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Bloomfield Township Treasurer Michael Schostak and Grosse Pointe City
Mayor Sheila Tomkowiak will attend a Harvard program this summer as Taubman Fellows.
CITY MAYOR SELECTED FOR LEADERSHIP PROGRAM AT HARVARD KENNEDY SCHOOL
BY K. MICHELLE MORAN kmoran@candgnews.com
CITY — Before the summer is over, Grosse Pointe City Mayor Sheila Tomkowiak will be able to say she attended Harvard.
Along with Bloomfield Township Treasurer Michael Schostak, Tomkowiak has been selected by the Southeast Michigan Council of Govern-
ments as a Taubman Fellow for Executive Excellence, which is meant to teach public officials how to become better leaders and tackle issues facing them. The fellowship means Tomkowiak and Schostak will attend Harvard Kennedy School’s summer program, Senior Executives in State and Local Government.
“One of the things that attracted me to this
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Junior League of Detroit fundraiser is a nod to its fashionable past
BY K. MICHELLE MORAN kmoran@candgnews.com
DETROIT — The biennial Designers’ Show Houses may have concluded their 50-year run in 2024, but the nonprofit Junior League of Detroit has another stylish fundraiser coming up to continue its proud tradition of helping the community.
Starting at 6 p.m. June 20, the JLD will host Second Act Soiree and Fashion Show inside The Department at Hudson’s Detroit. Hudson’s Detroit, a Bedrock development, is a new building on Woodward Avenue in downtown Detroit that sits on the parcel where the beloved Hudson’s department store once stood. The Department is an event space in the building; the JLD will be one of the first organizations to use it.
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Somerset Collection in Troy is curating the fashion show for the Second Act
Soiree and Fashion Show.
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Park Farmers Market keeping it fresh with new vendors this summer
BY K. MICHELLE MORAN kmoran@candgnews.com
PARK — For at least some residents, stocking up on fresh, locally grown produce will soon be a walk or a bike ride away.
The Park Farmers Market in Grosse Pointe Park — which came back last summer after the city hadn’t had a farmers market in several years — will return for the season on Saturdays with more vendors when it opens from 9 a.m. to noon June 14.
The market will take place from 9 a.m. to noon every Saturday through Sept. 13 in a city-owned parking lot on the southeast corner of Kercheval Avenue and Lakepointe Street — behind the Corewell Health building — in the city’s Kercheval business district.
Park resident Philip Crouse, one of the board members of the Park Farmers Market, told the Grosse Pointe Park City Council during a meeting June 9 that market organizers — who created a nonprofit to operate it in 2024 — had “raised a ton of money in a short amount of time” from multiple sponsors this year to again offer this event.
“We are coming back bigger than ever,” Crouse said.
Students serve diners while raising funds for Autism Alliance of Michigan
BY K. MICHELLE MORAN kmoran@candgnews.com
WOODS — In teacher James Fisher’s class at Ferry Elementary School, compassion and commerce go together.
Every other year, Fisher’s magnet class — which is made up of third and fourth graders — partners with American Coney Island and operates a restaurant at the school for an afternoon.
The students seat diners, wait and bus tables, prepare the food, cash out the patrons, publicize the event and more. This year, all proceeds from the restaurant were donated to the Autism Alliance of Michigan.
This year’s restaurant day took place May 8 during lunch. Fisher launched this project 14 years ago after talking with his friend, Grace Keros, who owns American Coney Island. Ke-
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LEFT: Ferry Elementary School students in James Fisher’s magnet class perform multiple roles running an American Coney Island restaurant for a day, with students including third grader Penny Gardner busing tables as well as delivering carryout orders. ABOVE: Harrison Cavanagh, a Ferry fourth grader in James Fisher’s magnet class, delivers an order to one of his tables.
Photos by Patricia O’Blenes
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“They have been working very hard,” Fisher said. “This unit ties in with all of the curriculum.”
The students vote on which charity will receive the event’s proceeds. Fisher said their selection of the Autism Alliance of Michigan fits with the school’s “mission of integration of all children.” He said it also speaks to the character of the students.
“They’re caring students,” Fisher said. “They care about everybody.”
More than a few alumni of Fisher’s class
returned to support it this year, including Grosse Pointe North High School senior Wes Ramsey, 18, of Grosse Pointe Woods. Ramsey was a chef for the chili and hot dog station.
“It’s one of my favorite memories from elementary school,” Ramsey said. “I remember it a lot. It’s just so unique to this school and this class. It’s a very fun and fruitful experience.”
He said he walked away from the project with better quick- and critical-thinking skills, along with an awareness of the importance of good customer service.
“As I got older, I got a job at a restaurant busing tables,” Ramsey said. “This experience is very helpful, and it helped me understand the restaurant industry.”
Ramsey’s younger brother, Eliot Block, 11, of Grosse Pointe Woods, was another re-
turning alum.
While he’s in fifth grade now, Block returned to lend a hand, dressing up for a while as a hot dog.
Block has fond memories of working at the restaurant two years ago.
“It was very fun,” Block said. “It was very unique. It was a cool experience.”
There’s academic substance behind this project. Fisher said the students use a variety of skills from school, including math and economics, when doing this. They get to be creative, too, using graphic design for the menus.
Third grader Lawson Blunden, 8, of Grosse Pointe Woods, who worked as a cashier, can attest to the skills used. Blunden said adding up the tickets and dessert purchases gave students more experience with
math.
“We practiced a lot,” said fellow cashier Eli Johnson, 10, of Grosse Pointe Woods, a fourth grader. “We actually used real calculators and stuff. And we had other classes coming to help us.”
Cashier and third grader William Jaeger-Karalla, 9, of Grosse Pointe Woods, said they used play food in simulated sales experiences, with students from other classes acting as restaurant patrons.
“They do a lot of practice runs,” said classroom mom Annie Nicholls, of Grosse Pointe Woods. “If you happen to stop by (Ferry), suddenly you (might) find yourself sitting at a (restaurant) table.”
Parents say they’re impressed by what the students do.
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“It’s all kid-run,” said classroom mom Stephanie Cleland, of Grosse Pointe Woods, whose son, Clay, was working at the beverage station. “They did everything. They even made the centerpieces.”
Nicholls said the students “work the whole year on this.”
Cleland said the students have to take out loans from their parents — on which they’re required to pay interest and put up collateral, such as a favorite toy — to pay for supplies and other materials.
“He wants them to take it seriously,” Cleland said of Fisher. “Mr. Fisher is amazing. My son has been hoping to be in his class since he was in kindergarten.”
