4/3/24 Royal Oak Review

Planning Commission OKs ‘Clawson Flats’ proposal

Apartment building development now goes to City Council for consideration

BY TAYLOR CHRISTENSEN tchristensen@candgnews.com

CLAWSON — The Clawson Planning Commission on March 26 passed a motion 5-3 for a proposed planned unit development that, if approved by the City Council, would develop a former bank site into an apartment building on Main Street.

Royal Oak police investigating string of steering wheel thefts

BY TAYLOR CHRISTENSEN tchristensen@candgnews.com

ROYAL OAK — Steering wheels are often stolen for the airbags inside of them, and this phenomenon happened four times during the week of March 14-21.

“Sometimes it picks up and sometimes we might not have one for six months,” Lt. Rich Millard, of the Royal Oak Police Department, said.

The Royal Oak Police Department has no leads or evidence at the moment tying a suspect or suspects to these crimes, but he said it is generally impossible to find any evidence at all.

“Much like the catalytic converter thefts, there is little to no possibility of any evidence being left behind,” he said. “The only thing the thief touches (the steering wheel) is taken with them.”

The four thefts happened in different areas of Royal

Oak: on Woodward Avenue, Tiffany Lane, Tonawanda Avenue and Allenhurst Avenue.

The cars were all Chevy Malibus. Three out of the four steering wheels were accessed by the suspect smashing the driver’s side window.

Around 2021, Chevy Malibu steering wheels became popular among thieves, according to Millard. It is assumed they are stolen to be sold on the black market.

Rendering provided by Krieger Klatt Architects This color rendering of the Clawson Flats shows how the apartments might look facing North Main Street.

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Police storm porch to arrest barricaded suspect in Royal Oak

BY TAYLOR CHRISTENSEN tchristensen@candgnews.com

ROYAL OAK — Royal Oak police have a 46-year-old man in custody following a domestic assault report and three-hour standoff that began at 4:55 p.m. March 25 in the 1600 block of Whitcomb Avenue, in the area of North Campbell and East 14 Mile roads.

The man’s wife and two children were in the home at the time, police said. A family member had reported being assaulted, according to the Royal Oak Police Department’s press release about the incident.

Lt. Rich Millard, of the Royal Oak Police Department, said the situation escalated quickly upon the arrival of the officers.

“He was outside with the other family member. When officers went to talk to him, he ran inside,” Millard said. “It just became a waiting game.”

The man reportedly barricaded himself, his wife and two children inside the home. According to the press release, “Officers attempted to talk to the male, who was showing See BARRICADE on page 9A

Safety protection key to viewing solar eclipse

BY ALYSSA OCHSS aochss@candgnews.com

METRO DETROIT — A near total solar eclipse doesn’t occur often, but when it does happen there are safety precautions people must take to prevent eye damage and behold its true beauty.

Bob Trembley, president of the Warren Astronomical Society, said a solar eclipse happens when the moon passes in front of the sun.

“There can be a partial eclipse. You’ll just see a bite taken out of it and it’ll look like a crescent, a crescent moon almost, but crescent sun,” Trembley said. “But if you’re in the right spot at the right time, the moon can cover the entire face of the sun.”

A solar eclipse will occur in parts of the continental

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This image of a solar eclipse was taken by Bertin.

Photos provided by Ken Bertin

Ken Bertin poses with his telescope he uses to view solar eclipses. He is 77 years old and has loved astronomy since he was 6.

Benefit concert to be held in Royal Oak in memory of Berkley graduate

BY MIKE KOURY mkoury@candgnews.com

BERKLEY — A special benefit concert honoring a former Berkley student who died by suicide will be held later this month.

The concert held in memory of Alyssa Marie Zino will begin at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 14, at the First Presbyterian Church of Royal Oak, located at 529 Hendrie Blvd.

Zino was a 2018 graduate of Berkley High School, where she was heavily involved in the band program and played clarinet. She attended Kalamazoo College but died by suicide in February 2022 during her senior year.

“She was just a funny, smart, loving girl,” Zino’s mother, Mary Robertson, said. “She was a delight. She really was. I mean, she was well liked by teachers and well liked by peers and just a really delightful human being and a kind person.”

Helping others was a strong interest for Zino, according to her mother. She interned with the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center

and had a lot of interest in social justice.

“She was just kind of a fierce advocate for others,” she said. “I think she would like this. I hope she would.”

Robertson said there are three goals to the concert: to honor her daughter’s memory, to raise funds for the Berkley Schools music program and to raise awareness for suicide prevention.

“She was lucky enough to be able to have private lessons, and we were able to get her a nice clarinet, and she was able to go to some summer camps, and I want other kids who might not be able to do that to have those chances, because it really makes a big difference,” she said.

A specialist in suicide prevention, Mayim Meyers, from Jewish Family Service, will be on-site before and after the concert to distribute literature and answer questions.

Robertson said music was central to Zino’s life, and Robertson knows what a big difference music can make in many kids’ lives.

“There are plenty of kids that the arts

are kind of where they find themselves,” she said. “Like the academic world may not come so easily, but the arts are where they can feel like they’re good at something and be able to express themselves, and it’s just so important.”

Alan Posner, the band director at Bloomfield Hills High School, previously taught Zino when he was working for Berkley Schools. Posner called Zino one of his best students who was incredibly skilled and driven.

