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Rock CF Half Marathon

By Sarah Hemsworth As the sun peeked over the Detroit River on March 25, runners from all over gathered for the annual Rock C.F. Half Marathon. At 8:00 a.m. the half marathon and relays began while at the Naval Station Hanger on Groh Rd., the 5k/walk started nearly fifteen minutes later. Founded by Emily Schaller, this event is to bring awareness to Cystic Fibrosis and empowering people with C.F. to live a healthy life.

Schaller grew up on Grosse Ile and graduated high school in the year 2000. Born with Cystic Fibrosis and given a short life expectancy did not stop Schaller from living life to the fullest. Schaller found that with running, her lung function increased by 20 percent. The goal of holding the past eight Rock C.F. Half Marathons is to educate people about Cystic Fibrosis and spread hope to those with C.F. Cystic Fibrosis is a genetic disease

Rotary Club of Grosse Ile Collecting Nominations for Citizen of the Year

that causes the body to produce thick and sticky mucus. This clogs the lungs and pancreas making it hard for patients to breathe and absorb nutrients from the food they eat.

There are fewer than 200,000 U.S. cases per year with an average

By Cameron Colwell The Rotary Club of Grosse Ile is looking forward to once again selecting an outstanding member of the community as our Citizen of the Year. Each year this is done to acknowledge people who make significant voluntary contributions and have not otherwise been recognized.

The Citizen of the Year award was designed with a few goals in mind. First to encourage active involvement in the community and civic affairs. The award increases awareness of the good things that people can do that help make Grosse Ile an attractive and inviting place to live.

In addition to making our home more welcoming, it elevates awareness of exemplary role models for youth in the community. Each year the Citizen of the Year serves as a companion to the “Service Above Self” award given out annually by Rotary to a high school senior.

Lastly, it reinforces the purpose of Rotary as a service club with outreach in and beyond the community. The Rotary Club of Grosse Ile was chartered in 1947, and was the first service club on Grosse Ile. Today it is comprised of 42 men and women from the Downriver area. They meet on the first and third Thursday of every month at Perdino’s Restaurant on Grosse Ile. In addition to awarding Citizen of the Year and their “Service Above Self” award each year, they are responsible for compiling the Island Directory every other year. As well as manage the distribution to all households on the island free of charge. Rotary also holds charity events with proceeds going to Grosse

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TELESCOPING THE TOWNSHIP G.I. NATURE & LAND CONSERVANCY IS CELEBRATING EARTH DAY 2018 ON EARTH DAY APRIL 22 AT CENTENNIAL FARM Planning an afternoon of activities for the whole family, the G.I. Nature and Land Conservancy has booked the Centennial farm from 1-4 p.m. on Sun., April 22, the 48th anniversary of the first Earth Day in 1970.

Earth Day was triggered by two main events in 1969. When an oil well off the coast of California malfunctioned and black oil washed up on the pristine beaches in Santa Barbara, the country asked “Who’s in charge?”

The answer: “No one!” Then in the summer of 1969 when astronauts landed on the moon

By Pamela A. Frucci and took photos of Earth, we could see we were all interconnected. Concerned Americans organized the first Earth Day in 1970 and millions were involved. Also, that year the EPA became a federal agency to protect the environment.

A program on April 22 has been planned that includes a history of Earth Day and a message from Dr. James Swan, formerly of Grosse Ile whose father Don Swan operated the Wonder Well until his death in 1994. Jim was instrumental in organizing the first Earth Day on campus at the U. of Michigan in 1970.

Patrick Cullen will give a talk entitled “The State of Recycling.” He serves as director of Land Resources for the Wayne Co. Dept. of Public Services and keeps track of recycling efforts in the county. He’ll bring pencils made of recycled material as handouts.

Also speaking will be representatives from Cresit Solar in Wyandotte who install solar panels on homes including Grosse Ile. They’ll be setting up a display. State Rep Darrin Camilleri will share info on current environmental legislation. A speaker from the GINLC will provide info on the ban using coal tar on asphalt driveways. Other topics of interest are scheduled.

Lots of fun activities have been planned for children. Members of the GINLC will provide healthy refreshments. Attendees will be able to order reusable bags for shopping at a reasonable price to avoid plastic bags.

There is no charge for attending the celebration of Earth Day 2018.

CREATIVE WRITING CLUB LOOKING FOR WANNABE WRITERS If you’re interested in writing as a sideline hobby and are looking for an outlet to gain experience, the monthly Creative Writing Club could provide that outlet. They’ve been meeting for the past ten years at 7 p.m. on the first Monday of the month at Victorian Place 7717 Macomb (east of the G.I.Hardware.)

Each Monday the members get a “prompt” such as the one for April: write a fairy tale with an interesting twist. Members make copies, read them,

Wayne Sawka presenting the stump alongside parents Mark and Karine Sawka.

and the other members gently critique the writing.

So far the CWC has published two booklets of their writing on sale for $5. If interested or you have questions, contact chair Pam Frucci at 671-0170.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR ANNUAL ALLISLAND CLEAN-UP After the winter snows melt and litter shows its ugly head along our roadsides, ditches, and woods, luckily we can count on the Kiwanis Club to organize their annual All-Island Clean-up. This year’s clean-up is scheduled for Sat., April 21.

Volunteers are needed to lend a hand starting at 9 a.m. for registration on that Saturday at Northridge Church at the west end of Macomb. The church will provide donuts and coffee to kick-off the clean-up and Kiwanis Club provides bags for trash as well as gloves and maps of the sections of the Island that need clean-up.

