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When you think of heroes and the Walled Lake Fire Department, you may think of the many courageous men and women firefighters. On April 20 the Walled Lake Fire Department had an entire firehouse with almost every square inch filled with a different kind of local hero. The battle being fought was not fires or saving cats from trees, it was fighting cancer. For the seventh year in a row, the City of Walled Lake event organizer Emily MacBeth has brought hundreds of heroes in the form of volunteers and fundraisers to help fight childhood cancer. People of all ages, from all nearby cities, some as

far a Troy, came out to do the expected: shave the way to conquer kids cancers at the St. Baldrick’s Foundation head shaving event. The rooms at the Walled Lake firehouse were full. One room was filled with kids laughter as they colored and played various games includ-ing the infamous bean bag toss and another with hundreds of volunteers shaving their heads to conquer cancer. Auction items including framed Detroit Red Wings signed photographs and jerseys; packages with deluxe dinner and hotel stays; as well as a 50/50 raffle were also a part of the event. Food, beverages and baked goods were also available for sale, while a local band from the School of

Rock entertained guests. A never-ending battle and war on cancer, this group says enough is enough. They gathered as a community to conquer kids’ cancer. The main room of the firehouse was filled to capacity with barber style chairs and area hair stylists from Styles Salon and Grondin’s on hand to shave. The event was four hours long, beginning at 12 p.m. and ending at 4 p.m. with barber chairs filled ev-ery minute. The day was filled with hope and smiles on every ones faces as they knew they made a dif-ference and was one step closer to conquering kids cancers.

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On April 20 the Walled Lake firehouse was filled with hundreds of volunteers, many who shaved their heads, to raise money and awareness for childhood cancer.

The seventh an-nual Earth Day Fes-tival held on Sunday, April 21 drew hun-dreds of children and families at the Carls Family YMCA in Mil-ford. This fun event was sponsored by “The Green Team of Huron Valley,” which is a team of over 50 community volunteers. Children enjoyed a variety of activities including en-vironmental arts and crafts; environmental bingo; and a special visit from Mother Na-ture where she pre-sented free tree seed-lings to all the families.

A green fashion show was held featur-ing students from the International Acade-my with the assistance of Freedom Treasures and the Salvation Army. The large crowd enjoyed a special tree ceremony to celebrate Earth Day. A live auc-tion was held featuring environmental quilts as well as a free prom dress boutique. Kids of all ages took imagi-nary canoe and kayak trips. Entertainment throughout the after-noon was provided by Milford Music and North Oakland Story-tellers.

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The following are excerpts from a conversation with Gill-Roy’s Complete Hardware Store manager, Eric Cloude.

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“My wife and I met a couple at a volleyball game for our kids 11 years ago. They had a leader dog with them; we sat, talked, asked questions and became interested. We contacted Leader Dogs for the Blind and became involved. We had our first dog back in 2000.”

What initially sparked your interest in training leader dogs?

“Labs. We are definitely a lab family…that was prob-ably the first thing. My wife and I talked about it and I said ‘why can’t we do this?’ I’m a waterfowl hunter and we trained labs for that purpose and I said ‘why can’t we do this? It can’t be that difficult.’”

You are now raising your fourth leader dog, Piper, and you bring her to work at Gill-Roy’s with you. How has it been having her at the business?

“We had a big gap from the first dog to the second one. We ended up acquiring the first dog we trained. She was two weeks from graduation and because of the fact that she didn’t make it, we were the first people that they asked to adopt her and we decided to keep her. Because of that, we ended up with too many dogs at home and we didn’t want to train any more until it evened out. It wasn’t until five years ago that we finally got our second dog. My wife and I talked about it and she told me the only way we would be able to train the dog was if I could take it to work with me. We didn’t want to leave it at home…so I contacted the owner of Gill-Roy and asked him about it and he said ‘sure if you want to try it, go ahead’ and it has been history ever since. This is our fourth dog and it has been very suc-cessful. We’re very pleased.”

The first dog you trained did not pass her training and you adopted her. Can you tell me more about that and how it has been having her as your pet?

“She’s great having her around. She’s an excellent pet and great with kids. I have two grandkids and they just love her death. She was my duck-hunt-ing dog for 10 years; I had to retire her for the first time last year. She’s getting old. She’s 12 years old. It’s getting to the point where a decision is going to have to be made with her in the next year or so.”

You mentioned that the most diffi-cult part of the training process is releasing the dogs to Leader Dogs for the Blind for further training. Can you tell me about that?

“Everybody that comes through here, that’s their number one question. Anytime we go out into the public, that’s their number one question. Any-body we come in contact with, that’s their number one question. The answer is fairly simple. Yes it is difficult, especially that day when you have to drop them off and you have to turn around and walk one way and the dog has to walk another way. Once they get into their training, we are able to keep in touch. If the dogs do complete their training, which you want them to, they are with their owners 24/7. You and I can’t do that. The dogs are doing something that they are trained to do and they are with their owner all the time, you can’t beat that. They have the best life in the world. I know they’re happy.”

While the dogs are with you, what exactly does the training process entail?

“It’s basic discipline and basic training. The old sit, stay, down, off, how to eat, how to be around people, house breaking, being around other animals and being out in

public. Because of spending so much time in the store with me, being in public is probably the hardest thing to work with them because at a young age, they want to meet ev-erybody. I try to teach them that when they are on a leash they are to ignore everybody. When they get older, they start to know that. They know they are working. This way, once they get into the formal training it’s a lot easier for the trainers to take over.”

How long do you plan on training leader dogs?

“Wow. I honestly can’t answer that question. We might take a break before the next one. We said we would take a break before Piper, but that lasted a couple of months. I’ll say we’ll take a break and then the next thing I know, we’ll have another dog in the house. We might take a year off and then get back at it again.”

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To celebrate Earth Day, West Bloomfield Elementary students from Sheiko Elementary School recycled 40 bags of paper.

WLCSD raises funds for St. Baldrick’s Foundation

The Walled Lake Consolidated School District re-cently partnered with the St. Baldrick’s Foundation to raise money for childhood cancer research. The Foundation’s annual Lakes Area Head Shaving event took place on April 20 at the Walled Lake Fire House. This year’s event raised over $70,000 for the foun-dation and 197 participants had their heads shaved for the cause. Walled Lake students, staff and families were all active in the fundraising process. Eight Walled Lake Schools formed donations teams, including: Mary Helen Guest Elementary, Walled Lake Elementary, Loon Lake

Elementary, Glen-gary Elementary, Walnut Creek Mid-dle School, Geisler Middle School, Sar-ah Banks Middle School and Walled Lake Western High School. O v e r a l l , 86 members of the Walled Lake Schools’ commu-nity (students, staff, and families) participated in the event and eight staff members vol-unteered to have their heads shaved at the event. The District helped raise over $34,000 for St. Bal-

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COMMERCE tOWNSHIP :BOMB tHREAt Deputies responded to Clifford H. Smart Middle School located in the 8500 block of Commerce Road for a possible bomb threat. Deputies received a call from the principal stating the bomb threat was written on a stall door in one of the girl’s bathrooms and the principal deemed it credible. Deputies arrived with Commerce Township Fire and assisted with the evacuation of the school. Once the school was secured Oakland County Sheriff Bomb Detection K-9 were notified and responded. A search of the interior and exterior of the school was conducted with negative results. Suspect(s) are unknown.

COMMERCE tOWNSHIP:FELONIOUS ASSAULt Deputies responded to a felonious assault occurring in the 220 block of Union Lake Road. A 51-year-old patron was standing outside the rear of Wilson’s Pub when he was struck in the head by an unknown object. Victim suffered two wounds to his right ear and head drawing blood. The victim and his friends did not see or hear anything. No known suspects or vehicles were seen. Subject was transported to Botsford Hospital where it was confirmed that he was shot with a pellet from a pellet gun. The victim was treated and released. A canvas was conducted of the area and did not reveal any evidence. The investigation remains open.

HIGHLAND tOWNSHIP:MISSING CHILD Deputies responded to the 2000 block of Honeywell Lake Road for a report of a missing child. The mother said she went to check on her 10-year-old daughter at about 12:05 a.m. when she discovered that her daughter was missing. Deputies checked the area and were unable to locate her. A Sheriff ’s K-9 Unit was request-ed. K-9 was unable to establish a good track. Sheriff ’s Aviation Unit was then requested. Aviation Unit responded and searched the area with no results. At 4:00 a.m. a man called sheriff ’s dispatch saying that a 10-year-old female knocked on his door asking to call her mother. Deputies went to the home about two miles from Honeywell Lake Rd. and confirmed that it was the missing child. The child appeared to be in good health. When the girl returned home she said she did not remember leaving the house or how she arrived at the house two miles away.

WIXOM:LARCENY FROM BUILDING Complainant stated that between 6:30 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. he was working at Korex and sat his jacket down. The jacket contained $140.00 in cash, a boost mo-bile phone and a check from the state of Michigan for $330.00. Victim states he later found the coat in a trash compactor however all the items had been stolen.

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WALLED LAKE:ID tHEFt On April 16 officers were dispatched in regards to a fraud report. Complainant states that he received a phone call from AT&T and informed him that his social security number had been used to set up an account. He was also informed that his name was used but spelt wrong. Victim told officers his name and information had been used in the past to fraudulently open accounts.

