4/25/24 Novi Note

Heavy-duty tow trucks complete complex recovery of truck

Thirteen men, seven heavy-duty tow trucks and a street sweeper were required to clean up the scene following a semitruck crash on eastbound Interstate 96 near Beck Road and the Suburban Collection Showplace April 18.

At 1:25 a.m. April 18, a semitruck driver with a load of about 40,000 pounds of groceries veered off the highway. The truck landed on its side in the ditch on the opposite side of the guardrail. The driver was OK; however, the

work was just beginning for workers at Hadley’s Towing in Novi. Hadley’s employees would spend around 20 hours clearing the debris from the freeway, with work performed in three phases. The initial phase where the scene was secured took place from 1:30 to 6:30 a.m. During this time,

the tow truck company pumped the remaining fuel from the tractor and pulled the truck to a better location to be able to turn it upright.

“We dispatched a few trucks, went out there, started to tackle the scene. There was some hazmat situations. I guess there was a fuel

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ABOVE: Hadley’s Towing utilizes a rotator truck, along with some heavy-duty wreckers, to turn the overturned semitruck upright.

LEFT: Logan McClure, a crew member from Hadley’s Towing, works to clear debris from the scene.

An overturned semitruck is seen in the ditch along eastbound Interstate 96 near Beck Road as emergency services come to evaluate the situation April 18.

Photos provided by Hadley’s Towing

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Novi High School receives grants, gift to enhance ceramics program

BY CHARITY MEIER cmeier@candgnews.com

The Novi High School Visual Arts Department was recently awarded two grants, and a financial gift, to further build its popular ceramics program, which attracts approximately 250 students annually.

The department received a $1,500 grant from the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, a $300 grant from the Novi Educational Foundation, and a $500 gift from alumnus Mitchell Wong for a total of $2,300.

“I think it is our biggest art elective with the most number of sections, so it just made sense to try to feed the one that’s got the most kids in it,” Novi High School art teacher Erin Harbar said of the reason that the department chose to go after grant funds for its ceramics program.

With the state funds, the department was able to purchase 17 large bottles of Amaco Potter’s Choice glazes in some of the students’ favorite colors.

“I told them with all of the glaze colors, that they are very spoiled, because if they take a college course, they’re going to get, like, three or four choices, and we have a lot of choices,” Harbar said. “We like them to really be able to make their ideas work, and when you only have a handful of colors, it is hard to do that. So that was really great that we’re able to continue to offer that with the grant funds.”

Harbar said the students go through glaze very quickly, as it is painted on every project, and the cost of glaze has gone up dramatically. Harber said that the 17 new glaze bottles could last the department up to five years, depending on the color.

She said the state grant also allowed the school the luxury of

Photos provided by Erin Harbar

LEFT: Novi High School senior Dagny Gulledge utilizes a new trimming bat for her ceramics project. TOP LEFT: This dinnerware, made by a ceramics student at Novi High School, illustrates what the students have been able to do with the slab molds, texture tools and various glazes that the school was able to acquire through grant funding.

Truck

tank that was ruptured on the truck and another one that was full, so we had to pump off the fuel from the truck before we could move it at all,” said Kipp LeMarbe, vice president of Hadley’s Towing in Novi. “So we did that and then we pulled the truck almost down to the end of the guardrail.”

A refrigerated truck has two to three gas tanks — one for the refrigerated unit on the trailer and one or two for the tractor. LeMarbe’s crew pumped an estimated 40 to 50 gallons of fuel out of the truck, but there was still a spill from the ruptured tank of around 35 gallons of diesel, according to Diane Cross, of the Michigan Department of Transportation.

Then in what LeMarbe said was a first for him, MDOT chose to pause the recovery and cleanup process and reopen the freeway until the early evening to allow both of the daily traffic rush hours, morning and evening, to pass.

“This is the first time ever that MDOT has said, ‘Let’s leave it and then come back.’ Like, that never happens. Usually we are out there from the time it happens to the time we get it out of there. So this was a first for us,” LeMarbe said.

“We always look at multiple factors in any freeway crash. Obviously, the safety of the cleanup area for first responders and the general public, which frequently requires lane closures, if not a freeway closure. If there is a hazmat spill, depending on what it is, sometimes it has to be taken care of immediately; i.e. going into a nearby water source,” Cross said. “In this case and many others, the cleanup can be done at a later date under a permit. The hazmat company will apply for a permit to work on our roadway right of way, and we determine when it’s the safest time frame to do it.”

While the freeway was still open, Hadley’s

workers cut a section out of the fence dividing the freeway and the parking lot of Suburban Collection Showplace.