Following the clean-up, workers will be treated to a pizza lunch as well as the Kiwanis Club will provide lawn games, face painting, and a recycled art contest.

Volunteers are asked to pre-register at grosseilekiwanis.org. If it rains on April 21, May 5 is the rain date.

There’s been a long history of All-Island Cleanups. Back in 70s, the Kiwanis Club organized the clean-ups. The Island Beautification Committee took over in 1979 until 1988 when the Kiwanis Club again handled the clean-ups up to the present time.

The scattered litter that needs to be removed on April 21 is nothing like prior to the Bottle Bill passing in 1978. On their annual litter count, the Island Beautification Committee reported over 5,000 bottles and cans thrown out along 20 miles of our main roads!

HISTORIC STUMP UNVEILED BY SOONTO-BE EAGLE SCOUT WAYNE SAWKA AT TOWNSHIP HALL ON MARCH 14 Surrounded by family, friends, and well wishers at the township hall on Wed., March 14, Eagle Scout candidate junior Wayne Sawka unveiled a project he’s been working on for the past two years. When the covering came off the huge several inch stump from a 150 year old oak tree, it revealed arrowhead markers listing the historic events that took place on the Island, in Michigan, and in America.

Wayne got the idea for the project from Pam Frucci and then with the help of his parents Mark and Karine Sawka, they took chain saws to the stump. Unsuccessful, they decided it needed skilled labor with heavier duty equipment and TNT Tree Service was able to cut off the upper portion of the stump located on Fifth Street. Then followed months of seasoning the wood, researching the dates to mark the rings on the stump, and the help of Bill Iverson and his metal processing company to build a sturdy stand for the stump. Weighing too much for ordinary transportation, N.A. Mans offered to haul the weighty project to the lobby of the township hall.

Mrs. Frucci suggested the tree was 350 years old, but Wayne’s research came up with 152 years. At the reception following the unveiling, Wayne explained to his 55 guests at the event how he spent over 500 hours on the project.

Wayne isn’t anticipating receiving his Eagle Scout award for several months since there’s a lot of paperwork and levels of Scouting for his application to work through. As for future plans, Wayne is interested in medicine, following in his father’s footsteps.

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Everything’s Coming Up Rosies I’ve been told that this is the month to honor historical women. I would like to send a special salute to a group of women whom I feel would belong at the top of any such list. These women completely changed the American workforce throughout our entire nation. The should be remembered just as we remember all those that gave their lives to the horrors of war.

My story begins with a letter I came upon at one of our

By David L. Dyer VFW meetings five years ago. My interest peaked after reading the letter. It sounded to me like an open invitation to attend and American Rosie the Riveter Association Convention being held that very next weekend at the Dearborn Inn. It was signed by the association president, Donnaleen Lankteen.

The next day on a lark I called that number and left a message. The very next day my call was returned by Donnaleen.

We had a long conversation. I told her a story I had recently written. She was very touched and asked me if I would read it at a dinner they were having at the Dearborn Inn the next Saturday. This would be in honor of a few real live Rosies. She also told me that Donut Dolly from the Vietnam war would be there. (Donut Dollies were Red Cross workers who passed out donuts to troops in Vietnam.)

I made a few phone calls and rounded up about a dozen people. They all met at my house on saturday. We then car pooled to the Dearborn Inn. So who or what is a Rosie? Rosies were mothers, daughters, sisters, wives and grandmothers. They worked as: Riveters, buckers, sanders, welders, crane operators, bus drivers, uniform makers, bullet makers, Red Cross workers and much more.

Rosies came from all over the country, from small towns to big cities. They were teenagers, young adults to senior citizens.

They came together for on purpose: To help win the war. They built 80,000 landing craft, 100,000 tanks, 400,00 aircraft and millions of firearms and ammunition.

The Rosies were much more than women just working together. They all shared the same worries, that of their loved ones overseas. Will the Rosies be remembered? That is the purpose of the

ARRA. Though their numbers continue to dwindle their descendants continue to keep their memories alive just as we do of those men who failed to return from overseas.

We arrived at the Dearborn Inn at 6:00pm to a beautiful setting. There were about 150 people in attendance, which included fifteen original Rosies.

I was surprised to to see my name listed along with the Donut Dolly to provide the entertainment prior to dinner. I was first up. I read my Vietnam story and it seemed to command the attention of the entire audience.

Next came JoAnn Kotcher. JoAnn was dressed in her Red Cross uniform which was covered with an Army field jacket which was exactly like the one I used to wear. She talked about her experiences as a Red Cross worker in Vietnam.

The after dinner entertainment was highlighted by a song and dance routine performed by Donalen and a partner. It was Rosemary Clooney’s version of Sisters.

I visited several of the tables and a few of the Rosies. Ninety year old Rosie, Ruth Webb from Indiana told me “ I was a riveter and I moved to Michigan becauses the pay was better. The fifty dollars a month was considerably less than what the men were paid for the same type of work. She went on to say “We moved from Sullivan, Indiana to Willow Run Airport in a flatbed wide open truck that carried a goat, which we milked to feed the children.

I spotted two women who appeared to be Rosies. Sure enough, they were ninety year old identical twins from Nebraska.