“She always had a very dry, dry sense of humor and personality, but also very focused. When I left Berkley … she gave me a couple jokes because she always thought I had the worst jokes ever. So she thought I should get some better jokes. So I thought that was always really funny and touching, that she would give me a present and that’s what it was.”

Posner, who considered Zino a friend, said music was very important to her and an outlet for how she expressed herself.

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Photo provided by Mary Robertson

Alyssa Marie Zino, a 2018 Berkley High School graduate, loved music and was very involved in the school’s music program.

Royal Oak Eagles Hockey Club to hold road rally fundraiser

ROYAL OAK — The Royal Oak Eagles hockey club will host its first road rally fundraiser at 1 p.m. April 20.

Participants will begin the rally at the Royal Oak High School Lexington Boulevard parking lot that is east of the school and travel by car around Royal Oak solving puzzles and finding clues.

There will be two to four people per team (car), and the teams will go to different destinations earning as many points as possible.

Items needed for the road rally, as listed on the Royal Oak Eagles Facebook, are a cookie sheet, a smart phone, measuring tape, masking tape, pencils, pens, erasers, highlighters, a clipboard, and one of these three: a Barbie, an action figure or a stuffed toy.

The instructions will be provided at the event. Pizza will also be provided at 5 p.m. following the road rally.

The deadline to sign up is April 18. The cost for each person per car to participate is $25. Payment can be made in person at Royal Oak Eagles, 401 E. Fourth St., Royal Oak, MI 48067, or via QR codes that are part of a flyer posted March 7 on the Royal Oak Eagles Facebook page.

Learn about ‘Red Run: The Ghost River of Royal Oak’

ROYAL OAK — Bob Muller is the speaker at the Royal Oak Historical Society’s program at 7 p.m. April 12 at the Royal Oak Historical Museum.

Red Run: The Ghost River of Royal Oak, is a program to learn more about Red Run, the “hidden river system that once flowed through the community,” according to romi.gov.

Red Run’s south branch was buried in the 1920s and the north branch was buried in the 1960s, according to a historical report by Muller on romi.gov, and is no longer visible, hence giving it the name “ghost river.”

Red Run has since become “a part of the storm and sanitary drain system for the fast growing northern suburbs,” according to the report.

The event will give the audience a guide on how to see this once flowing river system, and how to follow Red Run through the streets of Royal Oak.

Muller will also explore the stories of those who once used Red Run over a century ago.

Tickets cost $15 and the event’s capacity is 50 people. Buy tickets at royaloakhistoricalsociety. com/shop/ols/products/ghost-river.

Nature Society hosts 16th annual fundraiser

‘DOG MAN’ AWARDED KEY TO THE CITY

ROYAL OAK — “Dog Man,” a children’s book character who is part man, part dog and part cop, visited the children of Royal Oak on March 23 at Sidetrack Bookshop.

Dog Man is a book series written by Dav Pilkey, who has recently released his new book, “The Scarlet Shedder.”

Dog Man started at the bookstore and traveled to different Royal Oak businesses for photo opportunities and other themed activities between 10 a.m. and 3:15 p.m.

People who preordered “The Scarlet Shedder” were able to attend an exclusive meet-and-greet at Sidetrack Bookshop at 10 a.m. and 3:15 p.m.

The highlight of the event was when Dog Man arrived at the Royal Oak Police Department and was awarded a key to the city by an Addams Elementary third-grader, Eleanor Smylie, and City Commissioner Brandon Kolo.

ROYAL OAK — The Nature Society’s 16th annual fundraiser will be held 7-10 p.m. April 25 at the Royal Oak Farmers Market.

The fundraiser is to help raise money for almost 50 acres of nature preserves in Royal Oak in Cummingston Park and Tenhave Woods.

The event will have a silent and live auction with 150 items available for bid. It will also host a 50/50 raffle.

Kal’s Lunch Bowl, a Mediterranean restaurant located in the farmers market, will be selling food and beverages until 9 p.m. There will also be dessert provided.

Sponsorships are available for $100; businesses interested in a sponsorship should contact naturesociety@romi.gov.

Businesses who sponsor the event will be allowed to put advertising material at a sponsor information table, have their names displayed on signs at the fundraiser and mentioned in the 2024 summer newsletter, and more.

Tickets cost $10 in advance or $15 at the door. Payment instructions are listed at romi.gov/463/Annual-Fundraiser.

Third grader Eleanor Smylie and City Commissioner Brandon Kolo present Dog Man with the key to the city at the press-conference held at the Royal Oak Police Department.

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Clawson council continues discussion of goals and objectives for 2024-2025

BY TAYLOR CHRISTENSEN tchristensen@candgnews.com

CLAWSON — The Clawson City Council continued the discussion regarding its 2024-2025 goals and objectives with plenty of critiques and comments at the March 19 council meeting.

Each goal is something that the city wants to accomplish, and the objectives touch on the actions that the city will complete to achieve each goal.

During the discussion, the City Council voted 4-2 to approve the five goals, and objectives from goals three and four. They could not approve the objectives from the other goals because they were going to continue the discussion on them at the next meeting, which occurred after press time.

Since a workshop dedicated to the goals and objectives was established at the Jan. 2 City Council meeting, the council members have talked about this seven times at meetings prior to March 19, according to City Manager Joe Rheker.

The previous workshop and meetings were dedicated to finalizing the goals and objectives, as well as consulting with department heads to “better identify priorities,” as stated by Rheker at the March 5 City Council meeting.

