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City Council approves contractor for pickleball, parking lot expansion project

BY CHARITY MEIER cmeier@candgnews.com

New pickleball courts and parking lots will soon be seen at Meadowbrook Commons and Wildlife Woods Park.

The Novi City Council voted unanimously Feb. 12 to approve a contract valued at more than $1 million with T&M Asphalt Paving Inc.

Four pickleball courts will be added at each location — these will be the first four pickleball courts at Meadowbrook Commons, while there are four existing courts at Wildlife Woods — along with benches, shade canopies, stairs and/or walkways to the parking areas. The project also includes the expansion of existing parking lots, as both Meadowbrook Commons and Wildlife Woods had a need for additional parking spaces.

See PICKLEBALL on page 5A

Photo provided by the city of Novi

The city of Novi currently has four pickleball courts at Wildlife Woods Park, pictured, and will be doubling the number of pickleball courts at the park this year. The city also will install four pickleball courts at Meadowbrook Commons.

Skater from Novi recovering after bad fall during Disney On Ice

BY CHARITY MEIER cmeier@candgnews.com

One of Disney On Ice’s cast members with ties to metro Detroit is recovering after she was badly injured during a performance.

Anastasia Olson, an ice dancer from Novi who graduated from Novi High School in 2010, was performing as Belle during the 11 a.m. performance of “Magic in the Stars” in Minneapolis Feb. 10 when she fell while performing a lift maneuver with her partner. Footage posted online shows that she had a seizure after the fall. Officials paused the show and placed a tent around her while she was given on-site medical care and then was taken via ambulance to Hennepin Medical Center in Minneapolis.

Olson had told C & G Newspapers earlier this month that she was “very excited” to perSee OLSON on page 5A File photo provided by Disney On Ice

Anastasia Olson, a 2010 Novi High School graduate, is recovering from a bad fall that she suffered while performing as Belle in Disney On Ice in Minneapolis earlier this month.

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Orchestra gala provides students with opportunity to work with master cellist

BY CHARITY MEIER cmeier@candgnews.com

Novi High School orchestra students will be given a rare opportunity to work and perform with master cellist Bruce Uchimura during the Novi Orchestra Gala at the high school March 2.

Students in the NHS philharmonic orchestra will perform Gabriel Faure’s “Elegie” alongside Uchimura.

Uchimura is a graduate of Juilliard School of Music and has a master’s in music with an artists diploma in cello from the Cleveland Institute of Music. He has been a professor at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo since 1987, where he teaches cello and coaches chamber ensembles.

“I’m very glad that we can get our music to a level where we can accompany him and it will sound good,” said cellist Cattleya Fortmann, a co-concertmaster for the NHS philharmonic orchestra.

As a co-concertmaster, Fortmann is a member of the first violin section and sits at the front of the orchestra. She leads the orchestra and helps the conductor make musical decisions while performing music.

There are four NHS orchestras: The philharmonic and the symphony orchestras require students to audition, the concert orchestra is for sophomore students and older, and the

FOREVER VALENTINES TWO COUPLES TALK ABOUT LIFE, LOVE AND MARRIAGE

BY CHARITY MEIER cmeier@candgnews.com

Sisters Joanne Arnold, 95, and Janice Randall, 89, of Novi, have each known their spouses for more than 75 years, but they have very different love stories.

Arnold has been married to her husband, Roland, 97, a World War II veteran, for 75 years, while her sister, who had once been engaged to her current husband, Dick, a Korean War veteran, in the 1950s, was previously married to a different man for 52 years before rekindling the fire with Dick in the mid-2000s.

Joanne and Roland grew up during the Great

Depression. Roland moved to Detroit from Louisiana as his father, a cotton farmer, had been struggling to find work in the South and had heard from his older children that there were jobs in Detroit.

“Back then it was tough, but we didn’t know it,” Joanne said. “We always had food on the table. … We all survived.”

Roland and Joanne met in the summer of 1947 through one of his brothers, shortly after he returned from serving in the war in the Army Air Forces 5th Fighter Command. As the story goes, Joanne, who was just finishing high school, was living in an apartment below Roland’s brother and had recently broken up with her boyfriend. RoSee VALENTINES on page 10A

Sisters Joanne Arnold, 95, left, and Janice Randall, 89, sit with their U.S. military veteran husbands Roland Arnold, 97, and Dick Randall, 95, following a Veterans Day ceremony at Brookdale Senior Living of Novi last November.

Photo by Charity Meier

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WATCH Drunken driver blames police car’s lights for swerving

A Novi police officer on patrol pulled over a driver after his Honda Accord was swerving on Nine Mile Road, near Mill Road, at 12:37 a.m. Feb. 2.

The officer pulled over the vehicle on Haggerty Road, near 10 Mile Road. As the officer was attempting to stop the car, it swerved several more times, according to the report. When the officer asked the driver why he was swerving, the driver said that the lights of the patrol car were so bright that he was swerving to attempt to get the lights off his mirrors.

The officer said he noticed the driver swerving prior to initiating the stop and engaging the emergency lights. The driver said that the headlights from the patrol vehicle were what caused him to swerve.

