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BY KATHRYN PENTIUK kpentiuk@candgnews.com

SOUTHFIELD — Insects don’t bug the Friends of the Rouge.

In fact, at the FOTR, they welcome what most consider to be pests. Every year since 1998, the group has been collecting insect samples in the winter, spring and fall.

In 2001, the Friends’ monitoring manager, Sally Petrella, looked to other local conservation groups to see how they conducted similar studies with larger volunteer rates.

Reworking their current sampling model, the Friends then began a group sampling model and started providing training to their volunteers.

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domestic and sexual violence through comprehensive services and resources. The agency provides emergency, support and prevention services for survivors of domestic and sexual violence, including an emergency shelter, individual and group counseling, advocacy, a personal protection order assistance program, and a forensic nurse examiners program.

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FARMINGTON HILLS — April has arrived, and golf courses around metro Detroit are welcoming golfers back to the links.

Turning Commission Point Presidentopened and CEOitsSharman The Oakland County Parks and Recreation five Davenport stands at the 2021 event with Stepping Out withconditions the Stars emcee Evrod Cassimy, of WDIV-TV. courses April 1 and 2, reporting relatively slow business due to weather Anna Boegehold shows off a fly larva collected Photo courtesy of Turning Point on April 1. Despite this, they are anticipating a busy season. from the Rouge during the hunt.

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Southfield resident TJ Hemphill, passenger, and West Bloomfield resident Andrae Washington head onto the course after teeing off at the Farmington Hills Golf Club April 20.

The club has had a big boom since the onset of COVID.

MOUNT CLEMENS — Taking steps this month to highlight awareness of sexual assault, Turning Point Macomb is hosting its sixth annual fundBY BRENDAN LOSINSKI AND MARK VEST raiser, Stepping Out With the Stars, April 29. blosinski@candgnews.com, mvest@candgnews.com Turning Point strives to empower survivors of

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Farmington Hills announces new director of planning and community development Although she officially began her new role last July, it was only recently that Farmington Hills announced that Charmaine Kettler-Schmult was promoted to the position of director of planning and community development for the city.

Prior to her promotion, Kettler-Schmult was the city’s community development and special projects coordinator for approximately 12 years.

Overall, she has worked for Farmington Hills for more than 25 years.

In her newest role, Kettler-Schmult is responsible for promoting city development, monitoring property maintenance and managing special planning projects, including updating the city’s master plan.

“It’s exciting, but it’s a lot of work,” Kettler-Schmult said. “So it’s tempered with the knowledge of that additional responsibility and what needs to happen for the overall department.”

Farmington Hills City Manager Gary

Mekjian made the decision to promote Kettler-Schmult after the city’s previous director retired.

She applied for the position and went through an interviewing process.

“There were several facets that made her the best candidate,” Mekjian said. “One was her technical acumen as a person in the planning field and someone that’s well respected in that field. Secondly, her familiarity with (the) Planning Commission and those on City Council. … (She) feels very comfortSee DIRECTOR on page 13A

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The city of Farmington Hills recently announced that Charmaine Kettler-Schmult has been promoted to the position of director of planning and community development.

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DOLLS TAKE UP RESIDENCE IN LOCAL MAILBOX

BY MARK VEST mvest@candgnews.com

ORCHARD LAKE — Last summer, the life of Orchard Lake resident Don R. Powell took a “crazy” turn.

One day last August, he went to check his mailbox, as he normally does.

But on that particular day, he saw more than he bargained for when he took a look inside.

“I noticed two little dolls sitting on a kind of a loveseat and a little table. And there was just a sticky note that said, ‘Mary and Shelley,’” Powell said. “I’m thinking to myself, (and) my wife is with me, ‘They must’ve put these in our mailbox by accident.’”

Powell lives on a cul-de-sac, and he learned that none of his neighbors had dolls in their mailboxes.

He estimated that his mailbox is “rather big” at 15 inches wide, 26 inches long and 10 inches high.

Powell said that his mailbox was custom-made to look similar to the house he and his wife share.

After thinking about throwing the dolls out, he had second thoughts.

“Instead of throwing them out, I said, ‘Why don’t I just put ’em back in there?

Maybe the person who put ’em in by ac-

ABOVE: Last summer, Orchard Lake resident Don R. Powell discovered that two dolls, Mary and Shelley, had taken up residence in his custom-made mailbox.

LEFT: Aside from two dolls, there have been a dog, a wood-burning stove and a Christmas tree with presents underneath it placed in the mailbox of Powell.

Photos provided by Don R. Powell

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Whitmer, Dingell, Stevens tour Novi construction site

BY CHARITY MEIER cmeier@candgnews.com

Spring has officially sprung as Michigan’s unofficial orange state “flowers” — construction barrels — are in full bloom.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, along with U.S. Reps. Debbie Dingell and Haley Stevens, and Michigan Department of Transportation acting Director Brad Wieferich, kicked off this construction season with a tour of a construction site at Interstate 96 and Beck Road in Novi on Tuesday, April 11. The site is part of the I-96 flex route project in Oakland County.

“This is an exciting project,” Whitmer said. “This flex lane, I think we’re going to see, it’s really going to improve the quality of life and safety in this business corridor.”

This will be the second flex route that the state has implemented; the first runs along U.S. 23 between M-14 and M-36 in Washtenaw County. The new flex route will go from Kent Lake Road to the Interstate 275/Interstate 696/M-5 interchange. It will feature intermittent shoulder use as lanes and ramp metering at eight ramps within the project limits, according to the state website.

An active traffic management system will be installed as well. The system will post variable speed advisories and traveler information using electronic message boards that will be positioned along the route. The median shoulders will be rebuilt to be used as additional lanes during peak travel periods, special events, maintenance activities, and incidents or crashes, the website states.

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LEFT: The Farmington Hills Golf Club features an 18-hole course and a driving range. The club has had a surge in popularity since the onset of COVID. BELOW: A golfer is pictured at the Farmington Hills Golf Club April 20. According to Jamie Cole, who is the FHGC’s PGA professional and pro shop manager, the club is averaging over 300 people a day, from May through September.