Rheker provided the council with a copy of the draft written up by him, detailing “just about everything that has been previously discussed and previously briefed,” and explanations for changes, according to the draft document.

Prior to March 19, the council had discussed six total goals and objectives. The number was reduced to five in the draft, because the evaluation tool that the council uses to evaluate the city manager “calls for the collective agreement of five goals.”

The sixth goal’s objectives were then absorbed into goals No. 2-5.

Goal five, which once read, “Ensure a Safe and Comfortable Environment for Everyone,” has also been changed to “Improve Infrastructure while creating a safe, comfortable and sustainable environment for all,” as written in the draft document, following the “consensus” to focus more on infrastructure.

Goal one, objective one, as it is stated in the draft, is to “Attract, encourage and retain a mixture of robust businesses and development into the City.”

Council member Susan Moffitt suggested it be reworded to “acknowledge that the majority of the work is done by the DDA,” she said.

Mayor Paula Millan said that this is not a needed change, as the Downtown Development Authority is not the primary entity that will be putting work into this objective.

“It is a cooperative effort between the DDA, local businesses, chamber of commerce, and many other entities, so to call out only one, I don’t think it’s fair,” Millan said.

Moffitt suggested including all the entities.

Millan said that it is not necessary, as the city is a “conduit for all of those organizations; they should be active in each of them and representative for each of them,” she said.

Council member Bruce Anderson agreed with Millan, saying that the DDA does not need to be called out in this objective, as it is an independent entity from the city.

One of the objectives that Rheker suggested be revised was goal five, objective one, which was approved two weeks earlier.

Rheker suggested revision due to the wordy nature of the objective.

The objective is regarding Clawson infrastructure, a goal that is discussed frequently, to address roads, water mains and sewers within the city by 2035.

Council member Matt Binkowski and Moffitt did not agree with the suggestion and were very adamant on keeping this objective the way it was approved.

“I will respectively suggest that the devil is in the details, and that is why I worded this objective and this goal with certain details,” Binkowski said. “I think that the people of Clawson want a very comprehensive plan to get our infrastructure fixed and done in the most efficient manner, and that is why I used the words that I used.”

Millan said that “brevity is sometimes really good for us (City Council).”

“If we have a blanket statement that is all encompassing, is that not better than a specific statement?” she said.

The overall main concern is to create goals that are “reasonable and attainable,” as stated by Rheker.

Moffitt said that she prefers goals that are “quantifiable and achievable,” and voiced

Instructional coaches help teachers reach new heights

BY TAYLOR CHRISTENSEN tchristensen@candgnews.com

ROYAL OAK — Instructional coaches from the Royal Oak Schools district presented how they have helped improve education in K-5 classrooms at the March 11 Board of Education meeting.

Instructional coaches work with K-5 teachers and assist in any way possible to help improve lesson quality and student education.

Three instructional coaches presented “a taste of the impact that our instructional coaches are having on the elementary program,” Anne Njovu, the supervisor of elementary education, said at the meeting.

Molly Brinker, an instructional coach, started off the presentation by saying that “we wanted to directly connect our work (with) what is passionate for you, which is your long range planning.”

“Everything that we do directly relates to what you want to do as a board,” she said.

The presentation summarized what instructional coaching does to help achieve goal one and goal four of the long range plan.

In regards to goal one, “fostering an impactful learning community where students will be embraced, accepted, challenged, and prepared,” Brinker said they have been implementing more of a “student-centered coaching.”

The coaches will meet with teachers in cycles; according to Brinker, the cycle is four to six weeks, two to three times per week.

“The coaching cycles are student-centered, and we really look at what we see and hear around our students and the goal that the teacher feels is important,” she said.

The coaches follow a protocol to keep

learning cohesive, as well as flexible for the goals of the teachers.

Using a document called “ResultsBased Coaching Tool,” the coaches collect data and then address the needs of the classroom they are observing. According to Brinker, using this, the coach can decide the best plan of action on how to improve learning in the classroom.

Linda Burton, another instructional coach, presented the next slide, summarizing the way coaching supports goal four of the long range plan. Goal four is to “attract and retain the best staff.”

“As we support teachers, one of our all-time goals is to make sure that their teaching experience is successful and that also we help retain them and keep them in the teaching profession,” Burton said.

Mentor teachers are placed in the schools to support and help new teachers adapt into the Royal Oak School District smoothly. Burton said that mentors need assistance at times because of their workload. When this occurs, instructional coaches step in to help.

“This year we worked with supporting our mentor teachers through coaching cycles,” she said. “Many of them set goals early on in the year and have been reaching out to us throughout the year to set up coaching cycles to work on specific needs, or just ask a question.”

The schools have also implemented shared libraries at each building, according to Burton, which allows the Royal Oak Schools district’s libraries to have approximately 22,000 new books through a library database.

“Teachers are reaching out on how to use those books and how to get them in the hands of kids, and how to use those strategies,” she said. “So it has been really exciting for elementary teachers.”

Thefts

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Chevy Malibu steering wheels are sought-after likely because of the easy access for criminals.

“We speculate it is because it is easy to get the steering wheel off,” Millard said. “The Malibu wheels come off fairly easily.”

Millard said that these types of thefts mostly happen at night and are quick, making it difficult for the Royal Oak Police Department to find and apprehend those conducting them.

