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Garling Barn finds new home in Oakland Township
BY MARY BETH ALMOND malmond@candgnews.com
OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — An over 150-year-old historic barn has been saved from demolition in Oakland Township.
The Garling Barn was recently moved from 2200 E. Clarkston Road to its new site on Stoney Creek Road, just east of Lake George Road in Oakland Township.
“We wanted to save this barn because they were going to demolish the site to make way for a development. We knew the size of the barn could be very useful with all the park land the township has,” said Barbara Barber, a preservation planner.
The 32-by-70-foot barn, she said, was donated to the
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The Garling Barn makes the turn on to the driveway of its new location. The barn and silo will be featured in a new park located on Stoneycreek Road, halfway between Lake George Road and Myth Public Golf Course.
BY MARY BETH ALMOND malmond@candgnews.com
ROCHESTER HILLS — Those impacted by the tragic shooting at the Brookland Splash Pad can now find support and come together to heal thanks to a new resiliency center.
Resiliency Center opens to help community heal following splash pad shooting
In the aftermath of the July 15, 2024 Brooklands Splash Pad shooting, the state of Michigan knew it needed to do something to help people connect, while finding appropriate services to assist in the healing process.
So officials approached Common Ground, which already opened centers in Oxford after the school shooting and again
in Lansing after the mass violence at Michigan State, to spearhead.
Common Ground’s newest resiliency center, funded by the state of Michigan through a federal Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance grant, opened its doors Jan. 15 at 1970 E. Auburn Road in Rochester Hills to provide a safe and nurturing envi-
ronment for healing.
“The purpose of these resiliency centers is really to help the community heal after an event like this,” said Common Ground’s Chief External Relations Officer Jeff Kapuscinski.
The center, he added, offers long-term
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Rochester Hills awarded grant to fight invasive species
BY MARY BETH ALMOND malmond@candgnews.com
ROCHESTER HILLS — Efforts to keep the city of Rochester Hills’ green spaces free of invasive species just got a boost.
Rochester Hills was awarded a portion of $13.8 million in funding via the National Wildlife Foundation’s Sustain Our Great Lakes grant program for habitat restoration.
The Sustain Our Great Lakes partnership is awarding the $13.8 million in competitive grant funding for 33 projects that will restore key habitats for wildlife, improve water quality and enhance urban greenspace throughout the Great Lakes basin. The grants will leverage approximately $12.1 million in additional project support from grantees, generating a total on-the-ground conservation impact of $25.9 million.
“These projects will benefit communities and wildlife that depend on a healthy Great Lakes ecosystem,” U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Midwest Regional Director Will Meeks said in a statement. “We’re excited to continue to be a partner in this effort and help support the
Rochester Christian University launches new tuition-free scholarship
ROCHESTER — Rochester Christian University is introducing a need-based Tuition-Free Scholarship available to students starting in fall 2025.
The Tuition-Free Scholarship aligns with the university’s mission to provide affordable, quality Christian education by breaking down financial barriers for deserving students, according to university officials.
“We understand the dilemma that many students have about being able to afford a college education,” Mary Sauger, senior director of admissions said in a statement.
“In addition to the new Tuition-Free Scholarship, RCU has increased the overall amount of scholarships awarded to students and continues to implement its Loan Repayment Assistance Program.”
The RCU Tuition-Free Scholarship will cover the remaining cost of tuition for qualified students after other scholarships and grants have been applied.
To qualify for a Tuition-Free Scholarship, students must be admitted to RCU, be a freshman or new transfer student, qualify for a full Pell Grant, qualify for a full Michigan Achievement Scholarship and list RCU as the first choice on their FAFSA federal student aid form.
The Tuition-Free Scholarship is available to full-time students who commute or reside on campus. The scholarship is renewable every year for up to five years. Students are responsible for room and board and fees.
RCU’s Loan Repayment Assistance Program offers support to graduates earning less than $45,000 annually, providing assistance with repayment of student and Parent PLUS loans.
To learn more about RCU’s Tuition-Free Scholarship and other financial aid opportunities, visit www.rcu.edu or contact the admissions team at (248) 218-2222.
— Mary Beth Almond
Hometown PRIDE
Photo provided by the city of Rochester Hills Volunteers assist the city in the manual removal of invasive garlic mustard from the understory during a garlic mustard pull at the Harding Green Space.
Detroit Lions fans get photos with the Amon-Ra St. Brown cake at The Home Bakery in Rochester. The unique cake has caught the attention of Lions fans and even St. Brown, who visited the bakery Jan.13 and offered a chance to win two free tickets to the Jan. 18 game for those who purchased an item from the bakery. Niko Monjarez won the tickets after his aunt, Cyndi Wehrli, waited two hours to purchase a treat for him for his birthday.
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Legislators work to alter wage and sick leave changes
BY NICK POWERS npowers@candgnews.com
METRO DETROIT — Drastic changes to Michigan’s paid sick leave and minimum wage will go into effect Feb. 21. Both of Michigan’s major political parties are currently trying to rein in these efforts in the Legislature.
Republicans hold a majority in the state House of Representatives, and Democrats hold a majority in the state Senate. This month Republicans passed a pair of bills in the House, and Democrats in the Senate have an alternate plan in its early stages.
The whole issue began in 2018, when two petitions for increased wages and paid sick time received enough signatures to get on the ballot. To block this, the petitions were adopted and amended by Republicans in the state Legislature, dramatically changing what would’ve appeared on the ballot.
In the Michigan Court of Claims, it was determined on July 19, 2022, that the adopted and altered acts were unconstitutional. This was reversed by the Michigan Court of Appeals but was ultimately upheld by a 4-3 Michigan Supreme Court ruling July 31, 2024.
The current minimum wage is $10.33, or $3.93 for tipped workers.
If nothing happens
If the revisions by Republicans or Democrats are not made, the court’s ruling will go into effect as planned in February.
All workers will receive a pay bump to $12.48 an hour this year, with tipped workers gradually reaching $12 in 2029. The final amounts will be determined by the state’s treasurer.
All employees, including part-time and temporary workers, are entitled to paid sick leave. Every 30 hours an employee works generates one hour of paid sick leave. Employees get 72 hours paid sick time per year at larger companies. However, employers with fewer than 10 employees need to only pay for 40 hours of sick leave a year.
Proposed Republican changes
Two Republican-led bills have passed through the Michigan House of Representatives that would augment the court’s ruling.
“These bills are now bound for the Senate where they will face another vote,” Rep. Ron Robinson, R-Utica, said in a press release. “I urge each senator to consider the needs of the small business in their com-
munities and vote yes. It would be a massive win for Michigan if the Senate followed the example of the House and sent these bills to (the) governor’s desk.”
House Bill 4001, introduced by Rep. John Roth, R-Interlochen, would tweak the minimum wage changes. It was passed Jan. 23 with a 63-41 vote. Six House members sat out for the vote.
The bill would set the new minimum wage to $12, which is 48 cents less than what would go into effect automatically Feb. 21. The wage would increase by 50 cents in 2026, and then increase by $1 each Jan. 1 until 2029. Starting in 2030, the state treasurer would calculate the annual increase.
Tipped workers would receive 38% of whatever the minimum wage is for all other workers.
House Bill 4002, introduced by Rep. Jay DeBoyer, R-Clay Township, would alter the paid sick time changes. It passed the same day as HB 4001 with a 67-38 vote. Five members abstained from the vote.
The bill excises the earned sick time for businesses with fewer than 50 employees. Workers at larger companies would earn one hour of sick time for every 30 hours worked, not including hours used as paid leave. Sick leave accrued can carry over from year to year, or an employer can pay the employee the value of the time. Employers do not have to allow more than 72 hours of accrued sick time in a year. They also don’t have to carry over more than 72 hours from one year to the next.