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“Golf is coming back at the Oakland County parks. All five opened (that) weekend,” said Matt Pardy, the supervisor of Red Oaks Golf Course in Madison Heights.

“We’re excited to get people out here to enjoy golf.”

He said that courses around the area have experienced a lot of business in the last few years since COVID-19.

“We definitely have been seeing a jump since COVID,” said Pardy. “Once people were able to get outside, golf has been very popular. We’ve seen that stick the last couple of years since then. It’s a good outdoor sport that keeps you away from people. We’re hoping that continues.”

Derick Marcum, the general manager of the Sanctuary Lake Golf Course in Troy, confirmed that they have been having above average business the last few years as well.

“We’ve been seeing an increase since COVID. It got a lot of new people involved in it. We’ve definitely seen it,” he remarked.

“We are very busy, even this early in the year.

We think it will continue this year. The biggest issue we could run into is Mother Nature.”

Jamie Cole is the Farmington Hills Golf Club PGA professional and pro shop manager.

He has also noticed an increase in the popularity of the sport.

“Since COVID, golf across the nation has gone up 20%, 30%, and by all means we have seen that here as well,” Cole said. “People, they couldn’t do anything during COVID, so people are taking up the game of golf.

They could be outdoors — one of the few things that were not restricted. … It’s popular enough where we take reservations a week in advance, and we’re filling our daily tee sheets.”

Prior to COVID, Cole said, the number of people playing golf was dropping off quite a bit.

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From Cole’s perspective, a large part of the surge of popularity is due to adults from 20 to 30 years old taking up the sport.

“A large part of them were the younger people,” he said. “People that weren’t interested — they took it up and they’ve stuck with it.”

Cole said that from May through September, the Farmington Hills Golf Club, which features an 18-hole course and a driving range, has been averaging over 300 people a day.

“After the first of the year quite a few phone calls start coming in, people just wondering if they can join a league or bring a league out here,” he said. “Start getting into February, it’s, ‘Do you have an opening date?’

People wanna get on the golf course and try out their Christmas presents. … And then once March hits, I’ll walk in two or three mornings a week to look at the phone messages, (and) I’ll have 50 or 60 phone calls.”

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The Sanctuary Lake course is in a rare position to judge attendance, since it is open year round and thus can track the sport’s popularity even in the off season.

“In terms of a start date, we are a unique course, since we stay open all year round,” said Marcum. “We’ve had games in January and February. Everyone seems really excited for the season and the warm weather. We’re seeing increased rounds.”

Business has been so good that Marcum suggested golfers check with whatever course they want to play at to see if they need to reserve a tee time.

“Booking a tee time is a must at most courses now,” he said. “You can’t usually just walk on, since tee times go so fast, so I would recommend it. There’s not usually trouble getting a time, but you’ll want to call ahead or go online before playing.”

Pardy said that golf has proven more and more popular since COVID due to its naturally socially distanced nature while allowing

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“We’re seeing a lot of newer golfers,” he said. “They are looking for something outside that they can do away from people. They are picking up the sport, and I think it’s catching on stronger than it has in a long time.”

“Golf is a fun, enjoyable experience,” Marcum added. “You’re outside. It can be competitive or non-competitive. It’s just a great game.”

Pardy encourages those who may have always wanted to try the game but never gotten around to it to consider playing a game or two this season or taking a lesson, adding that many courses — like those run by Oakland County — have differing options depending on who someone wants to play.

“There (were) no events on April 1.

We (were) just welcoming people back. Our season lasts until about early November. It depends on the weather, though,” he said.

“We have an array of golf options for beginners who want to try it out, all the way up to options for avid golfers. We have a premier course, Lyon Oaks, over in Wixom. Springfield Oaks in Springfield Township has a course Up North feel. Red Oaks is a nine-hole course in the middle of an urbanized area. It’s perfectly located for golfers to sneak out and play a quick nine.”

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CRIME

WATCH Check fraud reported at credit union

FARMINGTON — An employee of Credit Union One went into the police station at 1:40 p.m. March 27 to report that a member had passed a counterfeit check in the amount of $1774.03.

The suspect reportedly had attempted to pass similar checks at additional Credit Union One locations throughout the area.

The investigation was turned over to the Detective Bureau.

Stolen vehicle flees

FARMINGTON — A Farmington Public Safety officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle that was listed as stolen from Redford at 2:40 a.m. March 30.

As the officer activated emergency lights, the vehicle fled at a high rate of speed.

The officer notified dispatch, and the pursuit was terminated. The investigation was turned over to the Detective Bureau for further investigation.

Check altered, cashed in New York

FARMINGTON — An employee of Phoenix Theaters Monroe went into the police station at 2:49 p.m. March 30 to report that a check in the amount of $14,807 had been issued for payment to a business; however, the check never made it to the business and was instead altered and cashed by an unknown suspect in New York.

The investigation was turned over to the Detective Bureau.

Restaurants broken into

FARMINGTON — On April 2, at 4:24 a.m., Farmington Public Safety officers responded to Kyma Greek Grill, located at 34635 Grand River Ave., on a report of

a breaking and entering alarm. Officers checked the business, but no signs of forced entry were immediately observed.

At 5:34 a.m., officers were dispatched to the Rams Horn restaurant located at 32435 Grand River Ave. on a report of a breaking and entering alarm. Upon arrival, they saw a 48-year-old resident of Farmington Hills attempting to force entry into the business.

The suspect was arrested and is being held, pending charges from the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office.

Further investigation revealed that the same man was responsible for breaking into Kyma approximately one hour prior, police said.

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FARMINGTON — On April 3, a resident went to the front desk of the police station to report that his vehicle had been stolen from the parking lot of a local business.

He said that the stolen vehicle belongs to his business and has GPS tracking.

