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Kirk Gibson building a new legacy in fight against Parkinson’s BY JONATHAN SZCZEPANIAK jszczepaniak@candgnews.com

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Macomb Township Treasurer Leon Drolet, left, state Sen. Veronica Klinefelt and Macomb Township Trustee Frank Cusumano pose for a photo with gifts for Klinefelt at the July 12 meeting. Klinefelt holds flowers given to her from Cusumano while Drolet holds a poster from the 1981 film “Mad Max II: The Road Warrior” with Klinefelt’s face superimposed over actor Mel Gibson’s.

Board thanks Klinefelt for Broughton Road appropriation MACOMB TOWNSHIP — On July 12, the Macomb Township Board of Trustees lauded state Sen. Veronica Klinefelt for providing the township

$5 million in the newest state budget to expedite the Broughton Road extension project. “We’re going to develop a stretch of road that will really anchor the entire northeastern part of the township and will really be a benefit that this townSee TRUSTEES on page 12A

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METRO DETROIT — Kirk Gibson’s legacy as a player is prestigious across the baseball world. Through memorable World Series home runs with both the Detroit Tigers and the Los Angeles Dodgers that cause adults to reflect with an “I remember when” type of nostalgia, Gibson’s MVP season in 1988, two World Series titles, and even a 2005 Wheaties breakfast cereal box commemorating Gibson’s walk-off home run in the 1988 World Series illustrate the impact he’s had on the sport. Now, he is forging his legacy in a different area with another team that Gibson will undoubtedly Gibson leave his mark on. “He played baseball for so long, and then he just moved from one team to another — the Parkinson’s team,” Cameron Gibson, Kirk’s son, said. “He’s their fearless leader.” Gibson’s inspiring journey with Parkinson’s disease since his diagnosis in 2015 has been paved with every ounce of work and dedication that the Kirk Gibson Foundation has put forth toward Parkinson’s, and the efforts and its volunteers are only growing each year. The foundation, which was founded in 1996, originally provided college scholarships to a male and female student at both Waterford Kettering, where Gibson graduated and his father worked as a math teacher, and Clarkston High School, where his mother taught theater and speech. After his diagnosis, the foundation, which still provides scholarships, switched gears to focus on funding and supporting the Parkinson’s community, establishing the name of Team23 in honor of Gibson’s jersey number.

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Stargazing in northern Michigan BY GREG TASKER NORTHERN MICHIGAN — If you’ve missed recent chances to see a dazzling display of Northern Lights in northern Michigan, don’t fret. There’s still plenty of opportunities to see spectacular celestial shows up north this summer. As home to one of Michigan’s three international dark sky parks, as well as the base for night ferry cruises and kayak excursions (nearby), the Straits of Mackinac are an ideal location for stargazing — from land or water. The darkness of the night sky near the Straits of Mackinac is rare in the heavily populated eastern United States, where upward views often are obscured by light pollution. While communities on either peninsula create a sky glow along the horizon at night, the top of the sky remains clear. Mary Stewart Adams, a star lore historian who narrates Night Sky Cruises for Shepler’s Mackinac Island Ferry

every summer, finds the straits a special place not only because of the darkness, but also because of the confluence of unique geographical features, including two of the five Great Lakes. Imagine standing on the top deck of a Shepler’s ferry while anchored below the center point of the majestic Mackinac Bridge — marking the border between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron — looking west at Lake Michigan. “When you get to the center point of the bridge, you can catch the sun setting and the moon rising. It’s quite the experience taking all of this in,” said Adams, who hosts the weekly public radio program and podcast “The Storyteller’s Night Sky.” “For me, it’s such an experience of what Michigan is all about — land, water, sky, bridge and people. … It’s so iconically Michigan.” Begun several years ago, Shepler’s Night Sky Cruises are extremely popular and tap into a growing phenom-

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“What helps us is more help, more contributions from others, and more donations and time and resources so we can lift more people up and keep it going,” Gibson said. Because it’s 2023, the foundation is motivated to complete a set of goals for this year as it continues to grow into its new office in Birmingham. Steve Annear, the managing director and board member for the foundation, said there are two main goals this year that the foundation is focused on accomplishing. “We want to grow out our membership of Team23 to 2,300 people this year, and the aim is to raise 2.3 million dollars this year,” Annear said. “I think we’ll achieve both of those things, and we also want to move all of the major initiatives of the foundation forward. As we’re doing that, more people are joining us at Team23 as donors, joining as volunteers, joining as people who work dayto-day in the foundation and helping us all moving forward.” Originally from Australia, Annear famously ran the Detroit Free Press Marathon in October of last year on one leg and two crutches, finishing the 26.2-mile race and raising more than $100,000 for the Kirk Gibson Foundation. Annear had his left leg amputated at age 11 because of circulatory problems, and he became an immediate inspiration for Gibson when he met Annear while they were both playing golf. “My friends that I was playing golf with were very excited about him, and he came over and said hello to us, and I had no idea who he was,” Annear said. “I had to go home and look him up. For you or everybody that knows Kirk, I’ve never had that baseball hero background with him. I’ve always known him as a friend who has Parkinson’s and is spending his life looking after others. That’s