CREDIt CARD FRAUD On April 16 complainant arrived at Walled Lake Police Department to report credit card fraud. Victim states there were two charges on his credit card that he did not make including a charge for $83.47 at bodybuilding.com. On April 11 victim was contacted by his bank in reference to suspicious activity on the card. Victim stated there were three separate charges for approximately $600 that he did not make.

DAMAGE tO PROPERtY On April 17 victim states that when he walked out to his vehicle he observed what appeared to be some type of acid on the rear of the vehicle causing the paint to peal off. Officer observed a liquid form that was placed on the rear of the vehicle causing the paint to peal. Case is open and there are currently no suspects.

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As you have seen on the front page of this paper, on April 20 hundreds of volunteers showed up for the St. Baldrick’s Founda-tion shaving event at the Walled Lake Fire Department.

People from all ages and from cities all around the county showed up to show their support…and shave their heads. The event was a fundraiser to benefit children’s cancer research.

I just want to take a moment to applaud these residents for their support and for those who shaved their head, their bravery. You are all heroes.

Cancer is something that my family and myself has known all too well since 2005 when my grandmother was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

The fighter my grandmother was, she fought a hard battle against her cancer before she succumbed and passed away. My grandfather was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2012 before he passed away in February earlier this year.

It was a slow, but ironically too fast, process that took my fam-ily members away much sooner then they should have been. But in their memory, I have vowed to do all that I can to help support the fight against cancer as well as many members of this com-munity.

For years this community has spent their time volunteering to help local families and the fight against cancer.

In 2009 The Red Dog Saloon raised over $8,500 to support the Sanecki family, a local family stricken with cancer, and for years countless St. Baldrick’s fundraising events have raised money and awareness for children’s cancer.

Last month, the memory of a South Lyon mother who lost her battle with cancer in 2007 was relished at the sixth annual AC-Celerate the Cure walk and run in Novi. To date, the foundation (Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Research Foundation) has raised over $400,000 for cancer research.

This community has continued to amaze me and I am so glad I get to be apart of the effort some way, some how.

It seems in today’s day and age, cancer is something that we are all too familiar with. Over 2 million people this year have al-ready died from cancer and the number is growing. It is projected

that over 11 million people will die from cancer in 2030.

I can’t help but wonder when enough is enough.

Nationwide celebrations like Breast Cancer Awareness month and No Shave November, in the name of raising awareness for men’s prostate health, have made headlines for years. NFL play-ers wear pink equipment, play with game balls with pink decals and even use pink coins during the entire month of October to support a fundraising campaign as part of their partnership with the American Cancer Society. To date, the partnership has raised over $3 million for the American Cancer Society.

Organizations like Cancer Sucks, which began in 1998, and Stand Up To Cancer both hold events to support cancer research.

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An international effort involving over 100 institutions and 200,000 people has uncovered dozens of signposts in DNA that can help reveal further a person’s risk for breast, ovarian or pros-tate cancer.

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Don’t Listen to Your Skinny Friends: A Doctor’s View on Weight Loss

My name is Matthew Weiner and I am a bariatric surgeon at DMC Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital. For those of you who don’t know, bariatric is the medical term for weight loss. Over the last seven years, I’ve committed the majority of my practice to helping my patients lose weight. Most often, people come to me looking for surgery, but I also see patients who ar-en’t interested in surgery and want to lose the weight through more conventional means.

Last year, I wrote a book, “A Pound of Cure,” de-tailing a style of eating that can impart the same met-abolic and hormonal changes that bariatric surgery

does. Unfortunately, physicians’ silence on matters of weight gain has opened the door for the popular press, the commercial diet industry and all too com-monly, our skinny friends to fill our heads with half-truths and bad advice that frequently cause more harm than good.

The advice that I hear often is that people who are overweight could resolve their problem simply by learning self-control. Our society doesn’t condemn people with high blood pressure or high cholesterol the same we judge patients who are overweight, yet their diseases are due to similar lifestyle decisions. There’s a lot of biochemistry and physiology that drive weight gain, just as physiologic derangements cause elevated blood pressure and cholesterol levels.

Us thin people are very quick to point out the things we do to achieve leanness and discount the most important factor - our genetics and physiology favor a lean weight. Not everyone has it so good—it’s time to approach obesity from a scientific perspec-tive.

Over the last few years, I’ve changed my philos-ophy on the role of personal responsibility in the management of obesity. While I fully acknowledge that there is a small subset of patients who completely ignore their body, and develop obesity and all of the health conditions that go along with it, this is truly the minority.

I’ve found that most patients who are referred to me have eating and exercise habits consistent with the

rest of the population, and are actually often better than average. They have developed obesity because of factors typically having little to do with personal responsibility. For example:

1) Prescribed medications causing weight gain (there are lots of them).

2) Genetics favoring fat storage/obesity in the fam-ily.

3) Offerings of the very predatory diet industry, frequent starvation or fad diets (resulting in rapid weight loss and then weight regain).

4) Life’s stresses resulting in elevated levels of sev-eral hormones contributing to weight gain.

5) Soda pop addictions or other habit forming with fattening processed foods without an understanding of their true impact on weight gain.

There are many other causes of weight gain, all of which need to be addressed before making any mean-ingful interventions - nutritional, exercise or surgical. Again, those of us who are thin are very quick to at-tribute our self-discipline as the reason we are lean. Rather, it’s more likely that our genetics, life experi-ence and lack of exposure to other factors that cause weight gain have resulted in a favorable physiology—which has imparted the self-discipline necessary to maintain a lean weight. For those of you who have struggled with your weight for decades, only to see the problem get worse, don’t despair, the science of weight loss is advancing rapidly and there are physi-cians out there who can help. It’s time to stop listening to your skinny friends.

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A new art gallery in Walled Lake opened its doors last month. Lost Marbles Art Gal-lery features creations from local artists in areas like Commerce, Detroit and more.

The gallery has apparel, glasswork, can-vas paintings, jewelry, rocks, crystals and of course, marbles.

Owner, David Dodson, says his love for art grew when he was young.

“My interest began as a young child,” Dodson said. “It really got started be-cause…my grandma was an artist. She would paint and I would go around with her all over the state…and we would sell her artwork.”

In addition to the exclusive art pieces the gallery carries, Dodson says he is also plan-ning on hosting monthly events, which will fea-ture a different local artist as well as monthly evening paint-ing instructions and a “girls night out” to feature local jewelers.

“We’re look-ing to getting started on paint date night which we would do one Thursday a month,” Dodson said. “We’d have an art instructor

come in, you get a canvas and you paint. Something good for couples to do.”

On May 17 from 4 – 10 p.m. Lost Mar-bles will host a glass exhibition with artist Alex Vicknair and a showcase of a local artist’s collection of artwork from a trip to South Eastern Asia in “Jacob’s Journey Through Thailand.”

Prices in the gallery range from $20 to $1500.

The gallery features pieces from artists Ethereal, Allison Key, Stephen Kruse and Third Eye Pinecones.

Lost Marbles Art Gallery is located at 103 E. Walled Lake Drive in Walled Lake. Store hours are: Monday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday – Wednesday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday – Saturday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday 12 p.m. to 5 pm. For more infor-mation call 248-859-5327 or find them on Facebook.

Above: Lost Marbles owner David Dodson holds a glass marble from the selection at the gallery. Right:, Lost Marbles also sells apparel, jewelry, glasswork and more.Below: The gallery features the work of many local artists like Allison Key and Stephen Kruse.


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With the National Association of Letter Carrier’s 21st Annual National Food Drive now just a few short weeks away, United States Postal Service em-ployees, food banks and other support-ive companies are working behind-the-scenes to make this year the best ever.

“On the second Saturday of May each year, thousands of letter carriers step forward and join our co-workers, family members, friends and commu-nity partners to pick up those all-im-portant and often heavy sacks of do-nated non-perishable food items which will be left by customers’ mailboxes,” Marhsall Brooks, acting postmaster of

Walled Lake said. “To prepare for such a wonderful and well needed event takes the dedication of hundreds of branch food drive coordinators, who have spent the last few months ordering and mailing countless customer-reminder postcards, putting up food drive flyers and posters and so much more—often after spending the day delivering the mail.”

“We care about the community,” stated Bill Nelson, Letter Carrier and Food Drive Coordinator of the Walled Lake Post Office.

In November and December—

around the holidays—many folks get caught up in a spirit of giving, so food pantries and other such organizations see a major up-swing in food donations, but by May the shelves begin to empty out. This is why the NALC has decided to conduct this nation-wide food drive in the month of May, when people aren’t real-ly thinking about it—to remind people that, sadly, the need for food is year round.

As men and women who touch every neighborhood in America six days a week, letter carriers far too often see first-hand how poverty and hunger affect the customers they serve.

All food collected on May 11 will be distributed to locate food pantries, such as Hospitality House Food Pantry. Jerry An-derson, Hospitality House Ware-

house Manger explained that many families with children, who receive free or reduced school breakfast and lunch, will soon be on summer break, losing access to those free or subsidized meals. This food drive will provide healthy nutritional meal throughout the summer.

“We are always looking for volun-teers to donate their time and will sure-ly need the help moving, packing and stocking shelves throughout the year,” Anderson said.

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the country’s largest one-day food col-lection effort. Last year, they picked up more than 70 million pounds of non-perishable food donations, which brought their grand total from more than two decades of collections to 1.2 billion pounds.

Such a massive effort is nearly im-possible without the aid of other sup-porting organizations , which is why NALC is extremely grateful for the support they receive from national and regional food drive partners:

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Mail carrier Nicki Szczesny received a donated bag of food from her customer, Mark Gutman. Photo 2, Mail carrier Bill Nelson with Hospitality House Warehouse Manager Jerry Anderson stocking food.

