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DECEMBER 20, 2023 • Vol. 36, No. 27

Hackel talks about projects at State of the County

BY DEAN VAGLIA dvaglia@candgnews.com

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Mount Clemens High School varsity boys basketball coach Karlin Traylor cheers the team during a tournament in Detroit.

Local businesswoman puts Bathers basketball on the upswing

MACOMB COUNTY — Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel took to the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts stage on Dec. 6 to deliver his 11th State of the County speech.

For 2023’s presentation, Hackel’s pitch for a county on the rise focused upon various projects being worked on or developed. Projects were tied into several points meant to show how the county was responding to the needs of residents: public safety, neighborhood stability, economy and talent development, infrastructure and quality of life.

The main public safety projects mentioned were the $130 million central intake and assessment center at the Macomb County Jail and the $10 million Sheriff ’s Office Marine Division headquarters, the latter opening days prior to the speech.

Infrastructure was highlighted through the various projects being undertaken by the Macomb County Public Works Office, and the upgrading of the county’s digital footprint, including a new website. Central to this point was the Innovate Mound

MOUNT CLEMENS — Karlin Traylor is a woman of many hats. Around Macomb County, she’s known as one of the owners of the Slaw Dogsz food trucks and as a daycare operator. But this winter marks a big step forward in one of her other passions.

Traylor is the coach of the Mount Clemens High School Battling Bathers varsity boys basketball team, the first woman to occupy the position and her first time coaching boys.

“It’s a joy,” Traylor said. “I’m so grateful for the opportunity. … We’re like a family and I’m honoring every opportunity to coach young men.”

Traylor’s basketball career began as a player for

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City Commission talks about motel site, water funding

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MOUNT CLEMENS — For its penultimate meeting of 2023, the full Mount Clemens City Commission showed up on Dec. 4 for a regular meeting headlined by water project funding and a work session about the apartment complex set to replace the old motel at 1 North River Road.

Developer Jim George and Samantha Seimer, vice president of economic development services for consulting firm AKT Peerless Environmental Services, spoke with commissioners about the funding strategy for the 102-apartment complex. George would reimburse the costs of demolition and construction through brownfield tax increment financing, where tax values on redevel-

oped property remain at pre-redevelopment levels while the tax value increase reimburses redevelopment costs. Brownfield financing plans are approved at the state level by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy for environmental activities and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation for nonenvironmental activities like demolition and abatement.

Seimer said the plan as presented would last for 24 years, with about $4.3 million being reimbursed, though the city could begin receiving taxes at the full redeveloped rate sooner depending on how fast reimbursement occurs. The funds would be in addition to $5 million granted by the state to cover the purchase, demolition, environmental remediation and construction costs.

While there appears to be an overlap in the intention of the $5 million and the $4.3 million, George was adamant the two amounts were for separate purposes.

“That money isn’t (me getting) reimbursed and reimbursed again,” George said. “I have a specific pot of money we’re trying to get from the state, municipalities (and) the MEDC. They’re saying, ‘You can take that money and pull it ahead right now, but then you’re going to put it back in if the project goes.’ … If the project goes, you’ve got to put it back into development and use it for construction.”

If the project were to not go forward for three years after demolition, Mount Clemens will receive the site for $1. Remediation has begun on the site, but George will not begin demolition until he receives approval

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from the MEDC, estimated to come in three to four months. Engineering, design and permit acquisition work is being performed in the meantime.

The work session was for commissioners to hear the plan and ask questions. No formal approval was made at the work session.

Water project bonds

To help the city fund its entrance into the Great Lakes Water Authority’s water distribution system, the city was awarded a $42 million Drinking Water State Revolving Fund loan and a $6.2 million Clean Water State Revolving Fund loan. However, with only some of the DWSRF loan and none of the CWSRF loans being paid back by grants, the city is issuing Water Supply System RevSee COMMISSION on page 15A

ISRAELI VISITORS SHARE PLIGHT OF KIDNAPPED FAMILY MEMBERS

BY MARIA ALLARD allard@candgnews.com

DETROIT — Every time Ella Ben Ami needs advice, she can always count on her dad to share his wisdom.

“He’s pretty smart and stable,” she said of her father, Ohad Ben Ami, an accountant who lives in Be’eri, a kibbutz in Israel. “I don’t do nothing without consulting him.”

Ella has not been in touch with her dad since Oct. 7 when members of the terrorist group Hamas kidnapped him and other Israeli hostages in a surprise attack that started the latest Israel-Hamas war.

“I don’t know if he is alive,” Ella said.

Ella, 23, was in Detroit the week of Dec. 4 along with Yair Moses, whose father, Gadi Moses, was taken from his home Oct. 7. Ella and Yair, who speak both Hebrew and English, came to Detroit as part of the civilian initiative Hostages and Missing Families Forum. The group’s mission is to “Bring Them Home Now.” The Hostages and Missing Families Forum was formed by the abductees’ families less than 24 hours after the October attacks.

The forum is volunteer-based and focused on bringing the hostages home to their families.

“Hamas attacked Israel in a terrible, cruel way,” Yair, 49, said. “The hell we are

Photos by Patricia O’Blenes

LEFT: Yair Moses, 49, left, holds a photo of his father, Gadi Moses, 79, who was taken captive with other hostages Oct. 7 from their kibbutz in Israel. Yair and his son, Erez Moses, 16, right, were in Detroit during the week of Dec. 4 to bring awareness to Hostages and Missing Families Forum, a group of volunteers dedicated to bringing the hostages home now. RIGHT: Ella Ben Ami, of Be’eri, Israel, hasn’t seen or spoken to her dad, Ohad Ben Ami, since he was kidnapped Oct. 7 from his home in Be’eri. His picture is on the shirt that she is wearing as part of the “Bring Them Home Now” campaign. living in is terrible.”

Ella, with her partner, Raz Rozenberg, 23; and Yair and his son, Erez Moses, 16, spent one week in Detroit to bring awareness to the plight of the families whose loved ones are missing. According to an online The Times of Israel news report dated Dec.

6, 2023, about 1,200 Israeli citizens were killed and 240 Israeli hostages were taken by Hamas when the conflict erupted.

On Dec. 7, Yair and Ella addressed the crowd at Detroit’s annual Menorah in the D lighting at Campus Martius Park, which observed the Jewish holiday Hanukkah. Yair

and Ella — who had not met prior to coming to the Motor City — also were guests of honor at the Dec. 6 Detroit Pistons game at Little Caesars Arena. While in Detroit, they stayed at a local hotel and conducted several interviews with the media.

