Military service provides key foundation for some members of Novi Police Dept.
BY CHARITY MEIER cmeier@cangnews.com
NOVI — Police officers are often thought of as some of our local heroes, but some of those local heroes are also national heroes, having served — or currently serving — in the U.S. armed forces.
Nine members of the Novi Police Department have this distinction: seven officers and two civilian employees. Four of the officers were able to take the time to sit down with the Novi Note to reflect upon their transition from service to country to service to community.
“I think we’re all generally looking for the same camaraderie that we had in the service, being a member of a team, and it’s essentially serving the public, the community,” said Novi Police Lt. Adam Elsen, 51. “I mean, we served the United States and now we’re serving the community more.”
BY CHARITY MEIER cmeier@candgnews.com
NOVI — Grammy-nominated artist Gaura Mani is scheduled to perform at the 40th annual Festival of Chariots in Novi on July 20.
The festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on July 20 at the Novi Civic Center, 45175 W. 10 Mile Road, and nearby Fuerst Park. There is no cost to attend.
Mani is an internationally recognized American-born Kirtan singer and motivational teacher, with ties to Detroit. She was born in Chicago but spent her early childhood years living in Detroit, according to her friend and festival spokesperson Neha Patel. Mani is known for her chanting songs, including “Radharani Ke Charan Pyare Pyare,” “Shri Radha Kripa Kataksh,” and “Aaj Biraj Mein Hori Re” featuring Kumari Radhe.
“She will be singing and the chanting will follow her singing,” said festival spokesman Madhu Mahadevan. “It’s like a meditation mantra, just chant and then repeat, but she definitely puts a lot of beat into it, so it’s really fun.”
Photo provided by Lt. Brian Woloski
Lt. Brian Woloski proudly wears this pin on his uniform, indicating that he served in the United States Marine Corps.
Photo provided by Neha Patel
Gaura Mani, seen here during the 2017 Festival of Chariots in Novi, will be performing at this year’s festival.
‘Now.Here.This.’ rounds
out Inspired Acting Company’s second season
BY CHARITY MEIER cmeier@candgnews.com
WALLED LAKE — “Now.Here.This.”
The Inspired Acting Company’s production of the musical by that name is set to open on July 11.
“‘Now.Here.This’ is a fun, touching and kind of weird musical that takes place in a natural history museum,” Artistic Director and company founder Jeff Thomakos said. “It’s written by the same team that did “Title
of Show,” so I knew that it was going to be funny and offbeat, but what surprised me was how touching it is.”
The musical depicts the story of four friends who delve into the challenges and triumphs of life as they walk through the museum. The friends, portrayed by Dawn Rasnick, Mike Sandusky, Diana Turner, and Antonio Vettraino, delve into themes of friendship, self-discovery, and the pursuit of happiness.
“It’s about four friends who go to a nat-
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DETROIT CITY FOOTBALL CLUB CONTINUES TO REDEFINE DETROIT SPORTS
BY SCOTT BENTLEY sbentley@candgnews.com
DETROIT — Detroit City Football Club has grown from an idea between friends to an established professional sports team in Detroit at a rapid pace.
The club has not only found extreme success on the field, but is impacting the community off the field. DCFC continues to grow, and the team’s story resonates with Detroiters in the best possible way.
“The best thing DCFC has going for it is the people,” DCFC co-owner and Chief Creative Officer Alex Wright said. “It’s folks that are passionate for soccer but also really dedicated to not only growing the game, but making the community a better place.”
One of the many unique traits that DCFC has is the path to becoming a professional team. In most major sports, Detroit teams were a part of the league’s inception, or joined as an established professional team. DCFC began as a summer league team and has worked its way up the American soccer ranks to become professional.
“It’s been less than 15 years since the five of us got together over some beers and kicked in a few thousand dollars and created a men’s summer league team.” Wright said. “It’s really hard to be the fifth pro team in any city … and we don’t take that for granted. It’s the privilege of being the fifth team.”
The success that DCFC has seen is
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Detroit City Football Club plays a game at night under the lights at Keyworth Stadium in Hamtramck.
Photo provided by the Inspired Acting Company
The cast of “Now.Here.This.” poses for a promotional picture. From left are Mike Sandusky, Dawn Rasnick, Antonio Vettraino and Diana Turner.
NEWS & NOTES
ABSENTEE BALLOTS HAVE BEEN MAILED
NOVI — The first wave of absentee voter ballots was mailed June 26 to those who submitted an application and those who are on the permanent ballot list for the Aug.5 election. Residents are also able to pick them up at the City Clerk’s Office located within the Novi Civic Center. On the ballot is the $120 million bond to relocate and build new public safety buildings.
Other important election dates:
Monday, July 21, is the last day to register to vote in any manner other than in-person at your local Clerk’s Office.