Police noted a strong smell of intoxicants on the driver’s breath and wrote in the police report that he had glassy eyes, and slow and lethargic movements, as well as slurred speech. The driver claimed to have had two

beers, the last one an hour prior to taking the wheel.

During field sobriety tests, the driver was asked to rank his level of intoxication from zero to 10, with zero being sober and 10 being thoroughly intoxicated. The driver reportedly gave himself a four. The man was arrested and taken to the Novi Police Department, where he was given an Intoxilyzer test that measured his blood alcohol content at 0.122%. He was held until he was sober and then released with a court date, according to police.

Novi police catch alleged shoplifters

Loss prevention officers at Dick’s Sporting Goods in Novi reportedly caught a male juvenile and a woman stealing from the store Feb. 1, and then Novi police apprehended the two suspects as they tried to leave the store.

Two other women with the pair apparently claimed they were not part of the stealing and were released, as police did not have probable cause to arrest them.

Police said that the two suspects also allegedly stole merchandise from the Dick’s Sporting Goods locations in Bloomfield Township and Livonia earlier that day. The suspects are being charged with second-degree retail fraud.

In Novi, the woman reportedly was seen

taking anti-theft devices off of merchandise, and police said a large silver magnet was found in two of the women’s coat pockets.

The merchandise stolen and later recovered from Dick’s in Novi totaled $405 and included two Nike women’s Dri-FIT Prima shirts, valued at $100 each; a pair of Nike men’s Pro Dri-FIT 3/4 tights, valued at $35; a Stanley 30-ounce mug, valued at $35; and three Stanley 40-ounce mugs, valued at $45 each.

Security footage showed that at 7:18 p.m. the woman was seen removing the Stanley mugs from the shelf and concealing them within her coat. At 7:22 p.m., she was seen jostling clothing, apparently while removing security sensors with a magnet, according to the report.

The juvenile reportedly was seen assisting the woman by handing her some clothing items from which she had either removed or attempted to remove the sensors.

Many items of clothing that appeared to be brand-new with tags were later found in the suspects’ car, according to the report.

Some of the clothing was found in the back seat, and other items were found in two large garbage bags. All 50-60 pieces of clothing were for young children and were from H&M. Six pairs of children’s shoes that were new were also found in the vehicle, police said.

Three Stanley cups were found in the vehicle as well, one on the floorboard of the front passenger seat and two in the trunk. All three cups appeared brand-new with tags on the bottom and dry inside, according to the report. It is unknown where the cups were from.

The police officer said he found 13 bottles of lotion and perfume in the vehicle. According to the report, it is believed they were from Bath & Body Works. A full bag of large candles from Bath & Body Works was in the trunk. Each of the 11 candles was valued at $26.95. These items were collected and believed to have been stolen.

During the search, officers also discovered a prescription pill bottle with the label ripped off that contained oxycodone pills.

None of the parties admitted to ownership of the pills, according to police.

The arrested woman reportedly was eight months pregnant. Police said that items were located in the lining of her jacket, which she had cut into to hide the items. The magnet was found in her front coat pocket. She was arraigned and was given a $3,000 cash or surety bond, no 10%. Her bond conditions also required a GPS tether. The juvenile was released to a parent pending a decision by the prosecutor.

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The construction is anticipated to start in the spring — but depends on the weather — and should last approximately three months. Part of the funding for the project stems from a $150,000 grant from Oakland County, which uses the county’s American Rescue Plan Act funds, for the development of pickleball courts at Meadowbrook Commons.

The total cost of the project will be $1,116,150.75. The money for the Wildlife Woods courts will come from the city’s capital improvements fund. The rest of the money for the Meadowbrook Commons courts will come from the senior housing fund.

Wildlife Woods Park will be closed during construction. City Manager Victor Cardenas said that the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department has blocked shelter rentals and is not scheduling any pickleball programs on existing courts due to the extent of the upcoming construction.

A temporary restroom has been incorporated into the construction plans at the Meadowbrook Commons site. If needed, a permanent restroom will be constructed at a later date, Cardenas said.

Upon hearing that the project was expected to last for most of the duration of the pickleball season, Council member Dave Staudt questioned the timing of the project.

“Why aren’t we doing this at the end of the summer, as opposed to doing it during the maximum-use period?” Staudt asked.

“We’re going to shut down the only pickleball courts we have in the city that are public during May, June and July.”

Jeff Muck, the director of Novi’s Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department, said the city has had a lot of requests

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form with Disney on Ice when the show was scheduled to come to Detroit Feb. 15-18.

Christine Hill, the media relations manager for Hennepin Healthcare, said she had “no information to report” as of Feb. 19. According to the hospital’s website, this can mean a variety of different things. In this case, it is presumptively that Olson was discharged, as she made a post via Instagram Feb.17 indicating that she might be released soon.

“Thank you for all the warm wishes and kind thoughts. I’m feeling much better

and hope to go home soon,” Olson posted to the HennepinHC Instagram.

Olson was in satisfactory condition as of Feb. 14, meaning that she had an “excellent or good prognosis” and was conscious, according to the hospital’s definition of the “satisfactory” status posted on its website.