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Brig. Gen. Matthew Brancato, left, commander of the 127th Wing, presents the 2023 recipients of the outstanding airmen, civilian employee and Commander’s Trophy awards on Dec. 2.

SELFRIDGE PERSONNEL GIVEN YEARLY HONORS HARRISON TOWNSHIP — The best military and civilian employees got their annual recognition at Selfridge Air National Guard Base at the Outstanding Airmen of the Year awards on Dec. 2.

“The Outstanding Airmen of the Year ceremony is our opportunity to recognize our top performers, and the Wing’s accomplishments this past year,” said Brig. Gen. Matthew Brancato, commander of the 127th Wing and Selfridge Air National Guard Base, in a statement. “I feel honored to celebrate the extraordinary efforts of the 127th Wing.”

The 11 winners come from a pool of 30 base personnel and are as follows: • Airman of the Year – Airman 1st Class Cole Alli, 127th Operations Group • Noncommissioned Officer of the Year – Tech. Sgt. Erica Spaulding, 127th Maintenance Group • Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year – Master Sgt. Trina Ramos, 127th Medical Group • First Sergeant of the Year – Master Sgt. Heather Bell, 127th Mission Support Group • Company Grade Officer of the Year – 1st Lt. Caleb Jenkins, 127th Air Refueling Group • Honor Guard Member of the Year – Airman 1st Class Ethan Leary • Recruiter of the Year – Tech. Sgt. Justin Nabarrette • Civilian Employee of the Year – Catherine Finocchiaro, 127th Wing Headquarters • Civilian Manager of the Year – Andrew Schumann, 127th Wing Headquarters • State Employee of the Year –Joe McIntyre, 127th Mission Support Group • Commander’s Trophy – 107th Mission Generating Force Element Team Winners of the airman, noncommissioned officers and company grade officer categories will move on to a state-level awards ceremony, where winners will then be eligible for awards at the national level.

MCCMH appoints interim CEO

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Macomb County Community Mental Health will see a change of leadership in 2024 as CEO Dave Pankotai steps down.

The position will be filled by COO Traci Smith in an interim capacity.

“Dave Pankotai’s contributions to Macomb County have been monumental,” said Phil Kraft, MCCMH Board Chairman, in a statement from the organization. “Our providers, MCCMH staff, and board of directors are grateful for his leadership and dedication. He will be greatly missed, but Dave has provided MCCMH a clear path and vision with which to move forward and be successful for years to come.”

Pankotai led the organization through the COVID-19 pandemic, improving the organization’s finances while providing support for the Macomb County Central Intake and Assessment Project.

MOUNT CLEMENS — After over 14 years with the Anton Art Center and serving as its executive director for eight years, Phil Gilchrist has left the Mount Clemens art center to serve as the executive director for Advancing Macomb.

“We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Phil Gilchrist as Advancing Macomb’s new executive director,” said Brian Pilarski, board chair of Advancing Macomb, in a statement. “With a tremendous background in nonprofit leadership and strong ties to our nonprofit community in Macomb and the Greater Detroit region, Phil is well positioned to lead Advancing Macomb toward greater impact.”

Gilchrist’s role at the Mount Clemens-based nonprofit will involve leading all aspects of its operations, overseeing programs, finances, strategic planning and execution, marketing and public relations.

In his place, Education and Community Engagement Manager Peggy DiMercurio was appointed the center’s interim director while a selection committee determines who will fill the role permanently.

“I am honored by the vote of confidence I have received from the Board of Trustees,” DiMercurio said in a statement from the Anton Art Center. “The staff and I are ready to work through this transition together and continue to provide quality arts programs and opportunities for our community. We have worked hard to create a welcoming and creative space for artists, volunteers, students, and community members, and will continue moving forward to meet our mission of enriching and inspiring people of all ages through the arts.”

Lake St. Clair Metropark receives state grants

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — Lake St. Clair Metropark is one of eight parks in the state to receive Land and Water Conservation Fund grants from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, bringing $500,000 to develop the Daysail Trail.

“The Land and Water Conservation Fund, along with many other important grant programs administered by the DNR, is vital to expanding opportunities for outdoor recreation by creating spaces for all of Michigan’s residents and visitors to enjoy,” said DNR Director Scott Bowen in a release from the state. “Whether through the creation of multi-use trails, community campground improvements, or the addition of accessible playgrounds, these grants help to connect people to the outdoors.”

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Special assessment districts receive county support

Two neighborhood road repair projects were approved for financial support from the Macomb County Department of Roads, which will cover 50% of each project’s costs. One project encompasses Santose, Cortez and Carno streets while a second project covers North Blom Drive and Cloverleaf Street.

It appears the second project might be the only one moving forward.

Residents near the Santose, Cortez and Carno project took issue with the formation of a special assessment district, leading several residents to retract their signatures and effectively ending the project.

The county’s approval of the first project means it can go forward with the 50% cost share if the number of signatures reaches 50% again, but the petition is currently slated to fail. Should residents change their mind and try to qualify for 2025 funds next year, township officials indicated other successful petitions may win out if Santose, Cortez and Carno streets have to compete against three other successful petitions.

“If we don’t get anyone else next year that wants to do this and they (Santose, Cortez and Carno streets) come forward, we’ll put them down,” said Harrison Township Supervisor Ken Verkest. “But we can only apply for three projects, so if three projects come forward and these guys come in after the fact, I might ask this board to make that decision.”

Elected officials get raise

The township supervisor, treasurer and clerk received yearly raises at the township’s last meeting of the year, set to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2024. The three full-time elected officials will make a salary of $87,665, which is about 4% more than their 2023 salary of $84,293.

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HARRISON TOWNSHIP — A new development in a nearly two-year-long residential development saga occurred at the Dec. 11 Harrison Township Board of Trustees meeting as the board unanimously approved a rezoning request for former L’Anse Creuse Public Schools land.

The recent move by Holsbeke Investments LLC saw the site at L’Anse Creuse Street, Jefferson Avenue and Ponchartrain Street rezoned from R1-A to R1-D, paving the way for single-family homes to be built on the site. Within the next year Holsbeke expects to create four single-family homes on the site — including converting the old day care into a home — while leaving space for future homes.

“I think this is the best solution for this property,” said Trustee David Bratto. “I’ve looked at other alternatives and I think if anybody has a complaint about this, they’re going to be complaining from their home. They’re looking to build more homes, so there should be no reason to complain. I think this is a good use of the land.”

Holsbeke has tried to build residences on the site for the past two years. The developer came before the board in December 2022 seeking a rezoning to build 28 condominiums. The developers got their rezoning despite a contingent of residents voicing objections to the condos.

