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TOWNSHIP ASSESSOR SHARES POSITIVE REPORT AT BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
BY GENA JOHNSON gjohnson@candgnews.com
WEST BLOOMFIELD — At the April 14 West Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees meeting, the township’s assessor, Robert Scripture, gave a property revenue tax update report for the 2026 tax year and 2027 budget year.
The March quarterly review ended March 11. The township turned in all the state and county reporting required, according to Scripture. It was accepted and in compliance.
The township experienced an increase of 6.1% in assessed value of property and an increase of 5.57% in taxable value of property, according to Scripture.
He explained that his department looks at “seven big factors,” which include residential sales, transfer of ownership, current millages, property tax exemptions and appeals to the Michigan Tax Tribunal, which, according to Michigan.gov, is a “quasi-judicial administrative court that hears tax appeals for all Michigan state and local taxes.”
West Bloomfield is primarily a residential community, according to Scripture.
“Therefore, the residential market has a large weight in our evaluation,” he said.
He also explained that the data includes the inflation rate multiplier, which, according to the assessor, is not concluded until this October. However, the township’s Assessing Department runs their own analysis throughout the year.
“Currently, I am projecting about 3% for the consumer price index,” he said.
Transfer of ownership looks at the sales of property in the township and new construction projects, as well as the additions to the community, according to Scripture. Projects that started last
Mother's Day is May 11
FIRE STATION NO. 1 GETS APPROVAL FOR RENOVATIONS AND EXPANSIONS
BY GENA JOHNSON gjohnson@candgnews.com
WEST BLOOMFIELD — The West Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees unanimously approved a resolution to use $721,800 from the public safety capital fund for the expansion and renovation of Fire Station No. 1 at a Township Board meeting April 14. The resolution was approved with a 6-0 vote. Township Supervisor Jonathan Warshay was absent from the meeting.
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West Bloomfield Fire Department Station No. 1 is more than 50 years old and needs updating. The West Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees unanimously approved a resolution to utilize more than $700,000 in funds for the station’s renovations and updates.
The necessary burden of teen car insurance
BY TAYLOR CHRISTENSEN tchristensen@candgnews.com
METRO DETROIT— Obtaining a driver’s license is one of the major milestones in life but also can become a liability very quickly.
“Statistics show that young drivers are involved in more car accidents, and many companies consider them a greater risk,” a fact sheet shared at michigan. gov states. “As a result, automobile insurance will be one of the most expensive costs teens will face in relation to obtaining their driver’s license and earning the privilege to drive.”
To help ensure that young drivers and their parents don’t find themselves in a sticky situation with a car accident, parents must take action to put their child on car insurance as soon as the child gets their learner’s permit.
“People are mostly nervous about the fact that their car insurance for teen drivers does rake their prices up pretty high,” said Azaila Powell, of Powell Insurance Agency. “In the event of an accident, your child needs to be listed on your own insurance, because it can cause voiding their insurance and your own.”
In terms of costs for insuring a teenager, every company is different, according to Sue Crowe, an insurance agent with State Farm in St. Clair Shores.
Crowe said that at State Farm, it is nearly impossible to predict the general cost of insurance after adding a teen because of an algorithm they use to give families coverage that makes sense based on their personal situations.
“You can’t even guestimate anymore. Thirty or 40 years ago, I could tell you exactly what it would be. Now, all of us insurance companies have our secret
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Local court runs late fee forgiveness program
BY MARY GENSON mgenson@candgnews.com
BLOOMFIELD HILLS — The 48th District Court, located at 4280 Telegraph Road in Bloomfield Hills, is holding a late fee forgiveness program. The program will begin May 1 and end on June 13. During this program, late fees, bench warrant fees and penalties for civil infractions issued within the jurisdictions of the 48th District Court will be forgiven.
In order to be eligible for this program, one must pay off the original fine, cost and Secretary of State clearance fee in full. The 48th District Court serves Bloomfield Township, West Bloomfield, Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Keego Harbor, Orchard Lake and Sylvan Lake.
According to Patrick Dunn, the court administrator for the 48th District Court, the court has had the program off and on throughout the years, but since the pandemic, it has been more consistent.
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From May 1-June 13, the 48th District Court is holding a late fee forgiveness program.
Additional defendants face trial in connection with alleged auto theft ring
BY SARAH WRIGHT swright@candgnews.com
METRO DETROIT — Last May, the state’s Focused Organized Retail Crime Enforcement team — FORCE — arrested and charged six members of an alleged criminal organization responsible for the thefts of hundreds of vehicles in southeast Michigan.
They were allegedly responsible for the theft of over 400 vehicles that were worth approximately $8 million.
Four additional members of the alleged criminal organization have since been charged, with those individuals now set to face trial. They were arrested and arraigned Jan. 7.
The Troy Police Department, the Michigan State Police and the Detroit Po-
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Davonta Jones, 31, Donovan Tucker, 22, Davion Tucker, 21, and Timothy Bell, 23, all of Detroit, allegedly carried out thefts on more than a dozen occasions last year.
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LEFT: Elana McEwen has had over 70 surgeries in her life. This has caused her to frequently miss school.
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McEwen is a recent Michigan State University graduate with a degree in accounting.
Local woman navigates illness as she follows her dreams
BY MARY GENSON mgenson@candgnews.com
BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Elana McEwen, a Bloomfield Hills High School graduate, is celebrating her graduation from Michigan State University and the beginning of her career in Atlanta.
McEwen has overcome health obstacles throughout her entire life due to primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD), which is a rare lung disease.
