6/20/24 Novi Note

Novi Adult Transition Center celebrates its graduates

BY CHARITY MEIER cmeier@candgnews.com

Three students successfully completed the Novi Adult Transition Center program this month.

The program provides young people with varying degrees of cognitive impairment an opportunity to learn life and job skills until the age of 26.

During a graduation ceremony June 4, a recording was played of one of the graduates, Jason Nunez, singing an original song that he put together for the event using modern technology, and fellow graduate Michael Manning gave a spontaneous dance to it, which delighted the audience.

“Michael is just the most fun person you could be around,” said teacher Brad Therrian. See GRADUATION on page 14A

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3A/NOVI NOTE • JUNE 20, 2024

BY CHARITY MEIER cmeier@candgnews.com

Fireworks will be ignited over Walled Lake later this summer.

Fireworks display to be set off from Walled Lake

The Novi City Council voted June 3 to approve a request from a resident to have a large fireworks display ignited from two large barges in the center of the lake.

The request was brought forth by Eddie Hesano, the operator of

ABOVE: Detroit Catholic Central junior Luke Zajdel controls the ball against Hartland June 8 at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Zajdel led all scorers with five goals in the win.

See FIREWORKS on page 15A

Eddie’s Barrels of Wine in Walled Lake. According to documents submitted to the city, the show will include 450 3-inch display shells, 160 4-inch display shells, 100 5-inch display shells, 70 6-inch display shells, eight 8-inch display shells and eight various barrage cakes 3 inches and smaller in diameter. The show will be done by Great Lakes Fireworks LLC, a licensed pyrotechnic operator.

SHAMROCKS LACROSSE CROWNED

D1 CHAMPS, ZAJDEL SCORES 5 IN WIN

BELOW: Detroit Catholic Central head coach Dave Wilson hoists the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 1 state championship title after DCC beat Hartland 14-8 June 8 at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Wilson was also the head coach of the Shamrocks when the team won the title in 2018.

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Bird-watching teaches patience, offers relaxation

BY ALYSSA OCHSS aochss@candgnews.com

METRO DETROIT — Bird-watching takes patience and precision, but it pays off in the end for those looking to learn more about the magnificent creatures that fly and capture the perfect shot.

Rosann Kovalcik, a bird-watcher and birding expert from Grosse Pointe Woods, said a high school biology teacher at Lake Shore High School started a bird-watching club. A member of that club lived down the street from her and they enjoyed the hobby together. She was 16 years old at the time and now she is going to be 70.

One of the things she loves most about birding is the diversity she sees in the birds she encounters.

“Not only different species but within the species you can see how there’s the differences between how males and females act and the difSee BIRD-WATCHING on page 16A

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Priority Waste to take over residential contracts from GFL

BY NICK POWERS npowers@candgnews.com

METRO DETROIT — The lime green trucks picking up refuse in your neighborhood will soon be yellow.

Green For Life Environmental, the waste management company that has contracts with many municipalities in metro Detroit, recently sold the residential trash collecting assets to Priority Waste. News of the sale hit social media before GFL was able to put out its official statement.

“Social media got ahead of the process,” said Matt Allen, Priority Waste’s director of public relations and government affairs.

Metro Detroit communities will change over on July 1. Residents of these communities will still be able to use their GFL bins. Garbage collection dates will remain the same. The July 4 holiday will still cause a one-day delay of service. Allen said those who are having issues with GFL should continue to contact them until July 1. GFL will retain its commercial contracts.

“This sale encompasses assets and collection operations within Oakland, Washtenaw,

Livingston, Macomb, Genesee, and Wayne Counties,” John Addison, GFL General Manager for Wayne, stated in a letter to employees. “It includes the transfer of contracts with 75 municipal customers as well as 70,000 homeowner’s associations and subscription residential customers.”

Allen said talks for the acquisition began earlier in 2024. The Detroit transition to Priority Waste from GFL happened earlier in June. In Sterling Heights, the company is about a month into its changeover. According to Allen, the transition in both communities has gone well so far.

The Fraser City Council unanimously gave approval for the city manager to sign a letter of assignment with Priority Waste at its June 13 meeting.

At the meeting, Fraser Mayor Michael Lesich questioned if the approval was needed. Fraser City Attorney Donald DeNault explained that the city’s contract with GFL has an assignment clause. This allows GFL to sign things over to Priority Waste. According to DeNault, if the city had a good reason, it could have switched over to a different waste management company.