Wilma told me that she and Amelia went to work right after high school in 1943 and she said “ We worked as riveters and drillers on B17 Bombers and soon became mechanics. “Rosie Jean from Kentucky said “We had to produce an airplane every fifty seven minutes.”

It was right after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor in December of 1941 that women were sought nationwide to replace the working men. Over six million females joined the workforce and built planes, bombs and tanks. They worked in factories and shipyards all over America.

The American Rosie the Riveter Association was founded in 1998 in honor of all those women of World War II with the moto fo “We can do it and by God they did it.”

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CITIZEN Continued from page 1

Ile Gardens of Hope, Kids Against Hunger, Fish & Loaves, and global outreach through Rotary International.

The tradition of naming a Citizen of the Year began in 1961. The first award recipient was Donald R. Sanborn, Commander, USN, Naval Air Station, Grosse Ile, Michigan.

Only twice in the history of the award has an exception been made where it was given to more than one person in a year. First in 1973 when it was awarded to the Grosse Ile Police Department as an entity, and the second time being when it was awarded to the Grosse Ile Volunteer Fire Department in 1993.

There has also been two husbands and wives that were both awarded as recipients in separate years (’94 Art & ’99 Clare Koester; ’10 Ron & ’17 Yichia Schmaeman).

Historically the Citizen of the Year has served as the Grand Marshal in the IslandFest Parade, which takes place shortly after the award is given each year.

This year will be the 57th year that the Grosse Ile Rotary Club

is selecting a someone for their voluntary commitment in the interest of making our community an even better place to live and work.

Members of the Citizen of the Year Committee are currently soliciting all clubs, churches, schools, businesses, civic entities and individuals for nominations regarding the 2018 Citizen of the Year.

Nominees should be individuals who have dedicated themselves selflessly and without compensation.

This echoes the Rotary motto, “Service Above Self.” The goal of this award is to identify those “extra special individuals” that have not yet received acknowledgement for their selfless actions and lifestyle.

This year the deadline for submissions falls on Monday, April 30. The Rotary Club strongly encourages individuals from all organizations to participate by filling out a nomination form. Nomination forms are available on the website for Grosse Ile Rotary Club (https://www. grosseilerotary.org/). Send in the completed forms to ronaldpalmer.rp@ me.com before April 30.

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I previously warned you that these articles would not be exciting, maybe even tedious, but without a budget we can’t even turn the lights on, so please bear with me. Last month I wrote a basic assessment of the revenue side of budgeting, our limited sources of income that fund the services your Township government provides. I was

By Brian Loftus immediately chided with commentary that other communities don’t seem to have revenue issues yet Headlee affects them… I am only experienced in this community, but obviously other communities may also have businesses and industries, levy an administration fee, or other sources of revenue. Grosse Ile Township relies primarily on residential property tax and we are, as stated earlier, severely limited by the shortsightedness of the 1978 Headlee Amendment to Michigan’s Constitution.

Now – on to expenditures, the other side of budgeting. I will focus on those expenses within the Township’s General Fund, the subject of much discussion lately, both at the local level and in Lansing. The General Fund is our dayto-day bank account, separate from the enterprise funds which are largely supported by fees rather than taxes. The Township’s statutory obligations – the Supervisor’s, Clerk’s and Treasurer’s staff and operations, along with administrative functions, are all within the General Fund. The largest single expense within the General Fund is our Police Department – being the safest community in Michigan does have a cost and you have supported our police through several millages. The (almost) 2.75 mills we collect cover just over half of our police expenses, the remainder funded through other General Fund resources.

I mentioned the scrutiny our budget is facing, beginning with the pressures for a balanced General Fund. We have a comfortable surplus that we had been spending down in order to make expenses. One suggestion was to continue to spend down this surplus in order to avoid cuts or tax increases.

We were advised against this approach

because – regardless of the size of the reserves – three years of ‘deficit spending’ indicated a negative fiscal trend and would adversely affect our bond rating. We are currently “AA” – stable, which enables us to secure favorable interest rates should we need to borrow for a major project, therefore we need to balance without reaching into reserves. After an in-depth analysis of both our finances and those of other communities, we reapportioned several internal expenses to more accurately reflect the costs and reassigned funding, resulting in sufficient General Fund revenues. This is actually a step we might have taken years ago. The difference to you, the taxpayer, is negligible.

No, we were not finished. Late last year Lansing, with the best of intentions, imposed another mandate. We pay a portion of our employees’ (active and retired) health care costs from annual revenues. Since we do not pre-fund this expense, as we do with pensions, the State now demands that we report how we will become at least 40% funded. If you’re following me, we are supposed to set aside funds to cover at least 40% of an unknown (and unknowable), non-mandatory future expense or face a stabilization board. So we either somehow pre-fund an unknowable amount or cut the benefit – was this the ‘Hobson’s Choice’ Lansing really intended to impose? This will be challenging!

Let me close on a more positive note.

With our balanced budget approved by the Board of Trustees, we have a financial plan for the new fiscal year.

With the Consumer Price Index for southeast Michigan – our measure of ‘inflation’ – at 2.13%, our General Fund expenses only increased by 1.01%. Our costs are controlled, we are catching up with our underfunded pensions and are in NO peril of defaulting on any obligations. Your Township is on a sound financial status, but rest assured we will always search for more efficiency in delivering the services you rely on. Soon I will be off to the Michigan Townships Association conference, on my quest to learn from others on how to run the best community in Michigan. As always, I welcome your constructive ideas and I know we’re all looking forward to warmer weather. Best wishes to all!

