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An honor well deserved

Island man named to Skating Hall of Fame Richard Dalley of Grosse Ile has been awarded the skating world’s highest honor — election to the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame.

“I am amazed,” Dalley said. “The biggest thing about it is that it’s voted on by your peers — all the icons of the sport. For those people to say ‘you’re one of us’ — it’s a big deal.”

With his wife, Shelley, Dalley owns Wesburn Golf & Country Club in South Rockwood.

With ice dancing partner Carol Fox (also named to the Hall of Fame), Dalley earned medals in nine of the 10 U.S. Championships,

By Paula Newman including five silver and two bronze at the senior level (1978-84). Five times, Dalley and Fox were World Team members, earning medals in all but one of their international and professional events.

After finishing fifth at the 1984 Olympics, Fox and Dalley were featured performers in the Ice Capades from 1984-89.

But Richard Dalley has given much more to the skating world than being a top-level competitor.

He has served U.S. Figure Skating and the U.S.

Olympic Committee in multiple roles, including as an International Skating Union judge and a national technical specialist. He officiates during winter Olympic competitions.

Dalley will be formally inducted to the Skating Hall of Fame on Jan. 26 during the biggest figure-skating competition in the nation, the 2019 GEICO U.S. Figure Skating Championships.

Skaters call it simply “nationals.”

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Ice dancers Carol Fox and Richard Dalley came in fifth in the 1984 Olympics.

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Something In the Water?

Nicole Marek is USRowing ‘Woman of the Year’

By Bill Stevenson Must be something in the water. Or, better yet, someone on the water. While perhaps we’re not talking about a divine event, 2014 Grosse Ile High School grad and Michigan State University alumna, Nicole Marek was recently honored at the USRowing Annual Convention in San Diego with the Ernestine Bayer Award. The award, given for the past 36 years, is presented “in recognition of outstanding contributions to women’s rowing and/ or an outstanding woman in rowing.” Marek is the youngest woman in USRowing history to receive the honor formerly known as “Woman of the Year.”

The award is named for Ernestine Bayer, who defied age and gender barriers in founding a women’s rowing club in 1938 on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. Ms. Bayer rowed competitively well into her 90s, earning her the title Mother of Women’s Rowing in the United States.

“I’ve been rowing since my sophomore year at Grosse Ile High School. I am incredibly honored to receive this award,” Marek said. “We [MSU women’s rowing] found ourselves in the center of the Larry Nasser scandal at MSU. He was also the team physician for the rowing teams, field hockey, as well as the gymnastics team. I helped lead the effort with other women’s sports leaders on campus to open the dialogue and meet with the Board of Trustees to address issues and make changes to the policies and practices of the university.”

As a result of her leadership, sexual assault training within the MSU Athletic Department was changed from large group, co-ed meetings to smaller group/sport-specific programs. The procedures in investigating and reporting sexual

Ernistine Bayer Award winner Nicole Marek

assaults on campus were strengthened. Further, the rowing team, as well as other women’s teams were provided a full time trainer in addition to an athletic intern to foster safety and promote best practices in athletic care.

She attributes her family, parents Paul and Rosanne, and sister Brittney to her willingness to speak out when something is wrong.

“My mother, particularly, pushed us to ‘Do the

Right Thing,’ and follow the Golden Rule. I had to give a speech for Junior Day, and as I look back, much of what I was saying were quotes from my mother.”

Also, Marek credits her Grosse Ile teachers, Joe Reimann and Nate Bearinger as positive role models in pursuing her career in music education. “I was the drum major in high school for two years. This opportunity expanded my love of music, gave me confidence, and allowed me to find my voice as a leader.”

Marek was the MSU women’s rowing captain her senior year, honorable mention All American in 2017-2018, four year Academic All Big Ten, two year Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association National Scholar. Her coach at Michigan State, Matt Weise, is also a product of Grosse Ile schools (GIHS 1988) and was one of the first oarsmen when the rowing program started in the late 1980’s. His father, Richard Weise, was instrumental in starting the program.

Matt Weise said, “Nicole Marek was an incredible leader during a time of great crisis for our team and university. She led her teammates to provide solutions to the university administration and helped push great changes in medical services, sexual assault training, sexual assault services, and athletic administration at Michigan State. I have had no prouder moment as a coach then when I saw the team take action. She received the Bayer Award, not only because she’s a great athlete, but also because of the impact of her leadership on collegiate athletics.”

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WATER Continued from Page 4 Also proud of her award, her high school and current Grosse Ile rowing coach, Scott Sitek (GIHS 1996) recalls, “Nicole made an immediate impact when she joined the team as a tenth grader. She supported and cared for her teammates, was extremely coachable, and embodied the positive culture we’ve worked to establish over the years. As much as she got out of her experience rowing for Grosse Ile, I’m confident that she contributed that much and more.”

While at Grosse Ile High School, she was the State Champion in two doubles and MVP in women’s varsity double her senior year. She also ran cross country and track.

After receiving her award, Nicole recently began her student teaching in music education, with the East Lansing Public Schools. Maybe it’s the all the hard work and discipline. The love of competition and endurance. The grit in knowing that not everyone can do what you do. The courage to stand up for what

is right. Or, maybe it’s the peace and harmony of the river on an early morning row. Whatever the case, Nicole Marek said, “I can’t imagine a life without rowing. And, as a teacher,

I want to be a positive influence and help change lives.”

As USRowing’s Woman of the Year, she already has. And then some.

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If you’d like to learn more about Nicole Marek and the Ernestine Bayer Award, go to https://www.youtube. com/watch?v=JLWZT93Ezhg

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Welcome 2019: Lets see how the new state officials perform Happy 2019 to all! There are lots of new names and faces in our state’s government, we’ll see how they perform over the next few months and years.

My two big issues, probably yours also, remain road maintenance and auto insurance costs – why are we the worst in the nation on these two issues? Many of the candidates ran on

By Brian Loftus these as campaign promises, will they deliver?

In any event, I’ll be here for a while, and thank you for a relatively quiet holiday weekend with no structural fires. Your use of caution much appreciated.

With the new year we will see some changes to our police department, not new names or faces but new duties and responsibilities.

Joe Porcarelli is retiring after 33 years on the force, serving as our Chief since 2009 – seven of those years we

were among the safest communities in Michigan. Filling the chief position will be Mark Warnick, with 29 years on the force, assisted by Brent Hardin, our new Deputy Chief. Both of these officers have a long history in law enforcement with a breadth and depth of experience. We remain in good hands.

I want to share some developments on our Island’s wild side, beginning with our deer herd.

We are entering the time of year when food for all wildlife becomes scarce, and the average white tail deer eats 5-7 pound of foliage every day.

With that in mind, be advised that the Michigan Department of Natural Renounces has issued a new regulation banning any baiting or feeding of deer in the Lower Peninsula, including recreational feeding. This action is in response to increased cases of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in several counties throughout the state.

CWD is a fatal nervous system disease found in deer, moose, and elk.

It attacks the brain of infected animals

creating small lesions in the brain, always with debilitating and eventually fatal results. There is no cure. The disease is spread through close contact among a deer herd, particularly when gathered together at a food source.

The ban goes into effect on Jan. 31, 2019, so I am asking those of you who have been feeding deer to stop. You do not want to be the one who brought CWD to Grosse Ile. In case you need another reason to stop recreational feeding, it also affects our coyote population. The Michigan Audubon Society has published some tips that will make your bird feeder less attractive to deer, but more importantly, less attractive to the mice and other small mammals that are the natural food source for coyotes Bird seed that reaches the ground attracts deer and mice, the mice attract coyotes into residential areas making them in more accustomed to living in close proximity to humans. When the mice are no longer available, other small prey is next, including your small dogs and cats.

I’ll finish with a more positive recommendation, particularly for those of you with impending cabin fever. Much of our wildlife spend their winters here also, and we offer numerous locations where they can be seen in their natural environment.

May I recommend the trail through Open Space across from Meridian Elementary School? My grandson is thrilled every time he sees the white butts (his description) bounding off in all directions – at age three he is not stealthy.

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Winners at the 72nd Annual VFW Awards Banquet It is my distinct pleasure to be chosen as the post chairman of the Veterans of Foreign Wars two essay writing contests. This being my fourth year chairing these programs I find that my time and efforts have been well worth it as I returned from the 72nd Annual Awards Banquet where the district winners were chosen. There were three contests

By David L. Dyer and we had three winners. Not necessarily first place winners, but winners just the same.

First there was the Voice of Democracy for the high school students. Their essays had to be recorded on a flash drive or a disc on this year’s patriotic theme: “Why my vote matters.” The popularity of this program has become such that the first 10 places are chosen as winners and awarded prizes.

