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SiFi Networks, which funds, builds and operates community-wide fiber optic networks, may be on its way to Farmington and Farmington Hills.

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MOUNT CLEMENS — Taking steps this month to highlight awareness of sexual assault, Turning Point Macomb is hosting its sixth annual fundraiser, Stepping Out With the Stars, April 29. municipal broadband task force to study internet services Turning Point strives to empower survivors of and options.

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FARMINGTON/FARMINGTON HILLS — Officials in Farmington and Farmington Hills are hopeful that a partnership between the two cities will result in a reduction in internet bills for local residents and businesses.

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After the research process had begun, SiFi Networks Not only is it represented on the backs of Farmingreached out with an idea that got the task force’s attention. tonstands Hills Mercy softball’s shirts as SiFi Networks, Turning a privately telecom company Point owned President and CEO Sharman Davenport at the 2021 eventpractice with Stepping Outa team motto selected byofsenior captains Izzy Chaput (CF) and Gage based in New Jersey, funds, builds and operates communiwith the Stars emcee Evrod Cassimy, WDIV-TV. ty-wide fiber optic networks across the country.

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Catching Cancer Before It’s Too Late

A physician’s personal cancer journey inspires life-saving screening: Learn how MRI total body screening can detect cancer early and save lives. abdomen. The most alarming part is that I had no symptoms before this diagnosis. This is the great dilemma of cancer: the need for early detection.

Early diagnosis is key to successful treatment, and cancer needs to be detected when it is most treatable.

My personal stage IV cancer journey has been long and rugged.

My tumor eventually was recurrent in my brain after an initial seven months of chemotherapy. I have been extraordinarily lucky. After being told that I would live only two months without treatment on my brain, I was fortunate enough to become patient number one in a new drug study and I have been in remission 5 to 8 times longer than expected.

During that time, instead of ending up with the indignation of dying, from a brain tumor in front of my family with seizures and eventual blindness, I have been able to see twins, born as grandchildren, ball games, swim meets, graduations, while watching my grandchildren and children achieve.

Most importantly, I’ve gotten to hold my wife, Nancy, in my arms for more than 1500 more nights of my life.

I get to hug my children and kiss my 13 grandchildren. They don’t have to look at me with tears in their eyes, because

Famed author and Health Guru, Tony Robbins, states in his new best seller called “Health Force”, that “MRI full-body imaging can detect a complete spectrum of cancer at very early stages”

Dr. Warren Ringold, M.D. they see Papa deteriorating. What a gift that has been. But very few patients are as fortunate as I have been, which is why I founded Bionicc Body Screening.

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The irony is that these cancers start out very small, and they are very treatable at this stage. They are usually stage one and can be seen in

every organ of the body, including the dreaded pancreas. While screening for cancer, we can also find many other things that need to be treated or watched, such as brain, abdominal, chest, and groin aneurysms.

If detected at this stage, treatment for stage one cancer is usually simple resection of a tumor. Unfortunately, if you are stage III or IV like most people, it results in vigorous and difficult treatment with much poorer outcomes.

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Despite having no symptoms, we discovered a tiny tumor lurking and growing inside of him. Without early detection, the mass could have silently grown into late-stage cancer, leading to excruciating treatments and a potentially dire outcome.

Thanks to the power of early detection, cancer was discovered before it was too late. It’s moments like these that are precisely why total body screening saves lives. As a general rule, when someone presents to the doctor with a symptom related to cancer, they are usually at stage III or stage IV. Even with annual physicals, there are limitations. Most screening tests that are covered by insurance companies only cover about 29% of cancers. The other 71% of cancers occur in areas where doctors are unable to screen, and insurance companies will not pay for screening. This is where Bionicc Body Screening in Southfield can save lives.

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YOGA MOVES MS PRESENTS HOLISTIC HEALTH AND WELLNESS FORUM MAY 17

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FRANKLIN — Franklin resident Mindy Eisenberg is the founder of Yoga Moves MS and the author of “Adaptive Yoga Moves Any Body.”

Yoga Moves MS will be holding a Holistic Health and Wellness Forum at 4 p.m. May 17 at the Radisson Hotel in Southfield. The event will feature national experts on multiple sclerosis who will speak on a variety of topics, including healthy lifestyles and nutrition, acupressure for MS, cannabis and MS, information for the newly diagnosed, and more.

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Yoga Moves MS is a nonprofit adaptive yoga organization that strives to make yoga accessible to all.

Eisenberg’s mother was diagnosed with primary progressive MS and used a wheelchair for much of her adult life.

“I think she’s the guardian angel in the corner saying, ‘This is what you are supposed to be doing,’” Eisenberg said.

After receiving her teaching training and volunteering at an MS support group at the Michigan Institute of Neurological Disorders and at the MS Society, Eisenberg quickly realized how beneficial yoga was for people with MS or other neurological conditions.

Bloomfield Hills resident Kathy Willoughby has been practicing yoga for five years, but she said she wishes she had started much earlier.

METRO DETROIT — Letter carriers across southeastern Michigan will be making strides to Stamp Out Hunger during their 31st annual food drive on Saturday, May 13.

Postal workers aided by their families and numerous volunteers will be collecting nonperishable goods from residents. Residents will place nonperishable goods on their porches across the country for the drive, which is put on by the National Association of Letter Carriers.

