BEHIND THE WHEEL 6A
Former state Sen. Nancy Cassis left lasting impression on Novi community
‘WE WANTED IT BAD’
Shamrocks reclaim top spot in D1 golf
BY JONATHAN SZCZEPANIAK jszczepaniak@candgnews.com
There was no way of downplaying it: Detroit Catholic Central knew it didn’t put its best foot forward at last year’s Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 1 state finals.
Winning the state title in 2022 with seniors Neil Zhu, Liam Casey and Peter Stassinopoulos leading the charge, the Shamrocks were motivated to show everyone that they could continue what their senior class started.
With five state championships and two state runner-ups to its name since 2010, DCC is known to operate like a well-oiled machine anytime a senior class graduates, but the 2023 state finals showed some vulnerability.
The Shamrocks finished fourth,
See GOLF on page 12A
BY CHARITY MEIER cmeier@candgnews.com
The Novi community lost one of its most passionate supporters and advocates with the death of former state Sen. Nancy Cassis at age 80 June 11.
“In my humble opinion, she was the most important politician in Novi’s history,” former Mayor Bob Gatt said. “I love so many different politicians in Novi, but the importance of Nancy can’t be (overstated).”
Gatt said that without Cassis, Ascension Providence Hospital — Novi Campus would not be in the city. He said that there were a lot of people opposed to the hospital being built because they thought it was not necessary, as there were several other hospitals in the general area, such as St. Mary’s in Livonia and Huron-Valley Sinai Hospital in Commerce Township. According to Gatt, the Legislature was not going to let a hospital in Novi happen until Cassis got involved and persuaded people.
Gatt said Cassis is also to be
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Nancy Cassis, left, poses for a picture with now-Mayor Justin Fischer and his wife, Melissa, following his election to City Council in 2009.
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Detroit Catholic Central sophomores David Krusinski, left, and Jack Whitmore hold the MHSAA Division 1 state title trophy.
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Senior facility spreads Alzheimer’s awareness on year’s longest day
BY CHARITY MEIER cmeier@candgnews.com
A heat wave nearly caused the cancellation of the annual Alzheimer’s disease Longest Day Walk June 20 at Rose Senior Living in Novi. However, thanks to the determination of Director of Life Enrichment Monique Furniss and her staff, the event was quickly rebranded to include a variety of indoor activities that gave residents and guests a better understanding of what it is like to
Susan Fodera leads a trivia game about Alzheimer’s disease and dementia as part of the Alzheimer’s Longest Day events at Rose Senior Living in Novi June 20. See ALZHEIMER’S on page 5A
Archie McPherson takes inventory of the cooler at the Novi Public Library Cafe May 10, where he volunteers as part of the Novi Adult Transition Center’s workbased learning program.
REMODELING
NATC students help out at the Novi Public
Library cafe
BY CHARITY MEIER cmeier@candgnews.com
The Novi Adult Transition Center offers opportunities for adults under the age of 26 with special needs to learn life and job skills at various job sites throughout the Novi community, including the Novi Public Library.
“Our goal is to make them the best independent self that they can be,” said instructor Brad Therrian.
He said that by exposing the students to various types of jobs, they learn a variety of skills and realize what career paths they want to follow. It also gives the students a chance to apply the skills they learn in their NATC classrooms to the real world as they interact with the public.
One of the job sites available to these students is the Novi Public
Photo by Erin Sanchez
Photo by Patricia O’Blenes
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credited with the creation of the large interchanges at both Beck and Wixom roads, which were once small ramps.
“As Novi was burgeoning and growing, and Suburban Collection Showplace was growing and getting bigger and bigger and bigger, we needed those interchanges to handle the flow of traffic.” Gatt said.
According to Gatt, Novi was not “high on the list” of priorities, as it was not thought of as it is today, but somehow, Cassis made it happen. He said that while he is proud of his career and the things he was able to accomplish for the city, and that others have done many great things for the city, Cassis’ work for the city surpasses all others.
“When I think of Nancy Cassis, away from my friendship thoughts, I also think of somebody that really, really, really helped Novi out more than any other politician,” Gatt said.
“She was instrumental in working with the then-Gov. (John) Engler to get funding for the interchange for the hospital, the Grand River (Avenue) improvements as we were transitioning over to that location,” said Blair Bowman, the owner of the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi. “She was cer-
tainly someone I admired and miss dearly, that’s for sure.”
According to Cassis’ obituary, she served on the Novi City Council from 1985 to 1993, and again from 1995 to 1996. A Republican, Cassis was then elected to the Michigan House of Representatives, where she served for six years, and then she won election to the Michigan Senate in November 2002 and was reelected in 2006.
