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Retired educators help bring Christmas cheer to Academy of the Americas

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ABOVE: The Novi Singers perform at the Christmas party held for children at the Academy of the Americas in Detroit on Dec. 14.

RIGHT: A young girl from the Academy of the Americas hugs former Novi Woods Elementary School Principal David Ascher as he portrays Santa Claus.

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wo former Novi educators came out of retirement to be Santa’s helpers and bring Christmas cheer to underprivileged youth in Detroit Dec. 14.

Former Novi Woods Elementary School Principal David Ascher, who retired last summer, and former eighth grade history teacher Kenny Fenchel, who retired in 2022, along with current sixth grade teacher Chip McDonald, were asked to be Santa’s helpers during the annual holiday party that the Novi Community School District throws for the students at the Detroit Public Schools Community Distict’s Academy of the Americas K-3 campus.

The party included a pizza lunch, games, crafts, a performance by the Novi High School choir, Santa visits to each classroom, and gifts for the children. The Novi Community School District collects donations of games and other toys to provide as presents for the kids.

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The Novi Police Department, through annual fundraisers, works to support those fighting cancer and to provide a Christmas for families in need.

This year, the department raised $12,000 for the Believe in Miracles Fund at the Assarian Cancer Center in Novi through the department’s annual pink car and Movember fundraisers.

Every October, the Novi Police Department has a squad car wrapped in hot pink to show support for those who have had or are undergoing treatment for breast cancer.

Throughout the month, the department takes it to various events to offer the public a chance to write messages of support for those struggling with cancer in exchange for a donation of $5 or more.

Then in November, aka “Movember,” men who hold various positions throughout the public safety departments — including police officers, cadets and firefighters — See FUNDRAISER on page 12A

LIFELONG RESIDENT SHARES TALES OF NOVI’S CHRISTMAS PAST

BY CHARITY MEIER cmeier@candgnews.com

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Kathy Crawford, wearing the dark sweater, gathers with her family in the dining room during Christmas in the area of 12 Mile and Haggerty roads in the early 1960s. She and her grandmother would play Christmas carols on the piano.

When we think of Christmas, we often think of massive amounts of decorations, and lights.

However, that wasn’t always the case.

During the World War II era and the years that followed, Christmas was celebrated in a much more simple and intimate way.

“There weren’t even Christmas decorations outside like you would think of today. Not even wreaths or that kind of thing. Coming out of wartime, I think that people just felt like decorations might be too frivolous. You know, they wanted to pay their money for necessities, and a lot of times, especially in the ’40s, you still had ration books,” lifelong Novi resident Kathy Crawford, 81, said.

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“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.

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Michigan-MSU hockey to return to Little Caesars for ‘Duel in the D’

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Michigan has claimed the “Iron D” Trophy in six straight matchups after Michigan State won during the trophy’s inaugural season in 2016.

DETROIT — The “Iron D” Trophy is making its way back to Hockeytown as the University of Michigan (8-7-3) and Michigan State University (12-4-2) hockey are slated to face off at 8:30 p.m. Feb. 10 at Little Caesars Arena in their annual “Duel in the D” matchup.

Michigan, which was ranked No. 14 at press time according to the National Collegiate Athletic Association, has brought home the trophy in the last six meetings between the two teams. Michigan State’s last win in the “Duel in the D” came in 2016.

This year’s “Duel in the D” will be the 346th all-time meeting between the two programs with Michigan holding the advantage 179-139-24. The “Duel in the D” will be the fourth and final matchup between the two teams on the schedule this season, as MSU will host on Jan. 19 and Michigan will host on Jan. 20 and Feb. 9.

While the historic matchups between the programs go back decades upon decades, the “Iron D” Trophy is a relatively new feature of the rivalry. Michigan State, currently See HOCKEY on page 14A

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The City Council held interviews with 16 applicants for an open council position during its regular meeting Dec 11. The seat was vacated when Justin Fischer was elected mayor last month. The council was expected to make a decision on who will fill the seat during its meeting Dec. 18, which occurred after press time.

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’Tis the season to shop A report released Nov. 29 by BetOhio has broken down the spending habits of Americans leading up to Christmas 2023.

According to the report, 74% of Michigan residents typically start Christmas shopping before Dec. 1, with 26% starting earlier than Oct. 1. The data also reported that the average Michigander spends an average of $492.14 on gifts per year.