According to Kevin “Ohio” Walker, NALC shop steward and food drive office coordinator with the Walled Lake post office, it is the largest

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“We want the community to help spread the word that the Stamp Out Hunger food drive is helping to feed the hungry in Macomb County,” Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel said in a press release. “It’s an incredibly important opportunity for residents to give back and help their neighbors.

So I’m hoping we can all come together to support those in need.”

Jim Hunter, of the Birmingham post office, is the assistant regional coordinator for the food drive covering the “KIM Region” of Kentucky, Indiana and Michigan.

He has been with the postal service for 39 years and involved with the food drive since its inception. He said the NALC food drive was established after several branches held successful food drives in a few smaller towns.

The NALC thought it was something that could and should be done nationwide, and it held a successful pilot drive in October 1991 in 10 cities. After getting feedback from food pantries, NALC decided that the best time to hold the drive was in May, as pantries by that time have used a lot of the food resources that they accumulated during the holidays. The revamped drive was held May 15, 1993, and is now held annually on the second Saturday in May. Among the reasons Hunter got involved is that sometimes letter carriers are so busy that they don’t eat.

“So then your stomach starts growling and stuff like that. So it just gets in my head, and I just imagine some little kid going through the same thing. You know, it’s tough,” said Hunter.

Walker, a nine-year veteran of the United States Postal Service, said he chose to get involved in the food drive because he personally has known what it is like to be hungry.

“I know the need. I’ve lived the need in my own life prior to starting with the post office, and so for a chance to be able to collect food and to be able to get it out to the people in my own community that need it, I’d be happy to do that every weekend if I could,” Walker said.

Food programs such as those at Macomb Community Action and Gleaners Community Food Bank are seeing an increased need for food.

“The food drive is critical to our mission to feed the hungry,” Shannon Mallory, program manager, Macomb Food Program, said in a press release. “We are seeing unprecedented levels of need, accompanied with rising food costs. As a result, this food drive is more important than ever.”

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nator for Gleaners, said there are two reasons for this increase. The first is due to inflation.

“Across the board right now, I think everybody, regardless of how food secure they are, is noticing that groceries are just costing a lot more,” Body said.

She said the second reason for the increase in need is that a COVID-19 era food assistance benefit for those receiving the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ended in March.

“This food drive is really timely for us for that reason, but regardless of the specific circumstances that are going on right now, every year this specific food drive is our largest food drive at Gleaners. So we really rely on this food drive to bring in a large portion of the food that we are able to distribute each year. So it really just means a lot to us at Gleaners that we are able to sort of count on this food drive every year to basically stock our shelves for quite a few months.”

Every 4 pounds of food that Gleaners receives will provide three meals for people in need, according to the food bank.

“So the more pounds that we can bring in, the more meals we can provide, and that’s ultimately the goal, is to just meet the need and bring in as much as we can this year to try and help with that end,” said Body.

According to Hunter, his NALC Branch #3126 saw a decline of around 40,000 pounds of food since returning to in-person collection in 2022. In 2019, he said, they collected 183,821 pounds of food, but in 2022 they only were able to collect 145,464 pounds. In 2019, Novi accounted for over 7,000 pounds of food, but in 2022, Novi accounted for 4,496 pounds. Royal Oak has remained strong. Last year, Royal Oak alone brought in 46,000 pounds of food.

“We attribute it to the pandemic. We think people maybe forgot about it,” said Hunter.

During the food drive, residents are asked to place nonperishable goods in a grocery bag on their porch for their letter carrier to pick up. Body said they will accept all nonperishable items, but they are particularly in need of shelf-stable proteins such as canned chicken, canned tuna, peanut butter, canned or dry beans, and one that she said people don’t usually think of — shelf-stable protein drinks such as Boost and Ensure.

“We have a lot of senior citizens that rely on those protein drinks to get their protein and calories in, if they don’t have an appetite,” Body said.

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Body said the folding and stapling of bags began in January, and Hunter said that providing a bag with the postcards, rather than the postcards alone, yields a return of 40% more food.

“It’s amazing, once we attached that bag, how much more food we got,” he said.

According to a press release from Macomb Community Action, last year the letter carrier drive brought in 209,055 pounds of food for Macomb area families. According to Hunter, the drive brought in a total of 835,669 pounds of food in southeastern Michigan in 2022, and more than 2 million pounds of food statewide. Nationally, it brought in 41.2 million pounds of food. Since its founding 31 years ago, it has brought in 1.82 billion pounds of food.

Along with donating to Gleaners, which has a network of 600 food pantries throughout southeastern Michigan, the drive will provide food to organizations including Active Faith Community Services in South Lyon, Cares of Farmington Hills, Hospitality House in Walled Lake, the Royal

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“Our 10 gig enabled fiber networks deliver digitally connected and sustainable cities while closing the digital divide,” SiFi’s site states.

Farmington Mayor Pro Tem Joe LaRussa is part of the broadband committee that Farmington and Farmington Hills formed.

“The two cities formed a municipal broadband task force, and that task force did a lot of homework,” LaRussa said. “And then once we presented our homework to the two (city) councils, the councils started deliberating on how to fund a buildout. That’s when SiFi presented themselves and said, ‘We’ve been monitoring what you’re doing.’ … They presented themselves around about 2021.”

LaRussa said that the aspiration is to provide neutral infrastructure in which multiple providers can compete.

