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LEFT: Pam and Mike Compson show off their dusk rose 1967 Ford Mustang in Mustang Alley at the Woodward Dream Cruise in Ferndale Aug. 19. BELOW: Randy Delamielleure has brought his 1966 Ford Mustang to every Dream Cruise and Mustang Alley in Ferndale. Photos by Mike Koury
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Voters in Berkley, Clawson school districts approve respective bonds BY MIKE KOURY mkoury@candgnews.com
BERKLEY/CLAWSON — Voters in the Berkley and Clawson school districts both voted to approve bond proposals during the Aug. 8 election. Berkley School District voters said yes to an $88 million bond and voters in Clawson Public Schools said yes to a $25.5 million bond.
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MUSTANGS REV THEIR ENGINES INTO 28TH DREAM CRUISE IN FERNDALE FERNDALE — Hundreds of cars packed into downtown Ferndale this past weekend for the city’s annual Dream Cruise festivities. The Woodward Dream Cruise was held Aug. 19 across several cities in metro Detroit, including its hometown and birthplace in Ferndale. The city’s Dream Cruise event was highlighted by the massive Ford Mustang Alley on both sides of Nine Mile Road. Pam and Mike Compson, of Remus, brought their
unique 1967 Mustang that’s painted dusk rose. It previously was owned by Mike Compson’s aunt, Lois Compson Eminger, who used to work at Ford and who they said helped patent the color “dusk rose.” The Compsons came into the Mustang when their aunt was moving and gave the vehicle to them, although they are considering putting it in a museum because of wild animals possibly damaging it where they live. “It means so much to us,” Pam Compson said. “It was (Lois’) car and if it gets crashed, there goes her history.” See MUSTANGS on page 14A
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Out of 7,095 voters across Berkley, Huntington Woods and a section of Oak Park, 4,900 voted yes on the bond proposal and 2,195 voted no. Superintendent Scott Francis said the district was excited and grateful to have the community’s support. “When I say ‘full community support,’ I mean support from the city of Berkley, Huntington Woods, north Oak Park — every precinct in all three communities voted in favor of support of this bond for our school district,” he said. The district previously stated the bond money will be used to fund districtwide classroom furniture, multipurpose additions at all elementary schools, performing arts upgrades and additions, athletics upgrades and additions, and districtwide technology upgrades. Francis said the district will work with building leaders and design teams to start the design process soon and determine the next steps. “We have all the conceptual ideas that’s now going from
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WWII memorial celebrates phase 1 dedication in Royal Oak BY MIKE KOURY mkoury@candgnews.com
ROYAL OAK — The date of Aug. 10 marked the dedication of phase 1 of the Michigan World War II Legacy Memorial in Royal Oak. The ceremony was held at Memorial Park, 31050 Woodward Ave., where hundreds of veterans, residents and others looking to pay their respects to those who served attended. Phase 1 work on the memorial included 1,400 bricks for its Walk of Honor, flagpoles for each service branch, footings for the Wall of Stars and future “Sea” and “Air” statue scenes, the first two boulders in the War in Words, and the installation of “Joe” on the war front portion of the “Land” scene. President of the WWII Legacy Memorial John Maten said that if he could summarize the installation in one word, it would be “connection.” “How does this memorial help us do that? The statue of a soldier reading a letter from home in the memorial exemplifies this in many ways. Those letters were the instruments that allowed the soldiers and the family to stay connected as best they could,” he said. He also pointed out a quote on the statue from Cpl. Aarol W. “Bud” Irish, of Hemlock, that in part reads, “I can’t even start to explain how much the letter means over here. Just keep the letters coming and I’ll do the rest.” Future work planned for the memorial includes a goal to raise $300,000 to build the Wall of Stars, which would honor the 15,458 Michigan lives lost during World War II. Maten noted the statue of a soldier reading a letter was modeled after the father of the sculptor, Larry Halbert, and that there are plans to make another scene a ways from the statue that would represent the parents of that soldier. “The reason we put it (away from the statue) is to represent the distance between the homefront and the war front, and that continuous connection that they had by way of their letters,” he said. “Another connection it makes is across the generations. As we lay down these paver bricks, we read the stories of the greatest generation. As we watch people find the bricks of loved ones, we see the emotions well and a memory come to life. You don’t even have to know the person to feel a connection to them.” Helping celebrate the dedication were two veterans of World War II, Art Fishman and Frances Masters. Fishman, a Navy veteran, remembered standing in the park 10 years ago when he was first told about the plans to create a memorial. He said he’s been able to see the national World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., and that his next goal was to live long enough to see this memorial. “As you walk through these bricks, you’re walking with the Greatest Generation,” he said. See MEMORIAL on page 14A
ABOVE: The figure of “Joe” from the sculpture “Mail Call,” by Larry Halbert, sits in the middle of the Michigan World War II Legacy Memorial. LEFT: Air Force veteran Patrick Kopytek holds up a picture of his dad, Walter, who served in the Navy during World War II. Kopytek is wearing a WWll uniform.
