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The Novi Police Department is investigating a crash that killed two women early Tuesday morning, Sept. 23. The Novi Police and Fire departments were dispatched to the scene of a two-vehicle crash on eastbound Interstate 96 near the Beck Road exit at approximately 2:08 a.m. Upon arrival, they found an Acura sedan and a Kia Soul engulfed in flames in the left lane. “Preliminary investigation indicates the Acura was stopped in the left lane of eastbound I-96 due to a malfunction with the front driver-side tire,” Cmdr. Kristie Gruenwald, of the Novi Police Department, said in an email. “The Kia, also traveling eastbound, rear-ended the disabled Acura, resulting in a fire and fatal injuries to both drivers.”
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ABOVE: A witch skeleton with some spooktacular shades is seen at Glenlore Trails “The Witching Hour” Sept. 28. RIGHT: A segment of the trail is illuminated green with spiders, after someone used their wand and cast a spell to choose the color and the creature. Photos by Patricia O’Blenes
COMMERCE TOWNSHIP — “The Witching Hour” is close at hand, as Glenlore Trails, 3860 Newton Road, in Commerce Township, opened the attraction for the 2025 season on Sept. 25. The annual Halloween immersive light show is a product of the pandemic, started in 2020 by Scott and Chanel Schoeneberger, managing partners of Bluewater Technologies, which operates the trails. The annual Halloween trail has a new theme each year that provides guests with a fun, interactive and nostalgic way of getting into the holiday spirit for the whole family. Chanel Schoeneberger said that they start brainstorming ideas for the theme in February and start installing the infrastructure in July. The theme this year is “The Witching Hour,” a concept they have never done before. She said her team fell in love with the idea. “This one was entirely different, “The Witching Hour,” and we all just immediately loved it,” Chanel Schoeneberger said. “Being in the woods, I feel like there’s got to be that, like, you know, enchanted but yet a little bit of spooky, but not frightening, and we had yet to do something with, like, witchesON and the NOVI C witching hour. We’ve done fairies and the haunted forest. This was a new Together one Building Tomorrow, Over past 2 years, worked for us, and we all loved it.” “The Witching Hour” experialongside my council colleagues See WITCHING on page 7A to: Advance Public Safety Bond RETAIN PRIYA ONNOVI NOVI CITYCOUNCIL COUNCIL RETAIN PRIYA ONNOVI NOVICITY CITYCOUNCIL COUNCIL -RETAIN EnablePRIYA Senior transit with ON CITY RETAIN PRIYA ON BuildingTomorrow, Tomorrow, Together! ON NOVI CITY COUNCIL Building Tomorrow, Together! expanded coverage Building Together! Building Tomorrow, Together! Over past 2 years, worked Over past 2 years, worked Over past 2 years, worked Over past 2 years, worked Priya’sPriorities PrioritiesPriya’s alongside my council colleagues Priya’sPriorities Priorities alongside my council colleagues my council alongside my council Priya’s Priorities - colleagues Secure overcolleagues 100 acres for Priya’s Together! to: Building to: Tomorrow, Over the past 2 years, I workedalongside to: to: Advance Public Safety- Bond Advance Public Safety Bond Public Safety Public Safety Advance Public Safety-Bond Advance Public Safety preservation Bond Public Safety Public Safety parkland and Public Safety - to:Enable Senior transit with Enable Senior alongside my council colleagues transit with Enable Senior transit with Enable Senior transit with expanded coverage expanded coverage Vote on or expanded coverage expanded coverage Support Seniors SupportSupport Secure over acres forSeniors Seniors - 100100acres Ensure fiscal responsibility - for Secure over 100 acres for • Advance Public Safety Bond for Seniors Support forfor Seniors Secure over Support for -for Secure over 100 acres for before parkland and preservationparkland and preservation parkland and preservation parkland and preservation • Enable senior transit with expanded- coverage Smart Growth and Smart Ensure fiscal responsibility Growth andand Ensure fiscal responsibility Support the adoption of Smart Growth and Smart Growth Ensure fiscal responsibility Smart Growth and Ensure fiscal responsibility Nov 4th - preservation Support the adoption-of Support the adoption of • Secure over 100 acres for parkland -and Fiscal ResponsibilityFiscal Responsibility Support the adoption of Support the adoption of Fiscal Fiscal Responsibility Fiscal Responsibility VoteActive on or before Nov 4 Master plan, the Active Vote on or before Nov 4 Responsibility Master plan, the Vote on or before Nov 4th Master plan, Early Vote on orthe before Active Nov 4 Master plan, the Active Vote on or before Nov 4 Master plan, the Active • Ensure fiscal responsibility Early Voting : Oct 25 to NovEarly 2 Voting : Oct 25 to Nov 2 Mobility Plan and Recreation MobilityEarly Plan and Recreation Voting : Oct 25 to Nov Early 2 Mobility Plan and Recreation Voting : Environmental Oct 25 to Nov 2 Mobility Plan and Recreation th to Nov 2nd Environmental Environmental Master plan. Master plan. Voting Early Voting : Oct 25 Environmental • Support the Adoption of Master plan, Master the Active Environmental Mobility Plan and Recreation plan. Master plan. Invest in existing parks Invest in existing parks Sustainability Sustainability - plan. Invest in existing parks- - Invest Sustainability Sustainability in existing parks Sustainability Oct 25th Mobility Plan and Recreation Master Master plan. • Invest in existing parks to Nov 2nd SCAN FOR Invest in existing parks MORE INFO Endorsed by Novi Community Leaders Paid for by Friends of Priya Gurumurthy, 24781 Nottingham Drive, Novi, 48374
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