Cassis had an influence on Novi’s current mayor too.
“Nancy is the reason that I am in politics,” Mayor Justin Fischer said.
Fischer said that he first met Cassis when she was a state representative and he was a student at Michigan State University. He said he reached out to her, as he was interested in politics, and she invited him for coffee. He said he would later intern for her, and he worked on her campaigns. He said she also helped him to secure an internship in Washington, D.C., with then-U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers.
“She was instrumental in helping me get into politics, and she has continued to support me every time I ran for council and mayor and everything,” Fischer said. “She was the kindest person that you could meet, very intelligent, and really knew her stuff about policy. She knew her stuff about politics and how to get things done in Lansing,
See CASSIS on page 9A
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have the disease.
Furniss said that at her previous job, they had kits available to help staff get a better understanding of the limitations and challenges the disease inflicts upon people. However, as there was not enough time to order the kits, they had to improvise and came up with their own versions of the various elements in the kits.
“We had 24 hours to figure out what to do without (residents) being able to go out there and walk. So, we just put our heads together and came up with the idea to do stations,” Furniss said. “We had no choice.”
“It was that or they wouldn’t do anything, and we wanted to make sure that they’re still engaged in activities and keep them stimulated,’ said Anabella Weiss, an intern at Rose Senior Living.
The event featured two stations that demonstrated some of the challenges that patients with Alzheimer’s face — depth perception and hand dexterity — an Alzheimer’s trivia station, a live band, dancing, food and drinks.
Many of the residents, including those in memory care, could be seen dancing to the music, which included popular songs from years gone by such as “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy,” and “Que Sera, Sera.”
“Our residents are actually getting to experience something that our memory care residents experience on a regular basis,” said Taylor Darby, executive director of Rose Senior Living.
To illustrate the issues that Alzheimer’s and dementia patients face with depth perception, participants attempted to throw a beanbag into a cornhole board while wearing glasses that covered one eye and then did the same task without wearing the glasses.
In order to show the struggles that Alzehimer’s patients have with hand dexterity, participants were asked to put on thick gloves and then try to button a shirt or turn a nob. Weiss said people really struggled with it, as do many people with Alzheimer’s and dementia.
“It was really interesting. A lot of people said they were walking away with a lot more empathy,” said Weiss, who is studying psychology at the University of Michigan. “Even a staff member said, ‘It was so much harder than I expected.’”
According to Darby, by reformatting the event and making it indoors, a lot of the memory care residents were able to participate in the event, and the event as a whole drew a larger crowd than the traditional walk around the grounds.
“It’s nice. I mean, we were actually looking forward to doing a little bit of walking, but it’s too hot out to do that,’ said Sheri Conder, of Northville, who’s mother-in-law, Connie, struggles with Alzheimer’s.
Conder said she likes all the different events that the facility puts on, but that this one is especially meaningful, as it helps to raise funds and awareness for the disease.
“Because it’s very genetic, I think we all could have that in the future, and I think it helps us learn things we can do to kind of cope with it and for (Connie), she loves the entertainment, she loves getting out and seeing all her friends that live here,” said Conder. “It’s good for people with Alzheimer’s to be social and to be out, and so this is a really nice opportunity to do that and know that the money that’s raised is going to support that disease and developments in helping prolong her life, help deal with all of that. So it’s just a nice event.”
“It was a great afternoon. I didn’t think I’d be sitting here singing Patsy Cline songs in the afternoon, but it was fun,” said Sheri’s husband and Connie’s son, Tim Conder.
Connie Conder said she “absolutely” enjoyed the event.
“Everything was special because it was for Alzheimer’s and it was trying to let people know what it is and how to make it better,” she said.
Rose Senior Living took up a collection prior to the event and presented a check for $4,113 to Kathleen Sable of the Michigan chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, during the event. The funds will go toward research on the disease.
Call Staff Writer Charity Meier at (586) 498-1092.
CAR NEVER MISSES HUNTINGTON WOODS’ FOURTH OF JULY PARADE
BY MARIA ALLARD allard@candgnews.com
Bob Weltman hasn’t missed the Huntington Woods Fourth of July parade since 1986.
He has driven his 1978 Volkswagen Beetle in the annual event for 38 years.
You can’t miss the tomato-red car. Bob decorates the Beetle with American flags and other trimmings of red, white and blue to celebrate the holiday. He is always the caboose of the parade.
“I’m the last one,” said Bob, who resides in Huntington Woods with his wife, Robyn. “It’s fun. It’s my contribution to the community. I get a kick out of doing it.”
Bob said the parade lasts about an hour. It is always held right on July 4.