Only a handful of people sat in the audience at the Dec. 11 meeting and none commented against the decision.

Trustees also gave unanimous approval to Mansour Companies, LLC’s rezoning request for parcels just west of the westbound onramp to Interstate 94. The parcels were rezoned from industrial to commercial.

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Residents speak on Clinton Township special assessment district

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CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Residents of North Miles Road, a neighborhood located off of Little Mack Avenue and west of Groesbeck Highway, came out to speak about a paving special assessment at the Dec. 4 Clinton Township Board of Trustees meeting.

The special assessment district would involve the repaving and associated drainage improvement of 1,750 feet of North Miles with the costs spread across 34 parcels adjacent to the street. SADs are signature-initiated improvement projects, and 19 property owners (56% of affected properties) signed a petition in favor of creating the district. The estimated cost of the project is $939,250 with the Macomb County Department of Roads picking up half of the bill, reducing costs from $275.45 per assessable foot of frontage to $137.73.

“The numbers that exist currently are based on an estimate by our department of public services and engineers,” Clinton Township Treasurer Paul Gieleghem said.

“After this process goes forward, the Department of Roads is going to take this project out to bid. Those will be the actual numbers.”

Cost and other project numbers were the first questions raised by North Miles resident Louis Comaianni, who was one of six residents to address the board during the first public hearing about the district. Comaianni said he was not approached by a petition circulator and was not presented the project’s numbers prior to the early Decem-

ber meeting.

According to Gieleghem, the SAD process is halted if the bid comes back more than 10% higher than the estimate.

Comaianni also took issue with there being no road improvement millage for Clinton Township, meaning residents fund road repairs through SADs rather than through municipal funds. Gieleghem explained that the township has no control over its roads; instead, the county roads department and the Michigan Department of Transportation work on major roads while the township helps the county determine which roads to work on. A measure to establish a road improvement millage failed in 2018.

This is the second SAD petition circulated for North Miles in recent years. The last one came before the board in mid-December 2022 but failed to reach the 50% signature threshold.

“A new petitioner came forward and asked for it,” Clinton Township Public Works Director Mary Bednar said. “If for some reason we were to drop below (50% support) and someone else (wanted a petition), that’s their right. That’s the law. Anyone can request for a special assessment for their neighborhood.”

Resident Greg Csernai voiced the most enthusiastic support for the road, favorably comparing South Miles Road’s repairs to the current state of North Miles.

“After 35 years, our road has gone to hell,” Csernai said. “(I) have a neighbor that lives behind me on South Miles and is very impressed with what was done on South Miles.”

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North Miles Road in Clinton Township might be repaired through a special assessment district.

Csernai said an extra layer of asphalt was added to South Miles; affected portions of driveways were replaced with concrete and the road grading was fixed so water did not pool in the street. The South Miles resident mentioned, Jorg Schueler, reiterated approval of the repairs and encouraged more

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EXPERIENCE GIFTS SPREAD CHRISTMAS JOY AFTER THE HOLIDAYS ARE OVER

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METRO DETROIT — While toys and other physical gifts can be quickly forgotten, the sense of pride from learning a new skill is the gift that keeps on giving.

So rather than adding to a loved one’s overwhelming stack of belongings, why not consider giving an experience?

Sports lessons and classes are a great way to keep a family member active and engaged in the new year.

Ice skating, skiing and snowboarding are the perfect ways to escape cabin fever and take advantage of the snowy winter weather.

The Birmingham Sports Ice Arena offers ice skating classes for ages 3 to adult of all levels year-round.

“A lot of kids get skates for the holidays, and they don’t know how to skate, so they come here and want to take skating lessons,” said Ice Arena Facilities Superintendent Connie Folk.

Gift givers can register a loved one for the next eight-week course, which begins the week of Jan. 15, or wait for additional ice skating lessons, which are offered in five sessions throughout the year. Ice skating classes meet once a week for eight weeks and are limited to 12 students. Classes with more than seven students will have two instructors.

“If you know how to skate, you will have a better experience when you go to birthday parties, open skates or even down to the city of Detroit to skate on the outdoor rink,” Folk said. “It just makes it a great gift, because it gives them the opportunity to come out, exercise and learn how to skate so they can skate with their friends.”

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There are also many ski areas in southeast Michigan, including Alpine Valley, Mount Brighton, Mount Holly and Pine Knob. Pine Knob Ski Resort — 7778 Sashabaw Road in Clarkston — offers ski and snowboard rentals, with private or group lessons for all ages, led by certified instructors. Pine Knob has 17 runs, six chairlifts, four tow ropes, two wonder carpets and some terrain parks. Many intermediate and avid skiers hope a season ski pass will be under the tree, allowing them to ski or snowboard as many days as they want, all season.

Another fun gift-giving option that can be personalized to fit a variety of interests is a gift card to the Troy Community Center.

“People can use it however they want to,” said Troy Community Center Recreation Director Brian Goul. “A lot of people give gift cards that people like to use for our outdoor pool in the summertime or for a fitness pass during the year at the community center.”

The 127,000-square-foot building offers everything from year-round swim lessons, pickleball lessons and basketball leagues to karate, yoga and intro to sports classes.

“In the new year, people usually want to get physically fit and get in better shape, so giving them a gift card to come and get a fitness pass and work out or be able to learn pickleball is a great way for people to do something that they might not normally do for themselves,” Goul said.

A popular option is the “Pickleball 101: Intro for Beginners” class, which teaches participants the basic rules, strokes, scoring and strategies of the game.

The center also offers indoor swim lessons year-round for preschoolers to adults, with the next six-week session starting in January, followed by another in late March.

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what was at the time the Mount Clemens Middle School Bulldogs in the 7th grade and extended into her high school and college years with spots on the 2006-08 Wayne County Community College and 2008-09 Marygrove College teams. Traylor played as a primarily defensive player.

For more than a decade, Traylor took a sabbatical from the world of basketball, until she received a fateful message.

“I received an inbox one day on my Facebook from a New Haven coach, Erik Williams,” Traylor said. “He asked me if I would please be a part of his coaching staff, and I said, ‘Sure. I’ll give it my all.’”

She joined the New Haven Rockets varsity girls basketball team from 2021-2023, serving under the direction of Williams and taking the team to a two-season record of 23-18 in Michigan High School Athletic Association play.

The experience was life changing for Traylor.

“I fell in love with it,” Traylor said. “I said this what I really wanted to do, and from the second year of being at New Haven I received 10 different offers for varsity girls

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The Bathers have scored 208 points against 222 scored by opponents in their first four games, a far cry more competitive than the 64-323 trouncing faced by the 2022-23 team in its first outings. positions at other schools.”