Tuesday, July 22, through Tuesday, Aug. 5, until 8 p.m. — A person may register to vote in-person at their local Clerk’s Office with proof of residency.
Saturday, July 26, through Sunday, Aug. 3 — Early in-person voting will be available at the Novi Civic Center, 45175 W. 10 Mile Road, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except Thursday, July 31, when hours will be Noon-8 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 1, at 5 p.m. is the deadline for voters to request an absent voter ballot to be mailed via first class mail.
• Monday, Aug. 4, at 4 p.m. is the deadline for registered voters to request an absent voter ballot inperson at the City Clerk’s Office. Ballots must be voted in-person at the City Clerk’s Office.
Tuesday, Aug. 5, until 8 p.m. — A person registering to vote in-person at the City Clerk’s Office may obtain and vote an absent voter ballot with proof of residency or vote in-person at their proper precinct. Polls will be open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. All voters in line at 8 p.m. will be able to vote.
For more information on the election as well as the bond, visit cityofnovi.org.
‘Supernatural’ convention to hit Novi
NOVI — “The Road So Far … The Road Ahead” convention tour will hit the Suburban Collection Showplace July 11-13. It features actors Jensen Ackles, Misha Collins and other stars from the hit television series “Supernatural.” General admission costs $60 for Friday, $80 for Saturday, and $100 for Sunday. Weekend passes are also available. For more information, visit creationent.com.
CALENDAR
JULY 17
MSU Tollgate Garden open house: View 20-plus gardens on 160-acre property during free event, guided tours and wagon rides available, also light refreshements, 6-8 p.m., Michigan State University Extension Tollgate Farm and Education Center, 28115 Meadowbrook Road in Novi, canr.msu.edu/ tollgate
JULY 18
Pour on the Shore: Fundraiser for Novi Parks
Foundation, includes eight drink samples from local breweries, food ticket, live music and dancing under the stars, 6:30-10 p.m., Pavilion Shore Park, 43390 W. 13 Mile Road in Novi (in case of rain, event moves to Novi Civic Center, 45175 10 Mile Road), register at noviparksfoundation.org
JULY 23
Learn about dangers of synthetic drugs: Hear from Southfield Police Chief Elvin Barren, Oak Park Police Director Steve Cooper, Oakland County Undersheriff Timothy Willis and Farmington Hills Police Chief John Piggott, community forum moderated by former
See CALENDAR on page 6A
DETROIT ZOO HOSTS CONCERT SERIES
ROYAL OAK — Every Wednesday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. July 9 to Aug. 27, the Detroit Zoo will be hosting the Wild Summer Nights concert series.
Wild Summer Nights offers three extra hours to explore the Detroit Zoo, including full access to habitats, buildings and attractions, and live music from local artists in the Main Picnic Grove.
New to this year, guests arriving after 6 p.m. on event nights can get reduced admission at the gate. No pre-purchase is needed; the prices are $13 for general admission and $12 for youth and seniors.
If you have been at the zoo all day on event days, the event is free with zoo admission.
For more information, visit detroitzoo.org.
Event swims into Detroit July 11
DETROIT — The seventh annual Swim Across America — Motor City Mile Open Water Swim will make a splash July 11 as swimmers gather to raise money to fight against cancer. The event will be held at the Belle Isle Beach House. Participants can choose from quarter-mile, halfmile, 1-mile or 2-mile courses, and land and water volunteers are also needed to help with the event. Proceeds benefit the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center. To register to swim or volunteer, visit swimacrossamerica.org/motorcitymile.