RIGHT: The B-17 named Yankee Lady, from the Yankee Air Museum, flies overhead at the Michigan World War II Legacy Memorial phase 1 dedication. Photos by Donna Dalziel
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OAKLAND COUNTY — As the summer workouts come to a close, high school teams across the state are ready for another exciting football season. Here are previews for teams in the C & G Newspapers coverage area in eastern Oakland County.
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Last season’s record: 2-7. League: Oakland Activities Association Gold Division. First game: vs. Walled Lake Central, 7 p.m. Aug. 24. Graduation woes hit Berkley last season, and it showed in the wins and losses category. This year, Berkley is on the wrong end of the returning starters pool for both sides of the ball, but they’re determined to improve this season. Led by senior quarterback Sunny Kadlitz, the Bears are more motivated than ever entering the 2023 season. “Sunny is the leadership,” Berkley coach Sean Shields said. “Everyone follows Sunny. If Sunny says, ‘Hey, we’ve got to jump,’ everyone else is asking, ‘How high?’ Everyone knows he’s the guy and that he’s going to do right by everybody.” Alongside Kadlitz, senior wide receiver Brendan Bushey and Fadil Traore lead the pass-catching unit while junior Anthony Anderson and senior Ethan Rothenburg are expected to handle the bulk of the carries. The Bears defense is led by an array of talent including senior Amadou Ndiaye (LB), senior Josh Flanders (DB), sophomore Collin Richardson (DL), sophomore Jack Rittenbery (DL) and junior Kyle Gabriel (LB).
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Last season’s record: 5-5. League: Macomb Area Conference Bronze Division. First game: at Perry, 7 p.m. Aug. 25. It didn’t look promising when Clawson started out 0-2 to start the season, but league play came when they needed it most as they went 4-1 in the Bronze to earn their fifthstraight playoff appearance. While Clawson graduated a trio of all-
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Last season’s record: 5-5. League: Oakland Activities Association Gold Division. First game: vs. Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse, 7 p.m. Aug. 24 It was apparent coming into 2022 that Ferndale possessed the talent to be a successful football team, and they showed just that by improving their win total by four. Now a .500 team, Ferndale is prepared to take that next step with a healthy number of their starters from last season returning. Senior Leander Neal (WR), junior See FOOTBALL on page 6A
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HUNTINGTON WOODS — Residents have the opportunity to create an art pillar for the city. A news posting states that participants can fill out a $15 application at the Department of Public Works, 12795 W. 11 Mile Road, between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. on weekdays and then pick up a 4-by-4-by-8-inch wood pillar to decorate. Pillars must be returned to the DPW by Sept. 15. Completed pillars will be placed at Huntington Woods’ Statue Park in September.
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CLAWSON — The third annual Clawson Fest will be held 2-8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, on Main Street between 14 Mile and Tacoma Street. The event will feature a food and art festival from Sean Nasrey, Sean Dunlop and the Clawson Downtown Development Authority. There also will be live music from Caleb Ford, Drew Schultz & The Broken Habits, Oak City Roots, and Barelyon. For more information, visit clawsonfest.com.
Ferndale Fire Department awarded grant
FERNDALE — The Ferndale Fire Department announced that it has been awarded an emergency medical services workforce grant through the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. A press release states that the grant will fund education and training for prospective Michigan EMS personnel and that the grant program was created to “continue and expand the development of people employed in EMS — addressing the critical shortage of paramedics statewide and increasing accessibility to EMS education and programming, specifically paramedic programs, in Michigan.” “Barriers to education are real; this grant can remove them for those individuals who are interested in becoming paramedics but have been unable to do so,” Ferndale Fire Chief Teresa Robinson said in a prepared statement. “We’re proud to have received this funding and excited about the awesome opportunity that Ferndale is now able to provide.” The release states that the Ferndale Fire Department will provide selected candidates with sponsorships to a paramedic school. This includes payment of tuition and fees for the program and an hourly wage for hours spent in the program’s scheduled components, such as classes, clinicals and internships.
