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The city of Farmington is set to turn 200 years old next year, and multiple ways to celebrate it are in the works. File photos by Donna Dalziel

FARMINGTON HILLS — Around 2017, an idea was formed that has the potential to have a positive economic impact in Farmington Hills and surrounding communities. The idea was to turn the third floor of The Hawk into a business incubator where startup companies involved in life sciences, technical sciences, information technology and more could develop. Prior to being purchased by the city of Farmington Hills, The Hawk had been the home of Harrison High School, and on the third floor there are multiple laboratories. The idea was one the Farmington Hills Economic Development Corporation was on board with, and a business incubator hatchery at The BY KRISTYNE DEMSKE Hawk was born. domestic and sexual violence through comprehensive “Probably about four or five months agoE. we T.R. Carr is the hatchery’s chairman, as well as the chairman of the services and resources. The agency provides emergenall looked at the calendar togetherkdemske@candgnews.com and realized that Farmington Hills Economic Development Corporation. cy, support and prevention services for survivors of 1824 is on our front city sign there and “Onethis of the things that we find is that many of these labs, these in— Taking steps domestic and sexual violence, including an emergenwanted to doMOUNT somethingCLEMENS to celebrate,” novationTurncenters, are at capacity in southeast Michigan, and our goal is month to highlight of sexual assault, cy shelter, individual and group counseling, advocacy, said Farmington Mayor awareness Sara Bowto find startups that need space to start as they begin to build their coming Point Macomb is hosting its sixth annual funda personal protection order assistance program, and a man. “So that was sort of the prepany,” “Then after being in the hatchery for a period of time — Stepping OutofWith the Stars, April 29. Carr said. forensic nurse examiners program. cursorraiser, to (the) creation a steering one or two of years — they will then move to a larger facility inside the city Turning Point strives to empower survivors committee. … We really want this to See TURNING on page 18A See SPACE on page 5A be something that is citizen-driven so that we are celebrating what makes Farmington soTurning special,Point andPresident that’s theand CEO Sharman Davenport stands at the 2021 event with Stepping Out ELECTION COVERAGE: community and the personal relation-with the Stars emcee Evrod Cassimy, of WDIV-TV. ThePhoto Nov.courtesy 8 edition of the Farmington Press went to press before the election on ships, and how we have all come together of Turning Point

Event to raise money, FARMINGTON MAKES PLANS awareness for Turning Point FOR 200TH ANNIVERSARY FARMINGTON — Next year, the city of Farmington is set to turn 200 years old, and officials don’t intend to let that milestone go unnoticed. A series of events recognizing Farmington’s bicentennial are in the works. Earlier this year, Farmington’s City Council approved a steering committee to help come up with some ideas for the anniversary.

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Farmington’s Venetia Chap closes high school golf career on high note BY JONATHAN SZCZEPANIAK jszczepaniak@candgnews.com

LEFT: Farmington Hills Mercy successfully defended their MHSAA Division 2 Championship Oct. 21 at Forest Akers East in East Lansing. ABOVE: Mercy senior Abby Slankster tees off during the MHSAA Division 2 State Finals. Photos provided by Abby Slankster

Mercy successfully defends Division 2 Girls Golf title at MHSAA State Finals BY JONATHAN SZCZEPANIAK jszczepaniak@candgnews.com

FARMINGTON HILLS — After beating the field of 18 teams at the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 2 State Finals last year by 27 strokes, Farmington Hills Mercy stood out as one of the premier teams in Division 2. Once they returned three of their five state finals starters in senior Abby Slankster, junior Maeve Casey and junior Lila Polakowski, Mercy was poised for a repeat as they took the course Oct. 20 at Forest Akers East in East Lansing. The trio have anchored Mercy varsity golf for the past three years, and with the continuity has come one of the stronger team bonds you’ll see in high school golf. “I feel like this is one of the strongest teams out there,” Slankster said. “I think everybody gets along, they all have each other’s backs, and they’re all supporting each other See MERCY on page 11A

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FARMINGTON — It was a proper sendoff for one of Farmington High School’s finest when it comes to the sport of golf. Earning her third-straight regional title with an eight-stroke win Oct. 10 at West Shore Golf and Country Club in Grosse Ile, Farmington senior Venetia Chap qualified for her fourth and final state finals appearance. A curtain call, if you will, for the threetime regional champion, three-time all-State honoree and 2022 Detroit High School Sports Awards Girls Golfer of the Year nominee. At the Division 1 State Finals Oct. 21 at Forest Akers West in East Lansing, Chap finished 13th in a field of over 108 golfers as her final round score of 73 propelled her up the leaderboards. Chap finished in 10th last season at the state finals. A do-it-all kind of player, Chap is dominant in every aspect of her game, Farmington coach Mark Azeez said. “She doesn’t have a lot of weaknesses,” Azeez said. “She practices hard and she practices a lot, and she practices all aspects of her game. She’s just a well-rounded player.” Alongside her regional championship this year, Chap carried a 71 average on the course in tournament play and etched her name into the Farmington record books. Chap set the record last season for lowest round score, and her 65 in Farmington’s first Oakland Activities Association-White league tournament this season would break her previous school record.

