Trustees hatch park expansion gambit
BY DEAN VAGLIA dvaglia@candgnews.com
CLINTON TOWNSHIP
— Officials have a plan to expand the township’s park space, but will they get the grant funding needed to make it happen?
On March 17, the Clinton Township Board of Trustees approved the submission of a grant application to buy the property at 21272 Belleview St., located within the boundaries of George George and Woodrow Woody parks. Ap-
praised at $380,000, the grant request calls for $400,000, factoring in a match from the township and additional purchasing costs.
“The acquisition of this property would be an addition to George George Park and Woodrow Woody Park for future recreation opportunities,” Township Clerk Kim Meltzer said. “The current property owner is a willing seller, which is a requirement of the (Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund grant) land acquisition application process.”
BY ALYSSA OCHSS aochss@candgnews.com
FRASER — Though a hole from a crash at the Fraser Public Library has been fixed, a lot more renovations lie ahead.
Lorena McDowell, Fraser Public Library director, said the building at 14 Mile and Freuhauf roads was purchased by the library in the second week of
February. The library purchased the building from the city but has operated out of two temporary locations in a strip mall on 15 Mile Road since the crash.
The hole in the wall left after a vehicle struck the building in May 2023 has been filled, but McDowell said the library has to be completely renovated and redone. She said the library has mold and other dangers that pose a threat to the public.
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Located within George George and Woodrow Woody Parks, the property at 21272 Belleview St. is the subject of a grant request from Clinton Township to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Should the $400,000 grant request be successful, the township would purchase the property and incorporate it into the surrounding parks.
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Library page Gabrielle Hill stands by one of the windows she painted at the Fraser Public Library’s temporary location on 15 Mile Road.
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M3 students graduate with certificates
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer attends ceremony for program’s first group
BY MARIA ALLARD allard@candgnews.com
WARREN — With plans for the U.S. Navy to expand its fleet of submarines to further support national security, the Navy has called on Macomb Community College to help achieve that goal.
The Navy recently invested $15.4 million into the college’s Michigan Technical Education Center, located at Martin Road and Van Dyke
Whitmer congratulates student Carlando Greene on his certification. Behind him is Macomb Community College President James O. Sawyer IV.
Macomb retains current tuition rates, increases student fees
South Campus may get liquor license
BY MARIA ALLARD allard@candgnews.com
MACOMB COUNTY — For the first time in several years, Macomb Community College students will not see an increase in their tuition for the next academic year.
However, they will have to pay more for student fees.
At its regular monthly meeting March 19, the Macomb Community College Board of Trustees authorized maintaining the previous year’s tuition rates for the upcoming academic year, which is the Fall 2025 through Spring/Summer 2026 school year.
The vote was 5-2, which also included increasing the college’s student service and information technology/facility fees. The college’s third student fee, registration, will remain unchanged.
Board members Roseanne DiMaria, Joan Flynn, Katherine Lorenzo, Shelley Vitale and Vincent Viviano voted in favor of the measure while Frank Cusumano and Kristi Dean voted against it. In a prepared statement, Macomb Community College President James O. Sawyer IV commented on the changes.
“Macomb Community College is a critical bridge to the skills and credentials necessary for good jobs with wages that sus-
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The group of graduates pose for photos with Macomb President James O. Sawyer IV, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel, and U.S. Navy representative Miranda Shurer.
Total Axe Throwing women’s league is a massive success
BY SCOTT BENTLEY sbentley@candgnews.com
CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Every Wednesday night, a women’s league gets together and competes at Total Axe Throwing in Clinton Township. The league is not only an important outlet. It has turned into a large and growing community.
In August of 2022, Andrea Bubel got the women’s league off the ground. The goal was to allow women to feel comfortable in the ax-throwing environment.
“I wanted a space where I could just throw with my girlfriends,” Bubel said. “I just wanted a safe space for women to be together and have fun and encourage each other.”
The league has been a huge hit. Women from all over are coming to join the league and experience all that this community has to offer.
“One season we dropped down to eight people. Every season since it just grows and grows,” Bubel explained. “The friendship and comradery we’ve built inside that building is the reason we all come back every week and every season.”
Now the league has ballooned up to around fifty participants. The women’s age range is from mid 20s to early 70s and even includes some mother-daughter duos.
“My daughter is the one that got me in the league,” Pamela Pscheidl said. “I’m retired. It’s something I look forward to.”
The communal experience doesn’t mean the league isn’t competitive, however.
