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AUGUST 20, 2025 Vol. 22, No. 17
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2025 OAA FOOTBALL SEASON PREVIEW
OAKLAND COUNTY — The ballots for mayoral and city council races have been set for the November election. Voters in the Nov. 4 election will cast their ballots for mayoral and city council or city commission elections in the cities of Ferndale, Berkley, Huntington Woods and Pleasant Ridge. Due to incumbents choosing not to run, it’s guaranteed that there will be new city council members in both Ferndale and Berkley. Ferndale’s elections will see a competitive race for City Council. Incumbent Laura Mikulski will run along with Eddie Sabatini and Quinn Zeagler for two four-year terms. The city’s mayoral race only has incumbent Raylon LeaksMay on the ballot, effectively making her the de facto winner of another two-year term. Longtime Council member Greg Pawlica decided in July against running for another term, ending his tenure on the City Council after 12 years. Pawlica said his decision not to run for reelection came as his job at Ford Motor Co. had changed over the past year with increased responsibilities. See COUNCIL on page 4A
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Dream Cruise brings Mustangs, Broncos to Ferndale for 30th year BY MIKE KOURY
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FERNDALE — Nine Mile Road in downtown Ferndale was full of visitors Aug. 16 checking out the scenes of the Woodward Dream Cruise. The Dream Cruise celebrated its 30th anniversary this year and attracted many people to Ferndale, where
the cruise was born. On East Nine Mile Road, hundreds of Ford Mustang owners drove in for another gathering of Mustang Alley. This included Paul Isenhour, of Concord, North Carolina, who was attending his first Dream Cruise. Isenhour had been in the state for Road Kill Nights
>> CruiseFest parade attracts the classics to downtown Berkley/11A
See CRUISE on page 13A
>> Woodward Dream Cruise photo page/15A
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RIGHT: Paul Isenhour shows his 1969 Mustang convertible that he brought from South Carolina to the Dream Cruise and Mustang Alley. ABOVE: A 1985 Ford Bronco shines brightly with its yellow paint job in the Bronco Corral.
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