He told police that he would contact the appropriate agency if he sees the vehicle moving on GPS. After taking the initial report, Livonia police advised that they had recovered the vehicle and had a suspect in custody.

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cident is going to realize that and retrieve them,’” Powell said.

Approximately two or three weeks later, not only were the dolls still there, but additional items were placed inside the mailbox, including a rug on the floor, a little dog and a picture hanging up behind a couch.

That prompted Powell to pay a visit to Nextdoor, an app in which residents can get local tips and buy and sell items, among other things.

“I went on Nextdoor and did a post, kind of tongue-in-cheek, that I was trying to find the culprits,” he said. “So I went on that app and kinda made it into a detective story — if anybody could identify or knows who did it. And I said, ‘Person or persons,’ like it’s some big job that was done.”

Powell said that he got a big response to his post.

“People were saying, ‘This is so funny.’

‘This made my day.’ ‘I spit up my coffee when I started reading this.’ So it egged me on that this is a positive thing that other people find humor in,” he said.

In more “tongue-in-cheek” fashion, Powell said that he also contacted the Oak-

Photo provided by Don R. Powell

Life has been more interesting than usual for Orchard Lake resident Don R. Powell since two dolls and other items have been mysteriously placed in his custom-made mailbox. land County Sheriff ’s Office and the Orchard Lake Police lab to find out if they could check for fingerprints on the mailbox.

Other items that have been added to the mailbox since Mary and Shelley first appeared include a four-poster bed and a wood-burning stove.

Around Halloween, skeletons were placed inside, which was followed by a Christmas tree with presents underneath it near Christmastime.

On one occasion, Powell said, there was a letter in his mailbox that provided more details about Mary and Shelley.

He said that it was “obviously the same person who put them there.”

Powell shared the content of the letter: “We lived in a doll house that was two-story, but our cousin Shirley had a broken leg and had trouble going up and down the steps,” the letter stated. “Walking along through the neighborhood, we saw your one-story custom-made mailbox. We thought it would make a perfect new home.”

The story of how Mary and Shelley ended up in his mailbox is a mystery that Powell doesn’t necessarily want to solve anymore.

He was asked if there are any suspects.

“I have an idea, but it’s almost like I don’t even want to find out, because I like the idea of them continuing to add — to change things around,” Powell said. “It gives me a sense of surprise when I open the mailbox, if indeed there is something new there. And of course, (it) gives me fodder to talk about Mary and Shelley. Somebody that’s reading the posts and reacting to it — amongst those 382 — is probably the person responsible.”

Since the story of Mary and Shelley has gone public, including via his posts, Powell said that he has become a “little bit of a celebrity” in the neighborhood.

“I like to make people laugh; I like peoSee DOLLS on page 11A

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Farmington Players set to present ‘A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder’

FARMINGTON HILLS — The Farmington Players Club is scheduled to present “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder” April 28-May 20.

The Tony Award-winning musical comedy follows Monty Navarro, who discovers he’s eighth in line for an earldom in the wealthy D’Ysquith family of 20th century London.

“Monty soon hatches a scheme to bump off every unsuspecting relative in his path, so he can earn his spot as head of the clan,” according to a press release.

Face masks are recommended but not currently required at the Farmington Players Barn Theatre, the release states.

Tickets cost $27 for adults and $25 for seniors and students.

Reserved seats are available at both www.farmingtonplayers.org and the box office, at (248) 553-2955. Emails can be sent to boxof fice@farmingtonplayers.org. The Farmington Players Barn Theater is located at 32332 W. 12 Mile Road in Farmington Hills.

FARMINGTON HILLS — The Farmington Hills Hawk Makerspace earned the 2022-23 Facility Design Award from the Michigan Recreation and Park Association, according to a press release from the city.

Located inside the city’s Community Center, the makerspace offers access to equipment, such as woodshop tools or technology, and a place for people to work on projects.

Designated woodshop and craft lab hours are available to the public.

For beginners, hobbyists and entrepreneurs, an open studio passholder program is also available.

“Throughout the construction and development of the project, Bosch was a key supporter of the Hawk Makerspace, which was made possible through a grant from the Bosch Community Fund,” the release states.

Hazardous materials drop-off day scheduled at Heritage Park

FARMINGTON HILLS — The city of Farmington Hills, in cooperation with the Resource, Recovery and Recycling Authority of Southwest Oakland County, is scheduled to hold a household hazardous materials drop-off day to help residents safely dispose of household chemicals and other items that can harm the environment, according to a press release from the city of Farmington Hills.

The event is set to take place 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, May 6, in Parking Lot #8 at the Oakland Community College Orchard Ridge Campus, located at 27055 Orchard Lake Road.

Residents of Recycling Authority member communities, including Farmington Hills, Farmington, Milford village and township, Novi, South Lyon, Southfield, Walled Lake, and Wixom, are eligible to attend with a driver’s license or other proof of residency.

“Participants are asked to remain in their vehicles to comply with safety and health protocols,” the release states. Items should be placed in a sturdy box on the floor or in the trunk. All containers must be labeled and cannot hold more than 5 gallons or weigh more than 50 pounds. Document shredding is available, with a 100-pound or three-box limit per household.

Simple Recycling will not be on-site for household item recycling, according to the release.

For more information, visit the Recycling Authority website at rrrasoc.org or call (248) 208-2270.

Plant and seed swap scheduled at Heritage Park

FARMINGTON HILLS — The Farmington Hills Beautification Commission is inviting community members to its annual Plant and Seed Swap.

The event is scheduled to be held rain or shine 8:30-10:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 13, at the Heritage Park Visitor’s Center parking lot, which is located at 24915 Farmington Road.

For nearly 20 years, both amateur and Master Gardeners have attended the annual plant swap, bringing plants from their own gardens and trading them for new and sometimes exotic species, according to a press release.

“Gardening enthusiasts should come prepared, bright and early, with gloves, wagons, pots, plants and seeds to trade,” the release states.

