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Berkley hopes plaza will be space for community gathering, reflection

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BERKLEY — A plaza outside Berkley High School was unveiled earlier this month after years in development.

In development since the summer of 2020, the ArtSpace community plaza held its grand opening on July 15. It is located at the corner of Coolidge Highway and Catalpa Drive near Berkley High School.

A collaboration between the city of Berkley, the Berkley School District and the Downtown Development Authority, the plaza provides an area for residents, students and visitors to sit, view art or get something to eat from a visiting food truck.

Superintendent Scott Francis called the new plaza a great area for community gathering.

“We envision this as a space where people can come together and socialize, have a meal,” he said. “It’s designed intentionally here to have food trucks to bring people together. So we’re excited about that.”

The plaza contains six large panels featuring art made by Berkley High School students and alumni. The pieces were made by Ellie Kubicki, Katelyn Long, Ella Sturtz, Mia Echlin, Matilda Wittig and Oliver Moss.

According to DDA Executive Director Mike McGuinness, these panels will be swapped out for new art almost every year, and the existing art panels will find a new home somewhere in the downtown.

ABOVE: Berkley High School 2013 graduate and Detroit sculptor Austen Brantley talks about his time at his former school near the sculpture that he made for the space, “Walking Together.”

LEFT: Berkley High School 2022 graduate Ellie Kubicki stands by her work in the ArtSpace plaza during the plaza’s grand opening July 15.

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The Berkley City Council approved on July 17 the first reading of a proposed ordinance that would prohibit future businesses from establishing themselves in Berkley to sell dogs, cats and rabbits, as well as “phase out” the business model of established pet store Puppygram on Woodward Avenue.

Berkley council moves to ban retail pet sales, ‘phase out’ existing business

BY MIKE KOURY mkoury@candgnews.com

BERKLEY — The Berkley City Council has approved the first reading of an ordinance that would prohibit the sales of dogs, cats and rabbits at retail stores.

At its July 17 meeting, the council passed 4-1 an ordinance that would not only prohibit future businesses from establishing in Berkley to sell dogs, cats and rabbits, but also would “phase out” the business model of one established pet store.

The council also approved at the meeting a resolution that

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WARREN — Greg Trzaskoma, the artistic director of Warren Civic Theatre, believes some audience members who attend the troupe’s 2023 summer show will “have a spiritual experience.”

The talented cast of WCT will perform the musical “Children of Eden” Aug. 4-6 at the Warren Community Center Auditorium, located at 5460 Arden Ave. “Children Of Eden” is based on the Book of Genesis in the Bible, with Act 1 telling the story of Adam and Eve, and Cain and Abel. Act 2 is based on Noah’s Ark. Stephen Schwartz (“Pippin,” “Godspell”) composed the music and lyrics; John Caird is the playwright.

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Berkley public safety, school district partner for resource officer

BERKLEY — The city of Berkley and the Berkley School District announced that they will be launching a school resource officer program.

According to a press release, the program will, for the first time, put a Berkley public safety officer in the schools full time. The school resource officer will assist with school safety and security; provide educational programming; build and cultivate partnerships with students, staff and parents; and investigate public safety matters related to the Berkley School District.

The school resource officer also will assist the Huntington Woods and Oak Park public safety departments at Berkley School District buildings in those cities, respectively.

The school resource officer selected by the department is Sgt. Dave Arney.

“The Berkley Department of Public Safety is pleased to expand our partnership with Berkley School District through this Public Safety-School Resource Program,” Public Dave Arney Safety Chief Matt Koehn said in a prepared statement. “We have long had officers visit schools within the district to build relationships with students, parents and staff as well as assist with safety and security matters. This program enables us to enhance these efforts by having a designated officer in the schools full time, which we believe will increase safety, strengthen relationships and serve as an important recruiting tool.”

The Berkley School District will cover 75% of the school resource officer’s salary, which will be $67,405.50. Berkley School District Superintendent Scott Francis also released a prepared statement on the program.

“Student and staff safety is our No. 1 priority, and partnering with Berkley Public Safety and the City of Berkley to add a school resource officer will only make our schools safer,” Francis stated. “Sgt. Arney has worked closely with the Berkley School District for several years as our school liaison officer and he is a familiar face to many of our students and school community. We welcome Sgt. Arney in his new role for the 2023-24 school year.”

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TOP: Charles Parrish, an Air Force fighter pilot, and TrillaMed Project Manager Richard Reynolds spend time together. ABOVE: Some of the TrillaMed volunteers pose for a photo at The James Ferndale on July 22. The event that day gathered the volunteers and local veterans to visit and allowed the volunteers to hear the stories of the veterans’ lives and service.

FERNDALE — Volunteers from TrillaMed LLC, headquartered in Bingham Farms, recently spent some time getting to know veterans who reside at The James in Ferndale.

TrillaMed LLC supports more than 700 federal health care facilities with more than 70,000 medical and facility products. It is a distributor to the Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, and numerous other government agencies.