“Typically, most communities are going

to have to approve it,” DeNault said.

Hundreds of GFL employees impacted by the switch will be terminated, though they will be able to reapply for their jobs with Priority Waste.

“Our understanding is that Priority in-

tends to extend offers to the majority of employees, as it will be imperative to maintain continuity of service,” Addison stated in the letter.

Allen said the company is working to See WASTE on page 13A

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

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

NEWS & NOTES

SENIOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS FAIR

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. Omega Epsilon Omega Chapter-Novi in conjunction with the University of Detroit MercyNovi Campus, 41555 W. 12 Mile Road, will hold its second annual OEO Senior Health and Wellness fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 29.

The event is designed for seniors to get a better understanding of their personal health and wellness with health care professionals on-site to answer questions. It will include presentations on hypertension nephrology, health and wellness, vaccine recommendations, and dental health, as well as an exercise class. Those who wish to participate in the exercise class must sign a waiver.

The event is free and open to the public.

Sizzling summer art series

The Novi Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department is hosting a number of concerts and events at two of its parks at 10:30 a.m. on Thursdays. This month, events will be held at Fuerst Park, and then they will be held at Lakeshore Park in July before returning to Fuerst Park in August. On June 20, there will be an Arts and Scraps artmaking workshop; the following week, on June 27, Reg Petibone will educate participants on Native American dance and culture. For more information, contact Novi Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services at (248) 347-0400 or visit cityofnovi.org.

THURSDAY

Oakland County becomes a Purple Heart County

Oakland County has been designated a Purple Heart County following a unanimous vote by its Board of Commissioners May 22.

Being designated as a Purple Heart County means that Oakland County is being recognized by officials who are honoring men and women who have served and sacrificed for the country.

The Purple Heart is the oldest military medal, awarded in the name of the president and given to service members who have been wounded or killed while serving in the military.

“Designating Oakland County as a Purple Heart County will serve as an acknowledgement of their service and sacrifice and a reminder of the cost of the freedoms that we enjoy,” Garth Wootten, Oakland County Veteran Services division manager, said in a press release.

There are plans in the works to honor this designation through special activities later this year.

For more information about the Board of Commissioners, visit OakGov.com/BOC or call (248) 858-0100.

NERF WAR NIGHT

Kids are invited to grab their Nerf guns and battle it out against their peers in an all-out Nerf war on Friday, June 21. The event will include capture the flag, hunger games, humans vs. zombies and freeze tag. Participants must bring their own Nerf guns, but darts will be supplied. Each participant will receive a snack and drink. The event will be held at the Lakeshore Park Building, 601 South Lake Drive, in the Dodge Brothers Room from 6:15 to 7:40 p.m. for students in grades 1-3. For students in grades 4-6, the battle will begin at 7:45 p.m. and finish at 9:15 p.m.

The cost is $15 for residents and $17 for nonresidents. To register your child, go to cityofnovi.org.

SATURDAY 6/22

Retirement and Investment Planning Basics Seminar

Joseph Mooshi, managing director of Mooshi Wealth Planning, will offer a free seminar for seniors ages 55 and older on the basics of planning for retirement and investments. Mooshi will go over the basics of investments, retirement planning, estate and legacy planning, and answer any questions. The event will take place 6-7 p.m. June 24 at the Novi Civic Center.

Preregistration is required by June 20. To register, go to cityofnovi.org or call (248) 347-0414.

File photo by Patricia O’Blenes

Remembering Mark Wells

‘Unsung hero’ of Team USA played his part for more than just the gold

BY JONATHAN SZCZEPANIAK jszczepaniak@candgnews.com

METRO DETROIT — In order for a team to achieve greatness, it’s vital for everyone to understand their role and play it to perfection for the well-oiled machine to operate successfully.

Everyone has a part to play, starting with setting their egos aside and doing what is asked of them in order to benefit the team.

For the 1980 United States men’s Olympic hockey team, St. Clair Shores native Mark Wells did just that.

world, including the Soviet Union, which dominated Olympic hockey throughout the ’60s and ’70s.

In the famous matchup with the Soviet Union in 1980, on Feb. 22 in Lake Placid, N.Y., during the medal round of the men’s hockey tournament, Wells, who was second on the team in points at Bowling Green State University the season before he joined the U.S. team, was asked to step into a certain role.