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ROYAL OAK — The Royal Oak Public Library will be hosting author Paul Vachon for a signing of his book “Detroit: An Illustrated Timeline, 2nd Edition.” The signing will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 24, at the library, 222 E. 11 Mile Road. A news release states that Vachon’s book holds more than “300 years of Detroit history, facts and photos together in a collection that will enlighten even longtime residents of the city.” For more information, call the library at (248) 246-3700.
OAKLAND COUNTY — The Polynesian Arts Advocacy Council of Michigan will be hosting a fundraiser, Luau for Lahaina, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, at the Novi Civic Center, 45175 W. 10 Mile Road. Held in partnership with the city of Novi, the event is a fundraiser for Maui and the town of Lahaina, which has suffered from wildfires. “The Luau for Lahaina will be an afternoon of family friendly fun and celebration of Hawaiian arts and culture,” a press release states. “Guests will enjoy hands on activities and demonstrations of cultural arts such as lei making, food available from Junk Food & Friends Food Truck and D’Litefull Eats Food Truck, and a Kids Zone featuring glitter tattoos, bubbles, and hula lessons with Michigan Moana.” The highlight of the event will be an authentic Polynesian dance performance by the Polynesian Dancers of Michigan, with special guest Tiffanie Zuttermeister, of Las Vegas’ Halau Kaleihoku Kuikanani, and students from the Novibased hula school Halau O’ Ku’ukamali’i Kuikanani. “I am very proud of my Michigan students for working hard to give back to Hawaii and to Maui right now,” Kumu Hula Kaui Dalire, of Kaneohe, Hawaii, who oversees Halau O’ Ku’ukamali’i Kuikanani, said in a prepared statement. “Last year, I was Novi’s Artist in Residence and lived there for six weeks. I have a lot of love for the people there, and it’s nice to see that love and respect coming back to the islands when it’s so needed.” Tickets must be purchased in advance at PAACOM.org/Maui. For more information on PAACOM, visit PAACOM.org.
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Jaden Mills (WR), junior Dekari Smith (RB/ WR), senior Lavarr Croxton (OL) and senior DeMarco Walker (OL) are all expected to be impact performers on the offensive end. Croxton will also anchor the Eagles defensive unit alongside junior Gary Maxwell (DB), junior Darnell Lee (DB), junior Deandre Miller (DL), junior Bryce Ferguson (LB) and junior Antonio Jones (LB).
Hazel Park
Last season’s record: 4-5. League: Macomb Area Conference Bronze Division. First game: at Imlay City, 7 p.m. Aug. 24. On the cusp of having a winning season in back-to-back years, Hazel Park is looking to overcome the hill of having their last winning season in 2017. Hazel Park moved down to the Bronze division last season after struggling in MACSilver play, and was competitive against league opponents. While their offense, which averaged just under 25 points per game, showed flashes of efficiency, the defense’s 25 points per game allowed in 2022 will be an area of improvement going into this season.
Madison Heights Bishop Foley
Last season’s record: 10-1. League: Catholic League Intersectional 1. First game: vs. Pontiac, 7 p.m. Aug. 25. Graduating five all-region players last season, Bishop Foley is entering the 2023 season without a slew of their premier talent from their 10-1 squad last season. Regardless, Bishop Foley’s dominant offense is staying the course with junior quarterback Tad Dobek, junior running back Mason Kanar, senior wide receiver Gabe Martino, and sophomore wide receiver Noah Cronk-Koehler. Foley also returns a key offensive lineman in junior Mitchell Brewer. “We’re not having wholesale changes scheme-wise, but we’re definitely adapting a little bit to their strengths,” Foley coach Brian Barnes said. Currently on a playoff streak of five straight seasons, Foley is embracing the underdog mentality as they look to showcase their young talent this season.
Madison Heights Lamphere
Last season’s record: 8-3. League: Macomb Area Conference Silver Division. First game: at Sterling Heights High School,
7 p.m. Aug. 24. Making the playoffs their last three seasons, Lamphere is poised for another strong year behind junior quarterback Aidan Grzesikowski. Grzesikowski took a massive step last season as the leader in the huddle, and Lamphere coach Ray Ostrowski said he expects him to be even better this season. “He’s just a competitor,” Ostrowski said. “He gets after it in the weight room. He’s put on a lot of size this offseason during the summer and the spring. I just think he’s a competitor.” The offense will also be led by running backs Nico Johnson, a senior, and Amaleki Harris-Ward, a junior, who have an impressive offensive line in front of them with senior Trent Jackson, junior Deandre Verge, and junior Caleb Beaver all up front. Verge will also anchor the defense alongside junior Gavin Chargo (DL), senior Josh Crowe (DL), senior Sully Check (DB), and junior Quincy Twymon Jr. (DB).