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PLEASANT RIDGE — At the end of June, construction began on the city’s Woodward Avenue streetscape and cycle track project. It’s expected to be completed by mid-November.

According to a news release, on-street parking temporarily will not be available during the project. Public parking will be available in the public parking lots at Wellesley Drive and Fairwood Boulevard, and on side streets where allowed. One or two lanes will be closed on Woodward and Main Street between Sylvan Avenue and Interstate 696 during the length of the project. The primary contractor for the project is Merlo Construction.

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bers from past shows suggested the group consider “Children of Eden.”

“It’s a relatively unknown play but it’s one of the most produced musicals in North America in the last 25 years, according to the company that licenses these things to us,” said Trzaskoma, 57, of Warren. “With the summer musical, we have an open casting policy. Anybody that tries out is in the show.”

Because of the large cast, some roles were double cast meaning two different performers are in the same role in either the “opening cast” or the “closing cast.” The opening cast performs at 7 p.m. Aug. 4 and 2 p.m. Aug. 5. The closing cast performs at 7 p.m. Aug. 5 and 2 p.m. Aug. 6.

Some players are in all the shows, including Clawson resident Michele Colosi, cast in the role of “Father,” who is the representation of God in the story.

“We are treating it more as an androgynous spiritual being as opposed to a gendered human being as often portrayed,” said Colosi, 41. “People know the story obviously from the biblical stories.”

Colosi believes parents will be able to

Michele Colosi, of Clawson, center, plays Father in “Children of Eden.” Carrie Drummond, left, of Rochester Hills, plays Eve in the opening cast shows.

Warren resident Joshua King will play two roles as Adam and Noah in all four shows Aug. 4-6 at the Warren Community Center Auditorium.

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relate to “Children of Eden.”

“It’s the story of God as this overall parent to all humankind going through different stages of being so excited about creating the world and then realizing, as parents, your kids aren’t always going to do what you tell them to do,” Colosi said. “You have to let them be and have their free will and choice.

You have to be there for them and hope they make the right choices.”

Colosi has performed in several WCT productions. Her husband Joe Colosi is the theater’s associate artistic director, and their sons Ben and Henry have performed in shows as well. In “Children of Eden,” Ben performs in the closing cast as young Abel.

“What drew me to this show is that I love Warren Civic Theatre and I wanted to do the summer show,” Colosi said. “I don’t know the show, so it was an opportunity to learn about it. There are a lot of people who really, really love it and talk about the music, so it was like, ‘I’m going to check this out.’”

Trzaskoma and company had concerns that a faith-based play might deter people.

“We’ve had people contact us that expressed disappointment that a community group is doing a play that has a religious basis. They feel left out, excluded,” Trzaskoma said. “We’ve had other people contact us and say the play is not religious enough. We’ve had a very large group in the middle.

“This isn’t so much a play about thou shalt and indoctrination as it is about asking questions and some surprising things going on within the play,” Trzaskoma said. “These are familiar stories of Adam and Eve, of Cain and Abel, and Noah and the ark across a lot of different faiths. The way these stories are

told within this play, some of our cast members and some of our audience members are going to have some sort of religious experience. Also, there are a lot of folks that are going to get an artistic experience in this play.”

There are several people behind the scenes working on the show, including Kat Schneider, the assistant director and stage manager.

“I think the music is really, really wonderful,” the 28-year-old Rochester resident said. “It’s a family show. People are going to enjoy it. I think they’re really going to feel something with this.”

Along with the story, audience members will be treated to song-and-dance numbers that include “Let There Be” and “Generations.” “Lost in the Wilderness” is Schneider’s favorite number in the show.

“That one is always in my head,” she said.

“For my character, I love ‘The Hardest Part of Love,’” Colosi said. “It’s a duet Father sings with Noah and it’s all about that journey as a parent.”

Tickets for “Children of Eden” are available at warrencivic.org. General admission seating is $6-$18. Doors open 30 minutes prior to curtain.

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supported a bill, HB 4838, in the Michigan House of Representatives that would follow similar guidelines.

“An act to regulate pet shops, animal control shelters, and animal protection shelters; to establish uniform procedures and minimum requirements for adoption of dogs, cats, and ferrets; and to prescribe penalties and civil fines and to provide remedies,” the bill’s language reads.

“What this ordinance would do is it would prohibit retail sale of dogs and cats at pet stores in Berkley,” City Attorney John Staron said. “It would prevent any new stores from opening, any expansion of stores for dogs and cats. Actually, I think we cover rabbits now too. … In addition, with regard to the one existing store that was lawfully opened in the city, that would be phased out over a period of time.” A proposed phase-out date from the city was July 1, 2025.

According to the city’s proposed ordinance, it does not “prohibit a retail pet store from collaborating with and providing space to an animal protection shelter or an animal control shelter to showcase dogs, cats, or rabbits available for adoption on a notfor-profit basis. The retail pet store may not charge or retain an adoption fee or any other

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“That way, we have another cycle of Berkley high school student artists who are featured,” he said. “I’m looking forward to us leveraging the existing panels to circulate through other parts of our downtown as we expand our murals offered in the downtown, public art installations and of course, our dynamic downtown art festivals.”

