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The Farmington Hills Nature Center hosted Rouge River Day May 20. Efforts to help clean in and around the river goes back decades.

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‘People really do care a lot about the Rouge River’ FARMINGTON HILLS TOUTS ROUGE RIVER DAY

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FARMINGTON HILLS — May 20 was Rouge River Day at the Farmington Hills Nature Center.

Every year since 1986, thousands of community members have participated in efforts to clean and restore the Rouge River watershed.

This year, volunteers were expected to clean debris in and around the river, remove buckthorn and other invasive species near the waterway,

Aarthi Ravikumar gives a TED Talk on “The Misconceptions of Art” during the TEDx event May 4 in the North Farmington High School auditorium.

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TED TALKS ALLOW COMMUNITY TO FLOURISH TOGETHER

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FARMINGTON — One hundred members of the Farmington Public Schools community gathered at North Farmington High School May 4 for a series of nine TED Talks. The TED Talks were presented by students, parents and staff at the Farmington STEAM Academy as part of the second annual TEDx event.

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Part of the agenda at a West Bloomfield Township Planning Commission meeting last year included a proposed development for The Corners property on Walnut Lake Road.

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WEST BLOOMFIELD — A property that was the center of controversy in West Bloomfield Township last year has been purchased.

The Corners is an approximately 7.6acre facility located at 2075 Walnut Lake Road, west of Inkster Road.

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ABOVE LEFT: Young skaters perform to “ABC,” by The Jackson 5, May 12 at the Farmington Hills Ice Arena. The Farmington Hills Figure Skating Club presented the ice show. ABOVE RIGHT: Quinn Whelan performs to “August,” by Taylor Swift, at an ice show. TOP: Alyne Lemieux and Quinn Whelan perform to “Count on Me,” by Bruno Mars. The Farmington Hills Figure Skating Club presented the ice show, with this year’s theme being “Skating with Music Legends.”

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“TED Talks are a form of art,” stated Aiden Kobylarz, 13, co-emcee of the event.

“You know how you write something that you feel really connected to? Like people express their emotions through speaking to other people.”

TEDx is an independently organized TED Talk event. Organizers must acquire a free license to host a TEDx event, and follow a specific format and guidelines as dictated by the TED organization, which stands for Technology Education and Design. According to TED.com, more than 3,000 TEDx events are now held annually.

All TEDx events have a theme. This year, the school chose the theme “flourish.”

Each of the TED talks embraced the idea of growth in some way or another. Cooper Franks, who teaches seventh grade English and History at the Farmington STEAM Academy and is responsible for bringing the

program to the school, said they try to have a vast variety of topics for the event that can be encapsulated by the theme. This year’s talks included a presentation by Nicolette Franack on “finding your Ironman.” Alana Daniel spoke on “the power of authenticity.”

Alexandria Thomas spoke about “active allyship” and challenges that made her a better person. Sandra Zori spoke about addressing difficult topics with children. Aarthi Ravikumar spoke on “The misconceptions of art.”

Sonja Brannon spoke on immunosuppression. Niha Prabhu spoke about biculturalism. Jon Thomas spoke about the loss of his daughter Lauren. David Edwards talked about why kids should play sports.

“TED Talks are a good thing because it allows people to express themselves to a, usually, large community, and it results in ideas being shared and passed so that everybody knows about them,” said SrihanAravabhumi, 13, who co-emceed the event.

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conversations” about things that are happening in the community and other communities. According to Franks, the 45-minute intermission is the most important part of the event, as it brings people together over a meal.

“I’ve listened to people who have never met just exchanging ideas, having conversations that they normally wouldn’t have. So bringing everyone together as a community with that is just a good opportunity,” said Franks.

The event was catered by Chives Kitchen, 33043 Grand River Ave. in Farmington, and featured nachos, with a vast array of toppings, and cookies and other sweet treats, along with chai and water.

Franks brought TEDx to Farmington after experiencing the benefits of the program while teaching abroad in both the Dominican Republic and hosting an event in Albania. He said he wanted to give kids at the STEAM academy an opportunity to help organize an event and to share their

ideas.

“When we first started doing them — we just valued TED Talks,” Franks said. “It’s a good way to get people together to talk about things, to discuss community issues, to highlight good thinkers in our community and bring that to light, and I wanted to bring that to Farmington.”

Franks said the speakers actually apply to present a TED Talk and then addition for the event. This year, he said, there were 20 applicants, 12 of whom were asked to audition with a rough outline of their talk, and nine people were selected to present during the event.

“It’s getting better every year. I learned a lot from the first year, and I’ve learned a lot from the second year,” he said. “Anybody — your neighbor, your teacher, your student — has ideas, and you should listen to them.”

Franks said he tries to partner with local companies and organizations as a way to bring the community together. This year he has worked with TV10 and Chive Kitchen.

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FARMINGTON — At approximately 4 p.m. May 1, a Farmington police officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on Drake Road for its speed.

The driver of the vehicle did not have a driver’s license with them and provided the officer with their name and date of birth verbally.

However, it was discovered that the driver of the vehicle had provided a fake name to the officer. The officer was able to confirm the driver’s identity and issued the

Residents caught dumping illegally

FARMINGTON — Police officers were dispatched to a local business on Grand River Avenue for a report of illegal dumping at 12:44 p.m. May 4.

Officers learned that the business owners had observed two subjects throwing items into their Dumpster without permission. Officers were able to track the responsible individuals to a local residence, where the culprits were educated on illegal dumping laws.

Trailer stolen

FARMINGTON — Officers responded to a business on Eight Mile, near Farmington Road at 2:03 p.m. May 4 on a report of a stolen trailer.

The reporting party advised that between April 29 and May 3, someone stole a utility trailer from the rear of the business.

Officers entered the trailer information into the Law Enforcement Information Network as stolen, and the case was turned over to the Detective Bureau.

During the investigation, the officer discovered that the driver had provided the officer with a false name.

Officers ran the vehicle’s vehicle identification number through the Law Enforcement Information Network and learned that the moped had been stolen in Lansing.

Officers confirmed with Lansing police that the moped had been stolen. The driver was arrested for showing a false ID to a police officer, as well as receiving and concealing stolen property.

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FARMINGTON — The cities of Farmington Hills and Farmington are participating in the annual Memorial Day parade presented by Groves-Walker American Legion Post 346 and the nonprofit Xemplar Foundation, according to a press release from the city of Farmington Hills.

The parade is scheduled to take place on Monday, May 29, in downtown Farmington.

The Farmington Memorial Day Parade has been a tradition since 1970, the release states. Community members are invited to participate in recognizing veterans, fallen heroes, active servicemen and women, and local first responders.