Fifteen-year-old sophomore Janie Ottenbreit was declared the eighth place winner. The fact that Janie was competing against mostly seniors did not at all deter her decision to compete. Just two years earlier, Janie competed and won the Patriot’s Pen contest at our post level. So, this was not at all new to her. She was awarded $150 plus a certificate and another $100 honorarium for her school.

Then there was the Teacher of the Year Award. Our nominated teacher, Grosse Ile resident Brenda Mayes was selected Elementary School Teacher of the Year. Brenda teaches fifth grade social studies at Bates Elementary School in Woodhaven.

Brenda maintains a “Patriotic Corner” in her classroom. This features military history and patriotic concepts. I have spoken to her class on several occasions for Memorial Day and Veteran’s Day. Brenda also has her students write letters and posters to the veterans. She brings them to our post where they are read aloud at our holiday functions. This has become a regular feature of our programs. We thank you so much, Brenda.

Thirteen-year-old middle school eighth grader, Kelly Antosiewicz’s essay for the Patriotic Pen contest

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Kelly received $100 plus a certificate and a $100 honorarium for her school.

This year’s patriotic theme is “How I honor the American Flag.” Here is Kelly’s essay as she wrote it.

start a family and lead a happy life.

Unfortunately, this was not the case for many Americans.

A total of 416,800 Americans died during WWII. Because of this 416,800 people never told their families they loved them for the last time, 416,000 families never heard their loved one’s last words. When I look at the American Flag, I can’t even imagine what these veterans and their families went through. My family was so fortunate that my Popi came back.

The fact that veterans are not appreciated enough almost brings tears to my eyes. Some people just expect soldiers to go through intense

training, fight for our freedom, see awful things they will never forget and be fine when they return home. Some people are just not aware of the toll war can take on a person, even if they were not in combat.

The next time you feel like things are not going your way and you seem to be having a rough day, just look at the American Flag. When you do so, take a moment to thank all those that honorably served in our nation’s military, so we can live our lives in our own chosen ways.

The next time you feel things are not going your way and you seem to be having a rough day, just look at the American flag.

HOW I HONOR THE AMERICAN FLAG In the early colony of Pennsylvania in the year 1776, a woman named Betsy Ross was mourning her late husband who had just died fighting for his new country. To her surprise, George Washington entered her home and asked her to make the first American Flag.

This became the sign of independence the colonists so desperately craved. It soon became the flag of the United States of America. Throughout the years there have been several revisions to this flag. When new states were added to the union, stars and stripes were added to the flag. It has always been known as “America’s Symbol of Freedom.”

There are many reasons for people to honor the American Flag. For me I honor it because of the exceptional soldiers who fought to make our country what it is today. My reason is my Popi. Although I never got to meet my Popi, I can tell he was an amazing person. Like so many Americans, my Popi put his life on hold to defend our country.

He ended up getting wounded and received a purple heart for his service during WWII. Even though being in war is awful, he was one of the lucky ones. He came back home to

Letter of Appreciation To Hannah Bellard Andrea Dishon, an English teacher at Grosse Ile Middle School had a special project for her 8th grade class. It was called “A 30 Day Challenge.”

The students would create their own challenge based on helpful things that had to do with fidelity for 30 straight days and then reflect on them.

Hannah Bellard focused her project on what seems to be a lost art in this generation, that would be handwriting. Hannah chose to write a letter to a veteran, thanking him for his service. She did this for 30 straight days in completing her 30-day challenge. In all there were 30 letters, each one addressed to a veteran.

I took Hannah’s letters to our VFW meeting where each one was read.

After the meeting my fellow comrade, Mike Early volunteered to take the letters to the VA Hospital and present them to hospitalized veterans. I can see the smiles on their faces now and just in time for Christmas.

On behalf of all the members of our VFW Post 7310, we give you a very heart felt thank you for your thoughtfulness. So, as I close, I must mention that when you completed the project that you chose you actually taught yourself a very important lesson in life that should be shared, it is simply: It doesn’t cost a thing to be nice.

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Sarah Hemsworth A medieval renaissance Christmas celebration - The Boar’s Head Festival - came to town on the weekend of Dec. 6. The show was held at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church and conducted with the help of five churches, and over 600 volunteers.

The magnificent performance is in celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ, with lively music, bright colors and moving stories. This full scale community production is set in front of thousands of viewers.

A professional orchestra set the background music as the choir sang like angels. Outside of the performers, volunteers built the set, rehearsed the scripts, directed, fixed costumes, ushered and much more.

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The kings and their families walked over the stage, presenting stories and gifts a plenty. When the show ended each night, the audience took a standing ovation.

“I love when this performance comes to Grosse Ile. My children used to partake, and now that they are older we watch it together. An amazing show each time,” said Joyce Tanner.

“I remember being a little angel that carried my own candle. It’s a great way to involve the community,” said Allison Royzner.

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Ask questions, learn more Gail Albin If you are new to this column, welcome. I try to reach older people and hopefully help with issues that bring problems. I learn most things the hard way, often making the mistake and then trying to figure out how to do better next time.

It is a fact that most wives outlive their husbands. Brides are usually a little younger than the groom. In many cases, the wife is left as a widow.

My husband died suddenly a little over 10 years ago. His career had been accounting. I should have asked more questions. It was difficult and sometimes still hard to figure out how to handle business issues. I knew how to watch for bills coming in the mail and then paying them on time without getting a late fee. As far as investments, tax prep, household and car maintenance, and many other issues I was lost when he died. Probably in some cases the wife handles the “desk work.”

It would be wise to have a dedicated notebook listing the title of all business and investment documents, the location in the home office and who to call if there are questions. A dedicated calendar would help with bill paying or following up as directed by a letter that could get misplaced.

It could be a good idea if the wife left directions for the husband in case she precedes him in death. Would he know where all the family phone numbers and address book is located. Would he know when the family birthdays come up, what cookbook has his favorite dish? Where are her important documents kept?

It would be wise to sit down and ask one another questions and get answers.

It is bad enough to be well informed when that sad day comes.

After we were married for many years, we did make an appointment and paid for and made funeral plans for each of us. I can’t even imagine having to do that soon after death. There is assistance out there.

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And this spring, he will be cooking two meals a day for 400 members of the Tin Can Tourists organization when they rendezvous at Camp Dearborn with their trailers.

Known as the “Muskrat King” throughout Michigan and beyond, Johnny was famous for his public muskrat dinners during Lent, until they were banned by the health department because the muskrat was provided by trappers and wasn’t government-inspected.

“But I still cook muskrat for myself and my buds,” he says.

Johnny was also known for his whimsical soups, like Coney Island Hot Dog, Beef Pot Pie, Surf and Turf (crab and prime rib), and Chicken and Sliders, which were on the menus of Kola’s Kitchen and Kola’s Food Factory.

The following recipe is from “Kola’s Creative Soup Recipes,” a cookbook that preceded two he published in 1999 and are still available at Amazon: “Soups On With Johnny,” $2.50, and “Cookin’ Wild With Johnny,” $74.95 (the last one in stock).

Johnny updated his easy bean and sausage soup recipe for Culinary Capers to make it even easier. I made it and enjoyed every delicious spoonful.

1 can (15.5 ounces) cannellini (white kidney beans) 2 tablespoons dried parsley, or ½ cup fresh, chopped Remove sausage from casing. Heat oil in a heavy 4-quart pot. Crumble sausage into oil; stir in onions and garlic. Cook over high heat, stirring often, until sausage browns (4 to 6 minutes).

Meanwhile, cut up tomatoes, right in the can, using kitchen shears.

Add tomatoes, with juice, to the pot, then add broth and pasta. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring once or twice. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 7 minutes. Rinse and drain beans.

Add beans and parsley and simmer 4 minutes, or until pasta is tender and beans are heated through. .

If you like the potato soup at the Eagle Tavern in Greenfield Village and wish you had the recipe, your wish has come true. This is a delectable bowl for a bone-chilling day. But a word of caution: Don’t cook the potatoes too long, or you’ll wind up with mashed potato soup, as I almost did.

JOHNNY’S ITALIAN BEAN AND SAUSAGE SOUP 12 ounces sweet Italian sausage 2 teaspoons olive oil 1 cup chopped onions 2 teaspoons minced garlic 1 can (28 ounces) peeled plum tomatoes 1 carton (32 ounces) chicken broth 1 cup medium pasta shells, uncooked

DEAR READERS: Because spring doesn’t arrive until March 20, there is still a lot of cold weather ahead, so please consider sharing some of your favorite soup recipes (or other recipes or cooking tips) with other Culinary Capers readers. Email them to Evycairns@aol.com.