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Novi Choralaires: Open rehearsals for community chorus group, 7:30-9:30 p.m. both days, choir room at Novi Middle school, 49000 W. 11 Mile Road, novichoralaires.org

Audition for ‘Disney’s Descendants the Musical’ Auditions for the Novi Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services production of “Disney’s Descendants the Musical” will take place 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Jan. 7. Auditions are open to anyone, regardless of previous experience or residency. To audition, register at cityofnovi.org/theatre. The musical will be performed April 11-14.

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As part of a reaccreditation process, a team of assessors from the Michigan Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission will visit the Novi Police Department Dec. 28.

The assessors will examine all aspects of the department’s policies and procedures, management, operations, and support services. As part of this final on-site assessment, employees and members of the general public are invited to provide comments to the assessment team by telephone or email. Telephone comments are limited to five minutes and must address the agency’s ability to comply with the commission’s standards. The public can call (248) 5670310 between 1 and 3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 28.

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Ascher, Fenchel and McDonald each took up the role of Santa Claus at the request of Novi Meadows Elementary School principal Lisa Fenchel, and they handed out the gifts to the children with a great big “Ho, Ho, Ho!” The children were very receptive to them, many running up and hugging them.

“There was a lot of hugs. I did not expect so many hugs,” Kenny Fenchel said.

“I think they just so appreciate new faces and having a day that isn’t their normal day.

They loved everything. They loved the crafts. They loved the entertainment,” Lisa Fenchel said.

Lisa Fenchel said this was the first year she has been asked to find the Santa Clauses. She said she typically supplies the students and the teachers, but in the past, the Parent Teacher Organization has taken care of the other adult helpers. She said that when they asked, she knew McDonald had taken up the role of Santa Claus for a group of preschool kids and said he really did well. Then she was thinking of people the district would not need to hire a substitute teacher for, and she said she knew Ascher would be perfect as Santa Claus, and she also decided to nominate her husband for the position.

“This is about helping kids; selfishly, I get to see some of my former Novi Woods kids, but it’s also about helping people,” Ascher said.

He said he told his wife, who was assisting him as he went to the various classrooms, that they found a new holiday tradition and he would like to do it every year.

“I whispered to Mrs. Ascher that we may have a new holiday tradition. The season is for young children and to be able to experience that with them and the sheer joy of a simple gift,” said Ascher, whose daughters are grown up now. “Kids don’t realize that it goes two ways. We think we are here to help the kids, but the reality is they help remind us of joy. They help remind us what this season is about — what we can be all year long.”

Ascher said that he will definitely participate in activities such as this where he can be behind the scenes and help people.

“We’re going to have to get a cooler Santa suit, though,” he joked.

Kenny Fenchel said that he was constantly having to prove he was Santa to the kids. He said that they questioned his Nike shoes, which were visible under the faux boots. He told them that the reindeer had to rest, so he had to run to the school. They asked him where Mrs. Claus was, and he told them that she had to take care of the elves and feed the reindeer.

They asked where his elves were, and he told them there were budget cuts so he wound up with the high school kids instead.

The kids also would ask him to prove he was Santa by knowing their names. He said he was able to correctly identify each and every one of them by name, and they really loved that.

They never caught on that their names were written on their desks, he noted with a laugh.

Kenny Fennchel said the highlight of the event was just how excited the kids were to see him. He recalled how one girl got a Hello Kitty game and exclaimed, “You knew I liked cats!”

Parent and grandparent volunteers raved about how wonderful the program was.

“It’s wonderful. It’s so much fun to have the kids involved and helping the little ones.

This is a great program,” said Marla Purcell, of Godfrey, Illinois. Purcell came to assist her daughter and granddaughter during the event.

“It’s great. I love the community coming together and doing this kind of stuff. It’s just so nice, and then to include all the kids from Novi schools, they get to come and enjoy the process too. It’s fun. It’s really fun,” said Lindsey Leovits, the event co-chair and mom of a fifth grade student.

Lisa Fenchel said it was helpful that the teachers selected some students who were bilingual in English and Spanish to assist with the event. She said the kids loved that some of her students were able to communicate with them in Spanish. At one point, a child handed her a book, and she went to read it and saw that it was in Spanish, so she called over one of her students and he read the book aloud.

“It was fun,” she said of the event.

