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PARK — Victims of government budget cuts aren’t always purchases or programs — sometimes, they’re people.

That’s what happened to former Grosse Pointe Park Public Safety Director Bryan Jarrell, 63, who lost his job due to budget cuts that took effect July 1. City Manager Nick Sizeland and elected leaders said repeatedly that Jarrell’s departure was due to budgetary issues, not his performance, which they have praised. Jarrell’s official last day was June 30.

Jarrell was hired by the Park in 2021, after the city conducted a nationwide search for a new public safety director. He brought more than 30 years of experience with

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CITY — Grosse Pointe City’s anticipated next city manager is someone who’s been working and living in Oakland County for years, but he’s no stranger to the east side.

Joseph A. Valentine is the assistant city manager in Farmington Hills, but Grosse Pointe City Councilman Chris Walsh said Valentine grew up in St. Clair Shores and worked for the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club when he was younger.

“So, obviously, he has a good familiarity with the area,” Walsh said during a special City Council meeting at 7 a.m. July 13.

The City’s city manager search comLIBRARTomkowiak on page 12A mittee — Walsh, Mayor Sheila Valentine and City Councilman Terence Thomas — recommended Valentine to the council during the July 13 meeting, with the council concurring by voting unanimously in favor of naming him to the city manager position. Although Valentine and the City still need to hammer out a contract, he’s expected to become the community’s next city manager,

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Farms woman faces election law violations for alleged role in 2020 presidential election

After 50 years of helping customers, Merit Woods Pharmacy clerk Howard Lettner retired this week. The store was in the midst of renovations when this photo was taken last week.

BY K. MICHELLE MORAN kmoran@candgnews.com

FARMS — A Grosse Pointe Farms woman is among the 16 Michiganders facing multiple felony charges for their alleged roles in the alleged false electors scheme that followed the 2020 presidential election.

Mayra Rodriguez, 64, of Grosse Pointe Farms, was among those charged by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel July 18. According to Nessel’s office, each of the defendants has been charged with one count of conspiracy to commit forgery, which carries a possible prison sentence of 14 years; two counts of forgery, a 14-year felony; one count of conspiracy to commit uttering and publishing, a 14-year felony; one count of uttering and publishing, a 14-year felony; one count of conspiracy to commit election law forgery, a five-year felony; and two counts of election law forgery, a fiveyear felony.

“The false electors’ actions undermined the public’s faith in the integrity of our elections and, we believe, Rodriguez also plainly violated the laws by which we administer our elections in Michigan,” Nessel said in a press release. “My department has prosecuted numerous cases of election law violations throughout my tenure, and it would be malfeasance of the greatest magnitude if my department failed to act here in the face of overwhelming evidence of an organized effort to circumvent the lawfully cast ballots of millions of Michigan voters in a presidential election.”

According to the report issued by the Jan. 6 congressional committee, former President Donald Trump and his supporters prepared their own slates of Electoral College electors in several states where Trump lost, including Michigan. The report’s findings read, in part, that on Dec. 14, 2020, “the date when true, certified electors were meeting to cast their elec-

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WOODS — In retail, a profession that routinely sees employees come and go, Howard Lettner has been a welcome, friendly constant.

The veteran store clerk at Merit Woods Pharmacy in Grosse Pointe Woods has been working behind the register for the last 50 years. But like all good things, this, too, is coming to an end: Lettner was slated, at press time, to retire July 26.

“I just want to spend time with my lovely wife,” said Lettner, whose wife retired from her job at a nearby bank in February. “Family means a whole lot (to me).”

Lettner, who’ll turn 69 later this year, was just a teenager when he started working at the store. When he was 18, a friend of his worked at Merit Woods, so he decided to apply there as well.

The St. Clair Shores resident and his wife have two adult sons, the younger of whom is getting married in October.

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succeeding Pete Dame, who left in April to take a position as chief development officer of Portage, Michigan — his hometown.

In April, City officials selected the Michigan Municipal League to lead an executive search to fill the vacancy. They worked with MML consultant Jeff Mueller, a Grosse Pointe Woods resident and former city manager for Lathrup Village who served as assistant city manager of Grosse Pointe Park early in his career.

Mueller said 25 candidates applied for the City’s top administrative position. Based on feedback from officials about what they were looking for, he narrowed that pool down to 10 candidates, who were presented to the search committee using a blind matrix. This means that the committee could see their qualifications, experience and skill sets, but not their names or genders. Tomkowiak said from that process, the committee narrowed the candidates down to four finalists, a pool that included two white men, a woman and a Black man. The committee interviewed the finalists July 11 and 12 and came up with its recommendation of Valentine from those interviews.

Before going to Farmington Hills in May 2021, Valentine worked for the city of Birmingham for about 24 years, serving as that city’s human resources director, assistant city manager and, for his last six years, city manager.

“He’s done everything we need done,” Tomkowiak said after the meeting of Valentine, who she said oversaw a series of upgrades to Birmingham’s downtown.

In addition, she said Valentine has been involved in legislative committees for the MML. “The wealth of experience is enormous,” Tomkowiak said. “He’s got some pretty big shoes to fill.”

The City is in the midst of replacing its lead water service lines as mandated by the state, one of the many infrastructure issues older municipalities face. Tomkowiak said Valentine “also understands our infrastructure challenges,” one of the other qualities that stood out about him to City leaders.

“Universally, we were all impressed with his background” and qualifications, Walsh said.

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“I also thought he brought a great deal of preparation and energy” to the interview, Thomas said.

Tomkowiak agreed with Thomas.

“We are facing some significant budget (difficulties) down the road,” said Tomkowiak, adding that Valentine was aware of those issues.

She said Valentine also served as Birmingham’s downtown development authority director for quite some time, another plus.

“Considering we’re a small community where a number of hats need to be worn (by the city manager) … he’s worn all of those hats,” Tomkowiak said.

Like the search committee members, City Councilman Dave Fries said he was “impressed with (Valentine’s) profile and core qualifications.”