“We have heard again and again from thousands and thousands of restaurant workers whose jobs are at risk,” Sen. Michael Webber, R-Rochester Hills, said in a press release. “The Legislature has both the duty and ability to protect this vital industry and its employees. But the clock is ticking; we need Senate Democrats to do the right thing and join us in the fight to save Michigan’s threatened hospitality industry.”
The Michigan Restaurant & Lodging Association supported the changes in HB 4001.
“The House has acted to protect 1,000 independent restaurants from closing permanently,” Justin Winslow, president and CEO of the Michigan Restaurant & Lodging Association, said in a press release. “Now it’s critical for the Senate to follow suit and pass House Bill 4001 immediately. Every day of inaction puts more Michigan restaurant jobs
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New comedy ‘The Angel Next Door’ at Meadow Brook Theatre
ROCHESTER HILLS — ‘The Angel Next Door,’ written by Paul Slade Smith, adapted from Ferenc Molnar’s play, “Play at the Castle,” will run Feb. 12 - March 9 at Meadow Brook Theatre on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester Hills. The comedy is suggested for audience members in high school and up, according to the theatre.
Tickets range from $39 to $48 and are available by calling the Meadow Brook Theatre box office at (248) 377-3300 or visiting www.ticketmaster.com. Student discounts are available at the box office. For more information, visit www.mbtheatre.com or call 248377-3300.
RCU presents: ‘Broadway & Beyond: An Evening with Blake Whyte and Friends’
ROCHESTER HILLS – Rochester Christian University presents Broadway &Beyond: An Evening with Blake Whyte and Friends, a world premiere of original songs from Broadway star Blake Whyte. Star of Broadway’s Wicked and Mamma Mia!, Whyte is bringing his talent to the RCU stage with this brand new show about his journey, told throughstorytelling and original soulful music, according to organizers. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21-22, with a matinee at 2:30 p.m. Feb. 23 in the theater on the campus of Rochester Christian University, 800 W. Avon Road in Rochester Hills. Tickets are $5 for students and $18 for adults, with $16 tickets available for seniors and veterans. Tickets can be purchased online or at the door an hour before each performance. To purchase tickets online or for more information, visit www.rcu.edu/rcu-theatre-music.
Museum hosts February Film Festival
ROCHESTER HILLS — The Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm is hosting a February Film Festival. Join the museum on Friday evenings in February from 7-8:30 p.m. for the annual February Film Festival, where independent films are featured in the museum’s calf barn. Pre-register at www.rochesterhills.org/musprograms. The Rochester Hills Museum is located at 1005 Van Hoosen Road, off Tienken Road between Rochester and Dequindre Roads.
Rochester Adams Performing Arts Center presents ‘Little Shop of Horrors’
ROCHESTER HILLS — The Rochester Adams Performing Arts Center will present “Little Shop of Horrors” next month. Tickets go on sale Feb. 7. Performances are at 7 p.m. March 7, 2 p.m. March 8; and 7 p.m. March 14-15. Tickets are available at Rochester Adams Performing Arts Center, 3200 Tienken Road, or https://adamstheatre.ludus.com/index.php?show_id=200472963. For more information, call (248) 726-5384.
FOUNDERS DAY TO HONOR OUTSTANDING PTA VOLUNTEERS, STAFF IN ROCHESTER COMMUNITY
ROCHESTER HILLS — The annual Rochester Community PTA Founders Day celebration will honor the outstanding contributions of over 70 dedicated volunteers and community builders Feb. 25 at the Rochester High School Performing Arts Center.
Hosted by the Rochester Community PTA Council, the event recognizes community members, educators, and students for their dedication and volunteerism.
Each year, the PTA Founders Day honors three outstanding volunteers from each school in the district. Special honorees, organizers said, are recognized for extraordinary districtwide accomplishments and devoted service in building the academic and overall well-being of RCS students and their community.
This year’s theme, “Celebrating Advocacy,” shines a spotlight on those who have demonstrated exceptional commitment and service to RCS.
The special award winners for this year include: John Schultz Leadership Award: Jane Dick; Council Advocacy Award: Michelle Mineau; Council Member of the Year: Olivia Elias; Distinguished Service Awards: Amy Colwell, David Pontzious, Carolyn Reif; ACORN: Jonathan Rawcliffe (Adams High); Bright Ideas: Ruby Howe and Spriha Shibu (Rochester High); and Logo “Celebrating Advocacy”: Aadya Kommula (Reuther Middle).
The evening kicks off at 6 p.m. with refreshments, music by the Van Hoosen Band, and the start of the silent auction. The ceremony at 7 p.m. includes award announcements and a keynote by Lisa Kowalski, current president of The Arc of Oakland County and long-time advocate for special education in RCS.
The Founders Day silent auction offers over 40 prizes, including dinner and movie nights, gift cards to Rochester businesses, school spirit wear, local specialty gifts and more. Proceeds support Rochester Community PTA Council Enrichments and the PTA Council Scholarship Fund, providing six scholarships to graduating seniors annually. To participate, go to www.32auctions.com/rcptacfoundersday2025.
Macomb Home Improvement Show Feb. 15-16
WARREN — Homeowners thinking about updating their kitchens, redecorating their bathrooms or adding new landscaping should check out the Macomb Home Improvement Show. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 15 and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 16 at the Macomb Community College Sports & Expo Center, located at 14500 12 Mile Road. Homeowners can take advantage of incredible “show only” discounts and enjoy savings on everything for their home. Local home improvement professionals will be on site to discuss the latest in kitchen and bath designs, room additions, roofing options, swimming pools, spas, siding, decks, landscaping, pavers and patio furniture. Attendees also can look at floor coverings, windows, doors and more. There will be a number of artisans offering unique handmade items for the home as well. Admission and parking are free. For more information, visit yourhomeshows.com.
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Winter weather brings unique birds — if
BY DEAN VAGLIA dvaglia@candgnews.com
METRO DETROIT — As the air chills and days get shorter, it’s common for snowbirds to take their flights south.
But while our senior set heads for the Florida coast, some of nature’s feathered fellows find their way to Michigan from the Arctic.
These seasonal guests from the high north, along with being interesting company, make the winter a fascinating time for dedicated birders.
“A lot of people don’t necessarily think of a lot of birds being around in the winter,” said Stephanie Beilke, senior manager of conservation science at Audubon Great Lakes. “You hear more birds singing in the spring and summer and there’s more obviously around, but in the winter there’s still a lot of bird activity in Michigan.”
Winter birders keep their eyes out for a number of unique birds. Raptors, notably the snowy owl and various hawks, are some of the most famous winter birds. Another unique winter sight is the arrival of “weird ducks” with striking feather and beak patterns. Notable winter ducks include the bufflehead, northern pintail, common goldeneye and the ruddy duck.
“They’re looking for anywhere that just has open water because that’s all they need to find food,” Beilke said. “They’re looking for fish or plants that are underwater.”
Small birds, too, make southerly journeys for the warmer weather of frigid Michigan. Those birds, like the dark-eyed junco, can be best spotted at properly-equipped bird feeders — one of the least chilly ways of winter birding. Finches also may make an irruptive migration south due to what
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TOP LEFT: A snowy owl, spotted in St. Clair County, is a raptor that migrates to Michigan during the winter.
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and businesses at risk.”
While some Democrats joined GOP members in approving the votes, some cast a vote against them. Rep. Joe Tate, D-Detroit, said in a release following the vote that the bills could have been better.
