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LEFT: The magician known as The Amazing Flec visited the Hazel Park District Library July 25, part of its summer reading program.

RIGHT: During the show, The Amazing Flec performed a feat called contact juggling, where crystal balls appeared to roll along his body. BELOW: In addition to the orbs, The Amazing Flec juggled with bean bags and sticks, and later taught the kids how to juggle using scarves.

BY ANDY KOZLOWSKI akozlowski@candgnews.com

MADISON HEIGHTS — The site of the shuttered Electro-Plating Services is advancing toward full remediation. The city of Madison Heights has snapped up the remaining parcels, and officials are talking about its potential for redevelopment as early as next year.

The factory that once existed there was the source of the “green ooze” that thrust the city into the national spotlight in 2019. Green groundwater, laced with cancer-causing hexavalent chromium, gushed onto Interstate 696 that winter, leading to a massive cleanup effort.

Photos by Patricia O’Blenes

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Hazel Park Pride Celebration returns to Green Acres Park AUG. 13 EVENT WILL SUPPORT LGBTQ+ CAUSES

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HAZEL PARK — A festival aims to prove Hazel Park lives up to its motto as “The Friendly City.”

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New workshop will teach mechanical skills, creative thinking

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HAZEL PARK — Richard Gage likes to understand how things work. The namesake artist of Richard Gage Design Studio feels that taking things apart and putting them back together is a form of curiositydriven learning that many young people don’t experience today.

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tor Alexandra Virginia Martin, founder of anhelo anhelo, to start a new after-school program that will do just that: The Create and Repair Incubator.

When the program starts, sometime in the new school year, participants will get to tinker with household appliances in a casual environment, learning how they operate. No experience with tools is necessary. The goal is to equip students with life skills that will prove handy around the house. Some students may even discover interests that can lead to new fields of study, or even a career.

Gage said the program will hone mechanical skills and promote creative thinking.

The initiative will be officially unveiled at the Hazel Park Public Schools’ Home-

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The first sessions will take place this fall, after school hours at Richard Gage Design Studio, 425 W. Nine Mile Road. Over the years, Gage has mentored many people there while working on his large-scale sculptures.

More sessions are planned for the second semester. Students who show a strong interest will have the opportunity to dive into more intensive growth sessions, learning how to repair the appliances they took apart.

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town Huddle, set to take place at Hazel Park High, 23400 Hughes Ave., from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 31. The Huddle will kick off the new school year with exhibits on everything the district has to offer.

“Hopefully it’s going to be fun,” Gage said of the workshop. “As a child growing up, I took our lawnmower apart and figured out stuff. We didn’t take classes. We just explored. So I’m trying to mirror that more carefree aspect of engineering, where we take things apart not necessarily to repair, but for the physicality of using your hands in a fine motor skills sort of way. We will explore the subtle connection between that physicality and the mental aspect. Many will start not knowing anything, and there’s no shame in

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‘Michigan’s Jewish history is for everybody’ MADISON HEIGHTS HIGHLIGHTS LEGACY OF DETROIT JEWS

BY ANDY KOZLOWSKI akozlowski@candgnews.com

ABOVE: Teens organizing the Hazel Park District Library’s annual prom have been sorting the more than 600 dresses and other accessories donated by Hope Closet.

RIGHT: Randy Ernst-Meyer, one of the librarians, helps manage the event.

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HAZEL PARK LIBRARY GEARS UP FOR PROM

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HAZEL PARK — Last year, a group of teens decided to organize their own version of prom at the Hazel Park District Library. This year, the event returns with a murder mystery theme, and more than 600 dresses provided by a local charity.

Titled “Murders and Mocktails,” the free dance

will take place inside the library at 123 E. Nine Mile Road on Friday, Aug. 18, from 6 p.m. to midnight.

Registration ends Aug. 11.

“It’s fantastic,” said Randy Ernst-Meyer, the librarian for teen and adult services. “Having the teens put together a program like this is always huge. With a traditional high school prom, usually the logistical details are left to the adults, but not here. Here, it

MADISON HEIGHTS — While the Jewish community in Detroit is relatively small, their history of contributions is vast, ranging from the doctor who helped eradicate smallpox, to one of the most famous film producers in the world.

In recent weeks, several programs in Madison Heights have shined a light on this legacy, including presentations at the Madison Heights library and a bus tour to historical sites in the area.

The Madison Heights Human Relations and Equity Commission coordinated the events. Sean Fleming, a member of the Madison Heights City Council who is Jewish, had reached out to the Jewish Historical Society of Michigan to arrange it. He said it’s a way to foster appreciation for the impact of Jewish people, and he would like to see it done for other minorities as well.

“As a Jewish person who grew up in the very diverse community of Oak Park, I feel that the city of Madison Heights, which is also very diverse, is a place where we should be promoting each other’s cultures,” Fleming said. “By teaching people about each other’s cultures, any fear they may have of the differences or unknowns will fade away. They will not only be more tolerant, but they will feel more connected to their neighbors. They won’t feel like strangers.”

Catherine Cangany is the executive director of the JHSM. She listed many notable Detroit Jews with far-reaching impacts.

Examples include Ben and Perry Feigenson, the Jewish bakers who invented Faygo in Detroit in 1907; Jewish civil servant David Heineman and architect Albert Kahn, who created the Belle Isle Aquarium; Dr. Larry Brilliant, the Jewish epidemiologist who helped eradicate smallpox; Emma Lazaroff Schaver, the soprano See JEWISH on page 11A

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The addresses are all on East 10 Mile Road: 901, 925, 935, 945 and 959. The last two parcels — 945 and 959 — were purchased by Madison Heights through the county’s tax foreclosure process, using $54,500 in reserve funds. The deal was approved by the City Council in a 7-0 vote on July 10. The other three parcels — 901, 925 and 935 — were awarded to the city through a court order in March.

The plan is to prime the property for redevelopment. Any proceeds from a sale will be used to reimburse the city, county and state for the cost of demolishing buildings and curing the site.

“I really look forward to the day residents can walk by the property and see something else,” said Madison Heights Mayor Roslyn Grafstein. “For so long, this condemned site has been an eyesore in the community.”

Melissa Marsh, the city manager, said that the city received two grants to restore the property: a $600,000 grant from the state, and $150,000 from Oakland County.

The money was used to demolish the buildings at 901, 945 and 959 E. 10 Mile Road.

“Work is anticipated to be completed by the end of the calendar year,” Marsh said via email. “Now that the building is removed from 945 and 959, the final remediation process can begin.”

Groups at all levels of government worked together to reach this point. The cleanup has been led by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy.

In the years after the leak, officials assured the public that the area’s drinking water had not been affected. The drinking water is channeled through impervious pipes under high pressure from a sealed munici-

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The property at 945 and 959 E. 10 Mile Road in Madison Heights is being prepped for possible redevelopment in the near future. The land was once the site of Electro-Plating Services, the factory that caused a toxic leak on Interstate 696 in late 2019. pal source. The contaminants rolled downhill toward the highway, away from homes and businesses. While some of it went into the drains on I-696, those drains were vacuumed. Anything that made it downstream to Lake St. Clair would have been very diluted.

But there remained the matter of Electro-Plating Services, where the owner, Gary Sayers, had illegally dumped chemicals in a hand-dug pit in the basement. Those toxins leached into the earth and mixed with groundwater, creating the ooze.

The business was already shut down by regulators in November 2016. That order followed a joint inspection between the city and state, which discovered more than 5,000 containers of hazardous materials. Many barrels were improperly stored, unlabeled, open or corroded. There were spills throughout the factory, and waste stockpiled in disarray, including flammable items.

