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FirstShelby high-occupancy and Utica put part of water and sewer lanes in Michigan payments in escrow until state settles debt dispute implemented part time on I-75

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OAKLAND COUNTY — Michigan will see its first high-occupancy lanes implemented this November on Interstate 75 between 12 Mile Road and South Boulevard … at least some of the time.

More commonly referred to as carpool lanes, high-occupancy lanes are only usable by vehicles with at least two human occupants. The lane was planned in tandem with the overhaul of I-75 that began taking place in 2016 by the Michigan Department of Transportation.

“The lanes were built into the project over the last six years. … The

BY KRISTYNE E. DEMSKE idea to make a capacity improvement for that portion of I-75 was decided kdemske@candgnews.com when we were working with federal partners and we conducted several public meetings with stakeholders,” explained MDOT spokesperson Rob MOUNT CLEMENS — Taking steps this Morosi. “The feds wanted us to do something different with regard to month to highlight awareness of sexual assault, Turncapacity improvement to improve safety and travel time reliability. This ing Point Macomb is hosting its sixth annual fundwas decided before construction to make that fourth lane on that stretch raiser, Stepping Out With the Stars, April 29. a high-occupancy lane.”

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Madison Heights Arts Board secures funding for bandshell BOARD WILL MARK SIXTH ANNIVERSARY WITH LAVISH ARTS GALA FUNDRAISER

BY ANDY KOZLOWSKI akozlowski@candgnews.com

MADISON HEIGHTS — The Madison Heights Arts Board is celebrating six years of service with its first annual Arts Gala fundraiser Nov. 17, as well as the good news that it has been awarded $250,000 for a bandshell at the city’s most prominent park.

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“The Power of Imagination,” by Jennifer Ramirez, spans all four walls of the Jaycees shelter building near the sled hill at Civic Center Park. The same Arts Board that arranged for the mural has now also secured funding for a bandshell that will be set up nearby.

MADISON HEIGHTS — The Madison Heights Community Coalition has received a $10,000 grant from the local Meijer, which will fund programs benefiting students at schools across the city.

The focus is to build resilience in students, said Kimberly Heisler, the MHCC executive director, in an email. She said that “resilience” does not mean immunity to stress and suffering, but rather the ability to withstand adversity, and to bounce back from difficult life events by working through feelings.

To this end, the MHCC will collaborate with both the Lamphere and Madison school districts to determine the best ways to spend the money on programs and resources building resilience.

In addition, the MHCC is working with Madison Heights Youth Assistance to bring positive programming to schools in Madison Heights, such as yoga and “Art Adventures.”

These programs first made their debut last school year, as six- and eight-week sessions for students who were selected by administrators and counselors. The programs aim to improve mental health.

The MHCC has also hosted successful back-to-school wellness events, partnering with groups such as Madison Heights Recreation, both school districts, the library, Team Rehab, Ascension Health and Oakland County Health Network, offering resources to students and their families as the new school year gets underway.

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MADISON HEIGHTS — Millions of people struggle with mental health difficulties, from burnout and decision fatigue to anger issues and depression. An upcoming forum aims to raise awareness, with experts sharing advice on coping mechanisms and helpful resources.

State Rep. Mike McFall, D-Hazel Park, representing House District 8, will host the event from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 13, at the Plumbers and Pipefitters Union Hall, 555 Horace Brown Dr. in Madison Heights.

Called the “Mental Health Town Hall,” the event will feature guest speakers from organizations such as Common Ground and Henry Ford Health.

“COVID, I think, really exacerbated a mental health crisis that we were already having. I don’t know anyone’s family who hasn’t been touched by this in some way. And I think because of that, people are becoming a bit more open to talking about it,” McFall said. “I want this to be a town hall where people can ask, ‘Hey, I have this going on — who do I turn to, and where do I go?’ I want them to come with their questions in hand, no matter how basic, because that’s where many people are at — they don’t know where to turn, even if it’s something that’s been going on for awhile.”

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Dr. Jennifer Peltzer-Jones, assistant medical director of emergency behavioral health services at Henry Ford Health, said the conversation around mental health is becoming more open.

“I think this is a good thing, because these struggles are not new, and we need to be willing to talk about them,” she said via email. “When people talk about ‘mental health’ issues, many have been automatically conditioned to think about significant dangerous mental health conditions, such as psychosis and suicidal thinking. While these are dangerous conditions on the most severe end of the mental health continuum, we somehow downplay the issues we are living with daily, which leads to us feeling not happy.”

She said that many people take their mental health for granted, and as a result, they don’t work on good mental health practices. Such practices include consistent sleep schedules and good dietary habits, limiting exposure to negative images and media, and engaging in mental exercises to keep the mind sharp, like reading books over blogs. Other good practices include taking time each day to engage in purposeful reflection, focusing on the positive things that have happened while recognizing that any negative thoughts are not necessarily reality.

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tention to is reinforced. Thus, if we put all our attention on the most negative of the world around us, we reinforce the negative of our world, and will eventually only see the negative in our worlds,” Peltzer-Jones said.

