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Dump the junk; find the treasure set for May 11 Residents who have items that normally aren’t picked up with weekly trash, have an opportunity to bring them to the DPS yard on Groh Road on Sat., May 11 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The annual Dump the Junk; Find the Treasure, sponsored by the Open Space Committee, will take place only one weekend in 2019.

It’s a good way to both get rid of unwanted items and prevent dumping in our open spaces. Besides being able to dump junk, residents can bring in still useful items they no longer need and place them in the Find the Treasure section of the DPS yard where other residents might find an item they can use.

This includes unused bikes and a bike that may need some repair. Those are picked up and taken to Back Alley Bikes in Detroit where they’re made into working condition and either sold or given away. Back Alley Bikes has been in business for over 15 years and even trains youth and adults to repair bikes which they get to keep.

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IslandFest will be better than ever in 2019

By Paula Neuman Each year, Grosse Ile celebrates the dawn of summer with the three-day celebration called IslandFest.

Also each year, the township’s Recreation Department takes suggestions from those who attended in an effort to improve the next festival. The result is a better and better event.

IslandFest, which starts Friday, May 31, at the Grosse Ile Municipal Airport, 9601 Groh Road, is 35 years old this year, and, as ever, it will be jam-packed with fun for all ages. The festival draws thousands of people each year.

The Skerbeck Family Carnival will offer rides and Midway amusements each day of the festival, and a petting zoo — popular with the celebration’s pint-sized party-goers—will operate from 4 p.m. to dusk Friday, from noon to dusk Saturday and from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday.

A free foam party — dancing and frolicking in a sea of soapy foam bubbles with music — will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. both Friday and Saturday. One could call it good clean fun.

A completely different type of suds will be available throughout the festival at the VFW beer tent.

Aircraft displays will be on tap, as will monster truck rides and a zip line, as well as the fifth annual Island Cup soccer tournament. MaxFlight Detroit will offer helicopter rides from 4 p.m.

Friday, and from 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday until dark — a benefit of having a festival at an airport.

Band performances slated to rock

ISLANDFEST, WHICH STARTS FRIDAY, MAY 31, AT THE GROSSE ILE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, 9601 GROH ROAD, IS 35 YEARS OLD THIS YEAR, AND, AS EVER, IT WILL BE JAM-PACKED WITH FUN FOR ALL AGES. the festival begin with Atomic Radio from 8:30 to midnight Friday. The versatile band plays oldies, and pop tunes from the 1980s, ‘90s and beyond. The DR5 will rampage with five decades of rock ‘n’ roll starting at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, and Wisteria will bring its unique blend of blues, rock and pop music to the Island stage from 8:30 p.m. to midnight Saturday. The Mirror Image Band will play Motown, funk and pop from noon to 1 p.m.

Sunday, followed by the guitar-driven blues and classic rock of Howlin’

Mercy starting at 1 p.m.

The festival also features an assortment of vendors and crafters, as well as a fine arts show, and a makeit-yourself kids’ craft area sponsored by the Detroit Institute of Arts will be available from noon to 6 p.m.

Saturday. Also that day, free historical tours of Grosse Ile will be held at 2 and 4:30 p.m.

Saturday’s festivities start with a parade on Macomb Street at 9 a.m., and culminate with a fireworks display at 10 p.m.

Islandfest began in 1984 as the Azalea Festival at Westcroft Gardens.

It got bigger and more popular, and moved to Macomb Street. It got still bigger and still more popular and moved to the airport in 2002. The festival’s motto is: “Where the river ends and the fun begins.”

Changing hands Southern Wayne County Regional Chamber President Ron Hinrichs, Grosse Ile Township Supervisor Brian Loftus, Go Big Multimedia owner Will Evans and others were on hand for the ribbon cutting as Jason Czarnik and Cindy Gorno-Czarnik celebrated their purchase of Island Realty. Island realty has been around since 1985 and it’s staff is still intact and ready to serve your property needs.

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Wetlands Day celebrates 10 years Long hailed as one of the premier environmental education events in southeastern Michigan, the 10th annual World Wetlands Day celebration held April 17, 2019 at Carlson High School did not disappoint organizers or those who attended.