“We need to support workers receiving wages and benefits they deserve — along with creating a positive climate for employers to thrive,” Tate said in a press release.
Senate Democrats weigh in
Michigan Democratic senators have their own proposed legislation to counter Republican efforts. Sens. Kevin Hertel, D-St. Clair Shores, and Sam Singh, D-East
Lansing, have introduced bills that would adjust the changes set to take effect in February. The bills are currently being discussed in their respective committees.
Senate Bill 8, introduced by Hertel, changes the schedule of the wage increases. The initial change in February would remain at $12.48. Each subsequent increase would happen Jan. 1. Next year it would be $13.73, and in 2027 it would rise to $15. After that, the treasurer would update the rate each year.
Unlike the Republican legislation, SB 8 would increase the wages of tipped workers. The first year tipped workers would receive 38% of the $12.48 minimum wage. The wage would rise in 2%-3% increments each Jan. 1 until hitting 60% in 2035.
SB 15, introduced by Singh, deals with paid sick time. This bill attempts to keep some of the court ruling’s original intent,
while sanding down some of its edges.
Earned sick time would stay relatively the same as the Supreme Court ruling, though the threshold for a small business would change from fewer than 10 employees to fewer than 25.
Too much meddling?
The passage of the two Republican bills wasn’t met with enthusiasm everywhere.
“Today, in a bipartisan fashion, the Michigan House of Representatives caved to corporate lobbyists and betrayed Michigan workers by voting to gut the state’s minimum wage and paid sick leave laws,” Sam Inglot, the executive director of Progress Michigan, said in a press release.
He said that the majority of Michigan residents supported the original changes as laid out by the Michigan Supreme Court’s
decision. He urged the Senate to not make the two pieces of legislation into law.
“HB 4001 and HB 4002 strips workers of a well-deserved and overdue raise and strips too many workers of paid sick leave they need to take care of themselves and their loved ones,” Inglot said.
Michigan AFL-CIO President Ron Bieber accused the GOP of “unconstitutional tricks” when adopting and amending the original petition. Bieber advocated for keeping the court’s decision in place.
“Now, less than a month before workers are about to finally get the pay and benefits they deserve, the new Republican majority is trying to pull the rug out from under working families,” he said in a press release. “Every legislator, regardless of their party, should be held accountable for their vote to cut the pay and benefits for workers most in need.”
MSGCU accepting scholarship program applications
BY MARIA ALLARD allard@candgnews.com
METRO DETROIT — Michigan Schools and Government Credit Union is accepting applications for its annual scholarship program. The credit union will award over $130,000 in scholarships, including 43 scholarships of $2,500 each to help students and educators reach career goals, and 14 scholarships of $2,000 each to support future first responders.
According to a press release, 10 additional scholarships will be awarded in 2025, representing an increase of $25,000.
MSGCU will award scholarships in various categories to teachers and administrators. Nonmembers are welcome to apply for an MSGCU scholarship and must become a member if selected as a scholarship recipient.
“Earning a degree or certification requires a great deal of determination and hard work, along with a significant financial investment,” said Steve Brewer, president and CEO of MSGCU, in a release announcing
the 2025 scholarship program. “MSGCU is increasing our scholarship awards this year to support more students in the communities we serve. We have provided over $1.25 million in scholarships since our program started 20 years ago, helping more than 600 recipients complete their education.”
The MSGCU High School Excellence Scholarship, formerly the Educational Solutions Scholarship, helps high school seniors who attend college. There are 18 scholarships in the amount of $2,500 each.
The Rudolph Heino People Helping People Scholarship supports college-bound high school seniors with a commitment to helping others. A total of 15 scholarships of $2,500 are being offered.
With four $2,500 scholarships, the Larry Swantek Educational Studies Scholarship benefits high school seniors and current college students planning to become teachers. The Milo Perreault Educator Advancement Scholarship helps certified teachers and administrators continue their education. Four $2,500 scholarships will be offered.
William Cayen Skilled Trades Scholar-
ship supports students pursuing certification in electrical, heating/air conditioning, automotive, or other industrial and advanced technologies or skilled trades programs. Two $2,500 awards are offered to current skilled trades students or graduating high school seniors pursuing a skilled trades certificate.
The credit union also funds the Stephen Thomas First Responder Scholarship,
which supports first responders enrolled in police and/or fire academies at local colleges with 14 scholarships of $2,000 each. Applications occur directly with Macomb Community College, Oakland Community College, Washtenaw Community College, and Schoolcraft College.Scholarship applications can be submitted online at msgcu. org/scholarships. The deadline to apply is Feb. 25.
SPOTLIGHT ON SENIOR LIVING
VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE CARE, THERAPY FOR HOSPICE PATIENTS
BY ALYSSA OCHSS aochss@candgnews.com
METRO DETROIT — A loved one’s decision to enter hospice care can begin a daunting and scary time for families, but volunteers providing supporting care for their loved ones can make it a little bit easier.
Ruth Moore-Lilly, Hospice of Michigan’s volunteer program coordinator, said volunteers give additional support to patients and families during hospice care.
“Providing companionship, caregiver relief — just a more personal side where the patient doesn’t really feel like a patient,” Moore-Lilly said.
Hospice is end-of-life care, or palliative care. The volunteers provide a wide range of services, including caregiver relief, pet therapy, music therapy and much more.
“It’s really just providing that extra special support at a very sacred time,” Moore-Lilly said.
Hospice patients range in age from infants to the elderly. Their diagnoses range as well, but all are terminal.
Families can request hospice through referrals by the
patient or through a doctor.
“Once a patient’s on our service, the clinical team — the nurses, the social workers, the spiritual care advisors — they’re always assessing patients to see if they would desire something from a volunteer,” Moore-Lilly said. “And they make those referrals to the volunteer coordinator, who then starts the process to match a volunteer with a patient.”
Volunteers can meet a patient at their care facility or at their home. Usually, only one volunteer visits at a time, but Moore-Lilly said they may have more than one volunteer visit each week.
Crystal Hickerson, the volunteer coordinator at Brighton Hospice, said it’s the job of the volunteer to provide companionship for the patient.
“It’s a nonclinical way to bring support to the hospice patient and to provide for the caregiver a little bit of relief,” Hickerson said. “Just knowing someone else is visiting with their loved one without it not necessarily being just someone coming to do a test or something like that.”
Hickerson said that hospice started as a volunteer
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WUJEK-CALCATERRA & SONS: Round-the-Clock Compassion since 1913
With 15 licensed funeral directors, totaling 350 years of combined experience, Wujek-Calcaterra & Sons is uniquely qualifed to bring peace and comfort to grieving families in their time of need. And these aren’t ordinary funeral directors. Each one was specifcally sought out by the Wujek and Calcaterra families based on their individual talents and expertise.
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service. Around the 1980s, regulations were put in place in the United States to require hospice organizations to provide volunteer support and services.
She said Medicare makes sure volunteers are utilized and requires that 5% of the organization’s staff hours are volunteered across its teams, including administration.
Some volunteers are students in premed or other medical-related fields of study. Hickerson said these students get firsthand experience in the end-of-life process.
“We want them as they go in their role as a physician to know about what the endof-life services are and that hospice is available and what it’s really about,” Hickerson said.
She said that even though they might not go into a field dealing with the end of life, it gives them knowledge about the process and when to refer someone to hospice.
“And that’s crucial, because again, like I said, in America, it’s only been here since the ‘80s, so it takes a while for some physicians to understand, even though they’re in the medical field,” Hickerson said.
She said she always asks any volunteer
why they chose hospice, because it is so specific.
“There’s so many regulations around it; it’s almost like a job,” Hickerson said.
She said volunteers stay because they learn a lot from their patients.