Madison Heights Madison
Last season’s record: 1-8. League: Macomb Area Conference Bronze Division. First game: vs. Detroit Douglass High, 7 p.m. Aug. 25. It was another down year for Madison, tallying only three wins total in the last three years. Madison’s offense showed flashes of improvement in 2022, and they’re hoping to get the offense clicking on a more consistent basis this season. Madison will have a difficult test in week two against St. Clair Shores South Lake, a team that beat Madison 38-12 last season.
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Royal Oak Shrine
Last season’s record: 3-6. League: Catholic League Intersectional 2. First game: at Grass Lake, 7 p.m. Aug. 25. Shrine is headed down the right path entering 2023, and head coach Brent Widdows, who is entering his first season as head coach, has his guys motivated for this season. “I think they want to get better and there’s this desire for, dare I say, greatness,” Widdows said. “They don’t want to be somebody’s punching bag.” Shrine opened up the season 0-4, but a 3-2 stretch to end the year has the momentum trending upward behind sophomore quarterback Caydin Barbato and junior running back Josh Cairo. Shrine will open the season with the same four opponents they faced in 2022, so it’ll be an efficient guide as to where the team has improved this year. For the complete list of high school teams from eastern Oakland County, visit cand gnews.com.
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Cruisefest and the Woodward Dream Cruise
LEFT: The Berkley Cruisefest Classic Car Parade was held Aug. 18 on 12 Mile Road in the downtown. ABOVE: Hundreds of classic cars drive down 12 Mile during the Berkley Cruisefest Classic Car Parade. RIGHT: A group of children have their own cruise at the Berkley Cruisefest Classic Car Parade. Photos by Donna Dalziel
ABOVE: Riders in a groovy van wave to spectators at the Cruisefest Classic Car Parade. RIGHT: A pink hunderbird takes to the road at the Cruisefest Classic Car Parade in Berkley. Photos by Donna Dalziel
LEFT: Attendees at Mustang Alley check out what’s under the hoods of a variety of Mustangs at the Dream Cruise. Photo by Patricia O’Blenes
ABOVE: Spectators watch from the median as cars drive by on Woodward Avenue during the Dream Cruise. LEFT: Surf Zup performs for the crowd at Mustang Alley during the Dream Cruise in Ferndale. BELOW: Ferndale celebrated the 28th year of the Dream Cruise Aug. 18-19. Photos by Patricia O’Blenes
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ester Hills. “This was an old General Motors plant. It was like a brownfield.” The M1 Concourse is the ideal place for McDonald to store and drive his five cars: a 2017 Mazda MX-5 Cup racing car, a 2016 Mazda Miata street car, a 1957 Porsche Speedster, a 2016 Porsche 911 Carrera, and a hybrid 2019 Porsche Panamera. McDonald said the Miata “is wonderful for the street and the track.” “It provides a thrill and a smile,” he said. “You get out of this car and you can’t help but smile.” As for the 1957 Porsche Speedster, “This is a very rare car. Very few of them were made,” McDonald said. “It has a rear engine
and has been fully restored.” Inside his condominium his love for cars is evident by the number of posters and mementos dedicated to his years of working in the automobile industry. One special piece is the toy replica model of a 1956 Chevy BelAir. “I took my wife on our first date in this car. It was a drive-in in Pennsylvania,” McDonald said. “I was in college. That brings back a lot of memories.” McDonald held executive positions in automotive communication with various companies over the years. That includes Volkswagen of America, Mazda, Porsche, Audi and ThyssenKrupp. His primary reSee M1 CONCOURSE on page 11A
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a premier destination for automotive entertainment and recreation. The concourse is a community of private car condominiums with living rooms and kitchenettes. Each car condo garage features two-story open spaces ranging in size that allow for parking multiple vehicles. The concourse also features a 1.5-mile road course, an events center, and indoor and outdoor spaces that overlook the track. It’s a place where car buffs can gather for private and public events. There’s also a retail store on-site. “This is like a country club for car people. It’s fun. It’s a place to play and a place to rest,” said McDonald, who resides in Roch-
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sponsibility was to maintain a relationship with the company he was working for and the media. He was always available, for instance, when a new car was unveiled. “We’d launch new vehicles, maybe at a racetrack, or we’d go to places with good roads,” he said. “We’d give journalists the opportunity to drive the car on the racetrack. When the media person had a question, they could call the PR person. We always took an honest approach. I always thought of myself as the conscience of the company. “I started working in 1967, and in 2021, I fully retired. I hung up my car keys, as they say,” the U.S. Army veteran said. “I have enjoyed every moment of my working career. I traveled around the world and met people. I have my friends in automotive media throughout the country and throughout the world I stay in touch with.” He also stays in contact with many people at the M1 Concourse. “We’re friendly people. We’re outgoing,” McDonald said. “We love to talk about our cars. There’s such a variety of cars and people. Everyone from a 1910 Ford Model T to a 2020 Porsche 918. There are a lot of exotic
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TOP: The Berkley School District voted to approve an $88 million bond. Work as part of the bond includes a multipurpose addition at Pattengill Elementary School.