More than 1700 students from Shumate Middle School, Carlson High School, and

By Bill Stevenson Riverview Seitz Middle School participated in the expo designed to be an engaging and fun way to learn about wetlands and other environmental issues.

Normally celebrated on February 2nd of each year, World Wetlands Day was postponed this year by a double whammy—the federal government shutdown and a lingering polar vortex.

Ironically, the theme for this year’s World Wetlands Day was “Wetlands and Climate Change.”

Expo organizer and Carlson High School science teacher, Crystal Fowler said, “The event this year was a bit smaller with fewer environmental groups and less students from schools who had problems with the rescheduled date. We were going to put a hold on the event for a year because of the shutdown, but groups were reaching out to me and hoping we could get something together even if it was smaller. Everyone felt that World Wetlands Day was important and that it had tremendous impact on the students and general public who attended.”

Environmental groups who set up learning stations throughout the gymnasium, included the Grosse Ile Nature and Land Conservancy, the Detroit Riverkeeper, the Friends of the Detroit River, Lake Erie Metropark, Pte. Mouillee Sportsmen, the University of Michigan-Dearborn Environmental Interpretative Center, Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, the U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish & Wildlife, Sturgeon for Tomorrow, Gibraltar Duck Hunters Ltd., and the Wyandot of Anderdon Nation.

In addition to the educational displays, active participants were

WORLD WETLANDS DAY PROVIDES AN IDEAL OPPORTUNITY TO TEACH OUR CHILDREN ABOUT THE MANY VALUABLE BENEFITS OF WETLANDS AND WETLANDS STEWARDSHIP. able to get “hands on” experiences with a vast array of artifacts and native American rarities provided by several members of the Wyandot of Anderdon Nation. Further, students found environmental lessons in “fun” activities such as trying their reel casting skills in a fishing activity with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service from Humbug Marsh. There was also a Wetlands Rumble game similar to Jeopardy where students competed by giving the correct questions to answers about their wetlands knowledge.

Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge Administrative Assistant, Anna Cook, offered students a creative

outlet where they could make and design their own model of fish. “More and more, it’s important to make that creative connection to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) education, by adding the Arts. STEAM education deepens the learning and seems to have more lasting impact,” Cook said. “Kids like it when learning is fun!”

And fun, it is.—educating the next generation of environmentalists.

World Wetlands Day at Carlson High School originated in 2010, when Humbug Marsh was designated Michigan’s first and only Wetland of International Importance under

the Ramsar Convention of 1971.

The Ramsar Convention is an intergovernmental treaty, signed by 170 nations throughout the world that provides for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources.

The late Congressman John D. Dingell, recognized the first World Wetlands Day, saying, “World Wetlands Day provides an ideal opportunity to teach our children about the many valuable benefits of wetlands and wetlands stewardship. I am proud of the work being done, and excited to see this type of commitment to future generations.”

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FROM THE SUPERVISOR

News from the Township Association conference I returned from my 11th Michigan Townships Association conference earlier in April feeling a bit overwhelmed - more mandates from the legislature that add no benefit to the citizens of this Township but do generate lots of documentation and work for the staff.

In no particular

By Brian Loftus order – the Recreational Marihuana statutes.

Personally I am not opposed to the private, recreational use of marijuana by responsible adults, but if Colorado’s results are any indication of what we can expect, we will be disappointed. What remains problematic is that, although now legal within the state, the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) has yet to produce regulations for the processing and sale of the substance. Based on guidance from our attorney, the Townships Association and the will of our voters, your Board prudently passed an ordinance to ‘opt out’ of allowing marijuana establishments within the Township.

While some on social media described the action as regressive, not knowing what will be allowed

by LARA made this the responsible course of action, we can opt in for some or all at a later date if appropriate.

Public Act 202 of 2017 continues to cause unnecessary anxiety by attempting to solve a wide variety of problems with one very broad brush. Many of you are aware of the “Protecting Local Government Retirement and Benefits Act” (AKA the ‘Public Shaming Act’) but few are knowledgeable on its impacts and fewer still have actually read the statute, MCL 38.2801, et seq.

The short version is that on April 1 the Department of Treasury denied our Township a waiver for not having pre-funded our future retiree health insurance costs to a level over 40 percent of what the state has determined our long term liabilities to be.