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Farmington senior Venetia Chap tees off during a tournament this season. With all the awards and accomplishments, the memory of playing with her older sister, Sydney Chap, on varsity trumps them all. Sydney Chap, a 2022 graduate from Farmington, was able to play alongside Venetia for two seasons before graduating, and that’s an experience Venetia said she’ll never forget. “I can’t describe in words how it makes me feel,” Venetia Chap said. “My sister is a best friend to me, and I cherish the time we spent together, especially since I rarely get to See CHAP on page 12A

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limits of Farmington Hills. It becomes a true incubator for economic growth for the city of Farmington Hills and the greater Farmington region as well.” Farmington Hills City Councilman Ken Massey, who ran for mayor in the Nov. 7 election, after press time, was instrumental in getting the hatchery launched. He is the senior director for venture development at Wayne State University, with part of his role being to help startup companies that are emerging at the university. Massey discussed what it is he saw that led him to believe that the third floor of The Hawk could serve as a business incubator. “There are eight labs, all set up with chemical-resistant countertops, chemical vent-hoods for safety purposes — all the emergency kinds of things you have in a lab, all of the things you need for a basic laboratory setup, and from what I do for Wayne State, I know that there are no places where new companies that are emerging from hospitals and universities (can) go to start to develop their companies,” Massey said. The hatchery operates as a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. According to Massey, the cost to lease space is $35 per square foot, with room for flexibility in some cases. The first company to lease space at the hatchery is a histology company, which in-

volves the study of the microscopic structure of tissues. That company arrived around the first part of July, according to Massey. Potentially, more than 50 companies could be incubating at any one time in a fully operational mode. To reach that point will likely require an orderly procedure. “It’s been a process that continues,” Carr said. “It’s been a deliberate process involving steps over the last several years. … Everything has progressed at an appropriate pace.” According to the hatchery’s website, hawk-hatchery.org, the Farmington Community Library is offering assistance via an entrepreneurship/small business resource collection with both print and digital resources and access to Candid, a nationwide network of grant and other funding sources. What is being offered at the hatchery has gotten the attention of a state representative. “We were able to work with our state representative, Samantha Steckloff, to secure a $750,000 grant from MEDC,” Carr said. “That has been targeted to build out the space to buy any shared equipment and to fund the startup costs.” Massey is “extremely pleased” with how far the idea has come. “This is truly an idea for this community, our surrounding region, to help build our economy, and for jobs and strong companies. That’s the concept,” Massey said. Call Staff Writer Mark Vest at (586) 498-1052.

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FARMINGTON HILLS FIRE DEPARTMENT RECEIVES $3 MILLION PUBLIC SAFETY GRANT FARMINGTON HILLS — The Farmington Hills Fire Department received a $3 million public safety grant from the state of Michigan, according to a release. Sens. Rosemary Bayer and Mary Cavanagh, along with state Rep. Jason Hoskins, presented the check to Mayor Pro Tem Randy Bruce, City Manager Gary Mekjian, Fire Chief Jon Unruh and fire staff at the Farmington Hills Fire Department headquarters. The funds will be used to improve the city’s resiliency by redesigning fire headquarters to include a dedicated space for its emergency operations center. The center will include generator backup and will allow technology, experts and various resources to come together to support large-scale incidents, such as a large fire that displaces residents, severe weather impacting the community, or other large, planned events. This dedicated area will also serve as a warming, cooling or reunification location, which will be staffed 24 hours a day, according to the release. “We’re grateful to receive this support from the State of Michigan that will allow for us to enhance our Fire Headquarters,” Farmington Hills Fire Chief Jon Unruh stated via the release. “Not only will the new space further strengthen our emergency response, it will also help us connect more personally with members of our community through outreach and during times of need.” This project is in its preliminary stages of design and will be posted for bid according to the city’s purchasing policies, according to the release.

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FARMINGTON HILLS — Oakland Early College held a 5K for charity Oct. 27 at Oakland Community College’s Orchard Ridge campus in Farmington Hills. In total, 1,187 food items for the OCC Orchard Ridge Food Pantry, 827 hygiene items for Oakland County foster care services, and 2,310 items of clothing for Rham World Wide were collected, according to a release. There were awards for students who gave the most back to the community, according to the release. Madison Crider brought in the most donations and took first place, with Lukas Lasecki finishing second and Alana McGowan third.