EAGLE TAVERN POTATO SOUP (Adapted by Evelyn Cairns) ¼ pound butter 1 small onion, chopped 2 ribs celery, chopped 1 medium-sized carrot, chopped 1/2 cup flour 3 cups chicken broth 4 medium potatoes, cooked and diced 1½ teaspoons salt ¼ teaspoon pepper 2 cups milk Sauté onion, celery and carrot in butter until tender. Add flour to make a roux and cook slightly. Whisk in chicken broth and potatoes. Simmer until potatoes are barely tender. Gently stir in salt, pepper and milk. Correct seasonings to taste, if necessary.

HAPPY COOKING!

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GAIL ALBIN ASKS THE RESIDENTS

“What’s your opinion on New Year’s resolutions?”

Marvin Petri

Margaret McShane

Anne Berkey

I want to stop referring to my lovely wife as “Old What’s Her Name?”

New Years resolutions are wonderful.

Even better when you keep them.

Hoping for a healthy and happy New Year.

Carrie Collins

Rick Fijal

Jack Frucci

I don’t make New Years resolutions.

I try to live each day being the best I can be.

A good idea for anyone who wants to state their desire of achieving personal goals.

I never kept mine when I was young, and I don’t make them anymore!

Tyler Fugate I believe New Years resolutions are foolish, because most people follow through for a short amount of time and end up spending money throughout the year on a resolution they’re no longer following.

Kathryn Peterson

Rochelle O’Brien

Last Year’s resolution I kept for six months. I hope to be able to make it that long in 2019.

I usually don’t make New Year’s resolutions, but I think it’s great when others make a fresh start with good intentions going forward.

Kathryn Board

Jeanne Krukowski

Linda Raithel

I think resolutions are a positive thing. Part of self-care and making sure we are always trying to be better than we were yesterday.

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The Studio opens in Trenton for creative projects, classes and parties of all kind Molly Reno of Grosse Ile has opened a space where artists, crafters and children can create — alone or together — using a broad variety of media without disheveling their homes.

The Studio, 2855 W. Jefferson Ave. in downtown Trenton, is just that —an art studio — where, for a small fee, people can work on their projects with her supplies. And she’ll clean up the mess afterward.

Parents often use the space to hold children’s birthday parties where the kids can create, she said, or participants of all ages can attend arts and crafts classes, drop in for self-guided crafts, or have a party — and even bring their own beer and wine.

“We do a lot of girls-night-out

parties,” Reno said. “We have a lot of fun ladies who come over, and we offer catering menus from Del’s Pizzeria & Restaurant and from Truago.”

Eat, drink and be creative.

Those who knit or crochet come in from noon to three p.m. to work together on projects, children (with an adult) can come regularly after school to work on a variety of rotating projects, or anyone can “pop in any time and choose from our extensive menu of projects to create personalized gifts and gorgeous crafts for your home,” Reno said.

The idea for The Studio was born last fall when her mother, Karen Reno of Grosse Ile, was seeking a place to do artwork.

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“My mom likes to paint a lot and she was looking for a space,” Molly Reno said.

Molly and Karen, joined by business developer Cortney Reno (Molly’s sister) of Detroit are partners in the studio. Cortney handles the accounting details, and Molly runs the studio. They researched the business idea, and got to work.

Molly Reno, who grew up on Grosse Ile, majored in set design and interior design at the Savannah College of Art in Georgia.

“I got my first job working on ‘Will and Grace,’” she said.

But for the last 10 years, she’s been a photo stylist traveling the country for a variety of businesses, including modeling agencies and retail companies, to create backgrounds and settings for advertisements.

Being back in her hometown and settled down with her husband, Brian Batholomew, is a pleasure, as is running The Studio full-time, she said.

“It’s wonderful,” Reno said. “It’s just so much fun. For 10 years, I’ve been a photo stylist on the road, so I say, ‘I earned this place!’”

She laughed, and proudly showed off heaps and heaps of art supplies for patrons to use, including ribbon, markers, crayons, colored pencils, paper, floral wire, glue sticks, sewing supplies, felt, paint, brushes, jewelry making equipment, toys and all sorts of other items to paint — and more.

For $5 at The Studio, a child can select a wooden toy, paint it and take it home — mess-free for moms and dads.

Reno said she’s trying to keep the business affordable as well as convenient and fun.

“We can some to your house, if you want,” she said. “Or you can drop off your kids’ artwork, and we’ll do a coffee-table book for you featuring the artwork.”

The Studio sports murals by Detroit artist Joey Salamon and a rotating gallery of artwork, as well as work tables and chairs galore for artists and crafters to use. Smocks are even on hand to keep kids and adults mess-free while they work.

Visit www.thestudiotrenton.com to learn more.

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Aloha - again!

In its year of existence, the Grosse Ile Grand has already travelled far and wide. Over the Christmas holiday, the paper made a return trip to Hawaii when Go Big Multimedia owners Will and Sherry Evans visited Oahu. The Evans’ were there to visit their son, William, who is stationed in Hawaii with the United States Navy. The surfboard is William’s and the report is that Sherry was able to “hang 10,” while Will struggled to get upright.

It must have been a good trip, though, as the planned two-week stay morphed into a threeweek retreat.

Fruccis among 2,000 at Gretchen Whitmer inauguration We Michiganians were frequently referred to as “Michiganders” at the New Year’s Day inauguration of Gretchen Whitmer, the 49th governor of the State of Michigan. Personally, I prefer to be called Michiganians; Michiganders sounds like a flock of geese!

Because my husband Jack and I were in Lansing visiting his sister and brother-in-law for New Year’s Eve, I talked him into going on line to sign up to attend the 10:30 a.m. inauguration.

Besides Governor Whitmer promising to work on both sides of the aisle and getting the “damn roads” fixed, there were a lot of other commitments to making Michigan an even better state. She was going to address both our education system and environmental problems.

I especially appreciated her mentioning the opening of the Mackinac Bridge 60 years ago when

Governor G. Mennen Williams, a Democrat, worked with a Republican legislature to erect a bridge to connect the lower and upper peninsula.

I was teaching in the upper Peninsula from 1954 to 1958 and watched the construction every time I drove home to Grosse Ile. Whitmer referred to that bridge when she said: “At a time when too many people want to separate us by building walls, we here in Michigan are going to get back to building bridges together. The story of the Mackinac Bridge reminds us that we can do great things when we work together.”

But what she said about working with all of Michigan from Grosse Ile to (and she mentioned a northern city) was worth standing an hour in cold winter weather to hear her mention our Island!

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Long-time police chief retires; deputy chief steps into job Paula Neuman For more than 30 years, Joseph Porcarelli led the Grosse Ile Police Department as chief.

As of Jan. 1, he is retired from the force, and former Deputy Chief Mark Warnick, a Trenton resident, is now in charge.

Porcarelli, who is in his 50s, has no intention of leaving law enforcement, however. He has a conditional offer for an administrative job with the Detroit Police Department, and intends to take it.

“I was very young when I got interested in police work,” said Porcarelli, who grew up on Grosse Ile. “I took an internship in college here at the Grosse Ile Police Department, and I loved it. It became a passion. I never lost the passion for it and I’ve still got a passion for it.”

He has a degree in criminology from Eastern Michigan University, and was hired out of college to work for the Metropark Police Department and then for the Brownstown Township Police Department. He hired in as Porcarelli a patrol officer, and rose through the ranks to be named chief nine years ago.

He has been innovative as head of the department, bringing in new technology, paid for with drug forfeiture funds, including heat-seeking mechanisms on patrol car spotlights, allowing officers to find someone in the woods. Porcarelli also brought in stationary license plate recognition cameras that photograph plates on vehicles crossing the Wayne County bridge to and from the island.

As with every community, situations have arisen during his tenure that have had life-or-death urgency, he said. And those situations are the most challenging for any officer to handle, he said. The island’s police stay busy to maintain Grosse Ile’s well-noted safety.

The community has been named as one of the safest in the entire nation for several years, and the chief credits the residents as well as the police force for helping to make that happen.

“It’s a collaborative effort to do police work here, because we have such support,” Porcarelli said.

But it’s time for him to move on.

“You know when it’s time,” Porcarelli said. “It’s the best thing for me and my family. I still want to stay in police work.”

The best thing about being chief on the island has been dealing with residents, he added, and being able to help people in situations that call for law enforcement.

“It’s really quite rewarding,” Porcarelli said. “It’s been that way here all the way through, since I was a patrolman.”