Kenny Fenchel said he would definitely do it again. He joked that it would be fun to dress up as the Grinch and look in all the windows. Lisa Fenchel said there are many people who request to come back and help with the event year after year. She said one teacher told her to consider her a permanent volunteer for the event; she even had one of her media specialists come to assist with the event on her scheduled day off.

“We usually have more interest from volunteers than we can take, and it’s great,” she said. “It’s fun to get to work with a different age level. I’m not used to kindergartners. So it was kind of a fun day. It also reminded me why I work with fifth and sixth graders — because they are not kindergartners.”

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HOLIDAY GIFTS TO KEEP YOU MOVING IN THE NEW YEAR

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hile 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

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

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The gift of swim lessons, which are offered yearround at the Troy Community Center, can create lifelong skills, water safety and a love for the water.

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Large order of TVs sent to Texas and Detroit

An Ohio man who purchased 10 televisions from Best Buy in Novi Dec. 7 went to pick up the order the next day and was told that nine of the televisions had been delivered to a residence in Texas, and one of them had been delivered to a residence off of Vinewood Street in Detroit, according to a Novi police report.

The order included nine Samsung 4K UHD smart TVs and one specially ordered Samsung 8K UHD smart TV. The order cost the man $6,349.29.

A store associate said that the delivery instructions were changed through email and stated that the buyer was moving to Texas and needed the televisions delivered there and not to the Novi store. The real buyer did not receive an email because his email password had been changed. The specially ordered TV was delivered to the Vinewood address.

Detectives later advised the man that the Vinewood address was a vacant lot. The man stated he only wanted the reports for

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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.”

The Birmingham Ice Sports Arena is located at 2300 E. Lincoln. To register, visit play.bhamgov.org.

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

including soccer, football, volleyball, T-ball, lacrosse, hockey and more — the Coach Dave Intro to Sports classes are offered for ages 3-6.

“Participating in sports is a great way for kids to meet other kids, get the social skills they need, learn how to be a good teammate and have fun,” he said.

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Police were sent to a residence in Novi Dec. 5 after a man saw a suspicious person in his Ring doorbell camera footage coming from the east side of his home. Then on Dec. 8, he realized that a large iron planter was missing.

The planter was last seen next to his air conditioning unit. The man could not recall how much the planter was worth; however, he stated that he has had the planter for approximately 15 years. The planter was also extremely rusted and had a patina all over it, according to the report.

After viewing the footage from the Ring camera, police said it appeared that a woman carried a large item from the east side of the home. According to the police report, the planter was valued at $50. The resident only wished to document the incident at this time, in case anyone else in the subdivision had a similar problem.

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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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Members of the Novi Police Department — including Chief Erick Zinser, left, police clerk Kim Kleimola, Assistant Chief Scott Baetens, Lt. Brian Woloski, Cmdr. Kristie Gruenwald and Cmdr. Jason Meier, and several others — present a check for $12,000 to officials with the Assarian Cancer Center at Ascension Providence Hospital, Novi Campus, Nov. 27 for the Believe in Miracles Fund.

“With breast cancer awareness being in October, in 2019 is when they came up with the idea of, let’s take it to a couple of places and let people write on the car for a donation.

I think that first year they just went to two places. They went to Twelve Oaks (mall), and they went to the hospital,” Kleimola said.

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grow beards and mustaches to show support for men who are affected by cancer.

Lt. Brian Woloski came up with the idea for a Novi Movember fundraiser in 2018, which ultimately led to the creation of the pink car fundraiser. Woloski, a 23-year veteran of the Police Department, said that officers used to grow mustaches only during the month.

“I brought up the suggestion that, hey, why don’t we let everybody grow beards and we could donate the funds to a charity? And the chief agreed upon it, but he’s like, ‘Well, I’d like it to be a local charity,’” Woloski said.

He said they then started looking for a local charity to sponsor, and someone suggested the Believe in Miracles Fund. It was decided that starting that year that the Novi Police Department would sponsor the fund annually by donating $50 per officer for the right to grow a beard in November. He said that in the first year they were able to generate approximately $3,700, and it has continued to grow every year.

“It was the perfect fund to do that, because it deals with cancer, and we all know that No-Shave November is (about) men’s health, testicular cancer, prostate cancer, suicide awareness, depression,” Wolosk said. “It’s a 501(c)(3); there’s no overhead. They don’t take any money out. All the funds go straight into helping others.”

