Trustees do away with emergency manager role
County and liaisons to replace part-time position
BY DEAN VAGLIA dvaglia@candgnews.com
CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Changes to how
Clinton Township responds during crisis scenarios began with a unanimous vote at the Feb. 24 board of trustees meeting. All board members agreed to end the dedicated emergency manager position in favor of closer
ties to the county’s emergency management program.
The plan as approved will see the part-time emergency manager position replaced by two liaisons that will work closely with Macomb County Emergency Management and Communications during large-scale emergencies while still focusing on emergency preparedness at the local level. The move puts the township in line with the remainder of Macomb County
— aside from the city of Warren — in working with county emergency management. At least $43,000, the portion of the former emergency manager’s $55,000 salary not subsidized by a grant, will be saved with the change.
“The truth is this is a regional issue,” Deputy Supervisor Dan O’Leary said. “If you have flooding, it’s
Fraser students collect donations for Children’s Hospital
BY ALYSSA OCHSS aochss@candgnews.com
FRASER — Several students from Edison Elementary School have been collecting donations for Children’s Hospital of Michigan as part of a project to better their world.
Fourth grade teacher Tina Frazier said the marathon project is a six-week endeavor and that it is the second time she has helped with it. It is a part of the Social Studies Olympiad, which is a regional competition.
Levi Keil, a fourth grade student, said they started the project in November with the planning stage. After Christmas, Keil said, they started calling businesses and collecting donations. So far, the group of 11
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Clinton Township consolidates voting precincts
BY DEAN VAGLIA dvaglia@candgnews.com
CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Changes are underway to how Clinton Township hosts its elections.
As of Feb. 10, the number of voting precincts has been reduced by half from 42 to 20, and in-person election day voting sites have been slightly reduced from 23 to 19.
According to Elections Coordinator Matthew Cheung, the changes are being made in response to the state raising the precinct size from 2,999 to 4,999 in 2023.
“It also helps us streamline elections with efficiency and managing our workers,” Cheung said. “It’s a lot more manageable in terms of the number of workers and the resources that we have to allocate to each polling place.”
By consolidating polling places and precincts, the township reduces the number of ballots it needs to print from 48 styles to 28. Staffing levels are expected to decrease from over 450 election workers to 315, a 30% reduction that could save the township $72,000 in wages. Maintaining election day staffing levels of eight poll workers per precinct would see staff sizes shrink from 336 to 160, and increasing staffing to 10 work-
ers per precinct would still leave levels below 2024 levels with 200 poll workers across the township.
Cheung, in a presentation to the Clinton Township Board of Trustees on Feb. 10, argued the changes to staff levels would make polling places more manageable, reducing the chances of election administration errors and possibly speeding up the preparation of
POLAR PLUNGE PARTICIPANTS MAKE SPLASH FOR GOOD CAUSE
BY ALYSSA OCHSS aochss@candgnews.com
HARRISON TOWNSHIP — Participants took the plunge for a great cause at the Macomb Polar Plunge.
The event started in 2019. It raises money for the Special Olympics Michigan. This year, the plunge
took place at MacRay Harbor in Harrison Township on Feb. 22.
Kayla Kubik, coordinator of the Law Enforcement Torch Run, said they provide year-round training for the Special Olympics athletes.
“When people are fundraising for our polar plunge, all proceeds go directly to our athletes,” Kubik said.
Participants plunge into the freezing cold water in MacRay Harbor at the Macomb Polar Plunge. Some teams wore colorful and creative costumes as they jumped into the water.
Photos by Patricia O’Blenes
NEWS & NOTES
Turning Point hosts
‘The Vagina Monologues’
MOUNT CLEMENS — Turning Point, a nonprofit supporting those impacted by domestic violence, sexual violence and human trafficking, will host its fifth performance of “The Vagina Monologues” at the Emerald Theatre on Friday, March 7 at 7 p.m.
“We are pleased that hosting The Vagina Monologues has become a tradition in our community,” Sharman Davenport, Turning Point CEO and president, said in a press release. “This is an evening for everyone; we all know someone who has been impacted by the scenes presented in the play. It takes education and effort from all of us to end domestic violence, sexual violence, and human trafficking. The performance is both powerful and moving, while also entertaining and fun for the audience.”
Created by playwright V (formerly known as Eve Ensler) in 1996, “The Vagina Monologues” has since become key work in the campaign to end violence against women. The Emerald Theatre performance involves community members who support Turning Point’s mission and is based on real-life stories that explore several topics through the perspectives of women of different ages, races, sexualities and backgrounds.
Tickets for the show begin at $35. Four-seat opera boxes are $200 and eight-seat tables are $245. All proceeds benefit Turning Point. Tickets and more information can be found at turningpoint macomb.org.
‘An Evening with Rita Rudner’ is no laughing matter
CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Comedian Rita Rudner is coming to town.
“An Evening with Rita Rudner” is scheduled for 3 p.m. March 9 at the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts, located on the Macomb Community College Center Campus at 44575 Garfield Road.
Rudner, known for sharp wit and one-liners, has been a top draw in Las Vegas since June 2000. She has appeared on countless television shows including HBO specials and performs nationally.
Rudner earned the title of Las Vegas’s Comedian of the Year for nine consecutive years and was honored with The Nevada Ballet’s Woman of the Year Award in 2006.
For tickets, visit macombcenter.com, call the box office at (586) 286-2222, or email MacombArts@macomb.edu.
Troy couple win IFA Franchisee of the Year
METRO DETROIT — The International Franchise Association (IFA) has recognized Troy residents Sumit and Monica Bansal as Franchisee of the Year. Selected from over 830,000 businesses across the nation and globally, the couple stands among the top 100 franchisees for their exceptional dedication, leadership, and business acumen, according to the IFA. Since starting in 2005, the Bansals have grown their portfolio to 13 Great Clips salons and 14 Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spas. For more information, visit www.handandstone.com.