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“Because we have not built our own coping systems in times when we are not in crises, we feel inadequate and unprepared to navigate the negative and become overwhelmed,” she said. “Building coping skills cannot start in the midst of a crisis. We need to cultivate the good skills and habits so that when faced with negative situations, we have a map already built to help us get back on track. These things can be much more simple than we realize, like calling a friend, going for walks, listening to a ‘happy’ playlist, engaging in a physical activity, cooking a good meal for ourselves, etc. These types of activities seem so trivial, but in reality, they truly should be our first line of defense when we feel bad.”

Dr. Doree Ann Espiritu, division head of outpatient psychiatry at Henry Ford Health, said there are many resources available for those in need, such as the American Psychiatric Foundation’s public awareness campaign at mentalhealthcareworks.org, as well as the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Administration’s national helpline at

1-800-662-4357 — a free service available at all hours in English and Spanish, for individuals facing mental health and/or substance use disorders. There is also the suicide and crisis lifeline by calling or texting 988, or visiting the chatroom at 988lifeline.org.

“While millions of people are struggling with their mental health, far too few are seeking treatment,” Espiritu said via email.

“There are many efforts going on right now … that seek to de-stigmatize mental health and inspire more people to step forward and ask for help, by showing them that mental health care works.”

Roslyn Grafstein, the mayor of Madison Heights, said she welcomes the discussion to her city. She said that when she was growing up, her father struggled with mood swings and suicidal feelings that were ultimately managed, in part, with a proper diagnosis and medication.

“Town halls like this are important as lawmakers, mental health experts and advocates need to collaborate on ways to work together to reduce the stigmas associated with mental health,” the mayor said in an email.

“They also need to listen to those caught in the broken system, and figure out how to build a comprehensive healthcare system that supports individuals and families who are affected by mental illness.”

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NUMBER OF WOMEN IN BUSINESS SCHOOLS CONTINUES TO CLIMB

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ABOVE: Tiffany LeDonne-Smith, a business program advisor at Oakland University, speaks at a Women’s Leadership and Mentoring Program event May 2.

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RIGHT: An enrollment specialist engages with a student at Walsh College.

METRO DETROIT — Women are having an increased presence in the business world, according to recent statistics. Troy’s Walsh College calculates that women are more prevalent than men this semester, with over 53% of the student body being women.

“We are seeing an increase of women in technology, and we want to encourage that,” said Suzy Siegle, the president of Walsh College.

According to Siegle, the majority of female students are going into the fields of accounting, marketing and management. Oakland University said they are seeing an increase in women enrolling in the areas of accounting, human resource management and operations management.

“I would say in the areas of marketing, definitely in management, in the MBA (Master of Business Administration) we are seeing a lot of women business folks who are interested in that,” Siegle said, “We have a great doctoral program in business administration program, and I’ve been impressed when we’ve had the doctoral residencies on our campus. … I’ve been impressed with the strong women leaders who have been enrolling in that program to take their careers to their next level. And a lot of them see opportunities in business coaching and consulting, really taking their careers advancing through that.”

“When I was in business school back in the 1990s pursuing an MBA, fewer than 10% of my class were women,” said Toni M. Somers, the associate dean and a professor of manage-

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ment and information systems at the Wayne State University Mike Ilitch School of Business. “Today, in our business school, at least 50% are women. This parallels nationally the rise of women in executive positions and on boards of directors of both Michigan and U.S. corporations. While traditionally there have been fewer women than men in analytics, finance and technology studies, presence is growing in these fields as well.”

Jacqueline M. Stavros, a professor of the College of Business and IT at Lawrence Technological University, said the school can prepare women to pursue a wide range of career paths, such as accounting, finance, marketing, analytics, project management, general manager-types of positions, human resource positions, operations management, supply chain management, information technology, and even start a business.

“I think we need to do more to recruit women into our programs,” said Stavros.

Siegle said Walsh College does have a variety of ways in which it encourages women to go into the business industry. She said they have scholarship opportunities for women going into an emerging field, as well as opportunities through the school’s career services, such as “Lunch and Learn,” where female executives come and present to the students.

“There’s been a lot of great examples in our career fairs where we’ve seen amazing female leaders present,” Siegle said. “So they’re seeing great women in leadership.”

The school also offers flexible programs. Siegle said this enables women, as well as men, to balance school, work, family and other obligations. She said that studies have shown that, especially for women in the workforce who do balance many different obligations, that flexible scheduling is very important to them. She said that the school offers instruction in a variety of ways, includ-

“There’s a creativity and an innovation that women have because of the experiences they’ve had that anybody from a different population would bring. So it’s really nice to see women saying, ‘Hey, maybe there’s a better way to try this,’ or ‘Have you thought about it from this angle?”

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ing in person, online and a hybrid format.

“That flexibility has been very important for our students so that they don’t have to compromise the quality they deserve for the flexibility they need,” said Siegle.

Tiffany LeDonne-Smith, a graduate of Oakland University and an advisor for the OU business program, founded a mentoring program for women in business. She said she noticed when she started working at the university in 2017 that there were many female students in the business program, but no support services for them specifically. After getting some feedback, LeDonne-Smith was able to determine that the students “overwhelmingly” wanted and needed both a student organization for women in business and a mentoring program.

In fall 2018, some students founded the student organization Women in Business, which is now one of the largest and most active student organizations in business on the campus today, according to LeDonneSmith. It offers programming on topics such as women in leadership, women in various business fields, sexual harassment in the work place, etc., and brings in guest speakers and alumni.