“SiFi is the private partner that presented themselves to the two cities as the source of funding, to actually build out the network,” he said. “So the roads, or the pipeline, will be SiFi’s. They’re gonna privately invest in the two cities to build out all that fiber optic cable. They won’t necessarily provide internet service. They will own the infrastructure, and then invite internet service providers to use their fiber to provide service to businesses and residents.”

Spectrum is currently the primary internet service provider in Farmington and Farmington Hills.

SiFi could shake things up for residents and businesses looking for more options.

“They are putting in the entire system, paid for by them, so this will not cost our taxpayers any money at all,” Farmington Hills Mayor Vicki Barnett said. “It is a broadband system, high-speed, that will be deployed across all parts of Farmington and Farmington Hills to provide an alternative source for our citizens who are looking for competitive alternatives to Spectrum, and we’re very excited about that. We’re one of the few municipalities in the state putting in our own broadband system, and I believe the only one in the state that is putting in a broadband system that is not funded by taxpayer dollars.”

Barnett said that the project will cost SiFi about $135 million.

The expectation is for SiFi to own the infrastructure and allow other internet service providers to rent from them, which is where their revenue would come from.

Farmington Hills City Council member Valerie Knol discussed how that scenario can benefit residents.

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“It would be competition in service providers, and competition could bring increased reliability and lower prices,” she said.

LaRussa shared what kind of difference this could make for residents and businesses.

“What we’ve seen in other communities where SiFi’s gone in is the price of a 100 gigabit symmetric service has … cut their bill in half, right off the bat,” he said. “And for lower speed, it’s even cheaper. So what we’ve seen from SiFi’s own projects in other communities is that the cost of internet is cut in half.”

Bills for service would be paid to whatever internet service provider residents and businesses choose to go with, like normal.

According to LaRussa, SiFi has a community outreach program and will communicate to residents once permits are approved and construction has started.

LaRussa explained how the construction process would work.

“The proposal from SiFi was to use a construction technique that they have used successfully in other cities, both in more southern latitudes as well as northern latitudes,” he said. “Micro-trenching is what they call it — digging a 12- to 18-inch trench in the roadway and burying the fiber optic. Because we’re in a northern latitude and working on our roads a lot, we asked them to do it behind the curb, in the softscape of the right of ways.”

LaRussa shared more details about the potential project.

“They have a plan to go into different neighborhoods at the same time, but they want to do it as one single project in one season,” he said. “So they want to put multiple crews in the cities to build out the network, kind of in one shot. They don’t want this to take a huge amount of time, so their intent is to deploy multiple crews with multiple permits to get the construction done as quickly as possible.”

LaRussa said that the planning is “pretty much” complete and that SiFi has brought construction plans forward.

He discussed where things currently stand.

“What we are working on right now is we’re communicating with the Road Commission for Oakland County and (the Michigan Department of Transportation), because as you might expect, some of the roads in Farmington and Farmington Hills are in fact county roads and state trunk lines, like Grand River. So we do need to coordinate this activity with the Road Commission and MDOT, and once we get their approvals for the permits to work on their roads, SiFi can start construction.”

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Farmington Hills police and fire to present Bike Safety Day

FARMINGTON HILLS — The Farmington Hills police and fire departments are offering an opportunity to inspect bikes and helmets Saturday, May 20.

Bike Safety Day is scheduled for 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at 47th District Court, located at 31605 W. 11 Mile Road.

There is parking available between City Hall and the Police Department.

Residents are encouraged to bring their bikes and helmets and to pre-register, if possible, the number of children and adults expected to attend.

Part of Bike Safety Day is expected to include learning the “rules of the road.”

Children must be accompanied by a parent.

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FARMINGTON HILLS — The Emergency Preparedness Commission and the Farmington Hills Fire Department are offering an American Heart Association Heartsaver Class with instruction in CPR, AED and Stop the Bleed tourniquet training for individuals 12 and over 5:30-10 p.m. Thursday, May 18, at Fire Station 4, located at 28711 Drake Road.

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YMCA TEAM SUCCEEDS IN THE POOL

The Farmington Family YMCA Stingrays had 27 swimmers ranging in age from 9 to 18 years old take third place out of 64 teams from five states at the 2023 YMCA Zones Great Lakes Championship Meet March 17-19 in Geneva, Ohio.

Nine of the high school swimmers went on to compete at YMCA Nationals in Greensboro, North Carolina, April 3-7, where many Stingrays placed in the top 24 in the country.

“Our National team has members from different high (schools) across the area,” an email states. “Amy Pan and Emme D’Errico from Farmington High School; Casey Sanders, Rachael Mateyak and Josie Blanchard from North Farmington High School; Nathan Xiao from Northville High School; RJ Bennetts and Andrew Sosnowski from Livonia Stevenson High School; and Mark Holdridge from Plymouth Canton High School.”

This year was the 25th for Rich Bennetts as the head coach of the Stingrays, according to the email.

The Stingrays’ summer session is scheduled to begin May 30.

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Non-refundable fees are due May 11 to ensure the correct studentto-instructor ratio. The class requires that participants are physically able to kneel on the floor and use their arms and hands to perform continuous chest compressions. To register or for more information, contact Sara West at swest@fhgov.com.

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“These days there’s a lot of stuff in the right of way, between cable television lines, phone lines, electric lines, sewer lines — all the other utilities that are out there,” Bryson said. “So we just want to make sure we’re not stacking utilities on top of each other, that they’re accessible, that we know where they are, so that if we need to dig up something on the side of the road … we know where it is and that we’re not causing a problem for other utilities that are already there — that kind of thing.”

