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The Zekelman Holocaust Center is undergoing a “complete” renovation of its current core exhibit.

According to a press release, the 2004 exhibit will be transformed with new interactive galleries and spaces for an enhanced learning experience.

The renovated exhibit is set to reopen early next year.

The center, which is approximately 55,000 square feet, is scheduled to remain open during construction and feature a temporary exhibit.

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OAKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE PARTICIPATES IN DIA’S INSIDE|OUT PROGRAM An update was given on Oakland County’s public transportation system during a “Transit Tuesday Talk” gathering May 23 at the Baldwin Center in Pontiac.

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OAKLAND COUNTY — Last November, local residents approved the Oakland County Public Transportation Millage, which authorized the county to levy a millage for the purpose of funding transportation services throughout Oakland County.

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OAKLAND COUNTY — Oakland Community College is continuing its partnership with the Detroit Institute of Arts through the DIA’s Inside|Out program.

In 2019, OCC partnered with the DIA to annually showcase reproductions of the art museum’s collection.

There are four new reproductions being featured at OCC’s Orchard Ridge Farmington Hills campus.

The reproductions are set to be featured through October.

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hibits, an extensive research library, archives and a gallery for special art and history exhibits.

According to its website, each year the Holocaust Center reaches more than 100,000 people through teacher trainings, virtual museum experiences, virtual programs and in-person visits to the museum.

The Zekelman Holocaust Center first opened its doors on the campus of the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield as the Holocaust Memorial Center and relocated to the current award-winning building in Farmington Hills in 2004.

The renovation project is expected to cost $31 million.

Mark Mulder is the director of curatorial affairs at the Zelman Holocaust Center.

He provided highlights of the renovation project.

“In terms of subject matter, it will still kind of feature a lot of the subject that you would see there if you had been here in previous years,” Mulder said. “We begin with Jewish heritage and culture, (and) we move through the history of the Holocaust. We will be adding content that had been missing previously about the beginning of World War II, and especially focusing on kind of a newer area of study in Holocaust research that we call the ‘Holocaust by bullets,’ which is a lot of the murders that happened in Eastern Europe that did not involve gas chambers and concentration camps, and this is a field that we’re learning more and more about, and so this is a subject that was not as heavily included in the previous exhibit.

We will also be expanding what we call kind of our responsibility section as well, so we’ll talk a little bit about the ‘Now, what?’ after you learn about the Holocaust.”

Mulder touched on an important aspect of the renovation project.

“This is an extraordinarily exciting thing for all of us, (but) it’s also a huge responsibility,” he said. “What this does for us, and this is a big part of the philosophy behind the renovation, is that we are taking Michigan Holocaust survivors and we are

centering their experiences throughout the exhibit, and for us that is a long-term strategy that will set us up for success long-term, in terms of how we talk to visitors, how we get our visitors to connect to the subject matter, and as we prepare for the fact (that) right now some of our Holocaust survivors aren’t as able to be here to speak to our visitors, using their voices becomes more and more important for us.”

Given who the primary visitors to the Holocaust Center are, being able to connect to the subject matter can be all the more crucial when it comes to preserving history.

“The vast majority of our visitors are here on school trips or on booked tours, and so in a lot of ways we have kind of the added layer of that not everybody that’s here is here because, ‘My first choice – the thing I wanna do the most right now is go to the Holocaust Center,’” Mulder said. “They’re here on a school trip, and so a big draw for us, or a big tool for us, is using compassion within the exhibit to get those kids who are maybe not as passionate about the subject matter, or as immediately interested, and show them how this is still relevant to people who are in Michigan, people who are in school now, even though it happened so long ago.”

Gabi Burman is the director of marketing and communications for the Zekelman Holocaust Center. She has thought about the possibilities that could come from the renovated exhibit.

“Our reach is endless in a lot of ways, and once the new exhibit opens with its greater sensibility and increased, up-to-date information, we’ll have it as a tool to achieve our goals for visitors of all kinds, now and in the future,” Burman said. “We’re setting ourselves up now for the next 50 years.”

Mulder said that the designers for the exhibit are some of the top exhibit designers in the world.

“We’re working with Ralph Appelbaum Associates, and they are one of the largest exhibit design firms,” he said. “The people on this project are some of the top experts in Holocaust exhibit development. Working with them, what we’re going to get, in terms of the new exhibit, will be a world-class exhibit. There will be few that are at the level this one will be.”

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FARMINGTON HILLS — Farmington Hills is inviting residents to celebrate the city’s 50th anniversary at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 6, at Founders Sports Park, located at 35500 W. Eight Mile Road.

Fireworks are set to start at approximately 10 p.m.

The 50th anniversary party will feature food and beverage vendors, according to a press release.

Family fun is scheduled to include a climbing tower, “footbowl” and cornhole, bouncers, a history center with information and artifacts, and live music from the band Fifty Amp Fuse.

Bring socks or purchase them on-site for the bouncers.

“This event represents our City coming together to celebrate everything that’s great about Farmington Hills,” City Manager Gary Mekjian stated in the release.

“We hope to see our community members including families and business owners join in the fun.”

Farmington Hills was incorporated as a city in 1973.

“Since then, it has grown to be among Oakland County’s largest and most diverse communities,” the release states. “Farmington Hills consistently ranks as one of the safest cities in the nation and is known for its diversity, beautiful parklands, and family friendly events and programs.”

The Hawk set to be home to Farmington Hills’ first playlabs

FARMINGTON HILLS — The city of Farmington Hills announced the grand opening of the city’s first playlabs esports venue, where teams participate in organized, primarily online, video gaming competitions.

The new offering will be available to gaming enthusiasts on the third floor of the Hawk Community Center, located at 29995 W. 12 Mile Road.

