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WOODS — The Grosse Pointe Board of Education says Grosse Pointe Public School System Superintendent Jon Dean is the one who decided to step down from his role and into a consulting position for the new school year.

But given contentious board meetings and the recent exodus of many of the top school officials in the central office, more than a few parents and residents aren’t buying this.

“Just a few days ago our Superintendent retired, but we all know it was a resignation,” Grosse Pointe Park parent Daniel Verlinde said by email Aug. 30.

During a special Grosse Pointe Board of Education meeting Aug. 23 at Barnes Elementary School, the board voted 4-2 in favor of Dean’s retirement agreement — which took effect Sept. 1 — with board President Ahmed Ismail and board members Sean Cotton, Virginia “Ginny” Jeup and Lisa Papas voting in favor while board members Colleen Worden and Valarie St. John voted against it. Board member David Brumbaugh was out of town on a family vacation and wasn’t at the meeting. The vote came after a closed session that ran nearly four hours.

“I am vehemently opposed to this separation agreement,” Worden told the board.

“I think it’s highly irresponsible for this board to let a highly effective and amazing superintendent who has served this district with grace and intelligence and dedication for 12 years, to let him go like that, to be driven out. And I’m absolutely opposed to it. Especially two weeks before school. I just can’t imagine the irresponsibility of this board. I also think it’s fiscally irresponsible to pay a superintendent to leave when he

JON DEAN REFLECTS ON CAREER AS HE STEPS DOWN FROM HELMING SCHOOL DISTRICT

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GROSSE POINTES — Grosse Pointe Board of Education member David Brumbaugh remembers visiting Brownell Middle School with Grosse Pointe Public School System Superintendent Jon Dean one year.

A student struggling to open his locker saw Dean walking down the hall and asked him for help, only recognizing Dean as an adult, not the district’s top administrator. Dean deftly jiggled the locker and got it open, explaining to the student the trick to unlatching it. Brumbaugh was impressed on a number of levels, not the least of which was the fact that the superintendent knew how the lockers worked at different schools. It was just one of the many times Brumbaugh would be wowed by what he said was “the depth of (Dean’s) knowledge” about all aspects of the GPPSS. “I would try to go to different schools with him on the first day of school, and he would

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GPPSS offering free meals to students

BY K. MICHELLE MORAN kmoran@candgnews.com

GROSSE POINTES — Students won’t have to start the school day hungry anymore.

Thanks to a new state program that the Grosse Pointe Public School System has opted into, all students will receive a free breakfast and lunch for the 2023-24 school year, although there will be a charge for milk and à la carte purchases. Students must have items from three of the five food groups for the meal to be free, GPPSS officials said.

“We are encouraging families that think they would qualify (for free or reduced meals) to fill out the forms as so many state and federal programs use the (free and reduced lunch) data as a qualifier,” said GPPSS Community Relations Specialist Rebecca Fannon via email. “However, whether or not parents fill out those forms, all students will be able to access free breakfast and lunch this year.”

Families who would qualify for the free or reduced meal program can fill out that application online by logging into the GPPSS’s K-12 preregistration forms.

Alexis Bylander, senior child nutrition policy analyst at Food Research & Action

Center, which conducts research on hunger and advocates for policies to reduce hunger, said the current income thresholds mean some families don’t qualify for free meals but “desperately need them.”

“So much of this is about the stigma that happens in the cafeteria when you’re lumping kids into three different groups for the same meals,” Bylander said. “Everybody needs to be able to access those meals for free so that the cafeteria is a welcoming place where it’s not stigmatizing to participate in school meals.”

State leaders and others say this program should encourage students to accept a meal, since the students who can’t afford them will no longer feel singled out.

State Rep. Regina Weiss, D-Oak Park, said the program will “help remove some of the stigma that has been historically associated with school meals and the way that this free school meal program has been administered.”

Taher is the new food service vendor for GPPSS this year. To see its planned menus, visit menu.taherfood4life.org/schools/Grosse Pointe.

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SHORES — After hearing from impassioned residents on both sides of the debate, the Grosse Pointe Shores City Council is expected to vote on a proposal that would ban residents from owning pit bulls during its next regular meeting at 7 p.m. Sept. 19 at City Hall.

The vote comes in the wake of a violent and unprovoked attack on Maddie, a senior cockapoo, in June by a pit bull that cost the cockapoo one of her legs and left her human companions, Mark and Dana Owen, injured.

At a crowded Aug. 15 Shores City Council meeting, a number of residents and dog lovers spoke for and against a breed-specific ban.

“My heart goes out to Dana and Mark and Maddie,” Shores resident Fran Bachmann said. “It was a terrible situation. It should have never happened.”

But Bachmann, who has been a professional dog trainer for the last 16 years and has worked with hundreds of dogs, said a breed ban isn’t the answer, and it will punish responsible dog owners. It also won’t take into account that people and pets in the Shores have been bitten or attacked by other types of dogs, including German shepherds and Great Danes.

“Breed bans lull people into a false sense of security. … I urge the council to reject breed-specific language … and enhance the current (vicious dog) ordinance,” Bachmann said.

Corinne Martin, the executive director of the nonprofit Grosse Pointe Animal Adoption Society, said she’s worked in animal welfare for more than 30 years and has been on many dog injury cases. While she acknowledged bites by pit bulls “can be very serious,” so can bites from other breeds. She said her organization has adopted out many loving pit bulls over the years.

“These are dogs with good temperaments,” Martin said. “We are very careful about what we do. … If you institute a breed ban, it will handicap us from being able to place a dog that may have some pit bull in them.”

Wide-ranging works by beloved local artist are subject of retrospective

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FARMS — Artist Charmaine Kaptur has a master’s degree in painting from Wayne State University and is known by many collectors for her distinctive watercolor paintings, but she once said she doesn’t consider herself a watercolorist.

Kaptur’s body of work also includes drawings, prints, collage, monotype and papermaking. Viewers will have a rare opportunity to see — and purchase — one of her pieces during her one-woman exhibition, “Retrospective: A Life in Art,” which opens with a public reception from 3 to 6 p.m. Sept. 10 at Grosse Pointe Con-

gregational Church in Grosse Pointe Farms.

Kaptur, who turns 89 on Sept. 8, isn’t working as actively as an artist anymore, but continues to paint and draw.

“It was a way of life,” said Kaptur of art, which became her profession as well as her avocation.

Creativity seems to be in the Kaptur family genes. Kaptur’s late father, Vincent D. Kaptur Sr., was an automotive designer who worked on vehicles including Cadillacs and the Corvette, and in retirement enjoyed woodworking and custom jewelry-making. Kaptur’s only surviving sibling, Hugh Kaptur, is an acclaimed midcentury modern architect in California who deSee KAPTUR on page 17A

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GROSSE POINTES — The Grosse Pointes — in particular, Grosse Pointe Farms and Grosse Pointe City — are crediting their employees, contractors and volunteers with helping them to recover from a devastating storm that swept through the community the afternoon of July 26.

Farms City Manager Shane Reeside said the National Weather Service has now confirmed that a funnel cloud was spotted over the Farms that day.

The Farms lost roughly 120 trees, about half of which were city-owned, Reeside said during an Aug. 14 Farms City Council meeting.

“It was a massive effort to open up streets and clear away damage,” Reeside said.

He thanked the city’s Department of Public Works, Department of Public Safety, police reserve unit and tree removal contractor Metro Detroit Tree & Firewood for their speedy and thorough response.

“Kudos to the whole city staff,” Farms Mayor Louis Theros said. “Seeing you come together … was just fantastic.”

Reeside said they’re still tallying the cost, but it’s expected to be in the six figures.

“It was pretty dramatic and we’re just grateful we got through it as well as we did,” Reeside said.

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some of its canopy, thanks to a gift from the family of Brian Fraser, one of the Michigan State University students killed in a mass shooting on campus in February. His family organized a fundraising effort to plant trees in the Farms, City and Park. Reeside said the Farms received 32 trees because of this.