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WXYZ Channel 7 investigative reporter Ronnie Dahl, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Southfield Pavilion, 26000 Evergreen Road, (248) 796-5582, cityofsouthfield.com
JULY 26-27
Orchard Lake Fine Art Show: Nearly 130 juried artists expected, also Youth Art Competition, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. July 26 and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. July 27, 6925 Daly Road in West Bloomfield, hotworks.org
JULY 28
Golf fundraiser: Benefit for Hospitality House Food Pantry, 18-hole scramble includes cart, breakfast, lunch and dinner, drink ticket, “Beat the Celeb” competition with former Detroit Tigers catcher Lance Parrish, prizes, live auction, raffle and 50-50, 9:30 a.m., Edgewood Country Club, 8399 Commerce Road in Commerce Township, hhfp.org
AUG. 2
Rockin’ Under the Stars: Concert features Dan Tillery Music at 5:30 p.m. and Magic Bus at 8:30 p.m., also food, beer, local business engagement and all-ages activities, gates at 4 p.m., Multi-Lakes Conservation Association, 3860 Newton Road in Commerce Township, (248) 624-2826, lakesareachamber.com
AUG. 2-3
MiAnime: Meet voice actors Zach Aguilar, Alexis Tipton, Katelyn Barr, Tia Ballard, Sonny Strait, John Swasey, Jad Saxton, Luci Christian, Justin Cook, Brittney Karbowski and Kent Williams during Michigan Anime Convention, also cosplay contests, fan panels, workshops, video gaming, car show and more, 9 a.m.6 p.m. Aug. 2 and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Aug. 3, Suburban Collection Showplace, 46100 Grand River Ave. in Novi, michigananime.com
AUG. 8
Night Hikes on the Farm: Guided stroll with “Batty About Bats?” theme, also light snacks and beverages, 8-9:30 p.m., Michigan State University Extension Tollgate Farm and Education Center, 28115 Meadowbrook Road in Novi, programs continue Sept. 26
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AUG. 9
SibShop: Support group meeting for siblings of children with special needs, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Monaghan Banquet Center, 19801 Farmington Road in Livonia, also meets Nov. 8, (734) 748-6432, dawnsmith@restorativetherapysolutions.com
ONGOING
Jessica’s Splashpad: 10 a.m.-7 p.m. until Sept. 1 (Labor Day), 25805 Beck Road in Novi, (248) 567-0373
Street Sounds at Fountain Walk: Free live music from 6-8 p.m. on select Tuesdays, hear Your Generation in Concert July 15, Mobile Dueling Pianos July 22, Fifty Amp Fuse July 29, Leaky Tiki’s Jimmy Buffet tribute Aug. 5 and Mega 80’s Aug. 12, bring lawn chair, 44175 W. 12 Mile Road in Novi (in case of rain, events move inside to The HUB Stadium), www. twelvemilecrossing.com
NO-VI Chess Club: For ages 5 and older, includes lectures, practice games, analysis and other training, 7-8 p.m., Novi Public Library, 45255 10 Mile Road, registration required, (248) 349-0720, novilibrary.org
The Tears Foundation: Groups for those who lost infant (6:30 p.m. every first and third Thursdays of month) and child (7:30 p.m. every first and third Wednesdays of month), New Hope Center for Grief Support, 133 W. Main St. (Suite 113) in Northville, newhopecenter.net
Farmers markets: 7 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, 2350 Pontiac Lake Road in Waterford Township, ocmarket@oakgov.com, (248) 858-5495, also yoga July 17, Aug. 2 and 21, and Sept. 6 and 18, tai chi Aug. 2 and Sept. 6, document shredding Aug. 22, moonlight market Aug. 28, and craft nights Nov. 20 and Dec. 4, oakgov.com/community/ oakland-county-parks/parks-trails/farmers-market
• 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursdays until Oct. 30, new location at 550 W. Seven Mile Road in Northville, northville. org/farmers-market-vendors
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Military
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Elsen, a 20-year veteran of the NPD, served in the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division as a paratrooper for three years from 1992 to 1995, leaving as a specialist. He said he felt that it was his calling to join the military.
Novi Police Lt. Brian Woloski, 54, has served the Novi community as a police officer for the last 24 years. Prior to becoming an officer, Woloski served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1995 to 1999.
He said that the foundational skills and qualities he learned in the Marine Corps are essentially the foundation of his current career in law enforcement. These skills include leadership, principle and rank structure as well as traits that the Marine Corps encourages: decisiveness, dependability, initiative, judgment, justice, enthusiasm, knowledge, tact and loyalty.
“It’s ingrained in you, you know, and it does carry over,” Woloski said.”Not only that, it gives you life experience dealing with the military, maturing, being responsible for yourself and others, and having to do that in law enforcement.”
Police officer Douglas Skaff agreed with
Woloski and said that the Police Department operates in a similar way to the military. Skaff, 22, has been with the NPD for
six months as an officer — he was previously a cadet — and is an active-duty Marine Corps reservist since 2020. He is stationed
at Selfridge Air National Guard Base where he is an E-3 lance corporal.
See MILITARY on page 10A
Photo by Charity Meier
Novi police Lt. Brian Woloski, officer Ryan Skaff, Lt. Tim Elsen and officer Steven Finlayson, seen here in the Novi Police Training Center in May, all served in the United States military prior to becoming officers. Other NPD members who served in the military include officers Trevor Lossos and Tim Shea, Sgt. Ayren Edgar, and civilian dispatchers Kelly Mesh and Kellie Marzolf.
SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS
IMMIGRANTS THRIVE IN BUSINESS, SHARE AMERICAN CULTURE
BY CHARITY MEIER cmeier@candgnews.com
The United States of America is the melting pot of people and cultures: a nation built on the dreams of people who came here from around the world, often to escape persecution.
Three business owners in C & G’s coverage area recently took the time to share their stories of how they found their dream through hard work, determination, and dedication in America.