Despite the 10 offers sent her way, Traylor ultimately decided to return to the city where her basketball journey began to coach her first team of boys.

Coaching the boys has been a bit of a change, but a good part of the work done has focused on what happens off the court.

She’s observed that the boys tend to require

more work building up a solid mentality for game day and has enlisted male assistants to help on the psychological front, among other tasks. Traylor has also made an effort to bring her boys closer to the city they play in.

“We walked around downtown Mount Clemens and introduced ourselves to every small business,” Traylor said. “Now we’re seeing some of those businesspeople and staff

at our games. … I want to teach them how to network, how to build relationships. Now they’re saying, ‘Wow, we’ve met these people and they’re coming to our games,’ and not only that, you also have a connection. You can be walking somewhere, and you can hear, ‘Hey, I know that kid.’ The community recognizes their community school basketball players.”

Traylor has made connections not just with businesses but also with government officials, including judge Teri Lynn Dennings and Anthony Forlini, Macomb County’s clerk and register of deeds. Interacting with the city’s businesses and officials has brought support to the program. One such example of Traylor’s approach to the team coming together is the decision to dress up for away games. She wanted players to walk into the gym of Center Line Preparatory Academy dressed to the nines, but not every player had a suit. This might have killed the plan, had a supporting organization not stepped up and provided them with the clothes they needed.

It started a new tradition for the team.

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project, which Hackel said would be completed and open by Christmas.

Quality of life centered on pet and animal care, with the county taking the first steps toward building a new animal control shelter.

“With the leadership of our animal control division, the financial support of our Board of Commissioners and the insights of our animal advocates, we have begun the process of imagining what a new animal shelter would and should look like,” Hackel said. “We are committed to building a modern facility which will replace the outdated one. This will help us meet the needs of our communities and, most importantly, help us better care for our animals.”

Economic and talent development tied into points made earlier in the evening about the county’s economy. Hackel reported a county workforce that’s 460,000 people strong and a 3.9% unemployment rate, as well as average incomes rising 15% over the past five years. Hackel went on to claim the county’s economy is valued at $48 billion with 48,000 open jobs, which the county government is creating programs to fill.

Supporting the county’s industries was central to Hackel’s pitch on Macomb County being business friendly, and particular care was given to the defense sector. The past year saw more than 41,000 civilian and military workers take part in the defense industry, built on the back of 4,200 contracts awarded to county-based contractors, bringing in $3 billion. The future of Selfridge Air National Guard Base was a key part of the county’s defense industry plans. County, state, federal and military officials are working to bring a fighter mission to the base to replace the outgoing A-10 program. As Michigan’s congressional delegation works to make F-15EX fighter jets available for the base, the state is committing $13 million for a northward runway expansion.

“From the Curtiss ‘Jenny’ to the A-10, Selfridge has had a legacy of keeping our country safe,” Hackel said. “Together, we need to keep Selfridge safe because of how important it is to our nation’s defense.”

Other points Hackel brought up were population, housing and fiscal stability.

Hackel reported the county’s foreign-born population was close to 100,000. With the 2022 figures from the United States Census Bureau, about 11% of Macomb County’s roughly 874,000 people were born outside of the United States. With people needing somewhere to live, about 2,400 homes have been built throughout the county over the

past two years. The residents of those homes are steadily becoming more educated, as about 60% of the county’s residents hold a degree, certificate or another type of postsecondary education.

On fiscal stability, Hackel praised the county for having a balanced budget for 13 years in a row and maintaining an AA+ bond rating.

His comments about supporting defense in the county were well received by U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Matthew Brancato, commander of the 127th Wing at Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Harrison Township. “(Hackel) is very supportive of our future, so my perspective on it is we have a ton of talent and experience that we want to make sure has a future at Selfridge,” Brancato said at the Taste of Macomb reception event. “The engagement and support we get from the community is very important to our fight for a future fighter mission. … I’ve never been in a base with more community support than here in Macomb County.”

The jail upgrades were received positively by Clinton Township Clerk Kim Meltzer. While located in Mount Clemens, the jail is on the border between the county seat and Clinton Township.

“I think it’s a service to our county as a whole so it will be a benefit to Clinton Township,” Meltzer said. “I like the fact it didn’t cost the taxpayer any extra dollars … we’re not going to see any type of millage increase on our taxes, so in that regard I think that’s a very good plus and benefit.”

Harrison Township Supervisor Ken Verkest had a positive outlook on Hackel’s remarks, making an observation on his long tenure as county executive being a stabilizing factor for planning.

“I think some of the things that we’re seeing happen are the result of consistent leadership in the county executive office in excess of a decade,” Verkest said. “You can form a plan, you can put things in place and you can execute it. I think a lot of it is due to Mark’s leadership and I think he’s doing a great job.”

Mount Clemens Mayor Laura Kropp was pleased with Hackel’s address, drawing a connection between the county’s growth and Mount Clemens’ own.

“The county itself is growing and Mount Clemens, for the first time in many years, is seeing exponential growth from infrastructure and from new businesses,” Kropp said. “I think when the county seat is doing well and we see the health of that increasing, then we know the county is in good shape.”

Call Staff Writer Dean Vaglia at (586) 498-1043.

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L’ANSE CREUSE BASKETBALL IMPROVING AS LEAGUE PLAY NEARS

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Photos by Erin Sanchez

TOP: Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse senior guard Yahmarion Cole throws down a dunk during L’Anse Creuse’s matchup against Macomb L’Anse Creuse North on Dec. 9 at North High School. ABOVE: L’Anse Creuse senior guard Quincy Dorsey looks for an open teammate.

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — L’Anse Creuse boys basketball is finding difficulties navigating this season following a district championship and 19-win season last year.

Graduating seniors Caron Williams, now playing at Grand Valley State University, Chad Jacobs and Donovan Weatherly left a void in just about every category, and sophomore Julius Wilson transferring to Warren De La Salle after a strong freshman year didn’t make things any better.

“I think a lot of people will misjudge what we’ve done because we had a Caron Williams,” L’Anse Creuse coach George Woods said. “I say this all the time as a coach, you always get a guy like Caron Williams every 10 years or six or seven years.

He’s going to be difficult to replace, but I think the group as a whole will fix and change some of the things he did for us as an athlete. You can’t take away what he did for this program, and same for Chad (Jacobs) and Donny (Weatherly).”