“Playlabs esports has been created to foster community, productivity and provide opportunity for local gamers,” according to a press release. “In addition to game specific skills, the resource intends to enhance effective communication, preparation, and overall health and fitness of users as part of a comprehensive strategy to create better players, teammates, and leaders. In addition to the many gaming offerings, the playlabs at the Hawk will also provide a unique space for curated events including parties and rentals.”

Ellen Schnackel, who is Farmington Hills’ director of special services, shared some thoughts about the announcement.

“Organized gaming is an excellent addition to the many programs and services already available to community members at the Hawk,” Schnackel stated in the release.

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FARMINGTON HILLS POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS TO HOST FEMALE-FOCUSED WORKSHOP FARMINGTON HILLS — The Farmington Hills police and fire departments are scheduled to host a free two-day workshop for females age 19 or older who are interested in exploring careers as first responders.

The second annual “Blue, Red and You” event is set to take place 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday, June 28, and Thursday, June 29, starting at police headquarters, located at 31655 W. 11 Mile Road.

Since law enforcement and firefighting are male-dominated professions, Farmington Hills developed the program to recruit potential female candidates as firefighter/paramedics, police officers, police cadets and dispatchers, according to a press release.

“The educational, hands-on learning experience will give participants the chance to network with female first responders, work with evidence technicians, try on police and fire gear, listen to incoming 911 calls, take station tours, and more,” the release states. “Attendees will also gain insight into education, training, salaries, benefits and schedules for the different career paths.”

Lunch will be provided. Registration is limited, the release states.

For more information, email crimeprevention@fhgov.com or call (248) 871-2750.

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FARMINGTON HILLS — On June 13, local children’s author Andy Gutman presented finished copies of his newest book to a group of fifth grade students at Beechview Elementary School in Farmington Hills.

Twelve Beechview fifth-graders submitted stories about their first day of kindergarten for incoming kindergarten students to read.

“The fifth-graders shared their own personal experiences in hopes of easing any fears or worries the young students may have about that big first day,” a press release states.

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Singh pointed out the struggles the students had conquered during the pandemic as their world got flipped upside down, right when they had figured out how to navigate the halls of NFHS. Instead of having a typical sophomore year, their class was learning how to master Google Meets and online learning.

“All we could count on and all we ever could really count on for certain are our own decisions and actions, our attitude and faith towards ourselves and others, and our ability to create and maintain hope for a positive resolution,” said NFHS principal Joseph Greene. “The events of your high school years have made it starkly clear that our personal stories are inextricably intertwined with each other’s and weave together into the collective story of our nation and our humanity.”

Singh said she hopes high school taught her classmates to never give up hope and to never give up on themselves, to learn from mistakes, but not dwell in the past, to live in the present while focusing on the future, and to never lose sight of their goals.

“All the tears, tests, trials and tribulations have led us to this moment, where we walk across the stage into a new chapter of our lives,” said Singh. “Although it can be daunting, I have full confidence that the things we have learned and the experiences that we’ve had have shaped us into powerful young adults that can take anything life throws at us.

“When life gets you down, as a little blue fish with short-term memory loss once said, ‘Just keep swimming,’” Singh instructed her classmates. “Class of 2023, at many points throughout high school life got us down. We endured our own unique set of hardships and challenges, but we just kept swimming, and through it all we managed to graduate.”

Greene said that, in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, the students were able to realize and cherish interpersonal interactions, as well as how important it is to have empathy and understanding of others.

“You must answer who will you be as a person on your journey when you leave after this graduation. What values will drive you?” Greene said. “What kind of hero will you be in your story?”

Lillian Penner, Farmington High senior class president and keynote speaker,

also questioned who they will be “when we grow up.” She spoke of the question young children are asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” She recalled in kindergarten the answer was things such as astronaut, athlete or movie star. As a young adult, she said she has pondered that question and believes it should be reworded. The question she said should not be what do you want to be but who.

“I challenge everyone to reconsider the question, ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’ Instead ask yourself, ‘Who do you want to be when you grow up?’ Switching this one word reframes the question to let us think about what is really important,” said Penner. “Not what job or accomplishments you’ll have, but your character and identity. … Remember to not get so caught up in material things like money, job titles or material things that you lose who you are. Be guided by your beliefs and, most importantly, be who you are.”

The classes were given the same advice from Superintendent Christopher Delgado and Board of Education President Cheryl Blau. Delgado told the FHS and NFHS students of a philosophy instructor using a mayonnaise jar filled with rocks, pebbles and sand to symbolize a full life. The jar represents a person’s life, the rocks represent essentials such as health, spending time with family and connecting to the world. The pebbles represent things that matter, but a person could live without: a job, a house, hobbies and friendships. The sand represents the “filler” in one’s life, such as material possessions, watching tv, and perusing social media.

“Students, you heard that right. Social media is not the most important thing in your life. It’s just the sand. I think some of the adults need to remember that as well,” Delgado said. “Sand things don’t mean much in your life as a whole and are likely only done to pass time or get small tasks accomplished. The metaphor here is that if you start with putting sand into your jar you will not have room for rocks or pebbles.”

Blau spoke of the difference between “because” and “even though.” She explained that they should not go fourth saying they can’t do something “because” or that this happened “because,” but rather they should continue to achieve their goals, “even though” they may have a challenge.

“We wish for (the graduates) an ‘even though’ attitude of resilience and perseverance as your adventure continues,” said Blau.

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Each of the classes left behind a gift for the high school to remember them by.