FARMINGTON HILLS — The Fire Department, through its Fire Prevention Division, provided a series of fire safety presentations at each of the elementary schools within the community, according to a press release. During October, two presentations were held at each school, including a 25-minute presentation for kindergarteners and first-graders, and a 45-minute presentation for students in second through fifth grades. The last assembly for the 2023 series was set to take place Oct. 26. The presentations resumed in 2023, following a pause due to the coronavirus pandemic. “This program creates everlasting memories for the students, but also for our firefighters, who are passionate about interacting with our young community members,” Farmington Hills Fire Inspector Sean Beacome stated in the release. Farmington Hills firefighters and Sparky the Fire Dog, the National Fire Protection Association mascot, visited each school to share age-appropriate fire safety tips in fun and engaging ways, including games and a sing-along, according to the release. “Visiting schools to deliver our messages to staff and students is always so much fun,” Farmington Hills Fire Marshal Jason Baloga stated in the release. “It’s also a very important part of our fire prevention work, as we teach kids about fire safety and their role in protecting themselves and their families.” Firefighters also competed in tug-of-war and wheelbarrow races, with students cheering them on, the release states. The winning team quizzed the other team on important fire safety topics, with participation from the crowd of students.

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FARMINGTON — The Farmington Public Library is scheduled to host an event titled “WWII Balloon Bombs Over Farmington,” according to a release. The event is scheduled to take place 6:30-7:30-p.m. Nov. 8 at the Farmington Public Library, located at 23500 Liberty St. in downtown Farmington. “Did you know that between 1944 and 1945, the Empire of Japan released thousands of bomb-carrying balloons into the jetstream, in a desperate effort to sow panic and disrupt production facilities on the U.S. mainland? Only about 300 made it across the Pacific, including one that drifted to Farmington, Michigan,” the release states. “Join UD Mercy history professor Greg Sumner as he discusses this fascinating bit of WWII history.”

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and changed with the city of Farmington — so, to celebrate its history, as well as acknowledge the changes and growth that we’ve experienced.” Although not all of the plans have been cemented, what is known is how the city intends to kick off the bicentennial. “The last handful of years we’ve done a New Year’s eve ball drop at the ice rink in downtown Farmington at Riley Park,” Bowman said. “The city creates a big, kind (of ) New York City-style ball drop. There’s skating and different New Year’s activities. And this year, we’re incorporating the 200-year celebration with that as our kickoff event.” Farmington City Council member Maria Taylor is the council liaison to the Farmington Bicentennial Steering Committee. “We’re starting off the celebration the second 2024 begins, and over the rest of the year we are going to incorporate bicentennial elements into everything we already do,” Taylor said. Melissa Andrade is an assistant to the city manager for Farmington. She was appointed to be part of the steering committee. Part of her role is to help with the initial event, which is titled, “Harry Potter and the Bicentennial Skate.” “We’re going to use that event … to ring in the new year,” Andrade said. “We’re going to try to create a ball for the ball drop that has 200 on it to let everyone know that Farmington is celebrating its 200th year. … It’s such a cool event. What happens is our Public Safety Department uses the ladder truck, and we lower the ball from the top of the ladder truck.” Andrade said that the “bicentennial bash” is scheduled to start at 10 p.m. New Year’s Eve and go until midnight. Chris Halas is on the promotions committee for Farmington’s Downtown Development Authority. He is assisting with communication efforts for the city’s 200-year anniversary. “What we’ve done is take a look at what characterizes what Farmington’s all about,” Halas said. “It has a welcoming nature as a community that’s come to define who we are for the past 200 years, and we’re looking at this moment to amplify that, celebrate that, to show appreciation for that. … The welcoming nature is going to find its way across all events that we do.” Those who like the idea of a bicentennial celebration have more than just one option to choose from. “We’re not talking about a one-time, one-day, one-and-done. We’re talking about

