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The Macomb County Traffic Safety Association (TSA) is wrapping up a week-long observation of National Passenger Safety Week, which emphasized the need for passengers to “speak up” about driver behavior.

TSA joined with more than 60 traffic safety and advocacy groups nationwide in celebrating passenger safety Jan. 21-28.

Christopher Drummy, director of Traffic Safety Association of Macomb County, said in a news release vehicle passengers “can set the ground rules” when it comes to their own safety.

“They have the power to keep drivers from using their mobile devices while driving,” Drummy said. “They should not get in the car with a driver who is impaired and they have the power to discourage other bad driving choices such as speeding and driving drowsy.”

According to the release, the campaign was launched last January by We Save Lives and The National Road Safety Foundation, two non-profits whose focus is on crash prevention and saving lives.

Passengers accounted for 62% of traffic fatalities nationwide in 2019, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Traffic safety leaders say those numbers can be reduced by empowering passengers to speak up for their safety when in a dangerous driving situation.

The passenger safety campaign included a nationwide media blitz, social media outreach and involvement from groups including the Governors Highway Safety Association, (GHSA) which represents traffic safety offices in all 50 states, the National Safety Council (NSC) and Students Against Destructive Decisions, (SADD) with more than 400,000 student members.

Plans for the campaign included the distribution of materials about how to SPEAK UP, including scripts and videos. It also includes the “Courage to Intervene” Promise.

Traffic safety advocate Candy Lightner, who founded Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) in 1980 after losing her 13-year-old daughter Cari to a multiple repeat offender drunk driver, said bad driving choices put passengers at risk of serious injury or death.

Passengers need to intervene if they see the driver is impaired by alcohol or drugs, is speeding or driving too aggressively, or can’t stay awake at the wheel, she said.

“We hope this ongoing campaign will empower passengers to be safety advocates, to the point where it becomes acceptable – even expected – for passengers to speak up when confronted with an irresponsible driver,” she said in the release.

Education is critical in making sure drivers are safe to travel, said said Michelle Anderson, director of operations at The National Road Safety Foundation, a non-profit founded more than 60 years ago to promote safe driving behavior through education.

“When people are knowledgeable about driving risks like impairment, speed, aggression, and drowsiness, there’s a better chance they will avoid taking those risks or letting others do so. The National Passenger Safety Campaign educates and empowers passengers about how they can save lives by calling out unsafe driving in the vehicle before crashes happen,” she said.

For more information and to sign the Courage to Intervene Promise, visit nationalpassengersafety.org.

Cloud Cannabis Co. is changing hands, and so will the marijuana license previously issued to operate its facility in New Baltimore.

The New Baltimore City Council voted 3-2 on Jan. 22 to approve a medical/recreational marijuana application from Stash Ventures LLC, the new owner of Cloud Cannabis. The company operates nearly a dozen locations throughout Michigan, including a dispensary on Cricklewood Boulevard in New Baltimore.

“We’re going to be taking the Cloud name, so really, the signage on the building, the layout of the building, the façade of the building — none of that’s going to change,” said Doug Manson, an attorney for Stash Ventures LLC. “So for all intents and purposes nobody’s going to notice any changes to the operation of the business, to the look of the business. It’s just the underlying ownership that’s going to be changing.”

He said the company’s state application would not be complete until it received local approval from the city council.

“Because the state has dual local and state licensing, we have submitted an application to the state, at least partially,” the attorney said. “The state doesn’t transfer licenses per se, so they’ll be frankly issuing us a new license that immediately takes effect at the same time the existing license is rescinded.”

The attorney for Stash Ventures LLC said once the application is finalized, a state inspection will be done, with city officials being notified of any violations. He anticipated the transition would occur at the end of January.

“We’re talking about an operational business that has passed inspections already and they do periodic inspections,” he said. “There’s been no issues with those, so more of a formality I think on the inspection side of things because this is not a newly built building.”

The application prompted a lengthy discussion among council members at the recent meeting.

“We are new to this. We’ve only done this the last few years, so we’re trying, I think, to be as consistent as we can,” council member Ryan Covert said. “But this is the first transfer that we’ve had to deal with, so it is a little different for us.”

Some council members said they would like to see a more extensive review process for transfer applications, similar to the procedure for new applications.