PCD is a genetic condition that can lead to chronic respiratory infections due to cilia, which are hairlike structures in the body that are not able to properly clear out mucus and bacteria.
“When Elana was born, her first sound wasn’t a cry, it was a cough, and then she had a wheeze. And she’s coughed and wheezed basically every day since she has been born,” her mom, Karen McEwen, said.
After she was born, Karen McEwen said that her daughter constantly had wheezing in her lungs. Her first hospitalization after birth was at 3 months old when she had her first case of pneumonia.
“The doctors just continuously tested her for a variety of things and could not find anything,” Karen McEwen said.
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NEWS & NOTES
CABLE TV GROWS IN WEST BOOMFIELD
WEST BLOOMFIELD — Civic Center TV is celebrating its 40th anniversary and WBLD 89.3 Lakes FM is celebrating its 50th anniversary.
Dave Scott, who is the general manager for Civic Center TV and WBLD 89.3 Lakes FM, made the announcement at an April 14 Board of Trustees meeting.
“Civil Center TV has a huge audience,” Scott said at the meeting. “Civic Center TV on YouTube this past month (March) had over 35,000 people watch our channel.”
The channel boasts a viewership on social media of more than 1.3 million over the past decade, according to Scott.
“In many communities cable subscriptions are going down,” Scott said. “We are the only community in the state whose cable subscribers actually went up in the fourth quarter of last year.”
WEST BLOOMFIELD — Current and incoming preschoolers’ families are invited to join in the fun of Kiddie Kite Day from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. May 17 at the West Bloomfield School District Administration and Community Services Building, located at 5810 Commerce Road.
Attendees can make a kite and participate in fun activities and games. For $2, attendees can also enjoy one slice of pizza, along with chips and a drink.
RSVP with the QR code.
— Compiled by Gena Johnson
GET YOUR REAL ID HOSTED BY THE OAKLAND COUNTY CLERK
OAKLAND COUNTY — From 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. May 1, Oakland County Clerk Lisa Brown is scheduled to host Michigan Department of State personnel for a discussion about the May 7 REAL ID deadline.
The event will be at the Oakland County Commissioners auditorium, located at1200 Court Tower Blvd. in Pontiac.
Starting May 7, in order to board a domestic flight within the United States, a REAL ID or a compliant document will be required.
Vital documents required to upgrade a driver’s license or state-issued ID to a REAL ID are among those provided by the County Clerk’s Office.
“Accessibility to services has always been a priority of mine. Partnering with the Department of State on May 1st creates a ‘one-stop shop’ for those still in need of attaining a REAL ID,” Brown stated via a press release. “They can purchase vital and court records from my office and then simply take them down the hall to apply for a REAL ID.”
LOCAL SCHOOLS RECEIVE NOMINATION FOR BUILD MICHIGAN AWARD
WEST BLOOMFIELD — Gretchko Elementary School and Scotch Elementary School, both of which are a part of the West Bloomfield School District, were nominated for the 2025 Build Michigan Award.
These schools have two of the most substantial playgrounds in the area, according to the Associated General Contractors of Michigan.
The playgrounds span 150,000 square feet across the two sites and collectively have 72 play structures. According to the Associated General Contractors of Michigan, the playgrounds were designed for ability and age, along with including sensory-play equipment.
The project was the result of community input and local history. The play area is modeled after Apple Island, which is listed among the National Register of Historic Places, according to a video from the Associated General Contractors of Michigan.
Detroit’s auto legacy embossed
BY MARIA ALLARD allard@candgnews.com
METRO DETROIT — In April 2022 Gov. Gretchen Whitmer appointed Steve Bieda as the official liaison to the U.S. Mint for the development of design for the Michigan Innovation Dollar.
It was the perfect fit for the Warren resident who is a history buff and has an interest in coin collecting. For the past three years, the former state legislator and current Warren 37th District Court judge consistently met with various coin clubs around the state to come up with a theme and design for the collector coin. Many topics were considered to represent Michigan, including Motown, colleges and the Mackinac Bridge. Ultimately, the choice was made to honor Detroit’s automobile assembly line on the collector coin.
On April 8, Bieda and others involved with the process unveiled the Michigan Innovation Dollar during a ceremony at the Detroit Historical Museum, 5401 Woodward Ave. The MotorCities National Heritage Area, the Michigan History Foundation and the Michigan State Numismatic Society hosted the event.
The Michigan Innovation Dollar features a 1930s-era assembly line in which a team of autoworkers are lowering an automobile body into place. On the flipside is the Statue of Liberty.
According to a MotorCities National Heritage Area press release, the design was created by U.S. Mint Artistic Infusion Program designer Ronald D. Sanders and was sculpted by U.S. Mint Medallic artist John P. McGraw.
“I was delighted by the way it looked,” Bieda said when he first saw the coin. “This is a little slice of history.”
The assembly line concept hit close to home for Bieda, who grew up in
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Photo by Liz Carnegie
Mark Zagata and Lisa Stoddard of the Michigan State Numismatic Society manage the sale of the new 2025 Michigan Innovation Dollar coin to collectors during the coin launch ceremony April 8 at the Detroit Historical Museum.
CRIME WATCH
Intruder reportedly forcibly enters home on Haverhill
WEST BLOOMFIELD — Around 4:30 p.m. March 31, a 65-year-old resident reported to police that her home had been forcibly entered through the garage door and the intruder(s) made their way into the residence on March 22.
Officers asked her why she waited until March 31 to report the alleged crime.
Reportedly, she stated Guardian Alarm had directed her to make a police report following an alarm activation at her home on March 22 when she was not home.