The league has a wide range of talent levels and is a great way to learn a unique skill while competing against yourself and others.
“Your stance and the positioning of your hands and your arms all matter. And when you start wanting to improve then you notice the good (throwers),” Pscheidl said. “It gives you some competitive feel.”
The league is also unique in its way of scoring. You aren’t necessarily focusing on what the woman you’re throwing against is doing, but rather just trying to do better than the scores you’ve been putting up.
“The way our league is set up is it’s based on average rather than wins and losses,” Bubel explained. “So you’re really just playing against yourself. Trying to beat your own average.”
Whether you’re one of the better throwers in the league or not, everyone takes value from Wednesday nights. So why has ax throwing become so popular with women in the area? It’s the perfect stress reliever.
“I have a high intensity job during the day,” Bubel explained. “It’s such a good stress reliever. I don’t know why it’s addicting, but it is. You feel powerful.”
It truly has become that for everyone: an empowering experience for all of the women involved.
“It’s very empowering. There’s no negativism,” Pscheidl said. “It’s an extremely diverse, eclectic group of women.”
The reason why the league continues to grow so quickly is because it has genuinely turned into a family. The support system
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Total Axe Throwing women’s league members look at throwers as they compete on March 26.
Avenue, for a state-of-the-art training center to offer an accelerated Michigan Maritime Manufacturing (M3) training program.
Last November, the school welcomed its first group of students into the intense, 17-week course; some studied welding, while others were in the computer numerical control machining program. The classes met for eight hours a day, five days a week. The accelerated program addresses the urgent need for skilled labor in the defense sector as workers are needed to manufacture the parts that build Navy ships and submarines.
A total of 21 students — ranging in age from their 20s through their 50s — graduated from the program during a ceremony held March 20 at the Student Community Center on South Campus, in Warren. Macomb President James O. Sawyer IV, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel, and U.S. Navy representative Miranda Shurer all provided remarks to the graduates, and the family members, friends and staff in attendance. Donald Hutchison, dean of engineering and advanced technology at Macomb, was the emcee.
“This really is an exceptional group of Michiganders, these 21. You came into this program from all different walks of life,” Whitmer said. “We have a Coast Guard veteran, a caregiver in a group home, a grocery store clerk, an accounting student and a library worker, among many others. There’s a mother and son duo here, too, which is just incredible.
“Our service members and their families sacrifice so much to keep us safe, and I’m grateful to you for carrying on your family’s legacy through this M3 so that we can all work together to ensure that our armed forces are the strongest in the world,” Whitmer said. “The M3 initiative is an incredible opportunity for Michiganders to protect our national defense while earning a good living.”
According to the governor, the U.S. only builds 0.1% of the world’s ships today, while “China makes 53% more than everyone else combined.”
“We’re falling behind when it comes to building ships. I’m really happy the U.S. Navy is taking this seriously. They’ve called for the construction of hundreds of new ships and submarines over the next few decades,” Whitmer said. “Just a few weeks ago, (President Donald) Trump said he was going to establish a new office of shipbuilding in the White House.”
She also told the crowd former Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro said the Navy picked Macomb “because of the strong network of hands-on programs available to local high schools and community colleges.”
At the March 20 ceremony, Shurer addressed the graduates. Her husband, Ronald Shurer, who died in 2020, reportedly of cancer, was an Army Special Forces staff sergeant and the recipient of the Medal of Honor.
“You will show how valuable this training program is and make sure manufacturers know they can trust graduates from the program. They will come to them skilled and ready to do important work,” Shurer said.
“This accelerated training utilizes a cur-
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Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel, center, takes a moment with Dvantrae Mannie, left, and his mother, O’Deasia Williams, who both graduated from the Michigan Maritime Manufacturing program. Williams entered the program after changing careers from semi-truck driving. She then convinced her son to complete the program with her.
It’s time to reel in summer
BY ALYSSA OCHSS aochss@candgnews.com
MACOMB COUNTY — As the temperatures rise, local fishing stores prepare for the new season by stocking up and hoping for good weather.
Julie Beltowski, owner of Lakeside Fishing Shop in St. Clair Shores, said she’s been preparing all year for different seasons.
“We close out all the winter stuff and we start getting into all our spring stuff, and they prepare for the walleye and the perch fishing,” Beltowski said.
She said they are ready for the summer season.
“That’s our favorite, is the summertime,” Beltowski said.
