Macomb
ST. CLAIR SHORES
Lake House, an organization dedicated to educating and supporting those affected by cancer, is holding a presentation Aug. 21 on the high incidence of cancer in the shoreline communities of Lake St. Clair.
According to Lake House, those communities have an abnormally high cancer rate, but it’s not known why.
Dr. Jadranka Dragovic, a radiation oncologist and senior staff physician at the Henry Ford Health System’s Josephine Ford Cancer Center, will speak at the free program called “Potential Environmental Causes of Cancer.”
It starts at 6:30 p.m. at the Lake House, 26701 Little Mack, between 10 Mile and 11 Mile roads, in St. Clair Shores.
Dragovic, an eastside resident herself, has had a long-standing interest in the relationship between the environment and the incidence of cancer, and is well-studied on the subject, according to a news release.
Reservations are appreciated but not required. Call 586-777-7761.
STERLING HEIGHTS
3 unions representing Public Works employees agree to concessions
Three unions representing the office and clerical staff and the Department of Public Works employees have agreed to wage and benefit concessions. The cumulative savings represent a 17.5% reduction from expiring collective bargaining agreements.
Sterling Heights has settled new collective bargaining agreements or memorandums of understanding with seven of 12 unions.
MT. CLEMENS
Dinner, entertainment on board for annual Clinton River cruise
The Clinton River Watershed Council and Six Rivers Regional Land Conservancy are holding their eighth annual Clinton River Dinner Cruise at 6 p.m. Aug. 16.
Participants will cruise down the Clinton River and onto Lake St. Clair while enjoying a meal and entertainment. Tickets are $40, which includes the four-hour cruise and dinner.
The cruise starts at the Clinton River Cruise Co.’s docks, 152 N. River Road in Mt. Clemens.
For information or to register, call 248-601-0606, e-mail contact @crwc .org or go to www.crwc.org .
Oakland
COUNTYWIDE
Homeless shelter seeks meat for food pantry
Grace Centers of Hope, the largest homeless shelter in Oakland County, is in urgent need of meat donations for its food pantry.
The nonprofit is asking for chicken (whole thighs or breasts), pork (loin or chops), beef (pot roast or beef tips) or turkey.
“We appreciate the continued generosity and support of the community in assisting us to help those in need,” Pastor Kent Clark, CEO of Grace Centers of Hope, said in a news release. “We recognize the importance of a healthy diet and protein consumption, and we aim to provide each guest with just that.”
Donation drop-off hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays at 35 E. Huron St. in Pontiac. Monetary donations can be made at www.gracecentersofhope.org .
Grace Centers of Hope is funded solely through corporate and private donors and serves more than 100,000 meals each year with a budget of $5.3 million.
BIRMINGHAM
Officials to discuss liquor license revocation for troubled nightclub
The City Commission is to discuss the possible state revocation of South Bar’s liquor license at an Aug. 13 public hearing.
The meeting is to be at 7:30 p.m. at 151 Martin, Municipal Building Room 205, Birmingham.
Two shooting incidents and other issues in the past year are prompting the discussion. South Bar has closed, but the property still retains its Class C liquor license.
City officials say they can show an unsettling pattern of patron conduct and repeated police calls at South Bar since it opened in 2010 at 210 S. Old Woodward. The latest was a shooting outside the nightclub in the early morning of July 16. No one was injured.
If the license is yanked, it will be the second nightclub the city shut down after the closure of the Blue Martini in 2007.
The commission also is to consider whether Special Land Use Permits (SLUP) should be required for any establishment where alcohol is consumed on the premise.
Now, only bistros are required to operate under a SLUP. With the proposed change, all future restaurants and bars that operate with a liquor license in Birmingham would need a SLUP.
Under a SLUP, the city can set operating hours, forms of entertainment and other conditions.
FRANKLIN
New police chief held high ranks during 24 years with the FBI
Daniel D. Roberts has been named the new chief of the Franklin Village Police Department.