Officers came to her home and she showed them the door in question, which, according to police, had no damage. The homeowner stated she had since had the door repaired.
The case remains under investigation by a detective.
Resident reports Social Security fraud
WEST BLOOMFIELD — At approximately 6 p.m. April 1, a 73-year-old West Bloomfield resident went to the West Bloomfield Police Department to report Social Security fraud.
The resident stated he received a letter in the mail from the Social Security Administration — SSA — stating that he had successfully linked his credentials to his SSA account. After calling the SSA, he was informed that someone from a different email address had linked a different bank account to his SSA account so that his monthly funds would be fraudulently diverted to the other bank account.
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to take control of their health.
Softball Size Tumors Silently Grew
Dr. Ringold discovered he had stage four cancer with tumors as large as softballs silently growing inside his body after experiencing shortness of breath. His treatment was brutal. He su ered cruel side e ects. After his cancer went into remission, it returned a year later as a brain tumor. Dr. Ringold believed there had to be a better way. He envisioned a future where individuals could take control of their
Insurance
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algorithms, and for me to spit out the cost, I can’t even do that anymore,” Crowe said. “It used to be so easy. I think insurance companies are better at matching a risk to the price now… you need to find a good, reputable company with a good agent that can help guide you when you are making the choices to pick out the discounts.”
Every state is different when it comes to insurance policies. In Michigan, a teen has to be 18 or older to be able to purchase their own car insurance, according to Powell. The teen driver must be put onto their parent’s insurance policy as soon as they receive their learner’s permit.
Michigan is a no-fault state, and the law requires people to have no-fault insurance on all cars. If you have an accident, no-fault insurance will pay for the injuries to the people involved and for the damages your car does to other people’s property, according to michigan.gov.
“It is against the law to drive, or let your car be driven, without no-fault insurance. If you are caught driving without insurance, you could be fined $500, sentenced to jail time, and have your license revoked,” according to michigan.gov.
“If you don’t notify your car insurance company of a new driver and they are the cause of an accident while they are driving, the insurance may not cover your teens medical bills,” Powell said. “They also may not be able to sue the at-fault driver who caused an accident if they are not listed, even if your teenager wasn’t found guilty or at
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fault, even if they suffered an injury. Putting off adding your child to your car insurance policy is definitely not a good call.”
To help parents navigate saving money on car insurance, Crowe said it is important to find a trustworthy insurance agent who can help find all of the discounts that the company has to offer.
“Take advantage of every discount that an insurance company has to offer. You need to find a good, reputable company with a good agent that can help guide you when you are making the choices to pick out the discounts.” Crowe said. “For example, we (State Farm) have a good student discount that has a very good effect on the cost… Bottom line, buy a safer car, because with a safer car, the less extreme injuries can happen, and therefore the cost of the insurance is reflective.”
Making sure that new drivers are practicing safe driving is another major suggestion that both Crowe and Powell emphasized to help avoid accidents in the first place.
“A lot of parents don’t talk to their teens about driving safety. There are times it seems that they may have left it up to the drivers training school to kind of help, but it’s important for parents to be involved in that process,” Powell said. “Distracted driving is a very serious issue that goes on within our community. It is important for teen drivers to have guidance when it comes to driving and understand the importance of not being on their phones.”
For more information about teen car insurance in Michigan, visit michigan.gov.
Call Staff Writer Taylor Christensen at (586) 4981081.
A Father’s Legacy, A Son’s Mission: Full Body MRI Scans Without a Doctor’s Referral
(South eld, MI) e late Dr. Warren Ringold knew rsthand the devastating impact of late-stage cancer diagnoses. As a respected family physician, he witnessed countless patients battling illnesses that could have been detected earlier. His own grueling battle with late-stage cancer ignited a passion, leading him to create Michigan’s rst MRI full body screening center called Bionicc Body Screening.
health and detect potential problems before they escalated. In his nal days, Dr. Ringold passionately advocated for MRI full body screenings, a proactive approach he believed could empower individuals to take control of their health.
Raising Awareness
Today, his son Ryan carries on this mission. ough not a medical professional himself, Ryan’s dedication to his father’s legacy drives him to raising awareness of this service for families of Michigan. “Every week I learn of another person who felt perfectly ne, only to wake up with an unexplained symptom and discover they have stage four cancer. Once symptoms manifest cancer is usually advanced,” says his son Ryan. “My father never wanted another family to su er the emotional and physical hardships that our family and he endured. He wanted to save lives.”
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A Life Saved
Mark B. and his younger brother decided to visit Bionicc Body Screening last spring for a proactive screening because cancer ran in their family. Mark was skeptical until his results returned a 3-centimeter mass on his lung, which tested positive for cancer. He had three-fourths of his lung removed. He credits the scan for saving his life. Meanwhile, his brother’s results were clean.
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The late Dr. Ringold founded Bionicc Body Screening in 2022 after battling cancer twice. He believed MRI full body screenings could empower individuals
McEwen
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When she was 3 years old, the doctors said that Elana could have either a laryngeal cleft, which is a hole in the larynx, or primary ciliary dyskinesia.
Boston Children’s Hospital was considered the leader in finding and repairing laryngeal clefts, and after an appointment was set up, it was discovered that Elana did have a laryngeal cleft. At that time, the medical team said that this answered all of her symptoms and that once the larynx was surgically repaired, her symptoms would improve.
However, Karen McEwen said she had mother’s intuition and knew that there could be more to the issue than her laryngeal cleft.
“Elana did have her larynx repaired and continued to wheeze even after that. The doctors were saying it would take time (and) as she got older, she would get better. But they kept reassuring me that there was absolutely no way that she could have these two rare conditions,” Karen McEwen said.