Mail carrier Bill Nelson with Hospitality House Warehouse Manager Jerry Ander-son stocking food.

Southwest Oakland County’s first frozen yogurt shop opens in the VillageThe latest trend in

tasty frozen treats is coming to Downtown Milford. The Village’s new frozen yo-gurt shop, Easy Freezy, will open its doors in May.

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Self-serve frozen yo-gurt shops first gained pop-ularity in California and have since been popping up around the country, includ-ing here in Michigan. Easy Freezy will be the first self-serve frozen yogurt shop to

open in the southwest Oak-land County.

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Village of Milford Receives 2016 Funding for Commerce Rd.

The recent residential support of the road millage in the last election enabled the Village of Milford to apply for federal road funds via the Oakland County Road Com- mission. The Funding Committee of the Oakland County Federal Aid Task Force approved a nearly $700,000 grant for the resurfacing of East Com-merce Street from Main Street to East of Summit Street for 2016.

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Milford Garden Club to Host Plant and Bake Sale Just in time For Mother’s Day

Saturday May 11 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., the Milford Garden Club will be hosting its 23rd annual Plant and Bake Sale at Johnson Elemen-tary School (515 General Motors Road, Milford.) Hardy perennial plants, annuals, shrubs and trees from members own gar-dens as well as delicious baked goods from their kitchens will again be featured at reasonable prices.

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So mark your cal-endars and come early for best selections. Club members will be avail-able to answer gardening questions. This sale is the first of two fundraisers with proceeds going to

Huron Valley resident high school scholarships as well as library contri-butions.

Our second fundrais-er will be our 17th An-nual Garden Walk on June 15. Information on both events can be found on Facebook and Pinterest under Milford Garden Club.

We are a branch of Women’s National Farm and Garden Association and always welcome new members. We look for-ward to seeing you May 11.

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Founder and owner, Mary Grace Charter provides one-on-one care to seniors in the comfort of their homes. Services are customized to accommodate client’s needs with shifts ranging from 2 hours to 24/7. “Some clients can’t be left alone. We provide up to 24/7 care and take care of a variety of needs such as meal preparation, med reminders, assistance with grooming and dressing. Caregivers encourage some form of physical and mental stimulation with each visit,” Charter said.“Most of our care is in their homes but when clients go into the hospital or rehab facility, we can go there as well. It is important that they have an advocate/friend,” Charter said. “Our caregivers bring comfort and encouragement to their clients who are sometimes uneasy with their circumstances.”

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them something to look forward to” Charter said. “People are lonely and their families have busy lives. Once we meet someone, we become their new best friend. We can’t sell friendship but that’s really what it is.”

The award-winning business covers Oakland and Wayne County primarily but also serves Livingston County as well. “We are proud to be the People’s Choice Award winner for the 4th consecutive year. Our caregivers stand

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Women’s Care in West Oakland County: Complete Health Services at DMC

Every woman deserves skilled, knowledgeable treatment, delivered in a beautiful environment that combines sublime comfort with state-of-the art capabilities. One area hospital lives up to that high standard: DMC Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital, a Detroit Medical Center Hospital, staffed with leading wom-en’s care physicians and partnered with DMC Hutzel Women’s Hospi-tal, the state’s first and only hospital just for women.

Obstetrics - The Merle and Shir-ley Harris Birthing Center at DMC Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital has earned a reputation as one of the ar-ea’s best obstetrics programs. Wide-ly regarded for our highly trained staff and our extensive capabilities, we’re also favored by mothers for our decidedly personal approach. DMC is also the first in the region to offer expectant mothers a free pregnancy tracking smartphone application – just search for Mobile Maternity in your phone’s applica-tion marketplace.

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Mammography – The Sinai Cen-ter for Women at DMC Huron Valley-Sinai offers both standard and digital mammography. Digital mammography is similar to film mammography in that both use

X-rays and compression to produce an image or picture of the breast. With digital mammography, the images appear on the computer, rather than on X-ray film. This pro-cess is similar to the way a digital camera functions with the ability to enhance or magnify a particular area.

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Create clean blood that continuously sup-plies wonderful nutri-ents right to the doorway of each and every cell in your body and you’re well on your way to hav-ing beautiful skin.

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Sitting on top of your kidneys are your wal-nut-sized adrenals. Often called the “workhorses” of the body, they make many essential hormones including pregnenolone, DHEA, estrogen, proges-terone and testosterone. Healthy hormones are an essential ingredient when seeking energy and beautiful skin.

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Wills & trusts: What You Think You Know (But Really Don’t)

As a family estate planning attorney, clients often come to me with ideas about wills & trusts that they learned from friends, neighbors, and the internet. I’ve come to realize that a lot of peo-ple think they know about wills & trusts - but they don’t. Unfortunately, most people don’t ever find out they don’t know, because by the time it comes to light, it’s simply too late. Here are some frequently misunderstood facts about wills & trusts:

1. A will is, essentially, your ticket into probate court. Many people think that if they have a will, they will avoid probate.

Everything that your will says is complete-ly public. Even worse, any property that passes through a will is public record. This can be bad for those left behind, because even the most sen-sible people, when in the grieving process, may be vulnerable to predators.

All property that passes through a will, and therefore through probate court, is subject to any and all debt that you have during your life. I tell my clients, “Probate is a lawsuit you file against yourself, with your own money, on behalf of your creditors.” What this means is your creditors, not your family, often gets first dibs on your property.

A will only controls what you own in your sole name when you die. If you have assets that are jointly owned, or have beneficiary designations (IRA’s, 401k’s, bank accounts) the property pass-es directly to that person, even if you didn’t mean

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On the other hand, a trust, if written proper-ly, is your rulebook. It gives your family your rules for life, disability, and death.

A trust remains pri-vate. Any property in the trust passes the way you specifically want it to, based on the rules you set in it.

A revocable living trust is like an “open box” - it does not pro-vide asset protection to you during your life (but it can provide as-set protection for your beneficiaries after your death).

You may name a guardian of your minor child in a will or a trust

if something happens to you. That being said, re-gardless of how you name a guardian, there is a court process that must happen to make it fully legal. Naming guardians in advance makes the likelihood of your child(ren) going to who you want much, much higher (unless the person you nominate is simply not appropriate).

10. Irrevocable trusts may actually be written in a way that allows the grantor (you) to retain control of the trust - unlike the way irrevocable trusts worked in the past. Even better, a properly written irrevocable trust can provide asset pro-tection to you during life - unlike a revocable liv-ing trust.

11. A trust that isn’t funded properly isn’t worth the paper it’s written on. There are a lot of people out there that have trusts and think that they are covered. If your property isn’t titled properly into the trust, it’s not a part of the trust and will be subject to probate.

--Milford attorney Nicole Wipp specializes in estate planning for families and the elderly. She firmly believes that education is a necessary component in estate planning for everyone.

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It has happened to all of us, we leave the house in a rush to get to work, church, the kid’s soc-cer game thinking we have all the bases covered just to discover that half way there that we forgot something. Irritating, stressful, disappointing, everyone is on edge because you’re running late and Billy forgot his soccer ball and shoes, again! Sound familiar?

Well don’t despair because YOU are in charge, and with some professional help in planning your mudroom area you can fix this and prove that yes you are super parents!

Most homes do not have enough storage ar-eas and typically the door your family enters the house through most often can be the bottleneck of your life.

Most homeowners enter through the laundry room/mudroom 98% of the time ..... who uses the front door? That being the case your mud-room/laundry area may look like a hoarder’s par-adise it’s in there somewhere. As most everything is parked, thrown and left to perish in this area and you want sanity in your life then you need to seek help in designing this space from a profes-sional designer.

The mudroom is a critical area for storage that most home do not have, your 4ft closet just doesn’t cut it. Having a mud room that is large enough to organize and store everything you need as you head out the door can lead to a won-derful life. You may need to add a small addition or better yet reconfigure your overall house floor plan. Either way here are a few items that you may want to consider:

Your Children: Having a bench for your chil-dren to sit down on put on or take their shoes with an area below to store all the shoes, coat hooks above the bench (Kid’s don’t use hangers ..... their busy) with tall storage cabinets nearby to store sports equipment, shoe racks, book bags and whatever now you know where everything is.

Your Pets: Dogs can drag a lot of mud throughout your house. If space allows a

fiberglass shower pan with a hand held rinse will keep Fi-do’s dirt in the

mudroom. How about a space for the dog’s food and water dish, the 50 Ib bag of food, his brushes and all the incidental items he needs. Whatever the pet is, all of these items can be easily planned for and stored away out of site with a little planning.

Message Center: Ok where are the keys? Having a land-ing space where everything is dumped, neatly mind you, will make your life easier. This would also be a good area for a message center, key hooks and a writing surface for quick notes to remember all the stuff you need to remember when you go out the door, like Milk!

Closet space: Having a large closet with enough room for all the family members’ coats, gloves, scarves, shoes and boots is a must. You may find yourself rotating the items in this closet as our seasons change, a cedar closet in a dry basement is a wonderful 2nd closet. Do not store anything else other than what you plan for in this closet.

Floor: I would suggest a ceramic or porce-lain tile floor as they are both durable and easily cleaned.

Purge: If you haven’t used something in quite awhile do you really need it? Get in the habit of donating old items that you no longer need and you will find that you have a lot more space for the items you do use.