“Our officers are always looking for suspicious activity, car break-ins or car theft, but my understanding is this takes less than two minutes and sometimes faster to accomplish,” he said. “The chances of an officer driving by a particular house or apartment complex during that two minutes are pretty slim.”

For residents of Royal Oak to avoid this happening to them, Millard suggests parking your car in the garage if you have

one, and if you leave your car out at night, it is important to listen to what is going on outside.

“They typically have to break a window and make some noise, but it goes without saying if you hear breaking glass in your driveway at night, you should call the police,” he said.

The Royal Oak Police Department has no leads at the moment, but Millard said that it could be a group of criminals working together.

“Whoever was out last week when we had four of them in the same night was one crew, or, you know, a duo or trio, or even a single guy, who knows,” he said. “But they (the thefts) are all tied together.”

Millard believes that the thefts that have happened during the last month have all been controlled by one “entity.”

“I doubt there are three separate entities out there working steering wheels in Royal Oak at night,” he said. “When there are organized car break-ins and stuff like that, usually it is one or two people.”

Video surveillance and possible evi-

dence left behind are the two best pieces of evidence in these types of cases. According to Millard, any items left behind by the perpetrator could be evaluated for latent prints.

Royal Oak police are still investigating these thefts, and keeping their eyes out for more during their night patrols, according to Millard.

Clawson Chief of Police Kellie Bauss said that they have not experienced any thefts of this nature in Clawson.

“We haven’t had a single one,” she said.

“I consulted with our detectives and we haven’t had one like that.”

Call Staff Writer Taylor Christensen at (586) 498-1081.

Photo provided by Royal Oak Police Department In three out of the four recent reports of steering wheel thefts in Royal Oak, the suspect smashed the front driver’s side window of the car to access the inside.

Barricade

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signs of experiencing a mental health crisis and refused to come out of the home.”

The Oakland County SWAT team was called to the scene, arriving around an hour after the incident began, as well as Troy Police Department negotiators, who arrived at around 6:30 p.m., according to Millard.

“The male had recently purchased long guns and was wearing a bulletproof vest and had been displaying behaviors that indicated declines in his mental health,” Millard said. “Those are all of the reasons for us to rely on the better training that the SWAT team has — and the better equipment — for everybody’s safety.”

Factoring in the recent purchase of guns, as well as the individual’s mental health, made this situation into what it was, but Millard does not label it as a hostage situation.

“You could say we were trying to avoid it becoming a dangerous hostage situation by being patient and negotiating for him to come out,” he said. “Ultimately, they were called there for a domestic disturbance, that a domestic assault had occurred, and we patiently waited to get him in custody without anybody getting hurt.”

Millard said he was unable to comment on if any threats were made to the police or individuals inside the home, but nobody in the home was harmed during the incident.

The man was taken into custody after the SWAT team “stormed the porch,” according to Millard.

“He stepped on the porch and they took advantage of the opportunity to take him into custody,” Millard said.

The suspect suffered minor injuries due to a Taser deployment, according to the press release.

Following the arrest, “Officers confiscated weapons, ammunition, night vision goggles, and a tactical vest from the home,” according to the press release.

Police said the man is facing charges of domestic assault and simple assault.

“The outcome of this incident was the culmination of outstanding teamwork between members of the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, Troy Police Department, and Royal Oak Officers,” Royal Oak Police Chief Michael Moore said in a prepared statement. “While the subject is facing criminal charges from this incident, officers and deputies on the scene did a great job being aware of the subject’s mental health and took extra measures to bring this incident to a peaceful conclusion.”

Apartments

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The apartments, called ‘Clawson Flats’ as proposed by the developer, would be located at 150 N. Main St., on the east side of North Main between Lincoln Avenue and Bowers Street.

The Clawson Flats site is owned by CSC Capital Group.

This proposal had been presented to the Planning Commission on Dec. 12, and once again on Feb. 13. The proposal presented at the March 26 meeting featured the latest updated plans for the consideration of the Planning Commission.

The proposed location is occupied by the former PNC Bank, two-story office building, drive through lanes, as well as associated parking, according to the proposal document. It also includes a property zoned R-1 that is currently occupied by a house.

The apartment building is being proposed as a multifamily development “with one threestory building and 60 total units,” according to the proposal. It would have “76 on-site and eight on-street parking spaces, ten bicycle spaces, a dumpster enclosure, and screen wall along the eastern property line.”

Joe Tangari, of the engineering and planning firm Giffels Webster, said that the proposal

was updated to meet the requirements of lighting and the number of trees.

Jason Krieger, of Krieger Klatt Architects, presented the changes to the proposal.

Since the last meeting, the proposal was changed from 64 units to 60 units, according to Krieger.

“We manipulated the floor plans in order to get the unit count down; we also increased the size of amenity space,” he said. “I think it was just over, right around 2,000 to almost 4,000 square feet of amenity space.”

Additional hedge screening was also added to the March 26 project plan, according to the Krieger Klatt presentation.

“We had a vinyl fence; we turned it into embossed concrete so it looks like brick, and we ended up adding bushes that we discussed last time along there,” Krieger said. “We also added the street trees along Main Street, and we added the remaining street trees along Lincoln.”

Krieger said that before presenting this plan, the architecture team tried to reduce as many deviations as possible.

Another change that was made from the Feb. 13 proposal concerned a co-working and fitness area.