“So, we could continue to unload the semi and work the scene without causing any disruption in the flow of traffic,” LeMarbe said. This was the second phase.

They then manually emptied the truck, working from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. hauling groceries approximately 60 yards from the site of the crash up the embankment, through the fence, into the Suburban Collection Showplace parking lot and then into waiting box trucks to be disposed of at a nearby dump. In order to safely unload the truck, a skid-steer loader and a telehandler were used to help move stuff out of the truck and up the hill

“We continued unloading the semi because of the situation it was in. It was down in the mud, in the ditch, behind the guardrail, and it was full,” LeMarbe said. “So, you can’t roll them back over when they’re full of stuff like that — just because of the weight and things coming undone and what’s loose inside, it will break through the wall. So, we had to manually unload it by hand and that was done throughout the day.”

According to LeMarbe, the owner of the cargo and trailer said that anytime they have a situation like this where food that requires refrigeration is not able to be properly cooled and there’s a hazmat situation, that the goods are considered a “cross-contamination loss” and everything is to be disposed of.

Phase three began at 6:30 p.m. when MDOT once again shut down the freeway to allow the tow truck workers to remove the semi and the debris from the scene. To finish the job, Hadley’s brought in seven trucks including a rotator, some heavy-duty wreckers, some flatbeds, and the sweeper.

The flatbeds were used to haul away debris such as pieces of the trailer and other wreckage, and one of them had cleanup sup-

plies for the hazmat situation and another brought in the sweeper. The heavy-duty wreckers and the rotator were used to flip the truck upright, and the sweeper was used to clean up the mud and debris off the roadway following the recovery of the semi.

The position of the truck made for quite a challenging recovery as a result of the guardrail and the culvert, LeMarbe said.

“Typically, if there is no guardrail, we can just flip it over, pull it back up to the road, but this one we had to make the decision whether to remove the guardrail or cut it and pull it out or drag it down past the guardrail and then flip it and bring it up over the culvert that was at the end,” LeMarbe said.

They ultimately decided on the latter and dragged the truck past the guardrail to flip it and then bring it over the culvert.

Another factor that complicated the recovery was the amount of water and mud in the area.

“With the warmer temperatures and the fresh construction there on that side and the water and the mud, it was a mess,” LeMarbe said.

“You got the guardrail and culvert as far as the recovery goes, and then as far as the unload goes, working in the mud, it was, it was pretty rough,” he said.

MDOT estimated the nighttime freeway closure might take up to eight hours; however, the project was completed in six hours. Cross said MDOT allows extra time in case there are any issues.

“These crash scene cleanups can have a lot of unexpected things happen,” Cross said.

LeMarbe attributed the speedy cleanup time to his experienced crew.

Hadley’s tows for about five different police agencies in the area, LeMarbe said. He said they are clearing accident scenes every day, but 9 times out of 10 they are just regular automobiles, which he said can still be challenging.

He said last year they handled three semitruck wrecks.

“It’s hard to say (how many semi crashes they see on average); with the construction out there, it definitely amps it up a little bit. I mean, last year we had probably three semi wrecks with that construction in place,” LeMarbe said. “So not all that often. I’d say a few times a year, a couple times a year, depending.”

He said that the number of wrecks they see has increased every time the highway construction has begun for the last three years.

The hazmat recovery also happens in phases, according to LeMarbe. He said his company performed the first phase of the hazmat cleanup by pumping out the fuel before the truck was turned upright and putting down some oil absorbent.

“Usually, if that is kind of a clean deal and there is nothing spilled into the ditch, then there is no second portion,” he said. “Other times, if there is any kind of residual left over in the soil, then they come out and test the soil and they will dig and extract the soil that’s contaminated.”

He said that it can even take up to a week to acquire a permit to remove the contaminated soil, regrade it and replace it with topsoil and seed, which LeMarbe does not do.

“We just do some of the light-duty end of it. You know, to get things started,” he said.

Cross said that the diesel fuel spill of about 35 gallons from the ruptured tank would be cleaned up in the near future. She said the trucking company has hired a hazmat company that will request a permit to get back into that area, coordinated with the I-96 Flex Route project, to test and clean up the spill.

“It was a pretty big job to say the least,” LeMarbe said. “It was a long 20 hours, that’s for sure.”

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

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USPS looking for volunteers to help promote food drive

The United States Postal Service and letter carriers are seeking volunteers to help promote the annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive campaign at their local Kroger stores, including in Novi, the weekend of May 4-5 with a shift of their choosing between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Volunteers will be handing out promotional postcards and collecting food in the vestibule area. Those interested in volunteering should contact Jim Hunter at (313) 405-7081 for more information and to schedule a shift.. The annual Stamp Out Hunger canned food drive is scheduled to take place on May 11; the community is asked to leave canned goods on their porches or near their mailboxes for their postal service worker.