After having testing done at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a leader in PCD research, Elana was diagnosed with PCD shortly after turning 4 years old.
Marc Barry Hershenson, a medical doctor with C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital in Ann Arbor, has been by her side since she was 2 years old.
She has had more than 70 surgeries and 20 sets of ear tubes. In high school, she had to get hearing aids due to eardrum damage.
Growing up
Elana McEwen went to Conant Elementary School as a child and Bloomfield Hills Middle School, now known as South Hills Middle School. She said she was not able to go to preschool because she was too sick, so her first school experience was going half days in kindergarten.
“I have missed a lot of school throughout life just due to being in the hospital and not being able to go,” Elana McEwen said. “Luckily, the schools have always been accommodating.”
She said kindergarten was a challenge because it was hard making friends at first, but eventually she made a bunch of friends who have been very supportive.
“No one ever really picked on me for having a disability,” she said.
When she got hearing aids, she was worried that the kids at school would not be kind, but she said her friends were very supportive when she told them.
However, she said sometimes it was hard to keep up with academics, sports and career planning.
“The harder I work, the more it wears down my body and the more I get sick. Since I’m at half the lung capacity that everyone else has, it’s harder for me to keep going and do all these things without getting sick,” Elana McEwen said.
She has always been very involved. When she was a kid she took part in dance, gymnastics and piano. When she got older, she played tennis and soccer and was on the poms team.
Once the pandemic hit, she and her family had to be extra careful. Her senior year of high school, she only went to school in person for one day.
Going off to college
Elana McEwen said going off to college was very exciting, but she knew it was scary for her parents. She said when she was little, they were told that she might not be able to live on her own or go to college.
“It was a big moment for me to go to college and live on my own and be in the dorm,” she said.
When she went to college as a freshman in 2021 the pandemic was still going on. They were advised by her doctors not to have her go away to school since she was at high risk of getting the virus.
Karen McEwen said that even though she knew Elana had the skill set to live on her own, she was worried about sending her to college because of the pandemic. However, she was proud of her because “she was de-
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• Anti-Inflammation • Anti-Pain (Analgesic) • Accelerated Tissue Repair and Cell Growth • Improved Vascular Activity • Increased Metabolic Activity
• Trigger Points and Acupuncture Points • Reduced Fibrous Tissue Formation
Improved Nerve Function
Immunoregulation • Faster Wound Healing
Photo provided by Elana McEwen
Elana McEwen spent much of her childhood in hospitals receiving treatment for primary ciliary dyskinesia.
Property
year and are continuously being updated or near completion — or possibly completed next year — are evaluated and put into the estimate.
Property tax uncapping occurs as a result of a change in ownership of a property.
“Taxable Value is the lesser of Assessed Value (SEV) or the prior years taxable value minus losses, increased by the lesser of 5% or the Inflation Rate Multiplier, plus Additions,” the township’s website states. “A transfer of ownership will change the taxable value to the assessed value in the year following the transfer of ownership.”
Current state property tax exemptions is another major item that factors into the budget.
“Currently, I am unaware of any tax exemption that would impact this estimate as of this evening,” Scripture said.
Lastly, property value appeals that are made to the Michigan Tax Tribunal are also included in the report. The taxable value in West Bloomfield for the 2026 tax year and the 2027 budget year is about a 5.57% increase.
According to Scripture, this applies to
the general fund. However, because public safety and the safety pact are levying at their maximum, “they would see some reductions due to the heavy roll back. I have estimates at about 4.5% each.”
“Wow, that’s really good news,” Township Treasurer Teri Weingarden said.
“I was very impressed, Mr. Scripture, (with) how many actual (visits) to properties that your staff made,” Trustee Michael Patton said. “ It helps with the accuracy of assessments.”
At the meeting, Weingarden took an opportunity to share a message with residents.
“I just wanted to say to the public, if you’re very interested in what’s going on in West Bloomfield, I know that we go through a lot of budget meetings, but I personally think that this and the reports that our department heads provide for us … on a biannual basis, I think that’s really the best way to have a deep understanding of what’s going on in the township,” she said. “This is really good information. It is very digestible and easy to understand.”
Residents who have questions about property assessments can call the township’s Assessing Department at (248) 451-4850.
Call Staff Writer Gena Johnson at (586) 498-1069.
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Photo by Gena Johnson West Bloomfield Township is experiencing
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an automotive family. His dad worked for General Motors and Chrysler, his grandpa worked on the Model T assembly line, and Bieda had summer internships at the GM Tech Center in Warren.
During the ceremony, Michigan History Foundation Director Bill Arnold talked about the innovations that contributed to the automobile industry and assembly line technology “for which our state is world-renowned.”
“This is our history. That’s why we’re so committed to preserving and interpreting that history,” Arnold said. “We’re so proud to be a part of this commemorative effort and celebrate the legacy of the state of Michigan and our people whose contributions to innovation are represented by this Innovation Dollar.”
Brian Yopp, deputy director of the MotorCities National Heritage Area, also addressed the crowd.
“The assembly line is an innovation that revolutionized auto production, making cars affordable to the masses and literally putting the world on wheels,” Yopp said. “It took an idea that was a craft — they were making cars by hand one at a time — that exploded into the industry that we know and love.
“The story we’re telling didn’t start too far from here. Not too far down Woodward Avenue, going towards the river, Ransom E. Olds owned a place. He patented an assembly line and had a plant here in Detroit before it burned,” Yopp said. “The story moves to an area called Milwaukee Junction. This was sort of a bed of automobile manufacturing in the
early 1900s. That’s where a lot of folks were trying to get their start. You see the stories of Packard and Hudson.”