While Birmingham is larger, Grosse Pointe City and Birmingham are both upscale older communities with vibrant, established downtown shopping districts. Tomkowiak said Birmingham and Grosse Pointe City are about the same age.

“There’s a lot of similarities with Birmingham,” Mueller said. “It’s very exciting.

(Valentine) checks all of the boxes.”

City leaders said Mueller made the search go smoothly. Mueller and the MML were hired when Grosse Pointe Park conducted its own search for a new city manager in 2016.

Tomkowiak said the City would be working on a contract with Valentine over the next couple of weeks. If they can reach an agreement, she said the City Council would vote on the contract at its next regular meeting at 7 p.m. Aug. 21.

Until a contract can be inked with Valentine, Stephen Poloni will continue to serve as the interim city manager. Poloni, currently the city manager of Grosse Pointe Shores, formerly worked for the City as public safety director, after he retired as the public safety director of Grosse Pointe Shores.

Valentine has a master’s degree in public administration and a bachelor’s degree in public affairs from Wayne State University.

He also holds a certification from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and was a reserve police officer in Birmingham, where he also lives.

Valentine could not be reached for comment before press time.

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When new owners purchased the store about four years ago, one employee recalled the workers worrying about whether Lettner would stay. He did — something Lettner, his colleagues and his customers were happy about. Lettner said his new bosses “are superb.”

Over the years, Lettner said, he’s become friends with many of his customers, and he wanted to thank them “for being such great people.”

“That’s what was the hardest (part of the) decision — (saying goodbye to) my customers,” Lettner said. “And I’ll miss my co-workers.”

His customers say they’ll miss Lettner, too.

Darryl John, of Harper Woods, not only has known Lettner for years, but also worked with Lettner’s wife. John said Lettner “always provided good service.” “(He’s) very nice, very friendly, very informative,” said John, who wished Lettner well as he starts this new chapter in his life.

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“I have always called Howard ‘Mr. Customer Service,’” Grosscup said via email.

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Grosscup said by email that he and all Lettner’s other customers were wishing Lettner “the very best in his retirement.”

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The Helm at the Boll Life Center, 158 Ridge Road in Grosse Pointe Farms, is offering two upcoming free classes through Wayne County Community College District.

Beyond Your DNA — which runs on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to noon Aug. 22 to Sept. 5 — will look at DNA testing, enabling participants to learn if it’s right for them and, if they’ve already taken such a test, how they can glean more information from it.

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There are benches that are green in color, and there are benches that are environmentally green. A new bench at Elworthy Field in Grosse Pointe City is both.

The Conservation Committee of the Junior League Gardeners, a subgroup of the Junior League of Detroit, held a dedication May 23 at Elworthy Field for a bench they donated to mark the Gardeners’ 90th anniversary in 2022. The group collected enough plastic lids to create the bench and sent those to Green Tree Plastics in Indiana, which used the plastic to make the bench, which the gardeners purchased. Grosse Pointe City Department of Public Works employees installed the bench near the garden, which the gardeners help to maintain. The gardeners also plant and maintain a plot in the trial gardens at The War Memorial in Grosse Pointe Farms.

The JLD, which was founded in 1914, is a nonprofit women’s organization that trains women to be effective volunteers and has undertaken a number of projects to improve the lives of children and families in Detroit. The gardeners also make annual donations to community nonprofits.

For more information about the gardeners or the JLD, visit jldetroit.org or call (313) 881-0040.

DON’T FORGET TO VOTE

A primary election to whittle the field of candidates for Grosse Pointe Park City Council from seven to six will be held from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Aug. 8. All polling locations have been consolidated at Windmill Pointe Park. In November, Park voters will select a mayor and three council members from a field of the remaining six candidates. For more information about voting in the Park, visit the city’s website at grossepointepark. org. For more information about the candidates on the primary ballot, see the Grosse Pointe Times’ July 13 issue or visit the C & G Newspapers website at candgnews.com/ news/elections.

Teacher receives Educator of the Year honor

Steve Geresy, who teaches TV production for Grosse Pointe South High School and Pierce Middle School, was named Educator of the Year by Digital Arts Film & Television, or DAFT, for his commitment to education and the Grosse Pointe Public School System’s video production program.

Geresy has been teaching broadcast journalism and TV production at South for 25 years and has more recently also been working with Pierce students. Additionally, he’s the person who records Grosse Pointe school board meetings, helms the district’s educational access channel and played a key role in adding closed captioning to the broadcasts.

“I am honored and humbled to be chosen as DAFT’s Teacher of the Year,” Geresy said in a press release. “It is a great recognition. This would not have been possible without the support of my family, mentors, my amazing colleagues, and current and past administrators. I appreciate Steve Geresy the continued support of GPPSS for our elective programs. I am very fortunate to teach in such a great district.”

COMMISSIONERS CALL FOR INCREASED FIREWORKS SAFETY

The Wayne County Board of Commissioners is calling upon state leaders to repeal the looser restrictions on fireworks that were signed into law in 2012.

Although municipalities can set hours during which fireworks can be used, they can’t ban any types of fireworks, including the aerial fireworks that Michiganders can now use on and around certain holidays, including July 4 and Labor Day. Commissioner Ray Basham, D-Brownstown Township, sponsored the resolution.

“Specifically, we’d like to see a return to the normalcy that we had a few years ago,” Basham said in a press release. “The kind of fireworks being shot off by people today are louder and far more dangerous that what were previously allowed.”

On July 18, the commission approved a resolution that calls for a return to the more restrictive fireworks laws that were in place in Michigan before 2012, citing health, safety and quality of life issues.

“Some of these fireworks are especially dangerous in high-density communities like those we have in Wayne County and, of course, they are disturbing to pets,” Commissioner Sam Baydoun, D-Dearborn, said in a press release.

County Commissioner Tim, Killeen, D-Detroit — whose District 1 includes the five Grosse Pointes and Harper Woods — was one of the co-sponsors of the resolution.

LIGGETT WELCOMES NEW LEADER

On July 19, University Liggett School welcomed its new head of school, Thomas W. Sheppard.

