Trustees approve rezoning of Sheetz-eyed property
BY DEAN VAGLIA dvaglia@candgnews.com
MACOMB TOWNSHIP — The Macomb Township Board of Trustees took the Planning Commission’s recommendation to rezone a commercial property, and in the process revealed it could be part of a gas station chain’s move into Michigan.
Trustees approved a township-initiated rezoning request of the former CVS Pharmacy on the southeast corner of North Avenue and 23 Mile Road, known as permanent parcel No. 08-24-101-016, to resolve the lot’s nonconforming status at its May 14 meeting. The lot, now zoned C-2 commercial, was zoned as C-3 commercial due to an agreement made in 2006 that set the zoning as C-3 in case the CVS closed. However, C-3 zoning is designed for larger retail uses on properties 5 acres and larger, thus creating a nonconforming lot.
“This was brought to our attention re-
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DAKOTA DRUMLINE FINISHES SEASON AS WORLD FINALISTS
BY DEAN VAGLIA dvaglia@candgnews.com
MACOMB TOWNSHIP —
Building steam upon last year’s fire, the Dakota High School winter drumline team has continued its run of percussive success with a world finals appearance to finish its 2025 season.
“I know a lot of the kids throughout the season made it a goal of trying to make finals, so to not only make finals but come in fifth place was quite surprising and surreal,” said Kurt Reyes, percussion director for Dakota High School.
The appearance at Winter Guard International’s finals at the University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, Ohio, on April 11 marked the program’s highest performance in a series of seasons marked by a steady buildup of success. The program scored its first Michigan Alliance for Performing Arts state finals win in 2023 and continued its form in 2024, making the WGI world semifinals both years. The team managed a fifth-place finish at the 2025 WGI world finals with a judged score of 91.938/100.
The drumline’s performance,
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Photo provided by Kurt Reyes
The Dakota High School Drumline performs during the Winter Guard International world finals at the University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, Ohio.
SECOND FRONT PAGE
Melvindale man allegedly plotted mass shooting at TACOM
BY NICK POWERS npowers@candgnews.com
WARREN — A former Michigan Army National Guard member from Melvindale is accused of planning a mass shooting, which was set for May 13, at the U.S. Army’s Tank-Automotive & Armaments Command in Warren.
HELP URGENTLY NEEDED AS SITUATION IN HAITI WORSENS
BY ANDY KOZLOWSKI akozlowski@candgnews.com
METRO DETROIT — A mission group to Haiti that includes churches in Sterling Heights, Southfield and more is sounding the alarm on the plight of the country — the poorest in the Western Hemisphere — as gangs have captured the town of Mirebalais, once a safe haven.
A letter by Kesner Gracia, an Episcopalian priest in Haiti, described the scene in April.
“Haiti has become a veritable human slaughterhouse,” he wrote. “In Mirebalais, the streets are littered with corpses. … Unspeakable scenes of terror unfold before our very eyes.”
Haiti Outreach Mission, a Troy-based nonprofit, has been wiring funds to partners in Haiti since it’s no longer safe to travel there. Projects include medical and dental clinics, a lab and pharmacy, water purifiers, and funding for food, shelter and supplies.
Ammar Abdulmajid-Mohamed Said, 19, planned to carry out the attack for the terrorist organization Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), according to a May 14 press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan.
“ISIS is a brutal terrorist organization which seeks to kill Americans,” said U.S. Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon, Jr. in the release. “Helping ISIS or any other ter-
rorist organization prepare or carry out acts of violence is not only a reprehensible crime — it is a threat to our entire nation and way of life. Our office will not tolerate such crimes or threats, and we will use the full weight of the law against anyone who engages in terrorism.”
Said is charged with attempting to provide mate-
LEFT: Dr. Dominque Monde-Matthews, founder of Haiti Outreach Mission, treats a young patient during a trip to the country in 2012. Many families have been displaced following recent events there.
ABOVE: Tom Maza and John Messina, volunteers with Haiti Outreach Mission, assist a patient at a clinic during a visit in 2012.
Photos by Valerie McNeece
C & G Newspapers staffers recognized with 17 journalism awards
BY MARY BETH ALMOND malmond@candgnews.com
METRO DETROIT — Seven C & G Newspapers staffers received 17 awards from the Society of Professional Journalists-Detroit Chapter’s Excellence in Journalism awards and the Michigan Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest.
Nearly 300 awardees were announced by SPJ Detroit at its Excellence in Journalism banquet at the San Marino Club in Troy May 14. The C & G journalists won their awards in the Print Class C division.
Maria Allard, a staff writer for the Eastsider, the Sterling Heights Sentry and the Warren Weekly, won first place in the feature reporting category of the Excellence in Journalism awards for “Behind the Wheel: Camping trails from the dusty roads of the Southwest to the Atlantic City Boardwalk.” Judges commented, “What a pleasure to read. The crazily exact details up high kept me reading to see where they came from. After that, a childhood worth of great stories.” Allard also took home second place in the general reporting category for the story, “Fallen GIs remembered an ocean away.”
“I was so happy to hear that I received two awards from SPJ for stories I loved writing and hoped our readers enjoyed,” Allard said. “I also want to congratulate my coworkers who earned awards. I know how hard we all work here at C & G Newspapers, and it’s nice when others notice that.”
Mike Koury, staff writer for the Woodward Talk, took first place in the consumer/watchdog reporting category for the article,“Ferndale bar lives to see another day.”
Judges said, “Good reporting on the potential loss of a community business with interesting insight on the transfers of liquor licenses.”