Kubicki, 19, painted a mountain range for one of the panels. A 2022 graduate at the high school, Kubicki said she was happy with how the work turned out and to have a piece of art she made on display in Berkley.

“I’m really excited to have (my art) be in my hometown,” she said. “No matter where it ends up, I’ll be excited. I’ll go check it out.

So a piece of me will always be here in Michigan in Berkley.”

At the center of the plaza is a bronze sculpture, made by 2013 Berkley High School graduate Austen Brantley, called “Walking Together.” A professional sculptor, Brantley gave the school district three ideas for the plaza, and the district chose “Walking

fee for providing space to showcase any such dog, cat or rabbit.”

On the issue of existing retail pet stores, which in Berkley affects Puppygram, located on Woodward Avenue north of Catalpa Drive, the ordinance states that a retail pet store that is in compliance and good standing with state laws and city ordinances may temporarily continue to sell or offer for sale dogs, cats or rabbits at that store through and until the set phase-out date. The business can only source animals from breeders with a United States Department of Agriculture license, it must not source or obtain animals from a breeder, broker or transporter who has been charged or has been convicted or determined to be responsible for a crime, as well as other set guidelines.

The ordinance received support from a number of people who spoke at the meeting, including resident Carla Osborne, who said the ordinance is a good safety net for Berkley in case the state law falls through.

“I would love to see (the changes) happen immediately, but I know that that’s just not feasible and can cause a lot more issues,” she said.

Resident Charles Tyrrell found the phase-out to be problematic and sees that section of the ordinance leading to litigation for the city and that the business should be grandfathered in.

“Let him be,” he said. “If it’s such a bad

thing what he’s doing, he won’t be in business long. Just let it go. Take that whole part out about restructuring his business and putting him out of business by a date to be determined. Leave that piece of it out. If you want to prohibit the retail sale of puppies, kitties and rabbits, go ahead, but the other part of it, about closing down his business, is just plain wrong.”

Councilman Steve Baker was the only member in attendance who voted no on the first reading, though he stated he was in support of the intent of the ordinance as a whole.

Council members Jessica Vilani and Greg Patterson were not in attendance at the meeting.

“To the expiration date, you know this would give them effectively two years to continue with their current business model, and to me as we’ve heard, every day matters, every day matters to these animals, and to think two more years of this is just, it’s very difficult for me,” Baker said. “So if there’s some way to help encourage them to transition their business model in a far shorter time frame, I’d be in support of that. The two years, I understand the rationale. It certainly makes sense intellectually, but emotionally it’s very, very difficult for me.”

Puppygram CEO Miles Handy was unaware of the ordinance’s first reading when asked about it by the Woodward Talk on July 23.

Handy said he was surprised by the or-

dinance’s appearance before the council, as it had been slightly more than two months since the moratorium was approved for six months to study the issue, and that the city didn’t reach out to notify him about what it was proposing.

Handy believes the city would like for him to change Puppygram into a dog rescue or an animal shelter.

“We would not have opened in the city of Berkley and rehabbed a building that’s been vacated for nearly a decade without going to the city first and making them aware of our business model,” he said. “Then two weeks prior to opening, they started this ‘wanting to ban our business’ after all the rehab and the capital improvements were done. There is no way that we can recoup our investment in 24 months of phase-out.

That’s anti-small business. And frankly, it’s anti-individual choice.”

Handy commented on the possibility of litigation.

“Needless to say, we’re not going to let the city of Berkley bully us, a small business,” he said.

The City Council will need to hold a second reading of the ordinance with another vote of approval for it to pass. Though the agenda is not set, the next council meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. Aug. 14 at City Hall.

Call Staff Writer Mike Koury at (586) 498-1077.

Together.”

“It happened to be this piece, which is about two Black teenagers just walking down Coolidge pretty much. So I want people to see themselves in the piece, especially people like me,” Brantley said.

He also said the young male figure, in a way, is a representation of himself.

“It was like a reconciliation with a lot of things that I went through here,” he said of his art. “It feels like I get to find out who I really am. It’s like I became who I really was all that time, because I remember at Berkley High School when I was in ceramics, all my friends thought I was just being weird by not just playing sports with everybody else, because I took ceramics just as, like, an elective so I could keep playing football, because my grades were bad. I remember just, like, finding myself in that class, you know, like really finding what I want to do with my life. And then everyone was telling me, ‘No.’ Everybody, and I just stick with who I was.

So this sculpture is kind of the fruition of all of that and everything that I went through.

If you notice, the texture is very dilapidated and that was on purpose. That is how I felt walking to school every day.”

Brantley said in a speech during the opening that it was great that students will have their art featured at the plaza.

“I hope that it’s an area that people can come by and just sit down and think. When I was in high school at Berkley, we didn’t have a space like this,” he said.