‘If you apply yourself, you can make it’
Johnnette Eggert, owner of Elite Bridal and Donate a Gown USA Int’l in Farmington Hills, came to the U.S. 30 years ago to escape the civil war in her native Liberia.
“I think it was the best decision they made for me,” Eggert said of her parents’ decision to bring her to the U.S.
She said she knows Africa and recalled seeing people get lined up and slaughtered in Liberia. She said people from Africa would be grateful just to be here in the U.S. and to have the chance to obtain their dreams.
“It’s America, and the whole world fits in America. America is a big enough light. You go to Liberia, and people would give anything in the world to come here. Even if they’re sleeping on the street, they know that they can go to the church and get food. You can go and get a job. If you apply yourself, you can make it,” Eggert said.
She said entrepreneurship runs in her blood. Her parents founded the Richard M. Nixon Academy in 1965, a private school in Liberia for children in kindergarten through 12th grade. Eggert said she believes education is the key to success for anyone. She also strives to help provide food to the community by donating to Cares in Farmington Hills.
Through the bridal shop, Eggert said she hopes
to help local youth continue their education by providing scholarships. She also wants to support the schools her parents started in Liberia, where a teacher makes $25 and a principal, $75.
It was her father’s kindness and generosity to those less fortunate that ultimately spared his life in Liberia. Eggert’s father, John Woolu, worked for the Liberian government and was on a hit list. However, the hitman who was assigned to assassinate her father recognized him and recalled how he had fed him as a young boy, when his family was homeless. So instead of killing him, he took her parents to the border, where they were able to return to the U.S.
Eggert said the business was a dream of hers after working as a substitute teacher in Madison Heights for many years and hearing girls repeatedly say how they wished there was an affordable store where they could shop for high-end dresses.
“I had a dream and for months and months, I kept thinking about the dream, and I kept thinking about the vision, and what I would hear the students say about how they wished they had a place that was fancy and had a set up that wasn’t like a thrift store, but still be getting a resale item that was high end, and I was like, ‘I can do that.’ And here it is,” she said.
‘The feeling of brightness and happiness was the first feeling I had’
Jenny Wu, who owns three Chinese restaurants, came to the U.S. as a child in 1981 to escape political turmoil in her native China. Her family was labeled as traitors to the country by the Communist Party.
“There was a lot of changes. I noticed the streets were brighter. The streetlights just made it seem like America was really beautiful,” Wu said of her initial impression of America. “Back in the day in China wasn’t like how it is now. They didn’t allow people to have lights or have anything really. The streets were always dark at night. So that alone, just entering into
TOP: Johnnette Eggert came to the U.S. from Liberia 30 years ago. She said owning a business was a dream of hers after working as a substitute teacher in Madison Heights and hearing girls say how they wished there was an affordable store where they could shop for high-end dresses.
LEFT: Mariana Steganha said she and her husband, Rodrigo, decided to look into franchising their own Biggby Coffee business after the birth of their second child. Since coffee is such an important part of Brazilian culture, they thought it was the perfect type of business to get involved in.
Photos by Charity Meier
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the United States, the feeling of brightness and happiness was the first feeling I had.”
She said initially, a language barrier caused her family to struggle with employment for a while. She said they only came to the U.S. with approximately $30 and two suitcases. Eventually, her mom started one of the restaurants Wu owns with a friend in order to help her godson get a green card. However, her mom, a pianist, did not really care for the stress of the restaurant business, and her mom’s godson didn’t care for it, either. So Wu, who had gone to school at the University of Michigan for organizational studies, which incorporates business with psychology, ultimately took over the business and expanded it. At one point, she owned four restaurants across metro Detroit: JJ Crab House and Lucky Kitchen, in Ann Arbor; Sapporo Hibachi Steakhouse and Sushi, in Livonia; and her largest one, Wasabi Japanese Steakhouse, in Novi. After 13 years in Novi, she closed the restaurant this year but still maintains her other locations.
Wu said she has faced some challenges as an immigrant business owner over the years, especially when there was the SARS epidemic, which originated from Hong Kong.
“SARS was a big challenge for me. A lot of people didn’t want to come eat Chinese food,” said Wu. “Also, back in 1993 when I started it, a lot of people saw Chinese food as really unhealthy. So yeah, there’s always challenges.”
‘This is something that, at one point, my kids can be part of it’
Mariana Steganha co-owns the Biggby
Coffee franchise location in Lathrup Village with her husband, Rodrigo.
Originally from Brazil, she came to the U.S. with her husband, who had a temporary work assignment in 2016. She said he was offered a full-time position with his company in the U.S., and ultimately, they ended up staying stateside.
Steganha said that after the birth of her second child, they decided that a traditional 9-5 job was not something that was suitable for her anymore. They decided to look into franchising their own business. Steganha said their neighbor is the area representative for Biggby franchise locations and asked if they were interested in opening one. Since coffee is such an important part of Brazilian culture, they thought it was the perfect type of business to get involved in.