The ensuing attacks on your Township’s government, totally unsubstantiated and published without any research (or even a phone call), caused much unnecessary angst among some employees and retirees.

The first, most obvious error in the whole premise remains: NO ONE KNOWS what health insurance costs will be in the future because no one knows what health care will cost in the future. Local governments are expected to fund a minimum portion of an unknown future cost (sort of like attempting to divide by zero), particularly baffling because that cost will always remain unknown as it can change daily.

So here are some facts: The health insurance portion of the statute took effect on July 1, 2018. Treasury’s assessment of our benefit funding was based on financial statements and actuarials from 2017 and include assumptions that are no longer valid.

Your Township has taken numerous proactive steps to reduce anticipated future costs, while pre-funding a new escrow account for these costs.

Our status will be reevaluated when the audit of our funds and actuarials is complete in September. Or the legislature could pass an even more confusing statute.

Public Act 660 of 2018 – no short, understandable title like the previous act, this one’s title is 200 words long.

“Improving Michigan’s Property Tax Assessment” is an unofficial title, although the improvements are questionable.

The good part of this legislation is really not applicable to Grosse Ile; we already have an excellent assessment office as rated by previous statewide evaluations and the Michigan Tax Tribunal. Many of the mandates within the new statute have been policies within our office since long before I became the statutory Chief Assessor, and I am very proud of how well and accurately our property assessments are conducted.

The bad news, at least in my opinion, is the underlying intent of the act. The Treasurer (also partly SEE NEWS, Page 7

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For the most part, the concept was met with strong opposition – would you like to plead your case at a Board of Review that included half of Wayne County? I hope you agree that the more local the assessor, the more accurate the assessment.

Also, another premise for the Act was a lack of certified assessors, but I remain unsure as to how adding more assessing responsibility and territory was supposed to make that career more appealing. However, if you are interested in a career change, an assessor’s certificate - Michigan Certified Assessing Officer (formerly level 2) or higher - will lead to employment opportunities.

Public Act 369 of 2018 – the “Paid Medical Leave Act.” A benefit to some but, by any evaluation, an unfunded mandate that will have unintended consequences. At this point our Township is unaffected as we only have 48 full time employees and already provide paid sick leave – no one expects members of our staff to work while sick. However, should we hire two more, or have

elected official counted as ‘full time equivalent’ employees as we were under the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), we will have costly decisions to make regarding our parttime staff.

Other communities, as they did under the ACA, will simply reduce the hours or numbers of their part time staff. Again, Lansing being generous with other people’s money, leading to unintended consequences.

I did learn a lot at the conference and enjoyed exchanging ideas with fellow township officials from throughout the state. While some of the legislation was disappointing there was also some very timely education regarding new lead and copper rules for our drinking water and numerous other pertinent topics. As always, time well spent - particularly after a very frank discussion with our new governor.

The Board of Trustees and I will have much to keep us busy for the foreseeable future; more to come as we figure out how to fix the roads (and bridges).

As always, I work for you so let me know your concerns – you don’t have to come to Township Hall (although you are always welcome) call or email me any time or catch up with me at IslandFest.

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Young adults with autism learn job skills and more at Mixter Institute for Transition Young adults from all over Downriver with moderate to severe autism are continuing their education after high school at the Mixter Institute for Transition.

At Mixter, the students, ages 1826, learn a wide variety of job skills, from how to fill out a job application, create a resume and act during an interview to

By Paula Neuman working with power tools. It all depends on the individual, of course. Each student affected by autism spectrum disorder has his or her own unique symptoms.

The disorder affects nearly 20,000 Michigan students, and impacts the way individuals function socially and in a work environment. Often, communication, social interaction and behavior skills are problematic.

The Mixter students, most of whom live at home with parents, are learning how to be as independent as possible, said principal Jessica Fessler. That’s the educational goal at the institute at 3301 Electric Ave. in Lincoln Park, and the approach teachers take with each student is individualized based on his or her needs and abilities.

Teacher Jason Reese of Wyandotte started his Mixter construction workshop for students in 2010 with $400 and some borrowed tools, he said.