Bryson said that Farmington and Farmington Hills are great partners and that it is just a matter of working through the details.

Knol shared her perspective as to the importance of getting the project completed.

“Internet speeds, availability and access of internet to everyone — not just access, but reliable, efficient internet at reasonable prices — it’s important,” she said. “I mean, you really can’t work nowadays without internet. You can’t do much of anything without internet.”

LaRussa discussed any potential financial benefit that may come as a result of SiFi bringing its services to Farmington and Farmington Hills.

“The only revenue that the city will receive is fees for service for permitting and the right of way,” he said. “So if SiFi ever needs to come back around and do anything

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Farmington Hills City Manager Gary Mekjian shared details about a potential timeframe for SiFi to begin construction.

“I’m hoping that the construction starts by the end of the calendar year,” Mekjian said. “It’s really up to the company, SiFi, to figure out what that schedule looks like, but those are our best hopes, is that by the end of the calendar year we start to see some movement on the construction.”

Once construction begins, Mekjian estimated that it will be a two- to three-year buildout.

As far as LaRussa is concerned, there are multiple ways that the project can benefit Farmington and Farmington Hills.

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FARMINGTON HILLS — According to the Police Department, a vehicle was reported to have been stolen from a location in the 32400 block of Glen Cove. According to the report, the incident occurred at 9:30 p.m. April 30.

Mail stolen

FARMINGTON HILLS — According to the Police Department, two incidents of mail theft were reported in the city in recent weeks. One such incident was listed as being reported at 3 p.m. April 26 in the 25100 block of Chapelweigh Drive. The other incident was reported at 10:45 a.m., and it occurred in the 27200 block of Winterset Drive on April 25.

Tax check stolen from mail, altered and cashed

FARMINGTON — At 1:30 p.m. April 15, a Farmington resident went to the police station to report that they had been a victim of mail theft.

The resident had sent a check to the State of Michigan for income taxes in the

Teal Porsche reported to be speeding twice

FARMINGTON — Public Safety officers responded to the area of 10 Mile and Grand River Avenue on a report of teal Porsche traveling at a high rate of speed and driving recklessly at 10 a.m. April 27.

At approximately 10:30 a.m., officers responded to the area of Freedom and Farmington on a second report of the Porsche traveling over 100 mph.

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Woman arrested for damaging property, resisting officers

FARMINGTON — Public Safety officers responded to the Brookdale Condominiums at 4:10 a.m. April 12 on a report of a breaking and entering in progress. An investigation revealed that it was a malicious destruction of property incident.

The suspect was identified as a 26-yearold resident of Farmington Hills. She was arrested at the scene for malicious destruction of property; operating while intoxicated, second offense; and resisting/obstructing an officer. The case was submitted to the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office.

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FARMINGTON — A Farmington resident went into the police station at 2 p.m.

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game throughout the season.

Mercy understands that the past two seasons have been successful, but the expectations and standards this group has set are nothing short of a championship.

The core of seniors in Chaput, Lambert, Sabrina Shea (OF) and Olivia McDonnell (C/OF), and juniors Sophia Paluk (P/OF), Asia Barbato (P/1B) and Kat Burras (C), came up together after the COVID season was canceled, and they have since been a part of back-toback 30-plus-win seasons, but the soon-to-be graduates know there’s more at stake, and the juniors know there’s no better sendoff for the senior class than a state title.

“The expectations are high, so we have to temper our confidence with our expectations,” Mercy coach Corey Burras said. “I think we’re cautiously optimistic. We know we have to get better every day. We know the other teams get better, and we have to keep

up. We can’t overlook any opponent.”

With back-to-back losses in the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division One State Tournament to Allen Park in the semifinals and quarterfinals, there’s a growing feeling throughout the team that it’s their time to take what’s theirs.

Already 11-0 on the season and continuously shutting out opponents night in and night out, it’s safe to say Mercy has a chip on their shoulder heading into this season.

“Definitely,” Chaput said. “It hurt last year. We were up, and then we kind of blew our own lead, but this year I think we have the expectation that no matter what we’re doing, we’re winning that state title.”

Chaput, a returning first team all-State selection, has continued to be a force at the top of Mercy’s lineup this season, but she’s not the only Chaput making noise this year.

Freshman right fielder Sophia Chaput, the younger sister of Izzy, has been electric both on the field and as a consistent contributor at the plate as well.

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CLEAR OUT THE CLUTTER AND HELP OTHERS TO BOOT

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METRO DETROIT — Spring has sprung, and it’s now time to clean out the garage or the basement, or perhaps revamp the kitchen or redecorate the bedroom.

However, many look at such tasks with dread or anxiety and are unsure where to begin.

“I think that it’s a good idea to start in a room that really bothers you on a day-to-day basis,” said Kara Desmond, owner of Utterly Uncluttered. “So if the first room that you see when you walk in the door is cluttered and messy and makes your cortisol spike, I think that might be a good place to start, because it is something that affects you every day.”

According to Desmond, the time necessary for a project depends on the individual and the task. She said that when she is organizing a house for a client, it generally takes several hours to get through a room.