All in all a well planned mudroom can make your life a lot easier ..... and yes you will be super

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Mother’s Day Contest WinnerMother’s Name – Cindy Schlussel Lives in – White LakeSubmitted by: Thanatchaphorn FongkhamMother’s day is every day for me. Mother is one of the people that I will always give respect and

love because mother is the most important person in my life. She is the one that takes care of me without wanting anything back no matter what, and for me I feel really lucky to have two mothers. Both of my mothers are the best women in the world. My name is Thanatchaphorn Fongkham or you can call me Fong. I’m an exchange student with the EF Foundation from Thailand. This is my first time in the United States and I have been here for about eight months now. I live in White Lake with my awesome host mom, Cindy Schlussel. She is like my second mother; she is the best host mom I could ever ask for. She gives suggestions and supports me on everything I choose to do. She’s always there by my side and makes me feel comfortable in situations whether I’m happy or sad. I have a really great time with her. We have shared so many things, we laughed, we cried, we smiled and we do a lot of things together. I have learned so much from her. For this mother’s day, I want to say thank you so much for everything she has done. I don’t know if I would have had a chance to come here and have this great experience in America without her. You will always stay in my heart. I will never forget you. I LOVE YOU!

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I miss my mother everyday, but I cannot wait to have here back in Milford again!

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Members of the Highland Garden Guild gathered under sunny skies on Earth Day, April 22 to break ground for Highland’s “Community Garden.” Highland Township Supervisor Rick Hamill, Heidi Bey from the Highland Adult Activity Center and Leonard Czuchra manned the shovels to officially break ground for the garden.

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The Walled Lake Central baseball team beat Brigh-ton 5-3 under sunny skies at home as pitcher Bret Gus-tafson fired a 2 hitter for the Vikings. Gustafson was in control the entire way as he struck out 9 to raise hi re-cord to 2-0. All 3 of Brigh-ton’s runs were unearned as the Viking defense commit-ted 4 errors.

The Viking offense had only 5 hits but took advan-tage of each hit to put 5 runs on the board for their second win of the season. The Vikings (2-0) took ad-vantage of their 5 hits led by Tyler Davis who went 2 for 3. Catcher Kevin O’Malley had two RBI’s and was out-standing behind the plate as he made two great catches on foul pop ups.

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Walled Lake Central tops Brighton 5-3

Above - Walled Lake Central’s Brendon O’Malley with a ground ball single for the Vikings in the 5-3 victory over Brighton. RIGHT - Bret Gustafson with the fast ball strike to lead Walled Lake Cen-tral to a 5-3 win over Brighton in a KLAA cross over game on Monday, April 22 at Walled Lake Central.


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Lakeland Varsity Softball beat Walled Lake North-ern 3-0 in five innings. The game was called due to the weather. The second game was not played.

Madison Burgess went 3-3 at the plate, helping Lakeland Varsity to a 3-0 victory over Walled Lake Northern on Wednesday at Walled Lake Northern.

LHS 3 vs. L’Anse Creuse 1Selena Hicks looked

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LHS 2 vs. Eisenhower 1Kelly Merkle went 2-3

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LHS 9 vs. Dakota 1 Lakeland Varsity shut

the door early on Dakota, capturing a 9-1 victory at Anchor Bay High School. With seven runs in the first three innings, Lakeland Varsity left no doubt about the eventual outcome.

LHS 0 vs. Anchor Bay 1

Selena Hicks both hit and pitched well for Lakeland Varsity, but it wasn’t enough as Lakeland Varsity fell to Anchor Bay 1-0 at Anchor Bay High School on Sun-day. Lakeland Varsity was led by Hicks’ hitting. Hicks went 2-3. She singled in the fourth and sixth innings

Lakeland was runner-up in the Anchor Bay Tourna-ment.

WALLED LAKE CENtRALWLC 2 vs. Pinckney 0

The winning pitcher was freshman pitcher Kaitlyn Woschlager. Her season debut was a scoreless, one hitter through 7 complete innings. With two runners on in the 5th, Rachael Ja-nettee hit a double to score the two runs.

WLC 12 vs. WLW 6 The offense was lead by

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Morgan was 3-3, with 3 singles and one stolen base and 2 runs scored. Kennedy Crawford was 3-4, with 2 singles and one double and 2 RBIs, 2 runs scored.

WLC 12 vs. Brighton 8WLC had 16 hits on

the game with Kaitlyn Wolschlager and Emma Klaserner leading the way both going 3-4 with 3 singles each. Emma also had 2 RBI’s. Leaha Ferriby was 2-4 with a single and double, 2 RBIs. Also Ra-chael Janettee was 2-4, with 2 singles and 1 RBI. Kaitlyn Wolschlager was the win-ning pitcher.

WLC 14 vs. Brighton 4Again WLC had 15 hits

in just 5 innings played. Kaitlyn Wolschlager was 3-3, with one single and two doubles and 1 RBI. Also, hitting for Central was Hannah Haas who was 3-4, with 3 sin-gles and 1RBI and Mackenzie Bonar who was 2-3, with one single and two doubles, and 1 RBI.

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The Milford Mavericks varsity baseball team put on a stunning of-fensive display in a wild 21-11 win at Water-ford Kettering on Monday night. The Mavericks (3-0) had 16 hits

in in the comeback victory, including home runs from sophomore Kyle Valden (3-5, 6 RBIs) and senior Jake Lee (3-5, 3 RBIs).

Senior Josh Corey also led the offensive attack with 4 hits, including 2 doubles and 3 RBIs. The Maver-icks opened up a 7-1 lead behind solid pitching from Junior Alex Butkovich, but Kettering bounced back with 2 unearned runs in the 4th before scoring 8 runs in the bottom of the 5th to take an 11-7 lead. The Mav-ericks committed 4 errors in the two frames.

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Walled Lake Northern hosted Walled Lake North-ern in boy’s lacrosse on April 13, with WLN win-ning 9-4. Zach Schroll had 2 goals and 3 assists, Cale Kaczmarek had 2 goals and 1 assist, Alex Holm had 2 goals and 1 assist, Dan Diffenderfer had 2 goals, Anthony Giacona had 1 goal and 2 assists, and Jack Gosselin had one goal. Doug Scott had 11 saves. Alex Holm was 14/17 on face offs.

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Wednesday March 20 Lakeland vs. Hartland can-celed due to weather, was rescheduled for April 13 at Hartland.

Wednesday March 27 Lakeland vs. Milford at Mil-ford non-league game; The Milford Mavericks welcomed there rivals the Lakeland Eagles.

The game started off with high intensity and highly attacking soccer. It was the Lakeland Eagles who looked more dangerous in attacking and looked more likely to score in the open-ing minutes. After a series of shots and chances it was senior Megan Kalanik who opened the scoring after an assist from senior Morgan Kroezen. The eagles went into the half with the 1 goal lead. Within the first 10 minutes of the second half it was the Mavericks who equalized off a free kick to tie the game at 1 a piece. The Eagles continued to play there possession game controlling the ball and attacking from all different angles helping them to cre-ate multiple chances during the second half. With outstanding goal keeping from the Mavericks goal-keeper the game finished at a 1-1 result.

Tuesday April 9 Lakeland vs. Waterford Mott at Wa-

terford Mott league game; The Eagles traveled to Mott knowing the intensity of this game preparing to bring the win back to Lake-land. It was forward senior Megan Kalanik who took a shot with the left foot to the far post that seemed to bounce right off the post. Moments later it was the Eagles who struck the post once again. Thunder and lighting was seen so both teams had to take a 30 minute break before resum-ing the game. Waterford Mott came out strong in the second part of the first half catching the Eagles off guard with their fast count-er attacking style of play. The half ended at 0-0.

Second half of the game was back in the Eagles favor . After a few chances and a great save from Motts goalie the game finished 18 minutes later due to thun-der and lighting seeing the competition between Wa-terford Mott and Lakeland Eagles at a tie 0-0. Record for League play is 0-01, overall 0-0-2

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• 2,480 Sq ft, 3 bed, 2.5 Ba, FF master suite• Vaulted great rm -fp, formal dining, bonus room

• Walkout bsmt, 3 car, sub pool & clubhouse# 213013425 • EXT. #251

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CUTE & CLEAN RANCH HOMEON FENCED LOT

• 3-4 Bedrooms, kitchen-appliances, library/den • Living/dining room combo with hardwood floor

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• Vaulted Mstr Ste, FF Laundry, Elevated Deck#213038654 • EXT. #277

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NEW CONSTRUCTION WITH 109’ OF SHORELINE ON PRISTINE FOLEY LAKE

• 2,919 Sq ft + 9’w/o, 4 bed + bonus rm, 3.5 Bath• 2 Story great rm-fp, dining rm, granite kitchen

• FF master suite, FF laundry, 3 car garage#213020255 • EXT. #222

WHITE LAKE

$379,900

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• 2,612 Sf, 4 bed, 2.5 bath, formal living & dining• 2 Story family room-FP, granite kitchen, library

• Cathedral mstr-jet tub, 2nd f laundry, 3 car#213027714 • EXT. #247

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$324,900

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• 2,688 sq. ft., 4 Bed, 2.5 Bath, Living & Dining Rms• 2 Story Family Room Fireplace, Granite Kitchen• Deck, Cathedral Master Suite, FF Laundry, 3 car