“It started as a classroom to give the students a safe space to develop fine motor skills and other skills,” Reese said. “We started out introducing them to simple projects like birdhouses.”

The workshop now has become a self-funded “micro-enterprise.”

The students in the workshop learn how to safely use power tools, and about blueprints, tool care, and math and English as it applies to basic construction, he said.

And they make a lot more than birdhouses now.

The cornhole sets the students make are the most popular of their projects, which include pallet signs, baseball bats and furniture.

“We’ve had a wait list for nine

I always tell them: This is their workshop, not my workshop.

The possibilities are unlimited, and many students enjoy belonging to a class that promotes such confidence and self-worth. ~ Jason Reese years now for cornhole boards,” Reese said.

The young adults in the workshop get more out of the construction endeavor than the practical skills they learn, he said.

“One of the things I love about this is that they take great pride in coming here,” Reese said. “I always tell them: This is their workshop, not my workshop. The possibilities are unlimited, and many students enjoy belonging to a class that promotes such confidence and self-worth.”

He asked a Lincoln Park student if he could do a quick paint job on a project.

“I am John Frederick,” the young man said with a grin. “I can do anything.”

In the Mixter sewing and craft workshop, students — under the supervision of paraprofessional Donna

Laloue of Lincoln Park — make the bags filled with dried corn to go with the cornhole boards.

“They cut the fabric and sew it by machine and by hand,” Laloue said.

“They make pillows and aprons for our market. And a lot of kids will bring their own clothes in and I’ll show them how to mend things.”

The market at Mixter features many student-made items besides pillows and aprons. The students make soap, jewelry, body scrubs, seed bombs for planting, baked goods and much more. The student-operated market also features a resale shop with a host of items, including clothing and housewares. Donations, which are sorted, repaired when needed, and cleaned by Mixter students, are welcome.

The market is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m Monday through

Friday. And on Fridays, the school host a farmers market, featuring the many herbs and vegetables grown in the Mixter garden and horticulture classroom.

Teacher Chandra Bonnau of Canton recently got $10,000 in grants to expand her gardening and horticulture classes at the school. The outdoor garden got its start last spring, and it’s a growing enterprise in more ways than one. Raising vegetables has enhanced student awareness of nutrition and healthy living besides teaching them valuable skills. Plans are afoot to expand the 2.5-acre outdoor garden this year.

The horticulture students, including Southgate residents Scott Baxter and Brenden Cook, work on raised garden beds built by other Mixter students, using grow lights when the weather isn’t conducive to outdoor work.

Recently, a group of students, working together, were transplanting herb seedlings.

Teamwork doesn’t always come easily to autistic students. It’s taught and encouraged at Mixter as a necessary job skill. From the ceiling in the horticulture classroom hang dried roses and other flowers. The students use the dried petals in the soaps they make.

“We do a lot in here,” Fessler said proudly. “I have the most creative staff around.”

Another new thing at Mixter last year was a formal dance, a masquerade. Photos from the event are posted in a hallway.

“It was a ton of fun,” Fessler said.

“We’ll definitely do that again.”

The young men and women at Mixter also socialize in clubs based on student interests, including Movie Club, Motown Club, Men’s Club, Women’s Club, Cat and Dog Club, Anime Club, Video Gamers Club, Karaoke Club and Yoga Club.

The students participate in Special Olympics, and practice their sports at school.

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MIXER Continued from page 9 Awareness Month. A variety of their posters also are posted in a hallway. The contest winners will be determined by a vote of students and staff.

Many people with autism can become easily overwhelmed by sights, sounds and social interactions. For those students, the school has a so-called Blue Room — a comfortable, quiet space to promote calmness.

“We want them to learn to ask for this, to recognize when they need a break,” Fessler said.

In the school cafeteria, supervised students work and serve the food. Everything at Mixter becomes a chance to teach students employment skills.

Many of the students already have supervised part-time jobs in local businesses all around Downriver.

“The businesses have been absolutely wonderful to us,” Fessler said.

And some students, also with supervision, deliver Meals on Wheels to elderly people in need. That, too, has been very successful and helps promote interactions with the community, the principal said.

“When they go out and leave us, we’re hoping they’ll at least be working at a part-time job, and that they’ll have as much independence as each student can achieve,” Fessler said.

