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Bloomfield Township to hold community forums on strategic plan

BY MARY BETH ALMOND malmond@candgnews.com

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — Bloomfield Township is working on a new long-term strategic plan to serve as a guide for the area for the future.

“A strategic plan is important because it allows the community, as a whole, to decide our vision for the future together. … It helps us develop the goals and the plan needed to successfully achieve that vision,” said Township Supervisor Dani Walsh.

The township’s last strategic plan was created over 15 years ago, in 2009.

“At that time, it was based on the recession and everything they were dealing with,” said Walsh. “We had the recession, then we had growth, then we had a pandemic. We also had a budget crisis in 2019 — so a lot has changed in the township.”

The township hired Berry Dunn as its strategic planning consultant — in an amount not to exceed $97,300 to be paid from the American Rescue Plan Act funds — and is beginning a five-year strategic plan to lay out the priorities that officials said will guide policies and budget decisions from 2025-2029.

Trustee Stephanie Fakih, who served on the strategic planning selection committee, said the strategic plan and the master plan are often confused.

“The strategic plan is, where do you want to be? And the master plan is, how are you going to get there?” she said. “At the strategic level, we need to engage the community, because we want to know, where does the community want Bloomfield Township to be?”

Strategic plans make good business sense, according to Walsh.

“When ARPA came, we were given $4.4 million, and nobody had ever sat down to look at all the needs to see, if we had some free money com-

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Birmingham receives achievement in sustainability

BY MARY GENSON mgenson@candgnews.com

BIRMINGHAM — The city of Birmingham earned a gold seal of achievement in the Michigan Green Communities Challenge, a program promoted as providing best practices and recognition for sustainability efforts.

“We did our first one two years ago, and we hope to do it every year moving forward, because it’s such a great program,” Birmingham Planning Director Nicholas Dupuis said.

Birmingham previously has earned the silver seal of achievement.

Dupuis said they were likely able to make the jump from silver to gold this year due to the sustainability and climate action plan that the city is writing.

The Michigan Green Communities Challenge is a statewide program that encourages communities to track their efforts towards sustainability. The success of participating communities is measured by the completion of action items set by the program.

Action items cover progress in energy efficiency, climate adaptation and resilience, recycling, environmental justice, and more.

Michigan Green Communities Coordinator Danielle Beard said they worked with subject matter experts, local governments and state agencies to create a list of action items that “encompass a full spectrum of activities that a local government in Michigan, including cities, villages, townships and counties, might come across.”

This year, 43 cities, 11 townships, seven counties and two villages participated in the challenge. Available seals of achievement include bronze, silver, gold or platinum. Platinum was recently added, but no communities reached this status this year.

Of the participants, 36 communities achieved gold seals, 20 achieved silver seals and seven achieved bronze seals. Other local communities that received gold status include Berkley, Ferndale, Oakland County, Macomb

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Class is back in session for nontraditional students

BY ALYSSA OCHSS aochss@candgnews.com

METRO DETROIT — Nontraditional students, broadly classified as undergraduates 25 and older, may find going back to school daunting. But with the right help, learning can be an enjoyable and enriching experience.

Joshua McCoury, a nontraditional student at Oakland Community College, said his experience was tough at first.

“I hadn’t been in school in many, many years,” McCoury said. “I’d never taken any online classes so getting into the swing of that was pretty, you know, there was a huge learning curve there. But I overcame that, and it became a lot easier as I went.”

He said that taking the classes online was

the hardest aspect of going back to school.

“Before that I had never taken an online class in my life,” McCoury said. “I’d never even heard of Zoom.”

While he wouldn’t say he was nervous, he was unsure about online learning and other aspects of the classes. McCoury went back to school in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic. He said at that time, the OCC campus was closed, and everything was remote.

He finished his business administration degree at the college. McCoury said he didn’t have any issues interacting with the other students.

“I’m a pretty outgoing person,” McCoury said.

McCoury also said there were a lot more nontraditional students in his classes than he ex-

John Andree, 58, edits a picture in a digital photography class at Oakland Community College. The engineer of over 30 years is back in school pursuing a personal interest to develop his photography skills as he approaches retirement.

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pected.

“I expected to go back and be in classes full of 18-, 19-, 20-year-old kids. For the most part it was like that, but, I mean, every class that I took had students over 25, for sure,” McCoury said.

According to statistics sent in an email by Kim Madeleine, a marketing and communications representative at Oakland Community College, for the 2023-2024 school year, the college had 7,537 nontraditional students. That represents 40.5% of the student population, compared to 11,061 traditional students, or 59.5% of the student population.

Jennifer Berne, provost at Oakland Community College, said she’s pleased that they have so many nontraditional students at OCC. She thinks those students find the college to be convenient and that they have a wide range of modalities.

“They can take classes face to face, they can take them online, they can take them hybrid,” Berne said. “And that seems to be consistent with the demands of nontraditional students who are often working,

taking care of families and have a myriad of responsibilities beyond the classroom.”

Some nontraditional students as well as young students may be nervous to start classes, Berne said.

“College is a big commitment and a big responsibility.” Berne said. “But our nontraditional students tend to do quite well.”

She thinks the way younger students and older students interact with each other is really enriching.

“Nontraditional students often have life experience,” Berne said. “Experience in the workplace, experience from being parents that they bring to the classroom, and it really adds a texture and, I don’t know, a nuance that is very fortifying for everybody.”

A large portion of nontraditional students are in the Associate of Arts program at OCC, Berne said, and that is designed to be a transfer program.

“Students who complete their Associate’s of Arts, sometimes take that Associate’s of Arts and go to work or get a promotion in their job,” Berne said. “But also, often they transfer to a four-year (college).”

She recommends nontraditional students take as many classes as possible that fit into their schedules.

“What we find for our nontraditional

students is if they can go just a little bit more quickly through their studies, they tend to be more successful,” Berne said.

Shane Lewis, director of undergraduate admissions at Oakland University, said last fall they had almost 13,000 undergraduate students and around 2,000 nontraditional students, or about 15% of the total. There were only around 10 first-year nontraditional students or adult learners. Transfers took up about 30% of the population.

“So it’s a little bit larger percentage of the students who are coming with credits from another university or the community colleges,” Lewis said.

He said he would say the top major for undergraduate nontraditional students is the second-degree Bachelor of Science in nursing.

“It’s for students who have already earned a bachelor’s degree and they want to come back, and they want a second bachelor’s in nursing,” Lewis said.

This degree has an accelerated program, Lewis said, and it is for those who are looking for a career change. Their nursing completion program is also an accelerated program, and it allows students to continue their careers in nursing while taking online classes.

“A lot of our adult learner students find that very convenient for their lives,” Lewis said about the degree. “Many adult learners have jobs; they have children or families that they’re caring for and so convenience is always a big factor for those students in terms of course modality.”

He also said that some students are nervous when coming back to school. They have a program called Golden Grizzlies Graduate that started in 2019 and they welcome back students who previously started at the university. It is designed to help a smooth transition back into learning and make it less daunting.

“So much has changed already, just in the buildings,” Lewis said. “So I think for a student who’s been, let’s say, away from Oakland for five, 10, 15, 20 years, they might be a little intimidated to come back and to navigate their way through campus.”

Lewis said that the traditional students welcome the nontraditional students.

“More and more people, I think, are recognizing that what we would call the nontraditional student, which is really the adult learner audience, that group. That population of individuals is actually the new majority of those who are in higher educa-

Michigan has a home care workforce CRISIS.

Thousands of people with disabilities and older adults can’t find home care workers to provide the services they need to remain in their homes and communities. It’s a crisis driven by low wages, limited access to training, and the fact that home care workers have been denied a voice at the table to strengthen and improve the care they provide.

That’s why we’re urging our legislators to pass Senate Bills 790 and 791, The Home Help Caregiver Council Act, NOW.

This legislation would help people who need services connect with qualified home care providers, strengthen the workforce by creating a public authority, and provide the opportunity for home care workers to have a strong voice through their union.

