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BEVERLY HILLS — Before the start of the 2023-2024 campaign, Detroit Country Day girls basketball held a certain type of practice for the first time under second-year coach Amber Deane.

Deane, a 2012 Country Day graduate, is unlike most girls high school basketball coaches in the state, winning a state championship in 2009

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BIRMINGHAM — A controversy over a planned road, sewer and sidewalk project sparked by low water pressure for fire hydrants on two residential streets bubbled over into allegations of political attacks recently.

At a meeting Feb. 5, the Birmingham City Commission approved a new plan for Arlington Street and Shirley Road.

It had been a topic of discussion during multiple meetings. Officials conducted a walking tour of Shirley Road, Arlington Street and Brandon Road Jan. 30, stopping at five locations along these streets.

At the Feb. 5 meeting, Mayor Elaine McLain said, “I will begin by saying that this has always been about health and safety for a 97-year-old infrastructure.”

She said that the initial proposed plan to improve the sewer and water systems was driven by the lack of water pressure necessary in the fire hydrants in the area. According to a report from the Birmingham Fire Department, the fire hydrants in this area do not meet the bare minimum requirements needed for a residential fire, which is 1,000 gallons per minute. This water pressure issue affected the city’s Insurance Services Office rating in the water supply category.

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Maple Theater managers Jon and Lauren Goldstein announced the closure Feb. 5, thanking “everyone who bought a ticket, ate a meal or worked a shift” in a statement on the theater’s website, themapletheater.com.

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BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — The Maple Theater in Bloomfield Township has permanently closed its doors.

Theater managers Jon and Lauren Goldstein announced the closure Feb. 5, thanking “everyone who bought a ticket, ate a meal or worked a shift” in a statement on the theater’s website.

“Being able to operate a theater in our own community was one of the great privileges of our lives,” the Goldsteins said in a statement.

The Goldsteins, of Cloud Nine Theater Partners, also released a more detailed statement announcing the closure on social media.

“Our lease has expired, and after months of difficult deliberations, we have decided that it is time to end our run as operators of this wonderful institution,” the statement reads. “We have been honored to be stewards of the Maple Theater and appreciate all the support and patronage from the community for the past 12 years.”

The Maple opened in 1977 as the Maple 1-2-3, showing independent, art and foreign films.

The Goldsteins — who took over The Maple in 2012 — said the pandemic had “huge effects” on independent art house theaters.

“We are proud that we stayed open and continued to serve people during such a crazy time. We worked hard to try to return to pre-pandemic attendance. And while there were tangible glimmers of hope, we are unable to make the financial commitment necessary to keep The Maple a first-class establishment,” they said in a statement. “Anything less would tarnish what we worked so hard over these years to build. Like any good story, we don’t know how The Maple Theatre’s tale will end. We just know we have reached the end of our chapter.”

The closure follows the loss of Royal Oak’s Main Art Theatre in June 2021 and Cinema Detroit leaving its Midtown Detroit location in June 2023.

The statement said the theater has made an agreement with Emagine Entertainment to honor its Elite Memberships with a complimentary one-year Emagine Extras membership, noting that outstanding gift cards can be exchanged with an Emagine gift card at the Birmingham 8. Details are available on the Maple’s website.

Call Staff Writer Mary Beth Almond at (586) 4981060.

BIRMINGHAM/BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Residents from Birmingham and Bloomfield Hills are participating in Detroit Autorama for its 71st anniversary. The event will take place in downtown Detroit’s Huntington Place March 1-3.

Albert Butlin, of Birmingham, will show his 1939 Ford Tudor.

Butlin has been going to Autorama since he was around 12 years old.

He became interested in restoring cars with his dad at a young age.

This hobby lasted into adulthood and led to Butlin running a dealership, where he works on old cars.

“Ever since I was young, I wanted to see everybody’s cars,” Butlin said. He will be showing his car alongside his friend’s. They plan See AUTORAMA on page 17A

ABOVE: William Duren, of Bloomfield Hills, is bringing his red 2014 Chevrolet Corvette to Autorama.

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Sally Savoie, Sandy Mascow and Sue Chekaway play three widows in the Birmingham Village Players’ production of “The Cemetery Club” weekends March 8-24.

Village Players present ‘The Cemetery Club’ BIRMINGHAM — The Birmingham Village Players are performing “The Cemetery Club,” by Ivan Menchell, March 8-24.

This is the story of three Jewish widows who regularly visit their husbands’ graves at the local cemetery. However, once Sam, a man visiting his late wife’s grave, enters the picture, friendships are threatened, and romance is sparked.

“The Cemetery Club” is what director Russell Boyle called a “dramedy.” It deals with serious issues of loss and falling in love, but these emotional themes are paired with humor throughout the play.

Boyle was reunited with Ron Otulakowski, the director of his high school freshman and sophomore shows, for the production.

Otulakowski directed theater at Cass Technical High School in Detroit for 43 years. Once he retired, he remained active in the community theater scene.

“It was so exciting that not only was I reconnected with somebody who saw a light in me and brought it out, but he also was such a good actor, and he ended up being the perfect actor for that particular role,” Boyle said.

Boyle emphasized that Otulakowski

earned the role based on his talents and his compatibility with the role of Sam. Boyle’s lifelong friend Andrea KrassMcDonald is the assistant director of the production. The two met while attending Wayne State University about 32 years ago.

“We really bounce off each other creatively,” Boyle said. “We both come from the same school of acting, so we have a similar language when it comes to addressing the cast.”

Boyle said he has been impressed with how well the cast has connected with their characters and one another.

“I kind of forget that we’re doing a play when I see the artists up there doing their thing,” Boyle said. “I feel like when people come to see, the audience, they’re gonna feel like they’re in the living room, hanging out with old friends. And that’s the spirit of the play, because it is about friendship first and foremost.”

For some of the actors, this production is just like hanging out with old friends.

Bloomfield Hills residents Sue Chekaway, playing Lucille, and Sally Savoie, playing Ida, have both been a part of the Birmingham Village Players for many years. In a production of “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” they played sisters.

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She knows a thing or two about winning, and more importantly, she knows how a team’s chemistry can be integral to their success.

So when Country Day held its first overnight practice where the team spent the night at the school, the Yellowjackets, forefronted by five key seniors in Jaidyn Elam, Emma Arico, Peja Liles, Julia Younes, and Ayaana Hai, had plenty of time to learn anything and everything about one another.

“What I love about the group is how much they care for everyone off of the court,” Deane said. “I think that’s been really big for us, a ‘bigger than basketball’ kind of thing. I feel like there’s a connection with myself and them as well, which is super important that we have the same talking points, and there’s that connection.”

If the overnight practice wasn’t enough time, the Yellowjackets have done Top Golf, out-of-state games in Illinois and Ohio, and Friday morning workouts before school to bring the team closer together.

Even when they’re off the court, they have their “lunch squad” to always fall back on.

“We have a lot of upperclassmen, so we’re just trying to guide the younger players and preparing them for next year, for when we’re gone.” Arico said.

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Country Day’s mindset this season was built off of the heartbreak the Yellowjackets have continuously gone through in the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 2 state tournament in recent years.