“The Fourth Of July parade is huge here. It’s a wild parade,” Bob said. “It’s an old-fashioned, 1950s parade. It’s a throwback to another era. Half of the community is in it and half is watching. It’s so popular.”
The fun of participating in the Fourth of July procession started when a former City Council member asked if Bob could drive him in the convertible during the parade. Bob enjoyed the patriotic
experience so much that he’s geared up ever since, becoming a piece of Huntington Woods history.
“There’s a little trick to it,”
Bob said of driving in the parade.
“You’re on your clutch a lot and your foot hurts because there are cars in front of you stopping.”
Over the years, Bob, daughter Karlie and sons Peter and Trevor have appeared in the parade, as has Trevor’s wife, Van. This year’s parade will start another tradition: there are plans for the Weltmans’ two granddaughters, Dolly, 8, and
Lana, 6, to ride in the procession for the first time.
Not only do local residents know Bob from behind the steering wheel of his Volkswagen, but also through his career as an associate broker at Real Estate One and Max Broock in Royal Oak.
“When I go into people’s homes, there’s pictures of the parade — of Robyn and I — in the car on their wall,” Bob said.
Bob and Robyn, too, have met people when they take the car out for leisurely drives and when they
“Some of the kids are now grown and have their own kids, and they remember it. It’s just really being part of the community.”
Bob and Robyn married in 1981, and Bob purchased the Beetle in 1985. After he saw it for sale, he just had to have it. There, however, was one problem. Bob did not know how to drive a stick shift, but he quickly learned by watching Robyn, who could drive a stick.
Bob really wanted a Porsche but settled for the Beetle, as he and Robyn had already started a family and a sports car at the time wasn’t feasible. Bob said his model is considered a Super Beetle and it’s a Karmann Ghia design.
head over to the Woodward Dream Cruise. Last year, for instance, Bob mingled with other Dream Cruise car enthusiasts on Old Woodward in Birmingham.
“This car brings up so much nostalgia for older people. They start crying. You just see it in their face and their eyes — especially our ages. You know, this was the ’60s car,” Bob said. “And younger kids love this car.”
“If we do drive around here, people ask him, ‘Are you going to be in the parade?’” Robyn said.
“This is definitely more rounded than the older Volkswagens,” Robyn said.
Bob is the second owner of the Volkswagen, which came with running boards. In addition, the engine is in the rear and the trunk is located at the front of the car. The car is mostly original with a few modifications. The first owner changed the radio. The Weltmans also updated the car’s hubcaps while keeping them in the family.
“My father-in-law had the same car, and he had hubcaps from it that were better than the ones I
Bob and Robyn Weltman pose with their 1978 Volkswagen Beetle. The Beetle again will be in the annual Fourth of July parade in Huntington Woods on July 4.
Photo by Patricia O’Blenes
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Library’s cafe. This year, two students — Archie McPherson and Alexandria Wachuku — were able to take advantage of the opportunity there and enhance their skills. They worked under the direct supervision of one of their instructors and with the guidance of cafe employees.
McPherson, 20, was able to provide assistance to cafe employees by doing things such as stocking the refrigerated area, bagging cake pops, and learning to make sandwiches.
“What we are working on with Archie is just keeping that confidence in areas that he is comfortable in doing, and growing that confidence in other areas where he needs a little bit more support,” Therrian said.
He said that McPherson is great with people and is one of the youngest students they have had at the cafe. According
to Therrian, Wachuku’s strengths are in math, numbers and organization. She is often seen operating the cash register and making drinks.
The cafe job has offered experience to six students now. Two of them are now paid employees at the Novi High School cafeteria.
“I think this is a good transition for them to learn a bit about how to be in the society, how to have a real job,” said Audy Tenka, of the Novi Community School District food service department. “They are really smart kids, only with challenges. We just have to be patient and give them love and a little bit more time to learn everything.”
Therrian said that he enjoys seeing that what the center is doing works, as the students are gaining paid employment upon graduating from the program. There are currently 14 students participating in the work-based learning program, working a couple of days each week for about three hours a day.
Cafe manager Zuly Baez said that she enjoys working with McPherson and Wachuku, approaching her role with patience, and helping them understand their tasks and overcome challenges. She said she finds it really rewarding to work with them. Baez said she enjoys seeing them grow and learn.
“I have a lot of fun working with them, just because I love teaching,” Baez said. “It’s fun. Very fun. We do have some challenges sometimes, but overall it’s nice working with them. It’s nice to teach them and help them learn, because they’re learning.”
She described McPherson as a very motivated young man.