The building itself was severely dilapidated. Blocked exits posed fire hazards to workers, and unsecured entry points left it open to vandals. At the time, there was also a risk that the combination of cyanide and hydrochloric acid on-site, together with large amounts of water, could produce a highly toxic cloud of hydrogen cyanide.

The building was within 500 feet of res-

idential neighborhoods, and within one mile of the intersection of I-696 and Interstate 75. Those roads serve 350,000 vehicles per day. It’s also near day care centers, schools and senior living facilities.

In November 2019, Sayers was convicted for the illegal storage of hazardous chemicals and sentenced to one year in federal prison. He served part of his sentence at the Morgantown Federal Correctional Institute in West Virginia. He was then sentenced to home confinement and ordered to pay $1.4 million in restitution.

City officials say they see a bright future for the site.

“Ideally, the city would sell these properties for redevelopment,” Marsh said. “This is an ideal location off I-696 for various uses that the city will explore in the months to come. The city is very open to working with private developers on the future use of the site.”

The mayor said she’s excited for what’s next.

“Now the site has been cleaned up, and it’s so much better. We’re making progress owning it, and getting it ready to be sold,” Grafstein said. “It’s a great location, near res-

taurants, manufacturing — even Amazon is nearby. It’s close to Warren, right on the edge of the county. My hope is we will sell it to someone who brings in business that really benefits the city.”

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the City Council for the City of Madison Heights will hold a public hearing on Monday, August 28th, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers of the Municipal Building at 300 W. 13 Mile Road, Madison Heights, Michigan 48071 to consider the following special approval requests: Case # PSP 23-04 The applicant, Moschouris Management and Development, requests Special Approval from City Council under Section 10.329(4) of the Madison Heights Zoning Ordinance, “other uses of a similar and no more objectionable character.” The applicant requests approval to construct an auto wash. The subject property is located at 29448 John R Road (currently operating as the Madison Heights Active Adult Center), PIN 44-25-12-304-010, zoned M-1, Light Industrial.

The applications and any supporting documents can be viewed during regular business hours at the Community and Economic Development Department. In addition, the agenda item can be viewed online after 4:00 p.m. on the Friday prior to the meeting at www.madison-heights.org in the Agenda Center.

For further information, please contact the Community and Economic Development Department at (248) 583-0831.

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MADISON HEIGHTS ACCEPTS NOMINATIONS FOR SERVICE AWARDS

BY ANDY KOZLOWSKI akozlowski@candgnews.com

MADISON HEIGHTS — Those who volunteer know it can be thankless work, but they aren’t in it for the glory.

They do it because they want to help others — a fact not lost on city officials.

Now, Madison Heights is accepting nominations for its first annual ‘At Your Services’ Awards. It’s a way to give thanks to those who have given so much.

Categories include “Volunteer of the Year,” which recognizes a resident who worked on issues important to the community; “Outstanding Neighbor,” for those who went above and beyond to make their community a more livable place; and the “Madison Heights Spirit Award,” for persons or groups who consistently promote the city, and make efforts to improve it.

There is also a category for “Business of the Year,” for any local businesses or nonprofits that show core values such as innovation, resilience, collaboration, resourcefulness, diversity, equity, inclusion, environmental sustainability or community support.

Submissions are being accepted online until Aug. 25.

The nomination form can be found online at madisonheights.org/1931/Volunteer-Awards.

Mark Bliss, the mayor pro tem, proposed the awards several months ago. But he is quick to note that it’s not an entirely new concept.

For years, the city would participate in the Community Round Table, a network of community groups, charities,

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS AUG. 25 schools and churches in the area. Each year, members would award their most dedicated volunteers at a lavish luncheon.

The aim was not only to boost morale, but to inspire others to volunteer, as well.

Then, the pandemic happened, and that tradition came to an end.

“With all that shutting down, I requested staff look into a way where we would have a method of congratulating and awarding all those great volunteers throughout the city,” Bliss said. “Originally, we thought of the people on our boards and commissions, like our Arts Board, our library board, etcetera. But then staff had a great idea to extend it to any and all volunteers, and to allow our residents to make the submissions themselves.

“Before, it was just City Council making submissions,” he said. “We will still select the winners, but now we’re really empowering the community to share their ideas about who’s making a big difference in the city of Madison Heights.”

Roslyn Grafstein, the mayor of Madison Heights, agreed it’s a good idea.

“With COVID, the Community Round Table stopped meeting as much, and there were so many groups out there who made the decision to disband. But then Mark suggested that we, as a city, should do something. We had always nominated a city volunteer, but there are just so many people in

the city who do volunteer work,” Grafstein said.

“I don’t think anyone does it for the recognition, but it’s still nice to be able to recognize when people are doing good things,” she said. “We have residents who serve on multiple boards in the city, and who are involved with active charitable organizations in the area. Again, it’s just nice to be able to recognize them.”

The council has also continued to recognize individuals at council meetings. Earlier this year, the council honored the family of Holly and Michael Hayter, who had maintained a display of skeletons at their home on West Gardenia Avenue, the scene changing with the seasons to delight neighbors and motorists alike. Separately, the council recognized Jennifer Ramirez, the hometown artist responsible for many of the large-scale outdoor murals found in parks around town.

Bliss said these are just two examples of people that the council has formally recognized in the pandemic era. He wants to see even more.

“Having been a volunteer in the city before I was ever elected to public office, I think most volunteers would agree it’s not about recognition. But programs like this bring awareness to volunteer opportunities and inspire others to volunteer. That’s the important thing,” Bliss said.

“People move, life circumstances change. Luckily, we have groups like the Arts Board that are always full, and never have trouble finding people to serve. And I’d like to keep it this way across all our boards and commissions and community service groups,” he said. “If this helps inspire more people to get involved, then we can say it’s having an impact.”

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BY BRENDAN LOSINSKI • blosinski@candgnews.com With Ron French, Bridge Michigan METRO DETROIT — Police controversies, recent retirements and less robust retirement plans are causing a reduction in those entering the law enforcement field — and some departments are struggling to prevent this from affecting their communities.

Worker shortages are common across many fields in Michigan. With a current unemployment rate of 3.6% — the lowest in the state in 23 years — private businesses and public agencies alike are having trouble finding qualified job candidates, yet law enforcement has been particularly affected.

Police departments across Michigan are struggling to fill positions, with the number of law enforcement officers statewide shrinking more than 4,500 since 2001, which is a decline of 19%. Recruitment is down about 900 in just the past three years. Law enforcement officials pointed to several reasons why these shortages

BELOW: Sterling Heights police Officer Ken Mercer helps Emmanuel Gorgies, 11, from Sterling Heights, try on equipment used by the Special Response Team at the Sterling Heights Police Department’s National Night Out Aug. 1.

are now occurring.

“In the old days, police and fire departments had pensions,” said Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard. “There were bad hours and pay might not be great, but they knew there was a good retirement opportunity at the end.”

“We’ve seen an increase in retirements the last few years,” added Macomb County Sheriff Anthony Wickersham. “Ours were mainly due to having hired a lot of staff between 1986 and 1988, when the tower of the jail was opened.

All of those department members who were hired then have been eligible for retirement in recent years. We have had an increase of individuals who start here and then go to other departments or other jobs. We also have had an increase in requests for services for our contracted communities.”

Bouchard said the Oakland County Sheriff ’s Office hired more than a hundred officers in the last year, but that they are still short by

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From promoting voter participation to providing Kosher Meals on Wheels, and advocacy on a range of issues from equal pay to gun violence prevention, the NCJW|MI shows leadership through service.