Macomb Ballet Company goes to Oz
CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Take a trip down the yellow brick road and go somewhere over the rainbow with the Macomb Ballet Company’s upcoming production of “The Wizard of Oz.”
Based on the novel by L. Frank Baum, the “The Wizard of Oz” follows Dorothy on a journey through the fantastical world of Oz as she tries to return home to Kansas. Adapted by Artistic Director Amber Megna Michalik and assistant directors Hannah Carden, Brandon Koepsell and Mary Sherman, “The Wizard of Oz” is a full-length ballet featuring performers ages 8-19. It is intended for an all-ages audience.
Performances take place at the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts at Macomb Community College on Friday, April 25 at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.; on Saturday, April 26 at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.; and Sunday, April 27 at 2 p.m. The 10 a.m. performance on April 25 is a sensory-friendly performance. Shows last around an hour and 45 minutes with a 15-minute intermission. Visit macombcenter.com for tickets and macombballet.org for more information.
Photo provided by Turning Point
From left: Stephanie Lang, Lesia Fedorak and Shannon Vanslambrouck rehearse their roles in Turning Point’s production of “The Vagina Monologues,” taking place at the Emerald Theater on March 7.
Photo provided by Macomb Ballet Company
The Macomb Ballet Company will perform “The Wizard of Oz” at the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts April 25-27.
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Roundtable addresses Michigan’s first Statewide Workforce Plan
BY MARIA ALLARD allard@candgnews.com
CLINTON TOWNSHIP — On Feb. 18, one week before Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s State of the State address, the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity held a roundtable discussion in Macomb County to discuss the first-ever Statewide Workforce Plan.
Held at the University Center on the Macomb Community College Center Campus, attendees discussed the plan designed to expand career opportunities, strengthen Michigan’s workforce and support employers. There are three components of the plan: registered apprenticeships, pre-employment transition services, and removing barriers to work.
The roundtable panel included presentations from LEO Director Susan Corbin; Stephanie Beckhorn, deputy director, LEO’s Office of Employment and Training; and Heidi Devroy, CEO/founder, Prosper-Tech Machine & Tool, located in Richmond.
According to LEO, Whitmer’s proposed 2026-27 fiscal-year budget includes $19 million to expand access to registered apprenticeships; $40.4 million — including a $8.4 million general fund investment to secure $32 million in matching federal funds — for pre-employment transition support and other vocational rehabilitation services for students with disabilities; and $7.5 million for the Barrier Removal Employment Success program.
“We know that registered apprenticeships strengthen our talent pool and help Michiganders earn while they learn. One year after successfully completing their training program, registered apprentices in Michigan have median annual earnings of over $80,700,” Corbin said. “That can put a household into the middle class. One of the strong, clear priorities and goals of our Statewide Workforce Plan is to bring 75,000 additional households into the middle class. We also know that 94% of apprentices are retained in employment one year after completing their apprenticeship program.”
The $19 million is expected to expand registered apprenticeship opportunities in traditional and nontraditional industries. According to the panel, that will strengthen Michigan’s talent pool of students and job seekers by helping them to gain in-demand skills and provide employers with the workers they need.
An apprenticeship program trains future employees to become skilled in a trade or profession. Apprenticeship training combines classroom learning with handson work as students prepare for entry level patient-centered or business-oriented health careers.
“Registered apprenticeships are an opportunity to learn important skills that lead to industry-recognized credentials while getting paid,” Beckhorn said. “You earn and you learn at the same time. They are pathways into good paying jobs. We currently have more than 850 active programs and over 22,000 active registered apprentices in our state.”
The $40.4 million for pre-employment transition support will provide academic remediation, specialized tutoring and enrollment into career and technical training courses or college, with the goal of assisting individuals with disabilities on a pathway to in-demand jobs. The $8.4 million general fund investment will allow the state to provide the required match to access federal vocational rehabilitation funding. Michigan’s pre-employment transition services for students with disabilities are provided through the state’s vocational rehab programs, which includes Michigan Rehabilitation Services and the Bureau of Services for Blind Persons.
The $7.5 million for the Barrier Re-
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Justin Al-Igoe, executive director of the Macomb/ St. Clair Workforce Development Board, talks about how his department works with the apprenticeship program in Macomb County and made himself and his department available.
Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity Director Susan Corbin, left; Stephanie Beckhorn, deputy director, LEO’s Office of Employment and Training, center; and Heidi Devroy, CEO/ founder, Prosper-Tech Machine & Tool, located in Richmond, discuss Michigan’s Statewide Workforce Plan Feb. 18 at the University Center on the Macomb Community College Center Campus in Clinton Township.
Photos by Patricia O’Blenes
Governor approves bills for sick time, minimum wage
BY NICK POWERS npowers@candgnews.com
METRO DETROIT — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed two bills into law that headed off automatic changes to the state’s paid sick time and minimum wage on Feb. 21.
“Michigan workers deserve fair wages and benefits so they can pay the bills and take care of their family, and small businesses (need) our support to keep creating good jobs in Michigan,” Whitmer said in a press release. “I’m proud to sign these two bipartisan bills into law that will raise wages, ensure workers can take time off to care for themselves or their loved ones, and continue growing our economy. This commonsense compromise was made possible by the Republicans and Democrats who worked together to forge a fair, bipartisan deal. I hope we can build on this momentum to keep passing commonsense, bipartisan legislation that makes a real difference in people’s lives. I’ll keep working with anyone to protect working families and make sure our economy is competitive.”