#213031403 • EXT. #267

$309,900

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#213030702 • EXT. #248

$309,900

COMMERCE

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#213031803 • EXT. #293

COMMERCE

$449,900

127’ OF BULLARD WATERFRONT GORGEOUS TREED .43 ACRE LOT

• 2,116 sq ft & Walkout, 4 Bed, 3.5 Bath, Granite, • Hardwood, Wet Bar, Part Fin. WO & Appliances,

• Circle Dr., Decking, Patio & FF Laundry#213031602 • EXT. #234

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#213039415 • EXT. #296

$199,900

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CEDAR ISLAND LAKE OWN PIECE OF PARADISELive the sporting life..ski, swim, fish - Right from the convenience of you All-Sports Cedar Island Lake waterfront home! 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1814 sq. ft. Maple cabinetry t/o kitchen w/ door wall leading to spacious deck, formal living, family room w/ fireplace, oversized 2 car garage on huge corner lot! $269,900 MLS:213000713

Christine Atkinson

GREEN LAKE - HIGHLY PRIZED SETTINGNew England style home featuring huge heated Florida room over looking 93” of natural sandy beach front. 2 master suites, 4 full baths, + 2 half baths. 3474 sq. ft. Rec room w/ wet bar, 3 fireplaces, finished walkout basement & 3+ car garage w/ workshop! $624,900 MLS:213012335

QUALITY BUILTQuality built home w/ over 5,000 sq. ft. 5 bedrooms, 3 baths, Brazilian Cherry hardwood floors, Granite countertops, open floor plan, highly sought after neighborhood of Bocovina, & award winning Walled Lake Schools. $382,900 MLS:213030177

CEDAR ISLAND LAKE VACANT PROPERTY

3 acre vacant parcel on All-Sports Cedar Island Lake featuring frontage on the main lake canal & Huron River. Located between 326 &334 Vista Terrace. Endless Possibilities!!! $139,900 MLS#: 213026902

HIGHLAND TWP.Prestwick village golf community professionally decorated former model home has many upgrades and features including; first floor master w/ jetted tub; hardwood floors; large chef’s kitchen with island and solid surface counters; crown moldings and custom built in cabinetry. $329000.

HARTLAND TWP.Majestic setting for this beautiful custom home located on the 13th fairway of Dunham Hills. 4 Bedrooms, 4 full baths and 2 half baths. First floor master, great room, large family kitchen with hearth room and informal dining. Beautiful decks overlook the golf course. 3 car garage w/bath and walk out lower level includes a finished bath.

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It’s spring time and houses are moving fast! The supply of available homes for sale is at a 13 year low. Home prices have been steadily rising each month in the past year. This means that sellers can take advantage of higher sales prices and buyers can take advantage of low interest rates. What a great time to buy and sell! Contact us to find out how we can help you with your real estate needs.

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Spring Art & Craft Show Clarkston High School (located at 6093 Flemings Lake Road in Clarkston) will be having their spring art and craft show May 4 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Come shop for Mother’s Day. Entry fee is $2 for adults and children 12 and under are admitted fee. Portion of the proceeds go to Clarkston Athletics. For additional information please call 989-781-9165 or 989-681-4023.

Spring Rummage Sale May 2-4 Waterford Central Methodist Church is having a rummage sale May 2 from 1 to 7 p.m., Friday May 3 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday May 4 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The Waterford Central United Meth-odist Church is located at 3882 Highland Rd. For more information please call 248-681-0040.

Garden Party May 18th Williams Lake Church of the Naz-arene (located at 2840 Airport Rd. in Waterford) is hosting their annual Garden Party on May 18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Come and enjoy their art gallery full of beautiful landscape paintings. There will be vendors and unique crafts available for purchase. Admission is $1. Drawing for $10 gift certificates toward the purchase of any item at one of the booths will be done. Booths are available by emailing Diane at [email protected]

Keller Williams Red Day Keller Williams is having a RED Day for the whole month of May. RED (Renew, Energize, and Donate) is an initiative dedicated to celebrating Keller Williams Realty’s year-round commitment to improving our local communities. The office is located at 2900 Union Lake Rd. Suite 210, Commerce Township. The office will be collecting canned goods and gently

used clothing from May 1 - May 31 with the big push on May 9.The times are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Saturday and 10 – pm on Sunday.

Highland Adult Activity Center Craft Fair May 18 The Highland Adult Activity Center (located at 209 N. John Street in Highland) is having a spring craft fair and treasure trunk sale on Saturday May 18 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Indoor craft tables are $25 each and outside spaces are $20 each. For more information or to book your space call Edna/Heidi at 248-887-1707.

VAN GO TOURS May 9 Van Go Tours will be heading for a tour on May 9 to Pewable Pottery tour and hands on workshop. The fee for this tour will $27 a person and will be leav-ing HVCA (Huron Valley Council of the Arts.) Van Go Tours are a series of group trips to arts and cultural locations and events throughout Michigan. For more in-formation and to RSVP for the tour please call the HVCA office at 248-889-8660.

GENEALOGY RESEARCH MAY 4 On May 4 at the Milford Public Li-brary you can learn how to get started with your genealogy research. Do you want to know more about your family’s history, but don’t know where to start? Discover useful library resources, online sites and even how stuff from your attic can jump-start your journey to the past. Aimed at beginners, but anyone with an interest in genealogy is welcome to attend. Please call 248-684-0845 for more information.

Rummage Sale May 9,10, 11 The Milford United Methodist Church (1200 Atlantic Street, Milford) is having a rummage sale on Thursday, May

9 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday, May 10 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday May 11 from 9 a.m. to noon. We will be selling good quality used items including: baby items, small appliances, furniture, books, CD’s, clothing, toys, electronics and much more. Please call 248-684-2798 for more information.

Clifford Smart Middle School May 8On May 8 at the Clifford Middle school, a free sensory processing and behavior workshop at 6 p.m. The event will take place in the media center at Clifford Smart Middle School located at 8500 Commerce Rd, Commerce. RSVP to Sandy Josephson at 248-956-3581 by May 6.

Business 2 Business EXPO May 9 Save the date for the 2013 Business 2 Business EXPO on May 9 from 5 to 8 p.m. This will be the year’s premier opportunity to network with over 300 attendees. The EXPO is open to the public.

LaFontaine Automotive Group is hosting the event at their Highland deal-ership. Refreshments and food “tastes” will be provided. A business booth is $50 for Huron Valley Chamber members and $75 for non-members. To reserve a booth, email [email protected]. For sponsor-ship opportunities, please email [email protected]

2013 White Lake Farmers’ Market Entertainment If you have a hidden talent and would love to show it off singing, dancing, there’s no better place than the White Lake Farmers’ Market. The market is held every Saturday starting May 4 until October 5 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The market is located at Lakeland High School. For more infor-mation please call Kevin at 248-755-1195.

Tot Time: Mudpies for Mom, Saturday, May 4 At Indian Springs there will be a Mudpies for Mom event. This event takes place on May 4 at 10 a.m. at the Environ-mental Discovery Center. Children will get their hands dirty making mom a master-piece! Fee: $5 per person. Preregistration required by calling 248-625-7280. For ages 3 to 5 years. Dress to mess!

2nd Hawkeye Hike May 5 Muir Middle School will be hosting its 2nd Hawkeye Hike on Sunday, May 5. The funds raised at this event will be used to support Muir’s Special Education Com-munity-based program. Any questions about sponsorship opportunities can be directed to Erin Welsh @ (248) 496-8499.Everyone is welcome to attend... running or walking!

Kensington Metropark May 3 “Calling All Owls,” Friday, May 3 at 8:30 p.m. at the Nature Center. Owls, mysterious and fascinating birds, are often misunderstood. Join an interpreter and separate fact from fiction followed by a walk in search of resident screech owls. Fee: $5 per person. Preregistration required call 810-227-8910. For ages 6 and older.

Waterfall Jewelers Anniversa-ry Ribbon Cutting May 3 Join members from Hartland, Holly, Huron Valley, Lakes and Waterford Cham-bers as well as the Highland White Lake Business Association for the Waterfall J Anniversary Ribbon Cutting on May 3 at 340 Town Center Blvd, White Lake at 12 p.m. The event will be celebrating their 3-year anniversary. Snacks and refresh-ments will be provided.

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Wednesday, May 01, 2013 • B3

NOTICECITY OF WIXOM

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that nominating petitions for the City General Election scheduled to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2013 are available at the City Clerk’s Office, 49045 Pontiac Trail, Wixom, Michigan 48393.

At this election, there shall be elected:

One (1) MayorThree (3) City Council MembersTwo (2) Library Board TrusteesOne (1) Library Board Trustee - Partial Term

The deadline for filing nominating petitions with the City Clerk is 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14, 2013, at which time a determination will be made as to whether it will be necessary to conduct a primary on August 6, 2013.

Persons with questions concerning the matter of nominating petitions should address them to the City Clerk’s Office (248-624-4557) during regular business hours.

Catherine Buck, City Clerk S.C. 5-1-2013

Huron Valley Schools will be receiving bids for the following bid package:

New Lockers – White Lake Middle School

There will be a pre-bid meeting on Thursday, May 2, 2013 at 3:30 PM at White Lake Middle School, 1450 Bogie Lake Road, White Lake, MI 48383. Bid documents are available online at http://www.hvs.org/bids/ or by going to the District’s web site, www.hvs.org and clicking on Quick Links, then selecting Bid Registration & Information.