The parade is set to start at 10 a.m. near the intersection of Grand River Avenue and Orchard Lake Road and will travel 1 mile west on Grand River Avenue.

It will end at Oakland Street, where a ceremony will take place at the Farmington War Memorial Monument in Memorial Park, the release states.

After the ceremony, community members can attend a free community luncheon sponsored by Weingartz and the Xemplar Foundation at the American Legion Hall, located at 31775 Grand River Ave. To learn more, visit memorialdayparade.us.

Road construction map offered for residents

FARMINGTON HILLS — The city of Farmington Hills, the Michigan Department of Transportation and the Road Commission for Oakland County will undertake projects during construction season involving the rehabilitation or resurfacing of several local and major roads, according to a press release from the city of Farmington Hills. Community members

FARMINGTON HILLS — The Detroit Youth Choir is scheduled to perform at The Hawk Mainstage at 7 p.m. Friday, June 9; 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 10; and 6 p.m. on Sunday, June 11.

The Hawk is located at 29995 W. 12 Mile Road.

In their performances at The Hawk, the Detroit Youth Choir is set to present the hit Broadway show “Once on This Island,” according to the release.

The Detroit Youth Choir was featured on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” earlier this year and also in 2019, when they finished in second place.

“The DYC performed in the AGT All Stars spinoff series and was the subject of a recent Disney+ documentary that followed artistic director Anthony White as the group performed at Carnegie Hall in Manhattan,” the release states.

Tickets for the shows cost $30 in advance or $35 at the door. A $2 processing fee will be applied to each ticket purchased, according to the release.

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Blood drive scheduled in Farmington Hills

FARMINGTON HILLS — Farmington Hills is set to partner with the American Red Cross to host a blood drive.

According to a press release from the city of Farmington Hills, all blood types are needed, with Type O positive in high demand as it can be transfused to patients in other blood groups and used in emergency cases when a patient’s blood type is unknown.

The blood drive is scheduled 8 a.m.-7:45 p.m. on Wednesday, June 14, at the Costick Center, located at 28600 W. 11 Mile Road in Farmington Hills.

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are encouraged to stay informed via the city’s interactive road construction map, which can be viewed at https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/ebeffe7f1ab94def8000dc009235eeb7.

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BY MARY BETH ALMOND malmond@candgnews.com

METRO DETROIT — Five people were charged in connection with a health care fraud scheme to embezzle more than $11 million, according to the U.S Attorney’s Office.

U.S. Attorney Dawn Ison said a second indictment has charged Mohamed Kazkaz, 54, of Farmington Hills; Ziad Khalel, 52, of Rochester Hills; Dr. Mustafa Hares, 76, of West Bloomfield; Geraldine Letman, 70, of Phoenix; and Gamela Ali, 33, of Dearborn.

Kazkaz and Khalel were originally charged in a Jan. 11 indictment, and Hares, Letman and Ali were added as new defendants in the May 4 superseding indictment.

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any individual, especially medical professionals, who exploit Medicare, a taxpayerfunded program that provides essential services to seniors and disabled individuals,” Ison said in a statement.

Federal prosecutors say Kazkaz — the owner of the psychotherapy agency Centre HRW — offered kickbacks to Khalel, who was a patient recruiter, to refer Medicare beneficiaries to his agency for services that were never given or not medically necessary.

According to court records, Khalel made the beneficiaries sign blank Centre HRW sign-in sheets, which Kazkaz used to submit claims to Medicare for services that were never provided.

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Hares and Letman are accused of completing false patient charts, claiming to see patients they never provided psychotherapy services to.

According to the indictment, Centre HRW billed Medicare more than $11 million, and Medicare made over $5.3 million in payments to Centre HRW. “The payment of kickbacks to induce referrals for medical services in Federal healthcare programs, as well as billing for services not rendered, can undermine the trust we place in our nation’s providers and results in costly reductions to our federal health care programs,” Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General Mario Pinto said in a statement.

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NONPROFITS COULD USE SOME HELP CLEANING UP COMMUNITY EFFORTS CAN GET ENTIRE FAMILY INVOLVED

BY MARY GENSON mgenson@candgnews.com

METRO DETROIT — When school is out and the weather is nice, families can benefit from volunteering together to support local nonprofits and improve the communities they live in.

There are several different ways to volunteer throughout the local area. For families who like to spend time together outdoors, local cleanups can be a fun way to enjoy nature and impact the environment.

Environmental activist and artist Hannah Tizedes began the Michigan-based nonprofit The Cleanup Club to help create a more plastic-free environment.

The Cleanup Club is primarily based in Metro Detroit, but they also do programs in northern Michigan and along Lake Erie.

“I think it is so important to just talk about Great Lakes plastic pollution, because we hear about ocean pollution all the time, but no one ever hears about Great Lakes plastic pollution,” Tizedes said.

ABOVE: Hannah Tizedes is the founder of The Cleanup Club and will hold several cleanup events throughout the Metro Detroit area this summer.

Photo provided by The Cleanup Club

LEFT: The Clinton River Watershed Council offers several cleanup programs for the community to get involved.

Photo provided by the Clinton River Watershed Council

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While they are still planning summer programming, Tizedes said there will be several exciting opportunities for Metro Detroit families to get involved. Once summer events are finalized, they can be found at thecleanupclub.org.

“I’m super passionate about involving kids and just having more youth education around plastic pollution and what we can do as individuals,” Tizedes said. “I think it’s super important to just show kids that this is part of (their) future, (they) can help out and get creative, and it doesn’t have to be like this.’”

The Clinton River Watershed Council also offers opportunities for families to help clean up their community through the Keeping-It-Clean program.

Several different Clinton River Watershed Council programs fall under the Keeping-It-Clean umbrella, including weekly cleanups, the Clinton Cleanup and Trash Runs.

The community is encouraged to join the Weekly Clean 10 a.m.-noon Wednesdays April-November.

Each week, the Clinton River Watershed Council holds a Weekly Clean at a different park within the Clinton River watershed. The locations of this summer’s Weekly Cleans has yet to be released.

“We try to make sure that we have cleanup initiatives that hit almost all of the parks within the wa-

tershed that we can over the course of the summer,” said Cole Pachucki, the development and communication specialist for the Clinton River Watershed Council.

Volunteers are provided with the tools they need to conduct a simple cleanup. If they find anything big in the river that needs to be removed, the council coordinates with local municipalities to take care of it.

Clinton Cleanup is a larger event where they gather volunteers to clean up multiple parks on the same day. The next Clinton Cleanup will be Sept. 9.