Whitmer’s action closes the door on an issue that dates back to 2018. Two petitions for increased wages and paid sick time received the necessary number of signatures to appear on the ballot in Michigan. Republican legislators, in a move to keep them off the ballot, adopted the two petitions. Once adopted, the measures were significantly altered.
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 Supreme Court outlined changes
that would have been true to the petitioners’ original intent. This included changes to paid sick time and the state’s minimum wage for tipped and nontipped workers.
Legislators in the Michigan House of Representatives and Senate scrambled to pass legislation that would alter the changes set to take effect Feb. 21. House Bill 4002, introduced by Rep. Jay DeBoyer, R-Clay Township, and Senate Bill 8, introduced by Sen. Kevin Hertel, D-St. Clair Shores, were the bills ultimately signed by the governor.
What the adopted bills do
SB 8, which became Public Act 1 of 2025, raised the minimum wage to $12.48 from $10.56, which mirrors the automatic changes due to take effect after the Supreme Court’s ruling. Each year on Jan. 1, the wage will rise until it hits $15 in 2027. After 2027, the state’s treasurer will determine the wage.
PA 1 gives tipped workers 38% of the $12.48 minimum wage. This will raise the wage from $4.01 to $4.74. The wage will rise in 2% increments each Jan. 1 until hitting 50% in 2031.
HB 4002, which became Public Act 2 of 2025, deals with paid sick time. Employees at small businesses, those with 10 or fewer employees, earn one hour of sick time for every 30 hours worked. This is capped at 40 hours a year. For larger businesses, employees also earn one hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours worked with a cap at 72 hours.
Those working for small businesses can carry over up to 40 hours of unused sick time. At larger companies, employees can carry over up to 72 hours of unused sick time.
The changes for small businesses go into effect Oct. 1. For larger companies, the
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SPOTLIGHT ON FINANCE
GROWING YOUR MONEY WITH HIGH-YIELD ACCOUNTS
BY DEAN VAGLIA dvaglia@candgnews.com
This may be news to some, but money doesn’t grow on trees. It can grow, however, if you know how and where to plant it.
Money is handy in a checking account or kept as cash because it can easily be spent. Investing what you don’t need to spend immediately in stocks, mutual funds and other long-term investments can see a high return when it is time to cash out — if you have years or decades to see it through.
For those looking to grow their unused cash but are not interested in waiting years to see the pay off, there are high-yield savings account options.
Banks and credit unions offer savings accounts as a way for customers to grow deposited funds through compounding interest at a rate known as an annual percentage yield. The ability to build upon deposited
funds through interest serves as a tradeoff for often not being able to directly use funds as they would be in a checking account. Using money in a savings account requires transferring funds to a checking account, and the frequency and amount of transfers is governed by federal regulations and often by policies set by individual banks and credit unions.
While savings accounts at large brickand-mortar institutions have APYs in the 0.01-0.05% range, the growth of online banking options has seen the rise of a more aggressive way to save — the high-yield savings account.
“A lot of (high-yield savings accounts) are offered by institutions that mainly do online services,” said Sam Taube, lead investing writer at NerdWallet. “They have fewer or no branches and the way that they work, in a business model sense, is that those financial institutions have much lower overhead costs because they’re not renting storefronts to op-
erate branches, and they pass those savings along to the consumer in a higher APY.”
By cutting the overhead costs and funneling the savings into the accounts of members, high-yield savings accounts from online institutions can have APY rates anywhere from 3-5%. However, the lack of overhead that leads to some banks being able to provide high-yield savings accounts can create problems for some savers.
“On one hand they offer a much higher
APY than you would get from a traditional bank, but on the other the branchless model can mean that they offer slightly more limited customer service options than a traditional bank,” Taube said. “If you really want the ability to physically go to the bank and talk to someone if you have a problem, that may not be available through every highyield savings account provider.”
If the virtual nature of online banking is
Amy Persyn, chief marketing officer of First State Bank, said savings accounts can be used to build up money and behaviors.
Photo by Patricia O’Blenes
LAKESIDE DEMOLITION LAWSUIT DISMISSED
BY DEAN VAGLIA dvaglia@candgnews.com
STERLING HEIGHTS — Plans to demolish Lakeside Mall remain set to continue as a lawsuit from a property owner was dismissed in mid-February.
Lakeside Circle Holdings, owner of the former Sears at Lakeside Mall, reached an agreement with mall owners Out of the Box Ventures and the city of Sterling Heights on Feb. 12 to dismiss its lawsuit alleging plans to demolish the mall deterred tenants from doing business in the ex-Sears building.
Per the dismissal order issued by Macomb County Circuit Court Judge Richard Caretti, Lakeside Circle and Out of the Box Ventures are to agree on a final site plan and form an agreement “defining their respective rights, which is expected to include an agreed upon construction schedule … an agreement related to demolition, access, utility, drainage, and parking assurances and easements, and common area obliga-
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students has collected approximately $1,200 and a lot of toys.
The participating fourth grade students are Keil, Liliana Ruhl, Landon Cantrell, Carter Peace, Valentino Richardson, Jonah Stewart, Kaylee Storey, Lydia Hogan, Shylee Arredondo, Ben Golick and James Maison.
The students will give the toys and donations they’ve collected to the children at Children’s Hospital of Michigan on March 19. The band director will reportedly lend them a trailer for the delivery.
Approximately 15 businesses have gotten involved in the project, Frazier said. She said the kids were coming up with new businesses to call.
“All the businesses have been willing and excited to help us with our project so it’s been nice to see what the community is doing to help out as well,” Frazier said. “We’ve got a lot of support from around our community and in our school as well.”
Collection boxes were placed inside businesses for patrons and others to put toys in. Maison said he thinks the restaurants that are more visited received more donations.