Together with home care workers, people with disabilities, seniors, and fellow advocates, we support home care workers’ right to a union, we support the right of people to choose to live with dignity at home, and we can make Michigan a place where everyone can thrive in their homes and communities.

GiGi’s Playhouse Detroit hosts annual fundraiser

BEVERLY HILLS — The fifth annual GiGiFIT Acceptance Challenge fundraiser, hosted by GiGi’s Playhouse Detroit, will take place 9-11 a.m. Sunday, June 23, at Detroit Country Day Stadium Field, 22305 W. 13 Mile Road in Beverly Hills.

The event includes a 1-mile run/walk, a kids dash for Down syndrome, and field day activities. Individuals and teams can register for the fundraiser and raise money through a personalized fundraising webpage. Teams that fundraise the most may win awards and prizes.

“Our society frequently separates individuals based on differences, and the Down syndrome community knows this all too well,” Denise Moore, GiGi’s Playhouse Detroit board president, said in a press release. “Our world needs universal acceptance for all people, which is why we, the people of the Down syndrome community, are challenging everyone to join us to move for acceptance.”

To learn more about the event or donate, visit, support.gigisplayhouse.org/gigifit-acceptance-challenge-2024/event/detroit-gigifit-accep tancechallenge-2024.

Bloomfield Hills Schools appoints new superintendent

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Rick West was recently hired as the new superintendent for Bloomfield Hills Schools. West has 16 years of experience and was most recently the deputy superintendent of the Troy School District.

“After an extensive search process that involved input from stakeholders across our community, the Board unanimously selected Mr. West to be our superintendent,” Board of Education President Meagan Hill said in a press release. “Mr. West embodies the qualities, experience, and vision needed to lead our district forward.”

West’s education includes a bachelor’s in business administration from the University of Michigan and an MBA from Texas A&M University. He also has earned various certifications, such as the School Administrator Certificate from the Michigan Department of Education.

BHS is holding an ice cream social 2-3:30 p.m. Aug. 21 at the Wing Lake Developmental Center, 6490 Wing Lake Road in Bloomfield Hills, for the community to meet West.

Summer concerts return to Shain Park

BIRMINGHAM — The In the Park Summer Concert Series is back for the summer season in Birmingham’s Shain Park.

The first concert of the year was on Friday, June 7, with the Birmingham Bloomfield Community Coalition Youth Action Board’s Teen Summer Concert, featuring The Hood. Shows will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday through Aug. 14. This year’s lineup includes tributes to The Beatles, Jimmy Buffet, The Doobie Brothers and more.

“It is wonderful to see families, friends and neighbors who dance, sing and laugh during concerts in Shain Park,” Birmingham Parks and Recreation Manager Carrie Laird said in a press release. She said they encourage people to bring blankets or lawn chairs.

The “Star-level” sponsor of the event is The Original Pancake House. Other event sponsors include “Fan-level” sponsor Serling & Abramson P.C., and “Friends-level” sponsor Vesco Oil Corp. For more information, visit bhamgov.org/summerconcerts.

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tion today across the country,” Lewis said.

Patrick Evans-Mach, associate dean of culinary and IT at Macomb Community College, said his students range in age from 17 to people in their 60s. He said the primary group of students fall in the ages of 18 to 24. He usually gets one or two nontraditional students who join classes out of interest.

“We haven’t seen a big increase since like 2010,” Evans-Mach said. “(That) was when we had our Michigan grant, our Michigan Works! grant that paid for people that were in industry to go back and get retrained. That was when we were at our highest.”

He added when the grant ran out, they saw the number of nontraditional students trail off.

While the traditional students welcome and enjoy having the nontraditional students there, the more “seasoned” students feel a bit awkward at first.

“They will feel very conscious about coming back to class and seeing a bunch of the peers being a lot younger,” Evans-Mach said.

The biggest difficulty nontraditional students have is getting over the fear of coming back to school and indoctrinating themselves with the other students, EvansMach said. He said they have a fear of not belonging due to their age and have the fear of standing out.

“I think they quickly learn that that’s not true and usually they meet someone within the first two classes or first class and make a good connection,” Evans-Mach said. He also said that some of the older stu-

Sustainability

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County, Royal Oak, Southfield and many more.

“ The thing that we hear most often from our participants is that it really simplifies sustainability planning for them,” Beard said.

Not only do the action items provide a framework for recognition, but they can act as a roadmap for governments looking for best practices to implement in their communities, participants said.

The Michigan Green Communities Challenge is a free program for all Michigan local governments. The program is supported by the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy; the Michigan Eco-

dents sometimes have issues with the newer technologies such as videoconferencing platforms.

“For those that maybe have come back to school after retirement or after they have already completed a career, they’re not used to the conferencing tools and the learning management systems like Canvas that we use here at the college,” Evans-Mach said.

He also said the nontraditional students have a little more resilience and fortitude to apply themselves to their studies.

“And that just comes naturally with being as you mature,” Evans-Mach said. “You tend to be able to be a little bit more, have more foresight or a little bit more earnest in your time management.”

They all have a lot of fun in their classes, Evans-Mach said.

“There’s also opportunities that they will seek me out as far as ways they can better engage the class,” Evans-Mach said. “The biggest part is that they seem to truly enjoy activities.”

He recommends those looking to go back to school take one or two classes to begin with and to engage the instructor.

“Letting them know what they would like to get out of the class,” Evans-Mach said.

McCoury said he recommends others go back to school and work closely with the college guidance counselors. He took classes to allow him to transfer him to a university as well as working toward an associate degree.

“If I would have tried to do it on my own, I would have ended up taking a bunch of stuff that I didn’t need and, yeah, they helped me out a lot,” McCoury said.

Call Staff Writer Alyssa Ochss at (586) 498-1103.

nomic Development Corp.; the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services; the Michigan Department of Transportation; the Michigan Department of Natural Resources; the Michigan Association of Counties; the Michigan Municipal League; and the Michigan Townships Association. EGLE and MEDC fund the Michigan Green Communities challenge through inkind staffing support from the MML.

Dupuis said he hopes the city’s earning of a gold seal of achievement shows the community that they are committed to continuously improving sustainability in Birmingham.

For more information on the Michigan Green Communities Challenge, visit migreencommunities.com/challenge.

Call Staff Writer Mary Genson at (586) 498-1095.

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Dr. Rona Wadle, D.O., doesn’t hold back when talking about the life-changing bioidentical hormone replacement therapy that she received - and now offers to others at RenewMyWellness in downtown Birmingham.

“After suffering through severe menopausal symptoms myself, this therapy has given me my life back,” Dr. Wadle said.

Dr. Rona Wadle, D.O., doesn’t hold back when talking about the life-changing bioidentical hormone replacement therapy that she received - and now offers to others at RenewMyWellness in downtown Birmingham.

Dr. Rona Wadle, D.O., doesn’t hold back when talking about the life-changing bioidentical hormone replacement therapy that she received - and now ofers to others at Renew My Wellness located in Birmingham.

Since the 1930’s patients throughout Europe, Japan and the United States have successfully used bio-identical hormones. Many studies show that when prescribed and administered correctly, bio-identical hormone pellets can help a variety of conditions and symptoms. They don’t present the potential hazards that many synthetic medications do.

“Afer sufering through severe menopausal symptoms myself, this therapy has given me my life back,” Dr. Wadle said.

As a registered nurse who later went to medical school and became board certified in emergency medicine, Dr. Wadle owned and operated an urgent care center in Birmingham. Based on her own medical journey and personal experience with hormone depletion, she founded RenewMyWellness.

“After suffering through severe menopausal symptoms myself, this therapy has given me my life back,” Dr. Wadle said.

As a registered nurse who later went to medical school and became board certified in emergency medicine, Dr. Wadle owned and operated an urgent care center in Birmingham. Based on her own medical journey and personal experience with hormone depletion, she founded RenewMyWellness.

As a registered nurse who later went to medical school and became board certifed in emergency medicine, Dr. Wadle owned and operated an urgent care center in Birmingham. Based on her own medical journey and personal experience with hormone depletion, she founded Renew My Wellness.