“We would place our gym along Main Street and the only difference is instead of going all the way across (the apartment floor), we’re limiting it to the corner,” he said. “So we feel that is a good place for it because that’s the hallmark piece. It faces downtown and we want

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that to be beautiful with the windows.”

The building will be made of “high-quality materials,” with mostly brick on the building, according to Krieger.

“The idea is that it is maintenance-free; that’s what they (at CSC Capital Group) want, they are long-term holders and we want this to be something that looks beautiful for a very long time,” he said.

Traffic was a topic of concern for the Planning Commission.

Planning Commission member Gregory Kucera Jr. started the conversation, saying that the apartments will bring a lot of people into town, but a lot of traffic as well.

Kucera believes this will also cut into the public benefit of the building, which is the first listed criteria to be eligible for a planned unit development.

“We all know there is going to be a traffic problem with this thing,” he said. “You have allotted a number of parking spaces that we require; that’s for just the people living there.”

Kucera said that if the apartment renters have friends or family coming over, that could pose some “horrendous” traffic problems.

Michael Khalil, the chief investment officer at CSC Capital Group, said that restaurants and retail pose a higher threat to traffic, because they require 60-70 spots for a “3,000-squarefoot restaurant.”

“We actually think that multifamily is actually a lower use of parking and traffic than

retail,” said Khalil. “If you have 10,000 feet of retail, each retail location is going to ask for 20, 30, 40 spots themselves.”

“More retail there would cause a worse effect on the city,” he said. “The multifamily is a low use for traffic when you look at it against other uses.”

He also mentioned that the public benefit of the apartments is that it will be a “co-working space.”

“That co-working space will be open to residents of the building as well as residents of Clawson who want to go get some coffee and then sit on a Zoom,” he said. “There will be a conference table they would be able to rent by the hour if they work from home and want to have a meeting.”

Another public benefit, according to Khalil, is that a 10-year storm drain will be added to the area. Currently there is no storm drain in the area, according to Khalil.

Residents came to the last meeting and voiced concerns regarding whether this development would make flooding in their basements worse. Khalil said that it will not make it worse, and could possibly help.

The next steps are to draft a development agreement and then present that along with the Planning Commission records to the City Council in the next few months, according to Assistant City Manager Nikalas Stepnitz.

Call Staff Writer Taylor Christensen at (586) 498-1081.

Eclipse

United States on April 8. According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s website, a partial eclipse will start in Cleveland, Ohio at around 1:59 p.m. EDT. Totality will begin at around 3:13 p.m. and totality will end at around 3:16 p.m.

What does that mean for Michigan?

Micheal Narlock, head of astronomy at Cranbrook Institute of Science in Bloomfield Hills, said that people here in the metro area of Michigan will experience a 98% solar eclipse.

“If you stay in the metro area, you’re going to be in for quite a treat,” Narlock said. “Because the sun is going to be covered by the moon, not totally, but about as close to total you can get without it actually being total.”

The last total solar eclipse in Michigan was in 1954 and there won’t be another total eclipse in the area until 2099. The last total solar eclipse in the continental U.S. was in 2017.

Jon Blum, a member of the Warren Astronomical Society, said if a person would like to see a full eclipse, they would have to travel to a place along the eclipse path.

“There’s a line that goes across the

country from Texas through a couple of other states and goes through Indiana and Ohio out to Maine,” Blum said. “If you Google eclipse path online, you’ll see what the line is.”

Blum said a total eclipse hits the continental U.S. every 10 or 20 years. Blum said there is no set number of years, however, and that when a solar eclipse occurs varies from time to time.

A NASA frequently asked questions post from 2017 states that solar eclipses of all kinds occur two to three times a year with two total eclipses occurring every three years.

During a total solar eclipse, Trembley said people can experience a temperature drop, the sounds of a few night time animals as well as the Belt of Venus, an atmospheric phenomenon visible shortly before sunrise or sunset.

“You’ll see that 360 degrees around you, not just in the direction of the sun,” Trembley said. “It’s very strange.”

Narlock said if you look at the sun unprotected, permanent eye damage can occur. People should use filtered glasses that cut down the intensity of the sun’s rays.

“You’ll still be able to see the sun, it will look like a yellow white disk through your glasses, but you won’t be able to see much of anything else. That’s how much we have to cut down the light,” Narlock said.

He also said there are special filters for telescopes that can see only one wavelength of light.

During an eclipse people are more likely to stare at the sun, Blum said. It’s also easier to stare at the sun because the moon covers it, making it dimmer.

“On a normal day, on a sunny day, if you try to stare at the sun you’d say, ‘Oh, that’s awful bright,’ and you’d look away,” Blum said. “But on an eclipse the sun is partly covered by the moon so it’s not so bright. So it doesn’t bother you to look at the sun if you think, ‘Well, OK, I can just stare at the sun.’”

Holding a colander up to the sun to see the shadow of the eclipse is a way to indirectly view it, Narlock said.

“The little holes in the colander will create essentially a little projection of the eclipse as it happens,” Narlock said. “People have also gone under a big tree and looked at the sunlight that comes through the leaves.”

Eye damage can still occur even when the sun is 98% covered like it will be in the metro area.