Nicholls’ daughter, fourth grader Rosie Nicholls, 10, was working as a waitress.
“It’s been very good,” Rosie Nicholls said. “We helped decorate.”
Among those who came for lunch were Woods City Councilman Todd McConaghy, whose youngest son, Daniel, was one of Fisher’s students. He said Daniel is now a junior at North.
“We’re big supporters of Mr. Fisher,” the councilman said. “This is one of the coolest community events, because it involves citizens from our youngest citizen to our oldest citizen.”
Woods Mayor Arthur Bryant was there as well, as were Grosse Pointe Board of Education President Colleen Worden and Board members Valarie St. John and Timothy Klepp.
“I think it’s amazing,” Worden said. “This student-led enterprise is vibrant and successful.”
She praised the students and Fisher, as did other attendees.
St. John said the food tasted “extremely professional,” as if attendees had gone into a Coney Island restaurant elsewhere. She also said it was an excellent learning experience for the students.
“They’re getting great life skills,” St. John said.
Klepp was impressed as well.
“The food is terrific,” he said. “I think it’s so nice so many friends and family come. They get to see the school. They get to see the spirit (here). It’s really beneficial for the community.”
Fisher said the event drew about 250 customers and raised $3,700. He said he was “very proud” of his students. The 2023 restaurant day attracted 225 and raised $3,500, Fisher said.
Organizers say they’re looking at possibly doing a dinner event instead in 2027, so that more parents and students would be able to attend.
Call Staff Writer K. Michelle Moran at (586) 498-1047.
ABOVE: Fourth grade Ferry student Drew Steiger takes orders as a waiter.
LEFT: Ferry third grade student Lawson Blunden rings up tickets as a cashier.
Photos by Patricia O’Blenes
STUDENTS TO PERFORM SHAKESPEARE
University Liggett School students in the Liggett Shakespeare Project will stage their version of “Macbeth” at 7 p.m. June 13 and 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. June 14 at Detroit Public Theatre, 3960 Third Ave. in Detroit. The production was made possible, in part, by a renewed grant from the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, which enabled the students to work with artists and technicians on this production. The production is open to the public. For tickets or more information, visit liggettshakes. uls.org/liggett-shakespeare-project.
SHORT PLAYS TO BE STAGED
Grosse Pointe Theatre’s 12th annual Take Ten Ten-Minute Play Festival will take place at 7 p.m. June 12 and 7 p.m. June 13 — following a patron appreciation reception at 6 p.m. — at Christ Church Grosse Pointe, 61 Grosse Pointe Blvd. in Grosse Pointe Farms. This event — the brainchild of longtime GPT member Mary Lou Britton, a playwright herself and executive producer of this year’s festival — will include the production of 10 original plays written by playwrights from across the world, who submitted their work for consideration during an annual contest whose theme was “Rockin’
Car show merges auto design with philanthropy
The 38th annual EyesOn Design car show — under the theme of “The Art of Design” this year — will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 15 on the grounds of the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House, 1100 Lake Shore Road in Grosse Pointe Farms. A fundraiser for the nonprofit Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology — which offers support and programs for the blind and visually impaired — this event is considered one of the best car shows in the country and places a special emphasis on automotive design. Tickets to the show, which takes place on Father’s Day, cost $40 per person and can be purchased at the gate; admission is free for children under age 10 accompanied by an adult and for active-duty military personnel with identification. For more information, call the DIO at (313) 824-4710 or visit eyesondesign.org.
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Through Life”; this year, organizers received 144 submissions, which had to include a rocking chair as an integral part of the story. Local actors, like the ones pictured, audition for a chance to perform in these plays.
“Many people think that a 10-minute play is a ‘skit’ told on stage,” Britton said in a press release. “However, we require each play have a protagonist and antagonist, an action plan, a resolution, and an outcome to each conflict — all the key parts of any good play or movie. Our festival plays are shorter, but just as compelling.”
Tickets cost $15 and can be purchased by visiting gpt.org or calling GPT at (313) 881-4004.
Chamber event to honor leading local philanthropist
The Grosse Pointe Chamber of Commerce’s nonprofit arm, the Grosse Pointe Chamber Foundation, will host its annual fundraiser, Legacy on the Lake, at 5:30 p.m. June 18. This year’s event will honor A. Paul Schaap, of Grosse Pointe Park, a chemist, entrepreneur, educator and philanthropist whose work led to the development of chemiluminescent compounds used in medical diagnostics, which resulted in the founding of Lumigen Inc. in 1987. In 2000, Schaap retired from academia and launched the A. Paul and Carol C. Schaap Foundation with his wife, who died in 2023. Schaap has donated more than $20 million to Wayne State University, where he formerly taught chemistry; more than $10 million to his undergraduate alma mater, Hope College; and supported multiple other nonprofits, including the Capuchin Soup Kitchen. Proceeds from Legacy on the Lake will go toward the Chamber Foundation’s community efforts and activities. For more information, visit grossepointechamber.com or call (313) 881-4722.
Cardiologist and certified lifestyle medicine physician Pooja Gupta, of Grosse Pointe Farms, will be leading a series of Food is Medicine classes at the nonprofit Detroit Abloom, 248 Manistique St. in Detroit. The first class, from noon to 3 p.m. June 21, will look at a heart smart diet and include plant-based recipes, a cooking demonstration, lunch and meditation. Additional workshops will be held from noon to 3 p.m. July 19 and Aug. 16. To register or for more information, visit detroitabloom.com.
Photos by Patricia Ellis, provided by Grosse Pointe Theatre
Mayor
program is that they teach you how to lead and how to effect change in an area where you may not have any authority,” Tomkowiak said.
By collaborating and working with other agencies, such as other governmental entities, officials like Tomkowiak can address problems that require a regional approach, such as the aging sanitary sewer system that sometimes leads to basement backups and flooding during heavy rain events — something that the Grosse Pointes, Harper Woods, St. Clair Shores and the east side of Detroit are all too familiar with.
“Taubman has faithfully supported regional leadership by sending dozens of worthy local leaders to attend the Kennedy Program at Harvard,” SEMCOG Executive Director Amy O’Leary said in a press release. “Taubman scholars gain invaluable lessons and relationships, which they bring home to the benefit of Southeast Michigan. We are truly grateful for the company’s commitment to regional excellence.”
Tomkowiak left June 1 for Massachusetts. The Senior Executives in State and Local Government program runs June 2 to 20.
Before Tomkowiak left Michigan, she was already reading reports and other documents sent by program organizers via Canvas.
“The coursework has already begun,” Tomkowiak said.
