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THE VICTORY LAP GunShelby buyback and Utica put part of water and sewer returns to payments in escrow until state settles debt dispute Southfield Southfield A&T players hoist the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 1 State Finals trophy.

Southfield Public Schools will hold a parade at noon Dec. 9 to celebrate Southfield A&T’s big win.

Following the parade, a special program will be held in the gym of Southfield A&T, 24675 Lahser Road, at 1:15 p.m.

The best spots to view the parade are along Evergreen Road, between 12 Mile Road and Civic Center Drive, and Lahser Road between Civic Center Drive and 10 Mile Road.

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SOUTHFIELD — The Oakland County Board of Commissioners’ gun buyback pilot program included four events in October 2022, with a total collection of 353 weapons, including five assault rifles, and more than $35,000 in gift cards given out in Auburn Hills, Berkley, Bloomfield Township, Fern-

Event to raise money, awareness for Turning Point

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domestic and sexual violence through comprehensive services and resources. The agency provides emergency, support and prevention services for survivors of MOUNT CLEMENS — Taking steps this domestic and sexual violence, including an emergenmonth to highlight awareness of sexual assault, Turn- cy shelter, individual and group counseling, advocacy, ing Point Macomb is hosting its sixth annual fund- a personal protection order assistance program, and a raiser, Stepping Out With Stars, SZCZEPANIAK April 29. forensic nurse examiners BY the JONATHAN The Warriorsprogram. had never so much as held a Turning Point strives to empower survivors of jszczepaniak@candgnews.com district championship in school’s Seethe TURNING on history, page 18A but as Southfield A&T took the field for the Michiouthfield A&T head coach Aaron Mar- gan High School Athletic Association Division shall described his squad after their regional 1 State Nov. with 26 at Ford Field Turning Point President and CEO Sharman Davenport stands at the Finals 2021 event Stepping Out against the championship win over West Bloomfield two-time Division 1 defending state champions with the Stars emcee Evrod Cassimy, of WDIV-TV. Nov. 18 as a “team of firsts,” in reference to the Belleville, the Warriors were banded together for Turning Point school’s first-ever regional title Photo and courtesy state offinals one final gridiron matchup in the brightest lights berth.

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SOUTHFIELD — Southfield resident Anthony Brogdon is sharing what he calls “good” Black history on his YouTube channel, Strong Inspirations, where he interviews guests from around the world who share their connections to Black history.

Since Brogdon launched his channel in 2020, he has spoken with over 500 guests from Africa, Australia, the UK, Canada and the Ca-

ribbean, and he has amassed over 2,000 subscribers.

Some of his noteworthy guests include Kenneth B. Morris, the great-great-great-grandson of Frederick Douglass; A’Lelia Bundles, the great-great-granddaughter of Madam CJ Walker; Dan Duster, great-great-grandson of Ida B. Wells; Kevin Lloyd, the son of National Basketball Association first Black player Earl Lloyd; and William Anderson, who was jailed with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. See HISTORY on page 5A

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SOUTHFIELD — A local environmental group will be testing four different data collection methods to assess chloride contamination in the Rouge River this winter.

Starting Jan. 20 at its stonefly search to assess river health, the Friends of the Rouge will also focus on chloride contamination in the Rouge River, thanks to a Rouge River Watershed Council grant of around $40,000 from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy.

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Southfield to host The Holiday Sleigh of Giving

SOUTHFIELD — The Southfield Police and Fire Departments present the Holiday Sleigh of Giving 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Dec. 16 in Southfield Public Library Circle Drive, 26300 Evergreen Road.

The event is hosted along with the Southfield Public Library, Southfield Public Schools, the Southfield Domestic Violence Group, the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Southfield Alumni Chapter, the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce and Take One Community Program.

The gift giveaway is for Southfield and Lathrup Village families in need; however, the general public is invited to participate.

Gifts are targeted at children between ages 4 and 12 and will be given on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies are available.

For more information, call the Southfield Police Department at (248) 796-5300.

City seeks feedback for Southfield Oaks

SOUTHFIELD — The city of Southfield and Oakland County Parks and Recreation Department are partnering to re-envision 39 acres in the southern portion of Beech Woods Park.

County parks department will spend $1.5 million to transform the 9-hole golf course along the Rouge River into a nature preserve for residents to slow down and enjoy the outdoors.

With the partnership, Oakland County will operate the park as Southfield Oaks County Park, and the city will maintain ownership.

The park will remain free and open to the public.

Residents of Southfield and surrounding areas are encouraged to take the Beech Woods Park Survey to provide feedback on what they’d like to see. The survey can be found at OakGov.com.

2024 MLK Community Service Award nominations being sought

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SOUTHFIELD — The Martin Luther King Jr. Task Force is seeking nominations for the 2024 MLK Community Service Award.

Nominees must possess the qualities of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: active in community service and committed to the advancement of human and civil rights.

Nominees must be at least 18 years of age and must reside or work in Southfield or Lathrup Village. Past recipients and current elected officials are not eligible.

To nominate someone, share something about the person you are nominating, including the reason you feel they have earned this award.

All submissions must include the name, address and phone number of both the person nominating and the person being nominated.

Nominations may be mailed to Dorothy Dean, Community Service Award Committee Chair, 26677 W. 12 Mile Road, Southfield, 48034; or emailed to deanlaw@sbcglobal.net.

All nominations must be submitted by Dec. 20. For more information, call (248) 790-0531 or visit www.mlktaskforcemi.org.