The skater had initially been widely reported to be in critical condition following the accident, and then was upgraded to serious.

“Disney On Ice appreciates the well wishes from our fans as our team member recovers,” a Disney spokesperson said in a prepared statement.

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for the pickleball courts and, therefore, officials wanted to get them done as quickly as possible. Muck said they also want to get ahead on the contractor’s schedules so that the project is prioritized.

“We want to be on their books so that we can get this project going and not risk any further delays or their schedules booking up later into the summer or into the fall,” he said.

Staudt said the city should consider starting the project in August and working through October so that people can use the existing courts for the majority of the pickleball season.

“I’d like to have a much clearer idea of (why we’re) shutting down a major park, a major amenity in our city, in the prime season,” Staudt said. He suggested that the city not close all the courts at once and instead work on each project separately.

Mayor Justin Fischer and Mayor Pro Tem Laura Marie Casey concurred.

“I understand the efficiency of getting it all done at once, but I think the point about shutting down Wildlife Woods and eliminating the use of those pickleball courts during the summer is a wise one,” Casey said. “Do Meadowbrook Commons first and then, hopefully, by August or September, then you can go tackle Wildlife Woods Park. That would be my strong preference.”

“Anything we can do to keep a couple of these open is probably in the best interest and kind of the direction that I think of where council’s going,” said Fischer.

Muck said they would have that discussion with the contractor in a couple of weeks, and he hopes to do the Meadowbrook Commons courts first and then do the Wildlife Woods courts in the late summer.

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

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LOCAL CADDIES HONORED WITH PRESTIGIOUS EVANS SCHOLARSHIP

BY JONATHAN SZCZEPANIAK

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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

City: Novi Sponsoring club: Meadowbrook Country Club High school: Novi Caddying experience: Three years College: Undecided but leaning MSU Major: Advertising management On the impact of caddying: “It’s made me more outgoing as a person, and I’ve just been able to make so many friends at Meadowbrook. They’ve taught me a lot of great life lessons, both the caddies and members there.”

On Meadowbrook CC: “They’re very outgoing and everyone knows everyone. They’re all just really nice people, and they all want to support everyone whether it’s on their golf game or pursuing the Evans Scholarship. The environment is very family-like.”

Most famous golfer she caddied for: One of the owners of Leo’s Coney Island.

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State of Michigan recipientsfor 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/Luke 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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William Shatner, known for his starring role as Capt. James T. Kirk in “Star Trek,” will be attending the Motor City Comic Con when it returns to the Suburban Collection Showplace, 46100 Grand River Ave. in Novi, May 17-19. In recent years Shatner has also been known for hosting “The UnXplained,” a TV documentary series that dives into things that have “mystified mankind for centuries.”

Also coming to MC3 this spring is Efren Ramirez, who played Pedro in the popular movie “Napoleon Dynamite.”

Autograph and photo opportunities with celebrities have individual prices and can be purchased at the convention’s website.

The show will be hosting a live recording of Katee Sackhoff’s podcast, “Blah Blah Blah,” on May 18 and will feature a surprise guest. Sackhoff, who is known for her roles in “Battlestar Galactica” and “The Mandalorian,” as well as voicing characters in “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” and “Star Wars Rebels,” will also be a celebrity guest at the convention. Tickets to attend the podcast cost between $30 and $60, depending on the ticket level, and are in addition to the cost of general show admission.

Registration for the MC3 Adult Cosplay contest is now open. The contest is to be held at 6 p.m. May 18, and advance registration is required to participate. Prizes include MC3 fall show passes, autographed photos, cash prizes, and other exclusive MC3 merchandise.

MC3 is seeking people interested in presenting a panel discussion focusing on interesting, creative topics in the world of pop culture. Those interested can apply online at motorcitycomiccon.com.

Tickets for the show are available for purchase online and range in price from $30 to $50 for an adult day pass, depending on which day and how the ticket is purchased. Tickets for children ages 6-12 and older cost $10 online or $20 at the door. Weekend and VIP ticket packages are also available for both age groups.

Children 5 and under attend for free all weekend. Children ages 6-12 will be free on Sunday, May 19, for Kids Day. For more information or to purchase tickets, go to motorcitycomicon.com.

Novi police donate signed pink cruiser hood to cancer center

The Novi Police Department followed through with its promise to donate the signed hood of its pink cruiser to the Assarian Cancer Center at Ascension Providence Hospital in Novi Feb. 7. The hood will be displayed at the center for patients and their families to be able to read the well wishes of the community.

During the month of October, the department annually takes a pink-wrapped cruiser to community events to raise money and awareness for the fight against breast cancer. People at the events can sign the cruiser for a $5 donation.

“This successful partnership has raised thousands of dollars for families of patients dealing with cancer, and we look forward to continuing this partnership in 2024 and beyond,” said Cmdr. Jason Meier, of the Novi Police Department.

Novi police schedule hiring fair

Novi police are seeking men and women to join the department and will hold a hiring fair 3-7 p.m. Feb. 27 at the Novi Police Department, 45125 10 Mile Road. Police Chief Erick Zinser will be available to speak with those who are interested in becoming an officer.