“I am thrilled to be on campus and fully immersed in the community,” Sheppard said in a press release. “I’ve enjoyed meeting so many of the individuals who make University Liggett School exceptional, and I look forward to working in partnership with faculty, staff and families to build on our strengths and continue the remarkable teaching and learning for which ULS is known.”

Sheppard’s career in education began in 1991, when he was a teacher and coach at Perkiomen School in Pennsylvania. After that, he spent 22 years in enrollment and admissions positions at Trinity-Pawling School in New York, Stevenson School in California, and The Lawrenceville School in New Jersey.

In 2018, Sheppard was named head of school at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School in Jackson, Mississippi. For the last two years, he has served as interim head of school at Chadwick School in Palos Verdes Peninsula, California.

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Grosse Pointe Park Public Safety Director Bryan Jarrell is all smiles as he presents awards to members of the department for outstanding work during a Feb. 13 Park City Council meeting. director of the nonprofit Grosse Pointe Park Public Safety Foundation, which has funded several equipment purchases — including new bulletproof vests — since it was founded in 2022. He said Jarrell has been a great partner.

“I can’t say enough kind things about the chief,” Wolski said. “He did an incredible job during his tenure here, and he’s done a lot to improve the department. A lot of the things he’s done will live on. The chief was instrumental in us organizing the foundation.”

Jarrell’s last hire was Olga Merametdjian, who was hired as an officer in April.

For the last four years, the Park resident has worked in code enforcement for the department. She will start the fire academy Aug. 28, and in January she’ll head to the police academy.

Merametdjian was so moved by Jarrell’s leadership and his ability to see potential in others that she presented him with a framed poster of quotes she compiled because she felt they applied to him.

“He’s a good man,” Merametdjian said.

“He’s a leader of the highest order. He’s an absolute blessing.”

Jarrell and his wife have three adult children — a daughter and two sons — and three grandchildren, ages 5 to 10. While he enjoys spending time with them, he’s not quite ready to fully retire yet and is hoping to find something else in the area in law enforcement.

“I enjoyed serving the people,” Jarrell said. “I really think we made a difference.”

Former Deputy Director James Bostock was named the Park’s new public safety director. The deputy director position has been eliminated.

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A Southfield native, Jarrell spent 28 1/2 years with the Southfield Police Department, retiring as the deputy chief in 2013.

After that, he accepted a position as police chief in Prescott, Arizona, where he worked for almost six years, from 2013 to 2019. He left that job in 2019 to move back to Michigan “to be closer to family,” including his mom, who’s now 91.

Then, in 2021, he was offered the position in Grosse Pointe Park.

“I thought it would be a nice challenge (to do) public safety — I’m used to law enforcement,” Jarrell said.

Before he started his career in law enforcement, Jarrell served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1978 to 1983.

Jarrell moved from Milford to Grosse Pointe Woods after being hired by the Park.

He was initially told the city intended to keep him in the directorship for about five years.

He said some of his proudest accomplishments were expanding community outreach, increasing diversity in the department, making sure all commanding officers had supervision leadership training and implementing new avenues for training.

“We accomplished a great deal in a very short period of time,” Jarrell said.

Jarrell also initiated monthly meetings among all the public safety directors in the Pointes.

A number of community members, friends and fellow officers from the department headed to the Park’s Cabbage Patch Saloon June 8 for a party in Jarrell’s honor.

Detective Ryan Willmer said Jarrell brought good ideas with him, as well as a willingness to take differing opinions into consideration.

“He brought an open door policy, which is something we weren’t used to,” Willmer said. “Everybody really took to him.”

Detective Sgt. Jeremy Pittman, who was a police officer in Pontiac before coming to the Park, was likewise impressed by Jarrell.

“I thought his experience and his acumen, his education and his leadership, was like no one I’ve ever worked for before,” Pittman said. “I really respected him.”

Like Willmer, Pittman appreciated Jarrell’s openness.

“His best quality as a leader was his ability to communicate with staff,” Pittman said.

“He made you feel like you were a part of the decision-making process.”

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Grosse Pointe Woods Public Safety to offer Hope Not Handcuffs WOODS — Those with substance abuse problems and the people who love them will soon be able to find help getting into addiction treatment in Grosse Pointe Woods.

The Woods is the latest Grosse Pointe community to sign on with Hope Not Handcuffs, an initiative of the Clinton Township-based nonprofit Families Against Narcotics. Hope Not Handcuffs assists those who want to get help for their addiction to find treatment.

Grosse Pointe Woods native Dean Dauphinais, who now lives in Grosse Pointe City, is the communications manager for FAN. He addressed the Woods City Council during a meeting July 17. As he explained, Hope Not Handcuffs allows a person with a substance abuse problem who wants treatment to come to a designated location, typically a police station. A public safety officer or dispatcher then contacts FAN’s call center, which sends a volunteer — aka an “angel” — to the station to help the patient as the call center looks for a place where the patient can get treatment.

It’s a complicated process, as Dauphinais knows from personal experience — he has a 33-year-old son who has struggled with addiction for years. He said it’s vital to be able to get a person into treatment as soon as they say they’re ready to go.

“It’s incredibly difficult to get into treatment these days,” Dauphinais said.

He said they will “place people into treatment whether they have insurance or not.”

Since Hope Not Handcuffs was launched in 2017, Dauphinais said, the initiative has placed more than 10,000 people into treatment. He said they’ve partnered with about 135 police and public safety departments throughout Michigan.

People seeking treatment for addiction can enter Hope Not Handcuffs locations knowing that they won’t be arrested on outstanding warrants for misdemeanors or nonviolent offenses.

So that the person seeking help can go straight from the Hope Not Handcuffs location to a treatment center, Dauphinais said they maintain a bin at the Public Safety Department that contains clothing as well as personal care and hygiene items, so that the patient doesn’t need to go home to re-

trieve any of those types of things. An officer or dispatcher only needs to keep an eye on the person until the FAN volunteer arrives, which Dauphinais said is typically within 30 minutes. Hope Not Handcuffs has an estimated 600 volunteer “angels,” and Dauphinais said they answer more than 1,000 calls per month from people looking for help to get into treatment.