the hero I see everyday.” Annear and Gibson have been a dynamic duo ever since Annear joined the foundation as the managing director in January of 2022, and there’s been one area that the foundation has strongly supported. With the help of fundraising events and donations, the foundation has made major contributions to various activity-based programs that improve the lives of people living with Parkinson’s. Programs include exercise support groups (weekly classes at Corewell Health); respite care programs, which is in partnership with the Michigan Parkinson’s Foundation to help caregivers; adaptive yoga programs; and cognitive training programs. If the stars align, the foundation hopes to develop a medical center where caregivers and people going through Parkinson’s feel at home in a positive environment while also having various programs, and Parkinson’s research organizations can work together. “It’s more than a dream,” Gibson said. “We’re working towards it and we’re chipping away at it. We work on it daily, visiting other places that pulled it off on smaller scales. I don’t want it to be like a medical field. I want it to be more like, ‘This is where we try and kick Parky’s ass field.’” A major win against Parkinson’s disease came earlier this year when the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research announced that it had developed a test that can reveal abnormal alpha-synuclein, which is known as the “Parkinson’s protein,” in brain and body cells. The breakthrough with the test is the idea that people can be diagnosed much quicker, before showing numerous symptoms such as rigidity of muscles, tremors, speech changes, slowed movement and more. “They were able to develop a biomarker test for Parkinson’s, which means you can detect it in spinal fluid,” Annear said. “That means that before the symptoms are prevalent, people will be able to find out that

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nates his time to the foundation and works with the team, and he’s taken on some responsibility there. He helps his old man, and all my boys really do it. My daughter Colleen and my wife, she’s over the top. I’m grateful for that. Look at the Gabe Kapler footage (from their Bally Sports Detroit piece on YouTube), and he talks about watching his dad dissipate; that’s me. That’s what they’re watching. If you look at my tapes from year to year to year, you can see it. It’s not something that’s going to be great for them to deal with, but it’s going to happen, but not if I can help it.” For more information on the Kirk Gibson Foundation, visit kirkgibsonfoundation. org. Call Staff Writer Jonathan Szczepaniak at (586) 498-1090.

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they have Parkinson’s through this test. It’s big, big news. We’re still a long way from a cure, but organizations like MJ Fox will find a cure. That will happen, and this is a great step along the way.” As the foundation continues to mobilize in the fight against Parkinson’s, Gibson said he has been able to improve physically through various exercises that stimulate his nervous system and joints, as exercise is one of the primary ways to maintain one’s quality of life with Parkinson’s. He works in some golf, table tennis and bowling as well. Most importantly, and Gibson will be the first to say it, a support system is everything for someone going through something like Parkinson’s. Gibson has more than he ever could’ve asked for in that department. “They’re great,” Gibson said. “Cam do-

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You could see the Milky Way in the water. It was like paddling in the stars.” For those who prefer to watch the skies from land, Headlands International Dark Sky Park is ideal (Headlands was the first in Michigan; the other international dark sky parks are Dr. T.K. Lawless County Park in Cass County and Keweenaw Dark Sky Park in the Upper Peninsula). That distinction is given to places that offer unspoiled night-sky viewing. About 2 miles west of Mackinaw City, the Headlands is open day and night and hosts stargazing programs throughout the summer. It’s also a great place to explore on foot — there are 5 miles of well-groomed trails amid acres of old-growth forest. The Dark Sky Discovery Trail features indigenous artwork and regional photography that interprets humanity’s relationship to the night sky over the centuries and across cultures. Adams, the founder and former director of the Headlands International Dark Sky Park, encourages do-it-yourself stargazing wherever you can find dark skies. She suggests becoming familiar with a park or landscape before visiting at night. Find the name of a constellation or star and figure out when it is in the sky and build your experience around that. You can do research about what it means, where it comes from. “It can sound simple, but this kind of thing has an affirming quality to it,” she said. “It can directly connect us to our past, to the past of all humanity. There’s not a single culture that doesn’t have a single star lore that tells people who they are.” Greg Tasker is a Traverse City-based freelance writer. Greg’s articles focused on northern Michigan travel will appear in C & G Newspapers during the summer.