During the event, participants will be able to take a tour of the department, take a close look at police vehicles, try on gear and get an on-site interview. Light refreshments will be provided. For more information, call (248) 921-9838.

Novi police participate in polar plunge

The Novi Police Department participated in the 2024 polar plunge Feb. 3 at The Beach Tiki Bar and Boil in Walled Lake.

This was the first year that the Novi Police Department participated in the plunge. Five Novi police officers jumped into a pool of ice-cold water outside the Tiki Bar and raised $2,865 for the charity, which will benefit people with cognitive impairments.

Lego festival to come to Novi

Brick Fest Live, a festival that showcases all that can be done with Legos, will hit the Suburban Collection Showplace, 46100 Grand River Ave. in Novi, March 2-3. The event is modeled as a family event and features hands-on attractions and activities to “inspire, educate and entertain” with Lego bricks, according to the show’s website. Tickets range in price from $20 to $40 and can be purchased online at brickfestlive.com.

Presidential primary early voting is underway

Early voting for the presidential primary began statewide Feb. 17 and will continue until Feb. 25.

Besides voting at the polls 7 a.m.-8 p.m. Feb. 27 or voting absentee, early voting allows voters to go to their communities’ early voting locations, mark a ballot and place it in a tabulator.

The early voting site in Novi is at the Novi Civic Center, 45175 W. 10 Mile Road. The hours to voter early are 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. each day except Feb. 22, when the hours are noon-8 p.m. According to a press release from Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, 6,587 voters cast ballots at early voting sites across the state on the first day of early voting Feb. 17.

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SPOTLIGHT ON WOMEN IN BUSINESS 8A/FEBRUARY 22, 2024/ NOVI NOTE

ABOVE: Oakland University William Beaumont Medical School has experienced an overall increase in females accepted into the school over the past few years.

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LEFT: Dr. Megan Bergeron pursued a career in medicine as a podiatrist.

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Leading the way WOMEN IN MEDICINE: A CAREFULLY SELECTED CAREER PATH

BY MARY BETH ALMOND malmond@candgnews.com

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 talking to

all of his grandkids,” she explained. “When you have hearing loss, some of the hardest voices to hear are children’s voices. They talk fast. 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.”

Once the family figured out what was going on, Inman was determined to make it easier to communicate with her beloved grandpa.

“When I found out it was because he needed hearing aids and couldn’t afford them, I made the resolution that I was going to fix this problem,” Inman said.

So she got creative.

“If I was talking to him and noticing he’s not really paying attention, he’s not really listening, I would get right up in his face and grab his cheeks and make sure he was listening. He wanted to participate, so that was a really important component. He wasn’t checked out. He just knew he couldn’t parSee WOMEN on page 9A

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ticipate, 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 enroll-

ment 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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land’s brother encouraged Roland to go talk to her.

“I just came over there and talked with her, and, ah, I want to go back, and so I went back and I liked much better what I saw, and then that’s how we got together,” Roland said with a laugh as he gazed at his wife. “I couldn’t resist those blue eyes and that gaze, and she had a velvet blue dress on. Man, that got to me right there,” he said.

The two married on Oct. 16, 1948.

“I’m a religious person, and I wanted to settle down, so I asked God for a nice wife, and he gave me one for 75 years. That’s pretty good. When you ask for something, you get it,” Roland said.

“It’s unusual to have your best friend for 75 years. I mean not just your husband, but your best friend. Oh, we’ve had our ups and downs, but minus any arguments, we’ve had those too, but we always come through them,” Joanne said.

“Time has gone by so fast,” Roland said.

“I tell my children, just be with your kids, your grandkids and love on them, because time goes by so fast,” Joanne said.

The Arnolds said that while many relationships don’t seem to last today, they never considered leaving each other or a divorce.

“When you make a commitment, really mean it. … Just don’t throw in the towel every time you have an argument or disagreement. Talk it out. … If you love the person, do you want them really to leave you? I mean, you got to think about something like that,” Joanne said.

“Just as an example, if he wanted to buy a car and I didn’t want to buy a car, I mean, we would come together on it and see why one didn’t want it and why one wanted it, and we’d work it out together, where today I can see where (couples) are like, ‘If we don’t buy it, I’m leaving,’ and that type of thing,” Joanne said.

The Arnolds said they have never gone to bed angry, and that would be the most important piece of advice they would give to a newly married couple.

“If you have a fight, don’t let it linger on. Don’t let it go a day. Talk it over and work it out. Don’t go to bed mad at each other,” Roland said.

“Don’t let it fester,” Joanne said. “That’s probably the best thing. Don’t go to bed at night without taking care of whatever the problem was that day.”

“We always felt real bad if we said something bad, and we are not going to keep it in

Above photo provided by Janice and Dick Randall

ABOVE LEFT: Janice and Dick Randall pose for a picture in their Novi apartment on Nov. 15, 2023. ABOVE RIGHT: Janice and Dick Randall pose for a picture during their first engagement circa 1951. LEFT: Joanne, 95, and Roland Arnold, 97, smile as they hold up a photo of themselves dancing at their Oct. 16, 1948, wedding.