“Members from the Farmington Hills Beautification Commission and the Farmington Garden Club will be on hand to answer questions and interact with those who have a similar interest in beautifying the community.”

For more information, call Community Development Coordinator Tracey Emmanuel at (248) 871-2545 or visit fhgov.com.

Farmington High raises money for charity

FARMINGTON — Farmington High School held its annual Charity Week March 13-17.

This year, the school raised funds for Operation Common Good.

Farmington High School raised $12,230, which was double its total fundraising goal, according to a press release.

The school raised funds through events held at the school, raffles, sponsorships and donations.

Charity Week was put on by the Student Council, which held various Charity Week events to help raise money.

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That effort raised $3,141. Other events included a movie day that raised $1,875 and an Exile Island event that raised $1,947.

Operation Common Good was started by students and staff at Warner Middle School in 2004, when students noticed the needs of their peers. Operation Common Good has provided assistance to Farmington Public Schools’ families to help with school supplies, field trips and pay-to-participate fees as well as rent and utility assistance, the release states.

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Now, the spring and fall Bug Hunts, and the winter Stonefly Search draw over 100 volunteers, from college students to citizen scientists, local environmentalists and others curious about what lies beneath the surface of the Rouge. With 27 sites to inspect for various species such as aquatic insects, snails, clams, mayfly larva, dragonfly larva and crayfish, 13 teams set out April 15 p.m. at this year’s spring Bug Hunt.

Petrella explained that the reason for this collection is that the bugs found help to provide more insight into the health of the river and quality of habitat.

“Some of these bugs, like the dragonfly larva, have lived there for as long as three years. So, their presence or absence is a really good indication of overall water quality. If there’s a problem at the site, if it gets polluted, they’re not going to be there anymore.

In a way, it’s a better way to monitor the site than to go out and do water quality parameters like temperature, pH and dissolved oxygen. We do the monitoring to assess the sites where there might be restoration projects. And at another level, we’re just going out there to screen for problems.”

After the bugs are collected, they are preserved so that the Friends can examine and identify them further under a microscope. The bugs collected are also stored in long-term records.

“A few years ago, we found a new species of caddisflies that had not been identified in the state of Michigan,” Petrella said. “We were really excited about it, and because we had collections from past years, we could go back to see if we had found it before.”

Petrella details another exciting find during a Stonefly Search a few years back where stoneflies were detected in Detroit, near Eight Mile Road. According to Petrella,

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TOP: Steve Boegehold, of Clinton Township, joins in on the hunt with team leader Ben Kramer, of Ann Arbor, to collect water samples from the Rouge River in Southfield. ABOVE: Kelly McCabe, of Ann Arbor, looks for bugs and tests water from the Rouge River in Southfield April 15. In the background are Anna Boegehold, of Dearborn, and her cousin, Serena Boegehold, of Clinton Township. this was a surprising find because stoneflies are one of the most sensitive organisms, and you wouldn’t expect them that far downstream.

At each site, 100 bugs are collected.

“It’s a lot of bugs to collect and identify, and some of them are very tiny,” Petrella said.

“But it’s giving us great information. By collecting them like this, we’ve had graduate students study our insect collection. We had

one that did an analysis of heavy metals and went back and analyzed our caddisflies. We had some students looking at the genetics of the caddisfly population, and they actually traced when that new species of caddisflies came into the watershed.”

Anna Boegehold is an algal toxin and ecology research specialist at the University of Michigan’s Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research, and she is also a seasoned Bug Hunter.

Boegehold began participating in the FOTR’s Bug Hunt as a Ph.D. student at Wayne State University with her aquatic ecology lab. She continued her involvement a decade later and serves as a team leader; she explained that this has become a fun hobby that aligns with her professional life. Boegehold explains that the Rouge flows into the Detroit River, which is one of the main inputs of water in western Lake Erie, “so everything that we do in the Rouge impacts the ecosystem that I study.

“It’s a really cool program that influences research in the area. And they have a ton of data, like a couple of decades’ worth. Both my Ph.D. lab, which is Donna Kashian’s lab at Wayne State, and the lab I’m in now at Sigler have both used Friends of the Rouge data for scientific publications and research that they’ve done.”

Boegehold stated that this is a hobby that she’s invited her dad and her cousin to join in on.

“I started inviting my cousin, who is 14 years younger than me, when she was a preteen 10 years ago and got her interested. I moved back from being out of state for a few years, so she’s really excited to do the Bug Hunts again.”

For more information on the Friends of the Rouge, visit https://therouge.org.

To access the academic articles that used the FOTR’s data, visit sciencedirect.com/ science/article/pii/S0022169422010459 and sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/ pii/ S1470160X20304131.

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ple to be happy, and this is one small way of doing that,” he said. “Making people happy is helping people. … I enjoy it.”

Powell’s sense of humor is what led his son, Jordan, who is an attorney residing in Chicago, to originally suspect that it was his dad who placed Mary and Shelley in the mailbox.

“My dad’s kind of a jokester, and he gets a kick out of playing jokes and funny and quirky things,” Jordan said. “So my first thought was that he did it and set up the whole thing himself. … But then he finally convinced me it wasn’t him and it was actually a neighbor or somebody else doing it.”

Jordan shared his current perspective of the saga of Mary and Shelley landing in his parents’ mailbox.

“Whoever was doing it or is doing it, I’m not sure that anybody knows — I thought it was clever, and something during odd times in all of our lives right now — to see something different and kind of cheery and happy,” he said. “My dad got quite a kick out of it, so it was nice to see him excited about it.”

Powell said that he has gotten comments from people inquiring if Mary and Shelley have electricity or enough food, and what kind of work they do.

“There’s this kind of aura around Mary and Shelley that people want to find out more about them,” he said.

Powell thinks his mailbox was chosen to be Mary and Shelley’s home because of its size and because it looked like a “cozy house.”

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Although Powell said that he hasn’t gotten anything new in the mailbox pertaining to Mary and Shelley for the past month or so, the intrigue hasn’t stopped.