In January 2019 LeDonne-Smith launched the Women’s Leadership and Mentor Program, which pairs female undergraduate students with an alumna businesswoman to mentor them for a year.

“That program has really been phenomenal, because each student who is in the program is connected with someone who obviously works in the profession. … That’s been

really great for our students,” said LeDonneSmith. “The program has just been great for students to have a professional connection, because they might not have someone in their personal life who works in that industry and I also think it’s just beneficial to have … women helping women through navigating that college to career transition.”

Siegle said Walsh College has a proud history of educating women and in shaping the college in the institution it is today. She boasted that the school’s faculty and administrative staff is at least 50% women.

“I look at business as a way to have contribution and impact in the world, and I think that as business has grown and become more global and more technologically savvy it’s more accessible and inclusive,” said Siegle.

“I’ve always seen women be very successful in business … but there’s such an incredible power that we have to make an impact in the world and to change and to be in contribution for that, and I think there’s a heart and soul for that. So, I think it’s a beautiful thing when you see a woman saying, ‘Well, I stepped in to fill a need in business.’ … So I think there’s problems that we see in the world that we want to help solve that maybe our unique and inclusive perspective can bring.”

She said women can add a “rich” dimension to leadership roles. Women can make contributions, lead teams and making an impact in a way that brings great empathy, generosity and understanding, Siegle said. According to Siegle, companies that have more diversity in their staffing compete better in the global business place.

Siegle said they are striving to get more women to take positions in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields, and Walsh is seeing an uptick in the number of women in STEM as they are growing their programs in cybersecurity and machine learning. Siegle said they are also looking to increase the number of women in entrepreneurship.

Women contribute substantially to entrepreneurship in the United States, according to the National Women’s Business Council. According to the council’s 2022 annual report, the number of women-owned businesses increased significantly in recent years.

In 2019 there were 5.7 million employer businesses where women accounted for 1.2 million or 20.9% of those businesses, according to the NWBC report.

“You pick up Entrepreneur Magazine and you see Sarah Blakely, and you see other celebrities who have started companies, and you think, ‘Wow, that’s so cool to see that they saw a need in the world that wasn’t being field and they brought a unique perspective,’” said Siegle.

Walsh College is also looking at partnering with companies that have grant opportunities for minority- or women-owned businesses.

Siegle said that she recently gave a presentation to the society of human resources professionals and noted that there were more women than men there. She said it was probably about 70% women.

“There’s a creativity and an innovation that women have because of the experiences they’ve had that anybody from a different population would bring. So it’s really nice to see women saying, ‘Hey, maybe there’s a better way to try this,’ or ‘Have you thought about it from this angle?’ and that brings such rich diversity of creativity, and I also think with jobs being so accessible to commuting and to hybrid work it’s probably opened up a lot of things that may have been limitations before,” said Siegle.

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However, the lane on that portion of the expressway will only function as a highoccupancy lane during rush hour.

“They are implementing it right now,” said Morosi. “The signs have been fabricated and are being put up. Of the 18 miles we’ve rebuilt since 2016, the additional lane between Eight Mile Road and 12 Mile Road is a general use lane, which has no restrictions on number of occupants or time, so a solo driver can use it 24/7. The left lane between 12 Mile and South Boulevard will be a highoccupancy lane between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m., and 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.”

Morosi added that research indicates the lane should reduce traffic and accident rates.

“It also should improve capacity, which will reduce traffic and travel times,” said Morosi. “During the study phase, we did extensive crash history studies, and the majority of the incidents on this stretch in terms of crashes occurred during dry conditions, and the majority were rear-end collisions, which indicated a capacity problem.

In other words, we had too much traffic for only three lanes in each direction. When we looked at other ways to improve safety, the HOV lane we saw in other states, an HOV lane encouraged carpooling during high travel times, which improves capacity issues and cars driving too close to each other.”

Motorcycles, transit buses, first responders and emergency vehicles are exempt from occupant requirements.

Lt. Mike Shaw, the public information officer for the Michigan State Police, wants drivers to know that this shouldn’t adversely affect anyone’s commute, and he thinks drivers simply need to be aware of the new rules.

“People can be stopped as of this week,” he said Oct. 27. “We will be patrolling as we always do. … We’ve never had a highoccupancy lane, so if we have one, it’s obviously going to mean at least somewhat of an uptick in violations. … Just pay attention and mind the signs and other notifications.”

That portion of I-75 is patrolled both by the Michigan State Police and some of the municipalities it runs through.

Sgt. Ben Hancock of the Troy Police Department said in an email that “during peak hours of 6-9 a.m. and 3-6 p.m., only vehicles with two or more occupants can use

the lane. In addition, motorcycles, buses and emergency response vehicles can use the lane at any time. During off-peak hours the high occupancy lane is treated as any other lane on the freeway. … A high-occupancy-lane violation is a civil infraction with a fine of $135 (2 points) and $195 (2 points) for a commercial motor vehicle.”

The implementation of the high-occupancy-lane was always intended to begin following the completion of the I-75 rehabilitation project.

“The whole I-75 reconstruction project was about $1 billion, and these (high-occupancy lane) costs were part of that project,” said Morosi. “It rebuilt over 18 miles of freeway, replaced 47 bridges, modernized interchanges at Big Beaver, 14 Mile Road, 12 Mile Road, and constructed a new braid ramp with I-696, and built a 4-mile-long drainage tunnel.”