In addition, Reeside said the Farms will be planting another 75 to 100 trees in the right of way this fall.

Brian Colter, the city forester for Grosse Pointe City, Grosse Pointe Farms and Grosse Pointe Park, said the Farms got hit the worst, with the City as a close second. Colter, who has been working as a forester in the Pointes for 30 years, remembers the horrific straight-line windstorm that hit the communities on July 2, 1997, toppling countless trees and claiming the lives of several picnickers at Pier Park.

“This is the worst (storm) since ’97,” Colter said.

Colter added that there were “no injuries, fortunately,” in the most recent storm.

He said the City lost about 25 trees on municipal property July 26. Colter said the City still has about 3,000 city-owned street trees, not including those at Elworthy Field or Neff Park.

Thanks to the Brian Fraser Memorial Tree Planting effort, Colter said they were able to plant about 111 trees in the Farms, Park and City. That equates to approximately $30,000 worth of trees, Colter said. Most of the planting was done over a threeday stretch, but Colter said the first tree — a magnolia — was planted May 26 at Patterson Park in Grosse Pointe Park. The FrasSee STORM on page 5A

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ers, who live in the Park, have a “beautiful magnolia tree” in their yard, and Colter said they told him that their son “loved trees.”

The Patterson Park magnolia tree, which is located between the boardwalk entrance and the gazebo, features a plaque that Colter said was donated by Steve Embree, of the Embree Sign Co. Grosse Pointe City officials recognized the hard work and dedication of their staff and administrators during an Aug. 21 City Council meeting.

“I thank you guys for all caring so much,” City Councilman Christopher Walsh said. “I’m proud to be here and proud of all that you do.”

City Councilman Seth Krupp said he was “sad to see all those trees that were lost,” but thanks to the City’s Urban Forestry Commission, they were able to plant about 100 trees in the City.

One of the trees that they lost was older than any of the Grosse Pointes, and older, even, than the United States. Krupp said a white oak in either the 600 or 700 block of Washington Road fell victim to the storm.

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Krupp said damage from the storm made the oak unsafe, so it had to be cut down. Given that it had more than 250 rings, it’s believed to be well over 250 years old. Krupp said they’re trying to preserve a slice of the trunk, similar to what Grosse Pointe Park did with one of its older trees when it fell years ago.

The start of The Village Sidewalk Sale and the Paint the Windows contest took place July 27, only a day after the storm.

Main Street Grosse Pointe Executive Director Cindy Willcock said The Village “couldn’t have gotten through that” without the work of the DPW and the Public Safety Department.

“Our businesses rely on this (sale) to help fill out their budgets for the year,” Willcock said.

She said City Public Safety Director John Alcorn worked with the other chiefs in the area and Ray Laethem Motor Village provided two vehicles to block streets.

“I’d never witnessed that level of (community) cooperation (before),” Willcock said.

Mayor Sheila Tomkowiak was proud of her community.

“The dedication is overwhelming,” Tomkowiak said.”

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Be prepared for upcoming elections

The League of Women Voters of Grosse Pointe will hold candidate forums for people running in contested local offices this November. Anyone wishing to submit questions for a forum must do so in advance, as questions won’t be accepted during the forums.

A forum for the Harper Woods City Council will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 11 at Wayne County Community College District’s Mary Ellen Stempfle University Center, 19305 Vernier Road in Harper Woods. Candidates running for council include Curtis Brown, Cheryl Costantino, Teresa Foster, Gerianne LaPratt and Regina Williams. The deadline for candidate questions is Sept. 7.

A forum for Grosse Pointe Park mayor and council will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Sept. 12 at Pierce Middle School, 15430 Kercheval Ave. in the Park. Mayoral candidates are Michele Hodges and Christine M. Gallagher. Council candidates are Brent Deaver, Jay A. Kennedy, Tim Kolar, Marty McMillan, Elvis Torres and Heather Ulku. The deadline to submit questions is Sept. 8.

For Grosse Pointe City Municipal Court judge, a forum will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Sept.

20 at Grosse Pointe Unitarian Church, 17150 Maumee Ave. in the City. Incumbent Judge Russell Etheridge isn’t running for reelection this year. Candidates are Sarah W. Colegrove, David Draper, Thomas Gregory Krall and Bryan A. Sunisloe. The deadline to submit questions is Sept. 18.

A virtual candidate forum for Grosse Pointe City Council will be conducted at 7 p.m. Sept. 26.

Candidates include Seth S. Krupp, Christopher Moyer, Donald J. Parthum Jr. and Terence A. Thomas.

The deadline to submit questions is Sept. 18.

Questions can be submitted to the LOWVGP website at lwvgrossepointe.org.

SINGERS SOUGHT

The Grosse Pointe Community Chorus will start its fall session Sept. 12. Rehearsals take place on Tuesdays from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in the choir room at Grosse Pointe North High School, 707 Vernier Road in Grosse Pointe Woods.

The GPCC has a new music director this year, Kayvon Kashani-Gharavi, an adjunct professor at Madonna University who has a master’s degree in choral conducting from Westminster Choir College. The cost for the season to join the choir is $60, or $30 for those ages 30 and younger.

The GPCC will hold its holiday concert Dec. 3 at St. Clare of Montefalco Church in Grosse Pointe Park. To register or for more information, visit grossepointecommunitychorus.org or call (313) 580-5965.

‘THEY’RE CREEPY AND THEY’RE KOOKY …’

If you started to snap your fingers after reading the headline, then you’re already familiar with the popular classic television show “The Addams Family.” Or, perhaps you’ve seen the Netflix series, “Wednesday.”

Grosse Pointe Theatre is bringing these beloved characters to life as it opens its 76th season with “The Addams Family: A New Musical,” which runs Sept. 8 to 17 at the Christian A. Fenton Performing Arts Center at Grosse Pointe North High School, 707 Vernier Road in Grosse Pointe Woods.

“It has all the same wacky characters we all grew to love and grew up with and has the same brand of humor as the iconic television show and subsequent movies, cartoons and series, but has added some different elements and characters into the mix as well,” director Michael Gravame, of Detroit, said in a press release. “I think the biggest difference is that Wednesday is college age and there is a different relationship dynamic between her and her parents.”

The cast — many of whom are GPT newcomers — consists of: Julia Bayer, of St. Clair Shores; Soula Burns, of Grosse Pointe Woods; Elliott Cox, of Grosse Pointe Woods; Ryan Holub-Ward, of Ferndale; Jennifer “Jen” Horne, of Detroit; Maria LaRose, of Grosse Pointe Woods; Sophie Leszczynski, of Grosse Pointe Woods; George Liebau, of Sterling Heights; Andrew “Drew” McComas, of Auburn Hills; Megan Nash, of Hazel Park; Sterling Orlowski, of Hamtramck; PJ Roberts, of Southfield; Ryan Roetker, of Royal Oak; Raven Ross, of Sterling Heights; LeRoy Russ, of Pontiac; Tim Schoenherr, of Farmington Hills; Erin Steinhauser, of Grosse Pointe City; Tania Velinsky, of Royal Oak; Jim Wolbrink, of Detroit; and Dominic Aldini, of Sterling Heights.

“The cast has captured the wackiness of these beloved characters perfectly, but has the freedom to not just be an imitation of them,” Gravame said in a press release.

Tickets cost $35 and can be purchased in advance or at the door. For tickets or more information, visit gpt.org or call (313) 881-4004.

‘Welcome aboard’ New Grosse Pointe City Manager Joseph Valentine — with Mayor Sheila Tomkowiak — was officially named the successor to former City Manager Pete Dame when the Grosse Pointe City Council voted unanimously in favor of an employment agreement with Valentine Aug. 21.

“Welcome aboard, Mr. Valentine,” Tomkowiak said after the vote.

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War Memorial to hold 9/11 remembrance ceremony

The War Memorial, 32 Lake Shore Road in Grosse Pointe Farms, will mark the anniversary of 9/11 with a service of remembrance at 8:30 a.m. Sept. 11. This event is free, but registration is requested. To register or for more information, visit warmemorial.org.