On Friday, April 26, the school will hold an open house from 1 to 2:30 p.m., when students will showcase their talents. The resale shop and market will be open all day, and a car wash fundraiser will take place at the school from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and from 1 to 2:30 p.m. that day.

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Putting the pieces together The first thing you notice about a gathering of the Downriver Puzzle Parent’s autistic support group is how normal everything seems.

The group held its Spectrum Spectacular art show for children on the autism spectrum at the River’s

By Hank Minckiewicz Edge Gallery in Wyandotte on April 13 and when you walked through the door, you could have been attending an event involving kids and families from any elementary school Downriver.

Parents greeted each other with hugs and smiles, kids ran about hollering and seeking out friends and, after a while, juice mustaches were en vogue after the snack and drink table got a workout.

The artwork was not quite the level usually presented by the gallery, but the artists were no less proud as they showed off their work to happy parents, grandparents and friends.

There was art made from puzzle pieces, paintings, drawings, little bird houses and treasure chests and multimedia art. It was a happy and excited throng that filled the upper level of the gallery.

And beaming over this joyous scene was Lisa Vilella, founder of both Mimi’s Mission Charity and the Puzzle Parents group.

The whole “normalcy” thing is part of the package, according to Vilella “Austic kids are the only kids introduced that way,” she said. “Parents will say, ‘this is Joey, he has autism.”

We’ve got to stop that. These kids have autism, that’s not who they are.”

Trying to get kids - and their parents - to recognize that they are not defined by their affliction is one of the goals of Puzzle Parents, Vilella said.

“These kids have autism,” she said.

“They have it, they are going to have it. Our goal is to try and help them deal with it. We want to put them in situations where they can learn how to handle themselves.”

The Puzzle Parents actually grew out of Mimi’s Mission. Mimi’s adopts families every Christmas and a couple

of years ago, Vilella noticed that about 20 of the adopted families had autsitic children. After inquiring further, she realized that these parents had few options and little support in their struggles with the disorder. And the Downriver Puzzle Parents organization was born.

Their first meeting, at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, drew about 20 people. Today, just over two years later, a typical Downriver Puzzle Parents get-together attracts 80 or more.

And the reason for the growth of the program is pretty clear - it’s something that is needed, something that has been missing.

The Downriver Puzzle Parents, which is open to residents of all Downriver communities, meets twice a

talk about getting together for play dates and they view interactive demonstrations. For some, just the hour or so alone with other adults and a break from watching their child is the highlight of the month.

The break is made possible by Traci Hopper, a teacher in the Airport School District, who brings along some of her high school students to help watch and tutor the kids.

The program is especially good for some of the parents who have a hard time letting go of their children.

Because they are overprotective or simply afraid that their child might have an episode in their absence, many parents wear themselves down with constant supervision.

Being separated for a short while and seeing the high

month at St. Stephen’s and the meetings are something everyone involved looks forward to.

The night, which starts at 6 p.m. and runs until 8, begins with dinner and, of course, desert. Then the kids head downstairs to play games and play with their friends, while the parents stay upstairs for a support group meeting.

At the meetings, parents discuss strategies that they have found work with children on the spectrum,

school students handle the situation is a huge relief to them.

Some have even taken to hiring the high school student to babysit in their homes, so mom or mom and dad can get away for an evening.

Hopper said that was one of the goals she had in mind when she started brings students to the meetings.

“It gives (the students) an understanding of what these kids are like and hopefully the parents will see

that they can handle things and use them as babysitters,” she said. “It’s a good way for parents to get a little break.”

For the kids, the meetings are clearly a joy.

“I love coming to the meetings,” said seventh-grader Jacob Beddingfield.

“We get to go downstairs and have a lot of fun.”

Beddington, an only child, has bonded with some of the younger kids at the Puzzle Parents and now it is like he has little siblings, said Vilella.

After dinner, the kids simply play or do arts and crafts and the second meeting of every month is the birthday meeting. Cupcakes with candles are handed out and ‘Happy Birthday’ is sung to that month’s birthday boys and girls.

Like Mimi’s Mission, Puzzle Parents is a volunteer organization and Vilella has recruited many, including sisters Lynda Cullen and Robbin Gates.