“As a player, he was as good as it gets,” said Mike Eruzione, the captain of the 1980 U.S. hockey team. “He’s another unsung hero on our hockey team. Mark was awfully good, and he had a key role in our success by just doing his job. That fourth line did a great job during the Olympics.”

Courtesy of Wells’ play alongside his linemates Phil Verchota and Eric Strobel, the U.S. outlasted some of the top teams in the

“He (Mark Wells) said, ‘Herb pulled me over, and it was the only time in my career that (he did that),’ because my brother was a scorer,” said John Wells, the older brother of Mark Wells. “He was a better assist guy than a scorer. Herb tells him, ‘Mark, I don’t care if you get a goal in this Russian game, but I need you to help shut down (Vladimir) Petrov,’ who was just tearing the Olympics up. He was probably the best Russian. My brother said, ‘John, nobody ever told me not to try and score.’”

The rest has been covered extensively as the U.S. did the unthinkable, defeating

the Soviet Union 4-3 and winning the gold medal two days later in a victory over Finland. As the U.S. team dogpiled onto each other after the win over the Soviet Union, Wells’ No. 15 jersey is easily visible in the

television broadcast at the center of the

ebration.

It was a surreal moment for Wells, who suffered a hairline fracture in his ankle four

See WELLS on page 12A

Photo provided by the St. Clair Shores Historical Commission

Mark Wells was honored at the 1980 St. Clair Shores Memorial Day Parade.

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SPOTLIGHT ON SENIOR LIVING

RON TEASLEY:

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

BY JONATHAN SZCZEPANIAK jszczepaniak@candgnews.com

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 member 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 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

See TEASLEY on page 9A

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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.

Photo provided by the Teasley family

Teasley

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.

See TEASLEY on page 11A

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Teasley

from page 9A

“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.”

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 loved 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

CRIME WATCH

Women allegedly attempt ‘skip scanning’ at Walmart

Novi police were dispatched at 10:17 p.m. June 7 to Walmart, 26090 Ingersol Drive in Novi, after the store’s asset protection team stopped three women for stealing, but the women took off on foot toward Crumbl Cookies before police arrived.

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.”

Call Stff Writer Jonathan Szczepaniak at (586) 498-1090.

Police met with an employee who said that he saw the women skipping specific items while using the U-Scan machine to check out. He said that is known as “skip scanning,” whereby instead of scanning some of the items in their cart, they would place them directly into a bag. In total, the women attempted to steal $300.78 worth of merchandise using this technique, according to the police report. The items were retrieved by Walmart’s asset protection employees. Novi police said they were able to verify the asset protection team’s story with surveillance footage. The case has been closed pending more information. Anyone with information can contact the Novi Police Department at (248) 348-7100.

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months before the Olympics on a training run with U.S. assistant coach Craig Patrick, and was the last player added to the 1980 Olympic team roster.

Off the ice, Wells carried his selflessness on his sleeve, which made the news of his passing on May 18 in Escanaba, Mich., a devastating loss for all of those who’ve had the pleasure of watching, meeting or knowing him.

A 1975 St. Clair Shores Lake Shore High School graduate, Wells was a local legend based on his Olympic accomplishments alone, but also as a National Hockey League draftee in 1977 when the Montreal Canadiens selected him 176th overall. Wells played from 1980-1982 but was unable to suit up in an NHL game in his career. He returned home and was a restaurant manager in Rochester Hills.

After suffering a fractured vertebra, Wells was forced into early retirement by a rare spinal disease that left him bedridden for nearly nine months after surgery. He battled constant pain daily up until his passing.

The city of St. Clair Shores recognized its hometown hero in March 2014 when the Civic Arena’s Olympia Rink was renamed the Mark Wells Ice Arena.

A ceremony was held in his honor, and Wells returned the favor by making sure every attendee received a moment they’ll never forget with him.

I could hardly get from the entrance of the doors to the ice arena. Afterwards, we were going to meet at the Blue Goose Inn because my grandmother worked there until she was 72. We’re just going to meet there because it’s a great place, it’s in St. Clair Shores, and grandma works there. All of a sudden, it’s getting late. Mark stayed until the last kid got the signature. I think he was supposed to end the signing at 5 and I’ll bet you he stayed till 7 or 8, but he didn’t leave until the last kid.”