Tomkowiak is thrilled to have this opportunity. She said she recently heard a presentation from the mayor of Fraser, Michael Lesich, who attended last year and said this was one of the best experiences of his life. He said he applied to the program four times before he was selected. Tomkowiak was chosen after applying for it three times.
“It’s a competitive process,” Tomkowiak said.
Prospective participants first need to apply to the Harvard Kennedy School, which Tomkowiak said only accepts a relatively small percentage of applicants. Then, participants apply for the program through SEMCOG. She said officials need to hail from a city that’s a SEMCOG member. Tomkowiak said Taubman pays the tuition for the two SEMCOG selectees, or $17,900 per student.
“For more than 30 years, Taubman has
supported SEMCOG’s Taubman Fellows program and its mission to provide Southeast Michigan leaders with access to the very best practices and people from around the world,” Taubman Chair and CEO Robert S. Taubman said in a press release. “With the knowledge gained from this substantial program, our representatives become even more well equipped to serve our region, our State, and its people.”
Tomkowiak started serving on the Grosse Pointe City Council in 2016, when she was appointed to fill a vacancy. She was first elected to the council in November 2017. Tomkowiak was elected mayor in 2019 and has served in that role since then.
Tomkowiak has also held several roles with SEMCOG, including serving as a member of the Executive Committee and on the Water Infrastructure Task Force. Professionally, she is an adjunct journalism instructor at Wayne State University and the principal and creative director of Grayton Integrated Publishing.
The chance to exchange ideas with officials from local, county and state governments from across the country, as well as law enforcement and nonprofit leaders and international officials, is one of the aspects of the program Tomkowiak found attractive.
“I’m hoping this program will help me get to the next level of effectiveness (as a municipal official),” Tomkowiak said.
SEMCOG selects applicants who intend to share what they’ve learned with fellow officials and use those skills to better the region as a whole — something Tomkowiak embraces wholeheartedly.
“I feel strongly one of the things we need to do to make sure our individual community thrives is we need to make sure the region is thriving,” she said.
During an April 21 Grosse Pointe City Council meeting, City Manager Joseph Valentine congratulated the mayor on being named a Taubman Fellow.
That sentiment was echoed by City Councilman Dave Fries.
“Kudos to you, mayor,” Fries said.
Tomkowiak said she’s going into this program with an open mind and a desire to learn from fellow officials.
“What I want to bring back are new ideas and a fresh approach to our ongoing issues and problems,” Tomkowiak said.
Call Staff Writer K. Michelle Moran at (586) 498-1047.
GPCRDA gets new auditing firm
BY K. MICHELLE MORAN kmoran@candgnews.com
HARPER WOODS — Someone new will be looking over the financial records for the Grosse Pointes-Clinton Refuse Disposal Authority when the 2024 to 2025 fiscal year ends on June 30.
Rochester Hills-based Ramie Phillips Jr., PC, CPA — who had done the GPCRDA’s audits since 2014 — conducted the final audit of his career when he audited the GPCRDA last year for the 2023 to 2024 fiscal year. With Phillips now retired, the GPCRDA had to select a new auditor.
During a meeting May 13 in Harper Woods, the GPCRDA Board voted unanimously in favor of a low bid from Livonia-based PSLZ PLLC, a certified public accounting firm. The firm’s bid came in at $9,500 for this year’s audit, $9,500 for next year’s audit and $9,700 for an audit in 2027.
“I was able to get three bids, which I was happy to get,” said CPA Lynn Gromaski, who handles the finances for the GPCRDA.
GPCRDA Board Chair Peter Randazzo echoed that sentiment.
“It’s hard these days,” said Randazzo, noting a shortage of finance professionals.
Phillips had been charging the GPCRDA $5,200 for its audits.
Despite the higher audit cost, Gromaski said they didn’t need to raise the GPCRDA’s administrative fee of $3 per ton of trash because she said this was “a limited increase” that could be covered by that fee.
CPA Rana M. Emmons, managing director/ partner with PSLZ, will be the person working on the GPCRDA audit. Gromaski said she knows Emmons from another government agency she has worked for.
“She comes highly recommended,” Gromaski said after the meeting. “I’ve had personal experience with her, and she did a great job.”
Randazzo said Gromaski’s recommendation sold him on the new auditor.
“I have the utmost respect and admiration for Lynn,” Randazzo said after the meeting.
PSLZ has performed audits for many other municipalities, including Rochester, Keego Harbor, Clarkston and Wolverine Lake.
“I highly recommend them,” Gromaski told the GPCRDA Board. “For the work (they’d be doing), I think they’d be great.”
The new auditor is expected to start work in July, after the close of the current fiscal year.
Refuse Authority reduces
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BY K. MICHELLE MORAN kmoran@candgnews.com
HARPER WOODS — The Grosse Pointes-Clinton Refuse Disposal Authority had a relatively small, but unexpected, savings for the 2024 to 2025 fiscal year, which ends June 30.
The GPCRDA had earmarked $16,000 for the fiscal year for maintenance on its 64-acre former incinerator parcel, which is located in Clinton Township, but only spent half of that, resulting in an $8,000 savings. While the property is empty, the GPCRDA has to regularly replace and repair sections of the fence around it because of trespassers. In the past, Clinton Township also cut the grass a couple of times a year, for which the GPCRDA paid a fee. Over the current fiscal year, however, certified public accountant Lynn Gromaski, who handles the finances for the GPCRDA, said they “haven’t received any property maintenance bills” from the township.
There’s a simple explanation for that.
“There was no mowing done,” GPCRDA Board Chair Peter Randazzo said.
During a May 13 GPCRDA Board meeting in Harper Woods, the board voted unanimously in favor of a $1,017,650 budget for the 2025 to 2026 fiscal year, which will start July 1. That’s less than the budget of $1,059,650 that was approved for the prior fiscal year.
“We’re exploring opportunities to lower the cost of our solid waste
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disposal,” Randazzo said.
The budget includes a contribution of $24,750 for the pension system, which covers employees who used to work at the GPCRDA’s former incinerator in Clinton Township. The incinerator ceased operations in 1999 and was torn down in 2001.
“We don’t know what the pension contributions are going to be,” said Gromaski, noting that they won’t find out until July what, if any, amount they need to put into the pension fund.
The GPCRDA Board set aside $27,100 in the 2024 to 2025 budget for a pension contribution but only had to make a payment of $20,250, realizing a savings of $6,850.