Whether it was the triple overtime loss to Goodrich in the regional finals last year or back-to-back semifinals losses the two years prior, returning to the state finals stage for a team with eight state titles and three state runner-up spots since 2000 has been a challenge.

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son,” Elam said. “We just came in knowing that we don’t want to be where we were, so we’re just trying to improve off of that. Stuff like knowing how to control time and when to make good decisions. We worked a lot on our decision-making and working together as a unit.”

Elam, an Oakland University commit, has done her part this season on the offensive end as one of the most prolific scorers in the state.

Elam has worked on being more of a vocal leader this season off of the court, and Deane said she’s at her best as a patient offensive player.

“I think it’s when she lets the game come to her, because she’s so athletic, so long and strong,” Deane said. “Sometimes she makes it look easy out there because she just has those physical gifts that you can’t teach.

When the game comes to her, she’s unstoppable. When she picks her spots and takes advantage of those athletic gifts that she has, it makes the game so much easier for her and opens things up for the rest of the team around her.”

It doesn’t get any easier for opposing defenses behind Elam with junior and threeyear starter Ari’Yana Wiggins, sophomore Jayla Jackson, sophomore Naiya Krispin, and Arico, a University of Michigan lacrosse commit, all providing an offensive boost.

And even behind them, the Yellowjackets have young, incoming stars such as freshmen Cece Arico, younger sister of Emma; Alina Younes; and Sanyiah Blackwell all making an impact in their first year.

“It’s been tremendous,” Elam said. “We

got players like Naiya Krispin who have really stepped up. Jayla Jackson and Ari’Yana Wiggins have really stepped up this year for the team. Then we have incoming players like Alina (Younes), Sanyiah (Blackwell) and Cece (Arico). They’re really coming in and fitting with the team chemistry.”

Currently 14-5 and on a six-game winning streak, Country Day is playing like the team to beat in Division 2 basketball.

Their schedule already looks like a state tournament bracket with games against ranked opponents such as West Bloomfield (No. 1), Tecumseh (No. 67), Detroit Edison (No. 3), Detroit Renaissance (No. 8) and Haslett (No. 15).

Deane said Country Day, currently ranked No. 23, according to The D Zone Top 100, scheduled in December and January so they would be ready for the state tournament in March.

“One of the biggest pieces of advice from me when I first got hired here was coach O (Orlando) telling me to schedule very hard in the non-conference, telling me to go play anybody and take those risks to learn where we fall short and some of our weaknesses in December, January and even February,” Deane said. “I took that advice and communicated that very early with the girls.”

With Country Day feeling like a team and playing like a team, they’re going to be a tough out for anyone in the Division 2 bracket.

Hopefully, for the Yellowjackets’ senior class, their final farewell to Country Day will be with a state championship trophy.

“We’re aiming for that state championship,” Emma Arico said. “Every year we’ve been so close. I just think that if we put it all together and play as a team, we can reach our goal.”

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BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — A retail fraud occurred at Lowes, 1801 S. Telegraph Road in Bloomfield Township, at approximately 7:30 p.m. Jan. 29.

The suspect entered the store and returned a water heater for a cash refund using a receipt from a different Lowe’s location.

The suspect then went to the sales floor and selected two water heaters and five other items. The suspect paid cash for the five items, but advised the cashier that he had already paid for the water heaters. The suspect left the store without paying for the two water heaters. These items are valued at $589 each. The suspect was known to employees of Lowe’s, and it is believed that he comes in from out of state.

Police are investigating. Anyone with any information should call the Bloomfield Township Police Department at (248) 4337755.

Stanley tumblers stolen from Dick’s Sporting Goods

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — Two people entered Dick’s Sporting Goods, 2105 S. Telegraph Road in Bloomfield Township, and stole three Stanley Quencher Travel Tumblers at approximately 3 p.m. Feb. 1.

The tumblers are valued at $45 each.

The suspects left the store and fled in a cream-colored sedan. Police are investigating. Anyone with any information should call the Bloomfield Township Police Department at (248) 433-7755.

Restaurant customer gets punched in the face

BIRMINGHAM — Officers were dispatched to the 200 block of East Merrill Street regarding a report of disturbance at 11 p.m. Feb. 3.

A 34-year-old Shelby Township man told police that while he was sitting at a table in the restaurant, a suspect approached him and, without provocation, began punching him in the face. An investigation is ongoing.

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BIRMINGHAM — An employee at a restaurant in the 500 block of South Old Woodward told police that an unknown man entered the restaurant at 3 p.m. Feb. 5 through the side door and immediately went to the back fridge of the restaurant and stole two bottles of wine. The value of the stolen wine is approximately $2,275. An investigation is ongoing.

Forged checks reported to police

BIRMINGHAM — At approximately 1 p.m. Feb. 2, an officer took a report of fraud involving a resident of the 100 block of Elm Street. Four forged checks were written on the victim’s bank account. Two checks were reversed, but two checks totaling $13,000 went through. An investigation is ongoing.

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METRO DETROIT — Despite differing reasons for entering the medical field, women have long played a role in the advancement of medicine.

For Dr. Tiffany Inman, her reason was her grandfather.

Whether he was picking her up from school or taking her to sporting events, Inman’s grandfather was the one who showed up for everything.

“When I was growing up, my grandfather was my favorite person in the world, and I think it was because he was a very young grandfather,” she said.

So, at the age of 7, when he stopped talking to Inman and his other grandchildren, it was heartbreaking.

“What we didn’t know at the time was that he had a congenital disorder that was eating away at his middle ear. At some point, his middle ear cavity collapsed, and part of his brain fell into his middle ear — he’s fine — but because of that, he stopped

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They are high-pitched. They talk about things you don’t know. They don’t look at you when they talk to you. So, he just sort of isolated. He would talk to the adults, but not us anymore, and as a child who doesn’t understand, that was just devastating.”

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LEFT: Tim Pearl sits in his office, which he decorated in the style of the 1920s and 1930s.

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BELOW: Sconces, a vintage radio, photographs and a globe are some of the details that give Pearl’s office its 1920s and ’30s feel.

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METRO DETROIT — Decorating a home with vintage furniture doesn’t have to be hard — just keep in mind the budget and the chosen era.

Tim Pearl, a resident of Berkley, designed his office to have a 1930s look. He and his wife, Rebecca, bought their house four years ago, and his office was the last space they had to decorate. During the pandemic, Tim started working at home.

“My wife was like, ‘Well, you spend so much time in there, you should really make it your own,’” Pearl said.

Pearl said he has always been fascinated by the 1920s and the 1930s and watched “Peaky Blinders,” a crime drama set in those years, on Netflix.

“I just thought, ‘Well, if I’m going to do it, I’m going to go all-in and really try to make it as authentic as possible,” Pearl said.

Most of his pieces come from Facebook Marketplace. He said his desk came from an office that went virtual and his chair came from another man who was working from home. He also got his fireplace and his 1930s-style hide-a-bar cabinet from Facebook Marketplace.

He said some of the trinkets in his office are from antique stores, and he 3Dprinted his sconces.

His interest in the 1920s and 1930s came from the wide range of family members who worked in the automotive industry. His dad, his uncle, his aunt, his maternal grandfather, his wife’s dad and his wife’s grandfather all worked in the automotive industry.