Students also have to complete a scrapbook for the project and everything must be submitted by the beginning of April.
“With spring break we needed to make sure we were finished, or almost finished, before then and then just use those couple
tions, all with a desire to create an attractive mixed-use community … or unless a court of competent jurisdiction otherwise directs or allows.”
In light of the agreement, representatives for Out of the Box Ventures have been positive about the future of the Lakeside Town Center project. Lakeside Town Center aims to be a mixed-use development featuring 2,359 multifamily residential units, over 700,000 square feet of retail space, 70,000 square feet of offices, a 20,000-square-foot community center and a hotel with 80-100 rooms.
“We believe our client is able to move forward with the project just as it was before the lawsuit was filed,” Bernard Fuhs, director of law firm Butzel Attorneys and Counselors and counsel for Out of the Box Ventures, said via email. “To the extent there are any future issues or disputes that touch upon Lakeside Circle’s specific property rights, the parties can either work it out themselves
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weeks in April to just do a little tweaking of the project,” Frazier said.
Each student had a specific role to complete. Some of these tasks include making phone calls, designing thank you cards and posters and more.
They also hosted pencil and bracelet sales in the elementary school and they have plans to extend that sale to the Fraser High School.
Frazier said most of the money they collected came from the school district.
“A teacher at the high school, they gave us $10 and they wanted to buy 10 bracelets,” Keil said.
The students also completed projects at home to raise money for the project. Keil collected returnable cans to raise money.
“Beyond what we’re doing here, they’re taking it back (home) and getting their families involved, too,” Frazier said.
She added a lot of parents had posted on social media to collect donations.
Arredondo said she emailed a person at the hospital for check-ins. Frazier added the hospital has a list of specific “wants” to avoid product recalls.
“They want us to avoid dollar-storetype (toys) and get more of the big brand names like Little Tikes and things like that just because they don’t have as many recalls,” Frazier said.
During the planning stages, the students came up with a lot of ideas to better their world. Some of the kids in the group
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going to impact more than just us; it’s going to impact our neighbors. If you have a plane crash from Selfridge, chances are it could impact more than just Clinton Township. Tornadoes will impact more than Clinton Township. A coordinated response makes a lot of sense when you think about it.”
Clinton Township’s liaisons — Fire Chief John Gallagher and officer Tyler Eng of the Clinton Township Police Department — will receive input from the 27-member county emergency management team when developing plans and they will call upon their resources during emergencies.
“As the county, we set the parameters for what our county emergency management program looks like,” said Macomb County Emergency Management and Communications Director Brandon Lewis. “Those are generally in alignment with best practices from FEMA, the Department of Homeland Security, the state of Michigan (and) all of the agencies that set forth emergency management standards. Those liaisons … are essentially our representative within your community and it’s their role within the process to bring back what’s coming down from our program to the community and be our pathway and our gateway to the township to facilitate that discussion.”
Lewis made it clear the county would not dictate how the township’s liaisons handled local issues and local emergencies.
Trustees Dan Kress and Bruce Wade made arguments in support of maintaining the township’s subscription-based NIXLE emergency alert system, as the county would be unlikely to use its text alert system to notify township residents of local-level incidents.
Residents can sign up for NIXLE alerts on their cellphone by texting their ZIP code to 888777.
New water meter replacement policy
Trustees also approved a new policy to allow the Department of Public Works to shut off water service to residents as part of its water meter replacement program. The aim of the policy is to assist in the replacement of the nearly 800 township-owned water meters installed in the 1980s that are older than their recommended service life.
Clinton Township DPW will first reach out with a yellow-colored notice asking residential property owners to schedule a meter replacement appointment. Additional green and pink notices will be sent out on a weekly basis. Water shutoff will take place at least one week following the delivery of the final pink notice if no response from the owner is received.
The policy was approved 6-1 with Kress providing the lone vote against.
Call Staff Writer Dean Vaglia at (586) 498-1043.
changes took effect Feb. 21. For both large and small businesses, employees hired after the acts go into effect can start accruing time immediately. However, an employer can require an employee to wait 120 days before taking any time.
Reasons to take paid sick time in Michigan for employees or an employee’s family member include mental or physical illness; injury or medical treatment; and domestic or sexual violence. For employees, meetings regarding a child’s health or abuse, and closure of a business due to a public health emergency, also qualify.
Reactions
Justin Winslow, president and CEO of the Michigan Restaurant & Lodging Association, praised the legislation.
“With Governor Whitmer’s signature today, thousands of community restaurants and tens of thousands of servers and bartenders can exhale, knowing their voice was heard,” Winslow said in the same press release that included the governor’s comments. “They can now begin the work of planning
for their collective future with the knowledge that a tip credit has once again been preserved. We’re especially grateful to all those who took the time to truly understand what was at stake — the servers who showed up in Lansing to share their stories, the legislators who visited countless restaurants to learn firsthand how the tip credit works and the many small business owners who opened their books to show the real numbers.”
Not everyone was thrilled with the outcome. Progress Michigan Executive Director Sam Inglot criticised legislators for deviating from the original intent of the petitions.
“It is disappointing that the Michigan Legislature caved to a spin campaign pushed by corporate lobbyists and voted to roll back a well-deserved raise and paid sick leave for working families in Michigan,” Inglot said in a press release. “Hundreds of thousands of Michiganders took action to sign petitions and demand that we give workers a raise, eliminate the subminimum tipped wage, and implement paid sick leave in 2018. Advocates fought back against the Republican adopt-and-amend scheme and won, only to face the same betrayal in 2025 — this time in a bipartisan fashion.”
Call Staff Writer Nick Powers at (586) 498-1059.