The $3 per ton administrative fee paid by each member community — the five Grosse Pointes and Harper Woods — will remain the same. On July 1, 2017, a higher administrative fee — which rose from $1 per ton of trash to $3 per ton — went into ef-
fect for the member communities, because the old fee was no longer covering expenses such as insurance and contributions to the pension system.
“Our $3 administrative fee has been able to maintain our expenses,” Gromaski said.
Call Staff Writer K. Michelle Moran at (586) 498-1047.
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“Somerset Collection (in Troy) is curating clothing for the fashion show,” said JLD President Mary Hollens, of Detroit. “That’s going to be very exciting and dynamic. … We’re hoping to have some great Detroit moments throughout the evening. We want to make sure the Junior League of Detroit is around for another 100 years.”
The JLD was established in 1914. Hollens said that in the 1950s, the JLD held its first charitable fashion show at the downtown Hudson’s department store. The downtown location closed on Jan. 17, 1983, according to the website Historic Detroit.
“Coming back to that site is like a second act for us,” Hollens said. “This was one of the ideas we came up with because of the uniqueness of the building and our history with (the site).”
News anchor Carolyn Clifford will serve as mistress of ceremonies. The honorary co-chairs are Lee Carter, of the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards and Hamilton Anderson Associates, Hamilton Anderson Associations President and Principal-in-Charge Rainy Hamilton Jr., and William Sharples, founding principal of SHoP Architects in New York.
The evening will include historical references to the JLD and Detroit companies that have been around for 100 or more years, as well as nods to the original Hudson’s in Detroit, Hollens said. The dress code is cocktail attire.
Dianne Bostic Robinson, of Detroit, chair of the JLD Fund Development Com-
mittee, was heavily involved with the Designers’ Show Houses, having co-chaired four of them.
“After the decision was made to discontinue the Designers’ Show Houses the League continued our legacy of identifying and implementing high quality and community wide appealing fundraising ‘concept events’ to ascertain their viability to replace those dollars raised from the Show Houses to meet our mission,” Robinson said in an email interview.
Funds raised by this event will go toward JLD grants to other nonprofits, scholarships for local students and the JLD’s work with the nonprofit Brilliant Detroit. Hollens said Brilliant Detroit works with children by addressing issues such as illiteracy and food insecurity. The JLD also trains its members — all women — how to be leaders.
“The funds are so, so important to meet our mission, of preparing trained civic minded volunteers who will make a positive impact in our communities,” Robinson said. “Funds raised also help us to support our community programs and such funding was how I became a member of the Junior League over 40 years ago. They funded the Respite Care Center for battered and abused babies from birth to 5 years old who were discharged from Children’s Hospital and could not return home and there were no immediate foster care homes available. I know the difference the Junior League volunteers made in taking care of those babies. The funding provided helped greatly to fill the gap from other funding sources. I was the new director of this program that got
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it operational with the help of the Junior League. As a retired social worker I know the difference the scholarships we provide can make in helping a first-generation college bound student. Seeing the difference, we make in the community has kept me involved at almost 77 years old.”
Whether the event is the show house or a gala, JLD members want it to be a success.
“On a basic level with any self-funded non-profit organization, fund development is essential,” JLD Fund Development Committee and Fashion Show Committee member Liana Dabir, of Grosse Pointe Farms, said in an email interview. “So whether it is our 50 year history of presenting the Designers’ Show House or this new event, the Second Act Soiree and Fashion Show, our primary goal is to raise money to support our community projects and programs.”
Hollens said guests can expect “signature cocktails and great food” during this event, which will take place in a beautiful new location with amazing views of the city.
“On a personal level, I just can’t wait
to attend!” Dabir said. “This new development, The Department at Hudson, is a spectacular building, and Forte Belanger is providing an amazing menu. And our partnership with Somerset Collection to present the runway fashion show, will be nothing short of fabulous.”
Hollens said sponsors could still sign on for the event at press time. Tickets for event attendees were still available at press time as well.
The JLD has invited its sister organizations, including the Junior League of Birmingham and Junior League of Kalamazoo, to join it for Second Act Soiree. Hollens said they hope people from around metro Detroit will be in attendance for what they promise will be a memorable evening.
“Join us to support the Junior League of Detroit or join us to enjoy a dazzling and delicious evening with a stunning runway fashion show by Somerset Collection...just join us!!” Dabir said.
For tickets, sponsorship or more information, call (313) 881-0040 or click on the Events tab on the JLD’s website, detroit. jl.org.
Call Staff Writer K. Michelle Moran at (586) 498-1047.
SPOTLIGHT ON PETS
PET BOARDING OFFERS SAFE, SECURE OPTION FOR VACATIONGOERS
BY BRIAN WELLS bwells@candgnews.com
METRO DETROIT — Vacation season is here, and while you’re packing your bags, don’t forget about your pet’s plans.
Nearly all pet owners at some point are left wondering if they should board their pet, or ask a trusted friend or relative to take care of them?
Sarah Ignash, who owns All American Pet Resorts in Roseville, said one advantage of boarding your dog instead of having a friend or relative check in is that your dog will be with trained professionals who can prevent a dog from getting loose.
“I’ve actually had quite a few people where people who don’t normally take care of dogs, somebody comes to the front door, they just open it wide and the dog goes running out, or they drop the leash when they’re on a walk,” she said. “Boarding is secure.”
Before selecting a boarding facility, Jim Blau, with Mid-Michigan K9 Academy, said it’s important to know who you’re leaving your dog with.
“You want someone that’s going to make sure all the dogs there are vaccinated, including yours,” he said.
Ensuring the dogs are vaccinated can help to prevent health problems, Blau said. He also said owners should choose a facility that does regular health checks, and that allows dogs time to be out of their cages.
Blau stated that because a facility might cost less than others, it doesn’t mean that it might be better for the dog.
“You save 10 bucks a night or 20 bucks a night and went to a cheaper facility and they use bleach instead of the more expensive, pet-friendly cleaning agents, and so your dog comes back with rashes, or they don’t check all the immunizations,” he said.
Blau also urged pet owners to visit the facility and do a walkthrough before agreeing to board your pet there.
“(Owners) can use their own eyes, and they can use their own judgment,” he said. “Is this some
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Dogs enjoy play time at All American Pet Resorts in Roseville.
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place where they would want their dog to stay?”
Ignash also said pet owners should look for a boarding facility that is staffed 24 hours. Having staff overnight can help in case of an emergency, she said.
“Most places don’t tell you that they leave at maybe 8 p.m. and don’t come back until 6 a.m.,” she said.
Boarding your pet with a professional company, such as All American Pet Resorts in Roseville, is a safe, secure option for vacationgoers.