“All of that automotive culture just always fascinated me,” Pearl said.

Pearl said the post-Industrial Revolution era interests him the most.

“I love the colors; I love the music,” Pearl said. “You know late, late ’20s. It just seemed there was so much hope. And it’s also very calming to me.”

Steve Humphreys, owner of Vogue Vintage in Ferndale with his wife, Lynn, sells midcentury modern decor ranging from the 1950s to the 1980s. He gets the pieces in his store from people who want to sell the items.

He said a lot of people come into the store who want to decorate their homes

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“They won’t do the whole house in vintage, but they’ll put pieces in there that will stand out, and that’s the stuff we carry,” Humphreys said.

He asks for and receives pictures of the pieces once the customers place them in their homes.

“They look great here, they buy them, but once they get them isolated in their house, (the items) tend to leave and look better,” Humphreys said. “I don’t know how that works out that way, but it does many times.”

He said those who are looking to decorate their homes with vintage items can start by researching online.

“Look at different people’s homes and try to match it in to what you have,” Humphreys said.

He also said to look through the store and see what they find.

Andy Schulist, owner of Mad 4 Mod in Livonia, said they sell vintage furniture including bedroom sets, desks and cocktail tables.

He has a wide range of customers, from those who know exactly what they’re looking for to those who have visions in their minds of what they want but don’t know much about vintage furniture. Schulist said he helps people by asking what their budget is, what they’re looking for and other questions.

Schulist said it all depends on the person’s budget when looking for vintage items.

“If they just want something really basic, maybe go out there and look for a piece that may be a little bruised, not perfect, may need reupholstering, or may need a little bit of touch-up, you know, things like that,” Schulist said, “and then start from there.”

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nent. He wasn’t checked out. He just knew he couldn’t participate, so if I made sure he knew I wanted him to participate too, he would put in that effort. I would come face to face with him and raise my voice … and it worked. He still attended every game and everything,” she said.

Staying true to the goal she made as a child, Inman went on to pursue studying audiology and speech pathology in college.

She received her doctorate in audiology from Western Michigan University in 2014, and from there she worked in various practice before opening her own private practice — Inman Audiology in Troy — in September 2020.

Last Christmas, Inman held true to her promise to herself and gifted her grandfather a pair of hearing aids.

“It felt like the smallest thing that I could do for him, because he has done so much for me in my life, so being able to do this was the easiest thing that I’ve ever done,” she said.

Inman has personally experienced tinnitus since the age of 6 or 7 and has worn hearing aids since 2014 to treat it. The way people experience tinnitus — which fills your ears with sounds no one else hears — varies.

Some hear a tone, a white noise, a buzzing, a ringing or even a whistling.

“When I have a patient that comes in the door and says that they have tinnitus, and I disclose that I do as well, it becomes so much easier for them to explain what is actually going on in their head,” she said.

A love of science drove Dr. Megan Bergeron to pursue a career in medicine.

“Growing up, science was my favorite subject, so I figured I might enjoy something in the medical field,” she said. “It was always biology of some sort that I always thought was interesting.”

It wasn’t until high school, where she took a pre-medical course that allowed the class to visit different hospitals in the area and shadow various doctors, that she really solidified her career path.

After graduating, Bergeron went on to study human biology at Michigan State University, where she joined a pre-professional club with presentations from many different doctors.

“That’s when I heard about podiatry for the first time. Before that, I didn’t even know it existed,” she said, with a chuckle. “That summer I actually went and shadowed a podiatrist … and I liked how it was focused on one area of the body, and I was like, ‘All right, I like this.’ So I started looking into podiatry schools and applying.”

After earning her doctorate from Dr.

William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine, Bergeron returned to Michigan to complete her residency at Henry Ford Macomb Hospital in Clinton Township last July.

Bergeron currently provides care at Hosey & Murphy Foot & Ankle Centers in Clinton Township, Sterling Heights and Mount Clemens.

Every day, she said, brings a new challenge.

“We’re focused on the foot and ankle, but within that … there are so many different things we can do. We do surgery — whether it’s an elective bunion, an amputation for an infection, broken bones or things like that — we do wound care, and there’s even simple things like ingrown toenails. It’s a variety,” she said. “There’s some very straightforward cases, there’s some very complex cases, and then, within all that, it’s a good combination of seeing patients in clinic and surgery, so it keeps things interesting.”

One of her favorite parts of the job is interacting with and helping her patients.

“It’s a really gratifying feeling knowing you’re helping people and making their day better — whether you are doing something small, like trimming their toenails, or something big, like fixing their broken ankle. No matter what you are doing, it’s helping them and making their day better. It feels good.”

Since COVID, Abhinav C. Krishnan, the associate dean for admissions and enrollment management at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, said medical schools across the nation have seen an increase in female applicants.

“What is remarkable is we are actually seeing a skew of more female applicants than we are male applicants. … Prior to the pandemic, it was almost a 50/50 split, and following the pandemic, we started to see this skew toward women,” he said.

OU school of medicine is an approximate 60% female to a 40% male ratio.

Krishnan says the medical school has experienced an overall increase in women accepted into the school over the past four years, with a female to male ratio of around 58% to 60% for students in their fourth year, 69% to 47% in their third year, 77% to 47% in their second year and 74% to 50% in their first year.

“It’s this insane skew that’s been happening,” he said. “It’s been a national trend for a while now, in terms of women in medicine.

For us to find men to apply to medical school and come here, now they are a rarity.”

Bergeron encourages other women to pursue their dreams, whatever they might be.

“If you find something you love, don’t stop yourself from going for it,” she said. “If there are hurdles in your way, there are always people that are there to help you and support you.”

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Visitors from around the world will gather in Detroit for Autorama, which will feature the presentation of the Ridler Award, presented by Meguiar’s. The Riddler Award winner

receives $10,000 cash, a custom trophy and a jacket.

This year, there will be five generations of Batmobiles present, from 1966, 1992, 1995, ­ 2005 and 2017. Guests will get to see three of the daredevil vehicles used by Evel Knievel: the famous X2 Skyrocket, the Snake River Rocket Concept Trike and the Formula Dragster.

WINTER CLEARANCE In addition to these iconic vehicles, Chip Foose will unveil a specially painted motorcycle as a tribute to Evel Knievel at the event. The unveiling will take place with Foose in attendance at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 2.

Other attractions include General Motors’ 50 millionth car, the Golden 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Sport Coupe and the Preservation Award, presented by Steele Rubber Products.

Noel Gugliemi, “Hector,” from “The Fast and the Furious and Furious 7,” will sign

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METRO DETROIT — Twenty high school seniors and caddies in the state of Michigan were ecstatic to receive letters from the Western Golf Association holding opportunities that they’ve longed for since their caddying journeys began.

“I found out after I got home from school,” St. Clair Shores Lakeview senior Sara Linsdeau said. “When I opened the letter from the WGA, the first thing I pulled out was a green flag that said, ‘New Scholar Class of 2024.’ As soon as I read that, I got up and hugged my mom.”

Linsdeau, who caddies at Country Club of Detroit, was the lone Macomb County recipient of the prestigious scholarship.