He added that some other portions of the refurbishment project were put in place to complement the high-occupancy lanes.

“We rehabilitated a carpool lot at the Adams Road exit route near the top of the changed portion of I-75. There are two new lots at 12 Mile Road, near the I-75 interchange there,” said Morosi.

Morosi said drivers simply need to become acquainted with the new rules and that the rules are clearly marked for people to see prior to entering each end of the designated area.

“Some people are confused because of the high-occupancy lanes having designated times,” he said. “The two or more occupants have to be human occupants, so no pets or cardboard cutouts. Besides the designated hours around rush hours during the week, that lane can be used by solo drivers without the risk of citation. Close to 70% of the time it is still usable as a solo-use lane. … They will be marked with diamonds on the lanes and some signage on the side of the road.

That’s the national signage to mark such lanes.”

Morosi admitted that there has been some skepticism about the high-occupancy lanes being used in Michigan, but he believes that drivers will come to appreciate them after they see the benefits.

“Anything that’s new will come with some trepidation and skepticism,” he said.

“We acknowledge that. That was the case when we built the flex route on M-23, near Ann Arbor, and complaints there have faded.

Given time, these new methods generally work very, very well and improve safety.”

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MADISON HEIGHTS — The Red Oaks Youth Soccer Complex, located at 29601 John R Road in Madison Heights, will host an American Red Cross program about adult and pediatric first aid, CPR and automated external defibrillator use.

The program will take place at the building from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 15, and costs $95 per resident and $100 per non-resident. The course will teach attendees how to handle situations such as choking emergencies, sudden illness, bleeding and other life-threatening conditions.

Participants will each receive their own mannequin for practice, and upon successful completion of the full course, participants will also be issued certification cards valid for two years.

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OAKLAND COUNTY — Oakland County now offers an emergency notification system called OakAlert that sends texts, calls and emails when emergency situations occur.

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Monday, Nov. 27.

The free event will feature an appearance by Santa Claus, who will receive an official key to the city from the mayor. Santa will also help switch on the light display at the newly renovated Civic Center Plaza.

Visitors will get to enjoy free cookies and hot cocoa while listening to seasonal music, and there will be opportunities for photos with Santa after the tree lighting.

HAZEL PARK — The Hazel Park District Library, located at 123 E. Nine Mile Road, will host historian Andrew Kercher for a presentation about the many lighthouses of Michigan at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 13. For more information, call the library at (248) 5464095 or email the library at hpmlibrary@gmail.com.

All about rocks

MADISON HEIGHTS — The Red Oaks Nature Center at Suarez Friendship Woods, located at 30300 Hales St. in Madison Heights, will hold its “Homeschool Series: Rock On” workshop from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9.

The program is adapted for two age groups: 6-9 and 10-13. Each will learn about the different types of rocks, in a format designed as a youth drop-off program. The cost is $10 per child, paid upon preregistration. To register, call (248) 858-0916.

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WATCH Cellphone stolen

MADISON HEIGHTS — According to a police report, an unknown suspect stole a cellphone from a 2009 Ford Edge while it was parked in the 32000 block of John R Road sometime between noon Oct. 16 and 5:30 p.m. Oct. 17.

The victim is a 39-year-old Farmington Hills resident.

Police were investigating.

Missing bicycle found

MADISON HEIGHTS — According to a police report, a blue-and-green bicycle that had gone missing was found in the 28000 block of Northeastern Highway around 1:30 p.m. Oct. 21.

Kia stolen

MADISON HEIGHTS — According to a police report, a 2019 Kia was stolen from the 700 block of 14 Mile Road between 9:54 p.m. and 10:07 p.m. Oct. 19.

The vehicle belonged to a business.

The investigation was ongoing.

Vehicle taken without permission Bicycle taken

MADISON HEIGHTS — According to a police report, a 2012 Chevrolet belonging to a Madison Heights resident, 29, was taken without permission by a person known to the victim. The vehicle had been parked in the 31000 block of Concord Drive between 8 a.m. Oct. 18 and 12:30 a.m. Oct. 19.

Police were investigating.

Jeep disappears

MADISON HEIGHTS — According to a police report, a 2005 Jeep belonging to a 57-year-old Bruce Township resident was stolen from the 1500 block of Fontaine Avenue sometime between 9:30 p.m. Oct. 28 and 12:30 p.m. Oct. 29.

The investigation was ongoing.

Vehicle looted

MADISON HEIGHTS — According to a police report, a vehicle parked in the driveway of a home in the 27000 block of Barrington Avenue was entered and property was stolen sometime between 8 p.m. Oct. 28 and 9:30 a.m. Oct. 29.

The victim is a 45-year-old Madison Heights resident.

Police were investigating.

MADISON HEIGHTS — According to a police report, a 44-year-old Madison Heights resident had their gray-colored Kent bicycle stolen from the 32000 block of John R Road sometime between 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Oct. 26.

The investigation was ongoing.

Trailblazer stolen

MADISON HEIGHTS — According to a police report, an unknown suspect stole a 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer belonging to a 54-year-old Buchanan resident. The vehicle had been parked in the 32000 block of Stephenson Highway between 9 p.m. Oct. 24 and 11 a.m. Oct. 25.