During the ceremony NFHS student Jordan Brown presented the class gift of a ginger gold apple tree. It will bear fruit in August as a new generation of Raiders enter NFHS. The apples are green in the beginning to represent new beginnings, abundance and growth. As they ripen, they turn yellow, symbolizing optimism, joy, intellect and friendship, all of which Brown said were feelings the students experienced throughout their high school journey. She said the tree itself symbolizes prosperity, which they hope they as a class will grow

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“This year symbolized the meaningful and necessary part of our growth leading us to a new part of our lives,” said Brown. “It is crucial that we give back and remember our roots where our very humble beginnings started. This is the gift that continues giving.”

The Farmington High School Class of 2023 gave its class gift of school benches prior to commencement day.

During the ceremony both high schools had music and vocal selections performed by the student band, orchestra and choir groups. FHS seniors performed the Pentatonix song “Standing By” and a rendition of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “You’ll Never Walk Alone.” The NFHS choir performed Jacob Naverud’s “Found Tonight.”

Both ceremonies ended with the traditional moving of the tassel from the right to the left as a symbol of completion, which was followed by a spontaneous cap toss before the students marched out of the arena.

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METRO DETROIT — Karyn Curro, the CEO of Interfaith Volunteer Services, said she first noticed the need while working with people in nursing homes over 31 years ago.

“I found that a lot of people who were living in nursing homes didn’t necessarily want to be there and, with a little extra help, they could stay in their own homes for longer and perhaps forever,” said Curro.

She said that some people were not in the nursing home for medical care but simply because they couldn’t take care of their daily needs at home. She said often they just needed help with daily housekeeping or transportation to appointments, or they were lonely.

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organizations that provided these types of services, she found there were a lot of gaps and approached the Area Agency on Aging, who was in the process of launching what would become IVC. Initially, IVC was started by a fiscal grant received by Catholic Charities of Macomb in 1992. In 1994 it became an independent 501(c)3.

IVC offers aid to seniors throughout Macomb county and parts of Oakland and St. Clair counties. The organization pairs seniors with volunteers to help them achieve a desired task. Curro said they are able to help hundreds of seniors a year with home chores, but she stresses that there is no guarantee that they will be able to assist with any given task.

“We are an all-volunteer organization,” said Curro. “We do have some paid staff in

ABOVE: A team of volunteers from Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers poses with a woman whose yard they cleaned up.

LEFT: A volunteer with Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers helps an elderly woman into a car as part of IVC’s transportation services.

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the office who are running the program, but all services are provided by volunteers. So that limits what we can do. … Since we’re an all-volunteer program, if someone calls in for help, regardless of how much they might need that help, we can’t guarantee we can give them help. … It just depends if we have a volunteer (with that skill set) in that area.”

The types of services that IVC routinely provides include yard work like trimming bushes, raking leaves and pulling weeds; cleaning windows, and changing screens and storm windows out; sweeping garages; and even taking the trash to the curb.

It also provides transportation to and from doctor appointments and grocery stores, as well as basic housekeeping, decluttering and organizing of rooms or closets, doing laundry, and washing dishes, along with minor home repairs such as plumbing, electrical and carpentry work, if they are small simple fixes.

“Regular housekeeping is a big need, because a lot of times people can manage in their own home, but they can’t do all the chores to keep up their home safely,” said Curro of Interfaith Volunteer Services, based in Roseville. “If you start having mobility issues, it’s much more difficult to clean a bathtub or a shower and do some of the heavier cleaning in your house. I think that is a real ongoing need that a lot of people have, and to hire a cleaning service is usually incredibly expensive for someone of a very limited income.”

The one service that they don’t provide frequently is lawn mowing services, because of the amount of equipment necessary to do so. However, the service might be possible if the person requesting it has a working lawn mower.

“We tend to describe the types of things we can do as something that you would ask a neighbor for help for. You know we don’t do anything too extensive. We don’t take on major repairs and renovations,” Curro said.

“You might be comfortable having your neighbor rake your leaves for you, but you wouldn’t ask them to put a new roof on your house. It’s kind of the neighbor helping neighbor level of services that we are able to provide.”

Last year the organization served close to 500 people and their families, approximately 300 of whom were in Macomb County, while 200 were in Oakland and St. Clair counties. Curro said the reason for that is simply the amount of volunteers they have available in each area. Services are not provided on a daily basis, but some services are

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provided once or twice a month, depending on the need.

IVC does not have any income requirements but tends to focus its service offerings on those who would not otherwise be able to afford the help and who don’t have family to assist them.

“We are really trying to get to the people that are isolated and impoverished and just really need a helping hand, largely because our volunteers are doing this just from the kindness of their own hearts, and they want to help the people in the greatest need,” said Curro.

The Macomb County Office of Senior Services also offers a few programs to help seniors with chores such as seasonal yard cleanup and the Handy Helpers Program.

The Handy Helper program offers light repair services such as replacing light bulbs, door locks, window catches, faucet washers and faucets. Program workers will also install screens, storm windows, window shades, curtain rods and weather stripping around doors, and caulk windows and repair furniture. Workers will provide heavy-duty cleaning of appliances, carpets and rugs. They scrub floors, wash walls, and clean interior windows that do not require a ladder to reach. They provide pest control and rodent services (except bed bugs) and install safety devices for seniors such as grip bars and bath chairs.

The Macomb County Office of Senior Services offers spring, summer and fall yard cleanup services. Volunteers rake leaves, clean flower beds, trim branches, wash exterior windows, and the like.

They do not provide snow removal services and will only provide lawn mowing services on a one-time basis if there is an “urgent need.”

However, some landscaping companies, such as Workhorse Services Lawncare and Landscaping, offer seniors a discount on lawn maintenance. Norm “Workhorse” Adams Sr., the owner of Workhorse Services, said seniors comprise about 80% of his business. He said that he always tries to give seniors a 10% discount on their lawn services.