She’s worked at Lakeside for 38 years. The shop has been in operation since 1968. They carry rods, reels and more.
Beltowski said summer is their busiest season with anglers fishing for walleye in local rivers and Lake St. Clair.
“And then we have a huge industry for bass,” Beltowski said.
She said that pretty much every weekend in the summer they had a bass tourna-
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ment somewhere. While there is no specific day fishing season starts this summer, Beltowski said it all has to do with the weather. She said the store is completely full and that they’re ready to “rock and roll.”
John Bacarella, owner of Sportsmen’s Direct in Harrison Township, said their seasons start with supply orders made six to nine months before the season starts. There are several different seasons, including walleye season, open water season and ice fishing season.
Bacarella said that in the winter once the lake freezes over, they’re busy every day, but during the summer it’s dependent on the weather.
“It’s an interesting business,” Bacarella said. “You’re at the mercy of the weather. Or you’re at the mercy of the weatherman, more importantly.”
He explained that if the forecast calls for turbulent weather, out-of-state fishermen will not make the trip out.
Bacarella said panfish like perch are the easiest to fish for and don’t require a lot of expensive equipment. Perch fishermen typically use live bait.
“They’re either using minnows or
they’re using worms and just very simple two hook systems,” Bacarella said. Bacarella said that Lake St. Clair Metro Park is one of the best public access spots on the lake.
“Then you have the different boat launches, but they’re not truly a fishing access,” Bacarella said. “You can fish there, but they’re not designed specifically for that as an access.”
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A resident or nonresident needs a license to fish in Michigan. Sales for these started March 1, and the licenses will last from April 1 of this year until April 1 of next year.
Those 17 and older must get their own fishing license, and Bacarella said the state is trying to lower the required age for fishing licenses to 16.
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JUMP-START YOUR GARDEN BY STARTING SEEDS INDOORS
BY MIKE KOURY mkoury@candgnews.com
METRO DETROIT — The weather in Michigan remains brisk, but the spring tides soon will bring about sunnier days in the Mitten State.
As the sunnier weather hits, people will be able to begin more outdoor activities, including growing and maintaining vegetables and flowers. But to get started now inside their own home, gardeners often get involved in seed starting.
When it comes to getting ready with seed starting, Rachel Zorn, a sales associate with Piechnik’s Greenhouse & Garden Gate, said the prospective planter needs to think about their own likes and interests with growing and whether they lean more into vegetables or flowers.
Once they do that, Zorn said, they can go out and select the seeds they’ll be using.
“There are a lot of different seeds on the market,” she said. “Some of them are treated seeds. Some of them are non-GMO. There’s pretty much anything that you could want out there that would fit with what you are
looking to do and what your comfort level would be. Once you have the seeds themselves, then you’re going to need a tray for starting the seeds in, usually something that’s got fairly small compartments to start with.”
Zorn said a lot of new gardeners are interested in growing their own vegetables, which leads to their interest in starting seeds.
“They’re looking at that as a way of connecting with nature, a way of supplementing their own produce at home,” she said. “Vegetables can be a very easy first thing to get started with. They generally germinate fairly quickly and with a good percentage of success.”
The packaging the seeds come in will come with instructions on how quickly they germinate and can give an indication of the farmer’s timing for planting seeds, according to Zorn.
This helps let the farmer know when the last frost in their area would be, as plants are very susceptible to weather.
“Anything that started in the house — you do want to have that bright sunny window — but you also want to have a plan
See SEEDS on page 12A
NOTICE OF VACANCY FOR CLINTONDALE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS BOARD OF EDUCATION
Appointment by the Macomb Intermediate School District Board of Education (Pursuant to Michigan Election Law - MCL 168.311) Appointment expires December 31, 2026
Te Macomb Intermediate School District (MlSD) Board of Education is accepting applications for appointment to a vacancy on the Clintondale Community Schools Board of Education.
Applicant must be:
• A citizen of the United States
• A registered voter
• A resident of Clintondale Community Schools
• At least 18 years of age
Letters of interest should include address (not a P.O. Box); a brief biography, including qualifcations, experience, and a statement as to why the applicant wants to be considered for the appointment to the Clintondale Community Schools Board of Education and sent to:
MISD Board of Education, 44001 Garfeld Road, Clinton Township, MI 48038 586-228-3302 ofce 586-286-4420 fax Or via email at: acollins@misd.net
Applications will be accepted through 4:00 p.m. on April 17, 2025
Brian White, Secretary, MISD Board of Education, April 2, 2025
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FRASER BANK DEMOLITION BEGINS
FRASER — Demolition work has started on the former State Bank of Fraser site.