State official to address students

State Sen. Kevin Hertel, D-St. Clair Shores — whose district includes the Grosse Pointes — will take part in University Liggett School’s Middle School Leadership Days by addressing students Sept. 8.

According to a press release, Leadership Days “are an integral part of University Liggett School’s commitment to nurturing leadership qualities among its eighth-grade students.

The multi-day event encompasses a series of activities that focus on leadership and serviceoriented learning. These activities are crafted to equip students with essential skills and insights as they transition into leadership roles within the middle school environment.”

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Grosse Pointe Unitarian Church, 17150 Maumee Ave. in Grosse Pointe City, will host the fundraiser “All Roots Music Night” from 7 to 10 p.m. Sept. 15. The event will feature a variety of roots music, including jazz, Americana, blues and folk. Award-winning musician Sean Blackman and his band will perform. Tickets cost $20 in advance or $30 at the door. A portion of the proceeds will go to the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network, which a press release states “works to build food security, food justice and food sovereignty for Detroit’s African American residents.” For advance tickets or more information, visit gpuuc.org or call (313) 881-0420.

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PARK — With a contested City Council and mayoral race coming up in November, Grosse Pointe Park is once again in need of a city clerk to run those contests.

City Clerk Meaghan Bachman, who just helmed the Park’s Aug. 8 City Council primary, left that post Aug. 11 to accept the city clerk position in Farmington. Park City Manager Nick Sizeland said the job in Farmington came with a higher salary and more support; the Park has been dealing with a tight budget and reduced staffing.

Bachman started working for the Park this spring, shortly before the retirement of longtime City Clerk/Finance Director/Treasurer Jane Blahut, who concluded her career at the end of March.

“I wish her the best,” Sizeland said of Bachman. “I’m happy for her.”

Other officials also praised Bachman for her work in the Park.

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“I’d like to thank Meaghan for her time here,” said City Councilwoman Christine Gallagher during the Aug. 14 Park City Council meeting. “I think she did a great job.”

Gallagher is running for mayor against incumbent Mayor Michele Hodges this fall.

Before coming to the Park, Bachman served as city clerk in Flat Rock for about eight years and as a part-time paraprofessional for Allen Park Public Schools.

Sizeland said the Park is currently searching for a new city clerk. In the meantime, Sizeland said he’s acting as city clerk, with help from former Deputy City Clerk Courtney Delmege, who recently transferred to the Finance Department.

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proposed master plan will be able to do so online or by writing to Jane Dixon, a senior planner with McKenna Associates, at 235 E. Main St., Suite 105, Northville, MI 48167.

For those unable to access the plan online, a paper copy is slated to be available to review during regular business hours at Farms City Hall.

The Farms City Council voted unanimously Aug. 14 to authorize distribution of copies of the draft master plan to the state,

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neighboring municipalities, Wayne County and other entities, as required by law.

Among other elements, the draft master plan calls for supporting and enhancing the local business community, improving resilience against anticipated future flooding and strong storms, and retaining the residential character that the Farms is known for while also diversifying housing options to be in keeping with the changing needs of the community, such as the increased demand

for housing options for seniors, who may no longer be able to maintain a large, multistory home.

Dixon said the Michigan Planning Enabling Act requires a 63-day public comment period before the public hearing.

“This is obviously a draft,” Dixon told the council. “The comments we receive over the next 63 days will be incorporated” into the final plan.

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Soccer team’s state title honored in Woods WOODS — Grosse Pointe Woods Mayor Arthur Bryant and the Woods City Council recently acknowledged some outstanding athletes for a season that culminated in a major victory.

During the City Council’s Aug. 7 meeting, Bryant read a proclamation in honor of the Grosse Pointe North High School girls soccer team, which on June 16 won the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 2 soccer state championship, a first for this North team.

Bryant called it “a wonderful thing to have happen in our city.”

According to the proclamation, coach Olivia Dallaire, who played soccer for four years for Michigan State University, was herself a former member of the North girls’ soccer team.

Dallaire and the team members were on hand to receive a copy of the proclamation and be publicly recognized.

This wasn’t an easy season for the Norsemen, but they never gave up, even when they were behind in key games — a te-

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City Councilman John Gillooly said he was “very impressed by what McKenna has done” with the plan and the process leading to this point.

“I would encourage all residents to review the plan over the next 63 days and offer their comments,” Gillooly said.

City Councilman Lev Wood also praised the planners at McKenna.

nacity that contributed greatly to their state win. In the championship game against East Grand Rapids, they won by a score of 3-2 in a shootout, after coming back from being down by 2-0. As the proclamation notes, “Going into the post season with a record of 4-7-7, and winning just one game in the Macomb Area Conference Red Division, they were often referred to as the underdog or Cinderella team as they finished 5th in their division.”

The proclamation said Dallaire’s decision to change the offense in the second half of the state championship game, along with “phenomenal” goaltending by Grace McCormick, enabled the team to come back from a deficit to win it all.

Bryant said the “outstanding accomplishments” of the coaches, team and volunteers reflect “so well on the Grosse Pointe Woods community.”

Commemorative signs for the championship were created to mark this occasion as well. City Administrator Frank Schulte said the signs would be going up “at all of the entrances to the city” Aug. 8.

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“You guys have done a great job, and I look forward to the public hearing coming up,” Wood said.

Officials said the 63-day public comment period started Aug. 14. A public hearing to approve the final plan is expected to take place during a council meeting in October or November.

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has been deemed highly effective in each and every one of his ratings. He’s well loved by teachers, administrators, students. He’s been quite a fixture in this community. And I’m devastated to see him leave after everything he’s given to this district.”

Ismail said the cost to the district’s fund balance to sign this agreement with Dean — who’ll be serving as a consultant until June 30, 2024 — is “probably in the $200,000 range, I would guess.”

“We could have given this (money) to our teachers,” Worden said. “That’s what makes me the maddest.”

St. John cited a study that academic achievement has been shown to fall for two years following a superintendent transition.

“I agree that it’s fiscally irresponsible to pay a superintendent to leave and also have to pay potentially an external candidate to be our superintendent,” St. John said. “There were a lot of other options we could have pursued. We could have tried to work with our superintendent more and we chose not to. So, I’m very disappointed.”

For his part, Dean can’t talk about the reason he’s leaving — this was discussed during the closed-door session with the board Aug. 23.

Dean did, however, send out an emailed statement to parents and others in the district Aug. 23 that reads, in part: “I am writing to you to share that I have made the difficult decision to retire. … This place will always be the highlight of my professional career. … I will always be grateful for our GPPSS teachers and administrators. They have made this place special for me and my children and will continue to make this a special place for all our students.”

A statement issued by Ismail Aug. 23 reads, in part: “On behalf of the Grosse Pointe Public School System Board of Education, I want to extend our sincere appreciation for his dedicated service. Dr. Dean has been an instrumental force in steering our school system towards academic excellence, innovation, and a student-centric approach to education. His commitment to the betterment of our school system has been unwavering.”

The board also voted to name Christian Fenton, the district’s retired deputy superintendent for business and operations, as the interim superintendent starting Sept. 1. As Ismail noted, Fenton is “a logical candidate” because he still lives in the district — he’s a Grosse pointe Woods resident — and “knows the system,” as well as its finances.

The vote was again split, with Ismail, Cot-

ton, Jeup and Papas voting in favor of the agreement with Fenton, while Worden and St. John voted against it.

“I think we would be very lucky to have Chris Fenton,” Papas said. “There’s nobody we could get on a moment’s notice with that much institutional knowledge. … We need to have somebody on the ground (as superintendent) Sept. 1 — that’s state law.”

Papas also called Fenton “a gentleman, a kind man” and someone who “puts students first.”

In an email to Ismail dated Aug. 23, Fenton wrote, “I am committed to assisting the Board in its’ search for a qualified and visionary leader for the District. I have been intricately involved in two previous superintendent searches including meeting with staff and community members to gain their input. An objective would be to work closely with the Board to provide steadfast leadership that ensures the effective functioning of the District while the search for a permanent superintendent takes place.”