“When I made this sculpture, I wanted to kind of capture something about how I felt walking to school. I used to walk down

Coolidge, I used to walk home … and I remember just what it kind of felt like walking every day, just thinking about what you went through that day and reflecting, and I kind of wish there was a space like this. So I’m very, very fortunate, and I’m just grateful that I was able to create something for this plaza.”

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Ferndale Garden Club: Presentation about growing an herbal tea garden, 6:30 p.m., Ferndale Area District Library, 222 E. Nine Mile Road, free but registration required, fadl.org

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METRO DETROIT — “Tidy,” “refreshed” and “exciting” are some of the words to describe a home whose owners have increased its curb appeal.

It has been said that first impressions are everlasting. Curb appeal is the first encounter that homebuyers have with a property. So whether prospective buyers are cruising the neighborhood on a nice sunny afternoon or viewing the listing on their phones, real estate agents agree: make it a good first impression.

Some leading metro Detroit real estate agents recently shared tips to increase curb appeal.

“The first image in the marketing is typically the front exterior of the home,” said Alan Jay, of Century 21 Curran & Oberski.

“First impressions go a long way. I always advise my sellers, if they have the physical and financial ability to dress up their curb appeal to either match or supersede their neighborhood’s curb appeal, that that would be ideal,” he said.

Part of the matching or superseding process begins with cleaning.

“Do a good spring and fall cleanup,” said Nancy Robinson, of Century 21 Curran & Oberski.

Power-wash the driveway to remove grease stains.

Power-wash the exterior of the house to remove dust or mold. Clean the gutters, particularly after a storm or windy weather.

Remove all debris. Cut the grass and edge the lawn.

Trim the shrubs, plant flowers and lay fresh mulch. Remove all the weeds from cracks in the driveway. Fill in cracks in the driveway or cement so it is flat.

According to real estate agents, these projects pay off exponentially.

“Clean the windows and open the blinds,” said Robinson. “Your house looks a lot more inviting when the windows are clean and the blinds are open. It doesn’t look quite as closed up.”

Make the property tidy by removing lawn items.

“They want to at least put it in the backyard where it cannot be seen from the street,” said Caron Koteles Riha, of Real Estate One/Max Broock.

Refresh by painting the front door and adding a new doorknob. Sand and paint any rusty banisters. Remove and replace torn screens.

“Replacing the front porch light — make sure it is new and modern,” Robinson said. “They are pretty inexpensive and it’s a lot of bang for your buck.”

Robinson also suggests making the house number more noticeable from the street.

A mat at the front door that evokes excitement can be a plus when showing the house.

“If you have a doormat, (have) something that has enthusiasm. It sets the tone of the showing,” Jay said.

Part of a refreshed look includes landscaping.

According to Koteles Riha, flowers and shrubs show a pride of ownership that is very appealing to a buyer.

“If (buyers) are looking at several different homes and there’s one that has nice shrubs and fresh flowers, it just makes them feel happier,” Koteles Riha said.

“Landscaping is proven to increase the value of a home.

It doesn’t necessarily have to be professional. It just has to look good.”

According to Koteles Riha, shrubs and flowers that look good and are hearty — and economical — are boxwood shrubs, impatiens and begonias.

“I like begonias because you really can’t kill them,” Koteles Riha said.

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METRO DETROIT — If you’ve ever ventured over to Eddie’s Drive-In, you may have spotted Bill Shuster and his 1969 Chevrolet Corvair Monza.

On occasion, the Grosse Pointe Park resident takes the vintage vehicle to the popular Harrison Township eatery, where diners are served by carhops on roller skates.

Cortez silver in color, the Corvair is always a conversation piece. Sometimes Shuster comes across people whose parents or relatives once owned a Corvair. Other times, he’ll meet someone unfamiliar with the car, but intrigued.

The convertible has been in the family since 1970. The evening his father, Stuart Shuster, brought it home for the first time is forever etched in Shuster’s memory. It was Stuart Shuster’s 31st birthday, and Shuster remembers his dad coming home from work later than usual on that snowy, January evening.

“My father was a designer at General Motors,” Shuster said. “His studio developed the Firebird insignias. He was a really good designer, really talented.”

As Shuster waited for his dad, he heard a “sort of sputtering rumble” echoing through the Birmingham neighborhood where the family resided. Looking outside, Shuster saw tail lights in the winter air. He didn’t think much of it until the Corvair pulled into the driveway.

Once his dad was inside the house, the reveal of the new family car came as a surprise. While looking at it, Shuster felt

the Corvair had “an aura.” It was his dad’s prized possession.

“Nobody drove this car except my father,” Shuster said.

Although the car was in great shape, Stuart Shuster insisted on tinkering with it over the next few months with his oldest son helping him at the age of 5. Shuster also has a younger sister and brother.

“I was out in the garage every weekend,” he said. “A lot of that was holding the flashlight.”

The Shusters owned other cars over the years, but the Corvair always stood out.

“Everyone knew this car,” Shuster said. “My dad drove it daily and he would take it to car shows.”

As a passenger in the Corvair, watching drag races was a childhood pastime.