Koury also won first place in the open reporting category for “Ferndale voters reject Headlee millage restoration,” with judges commenting, “Solid coverage on an important local taxing issue.”
Koury said it’s “always nice to be recognized.”
“I’m flattered by both awards from SPJ Detroit and I appreciate the continued support and readership from everyone that reads the Woodward Talk,” he said.
Andy Kozlowski, staff writer for the Madison-Park News and Eastsider, won first place in the general reporting category of the Excellence in Journalism awards for the story, “City Hall conference room named after Lindell Ross.” Judges said, “What could have been a routine story about the honoring of a former city council member is transformed into thorough background reporting that sets the stage for the councilman’s reflections on the times.”
Kozlowski said he enjoyed meeting this former councilman from Madison Heights and learning about “how he served the people there by protecting parks and public health.”
“His life story made for great material,” he added.
Photo by David Meier
C & G Newspapers Staff Writers Maria Allard, Charity Meier, K. Michelle Moran and Dean Vaglia pose with their awards during the Society of Professional Journalists-Detroit Chapter’s Excellence in Journalism awards banquet at the San Marino Club in Troy May 14.
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rial support to a foreign terrorist organization and distributing information related to a destructive device. Each charge carries a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, according to the release.
The arrest came from the efforts of two undercover FBI agents who Said attempted to recruit for the attack. The court filing details the prep work for the alleged attack planned for May 13.
“…Said provided assistance to the attack plan he originally devised — one that he believed would result in the death of many American citizens — including operational reconnaissance and surveillance of TACOM, including through the use of an aerial drone; providing ammunition and magazines Said understood would be used during the attack, including ‘armor piercing’ ammunition; training regarding the use of a firearm and construction of Molotov cocktails that Said understood would be used during the course of the attack; and planning, guidance and military expertise with respect to execution of the attack,” the court filing states.
Said was caught planning for the attack, according to the court filing. The undercover agents and Said went to a preselected location near TACOM on May 13, dressed in black clothing, to launch a drone that would provide advance surveillance before the attack.
“The FBI in Michigan is unwavering in our mission to safeguard the American people, particularly our brave service members who risk their lives to defend this nation,” said Cheyvoryea Gibson, special agent in charge of the FBI Detroit Field Office. “In strong partnership with the U.S. Army Counterintelligence Command, the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force will relentlessly identify, disrupt, and bring to justice anyone who attempts to carry out violent attacks against the United States and its territories.”
Said joined the National Guard in 2022, according to the court filing. He did his basic
The criminal complaint sworn to in federal court on May 13 includes this screenshot image, which investigators said shows Ammar Abdulmajid-Mohamed Said, 19, in front of an ISIS flag.
training at Fort Moore in Georgia and, after completion, reported to the Michigan Army National Guard Taylor Armory. He was discharged around December of last year.
“The arrest of this former Soldier is a sobering reminder of the importance of our counterintelligence efforts to identify and disrupt those who would seek to harm our nation,” Brig. Gen. Rhett R. Cox, the commanding general of Army Counterintelligence Command, said in the release. “I commend the tireless work of our special agents and FBI partners who worked together to investigate and apprehend this individual. We will continue to collaborate with our partners to prevent similar incidents in the future. We urge all Soldiers to remain vigilant and report any suspicious activity to their chain of command, as the safety and security of our Army and our nation depends on our collective efforts to prevent insider threats.”
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Waterlogged
On May 13, fourth and fifth grade students from Roseville Community Schools, Eastpointe Community Schools, L’Anse Creuse Public Schools and Utica Community Schools attended the Lake St. Clair Water Festival at the Center Campus of Macomb Community College in Clinton Township. Pictured, Angela Scupini, of Michigan Sea Grant, instructs Messmore Elementary students, from Utica Community Schools, on how to fish according to Michigan regulations at the Backyard Bass station.
Photo by Patricia O’Blenes
Clinton Township Kiwanis awarding scholarships
CLINTON TOWNSHIP — The Kiwanis Club of Clinton Township has awarded $27,000 in scholarships to 14 seniors graduating from Chippewa Valley Schools.
Announced on May 21, the scholarship recipients were members of their high school’s Key Club, a Kiwanisassociated service organization for high school students.
“These students have demonstrated hard work and
academic success in the classroom and a commitment to service, assisting those less fortunate in the Clinton Township community,” RJ Koss, President of the Kiwanis Club of Clinton Township, said via press release. “Our Kiwanis club raised funds during the year from events such as our annual Wild Game dinner, annual Golf outing, charity poker, the sale of Gourmet nuts and other member activities.”
Planning Commission recommends rezoning, approves site plan
MACOMB TOWNSHIP — On May 20, the Macomb Township Planning Commission recommended approval for two requests brought before them.
First, the commission recommended approval to rezone parcel No. 08-10-400-025 from agricultural to R-2-L residential, multiple-low density zoning. The 40-acre parcel is located at the northeast corner of Foss Road and 24 Mile Road. The rezoning aligns with the township master plan for the area. The Macomb Township Board of Trustees will decide whether to approve the rezoning on Wednesday, May 28.
The commission then recommended the approval of the plan for the Cracklewood Villas site condominium subdivision. The site is located on the north side of 24 Mile Road east of Romeo Plank Road.
Water use ordinance in effect
MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Macomb Township’s odd/ even watering restriction ordinance is in effect.
Per ordinance No. 202, residences in Macomb Township are prohibited from watering lawns between the hours of 6 a.m. and midnight as recommended by the Great Lakes Water Authority in order to reduce water usage during peak use hours. These restrictions last from May 15 until Oct. 15.