He offers lawn mowing, yard cleanup, small tree removal, bush and hedge trimming, etc.

“It’s kind of rewarding when you are able to help people who can’t help themselves,” Adams said.

One of his clients is an elderly couple; the man has cancer, and although he would like to cut the grass, he just physically can’t do it anymore. Adams said that the man will start to cut a path, and the wife will call Adams in to finish the job. “So, I really understand the problem that they go through.”

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METRO DETROIT — What a summer for sports in the city of Detroit.

Detroit Tigers baseball is competitive once again, and there’s legitimate excitement and expectations heading into the upcoming Detroit Lions season, but the Professional Golf Association’s Rocket Mortgage Classic continues to be the topic of conversation.

As the tournament makes its return to the Detroit Golf Club on June 27, the field has already drawn commitments from twotime major champion Collin Morikawa and RMC defending champion Tony Finau, but there’s no card more stacked than this year’s AREA 313 Celebrity Scramble commitments.

Detroit Lions Hall of Famers Barry Sanders and Calvin Johnson will return to compete in the event, alongside Dylan Larkin of the Detroit Red Wings and Michigan State basketball head coach Tom Izzo, the scramble’s defending champion. But the RMC welcomes two newcomers who will undoubtedly make their presence known.

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more than most people. He has had personal experience with struggling to find someone to help his aging mother with simple things around her home and to take her to her appointments, as well as someone his mother could trust.

“I pay (a caregiver) $25 an hour, but what she does is priceless, because they built a bond, and I don’t know what I would do without her,” Adams said of the woman who helps him with his mom.

Adams services Oakland County residents in Southfield, Eastpointe and Oak Park. He can be reached at (313)-415-0274.

To get services from the Macomb County Office of Senior Services you must be 60 or older and live in Macomb County.

The services are offered free of charge, but donations/contributions are appreciated.

Director Sheila Cote said there are currently only three part-time workers handling the tasks requested through the Handy Helper program. Due to the popularity of the program and limited funding, they are only able to provide a limited number of services, and the programs are waitlisted. There are currently 150 people on the list for handyman services and 100 people desiring spring/summer yard cleanup, which runs through the end of June. Cote said that they are doing their best to get through the entire list by the end of the month. However, those who do

Former Michigan Wolverines star and NBA Hall of Famer Chris Webber, a Detroit native and phenom at Detroit Country Day from 1991-1993, will round out the Michigan sports connection, while WWE Superstar “The Miz” will make his course debut at the RMC. The Miz, a two-time WWE Champion, previously starred on the popular MTV show “The Real World: Back to New York” before beginning his wrestling career in 2003.

“We’re looking forward to introducing a new twist to the AREA 313 Celebrity Scramble by adding Chris Webber and The Miz to our field,” said Jason Langwell, executive director of the Rocket Mortgage Classic. “It’s always fun to see Detroit sports legends up close and personal testing their golf games alongside PGA Tour pros, and having a professional wrestler in the mix this year will make it even more entertaining.”

Awarded the PGA Tour’s “Best Special Event” after debuting in 2019, the AREA 313 Celebrity Scramble will be held at 5 p.m. June 27 as part of the RMCs Detroit Community Days, which focuses on intertwining the Detroit community with professional golf.

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not get yard service this season will be put at the top of the list for fall yard cleanup.

“Our mission is to support seniors so that they can age in place and stay in their homes longer. And a lot of times they just need a little extra help,” said Cote. “They need somebody to fix a few things around their house or make it more comfortable for them.”

Cote said seniors are often so thankful for the volunteers who help them to maintain their homes and yards.

“It makes them feel so good that their yard looks nice. It really boosts their spirits when their house is looking nice. A lot of seniors worry about that. They can’t get to the lawn like they used to. They can’t trim their bushes. They can’t clean their yard. So, they feel self-conscious and upset that they’re not able to do that. So, when we’re able to send a team out there to do it, it just does wonders for their spirit.”

IVS and the Macomb County Office of Senior Services both provide “friend” services as well. IVS will send a volunteer to a seniors home as a “friendly visitor” to provide companionship, and the Office of Senior Services has “Friendly Callers” who will contact a senior via phone a couple of times a week to simply check in on them.

“It’s a much-needed program,” Cote said. “Our goal is to assist seniors to live independently and age in place, but, unfortunately, the funding isn’t enough to do that with every senior in Macomb County, so we try our best to get to everybody, but, unfortunately,

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Hall of Famer Barry Sanders takes a swing on the 15th hole at the AREA 313 Celebrity Scramble at the Detroit Golf Club.

it’s a funding issue. There just isn’t enough funding to meet the need at this time.”

A limited number of volunteers greatly limits the number of people who can be serviced. According to Curro, the number of volunteers working for IVC has dropped dramatically since the pandemic. She said they used to have approximately 600 volunteers, whereas today they have around 350.

“As much as we publicize services, we can’t help anybody if we don’t get the volunteers,” said Curro. Cote stressed that they appreciate the large organizations who volunteered their time to help with yard clean up this season, but they can always use more volunteers to be able to get to all those who are on the waiting list.

“The population is still continuing

to age, so there are more people with these types of needs,” said Curro.

For more information on IVC, to obtain services or volunteer with IVC, call (586) 757-5551 or visit IVCinfo.org. To obtain services or volunteer with MCOS call (586) 469-5228 or visit.

Many other cities and communities throughout Oakland and Macomb Counties have home chore programs and offerings. To find out what your community has to offer, contact your city offices or senior center.