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Here’s a chance to make Grosse Ile a more premium place to live When you add up the benefits of living on this Island; our history, the open space, a neighborly feeling among residents, the good schools, and being surrounded by water, there’re a couple of things we’re lacking (besides a library.)

Although we have a waterfront park - Sunrise Park - on the east

By Pamela A. Frucci side of Grosse Ile, it would be considered a miniature park. I would like to share with the readers of the Grand an opportunity to enjoy a waterfront on the west side of the Island which could be known as “Sunset Park!

Carlos Perdue bought acreage on the north end along Meridian Road almost to Bridge Road on Grosse Ile 50 years ago. He’s since passed away and his three daughters have the property for sale.Their longtime friend Tim Ponta advised them they were asking too high a price for the land. He contacted me with an idea that immediately caught my attention: A large enough waterfront park on 11 acres of the property where inland residents could drive in, park, have a picnic, and not only have a view of the Detroit River, but enjoy watching the brilliant colors of a sunset.

How could this addition to the benefits of living on Grosse Ile happen? There could be a variety of ways: 1. A .3 millage over three years. (equal to what we currently pay for the use of the Trenton Library.) 2.

Possibly sell open space lots along Horsemill where there already is an existing home to add to our tax base and leave the bulk of open space along Horsemill undisturbed. 3. Residents could buy shares in the park.

Tim pointed out that the Grosse Pointes have waterfront parks for their residents; why not Grosse Ile? Islanders would have a special card to let them in Sunset Park since it was their money that purchased it.

Some time ago when the property that is now Centennial Farm was for sale and it looked like a developer would buy it and build homes on farm land that went back 100 years, the citizens voted on a millage that saved the

machinery and worked out the sharp areas so I could wear it. Debbie and I gathered petition signatures and talked to groups in the area about the benefits to the environment of a Bottle Bill in Michigan.

Michigan United Conservation Clubs’ Rick Jameson debated with representatives of the opposing parties and luckily the ballot proposal passed and went into effect Dec. 3,1978. Michigan and Oregon are the only states with a 10 cent deposit on cans and bottles. This December we celebrate 40 years since the Bottle Bill passed.

According to the statistics released by the Container Recycling Institute (working to get other states on board to require a deposit on bottles and cans so they are returnable,) 144 billion bottles and cans have been recycled here rather than thrown out.

CRI is also working on reducing plastic waste which is causing a severe problem in the Pacific Ocean with miles of plastic waste floating at sea.

property for community use. Now we can enjoy an animal shelter, a horse stable, a recreational building, gardens, and dog park.

The Grand would like to hear from you readers your reaction to this proposal. Please submit your opinion to: hank@gobigmultiumedia.com ARE YOU EXPERIENCING CAR TROUBLE ON OUR VERY BAD ROADS? Several Island residents have had to replace tires that get ruined driving on our very bad roads, but resident Joyce Mlott found out the hard way that Wayne County will reimburse car owners for damage to their cars.

She paid to replace a blown tire and wrote to the county. She got a letter back including a vehicle damage claim form, but it was too late to get reimbursement.

If your car or tire had been damaged, you had to submit the form within 120 days and show that your insurance didn’t cover it. The payment

would not be for more than $1,000.

The address to receive the form is Wayne Co. Risk Management Claims Division, 500 Griswold, 14th Floor, Detroit, MI 48226. Phone: 313-2246076.

MICHIGAN BOTTLE BILL CELEBRATES 40 YEARS I remember working with my friend Debbie Bloomfield, originally from Oregon and now living in Wyandotte, to pass the Bottle Bill back in 1976.

Oregon already had passed the Bottle Bill and their governor even came and spoke to the Michigan legislature about the merits of returnable vs. throwaway bottles and cans in his state.

I was so pro Bottle Bill that I wore a pendant around my neck that happened to be a hunk of a broken brown beer bottle I found thrown on the lawn of St. James Chapel.

Lapidary Walker Morrow put it in his

RESIDENTS NOT HAPPY WITH THE DEPARTURE OF PNC BANK In a letter to its customers on Grosse Ile, PNC Bank announced that it is closing their branch on Macomb on March 15, 2019.

It advised its former customers that they could now go to their branch on Telegraph in Brownstown.

One resident felt upset enough with the move that he wrote to the administration of PNC Bank. The correspondence expresses concerns of many others who bank on the Island.

Cliff St. Pierre wrote that people on Grosse Ile have been banking either at PNC or previous banks located in the same building for 50 years. He added that it’s not only expensive to go off Island using the toll bridge for $2.50 or driving the 18 miles to Brownstown with the inconvenience of train traffic and crossing two main intersections.

Also, a lot of their customers are seniors and they need a local bank to cash checks or use a ATM machine.

Cliff reminded the PNC management that their move shows a “lack of concern for the welfare of their customers” and advised them to at SEE TELESCOPING, Page 21

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HONOR Continued from page 1 Dalley often travels all over the world in his various capacities for top-level skating organizations. But he won’t have to get on a plane to receive his Hall of Fame honor. The national championship will take place in Detroit at Little Caesars Arena from Jan. 18-27.

“For the induction, there’s a reception and somebody who’s important in your life introduces you,” Dalley said. “Scott (Hamilton) is going to introduce us. I’m a little afraid of what stories he could tell, but it’s all good.”

He laughed. He and well-known Olympic gold medalist Hamilton are long-time friends.

Shelley Dalley was a childhood friend of Hamilton’s in Ohio, and Richard Dalley and Hamilton often roomed together during Olympic competitions, and later skated together in the Ice Capades. Since then, they have remained close and have visited each other’s families over the years.

Dalley was chairman of last year’s national championship, held in San Jose, Calif. He also was the director of the national championship in Detroit in 1994, when Tonya Harding’s thenhusband paid someone to attack U.S. Olympian Nancy Kerrigan, and a media frenzy ensued. It was a time he’ll never forget.

“I had to deal with the FBI and national media,” Dalley said.

“And technically, I was the athlete representative for her (Harding).”

Other excitement came for Dalley when he served on the Olympics Ethics Committee in 1999. That year, Salt

Richard and Shelley Dalley

Lake City delegates, hoping to get their town chosen as the site for the 2002 Winter Games, gave out all sorts of benefits and gratuities, including vacations and airfare, to the officials responsible for choosing the venue for the international competition. A scandal arose and had a big impact on the skating world.

It was a heady time for Dalley.

“I kept thinking, ‘Here I am, a carpet layer’s son, with some really big issues to deal with,’’” he said.

Dalley is something of an anomaly in the skating world, where competitors usually start out training on the ice at a very young age.

“I started roller skating when I was

He’s a graduate of GIHS and his talents lie in providing sound to productions. When on the Island, he has friends he can stay with to cut down on expenses so he can volunteer his time and talent to the production in his hometown.

(and in January it was cold outside!)

We also went to the other events surrounding the inaugural including the ball at Kennedy Center.

We were at a concert when Marti’s date at that time tapped us on the shoulder and asked if we’d like to meet the Reagans and the Bushes. We left our seats and went outside where a limousine was whisking them away.

The young man was working for the Secret Service and could approach the two couples. He introduced us and I remember Barbara Bush saying: “You must be cold without a jacket on!”

Many years later when George

10 or 11, and my roller-skating coach was leaving,” Dalley said. “He thought maybe I should try ice skating. I was 15.”

He was skilled and loved the new sport. Dalley trained hard, and hoped for a spot representing the United States in the 1980 winter Olympics.

“I did not make the team, and I had to decide if I wanted to keep going,” he said.

Of course, he did keep going, and earned a spot on the national Olympic team in 1984.

“I was a grandpa,” Dalley said. “I was 27. Everyone else on the team was about 21.”

In later years, the Grosse Ile man went on the serve the sport of skating in many other ways, including playing a role when it came to nominating athletes to the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame.

“I actually was on the committee at one time, and I didn’t think that 25 years later I would actually be getting this,” Dalley said of his Hall of Fame honor.

Hall of Fame nominating committee Chairman Larry Mondschein said, “What is especially noteworthy about our newest members is that they continue to contribute to our sport as coaches, officials, club volunteers and team leaders. We owe them a debt of gratitude for what they have done and continue to do for our sport.”

Other 2019 Hall of Fame nominees are Olympic bronze medalist Timothy Goebel and two-time World medalist Julie Lynn Holmes.

TELESCOPING Continued from page 20 least provide a facility with less staff and a ATM machine. Time will tell if Cliff was able to convince PNC Bank to not completely vacate the Island.