Addresses ending in an odd number are able to water during the restriction hours on odd-numbered days, while addresses ending in even numbers can water during the restriction hours on even-numbered days.
Details and exceptions can be found online by going to www.macomb-mi.gov/263/Department-ofPublic-Works and clicking on the “Odd/Even Water Restriction” tab.
The Macomb Township Department of Public Works can be reached for nonemergencies at (586) 598-0687.
Chippewa Valley High School recipients include Emily Adamick, Mikayla Nichols, Kylie McConnell, Lucia Randolph and Sara Swartz. Dakota High School recipients include Lanette Simons, Alesa Yelda, Caroline Genna, Ariana Heugh, Eliana Kozlowski, Fiona Cito and Jordyn Scheverlein. International Academy of Macomb recipients include Andrew Simon and Lamia Tabakovic.
CRIME WATCH
Scheming mail
MACOMB TOWNSHIP — On May 13 at around 5 p.m., Macomb County Sheriff’s Office deputies spoke to a 32-year-old Macomb Township woman about a suspicious person in her neighborhood.
The witness reportedly saw a woman placing envelopes in mailboxes in the 16000 block of Via Montella. Inside the envelopes were a “$500 gift card” and a QR code that linked to the website of a known pyramid scheme.
Deputies recommended that the woman contact the Federal Trade Commission.
Retail fraud
MACOMB TOWNSHIP — On May 13 at around 3 p.m., Macomb County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to Meijer at 24 Mile Road and Hayes Road for a retail fraud report.
The store’s loss prevention staff and management informed deputies that a 33-year-old Detroit man left the store without paying for over $360 worth of alcohol and other items.
A records search of the man showed he had three prior retail fraud convictions.
A state warrant authorization for retail fraud was completed and the store representatives indicated they wished to press charges.
Back door break-in
MACOMB TOWNSHIP — On May 13 at around 12:50 p.m., Macomb County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to the 21000 block of Chateau Thierry for a break-in report.
The maintenance manager for the property told deputies he discovered the home’s rear door was kicked in while he was conducting maintenance. No other major damage was discovered in the home.
Pop-up scam
MACOMB TOWNSHIP — On April 30 at around 2:40 p.m., Macomb County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to the 50000 block of Russell Drive for a fraud report.
Deputies spoke with a 74-year-old Macomb Township woman who said she called a phone number from a pop-up on her computer and spoke with a “Microsoft representative.” She gave this person her birthdate and the last four digits of her credit card before hanging up. She then went to her bank to have her accounts changed.
Drunk driver in denial
MACOMB TOWNSHIP — On May 11 at around 4:40 p.m., Macomb County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to the intersection of Wellington Valley and 24 Mile Road for a car crash.
A 46-year-old Macomb Township man took a wide turn at the intersection and Tboned another car. Deputies noted the odor of intoxicants on the man and that he appeared to have trouble with his motor functions. The man told deputies he was returning from a golf outing and denied drinking any alcohol. He refused to take field sobriety tests and, before taking a breath test, told deputies he “knew he was going to fail.”
The man reportedly registered a 0.36 blood alcohol content level and was taken to jail.
Clinton Township man sentenced to 40 years for sex crimes
DETROIT — On May 16, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan announced Stephen Gentry of Clinton Township was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for creating images and videos depicting the sexual exploitation of children.
Gentry, already a registered sex offender, pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of children on Feb. 12. His recent crimes came to light after the FBI learned that he was distributing images of child sexually abusive material that he created. An FBI search of Gentry’s home found evidence supporting the alleged offenses.
United States District Court Judge Terrence Berg’s sentence for Gentry includes a lifetime of supervised release upon leaving prison. The investigation was conducted by the FBI and the case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Sarah Alsaden, Tara Hindelang and Christopher Rawsthorne.
— Dean Vaglia
CALENDAR
MAY 30
Golf fundraiser: Benefits The Arc of Macomb County (provides advocacy, inclusion and opportunity for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities), includes 18 holes at 9 a.m. and dinner and raffle at 2 p.m., Hickory Hollow Golf Club, 49001 North Ave. in Macomb Township, arcservices.org/golf
‘Broadway Bangers’: Hear PRISM Chorus perform musical theater hits of last 25 years, 8 p.m., Macomb Center for the Performing Arts on Macomb Community College - Center Campus, 44575 Garfield Road in Clinton Township, (586) 286-2222, macombcenter.com
JUNE 4
Widowed Friends lunch: 1:30 p.m., Amore’s Grill, 53100 Gratiot Ave. in Chesterfield Township, RSVP to Loree at (810) 335-2096, widowedfriends.com
JUNE 5
North Flicks: Movie night for adults, watch Best Picture nominee “Breaking Away” (1979), 6-8:30 p.m., Clinton-Macomb Public Library - North Branch, 54100 Broughton Road in Macomb Township, (586) 226-5080, cmpl.libnet.info/events
JUNE 7
Set the PACE 5K: 9 a.m. for runners and 9:15 a.m.