The WGA Chick Evans Scholarship, founded by Chicago amateur golfer Charles “Chick” Evans Jr. in 1930, is in its 94th year of awarding college scholarships to high school caddies across the nation.

The scholarship provides housing and pays the full tuition to the 24 universities across the country that participate in the program. Roughly 340 caddies nationwide are expected to receive the scholarship this year.

The University of Michigan and Michigan State University are home to the majority of the in-state scholarship recipients with 59 currently at Michigan and 87 at Michigan State. The program has had more than 12,040 graduates since its founding.

Evans Scholars are determined by numerous factors, including a strong caddie record, academic excellence, personal character and financial need. The scholarship is valued at more than $125,000 over four years.

“We are thrilled to welcome this new group of student caddies to the Evans Scholars family,” WGA Chairman Steve Colnitis said in a press release. “Their dedication in the classroom, on the golf course and in their communities represents what our Program has been about since 1930.”

The scholarship has been a calling card for local country clubs, as Lochmoor Club in Grosse Pointe Woods added to its history last year with three recipients. This year, Oakland Hills Country Club topped the in-state list with seven recipients, while Bloomfield Hills Country Club came in second with four.

For some recipients, they’re continuing the tradition of receiving the scholarship in their families.

“My sister is a current Evans Scholar and so are my cousins, so it’s really been something that’s run in my family for years,” Novi High School senior Mia Hamdan said. “That’s also how I got into caddying.”

Call Staff Writer Jonathan Szczepaniak at (586) 498-1090.

STATE OF MICHIGAN RECIPIENTS FOR 2024 EVANS SCHOLARSHIP Name (hometown/sponsoring club/high school) • Luke Deighan (Birmingham/Oakland Hills CC/Ernest W. Seaholm HS) • Mustafa Hamadah (Bloomfield Hills/Bloomfield Hills CC/Bloomfield Hills HS) • Nilah Hughes (Brownstown/Meadowbrook CC/ Inter-City Baptist School) • Liliana Chaney (Commerce Township/Oakland Hills CC/Pontiac HS) • Grayson Johnson (Dearborn/Plum Hollow CC/ U of D Jesuit HS) • Lillee-Ann Jacobs (Flint/Warwick Hills Golf & CC/ uke M. Powers Catholic HS) • Andrew Blood (Jackson/CC of Jackson/Jackson HS) • Ryan Winter (Lansing/CC of Lansing/home schooling) • Dane Benner (Lathrup Village/Red Run Golf Club/ Berkley HS) • Nathan Lee (Livonia/Bloomfield Hills CC/ Detroit Country Day HS) • Mia Hamdan (Novi/Meadowbrook CC/Novi HS) • Sebastian Alvarado-Ruiz (Pontiac/Oakland Hills CC/ Pontiac HS) • Rene Belmares (Pontiac/Oakland Hills CC/ Pontiac HS) • Hector Herrera (Pontiac/Oakland Hills CC/ Pontiac HS) • Marco Martinez (Pontiac/Oakland Hills CC/ Pontiac HS) • Mohamed Erreghaoui (Southfield/Bloomfield Hills CC/Berkley HS) • Payden Pittman (Spring Lake/Wuskowhan Players Club/Grand Haven HS) • Sara Linsdeau (St. Clair Shores/CC of Detroit/ Lakeview HS) • Kevin Myrtollari (Troy/Bloomfield Hills CC/Athens HS) • Emanuel Rodriguez (West Bloomfield/Oakland Hills CC/Pontiac HS)

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City: Birmingham Sponsoring club: Oakland Hills Country Club High school: Ernest W. Seaholm Caddying experience: Five years College: Hopeful for Michigan Major: Focus on business On the impact of caddying: “It’s helped me mature exponentially.

Being around the people at Oakland Hills and the level of success they’re at, you just learn so much on the course. It’s hard to describe. When someone says, ‘Oh, you got to meet my parents,’ I have so much confidence that I can talk to an adult respectfully and make good connections all because of this job.”

On Oakland Hills CC: “It’s very welcoming. Even when you first get there, the members are trying to help you out.

They’re not going to judge you because it’s your first year caddying and you’re still learning. They’re going to help you out and help you grow as a caddy and as a person.”

Most famous golfer he caddied for: Tom Izzo

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City: Troy Sponsoring club: Bloomfield Hills Country Club High school: Troy Athens Caddying experience: Five years College: Hopeful for Michigan Major: Focus on business On the impact of caddying: “For me personally, it’s helped a lot because I was pretty shy as a kid. I was scared to go there for the first time, but it’s helped me become more outgoing.”

On Bloomfield Hills CC: “We all become friends with each other and welcome every new caddy. It was a great experience overall and I thoroughly enjoyed it, and I’m going to love working there the next couple summers through college and see where it goes from there.”

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Township to modernize its document management system BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — In an effort to update its document management system, Bloomfield Township has enlisted the help of Detroit-based Security Archives Data Management.

Township Clerk Martin Brook said the project will help identify each department’s needs in storing all documents and records in one place.

“What we’re doing here is we want to have a comprehensive document management system,” Brook explained. “Right now, we have paper archives that go back almost 200 years, scanned documents, a local iDrive where we store different records, and desktops where people store records. It is not a comprehensive way of doing it.”

Security Archives — which recently completed the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department retention manual and a reorganization of Grosse Pointe Public School’s system management records program — will help the township develop a request for proposals to identify a document management vendor.

The project — which is estimated to cost the township $169,000 — is one of many scheduled to be completed through the $4.5 million awarded to the township through the American Rescue Plan Act. “We’re excited to be engaged with the township in this particular assignment,” said Taylor Lydon, the president of Security Archives Data Management. “We’ve been selected to lead and assist the township in identifying, selecting and implementing a document management system that will take into consideration all the departmental

records — both physical and digital — and make sure that it integrates with (the township’s) local environments — including the tools, systems and processes (in place).”

Bill Saffady, the lead project manager, said the project will have five phases and will take about 12 months — six of which will be spent interviewing all township departments to determine their needs. The five phases include meeting with township project managers, stakeholders and IT; interviewing department units; putting together a needs assessment and implementation plan; the RFP and vendor selection processes; and implementing tasks and services.

“This is a pretty straightforward project. That doesn’t mean it’s a simple project.

It’s a challenging one,” Saffady said. “Right now we are focusing on the information that we need to do the RFP, and the way that we do this is by meeting with the individual departments, discussing their records, determining what their requirements are, and trying to identify which among the records they maintain are candidates for a document management implementation, where you could realize some of the benefits of document management.”

So far the team has met with three departments — clerk, finance and engineering — and Saffady said the project is moving full-steam ahead.

“We don’t see any problem with bringing this project in on the timeline, or maybe even ahead of schedule,” he said.

“If we do this right, we’re going to be more efficient internally, more effective in doing our work and we’ll all have better access to the records,” said Brook.

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and communications between the commission and the public, including a “personal, professional and political threat” made towards her and other commissioners. McLain asked the audience to carry out the discussion during the meeting with respect for the exchange of ideas that was in progress.

“Let us show the community and let us show everyone that we can work together and collaborate for best practices and move forward with safety for all, because it’s not about the trees, it’s not about the width, it’s not about the cape seal, it’s not about any of that, in the end. It’s about safety for people that live on Arlington and Shirley, and others who spend time on Arlington and Shirley,” McLain said.