BILL BENNETT VOLUNTEERS HIS EXPERTISE EVERY BOAR’S HEAD FESTIVAL Even though he lives and works in Pittsburgh, former resident Bill Bennett comes to Grosse Ile every three or four years and handles a lot of the technical work backstage at the Boars Head Festival.

I TREASURE MY SOUVENIR OF PRESIDENT GEORGE H.W. BUSH Lucky for my husband Jack and me that our daughter Marti was on the Inaugural Committee for Ronald Reagan and George Bush in 1980-81.

She sent us tickets for the inaugural on the grounds of the Capitol Building

Bush became president, he was at the Crystal Gardens giving a speech and I was wearing my presidential scarf with the signature of all the presidents printed on it. I was sitting at a table with reporter Pat Andrews, and she dared me to approach President Bush and get him to actually sign my scarf.

I took her dare, stood in the reception line, and handed Bush my scarf and a pen. He willingly signed my scarf right by his printed name. I treasure that scarf and wore it as we watched the funeral service on TV of this fine gentleman.

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Grosse Ile Golf and Country Club Good Samaritan Fund aids Salvation Army The idea to aid the Salvation Army started nearly two years ago when the planning began for The Grosse Ile Golf & Country Club’s 100 Year celebrations in 2019. We have many fun and exciting events planned for our 100th year and yet our thoughts also went to those less fortunate than us in the Downriver area.

We contacted the Downriver Salvation Army and entered into discussions on how we could help 100 families, signified by our 100 years, which are in need in our area. Together with Major Brian Reed of the Wyandotte Salvation Army, we established the Salvation Army/Grosse Ile Golf and Country Club Good Samaritan Fund under the auspices of the Major, to provide financial assistance to 100 families Downriver.

Many times under the radar, families are in need of items we take for granted: Payments to a dentist for fillings of a cavity, bus tickets to a funeral out of state, minor car repairs to stay employed, license plate fees, a payment of a heating bill when the family provider becomes ill and their employer does not provide sick pay. The list goes on and the needs are never ending. We established

a goal of raising $10,000 to donate to the Salvation Army who will then aid these 100 families.

One member stepped up anonymously, donating $5,000 as a “seed” to be matched with smaller gifts by other members. A week later, another anonymous member stepped forward with an additional $5,000. And recently, the Westerdale family graciously donated an addition $5,000. Our Country Club members have donated nearly $20,000 to this fund. In addition, Major Reed is designating 60 percent of all collections from the Grosse Ile Kroger Salvation Army Bell Ringers to be designated to the Salvation Army/Grosse Ile Golf and Country Club Good Samaritan Fund.

As we consider our blessings, our families, our friends and the joy of belonging to our country club, if you would like to contribute to our Good Samaritan Fund, please contact either John Paul, Carol Machuga or Leo Stevenson. All donations are made to the Salvation Army and collected through Grosse Ile Golf and Country Club

GIGCC president, Leo Stevenson, presents checks donated by members to Major Brian Reed of the Wyandotte Salvation Army.

Sam Palamara passes away at age 90 The city of Wyandotte lost one of its giants on Jan. 10 with the passing for former Recreation Superintendent Sam A. Palamara at the age of 90.

Mr. Palamara was the beloved husband of the late Eleanor Palamara, the loving father of Joseph (Aline) Palamara, Susie (John) Harris, Jill (Mark) Gurney and Thomas (Lisa) Palamara. He is also survived by seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.

Mr. Palamara was a community leader as an athlete, coach and administrator, has distinguished himself in the field of recreation.

Upon his graduation from Roosevelt High School in 1946, Sam played professional minor league baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago White Sox and the Brooklyn Dodgers. This centerfielder was twice selected to play in his league’s All-Star game.

In the 1950s, sandlot baseball took on new meaning in Wyandotte. Sam coached t-ball at Pulaski Park and high school baseball at St. Patrick’s where

his team won the Catholic League Championship in 1959.

Wyandotte also burst into the limelight in adult baseball, where Sam served as a player-manager on some terrific “Class A” teams that won three state championships and was national runner-up in 1957.

In 1965, Sam began a 25-year career as an administrator in the Wyandotte Recreation Department, 17 of which he served as Superintendent of Recreation. During the span, youth programs were expanded, the state’s premier municipal ice arena was built, and handicapped programs, as well as senior citizen programs, were established to a point that distinguished Wyandotte as a model recreation department. The Wilson Middle School Recreation Facility, as well as the development and improvement of several city parks, are just a few of the many projects he initiated.

“He was a big part of the history of this city and touched so many in his lifetime,” said Wyandotte Mayor Joe Peterson in a Facebook post.

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People choose a church for a number of key reasons

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or some, including Catholics, the church’s denomination matters first and foremost.

But for nearly all churchgoers, it’s a matter of where they feel most welcome and spiritually inspired.

A welcoming congregation is among the most important things people seek in a church, according to a recent Pew Research study.

“I think the No. 1 thing people are looking for is community,” said the Rev. Phillip Dinwiddie, rector of

By Paula Newman St. James Episcopal Church of Grosse Ile. “They want a place where they’ll be remembered and feel like they have something to contribute.”

“If a Catholic was to come to Wyandotte, they would look for a church that fulfilled their spiritual needs,” said the Rev. Mark Borkowski, pastor of Our Lady of the Scapular in Wyandotte, which serves the communities of St. Helena, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel and St. Stanislaus Kostka. “People worship differently.”

He would advise that Catholic newcomer to visit all of the area’s Catholic churches to see where they find the right fit.

In his church as in many others, someone “new in the pew” is noticed.

And that person is made to feel welcome.

Grace Missionary Baptist Church of Wyandotte tells potential churchgoers via its website, “You will find a warm handshake and welcome when you attend our services. You also will find a source of strength, comfort and a peace that comes from being with God and His people. We have great music and singing of praises with friendly, caring, born-again folks.”

And the First Congregational Church of Wyandotte tells churchgoers on its website: “No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here.”

The Rev. Phillip Rogers, who was pastor of Riverview’s Baptist Legacy Church until a recent move

People seem to be looking for more traditional things in many different aspects of their lives

St. James Episcopal Church

to Lansing, said he learned many years ago in school at Southwestern Seminary in Texas where he earned a master’s degree in theology that the affability of people who attend a church — having a friendly congregation — is one of the main reasons people choose a place of worship.

Of course, the pastor — if he or she is “charismatic and a good preacher” — also is key, Rogers said Dinwiddie agreed.

“People care about the priest and the sermon, and if they get a feeling like that connects,” he said.

The Pew Research study said the “primacy of the pulpit,” the quality of sermons, is the top reason its respondents said was why they decided on a certain church to attend.

Traditions or modernity — the style of worship services — matter SEE CHURCH, Page 25 List of Grosse Ile churches: Riverpointe Christian Church 24200 Meridian Grosse Ile, MI 48138 734-671-1420 Grosse Ile Presbyterian 7929 Horsemill Grosse Ile, MI 48138 734-676-8811 St. James Episcopal 25150 East River Road Grosse Ile, MI 48138 734-676-1727 St. Thomas Lutheran Church 9393 Church Rd. Grosse Ile, MI 48138 734-675-0005

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Sacred Heart Catholic Church 21599 Parke Lane Grosse Ile, MI 48138 734-676-1377

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Dinwiddie said St. James is a place for people who appreciate traditional approaches to worship combined with a lively fellowship and outgoing programs and missions.

“There are people looking for something sacred, something that’s not like the rest of society, a space that feels different,” he said. “Our church will appeal somewhat to that.”

Borkowski said his church has a strong ethnic Polish background and very traditional worship.

“We also have many people here who aren’t Polish, but still feel rather comfortable,” he said.

At Mt. Carmel, the traditional worship is very important to its parishioners, he said.

“People seem to be looking for more traditional things in many different aspects of their lives,” Borkowski said. “It is something that reminds them of their own past of the past in general. They take comfort in the good things they remember from the past, and it is something that reminds them of their own traditions and their history. I think this is the headquarters in the Downriver area for the Catholic traditionalists.”

Nondenominational Christian Metro City Church in Riverview, which also has a campus in Taylor, is the exact opposite of traditional, and its modern approach fills needs for some people, too.

“Metro is designed for individuals and families who like life with

a little more spice,” the church’s sophisticated website states. “This isn’t your grandma’s church. We like our music modern and a bit loud and we don’t want a church that’s boring, irrelevant and leaves us feeling as empty as when we came in. We want a place where we can experience God. A place that moves our minds and hearts, our intellect and emotions.”

And for many families, a church’s programs for children are key elements when it comes to choosing a place to join for worship. The education a church offers children was another key factor the research study found.