Wells aimed to be that kind of person with his fans, and sometimes his fans became part of his family. That was the case with Luke LaPlant, a friend of Wells in Escanaba.

LaPlant wrote a fan letter to Wells back in 2015, and in the blink of an eye he was on the phone with the gold medalist for two hours and appointed as Wells’ primary social media and fan mail executive.

“He was just a good person,” LaPlant said. “He would help countless everyday people who were maybe worse off than he was financially, and he would not want any credit for it. He would lend his car to people who needed it. He was very giving, and he cared for people.”

Wells would go live on his Facebook page, now renamed to “Remembering Mark Wells,” in efforts to interact with fans, and LaPlant said the page continuously was stormed with messages from fans showing their love for Wells.

and we would get done with an hour chat on his page and sometimes we would privately call a fan and we would chat for 15-20 minutes, and he would tell stories,” LaPlant said. “He loved it, and the fans loved it.”

MEMORIES OF MARK WELLS

Bowling Green State University honored Wells and Ken Morrow, a Bowling Green and 1980 U.S. hockey teammate of Wells, in February 2022 with their very own custom U.S. hockey bobblehead for the hockey team’s Olympic night.

Wells was inducted into the Bowling Green Athletic Hall of Fame in 1992 after playing for the Falcons from 1975-1979.

John Wells and his wife, Nancy, were able to make the trip for the ceremony where John said a moment took place that he’ll never forget.

“At that event, this couple walks up, and they’ve talked to Mark, and they came up to me and said, ‘John, our daughter died at 12 of a very rare disease, and we said we’d like to start a foundation to get a cure, and we asked Mark if he could help,’” John Wells said. “‘If it wasn’t Mark, this would have never gotten off the ground because he gave us stuff that we could sell, and we did and we started this foundation that’s still going today because of your brother.’ I thought that it was cool for me that he did good. He cared.”

Luke LaPlant on what Wells thought of Herb Brooks: “Mark always spoke very highly of Herb (Brooks). He would never say a bad word. The only time he would really get fired up is when he would talk about the time that Herb told him he didn’t think he (Wells) had it after he broke his ankle. I believe Mark broke his ankle four months before the Olympics on a training run with Craig Patrick, and it was after an exhibition game in Oklahoma City. Mark had flown from Nova Scotia to Oklahoma City, and after the game Herb had Mark skating on the ice and said, ‘I don’t think you have it right now.’ Mark said he skated a circle around Herb and spit at his feet and said, ‘You’re not going to take my dream away from me. I’m going to make this team.’”

John Wells on the moment Wells found out he made the U.S. team: “After the period in Joe Louis Arena (during an exhibition game between the U.S. and Canada on Feb. 5), he (Mark Wells) said Herb (Brooks) comes up to him, and he doesn’t know he’s dressing yet, and he tells my brother, ‘Hey Mark, please meet me in section 356.’ That’s in the nosebleeds of Joe Louis Arena, and of course my brother told me he had no clue what was going on. Maybe he thought he was going to cut him, right? He had to cut somebody. He said, ‘I get up there,’ and he had to dress and shower, and Herb was up there waiting. My brother said that Herb told him, ‘Mark, you’re dressing,’ and he knew he meant Friday. Herb then just left. That’s all he told him. He goes, ‘Why in the hell did I have to come way up here?’ That’s just Herb.”

“After that (event), he was supposed to sign autographs for an hour,” John Wells said. “It was 2014. I could not believe how many people were there. It was like, wow.

Since Wells’ passing, LaPlant said the outpouring of messages to the page has been overwhelmingly touching, and said it just goes to show the type of impact Wells had on his fans all over the world.

“He liked going live on his Facebook page and interacting with his fans,

John Wells is the older brother — by 17 months — who Mark always respected and admired. Mark scored both of his Olympic goals in both games (Czechoslovakia and Norway) that John attended in Lake Placid. Mark also has a younger sister, Lori, who is 13 years younger than him.

The Wells brothers shared the ice a

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Mike Eruzione on favorite memory of Wells: “I think my favorite one was when he showed up the first year of the fantasy camp and he forgot his teeth, and I said, ‘Wellsy, where’s your teeth?’ He said, ‘I forgot them.’ I said, ‘Isn’t that the first thing you do in the morning is get up, put your teeth in, and brush your teeth?’ He goes, ‘Yeah, I don’t know. I just forgot.’ That was just typical Mark, and off he went, walking away laughing.”

handful of times as teammates throughout their life, dominating the opposition as representatives of St. Clair Shores hockey.