a sustaining celebration that invites, celebrates and drives awareness of what the future of Farmington is going to be all about,” Halas said. Taylor shared some specific examples. “A couple examples are, for the Founders Festival, we’re going to make the parade a decades parade – so people can sign up for different decades, and have every decade since, like, 1800 represented in the parade,” she said. “For Ladies Night Out, Kitchen Creations, one of our local businesses, is going to try and set a Guinness Book of World Records by frosting 200 cupcakes, all in one location.” The Founders Festival, Art on the Grand and the Harvest Moon Festival are a few of the events that are set to have a bicentennial theme. “Everything that you know and love about Farmington is going to be amplified that much more,” Halas said. Andrade said that the bicentennial committee has planned a whole year of events. “They actually have a calendar of different events, and there will be a specific bicentennial gala, probably held at the Governor Warner Mansion, and a lot of other things,” she said. “So, they’re tying in to the ice rink, they’re tying in to Founders Festival, making it a festive year that celebrates the milestone for Farmington.” Other announcements could be yet to come. “Stay tuned, because there might be some things that you’ve never seen before in Farmington,” Halas said. Given how serious some of the issues are that Taylor deals with as a City Council member, for her, it has been enjoyable to include being the council liaison to the Farmington Bicentennial Steering Committee in the mix. “It’s always nice to have an opportunity to do something fun, joyous and celebratory, so I’m really glad that I get to be a part of putting together this really fun year,” she said. “I think when you see something every day, it’s easy to overlook what makes it so special.” Taylor shared what has been one of her favorite ideas for the bicentennial celebration. “I’m most excited for a postcards project, called ‘Love Letters to Farmington,’” she said. “That’s based on something Ypsilanti did for its bicentennial a couple years ago. We’re going to have postcards around the city at designated areas and events … where people can come up, get a postcard, get a marker, and write what they love best about Farmington … good memories from growing up in Farmington.” Taylor expects there to be a dedicated

bicentennial page on the city’s website before next year. To look for updates, visit farmgov.com. It might be hard for residents to miss that 2024 represents something special for the city of Farmington. “Our goal is that by the end of the year, everyone will know that this is a special year, however they choose to communicate, whether it’s on social media, in person, walking through the downtown — they’ll see the banners, or they’ll see posts on social media, or maybe even just going into one of the local restaurants,” Taylor said. According to Taylor, Farmington’s City Council approved $49,000 for the Farmington Bicentennial Steering Committee’s budget. The committee is set to debut merchandise to coincide with the bicentennial at the Holly Days Farmers Market, which is scheduled for 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Dec. 2. Bowman shared a message for residents. “I think this is a really great time to get to know who we are and where we came from as a city, and I think that’s something that will help feel much more engaged and connected to the place that they’ve chosen to live,” she said. Call Staff Writer Mark Vest at (586) 4981052.

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FARMINGTON — A hairdresser at a downtown salon reported the theft of two hair-cutting shears from her workstation Sept. 28. The hairdresser reported that the shears were valued at approximately $1,000 each. The case was closed for no suspect information. The time frame of the theft was also unknown.

DTE scammer takes payment in bitcoin

FARMINGTON — A downtown Farmington business owner told police Sept. 5 that they had received a phone call from someone claiming to work for DTE. The unknown person stated they would shut the business owner’s power off if the owner didn’t pay them $5,000. The business owner went to a local gas station and utilized a bitcoin ATM to send the person the money that was requested. The case was closed due to a lack of investigative leads.

Disorderly conduct reported at Riley Park

FARMINGTON — A city resident discovered on Sept. 11 that her check, which had been deposited in the postal box on Orchard Street in June, was subsequently altered and cashed without her consent. The case was forwarded to the Postmaster General.

Bike stolen

FARMINGTON — At approximately 6:54 p.m. Sept. 21, officers responded to the World Wide Plaza on a report of a stolen bike. The victim had ridden his $900 mountain bike to the plaza to pick up his food order from the House of Lee. He left his bike unlocked outside the business. The victim exited the business to discover his bike stolen. The theft of the bike was captured on video by a neighboring business. The identity of the suspect is unknown.

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FARMINGTON — Officers responded to a local eatery on a customer trouble report Oct. 1.

Resident says minibike, ATVs damage lawn

FARMINGTON HILLS — A resident made several reports Sept. 4 about minibikes, ATVs and golf carts driving on the sidewalk and their lawn on Laurelwood Court. The resident stated that their lawn is being damaged by the ATVs and minibikes. They believe the recreational vehicles are coming from a neighboring Farmington Hills subdivision. Officers responded to the area but could not locate the at-fault vehicles. This is a recurring issue, and the resident was encouraged to continue reporting it until a suspect is located.

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FARMINGTON — An officer observed a vehicle traveling eastbound on Grand River at Shiawassee without a license plate at 9:45 p.m. Sept. 28. The officer attempted a traffic stop utilizing his lights and siren. The vehicle did not stop until it was boxed in by police vehicles at Grand River and Grove. The 26-year-old foreign driver had an international driver’s license and was unsure of the laws regarding motor vehicles. The driver was cited for disobeying a police officer’s signal and was released with the citation.