“It’s kinda taken on a life of its own,” he said. “It’s gotten a lot (of ) notoriety, and I’m having fun with it. I have a quirky sense of humor, so this is right up my alley. … Everybody is shocked by the whole concept of it, and these are not little cheapo dolls — they’re all wooden figures, so they’re quite expensive in nature.”

Powell is the president and CEO of the American Institute for Preventive Medicine in Farmington Hills. However, Mary and Shelley’s arrival could help lead to a second career.

“It’s gone on and on, and the response, which is so heartwarming, is so uniformly positive,” Powell said. “Because we live in such a kind of, I’d say a negative-oriented period of time — there’s just so much bad stuff going on in the world — this has been an uplifting, positive thing, and it’s actually kind of inspired me to think about writing a children’s book on this same concept.”

Powell said that his letter carrier has joked that “he knew us before we had people living in our mailbox.”

So long as he keeps getting reactions like that, Mary and Shelley aren’t likely to have to go find a new mailbox to crash in anytime soon.

“As long as there’s new stuff in the mailbox (and) as long as people don’t get sick and tired of it,” Powell said. “You might get people rolling their eyes — ‘Oh, not Mary and Shelley again.’ But for the most part, the vast majority enjoy it.”

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it also will relieve a lot of congestion,” said Wieferich.

Wierferich said that a study conducted in 2019 showed a 17% decrease in highway crashes along the Washtenaw County flex route and a need to expand it. He said that since 2019, the state has invested more than $9 billion into the trunkline highway program, including investments for Whitmer’s Rebuilding Michigan program. Trunkline highways are those with numbers and prefixes of “I,” “U.S.” or “M.” “Most importantly at this moment I want to thank Michiganders for their patience as we are rebuilding our state,” Whitmer said.

“Please recognize that instead of doing patches every couple of years, we are actually rebuilding this damn road, so you don’t have to deal with continued superficial improvements. So, when you do it right, you build it to last, and that’s what we’re doing here,” she said.

According to Whitmer, the $269 million I-96 flex project, now in its second year of construction, has created 3,416 jobs for

Michigan workers. Whitmer stressed the importance of practicing construction zone safety to protect the workers.

“When you see an orange barrel, it might not make you happy, but it should remind you to slow down and appreciate we’re getting work done. But there’s men and women on the side of the road risking their lives. Please be careful and stay alert,” she said.

“The state has been doing an excellent job of getting out there,” said Dingell. “I’m sick of orange barrels and I’m, like all of you, experiencing more congestion than I want, but we’re fixing the roads.”

The flex route project is funded through the Rebuilding Michigan program.

The governor established the fund to rebuild the state highways and bridges that are critical to the state’s economy and carry the most traffic. As of April 11, workers had laid down 16,000 lane miles of roads and 12,000 bridges since the program was implemented, according to Krystle Schnell, a health and safety instructor at the Construction Career Center in Howell. For more information, visit drivingoakland.com.

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able presenting different cases and different projects before those elected bodies.”

There are also some other specific factors that make Kettler-Schmult an asset to the city, from Mekjian’s perspective.

“She has a very high level of familiarity with our planning ordinances and zoning ordinances … (and) along with other folks in our organization that are part of our development team, it makes us a bit of a force to be reckoned with, to try to get projects through as quickly as possible and into construction,” he said. “So it’s key.”

Kettler-Schmult discussed the primary differences between her new role and the one she previously held.

“My current role is director over the entire department, which includes code enforcements, buildings, planning (and) community development,” she said. “Previously, I was only the community development coordinator, and that would be primarily dealing with grant administration (and) community development block grants.”

Aside from going through the process of updating the city’s master plan, KettlerSchmult also has other aspirations in her new role.

“Making sure that everyone on my team is moving forward in a very positive, productive way,” she said. “We’ve got a lot happening through our building department. Our code enforcement’s always keeping up with things that are going on, so the goal, shortterm, is keeping everything steady, having that good responsiveness to the community and services that they’re expecting, and then moving forward we’re looking to incorporate some technological advances, especially with permitting and applications.”

Kettler-Schmult expanded on some of the roles she helps play for the city.

“With the planning office, that department handles the requests for new development that comes into the community, so it’s making sure that complies with the goals and vision, or what we see as the future of the community — so different land uses, different areas, the building permits,” she said. “That’s how you make sure you have quality construction going on in the community and making sure that residents are aware of what those updated and necessary regulations are for safety in construction.

Code enforcement, they’re out there almost every day looking for issues that pop up, making sure we get that trash taken care of, (making) sure that folks aren’t in violation of codes that make the community a very livable and aesthetically pleasing location. And new development, they’re cranking forward with processing all the federal grants that keep coming our way, so the funding’s being used properly.”

Kettler-Schmult’s new role comes during a time when the city has been considering what could lie ahead over the next half century, as this year is Farmington Hills’ 50th anniversary.

“It’s a very interesting and exciting view for the future, especially since we’re in the middle of this master plan process,” she said.

“Looking to see, since we’re at our 50th anniversary for the community, what’s gonna be coming up for the next 50 years? Our development, our planning. Lots of things have been status quo for the last 15, 20, and looking at that new vision the Planning Commission and City Council are trying to put together for different corridors — for a different vision for what’s gonna be happening in the community — it’s pretty exciting to see how this is gonna play out. We’re still in the middle of it, so it’s really hard to predict where we’re going.”

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METRO DETROIT — Conditions such as stress and anxiety can often be easy to ignore or write off as minor problems.

However, this April, which is Stress Awareness Month, medical experts want to remind people that caring for their mental health can be as important as caring for their physical health.

Dr. Jeffrey Guina is the program director of the psychiatry residency training program at Corewell Health. He said that while some people have higher risk factors for stress than others, it is a condition that can affect anyone.