Left and above left photos by Charity Meier

ourselves. We’re gonna talk it over and get rid of it. Every day we did that,” Roland said.

“We always said making up was fun,” Joanne said with a chuckle.

They don’t argue too much anymore.

“There’s nothing left to argue over,” Joanne said.

The Arnolds raised their three children, Michael, 74, of Novi; Bruce, who passed away a year ago at 68; and Wendy, 59, of Gatlinburg, Tennessee, in their Southfield home at 10 Mile and Inkster roads. They have a combined total of 13 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.

“And I know all their names, believe it or not,” Joanne said with a laugh.

The Arnolds moved to Brookdale Senior Living in Novi to be near Joanne’s sister, Janice, and her husband, who were already living there.

“And I love it. You know there’s nobody here who’s got sisters or brothers. I thoroughly love it. We have all our meals together. We play cards together. It’s just great. You know, when you’re this age, to have a sibling still living and being together (is special), and we get along wonderful,” Joanne said, “The life has been full and we have lived it. I’m saying that we had a wonderful time most of our lives,” Roland said. “There was problems here and there. That’s natural, but you overcome those things by not letting them get ahead of you.”

Roland recalled that as a young man he asked a woman in her 80s what was the secret to longevity, and he said she told him,

“Don’t worry about anything, because it never comes to happening.”

“And she’s right, because all my life nothing happened that I was worried about.

So I think that’s good advice,” he said.

They also attributed the longevity of their marriage to their Christian faith and belief in the importance of the vows that they had taken before God. It was that same belief in the significance of the marriage vows that kept Joanne’s sister, Janice, in a marriage for over 50 years.

Janice and Dick Randall first met 75 years ago, when they were 14 and 20 years of age. Janice recalled that she was walking home from school with a friend and saw Dick playing baseball in the outfield. She watched him for a long time, and then he finally came over and talked to her. They then dated from 1948 to 1952 and were engaged from 1950 to 1952. But Janice got back involved with a former boyfriend and called off the engagement while Dick was serving in the Korean War. “He was my first love and he was the first person that I was engaged to, and I really loved him, but I was young,” Janice said.

Janice, now 89, married the old boyfriend in 1954 and stayed with him for 52 years until he died. She said the marriage was not necessarily fulfilling, as she always loved Dick, but that a vow is a vow, and so she stuck by her husband.

“I was religious and I took a vow to stay with him forever through sickness and in health, for good or bad. So I stayed until he

died,” Janice said.

Dick, 95, also was married previously for 40 years until his wife died. He said their secret to a happy marriage was just that he loved her and she loved him in return.

Janice and Dick were reunited through Roland. Roland and Dick had grown up together as neighbors, and so when Roland’s brother passed, Dick attended the funeral and reconnected with Roland.

“Everything led up to (our reunion).

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Wildcat Orchestra is for freshmen. All four orchestras will perform during the galla.

The Wildcat and concert orchestras will each play two pieces, and the symphony and philharmonic orchestras will each perform three pieces. However, Uchimura will only perform with the philharmonic orchestra, which is composed of the most advanced students.

“I really like the performance aspect — the whole thing about going onstage and making a concert so that everyone can kind of see what you’ve been working on as well as experience the same love that you have for music,” said senior David Niu, the co-president of the philharmonic orchestra.

Uchimura was asked to perform with the philharmonic orchestra by his former student and current NHS Orchestra Director Jim Van Eizenga. Van Eizenga said that as it is the first year the program is doing a gala, he wanted to work with someone he knew personally and with whom he could guarantee the kids would have an “awesome” experience.

“He’s just a phenomenal teacher. He’s been the teacher of the year for the Michigan Chapter of the Strings Association. He’s well known throughout the world for his teaching and his coaching. So, I know he’s just going to be so good with the kids, and they’re going to love him and learn so much,” Van Eizenga said.

In addition to performing alongside the students at the gala, Uchimura will offer the cellists personalized instruction through a master class March 1. During the master class, students will perform their solo cello pieces for Uchimura and receive his feedback. This will be done in front of a live audience of fellow Novi students, as well as cello students and teachers from outside the district who have been invited, and some middle school orchestra students.

“We want to inspire (middle school students) to continue their orchestra journey and to know that where they’re at now isn’t the end. That’s just the beginning of something much bigger,” Van Eizenga said.

Fortmann has been playing the cello since she was in fourth grade. She said she started playing the instrument after seeing high school students perform demonstrations at her elementary school. Fortman said she liked the sheer size of the instrument.

She hopes to be able to inspire younger students to go into orchestra, as high school students once inspired her.

“I love the variety of music we get to play,” Fortmann said. “I know that orchestras tend to just stick with classical music, but there are different types of classical music that we play. We play ballets, we play symphonies, we play concertos (solo pieces).

It’s all these different types of music that really brings us all together, and I’m really glad to be a part of it.”

Senior Yuna Chung, the co-president of the orchestra, said she likes how classical music allows people to express themselves.

“It’s music without words,” Chung said.

“Music can be expressed in a lot of ways.