“There’s not a lot of heavy lifting for the police department,” Dauphinais said.

The Woods City Council voted unanimously in favor of entering into an agreement with Hope Not Handcuffs July 17.

The Woods joins Grosse Pointe City, Grosse Pointe Farms and Grosse Pointe Park, all of which have already agreed to partner with Hope Not Handcuffs. Grosse Pointe Shores was also considering it at press time.

City Councilman Thomas Vaughn asked if the city would be informing residents about this program.

“It’s something people need to know about,” Vaughn said.

Assistant City Administrator Susan Como said the Woods would promote Hope Not Handcuffs in a variety of ways, including through their email list news blasts.

“Information will be added to the support (page) on our (city) website,” Como added.

Dauphinais said he hoped Hope Not Handcuffs would be up and running in the Woods by the end of July, but it depends on when the department is able to schedule training for its officers.

The Woods’ participation in Hope Not Handcuffs has been in the works for months, but the timing of the council’s approval comes in the wake of a tragedy. In June, the Woods experienced three overdoses in a single day.

“A very real drug problem exists within our communities,” Woods Public Safety Director John Kosanke said in a memo to the City Council “Our participation in the Hope Not Handcuffs program is something that we can do to alleviate that problem and potentially save lives.”

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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.

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.

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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

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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.”

He said Healthy School Meals for All will be “transformational” for Michigan’s students and families.

“Not only will it help students learn —

no one can focus on an empty stomach — it will help reduce the risk for chronic diseases such as high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes,” McDonough said in a statement.

Parent Jessica Kalef, of Rochester, has concerns about the quality of food served.

“While this sounds like a good idea, during COVID, when they were offered free lunch, there was a big difference in the quality of free food, versus paid. During the free period, we had gotten expired milk and yogurts … and upset stomachs, and were told stuff smelled or wasn’t cooked right,” said 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 components. Schools must also adhere to requirements for calories, trans fat, saturated fat See MEALS on page 15A

There’s an old adage that says you can’t teach an old dog new tricks.

But Todd Hastings, owner of Serenity Dog Training, disagrees. “The earlier you can get them the better because they are so malleable and want to please, but just last week I was training 11- and 12-year-old dogs,” he said. “Sometimes dogs develop unwanted behaviors, but you absolutely can train a dog at any age.” Todd provides in-home training incorporating behavior modification, hand signals and positive reinforcement that strengthens the human-pet bond.

He explained, “The pack dynamic plays itself out at home, so training is much more effective in the dog’s own environment. Let’s say the dog needs a behavior modification for counter-surfing. I can teach the technique for it but it’s a lot more helpful if the human can show me, ‘this is where my dog dives into the trash’ or ‘he gets up onto the counter here, here and here.’”

During their initial meeting, Todd and the dog’s human family members discuss behaviors they would like to change and set goals to achieve it. While Todd’s main focus is on training dogs, he also teaches humans to become a mindful canine leader.

“I teach people four principles: be consistent, be patient, be playful and be compassionate,” he said, adding that the objective is to learn how to clearly communicate with a completely different species.

“Dogs have many humanlike qualities, so we tend to anthropomorphize them. However, a dog’s behavior is dictated by its genetic download from wolves and canids, not homo sapiens. It’s all about survival and ‘what’s in it for me,’ even though we humans provide everything a dog needs.” He pointed out that dogs thrive on consistency and knowing the hierarchy in the pack.

“If you’re going to be the leader 80 percent of the time, your dog is going to take the other 20 percent off your hands,” he said. “Also, if you’re inconsistent the dog gets confused and thinks, ‘Hey, last time you said that was OK … what’s going on?’ But I don’t train dogs to be robots; I train them to think on their own, which is very important because they’re individuals just like people even though they want pack unity.”

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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 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.

“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@michigan.gov.

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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.

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“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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GROSSE POINTE PUBLIC LIBRARY GRATEFUL FOR ITS ‘FRIENDS’

BY K. MICHELLE MORAN kmoran@candgnews.com

GROSSE POINTES — What would life be without friends? It’s certainly not a thought the Grosse Pointe Public Library would like to entertain.

For 75 years now, the nonprofit Friends of the Grosse Pointe Public Library has been raising money and awareness for the community’s three libraries — the Woods Branch in Grosse Pointe Woods, Central Branch in Grosse Pointe Farms and Ewald Branch in Grosse Pointe Park. Bibliophile volunteers donate their time and energy to make sure the GPPL can retain its vibrant roster of programming. As the Friends state on their website, since their founding in 1948, they have been “dedicated to supporting and expanding the educational, cultural, and outreach programs of the library.”

They’re celebrating this milestone anniversary doing what they’ve always done, which includes operating a used bookstore in the Woods Branch, helping during events such as library visits to the Pointe parks over the summer, and distributing books to youngsters trick-or-treating in The Village on Halloween.

Besides being able to purchase books, puzzles, DVDs and more anytime from the Friends bookstore, the Friends have a bag sale on the last Saturday of each month during which people can fill a bag with items from the Friends’ basement storage area for $5, or purchase individual items

LEFT AND ABOVE: The nonprofit volunteer group Friends of the Grosse Pointe Public Library conducts book sales, assists with library programs and engages in other activities to support local library programming. This year marks the Friends’ 75th anniversary.

Photos provided by Friends of the Grosse Pointe Public Library

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CRIME

WATCH Postal worker reports attack

FARMS — A 47-year-old postal carrier filed a report with police after an 85-yearold man on Stephens Road is said to have grabbed her hand and pulled her partially inside his home while she was handing mail to him at around 3:02 p.m. July 19. The victim told police the suspect began to unzip his pants while he was pulling her into the home. The victim said she told the suspect to let go of her hand, which she said he did, and that’s when she was able to get away. At press time, the incident was under investigation.