for walkers, Stony Creek Metropark, 4300 Main Park Drive in Shelby Township, all proceeds benefit PACE Southeast Michigan (provides all-inclusive health care services to low-income older adults in region), runsignup.com, read story at candgnews.com
Packards & Pints: Beer, wine and cocktail samples, live entertainment, tour historic cars and buildings, food for purchase, and more, 7 p.m. (VIP at 6 p.m.), Packard Proving Grounds, 49965 Van Dyke Ave. in Shelby Township, packardsandpints.com
JUNE 14
Tons O’ Trucks: 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Seneca Middle School, 47200 Heydenreich Road in Macomb Township, facebook.com/macombtwpparksandrec
JUNE 16
Learn about animals: Presented by Dan the Creature Man, intended for ages 4-11, 2 p.m., ClintonMacomb Public Library - North Branch, 54100 Broughton Road in Macomb Township, register at (586) 226-5083, cmpl.libnet.info/events
JUNE 18
Kaboomistry: Learn why things explode, presented by Michigan Science Center, intended for ages 3-11, 10 a.m., Clinton-Macomb Public Library - North Branch, 54100 Broughton Road in Macomb Township, register at (586) 226-5083, cmpl.libnet.info/ events
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RETRO RIDES REV UP LOCAL CAR SHOWS
FUN TIME CRUZERS FIND NEW LOCATION
BY MARIA ALLARD allard@candgnews.com
METRO DETROIT — “This is quite a group. I was here last week. There were 374 cars,” Shelby Township resident Tom Konicki said. “There are quality cars here. Cars that are so rare. Beautiful cars.”
Konicki was talking about the Fun Time Cruzers, back on the road for another season of hot rods, muscle cars and vintage vibes. For almost 20 years, the Cruzers met at Lakeside in Sterling Heights. When the mall closed last year, it put the brakes on their weekly car shows.
Start those engines because the group found a new home from 4 to 8 p.m. every Monday until September at NAPA Auto Parts, located on Van Dyke Avenue, north of 21 Mile Road, in Shelby Township. President Ken Savage said it took nine months to find a new location.
It all began in 2005 when Savage’s son worked at Lakeside Mall and a store owner wanted to start a weekly classic car show. He recruited Savage and his son to help, but after a year, he left the group. Savage kept the Cruzers’ motor running.
“When I began, there were just 50 cars. It started going more and more. I have 600 cruise emails now,” said Savage, a Shelby Township resident who owns a Grabber Blue 1970 Ford Mustang convertible.
Fun Time Cruzers posts musical photo slideshows available on YouTube. Every week, Savage — with help from other members including Jerry Benoit, of Chesterfield Township, and Dave Gmerek, of Clinton Township — holds an awards ceremony with local businesses as sponsors. Categories range from
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LEFT: Ken Savage is the president of Fun Time Cruzers, which meets every Monday in the parking lot of NAPA Auto Parts in Shelby Township. Every week, he presents awards in different categories. The winner of the “Sweetest Ride” award also receives a
BELOW: The Michigan Military Technical & Historical Society Museum will host a classic car show from 9 a.m. to noon on the third Saturday of every month through Oct. 18. The event is open to all classic car fans with no fee or preregistration. The museum is located at 16600 Stephens Road in Eastpointe.
lollipop.
Photo by Maria Allard
Photo by Liz Carnegie
COMMUNITY BRIEFS
CMPL hosting June events
CLINTON TOWNSHIP/MACOMB TOWNSHIP — As renovations continue at the Clinton-Macomb Public Library’s main branch, the township-spanning library kicks off its summer reading program on Monday, June 9.
Open to all library attendees, the summer reading program challenges participants to read for 45 days from the start of the program through Aug. 9. Babies, children and teens who join the program will receive a free book and adults will be registered to win $25.
On Monday, June 16, kids ages 4-11 are invited to the North Branch at 2 p.m. to meet Dan the Creature Man to learn about a variety of animals, including an 8-foot-long albino Burmese python.
Those interested in smaller creatures are invited to the South Branch on Tuesday, June 17 at 2 p.m. to learn from representatives of the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum about various live insects.
Teens are invited to the South Branch on Thursday, June 19 at 7 p.m. for Summer Solstice Sorcery. Teens will make a solstice craft, and chat about other fun ways to celebrate the ancient holiday of Summer Solstice.
For more events and registration, visit cmpl. libnet.info/events.
Macomb donors honored
CLINTON TOWNSHIP — On April 30, the Macomb Community College Foundation held its “2025 Celebration of Donors and Scholarship Recipients” at the Lorenzo Cultural Center on the college’s Center Campus with about 200 donors, students and college representatives in attendance.
The event gave college officials the opportunity to recognize the donors who fund many scholarships and programs that support students.
During the last fiscal year — July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024 — more than $600,000 in scholarship funding was awarded to approximately 600 Macomb students. Twelve new scholarships were announced at the luncheon. This year’s keynote speakers were Michael Moton and Paul Thacker.
Moton is the recipient of the Barton Malow Scholarship and Internship award and works at General Motors. Thacker, professor emeritus, business administration, is a longtime donor and worked at Macomb for 50 years. Thacker established the Paul B. Thacker Business Administration Endowed Scholarship and the Paul B. Thacker Information and Technology Endowed Scholarship.
Elementary students raise funds Selfridge program
CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP — On Friday, May 30, students at Francis A. Higgins Elementary School will host an open house at 2 p.m. to raise money for the Department of Defense youth STARBASE program at Selfridge Air National Guard Base.
Taking place after the fifth grade recognition program, the auction will feature solar-powered homes built by Higgins Elementary students as a final STEM-themed project. The homes will be set up with “For Sale by Owner” signs, balloons, and refreshments to encourage parents and guests to bid on the homes, with all the raised funds going towards the STARBASE program.
STARBASE is a nonprofit educational program that has operated out of Selfridge since 1989. The program, with grants and Department of Defense backing, has since expanded across the country with the Selfridge location dubbed STARBASE ONE. Federal budgetary issues have led to STARBASE ONE, as with the rest of the 90 programs, to close in February.