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conceptual ideas and projects that the community approved to now the specifics of the design and working with our staff to go through that process,” he said. “Then it goes into a bid process and then shovels start to go into the ground and make those improvements across the district. It’s about a 3 1/2 year timeline. Our design process begins that process, and then through the years, up through 2026.” Specific projects that will be part of the bond include updating the performing arts spaces at the high school, improvements at Hurley Field, cafeteria additions at the elementary schools and new furniture for every transitional kindergarten through 12th grade classroom. Francis said the beginning of the bond work will have a heavy focus on high school projects. “The classroom furniture will be one of the first (of ) our top priorities, and then also performing arts, athletics at the high school and then two elementary additions. We’re gonna start those in phases. So we have Burton Elementary and Pattengill Elementary, the multipurpose cafeterias, that’s in the first phase, too,” he said.
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Clawson’s bond saw 2,112 voters cast ballots, with 1,214 choosing yes and 898 selecting no. Superintendent Billy Shellenbarger said he was not surprised to see the community vote for the bond. “Just in conversation in the community all summer, whether it was knocking doors and talking to people at different events, it was pretty clear that we were going to get that support again,” he said. “I’m ecstatic
that we got (the support) and, you know, once again, indebted to our community for supporting kids, supporting our unique small town and small school district and allowing us to really set ourselves up for, I mean, the very long future related to being a successful public education institution. So we’re just gonna be able to thrive now because of it, which is fantastic.” The bond’s approval follows a previous $55 million bond that the district received approval for in 2021. The money wasn’t enough to complete the scope of what Clawson wanted to do, so it decided to go for another bond. The scope of the work the bond can now cover includes new painted ceilings, furniture and new exterior windows and doors. “Obviously, the 2021 work continues,” Shellenbarger said. “That will go another year and a half or so. A lot of this work will happen simultaneously. We’ve already started the planning process related to that new 2023 scope of work now that the decisions on what we’re going to do have already been made, and that was part of the process we presented to the community. Those decisions have already been made, but how we do those things and with whom, that’s next. “(It’s) based on timing, what can we do during the school year, what do we have to do after the school year, during the summer, getting bids together, finding out who can do that work and how much to stay underneath our budget,” he continued. “So all of that planning will begin now, and then I would say the $25.5 million with that 2023 bond, you know that first shovel will go in the ground … likely this school year. So it’ll happen concurrently with the work that was already happening from our 2021 bond scope.” Call Staff Writer Mike Koury at (586) 498-1077.
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This is only the second year the Compsons have brought the Mustang to Mustang Alley, and Pam Compson said they’ve liked learning new things about the vehicle by bringing it to the alley. “That’s why we’re here,” she said. “We always take something away. … We always find out another something about this little car, whether it’s the hood or the color — well, we know the color — the custom seats, and it’s just fun to listen to people.” Also parked along Nine Mile was Richard Kocan, of Novi, with his 2006 Mustang GT. Kocan has owned the car since it was first released and has owned several Mustangs over the years. Kocan said that once you have a Mustang, it’s hard to get rid of them. “I’ve always been a Ford guy, so I had to stay within the family, but it was an easy choice to make. You just keep the windows down and keep cruising. It’s just enjoyable,” he said. This was the 28th year for the Dream Cruise, and Randy Delamielleure has been able to bring his 1966 Mustang to every single one. He has owned the car for 50 years. Delamielleure, of Williamston, is a for-
mer employee of Ford. He said he actually built his Mustang. “I built this whole car. I’ve had it apart many times. I’ve had probably 10 different engines in this car. I’ve raised children; I had car seats in the car. They’re grown ass men now that have Mustangs,” he said. The 1966 was the first Mustang Delamielleure ever owned, of which he said he’s had around 100 over his lifetime, but this Mustang was one he never wanted to part with. “I was married for 38 years. I just went through a divorce and this car had to be sold, but I wouldn’t sell it, so I had to buy my ex out to keep the car,” he said. “That’s how bad I wanted to keep it. So it was actually in storage for three years until we decided what we’re going to do. But it’s always been here at Mustang Alley or ever since they’ve had Mustang Alley.” Delamielleure said he likes coming back each year to the Dream Cruise, as he likes being able to check out all the other Mustangs and how the car has evolved over the years. “It’s important to see what other people’s ideas are, get ideas, and to see what the younger generations are coming up with, and then the newer cars and designs,” he said. “It’s just kind of overwhelming.” Call Staff Writer Mike Koury at (586) 498-1077.