For men and women dealing with fatigue, depression, apathy, anxiety, weight gain, decreased libido, decreased exercise endurance and muscle mass there is a bioidentical way to improve these symptoms. “What we’re offering is hormone replacement therapy in the form of testosterone and estradiol pellets for both women and men,” Dr. Wadle explains.“Pellets provide a delivery system that mimics the human body so that even improved physiologic levels can be achieved.”

For men and women dealing with fatigue, depression, apathy, anxiety, weight gain, decreased libido, decreased exercise endurance and muscle mass there is a bioidentical way to improve these symptoms. “What we’re offering is hormone replacement therapy in the form of testosterone and estradiol pellets for both women and men,” Dr. Wadle explains.“Pellets provide a delivery system that mimics the human body so that even improved physiologic levels can be achieved.”

For men and women dealing with fatigue, depression, apathy, anxiety, weight gain, decreased libido, decreased exercise endurance and muscle mass there is a bioidentical way to improve these symptoms. “What we’re ofering is hormone replacement therapy in the form of testosterone and estradiol pellets for both women and men,” Dr. Wadle explains. “Pellets provide a delivery system that mimics the human body so that even improved physiologic levels can be achieved.”

Since the 1930’s patients throughout Europe, Japan and

the United States have successfully used bio-identical hormones. Many studies show that when prescribed and administered correctly, bio-identical hormone pellets can help a variety of conditions and symptoms. They don’t present the potential hazards that many synthetic medications do.

Since the 1930’s patients throughout Europe, Japan and the United States have successfully used bio-identical hormones. Many studies show that when prescribed and administered correctly, bio-identical hormone pellets can help a variety of conditions and symptoms. They don’t present the potential hazards that many synthetic medications do.

RenewMyWellness also offers testosterone injections for men and a prescription weight loss program for both men and women that is monitored to ensure it is safe and effective. Dr. Wadle said she founded RenewMyWellness to promote wellness through a holistically-integrative approach to patient care that combines conventional and functional medicine. The results leave patients with improved confidence and a whole-body sense of well-being.

RenewMyWellness also offers testosterone injections for men and a prescription weight loss program for both men and women that is monitored to ensure it is safe and effective. Dr. Wadle said she founded RenewMyWellness to promote wellness through a holistically-integrative approach to patient care that combines conventional and functional medicine. The results leave patients with improved confidence and a whole-body sense of well-being.

Renew My Wellness also ofers testosterone injections for men and a prescription weight loss program for both men and women that is monitored to ensure it is safe and efective.

RenewMyWellness is located at 33466 Woodward Ave., in downtown Birmingham. To schedule a consultation or for more information, call 248-602-3177.

RenewMyWellness is located at 33466 Woodward Ave., in downtown Birmingham. To schedule a consultation or for more information, call 248-602-3177.

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Country Day tennis back on top in D3, beats out reigning champ Cranbrook

BY JONATHAN SZCZEPANIAK jonathanszczepaniak@candgnews.com

BEVERLY HILLS/BLOOMFIELD HILLS — As an assistant coach last year, Detroit Country Day girls tennis head coach Nicholas Fiaschetti looked on as Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood was crowned the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 3 state champions by a two-point differential.

It was Cranbrook’s second-straight title and another installment in the neverending matchup between the two Division 3 heavyweights.

“It’s a fun little atmosphere for the two of us, I’ll say that,” Fiaschetti said. “There’s a lot of interesting battles we’ve had over the years.”

Previous to Cranbrook’s back-to-back wins, Country Day was riding a five-year span of championship titles, with Cranbrook as the runner-up in three, countering Cranbrook’s five-year run from 2011-2015, with Country Day taking second twice.

When one of the schools has a streak, the other is always there to spoil the fun. With Cranbrook seeking a three-peat, the ball was back in Country Day’s court to play the villain role and exact revenge.

On June 1 at Kalamazoo College, Country Day’s four-

point victory of second place Cranbrook would give the Yellowjakcets its seventh state title since 2010.

“It was one of those where it was really hard for me as an assistant (last year), because we were so close to beating them, and then what happened was they (Cranbrook) returned their entire lineup this past year that we just finished,” Fiaschetti said. “I didn’t know what to expect. I felt we were kind of the underdogs because we had lost five. For us to go in there and end up with the win was a huge thing for us.”

Country Day dominated the singles bracket, winning three of four flights courtesy of junior Sophia Grzesiak (singles 1), sophomore Helen Benjamin (singles 3) and junior Katie Han (singles 4).

Grzesiak beat out Cranbrook’s Sienna Ilitch, the reigning singles flight No. 3 champion, in round three, while Han defeated Cranbrook’s Olivia Zhang, the reigning single flight No. 4 and top seed in the bracket, in the state finals.

Wins such as those completely turned the tide of the leaderboards, since Cranbrook countered with three of four first-place finishes in the doubles bracket.

“If you were to tell me that (three singles titles) would happen at the beginning of the season, I would’ve told you that you were crazy,” Fiaschetti said. “It just seemed like the way that the players had improved in the offseason and

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‘We will be back’ CRANBROOK TENNIS TAKES RUNNERUP AT STATES

BY JONATHAN SZCZEPANIAK jszczepaniak@candgnews.com

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — When you think of Division 3 girls tennis in Michigan, Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood and Detroit Country Day are practically the poster children for the state finals stage, and they seem to be interchangeable each year.

Since 2010, Cranbrook has held seven state titles, including back-to-back titles heading into this year, and four state runner-up spots, while Country Day has countered with six titles of their own and three runner-up finishes.

Both schools provide so much to the sport of tennis in Oakland County, and on June 1 at the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 3 state championship at Kalamazoo College, Cranbrook’s three-peat would be spoiled by Country Day as Cranbrook took runner-up four points behind first-place Country Day.

“There were some great battles,” Cranbrook head coach Grant Asher said. “I was really proud of the girls with the way they competed and conducted themselves sportsmanship-wise through the entire season, but particularly states as well.”

The greatest battles for Cranbrook took place in the No. 3 and 4 doubles flights as Cranbrook’s doubles groups were looking to avenge a 2023 runner-up finish in their respective flights.

Cranbrook senior Sanvi Upadhyayula and junior Madeline Day cruised through flight 3 to earn a state championship, while juniors Michelle Chen and Jessica Hall dominated flight 4 to add onto Cranbrook’s impressive doubles showing.

Both doubles groups were also crowned regional champions this year and entered the state tournament as No. 1 seeds, but Asher said it was exciting to see them reach their goal.

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Cranbrook Kingswood girls tennis took state runner-up June 1 at the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 3 state championship.

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YELLOWJACKETS LACROSSE CAPTURES FIRST D2 STATE TITLE SINCE 2014

ABOVE: Detroit Country Day defeated 18-7 after scoring nine combined goals in the third and fourth period while Forest Hills Eastern only countered with two. Country Day last won the Division 2 state title in 2014 after finishing state runner-up the past two seasons. Scoring leaders for Country Day were sophomore Keaton

In Memory of

Ward Randol, Jr., a long-time resident of Birmingham and Troy, Michigan, died at his home in Portage, Michigan, at age 90 on May 27, 2024. Ward was born in Detroit in 1933 to Ward and Gertrude Brownell Randol. He earned degrees from Yale and Yale Law School, then served in the U.S. Army and Army Active Reserve for six years. Following his graduation from law school, Ward joined Dickinson, Wright PLLC, specializing in tax law and employee beneft plan law. Ward served on a number of non-proft boards as a volunteer, including the Yale Alumni Association of Michigan, the national Yale Law School Association, the Friends of the Bloomfeld Township Public Library, the Oakland Choral Society, the Troy Historical Society/Troy Historic Village, and Troy’s Downtown Development Authority. He is survived by his partner, Loraine Campbell; his son and daughterin-law Peter and Molly Randol; his daughter and son-in-law Susan Randol and Joseph Schoder; his grandchildren Kaitlyn Randol, Diana Schoder (Jeremy Fuller), Jess Randol, and Ellen Schoder; his brother Herbert Randol; and his sister and brother-in-law Dorothy and Robert Romanet. A celebration of Ward’s life will be held on August 22, 2024 at the Troy Historic Village (60 W. Wattles Road) in Troy, Michigan, starting at noon. In lieu of fowers, please consider a donation to the Troy Historical Society. Please share memories with his family at www.langelands.com

Yearego (6), senior Oliver Aaron (4), senior Caden Daley (2), freshman Rhys Kenney (2), sophomore Preston Cook (2), sophomore Mason Gal (1), and senior Will Thompson (1).

