http://www.oakgov.com Oakland County, Michigan - Recent News May 24, 2012 Copyright 2010, Oakland County, MI. eng ocstart@oakgov.com ocstart@oakgov.com A program that surprises a child with cancer by bringing a horse to the family home for a day of fun activities is among nine 'healthy' Oakland County projects that received a total of more than $10,000 in funding through the Brooksie Way Minigrant program. http://www.oakgov.com/about/news/2012/pr_12_79.html http://www.oakgov.com/about/news/2012/pr_12_79.html May 24, 2012 Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson has appointed Jennifer Fischer and Thomas Guastello to the Oakland County Art Institute Authority that will develop ballot language for the Detroit Institute of Arts millage in the August primary election. http://www.oakgov.com/about/news/2012/pr_12_78.html http://www.oakgov.com/about/news/2012/pr_12_78.html May 22, 2012 Nine Oakland County projects will receive funding through the Brooksie Way Minigrant program on Thursday, May 24, at the Royal Park Hotel in Rochester. http://www.oakgov.com/about/news/2012/pr_12_77.html http://www.oakgov.com/about/news/2012/pr_12_77.html May 18, 2012 Residents of the 12 North Oakland Household Hazardous Waste communities can get rid of their household hazardous waste on June 2 at Oakland University in Rochester. http://www.oakgov.com/about/news/2012/pr_12_76.html http://www.oakgov.com/about/news/2012/pr_12_76.html May 16, 2012 The Oakland County Department of Economic Development and Community Affairs received first place awards for its 'Oakland County in the Civil War' map at the 2012 IMAGIN Conference in Bay City. http://www.oakgov.com/about/news/2012/pr_12_75.html http://www.oakgov.com/about/news/2012/pr_12_75.html May 11, 2012