Now 0-4 on the season with all four losses coming to opponents the Lancers bested last year, it’s unlikely they’ll reach the 20-win mark coach Woods was hoping for as L’Anse Creuse has struggled to find their groove as a cohesive unit on the floor.

But as the on-court chemistry continues to be a work in progress, Woods said he’s been impressed with one key aspect of his team’s play.

“They’re continuing to fight,” Woods said. “They’re playing aggressive and getting on the floor for the ball. I think the energy level is up, so I think that’s going to carry over. I think sometimes when you have a high energy level, you don’t know how to contain it. I think moving forward, as long as we continue to carry the energy and play for each other, we’ll get better.”

There should be no shortage of chemistry on a Lancers team made up of 11 seniors, the majority of whom were contributors last season.

Senior team captains Quincy Dorsey (guard), Myles Burnett (guard), J’siah Cureton (guard) and Jimmy Tamburrini (forward) headline the leadership group for the Lancers, but there’s no shortage of playmakers.

Junior guard Dorian Johnson will be a name to keep an eye on this season along with freshman Jaydn Brown, a 6-foot6 center/forward.

Brown, the lone freshman on the squad, is already making an impact on the varsity level for the Lancers.

“He’s a shot blocker,” Woods said. “He’s very active around the rim. I’m looking forward to him growing with us in this program.”

The Lancers are anxiously awaiting the return of senior Solomon Parks, a 6-foot-5 guard/forward, who will be back on the court on Dec. 19 against Warren Woods Tower after sitting out the first five games due to transfer guidelines.

Parks is one of two transfers the Lancers received in the offseason with senior guard Yahmarion Cole also joining the team, but they’re far from newcomers to the program.

Parks played his freshman year of basketball at L’Anse See BASKETBALL on page 15A

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Motor City Rockers forward Declan Conway fights for positioning in front of the net during the Rockers 5-4 loss to the Port Huron Prowlers on Dec. 9 at Big Boy Arena in Fraser.

Motor City Rockers return to form in 2023, hold second place in conference

BY JONATHAN SZCZEPANIAK jszczepaniak@candgnews.com

FRASER — This year, it’s been all about hockey for the Motor City Rockers.

The offseason didn’t include general manager and head coach searches, discussions about whether there was going to be a team or not, or constant cosmetic ideas for inside the arena, but rather fully focused on what was taking place on the ice heading into the Rockers’ second season in the Federal Prospects Hockey League.

“We always joked that we needed players and we needed a printer,” Rockers coach Gordie Brown said. “You needed everything from the beginning whether it was jerseys or every little thing. Now, you’ve gone through the process of the year and you can kind of understand how to get the players that you want, build the culture you want, and get the employees behind the scenes we need to run an organization like this. Heading into the second year, I don’t want to say it’s smoother, but you just learn a lot from the first year that you can incorporate into the second year.”

Brown, in his second season as head coach, witnessed his team clinch third place in the Continental Conference, securing a playoff berth, but two straight losses in the first round would put an end to the Rockers’ inaugural season.

Most coaches in the FPHL tend to see a significant roster turnover for the next season, leaving See ROCKERS on page 17A

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enue Bonds.

Undertaken with the help of law firm Miller Canfield and Bendzinski & Co. Municipal Finance Advisors, the city will issue $45 million and $8 million in revenue bonds that will be purchased by the state.

The bonds are a vehicle for the state to subsidize the engineering, design and construction costs associated with the project and a way to facilitate the low-interest revolving fund loans.

Commissioners approved the procedural step of passing a resolution of intent to issue the bonds. Revenue bonds can be issued without an election unless 10% of the city’s registered electors file a petition within 45 days of the resolution’s publication.

The remaining steps of the bond process will not begin until bids come back for the project. Authorization of the bonds is expected to occur in summer 2024.

Hello and goodbye

Mount Clemens Fire Department Chief Dan Reynolds made his debut before the City Commission on Dec. 4, thanking city officials for the position, expressing his support for department personnel and ensuring Mount Clemens citizens their Fire Department will be “effective, efficient and economic.”

“We’re going to do the right thing, the right way, for the right reason,” Reynolds said.

Attorney Michael Murray was honored by the commission as Dec. 4 was his last time sitting among them as the city’s counsel. He ended a nine-year career, and his seat will be filled by Rob Huth of the law firm Kirk, Huth, Lange & Badalamenti. Huth is a former Harrison Township trustee and serves as the municipal attorney for both Harrison Township and Shelby Township, according to the law firm’s website.

Call Staff Writer Dean Vaglia at (586) 498-1043.

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Creuse before transferring to Detroit Voyageur Prep while Cole played his freshman and sophomore year at L’Anse Creuse before moving to Oklahoma.

Both scoring threats who can score 18 to 20 points at will, which Cole has shown he can do already this season, Parks and Cole will be the playmakers L’Anse Creuse relies on alongside Burnett and Dorsey in the backcourt.

“It’s pretty awesome because we were with them in middle school, and then they both left like 10th or 9th grade, and now that they’re back it’s like we’re all back together,” Tamburrini said.

L’Anse Creuse’s offense hasn’t been able to show its full potential yet this season, only averaging 49 points per game while allowing almost 64 points per game on the defensive side.

The Lancers are athletic on both sides of the floor with the experience needed to be a successful group, but Woods said the challenge the team is looking to overcome is translating that off-court chemistry onto the court.

“They talk off the court but not so much on the court,” Woods said. “The communication piece is lacking.”

The Lancers are set to begin Macomb Area Conference Gold league play, and it couldn’t come at a better time.

Three of L’Anse Creuse’s first four oppo-

nents were in higher leagues than the Lancers, and all four teams combine for a current 15-3 record on the season.

L’Anse Creuse is only a year removed from playing on the regional stage, and their seniors are hungry for another opportunity to play at that level.

Their record may not reflect it at the moment, but L’Anse Creuse is shaping up to be a strong team this season.

“For us, it’s do or die,” Cureton said.

“We got 11 seniors, so for most of us, it’s our last year playing. We’re trying to go big or go home, and we don’t want to go home.”

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“(The war) is still happening. We must talk to news programs from all over the world. This helps keep us in the headlines,” said Yair, who resides in Gedera, Israel. “This puts pressure on the government and other countries. We need the help of the people to save the families. Anything can help us.

Many people are not released yet. Time is running out.”

“It’s so important the word spreads,” Ella said. “Any support we can get, we need it.”

The war — which has killed civilians in both Israel and the Gaza Strip — has sparked countless debates with one side pro-Palestine and the other pro-Israel.