The bank was founded in 1910 and was originally located across the street from its present location on Utica Road, south of 14 Mile Road. It moved to its new location in 1930.
Last year, the location was rezoned for a Sheetz gas station. The rezoning drew ire from some residents, and many were against the new development for various reasons, according to previous reporting by the Chronicle. Go to candgnews.com for more information.
FAN ANNOUNCES NEW DASHBOARD
CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Face Addiction Now, a nonprofit based in Macomb County that assists individuals and families affected by substance use disorder, announced March 20 the launch of its new interactive Michigan substance use and recovery data dashboard.
The dashboard is designed to provide critical insights into substance use and mental health trends across Michigan. It offers data visualizations on treatment and recovery services, treatment admission rates, harm reduction, prescription drug monitoring, drug overdoses and deaths, and FAN’s programmatic data. The dashboard can be accessed at tinyurl.com/FANdashboard.
SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT
METRO DETROIT — Get ready to crank the volume on your turntables: Record Store Day 2025 is coming up April 12.
Record Store Day, held internationally, was launched in 2007 and gives employees and customers their own day to gather and celebrate the culture of the indie record store.
It is also a time when artists release new music or re-release albums and CDs that previously weren’t available or might have been out of print. Some bands releasing material are still active on the music scene, while others have disbanded but still release music on Record Store Day. This year’s Record Store Day ambassador is multiple platinum recording artist Post Malone.
According to the website recordstoreday. com, the following stores in the C & G Newspapers coverage area will participate in Record Store Day 2025. A list of new releases also can be found on the website. Please note that locations are subject to change.
• Village Vinyl (shown), 34230 Van Dyke Ave., Sterling Heights.
• Dearborn Music-Farmington, 33025 Grand River Ave., Farmington.
• Melodies & Memories, 23013 Gratiot Ave., Eastpointe.
• Flipside Records, 3099 Coolidge Hwy., Berkley.
• Found Sound, 234 W. Nine Mile Road, Ferndale.
• Ripe Records Detroit, 15212 Charlevoix St., Grosse Pointe Park.
• Weirdsville Records, 61 Macomb Place, Mount Clemens.
• Blast in the Past, 28071 Gratiot Ave., Roseville.
• Solo Records, 30148 Woodward Ave., Royal Oak.
• The Detroit Record Club, 28834 Woodward Ave., Royal Oak.
• UHF Music, 512 S. Washington Ave., Royal Oak.
• Media Reload, 13285 Hall Road, Utica.
FISH KILLS EXPECTED DURING THAW
LANSING — If you see fish floating this spring, do not be too alarmed.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources wants Michiganders to know that fish kills — fish that died under ice in the winter — are expected to emerge as ice melts throughout the spring. Other animals affected by this include turtles, frogs, toads and crayfish.
“Winterkill is the most common type of fish kill,” said Aaron Switzer, DNR Fish Production Program manager. “It can be particularly common in shallow lakes, ponds, streams and canals during seasonal changes. It’s a natural phenomenon, and these kills are localized. They typically do not affect the overall health of fish populations or fishing quality.”
Shallow lakes with a large amount of aquatic vegetation and soft bottoms are more prone to winterkill, particularly when a deep snowpack reduces sunlight for the plants. Canals in urban areas also are quite susceptible, due to the large amounts of nutrient runoff and pollution from roads, lawns and septic systems that flow into these areas, especially after large storm events.
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“Things need to be done so I’m just asking for the public to be patient,” McDowell said.
She went on to say that because the library is a public building, they have to comply with a series of legal stipulations.
“There are many things that we have to follow to make sure we are doing everything legally,” McDowell said.
Fatima Syed, the Fraser Public Library’s marketing and development coordinator, said they have to follow protocol.
“We want the building to be safe for our patrons and the staff as well,” Syed said.
She added that they are trying to move as fast as they can safely.
McDowell said before the library owned the building, they could not legally put more money into the library.
“That being said, what needs to be done to that building is way more than we have,” McDowell said. “We are going to have to ask the city for bonds. Whether or not they’ll do that, who knows?”
Things unrelated to the crash caused more damage to the library. McDowell said
Librarian
Cindy Ladensack holds a STEAM bag. This bag and many other materials are available at the Fraser Public Library’s temporary location on 15 Mile Road.
the ceiling collapsed causing water leakages and other issues. Syed said that though they could not renovate the building, they were constantly checking to make sure the building was functional.