“Children’s ministries are extremely important,” Dinwiddie said. “People want a place where their children can be safe and nurtured.”

Grosse Ile Presbyterian Church offers many programs and missions for men and women, youth and children.

“Children of all ages are welcome in worship,” the church’s website states. “We believe children learn about Christ through church involvement.”

At one weekly worship service, the church includes a “Moment with the Children” as a regular feature, and “children’s worship bags” with crayons, paper and activity booklets are available outside the sanctuary.

Programs for youth and children are main elements in the appeal of a particular church, Rogers said, adding that the actual physical presence of a church, its architecture and décor, matter to some people, too.

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Happy New Year, friends Before I write another thing - thank you for your engagement with your community this past year through the choices made in shopping, dining, and everything.

While it’s true that on-line continues to grow, it is simultaneously true that local and independent have been the beneficiaries of a bonafide trend

By Peter Rose towards “authentic, real, original and passionate.”

While it’s still true that big stores and malls still capture a large share of the market, it is that sector that is feeling the pressure from the internet, because what they offer is uninspired, unconnected and presented in cookie cutter environments that leave people unmoved to part with their money.

I mean, the experience begs to be avoided, don’t you think?

This is an all-the-time thing, and because I’m receptive to the topic of conversation, I suppose, my ears are tuned to hear what I want (need) to hear. And hear it I do, especially during the holiday shopping season. So many people express disgust at the prospect of spending their time and money in places that they just don’t like.

What an opportunity for stores like mine, for independents everywhere, and in every field to recapture the business that was captured by the marauding hordes of national companies in local communities. If we earn it. 2018 gets recorded in my book as a year of remarkable inroads on the local front.

On behalf of all the local stores and eateries you visited during this entire past year (not just Small Business Saturday or even the season): Thank you. What satisfies me more than I

can express is having folks tell me why “shopping local” is so important, and I heard a lot of this sentiment in a condensed period of time.

I promised to share my Frankenmuth experiences from early December. As I have shared many times, I go out of my way to find “the real thing”. It is a “holy grail” kind of thing, and I find inspiration from all manner of operations that have nothing to do with what I do, but that do dazzle as they supply what they do for the public in a “retail” relationship. Focused yet quirky selections and personalities. Unique, one of a kind places. Friendly, happy people and policies that are based not on the lowest common denominator, but of believing in their customer’s integrity and honesty. So I’m disappointed to report that from the viewpoint of retail observations, I got nothin’ from Frankenmuth.

Family-wise was exactly what the doctor ordered, and it is now a habit for us all. But it rained, and chilly rain on strollers and 4 year-olds is not the best to foster a sense of relaxed exploration.

C’est la Vie, for now.

My affinity for excellence in personalized shopping, in local and independent stores in (mostly) downtown settings will have me waxing all enthusiastic again quite soon.

My wife and I are looking for (and think we’ve found) the next place to visit and report on. Exhortations to shop locally are everywhere. I’m not the only one writing columns or articles on the topic. TV segments and magazine articles and, well, all manner of means with which to say “Keep Your Dollars Local” are having a growing effect.

What I keep trying so hard to stress, in as many ways as I can, is this angle: A flourishing local economy happens because of you. Well, OK, not just you.

But when shopping local becomes “the new black”, and you feel a true sense of satisfaction and pride, and you feel like you’re part of the cool kids club that gets it and acts it….then things really start to percolate, and folks, this is exactly what is happening.

When you really own it yourself, and you preach it because it feels good to get people on the right page with you, then you start to feel the sense of community that goes right to the heart of what I think so many of us are feeling that has been lost in this country, in these times.

Because all it takes to fix what has been lost is to personally own the solution, and if you have walked that road, you at least can feel that you have regained that thread of connectivity I wrote about in my first column.

It feels really bad to have so little in the way of warm, connected interaction with folks. When those of us that feel badly about this situation come to the realization that fixing that sense of isolation is the easiest thing, ever….our community centers (like Wyandotte) will flourish even more. The feeling of connected community will prevail, then, against trends that did all this damage.

Who has the power to affect this improving change? The answer is “so simple, a cave man knows it, but say it out loud anyway: “I DO.” (And by the way, fer cryin’ out loud, don’t buy insurance from online suppliers!).

I’m over my word limit. But one last thing: The owner and editor of these newspapers have done an amazing thing in deciding to join me in the effort to communicate the importance of local self-reliance; of shopping local for the benefit of us all. The addition of graphs and illustrations of the topic in my column is at the expense of advertising space. I applaud them, and thank them vigorously for that position taken.

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Young Grosse Ile soccer player turning heads Hank Minckiewicz Travelling abroad is a pretty big deal. Doing it as a part of a select national team is even bigger. Doing at 12 years old is exceptional.

Ali Khaled, a 7th-grade honor student from Grosse Ile, fits into the final category. He will be headed to Italy in mid April as part of the Rush Select National “A” Soccer Team.

Khaled, who started playing soccer as a 4-year-old with the Grosse Ile Youth Recreation Association, made the Rush Select team after four-day tryout at the Barca Academy at the John Wayne Resort in Casa Grande, Arizona in November. He was recommended for the tryout by his coach Slobodan Pavlovic.

Nearly 70 players from across the United State and Canada attended the tryout and 28 made it - half to the “A” squad and half to the “B.” The tournament in Italy will be April 14-23. It will begin in Milan and continue in various cities throughout the country.

Before going to Italy, however, Khaled and his mates will play in a four-day President’s Day national collegiate scouting tournament back in Arizona Feb. 14-18.

As an extra bonus, one of Ali’s best friends, Denin Oglecevac from Riverview, also made the Rush Select National “A” team and will be by his side in Arizona and in Italy.

Ali has been turning heads for quite a while, according to his mother, Lori Khaled.

“I talked to his first coach in Ali Khaled, a 12-year-old Grosse Ile residednt, has made the Rush Select GIYRA and she said, ‘you could see National “A” Soccer Team. He and his there was something special about teammates will play in Arizona next him even then,’” she said. month and in Italy in April.

Ali is a center midfielder, controlling the ball, directing the flow of play and, sometimes, scoring. But while that is his main position, his foot skills and knowledge of the game allow him to play almost anywhere on the pitch.

According to Lori, during one game with his Northville Rush team, the goalkeeper could not make the game. Who stepped in? Ali, of course, and handled those duties just fine.

Ali’s current home team, the Northville Rush U13 Director’s Academy squad, recently received elevation to the The Great Lakes Conference, a league in the Multi-State Tier of the US Youth Soccer National Leagues Program.

There, the Rush will play against teams from New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky. If the team does well in that league, it could earn elevation to the top level National Tier League.

In addition to regular soccer, Ali also plays futsal, a variation of the game featuring just five players, (one a goalkeeper) played in a smaller area on a hard surface. Futsal develops reflexes and puts an emphasis on footwork and quick decision making.

Ali’s futsal team - also coached by Pavlovic - will play a series of tournaments this season and depending on how those go, this squad could also qualify for a trip overseas, this time to a tournament in Spain.

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Chris Mihai scores four times as Devils pull away from Bears

Grosse Ile skaters race past Wyandotte

By Hank Minckiewicz The Grosse Ile Red Devils turned what was a close and exciting high school hockey game in to a fairly easy victory on Jan 12 when they pulled away with a great third period and beat non-league rival Wyandotte 6-3.

This was a close game, on the ice and one the scoreboard through the first two periods.

It was 2-2 after the first period and Grosse Ile led just 4-3 heading into the third.

But the Red Devils dominated the final period outshooting their guests 9-2 and outscoring them 2-0 to win the game going away. It was a huge night for Grosse Ile’s Chris Mihai, who scored four of his team’s six goals, including the game-winner at the end of the second period and both of his team’s goals in the third period.

The game was a true backand-forth affair through most of the first two periods, with Wyandotte striking first on a slapshot by Ray Isham, who had two of his team’s three goals in the game. Andrew Burke assisted.

Grosse Ile answered about three minutes later with a sneaky little goal by Chase Havens. The puck was loose near the Wyandotte goal and several players had whacks at it, but Havens found it near the goal post and slipped it neatly home. Mihai and Evan Lemerand assisted.

The Devils then took the lead when Mihai scored right from a faceoff, shooting the puck high over the Wyandotte goalie’s right shoulder. Havens drew the lone assist.

But 53 seconds before the period ended, Wyandotte knotted the game again when Isham went end-to-end, cut across the face of the Grosse Ile goal, moved goalie Owen Bonham to his right and shot

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Goalie Owen Bonham backstopped Grosse Ile to a 6-3 win over Wyandotte.