Dog found in hot car

CITY — A 59-year-old Florida woman is facing a charge of cruelty to animals after police said she left her small dog in a vehicle for hours with the windows slightly cracked open while she was parked in The Village July 27. Police said the outside temperature at the time was 85 degrees, meaning the temperature inside the vehicle would have been considerably hotter.

Suspect sought after passing counterfeit cash

CITY — An unknown person is facing possible charges after she allegedly used six counterfeit $20 bills to reload a prepaid debit card at around 9:15 a.m. July 17 at The Village CVS store. Anyone with more information can call (313) 886-3200.

Electric bike theft suspect sought

WOODS — An unknown suspect in his 40s is believed to have stolen a Trek ebike valued at $700 from a Detroit resident the night of July 16. Police said the suspect came into a bike store in the 20300 block of Mack Avenue in Grosse Pointe Woods at around 11:45 a.m. July 17 with the electric bike, asking about its trade-in value. A store employee was concerned the bike — which had been purchased from the Woods store — might have been stolen, since the suspect couldn’t provide a charger for it.

The employee contacted the actual owner of the bike, who said she had filed a police report in Detroit after discovering that someone had stolen it July 16. Police said the suspect tried to leave the store with the bike, but the employee stopped him, which led the suspect to push and verbally threaten the employee. Police said the bike’s owner came to the Public Safety Department with her receipt for the bike. The suspect is said to have

left the store on foot. Anyone with more information can call (313) 343-2400.

Cigars stolen

WOODS — An unknown suspect in his 30s is said to have stolen two boxes of Millennium Robusto cigars, as well as an unknown assortment of other cigars — valued at a total loss of roughly $800 — from a store in the 19200 block of Mack Avenue at around 11:49 a.m. July 17. Police said the suspect entered a Jeep parked in front of the store and fled south on Mack. Anyone with more information can call (313) 343-2400.

Keys stolen during larceny from vehicle

FARMS — An unknown suspect is said to have rummaged through a Jeep Grand Cherokee while it was parked in the 200 block of Fisher Road sometime before 7:01 a.m. July 20. While investigating a larceny from auto call from a home in the 200 block of McKinley Road, the McKinley Road victim gave police vehicle keys that he had found in his vehicle that weren’t his.

The keys had a dog tag with the name and address of a Fisher Road resident. The Fisher victim checked his vehicle after police reached him and he found the interior askew, but while he said someone had gone through his wallet, the only thing that appeared to be missing was the vehicle key that police recovered on McKinley.

The McKinley victim, who called police at 6:43 a.m. July 20, had his Jeep Grand Cherokee rifled through— it was unlocked at the time — but a black business portfolio belonging to him that had apparently been stolen from the vehicle was recovered by police a few houses away. Police also recovered a Kate Spade bag in the same spot where the portfolio was discovered.

Another resident in the 200 block of McKinley called police at 11:34 a.m. July 20 after seeing that someone had gone through his unlocked Volkswagen Atlas and cracked the windshield, which the victim said was intact the night before. This victim told police that nothing was missing from the Volkswagen, but the interior compartments were left open.

As to the Kate Spade bag, that ended up belonging to a woman who lived in the 200 block of McKinley. A laptop computer in the bag was found to belong to a Macomb County school district, and after police spoke with the district’s information technology staff, they discovered the identity of the bag and computer’s owner and were able to return the bag and its contents to the victim. The victim, whose Ford Escape had been left unlocked overnight, had also been targeted by the unknown suspect or suspects

who went through vehicles between the night of July 19 and the early morning hours of July 20. Anyone with more information about any of these incidents can call (313) 885-2100.

Vehicle stolen

FARMS — A resident in the 100 block of Beaupre Road called police at 4:27 a.m.

July 20 after watching an unknown suspect drive her Ford Expedition the wrong way down McMillan Road, after she was awakened to the sound of a car engine. The victim told police the vehicle was unlocked at the time and the key fob was in the center console. The vehicle also contained a Nintendo Switch valued at about $300. Her husband’s vehicle, which had been in the driveway next to his wife’s vehicle and was also unlocked, is said to have been rummaged through, and the victim said $500 was missing from the center console.

Thanks to an app, the victim was able to track her vehicle to a location in Eastpointe, where police arrested two of the four suspects said to have been involved — a 19-year-old Detroit man and a 17-year-old from Detroit— after a foot chase.

At an Eastpointe home associated with one of the suspects — a 15-year-old — police recovered a loaded gun and a pair of Apple AirPods that had been reported stolen from a vehicle in a separate case in the Farms; the AirPods had a distinctive mark on each earpiece as well as inside the case, the victim told police.

Larceny from auto attempted

FARMS — While investigating a stolen vehicle report in the 300 block of McMillan Road, police discovered an unlocked Mercedes Benz that had been rummaged through sometime before police were on the scene at around 5 a.m. July 20. Police said the glove compartment and center console were left open, but the victim didn’t find anything to be missing. Anyone with more information can call (313) 885-2100.

Stolen property recovered

FARMS — An officer on patrol investigated after spotting an unattended white Kate Spade purse on the front lawn of a property in the 300 block of Moross Road at around 8:30 a.m. July 17. The purse, which was found open, contained a bill belonging to a resident in the 400 block of Hillcrest Road. The purse also contained the passport and Social Security card of a resident at the Hillcrest home. A vehicle belonging to the victim had been found to have been entered at around 10 a.m. July 16 by an unknown suspect, which is when the purse was sto-

len. Anyone with more information can call (313) 885-2100.

Attempted larceny from auto thwarted

FARMS — At 12:37 a.m. July 17, an unknown suspect was captured on a Ring driveway camera trying to enter a vehicle parked in a driveway in the 300 block of Cloverly Road. The suspect can be seen walking up the driveway and trying to open the vehicle door when the floodlight switched on, causing the suspect to retreat and walk southbound on Cloverly. Anyone with more information can call (313) 885-2100.

More larcenies from vehicles under investigation

FARMS — Multiple vehicles were targeted by an unknown suspect or suspects between the night of July 15 and the early morning hours of July 16. The suspect or suspects reportedly entered unlocked vehicles and stole valuables including wallets, cash, credit cards, an iPhone and AirPods belonging to residents in the 300 block of Hillcrest Road, the 300 block of Piche and the 400 block of Stephens Road, according to multiple police reports.