He replaces Patrick Browne, who retired in June. Roberts has more than 24 years of experience with the FBI, most recently serving as the assistant director over the Criminal Justice Information Services Division.
Among many of the leadership positions he held with the FBI, he served as the special agent in charge of the Detroit Division of the FBI from 2004 to 2007, having oversight responsibility for all FBI investigations throughout Michigan.
ROYAL OAK
Corn Roast and Country Fair to feature food, music, games, more
The 13th annual Royal Oak Corn Roast and Country Fair is on tap for 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday at the Royal Oak Farmers Market.
The event includes unique artisans, hand-squeezed lemonade, fresh-roasted corn, traditional fair munchies and local bands. Children can enjoy games, face painting, a moonwalk and corn- and pie-eating contests.
The Dunk-A-Cop contest will benefit the Royal Oak Police Honor Guard. Other proceeds from the event will go toward farmers market improvements.
The market will be open during the fair, offering fresh fruits and organic produce, free-range eggs and chicken and Michigan-made yogurt and ice cream.
For more information, call 248-246-3078.
LYON TOWNSHIP
Volunteers needed for cleanup, restoration of War Dog Memorial
Volunteers are invited to help during the annual restoration and cleanup of the Michigan War Dog Memorial on Saturday.
More than 5,000 animals — both pets and war dogs — are buried at the memorial at 11 Mile and Milford roads.
The cleanup is scheduled for 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Volunteers are asked to bring gas-powered weed whackers, chain saws, wood chippers, rakes, shovels, wheelbarrows and other equipment.
Donations to support the Michigan War Dog Memorial restoration team can be sent by check payable to AmVets Post 2006 at P.O. Box 48, Highland 48357. Write “War Dog Memorial Fund” in the memo.
Wayne
CANTON
84-year-old woman loses $1,960 to scam artist
An 84-year-old Canton woman was bilked out of $1,960 after a scam artist posing as her grandson phoned her twice to say he was in Spain and needed money wired to him.
“That’s a very common scam that’s going around,” Canton Deputy Police Chief Robert Kerr said Tuesday.
The victim became suspicious when she received a third call for money, and she notified local police in late July.
The phone call supposedly came from her grandson, saying he had received a free plane ticket to Madrid, Spain, from a friend. The caller said he had gotten into trouble and needed money, a police report said.
The caller claimed he needed money for bond and turned the phone over to a supposed police officer who confirmed the scenario.
The Canton grandmother sent $980 through Western Union and later received another phone call indicating a need for another $980 for court costs. She again wired the money.
Police warn not to give out account numbers and to ask personal questions that only a family member would know, such as the name of a pet or birthdays or previous occupations.
CANTON
Exhibit shows photos, artifacts of school life in township’s early days
The Gallery@VT will offer a glimpse into Canton’s history with a free exhibit of photographs and artifacts presented by the Canton Historical Society from now until Aug. 28 at the Village Theater at Cherry Hill, 50400 Cherry Hill Road.
“Images from School Days Past” showcases unique and rarely seen images of school life in Canton during its early years.
The exhibit includes a one-room schoolhouse with a single teacher and larger public schools, as well as photos that illustrate the changing styles of clothing worn by students and teachers. On public display for the first time are nine photographs of eighth-grade graduation classes from 1936 to 1946, still in their original frames.
The exhibit can be viewed 10 a.m.-2 p.m. weekdays and by appointment.
DEARBORN
Greenfield Village visitors can get glimpse of Girl Scouts founder’s life
The Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan (GSSEM) and the Henry Ford are presenting “A Journey through Time: Girl Scouts Past, Present and Future” on Aug. 18 in Greenfield Village to help celebrate the organization’s 100th anniversary.
The event runs 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Visitors will experience life similar to how Girl Scouts founder Juliette Gordon Low lived as a young woman in Savannah, Ga.