LEFT: Detroit Country Day sophomore Mason Gal controls the ball during a matchup against Forest Hills Eastern in the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 2 state finals June 8 at the University of Michigan. Gal tallied one goal and one assist in the win. RIGHT: Detroit Country Day freshman Rhys Kenney (right) celebrates with senior teammate Will Thompson (left) after Kenney scores a goal. Kenney tallied two goals in the win.

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SPOTLIGHT ON SENIOR LIVING

FAR RIGHT: Ron Teasley suited up for the Carman Cardinals from 1949 to 1950, hitting around .300 and making the All-Star team, but the league never received the proper recognition of MLB scouts. NEAR RIGHT: The Tigers have called upon Teasley several times to throw out the ceremonial first pitch during the times the former Negro Leagues were celebrated.

RON TEASLEY:

SOME CALLED HIM ‘SCHOOLBOY,’ MOST CALL HIM MR. TEASLEY, EVERYONE KNOWS HIM AS AN ICON

BY JONATHAN SZCZEPANIAK jszczepaniak@candgnews.com

METRO DETROIT — Growing up, Lydia Teasley couldn’t comprehend the importance of her last name, and who could blame her?

To Lydia Teasley, her father, Ron Teasley, was a renowned basketball and baseball coach at his high school alma mater, Detroit Northwestern High School, compiling numerous Detroit Public School League and district championships across both sports.

Ron Teasley was also the first African American student to play basketball, the first African American team captain, and the second African American to play baseball for the high school.

It wasn’t until elementary school when she first reaped the rewards of the Teasley name by being able to have complete freedom in gym class.

“I got to do anything I wanted to do,” Lydia Teasley said. “I thought, ‘Oh wait, this is pretty cool.’ I still didn’t really understand it, but as I got older, that would happen a lot. I would go somewhere and people would say, ‘Teasley? Like Ron Teasley?’ Then the person is going crazy telling me how he was my coach or my teacher. He was this or he was that. I thought, ‘Oh, this is pretty cool.’”

Ron Teasley, 97, is much more than a former coach in the dugout or faculty mem-

ber in the school, and one quick internet search could speak a thousand words about his achievements.

One of three surviving members to compete in the original 1948-era Negro Leagues alongside Willie Mays and Bill Greason, Teasley accomplished just about every feat a baseball player could imagine.

Teasley’s life contains memories with some of the most prolific people across sports, including racing Jesse Owens, hitting a triple off Satchel Paige, signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers, and conversing with the likes of Norman “Turkey” Stearnes, Jackie Robinson, Buck Leonard and other Negro League legends.

Growing up around the game

Like most young ballplayers growing up, Ron Teasley had a player he idolized. The only issue was being able to see him play live.

“When I was young, my father wouldn’t take me to a Tigers game because of segregation,” Teasley said. “I didn’t go to any Tigers games when I was young, but I used to listen to the Tigers games on the radio. My favorite player was a player by the name of Charlie Gehringer, who was a second baseman. He was an outstanding player. He was my hero.”

Baseball was the epicenter of the Teasley household, with six children all invested in the sport, and even his older sister sported the nickname “Babe Ruth” because of her

Knee cartilage — the rubbery, flexible tissue that coats the ends of bones in the knee joint — makes smooth bending and movement possible. Over time, due to age or injury, this cartilage wears down, causing the bones within the knee joint to grind against each other. This leads to inflammation, pain, stiffness and swelling. Severity can vary from mild to extreme and, eventually, the condition can change the shape of the knee. Degradation of the cartilage indicates that knee osteoarthritis is developing.

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GAE targets specific arteries to reduce blood flow to the synovium — the lining of the knee — thereby alleviating inflammation and pain. This process enhances mobility and improves patient well-being.

“Patients who undergo GAE may never need knee replacement surgery,” Dr. Vartanian noted. “While steroid injections often require follow-ups, GAE typically provides a longer-lasting result that may even extend several years.”

A 2021 clinical study showed that average pain scores dropped from 8 out of 10 to 3 out of 10 within the first week following GAE.

Dr. Vartanian recalled treating a woman in her mid-40s, who was experiencing severe knee pain. “She wanted to delay joint replacement surgery for as long as possible,” he said. “Since undergoing the GAE procedure two months ago, she has experienced significant relief of her pain score.”

In some cases, the relief can be so great that patients may not experience pain again in their lifetime, he noted. “It doesn’t always preclude the necessity for an eventual joint replacement if they truly need it, but it can hopefully prolong their ability to have durable pain relief.”

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Family Ties Bring Art of Healing to Troy

Hong Gao is a licensed acupuncturist and a third-generation practitioner with more than 30 years of experience in Chinese medicine and the centuries-old art of healing.

She enjoyed a successful practice for more than 6 years in Frederick, Maryland, blending traditional Chinese healing with modern approaches. Hong recently moved to metro Detroit to be closer to her family in Canada.

In March, she opened Troy Acupuncture & Wellness Center, near Maple Road and Coolidge Highway.

“We treat di erent health issues, from acute sports injury to chronic pain,” Hong said. “Acupuncture can help with a lot of chronic conditions. I’ve had some success with neuropathy, neck, shoulder, low back and foot pain, knee pain, and sciatica.”

Hong performs a procedure that channels electricity through needles to stimulate nerves at key points to promote healing. She has achieved outstanding outcomes for patients recovering from a stroke, those in need of pain management, and those who are su ering from bromyalgia, peripheral neuropathy, Lyme disease, infertility, menopause, PMS, insomnia, digestive problems and autoimmune disorders.

aims to bring about. e art has been practiced by her family for three generations.

“Since I was a kid, of course, I take Chinese medicine, acupuncture, when I was sick. I grew up seeing my parents taking care of di erent cases. Sometimes, it makes a great di erence in the patient’s life, and my parents are very proud of their job,” Hong said. “It feels good to change people’s lives.”

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Chronic conditions can take longer to heal as the body responds to pain that has developed over time, whereas acute pain can be relieved through acupuncture more quickly.

Lower Back Pain/Sciatica

Hong said in China, acupuncture is performed at the hospital. at’s not the case in the United States, where practitioners see patients in independent clinics where a holistic approach to health underscores a focus on whole-body wellness.

While acupuncture has been practiced for 3,000 years, there are still many unknowns. But what is clear, Hong said, is the body’s ability to heal itself, which is what acupuncture

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Teasley

baseball prowess growing up.

“They talked a lot about baseball, and sometimes my father would go to Chicago to watch what they called the Negro League All-Star Game,” Teasley said. “There was a lot of talk about it (baseball), and my father and I would play catch. My brothers and sisters all played baseball. After that, I joined the junior baseball program in Detroit. I became very successful.”

The earliest memories for Teasley began at Hamtramck Stadium, where his father would take him to watch the Detroit Stars play, but Teasley said he was also more focused on playing with rocks under the stands.

That was until he grew into the sport through the junior baseball program. A walk outside the local recreation center one day would be life changing.

“One day I came out of the recreation center and I looked across the field and saw some men playing baseball,” Teasley said. “I said, ‘I think I’ll just go over there and join them.’ So I went over there and started chasing foul balls. I was 13 or 14 years old, and they were nice to me and told me, ‘Why don’t you come around and practice with us?’ So I started practicing with them.”

The men playing baseball weren’t just average joes taking in a game of pickup, but rather experienced ballplayers, some former Negro League players, who were double the age of Teasley, taking him under their wing and showing him the beauties of the game.