One home, in the 300 block of Hillcrest Road, captured surveillance footage of an unknown suspect who walked up to vehicles parked in the driveway of that home and checked the doors to see if they were unlocked at 4:24 a.m. July 16. When the suspect found that the doors were locked, the suspect left the area. Anyone with more information about any of these incidents can call (313) 885-2100.

Vehicle stolen

PARK — An unknown suspect is said to have stolen a locked white 2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee from the 1300 block of Devonshire Road between the hours of 8 p.m. July 18 and 5:05 a.m. July 19. Anyone with more information can call (313) 8227400.

Vehicle theft attempted

FARMS — An unknown suspect or suspects are said by police to have tried to steal a black Kia Optima from a home in the 400 block of Belanger Street between the hours of noon July 11 and 7:30 a.m. July 13.

The vehicle was locked and the victim had the keys with him. Police said the suspect smashed the left rear window and detached the steering column cover in an attempt to take the vehicle. The victim said an Apple charging cord worth $20 was missing from the center console. Anyone with more information can call (313) 885-2100.

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Rodriguez from page 3A

toral votes for the candidate who had won the popular vote in each of those States — these fake electors also met, ostensibly casting electoral votes for President Trump, the candidate who had lost. … President Trump and his advisors wanted Vice President (Mike) Pence (who also serves as president of the U.S. Senate) to disregard real electoral college votes for former Vice President (Joe) Biden, in favor of these fake competing electoral slates.”

Nessel’s office accused the Michigan defendants of meeting in the basement of the Michigan Republican Party headquar-

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for $1 apiece, said Friends Board President Tracy Magee.

“It’s really a good deal,” Magee said.

The next bag sale will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 29 at the Woods Branch, which is located next to Parcells Middle School at the intersection of Mack Avenue and Vernier Road.

Richard Larry, of Grosse Pointe Park, who stepped down from the Friends board in June after serving for more than a decade, compiled a history of the organization, which first met in the home of Lloyd and Jane Hooker on May 13, 1946. Articles of incorporation for the Friends were signed

by Jane Hooker, the first Friends president, on May 3, 1948; other signers included Library Director Florence Severs and Marion Kellogg. The first project undertaken by the Friends was to obtain a spot for the Central Branch, which had been without a permanent home for its first 30 years. Friends member Dexter Ferry donated funds for the construction of the Central Branch — which was designed by famed architect Marcel Breuer — in 1951; Murray Sales also donated money for the library’s Grosse Pointe

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forcement Administration Special Agent Orville Greene; Grosse Pointe City Public Safety Director John Alcorn; and Dauphinais.

“Addiction is not a moral failing,” Dauphinais said. “It’s an insidious disease.”

A sub-panel will offer additional infor-

ters on Dec. 14, 2020, and signing their names to certificates saying they were “duly elected and qualified electors for President and Vice President of the United States of America for the State of Michigan.” The certificates were then sent to the U.S. Senate and National Archives in an apparent effort to deliver the state’s electoral votes to Trump, not Biden.

“The evidence will demonstrate there was no legal authority for the false electors to purport to act as ‘duly elected presidential electors’ and execute the false electoral documents,” Nessel said in the press release. “Every serious challenge to the election had been denied, dismissed, or otherwise rejected by the time the false electors convened. There was no legitimate legal avenue or plausible

use of such a document or an alternative slate of electors. There was only the desperate effort of these defendants, who we have charged with deliberately attempting to interfere with and overturn our free and fair election process, and along with it, the will of millions of Michigan voters. That the effort failed and democracy prevailed does not erase the crimes of those who enacted the false electors plot.”

At press time, only the alleged false electors in Michigan had been charged; those accused of the same activity in other battleground states had not been charged for their alleged actions.

In the wake of the charges, Vance Patrick, the chair of the Oakland County Republican Party, released a statement that

read: “This is an egregious abuse of power by a radical progressive and continues the trend of politically motivated witch hunts, perpetrated by the left against Republican candidates and activists.”

Nessel is a Democrat.

Rodriguez, an attorney, has been active in the community. She’s a former president of the Junior League of Detroit and former at-large board member of the Eastside Republican Club.

In 2020, Rodriguez was the 14th Congressional District chair in Michigan and a Republican National Convention delegate.

Rodriguez did not return repeated calls for comment before press time.

Call Staff Writer K. Michelle Moran at (586) 498-1047.

Farms location, which today is recognized in the National Register of Historic Places.

The Friends bookstore opened in the basement of the Woods Branch on May 17, 2007, which means it’s marking its own milestone anniversary — its sweet 16th birthday — this year. The bookstore moved to a spot on the first floor, adjacent to the entrance, when the Woods Branch reopened in September 2022 after undergoing renovations.

“It’s definitely helped with foot traffic,” Magee said of the new, more visible location.

Because of its proximity to the library’s front desk, Magee said patrons can pay for books or other materials at the front desk if no Friends volunteers are available.

Magee estimates they have about 50 active volunteers, ages 7 to 90, who assist in the bookstore and at special library events.

“We really couldn’t do what we do without our volunteers,” Magee said. “It’s just a nice way to be engaged with the reading community in the Pointes.”

The Friends had 146 members in their first formal year, in 1948. Today, they number around 350.

“We’re a member-based organization,” Magee said. “A lot of our funding and support comes from our members.”

Members get early access to sales and

can attend annual Friends events. Membership is tax deductible.

“All of the dollars raised support library programming,” Magee said.

Within just the last decade, the Friends have given more than $540,000 to the GPPL. “The Friends have been a wonderful support to the Grosse Pointe Public Library since 1948,” GPPL Director Jessica Keyser said by email. “They sponsor many of our signature programs, including Books on the Lake, Authors to the Pointe, and Summer Reading. Every year, things come up and we know we can call on them for help, whether it be financial support or volunteers, and they always come through for us. We are so grateful for our Friends!”