“We stopped doing anything because we weren’t there. We didn’t have access to things,” McDowell said.
A building assessment completed in October 2024 found that they need around $3.7 million just to bring the existing structure up to code. This includes things like an elevator replacement.
Right now, nothing remains in the building. McDowell said that due to the crash, library staff had to move everything, clean it and replace items if necessary.
“Now it’s all in storage,” McDowell said. “Everything that’s not here, probably half of our stuff is here. The other half’s in storage.”
The building itself was originally owned by Saint John Lutheran Church. When the millages established the library, they rented the building from the church for around 20 years. The church made an offer, and the city purchased the building as well as surrounding land.
“Now it is ours,” McDowell said. See LIBRARY on page 15A
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tain families and build economic prosperity,” Sawyer said. “With rising inflation, many are having to make hard choices to manage their finances. Macomb is committed to do everything we can to ensure our residents can continue to afford the education and training they need to position themselves and their families for great futures.”
According to school officials, the college’s student service and IT/facility fees have remained the same for more than a decade. However, the needs in areas they help fund have increased and require more ongoing investment and resources, including academic and student support services, and campus and IT security.
The student service fee will increase from $10 to $15 per student per semester. The IT/facility fee will increase from $5 per billable contact hour to $7.50. This will result in an increase of approximately $27.50 per semester for most students. The college’s registration fee will stay at $50.
The tuition rates per billable contact hour for Fall 2025 through Spring/Summer 2026 school year are:
• Resident rates: $113.
• Out-of-district rates: $212.
• Out-of-state/foreign rates: $270.
• Affiliate rates, which are students living in areas not served by a community college district: $146.
• Early college/dual enrollment rates: $108.
Liquor license update
College officials are in the process of
obtaining a liquor license at South Campus, located at 14500 12 Mile Road in Warren.
On March 20, the Michigan House of Representatives passed HB 4065. This is the first step in obtaining permission from the Liquor Control Commission to allow alcohol to be served in conference spaces at South Campus. The next step is passage of the bill by the Senate, and then for the college to follow the LCC process for approval.
According to Jeanne M. Nicol, executive director, communications and public relations at Macomb, the bill provides for liquor to be served at events in the college’s conference spaces at South Campus, including in the John Lewis Student Community Center and the Sports & Expo Center. Obtaining the license will not support sales of liquor by the college to generate revenue, and alcohol will not be available for sale at the college’s sporting events.
The college has had a liquor license for many years for conference spaces at Center Campus, located at 44575 Garfield Road in Clinton Township. Macomb’s conference spaces at both campuses are used for college events and also are rented by external organizations.
Presently, serving liquor at South Campus events requires filing for a special license for each event. Obtaining a liquor license will be more convenient and less time consuming.
According to Nicol, examples of the types of events with cocktail receptions held at South Campus will include the Michigan Defense Expo, the court reporters’ annual event, and the North American Council of Automotive Teachers conference.
Call Staff Writer Maria Allard at (586) 498-1045.
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The Macomb Community College Board of Trustees recently voted to maintain the same tuition rates and raise student fees for the next academic year. In addition, South Campus in Warren might get a liquor license.
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that has been created goes beyond just the ax throwing.
“I broke my leg a year ago and I was having to throw from a wheelchair. All the girls were so nice,” Bubel said. “Anytime I have anything going on they’re the first girls to show up. It’s just a good group of girls.”
This group has evolved into far more than just a league. The impact that these women have had on the community is in-
spiring and their reach goes far beyond their building.
“(The league) means everything to me. This is one of my biggest accomplishments,” Bubel said. “Just having a safe space for us, and that it’s fun. I’m just really proud of it.”
Total Axe Throwing is located at 44159 N. Groesbeck Highway, in Clinton Township. For information about available leagues, including the Wednesday Women’s League, go to totalaxe.com.
Call Sports Writer Scott Bentley at (586) 498-1090.
on March 26.
Fishing from page 6A
“It didn’t make it through the Legislature in time,” Bacarella said. “So everybody got a break, because they were talking about raising the license fees substantially for this year, but they didn’t.”
Those found fishing without a license can expect fines and other consequences.
“I would encourage everyone to get a fishing license,” Bacarella said.