“I think being prepared is the best job skill that you have,” McPherson said. “So if you are better prepared for your job, then you’ll be better prepared throughout the future.”
Call Staff Writer Charity Meier at (586) 498-1092.
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BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT ON family
C & G NEWSPAPERS KEEPS IT IN THE FAMILY
BY MARIA ALLARD allard@candgnews.com
For anyone curious about what the “C” and “G” in C & G Newspapers stands for, here is the answer.
The “C” represents Charlotte, and the “G” is for Gil. Charlotte and Gil Demers 45 years ago created the family-owned business C & G Newspapers.
The husband-and-wife team ran the company from their St. Clair Shores home with two papers: the Shores Shopper, a monthly advertiser first published in December 1977, and the Warren Weekly, with its inaugural issue Aug. 20, 1980.
Gil definitely found his calling selling advertisements to local businesses, which included restaurants, mom-and-pop shops, car dealerships, medical offices, educational institutions and more.
“He was a very personable guy,” daughter Karen Bozimowski said. “He knew everybody. He could talk to anybody.”
Eventually the Demers’ five children — Bozimowski, Jeff Demers, Gregg Demers, Keith Demers and Suzanne Badalamenti — came to work for him. They all started “on the road” selling advertising to neighborhood retailers, securing their own accounts with establishments that trusted them. The kids learned the value of hard work and the importance of helping their customers. Gil died in 2019, and Charlotte retired several years ago.
C & G Newspapers serves metro Detroit residents with 19 biweekly publications delivered to more than 571,000 homes via direct mail. The di-
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South Lyon resident and father of five Brad Semp was experiencing severe back pain a few years ago while living in Germany. Through colleagues, he learned of a practitioner who was helping patients like Semp to eliminate their back pain from strengthening deep core muscle fibers for just a few minutes each week for less than three months.
Suffering from a herniated disc, Semp, an automotive executive, decided to try it. Not only did the deep spine muscle training work for him, but he became one of the first American practitioners to bring the practice back to the U.S.
Today Semp and his wife, Lee, own and run Backology, a Novi-based boutique fitness center that focuses only on the training and strengthening of deep spine muscles for members. The practice does not provide any physical therapy, massage, chiropractic or other medical-related diagnoses or treatments.
A LOW-STRESS, NON-INVASIVE TREATMENT
ALTERNATIVE FOR BACK AND NECK
It focuses only on deep core muscle support, using cervical and lumbar high-tech machines.
To start, people experiencing back or neck pain use the machines for 18 separate two-minute sessions twice a week and often experience noticeable pain reduction during that time.
This non-invasive and efficient deep spine muscle training process is the only one of its kind in the U.S. and has helped more than 200 Backology members so far. They pay $1,500 for the nine-week session, and nearly 90 percent of patients of other practitioners throughout Europe and with Semp in Michigan experience reduced back and/or next pain. Semp calls them members because there are
membership options beyond the initial nine-week period for continued, unlimited sessions at $75 a month. “What our machines do is isolate, train and strengthen deep spine muscles that hold your vertebrae in place,” Semp says. “We can’t say it’s 100% effective, but it’s close. The training method has been around since the 1980s and has proven to be safe.”
Backology’s target market includes people with back and neck pain, those who want to proactively minimize the risk of experiencing such pain in the future, and athletes seeking a competitive edge, Semp says. Golfers in particular can experience significant benefits because deep spine muscle strengthening can help improve the transfer of power from the lower body to the upper body to increase club speed. “What we want to do is flip the back pain industry on its head,” Semp says. “It’s a safe and effective alternative to the traditional medicine approach to back pain.”
The training center’s Backologists provide personalized coaching and support to help its members achieve their training goals. The best part about the training is that it’s based on scientific evidence that indicates deep spine muscle training
PAIN
helps prevent muscle atrophy, which is important because the deep spine muscles weaken faster than surface muscles, according to Semp.
His members range in age from teenagers to seniors in their 80s and include individuals of all demographic and physiological backgrounds. The machines used at Backology power over 50 other training centers around the world, including in Germany, Austria, Saudi Arabia, China and Mexico. Along with Lee, Brad Semp is confident that the popularity of deep spine muscle training will increase as more people become educated on the process and the benefits. It is also much less expensive than surgery, though it is not covered by health insurance.
“Our Backology training protocol utilizes a personalized approach that is different for everyone” he says. “We adapt it for everyone’s unique body mechanics, muscle strength levels and pain-free range of motion for each of our members.”
For more information about deep spine muscle training, visit Backology.com and take our free Spine Strength Assessment or call 844-422-2565.
Co-Owner Lee Semp consults with member during session.