“We have never had a transfer so I would have liked to see a different process,” council member Jacob Dittrich said. “Or if we would’ve known this transfer was taking place, someone would’ve said, ‘Hey what is our process? What does this look like? Maybe we change this.’”

Council member Jason Harvey agreed.

“I would have liked to have a little bit further to meet with the new owners on something with this type of business only because it is unchartered territory that should be made sure that it’s thorough,” council member Jason Harvey said. “I would have loved to go and look at one of their other facilities and see that they’re up to snuff.”

Some compared the application to a liquor license transfer.

“It’s very similar at this stage. That’s how they’re being operated on,” City Attorney Tim Tomlinson said. “They have to go through the process with the state. They have to obtain their licensing and cross all the T’s and dot their I’s.

“This is a larger company, obviously, and you’re seeing a lot of this consolidation in the industry right now. And they obviously have a number of facilities that are operating within the confines of the law and no violations or anything like that.”

Still, Dittrich called for more oversight.

“It’s more or less the point that it’s not like a liquor license to us because it’s something very new. … I would like to have that oversight. I don’t see it right now,” he said.

Mayor Tom Semaan said the process aligned with the parameters set in current city ordinance.

“According to the ordinance that you passed there is no provision to bring this back to council prior,” he said. “It is in the clerk’s hands, and therefore, the clerk and the attorney did what needed to be done. Now you can certainly revise an ordinance to give you what you’re looking for, but it would be unjust and unfair to hold them up at this point when they’ve already been vetted.”

Tomlinson said council has the option to amend the current ordinance to allow for a different process in the future.

“Just the parameters of how a transfer would occur,” he said. “I wouldn’t change all of the nuts and bolts, but just the process because right now the process just puts it in the clerk’s hands.”

“If we want to do a subcommittee on every transfer we can do that. That’s not a problem,” the city attorney added. “I’d just be a little bit hesitant to take that route with this particular transfer because the ordinance doesn’t provide for that.”

The motion to approve the application was made by council member David Duffy and supported by council member Mel Eason. Harvey and Dittrich voted no. Mayor Pro-Tem Flo Hayman was absent.

Cloud Cannabis opened the 2,000-square-foot retail center in New Baltimore in 2022.

Michigan voters approved the legalization of cannabis for medical use in 2008 and recreational use in 2018. Last year, New Baltimore received a payment of about $155,520 from the state’s Marihuana Regulation Fund for the three marijuana facilities that operated in the city in 2022.

Madison Geib’s basketball career at Lakeview hit a low point a year ago when she was sent down to the Junior Varsity A team.

That’s a distant memory for the junior post player who has been having a breakout season for the Huskies.

“It was kind of a confidence dropper,” Geib said Thursday after scoring a game-high 14 points in Lakeview’s 44-34 victory against Utica in the Macomb Area Conference White Division.

“I like to fight for my playing time. On JV I was pretty much given it and I didn’t have to put in the work to get that playing time. I like to know that I have to fight for my spot rather than think, ‘oh, I’m going to play my four quarters.’”

Geib has been winning that fight this season. She has been a presence in the post offensively and defensively.

“To come back from (being sent down) as a player mentally and have this kind of a breakout year says something about her,” said Lakeview coach Scott Archibald. “She’s been a focal point of our offense. When I took over the program I wanted to get her going as soon as possible because we have another year with her.”

Geib said she has had a lot of help from Archibald and teammate Autumn Wirick.

“He’s really helped me with my post game,” Geib said. “We weren’t doing a lot of post play last year. It’s helped because we have a lot of undersized teams in our league.

“I’ve gotten better at moving my feet on defense. I think that we’ve gotten a lot better boxing out. We’ve been working really hard during practice. Autumn has helped me a lot all through high school. I really thank her for that.”

Neither team was able to establish a comfortable lead through most of the game. After three quarters the game was tied at 27-all. A 3-point basket by Zion Harris in the first minute of the fourth quarter sparked an 11-2 run by the Huskies that gave them a 38-29 lead with two minutes to play.

Archibald said that he quickly discarded the game plan he had put in during the week.

“We thought we were going to go with a 3-2 zone,” he said. “I called it off about a minute in because I wasn’t getting the vibe that it was going to work tonight. Props to the girls for digging in on that man-to-man. They communicated very well. They boxed out so the rebounding was there. We didn’t want to give (Utica) the shots we gave them last game. They did a great job of stopping that.”