According to the state’s website, all-species licenses cost $11 for seniors. An all-species day pass for residents and nonresidents is $10. An all-species annual license is $26 for residents and $76 for nonresidents. An all-species annual youth license is $2.
Though Bacarella gets more excited for the winter season, he’s hoping for nice weather during the summer.
“The fish populations are good right now,” Bacarella said. “(The) perch population has been fantastic. I mean, hopefully,
we have good weather. It’s the whole thing. It’s all about the weather.”
Call Staff Writer Alyssa Ochss at (586) 498-1103.
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Members throw axes during Wednesday night women’s league
Seeds
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in mind for transitioning them outdoors so that they can start to harden off before they’re truly planted outside,” she said.
A basic list of starting supplies includes seeds, seed-starting mix, cell packs or small containers and pots, and a light, as you need more than sunlight from a window, according to Lindsey Kerr, a consumer horticulture educator with Michigan State University Extension’s Wayne County Office. The light can be a LED light. A heat mat also can improve germination rates, but it isn’t necessary.
Kerr believes the variety of what people can do in seed starting leads them to start their involvement.
She said that concerns involving pesticides in plants and vegetables lead people to start seeds as well.
“When they grow them themselves, they know there are no pesticides applied,” she said. “It’s just fun. A lot of people say it’s therapeutic or it gives them something to look forward to. You plant those seeds, and you end up staring at the soil every day, waiting for them to come up. So there’s that excitement and anticipation. And then sometimes there’s cost savings, too. You buy a bag of seeds or a package of seeds, and that can cost less than one single plant. So cost is definitely something people think about.
“When you grow things at home, they have so much more flavor. And so that’s really exciting for people,” Kerr added. “They realize they’ve never had such good tomatoes
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A basic list of starting supplies includes the seeds themselves, seed starting mix, cell packs or small containers and pots, and a light, as you need more than sunlight from a window, according to Lindsey Kerr, a consumer horticulture educator with Michigan State University Extension’s Wayne County Office.
Trustees
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Documentation within the meeting packet states the intention post-sale would be to demolish the residence on the site. After demolition, the near-future plans involve having the land be an open space with a picnic area while longer-term plans call for possibly adding a fishing pier to the parcel.
A public hearing held for the grant application did not see any comments from attendees.
Budget approved
Trustees also approved the township’s budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year. Some changes were made to the budget following its introduction at the prior meeting:
• An appropriation of $50,000 was added to the fire fund in order to increase available overtime.
• Though there was no net change to the fund balance, $115,000 in expenditures and revenues were added to the police fund budget to account for the addition of the grant-funded social worker
• Expenditures of $250,000 were removed from the police fund budget at the request of Police Chief Dina Caringi after renovations to the gun range were found to
be “substantially higher” than expected.
Upon questioning from Trustee Bruce Wade, Finance Director Mary Hein confirmed the police are still planning on making the renovations.
“They’re going to push it along as far as they can and try (to) find some grant funding to pay for it,” Hein said.
Treasurer’s quarterly report
The quarterly report from treasurer Mike Aiello was included in the meeting covering the third quarter of the 2024-25 fiscal year, or Oct. 1 through Dec. 31.
The report states the rate of returns on township investments declined during that time, running from 4.70% in October to 4.46% in December. The average rate was 4.57%. This performance echoed the threemonth U.S. Treasury rate decline in this time, which went from 4.51% in October to 4.27% in December for an average rate of 4.40%.
As of Dec. 31, the township had $57.4 million in bank deposits, about $56 million across four pooled funds, three certificates of deposit expected to yield around $133,700 upon maturity, around $6 million in treasury bills and a fixed income investment portfolio valued at $13.5 million.
Call Staff Writer Dean Vaglia at (586) 498-1043.
In Memory
Christopher R. Myers
Christopher R. Myers, Age 73. March 16, 2025
Beloved husband of Elaine. Loving father of Dan (Lauren), Jim (Megan) and Michael (Shelbey). Proud grandfather of Alexandra, Vinny, Natalie, Lillian and Huxley. Dear brother of Sally (Joe) Myers-Brown, Susan and James. Loving son of the late Don and the late Tish. Christopher earned a bachelor's degree in Agronomy at Michigan State University. Chris is German and Welsh by heritage however, he is proudly Sicilian by marriage. Visitation and funeral service was held on March 22nd at Wujek-Calcaterra & Sons Funeral Home. Entombment Resurrection Cemetery. Donations may be made to a Favorite Charity in Christopher’s name. Please share memories with the family at their online guestbook@WujekCalcaterra.com.