If someone wasn’t able to make it to the game, Teasley would be thrown into right field as a boy surrounded by grown men, earning the nickname “Schoolboy” from his older teammates.

“They usually put me in right field hoping nothing would be hit my way,” Teasley said. “I really think about those fellas, because they taught me a lot of life lessons. They meant a lot to me.”

Creating a baseball legacy

On the collegiate circuit at Wayne State University, Teasley, a Southfield resident, became the first player to ever hit above .400, still holding the single season record with a .500 batting average.

Teasley was a standout basketball and baseball player for the Tartars (now Warriors) before joining the U.S. Navy in 1945 with tours in Saipan and far Pacific areas from 1945 to 1946.

Once he returned home, he picked up right where he left off, dominating his opponents on the baseball field, so much so that the Brooklyn Dodgers caught wind of it and offered a tryout in Vero Beach, Florida, to Teasley and Detroit native Sammy Gee from

Miller High School.

Upon his arrival to Vero Beach, Teasley exchanged pleasantries with Dodgers infielder Jackie Robinson, widely known for breaking the color barrier in Major League Baseball.

Teasley spent two weeks before being assigned to the Dodgers minor league affiliate, the Olean Oilers of the PennsylvaniaOntario-New York League, but was promptly cut despite impressive numbers early on.

“When I was in the Dodgers organization batting .270, that wasn’t good enough,” Teasley said. “They released me. I never could understand that. I was actually leading the league in home runs when they released me. It’s something you always think about, no matter how old you are. You think about that, you know? What did they expect of you?”

Instead of being discouraged, Teasley continued his professional baseball career in the Negro Leagues as a member of the New York Cubans, but the league would soon become a picking ground for the MLB following the signing of Robinson, who played in the Negro Leagues in 1945 with the Kansas City Monarchs, in April 1947.

With Robinson’s performance came plenty of eyes looking for the next talent in the league, and the inevitable downfall of the Negro League began as teams were gutted, their best players departing for MLB clubs.

Robinson was the face of the broken color barrier, and with the title came plenty of scrutiny and racial discrimination towards him, but Teasley said the opinion of Negro League players towards Robinson’s signing began to split down the middle.

“We had a couple thousand players playing in the league, and then they were taking our best players,” Teasley said. “Then the owners were backing out. Some of the players were suggesting, and even the owners as well, that we have an all-Star team of Negro League players and put them in the league, but that was turned down. They didn’t want to do that. The players were coming and going quite a bit.”

Many players like Teasley, moved north to the Mandak League in Manitoba and North Dakota.

Teasley suited up for the Carman Cardinals from 1949 to 1950 in the league, hitting around .300 and making the AllStar team, but the league never received the proper recognition of MLB scouts.

The league had a solid fanbase, but Teasley said the fans provided a different game day environment than what he was accustomed to.

“I can recall one game where I was playing third base and I made a double play where there was one player running to third base and another returning to third base, and I tagged each one of them out, and the fans were just quiet,” Teasley said. “There wasn’t

that much of a reaction. I thought, ‘Wow.’ They enjoyed the game, and it turned out quite well.”

Life outside the dugout

Teasley would turn to factory work after the 1951 season and head back to Wayne State, earning a bachelor’s degree in physical education in 1955 and joining the Detroit school system soon after. He earned his master’s of administration degree in 1963.

Life postbaseball was everything Teasley could’ve dreamed of, spending time with his wife of 71 years and high school sweetheart,

Marie Teasley, who passed away in 2020, and raising their three children: Lydia, Ronald and Tim.

Marie Teasley was a writer and editor for the Michigan Chronicle newspaper for 25 years, taking after her father, who was the first African American to own and publish a newspaper in Hannibal, Missouri.

“She was an outstanding journalist,” Ron Teasley said. “She started out when she was 7 years old because her father owned a newspaper in Missouri, the home of Mark Twain.”

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Country Day

from page 10A

how much they played and how hard they worked in the season made it possible. It was awesome to see, especially for Helen, since she lost a year ago in the finals at (singles) four. Then she steps up this year and decides to win it. For Katie (Han), who I had at four, she beat a girl from Cranbrook who hadn’t lost since April 28 of 2022. That was a huge win for us that she beat that girl.”

Freshman Quinn Norlander (singles 2), younger sister of senior Marin Norlander, added to the singles group’s success with a runner-up finish, proving to be one of the more talented singles players in Division 3 in her first year.

Cranbrook

“I was super happy for Jessica (Hall) and Michelle (Chen),” Asher said. “I think they lost in the finals last year, and I think that’s a pretty common theme, where you lose in the finals or semis the year before and you realize how close you are. You then have the urgency to really work hard in the practices in the offseason, and I think Jessica and Michelle did that, along with Sanvi (Upadhyayula) and Madeline (Day) in 3 doubles, who also lost in the finals last year. I was super happy for those girls to close it out, because it doesn’t always happen that way.”

The doubles flight No. 2 team of senior Grace Zhang and junior Sophia Kouza,

Fiaschetti said Quinn Norlander had a rough start to the season but was a completely different player the second half of the season.

“She showed up as a freshman, and I didn’t know what to expect,” Fiaschetti said. “She started the season 1-6, and then from there she went 14-2 after that. It was like something clicked. She was a completely different player after that start.”

On the doubles side, Marin Norlander and senior Peja Liles repeated as doubles flights No. 1 champions.

Both three-time state champions, Norlander and Liles cruised through the bracket to earn a state finals matchup with third seed Chelsea. Country Day’s duo would drop the first set, but regrouped and finished the job. Country Day’s three other doubles pairings

who were also regional champions and state champions last year, capped off the state champion list for Cranbrook, while doubles flight No. 1, consisting of seniors Daryn Krause and Kayli Lala, both team captains and a doubles group for four years, reached the state semifinals.

On the singles side, senior captain Sienna Ilitch (singles 1), a state champion last year in singles 3, reached the top eight alongside junior Ava Clogg (singles 2), a 2022 doubles champion.

Junior Chiarra Martella (singles 3), a key returner next year for Cranbrook and a regional champion, reached the semifinals, while senior Olivia Zhang (singles 4), a state champion last year in singles flight No. 4, ended her high school career on a high note with a state finals runner-up finish. Zhang was also a regional champion.

Enough can’t be said about a senior class

would all reach the semifinals round.

“All season, they (Norlander and Liles) were the team,” Fiaschetti said. “I knew they’d beat everybody. They were undefeated this year. I was never in a spot where I had to worry about them at all, and that’s always awesome as a coach, to have one spot where you know you’re going to get a win every time and then you can work from there to get enough to win.”

Norlander and Liles are just two of a long list of graduating seniors for the Yellowjackets with Grace Wang (doubles 4), Becca Borgia (doubles 3) and Melanie Bandara (doubles 2) all set to depart.

The singles group will stay fully intact, and Fiaschetti said the team has a strong incoming class of freshmen looking to fill the voids as well.

with four regional championships, two state championships, and a slew of multi-state winning players with Ilitch (2x individual state champion), Olivia Zhang (2x individual state champion), Krause and Lala (2022 doubles champions), and Grace Zhang (3x doubles champion).

This group made an immediate impact as freshmen, leading Cranbrook to a state runner-up finish and coming back stronger than ever to win back-to-back titles the next two seasons. It doesn’t get much better than two state titles and two runner-up titles, and Asher said their impact has been immeasurable.

“They came in four years ago and really propelled our program,” Asher said. “They kind of laid the foundation and the culture for Cranbrook tennis. They’re going to be sorely missed.”

Cranbrook will have a talented veteran core eager to reach the top once more and

If history has any sign of repeating itself, Country Day is due to start a state finals streak of its own, since no other team besides Cranbrook and Country Day has been a Division 3 state championship since 2009. Every streak has to start with one, and Fiaschetti said this will always be a memorable group to him.

“I would say ‘hungry’ was a great word for it, for sure,” Fiaschetti said. “I would also say fearless as well, and I would say senior-led. It was not only our captains; it was, basically, every senior there. They were stepping up and they were invested. A lot of times what happens at the end of the year is the seniors just want to be out of school and they’re already out of it, but that was absolutely the opposite for us.”

leave their own mark on the school.