“Our town, St. Clair Shores, was probably the best hockey town probably until Mark and I were 15, 16, or 17 years old,” John Wells said. “Your team could only be from St. Clair Shores, but we had some good teams that were competitive, even with the Canadians. Mark and I were on a team when I was 15 and he was 14, and we played in Canada probably 30 times because we had maybe two teams in Michigan that could even give us a game. Now, that team ended up having seven or eight scholarship hockey players from this little dinky town. I have no clue why that happened, but it did.”

Before Wells’ passing, it was only fitting he was able to make it back to Lake Placid one last time as the “Miracle” team held their eighth annual Miracle On Ice Fantasy Camp in early May of this year with Eruzione, Mark Johnson, John Harrington, and many other members of the 1980 team teaming up with over 60 campers. Attendees get to play alongside their heroes over the course of a four-day camp.

“We get anywhere from 10 to 13 players to come back, and it’s always fun to go back to Lake Placid obviously, but it’s even more fun to go back and all the guys are there,” Eruzione said. “We sit in the same locker room where we dressed and just kind of share some funny stories. We have the most immature, 60-plus-year-old men you’d ever want to be around. We’re like little kids when we get together.”

While Wells was unable to play, he served as the camp commissioner each year while also supplying plenty of laughs to his former teammates.

That’s what Wells did best: He put smiles on everyone’s faces around him.

“As a person, he’s very unique,” Eruzione said. “He’s a character. He was a funny, funny guy. Sometimes when we get together to do a Q&A and Wellsy gets a question, you have got to take the mic away from him because he’ll just keep talking, but in a good way. We love Mark. He was a great teammate. He was somebody who cared a lot about people. Not just our team, but in general. He was a very generous man. He helped a lot of different people for a lot of different causes in the Michigan area.”

Call Staff Writer Jonathan Szczepaniak at (586) 498-1090.

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make the transition a seamless process so there are no interruptions in service. He said the company has bought approximately 500 pieces of equipment from GFL. This equipment will be assessed by Priority Waste in the coming months.

“We’re going to do an overhaul of their fleet,” Aleen said. “It’s a very deliberative process. We’re going to overhaul, rebuild, evaluate each one based on age and hours of running time.”

GFL did not respond to requests for comment at press time.

Call Staff Writer Nick Powers at (586) 498-1059.

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minds of all ages. Topics and lab kits include chemistry and the periodic table of elements, the moon landing and fossil exploration.

Any scienti c experiment involves a premise, observation and an analysis of the results.

“We start at age 4 and we go all the way to 14,” Mougnieh said. “ e lessons get more in depth as you get older. e subjects get, obviously, more in depth, too.”

Kid Chemist o ers in-person classes, one-on-one tutoring, camps, after school sessions and open play in the lab. ey also host birthday parties.

Dunia Barada, an owning partner at Kid Chemist Novi, was sold on the concept after her son’s experience at a birthday party.

Zahraa Mougnieh, one of the owning partners at Kid Chemist Novi, was a dental student at Wayne State University when she founded Kid Chemist in 2019 after she realized that she missed an opportunity to truly explore the fundamentals of science while she was growing up.

“It was a case of not having the approach that really grasps our attention,” Mougnieh said. “Kid Chemist is a program where we educate kids about science and chemistry by creating hands-on experiments. We want to make learning as fun as possible through hands-on learning.

“I wanted to create a program where kids can fuel their interest in science and chemistry, so if they do want to go into the medical or scienti c eld, they feel con dent,” she added.

Experiments at Kid Chemist, now in Novi and Dearborn, are created for growing

“I had my son’s fourth birthday at Kid Chemist in Dearborn. After that, I put him in two of the camps that Zahraa has,” Barada said. “I liked the idea so much, together we decided to bring it to Novi.”

Barada added, “I realize the impact it has on my son and how much he enjoyed it. I live in the Northville area. I knew it was something they don’t have over here. I know a lot of parents who really liked the idea. It’s truly amazing.”

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Graduation

“But that’s his unpredictable, fun nature. He is just an example of someone who just loves life, and when you’re around him, you love life like he does. … We always say it’s Michael Manning’s world and we’re just living in it.”