SOUTHFIELD — The Southfield Parks and Recreation Department, in partnership with McDonald’s of Michigan and Vibe Credit Union, will present the Soulful Santa Celebration noon-5 p.m. Dec. 9 inside the Southfield Pavilion, 26000 Evergreen Road.

Attendees will have the opportunity to get a professional photo with Black Santa.

There will also be take-home crafts, cookies and hot chocolate.

The event will also feature a vendor marketplace for holiday shopping, holiday storytelling, a Wii Spin 360 Photo Booth, face painting with Jazzy the Clown and a performance by the Impulse Dance Academy dancers. Food will be available for purchase. Tickets cost $8 for Southfield residents and $10 for non-residents. All attendees ages 2 and up must have a ticket, and one adult must be present per family. Tickets can be purchased in person at the Parks and Recreation Information Desk at the Pavillion or online at https:// bit.ly/SoulfulSanta23. Tickets will also be available at the door. For more information, call (248) 796-4620.

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Brogdon hopes to shed light on Black history through these inspirational stories and change the narrative, especially since he said that shock is the most common reaction he gets when he shares positive stories during public appearances.

“If I can put it into a percentage, I would say about 70% of it is that some people don’t want people to hear these stories because they’re too inspiring and motivating.

And so the land that only wants to tell one side of it to make the other person, the prey, feel inadequate. The other part is that many people have not investigated these other authors. There are people who have done it.

There are books out there on such people.

It’s just that it’s not sensationalized, and the more demeaning stories are.”

He added that sometimes people don’t believe the success stories of Black people in history, and he’s received backlash after presentations for not focusing on the typical narrative surrounding Black history. His reasoning for focusing on the good is that he believes that the negative is often perpetuated, especially in academic settings. His aim is to empower and uplift the Black community by sharing positive stories.

In addition to public speaking and Strong Inspirations, Brogdon is an author and filmmaker. The native Detroiter and Oakland University graduate with a degree in marketing found himself chronicling history by “happenstance” he said.

Brogdon explained that he had always been fascinated by Black business history.

After attending a panel held by Lewis Business College that featured business owners in

their 70s and 80s who had been operating their businesses since the 1950s, Brogdon found some footage from the ‘50s and decided to become a filmmaker.

He produced his first film in 2014, a documentary called “The Great Detroit.”

Drawing from his experience at the 1994 panel of Black business owners, Brogdon released another documentary in 2017, “Business in the Black,” which details the rise of Black businesses in America. The film toured in over 40 U.S. cities as well as Toronto, Canada, and London, England.

After releasing “Business in the Black,” Brogdon was inspired to create the “Black Business Book” in 2019, which was based on the documentary and includes over 200 facts about Black business history in the U.S. Brogdon said he is passionate about educating and inspiring youth, which prompted him to create a children’s book, “They Did It,” which is adapted from a screenplay he wrote with the same title and on the Black Business Book. “They Did It” has no mention of slavery and features 30 successful Black business owners who lived during the 1800s. Currently, Brodgon is working on releasing a film based on “They Did It,” which will be out by February or March.

Naima Shamborguer, one of Brogdon’s latest guests on Strong Inspirations, is a native Detroiter, a jazz vocalist, a 2020 Kresge Artist Fellow and the creator of Sister Strings, a project that focuses on music and education tracing the history of string instruments, vocals and percussion in the Black community from slavery to modern day.

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Southfield A&T senior quarterback Isaiah Marshall (Kansas commit) has been the frontman for the Warriors all season long with his dual threat ability, and an 11-yard rushing touchdown from Marshall would put the Warriors up 36-32 with 0:47 left in the fourth. Marshall ran in the two-point conversion to make it a 4-point lead.

Belleville claimed the 32-28 lead on a 17-yard rushing touchdown by senior Jeremiah Beasley (Michigan commit) with 4:47 left in the fourth, holding their first lead since Belleville senior running back Colbey Reed punched in a 16-yard rushing touchdown just before the end of the first quarter to make it a 7-6 game.

“For us, we kind of handle adversity a little bit differently,” Aaron Marshall said. “I looked at Isaiah (Marshall) as they scored the last touchdown and said, ‘What else would you want?’” The first thing I said on the headphones was, ‘Good,’ because they left us that much time left.”

Belleville junior quarterback Bryce Underwood, a consensus five-star recruit and top player in the nation in the 2025 class according to 247Sports, went out firing on the final drive in efforts to get the ball downfield, almost coughing up two interceptions on his first two passes.

As Underwood stepped back to pass with under 20 seconds left at their own 33-yard line, A&T senior linebacker Dorian Freeman locked onto Underwood’s line of sight and jumped right in front of Underwood’s pass for

the game-sealing interception.

“My coaches just told me to spy the quarterback, and wherever he did I would go, and then just read my zone,” Freeman said.

The Warriors were given a little more time to operate on their game-winning drive in comparison to the 54 seconds West Bloomfield gave them in the regional championship, and Isaiah Marshall and his offensive unit exhausted all the time they could get.

Isaiah Marshall connected with senior wideout Tashi Braceful (Toledo commit) for a 6-yard and 12-yard gain to continue the drive at midfield.

Braceful, who hauled in 10 receptions for 152 yards and a touchdown in the win, was Marshall’s security blanket all night in the passing game, and A&T needed him to step up with senior wideout Jawon Jarrett sidelined due to injury.