On Thursday, Oct. 19, members and supporters of the organization will gather at Adat Shalom Synagogue, in Farmington Hills, for the Women of Vision event.

Women of Vision started in the fall of 2009 as an annual benefit to support NCJW|MI programs.

According to the organization, “The Woman of Vision Award is given annually to a member of the community who is a champion of ideals and is passionate about her convictions. She is dedicated to a particular belief or cause that greatly impacts society as a whole.”

This year’s Woman of Vision honoree is Rachel Stewart, president of Gardner White.

“She is active in community work in Detroit and the surrounding areas. She’s got a lot going on,” said Sallyjo Levine, president of the NCJW|MI. “She’s very big in promoting the city as well as the area around it, and trying to make it a much better place for people to live.”

Receiving the Josephine S. Weiner Award for “individuals or an organization in the greater Detroit area whose work benefits the community, serves as an inspiration to others and reflects the mission statement of the NCJW|MI are Denise Kalt, Mindy Salzberg-Siegel and Barbara Wallace, of the “Kneaded With Love” fresh bread outreach for local shelters.

“They’re three women who decided over COVID that people needed food, so they started this. They’ve done an absolutely amazing job!”

Levine said.

The keynote speaker for the event will be ABC News journalist John Quiñones.

“He’s an amazing guy,” Levine said. “He spends his life working with people and helping them improve their lives. He will be a great speaker. We’re very excited to have him.”

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MADISON HEIGHTS — The city of Madison Heights will hold a class on adult and pediatric first aid, including the application of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and the proper use of an automated external defibrillator (AED). The class will be held at the Red Oaks Youth Soccer Complex, 29601 John R Road in Madison Heights, from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 16.

The class is based on American Red Cross programs that set the national standard for responding to adult, child and infant cardiac and choking emergencies, sudden illness, bleeding and other life-threatening conditions. Each student will use their own manikin to practice.

Upon meeting the course requirements, students will receive certification cards for adult CPR with AED, infant and child CPR, and first aid, each valid for two years. Students must arrive on time in order to be certified, so arrive early.

The cost of admission is $95 for residents, and $100 for nonresidents. For more information, visit livesafeacademy.com/cpraedfirstaid.

Notice on dog registration in Madison Heights

MADISON HEIGHTS — Oakland County currently registers all dogs in Madison Heights. Registrations are for the calendar year, for either a one-year or three-year period, depending on the length of the pet’s rabies vaccination.

Registration can be done online at oakgov.com/ petadoption, or in-person at the county animal shelter, 1200 N. Telegraph Road, Building 42E, in Pontiac. Those with unexpired dog licenses don’t need to register until it expires and the rabies vaccination certificate has been updated.

The Madison Heights City Clerk’s Office will accept dog license applications beginning in December and running until June 1, 2024, after which residents will again have to register through Oakland County. If a household has a resident age 65 or older, the home is eligible for a discount on the pet registration.

Water balloon paintings

MADISON HEIGHTS — The city of Madison Heights continues its “Art in the Park” series of summertime activities with water balloon paintings at Wildwood Park, 26476 Delton St., from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 23.

Attendees are encouraged to bring family or friends or come by themselves to enjoy an evening of messy fun. The cost is $10 per project. To register, visit madison-heights.org.

End of Summer Shin-Dig MADISON HEIGHTS — The city of Madison Heights will host a free family fun night titled, “Park It - Night: End of Summer Shin-Dig,” at Civic Center Park, 360 W. 13 Mile Road, from 6 p.m. to 9:15 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 17.

The event will feature live music beginning at 6:30 p.m., as well as face paintings, bounce houses and giveaways. There will also be a movie starting at 8:15 p.m. Attendees can bring blankets for a night under the stars.

For more updates, visit facebook.com/ cityofmadisonheights.

KIDS’ CONCERT

MADISON HEIGHTS — The city of Madison Heights will host a family-friendly concert starring performer Kevin Devine at Rosie’s Park, 1111 E. Farnum Ave., from 11 a.m. to noon Friday, Aug. 25. Admission is free. Guests can bring a chair or blanket to enjoy the music, or dance along.

For more information, call (248) 588-7763 or visit madison-heights.org/library.

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.

YOGA IN THE PARK AT SUNSET

MADISON HEIGHTS — An evening yoga program will be held outside at Civic Center Park, 360 W. 13 Mile Road in Madison Heights, from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. Aug. 16. Participants will meditate, reconnect with nature, practice breath work and improve overall well-being against the backdrop of the park and setting sun during the Wednesday sessions. All levels are welcome, and participants are encouraged to bring their own mat. Suitable for ages 10 and older, the cost is $15 for residents and $16 for nonresidents, with enrollment information available online at https:// bit.ly/SunsetYoga2023.

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METRO DETROIT — Many years ago, when their kids were younger, Bill and Robin Heller were out with the family at Greenfield Village, in Dearborn, for the Old Car Festival.

The annual event gives antique car owners — from across the country — the opportunity to display their vehicles and drive around the property.

“We were walking past this one area,” Bill said. “There was an elderly couple, sitting in their lawn chairs, underneath this big, beautiful oak tree. They both had books in their hands and they were sound asleep. It looked so peaceful.”

That image was one of the reasons Bill and Robin became interested in antique cars. The Grosse Pointe Farms couple owns two vintage vehicles: a 1930 Hupmobile Cabriolet, which is the one that Bill drives, and Robin’s 1918 Detroit Electric built by the Anderson Electric Car Co. Bill’s desire to drive a Hupmobile also stems from his upbringing.

“My dad, being a journeyman and tool and die maker, fixed everything around our house. He had a workshop down in the basement,” Bill said. “Being the eldest son, it was my responsibility to stand there and watch him. There was a picture of him in his Hupmobile when he was a young man. It was the first car he was able to buy.”

When it came time for his parents to move out of Bill’s childhood home and into a condominium, his dad was going to toss out the photo of him in the Hupmobile, but Bill stopped him.

“I want this picture,” he told his dad. “I stared at it all those years while all my friends were out playing. So when we got interested in cars, Robin enrolled me in the Hupmobile Club.”

Bill’s Hupmobile is the same model his dad owned but with some different features. Bill found the car after his father died.

“It’s the only convertible I’ve ever had. It’s reminiscent for me of my dad,” Bill said. “When the top is down, you get the wind in your hair. It’s unique. It’s different. It’s fun.”

The Hellers are members of the Antique Electric Club, which is part of the

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who joined the United Nations’ first cultural mission to Europe after World War II; and Jerry Bruckheimer, one of Hollywood’s biggest names, with films ranging from “Flashdance” to “Pirates of the Caribbean.”

“Despite only ever constituting — at most — 4% of Detroit’s population, Jews have been making history here since 1762,” Cangany said via email.

In Detroit, many of the first Jews were merchants who arrived soon after the city switched from French control to British control in 1760. Most arrived from Germany, by way of Britain.

In the 1760s and 1770s, the Jewish community operated a fur trading firm that nearly drove the Hudson’s Bay Company, its rival, to bankruptcy. Hudson’s was once the oldest and largest corporation in Canada. Cangany said that no structures remain from Detroit’s colonial era, but there is a historical marker at Milliken State Park about Detroit’s first Jewish resident, Chapman Abraham.

She said that Detroit’s Jewish population remained very small until 1881, when thousands of Jews began fleeing genocide in Eastern Europe, settling in Michigan where they were drawn to economic opportunities in the auto industry, including Henry Ford’s “$5 a day” wages. Others worked in support industries that helped the auto industry succeed.