FARMINGTON — Officers conducting foot patrol at the Riley Park Pavilion at 11:24 p.m. Sept. 16 were alerted to a fight in progress. Officers saw two intoxicated adult males rolling around in the grass on the east side of the park. The 26-year-old subjects were separated and detained. No injuries were reported. The subjects each indicated that they were just fooling around and were roommates. The subjects each received a disorderly conduct citation and were released to a responsible adult.

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100 percent of the way.” When Mercy knew they were going to be without Casey, who finished fourth at the state finals last year, for the final round of the state finals, everyone stepped up and had each other’s back. Casey, a Yale University commit for hockey, currently plays AAA hockey as well, and had to depart on Saturday for a tournament in Minnesota. Before she left, Casey made sure she put Mercy in ideal position for the final round as her first-round score of 73 gave Mercy an early eight-stroke lead. Behind Slankster’s 70 in the final round, Mercy didn’t miss a beat en route to winning the MHSAA Division 2 State Finals by 17 strokes. Slankster, who shot an 80 in the first round, averaged an 81 throughout the season in tournament play, but she embodied what the role of a senior leader is to help Mercy

take home the title. “Abby has really come on this year,” Mercy coach Vicky Kowalski said. “She’s gotten a little bit better every single year, and she put a lot of work in over last winter and the summer. She just wanted to come back and be one of the top players in the state.” Slankster’s final round score propelled her up to fifth in the standings, while Lila Polakowski was the master of consistency with back-to-back 79 scores to earn 12th. A “course rat” as coach Kowalski would call her, Polakowski averaged an 85 throughout her tournaments but continued to get better and better down the stretch. “My putting has just kind of been saving me throughout the season,” Polakowski said. “With my more risky rounds, I think my putting has really come in handy.” In the spirit of breaking averages over the weekend, junior Macy Morphew, who averaged an 89 throughout the season, shot an 85 and an 81 during the two-day tournament. Morphew was a reliable contributor last

season on the B-varsity Mercy team, but she was able to show this year why she belongs on the big stage. Senior Brinlee Nay was a consistent contributor in the state finals, shooting an 89 both days, while junior Marie Schueneman replaced Casey in the final round, shooting

a 105. In addition to defending their state title, Mercy also added a regional title to the trophy room as Casey (1st), Slankster (3rd) and Polakowski (6th) all finished in the top 10 to give Mercy the six-stroke win Oct. 11 at Farmington Hills Golf Club.

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METRO DETROIT — Women are having an increased presence in the business world, according to recent statistics. Troy’s Walsh College calculates that women are more prevalent than men this semester, with over 53% of the student body being women. “We are seeing an increase of women in technology, and we want to encourage that,” said Suzy Siegle, the president of Walsh College. According to Siegle, the majority of female students are going into the fields of accounting, marketing and management. Oakland University said they are seeing an increase in women enrolling in the areas of accounting, human resource management and operations management. “I would say in the areas of marketing, definitely in management, in the MBA (Master of Business Administration) we are seeing a lot of women business folks who are interested in that,” Siegle said, “We have a great doctoral program in business administration program, and I’ve been impressed when we’ve had the doctoral residencies on our campus. … I’ve been impressed with the strong women leaders who have been enrolling in that program to take their careers to their next level. And a lot of them see opportunities in business coaching and consulting, really taking their careers advancing through that.” “When I was in business school back in the 1990s pursuing an MBA, fewer than 10% of my class were women,” said Toni M. Somers, the associate dean and a professor of management and information systems at the Wayne State University Mike Ilitch School of Business. “Today, in our business school, at least 50% are women. This parallels nationally the rise of women in executive positions and on boards of directors of both Michigan and U.S. corporations. While

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traditionally there have been fewer women than men in analytics, finance and technology studies, presence is growing in these fields as well.” Jacqueline M. Stavros, a professor of the College of Business and IT at Lawrence Technological University, said the school can prepare women to pursue a wide range of career paths, such as accounting, finance, marketing, analytics, project management, general manager-types of positions, human resource positions, operations management, supply chain management, information technology, and even start a business. “I think we need to do more to recruit women into our programs,” said Stavros. Siegle said Walsh College does have a variety of ways in which it encourages women to go into the business industry. She said they have scholarship opportunities for women going into an emerging field, as well as opportunities through the school’s career services, such as “Lunch and Learn,” where female executives come and present to the students. “There’s been a lot of great examples in our career fairs where we’ve seen amazing female leaders present,” Siegle said. “So they’re seeing great women in leadership.” The school also offers flexible programs. Siegle said this enables women, as well as men, to balance school, work, family and other obligations. She said that studies have shown that, especially for women in the workforce who do balance many different obligations, that flexible scheduling is very important to them. She said that the school offers instruction in a variety of ways, including in person, online and a hybrid format. “That flexibility has been very important for our students so that they don’t have to compromise the quality they deserve for the flexibility they need,” said Siegle. Tiffany LeDonne-Smith, a graduate of Oakland University and an advisor for the OU business program, founded a mentoring program for women in business. She said she noticed when she started working at the university in 2017 that there were many female students in the business program, but no support services for them specifically. After getting some feedback, LeDonne-Smith was able to determine that the students “overwhelmingly” wanted and needed both a student organization for women in business and a mentoring program. In fall 2018, some students founded the student organization Women in Business, which is now one of the largest and most active student organizations in business on the campus today, according to LeDonne-