Places such as IVC are part of the National Volunteer Caregiving Network — a coalition of caregiving communities throughout the nation. If your city does not have any offerings, you can go to Nvcnetwork.org to find additional resources.

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ABOVE: Farmington High School graduates take in advice and applaud following a speech at the USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth June 11.

TOP: Members of the 2023 North Farmington High School graduating class file into the USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth for their commencement ceremony June 11.

ABOVE: Graduates of North Farmington High School proudly sported gowns embroidered with the school logo and class quote, “It’s a great day to be a Raider.”

RIGHT: A North Farmington High School graduate smiles as he enters the USA Hockey Arena for his commencement ceremony.

BELOW: FCSD superintendent Christopher Delgado addresses graduates during the commencement ceremony.

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LEFT: Farmington High School graduate Preeti Sonawane blows a kiss as she walks across the stage to receive her diploma.

BELOW: Christopher Redding, a graduate of Farmington High School, points to his family as he walks across the stage to receive his diploma as district officials look on.

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WATCH Officers extinguish brush fire

FARMINGTON — Officers were dispatched to the area of Grand River Avenue and Grove Road for a reported brush fire at 4:30 p.m. May 31.

Officers arrived to find a section of mulch smoldering.

Officers extinguished the mulch without incident.

Trailblazer stolen from driveway

FARMINGTON — Officers were dispatched to a residence on Alta Loma Drive June 2 for a resident reporting that their vehicle had been taken without permission.

The resident said that their black Chevrolet Trailblazer was taken from their driveway between 7:30 p.m. and 7:20 a.m. the following day. It was apparent that the suspects broke out the vehicle’s glass to gain entry into the vehicle.

The case has been turned over to the Detective Bureau.

FARMINGTON — A Lamar Street resident told police recently that he had received a message on his computer stating that he needed to contact a phone number purporting to be for Microsoft.

The victim said that he called the number on his computer screen and spoke with an individual from India. The suspect convinced the victim to purchase $4,500 worth of gift cards and to provide the suspect with

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FARMINGTON — A resident told police May 16 that fraudulent activity was discovered with their driver’s license.

The resident said that they were contacted by the Secretary of State Office, who told them that someone had attempted to get a driver’s license in their name using the state of Michigan website.

Farmington officers took an initial report to assist Secretary of State investigators.

Driver flees police

FARMINGTON — A Farmington officer attempted to make a traffic stop on a vehicle whose registered owner had multiple arrest warrants at 11:45 p.m. May 18. The driver of the vehicle fled the area at a high rate of speed.

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in taxes for public transportation services.

With the millage having passed, those residents will now pay into a 0.95 mill collection, which is 95 cents for every $1,000 of taxable value of a home, for 10 years.

A large chunk of public transportation services are provided by SMART — the Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation.

However, the Western Oakland Transportation Authority, the North Oakland Transportation Authority and the Older Persons’ Commission are also public transportation service providers.

Dave Woodward, who is the chairman of the Oakland County Board of Commissioners, authored and sponsored the millage proposal.

He shared some updates on changes that have taken place since the millage passed.

“Since it’s passed we created the Oakland County Transit Office to help coordinate outreach (and) planning,” Woodward said. “The first promise of this millage was to ensure that all the four transit agencies that were providing services in Oakland County continue to receive (funding) for the next 10 years. … We ensured funding to maintain all the services that were in place, and we also asked if there was a way to improve service, like extending hours. It’s just a function of paying drivers to drive the vehicles longer.”

Woodward said that, on average, there is about 50% more funding for the transportation service providers to “expand capacity beyond what they were currently doing,” primarily in the form of extended hours and services for NOTA, WOTA and the OPC. “With SMART, we also laid out a top priority to make certain that we get extended routes as quickly as possible,” he said. “So, maintain what we had in place, but get new routes. … SMART has, over the last few weeks, began going through its required federal process. You have to have public hearings and get feedback before you do any route extensions and changes, and people can go to the SMART website — people can submit feedback via email, letters or take part in some of the publicized community sharings that have been scheduled. So those are the big things, collectively.”

Woodward said that initial contracts are in place for additional funding for expanded service. “(They are) three-year contracts with annual renewals,” he said. “The expansion of fixed-route processes (is) underway. I’m optimistic by this fall that we will be having fixed route service out to areas that have never had it before.”

Woodward expanded on his thoughts.

“We’re also in the process of identifying where there’s additional gaps of service and who are the best people to do that,” he said.

“Is it a further expansion of the providers in place? Is it new partnerships with additional providers? We want a guarantee there’s a base level of service so that people can get to the places they need and want to go.”

Woodward would also like to leverage as many government resources as possible.

“From a state legislative policy perspective, we’re working really hard to make certain that state funding for local bus operating services — this is state funds that provide matching dollars for locally generated revenue like we are – we want to see that revenue increases, because, roughly, it’s like a 30% match of our public millage dollars,” he said. “That allows us to bring additional resources for further expansion of service, deployment of technology, and collectively leveraging these dollars to pull down even further federal funds for new vehicles.”

From Woodward’s perspective, three things required to make transit work are money, drivers for the public transportation vehicles and the actual vehicles.

The chip shortage affecting the automobile industry is having an impact on the availability of public transportation vehicles.

Woodward said that the “lead time” to order specialized Americans with Disabilities Act-equipped vehicles is long.

“You have to put your order in, and it takes six months, nine months, I’ve heard even 18 months from the point you put your order in to actually have a vehicle arrive,” he said.

Woodward said that there are some short-term gaps. “(There’s) some smaller transit vans that some of the providers use, and so (we) freed up some resources to make those available,” he said. “These smaller transit agencies, they don’t generally run the fixed route.