‘My family is broken’

Ella and Rozenberg were at home in Be’eri, Israel, Oct. 7 when the violence broke out. Ella’s dad, Ohad Ben Ami, 55, and her mother, Raz Ben Ami, 57, were taken hostage. Raz Ben Ami was released from captivity about a week prior to Ella’s Detroit visit.

“She has tumors in her brain and spine.

When she was (taken), she didn’t get appropriate medical procedures and treatment,” Ella said. “My dad takes care of my mom.

Now, he’s not here to take care of her.”

Ella said the minute she was reunited with her mother, she asked, “Where is Dad?” When Ella had the opportunity to visit Detroit, she considered staying home with her mom. But her mom encouraged her to come to the U.S. because, “You have to go bring back Dad.” “My dad is handsome. He has nice eyes.

He’s the funniest dad,” said Ella, who also has a sister in Israel. “My family is broken.”

The distance between Be’eri and the Gaza Strip is approximately 9 kilometers, which is about 5.5 miles.

“I’m used to conflict,” Ella said. “When I was very young, I know the missles. I know the sirens.”

Yet, the bombings on Oct. 7 “felt different.”

“It was 6:30 in the morning,” Ella said.

“It was a big amount of missiles. Something was wrong.”

She and Rozenberg, who hid in their safe room for 15 hours before being rescued, survived the air strikes. A safe room is a hiding place that provides emergency shelter during raids. They are often an extension of the home and have barricaded entries and thick concrete walls.

“We did not make any noises so the terrorists would not know we were there,” Ella said. “(When) I walked out of my home, it

looked so different. Everything is burning.

We can’t walk (because of ) all the bodies on the (ground).”

“It was awful,” Rozenberg said. “It was like a zombie land in the streets, in the roads.”

“All the hostages, they were innocent civilians. They didn’t do this. They didn’t have guns to protect themselves. They woke up in the morning to a war,” Ella said. “They want to live in peace and in a good neighborship.

I wish the neighborship with Gaza was good, to be a good friend. I don’t have any bad intentions in my body for Gaza.”

a lot; we just go and talk.”

To keep the awareness going, Yair wears a black T-shirt and baseball cap that both read “Bring Them Home Now.” In honor of the mission, Yair also dons a military-style dog tag around his neck that reads “Bring Them Home Now” in English and Hebrew.

He has been growing a beard since Oct. 7 as the family waits for the hostages to be released.

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‘You hear bombs all over Israel’

“A kibbutz is a big community. It’s like a big family. You care about everyone there and know (them) for many, many years,” Yair said. “(People) love living there.”

Both of Yair’s parents, who are divorced, were taken from their kibbutz of Nir Oz. His father, Gadi Moses, 79, is still missing. After being held in captivity for several weeks, his mother, Margalit Moses, 77, was set free Nov. 24.

“There were a lot of hugs and tears. We were very happy,” Yair said. “We met her. Of course, it was pure joy.”

With the relief of her safe return home, there was also grim news: Gadi’s spouse, Efrat Katz, was killed in the massacre. Her daughter and two granddaughters had been kidnapped but were released.

It’s taken some time for Margalit to adjust.

“Mom, she’s better,” Yair said. “Finally got some color on her cheeks. There’s still a lot of work for the mental side.”

Yair has not been able to sleep well or work since the bloodshed began.

“Many people kidnapped, I know personally. You hear bombs all over Israel,” Yair said. “The first two weeks, I couldn’t sleep. I didn’t want to eat nothing.”

During the bombings Oct. 7, Yair was in contact with his dad, who was in the family’s safe room.

“Then we started to hear the terrorists.

They all went inside,” Yair said. “We couldn’t get any answers from him. We’re trying to do what we can do to get him back.”

Family members have not heard from Gadi in over two months. They said he is missed and always in their thoughts. Since he was a young child, Erez has spent a lot of time with his grandfather, who works in farming.

“In the last 20 years, he has traveled around the world helping third-world countries to improve their agriculture,” Erez said.

“He liked taking me and the grandkids on the tractors and teaching us whatever he can.

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questions about what the team will look like in the coming year, but the Rockers picked up right where they left off with a stacked lineup of returning veterans.

“We felt really confident coming back, especially with how many returners we have,” defenseman Nicholas Magill-Diaz said. “At this level, you don’t get half of the returners we got back. We got just about everybody with three or four new faces, so we felt very confident. We have high expectations for ourselves.”

The Rockers are currently in second in the Continental Conference to the tune of a 9-7 record this season, with six players having double-digit point totals already this season.

Scott Coash, who led the Rockers in goals (40) and points (72) last season, has a team-high 10 goals and 19 points this season, while forward Brad Reitter, who was third on the team in points with 47, has a team-high 12 assists this year.

Returning forward Declan Conway is building off his 52-point season in 2022, second on the team, with six goals and four assists already, while defenseman Jameson Milam (11 points), defenseman Josh Colten (13 points), and forward Pavel Svintsov (16 points) round out the group.

Svintsov, a first-year player for the Rockers, previously played in the Russian Student Hockey League where he tallied 12 goals and 17 assists last season.

Returning goaltender Trevor Babin has been stellar in net with a 7-4 record and a

.930 save percentage this season.

With the majority of the team back and just a pair of new names and faces, MagillDiaz said it’s been the team’s chemistry that has translated to the success so far.

“Just from last year to this year, we’re a lot more comfortable having those uncomfortable conversations when it comes to people making mistakes or being held accountable for each other,” Magill-Diaz said.

“It just makes it that much easier.”

Chemistry has always been a strength of the Rockers, and look no further than their success last season in just their first year together as a group.

The Rockers’ locker room is a tight-knit group, and the sense of care and respect is a feeling that Brown said the Rockers deliver from top to bottom in the organization.

“I think what it comes down to is that we’re pretty honest,” Brown said. “We tell them what the expectations are and we’re not lying to them. This is the expectation, and we have those conversations with the players, and if you don’t believe myself or Nick Field, the GM, this is how we do it, and if you don’t want to do it, we’re not for you. I believe the players have our backs on that.”

The Rockers jumped out to a 9-3 record this season before dropping four straight, holding leads in three of the four matchups.

“Our issue is we get up, we get a lead, and then we stop playing,” Brown said. “We stop doing what we did to get the lead, and it’s some habits I got to work on with the guys to create better habits for the guys to get through 60 minutes of hockey.”

The Rockers have battled injuries and

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illnesses the past couple of weeks, but the Rockers were looking to rebound with a three-game homestand against the Carolina Thunderbirds (Dec. 15), which occurred after press time, and the Elmira River Sharks (Dec. 22 and 23).