There’s dance, there’s body movements, but especially we can express ourselves with sound, with dynamics, different kinds of notes, different tempos and different types of classical music, because there’s different types of classical music. There’s different eras, like the Romantic era and Baroque era.

Listening to all these different kinds of music in the same genre is just very appealing to me.”

Leading up to the master class with Uchimura and the gala, students will have the opportunity to work with Alan MacNair, a violinist and retired Troy High School orchestra teacher. Van Eizenga said that he hopes the students gain skills and knowledge by working with Uchimura and MacNair.

“My ultimate goal is that the students should be able to have the skills necessary to continue their musical life after they leave school, whether they are going to major in music or not,” Van Eizenga said. “And sometimes it’s just really helpful to hear the same thing I’ve said every day from a different voice.”

The opportunity to hold a gala and perform with Uchimura will take the place of students attending the annual Michigan State Band and Orchestra Association Festival this year. Van Eizenga said that he was just looking for something different for the kids this year. “(At the festival) they get comments from the adjudicators, but sometimes it’s a little bit more impactful to hear it from the source themselves,” Van Eizenga said. “It’s just something different.”

The gala is open to the public and will serve as a fundraiser for the Novi Orchestra Boosters, with all proceeds benefiting the high school orchestra program. Funds will help to pay for instrument care, uniforms and music rights.

Prior to the concert, an Italian dinner will be offered for an additional fee. The food will be provided by Genitti’s Hole-inthe-Wall, of Northville, prior to the concert.

Several gift baskets will be raffled off during

the event.

“I know we have had receptions in the past, but I feel like actually having a dinner will help connect everything better together as well. I really feel it will bring more people together, as well as the community of Novi together as a whole will be able to see what we do and what we have been working on for years,” Niu said.

“I feel like some members of the community may think that because we’re a high school orchestra, that we’re not extremely capable of playing certain pieces that are pop-

ular and well known,” Niu said. “I feel by playing more famous pieces, pieces that are more recognizable, will allow the community to see that, oh, just because they’re high schoolers doesn’t mean that they can only play, like, ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.’”

Tickets for the 7 p.m. gala can be purchased online at form.jotform. com/240196084770156. Tickets are still available to attend the concert for $15. The deadline for the dinner has passed.

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the more we thought about it, I said it had to be somebody doing something on the other end (divine intervention) to get us back together,” Janice said.

They exchanged numbers, but somehow Dick transposed the last two digits.

Two years later, Roland somehow managed to figure out the error and contacted Dick to inform him that Janice was in town for a family reunion.

“When he came out and got out of the car, I wanted to run (to him), but I thought I better just walk. I get there. He hugs and kisses my sister and puts his hand out to shake my hand,” Janice said with a laugh.

“But at the time he didn’t know if I had a husband or not. … But the first thing I said to him when he put his hand out was, ‘After 50 years all I get is a lousy handshake?’

And I kissed him. I said the heck with it. I floored him. He should have known I hadn’t changed.”

Janice recalled her brother, who took a lot of photographs, asking them to go through albums and take any photos they wanted. She said the first album they picked up happened to be of the two of them when they were younger, and as they started to look at it, she felt his hand join hers.

The two never stopped talking after that moment, and within a year they went to a little wedding chapel in Las Vegas on Oct.

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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.”

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25, 2006, and at long last could call each other husband and wife.

“When he came back it was my lifelong dream. He was there, always. He was always there. I never forgot him. In fact, that was probably (the reason for) some of my problems,” Janice said. “God figured it was time when we got back together. I said he had a reason to keep us apart all those years.”

Dick has five children from his first marriage, 18 grandchildren and 42 greatgrandchildren. Janice has three children from her first marriage, six grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

Janice and Dick have now been married to each other for more than 17 years.

The Randalls unknowingly offered the same advice to newly married couples — never go to bed angry.

“Always make up before you go to bed,” Dick said.

“That’s the only way you can get through it,” Janice added. “Because if you carry it on, then it can last too long and it gets harder to make up.”

She said that when her kids asked about why she didn’t stay with Dick initially, she said it was because God wanted them to be born. She said she hopes she and Dick make it to 20 years, as most people didn’t think they would make it even five years together because of their ages.

“And here we still are, together,” Janice said.

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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.”

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We Power Re-stretch and Steam-clean For One Low Price Multiple Room Discount

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586-754-9222

ccarpetrepair.com Cement ELITE RENOVATIONS, LLC. Sign up before Spring to get up to 50% off!

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Stamped-Concrete, Military/Senior-Disc.

AA4DABLE MASONRY

586-822-5100

Chimneys, Porches, Steps, Flat-Work, Residential/Commercial/ Tuck-Pointing, Cultured-Stone, Brick-and-Any-Masonry Repairs/Needs.

Accept all major credit cards.

SPRING SPECIALS up-to-30%-off!

Senior-Discounts Free-Estimates!

30yrs-Experience

MOUTON'S MASONRY

Any & all masonry repairs.

Brick, block, steps, chimneys, porches-tuckpointing, Cement work, mortar-matching.

25-yrs experience.

Free-estimates.

References/Insured.