Macomb County Emergency Management and Communications Director Brandon Lewis speaks to the Clinton Township Board of Trustees on Feb. 24. Trustees voted to begin phasing out its emergency manager position and work with the county to develop emergency management plans and policies.
Screenshot from Clinton Township Board of Trustees meeting
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had ties to the hospital. Maison said he’s been to the hospital.
“That was easy for them to pick this project out of all the other ones that they looked at because so many of them have been affected by something that have led them or their family to the hospital,” Frazier said.
Storey said they came up with a few ideas including helping with animal rescue, but ultimately chose the Children’s Hospital.
The fourth graders had a wide variety of favorite things they did for the project. They said it was a good experience and that they’d do it again.
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The money covers registration fees, tournaments, uniforms and more.
Kubik said people usually find out about the polar plunge by word of mouth. She said there are some participants who take the plunge every year and they bring their friends and family with them. She said a lot of people experience shock when they first hit the water.
“They are coming back year after year, so that minute of freezing cold is, they know what it’s doing for our athletes so it’s a great sacrifice they’re willing to make,” Kubik said.
This year, plungers and others raised $70,700 to meet their goal. Last year, they raised around $88,000.
The Macomb Polar Plunge is hosted by the Law Enforcement Torch Run, a campaign to benefit the Special Olympics that hosts plunges across the state.
“This is our largest fundraising series,” Kubik said. “So they put it on and then we have teams that just continue to come back year after year and fundraise.”
Kubik said it’s fun to see these participants, growing relationships with them and watching as their goals rise.
Kubik said costumes are encouraged but not required.
“We do have awards for the best costume,” Kubik said.
She went on to say they love to see the creativity participants bring.
Plungers donned a wide variety of costumes this year including lions, characters from the “Wizard of Oz” and Elsa from Disney’s “Frozen.” They then jumped into the freezing cold water at MacRay Harbor with safety personnel close by, just in case.
Though there is no age limit for participants, those 18 and younger must have a parent sign a waiver.
“Dropping off stuff and seeing that people were donating,” Ruhl said.
“Seeing smiles on the kids’ faces,” Richardson said.
“Seeing people giving money to make the world a better place,” Stewart said.
“My favorite part was seeing (us) dropping off the boxes,” Hogan said.
“My favorite part is probably us bettering our world,” Arredondo said.
“My favorite part was probably calling the businesses,” Golick said.
Frazier said she is immensely proud of her students.
“The determination that they have to make the world better for people that they don’t know is amazing,” Frazier said. “It’s been nice watching them through that.”
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Kubik said she loves to see the community come together.
“Everyone is there for the same reason, for our athletes,” Kubik said. “And it’s just such a fun community event to see all different groups of people get together for one reason.”
Chris McClellan, a St. Clair resident, said he’s always raised money for the Special Olympics and thinks it’s a great cause. This was his first time participating in the polar plunge.
“I think that more people should be interested and raising money for the Special Olympics,” McClellan said.
He went on to say it’s amazing they reached their goal that day.
Francis Smith is an Algonac resident and owns the Tombstone Brewery in Chesterfield. He said they’ve been supporting the Special Olympics for years. He thinks more people should participate.
“I think this is a fun thing to do where people can get out and support a good cause,” Smith said.
Krista Rybarczyk, a St. Clair resident, said her friend brought up the polar plunge at their church and asked who wanted to join. She said she thinks everyone should do it.
“I think everyone should come out and raise money for the Special Olympics and it’s going to be fun,” Rybarczyk said.
Ronda Lamas, a Harrison Township resident, said she has two sisters who used to participate in the Special Olympics and that it’s near and dear to her heart. She also knows others who are involved. This was her first time taking the plunge.
“This is just an exciting group of people and an awesome charitable event and I recommend anybody (if they) want to volunteer or donate or participate, this is an awesome one to do,” Lamas said.
Call Staff Writer Alyssa Ochss at (586) 498-1103.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
12A/ FRASER-CLINTON CHRONICLE • MARCH 5, 2025
MARCH 6
Clinton/Macomb Senior Expo: Connect with dozens of organizations specializing in assistance and care, also free admission, health screenings, prizes, giveaways and refreshments, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Italian American Cultural Society Banquet & Conference Center, 43843 Romeo Plank Road in Clinton Township, register at seniorexpousa.com for chance to win gift card and more
MARCH 9
‘An Evening with Rita Rudner’: Featuring stand-up comedian known for long-running Las Vegas act, HBO specials and more, 3 p.m., Macomb Center for the Performing Arts on Macomb Community College - Center Campus, 44575 Garfield Road in Clinton Township, (586) 286-2222, macombcenter.com
MARCH 12
Bring Your Own Book Club: Also books on site, snacks provided and beverages available for purchase, hosted by Clinton-Macomb Public Library, meet at 6 p.m., Filipo Marc Winery, 39085 Garfield Road in Clinton Township, register at (586) 226-5050
MARCH 14-15
‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: High School Edition’: Play about grown-up Harry and son Albus based on original story by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany and Jack Thorne, presented by Pankow Performing Arts, 7 p.m. March 14 and 3 p.m. March 15, John R. Armstrong Performing Arts Center, 24600 Frederick Pankow Blvd. in Clinton Township, showpass.com/harry-potter-andcursed-child