With nearly three quarters of the season still left to play, there’s plenty of time for the Rockers to get back on track before the

start of the playoffs.

“Really, we just need to stay positive,” defenseman T.J. Delaney said. “With all our success at the beginning of the season, I feel like we didn’t face too much adversity. With guys going down with injuries and us losing four straight, we’re facing that adversity now.

Are we going to crumble or are we going to keep pushing forward? That’s the question.”

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Celebrate the Season of Giving at JARS Cannabis Whether it’s through fundraising, volunteer work, educating customers about the industry and the benefits of cannabis, or simply putting the right products in the hands of the right people, it’s always the season of giving at JARS Cannabis.

But the holidays are certainly special, and JARS is celebrating customers and the season with its Photo by Carlito Clips.

“12 Days of Giveaways” promotion from Dec. 22 through Jan. 2. The first 50 customers at each store will receive different product gifts each day, from brands including Jeeter, Stiiizy, Breeze, Wana, Wyld and more. Customers will also be entered into a daily raffle for a chance to win great gifts including a PlayStation5, Apple Watch, TV, MacBook Pro, and more, and cash prizes of $5,000, $10,000 and $15,000.

“Giving back fuels our purpose at JARS. From volunteer work to fundraising and customer initiatives like our ‘12 Days of Giveaways,’ we aim to make an impact in every community we serve,” said JARS Cannabis COO Raymond Abro.

Founded in 2020, JARS opened its first location as a medical-only retailer on Eight Mile at Hoover on Detroit’s east side. Through industry-leading business practices, community outreach, and an emphasis on customer service, JARS has grown to operate 37 recreational stores in the U.S., including 18 in Michigan.

The company employs more than 1,000 people and remains laser-focused on providing extensive training that translates into high-quality customer service.

“Our customers deserve the best, and that’s precisely what we provide by training our staff to be experts,” Abro said. “Whether you are a beginner or connoisseur, we offer a tailored experience for every visitor.”

JARS offers a full range of products from flower, edibles, topicals and patches to all the accessories customers prefer.

To learn more about JARS’ 18 locations, products, and promotions, visit shopJARS.com and follow @JARS_life on Instagram.

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season, but Traylor is quick to point out the team’s improved performance over the prior season.

“The previous season was a struggle for Mount Clemens, being 1-15 and losing by 70 or 60 a game,” Traylor said. “We won our first game so that was exciting, we won by 22 points. … We just had our rivalry game on Friday against Clintondale and the expectation was that we were going to get blown out by 40 or 60 and we lost by four. It’s a major improvement.”

Improvement is there. The Bathers have scored 208 points against 222 scored by opponents in their first four games, a far cry more competitive than the 64-323 trouncing faced by the 2022-23 team in its first outings. Success is there, if mostly showing in the scores rather than the overall record.

“We need to trust ourselves more — trust ourselves and each other as teammates,” Traylor said. “Once my boys find that chemistry, we’re going to be a very nice, established team.”

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will be one more thing the coach has on her plate. Her head coaching duties are split between the varsity basketball and cheer teams alongside the operation of the Jelly Moon Learning Center preschool, in Clinton Township, not far from where her restaurant’s coleslaw-covered hot dogs are prepared in the peak food truck season. It’s a lot for one person to manage, and Traylor is not shy about recognizing the support she gets in all of her pursuits.

“It’s all about balancing and using those helping hands,” Traylor said. “I have two directors that run the preschool, so they handle everything in that area. … Cheer team, I have an assistant there. Most days she’s doing practice and I come in and make sure it’s up to par.”

Traylor plans to remain in coaching for a long time, with a goal of coaching at the collegiate level, but Mount Clements residents can see her and the Battling Bathers now at the Mount Clemens High School gymnasium or at any away game.

The next home game is against the Southfield Bradford Academy Bulldogs on Dec. 22. The team’s schedule can be found at mhsaa.com/schools/mtclemens/boys/var sity/basketball/2023.

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JOURNAL, December 20, 2023 - 5B

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DEC. 20-23

Holiday market: Shop for gifts and décor by more than 100 Michigan fine artists and crafters, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (open until 8 p.m. Dec. 21), Anton Art Center, 125 Macomb Place in Mount Clemens, theartcenter.org

DEC. 21

Swingin’ In The Season: Performance by Rhythm Society Orchestra, 6:30-9 p.m., The War Memorial, 32 Lake Shore Drive in Grosse Pointe Farms, warmemorial.org/event calendar Winter Solstice Hike & Bonfire: Also craft and stories, for ages 12 and older, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Burgess-Shadbush Nature Center, 4101 River Bends Drive in Shelby Township, RSVP to (586) 323-2478

DEC. 23

Comic and toy show: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. (early bird 9 a.m.), VFW Bruce Post #1146, 28404 Jefferson Ave. in St. Clair Shores, dawnofcollectors@gmail.com

DEC. 23-24

Expo Michigan Holiday and Crafters Marketplace: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Dec. 23 and noon-6 p.m. Dec. 24, Lakeside Mall, 14000 Lakeside Circle in Sterling Heights, free but nonperishable food donations for Gleaners Community Food Bank encouraged, EXPOMichigan.com

DEC. 28

ICE SKATING

• 5-8 p.m. Fridays, noon-8 p.m. Saturdays and noon-7 p.m. Sundays (except Dec. 31) until end of February, Warren City Square, One City Square, (586) 268-8400, facebook.com/Warrenparks • 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Sundays, noon-9 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays, noon-10 p.m. Fridays and 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturdays through February, Dodge Park, 40620 Utica Road in Sterling Heights, see adjusted hours, closures and theme nights at sterlingheights.gov/1650/Dodge-Park-Ice-Rink

Kids Night = Parent’s Night Out: For ages 6-12, 6-9 p.m., Sterling Heights Nature Center, 42700 Utica Road, register at (586) 446-2710

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• 10 a.m.-8 p.m. (break from 3-4 p.m.) Dec. 20-23 and 9 a.m.4 p.m. (break from 1-2 p.m.) Dec. 24, The Mall at Partridge Creek, 17420 Hall Road in Clinton Township, www.shoppartridge creek.com

Narwhal & Jelly Party: For grades K-3, 11 a.m., Clinton-Macomb Public Library - North Branch, 54100 Broughton Road in Macomb Township, register at (586) 226-5083, cmpl.org

• 10 a.m.-7 p.m. (break from 3-4 p.m.) Dec. 20, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. (breaks from 3-4 p.m.) Dec. 21-23 and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (break from 1-1:45 p.m.) Dec. 24, Lakeside Mall, 14000 Lakeside Circle in Sterling Heights, www.shop-lakesidemall.com