The Chieftains won the earlier meeting 50-46.

“You have to give a lot of credit to Lakeview. Their girls came to play, especially their post players,” said Utica coach Jay Muchortow. “Early on, we tried to run some 1-2-2 which we had success with earlier and their posts did really well getting shots down low. Their guards did a good job from outside, so credit to them for coming into a tough environment and getting the win.”

Harris finished with 13 points for Lakeview, including seven in the fourth quarter.

Vanessa Galovich led Utica with 11 points and sophomore Violet Smith added nine.

Lakeview is 2-5 in the MAC Blue and 5-8 overall. Utica slipped to 3-4 in the division and 3-11 overall.

The game is usually all that matters.

Not this time.

When the girls basketball teams from Utica and Lakeview met Thursday night in the Macomb Area Conference White Division, the game was only part of the focus.

“It wasn’t the result we wanted in the win and loss column but it was more than basketball today,” Utica coach Jay Muchortow said after the Huskies’ 44-34 victory on Team Tisch Day.

The Chieftains dedicated the evening to Andrea Tisch and her family. Andrea, who has been active in the Utica Boosters Club for years and has been a valuable volunteer in the concession stands has been battling cancer since being diagnosed last summer. Dan Tisch coaches Utica’s freshman baseball team and their son John is a 2019 Utica graduate.

“With all the support from the community and Johnny getting to see all the pink shirts in support of his mom, Lakeview wearing pink shirts and everyone stepping up in a big way — that’s what matters most in a situation like this,” Muchortow said.

“The Tisch family has been ingrained in Utica sports for so long. It was great to see how the community rallied to put this on in about two days. That means the Tisch family impacted a lot of people. Utica rallies around its own.”

Andrea’s health prevented her from attending the game but she watched it on a streaming service.

“This means everything,” said John Tisch, who came to the game after class at Oakland University where he’s pursuing a Master’s degree. “It’s been a big part of my life — all of our lives — since I was going here. Mom was watching at home and I know it put a smile on her face.

“It’s just awesome. A lot of guys that my dad coached and buddies that I’ve played with came to watch. It took my mind off things and I’m sure it took my mom’s mind off things for a little while.”

When Muchortow heard about Andrea’s latest diagnosis, he asked one of the family’s close friends, “what can we do?” He was told that the family would be excited about anything that would be done.

“Everybody stepped up,” Muchortow said. “We put in the order for the shirts two days ago. Our girls jumped at the opportunity to help out and get things done.”

Cameryn McConachie, one of the Utica captains, said the feeling was different from most games.

“As soon as we stepped on the court we knew everyone’s not here for basketball,” she said. “Everyone was here to support a family member — the Utica High family. The entire game we were like, ‘for her, for her.’ It was gratifying to be a part of it.”

In addition to the “Pink Out” there was a donation box in the hallway to support the Capuchin Retreat Center, which is one of Andrea Tisch’s favorite charities.

(CBS DETROIT) - The wintry weather has a tight grip across lower Michigan. This winter weather will last through the morning before we see a changeover to rain this afternoon.

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Winter weather advisories have expired for Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, Washtenaw and Wayne counties. A Winter weather advisory continues for Lapeer, Sanilac, and St. Clair counties until 10 p.m. Tuesday.

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Madison Geib’s basketball career at Lakeview hit a low point a year ago when she was sent down to the Junior Varsity A team.

That’s a distant memory for the junior post player who has been having a breakout season for the Huskies.

“It was kind of a confidence dropper,” Geib said Thursday after scoring a game-high 14 points in Lakeview’s 44-34 victory against Utica in the Macomb Area Conference White Division.

“I like to fight for my playing time. On JV I was pretty much given it and I didn’t have to put in the work to get that playing time. I like to know that I have to fight for my spot rather than think, ‘Oh, I’m going to play my four quarters.’”

Geib has been winning that fight this season. She has been a presence in the post offensively and defensively.

“To come back from (being sent down) as a player mentally and have this kind of a breakout year says something about her,” said Lakeview coach Scott Archibald. “She’s been a focal point of our offense. When I took over the program I wanted to get her going as soon as possible because we have another year with her.”