“Even if there is 1% of the sun showing, it’s still as bright as the entire sun, so you can blind yourself, so you have to have

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APRIL 3

Edmund Fitzgerald: Learn history of vessel and theories on 1975 sinking, 6 p.m., Blair Memorial Library, 416 N. Main St. in Clawson, (248) 588-5500

APRIL 6

Spring Fling Dance: Also pizza, dessert, drinks, DJ, photo booth and craft, for ages 14 and younger, noon-2 p.m., Clawson Senior Center inside Hunter Community Center, 509 Fisher Court, (248) 589-0334

APRIL 8

‘Hidden Figures’: Watch space-themed 2016 movie on day of solar eclipse, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Blair Memorial Library, 416 N. Main St. in Clawson, (248) 588-5500

APRIL 13 & 15

Book sale: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. April 13 and noon-8 p.m. April 15, Blair Memorial Library, 416 N. Main St. in Clawson, (248) 588-5500

APRIL 17

Renovating high-visibility gardens: 6-8 p.m., Blair Memorial Library, 416 N. Main St. in Clawson, registration required, (248) 588-5500

APRIL 19

Euchre tournament: Benefit for Royal Oak Historical

Society Museum, 6:15 p.m. registration and 7 p.m. deal, Pronto!, 608 S. Washington Ave. in Royal Oak, (248) 439-1501, royaloakhistoricalsociety.com

APRIL 27

A Walk at the Zoo: Fundraiser for Shades of Pink Foundation, helps with living expenses for local people undergoing breast cancer treatment, 7 a.m.noon, Detroit Zoo, 8450 W. 10 Mile Road in Royal Oak, shadesofpinkfoundation.org

ONGOING

CAMEO Quilters Guild: Meetings and lectures 7 p.m. every third Thursday of month until June, Clawson United Methodist Church, 205 N. Main St., www. cameoquilters.org, cameoquilters@gmail.com

‘Children of Eden’: Performance by Stagecrafters, select dates until April 21, Baldwin Theatre, 415 S. Lafayette in Royal Oak, stagecrafters.org

Nature walks: Spring wildflower walks, 2 p.m. April 14, 21 and 28, and mushroom walk, 10 a.m. April 27, Tenhave Woods in Royal Oak, park at Marais/ Lexington lot and meet at Lexington entrance, romi. gov/411/Nature-Walks

Bingo: 12:30-1:30 p.m. every first Friday of month, Mahany/Meininger Senior Community Center, 3500 Marais Ave. in Royal Oak, (248) 246-3900

Widowed Friends breakfasts: 9:30 a.m. every second

and fourth Wednesday of month, The Avenue Family Restaurant, 31253 Woodward Ave. in Royal Oak, RSVP to Marilyn at (248) 543-1018

Royal Oak Farmers Market: 7 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays, also antiques and collectibles 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Sundays, 316 E. 11 Mile Road, Royal Oak Farmers Market on Facebook

Open rehearsals with Harmony United Chorus: Barbershop-style group for men, 7-9 p.m. every Tuesday, choir room at Royal Oak Middle School, 709 N. Washington Ave., greaterdetroit.org

Wednesday Afternoon Book Club: Meets 1-2 p.m. every third Wednesday, Blair Memorial Library, 416 N. Main St. in Clawson, facebook.com/BlairMemorialLibrary

CRIME WATCH

Vehicle keyed, spat on and vandalized

ROYAL OAK — A complainant reported that between 6:10 and 9:00 p.m. March 7 at the parking structure at 300 S. Lafayette Ave., an unknown person keyed the complainant’s vehicle, wrote on the driver’s side window in marker, and spit on the rear windshield.

Wallet stolen from unattended backpack

ROYAL OAK — A complainant reported that at 3 p.m. March 15, an unknown person stole his wallet from his backpack in the locker room of Planet Fitness on Crooks Road.

Vehicle keyed

ROYAL OAK — A complainant reported that between 4 and 4:30 a.m. March 13, an unknown person keyed the complainant’s vehicle while it was parked on the street in the 2900 block of N. Blair Avenue, which

is in the area of 13 Mile and North Campbell roads.

Closed liquor store broken into

ROYAL OAK — A complainant reported that at 4:52 a.m. March 13, an unknown person shattered the front door window glass of a closed liquor store and possibly stole beer. The location is closed and under renovation at 1201 N. Campbell Road.

Dodge Charger stolen from street

ROYAL OAK — A complainant reported that at 5:30 a.m. March 14, an unknown person stole a 2019 Dodge Charger that had been parked on the street at 3100 block of Prairie Avenue.

Ford Edge stolen from parking lot of Detroit Build

ROYAL OAK — A complainant reported that at 4:20 a.m. March 9, an unknown person stole a 2011 Ford Edge from the parking lot of Detroit Build at 1201 N. Main St.

— Taylor Christensen

Call

Be prepared when welcoming new pets to the home HOMES

BY ANDY KOZLOWSKI akozlowski@candgnews.com

Pets are a huge commitment. Before a new owner takes the plunge, they should carefully consider their home, how it’s configured, and whether it makes sense for the pet. And once the animal arrives, they will need time to adjust.

“Animals that come from shelters need a decompression period. They cannot just come home and immediately acclimate to their surroundings,” said Paige Wallace, the animal control officer for Madison Heights. “We don’t know how (shelter animals) are with kids, digging through trash cans, separation anxiety, etc. So, learn your pet — if you’re adopting and the animal is an adult, let them show you what they don’t know, what they’ve never been taught. When they first enter your home, they don’t know you and are just as nervous as you, if not more.