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Going bananas this month with recipes shared by readers for banana bread and chocolate banana cake.

The first recipe is from Patty Smart of Hickory Island for a recipe she acquired while living in Sarasota, Fla., and the second, from Verda Smith of Meridian Road, who adds

By Evelyn Cairns her own spin to a chocolate cake mix.

When Patty was living in the southern city years ago, she said she bought fuel for her car at a station that gave customers a reprinted chapter from “The Complete Family Cookbook” with every gasoline purchase.

The banana cake recipe is from one of the chapters and is one she makes often, adding nuts or chocolate chips to the original.

GAS STATION BANANA NUT LOAF (From “The Complete Family Cookbook”) 1 ¾ cups sifted flour 2 teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon salt ¾ cup sugar ½ cup cooking oil 2 eggs 1 cup mashed bananas (about 2 large) In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside. In another bowl, combine sugar, oil and eggs and beat vigorously until frothy. Add bananas and blend well. Fold in flour mixture until blended. Pour into a greased 9x5-inch bread pan. Bake at 325 degrees about an hour or until browned and bread tests done with a toothpick. Place on a rack and let stand 10 minutes, then invert pan, cool and cut bread into 1-inch slices.

To create her own version of the chocolate cake, Verda said she “took away and added” to the recipe on the box of Duncan Hines Classic Devil’s Food Cake Mix. She reduced the number of eggs, and the amounts of oil and water, added raisins and suggested chopped walnuts as an option. Verda baked the cake in a

13x9-inch pan and didn’t frost it.

When I baked it, I added the chopped walnuts and sprinkled the cake with powdered sugar just before serving. It’s also good with ice cream or frozen yogurt.

VERNA’S DEVILISH CHOCOLATE BANANA CAKE 15.25-ounce box Duncan Hines Classic Devil’s Food Cake Mix ¾ cup water ¼ cup cooking oil 2 eggs ¾ cup mashed bananas (about 1 ½) ½ cup walnuts (optional) ½ cup raisins Blend the cake mix, water, cooking oil, eggs, mashed bananas and walnuts, if using, with an electric mixer, in a medium-sized bowl for about 30 seconds. Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes, then fold in the raisins. Pour the batter into a 13x9inch pan that has been greased and lightly floured. Bake at 350 degrees for about 40 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Because of the added ingredients not called for on the cake-mix box, baking time will be longer than indicated. Frost as desired or sprinkle with powdered sugar immediately before serving.

Tips for Today Have you ever left a stainlesssteel pan on the stove and found the contents burned to a crisp? I have, in fact less than a month ago. There are many tips online for salvaging a pot or pan, but these have worked for me: Cover the burned area with equal parts of water and white vinegar, boil for 5 minutes, then cool and scrub; or cover the burned area with water, add 1 or 2 teaspoons salt and soak at least 15 minutes or overnight.

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Do you have a favorite recipe or cooking tip you would like to share?

Send your requests or culinary contributions to Evelyn @GIGrandNews.com or The Grand, 18271 Fort, Riverview, MI 49193, with your name, phone number and email or other address.

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Islandfest Has Grown to Become a Destination for Both Islanders and Off-Islanders of All Ages

Under the guiding hand of the Festival Commission chair Chad Novak, the IslandFest is celebrating its 34th year on June 1, 2, and 3. It wasn’t always the IslandFest. This summertime activity started back in 1984 when then Westcroft Gardens’ owner Denise deBeausset founded the Azalea Festival to bring the community together by planning activities down Macomb Street with lots of Westcroft Gardens grown azaleas plus vendors, carnival rides, crafts, and food tents. It brought the residents out to enjoy what was called a street fair.

That changed in 1999 when the Azalea Festival transformed into the IslandFest, a new logo was created, and all the activities took place at the airport

except the annual parade down Macomb Street.

IslandFest is run by the Festival Commission, headed by Chad Novak, serving his sixth year as chair. The commission is made up of John Burgan, Ann Darzniek, Trish Elbin, George Fulmer, Bridget Hurst, and Wendy Kearner. They’re joined by Recreation Dept. head Kim O’Farrell and township liaison Jim Nelson.

The commission is adding some fun activities besides the usual hangar full of vendors and nonprofits operating booths. The non-profits find this is an opportunity to raise money for their good causes. There’ll be great fireworks on Saturday night, helicopter rides and tours of airplanes (for a charge,) carnival rides the whole week end, and for entertainment live bands, the children’s chorus, and line dancers.

The commission has planned a brand new activity geared for 13-19-year- olds: a Friday foam party where biodegradable foam is sprayed while a DJ plays favorite selections. Then on Saturday is a glow party also aimed at 13-19-year-olds. According to the commission, both the foam and glow parties are supervised fun activities for teens.

There’ll be plenty of food vendors at IslandFest

and every kind of beverage available.

For the fourth year, on the nearby soccer fields a soccer tournament will take place which will bring the crowds to the field and the IslandFest.

The IslandFest Commission has adopted the slogan: “Where the river ends and fun begins.” It has grown in the past 34 years from a street fair to a major event Downriver and introduces Island living to many off-Islanders.

Caption of photo of Festival Commission: Bridget Hurst, John Burgan, Wendy Kearney, George Fulmer, Chad Novak, Ann Darzniek, and Trish Elbin. They’re joined by Recreation Dept. head Kim O’Farrell and township liaison Jim Nelson.