Photo by Patricia O’Blenes
The Demers Family, from left to right, includes Karen Bozimowski, Suzanne Badalamenti, Gregg Demers, Keith Demers and Jeff Demers.
Cassis
but she also ran a tight office, a strict office, and expected a lot of her employees.”
Fischer said the most important thing he learned from Cassis was her campaign strategy and how hard you have to work and get out and meet the voters and listen and talk to them in order to get them to go out and vote for you on election day.
He said she also taught him the value of relationships. Fischer said she would always write him and tell him that she supported him. He said she just had a way of lifting people up.
“She knew the value of relationships in getting things done, and I use that every day now as mayor,” Fischer said.
Councilman Dave Staudt said he
worked on her campaign when she was a write-in candidate.
“Nancy was always interested in being at the front of the line whenever there was a political cause, and she did a lot of great things for Novi,” Staudt said. “She always cared about what was happening at home while she was elected, and that was a good thing.”
Gatt said he met Cassis long before the start of their political careers. They met while he was operating the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program with the Novi Police Department, and she was a psychologist for the Novi Community School District.
“She gave me so many coaching tips and so much help on how to handle these sixth graders. I just valued her opinion and her help more than I can actually put into words,” Gatt said.
The friendship, he said, would grow
and go on for years, transcending into politics as they both took on positions within government. Gatt said their friendship was so strong that Cassis became his mentor and go-to person. He said she would encourage him and gave him tips as he ran for City Council and then mayor.
“She was 1,000% in my corner and never wavered on her endorsement for me, and certainly never wavered on her ability and willingness to help,” Gatt said. “She was the No. 1 person I would go to for mentorship and for guidance.”
Novi Meadows Elementary School sixth grade Principal Lisa Fenchel worked with Cassis for several years at the start of her career when Cassis was a school psychologist for the district. Fenchel said that Cassis’ office was at Novi Meadows. Fenchel said Cassis was part of the special education team.
“She was a very, very nice lady,” Fenchel
recalled. “She was very put together, always very calm. Just a very reliable, dependable kind of person.”
She said she was surprised when Cassis got into politics, but as they weren’t close, she said she didn’t know her well enough to know that was something she was interested in.
“She obviously had a passion for (politics) and it was kind of nice (when she became involved in state government) because I felt like I know somebody. I know somebody who’s made it big,” Fenchel said.
“Everybody here owes her more than we could ever repay. She was one in a million. She was just a wonderful, wonderful human being dedicated towards making Novi a better place, and boy she succeeded,” Gatt said.
Call Staff Writer Charity Meier at (586) 498-1092.
rect-mail system, rather than subscriptions, proved successful right away, not only for Gil but for his advertisers.
“He knew they were reading it because the advertisers got great response because we went to every home,” Jeff Demers said. “There wasn’t anything like that in St. Clair Shores.”
“That was the difference. No one else did that,” Gregg Demers said. “The thought was that a small business only could draw from so far. Let’s go to every home right around your store, and that will get them the best response.”
Mr. C’s Deli in St. Clair Shores was their first advertiser. An advertisement for Temrowski & Sons Funeral Home, located at Hoover and Common roads, was in the first-ever Warren Weekly
“He still advertises today, every issue,” Suzanne Badalamenti said.
Gregg Demers, though, felt the publications needed more and came up with the idea to add editorial content with news stories that covered local city government, education, crime, human interest stories, sports and features events happening in the readerships’ own backyards.
A family affair
At one point, the Demers family was able to open up an office located on Nine Mile Road, east of Van Dyke Avenue, in Warren.
Then the family members began adding more newspapers in Macomb County, including the Eastsider, the Fraser-Clinton Chronicle, the St. Clair Shores Sentinel, the
Sterling Heights Sentry, the Journal, the Macomb Township Chronicle and the ShelbyUtica News
Over in Oakland County, the Demers publish the following papers: the MadisonPark News, Troy Times, the Royal Oak Review, the Rochester Post, the West Bloomfield Beacon, the Southfield Sun, the BirminghamBloomfield Eagle, the Farmington Press, the Novi Note and the Woodward Talk
The company also has a long-standing Wayne County paper: the Grosse Pointe Times. In 1997 C & G Newspapers moved to 13650 11 Mile Road in Warren.
There are 65 employees in the company who work in different departments. The team consists of salespeople, journalists, editors, graphic designers, photographers and an administrative staff. The newspapers are built right at the C & G office and then are sent to an outside company for printing.
With readers patronizing the advertisers, they are supporting family businesses in their own communities. To keep the business thriving, each family member has different responsibilities.
“Each one of us has our own area of responsibility,” Jeff Demers said. “Then we meet regularly. We talk about ‘what’s going on in each area.”