“When I was very young, there were a lot of drive-in restaurants along Woodward (Avenue) we would go to,” Shuster said. “That’s where all the hot rods met to set up races. You’d see Super Bees, Jaguars and Corvettes.”

Mustangs, Challengers and Firebirds also were a part of the action. Shuster described the atmosphere as “an incredible sensation of noise and color and, of course, the music at the time — the MC5, all the Detroit bands.”

Stuart Shuster purchased the convertible from Ed Rinke Chevrolet in Center Line. Shuster still has the paperwork.

One distinguishing feature is the engine is located in the back while the trunk is in the front. Other traits are noticeable.

“The pipes have a nice growl. It has the original fire extinguisher my dad put in,” Shuster said. “It’s all original. I had See CORVAIR on page 18A

TOP LEFT: Bill Shuster, of Grosse Pointe Park, remembers when his dad, Stuart Shuster, brought home the 1969 Chevrolet Corvair Monza.

TOP RIGHT: While growing up in Birmingham, the ’69 Corvair was popular in the neighborhood. MIDDLE RIGHT: Shuster’s Corvair was once owned by Ned Nickles, who he said designed the car’s original body style. BOTTOM RIGHT: The engine in the Corvair is located in the back.

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METRO DETROIT — Michigan is the fifth state in the nation to agree to provide free breakfast and lunch to all public school students this school year.

Michigan’s House and Senate have approved the state’s fiscal year 2024 budget, which was recently signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. The budget includes the allocation of $160 million to provide students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade with a free daily school breakfast and lunch for the 2023-24 school year.

Some states have either implemented universal free meals or are considering it following last June’s expiration of the U.S. Department of Agriculture waivers that allowed schools across the nation to offer free meals to students during the height of the pandemic.

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keep it going, state lawmakers would have to provide additional funding.

The Michigan initiative, called “Healthy School Meals for All,” aims to address food insecurity and improve student concentration and performance, state officials said.

“This is something we have wanted to see for the kids of Michigan for years,” said Diane Golzynski, the deputy superintendent for finance and operations for the Michigan Department of Education, which will oversee the program. “It’s going to be a huge win for kids all over the state to be able to go to school and know that there will be meals there if they want to eat them.”

Schools will have to opt in if they want to participate.

“The important message for families is, as long as your school opts in, then you will be able to have free breakfast and lunch at school,” Golzynski added.

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reduced school meals were already offered to students who need them.

State Rep. Jaime Greene, R-Richmond, objected to the “expansion of the school meal program, a previously needs-based program that will instead provide free food even for kids from the wealthiest families when fully phased in,” according to a press release.

Advocates said the Healthy School Meals for All program will eliminate the stigma associated with receiving free and reduced lunch by providing reimbursement from the state for meals served to students who do not qualify for free or reduced-price meals.

Previously, just over half of all students in the state qualified for free or reduced meals through federal programs, based on their family’s income or whether they qualified for SNAP benefits or Medicaid. In 2022, 53.3% of Michigan students qualified for free or reduced-cost lunches.

“The federal reimbursement will come in first, and then (the MDE) will calculate the state reimbursement and provide those

resources to the schools that opt in,” Golzynski explained.

The governor’s office said the program will help feed 1.4 million children across the state, which they estimate will save a family $850 over the year. A 2012 study of school lunch costs found that homemade lunches ranged in cost from around $1.55 to $2.12, and the NSLP lunches came in around $2.15, without giving a dollar amount to the time involved in preparing either, according to schoolnutrition.org, which also found that parents tend to pack more sugary items.

Collin McDonough, director of Michigan government relations at the American Heart Association, said he applauds Whitmer, the state Legislature, the Michigan Department of Education and the AHA’s partner organizations No Kid Hungry Michigan, the School Nutrition Association of Michigan, and the Michigan School Meals Coalition for “their tireless work to take this program from an idea to reality.”

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Food standards, she stressed, need to be upheld for the universal free food program as well.

“We, as parents, can’t be there for lunch, so it was upsetting that they were served this on several occasions,” Kalef added. “I would rather pay for the lunch to be sure it’s hot, fresh and not expired. However, I know that not all families can do that — so then who is responsible for upholding the standards and checking our kids safety?”

The meals offered through the state and federal programs, Golzynski said, are required to meet the dietary guidelines for Americans, which are set at the federal level.

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“If there is a food allergy situation, where it is life or death, then the family gets a note from the child’s doctor, and the food service department has to make those accommodations; no matter what those accommodations are, they have to meet that child’s requirement based on what the doctor says,” said Golzynski. “In the case of dietary preference, like for religious reasons, or oftentimes a family eats vegetarian or vegan, then the food service department will do See MEALS on page 19A

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Shuster kept track of the car’s history.

He said the car was once owned by Ned Nickles, the designer of the original Corvair body style. Shuster’s research also determined that General Motors executive Ed Cole “was the chief engineer” of this car. Stuart Shuster was such a fan of the Corvair that he became a member of the Detroit Area Corvair Club.

On the last day of school sophomore year at Seaholm High School, things switched gears a bit when Shuster finally had the chance to take the car for a spin.