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Grosse Ile Open Space Update 2018 The Grosse Ile Open Space/Greenways Committee is one of numerous volunteer organizations that contribute their time and talent to make Grosse Ile a unique and wonderful place to live.

We have prepared this article to give you a brief background of the open space program, to outline the accomplishments of the past year, and inform you of what we plan to do this year.

Background: The open space program was initiated in 1994 to preserve the semirural ambience of our Island community by acquiring vacant property to be preserved in its natural state. To date, 566 acres has been acquired by the township for preservation. In addition, the Grosse Ile Nature and Land Conservancy, a private organization, has acquired an additional 34 acres. The Conservancy also stewards 121 acres of additional marsh land and natural areas. A Guide to the Natural Areas of Grosse Ile is an informational brochure which is available free of charge at the Kroger’s store and township offices.

Copies of the Guide are also mailed to all new residents who move to the Island.

Committee meetings are held on the first Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the township hall boardroom.

Accomplishments This Past Year: The township began negotiations to acquire additional vacant properties to be preserved and to enhance our trail system.

Two “Dump the Junk” and “Find the Treasure” events were held at the DPS yard. These events give residents the opportunity to dispose of items that cannot be picked up via the weekly curbside disposal program and find still usable items contributed by residents.

The four nature trails on open space properties were restored and upgraded to give residents the opportunity to view, firsthand, the beauty of our natural areas.

Objectives for this Year: Hopefully the negotiations to acquire additional property and enhance one of our trails will be completed and approved by the township board.

At the present time, four liaisons from other commissions and committees attend our meetings to insure effective links of communication. This year we plan to add one additional liaison from the Grosse Ile Schools.

Unfortunately, encroachment and occasional vandalism occur in our open spaces and trails. We will work with local enforcement officials to find means to curtail this activity.

A five-year plan will be prepared for the open space program and reviewed by the township board.

Due to fiscal restraints and lack of volunteer resources, Dump the Junk must be reduced to one event per year. It is planned to have it in October.

Summary: We hope that this article gives you a brief insight of the workings of our committee. Our stewardship activities can always use volunteers to assist our efforts to maintain and monitor our open spaces. If interested in becoming a Friend of Open Space, email clifford.pierre@comcast.net.

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And of course, there were the books. These were perhaps my first companions, introduced as gifts or as acquaintances borrowed from the Berkley Public Library. Originally, my own book-fond mother took me there, but before long I was making the trek to and fro’, my booty usually

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Escape. Exploration. And even that form of innocently youthful violence which our films and tv shows informed us were never lethal.

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A shoulder graze from a .45 Colt’ cartridge. Or even, a non-threatening slice from Jim Bowie’s tempered blade. So very, very different from Now and what we know as Real Life.

Other freedoms included haunting the post-dusk summer nights before being called in for a bath or bed. Prior to begging for a stay of execution by “staying up” past the appointed hour.

Remember that drill?

Then too there were those leafsmoky autumn evenings, when being outdoors after dark seemed vaguely criminal? That and my recall of registering the star-pointed sky or listening for the sound of a football game a nearby high school field away.

I am more than haunted, however gently by those memories. And I feel, rather retroactively, as if all those days and nights were truly metaphors for What Was To Come. And I think, even now, a lifetime later on certain late July evenings or a crisp September eve, or within the vacuumlike stillness of a February’s arctic midnight, that everything is different, just as everything is the same.

Only now of course the days feel a bit shorter. The nights a bit darker and longer. The mysteries of Life somehow deeper. But Peter Pan still whispers at the window and I think his voice sounds like that young chap in the mirror. Many nights he is out there calling out to me. And I do my best to answer, if not at times, to join him.

Yes, even as many of us now find ourselves still studying those nightclad shadows. And also, so long as we can, doing our best to keep playing in that sweet, sweet darkness until we’re called home.

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What’s Happening Grosse Ile ...

Thursday, April 12 Michael Craig Transition Center Presentation, At 7:30pm The Grosse Ile Evening Garden Club is having Mr. Michael Craig, Teacher of the Cognitively Impaired and Horticulture Program Instructor at the Charles R. Drew Transition Center in Detroit give a talk at St. James Episcopal Church.

The Charles R. Drew Transition Center has the largest garden of any school in the U.S. Mr. Craig will talk about the different uses of technology the school uses to grow, harvest and sell/donate/provide in school lunch programs and how their program was started. He will also talk about the accommodations used at the Center to help special needs adults develop work skills. The program is open to the public at no charge. We will accept any donations guests wish to bring and we will give that money to the Center.

Thursday, April 12 Birding 101, At 7:30pm Centennial Farm 25797 Third St. Grosse Ile, MI 48138 Birding has become a fast-growing, popular activity in the United States in recent years. Come find out what it’s all about! This presentation will give you the basic knowledge to get started with this fascinating hobby. Whether it’s your backyard or the other side of the world, this program might just begin

your lifelong journey of birding!

To register: Contact Natalie at ginlc.education@gmail.com or 734-624-7993 Saturday, April 14 Grosse Ile Rowing Spring Bottle Can Drive, At 9:00am GIHS rowers will be traveling door to door collecting returnables. If you do not wish to be disturbed but would like to donate your returnables, simply leave them packaged on the curb.