Yopp said the Highland Park Ford Plant is “where things got launched and started” and “most people got their image of what the assembly line was and the impact it made more than a century later.”
The U.S. Mint made arrangements to have coins on sale for $1 after the ceremony, with a limit of two coins per person. The coins will not be available in banks. The American Innovation Dollars struck with a circulation quality finish will not be released to the Federal Reserve for general circulation. The unveiling ceremony was made possible through donations from the sponsors that permitted the coins to be sold at face value for $1.
The collector coins will cost higher than face value because they are offered on the U.S. Mint’s website, usmint.gov. According to Bieda, the cost will be $36.25 for 25 coins, or a bag of 100 for $123.50. He said all of the coins at the April 8 ceremony can be used for commerce and were struck at the Philadelphia Mint. Bieda said the coins are being sold through eBay now from people who were at the unveiling. There are plans to put the coin on display at the Detroit Historical Museum.
During the ceremony, Kathy Freeland, of the Michigan Numismatic Association, and Rebecca Salminen Witt, chief strategy and marketing officer of the Detroit Historical Society, spoke to attendees. American Numismatic Association President Tom Uram reminded everyone that National Coin Week is April 20-26 this year.
Call Staff Writer Maria Allard at (586) 498-1045.
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Warren 37th District Court Judge Steve Bieda, right, hands a Michigan Innovation Dollar coin to Jeremy Dimick, director of Collections and Curatorial at the Detroit Historical Society. Since April 2022, Bieda has served as the official liaison to the U.S. Mint for the development of design for the Michigan Innovation Dollar.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
APRIL 30
Dementia Live: Simulation gives caregivers and others better understanding of what patients experience, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., West Bloomfield Connect Senior Center, 33230 W. 14 Mile Road, free but donations appreciated, register at (833) 262-2200, wellnessprograms@ ageways.org or tinyurl.com/agewaysworkshops
MAY 1-3
‘Matilda The Musical’: Story about psychokinetic girl with unloving parents and hateful school headmistress who uses wit, smarts and powers to create better life, based on 1988 Roald Dahl novel, presented by nearly 100 students, 7 p.m. May 1-3, also 1 p.m. May 3 with American Sign Language interpreters on site, West Bloomfield High School, 4925 Orchard Lake Road, wbhstheatrearts.ludus.com
MAY 3
Book It! 5K and Mile Fun Run/Walk: Supports Waterford Township Public Library, 10 a.m., check in at 9 a.m. at The Warming House, 5050 Civic Center Drive in Waterford, runsignup.com
Private vehicle collection open to public: See Ken Lingenfelter’s 150-plus rare and classic cars, freewill donation benefits American Cancer Society, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 7819 Lochlin Drive in Brighton, facebook.com/thelingenfeltercollection, read story at candgnews.com
MAY 6
Food Truck Tuesdays: 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., held in tent between West Bloomfield Township Public Library and Recreation Activities Center at Civic Center complex, 4600 Walnut Lake Road, continues weekly until Sept. 30, see scheduled businesses at wbtownship.org
‘Healing After Hate’: Hear from former white supremacist who now works to counter extremism and promote compassion, presented by Jewish Family Service of Metro Detroit, 7 p.m., Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake Road in West Bloomfield, jfsdetroit.org/ upcoming
MAY 11
Music @ Main: Free concert with fingerstyle guitarist and studied vocalist Joel Palmer, 2-3 p.m. (doors at 1:30 p.m.), West Bloomfield Township Public Library - Main Branch, 4600 Walnut Lake Road, (248) 682-2120, wblib.org
MAY 14
‘An Armenian Trilogy: Expressions of Love, Hope, and Faith’: Fundraiser supports music education for kids in Armenia’s rural communities, includes film, live music and inspirational speakers centered around classical composition by Farmington Hills composer Dan Yessian, 7 p.m., Steinway Piano Gallery, 2700 E. West Maple Road in Commerce Township, givebutter. com/armeniantrilogy
To view more Community Calendar and to submit your own, use the QR code or visit candgnews.com/calendar. To advertise an event, call (586) 498-8000.
‘Women & the Holocaust’: Hear stories from Jewish victims and survivors about how women were treated differently under Nazi control, presented by Zekelman Holocaust Center, 6-7 p.m., West Bloomfield Township Public Library - Main Branch, 4600 Walnut Lake Road, (248) 682-2120, wblib.org
MAY 16-18
Motor City Comic Con: Guests include Bill Nye, Laura Prepon, Jeremy Renner, Martin Sheen, Rainn Wilson, Sean Astin, The Hardy Boyz, Bryce Dallas Howard,
‘A Doll’s House’: Play about woman whose happy life takes turn after husband’s promotion reveals unforeseen consequence from choice she made in past, 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays until May 11, The Inspired Acting Company, 1124 E. West Maple Drive in Walled Lake, (248) 863-9953, inspired acting.org, read story at candgnews.com
Famke Janssen, Christina Ricca and more, plus comic book artists and writers, gaming tournaments and open play, swordsmanship training, live podcast by Matt Hardy and concert with Jeff Hardy, photos with Toothless from “How to Train Your Dragon,” cosplay contests, panels and more, noon-7 p.m. May 16, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. May 17 and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. May 18, Suburban Collection Showplace, 46100 Grand River Ave. in Novi, motorcitycomiccon.com, read story at candgnews.com See CALENDAR on page 13A
Laura Heikkinen stars as Nora Helmer and Phil Hughes as Torvald Helmer in “A Doll’s House.”