248-252-5331

Hotchkiss Electric

586-291-3143 Lic.#6211028

586-755-3636 Father & Son

Master Electricians

Dr. Electric

Same-Day-Service!

All-Residential-Wiring, Change Fuse Box to Circuit Breaker Panel, Troubleshooting, Electric Vehicle Chargers, Backup Generator Transfer Switch, License# 6109094 Senior/Discounts!

Visa/MC /Lic./Insured

CASTLE ELECTRIC

586-634-1152

ROZE CEMENT LLC

(direct cell phone #) Panel upgrades, generators, hot tubs, 220 lines.

ALL SERVICE Licensed & Insured Dependable, quality work!

License#-6111359

10% Off Pre-Spring!

•Driveways •Patios •Brick/Stone •Pavers •Sidewalks Free-Estimates Requests: roze cementllc@gmail.com

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586-843-8543

Brick Work

Licensed/Insured.

30-yrs.-experience.

Call for free-estimates.

Open 7-days a week 24/hrs-day.

10%-Off For Cash Now Accepting All Major Credit Cards.

CONCRETE, MASONRY & LANDSCAPING

Andre-586-354-7791

Cleaning Service CLEANING LADY

with 10-yr experience is looking for work. Weekly, bi-weekly, monthly Excellent references.

Flexible hours.

Bonded & insured.

248-890-8830

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313-656-9402

Handyman Services

Hauling & Waste Removal

A#1 SERVICES:

***AAA HAULING*** JUNK REMOVAL

248-892-1927

REPLACES: Toilets, Bath Sink/Kitchen Faucets, Garbage Disposal, Ceiling-Fan, Light Fixtures GUTTERS Remove Ice Dams Storm Damage ROOF Snow Removal Leaks/Shingles

AA4DABLE HANDYMAN

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586-822-5100

Professional- We Wear Masks! We haul it all!

Demolition Big & Small Residential/Commercial Rubber Wheel Dumpsters10, 15, 20-Yards, Clean-outs, Construction Material, Small-Moving, Appliances, Furniture & More! Lowest Rates!!!

Free-Estimates Senior/Military Discounts

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ucallwehauljunk.com **CLUTTER GUY'S**

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PREFERRED BROTHERS

INTERIOR •All Flooring •Tile •Electrical •Plumbing •Painting •Drywall ROOFING •Leaks •Shingle-Repair •Chimney-Flashing SIDING •Vinyl/Alum-Repair •Soffit •Metal Senior/Military-Discount.

586-944-8898

Home Improvement GOLDEN BUILT CONSTRUCTION

Basement renovations, foundations new/repairs, interior/exterior supporting walls removed/rebuilt, new garages/pole barns, seamless gutters & downsprouts, Licensed/Insured

586-948-4764

Home Repairs

Painting

EXTERIOR REPAIRS LLC.

PETE'S PAINTING

Since 1999 Roofing, Siding, Gutters and More!

Reliable Ask, We Might Do It! FREE ESTIMATES

248-242-1511 Kitchens/ Cabinets/ Countertops

MR. BACKSPLASH ·CUSTOM BACKSPLASHES ·CUSTOM KITCHENS ·COUNTERTOPS *Granite*Quartz* ·Custom Bathrooms ·TILE REPAIRS *FREE ESTIMATES*

586-552-5416

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Landscaping & Water Gardens DOLL'S LANDSCAPING

SPRING CLEAN-UPS! Shrub & Tree-Trimming, Planting, Removal.

Mulch, Sod Installation, Pavers, Garden/Retainer Walls, Porch Steps, Raise Backyards/Drain Tiles, Powerwashing/ Sealing, Power rake, Aeration, Seeding, Debris Removal

586-634-0033

586-792-3117

NEW YEAR SPECIALS! 20% OFF Specializing in Vacant Homes, Great Rooms & Decks, Interior/Exterior, Residential/Commercial.

Senior Discount, Free-Estimates, Insured.

NEBO PAINTING

Service All Year Round Interior/Exterior 15 Years Experience We Make It Easier For You, All Needs Are Met!

Call 248-953-7807 ANDERSON Painting & Carpentry Complete Interior/Exterior Services Plaster/Drywall & Water Damage Repairs.

Wood-Staining.

Wallpaper-Removal.

Kitchen/Cabinet Refinishing Insured/References.

Free-Estimates

586-354-3032 248-974-4012

FARR'S PAINTING

Interior/Exterior Wood & Drywall Repairs Mold Remediation Free Estimates Certified Mold Inspector

248-345-3308

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Plumbing

Roofing

CAPITAL PLUMBING

MICHAEL NORTON BUILDERS INC.

CAPITAL PLUMBING

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MASTER PLUMBER, LICENCED AND INSURED FOR ALL YOUR PLUMBING NEEDS WATER HEATERS SUMP PUMPS RESIDENTIAL

CALL US TODAY FOR YOUR FREE ESTIMATE SERVICING THE TRI- COUNTY AREA FOR OVER 30 YEARS *SENIOR/MILITARY DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE

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Painting

Plumbing

PEAK PAINTING

586.421.5520 586.524.6752 ANDY'S PLUMBING

Custom-Painting, Commercial/Residential, interior/exterior.