ARBOR DAY CELEBRATION

In honor of Earth Day (April 22) and Arbor Day (April 26) Keith Salowich, forester for the city of Novi, will hold a “tree-themed” discussion at noon April 27 at Lakeshore Park. Residents will also be able to pick up any tree seedlings they preregistered for from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Major VI to hold spring concert

Major VI, the Novi High School a capella group, will hold its spring concert from 7 to 8:30 p.m. April 30 in the school auditorium. The concert is free and open to the public.

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Seniors ages 50 and older are invited to attend a group travel fair held by the city of Novi’s Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department at 5:30 p.m. May 1. Participants will be able to gather information on the various day trips and extended trips the city is offering, speak with travel agents, view presentations on upcoming trips, and more. There is no cost for this event. For more information, contact the department at (248) 347-0400 or email noviparks@cityofnovi.org.

Novi High School to perform ‘Singin’ in the Rain’

The Novi High School Theater Department will present its spring musical presentation of “Singin’ in the Rain” April 25-27. Performances will be held at 5 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, and Saturday at 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online at novihs.seatyourself.biz or at the door.

Novi Parks Department to hold a garlic mustard pull

The Novi Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department is hosting a volunteer stewardship event from 9 a.m. to noon May 4 at Lakeshore Park. Participants will be helping to rid the park of invasive garlic mustard plants. According to the press release, the plant is easy to pull and the event is open to residents of all ages.

Gloves, trash bags, trail maps, identification information and refreshments will be provided. No registration required. For more information, contact the department at (248) 347-0400 or email noviparks@cityofnovi.org.

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Ceramics

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being able to acquire two trimming bats, which she said are a “neat” thing to have. When an artist is trimming ceramic work, the trimming bat automatically holds and centers the work.

In order to acquire the Michigan Arts and Culture Council grant, the school’s application was reviewed by professionals in the field from the state and nation, who evaluated the request, then scored and ranked it based on published criteria. The grant was won two years ago by Novi Middle school.

“I wasn’t really sure how it was going to go. I was definitely delighted when they said ‘Congratulations. You’ve got it,’” Harbar said.

The Novi Educational Foundation grant allowed the department to purchase texture tools for the kids to use. This includes special stamps and rollers that embed texture into the clay. The school also purchased some slab molds that enabled the students to make dinnerware this year, which some chose to enhance with texture from the stamps and rollers.

“We bought some really fun tools with that one,” Harbar said. “They’re really cool.”

She said the students really are enjoy-

ing the new tools and that her more senior ceramic students said that it was one of the most enjoyable projects that they have done.

Senior Camille Wilson, who has taken ceramics classes for two years, said that the glazes are “really cool to use” and that the colors are “really nice and pretty.” She said that she prefers a simple, smooth finish, but a lot of students really like the texture tools, as they ease the process of having to make individual designs and patterns by hand.

“At Novi, I like that we have a lot of access to a lot of different kinds of tools and we’re able to do a lot of different assignments, because with all due respect, just the amount of funding that Novi has and the fact that they do give to their art department here is quite amazing, since we have a lot of access to different kinds of glazes and tools and the ceramic wheels and all of that kind of stuff that we’re able to do here, and it just gives you a lot of availability and freedom,” Wilson said. “Plus, being able to retake the class has allowed me to be able to explore personally with what I like to do and indulge in my hobbies that I really get to enjoy that cost money to do outside of the classroom. So, things of that nature are really fun.”

Harbar said the money from Wong allowed her to get replacement jewelry tools, called bench pins, which help with sawing,

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and some hammers. Harbar said she really needed the hammers because she hadn’t replaced any tools in 23 years.

“I thought it was probably time to replace some of them with thousands of students using them,” she said. “So that was really, really nice.”

Wong, who works for Microsoft and now resides in Seattle, was once one of Harbar’s students before he graduated in 2011. She described him as a “great guy.” She said that he still does ceramics in his spare time and keeps in touch, often showing her his artwork.

“He’s really successful and I’m just really proud to have had someone like him as a student,” Harbar said.

“The end result watching these new artworks emerge that we’ve never done before kind of reinspired me as a teacher to say, OK, I’ve got this stuff. How can I make better opportunities for the kids? How can I make better programs?’ And it really worked out well, I think. As a teacher, not every lesson you do is going to be a huge success for the kids. I mean, sometimes things flop and this definitely was the opposite. It was a big success. So, I was really glad that it all kind of came around,” said Harbar.