“Most people don’t have that time available. So, therefore, nothing tends to get done because they are strapped for time,” said Desmond. “So, if all you feel you can contribute is five minutes and that is what you can wrap your head around, I think that five minutes is better than nothing, and sometimes that’s really all it takes to start to feel the motivation of getting started, and then magically time just starts to appear after that, because once you’ve started moving and working on it, you tend to keep going.”

She advises taking a couple of deep breaths to calm your heart rate when you enter a disorganized room and then do one thing at a time.

“A lot of times, it feels so much more overwhelming than it actually is,” Desmond said.

To get started cleaning and organizing your home, Desmond recommends setting aside a block of time to work on a specific task. It could be anything from five minutes to a couple of hours or more.

“Set a timer for you to work on something and see how much you can get done in that period of time,” Desmond said. “If you do five minutes a day, you will make progress, but it will be slow. But if you want to get it done, you need to set aside, generally, depending on the room, at least a full day.”

To begin, Desmond said she likes to remove everything from the room. If that requires too much space, she recommends tackling the room in sections. After the room or section is emptied, sort items into categories. Desmond said this allows you to see how much you have of each item and to pare down what you don’t need.

She said the next step is to find drawer space for each category. For small spaces, she said the best solution is to maximize vertical space in any way possible, such as adding shelving units, tall cabinets or stacking bins.

“I think it’s best to empty out cabinets and drawers entirely and then reorganize them,” Desmond said.

When cleaning, have a garbage bag for trash, a box for items to be discarded and a box for items that don’t belong in that particular room. The latter allows a person to focus on the task rather than run around the house putting things in their designated spots, Desmond said. After the project is done, take the box and put the items where they belong.

Items in good condition that you do not want can be donated or sold at a garage sale. Desmond said she recommends donating items to a local charity.

“But I only recommend garage sales if you’re the type of person that has the time to commit to doing so,” she said.

For those unsure where to donate items, the Macomb County Habitat for Humanity ReStore, which has locations in Shelby Township and Warren, recently stated that it is in need of donations.

“There’s a humongous need for appliances, obviously,” said Erica Bartels, COO of Macomb County Habitat for Humanity. “We don’t typically take dishwashers, but refrigerators, washers, dryers, stoves, all of those have become a lot harder to come by.”

The organization also needs gently used furniture, especially bedroom sets and kitchen tables and chairs. Pots and pans and home-building supplies are other items in demand. The store does not accept clothing, bedding, curtains or mattresses.

Habitat for Humanity helps low-income individuals to improve their credit scores and get to a point where they can afford a mortgage. Bartels said the ReStore supports Habitat’s mission because a lot of donors give Habitat money to build homes but don’t give money to operate. The ReStore helps to pay for employee salaries, trucks, overhead and more.

“We are always here and willing to pick up items,” said Bartels. She said they tend to get more donations in the spring thanks to spring cleaning and then again during the holidays.

After disposing of unneeded and unwanted items, Desmond said to organize the items being kept. One of the best tools for organizing, Desmond said, is labels.

“Really the goal is to clear out the stuff that doesn’t belong and to create categories for homes for your items, so when new stuff comes in, you know where it is supposed to go,” Desmond said.

When buying storage items such as bins and baskets, Desmond advises to measure the space first to make sure the items will fit.

For those who would rather hire a company to organize their homes, companies such as Utterly Uncluttered, which services Oakland County, not only

These photos show a pantry after being organized by Kara Desmond and her staff at Utterly Uncluttered.

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AFTER declutter and organize, but they also can shop for materials and supplies to fit their clients’ homes or use materials and supplies that their clients already own.

When selecting a company, find someone whose style you like, Desmond said, as they all offer similar services and generally comparable rates. Although she does not state her prices online, she said that organization companies generally charge somewhere between $50 and $150 per organizer per hour. She said she generally sends two to three organizers to a home at a time.

Desmond, 33, a married mother of one, founded her company in 2019 after she realized that she enjoys creating organization and that doing so is very marketable. She said she started by organizing for family and friends, and the business expanded from there.

“I love helping other people and feeling like everything I do daily has a purpose,” said Desmond.

Today, Desmond has six employees and services four to five clients per week.

“It’s a very common need, so there are all varying levels of clutter. Just because somebody doesn’t have a lot of clutter doesn’t mean they are not looking for an organizing service,” Desmond said. “There’s the element to it where we help people go through their belongings and figure out what to keep and what to get rid of, and there’s also that element of taking a space to the next level and making it look really beautifully organized. So there are all varying levels of need, and it all just really depends on what someone is looking for help with.”

For more information on services provided by Utterly Uncluttered, visit utterlyuncluttered.com or call Desmond at (248) 218-0088. To donate to the Macomb Habitat for Humanity ReStore, call (586) 263-1540, ext. 110, or email info@macombhabitat.org. Habitat will pick up donations free of charge, but donations to help cover gas costs are always welcome.

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Yoga

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“I have had MS for 27 years, and people would tell me, ‘You should really do yoga. It will be helpful for you,’ and I was afraid that I wouldn’t be able to do it,” Willoughby said.

Once Willoughby started considering yoga, she found that Yoga Moves MS was an adaptive program that works with a student’s limitations. Through yoga, she was able to work on the very things that initially kept her from trying, such as balance.

Eisenberg said it is very common for students to be surprised by yoga’s benefits after not thinking they would be able to do it.

“One of the things that I have learned at yoga was how physical therapy complemented my yoga, and vice versa,” Willoughby said.

Due to Willoughby’s work combining physical therapy, yoga and Pilates, she was able to meet a huge milestone in walking.