“My husband thought it was a good idea to own a business and long term, we would have more time for our family, too,” Steganha said. “This is something that, at one point, my kids can be part of it.”
They opened the franchise in November 2024. She said she really has enjoyed getting to know the community through the business.
Like Wu, Steganha said that the biggest challenge she had when coming to the country was the language barrier. She said her husband spoke the language well, but she didn’t. She did, however, have a foundational understanding of the written language and was able to learn it by submersion with her first job in the U.S.
“I got to learn how to communicate. I had to face challenges like talking to people over the phone, especially angry customers, with some delayed orders, for example. So you know customer service, so I was the first
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“Being in the police, it’s like a paramilitary organization,” Skaff said. “The rank structure is similar. The way things operate in some ways is similar. So, it kind of helps you when you have that military background to be able to blend easier being an officer in terms of how things work and our personal relationships, that type of thing.”
Elsen said that as soldiers they were willing to put their lives on the line and face dangerous situations, and as police officers, they do the same.
“In the military, you’re moving towards danger and being willing to put your life in harm’s way. That carries over into police work pretty well,” he said. “You’ll have that mindset that, ‘Yeah I’m going in there, but I have the training and the ability to come out and still handle this problem even though it’s going to be dangerous.’”
Police officer Steven Finlayson, 37, has been serving the Novi community for eight years. Prior to becoming a police officer, Finlayson served in the United States Marine Corps infantry, specializing in anti-tank guided missiles, from 2009-2014. He was deployed for two combat tours in Afghanistan and one noncombat tour in Southeast Asia.
Finlayson said that his grandfather, Andrew Pelto, was a Marine who served in the Korean War’s Battle of Chosin Reservoir, and he aspired to follow in his footsteps.
“I think both are a calling,” he said. “I don’t think it’s something you do on a whim. Especially being in the military, you are signing your life over to the government, but it’s something that you’re drawn to, and it’s the same thing for law enforcement.”
The officers spoke of the negative perception the public might have of law enforcement in today’s age, as well as the amount of respect the military receives.
Woloski spoke of the country’s extreme patriotism that was seen post-World War II and then again post-9/11, and the lack of patriotism during the 1960s and ’70s.
“I think we all remember those times. The patriotism in this country was unbelievable. I remember driving down the street, and there were so many American flags on cars that they’re all over the ground because they were falling off cars. I don’t think we’ve seen that level of patriotism before or probably since World War II,” Woloski said. “I wouldn’t say people don’t respect the military; I just think that most of society is so caught up in themselves than to appreciate or recognize a veteran or somebody who is currently serving.”
The officers said that they don’t often get recognized for their service, but they make a point to thank people they see in the community wearing a military uniform or a hat commemorating service in a particular war or conflict, etc.
“I think it’s those that served that usually recognize the veterans quicker,” Woloski said.
He said that when people thank a veteran for their service, they are not just thanking the individual veteran, but they are thanking every veteran who came before them and fought for our country’s independence.
As a veteran, Finlayson said that his military service has helped to gain confidence with other veterans within the community while out on patrol.
“There’s been quite a few calls with veterans who are having a mental crisis where I’ve been able to step in and empathize with them a little bit and kind of de-escalate the situation and build a little bit of a rapport with them. It’s happened more than once,” Finlayson said.
“You gain rapport quicker because you have a common denominator,” Woloski said.
“Even though things are getting better with the community and such, there’s still some tough times. Not everybody likes the police,” Finlayson said.
Finlayson said a lot of times, veterans will say, “You don’t know what I’ve been through,” or “I served in Afghanistan,” and that he can then say, “Oh, me too,” and ask when they served and what was their military occupational specialty.
“I can ask those kinds of questions and they know I’m not just BS-ing with them, we’re having a legitimate conversation, and in my experience it always de-escalates it pretty quickly,” he said.
Members of the Novi Police Department who served in the military are recognized with a special pin as part of their uniforms, which names the branch they served in. According to Woloski, who brought the idea to the city, Novi is one of only two local police departments to have such recognition for veterans on the force.
“Novi is a great community,” Woloski said. “I mean, it’s such a good community. Even in the toughest of times recently, we’ve always had community members that are there for us and express their gratitude and thanks. So, we’re very fortunate to work here.”
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There’s nothing ‘middle’ of the road about these cars
BY MARIA ALLARD allard@candgnews.com
There is a large group of micro/mini car owners nationwide who meet occasionally to bond over the unique vehicles they own. They travel across state lines for activities geared toward quirky cars, funny stories and camaraderie.