Many residents were concerned about what would happen to the 136 trees along the right-of-way along Shirley and Arlington if sidewalks were added. Of those trees, 93 were considered prohibited or in “poor to fair condition.” However, the city did approve sidewalks at the meeting. A city document called “Understanding the Shirley and Arlington Unimproved Street Project” stated that this project would not result in fewer trees because some would be relocated and 200-250 trees would have been replanted in the area.

The official resolution at hand was to “direct the Engineering Department to proceed with final design of the Arlington Street and Shirley Project to include the planned

improvements to the sewer and water systems, and the full reconstruction of the streets within the project area that will meet the City standards for an improved street with a 5-foot sidewalk on each side of the road.”

However, after some discussion within the commission and presentations from city staff, a new motion was approved, as proposed by Commissioner Anthony Long.

“My motion is that we go forward with the water and sewer, that we replace the roadway and the curbs, and the roadway is asphalt and the roadway remains the same width that it is right now,” Long said.

The current road width is 33 feet. Prior to this motion, the city was considering narrowing the road to 26 feet.

Several community members were in attendance to share their voice about this topic. During public comment, most residents shared their support for the new motion.

However, throughout this entire process, there have been many varying opinions from the community: Some residents were in favor of adding sidewalks to improve safety on these roads, while others were against the removal of the streets’ trees.

During the meeting on the streets of Birmingham Jan. 30, resident Jim Mirro shared his opinion on the topic and commented on the character of the neighborhood.

He referenced a new family that is moving into the area, stating that they are moving there because of its character.

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forever changed and destroyed if the commissioners vote to approve the plan for this street,” Mirro said.

On the other side, at the Feb. 5 meeting, resident Vanessa Durham said, “I am for improved roads and I am for sidewalks.

I have three little kids, and I worry about them. And I know we are all just thinking about ‘oh the people of Shirley and Arlington,’ but I know there are a lot of people who would like sidewalks but just don’t say anything because some voices are so loud that others can’t be heard.”

Commissioner Brad Host asked a question that he said was important to his vote.

“Is this road ‘unimproved’ or is it ‘improved’?” he asked. “And the reason I need to know that is if it’s unimproved, then this motion will cost each neighbor approxi-

mately $40,000-$60,000, and I’m not sure that they want that. But I want to know if it’s unimproved versus improved.”

As the maker of the motion, Long confirmed that his impression was that it is going from unimproved to improved status.

McLain confirmed immediately after that this was her impression as well.

According to the document “Understanding the Shirley and Arlington Unimproved Street Project,” a majority of the cost will be paid by the city and taxpayers.

The cost of road reconstruction is subject to a special assessment to adjoining property owners.

When it came to the vote, the results were 5-1 with Host dissenting.

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“My father was a family physician for over 40 years, and he started a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) clinic that focused on imaging for sports and auto accident injuries,” said Ryan Ringold, who joined the company as director last September with a mission to carry on his father’s legacy. “He became short of breath while he was at work one day in 2018, left for the hospital, and was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer. It required aggressive treatment, which led to cruel side effects but, thankfully, put the disease in remission for a year. Then it resurfaced as a brain tumor, and he faced another brutal battle that resulted in a second remission. My father was a fighter, and we were blessed to have had a lot of extra moments to cherish with him, but he contracted pneumonia and passed away last summer.”

Back around the time of his cancer treatment, Dr. Ringold started hearing about companies in Canada that were performing full-body MRI screenings.

Ryan recalled that this piqued his father’s interest, and he wondered what his outcome might have been had he gotten into his own MRI machine a year earlier and discovered his cancer in the early stages when it was much more treatable.

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A variety of art mediums — including painting, drawing, mixed media, ceramics, jewelry/metals, fiber arts and more — are included in this year’s show.

“It’s really a great way to showcase what happens within the building and the incredible talent in this area,” Annie VanGelderen, the BBAC’s president and CEO, said.

The juror for the show is Lynn Galbreath, a recipient of the Creative Artists’ Grant from the Arts Foundation of Michigan and the Michigan Individual Artist Grant from Michigan Council For The Arts.

This year, over 200 out of approximately 350 submitted pieces of work were juried into the show. Of these pieces, 28 were juror-selected as 2024 show honorees.

Galbreath said over six hours were spent deciding on which entries to include in the show.

“Each piece was moved from gallery to gallery, changing their light and location in order to see how the show would come together as a whole,” Galbreath said in an email. “Art was submitted in the mediums of acrylic, oil, mixed media, jewelry, metalwork, weaving, and clay. Students created work in the methodologies of realism, abstraction, graphic, objective, and non-objective. Close attention was paid to elements of composition, balance, range of value-relationships, and of course craftsmanship. Each submission was a joy to look at.”

Galbreath said she wishes she could include all entries, but there is not enough room.

She encouraged all artists who submitted to continue their studies and development in art.

“What art brings into our lives is so rewarding,” Galbreath said in an email.

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BIRMINGHAM — At the Birmingham City Commission meeting Feb. 12, the 2024 student board representatives to city Boards and committees were appointed.

Ella Bassett was appointed to the Parks and Recreation Board, Josie Carroll was appointed to the Ad Hoc Environmental Sustainability Committee, Will Clemans was appointed to the Ad Hoc Environmental Sustainability Committee, Jack Lassen was appointed to the Multi-Modal Transportation Board, Owen Reibscheid was appointed to the Multi-Modal Transportation Board, and Alexa Weinberg was appointed to the Public Arts Board.

Birmingham Planning Director Nicholas Dupuis said Birmingham is familiar with having student representatives on their boards. Usually, students’ involvement is selfguided, and they are invited to make comments wherever possible; however, they do not have voting powers. The main purpose of having student representatives is to provide a learning experience for them that they can take into their education and careers.

“It’s really great to have an access point into the schools to get some feedback or public participation from the youngsters,” Dupuis said.

Dupuis said this is a great opportunity to give back to young people in the community and help them towards whatever profession they plan to pursue.

Clemans is a junior at Cranbrook. He said he has always been interested in the environment, but his interest in sustainability was specifically developed with his involvement with the nonprofit Keep Growing Detroit, an urban farm that buys asphalt lots and turns them into local gardens to give to Detroit residents for free.

“When I saw the ad in the newspaper talking about an Environmental Sustainability Council for Birmingham, I was super interested because I was just researching how local government can affect the environmental sustainability of a small city, so I thought it would be perfect,” Clemans said.

Clemans said he is thinking about ma-

joring in public policy or political science in college.

“I’m definitely super interested in going into this side of governance and policy,” Clemans said.

By searching for opportunities to become involved with throughout high school, Clemans has been able to learn and become inspired by his surroundings.

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Devan Dodge, the southeast Michigan recycling specialist for the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy, said that recycling rates have shown some improvement since COVID in the area.

“As far as 2022 numbers go, recycling is up since pre-COVID,” she said. “We are at 19% in 2019, and we are now at 21%. … There’s definitely a few reasons. There is a huge push for curbside recycling. Cities are preparing for Paqr 115 recommendation, which requires each county to look at their capacity for landfills and recycling. We have more communities beginning to look at those standards and more services are often required. There’s definitely been a large push in recycling education. We’ve had the ‘Recycling Raccoons’ campaign since 2019, which tells people how to best recycle items.