The Believe in Miracles Fund provides financial assistance to those struggling with cancer. The fund provides help with utilities, rent, transportation, food and medical supplies. Woloski recalled that the fund even purchased a mattress for a patient in need.

“It’s just really, really a wonderful thing. I couldn’t imagine going through the challenges of recovery with cancer and then not having the money to pay your bills, and I think that’s the special thing (about the Believe in Miracles Fund),” said Woloski.

“They’ll pay for an Uber ride. They’ll pay for their medication. They’ll pay an electric bill. They’ll put groceries on the table — wherever they’re feeling that financial impact or whatever needs to be done to help them be able to fight this horrible disease,” said police clerk Kim Kleimola, who chairs the pink car fundraiser. “I think that’s what keeps me going during that month, is just knowing how many people I’m helping.”

Then the following year officers started to talk about how to get the women involved with supporting this cause. They already had been doing a pale pink car every October, but it wasn’t used as a fundraiser. It was just driven around to show support.

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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 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 news report from The Times of Israel 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. “(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 missiles. 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.”

‘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.

It’s always interesting. He likes to be with us 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.

For more information on Hostages and Missing Families Forum, visit www.bring themhomenow.net.

Call Staff Writer Maria Allard at (586) 498-1045.

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.”

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“So, people weren’t spending money on decorations. They might spend money on a few toys for the kids, but there wasn’t a lot done outside, anyway, as far as decorations go.”

Crawford recalled that although she lived on a farm and was never lacking in food, many people were in need of food, and so that took precedence over holiday decor. According to Crawford, Novi didn’t even have a city tree until the late 1960s.

“Things were pretty much family-centered and church-centered,” Crawford said.

She said there were only two churches in Novi during the 1940s, a Baptist church on Novi Road, and the Methodist church was on Grand River Avenue. She said there was always a Nativity play at church, and even the Novi school would have reenactments of the Nativity. Aside from performances of the Nativity, there were no Christmas programs or pageants. Schools would have the children do a Christmas craft to take home to their parents, but that was it.

“We kids loved the Christmas music and Christmas caroling and that kind of thing,” she said.

Christmas caroling began in November and went on past Christmas into the new year.

She said many people would take the streetcar down to J. L. Hudson’s on Woodward Avenue in Detroit to see “the real Santa.”

She said people would usually kick off their holidays by going to Detroit for the Hudson’s Thanksgiving Parade.

“You enjoy all the decorations downtown, but Novi didn’t really have any (decorations) back in the ’20s, ’30s, ’40s,” Crawford said.

According to Crawford, people started to have a little bit more money in the late 1950s and began to decorate a little more.

Christmas trees, she said, were always present inside the home, but few had lights. She said her family always had a tree with lights and tinsel, but that was the only Christmas decoration. Most people in Novi cut their own Christmas tree down from their property at that time.

“We never went to a tree farm to get a tree. We just went back to the woods and got a tree,” said Crawford.

Artificial trees came about in the late 1950s. At that time, people started to use aluminum trees. She said that they were very popular in the 1960s.

She said that, traditionally, families would go to church on Christmas Eve. She recalled that they would always hear “big jingling bells” at the very end of the service, and somebody would appear dressed in a kind of a “scuzzy” Santa outfit and hand out a white box of candy to every child. She said that as kids they were always happy to get that candy.

“I knew that that Santa was kind of a Santa helper. He wasn’t the real Santa, because that Santa was (in) downtown Detroit at Hudson’s or in the Hudson’s parade. That’s where the real Santa was,” Crawford said.

Christmas Day was celebrated with “special food,” and the company of family and friends. She said that the family would gather for a huge breakfast with ham, biscuits and gravy, etc. She said that after that, as they lived on a farm, the adults would go about their usual work day, such as milking the cows. The kids would play games, such as Monopoly, and card games. TV didn’t come around until the 1950s, so around then they got a small black-and-white TV and would watch Christmas programs.

“There’s so many changes just because of the technology and everything else,” Crawford said.

She said that the most noticeable changes came as the roads and cars became better. That’s when more people started venturing into other communities for Chrstmas programming. Around the 1970s, she said, as the city was organizing and becoming less rural, they started having more stores and Saturday with Santa.

Former Mayor Bob Gatt said he doesn’t recall the city of Novi having any grand Christmas celebrations when he came to the city in 1975.