THIS WAS A CLOSE GAME, ON THE ICE AND ONE THE SCOREBOARD THROUGH THE FIRST TWO PERIODS back to the left to notch a power-play goal.

Early in the third, Wyandotte took a fiveminute major check-to-thehead penalty and Grosse Ile took advantage of the extra man to seize control of the momentum.

Although Wyandotte’s John Wester swiped the puck

and scored a shorthanded breakaway goal a shortly into the Grosse Ile power play, Grosse Ile came back to match it with a goal by Havens, assisted by Cody Keenan, and gradually began to take over the game.

Mihai scored at the 15:38 mark of the period and the Devils outshot the Bears 17-10

in the period.

The Red Devils kept up the pressure in the third period, dominating the territorial play, outshooting the Bears and getting the two insurance goals from Mihai.

Mihai also had a big night on Jan. 9 as he helped lead the Red Devils to a hard-fought win over Cabrini.

With roughly half the season gone, Coach Jason Durbin and his staff would like it’s team to get on and stay on a roll, building off their most recent win. Coming up for the Devils are Allen Park (Jan. 19), St. Clair High School (Jan. 23) and Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central (Jan. 29).

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Grosse Ile boys fall on a three-point buzzer-beater

By Hank Minckiewicz The fans at the Jan. 11 Riverview-Grosse Ile basketball game got more than their money’s worth - way more.

No only did the two Huron League rivals play two overtimes, but fans were treated to two end-ofgame-style buzzer beating shots.

First, Grosse Ile’s Tyler Symons hit a threepoint shot from the deep corner with 2.7 seconds left in regulation time to force overtime. Then, after the teams remained tied 64-64 after the first extra period, Riverview senior Sean Hand nailed a top-of-the-key three-point bomb as the final buzzer sounded to give the Bucs a 72-71 win over the visiting Red Devils.

After Grosse Ile senior Karrar Al-Rekabi scored on a lay-up with 28 second left to give the Devils a 71-69 lead, Riverview brought the ball up and had trouble penetrating the Grosse Ile defense. With under six second to play, the Bucs called time out.

Riverview inbounded the ball to Hand in the back court and he raced it forward. He got free with a bit of a spin move and launched a long, high, arching shot that found the mark.

Hand went into an exaggerated, knees-high sprint around the court as his teammate rushed to celebrate with him and the loud, happy home crowd poured onto the court.

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IN EIGHT GAMES THIS SEASON, GROSSE ILE HAS WON OR LOST BY FOUR OR FEWER POINTS FIVE TIMES.

The three-points were the only points of the night scored by the Riverview point guard, who is much more of a distributor than a scorer.

It was a little surprising that the end of this game held so much drama because Riverview held control - although tenuous - through most of the contest.

The Bucs won each of the first three quarters and led by two after one period, by seven at halftime and by eight heading into the fourth quarter.

Grosse Ile would occasionally turn up the defense pressure and it did work as the Devils forced the Bucs into several turnovers and one 10-second halfcourt violation. But everytime the Red Devils drew near, Riverview had an answer, generally a threepoint shot. The Bucs hit an amazing 14 triples in the game, including the game-winner and a combined eight by Austin Poe and M.R.E. Neal.

Neal wound up leading the Pirates with 23 points and Poe had 19. Jimari Moultrie added 11 and Jake

Wetherall added 10.

For Grosse Ile, Zak Thompson had 24 points, Al-Rekabi had 14, Symons had nine and Walter Hladchuk had seven.

It was Thompson who got his team back into the game. After a relatively quiet first three quarters, Thompson began going to the basket and it made a huge difference. He had 14 points in the fourth quarter and the overtimes, including 10 in the fourth when the Devils erased a 10-point deficit and evertually forged the tie. Of Thompson’s fourthquarter points, six came from the free-throw line, where he was 6-of-7 in the period and 10-of-12 for the game.

Karrar, too, played a pivotal role for the Devils in this game. 11 of hs 14 points came after halftime, including 11 in the fourth quarter and overtimes.

In addition, it was Al-Rekabi’s drive to the basket and kick-out dish in the corner that set up Symons’ game-tying basket at the end of regulation.

For Grosse Ile, the game was another in a string of amazingly close contests. In eight games this season, Grosse Ile has won or lost by four or fewer points five times.

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By Hank Minckiewicz The Grosse Ile girls basketball team had a good first quarter against archrival Riverview on Jan. 14, holding the Bucs to just six points. True, Grosse Ile only had six points, as well, but it was the best the team played in what turned into a 62-25 Riverview victory.

Riverviews defense was the key.

The Bucs held Grosse Ile to 10 or fewer points in each quarter of the game, including one point in the fourth quarter, as the Pirates rolled.

“The girls play hard and they never let up,” said Riverview Coach Rob Sauter. “We knew coming into the season that we had these type of girls.”

The Pirates swarmed Grosse Ile all night long, stealing the ball possession after possession. The Bucs stepped into passing lanes and snatched the ball way during double-teams. At times Grosse Ile seemed to be in good position, but

a Riverview player would flash in and it was another turnover.

In the offense department, the game got off to a slow, slow start.

Both teams played good defense in the first half and neither team shot particularly well when they did get good looks. Riverview began to seize control in the second quarter. Sophomore Tyless Hunter hit a pair of three-point shots and that seemed to spark her team. The Bucs scored 17 secondquarter points and led 23-14 at the intermission.

Grosse Ile made a little run at the start of the third period. Helena Formintin got her game going in the low post and scored five quick points as Grosse Ile cut the lead to four. But a couple of Riverview triples and a little more defensive intensity and the Bucs were back on their way.

The third quarter was Grosse Ile’s best offensive quarter of the night as they scored 10 points, but Riverview nearly doubled the

Devils, scoring 19.

There was pretty much only one team scoring in the fourth quarter as Riverview dropped in a gamehigh 20, while holding Grosse Ile to one.

The win over an old rival like Grosse Ile made Sauter happy, but the defensive effort had him grinning.

Offensively, 10 players scored for the Bucs, keyed by their senior leader, Sam Dorn, who had 18 points to lead all scorers. Shannon McAlinden had 11 and Kamryn Cartrette added eight.

For Grosse Ile, Formintin had 13.

In their Huron League game before the Riverview loss, Grosse Ile was beaten by Huron 50-37.

The Red Devils, who are 3-5 overall, are 1-3 in Huron League games, having lost 49-47 to Flat Rock in their first league contest and beaten Milan 37-35 in their second.

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AUTHOR JOEL STONE TO SPEAK Joel Stone, senior curator for the Detroit Historical Society, will address members of the Book Club of Grosse Ile at their annual dinner. The event will be held at the Grosse Ile Golf and Country Club on Friday, Feb. 15 at 6 p.m.

The evening will begin with cocktails followed by dinner at 7 and Stone’s presentation at 8. He will speak about his publication Floating Palaces of the Great Lakes and entertain questions about his book afterwards.

This writing revisits the important era of steampowered ships, which provided one of the most reliable, comfortable and elegant transportation options on the Great Lakes at that time. His books will be available for purchase after his discussion.

As senior curator, Mr. Stone oversees the artifacts in the Detroit Historical Museum, the Dossin Great Lakes Museum, and a quarter million artifacts in the city of Detroit’s collection. Raised in the Detroit area, he has studied here and abroad, and is a board member of the Association for Great Lakes Maritime History.

The public is invited to attend; book club membership is not a prerequisite. If you would like to make reservations for the dinner, please contact Ilona Macek at jimacek@aol.com by Feb.8

COME PAINT The Grosse Ile Alliance for the Arts has provided “wannabe” artists an opportunity in the past to work with a professional artist and paint a take-home canvas.

The next painting party, dubbed Canvas, Cupcakes, & Coffee, is scheduled for Sat., Feb. 16 at Centennial Farm from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. GIAA members pay only $30 to take part. The cost for non-members is $35. All supplies will be provided as well as a free lunch.

Lending her talent as a professional artist is Erica Chappuis, who will instruct the participants. An added feature at the Saturday session is an opportunity for wannabe artists to bring an example of a past painting.

After the group workshop, Mrs. Chappuis will stay and critique individual art work and offer suggestions on how to improve their work. There is no fee for her critique.

To make a reservation, call (734) 676-9768 or mail your payment to GIAA, P.O. Box 63, Grosse Ile, MI 48138.

Olympics and the Easter event.

Volunteers are also need as golf course rangers and workers at summer events like Safety Town and youth camps.

And, as always, volunteers are needed to help plan, set up and clean up Island Fest.

To become involved call 734-675-2364.

