For the fourth consecutive year, Dearborn’s Solstice Designs Jewelry is leading the efforts on a wonderful event that raises money so kids in domestic shelters can give their mom a handmade necklace on Mother’s Day.

This year Solstice Designs Jewelry hopes to raise more than $7,500 for its Project Mother’s Day Fundraiser, which is being held Friday, March 20 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Dearborn Hills Golf Course Club House, one of the event’s partners. Smooth Jazz V98.7 also is an event partner.

The fundraiser will feature champagne and all things chocolate, a jewelry trunk show and more. Solstice Designs will make, gift-wrap and ship 400 necklaces to honor women in 10 shelters across the country, including First Step of Michigan. Even sheltered women without children will receive a necklace as a special gift from a caring friend.

 Tickets are just $20 in advance online or limited availability at the door. You can purchase tickets or make a donation at www.solsticed.etsy.com

Some good news for Dearborn Hills residents: the traffic signal at Telegraph and Fordson will be returned back to normal operation in about a week.

Longer term, MDOT plans to install a traffic detection camera at Telegraph and Fordson, similar to the one pictured here.

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) tells DeepSaidWhat.com that the Federal Highway Administration this week accepted the state agency’s recommendation that the signal was needed and should remain.

MDOT said while sight distance restrictions justified keeping the traffic signal fully operational, the more than 250 responses from residents requesting the signal stay was a “key part of the decision making process.”

Longer term, MDOT plans to install a traffic detection camera atop the signal for traffic coming from Fordson.

This means the signal will remain green for traffic traveling north on Telegraph until the camera “sees” a vehicle approach Telegraph from Fordson. When that occurs, the light will turn red for Telegraph and green for Fordson motorists, functioning through the normal light cycle. Once Fordson traffic clears, the signal will return to a full green for Telegraph drivers and red for Fordson.

Currently, there is no state funding source for the camera system, which is estimated to cost about $10,000 to implement, MDOT estimates. For the earlier story on this subject, click HERE