“His warm and welcoming demeanor has made him a beloved figure among the staff and visitors alike. Whether he is assisting on a task or simply spreading joy, Michael’s presence is a reminder of the positive impact that one individual can have on another human being,” teacher Alyson Moulding said at the ceremony. “Michael, you embody the values that we strive to instill in all our graduates: dedication, kindness, and a commitment to making the world a better place. Your journey serves as an inspiration to us all, reminding us that true success is measured not only by personal achievements, but also by the positive impact we have on others.”

Manning said he plans to travel with his dad to Boyne City this summer and is looking forward to swimming on the beach. He said he loves a variety of music including Taylor Swift, Eminem and Katy Perry, as well as making cakes.

Graduate Alexandria Wachuku said she plans to perform office duties at her mom’s office in Farmington, where she currently works. She also has been working at the Novi Public Library Cafe.

“She’s always willing to help anybody in any capacity that she can,” Therrian said of Wachuku.

He said that Wachuku has learned that you can’t always be right and you can’t always be perfect, and to accept that. He said she strives to do the best job that she can do and that she can “hang her hat on that being good enough.”

Nunez said he holds down four parttime jobs right now, but hopes to work with Next Door Photos, as he is really into pho-

tography. He has been a building attendant at the Novi Civic Center for the last six years, and he also works at the Novi Public Library.

“My favorite part of NATC is adaptive PE,” Nunez said. “Exercise, movement, competition, activity day, etc.”

He said he has led the adaptive physical education class under the guidance of his instructor, helping students to go through their exercise routines.

Nunez also had the opportunity to perform alongside retired elementary school Principal David Ascher, whom Nunez described as a “brilliant young man.”

Nunez’s parents said they really appreciated the NATC program and were thrilled with all it has done for their son.

“It takes a village to raise someone like him, and with their help he has been able to go places and do things,” said mom Lorrie Nunez.

His father, Randy Nunez, said one of the best things the program offers is employment opportunities.

“One of the major challenges with people like Jason, they have a 90% unemployment rate. He has four part-time jobs, and it’s 100% due to the NATC,” he said.

He credited the school staff for this accomplishment.

“The staff is really good,” said Michael Manning’s father, Tim Manning. “They got (Michael) organized and motivated.”

“Every graduation gets a little bit harder,

because you get so accustomed to just being by them all the time, it’s hard to let them go, but you have to,” Therrian said. “For this class, my greatest wish is that they just continue to go out there and take chances and chase the things that they enjoy to do the most. For Jason, that’s creating music. As you got to hear, he’s a wonderful musician. Alex, she’s great at organization and clerical work. She’s phenomenal. For Michael, I think it’s just always being someone who is great with greeting people and welcoming people, and I think that if we can play to their strengths, they can do anything that they put their minds to.”

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

Michael Manning celebrates his graduation. “His warm and welcoming demeanor has made him a beloved figure among the staff and visitors alike,” teacher Alyson Moulding said.

Photo by Patricia O’Blenes

Fireworks

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Before bringing his request to the city, Hesano acquired insurance for the event and the Novi Fire Department conducted a site inspection.

This was Hesano’s second request to have a fireworks show over Walled Lake. His first request in August 2023 to have a show over the Labor Day holiday was denied.

“I just don’t want us to get comfortable with constant requests for fireworks coming to us,” Mayor Pro Tem Laura Marie Casey said at the June 3 meeting, before making a motion for approval. “I think there is some hesitancy that I have about having a lot of fireworks. I think there are a lot of people for whom fireworks are a challenge.”

Hesano indicated to the council that he wants to do this once a year.

Mayor Justin Fischer said that he will support this one show but is not looking forward to repeated requests to do so in the future.

“We are looking at this from an ordinance review perspective. We don’t have all those pieces put together at this point. So we will be looking at what is the policy and framework for fireworks going forward,” Fischer said.

The council approved the motion for the event to be held at dusk on July 27 by a vote of 7-0.

According to the city, additional Police Department and Fire Department personnel will be assigned to cover the event to ensure adherence to all safety measures and processes.

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

Getting it right

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Bird-watching

ferent habitats that they favor based upon what their food sources are and their nesting habits,” Kovalcik said. “So yeah, I really love the diversity of it.”