Once a boarding facility has been selected, Ignash said many boarders will want to get to know your dog and its history, which can help the staff know how to keep it happy and relaxed.
“You didn’t tell your dog that you were going on vacation. Your dog has no idea why they’re there,” she said. “So we’re doing the best we can to keep your dog happy and calm and giving them lots of pets, lots of attention.”
Call Staff Writer Brian Wells at (248) 291-7637.
Photo courtesy of Sarah Ignash
CRIME WATCH
Suspected arsonist arrested
WOODS — A 60-year-old Detroit man was taken into custody after police said he set fire to multiple trash cans at around 2:20 p.m. May 30. Police at first responded to the city dog park at Mack Avenue and Torrey Road about a fire in a trash can there, but while extinguishing that one, a second fire was reported in the area of Mack Avenue and Hunt Club Road.
A police report states that detectives began canvassing the area and looked at surveillance footage of foot traffic on Mack, where they spotted the suspect heading south from Oxford Road. Police said they saw the suspect reach into a garbage can in front of Henry’s Cleaners that soon began to spew smoke. Detectives raced toward the suspect as they said they witnessed him attempting to set a fire in a fourth trash can, near Ashby’s Ice Cream. The suspect was arrested and is facing possible arson charges, police said.
Person found in resident’s vehicle
PARK — A 52-year-old Pontiac man was arrested after he was found living inside a Grosse Pointe Park resident’s vehicle in the 1400 block of Balfour Road. Police responded to the scene at around 12:50 p.m. May 28 after getting two calls from people about a person who appeared to be sleeping — and possibly living — inside the vehicle. Police said they found the suspect in the vehicle with an open beer, clothing and a backpack. The suspect told police he was looking for a place to “stay and rest,” according to a report. Police said the suspect had multiple warrants against him. He was arrested and is facing a possible charge of disorderly person.
Vehicle stolen
WOODS — A rented 2023 Dodge Durango was stolen from the driveway of a home in the 1800 block of Newcastle Road sometime between the late-night hours of May 29 and 7 a.m. May 30. Police said they found broken glass in the driveway where the vehicle had been parked. Anyone with more information can call (313) 343-2400.
Retail fraud suspects sought
CITY — At press time, police were looking for two people who are said to have stolen merchandise from the Staples store in the 17000 block of Mack Avenue within
minutes of one another at around 1:10 p.m. June 1.
According to a report, the first suspect took an HP OfficeJet printer valued at $400. The second suspect is said to have stolen two or three items, possibly ink toner. Both suspects are said to have fled northbound across Mack Avenue on foot after taking the items. Anyone with more information can call (313) 886-3200.
Packages pilfered from porch
FARMS — An unknown person is said by police to have stolen multiple packages after they were delivered to a home in the 400 block of Maison Road between the hours of 7 p.m. May 26 and 1 a.m. May 27. Police found empty packages at a nearby home and contacted the victim, who said she had been out of town when the packages were delivered. Missing were four packages from JC Penney containing towels and chair covers, a package with designer perfume and a box containing items from Bath & Body Works. The victim estimated the total loss from all the packages to be nearly $400. Anyone with more information can call (313) 885-2100.
More packages taken
CITY — Two packages — one containing a Make-A-Wish Foundation credit card and six shirts, and a second containing a women’s tank top — were stolen from the front porch of a home in the 500 block of Lakeland Street between the hours of 5:30 p.m. and 11 p.m. May 29. Anyone with more information can call (313) 886-3200.
Police investigate possible animal abuse
CITY — Police said a 23-year-old Grosse Pointe City man is under investigation for possible animal abuse after he was reportedly seen dragging a dog down the street in the area of Lorraine and Notre Dame streets at around 2:50 p.m. May 30. A witness reported that the dog didn’t seem to want to go with the suspect and was afraid of the suspect. Anyone with more information can call (313) 886-3200.
Larcenies from vehicles under investigation
FARMS — A police report states that officers responded to a home in the 400 block of Maison Road after an unknown person is said to have rummaged through the interior of a burgundy 2021 Toyota Sienna between the hours of 7 p.m. May 26 and 8 a.m. May 27. The victim said nothing appeared to have been taken, but the suspect left evidence behind. A similar incident hap-
pened at a neighboring house, where a resident found the rear driver’s side door left unlocked and a lotion bottle left out instead of being in the center console of the resident’s black 2010 Mercury Milan. The victim said nothing appeared to have been stolen from the vehicle. Anyone with more information about either incident can call (313) 8852100.
Peddler reported
FARMS — Police arrested a 50-yearold man from Creswell, Oregon, in the 400 block of Lake Shore Road at 4:54 p.m. June 5 after the man was allegedly soliciting door to door without a license or permit. Police said the suspect was confrontational and started recording his interaction with police on his phone. The suspect told police he had a First Amendment right to go door to door for political or religious reasons, but police said the suspect was trying to sell magazines, according to a resident who had encountered the suspect at his door. The suspect was found to have warrants for public order crimes and soliciting in California, Arizona and Missouri. The suspect was advised that soliciting in the Farms without a permit was illegal. He was given a citation for soliciting/ peddling without a permit/license and re-
leased from custody on the scene.
Wallet stolen
PARK — Police said an unknown suspect entered an unlocked vehicle while it was parked in the 1300 block of Maryland Street between the hours of 4:45 p.m. May 26 and 7:45 a.m. May 27 and stole a wallet with identification and credit cards that was inside. Anyone with more information can call (313) 822-7400.
Valuables stolen from vehicle
FARMS — Sometime between the hours of 10 a.m. May 31 and noon June 1, an unknown suspect is said to have entered a white 2022 Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck and ransacked the interior, stealing a company fuel credit card, dashboard cellphone mount and a black tool bag with green trim. A police report states that the truck was on the west side of the Belle Tire parking lot, where it had been left unlocked by Belle Tire personnel. The victim discovered the items missing when he went to pick up the truck after it had been serviced. The case remained under investigation at press time. Anyone with more information can call (313) 885-2100.
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CRIME WATCH
Tax refund stolen
WOODS — A resident in the 1600 block of Bournemouth Road filed a report with police May 27 after discovering that an unknown suspect filed taxes using the victim’s name and personal information, and then claimed the victim’s tax refund of nearly $17,000.
The victim told police he checked on the status of his refund and saw that someone else had filed his taxes and claimed a refund in his name; the victim said his actual refund was supposed to be much lower than the amount the suspect obtained. The suspect reportedly had the refund sent to a post office box in Mount Clemens. Police said the IRS is investigating the incident.