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

CORRECTION: The article “Siblings to star on and off the stage in Novi High School musical” published April 18 in the Novi Note should have said that Milan Thurman, 17, will be going to the University of Michigan in the fall. It also should have said that Hannah Jeong will star as Kathy in the musical, “Singin’ in the Rain,” which is under the direction of Heather McKaig.

Amplifiers stolen from Best Buy

At 7:01 p.m. April 4, a man went into Best Buy at 21051 Haggerty Road in Novi, took two black Sonos 250-watt 2.1 channel amplifiers, valued at $699.99 apiece, and then left the store without paying for them.

The man entered the store and went straight to the TV section. He picked up the first amplifier off the sales floor, ripped off the spider wrap anti-theft device, then placed the amplifier into a gray shopping bag. He then proceeded to do the same with the second amplifier. The man then left the store at 7:06 p.m. without paying for the merchandise totaling $1,399.98.

The suspect was described as a 6-foottall Black man with a dark complexion who was between 40 and 45 years old and who weighed about 200-220 pounds. He was last seen wearing a gray cap and a blue surgical mask, black jogger pants, a gray zip-up vest with a gray hoodie underneath it, and black sneakers. He was last seen walking southbound in the parking lot. Anyone with information about the suspect can call Novi police at (248) 348-7100.

Best Buy provided the police with security footage of the incident; however, according to the report, because of the placement of the mask and the quality of the footage, they were not able to utilize facial recognition software to identify the suspect. The store manager said he doesn’t know the serial numbers of the amplifiers and wouldn’t be able to provide them at a later date. The security footage didn’t capture the suspect walking through the parking lot. The case was closed pending more information.

Wheels and tires

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Police were called to an apartment complex on Mansion Court, in the area of Nine

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Mile and Haggerty roads, on the morning of April 4 after a man found that his vehicle had no wheels.

Upon arrival, police saw a silver 2024 Chevrolet Trax facing south in the loop of Mansion Court sitting on blocks on the rockers, as it had no wheels. The man’s wife told police that they had parked the vehicle in the parking spot at 8:15 p.m. April 3, and when her husband went to go to work at 6:50 a.m. April 4, he noticed that the car was sitting on blocks.

She said they just moved to the address and had not noticed any suspicious behavior in the area, and they had no idea who might have done the crime. She was able to show the officer a picture of the vehicle with black and silver machined 10-spoke wheels and lug nuts, valued at approximately $600 per tire, for possible identification.

She said she would call a tow truck after she contacted her insurance company. Her husband later told police that he was quoted a price, per the insurance company, that new wheels and tires for the vehicle would cost $9,000, of which he was responsible for his $500 deductible and an $85 fee. The case has been closed pending more information. Anyone with information can call Novi police at (248) 348-7100.

Gift card scam

A woman who resides in the general area of Haggerty Road south of 12 Mile Road came to the Novi Police Department at 7 p.m. April 4 after she realized she had been the victim of a gift card scam the previous day.

According to the report, the woman said she had been having an issue watching the movie “Bob Marley: One Love” that she purchased from Apple’s streaming service, so she looked up a number for Apple online and called the number.

A man who identified himself as an Apple employee answered the phone and told her that he could fix her issues with the movie, but there were a total of seven hackers who had infiltrated her computer. He said that in order to watch her movie and get rid of the hackers in her computer, she would need to buy him many gift cards.

So the woman went to Kroger, Home Depot, two Walgreens locations and a CVS Pharmacy and purchased a total of $4,500 worth of gift cards. Her gift card purchases included seven $250 Sephora gift cards, one $500 Home Depot gift card, three UberEats gift cards and 9 eBay gift cards. All purchases were made on credit cards, and the woman told police she is currently in the process of having some of the money refunded. However, according to the report, it is not clear how much, if any money, will be refunded.

The woman said she learned it was a scam after other family members found out about the incident. She said she has ended contact with the person and would like to press charges if a suspect is located. Police informed the woman that she should also file a report with the Federal Trade Commission.

On April 5, the woman reported that

the person was now withdrawing funds from her account through Apple Cash. The suspect made three $400 transactions and two $100 transactions. She said she originally thought he was depositing money into her account but soon realized he was taking the money through Apple Cash.

The woman said she went to the bank to cancel her credit cards and make a new account and discovered that she had a new credit card on the account. She said she had no idea how he added the new card, but she immediately canceled it. When she got to the bank, she said her account was negative $800 with another $800 worth of transactions pending.

After several failed attempts at contacting the woman, who had indicated she was going to change her number, detectives met with the woman at her residence, where she stated that her bank was conducting its own investigation on this matter. She said she had not received any new calls from the suspect and provided police with her new number. The case is now closed pending more information.

— Charity Meier

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