Pachucki said some people get the most excited about the Trash Runs, which involve riding in a canoe or kayak to do a water cleanup.

Trash Runs will be held 9 a.m.-2 p.m. June 9, July 14, Aug. 18 and Sept. 8.

While the Weekly Clean and the Clinton Cleanup are appropriate for all ages, Trash Run participants should be 14 or older.

“I think it is really important for young people to get involved in any kind of youth programming that gives back to really cement the idea that being good stewards of our environment is something important,” Pachucki said. “If that kind of outdoor education and stewardship practices are instilled younger, it tends to grow lifelong stewards of the outdoors.”

To learn more about the programs offered by the Clinton River Watershed Council, visit crwc.org.

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ABOVE: The Clinton River Watershed Council holds cleanups along the Clinton River Watershed.

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LEFT: Educating children and the community about Great Lakes plastic pollution is one of The Cleanup Club’s main missions.

Photo provided by The Cleanup Club

C.A.R.E.S. of Farmington Hills: A Beacon of Hope and Sustenance Food insufficiency is a universal issue, affecting people from all walks of life.

C.A.R.E.S. (Community Action Resources Empowerment Services) is taking the lead in combatting this hardship in Oakland and Wayne counties by assisting individuals and families who may be struggling with food insufficiency or who don’t have access to the basics of life due to financial constraints or other challenges.

In 2017, C.A.R.E.S. purchased Alexander’s Catholic Church, a sacred venue for Sunday mass for over 50 years and transformed it into a sanctuary that extends support and nourishment to those in need. The site now features a by-appointment-only Family Food Pantry and the CARES Market, which is open to the public and offers an assortment of over 700 items, including fresh produce, dairy products, frozen foods, bread, canned goods, and snacks.

“The dignity we give people is just wonderful,” said Kitty Ostach, the organization’s executive director assistant. “When we first opened our doors five years ago, we served about 181 households. Now we serve over 600 households across Farmington Hills, Farmington, Livonia, Northville, Redford Township, Southfield, Novi and West Bloomfield. People come in with heavy hearts and leave with their baskets and hearts full.”

Support at C.A.R.E.S. also incorporates services ranging from practical life skills to mental health support including grief counseling and suicide prevention initiatives. The venue also hosts A.A. meetings, WIC (a health and nutrition program for women, infants and children) and offers assistance to veterans.

“We also have an Outreach Program that, after an assessment, allows us to provide food to individuals with physical or transportation limitations,” Ostach added.

Ostach and her colleague Marcia Rodeheffer, director of business and volunteer development, spearhead the organization’s fundraising efforts. Their biggest fundraising event will be C.A.R.E.S.’ inaugural rubber duck race raffle at Shiawassee Park on August 2, 2023.

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Humanitarian efforts are the “foundation” of Community Choice Credit Union

Community Choice Credit Union and its charitable arm Community Choice Foundation are committed to support the communities where its members and team members live, work and play. Headquartered in Farmington Hills with 24 member centers throughout Michigan, the credit union promotes a “Give Big” culture, with team members having contributed nearly 10,000 combined charity hours in 2022.

In addition to partnering with nearly 100 nonprofit organizations across the state to provide volunteer time and donations, the hallmark of the Community Choice

ing wish lists for a women’s shelter, or distributing 3,000 well-stocked backpacks at the start of the school year, make a difference for individuals and communities. It’s an integral part of who we are.” These initiatives thread through the culture of the credit union. In Farmington Hills, approximately 400 team members volunteer on their own and collectively, to “Give Big.” In fact, September is considered Foundation is the scholarship program. Since 2009, the foun- “Give Big Month,” with a signifidation has awarded $1.5 million cant amount of support going toin academic scholarships to 320 Michigan-based high school graduates and adults pursuing skilled trades or continuing their education and committed to staying in the state. Through donations made by members and team members of Community Choice Credit Union, along with local businesses, the foundation awards $100,000 annually, dispersed among 25 scholars. wards neighborhood clean-ups, Our message is “helping neigh- community gardens, and food bors achieve the life they desire,” packing. Schools and educators are said Executive Director Kevin also frequent recipients of the founMcAlpine. “Activities like fulfill- dation’s giving. This includes such programs as Cash for Classrooms, which annually awards $500 grants to 10 teachers who are committed to delivering financial education in creative ways to their students. In past years, Community Choice also provided teachers “care packages” that included basic classroom items like pencils, disinfecting wipes, and other goodies like a gift card to fill

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The humanitarian spirit is contagious. It began in 1935, when Redford Township neighbors gathered to form the credit union to support one another, and they extended it to those in need. They contributed $5 each to create a fund of assistance. Their initial generosity and compassion grew and currently reaches 118,000 people in Michigan.

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Rouge River Day in Farmington Hills involves efforts by community members to clean debris in and around the river.

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and help with native wildflower plantings and trail maintenance in Heritage Park.

Ashlie Smith is the supervisor of the Farmington Hills Nature Center.

“Our Rouge River Day is one of our largest volunteer days of the year,” Smith said. “We typically have a large group of volunteers. We like to see close to 100 if we can get a lot of folks out helping out the Rouge River watersheds. We’ve been doing this program quite a few years.”

She discussed the primary aspirations of the outings.

“We have a heavy focus on non-native invasive plant removal because that does take a lot (of ) effort, energy and number of people to make an impact,” Smith said.

“When we’re out there we focus on removing garlic mustard from some of our more sensitive habitats in the park, and without this effort and some other volunteer groups that help throughout the year, we wouldn’t have been able to have as good of a handle on the garlic mustard as we do and our more sensitive habitat areas.”

Farmington Hills resident and Nature Center volunteer Lynn Manzi has been a part of multiple outings involving Rouge River restoration efforts.

She has observed the events turn into family outings.

“People show up with their families, and their kids get involved,” Manzi said.

“There’s certain things that they’ll give families and kids to do, and the kids are great at picking stuff up — they’ll pick up some … garlic mustard. … The kids are good at (it) because they got those small hands and they can go in there and get dirty. It’s great.”

As nice as it is for volunteers to see immediate evidence that their efforts are

yielding positive results, sometimes it takes a while to see the payoff.

Smith used garlic mustard removal as an example.

“I would say nine, 10 years ago was really when we started seriously tracking where we were removing it and pulling it,” she said.

“You really don’t start seeing efforts of pulling the plant until about seven or eight years after you start, and so now we’ve gone beyond that threshold. There’s areas of the park that used to be just completely overrun by garlic mustard, where that’s all you would see on the forest floor, and now, if I go back to check those spots on the GPS, I’m lucky if I find a few plants that could be pulled and checked on. Otherwise, those large (swaths) that we saw years ago are gone.”