Change taken
PARK — An unknown suspect is said by police to have stolen an estimated $4 to $5 in change from an unlocked vehicle while it was parked in the 900 block of Pemberton Road June 2. Anyone with more information can call (313) 822-7400.
Intoxicated driver hits multiple vehicles
PARK — Police responded to the area of Pemberton Road and Essex Avenue May 30 after getting a report of a vehicular crash. Police said the driver who caused the crash was a 29-year-old St. Clair Shores man. The driver, who police said was intoxicated, veered off the road and struck vehicles parked in a driveway. Police said the driver sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to a local hospital for treatment. He’s expected to face a charge of operating while intoxicated.
Check forgery alleged
FARMS — A resident in the first block of Cambridge Road filed a report with police June 2 after learning that an unknown male suspect stole his 2023 tax return check for $2,288. The victim told police he contacted the IRS after not receiving his refund. The IRS sent the victim a copy of the check supposedly signed by the victim and his wife, but the victim said those were not their signatures. According to a police report, the check was also signed by an unknown third person. The signatures all appear to have been written by the same person. The suspect could be facing check forgery charges, police said.
Fraud under investigation
PARK — A resident in the 1100 block of Beaconsfield Avenue filed a report with police May 28 after discovering that an unknown suspect or suspects used the resident’s credit card to rack up $1,559 worth of charges at the Best Buy store in Roseville. Police said the victim still had the credit card in his possession. An investigation into the incident was ongoing at press time, police said.
Speeder found to be intoxicated
PARK — Police pulled over a 54-yearold Grosse Pointe Woods man in the area of Mack Avenue and Yorkshire Road for speeding May 28. When the officer noticed that the man also smelled strongly of alcohol, the officer administered field sobriety tests, which the driver failed. The driver was arrested for operating while intoxicated.
Intoxicated motorist arrested
FARMS — Police pulled over a 54-yearold Grosse Pointe Park woman in the area of Kercheval Avenue and Kerby Road at 12:31 a.m. May 31 after the driver was seen traveling without headlights after dark and hesitating to go at a green light. Police said the driver smelled of alcohol, had slurred speech and red, watery eyes. The driver passed some
field sobriety tests but failed others. Police said she refused to take a preliminary breath test to determine her blood alcohol level, although she later agreed to take one after being arrested for operating while intoxicated. The results of two breath tests showed she had a blood alcohol content of 0.142% and 0.144% — both almost twice the legal limit.
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BEHIND THE WHEEL
TAKE IT EASY, RIDER
FATHER AND SON BUILD THEIR OWN ‘CAPTAIN AMERICAʻ E-BICYCLE
BY MARIA ALLARD allard@candgnews.com
METRO DETROIT — David Royce was a kid in 1969 when the movie “Easy Rider” was released.
His favorite part of the film was the custom-built Harley-Davidson Panhead chopper motorcycle, “Captain America,” that Peter Fonda’s character, Wyatt, rode across the country.
David owned a Schwinn Sting-Ray bicycle at the time. But whenever he gazed at promotional posters of “Easy Rider,” he wished for his own motorcycle with similar features.
Now he’s “racing with the wind” because David finally has his own replica of Fonda’s “Easy Rider” motorcycle. He and his son, Grant, custom built their own “Captain America” electric bicycle.
“It was a boyhood dream,” David said. “It’s a tribute to the chopper movement.”
It took the Rochester Hills duo about 2 1/2 years to make the electric vehicle from scratch. A lot of planning went into it. During the process and with various materials, the guys created a few prototypes before completing the final version of the electric bicycle.
The e-bike is equipped with many modern-day safety features, including front and rear hydraulic disc brakes.
David and Grant installed an electric motor in the rear hub to assist with the pedaling.
Each part of the bike serves a purpose. Two batteries help make the e-bike run. A larger battery is for propulsion, which David said is the pedal assist. A smaller battery operates the LED lighting system, which includes glow lights of different colors. The e-bike features fishtail exhaust pipes, and David even purchased a stars-and-stripes helmet like Fonda’s “Easy Rider” character. The license plate reads “Grant’s Garage.”
Grant, 17, is an avid bicyclist. He was a member of the Rochester United Mountain Bike Racing Team while in school. The Rochester High School senior graduated last month and will now be a coach for the team. David knows quite a bit about working with machinery. His first career was as an aircraft mechanic. He eventually went back to school and earned a mechanical engineering design degree.
Building their own “Captain America” e-bike chopper required the pair to enroll in several classes at Maker Works in Ann Arbor, where they became skilled in woodworking, welding and more.
“We both did a little bit of everything. We had to cut and weld and design each piece,” Grant said. “I think it was
TOP LEFT: David Royce, left, and his son, Grant, of Rochester Hills, spent about 2 1/2 years making the custom-built “Captain America” electric bicycle. BOTTOM LEFT: David Royce fashioned the e-bike after the Harley-Davidson Panhead chopper motorcycle “Captain America” that Peter Fonda’s character rode in the 1969 movie “Easy Rider.”
Photos by Patricia O’Blenes
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a really good interpretation of the concept my dad had. I think it turned out really well.”
While building the bike, the father and son frequented salvage yards to look for motorcycle and car parts, which Grant described as “very interesting.” The handlebars, for instance, are from an old Harley-Davidson they found.
“We had to make adapters to go inside the handlebars to accept these,” David said. “A really fun part of the project was adapting motorcycle stuff to a bicycle application and adapting old stuff to new technology. We traipsed over a lot of old motorcycles that were scrapped out.”
The e-bicycle can go as fast as 25 mph. The bike will travel about 20 miles after it is charged. It’s a single-seater, but aesthetically it’s made to look like a two-seater.
“The seat on the back is more just for looks,” Grant said.
The bike did have some professional work done.
“The paint job was done at a professional place,” David said. “There’s some purchased parts — the tires, the fenders. The batteries are purchased.”
David and Grant also have another ebicycle, so they often go riding together on both vehicles in good weather. David loves to cruise to downtown Rochester and one stop is always O’Connor’s Public House. He also rides “Captain America” to work, a 4-mile commute from home. The unique bike always starts a conversation. Many people initially think it’s a motorcycle.
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The first market in 2024 had about 16 vendors, while this one will have about 25, he said. Vendors will be selling baked goods, meats, microgreens, fruits, vegetables and more.
“Produce is something people really want,” Crouse said.
This year, he said Eastern Market would be participating every week to bring in additional produce to complement the vendors they already have.
The market will take place “rain or shine,” Crouse said.