Ferndale’s Mezcal Mexican Bar & Kitchen opens Detroit location Growing up in Guanajuato, Mexico, siblings Jose Fest in June. The secret of the taco birria is in the Granados and Sandra Haro worked in the restaurant ingredients. that their parents owned. “It’s marinated shredded beef with melted cheese Their parents’ tradition of making customers feel in a tortilla,” Haro said. “They dip the taco birria in at home while enjoying homemade Mexican cuisine the consomme.” stuck with the brother and sister so much that they Other appetizing menu options include specialty opened their own restaurant. Torre de mariscos, Mezcal Mexican Bar & burritos, tostadas, street Kitchen, located at 201 E. tacos, vegan tacos, the Nine Mile Road in Ferndale, torta Mexican sandwich has become a popular eatery. and asada fries. Desserts Because of its success, are another menu option. Granados and Haro have Another big part of opened a second location, the enjoying a meal at Mezcal Mezcal Mexican Restaurant, are the margaritas. For at 51 W. Forest Ave. in Mezcal Owners: Sister and Brother Team Haro, seeing the faces Detroit’s midtown. on the clientele enjoying Sandra Haro and Jose Granados When Granados and Haro the dining experience is got into the restaurant business, they vowed to “rewarding.” create an authentic restaurant that celebrated the The hours for the Ferndale location are 11 a.m. foods, culture and art of their native country. The to 10 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 11 a.m. to pair created an ambiance with top-notch service and 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and noon to 7 p.m. hospitality. Sundays. “It’s a Mexican restaurant with a little bit of The midtown location’s hours are 11am to 10 a twist,” Haro said. “ We are creating everyday p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 11 different dishes from every part of mexico so people p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. can try the food and reminds them of one of their Sundays. trips to Mexico” The restaurant is closed Mondays. The midtown Mezcal Mexican Bar & Kitchen is known for location has Latin dancing from 9 to 12 a.m. and a its tacos birria, which won best-looking taco at the mariachi band every other Sunday. second annual Royal Oak Taco Fest in July, and also For more information, visit mezcalferndale.com was named best taco at Detroit Taco and Tequila or mezcaldetroit.com Catering is also available.
Willow Run bomber plant Rosie Frances Masters speaks at the phase 1 dedication for the Michigan World War II Legacy Memorial. Photo by Donna Dalziel
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Masters was a Rosie the Riveter at the Willow Run bomber plant, which she joined right after high school. Her two brothers and future husband also served in the war. She noted that her husband served in Iwo Jima and her oldest brother was in the Battle of the Bulge, though he sadly didn’t come back home. “I did my job riveting airplanes. … I lost about 10 pounds and gained 20 of muscle,” she said. “I did that throughout the war and I would do it again. I have no regrets.” Mark Reed, a member of both the Marines and Navy who served in Desert Storm, was taking in the memorial and Walk of Honor. He said the memorial was “long overdue.” “I’m particularly interested in seeing that there are a lot of different things represented here,” he said. “It’s not simply the Army, Navy, Marines, whatever, but there’s a lot of civic organizations that are represented here as well, and a lot of civilian folks that contributed to the war effort in World War II as well — you know, the Rosie the Riveters and the people that worked in the automotive industry. You’ll see bricks commemorating them too. So it’s a good, long overdue memorial.” Call Staff Writer Mike Koury at (586) 498-1077.