Photo by Sean Carter Photography
Officers with the Troy Police Department along with several other Michigan police departments and auto theft groups assisted Michigan’s Focused Organized Retail Crime Enforcement team in the arrest of four members of an alleged criminal organization responsible for the thefts of hundreds of vehicles in southeast Michigan.
Auto theft
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lice Department Commercial Auto Theft Unit executed four arrest warrants Jan. 2 and seized a large quantity of electronic key fabs and cash.
Each defendant was charged with conducting a criminal enterprise, which is a 20year felony.
Davonta Jones and Donovan Tucker were also charged with eight counts of receiving and concealing a stolen motor vehicle.
Davion Tucker was additionally charged with seven counts of receiving and concealing a stolen motor vehicle.
Bell was additionally charged with 10 counts of receiving and concealing a stolen motor vehicle.
Jones, Donovan Tucker and Davion Tucker have a pretrial conference scheduled May 8, with a trial set to begin Aug. 4. They were arraigned in 19th District Court in Dearborn.
This past January, they were each given a $500,000 cash/surety bond.
At press time, a trial date had not been set for Bell. He had a pretrial conference April 4.
He was arraigned in 1st District Court in Monroe.
Bell was given a $500,000 cash/surety bond in January.
The members of the alleged criminal organization are suspected of using counter surveillance to steal vehicles quickly and efficiently, allegedly using violence and ramming security vehicles if confronted.
The Troy Police Department, which has been investigating the alleged crime ring since August 2023, partnered with the FORCE team in early 2024.
The investigation has also been aided by the efforts of local police agencies, including the municipal police departments of Auburn
Hills, Birmingham, Bloomfield Township, Canton, Dearborn, Detroit, Eastpointe, Farmington Hills, Lansing, Livonia, Novi, Roseville, Royal Oak, Southfield, Sterling Heights, Walled Lake and Warren.
The Oakland County Auto Theft Group and the Macomb County Auto Theft Unit were also credited with playing a role in the investigation.
“We are very proud of our Special Investigations Unit and Detectives who continue to work tirelessly on this case,” Troy Police Department Sgt. Benjamin Hancock stated via email. “We are thankful for our positive relationship with the Michigan Attorney General’s office to assist in apprehending these suspects, getting them off the streets. This is just one of many examples of a great collaborative effort between many Law Enforcement agencies.”
Officials allege that the crime ring targeted new vehicle storage lots, car dealerships, parking lots, and individual residences. Stolen vehicles can be sold significantly below market value on the black market to buyers seeking unregistered vehicles.
“I am pleased to see this case proceed in court thanks to the efforts of the FORCE Team and more than a dozen law enforcement agencies across metro Detroit,” Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel stated via a press release. “Sophisticated auto theft rings threaten the safety and well-being of our communities, and I will continue to work with our partners to dismantle these violent and prolific criminal organizations throughout Michigan.”
At press time, Bell’s attorney, Thomas Ruddy, Jones’ attorney, Randall P. Upshaw, Davion Tucker’s attorney, Robert F. Kinney III, and Donovan Tucker’s attorney, Matthew H. Forrest, had not responded to an opportunity to provide comment.
Call Staff Writer Sarah Wright at (586) 498-1068.
Calendar
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MAY 18
Talkin’ Broadway: ‘Waitress’: Monthly play and musical discussion group featuring performances by local actors and singers plus expertise from visiting Broadway veterans, 2-4 p.m., West Bloomfield Township Public Library - Main Branch, 4600 Walnut Lake Road, (248) 682-2120, wblib.org
ONGOING
Open Play at The J: Drop-in program for ages 4 and younger, 9 a.m.-noon most Mondays while school is in session, The J, 6600 W. Maple Road in West Bloomfield, jlive.app/events/9144
Game nights: For Sylan Lake residents only, 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Sylvan Lake Community Center, 2456 Pontiac Drive, (248) 682-1440, sylvanlake.org/ community_center
• 5-6:30 p.m. every first and third Wednesday of month, Commerce Township Community Library, 180 E. Commerce Road, (248) 669-8108, commercetwp. com/library
‘Sister Act’: Musical-comedy about woman put in protective custody in covenant and disguised as nun — even to actual sisters — after witnessing murder, based on hit 1992 movie, presented by The
Farmington Players 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays until May 18, The Farmington Players Barn Theater, 32332 W. 12 Mile Road in Farmington Hills, (248) 553-2955, farmingtonplayers.org
Live music: 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, Fork n’ Pint, 4000 Cass-Elizabeth Road in Waterford, (248) 7913256, forknpintcasslake.com
Free food distribution: Drive-up program for families and individuals in need, presented by Gleaners Community Food Bank, see dates and locations at pantrynet.org/mobile-distribution-events
Farmers markets: 7 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, 2350 Pontiac Lake Road in Waterford, (248) 858-5495, ocmarket@oakgov.com, see dates for paper shredding, yoga and tai chi, flower and plant sales, moonlight markets, and craft nights at oakgov.com/community/oakland-county-parks/ parks-trails/farmers-market
• Celebrating 20 years of local farmers and artisans, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesdays May 7-Oct. 29, Casey J. Ambrose Public Safety Campus, 1499 E. West Maple Road in Walled Lake, walledlake.us
Health workshops: Hosted by Corewell Health, free and virtual, corewellhealth.org/classes-events/ southeast-michigan
Lupus support groups: 10 a.m. every second Tuesday of month and 7 p.m. every last Wednesday of month, Zoom, (248) 901-7299, milupus.org/support-groups
Friday, May 23, through Monday, May 26: White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery
May
Public libraries confronted with influx of AI-generated audiobooks
BY MARY GENSON mgenson@candgnews.com
BIRMINGHAM — Some Baldwin Public Library patrons may have been disappointed recently while using Hoopla, a free resource for library card holders to
Fire station
rent audiobooks, e-books, comics and more. Nationwide, public libraries that use Hoopla are seeing low-quality AI-generated books infiltrate their collection. This was brought to light by a 404 Media investigation.