“It was a tiny little city at that time, I think, like, 12,000 people,” Gatt said. “But my fondest memories of the holiday period really do revolve around the Police Department. There were, like, 16 of us and four or five dispatchers, and we were like a family. We decorated the police station, and everybody brought food in. …

That stands out in my mind as maybe the most prolific and fun days during the holidays that I ever experienced. We all came together and celebrated that special day.”

He said they almost always all had to work on the holidays, but no one felt neglected as they all celebrated together, with the company of their spouses.

Gatt said that in more recent times he enjoyed the Spirit of Giving at City Hall, which started around 2005. He said it was a “congenial and familial” celebration, and he liked its smaller size.

“I like that the city is recognizing the holidays and that now we have a lot of stores,” Crawford said of the contemporary holiday season in Novi.

“There’s a lot more now than we ever had as kids, so I like all that,” Crawford said.

Cameras weren’t prevalent in the early days of Novi, so there are few photographs of what Christmas was like back then, Crawford said.

Crawford was scheduled to give a public presentation on Novi’s holiday history Dec. 15 at the Lakeview Lodge, which occurred after press time.

Call Staff Writer Charity Meier at (586) 498-1092.

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ranked No. 7, won the coveted trophy the first year it was up for grabs in 2016, but the Spartans have been unable to retrieve it since.

Despite who might come out on top in the matchup, both coaches said the impact that the game makes for both programs is immeasurable.

“Having an opportunity to play in the greatest rivalry in college hockey in an NHL building is exciting for our program,” Michigan State head coach Adam Nightingale said in a press release. “Michigan State-Michigan brings out the best in both programs, and playing the game in front of 19,000 fans creates an atmosphere that is unmatched. I have great memories of the games we played at Joe Louis Arena when I was a player, and we are appreciative that Little Caesars Arena and Ilitch Sports + Entertainment continues to give us this platform to showcase college hockey in the city of Detroit.”

“There’s nothing quite like the environment at Little Caesars Arena when Michigan and Michigan State play for the ‘Iron D’ trophy,” Michigan head coach Brandon Naurato said in a press release.

“It marks not only an important game for the players and the league but for every sports fan in the state. Our program takes great pride in our Michigan roots, and we are incredibly grateful to everyone who makes this game possible. We can’t wait to once again provide an unforgettable experience for everyone.”

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Police officers Mike Marchetti, Kevin Gilmore, Eric Lindblade and Shawn Penzak are among 40 Novi officers who grew a beard to raise funds for cancer victims this Movember.

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December.” Officers made an additional donation of $50 apiece to keep their beards throughout December. The funds went to support their annual adopt-a-family program, which provides a Christmas to Novi families in need. Police Department staff also contributed to the cause with a $20 per-person donation to be able to wear jeans throughout the month of December.

The families are discovered by officers when they see a family in need while out on patrol. Woloski said that although there are a

lot of multimillion-dollar homes in the city, there are also a lot of people who are in need of assistance within the city limits.

“We see a lot of people who are in desperate need of anything. That’s the sad part.

You could go to one call where you are going to a million-dollar mansion. The next call you are going to a home where the floors are rotting out and you can see the ground. So yeah, there are families in Novi that are in need,” said Woloski.

The department then provides the fami-

lies that they adopt with not only Christmas gifts, but food and everyday household necessities, such as toilet paper and laundry detergent.

“We give them gift cards and help them wherever they need help so that they can have a great holiday,” Kleimola said.

“Just knowing the good that it’s doing, that’s what’s important,” Woloski said, and Kleimola agreed.

Call Staff Writer Charity Meier at (586) 498-1092.

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with the events, and then she helped out more in 2021 and took over organizing the event in 2022. Since she has taken it over, she said, the event has grown bigger and bigger every year, with this being the largest amount of money they have raised.

“It’s a community favorite. People are always asking, ‘Are you going to have the pink car out again?’” Kleimola said. “It’s such a healing event. Whenever you go to these events and you hear the stories … it’s really nice that they can see that there’s a whole community (behind them), that they are not alone.”

The pink car alone raised $10,000 this year, and the additional $2,000 was brought in by the officers participating in No-Shave November. Officers presented a check to the Assarian Cancer Center Nov. 27.

In addition to the money the department donates, the wrap with the messages of support is put on display at the center to encourage those who are battling cancer. This year, the hood of the squad car will be donated as well.

The events went so well this year that officers decided to carry on the spirit of Movember into the next month with “Double-Down

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