The Demers said the best aspect of running the family business is working together. They also appreciate the dedication of their staff members.
“The employees are just great,” Gregg Demers said.
“That’s the bottom line,” Keith Demers said.
While many newspaper entities have ceased to exist because of digital media, C & G Newspapers still continues publishing print editions.
had that were already aging,” Bob said. The Huntington Woods parade will begin at 10 a.m., July 4, and will be held rain or shine. According to the city’s website at ci.huntington-woods.mi.us, the parade route will begin at the corner of Salem Road and York Street. It will then proceed onto Salem, which turns into Nadine Avenue.
“That comes down to the mail,” Keith Demers said. “We don’t rely on subscriptions.”
“And it’s local stories,” Suzanne Badalamenti said.
“We still believe in our product as a direct-mail community newspaper going to every home,” Gregg Demers said.
C & G Newspapers also evolved electronically with its website, www.candgnews. com, and a social media presence on Facebook and X. The company has contests every month where readers can win gift cards and other prizes from local advertisers. The family is always looking for new opportunities.
“As far as the future, we’d like to open a new paper,” Suzanne Badalamenti said.
‘The
Demers were always kind and fair people to me’
The brothers and sisters want to give their employees a sense of family so staff members feel welcome coming to work each day. They, too, know the importance of providing their workforce with the supplies they need to get their jobs done, including everything from office equipment to moral support to the occasional social event.
A majority of staff has remained with the company 10, 20 or 30 years.
“What has always mattered to me the most about C & G is that they are unbiased. … We don’t have an agenda of any kind. We just want to be as factual and fair as possible,” said editor Annie Bates, who began wit h the company 25 years ago. “In our little corner, the Demers want us to do it right. In the beginning of my career, everyone asked me what my next step was. It was assumed you wanted a bigger outlet,” but that wasn’t what appealed to Bates. “C & G … remembers
The route will then turn right at Wyoming Road, followed by a left onto Borgman Avenue. Then it turns left onto Scotia Road and travels until it ends at the corner of Nadine and Scotia at Burton Park, with a hot dog roast and speeches scheduled at 11 a.m.
the goal a lot of media outlets seemed to have forgotten, which is to listen and be as fair as you can.”
Graphic designer Kathy Calvisi is a loyal employee who found her niche when she was hired in 1990. Working in the company’s art room designing ads gives her the chance to be creative.
“It’s held my interest,” Calvisi said. “It’s something different every day.”
The Demers accommodated Calvisi when she needed to tend to her family, such as picking up her children from school when they were growing up.
“With a flexible schedule I have the ability to take care of my family,” Calvisi said. “They’re fun people and they treat us good.”
In 1986, sales representative David Rubello joined C & G Newspapers.
“The Demers were always kind and fair people to me. That’s what gave me my drive to keep up my good work,” Rubello said. “I’ve been here for almost 40 years. If they weren’t good to me there’s no way I could have stayed that long.”
Rubello likes the idea of working for a family-run business.
“You’re not just a number. They get to know you,” he said. “It’s not like you’re working for a really big business where there’s just a lot of faces and no names.”
He also credits the Demers for helping other family businesses stay afloat.
“They have impacted this community in so many positive ways, from promoting people’s businesses with advertising to having stories about people and their great accomplishments,” Rubello said. “This would all go silent if there weren’t community papers like ours.”
Call Staff Writer Maria Allard at (586) 498-1045.
There are several other activities planned for the holiday in Huntington Woods, including fireworks at approximately 10:05 p.m. over Rackham Golf Course, 10100 W. 10 Mile Road. For more details, visit the city’s website.
COMMUNITY BRIEFS
promotes spending 100 hours outside
The Novi Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department is celebrating National Park and Recreation Month with a 100-hours challenge. Community members are asked to spend 100 hours outside in the city’s parks. The department is handing out sheets for residents to track the time they spend outdoors July 1-31. Bring back the sheet by Aug. 5 to be entered into a drawing for a prize. To register, visit cityofnovi.org.
Summer reading
The Novi Public Library has started its annual summer reading program. The program runs through Aug. 10. All participants will receive a free book, a prize from the treasure chest and an entry into the grand prize raffle for various gift cards. There are also a select number of “fair-only” passes to the Michigan State Fair available for participants. Additionally, four readers will be chosen at random to receive an “ultimate” wristband to the state fair, which includes fair entry, all rides and admission to the Shrine Circus. Students will also be able to attend a summer reading finale party at Paradise Park with participants in their age group. The number of books required for each participant varies from four to 50 books based upon their age group, with younger readers expected to read more books.