“We knew we had a guy down,” Braceful said. “I believe we have the best receiving core in the state, and I knew when my number was called that I knew I had to make plays, so that just goes back to Isaiah (Marshall).

It’s easy when you got the best quarterback in the state throwing to you.”

Marshall would connect with senior wideout Xavi Bowman for a 13-yard gain down to the Belleville 29, and it was all on the legs on Marshall from there.

Marshall would tally two rushes for 15 yards before making a house call on an 11-yard touchdown run.

When you talk about cornerstone pieces for a program, Isaiah Marshall has been the Warriors’ leader throughout his entire career at A&T.

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Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts in Detroit’s holiday programming includes the soulful and jazzy Dave Koz and Friends 25th Anniversary Christmas Tour Dec. 7 and the witty, musical show “One Sleepy Night” — about a grandfather, his telescope and the meaning of Christmas — Dec. 15. Tickets: www.musichall.org or (313) 887-8500.

“Our holiday lineup is a great illustration of Music Hall’s commitment to diversity and inclusion, which really dates back to our founding in 1928 as a variety house,” Music Hall Director of Development Julie Gervais said via email. “This holiday season has dance, a couple of different musical genres, and a brand-new Urban Theater production — a musical that we’re all excited to see for the first time!”

The Macomb Center for the Performing Arts, located on the main campus of Macomb Community College in Clinton Township, will feature the holiday shows Celtic Angels Christmas Dec. 8, the Detroit Concert Choir Dec. 9, the Macomb Symphony Orchestra Dec. 10 and PRISM Men’s Chorus Dec. 16. Tickets: (586) 286-2222 or www.macombcenter.com.

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Broadway in Detroit will offer the family-oriented dance and music mashup of Tchaikovsky and rap during “The Hip Hop Nutcracker” Dec. 9 and “Rudolph the RedNosed Reindeer The Musical” Dec. 15 and 16, both at the Fisher Theatre in Detroit, and the Gregory Porter 2023 holiday tour Dec. 22 at the Detroit Opera House. Tickets: (313) 887-1256 or www.broadwayin detroit.com.

After a four-year absence, the Rackham Choir — Detroit’s oldest choir — presents its signature jazz gospel and classical mix, “Too Hot to Handel,” Jan. 13 at the Detroit Opera House. This 20th anniversary production had been staged over the holidays in the past but has been moved to Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend. Tickets: (313) 237-7464 or www.detroitopera.org.

Meadow Brook Theatre, on the Oakland University campus in Rochester, will stage its 41st annual production of “A Christmas Carol” — based on the Charles Dickens novel — through Dec. 24, with longtime MBT favorite Thomas D. Mahard starring as Ebenezer Scrooge and Conrad

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SOUTHFIELD — Between Nov. 17 around 1:30 p.m. and Nov. 18 at 8:11 a.m., a man reported that his vehicle had been broken into in the 27000 block of Arlington Drive.

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On Nov. 16, the board voted unanimously to approve $10,000 from its Safer Community Fund to support a countywide gun buyback event Dec. 9 at St. David’s Episcopal Church on 12 Mile Road.

“Our work on violence in our county began after Sandy Hook,” County Commission Vice Chair Marcia Gershenson said.

“The slaughter of first graders motivated a bipartisan group to learn about preventative initiatives. Today, we continue to be motivated by the precious memories of Hana, Justin, Tate and Madisyn from Oxford, and Alex, Arielle and Brian from Michigan State.

While we continue to send thoughts and prayers, we are committed to taking actions such as (crisis intervention training) and adding co-responders,” she said.

Gershenson added that the co-responders program will be implemented before the end of the year, placing a social worker in a police car when addressing calls that have a mental health component.

The Dec. 9 gun buyback will take place 9 a.m.-1 p.m. or until supplies run out in

partnership with St. David’s Episcopal Church and the Southfield Police Department.

Attendees will receive Meijer or Target gift cards in exchange for functioning weapons.

Parts of weapons or broken weapons will not be accepted.

Attendees will receive $50 for long guns, $100 for handguns and $200 for “assault rifles,” up to $300 total per participating vehicle.

There will be no limit on the number of weapons a participant may turn in.

All weapons must be unloaded and secured in the trunk of a vehicle. Ammunition will also be accepted.

“These are public safety issues,” said Father Chris Yaw, the rector at St. David’s Episcopal Church. “This is my emphasis. I want a safer community. I want our community to be as healthy as possible. This is not the answer to the huge gun problem we have in this country, but this is one of the answers, because you never get one answer to a huge problem. It’s always a thousand little ones. And we chose to just concentrate on this one, you know? What can you do? Well, thoughts and prayers, but, hey, we can do this too.”

Yaw approached Southfield Police

Photo provided by Father Chris Yaw

Between the four gun buyback events in 2022, over 350 weapons were collected, including five assault rifles.

Chief Elvin Barren last year about what the community could do to promote gun safety, which led to his involvement in the gun buyback program. Yaw added that all four participating locations experienced what the Southfield location did, “they ran out of gift cards in no time and had long lines of people.”

Barren said he was hesitant about gun buybacks at first because he felt that criminals weren’t going to hand in their weapons.

However, his mindset changed when he realized that these buybacks could help keep children safe.

“I realized there was an avenue to why

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we’ve kind of known that this is a problem,” said Lauren Eaton, the monitoring manager for Friends of the Rouge.

Eaton explained that the Friends of the Rouge has been monitoring road salt in the river since 2020 using free salt watch strips from the Izaak Walton League of America.