While the solar-powered houses were part of fifth grade teacher Brooke Niskar’s curriculum, the decision to auction the homes to parents came from the students, according to a L’Anse Creuse Public Schools press release.
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Kozlowski also earned second place in the community/local news reporting category for the story “Animal rescue in crisis after its Facebook account is closed.”
“The Animal Welfare Society of Southeastern Michigan was at risk of closing after Facebook shut down its network,” Kozlowski said. “Thankfully, a data analyst saw my story and worked with Facebook to get it restored.”
Charity Meier, staff writer for the Farmington Press and the Novi Note, earned first place in the health reporting category for “Novi police officer’s wife spreading awareness after breast cancer diagnosis,” in the Excellence in Journalism awards. Judges commented, “What made this story compelling was the human element. The second paragraph would make a better lead, but overall the voices of the patient, her husband, doctors and the use of data came together to shine light on a less common form of breast cancer. Katie’s and Adam’s courage in telling their story could help others. The writer did a good job of letting them speak.”
“I am thrilled to have been recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists for
my coverage of a rare form of breast cancer, which is common among women during childbearing years. I commend Katie McGee for having the courage to share her story with me, as she underwent treatment, to bring awareness to the disease and help other at-risk women,” Meier said.
K. Michelle Moran, staff writer for the Grosse Pointe Times, walked away with seven awards between the two contests. She won two awards in the feature story category of the Better Newspaper Contest — first place for “Exhibition celebrates work of acclaimed longtime artist and art educator,” and third place for “Music producer from Grosse Pointe makes sound decisions as an artist.” She also took first in the government/education news category for “Teachers, administrators leaving Grosse Pointe schools as contract talks remain unresolved.”
In the Excellence in Journalism awards, Moran took home second and third place in the education reporting category for the stories, “Language teacher brings the world to her students” and “CEO dishes about school food services during visit to North.” Moran also took second place in the feature reporting category for the story,“‘I’m just like every other kid,’ As regional youth ambassador, Grosse Pointe Woods boy raises awareness See AWARDS on page 18A
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“Coolest Cruze 2025” to “Best Original/ Restored Cruzer” to “Best Corvette.” At the May 19 event, Madelyn Upleger won “Best Orphan Cruzers” for her 1999 Plymouth Prowler.
“That means they don’t make it anymore,” said Madelyn, who attended the weekly show with husband Dale Upleger.
Dale once owned the Prowler but gave it to Madelyn when he purchased a 2022 Chevrolet Corvette C8.
“She loved it and she didn’t want to sell it,” Dale said. “OK, we’ll keep it.”
“I always wanted a Prowler,” Madelyn said. “We saw them at a car show, and I fell in love with it.”
Both cars garner a lot of attention when on the road.
“I think it’s because of the color,” Dale said. “It draws the eye to it.”
The Rochester Hills couple, who have three children and two grandchildren, have been married 64 years.
For more details about the Fun Time Cruzers, call (586) 260-3459 or check the website at funtimecruzers.com.
There is at least one classic car show every night in metro Detroit where chrome shines and engines purr. Here is a list of other weekly and monthly car shows that we know of in the C & G Newspapers coverage area.
Mondays
• Jimmy’s Tavern behind the National Coney Island, located on Van Dyke Avenue north of 12 Mile Road, in Warren. It begins at 11 a.m. and it lasts all day.
• Lumberyard Pub and Grub, 26700 Schoenherr Road in Warren, from 5 to 8 p.m.
Tuesdays
• The Ukrainian Cultural Center, 26601 Ryan Road in Warren, from 5 to 8 p.m.
• Cruisers also will spin their wheels at the Ram’s Horn at Garfield and Utica roads from 5-8 p.m.
Wednesdays
• Classic car owners can drive into Sandbaggers Sports Bar and Grill, 25615 Van Dyke Ave. in Center Line, from 5 to 8 p.m. Organizer and Warren resident Paul Gutkowski, owner of a 1968 Mercury Cougar, said the car show brings in anywhere from 25 to 45 car owners each week.
“We just hang out, look at all the other cars and get to know each other,” Gutkowski said.
Gutkowski also runs the Pauly G’s Car
Cruis’n Page on Facebook, where he lists various car shows happening in the area. Check the page for more car shows not listed in the C & G Newspapers guide.
Thursdays
• Car enthusiasts will mingle from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Big Boy restaurant located on West Maple Road in Troy.
• Beginning in June, antique automobiles will line the pavement at St. Margaret’s Catholic Church, 21201 E. 13 Mile Road in St. Clair Shores, from 5 to 8 p.m.
• The Stahl’s Automotive Collection at 56516 N. Bay Drive in Chesterfield Township will hold cruise nights from 4 to 7:30 p.m. every Thursday, minus the third Thursday of the month.
• Culver’s, located at 66227 Van Dyke Ave. on the Romeo and Washington Township border, from 5 to 8 p.m.
Fridays
• Weekly car shows at the Walter F. Bruce Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 1146, located at 28404 Jefferson Ave. in St Clair Shores, will begin in June. The events will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. in the back of the facility, between the building and Lake St. Clair.
• Twisted Axles will meet from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Lucky Leprechaun Pub, 32456 Gratiot Ave. in Roseville.
Saturdays
• Gearheads can get an early morning fix from 7 to 10 a.m. at Parking at Pasteiner’s Cruise-In at 33202 Woodward Ave., one block north of 14 Mile Road, in Birmingham.