Clinton Township Treasurer Mike Aiello listens to board discussion during the March 17 board of trustees meeting. Aiello’s quarterly report on the township’s finances and investments was discussed during the meeting.
Photo by Dean Vaglia
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APRIL 3-5
‘The Curious Savage’: Play about stepchildren trying to acquire inheritance from millionaire mother after deviously putting her in sanatorium, presented by Chippewa Valley High School Drama Club, 6 p.m. April 3 and 7 p.m. April 4-5, CVHS, 18300 19 Mile Road in Clinton Township, cvhsmusicals.org, read story at candgnews.com
APRIL 4
‘A Spectrum of Colors’ concert: Motor City Chorale performs songs with colors in titles, 7:30 p.m., Cross Lutheran Church, 35851 Utica Road in Clinton Township, freewill offering as admission, motorcitychorale. com/home
APRIL 7
Macomb County Quilt Guild meeting: Fellowship at 6 p.m. and presentation about free motion quilting design at 7 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, 38900 Harper Ave. in Clinton Township, macombcountyquiltguild.org
APRIL 12
Easter activities: Outdoor event includes egg hunt, mini games, farm animals and Easter Bunny photos, 10 a.m.-noon, Clinton Township Civic Center, 40700 Romeo Plank Road, more information at myctpr. com/247/easter-egg-citement, register for time slot at register.clintontownship.com
Spring concert featuring The Macombers: Also hear Expressions, Chamber Choir and Magic Company, 7:30 p.m., Macomb Center for the Performing Arts on Macomb Community College - Center Campus, 44575 Garfield Road in Clinton Township, macombcenter.com
Seeds
from page 12A
before and cucumbers. So it can be satisfying or exciting and kind of open up this whole new world of food to people.”
Kerr is active in seed-starting herself, having both a home garden and an office garden where she grows vegetables, which she both keeps and donates to the Women, Infant and Children federal assistance program. She also teaches seed-starting workshops around Wayne County.
Kerr said there is an initial investment in seed starting, but overall, it’s not a hard hobby to get into. She advised that people should buy labels, too, to help distinguish the different seeds.
“The main thing is that you have to be paying attention,” she said. “If you go on vacation, that’s not going to work. Your seeds are going to die from lack of water. But if you’re there, you’re present, then I think it’s pretty easy and it can be a lot of fun.
“You can start seeds, like snap peas, and
APRIL 15
SCAMS presentation: Stopping Crimes Against Michigan Seniors, led by Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office, 1 p.m., Church of Christ Senior Housing, 23561 15 Mile Road in Clinton Township, (586) 469-5642, heather.esposito@macombgov.org, macombgov.org/ departments/prosecutors-office/senior-scams
APRIL 17
‘From High School 2 College - FAFSA Facts’: Students in grades 6-12 can learn about Free Application for Federal Student Aid, parents/caregivers also welcome, 6:30-8 p.m., Clinton-Macomb Public Library - South Branch, 35679 S. Gratiot Ave. in Clinton Township, registration opens April 3, (586) 226-5070, cmpl.libnet.info/events
APRIL 23
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
APRIL 25
SCAMS presentation: Stopping Crimes Against Michigan Seniors, led by Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office, 10-11 a.m., Rose Senior Living Facility, 44003 Partridge Creek Blvd. in Clinton Township, (586) 469-5642, heather.esposito@macombgov.org, macombgov.org/departments/prosecutors-office/ senior-scams
APRIL 26
Spring Into Wellness expo: Free information plus screenings and assessments regarding chiropractic, medical, physical therapy, fitness, nutrition and acupuncture, also chair massages and light refresh-
you can plant them outside in your garden right now and they’ll come up and they’ll kind of do their thing, and that’s very hands off and that’s very easy,” she continued. “But when you start tomatoes inside, that’s a little bit more involved.”
Kerr said there is something satisfying about starting a seed and bringing a plant all the way to harvest, whether it’s a vegetable or a flower.
“It’s pretty incredible to take this little, tiny thing — it’s like a speck — and … it grows and … maybe it becomes a pumpkin, or it becomes a zinnia. It’s just incredible to watch that whole experience and think ‘I did that.’”
Zorn said people often are looking for a connection with nature, which leads to seed starting.
“That gratification of being able to start something from a tiny little seed and get it all the way to a plant that could be producing beautiful flowers or actually producing food items,” she said.