These test strips have been used at the bug hunts and stonefly searches to collect data to determine how toxic the salt levels are to the aquatic life in the Rouge.

EGLE has set water quality values to protect surface water from chloride based on parts per million concentrations. These are 150 ppm and above, which causes long-term effects to aquatic life called “chronic” effects, and 320 ppm and above, which causes acute effects to aquatic life, called “toxic” effects.

According to the 2022 Fall Bug Hunt Report, seven sites had toxic levels of chloride.

“This is particularly concerning as one would expect road salt applied last winter to be washed out of the system by October,” the report states. “EGLE has already listed Bishop Creek (Novi) as ‘impaired’ due to high salt levels. Tonquish Creek (Plymouth) , Bell Creek (Livonia) and Evans Creek (Southfield) also need further examination due to elevated concentrations.”

Eaton stated that the four different testing methods that will be used are the salt tabs, two different sensor readings, and then a physical “water grab,” which is a cup of water taken from the river that will be taken to an EGLE-approved laboratory that will analyze that water.

“The end goal is to kind of test these

History from page 5A

is based on a memoir that her grandfather, who was one of 13 children, wrote to keep the family’s history intact through the generations. She said that her family’s history is in The E. Azalia Hackley Collection of African Americans in the Performing Arts at the Detroit Public Library.

“There’s a lot of history from even when I was born in the ’40s. I talk to young people now, and they have no idea. They have no idea what neighborhoods were like or how things were when we grew up,” she said.

Shamborguer stated that being able to share her family’s legacy on Brogdon’s show was a wonderful feeling.

“I’m very proud to have been born then

different methods, but then also to provide our data to EGLE at the end of it so that they can dial in and pinpoint source of chloride to the river, and then go in and assess further and potentially remediate the problem,” Eaton said.

Eaton said it’s a delicate balance when it comes to adding just the right amount of salt to the roads to ensure that drivers are safe and that watersheds aren’t contaminated.

According to Jocelyn Garza, a communications specialist for the Michigan Department of Transportation, Michigan spends $100 million statewide on winter road maintenance.

Garza explained that the only salt alternative currently in use is a deicing agent called calcium magnesium acetate, or CMA, which is only used on the Zilwaukee Bridge in Saginaw County.

“CMA is a low corrosive deicer, but it is only used on the Z Bridge,” Garza stated.

“While it does work as a deicing agent, it’s difficult to determine if it is more effective than salt or works faster than salt.” CMA is more expensive than regular road salt, with road salt costing $50-$60 per ton and CMA costing $2,000 per ton and not sold in bulk supply. Garza added that CMA requires a different application process, so the truck used to treat the Zilwaukee Bridge is specially outfitted.

“There are other measures the department has taken to improve salt application, thereby reducing the amount of salt we use, but these are not alternatives to salt. There seems to be a misconception that different products can replace salt. To date, we have not found one that does, but when using an agricultural bi-product as a boosting agent, it can improve the productivity of salt by lowering the freezing point and staying in and that I can share my history with him,” she said.

Brogdon added that his favorite part about interviewing people on his show is sharing those stories that might not be told elsewhere.

“I’m chronicling history. I’m putting people — and many of them might not ordinarily get in a media or video scenario — and now their story is forever ingrained in some format and it can be seen however many years YouTube is around,” he said.

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place long enough for salt to do its job.”

Garza said.

MDOT said it has reduced salt usage by adjusting its practices for more than 20 years by prewetting the salt and lowering the speed of a salt truck. MDOT is in year one of a fiveyear pilot to review liquid-only treatments, which are widely used in Wisconsin. The pilot is being completed in three locations across Michigan and uses a salt brine to treat the roads. If it is found to be effective, the state’s salt trucks will be reworked to include a liquid tank and sprayers. MDOT facilities would also need large storage tanks to hold the solutions, and “immense changes would have to be made statewide in all our facilities if this method is found to be more effective than our current methods,” Garza said.

According to the Road Commission for Oakland County’s winter road maintenance document, the Road Commission maintains Michigan’s largest county road system, with only the state highway system being larger.

The Road Commission oversees 2,700 miles of county roads, including 750-plus miles of gravel roads, 116 bridges, 1,500 traffic signals, 150,000 traffic signs and more than 230 miles of state highway. The Road Commission spends about $12 million annually, depending on the winter, on winter maintenance, with $4 million or more on road salt alone.

Craig Bryson, the senior communications manager of the Road Commission, said that applying just the right amount of salt to the roads without harming people or the environment is a constant challenge.

“There’s a lot that goes into this,” he said. “And it’s a very challenging thing for our supervision staff who have to make those calls. The danger is, you say, ‘OK, I want to conserve salt. I’m not gonna salt. This snow-

fall isn’t going to accumulate too much.’ And if you’re wrong on that, and the roads ice up, and people die, that’s horrific.”

Bryson explained that the Road Commission has been working for decades to address this issue. Its regulations now call for about 400 pounds of salt per mile, which is half the amount that used to be applied.

They have shifted away from using gravityreliant salt trucks that tilt for application because there is less control over how much salt comes out.

“What we do now is we actually spray the salt with liquid brine, which is naturally occurring saltwater. As it’s coming out of the truck, there are little jets on either side that spray the brine right onto the salt. That means the salt is activating from the moment it leaves the spreader till it hits the road. It’s already becoming active when it actually hits the pavement. That’s allowed us also to reduce the amount of salt we use because the salt is more efficient.”