City officials — including City Councilman Timothy Kolar, who had been pushing for a return of the market since he was elected to office — were excited to see the market make a triumphant comeback last year and
“Everywhere we go, we get all kinds of compliments from people. It’s so much fun. Every day people yell, ‘What a cool bike,’” David said. “The prime one had to be I was riding to the gym and I had the glow lights on for the evening. The high school boys working at the burger place stuck their heads out of the drive-thru and yelled, ‘Dude, that thing is awesome.’”
David remembers his first cruise on the bike.
“It was wonderful. It was a great feeling,” he said. “First I rode it on pedals, and then I rode it with electric-motor assist. It was very smooth.”
David, an Air Force veteran, said “it was very special” to tackle the project with his son.
“He was very attentive. He was very patient in taking these classes while we meticulously went through every safety precaution. I do believe he learned a lot,” David said. “There are some skills you just can’t learn online, like when you’re operating the mill to cut away metal. You have to feel that with your hands. You can’t teach that on YouTube or LinkedIn or anything else.”
are looking forward to it again this year.
“Thank you so much, Phil,” Mayor Michele Hodges said. “The leadership is tremendous.”
The market was a hit with customers and vendors last year, according to organizers.
“It was really, really good,” Crouse said after the meeting.
He said they had roughly 20 vendors each week last summer. This year, they expect to average 25 booths a week. New vendors are welcome to apply for consideration; the market has an email address on its website where customers or vendors can reach out to market organizers.
“We’re always interested in adding more vendors,” Crouse said after the meeting.
For more information about the Park Farmers Market, visit parkfarmersmarket. com. The website also has links to the market’s Facebook and Instagram pages.
Home Care One Cares For Those In Need
Home Care One Owner Perry Calisi believes in honesty, integrity, and compassion -- and has offered such quality care through his home care business for the past ffteen years in Grosse Pointe, St. Clair Shores, and Macomb Township in southeastern Michigan.
Home Care One provides assistance for seniors and patients in their homes, and helps with alzheimer’s, dementia, Parkinson’s Disease, hospital and nursing home sitting, interim care during hospice, physical and mental disability assistance for children and adults, and people recovering from surgery. Services also include full or part-time and 24hour care services, and daily living activities such as meal preparation, running errands, assistance with bathing, house cleaning, doctor visits and more.
as everything becomes more expensive,” he said. “In my experience, more people have done better living in their home rather than facilities; just by familiarity and independence.”
Perry said he entered the business by hearing that someone needed help.
“I just set up my own business model for what I would want for my own mother,” he said. “I would want someone honest and compassionate in the house.” Perry said he tries to match his roughly 18 employees’ personality types with patients. “It assures that there is going to be an assimilation of getting along,” he said.
Betty, a client, said she is “really lucky” to have caregivers take really good care of her. “I get all that pampering,” she said smiling. “They’ve been with me ever since. I haven’t been let down for anything.”
Perry wants to increase community awareness about how his company offers these personalized services to keep your loved ones living independently at home. Perry added that he and his staff go further than the next by helping clients stay as independent as possible.
“The public should look at home care as a way of staying independent, and in one’s own home --
Betty’s caregiver, Theresa, said Perry cares about his clients and he cares about his employees as well. “He is good about matching an employee with a client, which is nice,” she said. “We all work together. He cares all the way around... that is him in general.”
For more information call 313-409-0120 or go to http://www.homecareone.net/.
“Grant’s Garage” is a reminder of the work that went into building the electric bicycle.
Photo by Patricia O’Blenes
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
18A/ GROSSE POINTE TIMES • JUNE 12, 2025
JUNE 12
Candlelight Open Air Concerts: Hear Kalkaska String Quartet perform tribute to Adele, 7 p.m. (doors and cash bar at 6:15 p.m.), then tribute to Fleetwood Mac, 9:15 p.m. (doors and cash bar at 8:30 p.m.), The War Memorial, 32 Lake Shore Drive in Grosse Pointe Farms, feverup.com/en/detroit, warmemorial. org/eventcalendar
JUNE 12-13
‘Take Ten: Ten-Minute Play Festival’: Presented by Grosse Pointe Theatre but chosen by independent judges, 7 p.m., undercroft at Christ Church Grosse Pointe, 61 Grosse Pointe Blvd. in Grosse Pointe Farms, read about short plays at gpt.org, (313) 881-4004
JUNE 13
Glamorous Night: Gala fundraiser for Grosse Pointe Historical Society, includes open bars, hors d’oeuvres, catered strolling supper, display of Hudson cars, and afterglow with themed cocktails and entertainment, 6-11 p.m., held at historic mansion in Grosse Pointe Farms, (313) 884-7010, gphistorical.org
JUNE 16
Blood drive: 1-5 p.m., Connolly Auditorium at Corewell Health Grosse Pointe Hospital, 468 Cadieux Road, (866) 642-5663, donate.michigan.versiti.org
JUNE 17
QPR and Quesadillas: Ages 15 and older can help prevent suicide by learning “question, persuade and refer” techniques, presented by Family Center of Grosse Pointe and Harper Woods with Grosse Pointe Farms-based nonprofit Kevin’s Song, 4-5 p.m., Hydrangea Kitchen, 371 Fisher Road in Grosse Pointe City, free but registration required, maryjo@ familycenterhelps.org
Bid for Life auction and dinner: Presented by Right to Life of Michigan, items include Treetops Resort golf package, one-week stay at condo in Cocoa Beach, Florida, and Detroit Pistons and Michigan State University football tickets, guest auctioneer George Blaha scheduled, 5:30 p.m., Vintage House, 31816 Utica
Road in Fraser, (586) 774-6050, macombrlm@rtl.org, rtl.org/event/bid-for-life-auction-dinner
JUNE 15
EyesOn Design: Automotive design exhibition benefits Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Edsel and Eleanor Ford House, 1100 Lake Shore Road in Grosse Pointe Shores, eyesondesign.org
JUNE 18
‘Skip Liberty: Shooting in Vietnam’ screening: Watch 2023 film about Army veteran’s home video camera footage of basic training, camps, battlefields and more, also Q&A with Liberty and filmmaker Tommy Dilger, 6-7:30 p.m., The War Memorial, 32 Lake Shore Drive in Grosse Pointe Farms, warmemorial.org/ eventcalendar
Aromatherapy workshop: Learn how essential oils can nurture body, mind and spirit, 6:30 p.m., St. Clair Shores Public Library, 22500 11 Mile Road, registration required, (586) 771-9020, scslibrary.org
ONGOING