“Just being there for someone and the humanity of it all,” Hickerson said. “It’s really great when we have younger volunteers who go out and see our patients.”
Tom Kallas and his dog, a Newfoundland named Kevin, provide pet therapy to the patients they visit.
He started volunteering two years ago, after his wife found an article about pet volunteering.
“And she showed it to me. I was recently retired, and I contacted them, and I’ve been involved with them now for the last couple years,” Kallas said.
Kallas volunteers at other places with Kevin in addition to Hospice of Michigan. He said that after 40 years of working, he was in a place mentally to want to give back.
“I spent 40 years trying to accumulate enough wealth to be able to retire, and after I retired, I just had an inner urge to do some volunteering, to do some giveback,” Kallas said.
Kallas’ training prepared him for patient deaths. He said that over long periods
of time, he’s created relationships with them and their families.
“When you lose that person that you’ve seen every single week for a year, you know, it’s tough. It’s really, really tough,” Kallas said. “At the same time, you have to have in your mind the fact that you know what you were doing is doing good for that patient, and you knew going into it what the outcome was most likely going to be.”
Kallas said visits are memorable when families get together with the patient and take part in the services. He said families are very appreciative of his company.
“You’ve never seen anybody appreciate something like the families that have hospice involved,” Kallas said.
He said some of the work his fellow volunteers do is incredible.
“It’s selfless,” Kallas said.
Moore-Lilly said she thinks volunteers provide their time and companionship unconditionally.
“Volunteers aren’t expecting anything in return. They just have a heart to be with somebody,” Moore-Lilly said.
While she has worked in health care all her life, Moore-Lilly said it was not always with hospice. She started volunteering before she was employed by the organization. Hospice of Michigan and Brighton Hospice
are just two of many hospice care providers in the state offering an array of services.
She reiterated that at the end of a person’s life, everything revolves around a patient’s diagnosis, and the volunteers allow them to be a regular person outside of their diagnosis.
“Volunteers always say that they take a piece of every person that they have visited with them in their own life,” Moore-Lilly said. “And it really, you know, for me, and I do speak for other staff members and volunteers, it changes our lives.”
She said it gives her a new appreciation for what she has.
Moore-Lilly said the whole experience has been rewarding.
“I can’t imagine doing anything else,” Moore-Lilly said. “This is where I’ll stay for the rest of my career.”
Volunteers must be 18 to participate, and training is provided. Future volunteers also must go through a background check, fingerprinting and a tuberculosis test. They can visit the Hospice of Michigan website at hom.org or Brighton Hospice at brightonhospice.com.
“If you have a heart for other people, then you can be a hospice volunteer,” Moore-Lilly said. “You don’t have to have any special talents.”
Birds
kind of seed crops have grown over the year.
“True sparrows … like the dark-eyed junco like to feed on platforms, so getting a tray feeder or a larger hopper feeder where you’ve got an edge to it that they feel comfortable sitting on,” said Rosann Kovalcik, owner of the Wild Birds Unlimited in Grosse Pointe Woods.
Some bird feeders are enjoyed by being directly watched, while others use technology to catch visiting birds with camera feeders.
“What’s good about them is that you can be in your house, you can have the camera set to be transmitting to your laptop or your phone and you can take pictures from that to help identify (birds),” Kovalcik said. “The camera feeder that we sell actually has identification built in it. There’s a huge surge of that going on. There’s still prob-
ably a much larger group of people that go out and they just want to look with their binoculars and they’re just getting into the hobby.”
For those looking to get more outdoors but still close to heat, car caravans organized by Audubon and Bird Alliance groups are a great way to seek birds out.
“What’s fun is just the discovery,” Kovalcik said. “What could I possibly see as I’m driving through this area of Macomb County near Algonac, and that day (Dec. 20, 2024) my partner and I had a screech owl, we had a bald eagle, we had a redshouldered hawk, red-tailed hawk, northern harrier. We had so many raptors that we could see that were out during the day or you could play tapes of and they’d call back. It’s such a treat to come across that and to see it and to know that I’m only going to get this (experience) this time of year.”
Locations close to water — such as Lake St. Clair Metropark, Belle Isle and almost anywhere along the Detroit River/
Lake St. Clair coast — offer a wide variety of bird-sighting opportunities due to optimal plants and prey. Wooded areas like the non-coastal Metroparks offer great opportunities to view birds. Kovalcik says not to discount open fields, such as in northern Macomb County, when planning your winter bird watch; songbirds like snow buntings will take to open fields to scour about for seeds and insects.
“And flying over them would be shortreared owls, which are also out because they are looking for voles and mice in the same fields,” Kovalcik said.
Those with technology on their side can stay up to date on the latest bird sightings throughout the region.
“(The website) eBird is a great resource for finding birding locations called eBird Hotspots, which provide up-to-the-minute information on the very best locations and what has been seen there,” Barb Baldinger, long-time birder and former vice-president of the Macomb Audubon Society, said via
email. “Another place to check is the St. Clair-Macomb Birding Trail website, which has information about 38 bird viewing sites in St. Clair and Macomb counties.”
While coming across an exotic bird can be a cool experience, it is best for the birds to keep your distance.
“One of the best things to remember is to use good birding ethics to keep your distance from any owl or other sensitive species,” Baldinger said via email. “Using your vehicle as a photo blind, if possible, is much less intrusive than walking too close to an owl and perhaps causing it to fly, when it needs to conserve energy.”
The largest birding event of the winter is the Audubon Christmas Bird Count, which runs from Dec. 14-Jan. 5 every year. Groups like the Detroit Bird Alliance, the Oakland Bird Alliance and the Macomb Audubon Society organize field trips throughout the season.
Garling Barn
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township by Oaktown LLC, which plans to develop the parcel it previously sat on. At press time, development plans had not yet been presented to the Oakland Township Board of Trustees.
The barn’s new home is not the location township officials had initially planned.
Originally, the township wanted to move the barn to the historic Cranberry Lake Park, which Barber said lost five barns over the years.
“To move all the lines — Comcast lines and DTE lines — overhead traffic lights, the tree trimming and line raising, it was going to be astronomical,” she said.
To dismantle and rebuild the barn and transport it to Cranberry Lake Park was estimated to cost $500,000.
“We don’t have the money for that. We just don’t have the money, because $100,000 of it would have been in tree trimming and electrical lines — that’s just a cost that you’re never going to get back. It’s not like investing in a new air conditioner that’s going to benefit the building. It’s just a lost cost,” said Barber.
To cut down on cost and tree trimming, officials instead decided to move the barn right across the street.
“Moving it intact was the cheapest way to go,” Barber explained.
“There is a 16-acre parcel on the corner that the township owns, and then a little tiny 10-acre parcel — where there is also a lone silo, because there was a barn there maybe 50 years ago — abuts to that. So we thought if we could move it across the road, we don’t have all the trees to trim and there are only three Comcast lines that need to be raised, so that is a lot more feasible because it’s closer.”
CNA contracting handled the move for approximately $57,000 and Bloomingdale Construction of Michigan was hired for around $85,000 for construction work on the foundation and roof repair.
“The goal was to keep it under $150,000 to save this huge, 2,100-square-foot historic barn,” Barber added. “It’s probably one of the largest barns in the township.”
Due to the barn’s size, officials had to temporarily close Clarkston Road, the intersection of Lake George Road, and Stoney Creek Road, in January to carefully transport the historic barn on a 16-wheel flat bed.
Board of Trustee member Lana Mangiapane said she is “pleased” with the new location, because it is high and dry.
“That particular site is gorgeous,” she said during a past Board of Trustees meeting. “People will be able to see it from the road and they won’t have trouble finding it.”