In addition to this method, the Road Commission also measures pavement temperature gauges across Oakland County. Bryon explained that this has been a critical factor, because sometimes the air is colder than the pavement, which helps determine whether to salt immediately or wait. There are six garages located around Oakland County with around 140 snow plows/salt trucks.

For those interested in testing the Rouge for chloride, the Friends of the Rouge encourages people to register for the stonefly search. The deadline to register is Jan. 6. Registration can be completed at therouge.org/ bug-hunts/.

For more information on the Road Commission, visit www.rcocweb.org.

For more information on MDOT, visit www.michigan.gov/mdot.

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Southfield A&T senior quarterback carries the ball.

Photo by Erin Sanchez

“My four years here have been a lot of ups and downs,” Isaiah Marshall said. “Just to win with my team this last year has meant a lot to me. Just doing it with these guys, my coaches, and for the community of Southfield means a lot. I couldn’t do it without them.”

Marshall threw for 281 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for 134 yards and a touchdown in the win, garnishing excitement from not just the A&T crowd but Kansas Jayhawk fans everywhere for what they hope to see on future Saturdays.

“We knew he was going to run the ball, and he shows a lot of strength and a lot of speed,” Belleville head coach Calvin Norman said. “We knew that going into the game.”

Southfield A&T took a 28-10 lead on a 19-yard touchdown pass from Marshall to Bowman as the Belleville defender tipped the pass and Bowman stayed focused to make the catch at the back of the end zone.

The Warriors’ offense jumped out to the healthy lead courtesy of two rushing touchdowns from senior Mathias Davis and a 13-yard touchdown pass from Marshall to Braceful.

“We got out early, which was great on our part,” Aaron Marshall said. “I think we needed that lead, as you can see. It gave us a little bit of a cushion. We knew the score at halftime had to be 0-0. We knew they do what great teams do, which is make a big run in the second half, and they did just that. They got some key stops, got a turnover, and made some big plays.”

Belleville, which went into the state finals with a 38-game win streak, stormed back behind a 45-yard touchdown connection from Underwood to senior Jalen Johnson and back-to-back rushing touchdowns from Beasley to take the lead. Beasley finished with 15 attempts for 106 yards and two scores in the loss.

It will be an entirely new look Southfield A&T next season as the majority of the team’s core will be graduating this year, but the foundation for success has been laid by the 2024 senior class for future seniors to follow.

While it may be a new group, expectations will be high for the Warriors as they enter next season as the defending Division 1 state champions.

“It’s special for the community,” Aaron Marshall said. “It’s been a long time coming. All week, I’ve been getting a lot of calls from guys I never met congratulating the boys on making it here. We never made it to the championship game, let alone won one, so it’s real big for the community.”

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gun buybacks are appropriate and useful because, again, guns are in these homes,” he said.

“Our children are getting their hands on these unsecured weapons that are loaded. And you see it happen all year, throughout the country, in all communities. All communities are dealing with children getting their hands on a weapon to shoot their playmate or themselves. And these things have ended in tragedy across the nation.”

Barren said there are a multitude of reasons why someone might want to turn in their weapon, such as inheriting an unwanted weapon from a loved one passing, or living with someone with a dementia diagnosis or another condition.

Yaw added that gun buybacks are not for responsible gun owners who “store their guns properly, follow good guidelines, keep them out of the hands of kids and people going through mental distress, and secure them so thieves can’t get them.” He said these buybacks aren’t trying to infringe on the rights of responsible gun owners. The buybacks are meant for willing participants who possess an unwanted weapon for whatever reason.

Barren mentioned that anyone with an unwanted weapon who is unable to attend the gun buyback event may call the Southfield Police Department and arrange a time to drop off

their weapon. They may remain in the vehicle, and an officer will come out to the parking lot to retrieve the unloaded weapon.

The County Commission included $25,000 for the Safer Communities Fund to support projects that improve the safety of students, residents and visitors in Oakland County.

Gershenson encouraged residents to contact their local commissioner with any suggestions or ideas to make Oakland County safer.

For more information on the Safer Communities Fund, visit oakgov.com/government/ board-of-commissioners and select “Board Programs.”

For more information on the upcoming gun buyback or to donate, visit stdavidssf.org.

To contact the Southfield Police Department, call (248) 796-5500.

Call Staff Writer Kathryn Pentiuk at (586) 498-1070.

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CASE NO. 22 MISC 000346 (RBF)

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Successor by Merger to Chase Home Finance, LLC, successor by merger to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation v.

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Leaf And Bud Transforming Michigan’s Cannabis Industry ‘From Seed To Sell’ You can’t buy a mature tree. You have to plant the seed, train its roots, cultivate the land and nurture the tree as it grows stronger and flourishes.

Leaf and Bud founder and CEO Mark Savaya, Detroit’s “Henry Ford of Cannabis,” applied that same philosophy to his business, which is transforming the cannabis industry in metro Detroit and communities across Michigan by rehabilitating long shuttered (and in some cases historical) properties, employing hundreds of workers and providing the very finest products at the best prices for consumers.

“At Leaf and Bud, we cultivate in-house, from seed to sell. We do cultivation, processing and retail under one roof,” Savaya said.

Leaf and Bud is open for business at two locations in Detroit: at its headquarters on Livernois, south of Fenkell Avenue, and on Gratiot Avenue. They’re also up and running on Sherwood Avenue in Center Line, and on Dequindre Road in Hazel Park.