We started programs like Feet on the Street as well.”

She added that in addition to more people recycling, there also has been a noticeable increase in recycling knowledge.

“Aside from the increase, we aren’t seeing a lot of differences in how people are recycling. We are seeing more awareness among the public. People do seem to be better informed about what they can and can’t recycle,” said Dodge. “(The public should) make sure they are reading the information on their recycling bins so they aren’t throwing in items that aren’t accepted. The best way to reduce waste is to reduce consumption so there is less going into recycling and garbage bins in the first place.”

Among the recent programs some organizations have put on to promote recycling was the Feet on the Street program, piloted in Oak Park this winter. The coordinated effort between SOCRRA, EGLE and the Recycling Partnership had volunteers going through the community checking how resi-

dents were recycling and seeing where there needed to be improvement.

“In Oak Park, a community of more than 9,600 households, we flipped lids on everyone’s bins with the goal to look at as many bins before the recycling trucks caught up to us, and we left notes and tags if there were contaminants found inside the carts,” said Samantha Longshore of the Recycling Partnership. “We don’t have any results yet, but I can tell you that we are already using some of the data we’ve gathered to look at the next project in Oak Park. There is probably a good opportunity to get new people to recycle if they don’t have a recycling cart or have one and don’t use it. We are working with people in the Recycling Partnership’s Center for Sustainable Behavior and Impact to work with people recycling and how to do it through mailers.”

The program is funded by a grant from the state of Michigan and is scheduled to expand to Troy and Berkley this spring.

“We are still looking at expanding this to Troy and Berkley. We don’t know when, specifically, it will start, but we are aiming for the spring,” said Longshore. “We won’t necessarily do anything different in those two communities, but we are curious if we will see similar areas for improvement in them as we did in Oak Park. … SOCRRA is looking at other communities to expand it to, but these three communities are the three they got grant funding for. We won’t know what its future will be until we see how it goes in all three.”

She said that the best way to contribute to better recycling habits is to start at home and read up on how to live responsibly when disposing of items.

“Our state of recycling shows that about 76% of residential recyclables are being lost at the household level,” said Longshore.

“We are coming in and looking at people’s recycling habits so we can target areas of improvement.”

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“The stuff at our drop-off center is not included in our rates, so it’s not reflected in our rates. What we weigh is what comes in from the curbside programs. We get a lot of appointments. We have a capacity of 159 a day, and most days are full,” said Jeff McKeen, the general manager of SOCRRA.“It sounds like it might be difficult to get an appointment, but you can usually get it the next day. … For the month of January, we had 3,423 appointments, so services are very heavily used by residents. We consistently have more than 3,000 appointments a month.”

He said that while feedback has been mixed, it has improved the recycling process for SOCRRA. “We didn’t have appointments prior to the pandemic, so we don’t have data. My estimates are that we see a little less than before, when there were unrestricted drop-offs, but it’s still quite busy,” he said. “You hear different things from different people. Some really like it because it’s not as crowded, and others don’t like that they have to make an appointment now.”

The changes were initially made during

the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We implemented these changes during the pandemic in 2020, when we closed for a couple of months along with the rest of the world,” McKeen said. “Our primary focus now, but especially during the pandemic, was focusing on getting all the recycling off the streets. Our trucks were so busy they couldn’t get in and out of our facility, so we weren’t getting curbside pickup collected. It remained a good policy after COVID, and we don’t have the traffic delays we once had.”

He believes the changes have led to better service overall.

“We think these changes are working out quite well,” said McKeen. “We are still seeing a lot of service use, but it’s not getting in the way of our central task, which is making sure the curbside pickup is getting picked up. Since residents pay for these services through taxes; they don’t pay for these services directly, but they pay us through their municipalities, which is why we restricted our services to residents of communities that pay into SOCRRA only.”

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Savoie said they are constantly heightening each other’s performances by giving back and forth to each other while portraying their characters.

“It makes it a very comfortable place to be when you have to play friends onstage and you respect and trust the person, just like you would a good friend,” Chekaway said.

Chekaway has spent a lot of time thinking about the character Lucille. She is reprising the role after 16 years.

She said that while Lucille is one of the most humorous characters in the play, she has a lot of depth to her as a heartbroken woman.

“Comedy is pretty much my forte, but with this role, I get to do some dramatic acting, like cry onstage and things like that,” Chekaway said. “It’s very fulfilling for an actor to get to do all of that in one character that they’re playing.”

Macomb Township’s Sandy Mascow is also reprising her role, as Doris, originally playing her with the Fenton Village Players in 2015.

Savoie said there are three new actors to the Village Players in this play.

“The Village Players is a very open and welcoming group, and I just would love everyone to understand that,” Savoie said. “We welcome everyone, and we kind of call ourselves a family.”

This performance is presented with the support of their Red Carpet Sponsor of the Season, Ameritax Plus of Berkley.

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EE W E H T F O E CRIM • K E E W E H OF T E M I R C • K NEWSWORTHY E WE INCIDENTS REPORTED TO LOCAL POLICE, AS COMPILED BY C & G REPORTERS

Thief allegedly steals Pokémon cards worth $10,000

BERKLEY — The Berkley Public Safety Department was called to assist in an arrest for retail fraud at 8:49 p.m. Jan. 25 at 2666 Coolidge Highway.

According to the report, officers were sent to Collectible Investments to help Clinton Township police take a first-degree retail fraud suspect into custody. The suspect, a 27-year-old Mount Clemens man, allegedly stole $10,000 worth of Pokémon cards.

Clinton Township police advised Berkley officers that the suspect had walked into a business in the township and stole a black binder containing the cards before fleeing the location. The owner of the business called other stores in the area and confirmed that the suspect was at Collectible Investments.

Dispatchers forwarded a description of the suspect while police arrived at Collectible Investments.

Officers walked in and observed the suspect sitting at a table speaking with an employee appraising the cards.

Officers identified the suspect and placed him under arrest. A search of the suspect’s person revealed the remaining stolen property contained in a blue plastic grocery bag in his right front jacket pocket.

Berkley public safety officers traveled to a 7-Eleven at 11 Mile and Dequindre roads and handed over the suspect to Clinton Township police.

Break-in at building

HAZEL PARK — According to a police report, police arrested a man after they responded to an alarm at a building in the 400 block of West Nine Mile Road around 11:50 p.m. Jan. 26.

Police reportedly found broken glass on the door outside, and inside they encountered the suspect, 39, from Detroit, who is accused of having broken into the building. An investigation was ongoing.

Vehicle hits pedestrian, flees

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — The Bloomfield Township Police Department was investigating a hitand-run injury traffic crash involving a pedestrian that occurred along southbound Eastways Road, south of East Square Lake Road, at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 30.

The suspect vehicle is believed to be a white 2021-2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee with damage to the passenger side mirror. The vehicle struck a 77-year-old male resident who was near the roadway collecting his mail. The suspect vehicle left the scene without stopping.

The pedestrian was transported to Trinity Health

Oakland Hospital by Bloomfield Township Fire Department personnel. The crash was under investigation.

