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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