Other locations include Lenox Township, Battle Creek, New Buffalo (on the west side of the state) and downtown Ann Arbor (open soon).

Leaf and Bud’s products include the finest flower, gummies, oil, cartridges and accessories.

“There was a lot of R&D that went into the ‘Mark Savaya Collection,’ a lot of trial and error, lost strains and endless hours. It was finally accomplished with the triumph of the hybrid born from Lemon Cherry Gelato and Sherbert Gelato strain,” Savaya said. “This high potency euphoric strain has become immensely popular in my collection, and no one has the cut.”

Leaf and Bud is dedicated to giving back to the community by transforming properties in the neighborhoods it calls home. That includes a former Coca-Cola facility and the former Farmer Jack distribution center in Detroit, and the Sanders chocolate factory in Highland Park.

Savaya is also committed to giving those convicted of nonviolent drug offenses a second chance through employment.

“They’re the best workers.

They love what they do,” Savaya said. “It’s a win-win situation. They get a second chance in life, and we give hope to the right people.”

Savaya said the success enjoyed by Leaf and Bud has allowed him to give back to hospitals, churches and shelters in the community.

“I started this business with nothing at all except my own knowledge! I ended up growing myself and growing a wonderful team with over 350 employees,” Savaya said. “I work hard for everything, and I just want to help others to be just as successful! I’m always here to help anyone in any way I can.”

Controlling its product from seed to sale and supplying its own retail inventory allows Leaf and Bud to offer customers the very best wholesale prices.

“We cultivate everything in-house, so we sell it to the consumers for the wholesale price,” Savaya said. “That’s only at Leaf and Bud. We have over 8,000 lights growing, indoor cultivation.”

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TO: any former stockholders, officers, creditors, and any other persons claiming any interest in DMR Financial Services, Inc., a defunct corporation with a former principal place of business in Southfield, Michigan, or their heirs, devises, legal representatives, successors or assigns You are hereby notified that a complaint has been filed by the above-named plaintiff in which you are named as an interested party. This complaint concerns a certain parcel of land in Norwood, Norfolk County, in said Commonwealth being known as and numbered 22 Kettering Road; title to said parcel is clouded by a missing mortgage assignment. A mortgage to New England Mortgage Lenders, Inc. was recorded with the Norfolk County Registry of Deeds at Book 11474, Page 086. The mortgage was assigned to DMR Financial Services, Inc. (“DMR”) and recorded in said Registry at Book 11474, Page 093. Plaintiff alleges that DMR subsequently assigned the mortgage to Chase Bank but neither the assignment nor any other document memorializing the assignment were ever recorded. Chase acknowledges that the mortgage was paid in full on or about July 30, 1997. Chase is effectively outside the chain of title and is unable to discharge the Mortgage.

Plaintiff seeks a judgment discharging the mortgage recorded in said Registry at Book 11474, Page 086, nunc pro tunc to July 30, 1997, and for all other relief deeded equitable and just.

This complaint may be examined at the Land Court, Boston, Massachusetts, or online at www.masscourts.org. Information on how to search Land Court dockets is available on the Land Court website: www.mass.gov/how-to/find-a-land-court-case-docket. A copy of said complaint may also be obtained from plaintiff’s attorney.

If you intend to make any defense, you are hereby required to serve upon the plaintiff’s attorney, Kevin L. Murch, Esq., Perez and Morris, LLC, 8000 Ravines Edge Court, Columbus, Ohio 43235, an answer to the complaint on or before the eighth day of January, 2024, next, the return day, hereof, and a copy thereof must be filed in this court on or before said day.

If you fail to do so, judgment by default will be taken against you for relief demanded in the complaint. Unless otherwise provided by Rule 13(a), your answer must state as a counterclaim any claim which you may have against the plaintiff which arise out of the transaction or occurrence that is the subject matter of the plaintiffs’ claim, or you will thereafter be barred from making such claim in any other action.

CASE NO. 22 MISC 000346 (RBF) It is ORDERED that notice be given by publishing a copy of this notice once in The Southfield Sun, a newspaper with general circulation in Southfield, Michigan, at least thirty days before the eighth day of January 2024.

Witness, Gordon H. Piper, Chief Justice of the Land Court, the thirtieth day of November 2023. /s/ Deborah J. Patterson Deborah J. Patterson Recorder

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SERVICE The plaintiff is hereby ordered to serve the within notice by: Publishing the same once in Southfield Sun a newspaper published in Southfield, Michigan Published: Southfield Sun 12/07/2023

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Nichols, of Shelby Township, and Chase Thomas, of Oxford, alternating as Tiny Tim. Tickets: (248) 377-3300, www.ticketmaster. com or www.mbtheatre.com.

“We have a lot of people who come back year after year,” MBT Managing Director Cheryl Marshall said in a press release.

“It’s a little like a reunion both on stage and in the audience. Some families are on their third and fourth generations coming together to see the show as part of their holiday traditions.”

“Home Alone in Concert” Dec. 13 was sold out at press time, but the Detroit Symphony Orchestra has plenty of other seasonal concerts for all ages at the Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center in Detroit. The 11-member vocal ensemble Voctave will perform sans the orchestra during “It Feels Like Christmas” Dec. 8. A Tiny Tots concert by Fox & Branch will offer rootsy sing-alongs Dec. 9. The short film “The Snowman” will be accompanied by the DSO during a Young People’s Family Concert Dec. 9. The DSO plays its annual “Home for the Holidays” shows Dec. 15-17. “The Music of the Nutcracker with the DSO” Dec. 20 and

“‘Elf ’ in Concert” Dec. 22-23 round out the programming. Tickets: (313) 576-5111 or www.detroitsymphony.com.