Drywall-repair, paper removal, carpentry.

30-yr.-exp. Free estimates, senior discounts, insured.

Credit-cards accepted.

References

586-722-8381 PAINTING by-GPC

MASTER Plaster/Drywall Complete Restoration & Insurance Projects Wallpaper Removal/Hanging NOW 20% OFF PAINTING! PAINTING! A+ BBB-Rating/20yrs 30-yrs, Builder License Free-Estimates 586.899.3555 (Cell) 248.566.6460 (Office)

WOW PAINTING Residential/Commercial

Interior/Exterior Quality Painting Drywall Repairs, Remove Wallpaper, Exterior Wood Replacement, Epoxy Flooring, Insured Free-Estimates

248-990-5388

wowpaintingmi.com

Plumbing

MASTER PLUMBER

Sewer & Drain Service.

Remodeling, repairs, new installations.

Free estimates, senior rates.

35+yrs exp.

Call Paul

248-904-5822 Lic.#8109852

25-Years Experience Licensed/Insured Call Us Today For All Your Plumbing Needs!!

Serving The Tri-County-Area

10%/Senior/Military/Discounts

Lic#-8004254

WATERWORK Plumbing.com •Drain Cleaning •Sewer Camera •Water Heaters •Sump Pumps •Backflow Testing

248-542-8022

Same Day Emergency Service Available Reliable/Experienced License#8003885

Professional Services NOTARY PUBLIC, Allen Scott, charges $10 pp signed, more to travel to you.

Evenings and weekends are best.

(810) 923-2850 Roofing AA4DABLE ROOFING

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SPRING-SPECIALSClean-up, Up to 30%-Off!!!

Roofing/Siding/Gutters, All-Leaks/Repairs, Residential/Shingles/ Commercial-FlatRoofs/Torch-downs We accept major credit-cards.

30yrs-Experience

586-822-5100

Licensed/Insured Since 1965 Servicing- Roofing, Siding, Basement, Bathroom, Kitchen Remodeling, Decks & All Your Home Improvement Needs.

PREFERRED

BROTHERS ROOFING •Full Tear-off •Recover •Shingle Repair •Leak's •All Repair •Flat-Roof •Tourch Down •Seamless Gutters & Gutter Guards Senior/Military-Discount Up to 20% Off

586-944-8898 Tree Service DAVE'S

TREE & SHRUB 20%-Winter Discount INSURED, Emergency Storm Damage, Large-Tree-Removals, Trimming, StumpGrinding, Gutters, Season-Firewood (stacking-wood/extra charge), Free-Estimates.

10% Senior-Discounts.

(586)216-0904

davestreeandshrub.com

ELITE TREE SERVICE

"Bringing 30 years of experience to your door!"

Tree trimming, removals & stump grinding. Insured & FREE estimates with fair prices!

Firewood For Sale

586-756-0757

U.S. PRESIDENTS ACROSS 1. Falling out 5. Bottle top 8. Door fastener 12. Shoe emanation?

13. Staff note 14. Home to Buccaneers 15. Actress Spelling 16. Thor’s father 17. Kidman’s husband 18. *He served two nonconsecutive presidential terms 20. *JFK and RFK’s relationship, abbr.

21. Foreword 22. J. Edgar Hoover Building org.

23. Pac-Man venue 26. Long and adventurous journey 30. Rudolph’s Clarice, e.g.

31. Like life, according to some 34. Is it enough?

35. Jalisco plant 37. As opposed to rent 38. Grassy mound 39. Flat-top hill 40. *W in George H. W. Bush 42. Nicki Minaj’s genre 43. Reusable painting pattern 45. Sacred songs 47. Horse control 48. Laughing predator 50. Gunk 52. *Nobel Peace Prize winning president 56. Social media button 57. Tangerine-grapefruit hybrid 58. Greek god of love 59. Cautious gambler 60. Trousers 61. Baltic capital 62. Port in Yemen 63. Follow ems 64. Not ever, poetically DOWN 1. Campus drillers 2. One on a pedestal 3. Golfer’s warning 4. “Jeopardy” question, e.g.

5. Closet wood 6. ____ acid 7. Body between England and U.S.?

8. *President who spent the shortest time in office 9. Orator’s stand 10. Pampering establishments 11. J.M. Barrie’s Peter 13. Like hot lava 14. Short and plump 19. Endow 22. *WW2 Pres.

23. *Thomas Jefferson was his VP 24. “Thesaurus” author 25. Cut it out 26. Sound on Old MacDonald’s farm 27. Annoy a bedfellow 28. “Bravo! Bravo!” e.g.

29. Online reviews 32. Delivered by a mare 33. Hole punching tool 36. *a.k.a. Old Kinderhook

38. Danish money 40. Intelligent humor 41. Vomiting 44. Pressed beverage 46. Tap house 48. TV classic “_____’s Heroes” 49. Egg parts 50. Past tense of chide

51. Sand trap tool 52. Ill-mannered 53. Albany-Buffalo canal 54. Theater section 55. Russian ruler 56. #10 Down, sing.

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