Mangiapane said the new potential park will also be an excellent place for the community to learn about the history of the township.
“One of the things about Oakland Township that makes it so special, is that people in this community do know some of the past history and how we got to become one of the best cities in the United States to live in,” she said.
Now that the barn is in its new location, township officials hope to eventually turn the parcel into a future park.
“We’re saving (the barn) because we want it to be of public use at some time,” Barber added. “We have a small budget, so it’s going to take some years — an investment maybe over the next five to 10 years.”
For more information or to donate to the project, call Oakland Township Parks and Recreation at (248) 651-7810 or email bbarber@oaklandtownship.org.
The Garling Barn moves toward the intersection of Lake George Road and Stoney Creek Road as Oakland Township police stop traffic Jan. 9.
Photo by Liz Carnegie
Resiliency
healing to anyone impacted by the mass violence incident at the Brooklands Splash Pad.
“People from that community, whether they were directly impacted or indirectly impacted, can come to the center,” he said. “We really try to meet people where they are.”
The center features a number of services and therapies for people of all ages.
“They can sit down and talk to somebody one-on-one, they can participate in group activities, or, we generally have snacks, so people can just come in and hang out,” said Kapuscinski. “In this particular incident, people of all ages were impacted, so we want to be there for the community as it needs us — and certainly young and old alike are part of the community, so anyone can come into the center.”
Staff offers compassionate mental health support, opportunities for community connection and other resources free of charge.
“We are there not to judge, but to just listen, so all of our folks are really well trained in crisis management, obviously in trauma-
informed care,” Kapuscinski explained.
“We’re really a resource for the community and we’re happy to provide the service for Rochester Hills.”
Rochester Hills Mayor Bryan Barnett said the new resiliency center is beautiful.
“Keep in mind this isn’t only for folks that maybe had an experience with our splash pad, this is open for the entire community, so we really want our residents to take advantage of this,” he said. “There could be lots of things on your mind and these are some folks that are professionally trained to help.”
The federal funding to support the program generally has a limitation of two to three years, according to Kapuscinski.
In person hours of operation are Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays with walk-ins welcome, and by appointment on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Outside of normal business hours, people can call the 24/7 Resource and Crisis Hub at (800) 231-1127.
For more information, contact the Rochester Hills Resiliency Center via email at RHRC@cghelps.org, or call (248) 4512610.
Call Staff Writer Mary Beth Almond at (586) 498-1060.
ABOVE: Officials gathered at the Rochester Hills Resiliency Center for a ribbon cutting Jan. 30.
LEFT: Rochester Hills Mayor Barnett talks about the new Rochester Hills Resiliency Center.
Photos by Erin Sanchez
Boat show sails into Detroit
BY ALYSSA OCHSS aochss@candgnews.com
METRO DETROIT — This year, the Progressive Detroit Boat Show is back with magnificent boats and activities for the whole family.
Ron Wilson, the owner of Wilson Marine, which has multiple locations, including Harrison Township, said he’s been going to the boat show since 1975.
“And we’ve grown from a pretty small little display to the largest exhibitor in Cobo Hall,” Wilson said.
Wilson Marine will have around 75 boats down at the show, which runs Feb. 1-8. It will be open 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturdays, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday and Monday, and 2-8 p.m. Tuesday-Friday. Wilson said it used to go nine days, but it was shortened because of the Super Bowl on that Sunday.
A press release from the Progressive Detroit Boat Show stated hundreds of boats will be available for viewing and purchasing.
“Like the Auto Show, new models and features debut making the show a must-see for current and new boaters alike,” the release states. “Unlike the Auto Show, the boat show is one stop shopping with financing and purchasing happening right on the show floor. Many dealers attribute up to half of their annual sales from sales and leads gained from this show.”
Other activities and events that will be available are a tiki bar, Twiggy the Waterskiing Squirrel, a kids zone, free boater safety courses and more.
Rob Kotowski, owner of Lake Shore Boat Top Company in St. Clair Shores, said they’ve been participating in the boat show for the last 25 years. He said the show is fun to do and helps kick off the boating season.
“It’s a good opportunity for people if they need any type of maintenance,”
Kotowski said. “You know, if they’re looking to keep what they currently have and kind of refresh it. It’s a good spot to find different types of services that are available.”
Kotowski said eventgoers should bring photos of what they have.
“You’d be surprised how many people come by and they don’t even know the year of their boat and you’re trying to help them out as much as you can,” Kotowski said. “But, you know, simple things like that, just having the knowledge of what they have.”
He said they should also bring a good pair of walking shoes and recommended that his customers come during the week because it gives them time to talk about what they need and what they’re looking for.
“During the weekends, there’s a lot of traffic coming through, so we try to do our best to help and cater to everybody,” Kotowski said.
Wilson said it’s the best place to buy a boat.
“Because it’s so well attended by dealers, and of course, the more dealers, the more competition,” Wilson said.
He said consumers benefit from the show because they don’t have to travel everywhere to find a boat.
“They come here and they can see everything that’s manufactured,” Wilson said. “But there is one thing that’s not well represented anymore, and that’s sail boats.”
He said patrons can find jet skis, cruisers, pontoons and much more at the show this year.
Wilson said the show is fun and that the entire family can enjoy it. A boat based on the Disney movie “Moana” and a “Barbie” boat are going to be available for viewing.
The boat show will take place at the Huntington Place, formerly known as Cobo Hall, at 1 Washington Blvd., on the riverfront in Detroit.
Grant
conservation outcomes that it delivers for the Great Lakes.”
In Rochester Hills, Natural Resources Manager Matt Einhauser said the city will receive a total of $300,000 over the next three years from the grant to fight invasives. The funding, he explained, will allow the city to use herbicide, mechanical removal, and prescribed fire methods to reduce invasives in the natural areas in Rochester Hills and the Clinton River watershed.
The city is required to provide a $375,000 cash match under the terms of the grant.
“The city was able to leverage funding and projects that we had already planned on doing in our green spaces through our Green Space Fund, which made our application competitive and ultimately awarded,” Einhauser explained.
The funding, he said, will help the city restore over 130 acres of suburban greenspace and permanently preserve woodlands and wetlands around the city — including in the Avon Nature area, as well as the Harding, Innovation Hills, Clear Creek, Auburn, and Ruby, Cloverport and Childress green spaces. The project aims to reduce invasive species cover by 70% and expand removal on previously restored areas.
Invasive species must be targeted for multiple years to keep at bay, Einhauser said.
“In a lot of cases, when you are doing woody invasive species treatments, like for Buck-
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Op. Ed. With Friends Like Tese
Winston Churchill said: A politician needs the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month, and next year – and to have the ability afterward to explain why it didn’t happen. Of course, our local politicians are so comfortably out of touch with their community that they no longer bother to ofer explanations of any sort.
State Senator Mike Webber fnally announced in 2023 the allocation of funds for the construction of sound walls along I-75. Our neighbors vociferously complained about the ongoing noise pollution stemming from the expansion of the highway beginning in 2018. Yet to date there is no sign of the sound walls, nor can any be expected given the efcacy of our advocate in Lansing. Tat is perhaps the reason why Mr. Webber’s meetings with the community are few and far between. It is rather difcult for any politician to explain his failures in achieving the necessities of his constituents while at the same time explaining how the lobbyists that buy his votes for the cost of a free sandwich get all their wishes granted.