Geib said she has had a lot of help from Archibald and teammate Autumn Wirick.

“He’s really helped me with my post game,” Geib said. “We weren’t doing a lot of post play last year. It’s helped because we have a lot of undersized teams in our league.

“I’ve gotten better at moving my feet on defense. I think that we’ve gotten a lot better boxing out. We’ve been working really hard during practice. Autumn has helped me a lot all through high school. I really thank her for that.”

Neither team was able to establish a comfortable lead through most of the game. After three quarters the game was tied at 27-all. A 3-point basket by Zion Harris in the first minute of the fourth quarter sparked an 11-2 run by the Huskies that gave them a 38-29 lead with two minutes to play.

Archibald said that he quickly discarded the game plan he had put in during the week.

“We thought we were going to go with a 3-2 zone,” he said. “I called it off about a minute in because I wasn’t getting the vibe that it was going to work tonight. Props to the girls for digging in on that man-to-man. They communicated very well. They boxed out so the rebounding was there. We didn’t want to give (Utica) the shots we gave them last game. They did a great job of stopping that.”

The Chieftains won the earlier meeting 50-46.

“You have to give a lot of credit to Lakeview. Their girls came to play, especially their post players,” said Utica coach Jay Muchortow. “Early on, we tried to run some 1-2-2 which we had success with earlier and their posts did really well getting shots down low. Their guards did a good job from outside, so credit to them for coming into a tough environment and getting the win.”

Harris finished with 13 points for Lakeview, including seven in the fourth quarter.

Vanessa Galovich led Utica with 11 points and sophomore Violet Smith added nine.

Lakeview is 2-5 in the MAC Blue and 5-8 overall. Utica slipped to 3-4 in the division and 3-11 overall.

The game is usually all that matters.

Not this time.

When the girls basketball teams from Utica and Lakeview met Thursday night in the Macomb Area Conference White Division, the game was only part of the focus.

“It wasn’t the result we wanted in the win and loss column but it was more than basketball today,” Utica coach Jay Muchortow said after the Huskies’ 44-34 victory on Team Tisch Day.

The Chieftains dedicated the evening to Andrea Tisch and her family. Andrea, who has been active in the Utica Boosters Club for years and has been a valuable volunteer in the concession stands has been battling cancer since being diagnosed last summer. Dan Tisch coaches Utica’s freshman baseball team and their son John is a 2019 Utica graduate.

“With all the support from the community and Johnny getting to see all the pink shirts in support of his mom, Lakeview wearing pink shirts and everyone stepping up in a big way — that’s what matters most in a situation like this,” Muchortow said.

“The Tisch family has been ingrained in Utica sports for so long. It was great to see how the community rallied to put this on in about two days. That means the Tisch family impacted a lot of people. Utica rallies around its own.”

Photos from Lakeview’s 43-34 win as Utica celebrates ‘Team Tisch Night’

Lakeview defeated Utica 43-34 as the Chieftains celebrated a Pink Out for “Team Tisch Night.”

Andrea’s health prevented her from attending the game but she watched it on a streaming service. She passed away early Friday morning.

“This means everything,” said John Tisch, who came to the game after class at Oakland University where he’s pursuing a Master’s degree. “It’s been a big part of my life — all of our lives — since I was going here. Mom was watching at home and I know it put a smile on her face.

“It’s just awesome. A lot of guys that my dad coached and buddies that I’ve played with came to watch. It took my mind off things and I’m sure it took my mom’s mind off things for a little while.”

When Muchortow heard about Andrea’s latest diagnosis, he asked one of the family’s close friends, “what can we do?” He was told that the family would be excited about anything that would be done.

“Everybody stepped up,” Muchortow said. “We put in the order for the shirts two days ago. Our girls jumped at the opportunity to help out and get things done.”

Cameryn McConachie, one of the Utica captains, said the feeling was different from most games.

“As soon as we stepped on the court we knew everyone’s not here for basketball,” she said. “Everyone was here to support a family member — the Utica High family. The entire game we were like, ‘for her, for her.’ It was gratifying to be a part of it.”

In addition to the “Pink Out” there was a donation box in the hallway to support the Capuchin Retreat Center, which is one of Andrea Tisch’s favorite charities.