Yoga Moves MS offers virtual and inperson classes. Willoughby primarily participates in in-person classes.

Yoga Moves MS offers in-person classes on Mondays at Full Lotus Yoga in Grosse Pointe, Tuesdays at Breathe Yoga Salt in Livonia, Wednesdays at Explore Yoga in Troy

and Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield, and Thursdays at Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills.

“Yoga, to me, is like a support group,” Willoughby said. “We have a lot of laughs, which is also, to me, like another form of medicine.”

Yoga Moves MS began offering virtual classes during the pandemic.

Through “Live Adaptive Yoga Moves Any Body,” instructors led students through yoga practices. Purely chair yoga classes or a combination of “On-Your-Seat,” “On-YourFeet” and “On-The-Mat” classes are available daily.

Adaptive yoga is also available on demand at yogamovesondemand.org.

Through a Kirk Gibson Foundation grant they received in 2022, Yoga Moves MS is able to build out the on-demand yoga program.

“We feel very fortunate that the Kirk Gibson foundation is supporting the on-demand, and it is making adaptive yoga online more accessible and has given us the opportunity to keep introducing new videos to the library,” Eisenberg said.

Yoga Moves MS is able to offer live yoga classes without a set fee, thanks to the help of generous donors. Donations can be made at yogamovesondemand.org/donate.

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For Sophia, she said she’s just happy to play alongside someone she’s idolized her whole life: her big sister.

“I think it’s a privilege because I’ve looked up to her my whole life, and I’m only doing it for one year with her,” Sophia Chaput said. “I think it’s really nice I’m going to be able to play with her.”

The Chaputs aren’t the only sibling duo to propel Mercy to an unbeaten start, for the double play maestros of Gage (senior) and Charlie (sophomore) Lambert continue to shine together.

Both in the top half of the lineup, with Gage batting second and Charlie third, the Lambert sisters have been dominant so far this season, but like Sophia, Charlie said she’s just enjoying the moment alongside her sister.

“It’s definitely a once-in-a-lifetime experience,” Charlie Lambert said. “I’ve never gotten to play with her before, and it’s really fun, because I’m second base, and she’s shortstop, so we’re like a middle infield duo. I love her, and I just want to do good for her.”

Having actual sisters in the dugout has definitely helped the team’s chemistry this season, but as Izzy Chaput described the squad, they’re all ‘sisters,’ especially with a culture like Mercy’s.

Long before the 2023 senior class made their names as the mentors of the team, Mercy had a trio of well-established seniors the past two seasons.

The lasting legacy they left behind has not only made an impact on the field for Mercy but continues to fuel the Mercy leaders of today.

“I know Grace (Nieto) and Maggie Murphy were big, especially my sophomore year,” Izzy Chaput said. “They really led us to Michigan State that year. So, losing them was pretty hard, and I think it’s just that culture they set with us, and same with Kendall (Spivey), who’s at Villanova. I think we carry on every day through what they did and what they taught us.”

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Mercy’s group has not only continued on their legacy, but has built upon it even more behind their offensive firepower and lockdown pitching staff this season.

The offensive unit can’t be pinpointed to a handful of contributors, for every Mercy player that picks up a bat automatically becomes a threat at the plate.

When Mercy isn’t wearing down their opponents offensively, the 1990s Atlanta Braves trio of Maddux, Smoltz and Glavine, or juniors Sophia Paluk and Asia Barbato, and sophomore Kaitlyn Pallozzi in this case, have been lights out on the mound for Mercy this season.

All varsity starters on the mound since their freshman season, the three-woman staff Mercy possesses can go toe-to-toe with any staff in the state.

“It’s a great mix, and it’s a great problem to have,” Burras said. “I wish we could play three games every night so I could get some innings from each of my pitchers, but there’s the coaching that I know what each pitcher brings, I know the strategies, I know how to have pitchers offset each other against the teams we play. That balance that we have is

LEFT: Mercy softball works a drill during their practice May 4 at Mercy High School. RIGHT: Mercy junior Kat Burras turns the double play during practice while sophomore Kaitlyn Pallozzi waits to go next in the rotation.

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what we’re blessed to have, frankly.”

With all of Mercy’s depth this season — from to its senior and junior group to the talented underclassmen, including Carmella Crane (C/OF), Evelyn Miller (C/OF) and Meg Kowalyk (OF) — the in-practice competition only makes the team better, and it only makes the bond grow stronger.

Paluk said the team’s dynamic this sea-

son is a special one to watch.

“I think one thing that makes our team special is I think we all really bond and support each other, but we’re also competing against each other and making each other better,” Paluk said.

Still having half of their season left, Mercy’s journey towards a state title will first make its stop towards the hopes of back-to-

back Catholic High School League titles for the squad.

Once that goal is accomplished, all eyes are set on June 17: the MHSAA State Finals.

“Day one; it’s June 17th,” Izzy Chaput said. “We’re going to be back at MSU, and we’re going to be there.”

