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MAY 29, 2025 • Vol. 37, No. 11
DAKOTA DRUMLINE FINISHES SEASON AS WORLD FINALISTS BY DEAN VAGLIA
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MACOMB TOWNSHIP — The Macomb Township Board of Trustees took the Planning Commission’s recommendation to rezone a commercial property, and in the process revealed it could be part of a gas station chain’s move into Michigan. Trustees approved a township-initiated rezoning request of the former CVS Pharmacy on the southeast corner of North Avenue and 23 Mile Road, known as permanent parcel No. 08-24-101-016, to resolve the lot’s nonconforming status at its May 14 meeting. The lot, now zoned C-2 commercial, was zoned as C-3 commercial due to an agreement made in 2006 that set the zoning as C-3 in case the CVS closed. However, C-3 zoning is designed for larger retail uses on properties 5 acres and larger, thus creating a nonconforming lot. “This was brought to our attention reSee TRUSTEES on page 14A
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The Dakota High School Drumline performs during the Winter Guard International world finals at the University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, Ohio.
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MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Building steam upon last year’s fire, the Dakota High School winter drumline team has continued its run of percussive success with a world finals appearance to finish its 2025 season. “I know a lot of the kids throughout the season made it a goal of trying to make finals, so to not only make finals but come in fifth place was quite surprising and surreal,” said Kurt Reyes, percussion director for Dakota High School. The appearance at Winter Guard International’s finals at the University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, Ohio, on April 11 marked the program’s highest performance in a series of seasons marked by a steady buildup of success. The program scored its first Michigan Alliance for Performing Arts state finals win in 2023 and continued its form in 2024, making the WGI world semifinals both years. The team managed a fifth-place finish at the 2025 WGI world finals with a judged score of 91.938/100. The drumline’s performance, See DRUMLINE on page 15A
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