Of course, our community would not need handouts from the state if it did not experience signifcant reductions in statutory revenue sharing payments over the years. Due to these cuts cities and towns throughout Michigan have lost their ability to maintain basic infrastructure and provide necessary services to their communities. By not addressing these challenges on our behalf Senator Webber risks far more than our neighbors’ peace and quiet, he risks this community’s health and wellbeing. It was perhaps with issues like this one in mind that Mark Twain told us: Politicians are like diapers. Tey must be changed often, and for the same reason.
REN NUSHAJ – Attorney / Prosecutor
Photos provided by the city of Rochester Hills
TOP: The city’s stewardship contractor completes a prescribed burn in 2022 at Innovation Hills Green Space. The prescribed burn, city officials said, helps set back invasive non-desirable species and promotes native grasses and forbs. ABOVE: A wet meadow at the Harding Green Space, adjacent to the Clinton River Trail, has been managed over the years through targeted stewardship to remove invasive cattail and phragmites species that threatened the native grasses, sedges, and forbs.
Grant
thorn, your first year, you’re doing some type of cutting the trees down — whether its with a forestry mower or by hand — and maybe doing some type of application to the cut stumps. The following year, a lot of times these invasive species will kind of try to pop back up with a vengeance. They will try to take advantage of this now open area, which was densely covered with the invasives, and they will be the first ones to try to pop back up, so you are usually doing follow-up treatments for maybe even multiple years afterwards to try to eliminate the seed bank that’s been there from the years of the invasive species being established there,” he said.
Natural features stewardship of the city’s green spaces began in 2014 and has continued over the past 10 years. The city has invasive species management, native vegetation plantings, habitat restoration, and natural features preservation.
Since 2006, Sustain Our Great Lakes
has awarded 529 grants worth more than $142.4 million and leveraged an additional $180.9 million in matching contributions, generating a total conservation investment of more than $323.3 million.
Sustain Our Great Lakes is a public–private partnership that supports habitat restoration throughout the Great Lakes basin and advances the objectives of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative — a federal program designed to protect, restore and enhance the Great Lakes ecosystem. Administered by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, the program receives funding and other support from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Caerus Foundation, Cleveland-Cliffs, Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the USDA Forest Service.
To learn more about Sustain Our Great Lakes, visit www.nfwf.org/programs/sustainour-great-lakes-program.
Call Staff Writer Mary Beth Almond at (586) 498-1060.
CRIME WATCH
Door
Dash driver arrested delivering food with a suspended
license
ROCHESTER HILLS — Deputies observed the driver of a 2006 black Chevrolet Impala fail to yield to a yellow traffic signal at Livernois Road and Auburn Road at 7:10 p.m. Dec. 21. Deputies contacted the driver, a 25-year-old man from Detroit, who had a suspended license. The driver was issued a citation for driving on a suspended driver’s license and his vehicle was impounded. Deputies learned that the driver was in the process of delivering a Door Dash food order. Deputies completed the Door Dash food order to the address listed on the Door Dash app.
Attempted fraud reported
ROCHESTER HILLS — Deputies were dispatched to the 1900 block of Blue Grass Court on a report of threats and attempted fraud at 6:56 p.m. Dec. 22. The caller said he received a phone call from an
unknown caller who claimed to be a security specialist or employee of Coin Base. The unknown caller was able to provide his Social Security number, phone number, physical address, email address and the fact he had a Coin Base account. The fraudster was attempting to get the victim to transfer his Coin Base account funds to a third party app wallet to protect the funds. The victim became more suspicious as their conversation continued and he didn’t end up transferring any of the funds in the account. Police said the fraudster then threatened to kill his wife and child if he didn’t transfer $25,000. At the end of the conversation, the caller admitted that he wasn’t from Coin Base but that he was in fact going to come to his home and kill his whole family. The victim was advised to contact his financial institution, credit bureaus and Coin Base representatives and make them aware of the incident. Police are investigating.
Man wanted in Detroit homicide arrested at hotel
ROCHESTER HILLS — Deputies were dispatched to a hotel in the 3500 block of Market Place Circle to assist the Detroit Police Department with the arrest of a subject wanted in a recent homicide at 6:20
p.m. Dec. 24. Detroit officers were conducting surveillance on the suspect when they observed him in the lobby of the hotel. Deputies were requested to arrest the subject, a 35-year-old man from Saline, in the hotel lobby and quickly restrained him. A loaded silver semiautomatic handgun was recovered from his left front pocket. The suspect was arrested and turned over to the homicide detectives from the Detroit Police Department.
Man arrested after assaulting patron
ROCHESTER HILLS — Deputies were dispatched to a golf shop in the 2600 block of S. Rochester Road for trouble with a subject, who had reportedly assaulted a patron, at 9:29 p.m. Dec. 26. Upon arrival, deputies observed a male subject in the parking lot, who was extremely aggressive and refusing commands from deputies. A deputy deployed his taser at the subject without effect and the suspect began to walk away from the deputy. Another deputy observed a knife in the suspect’s hand and deployed his taser four times without effect. The suspect fled on foot, and deputies initiated a foot pursuit. Deputies deployed their taser seven more times without effect. The subject continued to flee. Another deputy deployed
a taser with effect, and the subject resisted the arrest. After a brief struggle, he was taken into custody without further incident. During the investigation, it was revealed that the suspect had physically assaulted a male patron and that during the assault, a female patron had been pushed into a table. The arrestee, a 44-year-old man from Washington Township, was lodged at the Oakland County Jail pending the issuance of charges.
Home invasion reported
ROCHESTER HILLS — Deputies responded to 3000 block of Sunbury Court on the report of a home invasion at 4:32 a.m. Dec. 26. The caller advised she and her family were woken by the house alarm being set off and observed an unknown male wearing a tan or brown hooded jacket and dark pants running away from the residence. The man reportedly entered the garage through the unlocked garage door, which sounded the alarm. Deputies conducted a walk through with the homeowners and nothing appeared disturbed, out of place or missing from the garage at the time of the investigation. A K-9 responded to the area and attempted a track with negative results.
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CRIME WATCH
Pocket watch stolen in home invasion
ROCHESTER HILLS — Deputies responded to the 3100 block of Kenwood Drive for a breaking and entering at 8:45 p.m. Dec. 30. The complainant, an 80-yearold woman, said she observed a truck driving out of her driveway when she returned home and discovered the rear door wall had been broken out upon entering their residence. Deputies searched the residence for a suspect without success. A pocket watch was reported missing. At press time, police were unsure if there were other items missing.
Woman arrested for possession of cocaine
ROCHESTER HILLS — Deputies were dispatched to a gas station in the 2700 block of S. Adams Road for a welfare check at 4:20 p.m. Dec. 30. The caller was reporting a female was parked at a gas pump falling asleep over the steering wheel of her 2007 Silver Ford Focus. Deputies responded to
the area and located the vehicle being driven at Adams Road and Auburn Road. Contact was made with the driver, a 51-year-old woman from Pontiac, who consented to a search of her vehicle. Deputies located a small amount of crack cocaine in her purse. She was lodged at the Oakland County Jail pending the issuance of charges.
Attempted home invasion reported
ROCHESTER HILLS — Deputies responded to the 2900 block of Eagle Drive for a larceny from vehicle at 4:30 a.m. Dec. 29. The homeowner had been reviewing the video from her exterior cameras and observed an unknown male subject open her husband’s vehicle door and then walk to the rear of her home onto their patio. Upon arrival, deputies searched the residence for a suspect without success. Deputies reviewed the video, which showed the suspect enter the victim’s husband’s vehicle and then walk to the rear patio. The suspect is later seen walking past their garage heading north. Surveillance video is available. At the time of the report nothing appears to have been stolen. The incident remains under investigation.