Manzi enjoys seeing the difference that volunteers make.

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clearing a whole area,” she said. “It’s great — nice to see that.”

Smith provided another example of the hard work of volunteers paying off.

“One of the things that we’ve seen since we’ve started to put a strong effort into removing the woody invasive plants are bluebird nesting meadows,” she said. “We started to see less birds using the boxes a few years back, so we really put a strong effort into doing some forest mowings, and we were able to get those (bluebirds) using the boxes — back up to what they were before. We have volunteers that actually come and monitor those nest boxes, so that’s how we know if they’re being used or not, and what species are using them. We have 38 boxes in the park that are monitored by volunteers, so that’s another good way for us to see, like, ‘Oh, hey, our efforts are paying off,’ or, ‘This is some work that needs to be done — these species are being affected.”

Smith explained the connection between the Rouge River and Heritage Park.

“The Rouge River meanders through Heritage Park from north to south, and it is a

little ways into the park — you can get there via the river trail behind the Nature Center,” she said. “Anything that we do, the land directly impacts the water, because anytime it rains or anything like that, all that water’s rushing off the land into the river, so our efforts on land are just as important as what we could do directly in the water. So, removing those invasives, helping to protect our soil from erosion and planting native plants, all of that has a huge impact on the health of the river itself and the surrounding watershed.”

Smith is of the opinion that events such as Rouge River Day help to bring the community together.

“I get super excited to get all those things done, and it really does take that large group of people to work together to meet those goals,” she said. “For me, it’s always worth it. I look forward to Rouge River Day every year and getting those things taken care of in the spring and jump-starting that process year-after-year of, ‘OK, these are things that need to get done to improve our habitats or better the watershed,’ and that folks are motivated to come out and do that because people really do care a lot about the Rouge River.”

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- In Memory of LYLA YOUNG

Lyla Young, age 88 of Farmington Hills, passed away May 3, 2023.

She was the beloved wife of the late Jerry for 62 ½ years. Loving mother of Cindy (Rob) Priemer, the late Jerry Jr. (Debbie) Young, the late Pam (the late Frank) Schultes, Judy (Karl) Chimner, Craig (Sue) Young, Todd (Lisa) Young, Lou Hozeska, and Jennifer Young (Jim Suranno). Proud grandmother of 16, great-grandmother of 24, and great-great-grandmother of 4. Lyla will also be missed by her dog Dewey and cat Gypsy.

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of the proposed development that came before the township Planning Commission last October.

At a Planning Commission meeting, local residents filled a boardroom to voice opposition to the proposed development.

Among the concerns of the residents was the density increase that would have resulted from the proposed development.

The Planning Commission unanimously recommended that the proposal be denied.

However, with the Planning Commission being a recommending body, the ultimate decision was left up to the township’s Board of Trustees, and at a Board of Trustees meeting last November, the proposal was denied.

It was recently announced that The Corners has been purchased by the Chaldean Community Foundation/Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce.

According to its website, the Chaldean Community Foundation is a nonprofit human and social services organization that was founded in 2006 and provides cultural heritage and charity work in the local Chaldean community.

The foundation currently has a location in Sterling Heights.

The plan is to renovate the 40,142-square-foot facility on Walnut Lake Road and add an approximately 2,000-square-foot lobby.

There is also expected to be a minor reconfiguration of the parking lot to add an additional 15 spaces, making for a total of 149 spots.

According to a press release, between the acquisition and renovation, it is a $10

million project.

Martin Manna, who is the brother of Trustee Jim Manna, is the president of the Chaldean Community Foundation/Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce.

“We were looking at the property years ago,” Martin Manna said. “We needed a new and expanded community center in Oakland County to serve our growing community.”

Tom Haji is a director for the Chaldean Community Foundation. He said that, on May 23, after press time, the Planning Commission was set to “propose an approval to an amendment to the current zoning ordinance due to the fact that the building’s been abandoned for five years, so they just need to get that approved for our use.”

Haji said that he was “very confident” that there would be approval at the Planning Commission level and that the following step would be to go before the Board of Trustees.

According to Kaplan, although Board of Trustees member Jim Manna is related to Martin Manna, he can still be a part of the process. “(The) fact that his brother is the applicant doesn’t legally require him to recuse himself,” Kaplan said. “Generally, (there) has to be a financial interest.”

Haji shared the Chaldean Community Foundation’s aspiration.

“We’re shooting for an Aug. 1 building permit,” he said.

Kaplan noted the difference between this project and the controversial property development proposal last year.

“We’re not talking about demolition,” he said. “What they (the Chaldean Community Foundation) proposed is within proper zoning.”

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A proposed development at The Corners property on Walnut Lake Road was met with opposition by residents at a West Bloomfield Township Planning Commission meeting last year.

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to the demolition of buildings, and from his perspective, the Chaldean Community Foundation not proposing to do that is one of the appeals of the project. The other benefit he cited is that there won’t be an increase in density, which means that residents don’t need to be concerned about increased vehicle traffic and increased lake privileges on Walnut Lake.

“The township values the Chaldean community and the many contributions it’s made to the township,” Kaplan said. “This is an ideal use of the property and will benefit the township as a whole.”

Kaplan added that he thinks most of the nearby residents are in favor of the project because it doesn’t increase the density.

Doug Schoenherr is a nearby resident who opposed last year’s development proposal. However, he is OK with the Chaldean Community Foundation/Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce purchasing the property.

“Everything that I’ve seen so far is they’re keeping the existing building — just making some modifications to it,” Schoenherr said. “They’re not asking for a zoning

change or anything like that — drastically changing the character of the neighborhood or any craziness, so I think that’s what everybody was after is just, ‘OK, cool; keep it within whatever’s there.’ … They’re not trying to (put) hundreds of people on the lake or trying to completely change the existing zoning or any of that stuff, so it’s being developed within what the current zoning is. I haven’t heard any major opposition or anything like that.”

From Jim Manna’s perspective, the Chaldean Community Foundation’s purchase of the property is a “win” for both the township and the Chaldean-American community.

“The Corners will serve many functions, including community services and the home of the Chaldean Chamber,” Jim Manna stated via a text message. “The corners will also bring a lot of vibrancy to the area with its multi-million dollar facelift. It’s going to look great and a definite improvement to the area.”

According to the release, there will be a range of community resources offered at the new center, including classrooms for workforce training, cultural awareness and training resources, a library to preserve historic Chaldean manuscripts dating back to the first century, a theater, a community dem-

onstration kitchen, and a business incubator.