For more information, visit novilibrary.org/ programs-events/summer-reading-program.
Feed the Need provides summer lunches
The Feed the Need program, sponsored by the
Novi Rotary, Novi Community School District and Chartwells is well underway ensuring students are able to get proper nutrition throughout the summer months by providing a free lunch to those in need, along with educational activities. For more information on the program, contact Kimberly Sinclair at (248) 449-1225 or via email at kimberly.sinclair@ novik12.org.
Teens to offer technology assistance to seniors
Teen volunteers will be available from 4 to 5 p.m. July 12 at the Meadowbrook Activity Center, 25075 Meadowbrook Road, to assist seniors ages 55 and up in navigating technology. Device instructions will be limited to iPads, cellphones and laptops. Seniors will be able to learn how to navigate apps, cameras and more. The event is being held in association with “Technanagy,” a student volunteer organization “striving to help all senior citizens find joy in technology.” Learn more at technanagy.org. The event is free but registration is required at cityofnovi. org or by calling (248) 347-0414.
Kids can be animal detectives
Children ages 8-12 can learn to become “animal detectives” during a free class at the Lakeshore Park shelter from noon to 2 p.m. July 19. During the class, children will learn different ways to identify what animals live in the area by sounds, tracks, scat, eaten leaves, scratches on tree trunks, nests in trees and more, according to the city’s website. At the end of the class, kids will compile a list as a group of all the animals that they find evidence of in the area. Lakeshore Park is at 601 S. Lake Drive.
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A free ice cream social will be held at the Meadowbrook Activity Center, 25075 Meadowbrook Road, for seniors ages 50 and up at 4 p.m. July 12.
— CHARITY MEIER
CRIME WATCH
Attempted car theft with owner inside leads to chase
A man’s car was nearly stolen from the 12 Oaks Mall parking lot at around 3:16 p.m. on June 24. According to the police report, the man parked his Jeep Grand Cherokee TrackHawk in the mall lot near Sedona Taphouse. His girlfriend got out and went shopping in the mall, and he climbed into the back seat to take a nap.
He had the car running, as he lied on the backseat with the air conditioning on and the doors unlocked, when a man opened the driver’s door and got in. The Jeep owner yelled at the man. “Oh, s—,” the suspect reportedly responded, and he quickly got out of the man’s jeep and drove off through the JCPenney parking lot in a black Chrysler 300 with tinted windows. He was last seen heading eastbound on Ring Road.
Novi police were able to view partial footage of the incident via mall security cameras. The footage shows the suspect’s vehicle on Ring Road at 3:13 p.m. The Chrysler 300 is then seen driving past the Jeep as a security officer passes him. The 300 then parks in the middle of the lot and appears to wait for the officer to turn. When the officer turns toward Nordstrom, the driver and the passenter change places and put their hoodies over their heads. Then at 3:16 p.m., the passenger gets out and approaches the Jeep.
After viewing the footage, a police officer circled the mall several times before pulling over and locating the vehicle via Flock cameras at westbound 12 Mile Road and M-5 at 3:54 p.m.
Shortly after obtaining the vehicle’s location, the officer reportedly heard a loud revving engine coming from Ring Road and saw the victim was in his Jeep and chasing the Chrysler 300, which was traveling at a high rate of speed and passed the officer, who was in the west end of the JCPenney lot. The officer then activated his lights and siren and contacted dispatch. The 300 disregarded the stop sign near Boyne Country Sports and continued around Ring Road, according to the report. It then turned left toward McDonald’s.
According to the report, the 300 went eastbound on 12 Mile at a high rate of speed, cutting in and out of traffic. As the 300 approached the southbound entrance ramp to M-5, a Novi police sergeant ordered the chase to be terminated. Police then put a “be on the lookout” order out for the vehicle. The case was closed pending more information. If you have any information on the case, contact Novi police at (248) 348-7100.
Man’s iPhone goes missing at store, then reappears
A man’s cellphone was stolen at the Macy’s department store in Novi between 3 and 3:35 p.m. June 19.
The man said he set his Apple iPhone 13, valued at $1,000, by the cash register in the men’s apparel department on the second floor while returning something. He then stepped away from the counter momentarily to look at something, then finished his transaction and started to leave the store. When he got to the parking lot, he noticed his phone was missing and returned to the cash register and clerk who had conducted his return.
The clerk reportedly said he hadn’t noticed anything left behind, but took out his personal cellphone and attempted to call the man’s phone for him. Nobody answered the phone, but then at 4:35 p.m., a text came through that read, “New phone who dis.” The clerk told police, when the man had reported the phone stolen the next day, that he had assisted many customers and was not able to recall which one came in after the man. The store’s security cameras were malfunctioning at the time and therefore did not capture the incident.