— Mary Beth Almond
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
22A/ ROCHESTER POST • FEBRUARY 6, 2025
FEB. 6
‘That Old-Time Religion: Early Faith Communities of Rochester and Avon’: Presented by Rochester-Avon Historical Society and local historian Deborah Larsen, 7 p.m., Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm, 1005 Van Hoosen Road in Rochester Hills, registration required, (248) 266-5440, rahsupdates@gmail.com, rochesteravonhistoricalsociety.org/events
FEB. 7
Cocktails for a Cause: Bourbon, cigar and martini gala benefitting Friends of Foster Kids, 6:30-10:30 p.m., Royal Park Hotel, 600 E. University Drive in Rochester, 25royalparkgala.givesmart.com, (586) 855-8929
FEB. 13
Rod Stewart and Elton John tributes: 6-7:30 p.m., OPC Social & Activity Center, 650 Letica Drive in Rochester, (248) 659-1029, opccenter.org
FEB. 16
Harmony in the Hills concert series: Hear violinist Fabiola Kim and pianist Amy I-Lin Cheng, 3 p.m., St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 620 Romeo St. in Rochester, stpaulsrochester.org/index.php/harmonyin-the-hills
To view more Community Calendar and to submit your own, use the QR code or visit candgnews.com/calendar. To advertise an event, call (586) 498-8000.
FEB. 17
Snowfort and Campfire: Create igloo-style fort using snow or natural materials, learn to start fire using flint and steel, warm up with hot cocoa and s’mores, and deconstruct fort and learn about leaving no trace, for families with kids ages 7 and older, 1-2:30 p.m., Bloomer Park, 345 John R Road in Rochester Hills, registration required, (248) 841-2558, rochesterhills.org
FEB. 18
‘Emma The Mighty Leader’: Hear story told by co-authors and participate in activities focused on stretching, mindfulness, breathwork and more, also nutritious snacks, for ages 3-10, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., YogaSix at The Village of Rochester Hills, 358 N. Adams Road, livewellleadwell.us
FEB. 19
Elder law program: 9:30 a.m., OPC Social & Activity Center, 650 Letica Drive in Rochester, registration required, (248) 659-1029, opccenter.org
FEB. 27
Women’s self-defense presentation: Also luncheon, 1 p.m., OPC Social & Activity Center, 650 Letica Drive in Rochester, registration required, (248) 659-1029, opccenter.org
City of Rochester Police Department
Vehicle Auction
The City of Rochester Police Department will hold a Vehicle Auction on Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. at Byer’s Wrecker Service, 399 South Street, Rochester, MI 48307.
The vehicles to be auctioned is:
2019 Chevrolet VIN 1G1ZD5ST2KF155156
If you have any questions, please contact the Rochester Police Department non emergency at 248-651-9621 and ask for Ordinance Of cer R. J. Parker.
Published: 02/06/2025 Rochester Post
CITY OF ROCHESTER
2025 BOARD OF REVIEW MEETINGS
Notice is hereby given that the Board of Review of the City of Rochester, Oakland County, Michigan, will convene on the following dates, by appointment, for the purpose of reviewing and correcting the 2025 assessments of real and personal property within the City of Rochester.
CONTACT THE OAKLAND COUNTY EQUALIZATION DEPARTMENT FOR AN APPOINTMENT. 1-888-350-0900 Ext. 85584 248-285-8618
MONDAY, MARCH 10, 2025 9:00 A.M. TO 12:00 NOON 1:30 P.M. TO 5:00 P.M.
TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 2025 1:30 P.M. TO 5:00 P.M.
THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2025 6:00 P.M. TO 9:00 P.M.
APPEAL PROCESS:
• Property owners who wish to appeal their assessment may do so in person, by letter, or by authorized representative.
• Letter appeals must be received by Treasurer, City of Rochester, 400 Sixth St., Rochester. MI 48307. (248-733-3700) no later than Wednesday, March 13, 2025, at 4:30 PM.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
• To schedule an appointment, please call the City Assessor’s Of ce at (248) 555-1234.
• A property owner must provide evidence supporting their appeal.
• The City Assessor’s of ce will be available to answer questions prior to the meeting dates.
Published: 02/06/2025 Rochester Post
FEB. 28
Community Outlook Breakfast: Leaders give updates and news about Rochester, Rochester Hills, Oakland Township and local schools, networking at 7:30 a.m., breakfast at 8 a.m. and program from 8:30-10 a.m., Student Center (Banquet Room) at Oakland University, 312 Meadow Brook Road in Rochester, register at rrc-mi.com
Meadow Brook Garden Club: Hear lecture about garden entertaining, 10 a.m. (coffee and refreshments at 9:15 a.m.), Meadow Brook Hall, 350 Estate Drive in Rochester, next meetings held March 28, April 25 and May 16, (248) 364-6210, mbgcmembers@gmail.com, meadowbrookhall.org/gardenclub
ONGOING
‘The Angel Next Door’: See a play within a play after a weekend getaway at a ritzy mansion in 1948 goes awry, select times and dates Feb. 12-March 8, Meadow Brook Theatre, 378 Meadow Brook Road in Rochester, (248) 377-3300, mbtheatre.com
‘Nightshade: The World in the Evening’: Works by 18 international contemporary artists, exhibit on display through March 30, Oakland University Art Gallery, 208 Wilson Hall in Rochester, ouartgallery.org, (248) 370-3005
February Film Festival: See “Common Ground” Feb. 7, “The Fish Thief: A Great Lakes Mystery” Feb. 14, “Food, Inc. 2” Feb. 21 and “The Biggest Little Farm” Feb. 28, 7-8:30 p.m., Calf Barn at Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm, 1005 Van Hoosen Road, (248) 656-4663, rochesterhills.org/musprograms
Cabin Fever Lecture Series: Learn about “Sunken Settlements of Lake St. Clair” (March 7), “Water Powered Mills of Avon Township” (March 14), “Stories From a World Figure Skating Champion” (March 21) and “The Transformation of the Detroit Riverfront” (March 28), 7-8 p.m., Calf Barn at Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm, 1005 Van Hoosen Road, (248) 656-4663, rochesterhills.org/musprograms
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Rochester Community Schools – 2020 Sinking Fund
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Architect: Structure Tec 34119 W. Twelve Mile Road, Suite 270, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
Construction Manager: Frank Rewold and Sons Inc.
303 E. Third St., Suite 300, Rochester, MI 48307
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Questions addressed ONLY to Mike Gagnon
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Bid documents will be available on or after February 6, 2025
Non-Mandatory Prebid Walk-Through: 9:00 a.m., Thursday, February 13, 2025 - Meet at Rochester High School, 1361 Walton Blvd, Rochester Hills, Michigan 48309. Meet at the main entrance. The walkthrough will proceed from RHS to Adams HS, to Hugger Elementary.
Bid Due Date: 2:00 p.m., Thursday, February 20, 2025
Bids will only be accepted on forms provided. Proposal forms must be in a sealed envelope, mailed or delivered in person prior by 2:00 p.m. EST on the due date to:
Attn: Jennifer Fickel, Rochester Community Schools C/O Frank Rewold and Sons Inc.
303 E. Third St., Suite 300, Rochester, MI 48307
2:00 p.m. Public Bid Opening: Frank Rewold and Sons Inc. Thursday, February 20, 2025 303 E. Third St., Suite 300, Rochester, MI 48307 4th Floor Mezzanine
Labor and Material and Performance Bond: In accordance with Michigan Compiled Laws Section 129.201, successful contractor(s) must obtain Performance and Payment Bonds for any Bid Category exceeding $50,000. The Performance and Payment Bonds shall be in an amount equal to the contract amount. The Performance and Payment Bonds shall be for the protection of Rochester Community Schools and Frank Rewold and Son Inc. and shall be executed by a surety company authorized to do business in the state of Michigan and be listed in Federal Register or have an AM Best Rating of B+ or better. All bonds to be dual obligee bonds to Rochester Community Schools and Frank Rewold and Son Inc.