Jim Golomb, of Northfield, Illinois, is one such car buff. He just organized the fourth annual Meet in the Middle Micro Car/Mini Car 2025. Micro/mini car owners from Ohio, Wisconsin, Georgia, Kentucky, New Mexico and more trailered their vintage vehicles and met up June 20-21 in Macomb County.
Marty and Marybeth Abramson, for instance, made the trip with their 1971 British Bond Bug all the way from Niagara Falls, New York. Jeff Lane, of Nashville, Tennessee, brought three mini cars along for the ride. Lane felt right at home with the other micro car fanatics: he owns the Lane Motor Museum in Nashville.
A microcar usually has three or four wheels with an engine smaller than 700 cubic centimeters. Types of microcars include bubble cars, cyclecars, Invacars, quadricycles and voiturettes.
Meet in the Middle was supposed to kick-start with an outdoor barbecue June 20 at Brandenburg Park in Chesterfield Township. However, because of unpredictable weather, the group brought the hot
TOP LEFT: John Golomb, of Northfield, Illinois, poses with his 1955 Messerschmitt. He coordinated the events for the micro/mini drivers. BELOW: Marty and Marybeth Abramson, of Niagara Falls, New York, brought their 1971 British Bond Bug to the fourth annual Meet in the Middle Micro Car/Mini Car 2025.
ABOVE: The Amphicar, designed by Hans Trippel, is a vehicle that operates on land and water.
BOTTOM LEFT: Jeff Lane, of Nashville, Tennessee, unloads one of three mini cars. Lane, who owns the Lane Motor Museum in Nashville, drove his 1958 Vespa to Sanders Chocolate & Ice Cream Shoppe in Clinton Township June 20. Photos by Patricia O’Blenes
DCFC
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something many other soccer teams in the area have attempted to create over the years. This club has integrated itself into the community in a way that few other teams in the state can match.
“We’ve tapped into the unique things that soccer does that other sports can’t in this community. … The U6 boys and girls that take to the pitch, across our state now, are wearing the exact same jerseys as our professional team does,” Wright said. “That’s an incredible strength of our organization, the fact that you can be a part of the club and never really grow out of it.”
The club is an example of getting back what is put into something. The ownership group has invested heavily into the community, and the community has responded by showing out for DCFC.
“Those of us who founded the club, and those of us who are leaders in the organization, we’re not really up in some ivory tower looking down on the game,” Wright said. “We are the ones on the sidelines. We were the ones when this first started that were mowing the lawn and selling the tick-
ets. … There’s accountability baked into so much of what we do.”
DCFC is also a beacon of hope in terms of growing the game of soccer in the Detroit area.
“The additional responsibility that we take very seriously is growing the game within our city,” Wright said. “We are consciously doing a ton of work in the Black community and in the Hispanic community to grow the game. … We’re doing everything we can to make sure that we are growing a team that is accessible to everyone and that looks like our community.”
One of the biggest projects to make the game more accessible to everyone is a new stadium for the club that’s expected to be ready by the start of the 2027 season. The pitch will be at the corner of Michigan Avenue and 20th Street, where the former Southwest Detroit Hospital is located.
“The community is buzzing about the thought of a soccer-specific stadium downtown, bridging Corktown and southwest Detroit,” Wright said. “It’s not just folks that love soccer, it’s folks that love Detroit and understand how perfect that location is. … It’s an incredible progression going from a high school field at Cass Tech (to the new stadium).”
DCFC has played at Keyworth Stadium in Hamtramck since 2016. The club raised money to renovate Keyworth almost a decade ago and has been thrilled with how the stadium has thrived and grown with the team.
A lot of the executives and higher-ups within DCFC are also Detroit sports fans in general.
“We take pride in growing this team in a way that reflects the values of a new generation of Detroiters,” DCFC CEO Sean Mann said. “And doing it in a way that matches the passion and commitment that our community has always had for sports.”
The goal is to inspire the metro Detroit youth to play soccer and in turn get the kids of the area to pass down their love and pas-
sion for DCFC in the future.
“The effect of the club’s rise has inspired youth programs across the region and fostered a sense of civic pride that extends beyond the pitch,” Mann said. “We are the only local club where kids can wear the uniform the pros wear; it’s a small thing, but it resonates.”
What was once an idea between friends is now a club that has men’s, women’s, and youth teams throughout its organization. Detroit City Football Club plays games throughout the summer at Keyworth Stadium, 3201 Roosevelt St, Hamtramck, MI 48212. For more information, visit www. detcityfc.com.
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Patel said that Mani, who now resides in India, performs at various Festival of Chariots events across the country, and internationally, every year. She said that Mani has come to the Detroit festival a few times over the years, most recently circa 2021. According to Patel, Mani has a special place in her heart for the city, and whenever she is in town, she will perform at the Festival of Chariots in Novi.