Call Staff Writer Mike Koury at (586) 498-1077.
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• 4-7 p.m. Fridays until 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 until April 11, St. Thecla Catholic Church, 20740 S. Nunneley Road in Clinton Township, stthecla.com
• Also shrimp and steak, 5-7 p.m. Fridays until April 18 and every second Friday of month during rest of year, St. Clair Shores Moose Lodge #1837, 33877 Harper Ave. in Clinton Township, dine in and carryout, (586) 792-1908, lodge1837@mooseunits.org, www. facebook.com/lodge1837
• Also shrimp and sides, 3:30-7 p.m. Fridays until April 11 and 3-7 p.m. April 18 (Good Friday), St. Pio of Pietrelcina Church, 18720 13 Mile Road in Roseville, dine in and carryout, (586) 777-9116, stpioparish. org/special-events
Lenten Soup Suppers: 5-7 p.m. Wednesdays until April 9, Saint John Lutheran Church and School, 16339 E. 14 Mile Road in Fraser, freewill offerings support causes and class trips, stjohnfraser.org/ soupsuppers
‘Leading Ladies of Michigan’s Past’: Exhibit on display from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays until April 26, also presentations about “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
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
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
from page 5A
riculum that was developed for our national accelerated training and defense manufacturing program in Virginia, which has trained more than 750 skilled workers since February of 2022,” Shurer said. “Beyond our submarines, our maritime industrial base produces parts for different classes of service ships like aircraft carriers, destroyers and a lot of other vessel types.”
According to Patrick Rouse, director of workforce and continuing education, engineering and advanced technology at Macomb, students in the M3 program do not pay any tuition or supply costs.
The Navy’s $15.4 million investment is designed to support the M3 program through early 2027 and graduate up to 384 students. The Navy’s investment included new CNC milling machines, lathes, welding machines, labs and classrooms. Funding also paid for the hiring of instructors.
Library
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“Though not the cemetery. The cemetery still belongs to the city.”
Syed said that the community has been very supportive, but they don’t want to put extra monetary pressure on them. She said due to the type of library they are, they cannot take on debt and they have to go through the city to get bonds.
“We wouldn’t be asking for a bond that we can’t afford,” Syed said. “Monetarily, we can support the bond that we’re asking for.”
McDowell added that the bond would be a City Council vote instead of placing it on the ballot at an upcoming election.
“It wouldn’t be any extra taxes from the people,” McDowell said.
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In the M3 program, students chose to pursue welding or CNC machining. In the first group of cohorts, there were 11 welders and 10 CNC machinists. The students studied the four commonly used types of welding: TIG, or tungsten inert gas; MIG, or metal inert gas; flux-cored; and stick.
“The courses were designed to mimic the workplace,” Rouse said.
About half of the graduates already were hired at local companies, including Dynasty Fab, American Rheinmetall, RCO Engineering and Schwartz Machine. Those newly hired workers signed contracts upon receiving their certificates at the graduation ceremony.
“The bulk of the students are going into maritime supplies to support the U.S. Navy. A couple accepted jobs in defense, and one person is in advanced manufacturing as a whole,” Rouse said.
According to Rouse, the starting pay for such jobs is $22-$25 per hour.
Call Staff Writer Maria Allard at (586) 498-1045.
Frances Rubello In Memory of
Frances Rubello, age 93, passed away on March 13, 2025. She was born on February 3, 1932 in Detroit, Michigan to her late parents Joseph and Fulemena Leone. Frances was preceded in death by her husband Joseph S. Rubello. She is survived by her loving children: Geraldine (Ted) Gillespie, Florence (John) Misuraca, David (Greta) Rubello; loving grandchildren: Nicholas (Rosie) Rubello, Adriano (Pamela) Rubello, Sasha Rubello; and siblings: Vincent “Jimmy” (Terry) Leone, Joseph JoAnn) Leone, the late Russell (Frances) Leone, and the late Benedict (Deanna) Leone.
The next thing they need to do is talk about building plans and get numbers from there. They then will go before the City Council.
“We can’t just go out and get a contractor and then start,” McDowell said. “I think people think we can, but we can’t.”
She said with the whole process including plans, bids and other things, this process could take months.
McDowell said that they still implemented a lot of things they promised to in the millage including take home laptops and other things.
“So we’ve done a lot of the stuff that we had said we would do, and we will continue to do that stuff,” McDowell said.
Call Staff Writer Alyssa Ochss at (586) 498-1103.
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