MARCH 15
‘Dirty Dancing in Concert’: Watch digitally remastered movie with live band and singers followed by encore party, 7:30 p.m., Macomb Center for the Performing Arts on Macomb Community College - Center Campus, 44575 Garfield Road in Clinton Township, (586) 286-2222, macombcenter.com
Irish trivia night: Also themed dinner, 5:15 p.m., St. Thecla Catholic Church, 20740 S. Nunneley Road in Clinton Township, RSVP to signupgenius.com/go/ irishtrivianight25
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MARCH 20
Medicare 101 seminar: Presented by Medicare Learning Services, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Macomb Community College - Center Campus, 44575 Garfield Road in Clinton Township, also held May 22 and June 26, registration required, (586) 465-0588
MARCH 20-21
‘Stomp’: High-energy performance featuring wooden poles, garbage cans, hubcaps and other unconventional percussive instruments, 7:30 p.m. both dates, Macomb Center for the Performing Arts on Macomb Community College - Center Campus, 44575 Garfield Road in Clinton Township, macombcenter.com, (586) 286-2222
MARCH 22
Hula Palooza: Learn history of Polynesian dance, basics of hula and Tahitian dancing, and Maori poi ball skills, 2-4:30 p.m., Unity East Church, 23057 N. Nunneley Road in Clinton Township, (586) 295-7070, register to uec.hulapalooza@gmail.com by March 19, proceeds benefit UEC and Polynesian Arts Advocacy Council of Michigan
MARCH 23
Card party: Pinochle, euchre, dominoes and other games, also lunch, dessert, raffles, and door and table prizes, 12:30-3:30 p.m., St. Thecla Catholic Church, 20740 S. Nunneley Road in Clinton Township, (586) 791-6177 or (586) 791-9012
MARCH 26
Spaghetti dinner: 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. (or until gone), Lt. Wood-Cpl. Reid VFW Post #6691, 17075 Anita Ave. in Fraser, continues every fourth Wednesday of month, (586) 899-9883
MARCH 27
SCAMS presentation: Stopping Crimes Against Michigan Seniors also focuses on elder abuse, guardianship, nursing homes, wills and more, 2-3 p.m., Lockwood of Clinton Senior Living in Clinton Township, RSVP to (586) 790-1100 by March 24, led by Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office, (586) 4695642, heather.esposito@macombgov.org
ONGOING
Fish fries: 5-8 p.m. March 7, March 21 and April 4, Saint John Lutheran Church and School, 16339 E. 14 Mile Road in Fraser, dine in and carryout, cash and check only, proceeds benefit Senior Youth Group trip to LCMS National Youth Gathering in New Orleans, stjohnfraser.org/fishfry
• 4-7 p.m. Fridays March 7-April 11, St. Paul of Tarsus Catholic Church, 41300 Romeo Plank Road in Clinton Township, dine in and carryout, spotknights.com
• 4-7 p.m. Fridays March 7-April 11, St. Thecla Catholic Church, 20740 S. Nunneley Road in Clinton Township, stthecla.com
• Also shrimp and steak, 5-7 p.m. every second Friday of month and Fridays during Lent (March 7-April 18), St. Clair Shores Moose Lodge #1837, 33877 Harper Ave. in Clinton Township, dine in and carryout, lodge1837@mooseunits.org
Baumgartner House Museum open houses: Also sales most first Sundays of month, 18577 Masonic Blvd. in Fraser, see times and dates at facebook.com/ baumgartnerhouse, see story about 150th anniversary at candgnews.com
‘Leading Ladies of Michigan’s Past’: Exhibit on display 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays until April
26, also presentations about “Women Engineers Moved the Motor City: Female Automotive Pioneers in Detroit” (1 p.m. March 8), “She Won, and Won, and Won: Women in the Michigan Legislature” (11 a.m. March 12), “Integrating Boblo: The Story of Sarah Elizabeth Ray” (1 p.m. March 15), “Great Girls in Michigan History” (11 a.m. March 19), “Michigan’s Most Dangerous Women” (1 p.m. March 29), “What She Left Behind: Uncovering the Stories of Rochester Women” (1 p.m. April 11 and 23), “Nancy Harkness Love: The True Story of a WWII Pilot” (1 p.m. April 12), “Conquering Heroines: How Women Fought Sex Bias at U of M and Paved the Way for Title IX” (11 a.m. April 25), and “Elly Peterson: Mother of the Moderates” (1 p.m. April 25), Lorenzo Cultural Center on Macomb Community College - Center Campus, 44575 Garfield Road in Clinton Township, lorenzoculturalcenter.com
Book clubs: Find meetups about historic American figures (Presidential Book Club), solving cases (Mysteries & Munchies), quiet reading for adults and kids (Silent Book Club and Silent Book Club Jr), and recipes and sharing dishes (Cookbook Club), Fraser Public Library, 15260 15 Mile Road, (586) 293-2055, fraserpubliclibrary.org
Widowed Friends breakfasts: 10:30 a.m. every second Monday of month, Big Boy, 16880 Hall Road in Clinton Township, RSVP to Gerry at (586) 556-9471, widowedfriends.com
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Workforce
moval Employment Success program is for no- and low-income residents, including those who earn above the poverty level but not enough to adequately sustain a household. This service will address transportation, legal services, childcare, clothing needs, tools for work and other barriers that keep people from participating in the workforce. The goal is to lift 100,000 families out of working poverty during the next five years.
“The governor’s proposed budget will allow us to work closely with over 8,000 students aged 14 and older to help them with their transition from high school to postsecondary education into employment,” Beckhorn said.
Devroy, whose husband is an apprentice, said Prosper-Tech Machine & Tool began 18 years ago. The production machine company staffs 24 employees and began an apprenticeship program in 2017. They have four children, one of whom is a journeyman electrician.
“I’m a big proponent of the skilled trades. We lived off them, my family, our son and now our company has a very thriving apprenticeship program. At Prosper-Tech, we believe it’s important to teach the trade to the next generation. We need younger people to come in and do this type of work,” Devroy said.