“Orchestra Hall is a magical place during the holiday season: from classical, pops, and family performances, to our beloved Home for the Holidays program,” DSO Creative Director of Popular and Special Programming Jessica Slais said by email.

“We invite Detroit audiences to celebrate cherished holiday traditions and make new memories with the DSO.” 313 Presents brings a wide range of festive productions to various venues. Detroit’s Fox Theatre will host “A Magical Cirque Christmas” Dec. 8, “Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet” Dec. 10, Brett Eldridge’s Christmas concert Dec. 15, Mannheim Steamroller Christmas by Chip Davis Dec. 17, “The Illusionists — Magic of the Holidays” Dec. 21-23 and Charlie Wilson Dec. 31. Little Caesars Arena will feature TransSiberian Orchestra Dec. 23 and WWE Holiday Tour Dec. 27. Tickets: (800) 745-3000 or www.313presents.com.

Take in the vibrant wonder of the Magic of Lights tours through Dec. 30 at Pine Knob Music Theatre in Clarkston. Tickets: www.magicoflights.com.

“313 Presents has curated an exceptional holiday show lineup this season and invites

families to create one-of-a-kind treasured memories at the Fox Theatre, Little Caesars Arena and Pine Knob Music Theatre,” 313 Presents President Howard Handler said by email. “The Fox Theatre is beautifully decorated to welcome guests in for A Magical Cirque Christmas, Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet, Mannheim Steamroller, The Illusionists and Brett Eldredge’s ‘Glow Live’ holiday tour. Trans-Siberian Orchestra is set to spread rock vibes and WWE Live Holiday Tour brings its superstars to Little Caesars Arena. Finally, Magic of Lights, the dazzling drive-through spectacular spanning 1.5 miles, has returned to Pine Knob Music Theatre through December 30.”

Have a Santa-worthy belly laugh during the hilarious sketches that make up “Into the Santaverse,” the 13th annual original holiday revue at GoComedy! in Ferndale. The show runs Fridays and Saturdays through Dec. 23 and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 7. Tickets or more info: (248) 327-0575 or www.gocomedy.net.

For a big, bold dose of cheer, the Motor City Brass Band will perform “Sounds of the Season” at 3 p.m. Dec. 17 at the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center in Dearborn. Tickets or more information: www.mcbb.org, www.dearborntheater.com or (313) 943-2354.

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Gregory Porter will bring his holiday tour to the Detroit Opera House Dec. 22. to getting you in the holiday spirit with music for every age,” Music Director and Conductor Gordon Ward said by email. “In addition to your holiday favorites, we are also pleased to present ‘Christmas is Coming!’

— a new piece by composer Paul LovattCooper.”

The Ringwald Theatre, inside Affirmations LGBTQ+ Community Center in Ferndale, will present Vince Kelley’s “Jingle Babs” through Dec. 18. The comedic show imagines Barbra Streisand doing a live TV show in conjunction with her 1967 Christmas album, except that a terrible snowstorm has prevented her special guests from getting to the studio, forcing the studio staff band to improvise. Tickets: www.theringwald.com.

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HE W T F O E M I R C EEK • W E H T F O E CRIM • K E E W E H T Police arrest suspect in armed robberies

FERNDALE — A 23-year-old Hazel Park man was arrested on two counts of armed robbery in Ferndale.

According to a Ferndale police press release, at approximately 12:43 a.m. Nov. 14, police attempted to stop an individual for a bicycle violation after he was seen “casing” the 7-Eleven store near Nine Mile and Hilton roads. The man tried to flee, but he was arrested after a short pursuit, police said.

Police stated the man matched the description of an armed robbery suspect wanted in connection with two separate armed robberies that had occurred in Ferndale.

The first incident happened at 1:22 a.m. Oct. 20, when a man entered a 7-Eleven store at Nine Mile and Pinecrest Drive. “The suspect approached the counter and produced a folding knife. The suspect demanded money from the cash register.

The clerk opened the register and handed over approximately $300 cash. The suspect fled the store on foot,” the release states.

The second incident happened at 6:03 a.m.

Nov. 1. A man was reported to have entered the 7-Eleven near Nine Mile and Hilton.

“The suspect approached the counter and demanded cash from the clerk. The suspect had his left hand in his pocket and implied he had a weapon. The clerk opened the register and handed over approximately $805 cash. The suspect also stole the clerk’s cell phone and store phone. The suspect fled from the store on foot,” the release states.

The release states that the man would “case” each area prior to committing the robbery and then flee on his bicycle after.

“Investigators worked with several surrounding agencies and learned that the suspect committed a series of armed robberies of 7-Eleven stores between October 18 and November 6,” police stated. “The suspect admitted to investigators that he planned to rob the 7-Eleven store on the morning of November 14, 2023.”

The suspect was arraigned on Nov. 15 on two counts of armed robbery and was given a $200,000 cash or surety bond.

Southfield man charged in string of burglaries

TROY — A 53-year-old Southfield man has been charged in connection to the burglaries of businesses in Royal Oak, Birmingham and Troy.