More than 5,000 books and other items are donated to the Friends each year.

While most of these items are sold, some are also distributed to Goodwill, Head Start, The Helm, the Boys and Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan, Full Circle, senior living centers, juvenile court in Detroit, the Harper Woods Library and local “little libraries.”

Book donors “are very generous, and we have lots of readers, so our storage capacity fills (quickly),” Magee said.

Hence, the monthly bag sales.

Bookstore donations are accepted only during specific time periods: from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the first and third Saturdays of the month and from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month. Items must be in good condition and cannot be musty or moldy. Acceptable items include music CDs, movie DVDs, Blu-ray Discs, books on CD, trade paperbacks, puzzles, newer video games, cookbooks, and fiction/nonfiction for adults and children. The Friends don’t accept magazines, encyclopedias, textbooks, VHS tapes, vinyl records, pocket paperbacks, Reader’s Digest, books on tape, or Time/Life or Newsweek book sets.

Bookstore visitors will find everything from the latest bestsellers to history to cookbooks, along with picture books and books for children of all ages.

This month, the Friends are marking Christmas in July with a special display at their bookstore featuring books and more with a holiday theme, for anyone who’d like to get an early start on their Christmas shopping.

For more information about the book sales or joining the Friends, visit their website at gpfriends.org.

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mation, with perspectives from a judge, a therapist and a person in long-term recovery. Attendees will be able to ask questions as well.

“This town hall meeting is such an important event,” FAN Executive Director Linda Davis said in a press release. “Unfortunately, substance use and addiction are everywhere, and the more we know about it, the more lives we can potentially save. It’s

time to talk openly and publicly about this problem that is taking so many lives much too soon.”

For more information about the town hall, visit familiesagainstnarcotics.org or familycenterweb.org, or call The Family Center at (313) 447-1374.

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Corvair convertible stays in the cruising lane

BY MARIA ALLARD

allard@candgnews.com

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 See CORVAIR on page 23A

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.

Photos by Patricia O’Blenes

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AUGUST KICKS OFF WITH ART AND MUSIC IN THE POINTES

BY K. MICHELLE MORAN kmoran@candgnews.com

FARMS — For many, one of the highlights of summer is the chance to enjoy outdoor concerts and art fairs. Residents in the Pointes won’t have to travel far to do both in early August.

Hear a symphony on the water

The Grosse Pointe Symphony Orchestra will close out its 70th anniversary season with a concert on the lakeside terrace of The War Memorial, 32 Lake Shore Road in Grosse Pointe Farms, at 7 p.m. Aug. 2. In the event of rain, the concert will be moved into The War Memorial’s Crystal Ballroom.

The concert will be conducted by Alexander Mishnaevski, who will also be performing a viola solo during the orchestra’s performance of Georg Philipp Telemann’s Viola Concerto and Dmitri Shostakovich’s Romance. Other works to be performed include the Bacchanale from Camille SaintSaëns’ opera, “Samson and Delilah,” Ferdinand Hérold’s overture to the opera “Zampa,” a medley of Duke Ellington works and

John Philip Sousa’s “Stars and Stripes Forever” march.

GPSO Music Director Joe Striplin, who typically conducts the orchestra, was scheduled to be on vacation and GPSO Board President William Hulsker said that since the GPSO has tapped Mishnaevski before, he was a logical choice. He’ll bring his own unique touch to the selections.

“Although he has a traditional music training he still has his own emotional reactions to the music as do all good conductors,” Hulsker said in an email interview. “He studied mainly in Russia so you might say he has a Slavic sensibility for a strong sense of the drama and romance of the music.”

Mishnaevski started studying violin at age 6 at the Central Music School of Moscow’s Tchaikovsky Conservatory. He emigrated to the United States in 1973 and studied with the acclaimed Dorothy Delay at the Julliard School of Music in New York City; it was Isaac Stern who encouraged him to switch to the viola. Mishnaevski became an American citizen in 1983 and was named the Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s principal violist in 1986. He has performed as a soloist

with symphonies around the world.

Audience members are welcome to bring their own lawn chairs or blankets, although folding chairs will be available as well. They can bring picnic fare, too, Hulsker said.

He said audiences can expect everything from baroque to jazz at this concert.

“The concert will be light as the summer breeze and will feature music from different periods and styles,” Hulsker said.

“The guest conductor will play two solos from two very different eras.”

While this is a milestone anniversary for the GPSO, Hulsker said they’re really gearing up for an even bigger anniversary — their 75th. Hulsker, a bassoonist who lives in Grosse Pointe Park, started working with the GPSO in 1965 as a substitute and became a regular member circa 1992. He’s been the board president since 2012. He said there are several factors that have kept the GPSO going for so many years.

“It’s the musicians who love to play and really appreciate having a first-rate orchestra in their backyard,” Hulsker said. “From the See SUMMER on page 22A

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Violist Alexander Mishnaevski will solo and conduct the Grosse Pointe Symphony Orchestra during a concert Aug. 2 at The War Memorial in Grosse Pointe Farms.

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beginning the audiences expressed their joy at having an orchestra of such quality and have expressed their feelings … not only with generous financial support but also in continued and growing attendance.”

Tickets cost $20 for regular admission, $15 for seniors, $5 for college students and they are free to students in kindergarten through 12th grade. Tickets can be purchased at the door or in advance from the GPSO website, gpsymphony.org.

Art rises on the Hill

The Grosse Pointe Chamber of Commerce will host its third annual The Pointes Art Festival from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 5 in the Hill business district in Grosse Pointe Farms, along Kercheval Avenue between Hall Place and McMillan Place.

Grosse Pointe Chamber of Commerce President and Executive Director Jenny Boettcher said that about 80 artists and artisans are expected this year. They’ll be offering paintings, pottery, jewelry, clothing, candles, woodwork, purses, potted succulents, glass, rock art, chimes, mosaics and more.

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Some are finding microclover to be a good replacement for grass.

“There is a new trend coming in to replace grass with microclover,” Robinson said.

“It will be very interesting to see where that goes.”

Jay has had microclover for about a year.