“She is always someone that we look forward to having at our festival, because she has a beautiful voice and it’s just she knows how to light up the whole festival and so forth,” Patel said.
“We’re very fortunate to have her come to Detroit and sing in the parade as well as sing on one of our entertainment stages,” she said.
“We’re very excited to have her.”
Patel said Mani’s entire family is gifted and often performs with her. She said that some people come to the festival just to see Mani and her family perform.
Mani will be performing during the parade procession and again at 2:30 p.m. on the live music stage.
The annual festival celebrates happiness as the Hindu deities of Lord Jagannath, Balarama and Subhadra are paraded down the streets of the city in a 40-foot chariot that is pulled by worshippers and other festival attendees.
“You will definitely want to pull the rope, because when you pull the rope, you’re pulling the supreme lord,” Mahadevan said.”That’s very, very powerful to pull the rope. You’ll feel it in your whole body if you do it.”
The festival will begin at 11 a.m. with speeches by representatives from the ISKON Temple in Detroit, Mayor Justin Fischer and other dignitaries outside the Novi Civic Center.
“Novi’s always proud to have the Festival of Chariots and partner with them. It’s such a wonderful event and fits right in with our willingness and wantingness to showcase all the different cultures that we have in Novi,” Fischer said. “And the message that they spread of peace and love is one we embrace as well.”
The chariot is expected to be pulled from the Civic Center down 10 Mile Road to Taft Road and on to Fuerst Park, where a helicopter will drop rose petals over the audience and the chariot.
At the park, there will be two stages this year, as organizers had a surplus of people and groups wanting to perform. One stage will feature short plays and dances, while the other stage will offer live music. The short plays will be 10- to 15-minute dramatic
plays, including one telling the history of the festival.
There will also be approximately 20 vendors offering traditional Hindu and Indian clothing, jewelry, henna tattoos, and more on hand, along with food vendors, yoga and children’s activities. The temple will also be offering a complimentary sanctified meal.
According to Mahadevan, the festival has continued to grow bigger and bigger over the years. Last year, he said, the festival hit approximately 15,000 attendees as measured by the number of complimentary food plates that were given out.
“So, we’re excited that the festival is growing,” Mahadevan said. “We feel really good that word is getting out about our festival and people like to come. We’re seeing
people come over and over again.”
He said they have several smaller festivals in communities all around southeast Michigan, including Farmington and Canton, but Novi is the largest festival.
“You can definitely say this is the biggest one in Michigan, and the longest-running one as well. This is our 40th year,” said Mahadevan.
“We’re looking forward to having many people there just to share in the joy of the festival,” Patel said.
“We’re not going anywhere. It’s obviously been very well received by the people of Novi and in Detroit. It’s a very, very powerful festival,” Mahadevan said.
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A large crowd walks through the streets of Novi with a 40-foot-tall chariot in 2024.
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ural history museum and, through the exhibits, begin to sing about their own histories, their childhood memories and traumas, the weird things they did when they were younger, and ultimately learn to live in the moment. In the ‘Now.Here.This,’ if you will,” said Thomakos.
“‘Now.Here.This.’ is a beautiful reminder of how messy, funny, and deeply moving it is to simply be alive. The show takes place in a museum, but it’s really about four friends digging into the exhibits of their own lives, how life has shaped them, damaged them, and brought them joy,” Thomakos said in a press release. “It’s a musical about presence, about the challenge of being truly in the moment, right now, in the chaos of modern life. It’s vulnerable, it’s smart, it’s full of music and laughter; and if you’ve ever felt like you’re trying to make sense of who you are and how you got here, then this show is for you.”
Music Director Daniel Bachelis said this is his second go around with a production of “Now.Here.This.”
“What I love about Jeff and this theater and what he’s bringing to it is his attention to detail and to mining the meaning,” Bachelis said. “What I’ve found is that during rehearsals these past couple of weeks, is that we have really mined the material for its maximum impact on an audience.”
To make the production more lifelike, the show features several genuine artifacts on loan to the theater from the Cranbrook Institute of Science in Bloomfield Hills. Thomakos said the featured pieces include a replica Allosaurus and Parasaurolophus head, as well as several “cool” smaller exhibits.
“So, you really feel like you’re in a museum, except for all the singing,” Thomakos said.
“We travel through the halls of reptiles, birds, oceans, bees, early hominids,” he said. “Cranbrook’s generosity helps us bring that setting to life.”
Thomakos said he believes his company has found its niche in doing quality productions that are lesser known and require smaller casts.
“I chose this musical because we’re starting to get a reputation for doing offbeat, smaller musicals that don’t get produced often enough, especially in our area, which tends to go for the bigger ‘Guys and Dolls’-type musicals,” Thomakos said. “We think these beautiful stories deserve to be seen as well.”