At first, Detroit’s Jews lived largely around Hastings Street, between Grand Circus Park and Eastern Market. It was a tight-knit working-class neighborhood where residents

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could easily walk to synagogues, and where Yiddish was spoken on each street corner. Local businesses and organizations supported the community as well, with Kosher food, English-language lessons, job and housing assistance, and other services.

From there, Cangany said, the Jewish community adapted and began moving north and west into higherquality and more spacious housing in neighborhoods such as Brush Park, Boston-Edison and Dexter Linwood. As the Jewish community moved out of the Hastings Street area, more Black residents moved in, and the street took on vibrant new life, home to more than 100,000 people at its peak. The neighborhood was then razed beginning in 1949, setting the stage for the construction of Interstate 375.

The JHSM is currently creating an exhibit about everyday life on Hastings Street at the Detroit Historical Museum, which will open next year, from April 20 to July 14.

“We are focusing especially on the period from 1880 to 1930, but are also partnering with Black historians and archivists to tell the neighborhood’s later history,” Cangany said. “As with most of our initiatives, we hope exhibit attendees will appreciate the ingenuity, tenancy and humanity of some of the city’s forebears. As we like to say, Michigan’s Jewish history is for everybody.”

Quinn Wright, a member of the Madison Heights City Council serving on the HREC, said that the commission would like to see additional programming in the near future, such as a bus trip to the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History.

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Madison Heights Mayor Roslyn Grafstein is Jewish. She feels it’s important to maintain good relationships between the many diverse groups that call Madison Heights home.

“Recently, the (American Islamic Community Center) reached out to me because they were having an event. They wanted extra police patrols in the area, because they were a bit concerned (about possible hate crimes). I said we will take care of it, and that put them at ease,” Grafstein said.

“Everyone should be able to practice their faith and pray in safety.”

She also recalled an incident in April, where the Woodward Avenue Shul — a Jewish cultural center in Royal Oak — was vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti.

“When that happens, just miles and minutes from where we live, it should be concerning to all — and not just the Jewish people,” Grafstein said. “If someone is going to attack one group because of their culture, there’s nothing to stop them from turning around and attacking another. This is a fear that every minority has in common.

“I remember back when I lived in Toronto, there was a synagogue and a mosque next door to each other,” she said.

“They shared not only parking, but also security services, because they share that same concern (about hate crimes).”

She said that educational efforts such as the JHSM programs help combat ignorance and normalize differences, strengthening the community.

“I’m hoping there will be more efforts like this for other cultures,” Grafstein said. “It’s important for people of all cultures to support each other.”

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HEAT EXPOSURE CAN TAKE TOLL ON FURRY FRIENDS

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METRO DETROIT — With temperatures breaking records around the globe, experts are advising pet owners to be careful when exposing animals to summer heat.

Jennifer Thomas, the animal control officer for Hazel Park, said this is especially critical when it comes to vehicle travel.

“The main thing for people to remember is to never leave pets in the car. If you can’t take the animal with you to the store, or wherever, just leave it at home,” Thomas said.

“Even cracking open the window doesn’t do much for the internal heat of a car. It builds up extremely quickly.”

Paige Wallace, the animal control officer for Madison Heights, noted that cracked windows allow the air to just barely skim the surface of the roof of the vehicle, which provides little relief for a pet that sits down low. She said the interior is often 20 degrees hotter than the air outside. Other factors, such as the color or materials of the interior, can also affect the heat. For example, leather seats warm up quickly and can burn animals.

“If the humidity is high, and there is stagnant air, they could have limited oxygen,” Wallace said via email. “Dogs such as pugs, boxers and shih tzus have a harder time breathing in extreme heat, due to their short muzzles. Cats, huskies, German shepherds and anything with an undercoat have no business being out in extreme heat. Their fur can suffocate them and alter the feeling of how hot they really are, putting them in heat distress quicker.”

Both officers advise caution when walking pets outside this time of year. While people wear shoes that protect the soles of their feet, dogs and cats have sensitive paw pads that can hurt when walking on hot concrete. Before walking, touch the sidewalk or road with your hand to see if it’s cool. Don’t assume that it’s safe just because it’s shaded. A dog starting to limp, or excessively licking and tending to one paw, may indicate the ground is uncomfortable for them.

Once you return from the walk, if the pet likes the hose, spraying them lightly but consistently until the water gets through their coat can provide relief. Once inside, provide them water to drink but monitor intake, since excessive amounts can cause bloat, which can be deadly.

One major sign of heat distress is the animal looking “bug-eyed,” with its eyebrows raised, and the whites of its eyes showing more. The eyes may frantically look from side

to side, and the tear stains may darken as the eyes water. The eyes may also appear red or bloodshot.

Other signs include labored breathing and panting so hard the body moves with each breath. Alternatively, the animal may appear exhausted, moving very little. Another sign is the pet continually moving from one shaded spot to the next or trying to dig into the ground where it’s cooler. The ears pointing back is yet another possible sign.

Keeping pets in an air-conditioned space is best, Wallace and Thomas said. If there’s no AC, open the windows and point a couple of fans in the direction of the pet. Whether inside or outside, animals should have access to clean drinking water just below room temperature at all times. If there is green algae growth or dirt in the bowl, empty it and wash it immediately before refilling it with water. As for the best diet this time of year, the officers recommend a high-protein, high-carb, low-fat diet.

Any shelter structure outside must allow for proper air flow, so the pet inside doesn’t feel hot.

“Under no circumstance is a garage an adequate shelter in the summer,” Wallace said.

In general, do not allow pets outside in extreme heat for longer than 30 minutes at a time.

Wallace and Thomas also noted that thunderstorms and fireworks during the summer can cause stress for animals. Pets should never be outside during either event.

Instead, keep them indoors, close windows and cover them in heavy blankets. Secure them with snuggles, and turn on children’s cartoons with many noises to drown out the thunder or fireworks.

“If that doesn’t work, take them to a basement and continue to comfort them,” Wallace said. “Do not leave them alone — they will become destructive as a coping mechanism to trigger stacking.”

She explained that “trigger stacking” is when animals experience multiple stimuli back to back — for example, rolling peals of thunder or repeat firework detonations. They don’t have a chance to recover or decompress from one boom before the next, which causes their emotions to stack and their adrenaline to spike. This not only hurts the animal but can also cause them to harm their environment by tearing up furniture, bedding and wallpaper.

Thomas said it’s important for pet owners to tune into the feelings of their pets and to play it safe if they’re not sure how their pet is feeling.

“Don’t underestimate the heat,” Thomas said. “Please be careful.”

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about 65 people. The Macomb County Sheriff ’s Department said that it had 40 of its 230 deputy positions open recently, but a recruiting class has recently dropped the shortfall to about 20.

Both said that one of the key issues is the perception of law enforcement and how this is causing many to not go into law enforcement as a career. High profile controversies, such as the death of George Floyd at the hands of police officers, has lowered the opinion of law enforcement in the eyes of a significant number of people.

“The perception of police on the national stage also has been horrible. Any officer who has acted inappropriately should, obviously, be held accountable, but this is a small number of officers, but that impression has washed over all officers. People are asking why they would want to go into a field where they would have to deal with this perception,” said Bouchard. “I see it similar to the Vietnam vets, who came home after serving and were demonized. I have seen businesses and restaurants that refuse to serve cops. … I want people to know that the person who hates a bad cop the most is a good cop.”

“Some of the factors I believe are responsible have to do with the negative press regarding law enforcement,” Wickersham agreed. “There are also a lot of jobs in the private sector where people can make more money. The work-from-home component is very popular with the younger generation.

The job itself has danger and liability.”