“I asked my father if I could take the car out and drive around,” Shuster remembered.

“He said, ‘If the keys are on my dresser, you can go ahead and do that.’”

So, when the teenager woke up on the last day of school in 1981, he checked the dresser, and saw the keys. He was “shocked” that his dad granted him permission, and after school he rounded up his friend Matt.

They cruised around a bit, making their way over to Cranbrook Institute of Science in Bloomfield Hills.

“We were clearly the coolest guys in Birmingham,” Schuster thought.

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“There is a new trend coming in to replace grass with microclover,” Robinson said. “It will be very interesting to see where that goes.”

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One stop was a gas station at Maple Road and Woodward Avenue in Birmingham. The gas cap is on the front of the car on the driver’s side.

“As I was backing up, there was a Cadillac Coupe de Ville in front of me,” Shuster said.

That’s when Shuster accidentally bumped something and got a scratch on his dad’s Corvair.

“I just went white,” Shuster said. “It was like waiting for the apocalypse to come home.”

But his dad remained calm when he learned of the mishap.

“He was pretty mellow about it,” Shuster said. “But he garnered my wages.”

That included what Shuster earned on his paper route and from his job at the local hardware store. Shuster did not get behind the wheel of the Corvair again until four years ago when his dad died.

A couple of years ago, the car was invited to be displayed at the annual EyesOn Design on the grounds of the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores.

All these years later, there were attendees who remembered the car from its early days with Stuart Shuster.

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Rochester Community Schools, along with many other local school districts, works with Chartwells for its food service.

“Universal free meals in Michigan offer a great opportunity for students to eat together in the cafeteria and hopefully make it easier for students and families to confidently check breakfast and lunch off their list. We’re excited to serve even more students in Rochester Community Schools this year, helping to fuel their busy days with favorite menu items and a variety of delicious new recipes,” Marsha Dziewit, the director of dining services for Rochester Community Schools, said in an email.

Rochester parent Cristina Poma feels the universal free meal program is “a move in the right direction” and said it can always be tweaked in the future to address concerns.

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MDE officials said parents or students can advocate for improved meal quality by first contacting their school’s food service director with concerns.

“Not every family will choose to eat the meals — and that’s always been the case, even during the pandemic, when the meals were free. … But we do expect there to be more children who choose to eat because they are free,” Golzynski stated.

She also encouraged parents to fill out income information, specifically a form called the “educational benefits form,” which will allow schools to continue to get federal funding for education.

“No matter what your income level is, return it, because it’s important to the school for additional education funding that they can get,” she said.

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61. *Hoofed “express” traveler 62. “The Summer I Turned Pretty” actress Lola ____ 63. Solemn promise 64. Surveyor’s map 67. Morning drops

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SWIMMING ACROSS AMERICA FOR A CURE

Photo provided by Swim Across America - Motor City Mile

DETROIT — At press time, swimmers and volunteers were preparing for the fifth annual Swim Across America-Motor City Mile scheduled for July 7 on Belle Isle in the Detroit River. A 2-mile swim, a 1-mile swim and a half-mile swim were scheduled. SAA-Motor City Mile benefits cancer research at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center, where roughly 500 researchers are working to prevent cancer, improve outcomes for patients, and improve quality of life for cancer patients and survivors. One participant, Julie Brabbs — pictured right with her husband, Steve — is the chief administrative officer at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center. Brabbs also is a cancer patient and currently has raised $14,232 for cancer research, with more donations expected. Brabbs, 56, of Ann Arbor, is currently being treated with Keytruda, which is an immunotherapy cancer treatment that was funded and created in a Swim Across America lab at Johns Hopkins University. For more information about Swim Across America, visit swimacrossamerica.org.

Distracted driving law now in effect

METRO DETROIT — Drivers and law enforcement departments across Michigan are reacting to a new law that went into effect June 30 that prohibits using cellphones and other devices while driving.

According to a press release issued on behalf of Insurance Alliance of Michigan, data from the Michigan State Police showed that in 2021, more than 16,000 motor vehicle crashes involved a distracted driver, with 59 of those crashes resulting in a fatality.

The use of a mobile electronic device means using a mobile electronic device to do any task, such as sending or receiving a call; sending, receiving or reading a text message; viewing, recording or Photo by Brendan Losinski transmitting a video; and accessing, reading or posting to a social networking site. An exception is allowed if the driver is contacting emergency services. Michigan is now the 26th state to adopt a hands-free driving law.

According to the release from MDOT, texting while driving has been illegal in Michigan since 2010, but increasing the parameters of the law to prohibit the use of phones “without hands-free technology is expected to further improve safety for all road users, including passengers, pedestrians and road workers.”

“Everyone who spends time on our roadways has a story or a negative experience that involves a distracted driver. The latest legislation is another tool to help encourage safer driving habits and ultimately save lives,” Capt. Joshua Jones of the Troy Police Department said in an email. “Our officers have been briefed on the new law and will be out there helping educate the public on its importance. The more buyin we can get from drivers, of all age groups, the safer our roads will become. I like the simple message we put out on our social media: ‘Just Drive.’ Put the phone down, and just drive.”