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Smith. It offers programming on topics such as women in leadership, women in various business fields, sexual harassment in the work place, etc., and brings in guest speakers and alumni. In January 2019 LeDonne-Smith launched the Women’s Leadership and Mentor Program, which pairs female undergraduate students with an alumna businesswoman to mentor them for a year. “That program has really been phenomenal, because each student who is in the program is connected with someone who obviously works in the profession. … That’s been really great for our students,” said LeDonne-Smith. “The program has just been great for students to have a professional connection, because they might not have someone in their personal life who works in that industry and I also think it’s just beneficial to have … women helping women through navigating that college to career transition.” Siegle said Walsh College has a proud history of educating women and in shaping the college in the institution it is today. She boasted that the school’s faculty and administrative staff is at least 50% women. “I look at business as a way to have contribution and impact in the world, and I think that as business has grown and become more global and more technologically savvy it’s more accessible and inclusive,” said Siegle. “I’ve always seen women be very successful in business … but there’s such an incredible power that we have to make an impact in the world and to change and to be in contribution for that, and I think there’s a heart and soul for that. So, I think it’s a beautiful thing when you see a woman saying, ‘Well, I stepped in to fill a need in business.’ … So I think there’s problems that we see in the world that we want to help solve that maybe our unique and inclusive perspective can bring.” She said women can add a “rich” dimension to leadership roles. Women can make contributions, lead teams and making an impact in a way that brings great empathy, generosity and understanding, Siegle said. According to Siegle, companies that have more diversity in their staffing compete better in the global business place. Siegle said they are striving to get more women to take positions in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields, and Walsh is seeing an uptick in the number of women in STEM as they are growing their programs in cybersecurity and machine learning. Siegle said they are also looking to increase the number of women in entrepreneurship. Women contribute substantially to entrepreneurship in the United States, according to the National Women’s Business Council. According to the council’s 2022

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“You pick up Entrepreneur Magazine and you see Sarah Blakely, and you see other celebrities who have started companies, and you think, ‘Wow, that’s so cool to see that they saw a need in the world that wasn’t being field and they brought a unique perspective,’” said Siegle. Walsh College is also looking at partnering with companies that have grant opportunities for minority- or women-owned

businesses. Siegle said that she recently gave a presentation to the society of human resources professionals and noted that there were more women than men there. She said it was probably about 70% women. “There’s a creativity and an innovation that women have because of the experiences they’ve had that anybody from a different

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to work in residential lighting,” said Pergeau-Dudgeon. “If a room isn’t properly lit, all the other (design) decisions that you made won’t come into fruition.” She said that if you spend a lot of time selecting the colors for your rooms and then don’t have good bright lighting at night, the color is going to appear darker than what you had anticipated. She said this can cause a room to feel dark and gloomy, especially if the color is originally part of a darker palette. Lighting can also help to make a space feel larger. To make a space feel larger, you can illuminate a surface, such as a wall or ceiling. According to Pergeau-Dudgeon, homeowners should have a series of plans for their home lighting, including room measurements and ceiling heights. She said to also notate architectural features such as windows and cabinetry, which can impact not only what you want to light, but also how you have to light the space. Kerfoot said the best way to provide effective lighting in a home is with layered lighting. “Layered lighting uses multiple light sources to create the look and light quality you want in a room,” said Kerfoot. This includes general or ambient, task, and accent lighting, as well as natural light. Ambient lighting is the primary lighting source, which is spread evenly throughout each room and often creates the mood. Task lighting provides focused light for specific activities in each room, such as a study lamp, vanity light or a light over the kitchen stove. Accent lighting draws attention to a particular object, such as a painting, sculpture, plant or bookcase. “I’m sure you’ve walked into a room and the light just, like, blasts and it’s really bright and it’s kind of uncomfortable-feeling. That’s not what you want in your