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21 Mile and Garfield sewer lining completed, odor work begins

Macomb County Public Works Office engineer Steve Wagner, left, and Macomb County Public Works Commissioner Candice Miller visit the work site near 21 Mile and Garfield roads. Photo provided by Macomb County Public Works Office

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While the sewer has been lined, work is not over for the interceptor and the 21 Mile and Garfield roads intersection. The county has begun working on a project to reduce sewage odors and further protect the sewer from corrosive gases. A fan will be installed to draw the gases out of the interceptor and through an odor-extracting carbon filter before being piped out above ground. Lane closures will not be required for the project. The Garfield Interceptor is part of the Macomb Interceptor Drainage District and follows Garfield Road underground from 21 Mile Road down to 18 Mile Road. The section at 21 Mile and Garfield roads was installed in 2000 and carries sewage flows from Macomb and Shelby townships.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Maliya James, 9, of Clinton Township, will represent Michigan at a top-level pageant this fall after winning the National American Miss Michigan Jr. Pre-Teen pageant on July 8. “We just went with positive energy,” said Shantinique James, Maliya’s mother. “We went with smiles. Even if there were pageant moms not smiling at us, we just said go and spread positive energy and that’s what she does. I’ve never met a soul that was so positive and so loving.” Taking place in Columbus, Ohio, alongside the Ohio pageant, Maliya’s crowning of Miss Michigan Jr. Pre-Teen qualifies her to compete at the National American Miss pageant in Orlando, Florida in November. Along with winning the main crown, Maliya took first place in the “Miss Personality,” best resume and art contest categories. It is her first year competing in pageants. Outside of pageants, Maliya has been active in dancing, originally receiving lessons in ballet before taking up jazz dancing. She placed second in High Point Virtual Academy’s spelling bee and is a Girl

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Scout. She loves animals and volunteers with Rejoyceful Animal Rescue when her schedule allows. Maliya is looking for additional ways to volunteer around the area. Please email shantiniquejames@gmail.com about any volunteering opportunities.

Watershed council, politicians to clean up Clinton River in August

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Politicians and officials will come together with the public for a morning of cleaning on the Clinton River on Saturday, Aug. 26. Organized by the Clinton River Watershed Council, participants will meet at Budd Park in Clinton Township and be broken up into three groups: one to clean up Shadyside Park in Mount Clemens, one to clean up the Don Green Trail between Budd and Canal Parks, and one to clean up along the river itself between Shadyside and MacArthur parks. A bipartisan group of officials will take part in the cleanup including state Reps. Joe Aragona and Denise Mentzer, state Sens. Kevin Hertel and Veronica Klinefelt, and members of the Mount Clemens City Commission and the Clinton Township Board of Trustees. Gloves, bags and trash grabbers will be provided for volunteers. For more information visit www.crwc.org or call (248) 601-0606.

GIFT SHOP ARTISTS GET SPOTLIGHT AT ANTON CENTER ART MARKET SHOW MOUNT CLEMENS — Artists whose work graces the Anton Art Center’s gift shop will have their works on full display until Aug. 26 during the Art Market Art Show. “This show is our first exhibition and competition for our participating Art Market artists,” said Stephanie Hazard, the Anton Art Center’s exhibitions manager. “The artists that participate in the gift shop were invited to participate in a juried show.” A total of 21 Art Market artists represented across 40 works were juried by

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MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Drivers in Macomb Township have an easier time getting around as the sewer work at 21 Mile and Garfield roads has come to an end. Work recently finished installing spiral-wound PVC lining along the Garfield Interceptor sewer, which required lane closures so the PVC could be wound down into the shaft. The lining was required due to corrosion on the pipe caused by hydrogen sulfide gases produced by fast-flowing sewage. “What our inspections showed would keep you up at night. We were in danger — maybe not this year, but certainly soon — of having an actual sinkhole or some sort of a collapse here,” Macomb County Public Works Commissioner Candice Miller said. “It had to be fixed.”

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METRO DETROIT — Michigan is well on its way to becoming the fifth state in the nation 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 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. The program will take immediate effect once the budget is signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. 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. Michigan’s new universal free meal program is only budgeted for this year, so to 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. Critics of the program say that free and 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 See MEALS on page 15A

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ship needed and will benefit the community literally for decades,” said Township Supervisor Frank Viviano. Klinefelt favored the Broughton Road project on the grounds that it would allow the township to control its development and would make it more convenient to get around.