AUTHORITIES WARN OF DEBT COLLECTION SCAM

METRO DETROIT — The office of Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is alerting Michigan residents about a new scam in which fraudulent letters are directed to workers and businesses.

The letters attempt to collect an outstanding debt and are part of a scam that fraudulently identifies the sender as the State of Michigan, seeking to unlawfully collect a debt that is owed to the Unemployment Insurance Agency or the Michigan Department of Treasury, which functions as the state’s debt collection agency.

The recipients are threatened with seizure of their bank accounts, wages, business assets, cars, real estate, refunds and cash if past due debts are not paid. The letters use personal information that can be

gleaned from internet records to make their sources sound legitimate and make the threats more likely to result in payment.

Workers and businesses should note that any legitimate letters from the Department of Treasury will be printed on Treasury Department letterhead and will also provide options for paying the debt, as well as outline taxpayer rights. Letters from the UIA will contain information about how to protest and appeal payment determinations. Letters from the treasury or the UIA will always include the names of departmental leadership at the top.

Anyone with questions about their state debts should call the Treasury Collections Service Center at (517) 636-5265. Anyone with a consumer complaint or who believes they have been the victim of a scam can file a complaint with the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Team by calling (517) 335-7599.

Michigan WWII Legacy Memorial looking for volunteers ROYAL OAK — The Michigan World War II Legacy Memorial is looking for volunteers for a dedication event later this summer.

The organization will hold a dedication ceremony in celebration of completing phase 1 of the memorial at 4 p.m.

Aug. 10 in Memorial Park, 31100 Woodward Ave. The group is looking for volunteers to help with the event.

Volunteer efforts will include helping to coordinate volunteers at the event, helping with setup from noon to 3:30 p.m., helping during the ceremony from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., helping during cleanup from 5 to 6:30 p.m., or assisting with tasks the day prior to the event.

For more information, visit michiganww2memorial.org/ dedicationceremonyvolunteer.

From 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 27, the memorial is looking for volunteers to help Team Depot as it lays sod, spreads mulch and plants bushes at the memorial’s site. Also on the agenda that day is to rebuild the flower box at the corner of 13 Mile Road and Woodward Avenue.

Volunteers need to be 18 years old. Volunteers should wear comfortable shoes and bring work gloves, sunscreen and water. Sign up for a time slot at michiganww2memorial.org/ home-depot-grounds-project.

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EE W E H T F O E CRIM • K E E W E H OF T E M I R C • K NEWSWORTHY E WE INCIDENTS REPORTED TO LOCAL POLICE, AS COMPILED BY C & G REPORTERS

Purse snatcher returns to the scene of the crime

SOUTHFIELD — A woman contacted police at 3:59 p.m. June 26 to report her purse missing from her vehicle in the 23000 block of Lahser Road.

She told police that she knew the individual who took her purse. The suspect returned to the area while the officers were at the scene.

Officers observed a purse matching the victim’s description in the suspect’s vehicle. The purse was recovered, and the suspect was arrested for larceny from auto and outstanding warrants.

Man discovers attempted vehicle theft as he leaves for work SOUTHFIELD — On July 1 at 5:30 a.m., officers were dispatched to 25000 Greenfield Road for attempted vehicle theft.

A man had observed an unknown individual hanging from the driver’s side window of his 2016 Hyundai Elantra as he was leaving for work.

The man began yelling at the suspect, and the suspect fled on foot.

Multiple items were stolen from the vehicle, and ignition damage was done to the vehicle.

Man finds sliding door open after alarm is tripped

NOVI — A man living in the 24800 block of Fairway Hills Drive, in the general area of 10 Mile and Taft roads, contacted police when he discovered that his back patio sliding door was open after his home alarm had been tripped at 7:29 p.m. June 26.

The man told police that his neighbor had seen a man near his home at approximately that time.

The homeowner stated that he keeps a piece of wood in both of his sliding doors, which is why he believed that whomever unlocked the door was unable to gain entry, according to the police report.

The man told police he does not know who would try to break into his home, but he said he had “weird feelings” about some contractors who worked on his back patio a month prior. He said he paid for the services in cash and noticed that the workers paid close attention to that detail. He reportedly said he did not wish to give the name of the company, as he had no proof. He said he would be looking into obtaining and mounting cameras for security. The case was closed pending more information.

Troy bank robbed

TROY — Police are searching for a suspect accused of robbing the PNC Bank at 725 E. Big Beaver Road at 4:27 p.m. June 23.

According to the Troy police, the male suspect entered the bank and slid an envelope across the desk with a note demanding money “so no one would get hurt.” The teller put the money in the envelope, and the suspect was last seen fleeing the bank on foot.

Charges pending blood test following hit-and-run crash

TROY — Troy police officers responded to reports of a crash at 12:30 a.m. June 19 near the intersection of Rochester Road and East Big Beaver Road.