Fenton said in his email that he would step down from his roles as a Full Circle Foundation board member and Grosse Pointe Woods Planning Commission member if named the interim superintendent.

Fenton is himself a former student of the district, and he worked as an administrator for more than 37 years.

Worden said she wasn’t opposed to Fenton — who she called “a great guy” — but the process, which she alleged took place behind closed doors and without input from everyone on the board or from the community.

St. John agreed.

“My issue is with the process … and that you chose to communicate (only) with certain board members,” St. John told Ismail.

Ismail said the topic of a possible interim superintendent came up when he was out with Brumbaugh and Cotton. He said he didn’t consider naming any internal candidates as interim superintendent, which he said would be too disruptive to the district if, for example, they pulled a principal from one of the schools.

Despite the presence of more than a dozen residents, who waited through the closed session to reenter the meeting, the school board didn’t allow another session of public comment after the votes took place.

Worden had moved in favor of allowing the public to speak again at the end of the meeting and St. John seconded her motion, but Cotton, Jeup and Papas voted against it.

Ismail didn’t vote on the public comment question.

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know the teachers, the janitors, the students,” Brumbaugh said. “He seemed to care about having a personal relationship with people. … He never saw himself or his title as being more important. He saw the kids and the teachers and the work as the most important.”

That combination of knowledge and interpersonal skills were among the hallmarks of his years in the GPPSS. Those are among the reasons Dean’s supporters in the district were sorry to learn that he was retiring as superintendent and transitioning into a consulting role as of Sept. 1. Dean will serve as a consultant to the district through June 30, 2024, at which time he said he plans to retire from public education. The announcement came during a special Grosse Pointe Board of Education meeting Aug. 23 at Barnes Elementary.

Dean’s career in education isn’t surprising, given the fact that his mother was a teacher. After he earned his bachelor’s degree in secondary education from Wayne State University in 1995, he taught math at Osborn High School in Detroit. Dean taught and served in a handful of other districts before being hired as an elementary school

principal for Birmingham Public Schools in 2005. By the time Dean left BPS in 2012, he had achieved the rank of assistant superintendent/director for human resources. He joined the GPPSS in February 2012 as deputy superintendent for educational services.

“He’s got a passion for education and a work ethic that’s hard to match,” Brumbaugh said. “It’s one thing to know the job. It’s another … to know what everybody needs to be successful.”

It was Dean’s wife, Sally Dean, who introduced him to the the Grosse Pointes. Sally Dean, also an education major at WSU, was assigned to student-teach at Ferry Elementary School in Grosse Pointe Woods “She said, ‘Jon, this would be an amazing place to raise a family,’” Dean recalled. “‘They have great public schools.’”

It was eye-opening for Dean, who had grown up on the west side of Detroit.

“I thought only really rich people lived in Grosse Pointe,” Dean admitted.

Thanks to Sally Dean’s first student teaching assignment, the couple bought their first home in Grosse Pointe Woods in 1997.

They later moved to a different home in the Woods. Today, daughter Alex, 23, is finishing her last semester at George Washington University, while son Noah, 19, just started his sophomore year at Kenyon College. And Sal-

ly Dean — who took some time off to raise her kids when they were younger — is back to teaching; coincidentally enough, her husband said she’s at Ferry — in the classroom across the hall from where she student taught.

“One of the beauties of this district is how supportive it is, how many people live and work here,” said Dean, who estimated over half of the GPPSS staff lives within district boundaries.

Dean became the GPPSS superintendent on July 1, 2021, succeeding Gary Niehaus.

“It was a dream fulfilled,” Dean said.

“The opportunity to support my community was wonderful. This community had given me and my family so much. … I was able to be onstage for both of my kids’ graduations.

And that’s a wonderful feeling.”

While he wasn’t the superintendent when a bond for infrastructure work passed in 2018, Dean said he’s happy to report that the district honored its pledge to use those funds for the improvements it said it would.

He said the district completed construction on the second floor of Pierce Middle School this summer as part of that bond.

Brumbaugh said Dean was someone who didn’t shy away from difficult conversations or decisions and listened to what others had to say.

Whether it was tackling the strategic plan, budgetary challenges or division in the community, “You’d be hard-pressed to find somebody who would have done a better job than Jon,” Brumbaugh said.

GPPSS offers Advanced Placement classes for academically gifted students, but Dean said the district also offers career and technical training, art classes, special needs programs and more.

“We do a great job of providing opportunities and challenges for all of our kids,” Dean said. “That range of opportunities is one of the best things about Grosse Pointe public schools.”

Roy Bishop, deputy superintendent for educational services, has known Dean for 17 years. He said they met at an Eastern Michigan University job fair, where Dean — at that time working as the assistant superintendent for Birmingham Public Schools — recruited Bishop for that district.

“A lot of the great people we have now is due to him and his vision,” Bishop said.

“He’s made sure we have very qualified and outstanding people throughout the district.”

Bishop estimated Dean has hired about 70% of the staff in the district, including most of the administrators who served with him.

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Since 2014, Dean has been an adjunct faculty member who teaches education classes at WSU, something he said he plans to continue. As a consultant to the GPPSS, he will be working remotely and on an as-needed basis.

During his career in education, Dean’s primary focus was on the students.

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only public comment period, before any board votes and before the closed session, expressed dismay with the board.

“I am very concerned,” said Maria Simon, of Grosse Pointe Farms, who has grandchildren in the GPPSS. “Our students are starting school in less than two weeks, our staff less than one, and it sounds like we have no secondary curriculum director, no communications department at all, no finance director, no interim director for student services because there was no qualified candidate for this critical position, and now, rumor has it, no superintendent. … Losing all your top leadership and so many experienced teachers is such a big loss, and I know it will impact our staff and our students.

And it is your fault. Your chaos is hurting our community and our kids.”

The district lost more than 50 teachers over the summer as contract talks dragged on and teachers accepted positions elsewhere. In addition, the district has seen the recent departures of Deputy Superintendent for Business and Finance Amanda Matheson; Director of Secondary Instruction Dan Hartley; Community Relations Specialist Rebecca Fannon, the sole remaining mem-

ber of the communications department after budget cuts that took effect this summer; and Director of Student Services Stephanie Hayes, who oversaw special education. Remaining administrators include Deputy Superintendent for Educational Services Roy Bishop, Director of Elementary Instruction Keith Howell, Director of Instructional Technology Chris Stanley and Director of Human Resources Nicole Pilgrim.

“If we don’t have strong educators, if we don’t have expert administrators and staff who have the knowledge, who have the passion, who have the institutional knowledge to keep our schools strong, then we all lose,” said LaKeytria Felder, of Grosse Pointe Park.

Park resident Daniel Verlinde fought tears as he voiced his anger and frustration.

“I moved my family here right after we got married 20 years ago for the school district,” Verlinde said Aug. 23. “And I spent this afternoon with my wife looking for other districts. What’s happening here is not a local story or a regional story — it’s a national story. … This has to stop, and I will not stop until it stops. All of you guys, it’s on your heads. It’s your responsibility. You need to turn it around now or it’s going to be a national story. I know what’s happening. Everybody I talk to is leaving this district because of you.”

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Maggie Henry, a GPAAS volunteer and Grosse Pointe Woods resident, said she’s been around pit bulls her whole life.

“It’s not the dog,” Henry said. “We can’t be blaming the dogs. Would you ban certain types of people that you considered too aggressive?”

Although Henry’s question was meant to be rhetorical, several people in the audience piped up, “Yes!” Henry said the key is not buying or adopting a dog you can’t control, learning about different training techniques, not leaving your dog unattended and otherwise being a responsible dog owner.

Others wanted to see pit bulls prohibited.

“In my opinion, they are most often used as protection or a weapon in inner cities,” said Daniel Cyr, who said he’s been a Shores resident for 28 years. “Pit bulls do not belong here.”