Sealed bids should be submitted to Sandra Elka, Supervisor of Purchasing, Huron Valley Schools, 2390 S. Milford Rd., Highland, MI 48357. Bids are to be submitted no later than 10:00 AM local time Thursday, May 9, 2013. The District will not consider or accept a bid received after the date and time specified for bid submission. Bids will be publicly opened immediately following the close of receiving bids. No oral, email, telephonic or telegraphic proposals shall be considered.

In compliance with MCL 380.1267, the bid shall be accompanied by a sworn and notarized statement disclosing any familial relationship that exists between the owner or any employee of the bidder and any member of the board, or the superintendent of the school district. The bid shall also be accompanied by a sworn and notarized statement disclosing whether the bidder is an Iran Linked Business in compliance with PA 517 of 2012. The Board shall not accept a bid that does not include these sworn and notarized disclosure statements.

Certified check or Bid Bond by an approved surety company must accompany each proposal in an amount not less than 5% of the bid amount. Price proposal shall be good for a period of no less than 60 days from the bid date, unless otherwise noted.

The Board reserves the right to waive any irregularities, reject any or all bids, or accept any bid when in the opinion of the Board such action will best serve the District’s interest

Bonnie BrownSecretary, Board of Education

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDSHURON VALLEY SCHOOLS

HIGHLAND, MI 48357

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PUBLIC HEARING VILLAGE OF WOLVERINE LAKE

PLANNING COMMISSION The Village of Wolverine Lake Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. in the Village Hall Council Chambers located at 425 Glengary, Wolverine Lake, MI 48390 to consider the following request for rezoning of property.

The property owner is requesting rezoning of the property at 3025 S. Commerce Rd., Wolverine Lake, MI 48390 (17-23-101-014). The parcel is located just south of E. Oakley Park Road. The request is to rezone the parcel from its current zoning classification of C-2 Community Shopping Center District to RM-1 Multifamily Residential District for the purpose of developing this site into multifamily residential dwellings.

The purpose of this public hearing will be to receive public input on the rezoning request. The complete application can be reviewed at the Village Hall during normal business hours (Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.). Written comments will also be received at the above address during normal business hours.

S.C. 5-1-2013

2013 LAKES AREA #3 SANITARY SEWER INDIVIDUAL HOOK-UP

SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: The Village Council of the Village of Wolverine Lake, Oakland County, Michigan, will meet at a regular meeting on Wednesday,

May 8, 2013, at 7:00 p.m., in the Council Room of the Village Hall, located at 425 Glengary Road, Wolverine Lake, Michigan 48390-1404, to review

the Special Assessment Roll for the 2013 Lakes Area #3 Sanitary Sewer Individual Hook-Up Special Assessment District (see detailed information

below) and to hear and receive comments from the public and affected property owners. The Special Assessment Roll can be inspected at the office of

the Village Clerk located at 425 Glengary Road, Wolverine Lake, Michigan 48390-1404 (phone # 248-624-1710).

17-22-358-007 17-22-429-001 17-22-436-002 17-23-351-032 17-27-202-012

17-22-404-010 17-22-430-001 17-22-436-006 17-27-103-031 17-27-202-029

17-22-405-019 17-22-431-012 17-22-436-010 17-27-103-036 17-27-202-030

17-22-426-017 17-22-431-019 17-23-301-015 17-27-156-028 17-27-226-002

17-22-427-014 17-22-432-002 17-23-301-016 17-27-201-013 17-28-235-016

17-22-427-015 17-22-432-004 17-23-301-024 17-27-201-014 17-28-277-006

17-27-229-003 17-28-277-021

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE: In order to appeal the amount of any special assessment, affected owners or parties with an interest must protest

the proposed assessment. This may be done by appearing in person at the hearing, having an agent appear at the hearing on behalf of an owner or

party in interest or by filing a protest by the hearing date, by letter addressed to the Village Clerk at the above address. An owner or party having an

interest in the real property affected by the special assessment may file a written appeal of the special assessment with the state tax tribunal within 30

days after the confirmation of the special assessment roll if that special assessment is protested at the hearing held for the purpose of confirming the

special assessment roll.

Sharon A. Miller, Village Clerk

Village of Wolverine Lake

EXHIBIT B

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

VILLAGE OF WOLVERINE LAKE

VILLAGE COUNCIL

SCN: 05.1.2013

WHITE LAKE TOWNSHIPDRAFT RECREATION PLAN FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT

A complete draft of the White Lake Township Recreation Plan Update is available for public review and comment starting Monday, May 6th 2013 through Tuesday, June 4th 2013. Copies of the draft can be viewed at the White Lake Township Hall, 7525 Highland Road, during regular business hours, and at the Dublin Senior Center, 685 Union Lake Road. The plan will also be available for review on the Townships website: www.whitelaketwp.com. A public hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. at the White Lake Township Hall, 7525 Highland Road, White Lake MI 48383. The purpose of the public hearing is to receive comments on the Draft Recreation Plan prior to adoption by the Township Board. Written comments will be accepted by the Township Community Development Department. Oral comments will be heard during the meeting.

S.C. 5-1-2013

White Lake TownshipNOTICE OF BIDDERS

White Lake Township is seeking bids to demolish two homes in White Lake. Specifications for demolition are available in the Building Department. Bids will be accepted through May 6th at 4pm. Homes to be demolished are at 377 Lakeview and 1408 Caprice.

Terry Lilley, C.M.C.White Lake Township

S.C. 5-1-2013

CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF WHITE LAKE OAKLAND COUNTY, MICHIGAN

NOTICE OF CONSIDERATION

ORDINANCE NO. 71 OMNIBUS CRIMINAL ORDINANCEORDINANCE NO. 75 GROUP ANNUITY PLAN ORDINANCEORDINANCE NO. 98 MASSAGE REGULATION ORDINANCE

ORDINANCE NO. 99 LIQUOR CONTROL ORDINANCEORDINANCE NO. 129 FEE ORDINANCE

Notice is hereby given that at a regular board meeting on April 16, 2013 the Charter Township of White Lake introduced amendments to White Lake Township Ordinances No. 71 the Omnibus Criminal Ordinance, Ordinance No. 75 the Group Annuity Plan Ordinance, Ordinance No. 98 the Massage Regulation Ordinance, Ordinance No. 99 the Liquor Control Ordinance and Ordinance No. 129 the Fee Ordinance with final consideration to be made at the May 21, 2013 regular board meeting.

These proposed ordinance amendments have been posted in the White Lake Township Clerk’s Office at 7525 Highland Road, White Lake, MI and on the Township’s website at www.whitelaketwp.com.

Terry Lilley, CMCWhite Lake Township Clerk

S.C. 5-1-2013

Notice is hereby given of a public hearing by the White Lake Township Planning Commission on Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 7:00 P.M. at the White Lake Township Hall, 7525 Highland Road, White Lake, 48383, Oakland County, Michigan, to consider the following request for a Special Land Use Approval under Zoning Ordinance No. 58 – Section 4.8 Automobile Facilities for Heavy Repairs.

Property described under parcel number 12-22-252-020 (10325 Highland Rd) located on the south side of Highland Road, just east of Teggerdine, consisting of approximately 1.54 acres, currently zoned Light Manufacturing (LM)

Applicant is Stephen Alder, DBA Detroit Iron.Deed Holder is First Parker Reality.

Applicant is requesting to repair and sell motorcycles.

Persons interested are requested to be present. Pertinent information relative to this matter is on file at the Township Community Development Department and may be examined at any time during regular business hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Persons interested may visit the Community Development Department, contact the Community Development Department by telephone at 248-698-3300, ext. 163, or attend the Public Hearing on the date specified. Written comments are also welcome at the address above. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Clerk’s Office as least 5 days before the hearing.

Sean O’Neil, AICPPlanning Director

WHITE LAKE TOWNSHIPNOTICE OF

PUBLIC HEARING

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ORDINANCE NO. 135GRADING AND SURFACE DRAINAGE ORDINANCE

Notice is hereby given that at a regular board meeting on April 16, 2013 the Charter Township of White Lake adopted Ordinance No. 135, Grading and Surface Drainage Ordinance.

AN ORDINANCE TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND GENERAL WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE OF THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF WHITE LAKE BY ESTALISHING REGULATIONS FOR GRADING AND SURFACE DRAINAGE IN CONNECTION WITH CONSTRUCTION THROUGHOUT THE TOWNSHIP; AND TO PROVIDE FOR PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION.

THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF WHITE LAKE ORDAINS:

ARTICLE I TITLEARTICLE II PURPOSEARTICLE III DEFINITIONSARTICLE IV GRADING REGULATIONSARTICLE V PENALTIESARTICLE VI SEVERABILITYARTICLE VII REPEALERARTICLE VIII SAVINGS CLAUSEARTICLE IX EFFECTIVE DATEARTICLE X ADOPTIONARTICLE XI REPEALERARTICLE XII EFFECTIOVE DATEARTICLE XIII ADOPTION

This Ordinance will be in effect seven (7) days after publication. A full and complete text of the foregoing Ordinance is available for puchase or inspection at the office of the Township Clerk at 7525 Highland Road, White Lake, Michigan during regular hours from 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. Monday through Friday, except holidays


CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF WHITE LAKEOAKLAND COUNTY, MICHIGAN

NOTICE OF ADOPTION

SCN: 05.1.2013

ORDINANCE NO. 136FIREWORKS SAFETY ACT ORDINANCE

Notice is hereby given that at a regular board meeting on April 16, 2013 the Charter Township of White Lake adopted Ordinance No. 136, Fireworks Safety Act Ordinance.

