturday was a busy day at the Addison-Oaks Christmas Tree Farm.
When you think of small businesses, the first thing that comes to mind usually isn't 20 acres of pines and spruces begging for you to chop them down and take them home. Frank Rimi planted the first Christmas trees in his backyard at what is now known as the Addison-Oaks Christmas Tree Farm in 1988. If Small Business Saturday was around back then, it would have just turned legal drinking age. Frank's wife, Cathy, and three sons have helped maintain the family business and witnessed it grow. “I like this kind of farming because it’s not dirty, other than the sap you get on your hands, and I get to work closely with the customers,” Rimi said. The farm on Lake George Road in Oakland Township is open on weekends from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. for families…
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There are 30 days between Thanksgiving and Christmas. We'll fill every one of them with ways to give back in Rochester.
Like all of you readers out there, we have many reasons to be thankful this season. But we can never say "thank you" enough. So to help show our appreciation, we're going to help make the season of giving a little easier for you this season. For the next 30 days – every day until Christmas Eve – Rochester Patch will bring you ways to help spread holiday cheer past your front porch to people and organizations across the area. From toy drives to giving trees, we'll tell you about the causes that need the most help this season. We hope you'll take part in this 30 Days of Giving and take the spirit beyond the holidays, because there is need all year long. How can you help? Let us know about a local cause or a nonprofit that's doing something …
Seriously? Snow? Well, it's not the only sign of winter around town.
Brrr, it's chilly today all of a sudden. Here are some more signs winter is coming: He arrives at the Village of Rochester Hills next Friday, Nov. 18. That's when the Village, with help from city leaders and community members, will flip the switch on the lights and kick off the holiday shopping. Earlier this week, staff of English Gardens Christmas Shop decorated the gazebo for the season. We've all seen the lights being installed in downtown Rochester. They're also lighting up Rochester Road on the outside of Bordine Nursery. And they're being installed in yards across town: on the Rochester Patch Facebook page we heard from a few readers who took advantage of the sunny days last weekend to hang their outdoor lights. One such reader was …
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Tiffany Dziurman Stozicki
9:55 am on Thursday, November 24, 2011
Yes, the Rochester Area Neighborhood House is a wonderful choice! They have an online giving tree that is simple to use. Many local children need warm clothing and gifts this holiday. I agree with Michele about striving to give all year long. Also, the Rochester Downtown Development Authority and some downtown merchants have joined with RANH to help provide shoes and socks to area children in … more ›