Bouchard thinks one of the reasons law enforcement is so acutely affected by recruitment shortages is that a police department cannot reduce the area it is responsible for policing.

“If you can’t hire enough servers at a restaurant, you can close that area of the restaurant or that location,” he explained. “Police departments can never not patrol part of the community. We have to work double shifts, and it has been like this for years. This creates very strong potential for burnout, which causes people to quit, which exacerbates the problem.”

Bouchard went on to say that while some communities aren’t seeing the effects of this officer shortage, other communities are seeing very real effects, ranging from fewer school resource officers to fewer detectives being available to investigate major crimes.

“The community hasn’t seen a lot of effects because we are filling the gaps with double shifts and people working overtime and stretching ourselves thin,” he said. He added that some Oakland County communities haven’t been affected, “but a lot of places,

especially in larger cities, are seeing the largest crime increase in decades. Some cities are seeing unchecked violence because there simply aren’t enough police officers out there.”

Wickersham agreed, saying that he has seen many departments suffering from significant burnout. Additional overtime also adds up and can increase a department’s budget.

“Even when you have shortages, you have a lot of forced overtime,” he said. “When people take a sick day or have a training day, you have to move someone over from another shift. Doing that too often leads to burnout.

Some people want the overtime, but when it happens too often, people just can’t handle it.”

In 2022, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced $30 million in grants to help departments pay for police academy recruits, and in April, the Legislature passed a bill that allows departments to recoup all or some training costs from recruits if they leave for another department within four years.

The U.S. Senate recently unanimously passed bipartisan legislation authored by Michigan Sen. Gary Peters that aims to strengthen relationships between law enforcement and the communities they serve by incentivizing recruits to work in the communities where they live. “The Strong Communities Act” would provide federal grants for local law enforcement recruits who agree to attend school or academy and then serve in a law enforcement agency in their respective communities.

Both sheriffs said that numerous departments are now stepping up their efforts to recruit new officers through measures such as community outreach, paying for training and signing bonuses. Yet both said that the process of refilling their numbers is a slow one and that there is no telling how these shortages will continue to affect communities in the meantime.

“You’ve got to go out into the community and engage with residents. Talk with people, talk with kids and give them insight into what you get out of the job,” said Wickersham. “Like any job, there will be days you will have bad days, but there are a lot of rewarding aspects to it too. We particularly want to get into the high schools and job fairs. We have a recruiting team doing that right now. We are paying for training, in a lot of cases. Some departments are using signing bonuses, but we have not done that.”

Bouchard said they are expanding their outreach.

“We worked with the county to create incentives like signing bonuses,” Bouchard said. “We are doing everything we can to fill those holes because we have no other choice.

Failure is not an option.”

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WATCH Vehicle vandalized

MADISON HEIGHTS — According to a police report, a vehicle was vandalized while it was parked in the 31700 block of Concord Drive around 9 p.m. July 25.

The victim is the vehicle’s owner, a 20-year-old Madison Heights resident. A 23-year-old man, known to the victim, is the suspect. He is accused of pouring unknown food and liquids on the victim’s 2007 Honda.

Police were investigating.

Shoplifters at BJ’s

MADISON HEIGHTS — According to a police report, two suspects attempted to steal a variety of goods from BJ’s Wholesale Club in the 29100 block of John R Road around 4 p.m. July 27.

Both suspects are men in their 30s. They concealed nearly $90 in stolen merchandise in their clothing as they left the store.

The investigation was ongoing.

Credit card fraud

MADISON HEIGHTS — According to a police report, an unknown suspect used the stolen identity of a 58-year-old Madison Heights resident to open a credit card account. The crime occurred in the 26500 block of Hampden Avenue around 9 a.m.

July 27.

Police were investigating.

Clothing destroyed

MADISON HEIGHTS — According to a police report, two residents of Madison Heights — ages 37 and 40 — destroyed each other’s clothing during an incident in the 1600 block of Christine Terrace around 5 p.m. July 25.

The investigation was ongoing.

If you know more about this crime or others, call Madison Heights Police at (248) 5852100.

Financial fraud

HAZEL PARK — According to a police report, a credit card was stolen at a store in the 1500 block of East Eight Mile Road around 6:45 p.m. July 29.

The victim is a 24-year-old Sterling Heights woman, and the suspect is described as a Black female in her 30s, about 5 feet 4 inches tall and 190 pounds. The suspect reportedly attempted to make a purchase with the card but was denied.

Police were investigating.

Home invaded

HAZEL PARK — According to a police report, a home was broken into in the 23400 block of Vance Avenue around 6 a.m.

July 25.

The victim, a 41-year-old Hazel Park man, fought with the suspect, a 28-year-old Port Huron man who was subsequently arrested. Entry had been gained through an unlocked door. Nothing was stolen.

An investigation was ongoing.

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HAZEL PARK — According to a police report, an unoccupied home in the 300 block of East Bernhard Avenue was burgled around 7:30 a.m. July 28.

An unknown suspect gained entry through the back door and stole appliances and flooring. The property owner is a 38-year-old Royal Oak man.

Police were investigating.

If you know more about these crimes or others, call Hazel Park Police at (248) 5426161.

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yond your grades. You might not become a repairman, but you will learn things so that when you own a home, you won’t have to pay someone to repair things. You will have practiced those skills on some level. You will know how to solve those problems.”

At the Huddle, attendees will be able to mingle at a milk-and-toast bar, enjoying toast with their choice of toppings, and milk to drink. They’ll meet other students and learn about the incubator.

Hazel Park Public Schools is backing the program as part of a larger effort to diversify the experiences available to its students, using a grant through the Oakland County Out of School Time Learning Support Fund, which is facilitated by the United Way for Southeastern Michigan.

Stephanie Dulmage, the district’s assistant superintendent of teaching and learning, said that Hazel Park Public Schools is also planning other grant-funded ideas, such as a “zero hour” at Hazel Park Junior High, where students can access exercise bikes and tutoring services at the start of the day. That program also starts sometime this fall.

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was based on the impact of COVID, and what we learned about the social and emotional needs of our students,” Dulmage said.

“We want to leverage both internal and external expertise in the community to give kids more opportunities in the field, which can help boost their mental health.

“We reached out to (Gage and Martin) and said that we’re looking for some rich experiences for our students that they might not normally have access to, and that’s what led to this incubator,” Dulmage said.

“They’ve landed on some concepts that not only explore creative expression, but that also layer in components of perseverance and communication. The kids will develop soft skills — understanding how things work, and how those things enrich their lives.”

A representative from Tony’s Ace Hardware said the business will be donating materials and supplies to the program. Gage said he’s grateful for the support, and he’s excited to see how the students will learn and grow.

“There might be some mathematics involved — let’s say the practical application of calculating things before putting a capacitor back on — and they will see they can do that. They will apply it to real life, and they will realize, ‘I can do math!’ And maybe they will double down on that,” Gage said. “This will make them a more whole person.”

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FAR LEFT: Hemingway spent every summer of his youth on Walloon Lake and his adventures here were the inspiration for some of his early short stories.

NEAR LEFT: Walloon Lake is located in Charlevoix and Emmet counties, just southwest from the northern tip of the Lower Peninsula. ABOVE: Guests gather around a campfire to take in the sunset overlooking Walloon Lake.

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PLAN A VISIT TO WALLOON LAKE

BY GREG TASKER WALLOON LAKE — A couple of decades ago, while following Ernest Hemingway’s footsteps through the woods, rivers and towns of northern Michigan, I made my way to the village of Walloon Lake, where, I discovered, there was no village.

