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SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 • Vol. 22, No. 19
Royal Oak memorializes Hamer, Finch and Wilkins family through park and sculpture
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BY TAYLOR CHRISTENSEN tchristensen@candgnews.com
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NEW CLAWSON ELEMENTARY BUILDING OPENS TO STUDENTS AND STAFF BY MIKE KOURY mkoury@candgnews.com
CLAWSON — A brand new school year is upon students in Clawson Public Schools, which also marks the opening of a brand-new elementary school building. After 10 months of construction, the new Clawson Elementary School is open for students. The school, which
was converted from the 100-year-old Clawson Middle School, replaces the two former elementaries, Schalm and Kenwood. From flooring, paint, infrastructure and the cafeteria to the gym, media center and expansion of the front office space, Superintendent Billy Shellenbarger said everything is new. “Quite literally, every aspect of the building is brandSee SCHOOL on page 18A
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ROYAL OAK — In the mid-1800s, Royal Oak became home to African American freedom seekers Henry Hamer and Elizabeth Hamer. To help preserve and celebrate their memory, the city of Royal Oak has created Hamer Finch Wilkins Park. The park is planned to be a place for sanctuary, according to Hamer descendant Lakeesha Morrison, and will showcase a statue of Elizabeth Hamer in the middle of the park. The statue will be unveiled at 2 p.m. Sept. 23 at Hamer Finch Wilkins Park at 1800 Beechwood Drive. The Hamers were born into chattel slavery, Henry Hamer in 1816 and Elizabeth Hamer in 1824, and had been bought and sold until they became the property of Henry Bruce Jr., of Covington, Kentucky. On the night of Aug. 27, 1856, the Hamers slipped
As part of the construction, Clawson Elementary School has a new media center.