“Start with the basics and adjust as the animal adjusts. Give them time to figure out things,” she said. “Maybe your animal was never walked on a leash. Maybe it never had toys, so they chew everything except their toys.”

In teaching them, she said to use positive reinforcement — for example, gently slipping a toy in their mouth when they try to chew furniture. Avoid negative punishment, such as yelling or throwing out your arms. Scolding will make them associate you with fear and can lead to aggression.

“Follow the ‘Three 3s’ — three days for initial decompression, three weeks to learn the routine, and three months to start to feel relaxed and at home,” Wallace said.

When it comes to dogs, their size and energy level should scale to your home and lifestyle, said Sue Wells, president of the Animal Welfare Society of Southeastern Michigan, a rescue located in Madison Heights.

“It’s also imperative that you take your dog or pup to training. They learn everything from socializing with other pets to house training and good manners,” Wells said in an email.

Wallace said smaller homes are best for cats and small or medium-sized dogs. She said only cats are suitable for apartments. Small or medium-sized non-sporting dogs are best for people who don’t exercise outside often.

See PETS on page 19A

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“Over the last several years, many consumers have renanced their mortgages into really low rates. As a result, there’s more of a desire to do a home improvement project and x your existing home, rather than move into a new home at a signi cantly higher rate and payment,” said Devin Neu, Assistant Vice President of Consumer Lending for Community Choice Credit Union, serving metro Detroit through o ces in Eastpointe, Farmington Hills, Roseville, Warren, and more, as well as virtually wherever and whenever you need our services.

With rates projected to begin declining this summer, adjustable-rate mortgages (ARM) are a good option for some.

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“In a high-rate environment, those are a bene t to members because they typically have lower interest rates compared to xed rate mortgages, with the added potential for a lower payment as the Federal Reserve begins decreasing their rates,” Neu said. “A member might look to do an ARM, knowing that as the environment changes and rates start decreasing, their payment and rate will also start decreasing, without them having to go through a full re nance process.”

Neu said the motivation to re nance typically starts with a member’s desire to get a lower payment, decrease the length of the payback term or access equity that can be used to consolidate debt and start home improvement projects.

Re nancing is more popular when rates are declining, and when they do stabilize, many consumers look to move from an ARM back to a xed rate to lock in a set payment.

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Pets

from page 14A

“Someone who works away from home is OK to have any size dog, but pay attention to the breed classification, and what they were originally bred for,” she said. “A husky or German shepherd should not be locked up for long hours, but a Lab, pit bill or dachshund would be OK.”

She said cats should never be put in a crate unless being transported. For dogs, Wallace said crates can be used for three months to a year depending on the dog’s temperament. They should be used at bedtime, she said, or when you’re not home or unknown visitors are in the house.

“But never use the crate for a punishment or timeout,” she said. “Make the crate your dog’s home where they go to feel safe. Make sure it has their favorite blankets as long as they don’t chew them while you’re gone.”

For cats, the litter box should be scooped daily and changed about every three to four days. Starting out, place it near the food so that the cat can find it.

“It’s not uncommon to have a litter pan on each floor,” Wallace said.

She suggests not using pee pads for dogs if you can help it.

“Pee pads use scent detection to help the dog know they’re able to use it. Some dogs will remember that spot and continue to go to the bathroom there even when you remove the pee pad,” Wallace said.

In terms of environmental hazards, all dogs should avoid all types of mushrooms, fertilizer, salt — even if it’s described as having “pet safe” levels — and gardens. Dogs should never be fed grapes, avocados or onions.

With cats, keep them away from household plants such as aloe vera, lavender, oregano, jade and easter lilies. Be sure to research the plants in your home and whether they’re toxic to felines.

If other animals are present, boundaries should be established with baby gates or by leashing the animals to keep them separated until they have familiarity.

“Don’t be tense when introducing them for the first time. Animals feed off your body language and energy. Allow them to determine their pecking order without you doing it for them,” Wallace said. “Just make sure no small children are around, and that they’re always separated by a barrier until you see tail wagging, sniffing, playing, licking, and sharing toys. If this is going on, you’re safe to remove the barrier. But look out for eyes locked on the other animal, stiff tails, hair standing up, ears back, snarling, showing

teeth, getting territorial over toys, growling, or just overall excitement levels.”

One should never let their new rescue dog outside while unattended, she said.

“Just because your yard is fenced does not mean they cannot jump the fence. I’ve even seen them jump privacy fences,” Wallace said. “Your new dog should be leashed when taken outside and then taken right back in when they’re done. You don’t know how they are with neighbors’ dogs and you don’t know if they will jump, dig massive holes, or if something may spook them to feel unsafe.”

Local wildlife is another concern.

“Some dogs go after wildlife and will attack and kill. Some dogs are scared and will run back to the door. It’s best to keep your animal vaccinated and away from all wildlife,” Wallace said. “Remember: Coyotes will go after any-sized dogs. It’s important to remember how your dog reacts to that could be life or death for your pet.”

She cautions against using shock collars.

“The dog is not going to learn the very first time you shock them, so if you become a person that repeats it until they listen, this could do one of two things: It could burn the shock collar to your dog’s neck and leave burnt spots on the neck, or it could desensitize the dog, and they will continue to do the behavior. Again, positive reinforcement: reward them for listening the first time. … Give the animal something to look forward to.”