“We are preserving the facility,” Martin Manna said. “The building has good bones — just a lot of renovations that’ll take place, including a newly constructed and expanded lobby to serve the folks that we provide support to. … It’s one continuous building.

I think if you look at the history, though, there was several additions to the original building.”

Martin Manna explained why he doesn’t expect the project to cause a stir among local residents.

“This is truly a community center and facility for all to enjoy, so I don’t anticipate we’ll have any issues with the township or the neighbors,” he said. “This will be a stateof-the-art facility with millions of dollars of new investment and landscape architecture that’s gonna add to the uniqueness of that little area — the neighborhood.”

Martin Manna said that the Chaldean Community Foundation’s Sterling Heights facility is “very busy.”

“We see more than 40,000 individuals a year from 48 different countries of origin,” he said. “So we will be providing access to health care, behavioral health programs, educational-type programs, after-school activity, senior programs, (and) health and wellness — just to name a few.”

From Martin Manna’s perspective, the new facility can help accommodate a Chaldean population that is growing in southeast Michigan.

“What we view it as is now (having) two large community centers,” he said. “Sterling Heights is about 30,000 square feet; this one in West Bloomfield’s about 42,000 square feet. So we have a very large, growing community. In 2016, the estimated population was about 160,000. We feel that it’s north of 200,000 now and continues to grow.”

Manna said that the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce, which is currently located in Farmington Hills, will move to the new facility on Walnut Lake.

Renovation work on the new center is expected to begin this summer, with the goal being to open next spring.

“It’s long overdue,” Martin Manna said.

“We’ve been focused on long-term planning for the community, and this will give us the ability to help preserve our culture, our identity and then provide programs and services to better serve the growing community. …

We already have a sizable population in West Bloomfield, and many institutions like the St. Thomas Chaldean Catholic Church (and) the Shenandoah Country Club. This is just another addition to those institutions that can better serve the growing community.”

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ABOVE: Macomb Township resident Dave Renke likes to take his 1955 Chevy Bel Air to various spots, including Stony Creek Metropark in Shelby Township.

Photo provided by Dave Renke

LEFT: Dave and Rosemary Renke have made plenty of family memories cruising in the ’55 Chevy Bel Air. Photo by Maria Allard

ABOVE AND RIGHT: Three of Dave and Rosemary Renke’s daughters had wedding photos taken with the Bel Air. Photos provided by Dave Renke

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Two weeks before his 16th birthday, in the spring of 1976, Renke and a few friends were riding their 10-speed bicycles in St. Clair Shores. When biking through a random parking lot, the group spotted a 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air. Renke couldn’t take his eyes off the seafoam green beauty. The teenager left a written note on the windshield with his phone number, asking the owner to contact him if interested in selling the vehicle.

“It was a 210 model, two-door post with a six-cylinder engine and an automatic Powerglide transmission,” Renke remembered.

When he got home, the phone rang and on the other end of the line was the Bel Air owner, who made an offer to sell the car for $800. An excited Renke told his dad, who wasn’t so sure it was a good deal.

“Why do you want to buy an old car like that?” he said.

But Dad gave the OK for Renke to use the money he earned from his paper route to buy his first-ever set of wheels. Renke has always been a fan of the Tri-Five Chevy models, which refers to the 1955, 1956 and 1957 Chevrolet automobiles, including the Bel Air

and Nomad.

“I always thought they were very cool and was glad I bought it,” he said. “If you look at the ’54 Chevy, it was more rounded.

In ’55, they made a big change to the body style. In ’55, you could get more color options.”

For many years, Renke’s teenage purchase sat in his parents’ Warren garage.

“I didn’t start enjoying it until the late ’80s and early ’90s,” he said. “I was always saving up enough money so I could buy the next part.”

Prior to that, Renke and his friends spent many nights in the garage restoring the Bel Air. “It originally had a six-cylinder, and then we put a V-8 engine in it,” Renke said. “There was more power. I found an original 265 V-8 Engine and had it rebuilt.”

In the late 1980s, the Bel Air got a new look when Renke’s cousin painted it India Ivory and Gypsy Red, which remain its current colors. While many maintenance upgrades have been completed over the years, “I tried to keep the car with the original look,” he said.

Renke took the Bel Air with him when he and his wife, Rosemary, moved to Sterling Heights, and it’s still with the couple, who now reside in Macomb Township. Renke’s in-

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Habitat Oakland planned to announce the expansion of the ReStore Waterford location with volunteers, supporters and the Waterford Area Chamber of Commerce at a grand opening celebration June 9.

The store is located at 3653 Highland Road in Waterford, and people can attend the festivities with shopping 10 a.m.-6 p.m., an 11 a.m. ribbon-cutting ceremony, food and drink for purchases, and all-day door prizes. By adding 18,000 square feet to the existing 10,000-square-foot location, for 28,000 square feet total, the Waterford ReStore offers an increase in variety and inventory.

Habitat for Humanity ReStores accept donations and sell a constantly changing inventory of diverse, high-quality merchandise to the public at a fraction of the price, according to the organization.

Sales of donated items help Habitat for Humanity partner with local families to build, rehabilitate and repair safe and affordable homes in Oakland County.Visit or call ReStore Waterford at (248) 338-8392, shop online 24-7 at www.HABROC.org, or donate items by calling (248) 365-4090.

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terest in cars dates way back to the days when he and his friends would take apart their bicycles. Renke eventually moved on to cars by buying and selling several different models, including a 1975 Fiat Spider, a 1969 AMC Javelin, a 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass and a 1972 Pontiac Grand Prix over the years.

“He always had a different car in high school,” Rosemary recalled.

According to Renke, because of his love for restoring older cars, Rosemary has “graciously” given up a parking spot in their garage for the past 30-plus years for the Bel Air. “It’s too nostalgic. It’s a part of who he is,” Rosemary said. “Cars are a part of your life.”

In time, Renke’s dad had a change of heart and made Renke promise to never sell the Bel Air. “Seems he became very fond of it over the years, just as I have,” Renke said. “And I plan to keep the car and hope to pass it to someone in my family down the road.”

The Renkes’ four daughters also are big fans of the Bel Air. Three of their daughters are married, and the car was on-site and pho-

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A ribbon-cutting ceremony with the Greater Farmington Area Chamber of Commerce was held May 11 at Anchor Holistic Health, 32595 Grand River Ave. in Farmington. He joins his mother, Michele Foxworthy, who has been in practice for 40 years. Robert Foxworthy not only is a chiropractor, but has furthered his education to become a professional applied kinesiologist. He also has incorporated laser therapy for increasing the rate of healing, and reducing pain and inflammation, along with his application of extremity adjusting.