Asher said the 2024 senior class etched their name into the program’s history not only because of their play on the court, but the impact they made on their teammates.

“I think the seniors, particularly the captains, really held people accountable for what the expectations are for Cranbrook tennis,” Asher said. “We’ve been trying to change that culture to playing more in the offseason and playing more competitions so that they can handle the pressure better. I just think those guys held the accountability day-to-day, which is where you need that consistency day-to-day. The most important thing for me is that they integrate the freshman and the younger people and make them feel a part of the team with friendships and circles they’re going to have for the rest of their life. The seniors did a great job of that.”

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In true love story fashion, Ron Teasley was his wife’s photographer when they would go to events, which included the controversial 1986 Goodwill Games in Russia.

The Goodwill Games were brought to the forefront after the United States boycotted the 1980 Olympic Games in Russia and Russia boycotted the 1984 Summer Olympics in California.

An array of political issues surrounded the games itself, with certain countries being banned from competing.

“The first thing that struck you when you landed (in Russia) was there were no people at the airport,” Teasley said. “There’s nobody but guards. In this country, airports are jammed. There, there was nobody. The guards searched you, and we were detained for about a half an hour or so before we were even allowed to come into the country.”

The Teasleys today

Lydia Teasley knows the prominence of her last name, and her kindergarten students at Dorothy Montessori School in Oak Park also get to share in the knowledge.

Each February, Teasley instructs her students on the Negro Leagues, reading books, playing baseball outside or playing hot potato around the classroom.

She’ll show the children a video of her father talking about his playing days, but at such a young age, Lydia Teasley said, it’s difficult for the children to comprehend the importance of the Negro Leagues and how long ago it was.

She especially found this to be true when her classroom watched the Detroit Tigers opening day game, and students asked her if her dad was playing or not.

It’s innocently hilarious, and Lydia Tealsey said it means a lot to her to pass the meaning of the game and her father’s impact on to her students.

“It’s super important, and it also turns out to be fun, because the questions they ask me are just hilarious, but they’re interested,” Lydia Teasley said. “They’ll say, ‘Oh, your dad played baseball?’ I’ll tell them all the history of what happened, and I think they get it a little bit. I think they’re more interested in how to play, so I’ll take them outside and teach them some skills myself. It means so much to me to be able to talk about my dad and for them to see him on the video. It just brings it to life, and they can appreciate the history.”

Even at 97 years old, Ron Teasley is a busy man, but he prefers it that way. Whether it’s taking walks to the park, watching any baseball he can, or playing Wii bowling, Teasley stays active.

The Tigers have called upon him several times to throw out the ceremonial first pitch during the times the former Negro Leagues were celebrated, trading in their traditional home uniforms for the Detroit Stars uniforms.

He’s also made a trip with his family

to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, to speak and sign autographs, and is involved in the Negro Leagues Family Alliance, which was founded by families of former players.

Lydia Teasley said her father is a popular man at the meetings because he’s able to tell stories to the families of Norman “Turkey” Stearnes, Josh Gibson, Walter “Buck” Leonard, and many other players about their

ones.

Ron Teasley’s passion for baseball is immeasurable, but it doesn’t compare to the impact he’s made on others around him as a

player, a coach and teacher.

Lydia Teasley continues the impact with the Ron and Marie Teasley Foundation, which aims to assist students in metro Detroit through scholarships, mentorships and training.

A person like Ron Teasley should always be reminded of what he brought to the game, and Lydia Teasley said she and her siblings always try to do just that.

“I just want to have him keep talking about all the great things he’s done,” Lydia Teasley said. “I never want him to stop talking about that.”

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ing our way, what would we spend it on? We were behind the eight ball with not having a strategic plan, so we had to do those study sessions of what kind of needs (we had), and we realized we had $53 million worth of needs, not $4 million,” she said. “When you have that much to do, you need help from the community -- of all these needs, what’s most important to you?”

The public is invited to share their thoughts by attending an in-person community forum facilitated by the township’s strategic planning consulting team.

Community forums will be held 7-8:30 p.m. June 25 at the Bloomfield Township Library; 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, June 26, at the Bloomfield Township Senior Center; and 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 26 at the Bloomfield Township Library.

Residents, businesses and community members can attend one of the forums, where the facilitators will share a short presentation about the township and then engage participants in small group discussions.

“The community’s engagement will help identify topic areas and priorities that will guide township actions for several years

to come,” Walsh said.

The Board of Trustees and township staff will use the input received from the community during their plan development sessions in August to build the strategic plan, which Walsh said should be complete by November.

Personally, Walsh feels the township needs to prioritize building the correct infrastructure to allow for equity.

“Right now, for police and fire, I’m limited in hiring females, based on the buildings — there’s no more locker rooms for females in the police area, so that creates a hiring issue. And there’s no access to a public elevator in the public area of Town Hall — same with the fire stations and the police area,” she said. “So, to me, those are obvious needs. But if the residents say, ‘Hey, that’s not important to us. We think this is important,’ then this is the way for me to learn what their priorities are so that I do go on the right path. Sometimes your gut instinct is right, and sometimes you get an adjustment, based on others.”

Updates on the strategic planning process can be found on the township website at www.BloomfieldTwp.org. For more information, call (248) 433-7700.

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e Whole-Body MRI Debate: Are Doctors Missing Something?

(South eld, MI) e recent buzz around full-body MRI screenings has sparked a lot of debate. While some question this approach, the controversy itself signals an advance in how we think about proactive health. It means we’re not just waiting around for symptoms when it might be too late.

Full body screenings use MRI technology to scan from the top of the head through the pelvis looking for potential abnormalities and early signs of diseases like cancer.

Tyler, age 52, lost his grandfather to lymphoma, so when the results of his full body MRI highlighted enlarged lymph nodes in his chest it gave him concern. “I felt completely healthy, but I wanted to be proactive so I did the scan. My results were concerning, so I saw an oncologist who ordered additional testing.”

e controversy comes from MRI body scans producing false positives. ese ndings are eventually proven

to be benign. Critics claim that false positives create unnecessary worry for people and needless follow up tests.

Tyler says he would rather be safe than sorry. “I hear some doctors on TV saying not to do full body screenings, but why wouldn’t you? It’s about taking control of your health and being proactive. I had some follow up tests to make sure I don’t have cancer – big deal. But what if it turned out to be cancer? en it’s caught as early as possible, and without this scan I never would have known until it was too late!”

Proponents of MRI full body screenings say that false positives should not outweigh the bene ts, stating that early detection is key to easier treatments and better outcomes.

“Early detection saves lives,” says Ryan Ringold who leads the MRI full body screening center in South eld, called Bionicc Body Screening. His father, the late Dr. Ringold, founded the company after battling cancer – twice. “My father

became short of breath one day and discovered he had stage four cancer with tumors as large as softballs inside of him. He endured brutal treatments and never wanted to see others su er because of late detection,” says Ryan.

MRI does not replace annual physicals nor routine screenings like a colonoscopy or mammogram. Although, it may be surprising to learn that routine screenings only cover 29% of cancers and 71% of cancers occur in other areas.

“ is is an additional tool to be proactive. MRI can reduce the enormous blind spot where cancer may be silently growing. ere are no routine screenings for areas like the pancreas, liver, brain, chest or abdomen,” says Ringold. “My father was oblivious to hundreds of tumors growing inside his body and his story is not unique. You rarely hear of someone getting diagnosed with stage one pancreatic cancer because nobody knows until they have symptoms. By that time, it’s almost always stage

The debate over full-body MRIs heats up as some doctors criticize the scans, while others quietly get them done.

four.”  In addition to tumors, MRI can detect hundreds of abnormalities like brain aneurysms, MS, fatty liver and spinal disc disease to name a few. “It’s quite remarkable,” Ringold adds.