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Painting
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OK2SAY shows increase in reports
METRO DETROIT — On July 25, the office of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer released an annual report that showed Michigan State Police logged more than 7,400 tips from OK2SAY in 2022, which was a 19% increase from the previous year. OK2SAY is a student safety program which allows anyone to confidentially report tips on criminal activities or potential harm directed at Michigan students, school employees or schools. Tips can include reports on bullying, individual threats to a specific person, drugs and alcohol use, harassment and depression. OK2SAY is available 24/7 and tips can be submitted by calling (855) 5652729 or texting to 652729, which stands for OK2SAY. Tipsters also can send an email to OK2SAY@mi.gov or at the website michigan.gov/ok2say. The OK2SAY mobile app is available for download in app stores for iPhone and Android. Initial tips are fielded by Michigan State Police OK2SAY technicians. They are trained to receive, analyze and disseminate tip information to local law enforcement agencies, school officials, community mental health service programs, or the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services for a timely response. The state’s fiscal year 2024 budget includes an additional $378,000 to support the hiring of three more OK2SAY technicians to respond to the increasing number of tips.
HAZEL PARK ART FAIR
HAZEL PARK — The Hazel Park Art Fair will take place at Green Acres Park, 620 W. Woodward Heights Blvd., from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 27. The event is family-friendly and free to attend, and will feature a wide variety of new and established artists, who will be exhibiting and selling their works. Vendor applications are still being accepted for artists, cottage food vendors and musicians. Email artfair@hpart.org for more information. Volunteers are also needed to assist vendors. Apply at hpart.org/aboutthefair.
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Sparkle Network offers affordable prom dresses
METRO DETROIT — Sparkle Network’s Dress into a Dream Homecoming Dress Sale program will come to several local locations in upcoming weeks. • Marlaina Photo Studio in Shelby Township Aug. 25. • American House East 1 in Roseville Aug 26. • Front Door Housekeeping in Utica Aug 27. • Meadowbrook Center for Learning Differences in Rochester Sept. 1. • T-Tech Solutions in Troy Sept 2. The dress sale program allows high school students to try on dresses for the homecoming dance and other events. The dresses are sold for $10 each. Dresses are available in all sizes and lengths. Some of the dresses are donated, while others are brand new. Applications to set up an appointment are available at the Sparkle Network website at sparklenetwork.org. All proceeds will replenish attire for the Prom Closet Project Tour 2024.
Troy High HOSA team achieves success at national conference Troy High School’s Health Occupations Students of America team recently returned with many accolades from the International Leadership Conference in Dallas. This competitive conference took place June 20-25 and welcomed more than 12,000 students from the United States, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Canada, American Samoa and China. Twenty-eight Troy High students accompanied team moderator Angie Griesmann to this year’s conference. HOSA is a national organization formed to promote physical, mental and social well-being; develop effective leadership qualities and skills; and develop the ability to communicate more with people both inside and outside the organization. Top awards were received by several Troy High students, including Ria Lattupalli, who placed third in the International in Healthy Lifestyle category; Fiona Samson, who placed second in the International in Biotechnology
DOWN 1. Actress Ryan 2. Larry David’s “____ Your Enthusiasm” 3. Bizet’s “Habanera,” e.g. 4. Tabby’s mate 5. King with a golden touch 6. Rapidly 7. ____ up, to become more cheerful
category; and Anusha Gupta, who placed first in the International in Human Growth and Development category. Incoming senior Aanya Shah received the commended Barbara James Service Award after accumulating more than 300 hours of service to her community over the last two years.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
BACK TO SCHOOL ACROSS 1. *Medical school entry requirement, acr. 5. *Atlas image 8. Hula dancer’s necklace 11. German money 12. Ready for picking 13. Nerd 15. Like many Brothers Grimm stories 16. Month of Purim 17. *Some exams 18. *Laptop and books container 20. Fastens a fly 21. Licorice-like herb 22. *Teacher’s favorite 23. Like hot lava 26. Cassava, pl. 30. Chapter in history 31. Deadly 34. DEA agent 35. Second person singular past of “do,” archaic 37. Greet, to a dog 38. Be in harmony 39. Inwardly 40. Opposite of pluralism 42. Even, to a poet 43. *Academic planners 45. *High predecessor 47. PassÈ 48. Barnyard honker 50. Rooftop contraption 52. *Meal container 55. Emerald or aquamarine, chemically speaking 56. Trans-Siberian Railroad city 57. Venus de Milo’s are missing 59. *Plural of #51 Down 60. Comments from prompt box 61. Do like Ella Fitzgerald 62. *PE in school 63. Make a choice 64. Piece of cake
