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Through weather delays, Taco Fest still sees good attendance BY MIKE KOURY
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ROYAL OAK — Amid issues with weather, the second annual Royal Oak Taco Fest was held at the beginning of the month. The Royal Oak Taco Fest was held June 30 to July 4 with more than See TACO FEST on page 6A
Photos by Donna Dalziel
ABOVE: Gina Evans, of Ke’Niya’s Kitchen, stirs up some cilantro rice at Royal Oak Taco Fest July 3. LEFT: Lucha libre wrestlers perform for the crowd.
Royal Oak working on new after-school education opportunities for students ROYAL OAK — In the midst of summer break, school districts often will take time to make changes to improve buildings and curricula. Royal Oak Schools is no dif-
ferent, though the district isn’t making any big building changes or improvements as in years past. Superintendent Mary Beth Fitzpatrick said there still is some work from the district’s 2017 $59.9 million bond that’s being finished up. The work is smaller than what’s been worked on dur-
ing the last couple of years, but she said it’s important work, such as installing new boilers in some of the buildings. “It’s necessary to keep the buildings running appropriately and, again, it’s not as visible to the community, but certainly is absolutely necessary to keeping the
buildings up to date for the winter months,” she said. Outside of infrastructure improvements, Fitzpatrick said the biggest project the district is working on this summer is using the section 11t equalization funds for at-risk students that were given to address the learning loss from COVID-19.
“We’ll do as much as we can during … the school day to provide support for students, but we know that actual tutoring, partnerships with some of our community agencies, like the Science Center and Cranbrook or the DIA, will help us create partnerships to enSee SCHOOLS on page 8A
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