“The reason I did it is, it’s less maintenance than grass. Microclover requires less

“The Chamber started the event 3 years ago to highlight the unique talent and creativity within our midst,” Boettcher said in an email interview. “This popular event has grown each year so to accommodate the request of the artists, we moved it from a parking lot to Kercheval on The Hill. This allows us to showcase and celebrate the artists while also promoting our restaurants and merchants.”

In addition, the local female student robotics team, Botmasterz, will be giving painting demonstrations; Part of Your World princesses will be doing face painting, rock painting and glitter application; horses Honey and Romeo will be milling about; and The Reptarium, a reptile zoo in Utica, will be on hand with an assortment of reptiles. Snow cones and sweets will be available for purchase, but Boettcher said they won’t be having food trucks this year.

“Instead, we are encouraging the attendees to (patronize) our local restaurants,” Boettcher said. “Bronze Door, Luxe, Dirty Dog Jazz Café, Morning Glory and Jumps will be open with special menus to accommodate the crowd. You can dine inside or out and there will also be a grab and go option.”

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water, so it is more environmentally friendly.

It grows slower,” Jay said.

According to Robinson, in the summer, the grass in metro Detroit goes dormant and can be seen turning brown. Microclover may be a remedy for that.

“It is very vivid, beautiful, electric green that I have right now,” Jay said.

Sellers should keep pets out of sight when showing their homes.

“Buyers can stigmatize a property as having potential issues due to their odor and their behavior,” Jay said.

and Naomi McManus) performing at 10 a.m., Hannah Francis performing at noon and Laurie and the Lefties performing at 3 p.m.

This event is free and open to the public, but dress for the weather — Boettcher said it will take place rain or shine.

Kercheval will be closed from Hall Place to McMillan Place to accommodate the festivities. However, there should be plenty of parking available. Boettcher said there will be parking along Kercheval from McMillan Place to Fisher Road, as well as in a lot off

Kercheval and in the municipal parking lot behind Rite Aid. “Our hope and goal is to create a platform that entertains, educates and inspires,” Boettcher said. “By bringing together talented artists, crafters, musicians, and fabulous cuisine, we can create an unforgettable experience for both locals and visitors alike.”

For more information, visit grossepointechamber.com or call the GPCC at (313) 881-4722.

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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 to replace some parts.”

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.

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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.

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

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.

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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.

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

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.

Trailer taken

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.

Larcenies, vehicle theft attempted

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — On July 7, police said an unknown suspect entered an unlocked vehicle parked in the 2000 block of Allard Avenue and stole a backpack that police later recovered at a different address. The same day, an unknown suspect reportedly took earbuds and a pair of prescription sunglasses from an unlocked vehicle while it was parked in the driveway of a home in the 1800 block of Manchester Boulevard.

While it wasn’t known if these incidents were connected, police said an unknown suspect tried to steal an unlocked vehicle July 7 while it was parked at a home in the 2200 block of Stanhope Street.

Woman steals trimmers, plants from Home Depot

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.

Vehicles do burnouts in parking lot

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.

Nude man begging for food taken to hospital

STERLING HEIGHTS — Police went to the 8300 block of Riverland Drive the night of June 17 after hearing that a man who was spotted nude and begging for food was perhaps living in a vacant apartment.

Police checked out the apartment, which had no electricity, running water or food. Police reportedly took the man into custody and took him to the hospital after interviewing him and determining that he couldn’t care for himself.

Man allegedly changes clothes by drugstore

STERLING HEIGHTS — Police went to a drugstore in the 39000 block of Van Dyke Avenue June 11 upon hearing that a man in his late 40s or early 50s had changed clothes in front of the business, hung the garments on propane tanks and was “trashing” and “spitting all over” the parking lot.

However, a worker later said the man was no longer there, and nobody actually saw him exposed.

Police concluded that no crime could be proven and closed the case.

Tips stolen from dock box

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 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.

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.

Money missing from bank account

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — On June 16, a resident came into the Police Department to file a fraud report. The resident stated that she had noticed $2,000 missing from her personal bank account. She believed that her husband, from whom she is in the process of getting a divorce, took the money from her account. The woman’s divorce attorney advised her to file a police report for court purposes.

Wrong-way drunken driver causes crash

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — At 11:15 p.m. June 26, officers were dispatched to the area of M-59 and Dequindre Road for reports of a wrong-way driver on M-59. Officers arrived in the area a short time later and observed that the wrong-way driver had crashed into another vehicle, which police said caused the other vehicle to roll over. Neither driver was injured in the crash, according to police.

Upon talking to the driver who was at-fault in the crash, officers could smell the odor of intoxicants on him, and his speech was slurred. Officers then placed him through field sobriety tests. After completing the field sobriety tests, he was offered a preliminary breath test. He agreed to take the PBT, with the results being 0.19% blood alcohol content.

The driver was then placed under arrest for operating while intoxicated and transported to the Police Department.

Person caught snooping through vehicles

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Officers were dispatched to the area of Auburn and Ryan roads for a possible larceny from automobile at 6:39 a.m. June 23. The caller stated that she saw a male suspect inside her vehicle, which was parked in her driveway. Officers reportedly located the suspect in the area as he was looking into another vehicle. Officers made contact with him and detained him for allegedly breaking into vehicles. Police submitted a warrant request to the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office against the suspect.

Driver crashes into parked vehicles

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Officers were dispatched to the Roma Valley Apartments at 22 Mile and Shelby roads for a report of a vehicle crash at 2:24 a.m.

June 23. Upon arrival, officers located a vehicle in the parking lot with heavy damage. The vehicle had crashed into several other parked vehicles in the parking lot.

Upon talking with the driver, officers noted that her speech was slurred, and officers could smell the odor of intoxicants on her. She was then transported to a local hospital due to some injuries she had received in the crash. Officers completed a search warrant for blood for the driver of the vehicle to determine her blood alcohol content. After she was medically cleared at the hospital, officers then transported her to the Shelby Township Police Department for booking and processing on suspicion of operating while intoxicated.

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