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MAY 11

Moveandshakement: Mini music festival, for ages 18 months-5 years, 10-11 a.m., The Hawk - Farmington Hills Community Center, 29995 W. 12 Mile Road, (248) 699-6700

MAY 12-13

Farmington Chorus: Spring concerts 8 p.m. May 12 and 4 p.m. May 13, The Hawk - Farmington Hills Community Center, 29995 W. 12 Mile Road, (248) 699-6700 Women Lighthouse Keepers on the Great Lakes: Hear stories and see photos, 7 p.m., Royal Oak Historical Society Museum, 1411 Webster in Royal Oak, registration required, royaloakhistoricalsociety.com

MAY 13

Plant and seed swap: 8:30-10:30 a.m., Heritage Park Visitor’s Center parking lot, 24915 Farmington Road, (248) 871-2545, fhgov.com Walk for Justice fundraiser: Also silent auction, kids activities and zoo admission, proceeds assist with legal aid for low-income families and U.S. military veterans, 8 a.m., Detroit Zoo, 8450 W. 10 Mile Road in Royal Oak, walkforjustice.org, info@walkforjustice. org, (313) 361-6340

Book sale: 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Bloomfield Township Public Library, 1099 Lone Pine Road, facebook.com/ FriendsBTPL Acoustic music concert: 8 p.m. (doors at 7:15 p.m. and open mic at 7:45 p.m.), MAMA’s Coffeehouse inside Birmingham Unitarian Church, 38651 Woodward Ave. in Bloomfield Hills, bucmi.org/music-choir/ mamas-coffeehouse

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Family Community Resource Fair: Also giveaways, raffles and more, 4-7 p.m., Farmington Community Library, 32737 W. 12 Mile Road in Farmington Hills, farmlib.org

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‘A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder’: 8 p.m., The Farmington Players Barn Theater, The Farmington Players Barn Theater, 32332 W. 12 Mile Road in Farmington Hills, (248) 553-2955, farmingtonplayers.org Digging into the Past: Archaeology and Oakland County Parks: Virtual presentation by historian Carol Bacak-Egbo, 7-8 p.m., facebook.com/ocparks

MAY 24

Michigan Beer: A Heady History: Presentation for ages 18 and older, then sampling from local brewer-

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MAY 26

‘Soul Searching Through Art’: Featuring abstract paintings of Farmington Hills resident Paulette Gassman, exhibit on display 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. weekdays until June 30, Farmington Hills City Hall, 31555 W. 11 Mile Road, (248) 699-6709

MAY 27

Diabetes prevention program: Free classes sponsored by Corewell Health, 10-11 a.m. Thursdays until June 29, Costick Center, 28600 W. 11 Mile Road in Farmington Hills, (800) 633-7377, beaumont.org/dpp

Blood drive: Noon-6 p.m., Farmington Community Library, 23500 Liberty St. in Farmington, enter sponsor code Farmingtoncl at redcross.org

Car show/fundraiser for Vietnam vets: Also dinner, concessions, raffles and more, 3-7:30 p.m., USMA/ Knights of Columbus, 870 N. Main St. in Clawson Mushroom Walk: 10 a.m., Tenhave Woods at Quickstad Park, Normandy Road and Custer Avenue in Royal Oak, naturesociety@romi.gov, (248) 246-3380, romi. gov/411/Nature-Walks

MAY 29

Memorial Day parade: 10 a.m., starts near Grand River Avenue and Orchard Lake Road, travels one mile west on Grand River and ends at Oakland Street,

Farmington Farmers Market: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays until Nov. 4, Riley Park, 33113 Grand River Ave., farmingtonfarmersmarket.com

Food pantries: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. every third Saturday of month, Tawheed Center of Farmington Hills/Muslim Family Services, 29707 W. 10 Mile Road, (248) 252-6962 • 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays by appointment, CARES in Farmington Hills, 27835 Shiawassee Road, (248) 474-8231, caresfh.org Continued on page 19A

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Royal Oak Farmers Market: 7 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays, also antiques and collectibles 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Sundays, food truck rally 4-8 p.m. every second Wednesday of month through October (4-9 p.m. May-August), and concerts 4-9 p.m. May 10, June 14, July 12 and Aug. 9, 316 E. 11 Mile Road, ROFM on Facebook, (248) 246-3276 Art exhibits: View Valerie Mann’s “Good Grief,” Candice Grieve’s “Finding Light,” Terry Matlen’s “RAW” and student works until June 1, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, 1516 S. Cranbrook Road in Birmingham, bbartcenter.org

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$20K in designer clothes stolen from car

TROY — An unknown suspect stole between $15,000 and $20,000 worth of designer clothes from a vehicle parked at the Courtyard Marriott Hotel, located at 1525 E. Maple Road, between 8 p.m. and 10:50 p.m.

April 2.

The passenger-side window of the vehicle had been broken out, and several shopping bags containing the clothes were stolen.

Cash, jewelry stolen from home

TROY — Cash and jewelry were stolen from a home in the 5200 block of Church Hill Drive between 3 p.m. March 25 and 9 p.m. April 5. Police said that an unknown suspect forced entry into the home via a bedroom window while the residents were out of town.

ATV stolen from garage, later recovered

TROY — A four-wheel all-terrain vehicle was stolen from the garage of a home in the 3200 block of Ellenboro Avenue.

The theft occurred between 3 and 6:13 a.m.

April 6. Police said that the vehicle had been recently listed for sale on Facebook Marketplace, and the keys were left with the vehicle. The four-wheeler was later recovered by the Michigan State Police.

Mailbox robbed in Troy

TROY — A resident in the 2700 block of Roundtree Drive notified police that they observed a man standing near a set of multiunit mailboxes and also heard loud noises coming from that direction between 8 p.m. and 8:15 p.m. April 6.

