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SPOTLIGHT ON LEARNING 12A
JANUARY 28, 2026 • Vol. 39, No. 2
BY DEAN VAGLIA
dvaglia@candgnews.com
SCULPTURE PROGRAM AIMS TO BRING CONNECTION TO GRATIOT CORRIDOR
CLINTON TOWNSHIP — On Jan. 12, the Clinton Township Board of Trustees unanimously approved the first reading of an ordinance restricting the sale of kratom to people under 21. Brought to the board by Trustee Shannon King, the ordinance follows the language of statelevel kratom regulation and age restriction bill currently working its way through the legislature House Bill 4969. “I want to take an opportunity to recognize Denise Mentzer, who cosponsored the kratom (bill) at the state level, so I want to say thank you to her,” King said. “And state Representative Joe Aragona I know has helped steer this through committee as a chairman, so I want to say thank you to him … However, I do understand that there’s lots of priorities at the state level and that bill may not get passed and we don’t know when it’s going to get passed. In that meantime, I think it’s important for us to do what we can to protect our residents, especially protecting the residents that are most vulnerable among us.” The ordinance requires retailers to post signage stating they cannot sell kratom to anyone un-
MOUNT CLEMENS — When driving into Mount Clemens from the south, the first thing visitors are greeted by is the oxidizing “Bonior Tree.” Soon later they will find horses galloping around Shadyside Park, a garden of butterflies and hexagonal bookshelves, a giant red flower-shaped windmill and much more the further north one goes. Is Mount Clemens some place of whimsy and wonder, where nature and development blend in harmony? Not quite, despite the sights along Northbound Gratiot Avenue, but it might sometimes seem that way all thanks to
See KRATOM on page 18A
See SCULPTURE on page 16A
BY DEAN VAGLIA dvaglia@candgnews.com
ABOVE: “Fire Bush” by Robert Garcia sits outside of the Macomb Cultural and Economic Partnership’s 92 Northbound Gratiot Ave. office, marking the start of the MCEP’s Sculpture Walk. LEFT: “Dash” by James Oleson brings equine energy to Mount Clemens’ Shadyside Park as part of the Macomb Cultural and Economic Partnership’s sculpture walk. Photos by Patrica O’Blenes
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