Music on the Plaza: Free outdoor concert series, hear jazz bands from Grosse Pointe North and Grosse Pointe South high schools June 12, BandWagon June 19, Not 2 Nite June 26, Detroit Social Club Blues Band July 10, M-1 Jazz Collective July 17 and Mainstream Drive July 24, all 7-8:30 p.m., plaza at corner of Kercheval and St. Clair avenues in Grosse Pointe City, thevillagegrossepointe.org
Music on the Lake: Hear Bernadette Kathryn and The Lonely Days Band (country) June 11, Kathleen Murray and The Groove Council (Motown/R&B) June 18, Mainstream Drive (high-energy dance cover band) June 25, Zang (classic rock) July 9, Rockstar (’80s rock) July 16, Stone Blossom (classic rock) July 23, Captain Fantastic Detroit (Elton John tribute) July 30, Sunset Blvd. (classic rock) Aug. 6 and Family Tradition Band (country) Aug. 13, 7-8:30 p.m., Veterans Memorial Park, 32400 Jefferson Ave. in St. Clair Shores, scsmi.net/307/events
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Learn ballroom dancing and guitar: Ballroom dancing classes from 4-5 p.m. Tuesdays until Aug. 5, guitar for beginners from 4-5 p.m. Thursdays until Aug. 7, The Helm at the Boll Life Center, 158 Ridge Road in Grosse Pointe Farms, free for Helm members and guests 60 and older who live in Wayne County but registration required, (313) 882-9600, helmlife.org
Art exhibits: “Nature and the Imagined” features works by Grosse Pointe Artists Association members Ellen Doyle and Marcia Hales, on display until June 27 with opening reception from 5-7 p.m. June 19, Posterity Art & Framing Gallery, 17005 Kercheval Ave. in Grosse Pointe, posterityartgallery.com
• “Branches & Twigs: Odes to the Mother Tree” features interpretations of concept of “Tree” by 19 artists, on display 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Sundays or by appointment through July 13, Grosse Pointe Congregational Church Arts Ministry Gallery, 240 Chalfonte Ave. in Grosse Pointe Farms, facebook.com/gpcong.org
Indoor Walking Club: 2-4 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, The Helm at the Boll Life Center, 158 Ridge Road in Grosse Pointe Farms, helmlife.org
Book clubs: Nearly a dozen hosted by Grosse Pointe Public Library at various branches, restaurants and on Zoom, grossepointelibrary.org/book-clubs
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Grosse Pointe Community Chorus: Open rehearsals 7:30-9 p.m. Tuesdays, Grosse Pointe North High School, 707 Vernier Road in Grosse Pointe Woods, grossepointecommunitychorus.org
Exhibitions: See “Black, Queer, Proud: 30 Years of Hotter Than July,” “Heroes Vs. Villains: Detroit’s Comic Book Story,” “Come Out! In Detroit,” “Alvin’s & Ralph Rinaldi’s Letterpress Art,” “10 Years Back, 10 Years Forward: Black Bottom Archives,” “Detroit Lions: Gridiron Heroes,” “Automotive Showplace,” “Detroit Diesel Power” and more, Detroit Historical Museum, 5401 Woodward Ave., detroithistorical.org
Health workshops: For hypertension, diabetes, pre-diabetes and more, hosted by Corewell Health, free and virtual, corewellhealth.org/classes-events/ southeast-michigan
Lupus support groups: 10 a.m. every second Tuesday of month and 7 p.m. every last Wednesday of month, Zoom, (248) 901-7299, milupus.org/support-groups
Teen Leadership Council: Meetings for kids in grades 9-12 every first Wednesday of month, pizza and snacks provided, 6-7 p.m., Grosse Pointe Public Library - Woods Branch, 20680 Mack Ave., (313) 6404775, grossepointelibrary.org
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NATURAL CLEANING
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Gutters
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*”STEVE'S SEAMLESSGUTTERS” Made&installedonthe spot.5”&6”Gutter Cleaning.Treetrimming, exteriorpainting, powerwashing. 586-778-3393 586-531-2111
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Home Improvement
586-610-1209
PaintingInterior/Exterior RemodelingKitchens, Bathrooms,Finish Basement,Tiles,Drywall, Repairs,Remove Wallpaper,Repairingand StainingDecks,Power washing.Free-Estimates.
GOLDENBUILT CONSTRUCTION
Kitchens/ Cabinets/ Countertops
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ALLTIMATE OUTDOORSERVICES
586-260-5218
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Handyman Services
3Sons HandymanService 586-888-9031 Electrical,Plumbing, HVAC,Minor/Major Repairs,AnySizeJob. FreeEstimates 10%Discount
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HEATING
Hauling & Waste Removal
***AAA HAULING*** JUNKREMOVAL
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Home Repairs
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2BROTHERS PAINTING
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STEVE'SCUSTOM PAINTING
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Painting
ANDERSON Painting&Carpentry
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Plumbing
MASTER PLUMBER
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Plumbing
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Painting
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Summer Nutritonal Meals
Beacon Elementary Campus
19475 Beaconsfield • Harper Woods MI 48225
Summer Nutritonal Meals
TWO LOCATIONS
June 16, 2025 – July 31, 2025
Monday – Thursday
Breakfast 7:45 AM – 9:00 AM
Lunch 11:00AM – 1:00 PM
Closed Thursday, June 19 in observance of Juneteenth
EAT WELL
Beacon Elementary Campus
Free Breakfast and Lunch will be served to all children 18 Years or Younger.
The Nutritonal Food Service aligns with Summer Programing sponsored by the Harper Woods School District.
Summer Nutritonal Meals will be offered to all children even if they do not partcipate in Summer Programs.
Harper Woods Secondary Campus
20225 Beaconsfield • Harper Woods MI 48225
Summer Nutritonal Meals
June 16, 2025 – July 31, 2025
Monday – Thursday
Breakfast 7:30 AM – 8:45 AM
Lunch 11:00AM – 1:00 PM
Closed Thursday, June 19 in observance of Juneteenth
Harper Woods Secondary Campus
Free Breakfast and Lunch will be served to all children 18 Years or Younger.
The Nutritonal Food Service aligns with Summer Programing sponsored by the Harper Woods School District.
Summer Nutritonal Meals will be offered to all children even if they do not partcipate in Summer Programs
In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), age, disability, and reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity. Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, and American Sign Language) should contact the responsible State or local Agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800)877-8339. To file a program discrimination complaint, a complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, which can be obtained online, at https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/ documents/ad-3027.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation.
The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by: mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or fax: (833)256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or email: program.intake@usda.gov. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.