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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

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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. “It runs really well,” Shuster said. “Driving around, I can feel his spirit.”

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Kalef. 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. “In order to get the federal reimbursement, those meals have to meet those nutritional values, but the beautiful part of having the additional state reimbursement is the schools will actually now have more money to spend on their food products, so they can get even higher quality food than what they had before,” she said. Federal requirements include minimum servings for vegetables, fruits, milk, grains and meat or meat-alternate compo-

nents. Schools must also adhere to requirements for calories, trans fat, saturated fat and sodium content. While meal pattern requirements are set at the federal level, MDE officials said school menus are set at the local school or school district level. “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 everything they can to meet those but they aren’t required to.” 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 vari-

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ety 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. “I’m sure the quality of the food and whatever other gripes people may have can be adjusted as the program grows, but for the children of Michigan, I couldn’t be prouder to be in a state that is taking care of their kids in this manner,” she said. 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. Those with additional questions or concerns can email MDE’s School Nutrition Programs at mde-schoolnutrition@michi gan.gov.

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An additional $20,000 is going to the Broughton Road project via a Southeast Michigan Council of Governments grant. Combined with the $5 million, the township is able to expedite the project from 5-7 years to 2-3 years. Klinefelt was able to bring additional funding to Macomb Township road projects with a promise of financial support for the Chelsea Road replacement project. Board members were thankful for Klinefelt’s inclusion of the $5 million, with Trustee Frank Cusumano gifting her flowers and stating he was “ecstatic, elated and overjoyed” for the contribution. Klinefelt ended her time before the board saying Act 51 needed to be changed. Act 51 governs the collection and allocation of road funds throughout the state, which distributes funds to counties and cities based on centerline mileage rather than total lane mileage.

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The board also approved the purchase of a John Deere 524P loader to replace the township’s 1996 JCB loader, costing slightly

over $213,600 after trading in the old machine. The loader will be used for digging projects around the township, some of which Department of Public Works Director Kevin Johnson said require the township to own rather than lease or rent such equipment. “The function of this loader is that if we have water main breaks, obviously we have

to take material to and from the site,” Johnson said. “It loads up our dump trucks; it loads up our vehicles with salt in the wintertime. It can be used for parks and rec if they have any projects they need it for. “It’s used on an almost daily basis,” Johnson said. Leasing a loader was also seen as too costly due to interest costs.

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Trustees also approved a $1.75 hourly pay increase for Macomb Township Board of Review members, the first increase for the board in 15 years. Members are paid $30 per hour now. The prior rate was $28.25. Call Staff Writer Dean Vaglia at (586) 498-1043.

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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.

EE W E H T F O E CRIM • K E E W E H E OF T M I R C • K E E F THE W Lululemon reports multiple larcenies

GROSSE POINTE CITY — A Lululemon store that recently opened in The Village at 17101 Kercheval Ave. has been targeted by thieves multiple times this month. Police said that at around 6:30 p.m. July 7, two young men wearing masks are said to have collected “armfuls of clothing” and exited without paying, fleeing northbound on St. Clair Avenue in a red Dodge Avenger. At around 2:20 p.m. July 6, a woman and two men are said to have worked as a team to steal what police said was a “large amount” of clothing from the store before exiting and fleeing northbound on St. Clair in a black Ford Escape. At 1:20 p.m. July 6, two young men are said to have collected an estimated $2,400 worth of clothing and left without paying, fleeing the scene in a waiting Jeep, possibly a Cherokee model.

included two Lowrance HDS GPS systems valued at around $1,600 each; a remote control for the autopilot system, valued at around $3,000; a shipto-shore radio, valued at around $400; and a Minn Kota motor remote of unknown value. The victim indicated he did not know who would have done this. The man had been all over the boat throughout the day and for several hours after the theft and the officer was unable to check for fingerprints. The man was advised to contact the police if he could find any more information.

Woman steals trimmers, plants from Home Depot

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — An unknown suspect or suspects reportedly stole a 6-by-10-foot white enclosed trailer from the driveway of a home in the 1800 block of Prestwick Road July 8. The trailer and its contents — which included three bikes — is valued at more than $100,000. A police report states the trailer was last seen at 10 a.m. July 7. A person who was driving a small black car is believed to have been involved in this incident, police said.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Police were called to the Home Depot at 37000 Van Dyke Ave. June 10 after staff detained a woman for retail fraud. The woman allegedly put a five-pack of Ryobi trimmers in her purse, then put several plants in her cart, then went into the garden center to remove the trimmers from the packaging before putting the merchandise back in her purse. She then allegedly left the business without paying for the merchandise, collectively worth $202.76. Police searched the woman’s purse and reportedly found white pills inside. They were later deemed to be narcotics. Police arrested the woman for first-degree retail fraud and possession of synthetic narcotics.