“That’s why we became a registered apprenticeship employer through the Department of Labor. I’ve seen firsthand how offering opportunity gives career advancement and higher wages,” Devroy said. “They’re more likely to retain employment. Also, they hold a nationwide certificate. We’re on our six apprentices now. An apprenticeship
Money
not attractive and the inability to directly pull from savings accounts seems stifling, brickand-mortar banks and credit unions offer money market accounts as an alternative.
“It’s more like a hybrid between a checking and a savings account,” said Amy Persyn, chief marketing officer at First State Bank, on Groesbeck Highway in Clinton township. “This acts like a checking account because you can write checks off of it.”
Unlike high-yield savings accounts from online banks, money market accounts can be directly used to make up to six transactions in a calendar month via checks or a debit card per federal regulations. APYs on money market accounts can rival those of high-yield savings accounts on an institution-by-institution basis.
program is four years but takes 10 years to become an expert.”
Beckhorn addressed how the funding will be distributed under the Statewide Workforce Plan.
“We’re held to requirements with the state dollars. We will put out competitive grants or requests for proposals. Sometimes we may start with a request for information. We do want these to be high wage, high demand jobs. We want to invest where there are quality jobs that pay good wages, that have benefits such as health care, retirement benefits,” Beckhorn said. “We’re going to invest it where the data says we need more direct care workers and more advanced manufacturing. We’re working here with Macomb (County) with the Department of Defense, particularly the (maritime) industrial bases.”
Tatjana T. Savich and her brother, Alex Savich, attended the roundtable discussion. Alex Savich is the owner of Angelica’s Place, an assisted living facility in Romeo. Tatijana Savich is the CEO and owner of Quality Care Rehab & Autism Center, with locations in Shelby Township and Clinton Township, and Divinity Homecare in Clinton Township. Between the three companies, there are 32 apprenticeships in five different areas. While there are many associate apprenticeships with manufacturing, Tatjana Savich said the health care field is in need of them, too.
“We’ve already had several people complete their apprenticeship, and it’s really been wonderful,” Tatjana Savich said. “Many of the team members are now looking at getting an associate’s degree, getting a bachelor’s degree because they never thought they could do it. They never had the support, but they do have the support.”
Call Staff Writer Maria Allard at (586) 498-1045.
Financial institutions offer other kinds of ways to build savings through accrued interest.
Certificates of deposit are savings accounts where money is held without being withdrawn and they have a fixed APY. Institutions may offer various themed savings accounts, such as those built around saving for holidays, vacations and taxes.
“Sometimes they (savings accounts) are about the rate you’re getting and sometimes it’s about creating a behavior that ends up benefiting you in the long run,” Persyn said.
Terms, conditions, fees, rates and other critical details for savings and money market accounts vary by institution. Prospective savers are encouraged to look around and see which institutions offer more agreeable conditions.
Call Staff Writer Dean Vaglia at (586) 498-1043.
Lacking the Sears branding it was once known for, the segment of Lakeside Mall owned by Lakeside Circle Holdings sits empty. Lakeside Circle Holdings reached an agreement with the mall’s owners to end a lawsuit that alleged plans to demolish the mall deterred potential tenants from renting the former Sears space.
COMMUNITY BRIEFS
CMPL March events
CLINTON TOWNSHIP/MACOMB
TOWNSHIP — Books are not the only way to learn at the library.
Over the month of March, the branches of the Clinton-Macomb Public Library will host various events that let attendees learn through listening and doing.
Jennifer Levasseur, a National Air and Space Museum space history curator, will guide a virtual tour of the International Space Station in a Zoom-based presentation at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 18. Topics of discussion include the people who are in the station, the research performed up there,
how the station is operated as both a residence and research station and how microgravity affects people.
Students, parents and caregivers preparing for college are invited to the North Branch at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 20 for a discussion about filling out and submitting the FAFSA form.
Children ages 7-12 are invited to the South Branch at 3 p.m. on Monday, March 24 for a STEAM circuitry craft session about the human brain. Adults are invited to the North Branch at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 27 for a show-and-tell session. Attendees are encouraged to bring a treasured object to discuss. Items must be appropriate for a public setting.
To register for these events and more, visit cmpl.libnet.info/events.
— Dean Vaglia
Lakeside
from page 9A
or our client still retains the right to go to Court to address an issue. Importantly, our client is looking forward to continuing the work on this transformative redevelopment project and continuing to work with the city staff, community leaders, state officials and others to make it all happen.”
The optimism toward continuing the project expressed by Fuhs is shared by the city of Sterling Heights.
“The City is pleased that the parties
were able to reach a swift resolution of this matter,” a spokesperson for Sterling Heights said via email. “The dismissal of the lawsuit allows everyone to work together towards the common goal of developing Lakeside City Center into what promises to be a transformative mixed-use development, as envisioned by the approved Master Development Plan Agreement.”
Lakeside Circle Holdings filed its lawsuit on Jan. 7. Representatives for the company were unable to be reached by press time.
Call Staff Writer Dean Vaglia at (586) 498-1043.
Photo by Dean Vaglia
Precincts
from page 3A
results. Reducing the number of precincts also cuts down on the amount of work the Department of Public Works has to do setting up and tearing down election equipment.
When consolidating the precincts, care was taken to base the boundaries around those for the state legislative seats, school districts and the Macomb County Board of Commissioners. This has led to more precincts being noncontiguous and several precincts lacking a polling place within its borders.
“The law says that we should try to be as contiguous as possible, but it does not mandate that they are contiguous,” Cheung said. “The ones that are not contiguous fall within the same (legislative and school) boundaries; they are not contiguous, but they are geographically close, and it was the best way to optimize those precincts.”