The man contacted his cellphone provider and was able to obtain a new phone with his original phone number. On June 21, the man contacted police to let them know that someone had turned the phone in to Macy’s and that he no longer needed their assistance.
Man reports stolen credit cards
A man called police June 24 to report that he thought his credit cards had been stolen while he was at a Novi gym sometime between 3 and 6 p.m. June 19. He said he utilized a lock supplied by the gym and placed his belongings in a locker. He said he did not realize he was missing any of the credit cards until June 22. He said that he was looking at his credit card activity and noticed some unauthorized charges on his accounts. He said all the charges were made on June 21 on his US Bank Visa.
Three charges were attempted at Kroger in Pinckney, two in the amount of $506.95, and the other was for $500 on his American Express, but it was declined. There was another charge in the amount of $846.94 at an unknown Best Buy location, and another for $304.94 at Walmart in New Hudson.
The man later told detectives that he was not 100% certain his credit cards were taken while he was at the gym, but he said he did not go out much between the time he was at the gym and the time he noticed the cards were missing. He said the credit card company was reimbursing him for the $2,900 in unauthorized charges, but he wanted the case documented.
— Charity Meier
Golf
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which is a great finish for the majority of schools competing, but it wasn’t for the golfers in royal blue.
“It hurt us all — even the guys that didn’t play,” sophomore David Krusinski said. “It sucked. We thought we should’ve, or had a pretty good chance, at winning it. There wasn’t one of us that played a good round at states last year. We were angry with that, and we wanted it bad this year.”
On June 8 at Bedford Valley in the 2024 MHSAA Division 1 state finals, DCC reclaimed the top spot in Division 1 golf with an 8-stroke win over second place Ann Arbor Skyline as senior Julian Menser captured the Division 1 individual state championship, beating out a field of 108 golfers.
Weather conditions on day one restricted just about every team from shooting its best, but DCC still took a 2-stroke lead into the final round.
“The first day was, I think, the most difficult conditions in all the years that I’ve coached,” DCC coach Mike Anderson said. “The wind blew steady at 25 miles per hour and gusted up to 40. The ball was doing things that were just crazy. It was extremely difficult. The next day was supposed to be around the same, but it was pretty normal.”
Menser didn’t seem to be phased by the conditions, as he shot a 70 to take the lead in the first round, and he repeated his score in the final round to finish with 140, narrowly defeating Ann Arbor Skyline senior Vibhav Alokam by 2 strokes.
It’s the perfect ending to an incredible high school golf career for Menser, who finished eighth overall in 2022 when DCC captured its first state title since 2017. Menser plans to continue his golf career at Michigan State University.
“He kept the bar high all four years he was here,” Anderson said. “He reminded me a lot of (professional golfer and DCC alumnus) James Piot in that sense, in that they’re just always working. They’re good students
and they’re students of the game, but they always were pushing their teammates to be better.”
Menser was one of three DCC seniors to close their high school golf chapters with a title. Senior Carson Lloyd shot a 152 (79 and 73) to finish 13th overall.
Lloyd, who will be golfing at Saginaw Valley State University, emerged this year as one of DCC’s top golfers in its five-man rotation, and he shined in his first state finals.
“The first couple days, it didn’t really set in,” Lloyd said. “From my perspective of it, sophomore year was when I was at states and we won. Seeing the guys from the outside looking in, it’s just a lot different when you actually do it. It doesn’t feel real. It’s so amped up because ever since summer season ended, you just work towards this. This is all we really play for.”
Alongside Lloyd, sophomore Jack Whitmore (23rd) and Krusinski (26th) both turned in impressive rounds while senior Charlie Teed shot an 87 and junior Dillon Che a 73 as the two veterans split rounds.
Anderson was impressed with Krusinski and Whitmore’s play, who will be key returners for the Shamrocks in 2025.
“They’re both incredible talents that will very likely play golf in college,” Anderson said. “They work really hard. You don’t have to ask them to play or practice, because they’re always working on their game.”
Krusinski, Whitmore and Che will be tasked with defending the three majors the Shamrocks focus on each year, which is the Division 1 crown, the Catholic High School League, and regionals.
All three have the experience and talent needed for the job, and Anderson said he has full confidence in his returning trio.
“They’ve had great leadership since they’ve been at DCC, and I have no doubt that they have the skill set to be able to step in,” Anderson said. “They have the respect of their peers, they have a great work ethic, and they’re good young men. I don’t see anything slowing down. They’re going to be difficult to beat.”
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