Robert B. credits his scan to saving his life. A full-body MRI caught the kidney tumor his CT scan missed. “I consider it a lifesaver,” he says. Stories like these highlight the power of MRI body screenings.

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CRIME WATCH

10 cases of beer stolen from grocery store

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — A grocery store in the 3600 block of West Maple Road reported a retail fraud May 27. The store’s loss prevention team reported that an unknown man stole 10 cases of Bud Light beer. The suspect was described as a Black man wearing black jeans, a green shirt and a black coat. He was seen leaving the area in an unknown vehicle. Police are investigating. Anyone with any information should contact the Bloomfield Township Police Department at (248) 433-7755.

Westland driver arrested

BIRMINGHAM — On May 25 at approximately 1 a.m., officers on patrol identified a vehicle driving recklessly on Northbound Woodward Avenue. Officers activated their emergency overhead lights and initiated a traffic stop.

The driver, a 34-year-old man from Westland, showed signs of intoxication. He failed field sobriety evaluations, and was arrested and given a citation for driving while under the influence of alcohol.

Warren woman arrested for driving intoxicated

BIRMINGHAM — At approximately 2 a.m. May 26, officers on patrol identified a vehicle making an illegal turn at Lincoln

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Board meeting was held from 7:05 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.

Supervisor O’Reilly Chaired the Meeting.

and Woodward.

Officers activated their emergency lights and performed a traffic stop. They noticed a strong scent of marijuana from the vehicle, as well as signs of intoxication on the driver, a 24-year-old Warren woman. She stated that she’d had two drinks an hour prior, but that she had not smoked marijuana before being pulled over. Upon failing field sobriety evaluations, she was arrested and given a citation for driving while under the influence.

Accident ends in median

BIRMINGHAM — Officers were dispatched to Woodward and Lincoln regarding a vehicle accident around 8 p.m. May 26. The suspect, a 32-year-old Detroit man, was standing outside his vehicle in a median. The vehicle was sitting upright and was severely damaged. The suspect stated that another vehicle had run a stop sign and entered his lane, resulting in him hitting the other vehicle.

Officers noted signs of intoxication, but the suspect refused to complete field sobriety evaluation and was arrested. As he was being arrested, a crushed can that had contained an alcoholic beverage was found on his person. An investigation is ongoing.

Scooter stolen from juvenile

BIRMINGHAM — At approximately 10 a.m. May 25, officers were dispatched to the 500 block of Brookside regarding a report of a larceny.

A juvenile had been at a nearby park riding scooters with friends, and shortly after, the victim left the park, leaving the scooter

Following members were Present: O’Reilly, Harryvan, Nelson, Cook, Newitt, Scarcello

Absent: Chalifoux

Board Appointed Paul Scarcello to the Board of Trustees due to the passing of Jon Oen.

Board approved, as amended, the Agenda.

Board approved, as amended, the April 9, 2024 regular Board meeting minutes.

Board approved public hearing date for police and fre special assessment districts.

Board approved the MTA dues.

Board approved appointment of representative and alternative representative to the SOCWA Board.

Board approved April General Fund expenditures in the amount of $138,119.45.

Board approved May General Fund expenditures in the amount of $281,608.94.

Eileen Harryvan

Southfeld Township Clerk

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at a bike rack in the park, unsecured. The scooter was later discovered to be missing.

The victim’s friend also had a scooter stolen during the incident. An investigation is ongoing.

Staggering man arrested for disorderly conduct, resisting officers

BIRMINGHAM — Officers on patrol in downtown Birmingham saw a man staggering down Pierce Street, at Merrill, at 9 p.m. May 23.

The suspect, a 57-year-old Rochester Hills man, continued north on Pierce and put his arms around two women walking, and the women appeared uncomfortable with that.

Officers approached the man and detected signs of intoxication. He refused to comply with their requests to talk and went limp, refusing to walk. He was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and resisting officers.

Village of Beverly Hills Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting 7/8/2024

Public Notice is hereby given that The Village of Beverly Hills Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a meeting on Monday, July 8, 2024, at 7:30 pm at the Village of Beverly Hills Offce at 18500 W. 13 Mile Road, Beverly Hills, MI 48025.

The following case will be heard:

Case #1417: The applicant is seeking a variance from Section 22.08.150.B.1.b. of Chapter 22 “Zoning” prohibiting fences within side yards to permit the installation of six (6) foot tall privacy fencing in the eastern side yard of the property located at 16007 Madoline Street, Beverly Hills, MI 48025.

Interested parties may comment on the request in person at the scheduled hearing. Written comments may be submitted in person or by mail to The Village of Beverly Hills, Zoning Board of Appeals, 18500 W. 13 Mile Road, Beverly Hills, MI 48025. Comments may also be submitted via email to sstec@villagebeverlyhills.com by 4:00 p.m. on the date of the hearing. The application may be reviewed at the Village Hall between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Birmingham-Bloomfeld Eagle 06/19/2024

CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF BLOOMFIELD

0264-2425

SUMMARY OF MAY 2024 BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETINGS

CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF BLOOMFIELD

SUMMARY OF MAY 2024 BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETINGS

The Bloom eld Township Board of Trustees held two regular meetings on Monday, May 13th and Tuesday, May 28th at 7:00 p.m.

The Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees held two regular meetings on Monday, May 13th and Tuesday, May 28th at 7:00 p.m.

A full synopsis of each meeting is posted and available on the Legal Notices webpage on the Township website and in the Clerk’s Of ce for public viewing. Meetings are also televised live by Bloom eld Community Television (“BCTV”) on Comcast’s channel fteen for Bloom eld Township and Bloom eld Hills residents. Recordings can be viewed on BCTV’s YouTube account.

A full synopsis of each meeting is posted and available on the Legal Notices webpage on the Township website and in the Clerk’s Office for public viewing. Meetings are also televised live by Bloomfield Community Television (“BCTV”) on Comcast’s channel fifteen for Bloomfield Township and Bloomfield Hills residents. Recordings can be viewed on BCTV’s YouTube account.

The Quick Response (“QR”) codes can be utilized to view the Board meetings and supporting documents, or visit the Township website at www.bloom eldtwp.org. Please call the Clerk’s Of ce at 248-433-7702 if you have any questions.

The Quick Response (“QR”) codes can be utilized to view the Board meetings and supporting documents, or visit the Township website at www.bloomfieldtwp.org. Please call the Clerk’s Office at 248-433-7702 if you have any questions.

Publish: June 19, 2024 0425-2425

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JUNE 27

Inspiring Detroit Dinner: Cocktail hour, wine-pairing dinner, silent and live auctions, and program honoring community leaders for dedication to Women of Tomorrow and community, 6-10 p.m., The Community House, 380 S. Bates St. in Birmingham, womenoftomorrow.org

JUNE 29

Uncorked: Wine tastings from Argentina and Chile paired with South American-inspired bites, also live Latin jazz, 6-9 p.m., Franklin Community Association Gazebo, 26495 Carol Ave., fcamichigan.org

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June 20-21 at Temple Beth El (7400 Telegraph Road in Bloomfield Hills) and June 22 at Seligman Performing Arts Center (22305 W. 13 Mile Road in Beverly Hills), see performers and times at greatlakeschambermusic.org

Senior Men’s Club of Birmingham: Speakers and luncheon 10:30 a.m. every Friday, Iroquois Club, 43248 Woodward Ave. in Bloomfield Township, also on Zoom, RSVP by previous Monday, seniormensclubbirmingham. com

Birmingham Metropolitan Women’s Club: Meets 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. every second Tuesday of month, Iroquois Club, 43248 Woodward Ave. in Bloomfield Township, RSVP two weeks prior to each event, (248) 303-7339, www. thebirminghammetropolitanwomensclub.weebly.com

Cranbrook on the Green: Play artist-designed min-golf course, open Wednesdays-Sundays through August and weekends Sept. 7-22, Cranbrook Art Museum, 39221 Woodward Ave. in Bloomfield Hills, tickets include admission to galleries, cranbrookartmuseum.org

Free days at Cranbrook Institute of Science: Every first Friday and every third Thursday of month, 39221 Woodward Ave. in Bloomfield Hills, see hours at science. cranbrook.edu

Monthly movie/book clubs: Movie discussion group meets 7 p.m. every first Thursday, book club meets 10 a.m. every fourth Thursday, Bloomfield Township Public Library, 1099 Lone Pine Road, (248) 642-5800, btpl.org

Second Saturday Book Sale: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. every month, Bloomfield Township Public Library, 1099 Lone Pine Road, (248) 642-5800, btpl.org

Birmingham & Ferndale Stamp Club: Meets 6-8 p.m. every first and third Tuesday of month, fellowship at 5:30 p.m., NEXT Senior Center, 2121 Midvale St. in Birmingham, birminghamstamp.club

REPORTED TO LOCAL POLICE, AS COMPILED BY C & G REPORTERS

from hotel

BIRMINGHAM — Officers were dispatched to a hotel in the 100 block of Townsend for a reported theft on May 13 at approximately 10:30 p.m.