“Whenever I think about risk factors for anything, I step back and think about things biologically, socially and psychologically. It is both nature and nurture at play. Some risk factors include genetics. We’ve identified certain genes which are associated with higher risks of stress or higher risks of anxiety disorders or depressive disorders. A lot of these affect serotonin dysfunction, which can affect emotional regulation. Other genes affect cortisol, which is our body’s primary stress chemical,” Guina explained. “If someone has a family history of conditions like PTSD or depression or anxiety, they may be at higher risk of developing disorders themselves. …

Environmental factors can make a huge difference. Personal history like child abuse or neglect or trauma from combat can cause a lot of recurrent stress and anxiety in people’s lives.”

Dr. Asha Shajahan, the medical director of community health for Corewell Grosse Pointe, said that stress can have numerous effects on both the human mind and the human body.

“When you get stressed out, people get that fight-or-flight response,” she said. “Your body is fully alert, but different parts of the body are affected by this. Muscles tense up, for instance. This can, when this stress is frequent, can cause headaches or muscle aches, because it happens so often. You also can get rapid heart rate or rapid breathing issues.

This can induce panic attacks or cause blood pressure to increase. That in turn can lead to heart attacks or strokes.”

Shajahan went on to say that the effects can be wide ranging in ways most people don’t think of.

“It can affect the brain-gut health,” she said. “The bacteria that grows normally are affected, so people can get stomach aches, bloating, diarrhea and so forth. The increase

of certain hormones and the reduction of others can cause problems including obesity, diabetes or harm your immune system.”

“Not getting enough sleep is another big risk factor,” Guina added. “(Not) getting enough rest, with no TV or radio or phone exuding light, can make our sleep less deep, restful and restorative. Nutrition and exercise are both important factors when dealing with anxiety and stress. Exercise releases endorphins and ensures you get good nutritious meals and makes sure we get all of the right building blocks of serotonin, like B12 and protein; then our body can’t make enough of it to help us regulate emotions and our sleep.”

Guina said that among the worst factors that can come into play can be using or overusing a substance to try to artificially control stress and anxiety.

“Substance abuse is often a vicious cycle,” he said. “People use substances when they are stressed, which abates it in the short term, but as they develop it as a habit, it can cause dysfunction in their lives, which increases stress in the long term. As Michigan has recently legalized marijuana, people think it reduces stress, but in my experience, it does the opposite. Most studies show it worsens anxiety in the long term, and irritability is one of the chief symptoms of its withdrawal.”

Both Guina and Shajahan said one of the most important things for people living with stress and anxiety to do is find healthy relaxing activities.

“The biggest thing is finding something to help you relax,” Shajahan said. “That tenseness or gut problems needs to be addressed. Regular exercise and proper sleep are the two big things people should be doing.

Finding things you enjoy doing, whether it’s going out in nature or spending time with family, also is important. You need those things that help you relax.”

“Avoiding those negative things like drugs and alcohol. Seeking support and social activity can help. Friends, family, clergy or psychological professionals can all be part of a good support network,” Guina added.

“Formal treatments can be important in a lot of cases, which can include medication.

There are dozens of medications which can help with stress and anxiety. Medication is rarely a magic bullet to eliminate a condition like anxiety, but it can be a key component.”

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FARMINGTON HILLS — According to a press release, Farmington Hills Police Chief Jeff King is reminding the community that April is Autism Awareness Month, a time dedicated to increasing awareness, understanding and acceptance for individuals with autism spectrum disorder.

Since 2021, the Farmington Hills Police Department has partnered with the Jack’s Place for Autism Foundation in Southfield to gain insight on the latest methods used to reduce anxiety, the release states.

Jack’s Place donated stuffed dogs, weighted blankets, headphones, sunglasses and other stress-relieving items to create sensory bags carried in all Police Department patrol vehicles. The sensory bags also contain nonverbal cue cards that help officers communicate with autistic individuals and comfort them in a time of need.

“The Farmington Hills Police Department is honored to partner with Jack’s Place,” King stated in the release. “The sensory bags help our officers increase their response capabilities and better serve all of our

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Farmington Hills Police Department vehicles have been carrying sensory bags with stress-relieving items to help officers communicate with autistic individuals. community members.”

During April, autism awareness window clings will be given out at the Farmington Hills Police Department Command Desk, courtesy of Jack’s Place, according to the release.

Recipients are asked to apply the window clings to highly visible glass surfaces in their homes or cars to alert officers that someone with autism is present in the vehicle or at the residence.

The department is also placing autism awareness car magnets on all patrol vehicles during the month of April.

For more information about the FHPD’s sensory bags, call (248) 871-2750.

For information about Jack’s Place and support services for families impacted by autism, visit jacksplaceforautism.org.

Call Staff Writer Mark Vest at (586) 498-1052.

are treatments, medications and lifestyle changes that can help. However, Guina pointed out that ignoring such issues can have dire consequences.

“Life is difficult. You may think you’ll deal with it later, but there’s a good chance that more stress is around the corner. Unresolved stress or trauma can only pile up with the new. This can mean not keeping up with school or work. You can be irritable or on edge, and it can affect friendships, family relationships or romantic relationships. It can also become internalized and cause social issues and people isolating themselves. We saw a lot of that during the pandemic as people isolated by necessity and had job insecurity. Sites like gyms and places of worship were closed, but liquor stores and marijuana dispensaries were still open, so a lot of people developed poor coping mechanisms,” he said. “Don’t forget that selfharm or suicide can be extreme results from (stress and anxiety). It’s not something that everyone will have to deal with, but for some people, that can be the end of this road if these issues go untreated.”

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K E E W E H T F O RIME C • K E E W E F TH O E M I R C • K NEWSWORTHY OF THE WEE INCIDENTS REPORTED TO LOCAL POLICE, AS COMPILED BY C & G REPORTERS

Passenger points gun at valet driver

SOUTHFIELD — At 11:55 p.m. April 1, officers were dispatched to a lounge in the 29000 block of Northwestern Highway. The reporting party was a valet driver who was approached by an upset customer complaining about damage done to his driver’s side mirror.