A few shabby buildings still stood, remnants of the village’s heyday as a summer destination a century earlier for the Hemingway family and other Midwest vacationers. Other than a general store, there was nothing to stop for. I kept going.

So imagine my surprise when I returned recently to discover that the Village of Walloon Lake had reappeared — almost magically — with refurbished and new buildings along the shores of this unusually shaped lake that spans Charlevoix and Emmet counties. That’s largely due to the passion of Jonathan Borisch, a developer from Grand Rapids and a Walloon Lake native, who has resurrected the village after decades of decline (that’s another story).

Hemingway, of course, would not recognize the village today but Walloon Lake offers all the amenities vacationers expect in a classic Michigan resort town. There’s an ice cream shop and candy store, a coffee bar, a few restaurants, and other shops. A new general store is also in the works, expected to open early next year. The lake, of course, is the big draw and boat rentals can be found at the marina.

Walloon Lake is also an ideal location from which to explore this bucolic region of northwestern Michigan. Walloon Lake is a short drive from both Charlevoix and Petoskey and just minutes from Boyne City and the Boyne Mountain Resort. It’s also located within the expansive Petoskey Wine Region.

A word of warning, however. You might be hard-pressed to leave Walloon Lake after checking into the charming Hotel Walloon. Reminiscent of a grand lakeside hotel of another era, Hotel Walloon invites relaxation. There are porches with rocking chairs. Rooms with private balconies. Beach chairs lining the shoreline. And the lobby, dominated by a large stone fireplace, makes you want to kick back and relax with a book and a glass of wine from the cruvinet.

Opened in 2015, Hotel Walloon was the first new lodging property in the village in 90 years and among the new businesses that have helped put the resort back on the map. The hotel has been racking up awards since it opened. The latest comes from Travel & Leisure magazine, which ranked Hotel Walloon as the Best Resort in the Midwest and as the No. 5 Resort in the United States.

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stroll through the village, home to just 315 year-round residents (the wooded shoreline of the 4,270-acre lake is teeming with summer homes and cottages). The center is the Village Green on Walloon Lake. The park is home to a recently installed statue of Ernest Hemingway called “The Old Man and the Cat.” There’s also a series of historical signs that share the region’s history, including ties to the Hemingway family.

On Walloon Lake, the Hemingway family’s summer cottage, Windermere, still stands and remains owned by the family. It is not open to the public.

Greg Tasker is a Traverse City-based freelance writer. Greg’s articles focused on northern Michigan travel will appear in C & G Newspapers during the summer.

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At nearby Boyne Mountain Resort, work up the nerve to walk across the SkyBridge, the world’s longest timber-towered suspension bridge. It’s a short ride up the ski slope on the historic Hemlock Scenic Chairlift to the bridge. The 1,200-foot-long bridge stands nearly 120 feet above ground and offers stunning views of the countryside. The Petoskey Wine Region is home to 14 wineries in Michigan’s newest AVA, the Tip of the Mitt American Viticultural Area. Because the growing conditions and climate differ from other well-known Michigan wine areas, the wineries here are largely growing hybrid grapes.

That’s not a snub. Walloon Lake Winery won the coveted “best red wine” in the now-defunct Michigan Wine Competition a few years ago. The closest winery to the Village of Walloon is Boyne Valley Vineyards.

Petoskey Yesterday offers guided tours of Hemingway sites in Petoskey, Horton Bay and Walloon Lake.

Hemingway spent every summer of his youth on Walloon Lake and his adventures here were the inspiration for some of his early short stories. You can also download a Hemingway brochure for a self-guided tour on the Petoskey Area Visitors Bureau website.

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A former inn overlooking the lake, Walloon Lake Inn endures today as an upscale restaurant with an innovative menu, including selections of seafood, beef and lamb. It’s a short walk from Hotel Walloon. For another lakeside option, consider the Barrel Back Restaurant, a bar and casual eatery that stands next to the hotel. Large garage doors open to views of Walloon Lake — a great place to be at sunset. Barrel Back is a term associated with wooden boats — the round transom on the stern looks like a floating barrel when the boat is in the water.

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Hotel Walloon has 32 well-appointed guest rooms, a billiards room, a 24-hour fitness room, a heated outdoor spa, an outdoor fire pit, a private beach and dock, and more. The concierge service is second to none and guests enjoy light breakfast snacks in the morning and other offerings during the day. About 15 minutes north of Walloon Lake, the Inn at Bay Harbor, Autograph Collection, also offers luxurious accommodations, with many rooms overlooking Little Traverse Bay. The 105-room hotel reflects the style of turn-of-the-century lakeside inns. The amenities include restaurants, a full-service spa, 45 holes of championship golf, afternoon tea, a lakeside pool and bar. A small village of shops and restaurants are within walking distance of the hotel.

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Antique Automobile Club of America based in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

Both the Hupmobile and the Detroit Electric have been displayed at various events, including the Old Car Festival in Greenfield Village, the Concours d’Elegance in Grosse Pointe Farms, and the EyesOn Design at the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores.

During the weekend of July 28-30, Bill and Robin displayed the 1918 Detroit Electric in the “EVs: Then and Now” exhibit at the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant Museum, located at 461 Piquette Ave. in Detroit.

This year’s Old Car Festival at Greenfield Village is set for Sept. 9-10. For more information, visit thehenryford.org.

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tival will take place at Green Acres Park, 620 W. Woodward Heights Blvd., from 1-7:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 13.

Admission is free, although cash donations to support LGBTQ+ organizations are encouraged. During the day, attendees can look forward to more than 50 entertainers onstage. There will be barbecue food, candy and drinks, and a pavilion with face paintings and carnival games. There will also be a drag queen storytime, and a drag queen secondhand clothes shop. Pride-themed merchandise will also be available.

The event is spearheaded by Tim McKee, a local entrepreneur who runs the cafe Hazel Perk, which opened last year, as well as the nonprofit TimPat Inc, which he operates with his sister, Patricia.

“My sister and I spent our whole lives in the gay community doing charitable work.

We do many things through our nonprofit,” McKee said.

Locally, TimPat donates to groups at Hazel Park High School, including the cheer squad for a field trip on female empowerment, and the LGBTQ+ support group, providing them food so that they can free up funds for other activities. “(The support group) creates a safe space for kids to talk about their feelings and emotions, and whatever else may be going on in their lives,” McKee said.

TimPat also donates inclusive materials

history of the Detroit Electric.

“As modes of transportation were shifting away from the horse, they opted more towards electric,” Robin said.

Vehicles at the time also were powered by steam or gasoline.

“The Detroit Electric was very popular,” Robin said. “It’s a unique kind of thing to drive. It’s very easy to stop and start. There is no cranking. The design of it is almost like a carriage. It’s almost a Cinderella kind of feeling because you’re up high.”

The window area of the 1918 model is known as the “greenhouse.”

“The doors go up to a certain level, and then you’ve got windows that go above it. So you got your side windows and your windshield. That’s called the ‘greenhouse,’” Robin said. “The visibility is great. You can see all around.”

The vehicle’s interior is referred to as “parlor seating.”

“The driver actually drives from the back seat. You’ve got a friend sitting next to

to the Hazel Park library, and sponsors local families in need during the holidays. And its work goes beyond Hazel Park, including crisis intervention across the tri-county area. In one case, TimPat was able to help a suicidal woman, connecting her with the mental health care services she needed.

“It turns out her medication wasn’t working,” McKee said. “Now she’s thriving and doing great.”

One of TimPat’s biggest undertakings was a food pantry, at the start of the COVID pandemic in early 2020. McKee was working at Olympus, a night club in Detroit, and used the space for the pantry while the club was shut down. TimPat delivered more than 300 trucks of food, all free, to people across southeast Michigan, as well as in Lansing and Jackson.