• The Michigan Military Technical and Historical Society will hold monthly car shows from 9 a.m. until noon on the third Saturday of the month. The museum is located at 16600 Stephens Road in Eastpointe.
Sundays
• Eddie’s Drive-In, 36111 Jefferson Ave. in Harrison Township, from 4 to 8 p.m.
Charity drive
• For more than 30 years, the nonprofit Friends of Mount Clemens has organized the Mount Clemens Cruise in downtown Mount Clemens at the center of Main Street and Market Street. Money raised has provided Kroger gift cards for families in need and helped many charities, including the city of Mount Clemens Santa Parade, Turning Point, the Mount Clemens Lions Club and the Macomb Food Program. This year’s two-day Mount Clemens Cruise is set for June 6-7. This year’s event will feature a car cruise, awards, live entertainment and special attractions. For a complete schedule of events, visit mountclemenscruise.com.
township zoning laws. Township officials mentioned Sheetz expressed an interest in opening a location at the site, what would be its third location in Macomb Township and the third gas station on that corner.
Trustees
cently with an application that came into the township,” Township Land Development Director James Van Tiflin said. “We read through these agreements and staff believes it would be better suited to the township if this was zoned as C-2 as the other corners are.”
Not long after Van Tiflin’s remarks, Township Supervisor Frank Viviano confirmed that Pennsylvania-based convenience store and gas station chain Sheetz is interested in a location at that site. The supervisor was quick to distance Sheetz from the rezoning decision, even stating either C-3 or C-2 would work for a potential location.
“This rezoning really has nothing to do with Sheetz’s interests,” Viviano said. “As described by Mr. Van Tiflin and by Mr. (Josh) Bocks (planning director) at other meetings, this is to prevent a nonconforming piece of property in the township.”
Sheetz has been a hot topic of discussion around Macomb County and Michigan in the past six months. Initially opening in Romulus, the firm has moved to find footholds in Royal Oak, Shelby Township, Eastpointe, Warren and other communities around metro Detroit.
The moves have not come without controversy. Sheetz’s move into Fraser prompted residents to protest plans to demolish the historic State Bank of Fraser and build a gas station on its site, joining two other gas stations at the corner of 14 Mile and Utica roads. Sheetz’s plans to demolish Sacred Heart church in Roseville has also sparked community backlash, and the firm has been blocked from moving into Farmington Hills and Maddison Heights.
Sheetz has already been approved to operate at two locations in Macomb Township, both along Hall Road with one at the intersection of Garfield Road and the other at the intersection of Gratiot Avenue. A
Sheetz location at the intersection of North Avenue and 23 Mile would be similar to the Hall/Gratiot and 14 Mile/Utica locations as it would join two other gas stations at the intersection. A Mobil gas station on the northwest corner recently completed renovations to add a quick-service restaurant to its convenience store, while a former BP station on the southwest corner is being replaced by a Chillbox convenience store and gas station.
While Sheetz may have designs on the former drug store, Van Tiflin reminded trustees — and, though them, the public atlarge — that the Pennsylvanian firm’s third location was far from a done deal, bureaucratically speaking.
“We get lots of applications that come into the township,” Van Tiflin said. “We get lots of people who come in to talk to us about individual properties. They may even get site plan approval, but they’re never built. We don’t know what’s going to happen with this piece of property in the future. We’re just trying to put ourselves in the position where we don’t have something that goes in that content that is unintended; that is allowed in a C-3, but the property is not large enough for a C-3 and they’re coming in for variances using that as their practical difficulty.”
Sewer lining approval
On May 14, trustees also approved a plan for Insituform Technologies, USA to line a sanitary sewer at a cost of $73,930.
According to Department of Public Works Director Kevin Johnson, the request to line the sewer comes after a severe crack and joint leaks were discovered in a 70-foot segment of the 36-inch pipe servicing Pump Station 10.
The township has worked with Insituform on sewer lining projects in the past, including the lining of a sewer beneath Romeo Plank last year.
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structured around the concept of “the fundamental forces of music,” came about as a result of lessons learned by watching other teams succeed over the last few seasons. This year’s routine is built around a simpler concept — “talking about music; melody, harmony and rhythm,” as Reyes put it, versus concepts like were embraced in 2023, where Mozart and Beethoven dueled in a clash of composers — giving drummers, dancers and the group’s suite of musicians an easier time explaining the theme through their performance. Other changes to the formula include technical tweaks like building up intensity rather than beginning with a full ensemble and working out how each section of musicians would interplay with each other.
“There were some elements from higher-level groups that we tried to institute into our own program,” Reyes said. “And with that formula, probably from the beginning to mid-February, I already knew that we were already much better than what we were at finals a year prior. I think we’ve finally figured out something.”
The feeling from the drumline staff was quickly picked up by the students. Spencer Brong, senior and a fourth-year member of the drumline, found an energy present among the team from the beginning of the season.
“We could tell we could make it from the very beginning of the season, because we came into it with a very different energy than we had in previous years,” Brong said. “We’re one of the younger programs within the state, so there is a bit of an underdog energy … I feel like all the kids had something
Dayton, Ohio, on April 11. It is the highest result the team has achieved. to prove and I personally felt going into it we had something to prove with this.”
As the season was underway, the reaction from crowds and judges at events across Michigan fueled the team’s sense that this year was going to be different.
“We got a little more notoriety, and we got a little more energy with that than we’re used to,” Brong said. “Throughout the entire time, it was a really interesting experience.”