The valet driver snapped the mirror back into place. The driver seemed to be appeased by this action. However, a passenger who was intoxicated was not. He approached the valet driver and demanded money to remedy the situation.

The valet driver explained that he was not the one who had parked the vehicle and advised the suspect to speak with the manager.

The suspect lifted his hoodie to reveal a handgun in his waistband and then proceeded to verbally threaten the valet driver. The valet driver then took an undisclosed amount of money from his pocket and handed it to the suspect. The suspect reached into the victim’s pocket and took the remaining money from his pocket before driving off in the black Mercedes at high speed.

An investigation was ongoing.

Thief attempts to hit employee with vehicle during getaway

SOUTHFIELD — An employee at a discount store on Greenfield Road told police that he was working the cash register when a man went into the store and asked where the coolers were at 7:25 p.m. March 29.

Another employee led the man to a blue and white cooler, which the customer began filling with merchandise. The employee at the register watched the man near the checkout and noticed a bulge on his back hip that he believed to be a firearm, although he never actually saw the firearm.

The suspect then ran out of the store with the cooler full of merchandise. The employee ran outside, attempting to stop the theft, but the suspect had already gotten inside his older-model black Chevrolet Cavalier. As the suspect was attempting to leave the parking lot, he tried to hit the employee with his vehicle and then pointed a handgun out the window directly at him.

Caller impersonates police officer

WEST BLOOMFIELD — On March 31, the West Bloomfield Police Department received several calls from residents stating that they were receiving calls from an individual claiming to be a police officer from the West Bloomfield Police Department.

The caller was attempting to get funds from residents due to their “criminal citations.”

The caller stated that the residents had not shown up for court and that they needed to pay a fine.

Four separate residents reportedly immediately realized that it was a fraud and disconnected the call.

The case was turned over to detectives.

Vehicle goes missing at tire shop

WEST BLOOMFIELD — A resident dropped off a vehicle for service on March 28 at a business on West Maple Road.

When employees went to retrieve the vehicle the next day, it was missing.

Employees noted broken glass on the pavement where the vehicle, a 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT, had been parked.

A pair of golf clubs was reported to have been in the vehicle.

The case was turned over to detectives.

Two arrested after reportedly stealing ice cream from gas station

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — Bloomfield Township police officers took a report of a retail fraud from a gas station in the 3900 block of Telegraph Road at approximately 4 p.m. April 1.

The gas station reported that a man and a woman had stolen ice cream from the gas station and left in a light-blue SUV. Officers immediately observed the SUV leaving the gas station and driving north on Telegraph Road and initiated a traffic stop, discovering the vehicle had a stolen license plate affixed to it. Both suspects were taken into custody.

During a search of the suspect vehicle, officers found a stolen credit card, narcotics, narcotics equipment and prescription pills that did not belong to either suspect. Police said the stolen credit card and prescription pills were linked to larcenies from vehicles that had occurred approximately one-hour prior in the area of Maple and Telegraph roads.

Overseas traveler returns to unknown woman in her home

BIRMINGHAM — At approximately 5:20 p.m. April 4, an officer was dispatched to take a larceny report in the 800 block of East 14 Mile Road.

A 32-year-old woman reported that upon returning from a trip, she found her residence occupied by an unknown female.

The unknown subject stated that she had rented the house through a rental website. Upon the unknown subject vacating the residence, the victim advised that her friend lists the residence on multiple rental websites while she is away.

The victim reported that several items were missing from the residence, totaling approximately $6,300.

An investigation was ongoing.

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Police make drug arrest

BERKLEY — A 51-year-old Detroit woman was arrested for possession of crack cocaine at 12:19 a.m.

April 7 near Catalpa Drive and Gardner Avenue.

According to the report, police observed an unknown person approach a running vehicle at Catalpa and Coolidge Highway. The encounter was approximately 10-20 seconds, according to the police report.

The subject left while the vehicle began traveling on Catalpa. Police believed the vehicle to be the same one in which the driver had been arrested for possession of crack cocaine several weeks prior.

Police pulled over the vehicle. When asked by police, the driver confirmed that her license was suspended. She reportedly said the person she spoke to when police were watching was someone who owed her money. At some point during a search of the vehicle, according to the report, police found a suspected rock of crack cocaine. The woman was placed under arrest.

Police also arrested the woman for driving while her license was suspended and having open intoxicants in a motor vehicle.

Berkley police arrest man for fleeing and eluding

BERKLEY — A 24-year-old Royal Oak man was arrested for third-degree fleeing and eluding at 11:59 p.m. April 2 near Morrison and Tyler avenues.

The report stated that police observed a vehicle traveling at around 56 mph, above the residential speed limit of 25 miles per hour. When police attempted to stop the vehicle, it reportedly continued to speed and run through stop signs. It would eventually come to a stop.

An officer with gun drawn demanded that the driver stay in the vehicle and throw his keys outside, which he did. The officer then had the driver get out of the vehicle so he could be placed in handcuffs; the driver cooperated with the instructions. When asked why he kept driving when police attempted to pull the vehicle over, the man said he did not have a license, according to the report. He was then placed under arrest.

Couple arrested for retail fraud, possession of meth, carrying a concealed weapon, child endangerment

ROCHESTER HILLS — Deputies responded to a store in the 2500 block of South Adams Road at 4:35 p.m. March 27 on the report of a retail fraud.

Loss prevention personnel, which had two individuals in their office waiting for deputies to arrive, said they saw a man and a woman taking items offered for sale. The man, a 32-year old from Flint, removed the anti-theft device from a video game and concealed the game, with other items, on his person. He was also

found to be in possession of an Alpha key used to remove anti-theft devices.

The woman, a 31-year-old from Flint, had also concealed items in her purse. Per further investigation, she was found to be in possession of a small vial of suspected methamphetamine. Both were taken into custody without incident.

Both individuals advised that their children were waiting for them in a vehicle in the store parking lot.