McKee said those efforts and the Pride Celebration are all possible thanks to the generosity of the many friends he’s made over the years. He said it’s also part of his recovery as a former alcoholic who has been sober now for 18 years.

“I myself was a hot mess for many years being a drunk, so it’s nice to have a second chance,” McKee said. “People in my life gave me a second chance, when they really had no reason. So when I meet people out there, and maybe their life is this way or that way, well, they don’t need any judgment from me.

They just need a hand.”

He said that this spirit of kindness is what drives the Pride Celebration.

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you. In front, I’ve got one chair that swings around so that it can face you on the passenger side,” Robin said. “Directly in front of me is a small jump seat. You can have four people comfortably sitting in there, all facing each other talking. That’s the parlor aspect of it. It can feel like a living room.”

Because it’s electric, there is no gas pedal. Instead of a steering wheel, tillers are used to maneuver the car. A tiller provides leverage in the form of torque to turn the device that changes the direction of the vehicle.

“There’s a tiller for steering where I push to the left to go left or I would pull towards me to go right,” Robin said. “There’s a second one that is shorter that is used for the throttle. Those are my five speeds.”

With her sailing background, Robin was a natural at using the tillers. The 1918

Detroit Electric can drive as fast as 22 mph.

There are no blinkers, so Robin uses hand signals when turning left or right. The Hellers make sure to charge the car on a regular basis.

“Nowadays, we carry our own charger with us,” Bill said. “It’s built into the car. If you deplete the battery, it takes about eight hours to charge.”

Robin likes to ride around the Grosse Pointes and in rural areas with the Detroit Electric. It often draws attention from other drivers, as was the case when she recently took it for a drive over to a friend’s house.

While stopped at a red light, the driver next to her wanted to know what kind of car she was driving.

“A Detroit Electric,” she told him a couple of times before the light turned green.

‘The Dispo Difference’ On Display At Michigan’s First Cannabis Mall It’s 2023, and Michigan is an awesome fare from local vendors with both stationary place to live. Not only are the many benefits storefronts and food truck services. of cannabis legally available to anyone over “Having the ability to build the first canna21, you can find all the best brands and re- bis mall in Michigan is definitely a unique lated merch under one roof at the state’s first opportunity,” Dabish said. “We can set the cannabis mall, Dispo Romeo. precedent for people who are wanting to do “Dispo has 12 locations and counting, and large scale projects that are the first of their this is the first cannabis mall in Michigan,” said kind. Our overall goal is to curate a destinaDarren Dabish, director of marketing for tion point for consumers and the community Dispo. “This is the first of its kind.” as a whole. Having the opportunity to educate The Dispo Differour guests is one of ence will be on full many important efdisplay at Dispo Roforts we make to fight meo. The mall is a the stigma and make 60,000-square-foot it more accepted and space near 32 Mile approachable. Dispo Road and Van Dyke is not one to cut corAvenue offering a ners, we really value unique experience quality and do things and luxurious amenithe right way.” ties for patrons.

“Dispo is really all “The dispensary budroom is definitely one of about community involvement,” Dabish added. the many focal points,” Dabish said. “It’s a large “We do canned food drives, coat and toy drives showcase budroom with 18 different stations and many other initiatives. The team encouragand hundreds of different brands and products es local community involvement quite heavily to choose from.” as they want to support those who support us.

It’s not only about size and volume, offer- From sponsoring community events, hosting ing the largest selection of cannabis products events of their own at the mall location and doin the state. It’s an opportunity for guests to nating to charity causes, Dispo proves to deliver browse and learn about the products offered, the difference they promise as they continue to and where trained professionals stand ready to go the extra mile where it matters most. Dispo answer questions. is always looking to partner with brands to do Facing the mall are seven shops for vendors, things that better the community and we do offering boutique-style merchandise, including that in each community we reside in.” paraphernalia and apparel that is often exclu- Dispo Romeo is located at 100 Shafer Drive, in Romeo. For more information, visit sive or limited edition.

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was a matter of donations and what the kids wanted. They came up with these things on their own.”

The donation of more than 600 dresses comes from the Royal Oak division of Hope Closet, which retired this year after two decades of serving the community. The nonprofit has also donated shoes and jewelry. The library has been accepting donations from the community as well.

Students have been perusing the items at the library, taking them home to try on. When they find one they like, they’re free to keep it. There is no family limit, and teens who volunteer for the committee organizing the event are able to keep two.

Ernst-Meyer said that one of the reasons for the library prom is the high cost of attending traditional proms, where tickets and attire can add up quickly. The timing of the library prom is also more convenient for some teens, and the venue more comfortable. He said the teens also appreciate having more control over the lighting, decor, music and other details.

“Most prom dresses, like wedding dresses, have to be fitted, and we have kids hopping up and down helping each other get fitted. Some of them have backgrounds in sewing.

Some are helping with makeup, with nail painting. The kids all help each other into the dresses, and we talk about what shoes and accessories to wear,” Ernst-Meyer said. “It’s fun!”

He described how last year, one of the teens took it upon themselves to decorate portions of the library by taking

books that had been discarded and salvaging their covers to create bunting that spans about 40 feet across, and that is still displayed in the atrium today.

The students are also modifying this year’s event based on lessons learned from last year. For example, the flashing lights at the inaugural dance caused trouble for some students, so this year, the committee has created a new lighting system with electric candles all around the building.

The prom will also feature professional photographers, dinner by Julia’s Bakery and Catering, and several kids will get professional hair stylings made possible by Barbara Winter, one of the library board members. The library was also planning a DJ. To help pay for everything, the teens have been holding fundraisers, selling face paintings and crafts at the library in recent weeks.

“The teens love it. They love helping organize it. It makes it more for them,” said Amy Beem, the children’s librarian. “They have a sense of ownership for it. They can play the music they want, they choose the theme, they decorate the library however they want. It’s just neat to see how much effort they put into it. They’re so proud of their work, which they should be.”

Corrine Stocker, the library director, said she admires the teens’ work ethic.

“They’re very invested in this. They make it unique and special and memorable. This is the big event of the summer for so many of them, and it’s wonderful to watch them work together to make a magical evening for themselves,” Stocker said. “We try to empower them to be able to do that. I think that makes it even more special to them.”

Call Staff Writer Andy Kozlowski at (586) 498-1046.

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where you can talk to somebody about whatever the topic may be,” McKee said. “The way that I built this festival, I would recommend that you bring your family and friends and just stroll around. We bill it as metro Detroit’s feel-good festival, and there’s this general wave of kindness. No exclusion, no cliques. It has all the warmth of a family gathering. Kindness is the order of the day.”

Alissa Sullivan, a member of the Hazel Park City Council and an advocate for LGBTQ+ rights, said she is grateful for the work McKee does in the community.

“He has really moved into our city and made himself available and of service,” Sullivan said. “His business (Hazel Perk) is both a cafe and an art space, hosting events for every demographic you can imagine. It’s a super-inclusive space. And he brought this Pride festival to Hazel Park, in a way I don’t think anyone else could.

His background really lends itself to the success of the event. And he makes sure to keep it family friendly, and centered on Hazel Park.”

Call Staff Writer Andy Kozlowski at (586) 4981046.

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FOOD TRUCK TUESDAYS RETURN

WEST BLOOMFIELD — A variety of food options will be available for local residents on Tuesdays through Sept. 26.

Food Truck Tuesdays are scheduled for 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at the tent between the West Bloomfield Township Public Library and the Recreation Activities Centre, at 4640 Walnut Lake Road.