Tips stolen from dock box

Vehicles do burnouts in parking lot

Trailer taken

ST. CLAIR SHORES — At 3:21 p.m. on June 18, a report was made about a larceny that occurred on the same day in the 24000 block of Jefferson Avenue. When an officer arrived at the scene, the victim, an 18-year-old woman who works for a boat club, stated she put $90 worth of tips in the dock box. Approximately two minutes later, she was helping a customer when she looked over and saw the suspect closing the top of the box. She looked in the box and the tips were gone. She stated she asked the man if he took the money and he denied it. She followed him as he walked away, and he got into a black vehicle with tinted windows. She gave the officer the plate number. There were cameras in the area.

Boat electronics stolen

ST. CLAIR SHORES — At 6:29 p.m. on June 19, a report was made about a larceny that occurred on the same day in the 22000 block of Kramer Street. Upon arrival at the scene, an officer came into contact with the victim, a 53-year-old man, who stated he and his wife were cleaning the boat that morning and around 1 p.m. they left to get lunch. They returned about 30 minutes later to find the boat’s electronics missing. The missing electronics

STERLING HEIGHTS — Police went to the Lakeside Mall parking lot, 14600 Lakeside Circle, the night of June 18 upon hearing that the drivers of 15-20 vehicles were loitering and doing burnouts between the former Lord & Taylor store and JCPenney, while the mall was closed. Police then said the vehicles left.

Driver arrested for drinking,child endangerment

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — At 10:50 p.m. June 16, an officer was on patrol in the area of M-59 and Ryan Road when he initiated a traffic stop for a traffic violation. Upon talking to the driver, the officer observed her to be slurring her words and having difficulty speaking. Further, her eyes were red and glossy, and the smell of alcohol was on her. The officer then had the driver exit her vehicle so she could be placed through field sobriety tests. After completing the tests, the driver was offered a preliminary breath test, and the results were 0.108% blood alcohol content. The driver was then placed under arrest for operating while intoxicated. Police were requesting additional charges of child endangerment, as the driver reportedly had her young child in the vehicle.

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.

ON THE ROAD ACROSS 1. More down in the dumps 6. Will Ferrell’s 2003 Christmas character 9. Century Gothic, e.g. 13. Twisted cotton thread 14. Greek “t” 15. Biblical mount 16. Dessert sandwiches 17. Barley bristle 18. Pungent edible bulb 19. *Shared ride 21. *Yellow Brick Road traveller 23. Member of the Benevolent Order 24. Sword handle 25. The little one “stops to tie his shoe” 28. AI “fodder” 30. *Gas station option 35. Thailand money 37. Phone cam images 39. Fill with happy spirit 40. Bora ____ 41. Vexed 43. Uncontrolled swerve 44. Middle Eastern V.I.P.s 46. Genesis twin 47. “The Odyssey,” e.g. 48. Hooray! 50. Speaking platform 52. Campfire residue 53. What sailors are to captain 55. Lawyers’ org. 57. *Jack of “On the Road” fame 61. *Refreshment break 65. Live sign for radio, 2 words 66. Shakespearean “fuss” 68. Bar order, with “the” 69. Ownership document 70. Mitt Romney’s title, abbr. 71. Christmas Eve visitor 72. Keats’ works, e.g. 73. *Major road, abbr. 74. *Certain number of cylinders DOWN 1. Cold War’s Warsaw Pact, e.g. 2. Turkish money 3. One on drugs 4. Run off to Vegas? 5. Sold on eBay, usually 6. Short for “and elsewhere” 7. Hammurabi’s code, e.g. 8. Plural of fundus

9. Porto____, Italy 10. Got this! 11. Sodium hydroxide 12. Like Tim of “A Christmas Carol” 15. Foray 20. Giraffe’s stripedlegged cousin 22. Like one of the Testaments 24. Fine-toothed metal cutter 25. *Famous road from Beatles crossing 26. Actress Watts 27. Minute parasite 29. *Spare one 31. “If all ____ fails” 32. Sarpa ____, coral reef fish 33. Tiny purses 34. Olden day phlebotomy instrument 36. Waterproof canvas 38. Clothing line 42. UAE’s most populous city 45. Close the fastener, e.g.

49. Epoch 51. Between 90 and 180 degrees 54. E-wallet’s content 56. Very, in music 57. Japanese zither 58. Author Bagnold 59. Goes with interest 60. Great masters’ medium, pl.

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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