She also loves how she can enjoy the hobby anywhere she goes.

“You can be anyplace in the world and there’s going to be birds there to watch, pretty much,” Kovalcik said.

Kovalcik has seen around 4,000 birds over her years of bird-watching. Though most of the time she watches birds in her backyard, Kovalcik also leads bird walks at the Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores, and she visits her cottage near the Sleeping Bear Dunes as well.

Kovalcik said she recommends others get involved in bird-watching.

“It’s known to lower your blood pressure, calm you down, put you in touch with the important elements of the out of doors that just make you (a) more peaceful and calm person,” Kovalcik said.

She added that bird-watching also keeps a person sharp.

“As we age and we want to do something that keeps our brains fired, it’s a good one,” Kovalcik said. “You know you get your binoculars out, you’re looking at something, what is this, what clues am I looking for. It’s like a great game.”

Kovalcik said she saw the popularity of bird-watching increase during the COVID-19 pandemic and most of the people who got into it stayed with the hobby.

“Many people took up birding and being out of doors, so it happened both at homes and on the trails,” Kovalcik said. “It’s hugely popular now. There’s many Facebook pages that are devoted to it. It’s definitely seen a big uptick.”

Jack Padley, a bird-watcher and photographer from New Hudson, said he tries to photograph as many birds as he can in a year.

“And then my sister and I look at the photos and the ones that I don’t know what they are, she’s always there to tell me what they are,” Padley said. “I just love being able to go out into nature and walking around and finding birds.”

Padley has filmed and photographed different birds in their natural habitats such as woodpeckers pecking at trees and herons when they’re fishing. He also said he has seen birds when they are born in the spring and has watched them grow up over the course of the season.

“So I’m more into the photography bit of it than actually knowing what each bird is,” Padley said.

Padley started photographing birds in 2018 when he retired from C & G Newspapers. He uses his cellphone to take photos which he says takes quality pictures.

“My sister kind of got me into it and I started going out and, you know, taking photos

while I was walking around in Kensington Metropark and other places,” Padley said.

Padley was able to keep up his bird-watching hobby during the pandemic since it was out in nature. He said there weren’t many people around and he didn’t have to wear his mask. His favorite place to go bird-watching is Kensington Metropark.

“The other parks are good places too, but Kensington is my favorite,” Padley said. “They have nature trails. They have one that’s called Wildwings and there are plenty of birds out there. And the birds are so used to the humans that they’ll land on your hands and eat bird seed right out of your hands and stuff.”

Padley added the birds will chirp at birdwatchers to feed them. He takes his grandchildren out to the park, and they get a thrill waiting for birds to jump on their hands.

So far, Padley has taken pictures of around 40 species of birds. The bird he would love to take pictures of are wood ducks, but he says he would need a better lens.

“That would be great, I’d love to see their nest up there and baby wood ducks,” Padley said.

Padley said he loves that the hobby teaches him to be patient and that it’s very relaxing. He recommends others get involved in the hobby.

“Our days are, especially when you, are so hustle-bustle that you’re always busy or you’re paying too much attention to your phone or watching too much TV,” Padley said. “And this actually gets you out walking in nature and just seeing the beauty that God created in all these creatures.”

Kovalcik warns people to not disturb bird nests while birding and to respect their dwellings. She also said not to disturb roosting birds such as owls.

“During the daytime, when owls are roosting, because obviously they’re awake at night, in the daytime is when they’re roosting or sleeping,” Kovalcik said. “You don’t want to approach too closely to disturb them because then their sleep cycle is disturbed. It uses up energy that they wouldn’t need to have used up. And if you flush them on accident, smaller owls can actually get eaten by a larger predator.”

Kovalcik said it’s a good idea for those just getting into bird watching to join field trips through local groups. Macomb Audubon Society, Oakland Audubon Society and the Detroit Bird Alliance offer field trips. She also welcomes beginners at her bird walks at the Ford House.

“It is a good place to get going and to have people explain them to you,” Kovalcik said.

She also recommends folks hang up feeders and watch birds in their yards. Kovalcik personally has seen around 139 species in her yard.

The website for the Oakland Audubon Society is oaklandbirdalliance.org. The website for the Macomb Audubon Society is macombaudubon.net. The website for the Detroit Bird Alliance is detroitbirdalliance.org. The website for the Ford House to find the bird walks is fordhouse.org.

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