That “underdog energy” had new vigor to it upon the team’s arrival in Dayton. They would have to face around 50 other pro-
grams from across the county and make it through multiple rounds of competition to have a shot at even making the finals.
Even with the high stakes of the competition, drumlines at worlds found time to come together over their shared experiences. Jason Daniels, a junior and a third-year member of the drumline, found the interactions between teams to be one of his favorite parts of the whole WGI experience.
“It was really awesome getting to see everyone else that had come from all over the country and were supporting each other,
even though we’re in different competing groups,” Daniels said. “It was great to see what shows everyone else had and their uniforms and stuff. I think it was great to get Dakota at that level so other groups could see us there.”
That camaraderie between teams is reflected within the Dakota program itself. Adam Akabli, a senior who transferred to Dakota after being a veteran of the Chippewa Valley drumline, discovered this firsthand.
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People can help by donating to HOM, which also urges churches to help.
Five local churches are already involved: St. Blase Catholic Church in Sterling Heights; St. David’s Episcopal Church in Southfield; Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church in Northville; St. Clare of Assisi Episcopal Church in Ann Arbor; and Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Detroit. A sixth is outside of Michigan: St. Bernard Catholic Church in Billings, Montana.
Dr. Dominique Monde-Matthews, HOM’s founder, said the people of Mirebalais have left their homes.
“The priests know where the camps are and they’re bringing them supplies. They’re also trying to continue schooling so the little ones have some normalcy,” she said. “By helping them stay alive, we hope they can return home someday.”
Another world
John Messina, a parishioner at St. Blase in Sterling Heights, has gone to Haiti with various groups 28 times.
“I remember the first trip in 2000,” he said. “It was like walking into a heatwave — just overwhelming.”
The town of Mirebalais is perched on a plateau in the mountains near the capital of Port-au-Prince, home to an estimated 200,000. Driving there is perilous, with blind switchbacks along sheer cliffs.
Aid workers say that once in town, outsiders are hit with the stench of sweat and garbage mixed with burning charcoal — the primary means of cooking in a place with no power.
Tightly packed houses line the winding streets. The homes are made of cement block with metal roofs. Light flows through small windows with no screens. There are no furnaces or air conditioning.
There is no municipal water supply, either. Potable water is sold in 5-gallon jugs or smaller. A Haiti Outreach Mission store helps filter and disinfect the water.
Even before the gangs grew in strength, electricity was unreliable, created by hydropower strained by low levels in the river. HOM has tried to offset this with solar panels at the clinics and priest residences.
Yet despite the challenges, the Haitians endured
‘They were still giving’
Aid workers describe the people of Mirebalais as warm and welcoming. Their faith keeps them strong, with many walking miles to church in their bare feet so their
shoes won’t be dirty when they arrive.
Messina recalled driving with a priest to a church in the mountains — actually a blue tarp strung over some trees above an altar — and having to park on the road with rocks behind each wheel so it wouldn’t slide back downhill. He noticed a group of young adults following them.
“We found out they just wanted to make sure we got there safely,” Messina said. “After Mass, they clung to us and didn’t want us to leave. One gentleman went out and he brought a bushel of coconuts. He was apologetic about the condition of the roads and opened a coconut for each of us. He said, ‘This is a refreshment for you on your way back down the mountain.’ They don’t have enough food for themselves, but they were still giving to us.”
In Mirebalais, laundry is done in the river with lye soap, laid across bushes to dry, and then smoothed with a metal iron filled with charcoal. Much of their time is dedicated to hygiene.
“We usually have rice, but one day they included drumsticks. And I saw a cleaning lady take one that we’d already eaten, and she started chewing on the gristle,” he said. “That was the first time I realized hunger.”
‘Difficult to walk away’
Monde-Matthews is a Haitian native who still has family there. She and her husband, Roger Matthews, founded HOM in 1998 after their honeymoon in her homeland. Backed by six U.S. churches, the group also works with two in Mirebalais: St. Pierre Episcopal Church and St. Louis Catholic Church.
HOM helped St. Pierre convert a building into a clinic staffed by a doctor, dentist, nurse and others. A lab was added later. When the clinic’s generator needed repairs, HOM replaced it. HOM also sent a compressor for the dental clinic and paid for provisions to feed kids. When mission trips were still possible, the group would also bring fluoride and medicine.
HOM also supports schools such as Monsignor Remi Augustin School — originally an orphanage built with money from St. Blase. The water purifiers nearby were funded by HOM and maintained by St. Louis.
Recently, HOM paid for solar panels at the St. Pierre clinic and St. Louis rectory. The panels are more reliable than the power company and cheaper than diesel.
But there’s much to be done, Messina said.
“The people line up outside the clinic the day before we arrive and wait all through the night. And the sad thing is when we leave, the line is just as long,” Messina said.
“It’s difficult to walk away. I don’t know anyone who’s gone who wouldn’t be willing to go back.”
‘The biggest thing we give them is hope’ Now, much of the city is abandoned. HOM estimates there are about 10,000 people displaced nearby.
“When the gangs started taking over Port-au-Prince, the refugees wound up in Mirebalais, and we helped them. Now, the tables have turned, and the people of Mirebalais are refugees. And one wonders if the gangs will march farther and get them again,” said Monde-Matthews. “It’s so sad.”
In his letter, Gracia, the Episcopalian priest in Mirebalais, said that “misery, for its part, is intensifying.”
“Bellies are empty. Children are crying from hunger. Parents, who left without taking anything with them, are powerless to hear their children’s cries,” he wrote.
He urged Americans to give what time and money they can.
