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High school auto shop students fix cars for people in need CHARITY MEIER
North Farmington High School auto shop students Cooper Matul, Joshua Tchozewski and Drake Laura remove a valve cover to replace the valve gasket for a client at the Redford Brightmoor Initiative in Detroit.
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FARMINGTON HILLS — For the first time, students in the North Farmington High School auto shop class brought their skills and services outside the district to help people have reliable vehicles. The students worked in conjunction with the Redford Brightmoor Initiative, 12065 W. Outer Drive in Detroit, under the guidance of a retired mechanical engineer and certified master mechanic from Bloomfield Township, as well as their classroom instructor, Sean Reisdorf, to repair cars and analyze car problems at no cost to the Brightmoor community. The vehicle owners just need to provide any necessary parts, and the mechanics guide them in the right direction as to where they can locate the parts for a reasonable price. Vehicle owners then return to RBI at a later date to have the repair done. RBI Director Hilary Kristal said she started the program after a lot of their clients were not able to get to their offices as a result of unreliable transportation. She said she modeled the RBI auto program on a similar program in Georgia, and the response has been “amazing.” “It’s our biggest program,” said Kristal. “One of the things that makes me feel best is that he’s giving advice. … It’s hard to keep that statistic, because it’s not
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Underground Railroad exhibit comes to Farmington Hills FARMINGTON HILLS — The cities of Farmington Hills and Farmington have each been selected to be part of a multi-city tour of a traveling exhibit.
‘THIS IS A WELCOME PIECE OF HISTORY’ The “Underground Railroad and Abolition Movement in Southern Oakland County-Traveling Exhibit and Website” was initially displayed at the Southfield Public
Library in January. After being hosted by the Oakland History Center/Oakland County Pioneer and Historical Society in Pontiac during Feb-
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ruary and March, the exhibit made its way to Farmington Hills City Hall, where it is scheduled to be on display for the remainder of the month. After going to Birmingham City Hall in May and June, it is set to be at the FarmSee EXHIBIT on page 2A
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