According to West Bloomfield Township’s website, it is an event series organized by West Bloomfield Township, the West Bloomfield Township Public Library, the West Bloomfield Police Department and the parks department.

NEWS AND NOTE ITEMS TAKEN FROM AROUND OUR COVERAGE AREAS

MARISSA CARSON OF HIGHLAND IS THE NEW MISS OAKLAND COUNTY ROCHESTER HILLS – Marissa Maxine Carson, 20, of Highland Township was crowned Miss Oakland County 2023 at the annual competition July 15 at Oakland University.

The theater major at Oakland Community College won $1,850 in education scholarships, as well as several other prizes and gifts.

Carson won scholarships of $1,200 for winning Miss Oakland County and $200 for the Vivian Zhong Best Talent Award for her rendition of “Wishing You Were Here Again,” from “The Phantom of the Opera.” She also earned scholarships of $250 for the Aldo Vagnozzi Community Service Award and $200 for the JoAnn Lingenfelter Spirit of Miss America Award.

Carson, who plans to obtain a bachelor’s in musical theater, will represent Oakland County at the 2024 Miss Michigan competition in Muskegon next June. Her community service

Large sum raised to benefit foster care, adoption, mentoring services

METRO DETROIT — Child Safe Michigan, an affiliate of the Judson Center, a human services agency, raised nearly $350,000 at its 2023 Legends of Tomorrow gala June 9 at the M1 Concourse in Pontiac, according to a release.

The fundraiser benefits Child Safe Michigan’s foster care, adoption and mentoring services for neglected and abused children in Southeast Michigan.

“Child Safe Michigan is an award-winning agency that has made a difference in hundreds of young lives,” Judson Center President and CEO Lenora Hardy-Foster stated in the release. “We are committed to improving the lives of children and families in our community, and providing a safe, nurturing home environment is extremely important to a child’s growth and successful transition into adulthood.”

For more information, visit childsafemichigan.org or judsoncenter.org.

Food and fashion SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Samaritan House will

CYCLE TRACK PROJECT TO CONTINUE INTO NOVEMBER

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

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

The news release also said that 11 honey locust trees have to be removed, but most of the existing trees will be preserved and 24 new trees will be planted, resulting in a net increase of 13 trees. For more information on the project, visit cityofpleasantridge.org/woodward.

hold Food & Fashion at the Palazzo Grande at 54660 Van Dyke Ave. in Shelby Township from 6 to 10 p.m. Sept. 21. Tickets cost $50 and must be bought in advance. There will be a buffet dinner, beer, wine and nonalcoholic drinks, a fashion show, raffles, door prizes, vendor booths and more. For more information, call (586) 336-9956 or email shevents@att.net.

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EE W E H T F O E CRIM • K E E W E H E OF T M I R C • K E E F THE W Ex-girlfriend takes Tesla charger, leaves chewing gum as evidence

NOVI — A resident called police July 13 after he returned home and found his garage open and his Tesla charger missing. The culprit reportedly had left pieces of chewing gum on the front door and on the door inside the garage.

The man said that when he left his home at 9 a.m., his garage door was down. Upon returning home at 7 p.m., he found the door open. He explained that he does not live with anyone, so no one else should have had access to his home. He said the only thing missing was the Tesla charging box, valued at $200, which had been plugged into an outlet on the east wall inside the garage.

He also pointed out that there was now chewing gum on the keyhole of the doorknob on the door inside the garage that leads into the house. There was also chewing gum on the doorknob on the front of the house, according to the report.

The man told police that some of his family members, as well as his ex-girlfriend, have the code for the garage. The man said he recently broke up with his now ex-girlfriend and believes that she might have stolen the charger. Since he broke up with her two weeks earlier, he said that he has had to block her on all social media, as well as his phone. He told police she might steal the charger just to cause an inconvenience in his life. He told police that his ex is aware of his work hours and when the house would be empty.

Police reportedly were able to locate fingerprints in the gum that had been chewed and pressed into the doorknobs. The man rescinded his initial request to press charges and asked that police ask his ex-girlfriend if she has the charger and to return it to him.

Police said the ex-girlfriend admitted to taking it and returned it to him July 17. The case has since been closed.

Photos reportedly used for attempted extortion

WEST BLOOMFIELD — In a report dated July 13, a resident on Northcote Lane stated that an unknown person had possibly used artificial intelligence to produce nude pictures and post them on social media.

The unknown person demanded money in order to stop posting the pictures.

The case was listed as documentation only.

Electronics stolen

HAZEL PARK — According to a police report, a 48-year-old Detroit man was arrested after allegedly stealing a tablet, a phone and some coins from a

initiative is “The Importance of Volunteering,” which seeks to bring volunteering opportunities throughout Michigan to people of all ages and abilities.

Milford’s Rebecca Kobylas, a 20-year-old neuroscience and psychology major at Alma College, earned a $700 scholarship as the first runner-up. Kobylas also won the Samantha Steckloff Community Service Award and an additional $150 scholarship.

Claudia Kenny, 16, of Chesaning, became the 2023 Miss Oakland County’s Teen. A junior at Chesaning H.S., Kenny’s community service initiative is “The Big SEE: Skin Cancer is the Cancer You Can See.” She will represent Oakland County at Michigan’s teen competition next June in Muskegon.

The Miss Oakland County Scholarship Program is a preliminary competition to Miss Michigan and Miss America.

home in the 23300 block of Hazelwood Ave. on the morning of July 15.

The homeowner, a 49-year-old Hazel Park man, had allowed the suspect to stay the night. The suspect allegedly left with the items the next day.

Police were investigating.

Business threatened

MADISON HEIGHTS — According to a police report, a business in the 32000 block of Concord Drive received a threat of violence at about 3:30 p.m. on July 15.

Management reportedly notified Troy police, who in turn notified the Madison Heights Police Department. Officers responded to the business, speaking with management, who decided to close for the day.

A 25-year-old male suspect was then taken into custody. Police were investigating.

Gun pointed during dispute

FARMINGTON — Police responded to the Chatham Hills Apartments at 1 a.m. July 5 on a report of a felonious assault where the victim reported a gun was pointed at them during a dispute.

An investigation led to the arrest of a 39-yearold Farmington man.

The suspect was arraigned in 47th District Court and was out on personal bond pending the next court hearing.

Assault reported outside nightclub

BIRMINGHAM — On July 9 at around midnight, officers were dispatched to a local club regarding an assault report.

The officers spoke with two people who were related to the suspect, an unidentified man around 40 years old. They mentioned that they were denied entry to the club with the suspect. The staff members stated the suspect refused to pay the $40 entrance fee for the club and became violent after trying to enter the club and being denied again.

The suspect allegedly punched a 27-year-old man from Grosse Pointe Woods in the throat. An investigation was ongoing.

Stolen vehicle recovered before victim reported it missing

SOUTHFIELD — Police recovered a stolen vehicle that was left running and unattended in a parking lot in the 25000 block of West 12 Mile Road at 7:10 p.m. July 16.

The 2021 Kia Forte’s back driver’s side window was broken out, and there was damage to the ignition. Police contacted the registered owner, who was unaware that the vehicle was missing.

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2. Pocket bread 3. Baker’s baker 4. Dickens’s Heep 5. Serena’s sport 6. Prefers 7. *Fairytale princess test 8. Virgo’s brightest star

9. Letter opener 10. Ship to Colchis 11. Airhead 12. The loneliest number?

15. Concerning this 20. Nautical “Stop!”

22. College assessment test, acr.

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38. Lady Grantham of “Downton Abbey” 42. Follow as a consequence

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