“Every gesture counts,” Gracia said. “Solidarity can save a life.”
Messina agreed.
“The biggest thing we give them is hope,” he said.
Donations to HOM are tax deductible. To donate, click the “Donate” button at haitioutreachmission.org, or write a check to “Haiti Outreach Mission,” 5700 Crooks Road, Suite 100, Troy, MI 48098. To learn more, call (248) 385-7411 or visit haitioutreachmission.org.
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after own diagnosis with Type 1 diabetes,” and third place in the breaking/spot news category for the story, “Gearheads make district history scoring silver medals at international competition.”
“We work so hard on these stories, so it’s always rewarding to be recognized by our peers,” Moran said.
Alyssa Ochss, staff writer for the FraserClinton Township Chronicle, Mount ClemensClinton-Harrison Journal and the St. Clair Shores Sentinel, took home second place in
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“I was very humbled in the beginning to say the least, but none of the guys over here were ever put-downs,” Akabli said. “I only got better over here, and everybody encouraged me to get better … It’s a drumline first, but in my experience it’s way more than a drumline. We went to Dayton, and it was more than just drumming 24 hours; I’m hanging out with all the dudes, and I know everybody personally. You have a connection with everybody.”
Making the WGI finals this year sets a new standard for the team’s success. Returning members like Daniels are excited to see how much further the program can go.
“I’m hoping for this next season … I can
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get everybody else to try and, right from the beginning of the season, just push the staff to do their jobs even better,” Daniels said. “We can try and get everything they’ve supplied us as good as we can so they can go out of their way more to prepare us for a high level. If we can make that a culture of every student knowing what to do all the time and getting it done and pushing the staff, we can probably in a few years move up to higher (competition) classes. I hope that will be soon in Dakota’s future. Probably after I’m gone, but I just want to see the future students succeed.”
Beyond the changing performance culture of the drumline, members of the team are hoping for the culture surrounding the drumline to change as well. The performing arts have a long way to go to reach the popularity level of Friday night lights, but seeing the large teams of supporters that showed up for
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“In a year that began with an explosion
other programs at worlds makes Reyes believe the drumline can attract more of a crowd to events than the odd teacher and friend of the ensemble — and not just for Dakota.
“From my perspective as director, it’s really nice that we have politicians and higherlevel members of the community reaching out and congratulating us, but also being a representative for Michigan as well is very nice,” Reyes said. “You don’t get a lot of groups in Michigan that are successful. There
and ended with an election, 2024 has been taxing for myself and the C & G newsroom as a whole. Being recognized by the SPJ for my work is a high honor, and I thank the judges for their selections and my peers for pushing me to perform my best,” he added.
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are a lot of groups that try, but something about the state makes it hard for the marching arts to grow while our neighbors down in Indiana have some of the best marching bands in drumlines in the entire world … Hopefully, where we’re at, we can be the start of that change. Not only for our community locally, but for the community at large in Michigan.”
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Paint plant prowler
MOUNT CLEMENS — On April 16 at around 7:50 p.m., Macomb County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to the Axalta paint factory at 400 N. Groesbeck Highway to investigate a man pounding on and damaging cars in the parking lot.
Deputies encountered a 23-year-old Hazel Park man who reportedly admitted to it “immediately” when asked if he was the one pounding on cars. He was detained, read his rights and did not speak further with deputies.
Deputies then spoke with a security guard who initially spoke with the 23-year-old near the front of the building. The Hazel Park man was trying to enter the factory and told the guard he was from “homeland security.” He demanded to be let into the factory, said he was looking for dead children and informed the guard, “You are all going to hell.”
The guard then called 911 and returned to his patrol car. The guard observed the man trying to open various cars around the lot. The man then tried to open the guard’s car door, punched and spat on the window, broke the mirror and made threats.
The Hazel Park man was taken to the Macomb County Jail.
Thief takes dessert
ST. CLAIR SHORES — At 8:06 p.m. on April 29, a case of retail fraud was reported in the 25000 block of Harper Avenue.
An 18-year-old woman was working the counter at a business when the suspect walked in. He indicated he wanted a full cheesecake, and she grabbed it for him. As soon as the cheesecake was on the counter, the suspect took it without paying and drove away in a silver vehicle.
The employee indicated that she told the suspect he had to pay, but he ignored her and continued through the door. The owner, a 41-year-old man, had video surveillance and he gave the still shots to police.
The cheesecake was valued at $69.96.
Police arrest drunken driver
SHELBY TOWNSHIP — At 9:43 p.m. April 20, police officers from Shelby Township were dispatched to the area of West Utica and Ryan roads for a be-onthe-lookout for a possible drunken driver in the area.
An officer observed the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop. The officer met with the driver who advised that he did not speak English, according to police. The officer was able to translate and explained the reason for the traffic stop. After a series of field sobriety tests, the driver was arrested for operating while intoxicated. The driver was processed and lodged at the Shelby Township Police Department until he was sober and could be released.
Ransacked car
HARRISON TOWNSHIP — On April 11, Macomb County Sheriff’s Office deputies met with a 73-year-old Harrison Township woman about a theft at her home. At around 8:45 a.m., the woman walked out to her car and noticed items that were stored in the car were laying on the ground outside of it. All compartments inside the car were opened and the contents were tossed around.
The only reported missing item was a $10 umbrella. The woman told deputies the car was left unlocked.
Truck bed on fire
MACOMB TOWNSHIP — On April 28 at around 5:30 p.m., Macomb County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to the 23000 block of Hickory Creek Drive for a