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JULY 12, 2023 Vol. 32, No. 15
BEHIND THE WHEEL16A Packard Proving Grounds holds shoe drive fundraiser for restoration projects BY KARA SZYMANSKI kszymanski@candgnews.com
SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Burgess-Shadbush Nature Center has announced the arrival of its newest animal ambassador, a red-tailed hawk named Artemis. The bird began living at the nature center May 23 in a home that a local Boy Scout constructed for her as an Eagle Scout service project. Joe Youngblood, the Shelby Township parks, recreation, maintenance, nature center and senior center director, said the township is excited to have this addition to the nature center.
SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Packard Proving Grounds Historic Site launched a shoe drive fundraiser July 1 that will run through Sept. 16. The shoe drive fundraiser will help support restoration and maintenance projects that will improve the Packard Proving Grounds’ ability to host events, both public and private, and support restoration of the Albert Kahn-designed buildings with historical accuracy. Monies raised can also help expand the Packard Motor Car Co. exhibits so that the Packard legacy might inspire future generations. The Packard Proving Grounds will earn funds based on the total weight of the pairs of gently worn, used and new shoes that it collects on behalf of Funds2Orgs, which says it is the nation’s largest shoe drive organization. Anyone can help by donating gently worn, used and new shoes and dropping them off at the Packard Office at the Packard Proving Grounds, located at 49965 Van Dyke Ave. in Shelby Township, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays at the Shelby Farmers Market, which takes place on the front lawn of the Packard Proving Grounds.
See HAWK on page 4A
See SHOE DRIVE on page 2A
Red-tailed hawk becomes Burgess-Shadbush Nature Center ambassador BY KARA SZYMANSKI kszymanski@candgnews.com
Photos provided by Brad D. Bates
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ABOVE LEFT: Artemis, a red-tailed hawk, is the Burgess-Shadbush Nature Center’s newest animal ambassador. The bird has resided at the nature center since late May. ABOVE RIGHT: Andrew England, a Boy Scout from Troop 1478, volunteered to build an enclosure for the red-tailed hawk for his BSA Eagle Scout service project.