AN ORDINANCE TO CONTROL THE USE AND DISCHARGE OF FIREWORKS AND OTHER EXPLOSIVE AND FLAMMABLE COMPOUNDS, CHEMICALS, AND DEVICES USED IN CONNECTION THEREWITH.

THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF WHITE LAKE ORDAINS:

ARTICLE I TITLEARTICLE II PURPOSEARTICLE III DEFINITIONSARTICLE IV PROHIBITIONSARTICLE V PERMITSARTICLE VI COST RECOVERYARTICLE VII INSURANCEARTICLE VIII PENALTYARTICLE IX SEVERABILITYARTICLE X REPEALERARTICLE XI SAVINGS CLAUSEARTICLE XII EFFECTIOVE DATEARTICLE XIII ADOPTION

This Ordinance will be in effect seven (7) days after publication. A full and complete text of the foregoing Ordinance is available for puchase or inspection at the office of the Township Clerk at 7525 Highland Road, White Lake, Michigan during regular hours from 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. Monday through Friday, except holidays


CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF WHITE LAKEOAKLAND COUNTY, MICHIGAN

NOTICE OF ADOPTION

SCN: 05.1.2013

VILLAGE OF WOLVERINE LAKENOTICE OF ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

PUBLIC HEARINGNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Michigan Public Act 110 of 2006, the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act, as amended, the Village of Wolverine Lake Zoning Board of Appeals will consider the following appeals at their Regular Meeting on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at 425 Glengary, Wolverine Lake, Michigan 48390.ZBA CASE #13-615 Greg Beattie 2300 Ventura, Wolverine Lake, MI 48390 17-22-451-040 BASIS FOR APPEAL: 1270.08 (b)(1) D. 1. 2. Fences in the required and un-required front and side yard cannot exceed 30 inch and 48 inch in height. A 72 inch fence is proposed.

Sharon A. MillerVillage Clerk

S.C. 5-1-2013

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FOR SALE

SCRAP METAL: Alumi-num $.30- .65 /lb. Cop-per $2.10- 2.70 /lb. Brass $1.00- $1.50 /lb Auto Rads $.90 - $1.20 /lb 1011 Decker Walled Lake Mann Metal Corp. 248-960-1200

Sealy Posturepedic Twin pillow top mattress, box springs and frame. Like new. $75.00. Call 248-624-2971

REAL EStAtE FOR SALE

HARTLAND! Private treed 3.44 acre setting w/this 4 bedroom Cape Cod. Offering 1931 sq. ft., nice kitchen w/island, french doors to deck from dining area, spacious living room. Unfinished bonus room, walk-out lower level & 2 car garage. Plus 30x40 wood barn. Hurry! $189,900. England Real Estate (248)887-9736

HARTLAND! Delightful 3 bedroom ranch on all sports Lake Tyrone. 1834 sq. ft., convenient kitch-en with appliances, dining area off living room with woodstove. 12x28 deck and 3 car garage. Paved drive. $218,500. England Real Estate (248)887-9736

HIGHLAND! Dunham Lake access w/this spectac-ular 1.5 story home situat-ed on 1 acre setting. Well planned with 3076 sq. ft. Gorgeous kitchen w/but-ler’s pantry, granite count-ers & terrazzo floor. Spa-cious great room w/2 story see through stone masonry fireplace. 1st floor master suite. 1338 sq. ft. in finished walk out lower level in-cludes family room w/fire-place & addl. 2 car garage/workshop. Extensive land-scaping. $489,000. England Real Estate (248)887-9736

GARAGE SALES

ANNUAL FRIENDS OF CAMP DEARBORN FLEA MARKET: 9am to 4pm May 18th at Camp Dear-born in Milford. Admission is $3.00 per vehicle Vendors space available Contact Cathie 313-204-4503

MOM TO MOM SALE: At Dublin Elementary School, located at 425 Farnsworth, White Lake. Saturday, May 18th 9am-2pm. $1 admis-sions at the door. If inter-ested in table rental Call 313-622-4076. $15 per 8 foot table.

SPRING RUMMAGE SALE: May 2-4th. Thursday 1-7pm, Friday 10-4pm, Sat-urday 9-12pm (BAG DAY). Waterford Central United Methodist Church. 248-681-0040

ESTATE SALE: May 2,3,4th, 10am to 4pm Household Items, Tools, Antiques, Collectables, Art Work and Display Cabi-nets. 9353 Beechcrest, off Fransworth, in White Lake

SUB WIDE GARAGE SALE: May 2,3,4th 9am to 4pm Crosscreek sub at Wise and Boogie Lake Rd. Lots of stuff!!!!

AUCtIONS

ABANDON CAR AUC-TION; 1989 BMW 325I CARBIO WHITE WBABB2302K8875091 MAY 6 10 AM 1237 EAST WEST MAPLE, WALLED LAKE 248-787-9994

ONLINE AUCTION; Start-ing: May 6 Ending: May 13 RJM Plymouth Location 695 Amelia Street Plym-outh, MI 48170 Inspect: May 6, 9-5 5 Classic Cars (23 Ford T-bucket, 31 Ford victoria, 31 Pontiac 6 cyl-inder, 32 Ford sedan, 69

Dodge coronet), trucks (digger derrick, crane, dump, 2 stake, 3 box, 3 pick-ups), vans, car, 1870s Hazelton grand piano, other antiques, a/v sound stage equip, dental equip, vending machines & much more! R.J. Montgomery & Assoc. Inc. 734-459-2323 www.rjmauctions.com

CARS/tRUCKS/MOtORCYCLES

UNWANTED AUTOS LLC: TOP $ paid for any: *Junk *Non running * Wrecked Cars $275 & up 248-467-0396

HARLEY SPORTSTER 1999, EVOLUTION: Very low miles, $4,600. Call Ronny at 248-887-5078

CAMPBELL’S TOWNG: Top dollar paid for junk Cars and Trucks and all other Iron. $275.00 and up. Call 248-698-1062 or 248-698-9473

BOAtS/OUtDOORS

DAVE’S MOBILE MA-RINE • Pontoon Hauling • Outboard, I/O Repair “We come to you“ • Buy & Sell Motors (248) 666-9248

PONTOON HAULING: Local & Long Distance Summer Storage $59.99 Snowmobiles, Trailers, Snow Plows, RV’s Fenced, Gated & Lighted. Spring Start Up and Repairs. Let us sell your Pontoon. Tom 248-681-4250 www.toms-pontoonservice.com

REAL EStAtE RENtALS

LOOKING TO SELL, PUR-CHASE OR RENT? Call Arlene, Keller Williams Re-alty. mihome4u.com. 248-912-4628. Sales / Purchases / Leasing and Relocation

APARTMENT FOR RENT: 1 Bedroom apartment for rent in the city of Milford. No pets. Heat and Water is included. Please call 248-477-9192

FOR LEASE: Retail Space 2,800 plus sq. ft.. $12.00 per sq. ft. plus . Located at 696 N. Pontiac Trail, Walled Lake 248-366-7044

LOOKING FOR SOME-ONE TO SHARE LIVING QUARTERS: Includes washer/ dryer, kitchen, bath, dish, Air, some stor-age. Located in Highland Greens. $350.00 a month. Call Bill 248-881-5018

HIGHLAND TOWNSHIP: 2 Bedroom. Newly reno-vated. Separate entrance. Patio. Wardlow and Duck Lake area. No Pets. No ap-plicant with felony convic-tions.$525.00 a month and a $525.00 security deposit. Call Andy 248-514-5858 or email at [email protected]

HARTLAND. Spacious 3 bedroom 2 bath home in Dunham Lake Es-tates. Basement & Garage. $1,650.00 monthly plus 1 ½ months security. England Real Estate (248)887-9736

tHINGS FOR FREE

FREE, 6 Person hot tub. U haul away. Works great. Call 248-318-2509

FREE: Upright Player Piano 41 rolls, Pump & Electric motor. Hammond Coun-cil Organ. Beautiful, runs great. You Haul. Call 248-586-5306

HELP WANtED

TEACHER AIDE/OFFICE: Need classroom experience. Part or Full time. Walled Lake/West Bloomfield area. Email resume to [email protected]

DIRECT CARE WORK-ERS OAKLAND COUN-TY: $8.25/hr South Lyon $9.00/hr DCW Certifi-cation (MORC,CLS,T-TI,Hazey) Current CPA/FA Certification. Valid MI DL w/no suspension history in past 3 years. Enhance, Inc. 248-979-4287 EMAIL RE-SUME: [email protected]

SEEKING EXPERIENCED & QUALIFIED LAND-SCAPERS; Maintenance crew leaders & laborers. Spray Technician. Instal-lation crew leaders, and laborers. Equipment opera-tors. Must have good driv-ing record. Call 248-477-9695 FJ Lafontaine & Sons .