They have more of the curb-to-curb, doorto-door service. It’s supply-chain issues, (the)

chip shortage — all of those things have complicated access to vehicles. I think we’ve cracked the nut, in terms of having resources available. Now we’ve just got to work out the logistics to be able to get the vehicles to increase capacity.”

Although the passage of the millage has helped with funding, Eli Cooper, Oakland County’s first transit manager, acknowledged that the challenge is getting vehicles and vehicle operators, in order to expand services.

Cooper spoke at a “Transit Tuesday Talk” event at the Baldwin Center in Pontiac last month.

“You can’t get on a bus if the buses aren’t coming out of the factory, and so, these are the kind of things we’re going to be working (on) as hard as we can to prepare the plans,” Cooper said. “We’re using the county’s millage resources to encourage the expansion. It’s been a long, long time since we’ve seen expansion; we’re seeing it now because the county helped get the message out. We just need to see success breed success.”

Bernard Parker, who is SMART’s vice president of external affairs, also spoke at the “Transit Tuesday Talk” event.

“One of the things I learned about transit, unfortunately, is sometimes things don’t turn bad overnight; they won’t turn good overnight, either. It’s a process,” Parker said.

“You have to be patient with us, but you have to hold us accountable. “(Residents) voted overwhelmingly to expand, to have non optouts in Oakland County, so we either have to produce or get out of the way.”

Parker specifically addressed the shortage of public transportation system drivers.

“Post-COVID, (people) don’t want to go to work,” he said. “One of the things we’re trying to do at SMART is not only do more hiring, (but) more recruiting. … We really are trying.”

Woodward addressed what is required to “meet the demand that we know is out there.”

“We need even more vehicles,” he said.

“Now those additional vehicles also need drivers. All those variables are working at the same

time, and that’s why you need a transit manager and leadership at all these transit agencies working together. I’m optimistic about what we’re going to be able to accomplish in a year out. I think it’s important to keep in mind the dollars for this millage didn’t become available until February of this year.”

Woodward said that there won’t be fixed routes on every corridor in Oakland County, as it doesn’t make sense in areas that don’t have the density to support it. From his perspective, in some rural areas, curb-to-curb and door-todoor service is a more logical solution.

He was asked if there will be fixed routes in communities such as Orchard Lake, Sylvan Lake and Keego Harbor, all of which previously opted out of having public transportation services.

“Certainly, yeah,” Woodward said.

“Telegraph runs through Keego and Sylvan and will be able to participate, not just from the fixed route, but also the paratransit. So if you have mobility issues and are within a certain distance of a fixed route, that, then, will come and pick you up on a scheduled time that the rider needs. Some additional routes are being talked about in that area.”

According to Woodward, SMART is in the process of undertaking a full inventory of bus stops.

“We set money aside in every year’s millage to be used for infrastructure, working with local communities,” he said. “In some cases, that might be doing some sidewalk improvements. … You’re not going to have a covered bus stop at every (location). That doesn’t make sense, but that is part of the expansion.

But I think it’s also important to look back (at) where we already had service and improve the rider experience there as well.”

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more bus stops by the fall, with SMART responsible for building them.

He indicated that it is still too early to know the statistics for public transportation ridership since the millage passed.

“Give me six more months, because we’re going to be able to go to more places, because providers of these services are extending their hours — more rides are going to be made available, because the capacity’s there to deliver more rides,” Woodward said.

Woodward shared another of his aspirations for public transit in Oakland County.

“The agencies are aligning their price structure to be the same, because we want to move, in the end, to a seamless transit ex-

perience,” he said. “Hopefully, by the end of this year, we will have a much clearer (understanding) of a singular dispatch platform that all these transit agencies are working on, so that if you or I are going to use a transit service, it’s a seamless experience, regardless of who the actual provider of that service is.

I just have to get from point A to point B. I don’t care if it’s a SMART bus that gets me there, if it’s a WOTA bus that gets me there or a NOTA bus — I just need to be able to get there reliably, affordably, safely, and all these agencies working together is the way to do it.”

Woodward provided his version of what success would look like.

“More people being able to get more places they want and need to go, and able to do that over more hours of the day,” he said.

“When these smaller providers all collec-

tively agreed to expand service (and) increase days of service, that’s a win for everybody.”

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See ‘50 Years an Artist’ at gallery FERNDALE — The Lawrence Street Gallery will be holding an exhibition for Glenn “Fuzz” Corey throughout the month of June.

The exhibition, called “50 Years an Artist,” runs through June 30. An opening reception was held June 4, and a mid-month reception will take place from 2 to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 18, at the gallery, 22620 Woodward Ave., Suite A. “There are two major trends in the art of the last hundred years: expression and reference,” Corey said in a news release. “For my part, even though some of my works, especially my pastel pieces, have expressive techniques in them, reference plays the major role.

Much of the work looks back to the mythology and other subjects that have been depicted by other artists of the past.”

“In much of my work I try to take themes and images of the past and make them more contemporary to try to satisfy the 21st century (poet Charles) Baudelaire,” he continued.

The gallery is open noon-5 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, noon-9 a.m. Fridays and 1-5 p.m. Sundays.

Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame seeking nominations

DETROIT — Michigan Women Forward is accepting nominations for 2023 inductees to the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame. The Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame and Historical Center, also known as HERstory, was established in 1983 to tell the stories of women’s contributions to Michigan’s history and to inspire the women and girls of tomorrow. Nominations may be made by individuals or by representatives of organizations or groups. A candidate may also nominate herself. Nominations may be made in either of two categories — historical (deceased candidates) or contemporary (living candidates) — and must follow the nomination criteria of Michigan Women Forward. To nominate someone, visit miwf.org/herstory and click on the “Hall of Fame” page for a nomination form and criteria. The last day for applications is July 15. Those interested in judging the 2023 Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame nominations can email Natalie Hall, chief development and program officer for Michigan Women Forward, at nhall@miwf.org.