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BUSINESS CLIP tographed with each couple at all three weddings.

“They have fun memories of it,” Renke said.

Renke often takes his ’55 Chevy to many of the local car cruises and shows, including the Woodward Dream Cruise and the Lakeside Mall Circle Cruise-In on Monday nights in Sterling Heights. One fun event is the Berkley car parade the Friday evening before the Dream Cruise on Saturday.

“You can park your car at the cemetery, get out and can talk to people. You drive down 12 Mile. The crowd is cheering. You feel like a celebrity,” Renke said. “You usually get a thumbs-up or a wave. People come to you and say, ‘My dad had a car like that.’ Everyone is very friendly.”

The most mileage the Bel Air gets are the drives to Port Austin for its annual Carfest. As he prepares to retire soon, Renke hopes to enjoy his vintage vehicle “even more with family and friends.”

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PLAN A RELAXING TRIP TO THE TRAVERSE WINE COAST

BY GREG TASKER olfers, sailors and outdoor enthusiasts have long flocked to the wooded hills and crystal-clear lakes around Traverse City, but in recent years, the Cherry Capital has increasingly become a hot spot for casual and even serious wine enthusiasts.

No wonder. Some 40 wineries surround this small, postcardpretty town, which sits at the base of two peninsulas, each designated as its own distinctive grape-growing region. These wineries on the Leelanau and Old Mission peninsulas are a huge part of the tourism scene in Traverse City, especially in the summer and fall.

What makes this region so special in the vast world of wine?

Location. The moderating waters of Lake Michigan and Grand Traverse Bay enable winemakers here to grow familiar European grapes, including chardonnay, riesling, pinot noir, cabernet franc and others.

The warm waters protect against late spring and early fall frosts.

Also worth noting is that the region lies along the 45th parallel, the same latitude as famous wine areas such as the Piedmont region of Italy and the Rhone Valley and Bordeaux in France.

Traverse City makes for an easy weekend visit from metro Detroit. To make the most of a visit to the Traverse Wine Coast, as the region has dubbed itself to the wine world, it’s best to do some planning. Hours and tasting procedures vary from winery to winery.

Designated trails on each peninsula can help navigate options.

You can also hire a driver for group or personal tours, as many of them are very familiar with the wineries, including their selection of wines, tasting procedures and more.

It used to be that you could show up at any winery unannounced and enjoy a sampling of wines. Since the pandemic, however, many wineries require reservations; it’s best to check before your visit. Many of them also offer only flights of wine or wine by the glass.

“Planning is essential for visiting the wineries because there are so many to choose from,” said Nicholas Hartmann, managing director of the Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail, representing about 20 wineries. “Checking with a winery ahead of time can save you the disappointment of showing up to find out they’re full because reservations are required.”

Visiting wineries, he adds, is “the best way to relax and enjoy this beautiful region.”

Traverse City is an ideal staging area for a wine weekend.

There are plenty of hotel options and the downtown boasts a vibrant shopping district and top-notch restaurants. The city is also home to a winery, Left Foot Charlie. The winery grows grapes on both peninsulas and offers an impressive selection, including riesling, pinot blanc and chardonnay. The winery is located in the Village at Grand Traverse Commons, a former state hospital that is now an entertainment complex with boutiques, coffee shops and restaurants. The winery’s Barrel Room provides a more intimate wine-tasting experience with charcuterie options.

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Aurora Cellars is located outside of Lake Leelanau.

Photo provided by Devon Kessler, Simpson Family Estates

ABOVE: Brys Estate Vineyard and Winery is an ideal place to enjoy a glass or flight of wine on the deck, which overlooks vineyards and Grand Traverse Bay. RIGHT: One of the first wineries along the Leelanau Peninsula’s main road is Mari Vineyards.

Photos provided by Traverse City Tourism

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Old Mission is the narrowest and busiest of the two peninsulas, largely because it’s so close to downtown Traverse City and a strip of waterfront hotels. Vineyards share the pastoral landscape with tidy apple and cherry orchards, along with unparalleled views of Grand Traverse Bay. One of the first wineries along the peninsula’s main road is Mari Vineyards.

The Italian-style tasting room and winery look like it was plucked from Tuscany and dropped on the hills of Old Mission. The Italian architecture is a clue to the wine being poured inside. Mari is known for growing Italian varietals, including teroldego, nebbiolo and refosco, not so common in these parts. Their growth is aided by the use of “hoop houses,” metal hoop structures draped in plastic. By the way, Mari is owned by the family featured in the reality series “The Curse of Oak Island,” which follows treasure hunters on the island off the shore of Nova Scotia.

Brys Estate Vineyard and Winery is an ideal place to enjoy a glass or flight of wine on the deck, which overlooks vineyards and Grand Traverse Bay. Standout wine options include pinot blanc, sauvignon blanc and cabernet franc. Not to be missed is the frosé, a frozen rosé. You can top the concoction with a small pour of your favorite wine.

Stroll the secret garden to pick lavender in season and browse a selection of lavenderinspired products.

For an overnight option, consider Chateau Chantal Winery and Inn. The well-appointed rooms evoke the styles of a French chateau. Overnight guests receive a bottle of wine and complimentary wine tastings. A gourmet breakfast is served on a patio overlooking vineyards and Grand Traverse Bay. Cap an afternoon on Old Mission with a stop at the historic Mission Point Light-

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A copy of the Proposed 2023 - 2024 Budget will be available for public inspection at the Information Desks at the Main Library, 32737 W. Twelve Mile and at the Farmington Branch at 23500 Liberty Street, Farmington, from 9:00 AM Wednesday, May 24 until 9:00 p.m. Thursday, June 8, 2023, and on the Library website.

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house at the peninsula’s tip. The 1870 lighthouse is open for self-guided tours.

The much larger Leelanau Peninsula lies west of Traverse City and is home to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.

The national lakeshore is a must-see and makes for an easy stopover before heading to wineries. Climb dunes or take a drive up Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive for panoramic views of Lake Michigan.

North of Sleeping Bear, on Route 22, Good Harbor Vineyards is one of the peninsula’s oldest wineries and pours favorites like riesling, chardonnay and pinot grigio. Its sister winery, Aurora Cellars, is outside Lake Leelanau. Known for its red wines (like blaufrankisch and cabernet franc), the winery includes a renovated 19th century farmhouse that is open to overnight guests.