At 11:27 p.m. Oct. 25, patrol officers were made aware by plainclothes detectives that a possible burglary had just occurred in the King’s Plaza shopping complex, on Rochester Road, north of East

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Long Lake Road. Officers located a damaged door handle on the rear of a building at 5100 Rochester Road. They then checked the building and observed the cash register door was open, with no cash left inside. The owner of the business responded to the scene and said that approximately $120 in cash was missing.

The suspect was charged Oct. 27, after the Troy Special Investigations Unit said they had conducted sufficient surveillance to identify him as a suspect in several burglaries that took place between Oct. 4 and Oct. 25, including the burglary Oct. 25.

He was charged in 52-4 District Court and was issued a $200,000 bond. He had not been assigned or retained an attorney prior to publication.

Vehicle damaged by kick

MADISON HEIGHTS — According to a police report, someone damaged a 2015 Ford by kicking it while it was parked in the 32000 block of Concord Drive around 5 p.m. Nov. 7.

The suspect is known to the victim, a 53-yearold resident of Indiana.

An investigation was ongoing.

Juveniles caught stealing from sporting goods store

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — The Bloomfield Township Police Department responded to a sporting goods store in the 2100 block of South Telegraph Road for a retail fraud at 6:55 p.m. Nov. 9. According to reports, several young males stole various items, including mouthguards, backpacks and face shields from the store.

Witnesses saw the males flee in a silver Dodge Durango.

Officers quickly located the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop. They recovered the stolen merchandise and placed all three of the juvenile occupants into custody. The three were brought back to the station, where they were picked up by their mothers. The case was sent to the Oakland County Juvenile Court for review.

Police looking for man passing bogus ‘motion picture’ money

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Jazzin’ Up the Holidays: Also fundraiser for NICU at Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield Campus, 6-9 p.m., Studio Center, 23689 Industrial Park Drive in Farmington Hills

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Twisted Lemon Blues Band: 6:30-8:30 p.m., Southfield Public Library, 26300 Evergreen Road, jazzbluesconcerts@gmail.com

ROCHESTER HILLS — Deputies were dispatched to a grocery store in the 1100 block of South Rochester Road for a report of a person passing “motion picture” fake U.S. currency at 12:06 p.m. Nov. 24.

The same person — a man in his late 20s — reportedly did this twice, once Oct. 15 and again Oct. 24.

The person purchased less than $6 in product and gave the clerk a $50 fake bill. The manager provided video of the suspect. The case was turned over to detectives for further investigation.

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ROSEVILLE TEACHERS RECEIVE MSGCU GRANTS ROSEVILLE — Michigan Schools and Government Credit Union recently announced its 2023 Classroom Cash Grants recipients, which included teachers from the Roseville Community Schools district.

Kaiser Elementary School teacher April Clos, Roseville Middle School teacher Maryann Smith and Roseville High School teacher Keith Silage all received grants. Each teacher received a grant worth up to $750 to help implement innovative learning experiences designed to promote students’ exploration, independent thinking and problem-solving. Teachers submitted project ideas in math, science, literacy, social and emotional learning, and physical education.

Classroom Cash Grants winners were determined based on total votes cast by students, parents, colleagues, family members and friends during an 11-day public online voting campaign. MSGCU awarded more than $45,000 to 64 educators from 54 schools across the metro Detroit area. The Classroom Cash Grants initiative has funded nearly 1,200 projects since it launched 18 years ago.

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FERNDALE BAND TAKES 2ND IN STATE FINALS

FERNDALE — The Ferndale High School Marching Band finished second in its division at the Michigan Competing Band Association State Championship.

The state finals were held Nov. 4 at Ford Field, where the Golden Eagle Marching Band competed in the Flight IV division. The band’s performance consisted of songs from Coldplay, Beethoven, Dr. Dre, The Weeknd, Lizzo, Pachelbel and Daft Punk, the school’s website said.

The band’s performance was graded 82.35, which finished second to Lakeshore High School in Stevensville’s first-place finish of 84.15.

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS MAKE FOOD DONATION

COMMERCE TOWNSHIP — The Walled Lake Central student council delivered items from its canned food drive to the Hospitality House Food Pantry Nov. 11. According to a press release, Walled Lake Central’s Canned Food Drive is the largest donation the Hospitality House receives each year. The Hospitality House Food Pantry is located at 2075 E. West Maple Road, B204, in Commerce Township.

‘Talley’s Folly’ set to run at Inspired Acting Company WALLED LAKE — The Inspired Acting Company is scheduled to run the PulitzerPrize-winning play “Talley’s Folly” Dec. 1-17.

The play, by Lanford Wilson, is described as a romantic comedy that tackles issues ranging from antisemitism to coping with trauma.

According to a press release, the play was written in 1979 and unfolds against the backdrop of a dilapidated and forgotten boathouse on the Talley farm on the Fourth of July, 1944, with D-Day having taken place the month prior.

“The backdrop of the war helps raise issues of patriotism, capitalism and anti-Semitism,” the release states. “But it’s also a love story, where the characters grapple with issues of love, identity, and the courage to embrace the unknown. The play takes place in one act with no intermission, set in ninety-seven minutes of real time, with no set change. Lanford Wilson’s masterful storytelling weaves a rich tapestry of emotions and cultural nuances that resonate with audiences to this day.”

Performances are scheduled to take place at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays.

General admission tickets cost $35, or $30 for those under 30 and over 65.

To purchase tickets, visit inspired acting.org or call (248) 863-9953.