POLISH FESTIVAL RETURNS STERLING HEIGHTS — The American Polish Festival and Craft Show is returning to the

American-Polish Century Club, 33204 Maple Lane Drive, June 23-25. The event will have Polish and American food, music, dancers, arts and crafts, and a pierogi-eating contest.

General admission costs $5, though guests ages 17 and younger attend for free. Parking and shuttles are free at the Sterling Heights High School Career Prep Center. Learn more by visiting www.americanpolishfestival.com.

Local house named Michigan Heritage Home TROY — A local home in Troy was recently designated as a Michigan Heritage Home by the Historical Society of Michigan.

The Douglass House was built in 1860 and was recently restored by its owners, Kevin and Susan Lindsey, who have lived in the home since 1989. A plaque was installed on the house to commemorate the honor.

“We are very pleased to get this, and have installed the plaque they sent us. It is my understanding that ours is the first such designation in Troy,” said Kevin Lindsey. “The house was already part of Troy’s historic district that designates homes as historic, but this is a new program that is statewide. We’ve stripped all the woodwork back to its original wood. We painted, removed paneling, and redid the kitchen and bathroom all following the standards for historic restoration. We even got a photo from 1913 so we could change the porches back to how they used to be and worked with our neighbors to move a barn back to where it was originally located.”

Photo provided by Kevin Lindsey

STUDENTS EARN TREASURER’S OFFICE RECOGNITION

OAKLAND COUNTY — Oakland County Treasurer Robert Wittenberg recently announced the winners and honorable mentions for the 2023 Financial Empowerment Arts Contest.

In partnership with Oakland Schools, Flagstar Bank and the Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency, 22 winners and honorable mentions were picked from 160 submissions from high school students. The submissions came in various mediums, including drawing, painting, photography, mixed media, video and illustration, and had a focus on the different aspects of financial empowerment.

Winners were selected from ninth to 12th grades across Oakland County schools. In the ninth grade category, the first-place winner was Ryo Salter, of Royal Oak High School. Eva Houston, of Royal Oak High School, was named an honorable mention. Layla Rogers, of Ferndale High School, was named an honorable mention in the 10th grade category, and Bryn Hazen, of Berkley High School, was named an honorable mention in the 12th grade category.

The cash prizes were $1,000 for first place, $750 for second place, $500 for third place and $100 for an honorable mention. The winning art will be displayed in the Oakland County Treasurer’s Office for a year and at the treasurer’s website at oakgov.com, along with all student entries.

“Congratulations to all the students who participated in and won the 2023 Financial Empowerment Arts Contest,” Wittenberg stated in a news release. “The students showcased their exceptional skills, creativity, artistry, and talent, which helped raise awareness about the significance of financial empowerment.”

STEP BACK IN TIME IN PARISIAN SETTING

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — The Grosse Pointe Historical Society will hold a French-themed gala, La Belle Epoque, at 7 p.m.

June 22 at a lakeside home in the Pointes designed by architect Robert O. Derrick in 1928. French-inspired cuisine, music and beverages will be provided during this 18th annual summer fundraiser for the GPHS. For tickets or more information, visit gphistorical.org or call (313) 884-7010.

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Police cite motorist for knife

NOVI — A man who was initially pulled over for speeding was nearly charged with carrying a concealed weapon after it was discovered that he kept a large knife on the back of his seat.

A police officer pulled over the man for going 47 mph in a 35 mph zone on Nine Mile Road at Anna Maria Court, west of Taft Road, in a 1996 Ford Explorer with Ohio plates at 3:34 a.m. May 6. Upon approaching the vehicle, the officer asked the man where he was coming from and if he had any weapons. The man informed the officer that he had a knife attached to his seat.

Officers then located a Grand Way knife with a 6-inch blade in a sheath attached to the seat.

According to the report, it was in clear view. The officer also found a butane lighter that resembled a revolver in the back of the car and a pocket knife on the man’s person while doing a pat down.

Police arrested the man for a weapons offense.

He reportedly stated that he was not aware of the laws regarding knives. He further explained that he kept the knife for self-defense. He said the knife is always in the car and “just chills there,” according to the report.

Initially, he was going to be given a felony carrying a concealed weapon charge, but he was given a misdemeanor citation for possession of a dangerous or deadly weapon.

Home invasion suspect charged

TROY — A 53-year-old Highland Park man is in custody after he entered a home and robbed the owner, police said.

The incident occurred at 3:17 p.m. May 25 at a home in the 4400 block of Livernois Road. Police said the homeowner was getting out of the shower when he observed an unknown man inside his home. The man demanded the homeowner’s wallet after cornering him. The victim then escaped to a neighbor’s home, at which point he called the police. The suspect was seen leaving the scene on a bicycle.

Upon arriving at the scene, officers observed a man matching the suspect’s description on a bicycle.

He was taken into custody, and police said they located multiple items in his pockets, including jewelry and watches.

The suspect was charged with one count of home invasion — first degree.

Classmate’s parents accused of attacking student

SOUTHFIELD — On May 16 at 8:42 a.m., officers were summoned to a school in the 16000 block of Mount Vernon to speak with a student regarding an alleged assault from the day before. The student stated

that the day before, at 3:10 p.m., he was riding his bike southbound on Evergreen Road, near 12 Mile Road, when a black truck came at him. To avoid being hit, he had to get off his bike.