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home. So, by layering soft lighting and by being very strategic, that’s how you can create, like, a whole mood when people come over or just for yourself throughout the winter and spring (when there is less daylight),” Kerfoot said. Pergeau-Dudgeon said it is important to know what temperature on the Kelvin scale you want your lightbulbs. The Kelvin scale measures how warm or cold the bulb appears. An orange color is generally around 2,500-2,700 on the Kelvin scale. A light source that is whiter is around a 3,000 to 3,500 Kelvin temperature. Sometimes people want to simulate true daylight, which a bulb that is 5,000 Kelvin is supposed to do, but the color temperature when you look at it is really blueish and not usually favored in the residential setting, she said. “You want to pay attention to creating a well-balanced lighting plan and noticing the color temperature of the lights that you would prefer and keeping it consistent throughout the house,” said Pergeau-Dudgeon. “You don’t want one lamp on one side

of the room to be this 2,700 Kelvin and then you go over to the other side and it’s 5,000 Kelvin, so one looks blue and one looks orange.” Well-designed lighting blends in naturally with the room design. “In my opinion, the best lighting plans are the ones where you never even think about the lighting. It’s just there,” said Pergeau-Dudgeon. Pergeau-Dudgeon said research shows that having a well-lit home is beneficial in preventing or coping with seasonal affective disorder. She said that many light fixtures now have settings to change the color of the LED bulbs according to the time of day. This is called tunable lighting, and PergeauDudgeon said it was a big deal at the ALA conference this year. She said that warm lighting helps to stimulate happier moods and conversations. She said another thing to consider is circadian rhythm. She said that, after 10 p.m., she has it on her phone that the light goes down to around 1,800 Kelvin, because you don’t want to be exposed to blue light sources, which are 3,000 and upward on the Kelvin scale, after around that time. People working at night would want to make sure they stay on an internal human clock and

are only exposed to red light at night. “I think that having a softer light source in your home and creating a more comfortable space is immediately going to put you at ease, and so when you’re comfortable, you’re going to be a lot less stressed out,” said Kerfoot. “I think that stress is a pretty big factor in mental health. I’m not a psychologist or a psychiatrist, but your general comfort level in your living space is super important to your overall stress level and general happiness.” “If you have really bright light sources, pretty much anything can be put on a dimmer, and that can help you with the various occupants, because some people might like it really bright in the room, others may not,” said Pergeau-Dudgeon. She said one of the biggest mistakes people make when lighting a room is to not use under-cabinet lighting. She said that it might save money to avoid the undercabinet lighting, but by failing to use it, an expensive backsplash will look dark and unattractive. Pergeau-Dudgeon said good task lighting in the bathroom is “critical.” “You want to make sure that when you have a full bath where you’re doing shaving, makeup, those kinds of hygienic activities,

you want to make sure that you light your face or the occupant’s face from the side. You don’t want to do just a recessed light from above,” said Pergeau-Dudgeon. Pergeau-Dudgeon stressed the importance of picking out a fixture that is large enough for the space. She said it is common for people to pick something that is too small. Some lighting showrooms will allow you to bring a fixture home to make sure it fits the space properly, she said. Many fixtures are the focal points of rooms with dramatic and beautiful designs that almost feel “sculptural,” which is what Regina Andrew is known for, Kerfoot said. “It’s like you get two things for one purchase. It’s something beautiful that you can enjoy when the lights are off during the daytime and you can enjoy the daylight, but then once you turn it on in the evening, it just completely changes your space,” Kerfoot said. Pergeau-Dudgeon urges people to go to ALA-certified lighting showrooms. She said that by purchasing products from a lighting showroom, you will get better-quality lighting and have someone to help guide you through the process. Call Staff Writer Charity Meier at (586) 498-1092.

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Domestic violence community forum: Moderated by Fox 2 News Legal Analyst Charlie Langton and featuring local police officials and groups, 5:30 p.m., Southfield Pavilion, 26000 Evergreen Road, (248) 832-2799 ‘The 22nd Michigan Infantry and the Road to Chickamauga’: Presentation by author includes information about Civil War soldiers buried at Pine Lake Cemetery, 7-8 p.m., West Bloomfield Township Public Library - Main Branch, 4600 Walnut Lake Road, free but donations appreciated, wblib.org

NOV. 11

Alternative Christmas Fair: Charities, nonprofits and service organizations offer goods for sale with 100% of proceeds supporting individuals they represent, also baked goods for sale, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Hope Lutheran Church, 39200 W. 12 Mile Road in Farmington Hills, hope-lutheran-church.com/community/ce-altchristmas-fair

NOV. 12

Military collection: See gear, newspaper articles, photos and uniforms from WWI, WWII and Korean War during open house at home of Greater West Bloomfield Historical Society, 1-4 p.m., Orchard Lake Museum, 3951 Orchard Lake Road, free admission but donations appreciated, gwbhs.org/events