Shores resident Dr. Robert E. Lee, a vascular surgeon who said he’s treated countless injuries over his four-decade career, recalled the story of an 11-year-old girl whose trachea was lacerated by a neighbor’s pit bull.

It was only her proximity to a hospital, and the work of the medical professionals who attended to her, that saved her life.

“Young children are often the victims of vicious dog attacks,” Lee said.

Lee said in trauma surgery literature, “it’s well-established … that the root cause of the majority of injuries” by dogs is from pit bulls.

“Public safety needs to trump the misguided desire of some people to own dogs that threaten (their) neighbors,” Lee said.

Some residents said they’re now afraid to walk their own dogs or walk, jog or bike in the city.

“I want to feel free to play with my grandkids in my front yard,” resident Joanne Raffoul said. “I’ve lived here 30 years and I’ve never been afraid before.”

While people differed as to what should be done, most agreed the council needed to take some sort of action to prevent a future attack.

“Public safety does an amazing job protecting our two-legged residents,” said resident Tina Ellis, a former council member. “It’s time (to do the same) for our four-

legged (residents). … We need to strengthen our current pet ordinance.”

If the council doesn’t approve a breed ban, Ellis suggested higher fines for dogs that are roaming the streets or that get out of yards. In a case like the one experienced by the Owens family, she said a fine of $5,000 to $10,000 would be warranted in a more affluent community like the Shores, where smaller fines might seem nominal.

“How are we supposed to make people responsible if we don’t hit them where it hurts?” Ellis asked.

The council debated three proposals prepared by City Attorney Anne Seurynck — who was filling in for regular City Attorney Brian Renaud — but because of the amendments proposed by council members, Seurynck asked to be able to put those changes into a final draft ordinance before a vote, instead of the council making these changes and approving them on the fly.

City Councilman Donn Schroder was opposed to waiting.

“Our first job as a city council is public safety,” Schroder said. “A tragedy occurred here in June. … I think we’d all have blood on our hands if we didn’t proceed with a vote (tonight).”

But, with several other council members — some of whom are attorneys — saying it would be better to approve a finalized version after the city attorney has been able to assemble it with the suggested changes, Shores officials decided to wait for a vote until September.

The council was split on what version of the ordinance it would be voting on. Schroder and City Councilmen Robert Barrette, John Dakmak and John Seago voted in favor of a version with a pit bull ban, while Mayor Ted Kedzierski and City Councilwomen Sandra Cavataio and Danielle Gehlert voted against it. That means the council will be making a final decision this month on an ordinance that would impose a pit bull ban — expected to include a grandfather clause for current Shores residents who have pit bulls that are registered with the city.

“Doing nothing is not an option,” Kedzierski said.

For an agenda or more information about the meeting, visit gpshoresmi.gov.

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Kaptur said her father always wanted to be an architect. When a teacher at De La Salle High School saw promise in that area with Hugh, she said the teacher steered her brother in that direction, laying the groundwork for his future career.

Kaptur said her father “influenced my brother Huey more” than her.

Kaptur, who earned her bachelor’s degree in art from Marygrove College in Detroit in 1956, also studied papermaking at Central Michigan University and the Art Institute of Chicago, Ox-Bow, and took painting workshops from Millard Sheets in Mexico in the 1960s. She’s won multiple awards for her work at venues including the Grosse Pointe Art Center, Scarab Club, Michigan State Fair and Studio 23 in Bay City, and has been in more than 200 exhibitions around the world, including France, Norway and Austria.

“She traveled a lot when she was young,” said Lori Zurvalec, of Grosse Pointe City, president of the Detroit Society of Women Painters and Sculptors. “Her art-

work incorporated a lot of her travel outside of the U.S.” During a time when career options for women were limited, Kaptur rose through the ranks as a commercial artist, starting with a stint at Sears drawing illustrations for advertisements.

“I was a commercial artist and art director at a credit union (after Sears), and I briefly ran the department,” Kaptur said.

After a 30-year career in commercial art and graphic design, Kaptur retired to care for her aging parents in their Grosse Pointe Park home on Bedford Lane. After their deaths in 1987, she continued to live in the house, until she moved to Sunrise of Grosse Pointe Woods roughly five years ago.

At Sunrise, Kaptur has taken part in art activities.

“She critiques my artwork,” said Rachael Herbon, activities volunteer coordinator at Sunrise. “She gives good critiques.”

The walls of Kaptur’s bedroom and a shared common room in her unit are covered with her artworks, and sketchpads and paintbrushes sit at the ready on her desk.

“She is definitely somebody I always go to when we do any kind of art project,” Herbon said.

Zurvalec has been friends with Kaptur for the last three decades. Both artists are

longtime members of the Pointe Studio Ten, an art critique group that has exhibited together at multiple venues over the years.

Kaptur taught art for many years at what was then called the Grosse Pointe War Memorial (now The War Memorial) in Grosse Pointe Farms, the Anton Art Center in Mount Clemens and the Grosse Pointe Art Center; at the last venue, she taught experimental painting. She led a special workshop in Fairbanks, Alaska, as well. Zurvalec said Kaptur is a former board member of the Michigan Water Color Society, for which she designed a catalog when the group marked its 50th anniversary at the Detroit Institute of Arts in 1997.

“She’s contributed to that whole area of study — being a teacher, putting her work out there,” Zurvalec said. “She has students

that were influenced by her work.”

Kaptur may not have received the level of attention her father and brother, Hugh, received, but she’s nonetheless made a name for herself as an artist.

“She’s done some very good work,” Zurvalec said. “There’s a lyrical, playful, flowing quality (to her pieces). There’s a bit of humor, too.”

“Retrospective: A Life in Art” will be on display through Sept. 24 in the art gallery at Grosse Pointe Congregational Church, 240 Chalfonte Ave. in Grosse Pointe Farms. The gallery is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sundays or by appointment. For an appointment or more information, call the church at (313) 884-3075.

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PARK —A 2021 Chevrolet Equinox was stolen — with the keys inside — from a driveway in the 15000 block of Windmill Pointe Drive between the hours of 11:30 p.m. Aug. 24 and 7:30 a.m. Aug. 25.

Because of OnStar, police were able to determine that the vehicle had been taken to Tennessee, where a local police department found it. A police report states that two suspects fled from the vehicle and weren’t arrested. Police in Tennessee were able to recover the vehicle. Anyone with more information can call (313) 822-7400.

Juvenile arrested

WOODS — After the Harper Woods Public Safety Department broadcast on police radio that there were five individuals seen tugging on vehicle door handles near Wildwood Street, a Grosse Pointe Woods officer who was in the area saw a teen walking in that vicinity at around 5 a.m. Aug. 22.

When the youth entered private property shortly thereafter, the officer spoke to the youth, who police said initially refused to give his full name. He was arrested and taken to the station for processing and was then transported to the Wayne County Juvenile Detention Center. The youth — a 16-yearold from Detroit — was found to have a probation violation out of St. Clair County.

Police said they don’t know if the teen was involved in any of the larcenies from auto in the area.

to leave the property, and they complied.

Change removed

WOODS — An unknown suspect is said by police to have stolen change and the registration to a vehicle that was left unlocked while it was parked in the 1900 block of Allard Avenue during the night of Aug. 22. Anyone with more information can call (313) 343-2400.

Juvenile arrested

CITY — A 13-year-old from Detroit was taken into custody after he and two other youths were seen in the 300 block of Washington Road at around 1 a.m. Aug. 23.

The 13-year-old was the only youth police said they arrested. A report states that the teen admitted he had been in the area to steal vehicles and valuables from vehicles.

Teens take liquor

CITY — Two female suspects in their late teens are said to have stolen multiple bottles of alcohol from The Village CVS store at around 9:50 p.m. Aug. 26. Anyone with more information can call (313) 8863200.

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WOODS — Two vehicles — both of which may have been unlocked, as there was no sign of forced entry — are said to have been rummaged through by an unknown suspect or suspects at around 8:45 p.m. Aug. 17, while they were parked behind businesses in the 19200 block of Mack Avenue.