Along with the state increasing the maximum precinct size, early voting has seen a decrease in residents voting on election day proper. Only 36.4% of Clinton Township residents who voted in the November 2024 election did so on election day while 63.6% voted either by mail or utilized early in-person voting. The reduction of polling places means more voting booths can be set up at in-person voting sites and any tabulators that would normally be used in a consolidated precinct could now be enlisted for counting absentee ballots. Early in-person voting itself is not affected by the precinct reductions, with Township Clerk Kim Meltzer saying the township plans on having three locations available for early voting during state and federal elections in 2026.
“The one we can guarantee is the Civic Center,” Meltzer said. “We can’t for certain say if we’ll have Kensington or Faith Baptist Church, however we are hoping to have them. It was very successful working with them, and everybody was great to work with … The Civic Center is central to the whole township but there are parts of the community where even coming to the central location is a challenge. That’s why we really wanted to focus on the south end and the north end of the township.”
Meltzer says it is too early to know exactly what the nonCivic Center locations will be because schedules for other venues cannot be pinned down so far in advance.
Residents will be mailed new voter identification cards with details about their new precincts and polling locations.
Residents in new precincts 4, 5, 8, 12 and 18 will be prioritized because of the upcoming Mount Clemens Community Schools bond election in May, though voters will report to transitional polling locations rather than their new normal polling location.
For the May election, voters in precincts 4, 5 and 8 will vote at the Harry L. Wheeler Community Center and Administrative Offices while voters in precincts 12 and 18 will vote at the Robbie Hall Parker elementary school.
To find out more about the new precincts and how they may affect you, Clinton Township residents are urged to visit clintontownship.com/183/Clerk-Elections. To speak with someone in the clerk’s office, call (586) 286-9422 or go to the office at 40700 Romeo Plank Road.
Call Staff Writer Dean Vaglia at (586) 498-1043.
The Clinton Township Board of Trustees voted to reduce the number of voting precincts and polling locations at its Feb. 10 meeting. The township’s new elections map appears as such.
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Seasonal general laborer positions, $15.30 - $16.32 hourly, no benefits. Successful completion of Civil Service Examination is required, and applicants must meet all requirements set forth in the Employees Civil Service Ordinance. Pre-employment background investigation is required. Interested, applicants must submit application to the Clinton Township Employees Civil Service Commission, 40700 Romeo Plank Rd., Clinton Township, MI 48038 on or before the close of business, Thursday, April 17, 2025. The Charter Township of Clinton is an Equal Opportunity Employer, applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, or disability. For further information pertaining to this position or to download employment application please refer to www.clintontownship.com, click on employment.
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Retail fraud suspect strikes again GROSSE POINTE CITY — An unknown suspect 4550 years old is said to have stolen four bottles of
Daniels honey whiskey, worth a total of $112, from The Village CVS store at around 10:25 a.m. Feb. 14. Police said the suspect is believed to be the same man responsible for similar liquor thefts from this store on Dec. 17 and 18.
Bar fight reported
MACOMB TOWNSHIP — On Feb. 3 at around 2
a.m., Macomb County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to The Hub at 21 Mile Road for a fight between patrons on their way out.
According to the report narrative, a 30-year-old Shelby Township man said he noticed a 37-year-old Washington Township man inappropriately touch a woman earlier that evening. The Shelby man confronted the Washington man, leading to an argument that turned into a fight as both men’ s parties left.
Deputies arrested the Washington man for assault and battery.
Collateral damage
MACOMB TOWNSHIP — On Feb. 2 at around
10:30 a.m., Macomb County Sheriff’s Office deputies were alerted to a Dodge Avenger that hit two cars and was going west on Hall Road.
Deputies located the suspect Dodge on the right shoulder of Hall Road near Chateau Thierry Drive along with two other damaged cars. Drivers of the other cars told deputies they were hit by the Dodge.
A 21-year-old Clinton Township woman exited the Dodge and allegedly tried to leave the scene. She reportedly became combative with deputies and was ultimately handcuffed.
The woman was reportedly given breath tests that showed blood alcohol content levels of 0.149 and 0.141.
Fraud on Colonial Court
ST. CLAIR SHORES — At 7:29 p.m. on Feb. 3, a case of fraud was reported in the 23000 block of Colonial Court.
The victim, a 60-year-old man, stated he received an email that he thought was from the U.S. Marshals Service. The man stated it made him believe one of
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Forgery on Little Mack Avenue
ST. CLAIR SHORES — At 9:42 a.m. on Feb. 7, an act of forgery was reported in the 24000 block of Little Mack Avenue.
An officer was at a local credit union when the assistant branch manager stated there was recently a case of fraud. A 40-year-old woman wrote a check for $162.52 to the credit union and placed it in her mailbox. When she checked it later, the check had been cashed for $762.52.
A 24-year-old man, the suspect, arrived at a location on foot and cashed the check. He presented his driver’s license to the credit union. He allegedly had washed the check, writing in his name and amount from the woman’s account. The woman filed a report with the Chesterfield Township Police Department.
License plate swapper
HARRISON TOWNSHIP — At around 4 p.m. on Feb. 1, Macomb County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to the 32000 block of North River Road after receiving a call about a stolen license plate.
The caller, a 58-year-old Harrison Township resident staying in Florida at the time, initially received a call from the Taylor Police Department informing her that the license plate to her truck was turned in. She called Macomb County deputies after having a friend visit her home and confirm the plate on her truck was not the correct plate.
The plate on the Harrison Township truck belonged to a vehicle registered in Detroit. Deputies reached out to the Taylor police, who said someone initially came in earlier that day reporting the plates on his vehicles had been stolen and swapped with other vehicles’ plates.
Suspect in retail fraud caught SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Police officers from Shelby Township were dispatched to the area of 23 Mile Road and Van Dyke Avenue for a retail fraud that had just occurred at a gas station Feb. 5. The suspect left in a red pickup truck. An officer located the vehicle in question and conducted
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