candgnews.com JUNE 12, 2025 Vol. 21, No. 13
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County warns of TAKE IT possible measles EASY, RIDER FATHER AND SON exposure at BUILD THEIR OWN ‘CAPTAIN AMERICA’ EBICYCLE Rochester Hills medical office BY MARIA ALLARD
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ROCHESTER HILLS — A measles exposure site has been confirmed in Rochester Hills, according to the Oakland County Health Division. Officials say anyone who visited the medical office building at 3950 S. Rochester Road, near South Boulevard, between 8 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. June 3 may have been exposed. At press time, Oakland County had one confirmed case of measles so far this year, while Michigan had 10 confirmed cases of measles, according to a Michigan Department of Health and Human Services dashboard last updated June 2. “We’re ready for the next cases, because they are coming,” said Kate Guzman, a registered nurse and public health administrator for Oakland County. “Measles is sweeping across the nation. The peak of the cases in the southwest seems to be subsiding, but we still have cases moving across the country. And it is See MEASLES on page 15A
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TOP: David Royce, left, and his son, Grant, of Rochester Hills, spent about 2 1/2 years making the custom-built “Captain America” electric bicycle. BOTTOM: David Royce fashioned the e-bike after the Harley-Davidson Panhead chopper motorcycle “Captain America” that Peter Fonda’s character rode in the 1969 movie “Easy Rider.” Photos by Patricia O’Blenes
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METRO DETROIT — David Royce was a kid in 1969 when the movie “Easy Rider” was released. His favorite part of the film was the custombuilt Harley-Davidson Panhead chopper motorcycle, “Captain America,” that Peter Fonda’s character, Wyatt, rode across the country. David owned a Schwinn Sting-Ray bicycle at the time. But whenever he gazed at promotional posters of “Easy Rider,” he wished for his own motorcycle with similar features. Now he’s “racing with the wind” because David finally has his own replica of Fonda’s “Easy