Three pairs of designer sunglasses valued at a total of $600 were taken from one of the vehicles, while two pairs of designer Continued on page 19A

Wallet missing

CITY — A woman filed a report with police after her wallet turned up missing after she accidentally left it at The Village Panera at around 3:30 p.m. Aug. 31. The victim said that when she realized she had left her wallet behind, she went back to retrieve it, but it wasn’t there. An unknown suspect had already used the victim’s reloadable debit card to make a purchase of $4.75 from a Shell gas station. Anyone with more information can call (313) 886-3200.

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WATCH sunglasses worth a total of $600 and a pair of Sony wireless over-the-ear headphones valued at $150 were removed from the second vehicle. Anyone with more information can call (313) 343-2400.

More sunglasses snatched

CITY — An unknown suspect is said to have entered an unlocked 2015 Infiniti and stolen four pairs of sunglasses while the vehicle was parked in the 200 block of Lakeland Street between the hours of 10:30 p.m. Aug. 22 and 7:30 a.m. Aug. 23. Anyone with more information can call (313) 886-3200.

Swindlers sought

CITY — Police said an unknown pair of suspects were able to “purchase” $2,000 worth of gift cards for only $500 after they swindled a Village CVS cashier via multiple cash exchanges at around 2:15 p.m. Aug. 17. They could be facing larceny by swindle charges, police said. Anyone with more information can call (313) 886-3200.

Retail fraud suspects arrested

CITY — A pair of suspects said to have stolen an estimated $30 worth of merchandise from The Village CVS store at around 3 p.m. Aug. 11 were arrested Aug. 15 at a home in the 5200 block of Marseilles Street in Detroit. Police said the suspects, a 58-year-old Detroit woman and a 38-year-old Detroit woman, are facing retail fraud charges.

Porch is site for repeated piracy

FARMS — An unknown suspect or suspects are said to have stolen packages from the front porch of a home in the 400 block of Madison Street Aug. 10 and Aug. 11. Anyone with more information can call (313) 885-2100.

CITY — A 53-year-old Casco Township man could be facing charges after he allegedly accepted a $2,500 deposit from a resident in the 700 block of Fisher Road for remodeling work but never came back to do any of the work. The resident, who filed a report with police Aug. 9, said the contractor also won’t return her calls, despite her having made the deposit several weeks ago.

Suspects apprehended after tampering with vehicles

PARK — A 19-year-old and three juveniles, all from Detroit, were apprehended by police after a short foot pursuit after police said they saw the suspects trying vehicle door handles in the 1100 block of Lakepointe Street at around 1:20 a.m. Aug. 20. Larcenies from vehicles — almost all of which have been unlocked — have been widespread in the Pointes this summer. Police said no thefts were identified from the Lakepointe vehicles, so the suspects were cited for curfew violations. Police remind residents to always lock their vehicles, not leave valuables in plain sight and not leave keys in the vehicles.

Bike taken

PARK — An unknown suspect is said by police to have stolen a red Specialized Hotrock bike valued at $400 from the driveway of a home in the 1000 block of Yorkshire Road sometime between 6:30 p.m. Aug. 22 and 2:40 p.m. Aug. 27. Anyone with more information can call (313) 822-7400.

about this and, according to a report, “became belligerent and kicked out a patrol car window and attempted to kick out a second patrol car window.” The driver is now not only facing a possible charge of operating while intoxicated, but also malicious destruction of police property.

Change taken

FARMS — Sometime between the hours of midnight and 3:30 a.m. Aug. 11, an unknown suspect is said to have stolen about $3 in change from two vehicles while they were parked and left unlocked in a

driveway in the 400 block of Bournemouth Circle. Anyone with more information can call (313) 885-2100.

Speeder arrested on warrants

PARK — Police said a 28-year-old Detroit man who they pulled over for speeding in the area of Mack Avenue and Berkshire Road at 11:36 a.m. Aug. 25 was found to have a suspended license and “multiple warrants for his arrest,” according to a report.

The driver was arrested on the warrants.

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SUMMER SPECIALS up-to-30%-off!

Senior-Discounts Free-Estimates!

30yrs-Experience

586-944-3669

Porches, Steps, Chimney's, Tuck-pointing, Cultured Stone, Preventative Maintenance, Concrete, Custom Mortar Matching, Free-Estimates, Senior Discounts, 37 years exp.

A-D MASONRY LLC. All Masonry Work Bricks, Stones, Pavers, Blocks, Porches, Chimneys. Tuckpointing.

26-yrs experience Insured, Free Estimates.

586-873-8210 Filip

Brick Work

Carpentry

Cement

586-241-9541

GOT ROT?

ALLEN CEMENT

LOVELL MASONRY

Affordable/Professional Specializes in Brick-Work, Custom-Brick-Steps, Concrete, Brick-Mailboxes, Porch/ChimneyRepairs, Tuck-pointing, Paver Maintenance, Basement-Waterproofing, Free-Written-Estimates, Senior/Military-Discounts.

20yrs-Experience

Rotten Wood Replacement Specialist All Types of Wood Repair Fascia, Soffit & Siding Painted to Match AMG Applied Services

586-323-0755

Carpet Cleaning

CARPET

WAVY-n-LOOSE?

We Power Re-stretch and Steam-clean For One Low Price Next-Day-Service Multiple Room Discount

Call Now

586-754-9222

ccarpetrepair.com

a.k.a "The Driveway Guy"

Established 1999 Driveways/Garage Floors/Patios, etc.

Licensed/Insured Check out Allen Cement on Facebook!

Vern Allen

586-457-1300

GROSSE POINTE TIMES, September 7, 2023 - 3B

www.candgnews.com Gutters

Painting

*”STEVE'S SEAMLESS GUTTERS”. Made & installed on the spot.

5”&6” Gutter Cleaning.

Tree trimming, exterior painting, power washing.

2 BROTHERS PAINTING

# A-1 DRIVEWAYS Parking Lot Repair Cement & Asphalt Residential & Commercial

Driveway Experts FREE ESTIMATES • SENIOR DISCOUNTS CALL TODAY

586-604-5393 Licensed & Insured

0025-2242

VETERAN OWNED

Cleaning Service

Cement

586-781-4868

M & M CEMENT CONTRACTING "All Types of Concrete Work"

Exposed Aggregate Concrete Driveway Specialists Patios/Sidewalks, No Job Too Small Lic/Ins. Free Quotes!

CLEANING LADY

with 10-yr experience is looking for work. Weekly, bi-weekly, monthly Excellent references.

Flexible hours.

Bonded & insured.

248-890-8830

HOUSE CLEANING

BY CATHY My Focus is quality cleaning, never cutting corners with attention to detail.

Insured/Free Quote

586-222-3538

A.M.G. Gutters & Downspouts. Owner operated.

Seamless gutter installation and repair specialist. Builders License #2101202369 www.amgapplied services.com Fully Insured

586-323-0755

A#1 REPAIR SERVICES: GUTTERS Clean/Repair Install Guards SIDING Vinyl-Siding/Alum-Trim Gable/SoffitVents/Shutters ROOF Leaks/Shingles Vents/Caps

248-892-1927

ELIMINATE gutter cleaning forever! LeafFilter, the most advanced debris-blocking gutter protection. Schedule a FREE LeafFilter estimate today.

20% off Entire Purchase.

Plus 10% Senior & Military Discounts. Call 1-866-495-1709

GUTTERS & WINDOW CLEANING INSURED TOM MICOLI

313-656-9402 Hauling & Waste Removal ***AAA HAULING*** JUNK REMOVAL

Decks/Patios COMPLETE DECK MAINTENANCE

Our 30th Year!

Power Washing, Repairs, Stain/Paint House Washing / House Painting Free Est./Insured We are the Deck Doctors!