Vehicle stolen from resident

BIRMINGHAM — At approximately 4 a.m. Jan. 29, officers were dispatched to the 1000 block of Graefield to tell a resident there that the resident’s car was being pursued by police. The officers were unable to make contact with the resident at that time, but shortly after, the resident, a 48-year-old man, called police and reported that his car was missing.

The man stated that his car had been locked and that both keys were still in his possession.

There were no signs of forced entry into the vehicle, which was later located in Southgate. Inside the vehicle, there was approximately $4,000 worth of work equipment. An investigation was ongoing.

Customer allegedly exposes himself to UberEats driver

ROCHESTER HILLS — Deputies were dispatched to the 3900 block of Rochester Road for an indecent exposure complaint at 4:42 p.m. Jan. 19. An UberEats driver making a delivery from Chili’s to the Fairfield Inn went to the hotel room, and an older man answered the door. The man took the food, and then told the driver, 45, to wait as he went to get a tip.

The suspect then opened the door, revealing that he was naked from the waist down. The suspect did not say anything and acted like everything was normal.

The incident occurred on Jan. 12 and was reported Jan. 19. The hotel clerk was unable to provide the information for the person renting the room and stated the manager should be able to provide that information later. Police were investigating.

Woman allegedly flees police repeatedly, faces retail fraud, child endangerment charges

ROCHESTER HILLS — Deputies responded to a grocery store in the 3100 block of South Rochester Road for a retail fraud in progress at 8:59 p.m. Jan. 14. The complainant reported that a 29-year-old woman from Pontiac and two children had pushed several carts of merchandise into the parking lot and were loading the items into their vehicle.

Upon arrival, deputies saw the vehicle leaving the property and tried to initiate a traffic stop. The vehicle accelerated away at a high rate of speed, and deputies initiated a pursuit, which was terminated without results.

Deputies then pursued the Cadillac westbound on M-59 to Adams Road, then onto Hamlin Road eastbound, where the pursuit was terminated. The

Cadillac continued eastbound on Hamlin. Deputies returned to the Meijer to complete their theft investigation. The merchandise recovered from the four carts totaled $3,762.20.

A deputy later saw the vehicle used in the retail fraud at a gas station in Pontiac at 10:20 p.m., initiated a traffic stop and attempted to box it in without results, then pursued it. The pursuit was terminated again.

At 3:31 a.m., deputies responded to a motel in the 2500 block of Crooks Road for a larceny complaint. They met with the complainant, who stated that the hotel had taken some of her belongings.

The deputy recognized the vehicle she was in as the vehicle wanted in the earlier retail fraud and took the 29-year-old woman into custody without incident. Her two children, who were inside the car at the time of the investigation, were turned over to a family member. Stolen merchandise was recovered. The woman was lodged in the Oakland County Jail pending the issuance of charges.

Family confronts burglar

SOUTHFIELD — Police were contacted after an unknown man broke into a home in the 26000 block of Franklin Pointe Drive at 6:49 p.m. Jan. 17. The man gained entry through the window and climbed into the home. A resident verbally confronted the suspect, who refused to leave. Family members pushed the unknown man out of the home, and the police apprehended him.

Resident accused of fighting with security officer

WEST BLOOMFIELD — On Jan. 19, West Bloomfield Police Department officers were dispatched to Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital, located at 6777 W. Maple Road, for an assault and battery report involving a patient and a hospital staff member.

A male patient allegedly fought with a male hospital security officer.

The patient was left in the care of the hospital.

A report was sent to the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office to review possible criminal charges.

Woman loitering in driveway arrested with loaded semi-automatic gun

OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — Deputies responded to the 2000 block of Victoria Hill in reference to a suspicious vehicle in a driveway at 2:28 p.m. Jan. 28.

The complainant stated a neighbor had informed him that a white Toyota had been parked in his driveway for 45 minutes.

Upon arrival, deputies found the vehicle with a female occupant, a 46-year-old woman from

Columbus, Ohio. She first claimed to be waiting for a real estate agent to show her an outbuilding on the property. When she was informed that there was no outbuilding, she claimed to be from a secret government agency. A loaded semi-automatic handgun was discovered on the passenger seat. Police said she had no valid permit to carry the weapon.

The woman was arrested and was lodged at the Oakland County Jail for a concealed weapons violation. The vehicle was impounded.

Arrest made after man hit on head with crowbar

OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — Deputies responded to a domestic violence incident at 4:57 a.m. Jan. 28. The complainant stated her brother and boyfriend had been in an altercation.

Upon arrival, deputies met with the complainant, who stated her brother was upstairs and was injured.

According to reports, a 40-year-old man from Oakland Township was found with “significant injuries to his head, with bleeding.” The victim stated the suspect, his sister’s boyfriend, had entered his room and hit him multiple times with a crowbar.

The victim was transported to Ascension Providence Rochester Hospital by the Oakland Township Fire Department. The suspect, a 49-year-old man from Oakland Township, was arrested and lodged at the Oakland County Jail.

Resident billed for thousands in fraudulent phone charges

FARMINGTON — A resident reportedly received a $5,390.04 bill from a collections agency regarding unpaid AT&T bills recently. The resident contacted AT&T and learned that someone had opened three phone lines in his name in metro Detroit. The resident requested the incident to be documented for informational purposes.

Champagne stolen from Holiday Market twice

ROYAL OAK — A complainant reported that at 1:15 p.m. Jan 13, an unknown person stole $582.94 worth of champagne from Holiday Market on South Main Street. On Jan. 20, another complainant reported that an unknown person stole $421.94 worth of champagne from the same location at 12:25 p.m.

Money stolen from unlocked vehicle

ROYAL OAK — A complainant reported that at 8:15 a.m. Jan. 19, an unknown person stole more than $1,800 from the complainant’s unlocked vehicle at South Main and West Third streets.

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FEB. 24

Learn about sun before solar eclipse: Safely observe the star at the center of our solar system with Oakland Astronomy Club, 2-4 p.m., Franklin Public Library, 32455 Franklin Road, franklin.lib.mi.us, solar eclipse to cross United States April 8

display until Feb. 25, and “Skilled Labor: Black Realism in Detroit” and “LeRoy Foster: Solo Show” on display until March 3, Cranbrook Art Museum, 39221 Woodward Ave. in Bloomfield Hills, www.cranbrook artmuseum.org

every second Tuesday of month, Iroquois Club, 43248 Woodward Ave. in Bloomfield Township, RSVP two weeks prior to each event, (248) 303-7339, thebirminghammetropolitanwomensclub.weebly.com, chriswludyka@outlook.com

• “Patterns Patterns Everywhere,” solo art exhibit by Birmingham resident and co-founding member of Lawrence Street Gallery Laura Whitesides Host, on display until March 29, opening reception 2-4:30 p.m. March 10 and mid-month reception 2-4:30 p.m. March 17, Lawrence Street Gallery, 22620 Woodward Ave., Suite A, in Ferndale, lawrencestreetgallery.com

Senior Men’s Club of Birmingham: Speakers and luncheon 10:30 a.m. every Friday, Iroquois Club, 43248 Woodward Ave. in Bloomfield Township, also on Zoom, RSVP by previous Monday, www.seniormens clubbirmingham.com