On Hoopla, patrons are given
“This is a big project and we understand that big projects have dollar signs attached to them,” Township Clerk Debbie Binder said at the meeting. “This is something our community needs. It’s a clear need if you see inside the building.”
Fire Station No. 1 was dedicated in 1972, according to the Greater West Bloomfield Historical Society’s website. According to Binder, it has exceeded its “useful life.”
The Fire Department has an annual open house where the community is invited to see the assets of the station, according to Binder.
“It is a longstanding resource for the community,” Binder said. “We make sure everyone sees the outside and the fire truck
a large selection of books to choose from. The recent issue that is arising is that there are now AI-generated books that appear similar to other popular books.
However, they will say in small print, “summary.” Instead of being the full-length book a patron
bays. But they don’t always see inside and see the age of the building.”
With West Bloomfield firefighters helping to protect and serve the community, Binder would like to see them have a more “inhabitable space” because they sleep at the station.
Township Treasurer Teri Weingarden added her perspective about the station.
“It doesn’t have much usable space, the way they have it configured. It’s like the whole lower level is not really usable,” She said. “So I think what would be great … to improve the entrance a little bit, but also maximize the space and the cleanliness.”
With firefighters coming in contact with hazardous materials, Weingarden said, “We want to make sure they aren’t bringing that back into the station and inhaling those particles.”
From the treasurer’s perspective, this is a very productive way of spending the funds.
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is expecting, it is a much shorter summary of it.
“(On these books) the cover art is not the cover art from the actual book. It’s just another illustration that is kind of similar, but not, so if you have never seen the book cover before, you wouldn’t know,”
“When we received our dollars, we did it in a very good way through the auditor’s suggestions,” Weingarden said. “This is the type of project that we’d like to use some of those free allocated funds for. I think this is just a really good use of township money.”
The Township’s core design committee
Baldwin Public Library Director Rebekah Craft said.
Adult Services Librarian Mick Howey said that after he was notified about this issue, he went looking for these summaries and found about 400 of them on the first try.
evaluated four design proposals and interviewed the four teams.
Cunningham-Limp, located in Novi, was awarded the contract to perform preconstruction, construction, and post-construction operations.
Call Staff Writer Gena Johnson at (586) 498-1069.
CITY OF ORCHARD LAKE VILLAGE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON CONFIRMATION OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ROLL ORCHARD LAKE WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a special assessment district has been designated which special assessment district includes properties fronting on or with access to Orchard Lake in the City of Orchard Lake Village and a special assessment roll has been prepared and is on file in the office of the City Clerk for public examination. The special assessment is for the purpose of assessing the cost of Orchard Lake Water Quality Improvements including weed harvesting, application of herbicides, marine safety and goose removal.
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the City Council will meet on Monday May 19, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. at the Orchard Lake City Hall, 3955 Orchard Lake Road, Orchard Lake, MI for the purpose of reviewing said special assessment roll, hearing any objections thereto, and confirming too same. All plans and cost estimates for the improvements are on file at the office of the City Clerk and are available for public inspection. Objections may be filed by letter, however, appearance and protest at the hearing is required in order to appeal the amount of the special assessment to the Michigan Tax Tribunal within thirty (30) days of said hearing.
All are welcome to attend.
Rhonda McClellan
CityClerk@CityofOrchardLake.com
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NOTICE OF ZONING BOARD PUBLIC HEARINGS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Michigan Public Act I 10 of 2006, the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act, as amended, the City of Orchard Lake Village Zoning Board of Appeals will consider the following appeal at their Regular Meeting on Monday, May 19, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. at the Orchard Lake City Hall, 3955 Orchard Lake Road, Orchard Lake, Michigan:
- Elder Appeal- 3115 West Shore (Front Yard Setback Variance for Installation of an Entrance Gate)
Complete copies of the request are available for review at the Office of the City Clerk in City Hall. Written Comments will be received in the City Clerk’s Office, 3955 Orchard Lake Road, Orchard Lake, MI between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, or may be submitted electronically to CityClerk@CityofOrchardLake.com. You are invited to attend the hearing.
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April 21, 2025
At the April 21, 2025 Regular City Council Meeting, Council took the following action:
o Approved the 3rd Quarter FY 2024/25 Budget Amendments;
o Held a Public Hearing on the Orchard Lake Special Assessment District (SAD) Hearing of Necessity;
o Held a Public Hearing on the FY 2025-26 Budget;
o Postponed a Rear Yard Setback Variance for Construction of a Patio/Deck at 4000 Oak Grove until the May 19th Regular City Council Meeting;
o Postponed a Front Yard Setback Variance for Installation of an Entrance Gate at 3115 West Shore Drive until the May 19th Regular City Council Meeting;
o Approved a Rear Yard Setback Variance for Construction of a Deck at 4851 Commerce Road;
o Adopted Resolutions for the Orchard Lake Special Assessment District (SAD);
o Approved an Herbicide Contract for the Orchard Lake Special Assessment District (SAD);
o Approved a Weed Harvesting Contract for the Orchard Lake Special Assessment District (SAD);
o Approved the METRO Act Right of Way Permit Extension, Michigan Bell Telephone Company d/b/a AT&T Michigan;
o Adopted a Resolution for the Upper Straits Lake Augmentation Well;
o Approved the Updated City Planner Professional Fee Schedule;
o Approved General Business Licenses;
o Approved a Building Permit Extension for 5565 Shore Drive;
o Approved a Building Permit Extension for 5365 Elmgate Bay Drive;
o Approved a Building Permit Extension for 5656 Pontiac Trail:
o Approved the City Hall Landscaping Maintenance Proposal;
o Approved the Local Road Paving Proposal;
o Adopted the 2025 General Appropriations Act Resolution;
o Accepted all Department Reports.