The grandparents of the children were contacted and recovered the children.

An inventory search of the vehicle revealed narcotics paraphernalia and a loaded pistol under the passenger seat.

The vehicle was impounded. The recovered paraphernalia and a pistol were transported and logged into property. The suspects were transported to the Oakland County Jail for processing and housing.

Suspect allegedly flees from officers

TROY — Troy police officers responded to a possible medical run after a caller reported that a Buick Regal was stopped in the center of the Interstate 75 off-ramp near Rochester Road.

Upon arrival, officers found the vehicle stopped on the exit ramp approximately 200 feet from the intersection, and they knocked on the window to try to wake the driver. He awoke and proceeded to drive away. Officers pursued the vehicle, and he pulled over into a parking lot three-quarters of a mile away. The driver denied seeing officers on the exit ramp or being stopped with his eyes closed, despite having been spotted by officers minutes before.

The driver was asked to perform several sobriety evaluations, which he performed poorly. He submitted to a preliminary breath test, with a result of a 0.12% blood alcohol content. The driver was arrested and transported to the police lockup, where he refused to take a chemical breath test. A search warrant to complete the blood draw was prepared and granted.

His blood was drawn by medical personnel.

The driver was charged with one count of fleeing and eluding - fourth degree and one count of operating while intoxicated.

Sunglasses stolen from bar urinal

NOVI — A man submitted an online police report after his sunglasses were stolen from a urinal at the Sedona Taphouse, located at 27466 Novi Road in Novi, at 6 p.m. April 7. According to the report, the man put his sunglasses on top of the urinal when he went to use the restroom and forgot to pick them back up.

According to the report, when he returned to claim them, the sunglasses were gone. No further information was available.

NURSE SAVES LIFE DURING ART CLASS

TROY — The quick thinking of a nurse saved the life of a 29-year-old man in Troy March 19.

Lindsay Nagle was attending an art class in the basement of a Troy home when one of the other attendees suffered a sudden heart attack. She administered CPR on him until he was taken by ambulance to a local hospital.

Brighton resident Julie Chapman, the sister of the homeowner, was a witness to the event.

“My youngest son is an art teacher,” she said. “He was doing a painting class and a young man there had a heart attack. One of the girls attending, Lindsey, is an ICU nurse, a friend of my sister, and did CPR and saved his life.”

Chapman said that the art student is now recovering well and that the expertise of Nagle saved his life.

“We just want to thank her and get her some recognition for what she had done,” said Chapman. “It was quite an ordeal. If not for her, this boy would be dead.”

Photo provided by Julie Chapman

HELP PRESERVE LOCAL HISTORY AKA Sorority Inc. to hold community baby shower

NOVI/EASTPOINTE — The Omega Epsilon Omega Chapter in Novi of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. will host a community baby shower at the Novi Civic Center, located at 45175 W. 10 Mile Road, at 2 p.m. April 30. The event will benefit the Gianna House Foundation, which provides shelter and outreach services to at-risk pregnant moms and infants under 1 year of age.

The foundation’s building, located at 21357 Redmond Ave. in Eastpointe, sustained extensive damage Dec. 26, 2022, when the pipes on its old boiler burst, resulting in massive water damage to all four floors of the building. The organization also lost all of its accumulated charitable donations for moms and infants.

To donate, visit the Gianna House Foundation baby registry on Amazon. Monetary donations are also accepted. For more information, call LaRhonda Richardson at (248) 686-8959 or LeKisha Maxwell at (313) 220-0399.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — The Grosse Pointe-area Questers are teaming up with the Grosse Pointe Historical Society to host a spring yard sale with proceeds to benefit preservation and restoration of the interior of the Provencal-Weir House, the oldest house in the Pointes.

The sale will take place on the GPHS campus — which includes the new GPHS administration and archives building and the Provencal-Weir House at 375 and 376 Kercheval Ave., respectively, in Grosse Pointe Farms — from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 29 and noon to 5 p.m. April 30.

Entitled “Je Ne Sais Quoi,” the sale will include vintage and new items.

Photos by Eric Stroh will also be available for purchase.

Community members who’d like to contribute new or used items for the sale can do so by bringing them to the Provencal-Weir House no later than 9:30 a.m. April 29. Items should be priced in advance. Portable tables to display items for the sale are needed as well, if anyone has a table to share with the GPHS for the sale. For more information, visit www.gphistorical.com.

APRIL IS THE MONTH OF THE MILITARY CHILD LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer proclaimed April as the Month of the Military Child, which recognizes the

important role military children play in supporting their families during deployments, relocations and other challenging circumstances.

According to U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Paul D. Rogers, adjutant general and director of the Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, there are more than 17,000 children of service members in Michigan who are directly affected by military deployment.

Local communities are encouraged to schedule activities in support of military children. That could include promoting the Month of the Military Child on websites along with links to resources for military families, special announcements at spring sporting events, or military-themed projects and observances at home or in schools.

The DMVA synchronizes strategic, legislative and fiscal initiatives designed to build and sustain military readiness, care and advocacy for veterans and cultivate purposeful partnerships. Branch operations include Michigan Veteran Homes, Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency, Army National Guard and Air National Guard which stand in support of the department’s mission to serve every member. For more information, visit michigan.gov/dmva.

BLAIR BAZAAR LOOKING FOR VENDORS CLAWSON — The Blair Memorial Library is seeking vendors to participate in its second annual Blair Bazaar event, which is scheduled to take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, May 21, at the library, 416 N. Main St. Vendors will be able to sell items ranging from artwork, crafts and collectibles to flea market or estate sale items, perennial plants and baked goods. People can bring a table, tent and chair to set up a booth.

Vendors will be provided with two parking spaces at the event, and spaces are available on a first-come, first-served basis until April 30.

People can drop off an application and $40 donation to the Friends of the Blair Memorial Library at the library checkout desk.

The application can be found at the event’s Facebook page. For more information and to ask questions, contact Jeanne Nenadovich at (248) 275-9661.