COME KNIT The Knitting Club of Grosse Ile meets the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at the Riverview Veterans Memorial Library. Come from some great fun, conversation and, of course, knitting Call 734283-1250 or go to Riverviewpuliclibrary.com.

VOLUNTEERS The Township is always on the lookout for volunteers.

Helpers are need for community events like the Fall Festival, Halloween Parade, Island Winterfest, Winter

LIBRARY Remember the Veteran’s Memorial Library in Trenton severs the community of Grosse Ile, as well at

LOOKING FOR A NEW BEST FRIEND? The Grosse Ile Animal Shelter, 24525 Meridian, has dogs, cats and kittens ready for new homes. Stop by and meet your new best friend.

For shelter hours, call 692-9688.

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Danielle Tuite – next door neighbor – is a gold medalist

By Pam A. Frucci I read about Danielle Tuite winning a gold medal in Tang Soo Do, the Korean version of martial arts, in England in Oct. 2018.

I’ve known Danielle since she moved into the home next door, but I didn’t know she was a martial arts star!

It turns out that she first started out in the Grosse Ile Recreation beginners’ program at the age of seven and then went on to the PKSA (Professional Karate Schools of America) training center in Trenton for five years where she Tuite now teaches 2- to 6 -year-olds.

This busy young lady works for Lowes and has two semesters to go at U of M-Dearborn in marketing and information technology.

With little spare time, she tells me she has a “little” social life.

A 2015 graduate of Grosse Ile High School, she’s good enough in martial arts that she has earned the second-

degree belt and is working on her thirddegree belt.

When she and the PKSA team went to compete in England with martial arts competitors from all over the world, she came out in first place as an individual and Team USA won first place. Damielle had traveled in the past with her father to Ireland and France, but it was her first time in England. Winning the gold there was a proud moment!

DID YOU PICK UP WEIGHT THIS CHRISTMAS? Almost 60 years ago, I was carrying 20 pounds more than my 5-foot, 3-inch frame would consider “trim.”

Finally, I tried serious dieting by “suffering” hunger pangs and lost that extra weight.

Then I met my husband Jack in 1960 and he’s never seen me more than 110 pounds. I shared my dieting tips in a column I wrote for a women’s magazine back in 1999 “Firm and Fit at 66” (except they changed it to “What Middle-Aged Spread?”!) I got to thinking there may be some readers

out there who gained weight over the holidays and might appreciate some advice from a successful dieter, even though it was almost 60 years ago: In my article I wrote about using your appetite to tell you “when to fill the tank.”

There’s a mechanism in our body that signals when your “tank” needs filling just like the gas gauge on your car. I also advise not to eat when you’re not hungry.

Find out what your ideal weight is for your height and work to reach that goal. (Get a scale with a marker to set at your ideal weight). Another gauge for me is a pair of pedal pushers I bought in 1960. If I slip those on and they’re snug, I know I have to get serious about eating less until I get down to my ideal weight of 110.

Of course, you want to limit just “sitting around” and get up and get some physical exercise. Good luck!

HUNGARIAN RHAPSODY CELEBRATES 25 YEARS The Szatmaris celebrated the Hungarian Rhapsody’s 25th

anniversary by giving their customers a 25 percent discount on their meals on Nov. 28.

Steve and Darlene Szatmari, who have lived on Sherwood on Grosse Ile since 1998, came up with the idea along with their daughter, who also works at the restaurant.

Steve and Darlene met in Budapest in 1969 when her parents treated their daughter to a trip to Hungary as a high school graduation present. Hungary was their home country. Steve served as their waiter in the restaurant they were eating in and Darlene told her parents: “That’s the guy I’m going to marry.” The next day she and Steve went on a date and he showed her all around his city. They were married in 1971 and moved to America that year. They bought a former restaurant in 1993 and changed the name to Rhapsody. Its décor has a lot of the flavor of Steve’s country and he’s the major chef after graduating from a school in culinary arts back in Hungary. My husband Jack and I enjoyed not only the meal but the 25 percent discount for lunch on Nov. 28!

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HAPPENING Continued from gage 33 Trenton, Woodhaven and Brownstown.

Located n West Road, the library is open 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Fridays and Saturdays The library number is 734-676-9777.

COMMISSION/COMMITTEE VACANCIES Feeling civic minded? How about joining a Grosse Ile Township commission or committee? The are current vacancies on the Airport Advisory Committee, Airport Commerce Park Commission, Brownfield Authority, Construction Board of Appeals (3), Planning Commission and Island Beautification Committee.

Call 676-4422 to learn how to get an application.

Ile Lighthouse (constructed in 1894 & redesigned in 1906), a prominent landmark on the northeastern shoreline. The Grosse Ile Naval Air Station has been an epicenter of air activity since the mid-1920’s and was a World War II training center.

GIHS has a museum display within the Grosse Ile Township Hall about some of the Air Station’s historic contributions. Eight Michigan Historic Site markers can be seen at various locations on the Island indicating important places, dates, and events in Grosse Ile’s past Contact the Historical Society at 734-675-1250 or email gihistsoc@gmail.com.

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COME AND READ Established in 1934 as a response to the lack of a library on the Island, The Book Club of Grosse Ile has developed a distinct, unique identity. This book club is composed of scholarly women, who are looking for the challenge and stimulation only quality literature can bring.

Books are rotated twice a month, which gives members the opportunity to read over 20 new books per year. There are three speakers during the year, most of whom are authors, who shine light on various subjects including the writing process.

In addition, two book discussions allow members to interact and reflect on current literature and topics. Coming together for various activities brings about joyful, spirited interaction among members. The Book Club of Grosse Ile supplies everything a book club promises, and more.

Contact the club at suepizzimenti@hotmail.com.

LEARN SOME ISLAND HISTORY Founded in 1959, the Grosse Ile Historical Society (GIHS) serves as an invaluable resource for Grosse Ile history, life, and culture. The GIHS’s collections tell the story of the Island through 240+ years and consist of hundreds of rare and unique documents, artifacts, and irreplaceable treasures.

The primary location of the GIHS is within the East River Road Historic District which consists of the old Michigan Central Railroad Depot (built in 1904), the Custom House (constructed about 1873), St. James Episcopal Church chapel (built in 1867), and six mid-nineteenth century homes north of the chapel.

Also, under the Society’s protection is the Grosse

Through gift or purchase, we secure ownership of natural land needed to protect our areas beauty and fragile habitats. The Conservancy also seeks grants of conservation easements from private landowners. This type of deed restriction allows owners to use their land and pass it on to future generations while enjoying certain tax benefits.

Reach the at www.ginlc.org; PO Box 12 • Grosse Ile, Michigan 48138.

VFW The Michigan Veterans of Foreign Wars has a rich tradition of serving veterans, military families and their local communities. We invite you to explore this website and our entire VFW Michigan network of sites to learn more about our organization If you are a veteran and would like to join the VFW, we invite you to fill out the Join the VFW form.

BOY SCOUTS Welcome Pack 1261. You will be able to experience a wide variety of activities and fellowship throughout the year as well as learning new things and most of all having a good time.

The website gipack1261@ comcast.net was created to assist and provide you information for your son to have the most positive experience possible.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Grosse Ile Cub Scouts or Matt Gall at appleforteacher@ sbcglobal.net.

GET UP AND MOVE The Island Road Runners was founded in 1981 and became a member of the Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) in 1995. The club provides support and encouragement to its runners and walkers, as well as promoting community fitness and awareness. We encourage runners and walkers of all abilities to join our group.

We meet every Saturday morning throughout the year at Grosse Ile Middle School at 8:30 a.m. There are several course options for running and/or walking.

Runners and walkers of all abilities are welcome.

Contact the group at Islandroadrunners.com.

LAND CONSERVANCY The Grosse Ile and Nature Land Conservancy works to achieve its goal of protecting land through land acquisition, conservation easements and educational projects.

GROSSE ILE GARDEN CLUB Whether it’s digging in the dirt, planting, nurturing, and caring for the earth; educating ourselves, members and the public about best gardening practices; or raising money for our charities and community programs and events, we are always busy helping to make a better world.

Here you will find many ways that we are involved and for you to get involved. Whether you join in and help out in a hands-on way or participate in one of our community events or fundraisers. You too can make a difference!

Some of the thing we do include, maintaining our six community gardens, hosting our annual Christmas Charity Auction to support the Downriver Salvation Army, Wyandotte and the Grosse Ile Goodfellows, working with friends at our annual perennial exchange and biannual rummage sale, providing the beautiful flowering pots on the Macomb Street light posts, Sharing your expertise with other members.

If this sounds like things you’d like to do, come join us. Email us at gigardenclub@yahoo.com.

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