586-463-9564

marathonpowerwash.com

2023 SPECIALS

Elite Concrete Services, LLC. WE RAISE SETTLED OR SUNKEN CONCRETE PATIOS • DRIVEWAYS SIDEWALKS • FLOORS CURBS • PORCHES Commercial • Industrial Residential 1/3 TO 1/2 THE COST OF REPLACEMENT 0026-2242

FREE ESTIMATES

(248) 481-6919 (586) 731-7226

Custom Deck Building/Repair, Power-Washing, Decks Removed, Composite, Treated & Cedar Materials, Custom Railing Materials, Custom Fence Installation.

586-260-5218 Drywall

LAKESHORE DRYWALL Master Finisher Small and Large Repairs Small Hang Jobs Any Size Finish Jobs Done Perfectly Shon- 586-801-6190

Electrical *ACCU ELECTRIC*

ROZE CEMENT LLC

CONCRETE, MASONRY & LANDSCAPING

10% Off Pre-Spring!

•Driveways •Patios •Brick/Stone •Pavers •Sidewalks Free-Estimates Requests: roze cementllc@gmail.com

Andre-586-354-7791

VITO CEMENT

586-925-8764

Free-Estimates, Great Prices, Senior Discounts!

Lic./Insured Master Electrician Specializing in All Residential Services.

Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed!

Lic#-6113148

BEST-Price-Period

586-755-3636 Father & Son

Master Electricians

Dr. Electric

Same-Day-Service!

All-Residential-Wiring, Change Fuse Box to Circuit Breaker Panel, Troubleshooting, Electric Vehicle Chargers, Backup Generator Transfer Switch, License# 6109094 Senior/Discounts!

Visa/MC /Lic./Insured

NATURAL CLEANING

CASTLE ELECTRIC

Residential/Commercial Licensed & Insured Wall & Window Washing & More A+ BBB NOW HIRING!

(direct cell phone #) Panel upgrades, generators, hot tubs, 220 lines.

ALL SERVICE Licensed & Insured Dependable, quality work!

License#-6111359

***** Make the Right choice with organic cleaning!

Removal-Experts Residential/Commercial Houses/Offices Garage/Storage-Areas Efficient Courteous Workers Reasonable-Rates Free-Estimates NEED CLUTTER REMOVED? LET US DO THE WORK!

586-258-6672

586-634-1152

Complete Interior/Exterior

• Wood Repair • Power Wash • Free-Estimates

REFERENCES AVAILABLE

Call Frank 248-303-5897 Plumbing

EMERGENCIES HAPPEN! We Stay Open 24/7 To Handle Any Plumbing Problems Day Or Night!

Licensed & Insured EAplumbinganddrain.com Contact us anytime! 586-477-7777

Landscaping & Water Gardens DOLL'S LANDSCAPING

Sod Installation, Shrub & Tree-Trimming, Planting, Removal.

Mulch, Garden Retainer Walls, Porch Steps, Raise Backyards/Drain Tiles, Pavers, Powerwashing Sealing, Power rake, Aeration, Seeding, Debris Removal

586-634-0033 ALLTIMATE OUTDOOR SERVICES

Drainage System Professionals New-Construction, Yard-Drainage, Grading, Sod/Seed, Retaining Walls/Walkways/Patios, Senior/Military-Discounts Credit-Cards-Accepted

Free-Estimates

586-719-1202 ROBIN'S

GARDENING SERVICE Weeding, Compost, Mulch, Shrub-Trimming, Butterfly Gardens Our Specialty.

586-295-4999

586-604-2524 Home Repairs EXTERIOR REPAIRS LLC.

Since 1999 Roofing, Siding, Gutters and More!

Reliable Ask, We Might Do It! FREE ESTIMATES

248-242-1511 Kitchens/ Cabinets/ Countertops

KELLY'S KITCHEN DESIGN

586-343-4005

·CUSTOM BACKSPLASHES ·CUSTOM KITCHENS ·COUNTERTOPS *Granite*Quartz* ·Custom Bathrooms ·FIREPLACE TILE *FREE ESTIMATES*

586-552-5416

mrbacksplash.com

0335-2330

Painting

(586)229-4267 American Painting

•Residential/Commercial •Interior •Power Washing •Insurance •Drywall •Plaster Repair •Clean-outs •Home Repairs •Senior-Discounts.

•Guaranteed-Work.

•25-yrs Experience.

PEAK PAINTING Custom-Painting, Commercial/Residential, interior/exterior.

Drywall-repair, paper removal, carpentry.

30-yr.-exp. Free estimates, senior discounts, insured.

Credit-cards accepted.

586-722-8381 Now Hiring!!!

Plumbing

MASTER PLUMBER

Sewer & Drain Service.

Remodeling, repairs, new installations.

Free estimates, senior rates.

35+yrs exp.

Call Paul

248-904-5822 Lic.#8109852

TOTAL BRICKPAVING LANDSCAPING PROS

Lawn Maintenance

2023 SPRING 586-260-5218

Commercial/Residential *Landscaping *Decks *Spring Clean-Ups *Lawn Cutting *Licensed Fertilization *Aerating & Thatching

Visit Facebook:

Bright Horizon Services Inc.

586-489-9226 Donʼs Lawn Service -Lawn Cutting -Edging -Aerating -Power Raking -Bush & Tree Trimming -Sod Since 1979!

SUPREME OUTDOOR SPECIALISTS Fall-Clean-ups, Lawn Maintenance, Landscaping, Pavers/Patios, Retaining-Walls, Shrub/Tree-Trimming & Removal, Mulching, Sprinkler Blow-Outs, Gutter-Cleaning, Snow Removal, 35-Years in Business Free-Estimates

586-727-3924

Plumbing

Powerwashing

586.421.5520 586.524.6752 ANDY'S PLUMBING

AJʼs PRESSURE CLEANING & SEAL COATING

25-Years Experience Licensed/Insured Call Us Today For All Your Plumbing Needs!!

Serving The Tri-County-Area

10%/Senior/Military/Discounts

Lic#-8004254

586-757-4715 ABSOLUTE PLUMBING

Summer Sale- 25% OFF

•Stamped Concrete (remove milky or cloudy film) •Exposed Aggregate •Brick Pavers (resanding)

586-431-0591 Professional Services

MOBILE NOTARY SERVICE Will come to you, Available nights/weekends if needed, Call: 248-961-3144

Drain Cleaning Special

GREAT LAKE PLUMBING

Licensed Plumber Re-piping, Water Heaters, Drain Cleaning, Plumbing Repairs, Gas Lines.

Sprinkler Backflow Testing Fast Friendly Service Lic#8112407

586-823-9744

greatlakeplumb.com

Roofing AA4DABLE ROOFING

Hurry-up & Save Big-$$$$!

SUMMER-SPECIALSClean-up, Up to 30%-Off!!!

Roofing/Siding/Gutters, All-Leaks/Repairs, Residential/Shingles/ Commercial-FlatRoofs/Torch-downs We accept major credit-cards.

30yrs-Experience

586-822-5100

WATERWORK Plumbing.com •Drain Cleaning •Sewer Camera •Water Heaters •Sump Pumps •Backflow Testing

248-542-8022

Same Day Emergency Service Available Reliable/Experienced License#8003885

AAA all star repairs as low as $225.00* Gutter repairs, Flat-roofs, Reroof, New-roof, Residential /Commercial Call Silversmith Maintenance

248-707-4851

Accept credit cards Family-owned Over 30 years exp.

Tree Service BERG BROS. LLC. “Fully insured, highly referred.”

Senior discounts.

Tree-removal, stump grinding, tree-trimming, hedging, shaping, Emergency-Service Residential/Commercial Free estimates!

(586)262-3060

M.D.L. Tree Service

$75.00 with ad.

Complete Plumbing Repairs Senior Discounts, Lic#-8216443

586-436-9600

BEST price!

Best service!

Family Owned Since 1990

Licensed/Insured

Windows-SidingGutters-Roofing All Phases of Home Renovation $500-Off Any Complete Roof or Siding Job Free-Estimates Licensed/Insured Specializing in Insurance Claims Family Owned/Operated Since 1965

CHERRY CONSTRUCTION ROOFING Residential/Commercial Free-Estimates Senior Discounts Fast, Reliable, Licensed/Insured Builder, General Contractor Leave Detailed Message

586-291-2647

Removals/Trimming and Stumps.