Friday, April 20 Steven J. Frey Presentation, At 1:00pm freelance author and inventor, will address members of the Book Club of Grosse Ile at their spring gathering. The event will be held at the Grosse Ile Golf and Country Club. The afternoon will begin with, appropriately, some A&W root beer and snacks. Mr. Frey will speak about his latest publication, Local History in a Frosty Mug, and entertain questions about his book Afterwards. Everyone Downriver is familiar with the former A&W located at the entrance of Elizabeth Park. (This delightful coffee and ice cream establishment is now known as Elizabeth Perk.)

In telling the story of this old A&W, Steven Frey has created a gem of local history with the help of previous owners, employees and family. The public is invited to attend; book club

membership is not a prerequisite. If you would like to make reservations for the event and you are not a member of the Book Club, please contact Ilona Macek at jimacek@aol.com by April 13th, one week in advance.

Come and join us for an Earth Day Celebration. We will have displays, presentations, information, and activities for kids & adults. For more information, contact us at info@ginlc.org

Friday, April 20 Wizard of Oz, At 7:00pm Grosse Ile High School Thespian Troupe # 2860 is presenting the Wizard of Oz at the Grosse Ile High School Auditorium.

Monday, April 23 Free Boaters Safety Course, From 5:30pm - 9:30pm there will be a free Boaters Safety course will be held at the Grosse Ile Police Department. There will be a second session on Monday, April 30. Both sessions must be attended for course completion. Everything needed for class will be provided. Class limited to the first 50 registrants. 12 and older may attend. This is a great class. Please bring the kids and get yourself a refresher. Let’s keep things out on the river safe! Call 734-676-7100 to register.

Saturday, April 21 Wizard of Oz, At 2:00pm and 7:00pm Grosse Ile High School Thespian Troupe #2860 is presenting the Wizard of Oz at the Grosse Ile High School Auditorium. After the 2:00pm matinee, there is a special “Meet and Greet” the cast members on the high school stage.

Saturday, April 21 Island Wide Clean-up, At 9:00am Centennial Farm 25797 Third St. Grosse Ile, MI 48138 Meet at Centennial farm for coffee & Donuts.

Volunteer with GINLC in this Kiwanis Annual Event as we clean up our protected lands. To register as a volunteer, or for more information, contact us at info@ginlc.org Sunday, April 22 Earth Day, At 1:00pm Centennial Farm 25797 Third St. Grosse Ile, MI 48138

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By Susan Palmer everywhere, EVERYWHERE (!) and I cannot find Fluffy!” phenomenon. When this occurs at my house, I stand in the middle of my living room and focus on the missing cat to feel it’s energy, enabling me to sense it’s hiding place.

Inevitably kitty instantly appears at my feet. No, I didn’t see Fluffy walk into the room, she just appeared…How is this possible? It must be magic. Well, actually, it’s science. Stay with me here: There is a branch of theoretical physics that is studying the existence of tiny black holes that are everywhere throughout inner and outer space. A black hole, in outer space, is a star that has collapsed upon itself, creating an event horizon, which defines the hole and, due to its intense gravitational pull, from which nothing, not even light can escape. Micro black holes, also called quantum mechanical black holes or mini black holes were first envisioned in 1971 by Stephen Hawking, whom we just, sadly, recently lost. But his brilliance lives on!

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to another, and, surprising those who discovered them, the wormhole mimicked the black hole so well that it would be virtually impossible to tell the difference. So, as well as micro black holes, we have tiny worm holes!

A wormhole does not have an event horizon so items, or theoretically, kitties, can travel through space instantly and return.

“If a microscopic wormhole could be found or created, the delay across it could be as short as few seconds,” says physicist Sergey Solodukhin of International University Bremen in Germany. Einstein’s theory of general relativity says black holes should form whenever matter is squeezed into a small enough space.

Ever see a kitty fold itself into a much too tiny box?

The science is there. Now we know to where our lost socks, keys, remote controls, cell phones and kitties all disappear. Either they fall into a black hole and are never seen again, or they warp through a worm hole and are found in very odd places. After years of studying and sharing my life with these wonderful kitty-critters, I finally fathom how our mystical magical moggies use these mini wormholes to teleport around the house and appear miraculously at my feet.

Einstein and Hawking must not have been cat people, or they would have understood much more much more quickly. Now, I understand …

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Wired Devils

By Sarah Hemsworth On March 15, the high school robotics team traveled out to Ypsilanti, Michigan for their first competition of the season. This years challenge was presented at the beginning of their main season, which is retro video game competition. Their main season starts in January and is called their ‘build season’. Even though the building starts in the beginning of the year, there are meetings throughout the school year which is meant to train the new members.

There are 54 students on the team which are divided into sub teams of build, art, programming, business and safety. There is a six week period to design, build, program and test their robot until they bag it before a competition. The robot has to complete several different tasks under time limits, including picking up cubes and lifting themselves at the end of the match. At each competition there is 40 teams that compete. There are teams of three which are conducted of three schools which work together to compete against other teams. The intensity of the competition brought GI to the quarterfinal round where they won two awards, industrial safety and imagery award.

The second competition of this season was on March 29 in Troy, and the robotics team made it to semifinals and received the judges award. The team is ranked 151 out of 508 in the state and won’t know until later if they qualify for the state competition.