NEW UPSCALE ASIAN FUSION RESTAURANT NOW HIRING! Servers, Bartenders, Busers, Dish-washers, Host/Hostesses, Kitchen Helpers, Chef with Sushi and Chinese Wok Experience. Apply with in at 42875 Grand River Ave, Novi or call 248-349-8989

CLEANERS: Must be ex-perienced and dependable. 25 hours per week. Pay is based on experience. Call 248-310-2952

CHIROPRACTIC ASSIS-TANT NEEDED: CA Ex-perience needed. Ethomas software, Caring, Health Minded, Multi-tasker, fax resume to 248-681-3891

EXPERIENCED GAR-DENER: Lawn Mainte-nance, Landscape Labor-ers, Crew Leaders Needed. Please email resume to: [email protected] or Fax to: 248-684-5272 For appointment call 248-684-5225

ROOFING LABORERS: Experienced or will train. Looking for hard workers that are dependable, reli-

able and must have own transportation. Call 248-390-0452

PART TIME MERCHAN-DIZER: Bread Company looking for part time mer-chandiser. Good job for retiree. Early mornings & must have transportation. Pay starts at $10 an hour plus gas reimbursement Fax resume or letter of interest to 313-952-2907

EXPERIENCED LAND-SCAPERS: Experience in all phases of landscaping. Drivers license a must. Chauffeur and or CDL a plus. $11.50 to $15 an hour. 2/5 years exp. $15 to $18 for Foremen or Crew Leaders. 5/7 years exp. 248-889-1491

COUNTER HELP: Union Lake Golf Course. Part time counter help. Apply in per-son at 8295 Wise Rd., Commerce 248-363-4666

Office Cleaning Evenings Monday thru Friday Novi Area Corporate Cleaning Group 248-313-9880

NOW HIRING HAIR STYLIST: Must have cos-metology licenses. Call Dee or Tom at 248-444-4501 / 248-499-6931 Or Call Salon at 248-889-2051

Assistant mechanic for Beacon Hill and Brentwood Golf Club. Experience a plus, to work on electric golf carts and golf course equip-ment. 40hrs/week, seasonal work. $10-11/hr. golf privi-leges included. Call Mickey at 248.684.1148

EXPERIENCED STONE AND SOLID SURFACE FABRICATORS, INSTALL-ERS, AND GENERAL LA-BOR: Impressive Marble and Granite in Brighton now hiring. Full time positions available 810-227-0434

APPLIANCE REPAIR

TONY’S APPLIANCE SERVICE Servicing All Ma-jor Appliances *Hot water

tank 248-360-0213248-698-8819

AttORNEY

FESSLER LAW CENTER: 40 yrs. Experience Special-izing in Chapter #7 and Chapter 13’s Bankruptcy. FREE CONSULATATION Collaborative Divorce & D.U.I.L.’s 248-666-4445 Richard D. Fessler – Attor-ney Former State Senator

(Debt Relief Counselor)

CABINEtRY

Elegant Woodworking *Mantels *Fireplace Sur-rounds *Furniture *Enter-tainment Center *Custom Cabinets *Crown Molding *Kitchen Cabinets *Custom

Bars Harold Canfield 2 4 8 - 3 6 3 - 3 8 0 4 e l e -

gant-woodworking.com

CEMENt/ CONCREtE

MARCUCCI CONSTRUCTION

30 plus years experience All concrete work

* Driveways * Footings * Brick and Block * Stamp and color

concrete, expose Agg. * Same location in Wixom for 35 Years * Licensed and Insured Tom 248-486-5900

C & G CEMENT Quality Workmanship Residential- Commercial In business

since 1970. STAMPED CONCRETE

DRIVEWAYS FOOTINGS

GARAGE FLOORS BLOCK WORK

FREE ESTIMATES Michael 248-363-4783 MILFORD LOCATION

248-684-5928

DOORS

THE DOOR STOP Since 1980 Garage door springs and door openers repaired

and/or replaced Call Anytime 248-624-4042

(cell) 248-640-6298

DRYWALL

R & D DRYWALL & PAINTING

*Hang & Finished *Small Repair *Texture Repair *Plaster Repair * Wet Sand

Ron 248-673-7665

ELECtRICIANS

MASTER ELECTRICIAN Insured & State Licensed 25 years experience. Prompt, Courteous Service. FREE ESTIMATES. ALL TYPES OF WORK Competitive

Prices 248-683-7985

EXCAVAtING

J.J.M. BACKHOESERVICE LLC

Backhoe service & land-scaping. 38 Years Experi-ence. Small or Large jobs. Fully insured. Free Esti-

mates. 248-624-6458

HANDY PERSON

DU-IT-ALL HOME CARE IMPROVEMENTS Try our refacing Kitchen specials. *Ceramic tile *Formica Tops & Kitchens *Exte-riors/ Interior Painting. *Complete basement and all other interior work, in-cluding electric, plumbing,

etc. Call Today! 248-891-7072

Licensed and Insured

**HONEY-DO** HANDY-MAN Honey-Do Lists: Elec.- Plumbing, Drywall – Painting, Carpentry – Tile, Finished Basements and Bathrooms CALL GARY

NOW 248-320-5360 OVER 20 yrs. Exp.

LICENSED & INSURED

D & S HOME REPAIRS REMODELING *Additions *Garages *Drywall *Paint-ing *Plumbing *Electrical *Tile *Marble *Kitchens *Baths *Basements *Decks 33 years... Licensed 248-

684-41-75 810-714-3058

TOTAL HOME SERVICE 35 years experience

* PLUMBING * HEATING * CARPENTRY

* DRYWALL * ELECTRICAL

* NEW SERVICE * KITCH-ENS * BATHS * CERAMIC TIILE “The job your hus-

band will do tomorrow.” 248-887-2366

HOME/ OFFICE CLEANING

COLLEEN’S CLEANING SERVICE is coming to your neighborhood BOOK YOUR SPRING CLEAN-ING NOW Residential/Commercial 20 years ex-perience *Insured *Lo-cal upon request. Call for FREE Quote or Questions

248-974-5104

LANDSCAPING

COLLEGE STUDENT: FULL LANDSCAPING

SERVICES INSURED Call Shawn Larkins

248-931-0295

LAWN/GARDEN SERVICE

ART OUTDOOR SER-VICE Spring Clean UP Weekly lawn service. Full landscape service. Shrub Trimming, Gutter Cleaning and Weeding Brush Re-

moval Call 248-625-5719

GRASS GROOMERS INC. Commercial and Residen-tial. Experienced and In-sured. For all your outdoor maintenance needs (spring cleanup, lawn service, mulch, and much more.) Family Owned & Operated. Call Today!! 248-926-9993.

grassgroomersinc.com

A.T. MAINTENANCE -Low-cost, Weekly Lawn Maintenance - Spring Clean Ups - Professional, Owner-Supervised Service

-Free Estimates (248) 804-6327

PAINtING/ DECORAtING

FARR’S PAINTING:Interior & Exterior Painting of all surfaces. Wood Re-pairs, Caulking, Staining. Drywall Repairs & Water Damage. Free power wash-ing w/ paint job. Farrsho-

meimprovement.com 248-477-7764248-345-3308

VS PAINTING WINTER SPECIAL

save 10% this season on exterior/ interior painting, drywall repair & wallpaper removal on small or big jobs. 25 years experience. Licensed and Insured. Same

day free estimates. 248-894-3239

POWER WASHING

FARR’S POWER WASH-ING: Deck Cleaning, Seal-ing & Staining. Deck Re-pairs & House Washing. Mold & Rust Removal. Ex-terior Painting, Brick Pav-

ers Cleaning & Sealing 248-345-3308 248-477-7764

Roofing

D & D ROOFING: *Spring Roofing Specials. Gutters, Gutter Guards, Siding,Sof-fits Windows and Trim.

Call Doug Dible 248-431-6243

ROOF REPAIRS:Missing shingles replaced. Chimney flashing resealed. Leaks stopped Vent stack flashing replaced. Complete roof inspection service.

Guaranteed work. 30 years experience.

Call Doug Miller 248-360-0344

SIDING/ tRIM

I.D.C. Home Service Siding, Trim & Soffit Guaranteed Professional Installation Lic./Ins. References Avail-able Bob 248-363-0589 www.idchomeservice.com

tILE

J.M. Tile & Marble Custom Work *Remodeling *Quali-ty Service *New Construc-tion *Repairs *Grout Seal-ing *Licensed and Insured John Miller 248-505-8865

jmtileandmarble.com

tRASH/ DEBRIS REMOVAL

Progressive Transportation Specializing in *Appliances *Furniture *Debris Remov-al *We haul cars too! Call anytime for estimates & great service 248-887-4892

tREE SERVICE

MAXON’S TREE SERVICE * Trimming * Tree Remov-al * Stump Grinding * Lot Clearing * Firewood & Wood chips “We deliver sand, gravel, top soil.” Li-censed & Insured Free Esti-

mates 248-887-2190

STUMP GRINDING AFFORDABLE

Free Estimates Prompt Ser-vice Fenced yard accessible

CALL 248-425-0155

KODIAK TREE SERVICE Trimming, Topping, and Removal. Landscaping and Land Clearing. Stump Re-moval. 30 Years experience. Free Estimates Insured 30 years experience Call 248-

921-9097

WAtERPROOFING

Dry Basements, LLCWe repair: *Poured Walls/Concrete Blocks *Wa-terproofing *Cracked or Bowed Wall *Foundation Repaired Replaced *Under-pinning *Crawl Space and Encapsulation *Licensed & Insured *Ron Heck, Builder

248-420-0116

WELLS

BOB WYCKOFF WELL SERVICE

“If you have questions, we have answers!”

*PUMPS *TANKS *WELL REPAIR 248-310-0917

Emergency Service Visa & MasterCard

[email protected]

McPherson WELL SERVICE

*PUMPS *TANKS *WELL REPAIR 2, 4, & 5 INCH

Emergency Service 7 days a week 2

48-363-6464 aquawells.com

All credit cards accepted

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