At Shady Lane Cellars, you can sip alfresco in a tasting pavilion with a furnished patio and outdoor fireplace. Top choices here include gruner veltliner, pinot gris and Franc ‘n’ Franc, a blend of cabernet franc and blaufrankisch. Eight miles from Traverse City, this property was once a 100-acre fruit farm. Be sure to step inside the tasting room, a restored 100-year-old fieldstone chicken coop.

South of Suttons Bay, the Inn at Black Star Farms, which includes a winery, boasts upscale accommodations in a Kentuckystyle estate home. The inn is set amid 160 acres and boasts 10 classically furnished guest rooms. Besides the winery, the property includes a farm-to-table bistro, an equestrian facility and hiking trails. The tasting room menu boasts an expansive selection of dry and sweet wines and spirits. Be sure to try the dry riesling, chardonnay and the dry reds.

Greg Tasker is a Traverse City-based freelance writer and works part-time at a winery on the Leelanau Peninsula, Verterra Winery.

He highly recommends visiting the winery’s Leland tasting room or vineyard, The Ridge at Verterra, just south of Northport.

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Stars in the Park 7 p.m. Thursdays at Heritage Park, 24915 Farmington Road in Farmington Hills June 15: Farmington Concert Band June 22: Bernadette Kathryn & the Lonely Days Band June 29: Maria Montoya

MAY 24

Michigan Beer: A Heady History: Presentation for ages 18 and older, then sampling from local breweries for ages 21 and older, 6:30 p.m., Farmington Community Library, 32737 W. 12 Mile Road in Farmington Hills, registration required for both, farmlib.org

MAY 25

Blood drive: Noon-6 p.m., Farmington Community Library, 23500 Liberty St. in Farmington, enter sponsor code Farmingtoncl at redcross.org Native plant sale: 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Salem United Church of Christ, 33424 Oakland St. in Farmington, proceeds benefit missions/ministries, salemucc.us

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Art on the Grand: Juried fine arts and crafts show, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. June 3 and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. June 4, held along Grand River Avenue in downtown Farmington, artonthegrand.com, also inaugural Farmington Author & Book Festival the first day, kickstartfarmington.org/ fab-fest

JUNE 8

Glastonstrawberry Music Festival: 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

Memorial Day parade: 10 a.m., starts near Grand River Avenue and Orchard Lake Road, travels west and ends at Oakland Street, ceremony to follow at Farmington War Memorial Monument in Memorial Park, then free community luncheon at Groves-Walker American Legion Post 346, memorialdayparade.us

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Spring grage sale: Hosted by Farmington Garden Club, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m, 25515 Inkster Road in Farmington Hills, all proceeds go to Governor Warner Mansion, facebook.com/FarmingtonGardenClub

Blood drive: 8 a.m.-7:45 p.m., Costick Center, 28600 W. 11 Mile Road in Farmington Hills, enter sponsor code costickcenter at redcross.org

JUNE 16-17 Quilt Show: Featuring 200 quilts from Great Lakes Heritage Quilters group celebrating 30 years, also vendors, door prizes and more, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. both days, Mercy High School, 29300 W. 11 Mile Road in Farmington Hills, glhq.org

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

MAY 29 July 13: Jai Ho Indian Music Night July 20: Hawk Talent Showcase (featuring campers and music students) July 27: Farmington Concert Swing Band Aug. 3: The Groove Council Aug. 10: Mollywop Jams Aug. 17: Farmington Chorus Source: starsinthepark.live/concerts

JUNE 14

‘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

JUNE 9-11

‘Once on This Island’: Presented by Detroit Youth Choir, 7 p.m. June 9, 2 and 7 p.m. June 10, and 6 p.m. June 11, The Hawk - Farmington Hills Community Center, 29995 W. 12 Mile Road, detroityouthchoir.org

Food Truck Tuesdays: Also meet local nonprofits and businesses, noon-2 p.m. weekly through September, Farmington Community Library, 32737 W. 12 Mile Road in Farmington Hills, farmlib.org

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The JATC for the Pipefitting Industry and Pipefitters, Steamfitters, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Service Local Union #636 of the United Association will be accepting applications for our Construction Apprenticeship beginning Wednesday, May 31,2023, through July 20, 2023. Application dates and times will be as followed: Monday, Wednesday & Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., with Tuesday from 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. and Saturday, June 10 & Saturday June 24, from 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

1. Qualifications necessary for an applicant to be considered are: A. Must be 18 years or older.

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2. For details of the application process see our web page at www.pipefitters636tc.org 3. Applications may be downloaded and filled out or picked up at the training center but MUST be turned in in person at the Training Center. a. There is a $45.00 testing fee if you schedule your tests with us at Schoolcraft Community College. That will be collected when turning in the application. b. You may also schedule the testing on your own at participating Community Colleges.

THIS IS A DRUG FREE PROGRAM. AN INDIVIDUAL TENTATIVELY SELECTED FOR ENTRANCE INTO THE PROGRAM AFTER TESTING AND INTERVIEW WILL BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT TO A DRUG TEST. SO THERE IS NO MISUNDERSTANDING AS TO MARIJUANA/CANNABIS (MARIJUANA), TESTING POSITIVE FOR MARIJUANA IN ANY FORM FOR ANY REASON WILL BE CONSIDERED A FAILED TEST AND YOU WILL NOT BE ADMITTED TO THE PROGRAM. THIS APPLIES EVEN IF YOU WERE INSTRUCTED BY A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL TO USE MARIJUANA (WITH OR WITHOUT A PRESCRIPTION), USED IT TOPICALLY OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER (FOR EXAMPLE, CBD LOTIONS, INHALED OIL CONCENTRATES, ETC), OR WERE NEAR OTHERS LEGALLY USING MARIJUANA.

The Pipefitting Industry Training Center is located at 636 Executive Drive in Troy, MI between John R. and Dequindre, north of E. 14 Mile Road. PH: 248-585-0636.

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EE W E H T F O E CRIM • K E E W E H OF T E M I R C • K NEWSWORTHY E WE INCIDENTS REPORTED TO LOCAL POLICE, AS COMPILED BY C & G REPORTERS

Man committed after making threats to harm himself, his place of employment

ROCHESTER HILLS — Deputies were dispatched to a business in the 1000 block of Rochester Road to conduct a welfare check on an employee making suicidal statements at 4:20 p.m. April 19.

Deputies contacted the caller, who stated his son had made threats to harm himself and possibly “shoot up” his work location.

Deputies located the caller’s son, a 30-year-old man, at his place of employment. The investigation revealed that there was no credible threat to the work location and that the son was suffering from a mental crisis. Police said the suspect has no access to weapons.

