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First tennis simulator in the U.S. finds home in Novi

Shelby and Utica put part of water and sewer payments in escrow until state settles debt dispute BY JONATHAN SZCZEPANIAK

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Innovation has always been in TennisTEC founder Thanh Tran’s family and can be traced back to when his father helped Tran, at the age of 6, and the rest of his family leave Vietnam on a shrimp boat for Bangkok before planting their roots in Grand Ledge. “He was a go-getter,” Tran said. “He was a smart guy, and he definitely knew his stuff. He knew how to be cunning, and he knew how to hustle.” Now revolutionary in his own right, Tran has brought someSee TENNIS on page 13A

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Novi High School senior strives to give prom dresses away for free BY KRISTYNE E. DEMSKE

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A Novi High School senior is striving to make prom dresses available to all young women through the Promject — a prom dress clothing drive. “Prom is obviously a very special time, and I believe that everyone deserves to look beautiful on their prom day,” said Promject

MOUNT CLEMENS — Taking steps this month to highlight awareness of sexual assault, Turnfounder Stella Camerlengo. “I just wanted to ABOVE:itsNovi Highannual funding Point Macomb is hosting sixth create a space where people can get a prom School senior Stella 29. raiser, Stepping Out With the Stars, April dress regardless of their economic status or Camerlengo, 17, Turning Point strives to empower survivors of See TURNING on page 18A household income.” shows some of the Camerlengo is asking that students, dresses she has colalong with the public, donate new or used lected so far for her Photo by Patricia O’Blenes Turning andentrepreCEO Sharman Davenport stands at the 2021 event with Stepping Out Room lets incubator prom dresses to the Promject to be given Point out President TennisTEC’s Wimbledon withproject, the Stars emcee Evrod Cassimy, of WDIV-TV. neur class to young women who need them. The dresses users play different tennis games Photo courtesy of Turning Point the Promject. will be photographed and cataloged, and then including target practice.

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