After the commotion, he saw the father of a classmate that he had been having issues with exit the truck and walk toward him. The student stated that he ran towards a nearby church’s parking lot, and the father allegedly chased him. The parent is accused of knocking the student to the ground and assaulting him.

While the student was on the ground, his classmate’s mother and his classmate began kicking and assaulting him, according to a police report. A person passing by observed the fight and approached, yelling at the family to stop.

The student got up and hid in a nearby backyard, where he called his mom for help.

He told police that his bike and shoes were stolen during the attack. He suffered several injuries to his face, so he was transported to the hospital for further evaluation and treatment.

The investigation was ongoing, and police have found that this appears to be an ongoing problem between the two students.

Woman arrested for disturbing the peace, assaulting an officer and resisting arrest

SOUTHFIELD — A woman was reported to be kicking doors and throwing garbage cans at a motel in the 22000 block of Telegraph Road at 12:34 a.m. May 21.

The desk clerk at the motel told the police what the woman was doing and stated that he wanted her evicted from the premises.

Officers approached the suspect’s door, and when she answered, she began yelling about the clerk.

Officers explained to her that she was being evicted and that she had to leave immediately. She initially told the police that she was not leaving because she lived there and had paid for the entire week.

After the officers explained the law to her multiple times, she began to pack her things. However, while packing, she would stop and call out to the officers to yell at them. This persisted for 30-40 minutes as the officers waited for her to finish packing. After packing, she carried her suitcase to the balcony and began screaming across the parking lot at the clerk and another subject in the parking lot. Officers advised her multiple times that she was disturbing the peace and needed to stop.

While the officers were taking her to her car and telling her not to return to the property, she allegedly struck an officer. She was then arrested, and police transported her to the Southfield lockup.

Upon arrival, she refused to exit the patrol car and locked her leg on the door.

Officers had to forcefully remove her from the patrol vehicle and escort her to the lockup via the elevator, police said. The suspect then made a noise that sounded like she was going to spit on the officers, and the officers pressed her body against the door to avoid this. While in lockup, the officers were escorting her to the behavior modification unit, and she began slamming an officer into the wall. Once in the jail cell, the suspect resisted officers and assaulted another officer, police said.

The suspect is being charged with disturbing the peace, assault and battery of a police officer, and resisting and obstructing a police officer.

Motorcyclist accused of fleeing police

BIRMINGHAM — An officer on patrol attempted to initiate a traffic stop on a motorcycle weaving in and out of traffic at approximately 9:15 p.m. May 27.

The driver intentionally sped away, refusing to stop and was later stopped by Royal Oak police. The Birmingham officer arrived at the scene to identify the driver.

The driver, a 24-year-old Troy man, advised that he did intentionally flee the Birmingham officer. A report for charges of fleeing and eluding police was submitted to the Prosecutor’s Office.

Police locate, arrest driver accused of flashing gun

FARMINGTON/FARMINGTON HILLS — Officers responded to the area of Grand River Avenue and Hawthorne for a felonious assault at 5:29 p.m. May 10.

The reporting party told police that the driver of a white vehicle had pointed a gun at them as a result of a vehicle not allowing another vehicle into traffic. The reporting party provided a license plate and a detailed description of the suspect.

With the assistance of Farmington Hills police, the suspect was taken into custody, and a firearm was recovered. The case was presented to the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office for warrant consideration.

Indecent exposure reported on Clinton River Trail

ROCHESTER HILLS — Deputies were dispatched to the area of Avon Road and Livernois Road on a report of a male exposing himself on the Clinton River Trail at 7:24 p.m. April 29.

Deputies spoke to the caller, a 49-year-old woman, who said she saw the male suspect “exposing himself and committing a lewd act,” while she was riding her bicycle.

She said the male stared at her while committing

the act, but never approached her or spoke to her before leaving the area on a Segway-type vehicle. Police checked the area, with negative results. A witness told police that someone matching the description of the suspect was seen traveling westbound toward Auburn Hills. The Auburn Hills Police Department was notified. The case was assigned, and the investigation was ongoing.

Police dispatched for attempted burglary

ROCHESTER HILLS — Deputies were dispatched to a gas station in the 3900 block of West Auburn Road to assist West Bloomfield police, who were surveilling a breaking and entering suspect at 3:39 a.m. May 3.

The suspect, a 62-year-old man from Detroit, was at the gas station after business hours, and plainclothes officers were in the area monitoring.

The suspect had struck the entry window with a blunt object, but did not gain entry. The suspect fled in a Lincoln MKX, with plainclothes units following.

West Bloomfield had units following the suspect out of the area southbound on Interstate 75, toward Detroit. Deputies were able to contact a gas station representative, who was advised on the circumstances and that the location was secured, but the glass was damaged.

Deputies were later advised by West Bloomfield that the suspect was taken into custody for a breaking and entering of a gas station that occurred in Troy.

West Bloomfield transported the arrestee to the Oakland County Jail for processing and housing.

Police take juveniles into custody for stolen vehicle

BERKLEY — Three juveniles were taken into custody at 2:50 a.m. May 28 for multiple offenses near Catalpa Drive and Greenfield Road.

According to a police report, police noticed a vehicle tapping its brakes at green lights and striking a curb. An attempt was made to pull over the vehicle, but it began traveling at a speed of 80 mph. The vehicle’s driver disobeyed stop signs and continued driving until the vehicle came to a dead end. The three occupants then fled the vehicle on foot.

Police said they used a K-9 unit to track and locate three suspects, ages 12, 15 and 16. One of the juveniles had been reported as missing since May 14, according to the report.

The vehicle was found to have been stolen in Detroit earlier that night. The three suspects were taken into custody for third-degree fleeing and eluding, resisting/obstructing a police officer, receiving/concealing stolen property, and curfew violations.