Later that evening, the same resident called the police after seeing a rectangle had been cut into the box and there were metal shavings on the ground.

Officers investigated and confirmed the mailbox had been emptied.

Sisters robbed in the rain

SOUTHFIELD — A woman said that she and her sister were walking out of the east side of an office building in the 23000 block of Greenfield Road to her sister’s Buick Enclave at 4 p.m. April 3, and due to the heavy rainfall at the time, she was using the front side of her jacket to shield her head from the rain.

As they were walking to the vehicle, she heard her sister scream loudly, and she then saw an unknown man in all black snatch her sister’s purse while holding a gun in his hand.

The suspect then fled to a white Ram pickup with tinted windows and chrome wheels.

The sister stated that they had been at a jewelry store prior to the incident getting jewelry cleaned. She reports that while they were walking to her vehicle, an unknown man drove up behind her, got out of his truck and approached her with a handgun. He pointed it at her and took her Gucci purse with cash, a credit union card and a necklace. The surveillance video from the office building confirmed the incident, and the investigation was ongoing.

Stolen vehicle found in ditch

WEST BLOOMFIELD — Sometime between 7 p.m.

April 12 and 5:28 a.m. April 13, a vehicle was reported to be stolen. It was then found in a ditch at Lochaven Road and Odessa Drive.

The stolen vehicle is a white 2018 Subaru Impreza.

The owner of the vehicle reported that she last saw her vehicle in her driveway.

The keys had been left in the vehicle.

The case was turned over to detectives for vehicle processing and review.

Man steals money from juveniles looking to purchase shoes

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — Officers were dispatched to a robbery complaint in the 3000 block of West Maple Road at approximately 8:30 p.m. April 11.

According to reports, two juveniles were attempting to purchase a pair of Nike Jordan 1 shoes from an unknown male suspect who had posted the shoes for sale on a popular commerce app.

The juveniles agreed to meet the suspect in a shopping plaza parking lot to complete the transaction.

When they handed the suspect the agreed-upon money, the suspect grabbed the money, ran back to his vehicle and fled the scene. The case is currently under investigation.

Man arraigned after reportedly stealing $600 golf club head

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — Officers were dispatched to a store in the 1900 block of South Telegraph Road for a larceny from a building incident that had just occurred April 10.

According to reports, a man was witnessed removing a golf club head from the shaft, concealing it, and stealing it from the business. The club head was valued at $629.99. With the help from the Troy Special Investigations Unit, the man was arrested and taken into custody. A warrant for felony larceny in a building was issued by the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office.

The man was arraigned in 48th District Court and received a $25,000 cash bond. He was lodged at the Oakland County Jail.

Man says he accidentally stole groceries

BIRMINGHAM — Officers were dispatched to a local store on a report of a retail fraud in progress at 5:57 p.m. April 2.

Officers made contact with a 68-year-old Birmingham man who was standing in front of the store with a cart full of un-bagged groceries totaling approximately $288.

Employees reported that they had attempted to confront the individual outside of the store before contacting police.

The suspect confirmed that he did not pay for the items and advised that he was preoccupied while on his phone and did not intend to steal the items.

The individual was issued a citation and was advised to contact the court.

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 Ram’s 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.

GPS tracks car theft suspect

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.

Intoxicated man reported at drive-thru

HAZEL PARK — According to a police report, a 50-yearold Detroit man driving a silver 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee fell asleep in the drive-thru line at a business in the 300 block of West Nine Mile Road around 3:15 p.m. April 15.

The man allegedly had open alcohol inside the vehicle, and he reportedly failed sobriety tests, with a Breathalyzer result of 0.138% blood alcohol content.

He was arrested and released later when sober.

Two arrested after bar fight

ROCHESTER — Rochester officers were dispatched to a business in the 200 block of South Main Street for a fight in progress at approximately 1:52 a.m. March 25.

An investigation led to the arrest of two people — a 23-year-old man from Shelby Township and a 26-year-old resident of Rochester.

According to reports, both were involved in a fight while at a bar, and they were arrested for disorderly conduct and resisting an officer.

They were taken to the Rochester Police Department, where they were processed and lodged and later released on city ordinance citations.

Deputies recover stolen vehicle, arrest 2 for fleeing and eluding

ROCHESTER HILLS — The Oakland County Sheriff’s Operations Center advised deputies in Rochester Hills of a stolen vehicle traveling on Rochester Road at 5:12 p.m.

April 1.

When deputies arrived in the area, they located the vehicle and tried to initiate a traffic stop, but the vehicle sped away at a high rate of speed.

Deputies initiated a pursuit, which continued until the stolen vehicle left the roadway at Interstate 75 and Wattles Road and came to a rest. The four occupants exited the vehicle and fled on foot into a wooded area. Pontiac deputies, along with officers from the Troy Police Department, arrived at the scene to assist.

Deputies took a 43-year-old man from Waterford Township into custody without incident a short distance from the vehicle.

The driver, a 51-year-old woman from Mount Clemens, was found in a dumpster and was taken into custody without incident.

The two additional subjects were not located.

A vehicle inventory revealed stolen tools, knives, suspected narcotics and paraphernalia, a stun gun, and ammunition. The stolen vehicle was impounded.

The 43-year-old man from Waterford Township was issued citations and was released. The 51-year-old woman from Mount Clemens was lodged at the Oakland County Jail pending the issuance of charges.