DEC. 29

Noon Year’s Eve Party: Balloon drop, photo opportunities, refreshments and more, 11 a.m.-noon, Roseville Public Library, 29777 Gratiot Ave., rosevillelibrary.org, (586) 445-5407

• 10 a.m.-8 p.m. (breaks from 1-1:30 and 4-5 p.m.) Dec. 20-23 and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (break from 1-1:30 p.m.) Dec. 24, Macomb Mall, 32233 Gratiot Ave. in Roseville, www.shopmacombmall. com

DEC. 31

NYE Kids Bash: Activities, entertainment, pizza and more, 4-9 p.m., The Discovery Center of Macomb, 54 Cherry St. in Mount Clemens, discoverymacomb.org

JAN. 12

Rumours: Fleetwood Mac tribute, 7:30 p.m., Macomb Center for the Perfoming Arts on Macomb Community College - Center Campus, 44575 Garfield Road in Clinton Township, macombcenter.com

JAN. 12 & 14

Auditions for ‘Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella:

Youth Edition’: For ages 7-18 (all who audition get a role), 6-7:30 p.m. and 7:30-9 p.m., Owen Jax Recreation Center, 8207 E. Nine Mile Road in Warren, warrencivic.org

JAN. 13

Ruben & Clay: Hear Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken, 7:30 p.m., Macomb Center for the Perfoming Arts on Macomb Community College - Center Campus, 44575 Garfield Road in Clinton Township, macombcenter.com

ONGOING

Tunnel of Lights: Open daily from 5-9 p.m. until Jan. 14, Blossom Heath Park, 24800 Jefferson Ave. in St. Clair Shores, facebook.com/stclairshoresparksandrecreation

‘9 to 5 - The Musical’: Presented by Grosse Pointe Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays, Jan. 26-28 and Jan. 31-Feb. 4, Pierce Middle School, 15430 Kercheval Ave. in Grosse Pointe Park, gpt.org, (313) 881-4004

Home for the Holidays: Self-guided tour of Edsel and Eleanor Ford House, also free hot cocoa, weekends until Dec. 30, 1100 Lake Shore Road in Grosse Pointe Shores, fordhouse.org/events

Drive-thru food banks: 2-4 p.m. every second and fourth Fridays of month, Covenant Missions Food Bank, 28491 Utica Road in Roseville, open to community and no appointment needed, erchamber.com

NEWSAND

Karmanos Cancer Institute shares lung cancer facts

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Museum hosts holiday drop-in hours

DAISY SCOUTS COLLECTS TOYS FOR TOTS

ROCHESTER HILLS — Daisy Scout Troop 77820, which includes 20 first-graders at Long Meadow Elementary, recently partnered with North Oakland County Toys for Tots to host a multi-neighborhood toy drive after reading about how donations to the organization had declined the last few years.

Organizers said they hoped the collection would make it convenient for those in the neighborhood to donate, give the Daisies a chance to help other kids, and introduce community service as part of earning their “be a sister to every Girl Scout” petal.

The Daisies distributed flyers about the toy drive to their neighbors by going door to door with physical copies and working with their parents to post on neighborhood social media pages.

When a neighbor had an item to donate, the girls would go pick it up. Altogether, they collected 565 items from their neighbors to donate to Toys for Tots.

ROCHESTER HILLS — The Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm is open for drop-in hours noon-3 p.m., with a guided tour of the Van Hoosen farmhouse at 1 p.m., Dec. 23, and 27-30. The 1840 Van Hoosen farmhouse is decorated with boughs of holly, old Christmas cards, family gifts, community cookbooks and a 10-foot Christmas tree.

People will also find the seasonal interactive “All Aboard: Model Railroad Exhibit!” on display in the calf barn.

Included with admission is a guided tour of the farmhouse and Red House, access to all exhibits, and a self-guided tour of the bull barn, the milk house, the equipment barn and Stoney Creek Cemetery. The event is free for museum members, $5 for adults, and $3 for seniors and students.

No registration is required.

STATEWIDE — The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, along with cancer centers and other organizations nationwide, recognized November as Lung Cancer Awareness Month.

Lung cancer is the second-most common cancer, not including skin cancer. For women, breast cancer is more common, while prostate cancer is the most common cancer for men.

The institute shared the following statistics about lung cancer.

• About 238,340 new cases of lung cancer will be diagnosed in 2023.

• About 127,070 deaths will result from lung cancer in 2023.

• Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths among both men and women.

• Lung cancer is responsible for about 1 in 5 of all cancer deaths.

• Each year, more people die of lung cancer than of colon, breast and prostate cancers combined.

• The yearly number of lung cancer deaths is declining. The estimated number of deaths in 2022 was 130,180.

• The chance that a man will develop lung cancer in his lifetime is about 1 in 16. A woman’s lifetime chance of developing lung cancer is about 1 in 17.

• Around 80% of lung cancer deaths are thought to be a result of smoking.

To learn more about lung cancer screening at Karmanos, visit karmanos.org/lungcancerscreening.

UTICA DEDICATES PURPLE HEART TRAIL

UTICA — On Veterans Day, the city of Utica honored Purple Heart recipients and dedicated the Utica Purple Heart Trail at the American Legion Post 351, 46146 Cass Ave. The Purple Heart Trail is a nationwide effort to pay tribute to those who have been awarded the Purple Heart medal with sections of roads dedicated to them. Signs are placed along the roads where elected leaders have designated part of the trail. Find more information at purpleheart.org/purplehearttrail.

Mayor Gus Calandrino on his Facebook page called the dedication one of his “proudest moments” as mayor. Many local elected officials were present for the ceremony.

Troy High class raises money for nonprofit

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TROY — The Troy High personal communications class recently held its annual dodgeball tournament for charity supporting Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard’s Police Athletic League program, which builds positive relationships through recreation, mentoring and sports.

Competition was fierce, with the senior team declaring victory, and the event raised $14,500 for the kids at PAL. “Sports helps with competition, etiquette, confidence, teamwork, and gives them an opportunity to come here and just be kids and play,” Bouchard said in a press release. “The volunteers at PAL deeply believe that opportunities for relationship-building and high-quality sports should be available to everyone.

No fine print, no asterisk, no exceptions; that’s what they stand by, and that’s why Troy High School’s Personal Communications class chose them this year as the recipient.”

PAL’s goals are to provide more opportunities for young women in sports, to double the number of children served, to develop young athletes so they develop a lifelong love of being active, and to be sure every child has access to a caring coach, and the chance to belong.

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