"Free stump grinding with all tree removals!"

Senior discounts & fully insured.

586-775-4404

DAVE'S TREE & SHRUB

35%-Spring-DISCOUNT INSURED, Emergency Storm Damage, Large Tree Removals, Trimming, Stump Grinding, Season-Firewood, Free-Estimates.

10% Senior-Discounts.

-FREE-WOOD-CHIPS-

(586)216-0904 www.davestree andshrub.com

ELITE TREE SERVICE

"Bringing 30 years of experience to your door!"

Tree trimming, removals & stump grinding. Insured & FREE estimates with fair prices!

Firewood For Sale

586-756-0757

HEALTH & FITNESS

586-420-3531

Brickpaving, Patio, Walkways, Driveways, Porches, Repairs, Powerwash, Rock Installation, Mulch, Sod, Complete Landscape Design.

M.D.A Pro

Home Improvement LLC Kitchens/Baths, Flooring, Tiles, Electrical, Plumbing, Siding/alm.trim, Decks, Painting Int./Ext.

FREE

ESTIMATES! • DRAIN CLEANING • WATER HEATERS • DISPOSALS • LEAK REPAIRS • SUMP PUMPS • REMODELS & MORE • BOILERS e Macomb & Oa h t g klan vin We offer senior, d S er Count eas! military, and new y Ar customer discounts!

Home Improvement

MR. BACKSPLASH

Cleaning Service

586-751-5384

**CLUTTER GUY'S**

586-291-3143 Lic.#6211028

The Only Master-Certified!

Multi-Service-House Cleaning-Specialist!

30th-year/experience Wall/washing/windows, more services offered.

Clean/Trustworthy Registered/Insured

ucallwehauljunk.com

Cabinet Painting Custom Cabinets Counter Tops & Everything in Between.

Call/Text Us For Your Kitchen Transformation.

Hotchkiss Electric

AAA Susie Q's Cleaning & Restoration

586-360-0681

Licensed/Insured.

30-yrs.-experience.

Call for free-estimates.

Open 7-days a week 24/hrs-day.

10%-Off For Cash Now Accepting All Major Credit Cards.

Porches, Driveways, Steps, Tuckpointing, Garage Floors, Free Estimates Call 313-245-8814 or 313-247-6804

586-747-2354

Professional- We Wear Masks! We haul it all!

Demolition Big & Small Residential/Commercial Rubber Wheel Dumpsters10, 15, 20-Yards, Clean-outs, Construction Material, Small-Moving, Appliances, Furniture & More! Lowest Rates!!!

Free-Estimates Senior/Military Discounts

MICHAEL NORTON BUILDER

0147-2326

0060-2314

586-778-3393 586-531-2111

Roofing

Plumbing

0325-2302

Cement

ACROSS 1. Century Gothic, e.g.

5. Good times 8. Pi times radius squared 12. D’Artagnan’s sword 13. Before “saw” and “conquered” 14. Honeybunch 15. *Contagious skin bump 16. Centers of activity 17. One of a duo on “Sesame Street” 18. *Estrogen and testosterone 20. Tiny piece of anything 21. *Pertaining to ear 22. Pocket watch chain 23. Bed “on the tree top” 26. Home ground 30. Yankee’s foe 31. Heart-to-heart 34. First Nation nation 35. Clumsy 37. Summer mo.

38. Boris Godunov and Nicholas Romanov 39. ____ 1 jet speed 40. Last in octad 42. Intelligent humor 43. Win or go home competition 45. Actor Snipes 47. Not stood 48. Knitter’s unit 50. *Eye part 52. *Vitamins’ partners 55. Old-time calculators 56. Port of Yemen 57. Memorization method 59. Greek Bs 60. Bank on 61. Crazy one 62. Yamaguchi or Hamill’s jump 63. *”Bad” cholesterol, acr.

64. Rudolph, e.g.

DOWN 1. Like proud marines 2. Moonfish 3. Infamous Roman Emperor 4. Between triad and pentad 5. Flora’s partner 6. Umbrella-like inflorescence

7. “The Untouchables” leader 8. *Richard Simmons’ workout 9. Deliver a tirade 10. Lake north of Cleveland 11. Sailor’s assent 13. *Uncontrollable movement disorder 14. Retire from military 19. Deprive by deceit 22. *”All the rage” diet, e.g.

23. Way to curl hair 24. *Pertaining to kidneys 25. Manila hemp 26. *H in HIIT 27. Type of fishing net 28. Eagle’s nest 29. Easily irritated 32. Naive, alt. spelling 33. Excavated 36. *Annual exam

38. Not our 40. Young newt 41. Maid to a maid 44. Desert mirage 46. L. Carroll’s and J. Heller’s characters 48. Chose between competitors 49. Funereal bell sound

50. Wild goat 51. Loan attribute 52. Lime-rich soil 53. Dirty money 54. Greek portico 55. Legal grp.

58. *Heart test acronym

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4B - GROSSE POINTE TIMES, September 7, 2023

2012 GMC YUKON SLT

2019 FORD FIESTA SE

2015 CHEVROLET IMPALA LIMITED

2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU LS

• LEATHER • LOADED

• 74K MILES • KEYLESS ENTRY

• 54K MILES • REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY

• 31K MILES • REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY

STK# ZC26020A

STK# Z25525

2017 FORD EDGE SE

2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT

2014 CHEVROLET VOLT

2017 CHEVROLET COLORADO 4X4

• ALL WHEEL DRIVE • SYNC SYSTEM

• 41K MILES • POWER WINDOWS/LOCKS

• ONLY 15K MILES • KEYLESS ENTRY

• 79K MILES • BACK-UP CAMERA

11,993

STK# Z25540

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STK# Z25526

14,993

$

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13,993

STK# Z26714

11,991

15,392

$

STK# Z24777

$

$

*

$

14,991

$

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STK# Z26710

19,993

18,991

$

STK# Z25538

*

$

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2014 TOYOTA TACOMA

2020 JEEP COMPASS LIMITED

2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO LTZ

2022 FORD E-350 BOX TRUCK

• ONLY 25K MILES • BEDLINER

• ONLY 15K MILES • LEATHER • LOADED

• LEATHER • LOADED

• ONLY 2K MILES! • CLEAN CARFAX • 7.3 V-8 ENGINE

STK# Z25532

20,293

$

*

STK# Z25579

21,993

$

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STK# ZC26215A

24,991

$

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STK# Z25979

49,992

$

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OVER 300 VEHICLES TO CHOOSE FROM!

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2011 DODGE CALIBER UPTOWN $2,999 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX LT Stock #ZC26002A • 59K Miles

2,999 2015 FORD FUSION SE

$

3,999 2013 KIA OPTIMA LX

$

2006 DODGE DURANGO SLT

$

2012 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA

$

Stock #Z26561A • 156K Miles

Stock #ZC25969A • 160K Miles

Stock #ZC25680B • 178K Miles

8,991

$

Stock #ZP70528A • 129K Miles Stock #ZR72091A • 113K Miles

8,992 9,291

2009 CHEVROLET EQUINOX LT $6,991 2016 HYUNDAI SONATA

$

6,991 2016 HYUNDAI ACCENT

$

7,991 2015 CHEVROLET CRUZE

$

Stock #ZC26016B • 125K Miles

Stock #Z25543A • 118K Miles

2011 FORD TAURUS SEL

$

2013 DODGE JOURNEY SXT

$

Stock #Z26365 • 153K Miles

Stock #ZR71724A • 130K Miles

2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO $7,999 Stock #Z26588 • 113K Miles

Stock #ZC25835A • 90K Miles Stock #ZC25462A • 99K Miles

9,991 9,991 9,991

Save BIG on a RelIaBle vehIcle!

*Photo may not represent actual sale vehicles. Plus title, tax, plates, doc and CVR fees. Vehicles are available at time of printing and may be subject to change without notice. Sale ends 9/15/2023.

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