Police were investigating.

Kia taken, vehicles damaged

MADISON HEIGHTS — According to a police report, an unknown suspect stole a Kia and damaged several other vehicles in an attempt to steal them. The incident occurred at a business in the 700 block of 14 Mile Road sometime between 12:10 a.m. and 12:30 a.m. Oct. 24.

Investigations were ongoing.

If you know more about these crimes or

others, call Madison Heights Police at (248) 585-2100.

Shoplifting at CVS

HAZEL PARK — A 38-year-old Highland Park woman was reportedly arrested for third-degree retail fraud after allegedly shoplifting more than $140 in merchandise from the CVS store on Nine Mile Road, east of Interstate 75, around 6:08 p.m. Oct. 31.

Police were investigating.

Television taken

HAZEL PARK — According to a police report, a 30-year-old man stole a TV delivered from Walmart to a home in the 1000 block of East Woodward Heights Boulevard.

The incident occurred around 2:58 p.m.

Oct. 26.

The TV was meant for a 29-year-old Hazel Park woman, but the suspect signed for the delivery and kept the property.

An investigation was ongoing.

If you know more about these crimes or others, call Hazel Park Police at (248) 5426161.

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tion, funded by the Alliance of Communities for Healthy Coalitions, and a Drug-Free Communities grant through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The group accepts tax-deductible donations online at linktr.ee/madisonheightscc. Volunteers can also apply on the website.

The MHCC currently employs a youth coordinator and marketing specialist, and has also hired a student intern to oversee the newly formed Youth Wellness Council, which consists of two groups: middle school students and high school students. The Youth Wellness Council gives students an opportunity to share their concerns within the schools and the community, as well as to build life skills and undertake leadership opportunities.

“We know that youth are our future, and their voices matter,” Heisler said.

One of the coalition’s current goals is to reduce the amount of unused and/or expired medications found in homes. The coalition has been promoting free pouches designed to neutralize medications safely at home. To arrange pickup of a pouch, call the MHCC office at (248) 837-2861.

The coalition is also putting together

“prevention corners” at the library, as well as in the middle schools and high schools.

Each provides a safe space for youth to access information and resources on topics such as managing mental health and avoiding substance use.

Sean Fleming, a member of the Madison Heights City Council, said he feels encouraged by the way local businesses support the MHCC. “It’s good that our corporations in the city are able to provide us with grants that will help out our youth,” Fleming said. “The programs resulting from this will help kids cope with all the tension in the world, which will help make for a stronger community of future young adults.”

Roslyn Grafstein, the mayor of Madison Heights, said via email that MHCC continues to be a “vital and valued partner” for the city.

“Working with our schools and the Police Department, as well as our Youth Assistance and Women’s Club, they provide education and resources to combat substance abuse, and to help promote mental and physical wellness,” Grafstein said. “It has been an honor to join them at both their somber events and their celebrations. I look forward to being a part of the supportive programs for our youth that will be funded

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The Meijer store in Madison Heights has awarded $10,000 to the city’s Community Coalition, which will pay for programs helping students in the Madison and Lamphere school districts to develop coping skills. by the $10,000 grant.”

Mark Bliss, the mayor pro tem, said everyone should do their part to support today’s youth.

“Kids face so much stress from the complexity of today’s world. Every teen has a camera phone in their pocket, so any mistake they make could be a ‘forever’ thing.

And bullying can follow them home, with harassment online at all hours. Not to mention the types of expectations created by social media, and the weight of the 24-hour

news cycle, where things get immediately pushed out across all networks. I can’t even imagine the pressure,” Bliss said.

“So I’m incredibly thankful there are groups out there like the Community Coalition, groups who are there for our kids, trying to provide them a lifeline in an otherwise challenging period,” he said. “And I hope their work not only helps this generation, but the next one.”

Call Staff Writer Andy Kozlowski at (586) 498-1046.

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Oakland County hopes to wipe out $200M of medical debt for residents OAKLAND COUNTY — Up to $200 million in medical debt for Oakland County residents will be erased through a new partnership with a nonprofit organization.

Oakland County and nonprofit RIP Medical Debt will be using $2 million from the county’s American Rescue Plan Act funding to purchase up to $200 million in medical debt for qualified residents of the county, which possibly could be up to 80,000 people.

According to its website, RIP Medical Debt uses data analytics to “pinpoint the debt of those most in need: households that earn less than 4x the federal poverty level” or whose debts are 5% or more of annual income. The organization buys “debt in bundles, millions of dollars at a time at a fraction of the original cost. This means your donation relieves about 100x its value in medical debt.”

Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter said at a press conference at Gilda’s Club Metro Detroit in Royal Oak Oct. 19 that the county’s health and human services personnel have been looking at ways to increase access to care and to relieve debt for residents.

Coulter stated that when the county uses its American Rescue Plan Act dollars, he wants it to be transformational. Using $2 million to clear debt on its own could be a drop in the bucket, but using that funding to erase $200 million, he said, is transformational.