As an aside, Wallace said that during the winter, certain dog breeds enjoy being outside — notably, breeds such as huskies, malamutes, St. Bernards, Bernese mountain dogs and German shepherds. Still, check on them often and make sure they’re not limping along, as they may have snow jammed between their paw pads, which could cause frostbite.

One of the best ways to keep your pet safe is to properly identify them so that they can be returned home if they ever slip out of the house.

“A microchip is always the best way to go,” Wallace said. “Make sure to keep the pet’s information as up to date as possible. Your pet should also have the tag that comes with the microchip affixed to the collar, as well as a tag including the name, address and phone number.”

She said that new pet ownership is a thoughtful process.

“Don’t forget patience, and never expect your rescue animal to be perfect. They’re flawed just as we are. We’re going to have to give a bit, and so will they,” Wallace said. “Time and structure.”

Eclipse

from page 11A

either solar glasses or telescopes or binoculars, or whatever, with appropriate solar filtering,” Trembley said.

Regular sunglasses will not do when viewing an eclipse and they will damage the eyes significantly, Narlock said.

Trembley said NASA’s “Solar System Ambassadors” have been shipping out solar glasses. Both Trembley and his wife are ambassadors. Libraries are also good places to check as well. Narlock said Cranbrook is selling the glasses and he also saw his optometrist selling them.

Both Trembley and Narlock warned people to be wary of solar glasses sold online. These glasses could not have the right lenses or the lenses could already have damage such as scratches.

Narlock said solar eclipses are not something to goof around with.

“If you have children that are going to be looking directly at it, make sure that they’re wearing approved solar eclipse glasses that aren’t scratched. Make sure they don’t take them off their face while they’re looking at the sun,” Narlock said. “Because it just takes a moment and they could really damage their eyes.”

Solar eclipse viewing events are occurring all over at local parks and other venues.

Cranbrook is also holding an eclipse viewing event from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Trembley said to find an event near you, visit the NASA Night Sky Network at nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov.

“It’s a NASA program where they join up with astronomy clubs across the country and they post information on the clubs and events that the clubs are holding,” Trembley said.

He also said NASA Solar System Ambassadors will be hosting or attending events.

A full directory of ambassadors can be found online by searching NASA Solar System Ambassadors.

You can check your local library’s website as well as city websites for further events.

Clawson

from page 6A

that she hopes to see “at least one” that meets those guidelines.

“I will continue to say that we don’t want a bunch of aspirational goals for our city,” she said. “We need tangible, concrete goals of things that we want accomplished and that has been my objection to this list of goals from the beginning.”

The discussion on the goals and objectives was to continue at the next City Council meeting April 2, after press time. Rheker is hoping to finalize the goals and objectives by the April 16 City Council meeting.

The draft of goals and objectives discussed with the changes proposed by Rheker at the March 19 meeting is available to the public at clawsoncitymi.documents-on-demand. com.

Call Staff Writer Taylor Christensen at (586) 498-1081.

Instruction

from page 6A

Small group instruction has been an “essential practice of the 10 essential practices in the state of Michigan for literacy,” according to Burton.

Burton said this style of teaching has been successful in meeting the unique needs of the students, and the coaches have been supporting the teachers throughout that process.

Fourth and fifth grade teacher Laura Foss and first grade teacher Sarah Ross both participated in the presentation, listing some ways the instructional coaches have helped their personal teaching environment.

Foss was once a Royal Oak Schools student and said that the impact instructional coaching has had on the teachers has been noticeable.

“(Instructional coaches) are beyond dedicated to helping make sure that not only our students are being served in the very best possible way, but also that we are encouraging our staff to feel supported and be grounded in those best practices,” Foss said.

In her own experience, she said it is easy to forget to try new things, and having an instructional coach has helped her open her mind to new teaching methods.

Foss made a point to say veteran teachers need coaches too, saying that most of the

time they get “comfortable” in their own way of teaching, and instructional coaching cycles are a great way for them to step out of their comfort zones.

“Teachers that feel supported will stay here,” Foss said in regard to goal four and the impact instructional coaches have on it.

“I think it is so important that we really dedicate coaches to our teachers so that they do want to stay and they feel supported and confident moving into these new educational landscapes,” she said.

Ross worked alongside coach Linda Burton and signed up to see how instructional coaches could help her. After collecting data, Ross said Burton was able to significantly improve the students’ growth in learning.

“They absolutely soared, because we gave them strategic, very targeted instruction,” Ross said.

Teachers often get closed off in their own rooms, unable to see how other teachers teach, according to Ross, and a coach can help to shed new light on teaching and learning.

“A coach is incredibly valuable and a totally fresh perspective and a wealth of background knowledge of what they see in the classrooms of Royal Oak every day,” she said. “I grew as a teacher, and therefore my students grew as readers.”

Call Staff Writer Taylor Christensen at (586) 498-1081.

Concert

from page 4A

“She always wanted to perform at a very high level,” she said. “When the band didn’t do well or she wasn’t doing well, she was tough on herself, but she always strived to do her best. I think it was a release for her as well, like a way to cope with stress and anxiety that I know she dealt with. … You can tell she really loved it and really engaged with it at a very high level.”

Donations will act as tickets for the concert, and proceeds will go toward the music program for Berkley Schools.

Call Staff Writer Mike Koury at (586) 498-1077.

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