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AUG. 24-25
‘In the Abstract’: Final days of exhibit featuring works by Jeri Magid, noon-5 p.m., Lawrence Street Gallery, 22620 Woodward Ave. in Ferndale, (248) 544-0394, lawrencestreetgallery.com
AUG. 30
Berkley Beats: Lisa Mary Band, 7 p.m., Oxford Park, 2100 Bacon Ave., berkleymich.org/berkleybeats
SEPT. 1-4
Arts, Beats & Eats: Juried fine art show, 200-plus musical acts including headliners Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Halestorm, Russell Dickerson and Bell Biv DeVoe, and dozens of restaurants on the streets, plus food drive, zumba, kids zone and more, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Sept. 1-3 and 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sept. 4, downtown Royal Oak, artsbeatseats.com
SEPT. 22-24
Funky Ferndale Art Fair: More than 140 juried artists and authors, 3-7:30 p.m. Sept. 22, 10 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Sept. 23 and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sept. 24, Nine Mile Road and Woodward Avenue, funkyferndaleartfair.com
ONGOING
Art exhibit: Featuring works of Samah Kthar, on display until Aug. 27, Ferndale Area District Library, 222 E. Nine Mile Road, fadl.org/samah-kthar
8. Spring 9. Morays 10. Abdominal pain cause, acr. 12. Plunder 13. Dirty one 14. *One of 3 Rs in grade school 19. Genuflected 22. Letter-writing friend 23. *M in LMC, educationally speaking 24. Circular gasket 25. Big Dipper’s visible shape 26. Biblical gift-givers 27. Propelled a boat 28. Angler’s basket 29. Part of an act 32. Rare bills 33. Chewbacca’s sidekick 36. *Word in thesaurus, e.g. 38. Mennonite’s cousin 40. *Gym class
prop 41. *Art class cover ups 44. Old fashioned contests at dawn 46. Lower value, as in currency 48. Plug a pipe, e.g. (2 words) 49. Beginning of
ailment 50. Exceedingly 51. Bob of boxing world 52. Bonkers 53. Shamu, e.g. 54. Dec. holiday 55. Capture 58. Porky’s or Petunia’s home
Nine on Nine Concert Series: 4-5 p.m. Aug. 27 (Cabaret Boreale) and Sept. 3 (Sax Maniacs), Schiffer Park in Ferndale, downtownferndale.com/events/ category/events
SEPT. 1-4
Arts, Beats & Eats: Juried fine art show, 200-plus musical acts including headliners Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Halestorm, Russell Dickerson and Bell Biv DeVoe, and dozens of restaurants on the streets, plus food drive, zumba, kids zone and more, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Sept. 1-3 and 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sept. 4, downtown Royal Oak, artsbeatseats.com for middle schoolers, 6 p.m., also tabletop RPG group (monthly) for adults, 1-4 p.m., Ferndale Area District Library, 222 E. Nine Mile Road, fadl.org
Photography exhibit: “Flora of North America” by Bryce Denison on display until Aug. 31, Woods Gallery, lower level of the Huntington Woods Library, 26415 Scotia Road, woodsgallery.org
Ferndale Senior Group: Meets 11 a.m. every second and fourth Wednesday of month, Hazel Park Community Center, 620 W. Woodward Heights, ferndalemi. gov/departments/parks-recreation, facebook.com/ FerndaleParksandRec, (248) 544-6767, ext. 503
Downtown Berkley Farmers Market: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursdays until Oct. 26, 12 Mile Road at South Robina, berkleyfarmersmarket.com, (248) 658-3353
Birmingham & Ferndale Stamp Club: Meets 6-8 p.m. select Tuesdays, NEXT Senior Center, 2121 Midvale St. in Birmingham, birminghamstamp.club
Book clubs: Lower elementary (meets every first Wednesday of month) and upper elementary and science fiction (second Wednesday), 6:30 p.m., virtual and in person, Ferndale Area District Library, 222 E. Nine Mile Road, also clubs for graphic novels, Reading Rainbow and Read Woke, fadl.org/upcoming-events
Health workshops: For chronic pain, high blood pressure and more, hosted by Corewell Health, free and virtual, beaumonthealth.digitalsignup.com
Ferndale Project Book Club: Meets 6:30-8 p.m. every last Tuesday of month, Ferndale Project, 567 Livernois Ave., fadl.org/fpbc Gaming: RPG group (meets every first and third Thursday of month) and board game club (second Thursday)
CLASS REUNIONS
Mount Clemens High School - All Alumni: 5 p.m. Sept. 8, Rec Bowl, 40 Crocker Blvd. in Mount Clemens, (586) 463-6386, drron82@yahoo.com Warren Cousino Class of 1978: 6 p.m. Oct. 14, Maple Lane Golf Club, 33203 Maple Lane Drive in Sterling Heights, (586) 795-4000, Warren Cousino Class of 1978 on Facebook
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