“It’s not just the fact that they’re carrying this debt, but this debt impacts other aspects of their lives,” Coulter said. “It ruins your credit score to carry this around. It affects your mental health, frankly. It holds you back to having your most successful opportunities in life. So it’s not just erasing,

you know, medical debt for folks, maybe up to 80,000 … Oakland County residents, but I think it’s putting them on a path to a quality of life that they have been held back (from) by this debt. And so we’re really excited to be doing this. I think it’s an important and transformational investment that we’re making.”

Coulter said after the American Rescue Plan Act money is gone, the project will be over, though because this is a nonprofit, there could be ways to keep it going through fundraising opportunities.

The county said this is not a program that residents need to apply for; eligible residents will be notified by RIP Medical Debt if their debt has been eliminated.

According to Deputy Oakland County Executive Madiha Tariq, who oversees the Oakland County Department of Health and Human Services, RIP Medical Debt will analyze which people are most in need, and then a patient’s hospital and the nonprofit will work to determine whether RIP Medical Debt will acquire those debts.

“The people who are impacted, who carry medical debt in this country, are working families,” she said. “Over 50% of people in this country either currently carry medical debt or carried it in the last five or so years.

So this issue of medical debt impacts your neighbor, your friend, your teacher, your kids’ schoolteacher, and to be part of it is for us is just an honor and a pleasure. No one should ever have to choose between life and the financial ruin of their family. By eliminating medical debt, we give people the reset they need.”

Tariq stated that people who qualify most likely will start seeing letters next year about their debt being erased.

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Oakland County Deputy Executive Madiha Tariq talks about the county’s use of American Rescue Plan Act funds for the RIP Medical Debt program.

The county will be using $2 million to purchase up to $200 million in debt for residents.

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ergy Foundation through its annual Prosperity Awards. The other $250,000 went to the Cheboygan Area Arts Council to help fund the opera house there — one of only seven remaining in Michigan.

As for Madison Heights, the $250,000 will support the “Rock the Heights” project, building a state-of-the-art bandshell at Civic Center Park, located at 360 W. 13 Mile Road. The stage will serve as a community space for all sorts of performances.

Mark Bliss, the founder of the Arts Board and mayor pro tem of Madison Heights, said that the bandshell will be utilized for events like the music festival Trail Tunes, as well as the Pre-Fourth of July Festival in the Park. It will also be available for private groups to use.

In addition to bands playing music, there could be theater troupes putting on plays, or even presenters holding educational events. Bliss said the possibilities are endless.

He also noted that no taxpayer money was used, since the grant covers the entire purchase.

“This was a long-term goal this board has had for many years,” Bliss said. “One of the key benefits to the bandshell relates to placemaking. A student could be walking across the park from Lamphere High, and they could see the stage, stand on it, be a part of it and be inspired. Their drama club could even rent the stage and do theater in the park. And it’s right across from the first outdoor mural that our Arts Board commissioned, which is just incredible.

“The city and Arts Board made it a priority to get this quarter-million-dollar grant and build this structure because the arts are an important part of any community,” Bliss continued. “Music heals — it brings people together. Live performance inspires future performers. And frankly, it’s also great for the property value of homeowners. Even if they never see a performance, they will still benefit from it, and without any tax dollars being spent.”

Since its formation six years ago, the Arts Board has seen a flurry of activity, starting with the “This is Home” photo contest and calendar during its first year, followed by near-annual occurrences of the Pumpkin

Walk — now called the Trail of Treats — around Halloween.

The board also created the annual Trail Tunes event that started during the pandemic, and spearheaded three “Off the Trail” concerts, an Americans with Disabilities Act pride event and drumline, four “Little Artists” paint parties, two community karaoke events, four large-scale outdoor murals — including three at buildings in the parks — and three interactive ground murals.

In addition, the Arts Board has worked with the Detroit Institute of Arts on the museum’s Inside|Out exhibits, arranging citywide scavenger hunts themed around them.

The board has also set up displays by local artists at the renovated Civic Center, with each piece available for sale.

Bliss marveled at the board’s progress.

“If you look at where we were, versus how far we’ve come in the six years the board has been in existence, the sheer amount of murals and programming and concerts we’ve accomplished is second to none,” Bliss said.

“I don’t know if there’s any direct comparison, regionally, because this board is completely volunteer-run without any major investments from the city budget. It’s all done by residents who care about bringing arts to the city. And to see it now capped off six years later with this incredible bandshell — a $250,000 grant investment into the city — is just awesome.”

Sean Fleming, a member of the City Council, said he looks forward to the finished bandshell.

“I think it’s good that we were able to secure a grant for such a large structure, and that the city doesn’t have to pay for it,” Fleming said. “My hope is that the (bandshell) will be used quite a bit, and that it will become a focal point for the park.”

Madison Heights Mayor Roslyn Grafstein said that the bandshell will also save the city money.

“In the last few years, more activities have been hosted here that have relied on a stage rental. Taking out that additional expense provides more opportunities for small and local groups to host plays or concerts with a smaller budget,” Grafstein said. “It is slated to be ready for our traditional Festival in the Park, but it may also be ready in time for the private nonprofit Madison Heights Citizens United to use for Juneteenth.”

As part of its ongoing fundraising efforts, the board will also soon hold its first annual Arts Gala, honoring local artist Jennifer Ramirez, creator of such large-scale outdoor murals in the city as “Mythical Creatures” (2022), on the walls of the shelter at Huffman Park; “Nature’s Repose” (2020), spanning the concession stand at Rosie’s Park; and “The Power of Imagination” (2019), on all four walls of the shelter at Civic Center Park.