MARCH 1

Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings: Featuring Monica Fosnaugh on oboe and English horn performing Bach, Vaughan Williams and more, 7:30 p.m., Hagopian World of Rugs, 850 S. Old Woodward Ave. in Birmingham, detroitchamberwinds.org

Second Saturday Book sales: 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Bloomfield Township Public Library, 1099 Lone Pine Road, (248) 642-5800, btpl.org Birmingham & Ferndale Stamp Club: Meets 6-8 p.m. every first and third Tuesday of month, fellowship at 5:30 p.m., NEXT Senior Center, 2121 Midvale St. in Birmingham, birminghamstamp.club

MARCH 1-3

Detroit Autorama: Includes more than 800 customs, trucks and motorcycles, five generations of Batmobiles from TV and movies, tribute to Evel Knievel, appearances by Dee Snider of Twisted Sister and Noel Gugliemi from “The Fast and the Furious” franchise, Miss Autorama Pinup Girl contest, Toy-A-Rama, and more, noon-10 p.m. March 1, 9 a.m.-10 p.m. March 2 and 10 a.m.-7 p.m. March 3, Huntington Place, 1 Washington Blvd. in Detroit, autorama.com, (248) 373-1700

MARCH 13

Troy/Birmingham/Bloomfield Senior Expo: Meet local organizations and experts, also free health screenings, giveaways, prizes and refreshments, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., San Marino Club, 1685 E. Big Beaver Road in Troy, (248) 524-4868

ONGOING

Free Third Friday at Cranbrook Institute of Science: No registration required 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (registration reguired afterward), 39221 Woodward Ave. in Bloomfield Hills, science.cranbrook.edu Art exhibits: “Carl Toth: Reordering Fictions” on display until Feb. 25 (panel discussion 1-5 p.m. Feb. 24), “Ash Arder: Flesh Tones” on

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Book club: Meets 10 a.m. every fourth Thursday of month, Bloomfield Township Public Library, 1099 Lone Pine Road, (248) 642-5800, btpl. org

Art lectures: Hear modern and contemporary art writer Andrianna Campbell-LaFleur (6-7:30 p.m. Feb. 29), artist Jennifer Ling Datchuk (2-3:30 p.m. March 9) and sound artist, designer and electronic musician Yuri Suzuki (6-7:30 p.m. March 21), Cranbrook Art Museum, 39221 Woodward Ave. in Bloomfield Hills, cranbrookart.edu/events/ list ‘The Cemetery Club’: Story of three Jewish women who make monthly visits to graves of husbands only for one woman to spark romance with man visiting deceased wife, presented by Birmingham Village Players, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. March 8-24, 34660 Woodward Ave., birminghamvillageplayers.com Birmingham Metropolitan Women’s Club: Meets 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

NOTES NEWS BRIEFS TAKEN FROM AROUND OUR COVERAGE AREAS

CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT TO HELP FIGHT CHILDHOOD CANCER SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Shelby Township-based charity 13Forever will be hosting its second annual Bag Childhood Cancer cornhole tournament from 4 to 8 p.m.

Feb. 24 at Great Shots Backyard Bar and Games in Clinton Township. The mission of 13Forever is to help fight pediatric cancer.

The event will feature raffles for gift baskets and a 50/50 raffle with a cash award for the winner. The cost is $30 per player. Online registration is going on now.

For more information, visit 13forever.org and click on “events.”

NEW EXHIBIT OPENS

DETROIT — Wayne County Community College District’s Curtis L. Ivery Downtown Campus in Detroit invites the public to visit the exhibition, “Overcoming Hateful Things: Stories from the Jim Crow Museum of Racist Imagery.”

According to a press release, the display “explores the Jim Crow system, the African American experience during that era, and its legacy in contemporary society through hundreds of objects from the period.” The Jim Crow Museum at Ferris State University in Big Rapids organized the exhibition.

“Our mission has always been to provide pathways to better lives through higher education,” WCCCD Chancellor Dr. Curtis L. Ivery said in a press release. “This exhibit offers an opportunity to see and engage in history in a way that challenges, but also builds new understanding about where we have come from, and where we are going as a community and as a nation.”

The exhibition, which opened Feb. 5, is free and open to the public. For more information, visit wcccd.edu.

Health workshops: For chronic pain, high blood pressure and more, hosted by Corewell Health, free and virtual, beaumonthealth. digitalsignup.com • For high blood pressure (6-7:30 p.m. Mondays until March 11), diabetes (6-8 p.m. Mondays until March 11) and kidney disease (1-3 p.m. Wednesdays until March 20), free and virtual, nkfm.org/PATH, mihealthyprograms.org ADHD meetings: Hosted by CHADD of Eastern Oakland County, for adults and parents, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Zoom, see schedule on chadd. net/chapter-events/527 Lupus support groups: 10 a.m. every second Tuesday of month and 7 p.m. every last Wednesday, Zoom, (248) 901-7299, milupus.org/ support-groups

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Movie discussion club: Meets 7 p.m. every first Thursday of month, Bloomfield Township Public Library, 1099 Lone Pine Road, (248) 642-5800, btpl.org

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CANCER SURVIVOR WALKS DAUGHTER DOWN AISLE

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — In August 2023, the C & G Newspapers spoke with a Bloomfield Hills resident and three-time cancer survivor, Peter Grantz, ahead of his daughter’s wedding.

Grantz was the first CAR-T therapy patient at Corewell Health’s Beaumont Hospital.

“I received my first CAR-T infusion one year ago on Dec. 19. I’m cautiously optimistic that I will remain cancer-free and periodic diagnostic testing is ongoing to confirm all is well,” Grantz said last December.

In September 2023, Grantz walked his daughter down the aisle at her wedding.

“My daughter had a lot planned, and surprisingly, everything went really well. From the weather to the vendors, it proved to be a truly gorgeous day that I felt blessed to take part in. I got to give a welcome speech at the reception, and we did end up picking the NSYNC song ‘God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You’ for our father-daughter dance. Our first concert together was NSYNC, so it made the dance that much more special. All in all, it was a great day spent with family and ‘framily’ — friends that are family,” Grantz said.

Since December 2022, nine patients have received CAR-T therapy at Corewell Health in Southeast Michigan, including Grantz.

CLAWSON NATIVE SERVING ON NAVY SHIP CLAWSON — Fire Controlman 2nd Class Trey Bennington is a native of Clawson and currently works on the USS Sterett in the Philippine Sea. He is pictured lifting a messenger line during a refueling at sea. Messenger lines keep ships connected to each other while transferring supplies, according to a press release.

The ship’s motto is “forever dauntless,” according to the surfpac.navy.mil website. The crew aboard Sterett is credited for maintaining the “highest standards of professionalism” and is one of the best guided missile destroyers.

The USS Sterett is the fourth ship named after Lt. Andrew Sterett, a U.S. naval officer who fought in the Quasi-War and the Barbary Wars at the end of the 18th and beginning of the 19th centuries.

The USS Sterett is currently deployed to the U.S. 7th fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.

Clawson native Trey Bennington heaves on a messenger line aboard the USS Sterett.

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Charles J. Scudella III