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The Grosse Ile High School recently announced the most valuable players for the 2017-2018 winter season. The Most Valuable Player (MVP) is awarded to a player on a team chosen by the coaches who has had the largest impact on the team on and off the playing field in a positive way. Winning this award encompasses dedication to the team, putting teammates and coaches first, maximum effort at the player’s

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This year’s winter MVPs are: Brianna Stone-Competitive Cheer, Madison Swick-Girls Basketball, Matt Frost-Boys Basketball, Jack Carter and Chris Mihai-Hockey, Garrett Davis-Wrestling.

The Grosse Ile High School is very proud of these student-athletes for their dedication to both academics and their chosen sport.

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AN HISTORIC ISLAND FAMILY ADDS ANOTHER GENERATION He’s here permanently on Grosse Ile having moved from the East and taking over the family homestead at 21719 West River. Kyle deBeausset and his wife Jennifer are restoring the historic home that was built in 1852 by John Rucker and bought by Robert Stanton in 1873, Kyle’s great, great grandfather. Both Kyle and

Erica Jackson, his cousin who’s taken over operating the public gardens, greenhouses, and sales at Westcroft Gardens, are descendants of Alexander and William Macomb, who founded Grosse Ile when they purchased the Island from the Potawatomi Indians on July 6, 1776. Wanting to get involved with the community, Kyle recently became a member of the Recreation Commission.

WELCOME BACK, JOHN RAITHEL I’ve known John Raithel ever since back in the late 90s when he and Gary Soloway, both on the Airport Commission, gave me a tour of the derelict hangar at the former Naval air base when the township board was deciding on where the township hall would be located after the post office bought the former township hall on Macomb Street. They envisioned a modern government building in what once served the Navy during WWII. I caught their vision and as a member of the township board, gave my vote to modernizing that old hangar.

John is chair of the Airport Memorial Committee and a former member of the township board.

Unfortunately, he was diagnosed with a rare blood disease that is not fatal but needs to be managed. To raise money for research, he and 18 others, including his personal doctor and both men and women from around the country, spent from March 1-19 in Nepal climbing Mt. Everest. Thirteen (five had to drop out) made it to 19,000 feet and raised $400,000. John said, “It was the hardest thing I’ve ever done.”

He’s back now and deserves a hearty “job well done!”

BACKYARD BIRDFEEDING A FAVORITE ACTIVITY It’s almost time to let our fine feathered friends find food on their own, but if you’re like the Fruccis, we keep a barrel of bird seed by the back door to put out on our picnic table. We get a variety of birds (of course, squirrels, and sometimes deer) but when we spot cardinals and an occasional red-headed woodpecker, it makes it all worthwhile.

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By Gail Albin Have you ever wished, yearned or prayed to be musical? You are not alone. For some, it seems to be so easy and there are those musicians who can even chat while playing a keyboard, drum or some other instruments. Most professionals connect with the audience in personality along with tuneful entertainment. Then there are some aspiring musicians even after years of lessons who put away their instruments and follow other yearnings.

The humble little harmonica could change the world. It can fit in a pocket, doesn’t cost much and is rather easy to play. Of course, here I go again, the Internet is packed with harmonica lessons for all levels of skill. It is so easy to look up the tabs (notes) for most any song that can be thought of. There are computer play along lessons. Some communities have harmonica clubs along with

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CONTINUED from page 1 lifespan of 37 years. For the Rock C.F. event, sponsorship fees make it easier for people with C.F. to participate, and the funds go toward research through the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The event has options for everyone, with the half marathon, relay, 5k and walk.

A half marathon is 13.1 miles which started at the middle school as well as the two person relays. A 5k is 3.1 miles which started at the Hanger with the option for walking too. Water stations were set up at every even mile from the volunteers, which many were students at the high school. The course started at the middle school and proceeded south on East River to the tip of the island to go north on West River, then East on Groh through the airport and up the landing strip, all back to the middle school to cross the finish line. The half marathon has a three and a half hour limit, which equaled out to a 16 minute mile. Those who wished to extend that time were more than welcome, without support of the race. As the morning went on, people began to come into the finish line.

Grosse Ile High Schools very own, James Gedris, 17, placed third in the half marathon with a time of 1:13:59 and a 5:39 min/mi. Matthew Graver, 16, came in eighth with a time of 1:19:58 and a 6:07 min/mi. David Wilson placed 40 with a time of 1:27:15 and a 6:40 min/mi. Other Grosse Ile top finishers are Chad Donahue, Scott Czopek, Jamie Vollenweider, Alesia Sibrel, Robert Matthews and even more. The race brought out 976 entries with people from all over, nearby towns as well as all over Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and even Canada. All awards could be collected inside the middle school and a chance to mingle and capture photos as all runners crossed the finish line.

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I was shopping next door at my favorite European Fruit Market with my last name on it, when I ran into an old friend that I hadn’t seen in a while. The last time I spoke to her, she was using a cane and experiencing a great deal of

By Dr. Michael Concessi, knee pain. She a Grosse Ile resident was actually considering knee surgery. Well to my surprise she was not limping nor using a cane, so I asked her how her knee surgery went? She told me that she didn’t have surgery, but that she had Stem Cell Therapy on her knee instead. She mentioned that it had been almost a year since the procedure was done and it was still feeling good.

I began to research the procedure that she had described and found that it was actually referred to as Platelet-rich plasma therapy or (PRP) therapy. Even though it is marketed at times as stem cell therapy, in fact it does not involve the use of stem cells at all.

Platelet-rich plasma therapy is produced from a person’s own blood.

It is a concentration of one type of cell, known as platelets which circulate through the blood and are critical for blood clotting. Platelets and the liquid plasma portion of the blood contain many factors that are essential for the cell recruitment, multiplication and specialization that are required for healing.