The event is at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17, at Club Venetian Banquet Center, 29310 John R Road, and runs for about five and a half hours. The dress code is “creative formal,” described as attire with a black-tie foundation while allowing for creative flair in the form of textures, colors and accessories

that personalize your look and complement the theme of “The Elements.” Guests who reserve in advance have the first choice of seating in their preferred element: fire, water, earth or air.

Tickets are priced at $75, while groups of 10 or more can buy tickets for $65 per person. Each includes a five-course meal, with vegetarian and vegan options available, your choice of coffee, tea or soda, as well as beer, wine, or one of the club’s signature cocktails. There will be live music and dancing, charity auctions, and a meet and greet with Ramirez and other artists. In addition, each attendee will receive a wine glass with an etching themed around their element.

To pay by cash or check, email artsboard@madison-heights.org to make arrangements, due at least seven days before the event. There are no refunds. To RSVP online, visit eventbrite.com and search for “Madison Heights Arts Gala 2023.”

Bliss expects it to be a great time.

“For my wife and I, as parents of young children, we don’t get dressed up and go out as much as we’d like, so we’re excited for this gala,” Bliss said. “It’s an opportunity for everyone to have a great time around an arts theme, and it’s for a great cause.”

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Senator visits Royal Oak synagogue to discuss security grants dow fortification, new locks and bulletproof doors.

“The risk assessment is very exhausting and thorough in discussing these measures, and we look forward to, over the next year or two, to actually enact all this,” he said.

The announcement of the funding coincided with a visit on Oct. 12 from Sen. Gary Peters, who is the chairman of the Senate’s Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and who helped secure the funding. It also happened days after deadly terrorist attacks in Israel by Hamas.

Peters said attacks on Jewish places of worship is a concern in the United States and it’s built not just on what’s happening in Israel now, but an increase in antisemitism to

levels not seen in decades.

“This has been a trend, which is a primary reason why it was important for us and for me to work to provide these grants to make sure that people, when they head to their sanctuary to worship and to pray, that they should feel secure,” he said. “This should be a place where people are always secure, but with the heightened tensions related to the rise of antisemitism and domestic terrorism … we have to be able to deal with that issue on a variety of fronts, but after the attacks that we’ve seen, not only in synagogues but churches and mosques, it was important for us to make sure that we’re protecting these institutions.”

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The shul, located at 25595 Woodward Ave., received the grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Nonprofit Security Grant Program. The grant came as part of $7.5 million in funding that was awarded to various Michigan nonprofits and faith-based organizations to help secure houses of worship from threats of violences.

This past April, the shul’s building was vandalized with antisemitic graffiti. Since

then, the shul has been able to install a new alarm system that not only contacts the police immediately upon activation, it also is connected to other Jewish institutions in the city to alarm them as well, Rabbi Mendel Polter said.

The shul underwent a risk assessment from Jewish Community Security Inc. to figure out where it felt vulnerable and what could be helped. Polter stated that the results were significant, as the costs were beyond the Shul’s annual income budget, but the Nonprofit Security Grant Program funding came at the right time.

Polter said future security improvements that will be done with the funding include video camera system upgrades, win-

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they have debt, because they fear going to a health care setting … and it widens the health disparity gaps that exist in our communities because — guess what? — medical debt disproportionately impacts communities of color, rural communities, medically underserved communities. So this is also a health equity success for us, especially for those of us who are in public health.”

Oakland County Commissioner Charlie Cavell, a Democrat who serves the cities of Berkley, Ferndale, Huntington Woods, Pleasant Ridge and portions of Birmingham and Royal Oak, helped push for this program as he knows the burden of carrying

medical debt.

Cavell recalled how he contracted giardia after a mission trip to Haiti years ago and ended up in a Florida emergency room.

Cavell didn’t have health insurance, and that one night cost more than $6,000. The debt followed him for years as his credit score took a hit, he said, which led to him living in month-to-month apartments that didn’t check his credit, and he wasn’t able to buy his first car until he was 28 because of his credit.

“There’s lots of ripple effects of medical debt,” he said. “The vast majority of RIP’s work is paying $25 to pay off a $2,500 medical debt, which was incurred because someone had a deductible they cannot afford.

And today we’re fixing that.”

Kyra Taylor, of Detroit, has seen firsthand her medical debt wiped clean by the

nonprofit.

Taylor, 34, has undergone multiple transplants, receiving two kidneys and a pancreas. She was diagnosed with diabetes at the age of 10 and had her insurance cut off when she was 18. She recounted how she worked at a minimum wage job, but it didn’t offer insurance. Taylor also tried applying for assistance with the state government, but she was told she made too much money.

According to Taylor, her insulin costs $100 a bottle, which lasts three weeks. But because she had to pay rent and her medical bills, she had to cut back on her medicine and use something she wasn’t supposed to be taking that cost less in order to survive.

It didn’t matter, as Taylor put it, because she was drowning in debt. She told C & G Newspapers that she had accumulated “tens

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Peters said that many of the houses of worship like the shul are not large institutions and have small, limited resources.

Steven Ingber, the chief executive officer of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, stated that Jewish people are around 2.9% of the American population, but 57% of all hate crimes in the country are directed at Jewish people.