“We created a special immersive self-guided tour itinerary for the centennial event that girls and adults can use to explore historic buildings, artifacts and stories in Greenfield Village that will contextually connect to many important events in the life of Juliette Gordon Low,” Paula Gangopadhyay, chief learning officer at the Henry Ford, said in a news release.
GSSEM will host special Girl Scout events on the green, including a sing-along and rededication ceremony. Girls who complete the tour and other activities will receive a commemorative patch.
Tickets can be purchased through the Henry Ford call center at 313-982-6001. More information is available at www.gssem.org/100th.
Detroit
The King High School Jazz and Marching Band got an unexpected surprise on its trip to the London Olympics when it was asked to perform Saturday in the Olympic Park.
Band director Victoria Miller said the band performed in the street outside Windsor Castle on Wednesday and did so well that the performance the next day attracted a crowd.
The travel company that invited the band to London notified it that Olympics officials wanted the band to perform in the park, where various Olympic venues are located. Miller said the band played a variety of music, including Motown standards such as the Temptations’ “Get Ready.”
“We had a wonderful trip,” Miller said Saturday.
The band is expected to arrive back in Michigan today.
Forum to be held on proposed changes to city health department
A public forum will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday to discuss proposed changes to the Detroit Department of Health and Wellness Promotion, including the city coordinating agency for substance abuse services, for fiscal year 2012-13.
The forum will be hosted by the department’s Bureau of Substance Abuse Prevention, Treatment and Recovery, with the Detroit Substance Abuse Coordinating Agency Advisory Council.
The city is inviting substance abuse aid providers and other interested parties to attend and discuss current and future gaps in services.
The forum will be held at the Herman Kiefer Health Complex auditorium, 1151 Taylor St. For information, call 313-870-0042.
Town hall will dive into details of the Affordable Care Act
UAW Region 1A and U.S. Rep. John Conyers, a Detroit Democrat, will sponsor a town hall meeting examining the nuts and bolts of the Affordable Care Act 4-6 p.m. today.
The town hall, “Health Care Law — What’s in it for me?” will provide an opportunity to ask questions and get answers as to how the law affects health care quality, costs and coverage.
Speakers will include Conyers and James Young, CEO of Concordant Healthcare Solutions and author of “The Baby Boomer Health Care Consumer.” The event will be at the UAW Region 1A Vote Center, 17575 Livernois, near Santa Clara. The event is free.
Regional
TRI-COUNTY
Free workshops to advise on small claims court
The Legal Aid and Defender Association (LAD) is conducting a series of free workshops this summer for residents of Wayne, Macomb and Oakland counties on how to represent themselves in small claims court and collect money judgments.
The next workshop is Aug. 14 at the Southfield Public Library, 26300 Evergreen Road. Another session will take place Sept. 18 at the Sterling Heights Public Library, 40255 Dodge Park Road.
Small claims court is a judicial process in district courts for settling disputes of $3,000 or less, according to a news release. The limit will be raised to $5,000 in September. The sessions also will cover how to use mediation as an alternative to filing a lawsuit.
Registration for each workshop will begin at 5:30 p.m. that day, and the two-hour workshops begin promptly at 6 p.m.
For information, contact Gina Polley, deputy chief counsel of LAD’s Civil Law Group, at 313-967-5638 or GPolley@ladadetroit.org.
ANN ARBOR
City launches blog promoting non-motorized transportation
The city has launched a blog focused on celebrating the non-motorized transportation culture and educating the community on its non-motorized transportation option.
The blog, www.a2nonmoto.tumblr.com, will run throughout the summer and into the winter.
Information on the blog is geared toward those who already use non-motorized transportation — such as walking and cycling — as well those who are interested in it. Bike helmet videos, photos from bicycling commuters, pedestrian photos and news clippings from local and wider non-motorized circles will be posted.
According to the city, surveys handed out at the 2012 Mayor’s Green Fair showed residents consider non-motorized transportation very important to the overall culture of the city. This year, Bicycling Magazine named Ann Arbor as the 14th most bike-friendly city in America.
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