Norm Finkelstein, Mayor Rhonda R. McClellan, City Clerk
Late fee
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According to the Revised Judicature Act of 1961, which can be viewed by visiting legislature.mi.gov, “Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3), a person who fails to pay a penalty, fee, or costs in full within 56 days after that amount is due and owing is subject to a late penalty equal to 20% of the amount owed.”
Through the program, the public can be relieved of the late fees, bench warrant fees and penalties that have built up from not paying the fine in time.
“It is a great opportunity for them (the public) to clear up old tickets and pay what the original ticket was and avoid some of those late fees and penalties that were imposed,” Dunn said.
48th District Court Supervisor Heather Wrubel said, “It takes quite a bit of the fines and costs and brings them down so that it would be more manageable for the individual to pay.”
This also may give the public the opportunity to restore their driving privileges, depending on what type of civil infraction it is.
“Hopefully, it will help them with insur-
McEwen
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ance and their driving record and everything else, and they will feel better about knowing that they are out there driving without any tickets hanging over their head,” Dunn said.
There is also a benefit to the court because it provides the opportunity to “clear out the backlog of some of these unpaid tickets from our case management system and to avoid some of the costs and resources that need to be used to continue the collection efforts,” Dunn said.
Money orders or certified checks that are placed in the drop box of the courthouse or sent via U. S. mail to the 48th District Court will be accepted.
Personal and business checks are not acceptable forms of payment and no payment plans may be set up. Cash payments must be done inside the courthouse.
Those looking to pay online can pay with a credit or debit card at 48thdistrictcourt.us. However, a service fee will be added for those who choose that option.
To check eligibility for this program and confirm the amount owed, call the court at (248) 686-5150 or (248) 686-5148, Monday through Friday, between 1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m.
Call Staff Writer Mary Genson at (586) 498-1095.
termined to live her life, not let the disease hold her back, and just to go forward and meet her goals.”
The first week of school, she got sick and her mother drove an hour and a half to pick her up. After doing so, she immediately brought her to C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital.
After that, they made arrangements to get her a car on campus so her roommate would be able to drive her to the hospital if there was another emergency.
As she adjusted to her surroundings, she was doing better and getting sick less, especially during her sophomore year. Her junior year, she was going out more and socializing, along with fulfilling internship responsibilities, which led to her getting sick more.
“After adjusting my senior year, I haven’t gotten sick at all,” she said. “I’m actually at the best health that I have been in a while, thankfully, and I’m still able to manage doing what everyone else is doing.”
As an accounting major, she has been successful in leadership during her time in college. During her senior year, she has been the internal vice president for the Women in Business Students’ Association.
Post college
Elana McEwen is set to move to Atlanta soon and take part in an internship this summer. She will be attending Georgia State University for her master’s degree and pursue a career as a CPA at the same time. She has a full-time job offer that she said will start in 2026.
Even though she knows her daughter knows how to advocate for herself if she gets sick, Karen McEwen said she is not looking forward to Elana McEwen moving away.
“I thought her moving away an hour and a half was stressful. I can’t even wrap my head around her being that far away,” Karen McEwen said.
Elana McEwen has a bronchoscopy procedure every year to clear everything out. Her next one is in May, before she makes her big move to Georgia.
Call Staff Writer Mary Genson at (586) 498-1095.
Audiobooks
from page 14A
“They didn’t check out much, but every checkout was a patron not getting what they thought they were getting, and then the library getting charged for it,” Howey said.
The impact of the issue
This problem is an issue for libraries because it causes them to be charged for books that patrons did not intend to check out.
When patrons rent a book from Hoopla, the library is charged a varying amount. The Baldwin Public Library offers 20 credits a month to each patron.
Other than being an annoyance to patrons who accidentally check out these books, it also wastes one of their credits.
Moving forward
A couple days after beginning the process of manually suppressing certain books so they do not show up for their patrons, Hoopla sent out an
email stating that they removed thousands of AI books. Howey said he has noticed a difference in the number of AI content they are seeing.
“The problem has been greatly diminished,” Howey said.
However, it is still possible that a patron could encounter an AI-generated title.
“It’s at the stage now where Hoopla asked us and other libraries that if we see any of them, to let them know about it,” Howey said.
He said Hoopla is now trying to get publishers to either not include any AI books or mark that the book was created by AI.
Since AI-generated books could still be on the platform, Howey offered some advice in identifying if a book was created by AI. He said it is important to check the length and make sure it is a reasonable amount of time for the size of the book. He also said patrons should look up the cover of the book they intend to check out and make sure the cover they see on Hoopla is comparable.
In the Birmingham City Manager Report for March 2025, the library also thanked substitute librarians Julia Eisenstein and Amber Davis for helping identify and flag these books.
Photo by Patricia O’Blenes
The Baldwin Public Library has been finding AI-generated books on Hoopla. It has been reported that public libraries have noticed low-quality AI-generated books infiltrating their collection.
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