The Inspired Acting Company is located within a strip mall at 1124 E. West Maple Road in Walled Lake. It is a 99-seat black box thrust stage so that the audience surrounds the stage and there is no bad seat in the house.
“Now.Here.This.” will be performed Fridays through Sundays, July 11-July 27. Friday and Saturday shows begin at 8 p.m.; Sunday shows begin at 2 p.m. Tickets range from $40 to $45. There is no charge for parking. For more information, visit InspiredActing.org or call (248) 863-9953.
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dogs and potato salad indoors to the Tru by Hilton Hotel in Chesterfield Township.
The June 21 agenda was to tour Stahls Auto Museum in Chesterfield Township, drive over to Selfridge Military Air Museum in Harrison Township, and have dinner at the Sugarbush Tavern in Chesterfield Township. The parade of cars also headed to Sanders Chocolate & Ice Cream Shoppe in Clinton Township Friday night.
“I’m glad to be here among friends. This is what it’s all about,” Golomb, 75, said. “I grew up in Saginaw and my family worked for General Motors. Cars were my thing. I enjoyed them. I like unusual cars.”
Golomb can’t get enough of his 1955 Messerschmitt.
“It’s a two-seater. There’s a front and back seat. What I like most is sharing the cars with other people, letting kids see them and letting adults see them,” he said. “They’re fun. They’re unique. They’re different.”
Golomb also owns a 1957 BMW Isetta and a 1930 Rolls Royce Phantom One.
One reason for the Brandenburg Park barbecue was so that a small group of local Amphicar owners could make a splash in Lake St. Clair. That fell through, but International Amphicar Owners Club members still met up with the group at the hotel.
The Amphicar, designed by Hans Trippel, operates on land and water. According to the website rarehistoricalphotos.com, the Amphicar was manufactured in West Germany and first appeared in the U.S. at the 1961 New York Auto Show. The website states the Amphicar’s engine was mounted at the rear of the vehicle, driving the rear wheels through a four-speed manual transmission. On the water, the same engine drives a pair of reversible propellers at the rear with a second gear lever engaging forward or reverse drive.
Fraser resident Chuck Reiner, 70, owns a 1968 blue Amphicar.
“It’s all my wife’s fault,” he joked. “She saw an Amphicar at the Woodward Dream Cruise.”
one to take the heat,” she said. “So that brought me a lot of experience. For me, when I’m here at the cashier talking to people, that’s something that I really appreciate because it’s how everything started for me when I started my career path.
“I like that, and people get curious and say, ‘Hey, where are you from? I noticed your accent,’ and we start to get to know each other,” Steganha said.
She said getting to know the community and her staff is her favorite part of owning the coffee shop. She said she has learned a lot from both her customers and her staff.
Wu has been in the restaurant industry for years and said that her Novi customers have continued to frequent her Livonia locations. Eggert and Steganha, who recently opened their businesses, said that they just want people to know they exist.
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His wife, Deanna, thought it would be the ideal vehicle to take up north.
“I did end up finding one. I take it to a lot of car shows whenever possible and on Lake St. Clair. You can seat two people in the front and three people in the back,” Reiner said. “On water, it felt very unnatural at first. You’re driving your car into the water. After you’ve done it a couple times, it feels enjoyable. It takes forever to get up to speed. We go on all kinds of rivers, lakes, all over the place in different states.”
The Reiners trailer the car to Florida in the winter to meet other IAOC members for some water time.
“We have members throughout the country and throughout the world,” Reiner said.
Other IAOC members Tom Hurley, of Fair Haven, and Jeff McKeown, of Chesterfield Township, attended Meet in the Middle. McKeown has a 1964 Amphicar he takes out often with his significant other, Sandra Shenduk. McKeown morphed into owning the vehicle after his uncle sent him a photo in one.
“It’s just awesome. We get together in the summer and go to Lake St. Clair. We can travel in the shallow areas and by the bays and hang out with the boaters and go swimming,” McKeown said. “Little kids love it.”
“We get so many people stop what they’re doing and take a picture of the car,” Shenduk said.
Rumor has it that even singer Uncle Kracker once snapped a photo of them. Harsens Island in St. Clair County is a favorite spot for Shenduk, and McKeown has even medaled at the Algonac boat show. Not content with just owning one vintage model, McKeown also has a 1948 Crosley wagon.
Hurley said he purchased his 1964 red Amphicar from George Gray, an announcer from “The Price Is Right” who also hosted the “Weakest Link” game show.
Although the Amphicar “doesn’t go very fast, everyone loves it. Everyone is waving at you. Everyone is looking at you,” Hurley said. “I’ve swam out of it. The first time driving it was a little scary. We’ve been to Lake Michigan. We trailer them and go all over. Just putzing along, it’s relaxing to me.”
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available in Traverse City 231-421-5213 Grand Rapids 616-608-7547