They were informed that a second vehicle had fled the scene.

Shortly afterward, officers were flagged down by a passerby in the parking lot of 3331 Rochester Road where they observed a 2021 GMC Yukon with heavy front-end damage, two flat tires and smoke coming from the engine compartment.

Officers spoke to the registered owner of the vehicle, who was standing nearby, and asked him what had happened. The owner said he had been driving and hit something, but did not know what he had hit. Officers noted the driver, a 36-year-old Troy man, was slurring his words, and there was an odor of intoxicants coming from his person.

During an inventory search of the driver’s vehicle, officers discovered marijuana throughout the passenger compartment. A search warrant was obtained for a blood draw for testing.

Three arrested in theft

ROYAL OAK — A complainant reported that at 3:20 p.m. July 3, three suspects stole clothing and household goods from the Meijer located at 5150 Coolidge Highway and fled in a blue Chevrolet Traverse. The suspects were arrested for retail fraud after responding officers reportedly located the vehicle and recovered the stolen merchandise.

their own vehicles before turning physical in a parking lot at 33400 Woodward Ave. The case was being reviewed for possible charges.

other customers, and began swearing and yelling at the bank staff. The customer was advised to leave and not return at the request of the business.

Suspect throws rock through business window

Money swiped from register

BIRMINGHAM — On July 3, at approximately 10 a.m., an offer was dispatched to 33000 Woodward Ave. for a malicious destruction of property report.

A 36-year-old business owner reported that an unknown man wearing a black shirt, light-colored pants, white shoes and a black bucket hat threw a rock through the business’s exterior front window.

The window damage/repair costs are estimated at $2,500. The suspect did not take any items or enter the business. The investigation was ongoing.

Steering wheel columns stolen from Malibus

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — The Bloomfield Township Police Department took two reports of larcenies from automobiles June 27-28, one in the 400 block of Maple Road and the other in the 1600 block of Bloomfield Place.

In both cases, two separate 2019 Chevrolet Malibus had the driver-side windows smashed out and the steering wheel columns stolen. Other agencies in metro Detroit have reported similar thefts from Chevrolet Malibu vehicles.

The case was under investigation.

Residents report check fraud

WEST BLOOMFIELD — A woman on McDivitt Drive reported that her son’s hockey net was taken from near the end of her driveway between June 25 and 26 by an unknown person.

No further information was provided.

FARMINGTON — A Farmington resident went into the police station at 1 p.m. June 16 to report that a check was fraudulently altered and cashed on behalf of their personal bank account.

The victim reported that they wrote two checks for $200 each; however, the checks were altered to show a new amount of $6,500. The payee’s name was changed, and the checks were then presented to a local bank, where they were cashed. A report was taken and turned over to the detective bureau for further investigation.

At 4 p.m. June 14, a second resident reported a similar incident where they mailed a check in the amount of $695; however, the check was altered to show a new amount of $6,200.

Fight breaks out between drivers

Bank customer bothers others

Hockey net reportedly stolen from driveway

BIRMINGHAM — On June 21 at approximately 9:59 a.m., officers were dispatched to the area of South Old Woodward and Merrill Street on a report of two men fighting.

The confrontation began as a verbal altercation between the individuals while they were driving in

FARMINGTON — Farmington Public Safety officers responded to the Chase Bank on Farmington Road for a report of a customer trouble at 2 p.m.

June 24.

An investigation revealed that a customer had been at the location for over two hours disturbing

HAZEL PARK — According to a police report, money was stolen from the register of a cafe in the 21400 block of John R Road around 1:15 a.m. June 28.

The victim is a Hazel Park woman, 56. A total of $150 in cash was taken. The front door was broken to gain access.

Police were investigating.

Teen suspended after threatening to commit violence at Rochester High

ROCHESTER HILLS — At Rochester High School, a student reported to school staff that another student had shouted in the hallway between classes that he was “going to shoot up the school” at around 11:50 a.m. June 6.

The responsible student, a 15-year-old male from Rochester Hills, was immediately identified and taken to the main office.

The school resource officer responded and initiated an investigation.

The responsible student was interviewed and denied making any threat. Additional witnesses were identified and interviewed. All related witnesses confirmed hearing the threat, but they believed it to be a joke.

The person responsible was searched, along with his belongings. No weapons were found. His parents were notified and advised that the student had no access to firearms. Through the investigation, it was determined that the threat was not credible.

The responsible student was taken home by his parents and was suspended for the remainder of the school year.

Driver arrested for felony assault

ROCHESTER HILLS — Deputies were dispatched to the area of Rochester and Auburn roads for a report that a subject had a gun pointed at him by another motorist at 12:47 p.m. June 15. The complainant, a 34-year-old man from Rochester Hills, provided a vehicle description of the responsible driver and a direction of travel. A deputy in the area began looking for the suspect vehicle and located it in an adjacent apartment complex. The driver, a 31-year-old resident of Auburn Hills, was taken into custody and lodged at Oakland County Jail. A handgun was recovered. The case was forwarded to the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office.