NOV. 15

Dementia caregivers seminar: Free presentation by executive director Angela Hospice, 1 p.m. on Zoom, angelahospice.org/events Ball for All family dance: DJ, appetizers and photos, 6:30-8 p.m., Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit, 6600 W. Maple Road in West Bloomfield, register at wbparks.org

NOV. 16

Ladies Night Out: Fashion, friends, food and cocktails, 5-9 p.m., participating Farmington businesses, downtownfarmington.org

NOV. 28

NOV. 11

DEC. 8

of month, Tawheed Center of Farmington Hills/Muslim Family Services, 29707 W. 10 Mile Road, (248) 252-6962

Widowed Friends euchre party: Bring own drinks and snacks, noon, Beaumont Commons, 21300 Archwood Circle in Farmington Hills, RSVP to Marsha at (313) 363-9443 by Nov. 22 Rock Around the Hawk: Free mini music festival for kids featuring Toasty Man, 10-11:30 a.m., The Hawk Farmington Hills Community Center, 29995 W. 12 Mile Road, (248) 699-6700

ONGOING

Food pantries: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. every third Saturday

‘Women Answer the Call’: Exhibit celebrating history of Willow Run during World War II, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Yankee Air Museum, 47884 D St. in Belleville, yankeeairmuseum.org Library, 32737 W. 12 Mile Road in Farmington Hills, register at farmlib.org

• 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays by appointment, CARES in Farmington Hills, 27835 Shiawassee Road, (248) 474-8231, caresfh.org

Health workshops: For chronic pain, high blood pressure and more, hosted by Corewell Health, free and virtual, beaumonthealth.digitalsignup.com

Thursday Afternoon Club: STEM projects, healthy activities and more, grades 3-5, 4 p.m. every Thursday until Nov. 30 (except Nov. 23), Farmington Community

Lupus support groups: 10 a.m. every second Tuesday of month and 7 p.m. every last Wednesday of month, Zoom, milupus.org/support-groups, (248) 901-7299

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November 8, 2023

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Help Wanted General

CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CLINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT POLICE CADET

Engineer/PL (Farmington Hills, MI) Coord people, product, & process activities of the engg dsgn members at the business unit/ customer group level on small scale dvlpmt prgms. Plan, record, & follow up technical activities in conjunction w/ lead Systems, S/ware, H/ware, Test Validation engineers assigned to projects. Ensure team accomplishes stated project or functional goals & objectives. Ensure team compliance w/ appropriate customer reqmts & processes. Bach’s deg in Mechanical Engg or a related deg discipline & 3 yrs of related exp. Mail resumes to: Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America (PASA), a division co. of Panasonic Corporation of North America, Attn: E. Budaj, (YA), 776 Hwy 74 South, Peachtree City, GA 30269. 0118-2345

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ASSISTANT PROJECT MANAGER – PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT Permanent full-time Assistant Project Manager position $86,095 $108,266 (40 Hours per week) includes benefit package. Successful completion of Civil Service Examination is required, and applicants must meet all requirements set forth in the Employees Civil Service Ordinance. Pre-employment background investigation and substance abuse testing is required. Interested, applicants must submit application to the Clinton Township Employees Civil Service Commission, 40700 Romeo Plank Rd., Clinton Township, MI 48038 on or before the close of business, Monday, November 20, 2023. The Charter Township of Clinton is an Equal Opportunity Employer, applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, or disability. For further information pertaining to this position or to download employment application please refer to www.clintontownship.com, click on Employment.

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Senior Product Engineer – ePTC / E-Heaters. Serve as a senior-level engineer working on a cross-functional team to develop battery cooling components and systems for a tier one automotive supplier. Employer: MAHLE Behr USA, Inc. Location: Farmington Hills, MI. May telecommute from the Detroit, MI area. Domestic and international travel required. All applicants can mail resume to S. Reeves, P. O. Box 748, Morristown, TN 37815-0748.

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Permanent part-time Police Cadet position $16.23 hourly (29 Hours maximum per week) no benefits. Successful completion of Civil Service Examination is required, and applicant must meet all requirements set forth in the Employees Civil Service Ordinance. Pre-employment background investigation and substance abuse testing is required. Interested, applicants must submit application to the Clinton Township Employees Civil Service Commission, 40700 Romeo Plank Rd., Clinton Township, MI 48038 on or before the close of business, Monday, November 20, 2023. The Charter Township of Clinton is an Equal Opportunity Employer, applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, or disability. For further information pertaining to this position or to download employment application please refer to www.clintontownship.com, click on Employment.

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Painting

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