Prevailing Wage Rates: Not required
Bid Bond: 5% bid security required. Bid bonds are required, however, certifed or cashier checks are acceptable for bids under $50,000.
Nonexempt: This project is not tax exempt for state sales tax and/or use tax. All materials and supplies incorporated and used in construction and becoming a permanent part of this project will not be exempt from state sales tax and/or tax
Disclosure Statements: Each bid proposal must be accompanied by a sworn and notarized statement disclosing any familial relationship that exists between owner or any employee of bidder and any member of board of education or superintendent of Rochester Community Schools. Each bid proposal must also include a signed Iran Economic Sanctions Affdavit. The board of education will not accept a bid proposal that does not include this sworn and notarized disclosure statement or the Iran Economic Sanctions.
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Police find $16,000, 4 pounds of marijuana in vehicle
BERKLEY — A 33-year-old Lennon woman was arrested for possession with intent to deliver at 1:48 a.m. Jan. 5 near Greenfield Road and Wiltshire Boulevard.
The police report states that a patrol officer noticed a vehicle traveling northbound on Greenfield crossing 11 Mile Road at a high rate of speed.
After pulling the vehicle over, the officer made contact with the woman and noticed her shifting her bodyweight in her seat and looking around. The woman stated the vehicle wasn’t hers but belonged to a friend of hers from work who loaned it to her.
The officer spoke to the woman and she appeared to be “constantly touching her thumb and fingertips together in a fidgeting motion,” indicating nervousness, the report states.
Police decided to bring in a K-9 unit, which searched the vehicle and gave two positive indications of narcotic odor. The officer reportedly found a bag with “copious amounts of a green leafy substance” consistent with marijuana and a large amount of U.S. currency. A further search of the vehicle revealed a large brown shopping bag that contained another large clear plastic bag of suspected marijuana, police said. Officers also found a clear plastic page protector containing color photocopies of U.S. passports for several individuals.
The woman was placed under arrest by police, who reportedly recovered more than 4 pounds of suspected marijuana and close to $16,000 in cash in the vehicle.
Man arrested for embezzling
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — A 25-year-old man was arrested for reportedly embezzling nearly $30,000 from a smoothie shop in Bloomfield Township last year.
Between April 30, 2024, and Sept. 18, 2024, the Bloomfield Township Police Department said, the general manager of the store embezzled $29,745 worth of cash deposits from Tropical Smoothie Café, 2510 S. Telegraph Road.
Nike items stolen from sporting goods store
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — The Bloomfield Township Police Department responded to a retail fraud at a sporting goods store in the 2100 block of South Telegraph Road Jan. 6. The
Package stolen from home
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — The Bloomfield Town-
ship Police Department took a larceny report from a residence in the 4600 block of Chelsea Lane Jan. 8.
The victim stated a male walked up to her porch with a Trader Joe’s paper bag. The suspect left the Trader Joe’s bag, containing potato chips and water, and stole a package containing a Verizon Wi-Fi booster.
The suspect fled the scene in a small burgundy fourdoor SUV. Police were investigating.
Mail reported stolen
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — The Bloomfield Township Police Department took a report of larceny from mail over two days, Jan. 1 and Jan. 10. It was reported that a black, older-model Jeep Cherokee with a loud muffler was driving around stealing mail from multiple residences. The case was turned over to the Bloomfield Township Investigations Unit and was under investigation.
Resident reports Facebook Marketplace theft
BIRMINGHAM — On Jan. 9 at 8 p.m., a 53-yearold female resident stated that she was selling a jacket on Facebook Marketplace. After negotiating the price with the suspect, the buyer of the jacket, she informed him that she had placed the jacket on her front porch and instructed him to leave the payment under the front door mat.
The suspect, an unknown male, agreed to the arrangement. However, when the suspect arrived, he showed the money to the doorbell camera but subsequently left with both the money and the jacket.
An investigation was ongoing.
Welfare check results in arrest
BIRMINGHAM — On Jan. 9 at approximately 7 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 100 block of South Old Woodward Avenue for a welfare check.
Staff at a local restaurant informed officers that the suspect, a 42-year-old woman from Grosse Pointe Woods, was being belligerent, and they were concerned for her welfare.
Upon speaking with the suspect, officers observed signs of intoxication. They also discovered a pill bottle containing prescription drugs.
The suspect was placed under arrest for possession of a controlled substance.
Drunk driver caught after hit-and-run
BIRMINGHAM — Officers were dispatched to the area of Pierce Street and East Merrill on Jan. 11 at approximately 11 p.m. for a hit-and-run incident.
Shortly after speaking with the victim of the hit-andrun incident, officers identified the suspect’s vehicle, driven by a 62-year-old man from Missouri.
Upon approaching the vehicle, officers immediately observed signs of intoxication. The suspect admitted to consuming alcohol an hour prior to driving, and officers also noticed a cocktail in the passenger seat of the vehicle.
After being placed under arrest, the suspect admitted to hitting a road sign and a tree a couple of hours before his arrest. The suspect was issued a citation for driving under the influence of alcohol.
Nail customer leaves without paying for services
BIRMINGHAM — On Jan. 5 at approximately 1 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 500 block of S. Old Woodward Avenue for a report of fraud.
The suspect, an unidentified female, visited a local nail shop, received services, and attempted to pay with a debit card that was declined. The suspect told the staff she had another card in her vehicle but never returned.
An investigation was ongoing.
Alcohol stolen from local deli
FARMINGTON — At approximately 8:30 p.m. Jan. 9, officers were dispatched to a deli located on Grand River Avenue.
A review of surveillance footage showed an unknown male placing vodka valued at $20 in his pants.
The individual purchased a soda but did not pay for the vodka.
He left the business in a silver Grand Am.
The surveillance footage was captured on a CD for evidence.
Liquor stolen from Holiday Market
ROYAL OAK — A complainant reported that at 6:50 p.m. Jan. 7, an unknown person stole multiple bottles of liquor from the Holiday Market at 1203 S. Main St.
Single Ugg boot stolen from vehicle
SOUTHFIELD — At 7:14 a.m. Jan. 1, a resident had one Ugg boot taken from her vehicle in the 23000 block of Laura Lane.
Ring camera stolen during an attempted vehicle break-in
SOUTHFIELD — A resident’s security camera was taken by suspects who were seen trying to get into her vehicle at around 4:24 a.m. Jan. 4 in the 25000 block of Greenbrooke Drive.
Valuables taken from home
SOUTHFIELD — At 4:38 p.m. Jan. 7, a resident reported to the Southfield Police that she had company in her home in the 20000 block of Woodburn Drive to remove an item from her home that was damaged by a storm in 2023. After they left, she noticed that her wedding ring and some personal documents were missing from the home.
Officer apprehends driver under the influence of Xanax TROY — At approximately 4 a.m. Jan. 1, officers were dispatched to the area West Maple and Crooks roads area for a report of a possibly intoxicated driver who was driving on the rims of his vehicle. Upon arrival, officers observed a 2020 Chevrolet Traverse stopped in the left lane with the hazard lights on and recent damage to the front of the vehicle.
Officers spoke to the driver, a 69-year-old male from Clawson,
case was turned over to the detective bureau, pending blood test results.
Intoxicated driver apprehended on New Year’s Day
TROY — At 3:27 a.m. Jan. 1, officers initiated a traffic stop around E. Big Beaver and John R roads due to the driver of a 2018