After a blood sample is obtained from a patient, the blood is put into a centrifuge, which helps to separate the blood into its many components. Platelet-rich plasma, contain growth factors at concentrations of 3 to 5 times that of normal plasma. The hope that these concentrated growth factors when injected back into damaged tissue will accelerate healing.

The concentrated (PRP) is given to patients through multiple injections back into the joint or into the damaged area with the belief that

it will stimulate the bodies healing process. After the injection, a patient must avoid exercise for a short period of time before beginning a rehabilitation exercise program.

Point Guard Reggie Jackson previously had (PRP) therapy when he played with the O. C. Thunder in 2011. He underwent the procedure again in 2016 as a Detroit Piston because of left knee tendinitis. In addition, Stephen Curry, Rafael Nadal, Tiger Woods, Kobe Bryant and Alex Rodriguez have also tried (PRP).

In the fields of orthopedics and sports medicine, some clinicians have applied (PRP) therapy in acute ligament injury, chronic tendon problems, acute muscle rupture, and even facilitation of bone healing after bone graft. It has also been applied in intraarticular injections for chondromalacia or osteoarthritis.

There appears to be minimal scientific studies performed on (PRP) therapy to determine the clinical indications and efficacy of this therapy. Because platelet-rich plasma is created from a patient’s own blood, it is considered a relatively low-risk treatment and does represent a possible non-surgical treatment option for the stimulation and acceleration of soft-tissue healing and regeneration in orthopedics.

A number of theories have been proposed to explain the how plateletrich plasma may improve cartilage healing in cases of osteoarthritis.

Again there are only theories and there is the need for more scientific research to be performed to determine the physiological pathways and the effectiveness of this treatment.

For now I can only tell you what effect this treatment has had on a friend and others that she has referred for this procedure. At several thousand dollars per knee, this treatment is not cheap and it is not covered by insurance. However, if it brings relief that quickly and it is long lasting without the risk of surgery then it could be worth a try in my book.

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The first major Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing of 2018 has occurred now in the retail world. The Bon-Ton now seeks to reorganize, with it’s 254 chain of department stores across the nation.

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By Peter Rose huge losers in such proceedings. When you are a company whose financing is the stock market, it seems horrific, stupid, criminal and reckless. Monopoly money.

As the Big Business of the Bon-Ton sought to become a Bigger Business, they acquired real estate that was occupied by venerable store nameplates like Carson’s, Younkers, Boston Store, Herberger’s, Bergner’s, Elder Beerman. And many more, all gone now, just like Hudson’s.

Many other iconic engines of prosperity, in cities across America got gobbled up by bigger machines that offered less and destroyed communities.

As The Bon-Ton grew like The Blob, they became less and less connected to the actual human beings that once actually mattered to them: Clients, employees, and vendors. All became just numbers.

All those people, now just numbers.

Like numbers in a bankruptcy, just abstract representations of the truth that is felt quite viscerally by the actual humans that comprise those numbers.

It’s incredibly depressing. When you let yourself dwell on it all, you know full well that lives and destructive events in those lives are anything but abstract.

These are harbingers of a coming reconciliation that ultimately destroys thousands. Consider the impact to the City of Detroit when Dayton’s closed Hudson’s. It’s not just a rhetorical question, but truly, as impactful an event in the economic health of Detroit as anything.

The economic viability of the section of Woodward from Jefferson to I-75 was destroyed. That area was no longer vibrant and a magnet for all manner of people conducting business. It became a wasteland, because Dayton’s couldn’t have cared less about that impact.

Replayed in city after city in America, this catastrophic “feature” of the changing retail landscape had a destructive effect on our nation. Some places recovered, others did not. The point is simple: When the companies that make these decisions are not connected to the communities they once served, they are indifferent to the cost in human life and economic vitality to a city.

Think Local FIRST, for me, has become Think Local At All Costs because of, among other things, the truths related above. The Bon-Ton is now concerned about far bigger issues than whether any of their 254 store doors get shuttered or how many lose jobs. Those at the top just do what they have to do to satisfy the shareholders and the courts and the creditors, and that includes being unaffected by specific human loss, or loss to communities and the job market as they leave.

I like to feel good about who I give my hard-earned money to. I like knowing that my money is used to employ local people, that it pays taxes in my neighborhood, that it is spent with actual people that I like and respect and appreciate.

I actually feel the connectivity more and more, and I bemoan the erosion of what comprised more integrated community. People now sit home and click a mouse button, and don’t feel that lost connection. They tell us they use us to take pictures, then find what they want on line. It was the topic of my first article in what has now reached the full–year mark (congratulations to the Grosse Ile Grand!).

Many of you have said nice things about the words I have written. My words resonate with many, are acknowledged as worthwhile by many more, and are regarded as utter tripe by the majority as almost or oddly anti-capitalistic for a capitalist.

I’ll have a few things to share about my “anti-capitalistic” tendencies next month.

For now: I wish The Bon-Ton wouldn’t have gotten so big in the first place. Their shrinkage will be Amazon’s gain, and America’s destruction. I don’t give them a “pass” for creating their own mess , then asking to not be accountable. Remember the connectivity principle. Nationals are certainly NOT connected to anything but the cash flow from this region. Through the hypodermic needle that sucks our vitality away. The cessation of that suction is not the worst thing in the world.

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