A witness informed hotel personnel that he had seen a woman with two males take a small brass lion’s head that was affixed to the hotel’s front wall and walk toward a vehicle parked on Henrietta Street. Officers observed the lion’s head in the vehicle’s front passenger seat. Two men returned to the vehicle, and officers stopped them at Henrietta and Merrill. After initially denying knowing the woman or how the lion had ended up in their vehicle, the men admitted that she is a business associate and that she had taken the lion after they all had dinner in Birmingham that evening.

The vehicle’s owner, a 46-year-old from Columbus, Ohio, was charged with concealing stolen property. The woman, a 43-year-old from Bloomfield Hills, said that she had seen the lion’s head on the ground and picked it up. She was charged with larceny.

Expired license plate check results in arrest

BIRMINGHAM — An officer traveling northbound on Woodward noticed expired license plate tabs on a vehicle around 8:30 a.m. May 14.

A check of the vehicle’s registration found a felony warrant for the arrest of its registered owner on two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct. Police arrested the suspect, a 23-year-old South Lyon man, and transferred him into the custody of the Michigan State Police.

Police investigate school bomb threat

WEST BLOOMFIELD — Someone going by the name “Alex” called the West Bloomfield Police Department around 7 a.m. May 20 and said that he had placed a bomb at West Bloomfield High School, according to a press release.

Police were immediately dispatched to the school and began to investigate, the release states.

The preliminary investigation concluded that there was no credible threat.

Detectives researched the phone number the caller used when calling in the bomb threat and learned the number was linked to several similar incidents around the country over the last two months.

Ex-tenant suspected in break-in

ROYAL OAK — A complainant reported that between 9 a.m. May 11 and 9 a.m. May 15, a former tenant had broken into the complainant’s apartment

being evicted.

Urn stolen in family dispute

SOUTHFIELD — After a dispute with another family member, a resident noticed that between 8 p.m. May 20 and 7 a.m. May 21, a relative’s urn was removed from the home on Russell Street.

Boyfriend returns to empty home following eviction

SOUTHFIELD — A man who had moved in with his girlfriend’s family on Lahser Road returned May 22 to the home to find that the residents had been evicted and the family members had taken his TV, clothes, PlayStation 5 and laptop.

Victim loses around $30,000 in pop-up message scam

TROY — On May 15, at 10 a.m., a resident on Round Tree Drive reported she had been using her computer when a pop-up message appeared telling her that the computer was locked and to call the provided phone number for Microsoft Security.

The victim called the number and spoke with an unknown suspect, who told her that the computer had been hacked and that her bank account had been compromised.

The suspect was able to convince the victim to withdraw $24,900 from her credit union and convert the money to bitcoin using a bitcoin machine. The victim was then instructed to go to Nordstrom, purchase $10,000 in gift cards, and provide the numbers on the card to the suspect, which she did.

At that point, the victim realized it was a scam and notified her credit union, but she was informed it was too late to recover the funds.

Inebriated woman apprehended while parked in front of private drive on highway

TROY — While on patrol around 1:57 a.m. May 9, officers observed a 2024 Mazda CX30 with its hazard lights on parked on the right shoulder of Stephenson Highway, near East Maple Road, blocking a private drive.

Upon speaking with the 38-year-old driver from Mexico City, Mexico, officers noted that her eyes were glassy and there was a strong odor of intoxicants emanating from her. Police said she performed poorly on sobriety evaluations. A preliminary breath test showed a result of a 0.225% blood alcohol content.

She was arrested and issued a citation for operating with a blood alcohol content of 0.17% or more.

unregistered weapon, Adderall

TROY — Officers initiated a traffic stop at 12:35 a.m. May 11 near Rochester and Wattles roads for the driver of a 2024 Chevrolet Silverado for multiple traffic violations.

Upon speaking with the driver, a 29-year-old man from Royal Oak, officers noted his eyes were glassy, his speech was slurred, and there was an odor of intoxicants emanating from his person. The driver was asked to perform several sobriety evaluations, and officers noted he performed poorly. He submitted to a preliminary breath test, with a result of a 0.170% blood alcohol content.

During an inventory search of his vehicle, officers located a loaded handgun in a holster and a loaded spare magazine, both underneath the center console. The gun was unregistered, and the driver was found to not have a concealed pistol license.

In lock-up, several pills that were identified as Adderall were located in a plastic bag in the driver’s jacket pocket.

The case was turned over to the Detective Bureau for appropriate warrants.

Wallet stolen at Home Goods

TROY — A victim reports that, on May 5, between 2:30 and 2:50 p.m., an unknown suspect stole her wallet from her purse while she was shopping in the Home Goods store at 624 John R Road.

While shopping, a female approached the victim and asked for advice about purchasing a product. The victim now believes this may have been an attempt to distract her while her wallet was stolen.

Multiple fraudulent charges were subsequently attempted on the victim’s credit cards at various locations at a local mall.

Woman accused of assault at party

FARMINGTON — Around 10 p.m. May 22, a woman went to the police station to report an assault that allegedly took place May 12. The woman told police that a 54-year-old woman had struck her in the back with a log for use in a bonfire at a party.

Officers spoke with the suspect, who denied the allegation. The case was forwarded to the city attorney for review.

Cash snatched from purse

MADISON HEIGHTS — According to a police report, an unknown person stole $2,700 from the purse of a 71-year-old Madison Heights resident while the purse was in a shopping cart. The incident occurred at a business in the

5:30 p.m. April 27. An investigation was ongoing.

Tractor-trailer taken

MADISON HEIGHTS — According to a police report, an unknown person stole a tractor-trailer from a business in the 32000 block of John R Road sometime between noon May 18 and 3:30 a.m. May 19. Police were investigating.

Student to be assessed after drawing pictures of guns in school

ROCHESTER HILLS — The school resource officer at Avondale Middle School was made aware of some drawings by a student that concerned school staff at 2:30 p.m. May 1. The school resource officer gathered further information and discovered the drawings were of firearms. The school counselor interviewed the student, a 14-year-old boy from Auburn Hills, while the SRO stood by. The student stated that the firearms he sketched were concepts for video games. The student’s parents were called to the school. The father stated there were no firearms in the home. A check showed no firearms registered to the father. The father advised that his child had an evaluation coming up for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder and autism spectrum disorder. The student was sent home for violation of the school code of conduct and was advised that he could not return to school until a threat assessment was completed.

Drone helps find lost man

ROCHESTER HILLS — Deputies became aware that a man was disoriented/lost and in medical distress at 1:04 a.m. May 3. Live911 indicated the subject was inside Flynn Park and Sanctuary Lake Golf Course in Troy.

Troy police were also made aware of the incident. The first deputy to hear the Live911 transmission immediately deployed a drone to search the area for the subject. A heat signature was quickly found. Deputies and officers from the Troy Police Department began to search the wooded area with guidance from the drone operator. Information was also received that the subject’s phone was “pinging” to the same area being checked. The subject was found in a densely wooded area along a fence line, between the golf course and Troy Beaumont Hospital. The subject, a 43-year-old man from Shelby Township, was transported to the hospital for treatment.