“It’s a staggering number,” he said. “The fact that we’re dealing with that in today’s day and age is unbelievable. And I want to thank the senator for helping us with that and securing these faith-based institutions. We’re here today in a building that is clearly, noticeably Jewish. There’s Jewish writing outside the wall. People walk here on Shabbat; they should be free to do it. And it’s not just a synagogue. It’s a mosque. It’s a Hindu temple. It’s a church. Wherever you want to practice your religion, you should be able to.”

Amid what’s happening overseas, Polter was asked about tension between the Jewish and Palestinian population in the local area and what can be done about it. He said it’s time to arrive at the perspective that everyone can recognize that they all need some sort of belief system in their life, but it

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Rabbi Mendel Polter talks with Sen. Gary Peters about the Woodward Avenue Shul, which was the beneficiary of a security grant, Oct. 12. doesn’t have to contradict other people’s belief systems.

“Every nation is respected and supposed to live up to their best and their mission and their calling. The Jewish people have theirs and other people have theirs, and we respect that. We’re not trying to pull anyone in, we’re not trying to prosecute anyone for their beliefs,” he said. “However, at the same time, I would just say that the response for such hate … is really the absolute conviction and steadfast com-

of thousands” of dollars in debt.

“My medical debt, it was so high that when I would finish paying what I could pay, rent, the medical debt, so far, I would only be left with like $10. And you can’t do nothing with $10. You can’t buy food, we can’t pay rent, nothing like that,” she said.

At one point, Taylor was in her last steps to file bankruptcy when she received a letter from RIP Medical Debt. She threw the letter away at first but checked it again to see that her medical debt was gone. The organization had purchased and erased $3,600 of her debt.

“This has given me my life back,” she said of her debt being gone. “I can travel, I can go to work, I can pay my bills.”

Call Staff Writer Mike Koury at (586) 498-1077.

mitment not to falter. We’re not going to bend, we’re not going to give up. We’re going to absolutely fight for goodness, for kindness, for truth, for good, for positivity in this world.

And it will prevail, as it has in every single war and every single time these contradictions came into place.”

Polter also said there are many efforts to bring together the Muslim community and the Jewish community in the area.

“Growing up throughout the years here — I’m a fifth generation Detroiter — I personally never experienced any antisemitism between the Muslim community and our community,” he said. “I’m not saying there hasn’t ever been, but personally, on a personal level, there never has been. I hope that continues. I’ve heard about some events that took place in various communities around the area, but we hope that that’s the minority and it’s just words. Everyone’s entitled to speak, but that action is and violence is never condoned and never enacted.”

Peters and other senators recently asked the U.S. House and Senate appropriations committees to increase funding for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program to $500 million for the fiscal year 2024. According to a press release from Peters, the Nonprofit Security Grant Program distributed $305 million last year, but not not every organization that applied received funding.

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Plumbing

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ACROSS 1. “If all ____ fails...”

5. End of philosophical system 8. Center of our orbit 11. Indian flatbread 12. Take down, as in a dragon 13. Yemeni neighbor 15. Homer’s “Iliad”, e.g.

16. *Copper coin with issuer of Thanksgiving Proclamation 17. A sign or symbol, archaic 18. *A certain famous Mayflower rock 20. *5K, a.k.a. Turkey ____ 21. Blair or Hayek 22. Spy org.

23. Like hikers’ camps 26. Tourney grid 30. Beehive State native 31. Casual top 34. Money in Milan 35. Belches 37. Roth ___, acr.

38. Low-ranking workers 39. Old Norse texts 40. Major Black Sea port 42. Dog command 43. Resize 45. *Thanksgiving, a.k.a. ____ Day 47. Baby goat 48. Subway entrance 50. Parting words 52. *Massachusetts’ contender for first Thanksgiving celebration 55. Oyster gem 56. One thing on a list 57. Of two minds 59. Sonnets and such 60. Mastercard rival 61. Carve in stone 62. Ted Turner’s “baby” 63. Lt.’s inferior, in the Navy 64. “James and the Giant Peach” author DOWN 1. Compass dir.

2. Arctic native 3. Flying jib, e.g.

4. Enclose in a cyst 5. Part of small intestine 6. *Traditional occupant of the last parade float 7. *Pumpkin pie at the first Thanksgiving, e.g.

8. Asian food thickener 9. *Tbs. or tsp., in Thanksgiving recipe 10. Zip 12. Chews out 13. Ostium, pl.

14. *”____ on 34th Street” 19. ‘90s TV sitcom “Boy ____ World” 22. TV tube in days gone by, acr.

23. *Sweet one or russet one 24. Short musical composition 25. Smart candy?

26. Women’s undergarments 27. Newsstand, e.g.

28. “Sesame Street” Muppet 29. *Dinner exclamation?

32. Sweep under the rug 33. Fury 36. *Lions’ opponent this year 38. ____ exclusion

principle in physics 40. Like something for a wedding day 41. Bad rep 44. Supermarket walkway 46. Let for money 48. Form of civil disobedience 49. Lock of hair

50. Past participle of “be” 51. Knitter’s ball 52. Long live, in French 53. Itty-bitty bit 54. Like part of McDonald’s logo 55. Rubber substitute, acr.

58. Stanley Cup org.

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