Deputies transported the suspect to the hospital for an involuntary committal and psychological examination. The suspect was served with trespass warning papers and was advised to not return to the business.

The business was following up with termination paperwork via mail.

Teens caught trespassing, drinking alcohol at church bus yard

ROCHESTER HILLS — Deputies were dispatched to a church in the 3000 block of South Livernois Road for a suspicious circumstance complaint at 1:51 a.m. April 15.

The caller said he observed subjects in a school bus located in the south end of the parking lot and could see lights on within the bus and that the rear door was open.

When deputies arrived at the scene, five teens fled on foot. After a short foot pursuit in the parking lot, three of the subjects — two females and one male — were apprehended. The two remaining men continued running eastbound across Livernois Road into a wooded area and were later apprehended with the assistance of a drone.

The investigation revealed that all suspects were staying at a friend’s house near the church. Police said the suspects chose to hide their consumption of alcohol by doing it in the neighboring school bus yard.

All the suspects’ parents were contacted and responded to the area to retrieve their children, which included a 19-year-old male from Farmington Hills, an 18-year-old male from Farmington Hills, a 17-year-old male from Clawson, an 18-year-old female from Royal Oak and a 17-year-old female from Rochester Hills.

All suspects were cited and released to their parents.

Deputies said there did not appear to be any signs of damage to the school bus or the surrounding area.

Boy Scouts trailer and gear stolen

NOVI — When the members of Novi Boy Scout Troop 54 arrived for their regular meeting May 8 at Novi Methodist Church, 41671 W. 10 Mile Road, they discovered that their trailer containing their camping supplies, tents, cookware and essentials had been stolen from the parking lot. The troop is asking the public for assistance in locating the trailer and its contents.

$1 stolen from SUV’s console

NOVI — A woman contacted police after she discovered that her 2023 Chevrolet Traverse had been broken into between 4 p.m. May 1 and 2 p.m.

May 2 at Novi Ridge Apartments and Townhomes, 23640 Chipmunk Trail, near 10 Mile and Meadowbrook roads.

The vehicle sustained damage to the rear passenger-side window. According to the report, the estimated damage to the vehicle is $1,000, but the only thing the woman reported missing from the vehicle was $1 that had been in the center console.

She said the culprit moved the contents in her center console as well.

According to the report, the responding police officer observed glass strewn on the rear passenger-side seat. Doorbell camera footage from the resident’s building showed that at 3:01 a.m. May 2, an unknown dark-colored SUV passed in front of her residence. A minute later, there was a loud noise. The officer reviewed the footage and logged it as evidence. However, as no further evidence was discovered, the case was closed.

Street sign spray painted — again

WEST BLOOMFIELD — The Road Commission for Oakland County reported that a street sign at Harris Lane and Doherty Drive was spray-painted between midnight April 23 and 10 a.m. April 24.

The cost to repair the sign was reported to be $629.

It was reportedly the third time in two months that the sign has been damaged.

No suspects were reported.

The case was listed as documentation only.

Attempted home invasion caught on surveillance cameras

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — Police were dispatched to the 2000 block of Bedford Street for an attempted home invasion at approximately 9:30 p.m.

April 27.

According to reports, an unidentified man had attempted to enter through the front door, but was unable to gain entry and left the area moments later.

The incident was captured by the resident’s home security system cameras.

Officers canvassed the area, and a K-9 track was conducted, with negative results. Evidence technicians processed the front door for fingerprints.

This case is currently under investigation.

Man suspected of driving drunk urinates on police car

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — Officers stopped a silver Jeep Cherokee with an expired registration for speeding on Square Lake Road April 29.

After contacting the driver, officers suspected that he was driving under the influence of alcohol.

The driver was also driving on a suspended license and had several warrants for his arrest due to traffic offenses.

The driver refused all standard sobriety tests and was subsequently handcuffed and arrested for operating while intoxicated.

After the driver was handcuffed, police said, he was able to manipulate his pants and urinate on the patrol car. He then initially refused to get into the police car, but eventually complied and took a seat.

Once in the car, the driver became extremely agitated, according to reports. Officers obtained a search warrant for a blood draw, and he was transported to a local hospital for medical staff to obtain a blood sample.

The driver was held for several hours at the hospital “due to his intoxicated state.” The driver was later released from custody while the Bloomfield Township Police Department awaited the blood sample results. Charges were pending.

Intoxicated driver requires medical evaluation

BIRMINGHAM — On April 25 at approximately 10:42 p.m., an officer was dispatched to 333 N. Old Woodward on a report of an intoxicated male attempting to leave the parking lot.

Witnesses reported that a male driver was attempting to exit the parking lot at the gate when he reversed into their vehicle. Upon making contact with the driver, the witnesses reported that the driver appeared highly intoxicated and in no condition to drive, so the witness called 911.

An officer arrived and made contact with the driver, a 63-year-old Clawson man, who appeared highly intoxicated and reported consuming too much alcohol. During the field sobriety evaluation, the man fell, at which point officers contacted the Birmingham Fire Department for a medical evaluation.

The Fire Department cleaned the wounds sustained in the fall and medically cleared the man. He

was then arrested and issued a citation for operating while intoxicated.

Possible extortion case involves nude photos

BIRMINGHAM — At approximately 10:32 p.m.

April 26, officers were dispatched to an address on Woodward Avenue for a report of a possible extortion.

The victim, a 22-year-old man, reported that he had sent nude photos to an unknown female he met online. After that, the unknown female began threatening to share the nude photos of the victim if he did not send her money. The victim received several calls from an unknown man with a heavy foreign accent from the female’s online account, requesting money.

An investigation was ongoing.

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 amount of $1,021; however, they were notified by their bank that the check had been altered by an unknown suspect and cashed in the amount of $6,024. The investigation was turned over to the Detective Bureau for further investigation.

Arrest made at fast food location for embezzlement, CCW violation

SOUTHFIELD — Officers responded to a fast-food restaurant in the 22000 block of Greenfield Road for an embezzlement investigation at 7:41 p.m. April 21.

An undisclosed amount of cash allegedly had been taken by an employee still on the scene when the officers arrived.

The manager and witnesses explained to the officers that the money was being counted in the back office to be deposited later that day.

The person who was responsible for counting the money was called to the front of the store, and while they were gone, the suspect employee allegedly went to the office and stole some of the cash. The incident was observed on store surveillance, and the employee was correctly identified.

The officers took the employee into custody for embezzlement of less than $1,000. While searching the suspect’s backpack, police discovered a handgun, though the suspect did not have a concealed pistol license, so they were charged for the weapon violation.