Vilella got Gates to help out and Gates brought her sister, who has sewing skills. The result? Lynda Cullen has sewn more than 120 weighted blankets and lap throws.

Weighted blankets and throws have proven to have a calming effect on people with autism, but they can be expensive, so Cullen did a little research, found out how to make them and began sewing.

“Lynda and Robbin are the sweetest people ever,” said Vilella.

And they, like Hopper and others, are pure volunteers. They do not have autistic children or grandchildren. They just came to help and got hooked.

It’s easy to see why. Puzzle Parents in an amazing group doing amazing things for people who can use the help.

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Grosse Ile Golf & Country Club – the place to be Grosse Ile Golf and Country Club is planning a variety of activities for it’s 100th anniversary this upcoming year, as well as a number of great membership opportunities.

Plans have also been developed for all golf, swimming, tennis, and social activities.

On the golf course, a full calendar includes men’s and ladies’ leagues, a ladies beginner golf program, couples league, couple’s nine and dine events, member tournaments, and invitationals The GIGCC swim team is the most popular children’s program at the club.

The competitive Devil Rays swim team has 135 children ranging from ages 6-16 participating and swimming against six other private clubs in the MISCA swim championships each year. This dedicated group of swimmers practices for 10 weeks during the summer to prepare for their competitions.

For those not quite ready for the competitive team, the Mini Ray program has another 20 up and coming beginner swimmers. The

swim committee has a goal to create a fun environment where children can improve their swim skills and are looking forward to a great season.

The tennis program has shown considerable growth over the last two years. Tennis director, Audrey Shade, offers clinics throughout the summer for youths of all ages. The club has also introduced pickleball and tennis mixers to expand the tennis offerings for adults. Tennis is definitely a growing sport at the club.

“Our goal is to provide a variety of activities for everyone to enjoy year-round,” said John Paul, general manager.

This spring, all memberships are 50 percent off. On Sunday, May 11, anyone interested in a membership is welcome to tour the facility and meet the staff at the GIGCC Open House from 2 - 5:30 p.m.

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To address environmental issues not covered by the agreements, the U.S. EPA intends to propose the entire southern portion for listing on the Superfund National Priorities List so that the activities needed in the southern portion of the site are eligible for federal funding. Find more information from U.S. EPA on the McLouth Steel Corp. Superfund Website.

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EGLE and U.S. EPA have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding that provides a process for the agencies to coordinate clean-up activities across the site.

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Teacher of the Year Award-winning educator is ‘getting science done’ From raising tiny eggs into salmon to planting space seeds, the kids in Jeff Bouwman’s classes are “getting science done.”

Those words — “getting science done” — are the mantra of the Grosse Ile man who was recently named 2019 Middle School Teacher of the Year by the Michigan Science Teachers Association.

He was nominated by another teacher, and his co-workers at Shumate Middle School in Gibraltar surprised him with banners and treats

By Paula Neuman during a meeting to tell him about winning the award.

“I was speechless,” he said. “The award was an amazing thing.”

The award recognizes how Bouwman and his sixth- and seventh-grade students really are “getting science done” across a broad spectrum. The projects they take on are numerous and inspiring, especially when one considers that the kids doing the science are 11, 12 and 13 years old.

One project has the students raising a sturgeon in a tank each year through a program offered through the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Division.

Shumate is one of only eight schools in the state approved for the project.

The students start with a 6-inch fish, track specific data about it through the school year, and then the sturgeon, a threatened species, is released into the Black River.

The students also raise Chinook salmon from eggs for the MDNR’s stock program each year.

“They start out as an eye egg the size of an eraser,” Bouwman said.

“Of all our projects, I have to say our salmon project has done wonders for all the years we’ve been doing it. Watching a fish grow from an egg drives home the importance of clean water. A lot of effort, time and energy goes into it. It’s a real project. The

kids take on marine biologist roles when they do it. Science is not easy.”

But it’s exciting and impactful, and Bouwman’s passion for the many class projects is passed on to the students.

“I will say in our district, I think our students love science,” he said.

So does he.

“Watch this!” Bouwman said as he sprinkled food into the class’ tank holding scores of salmon babies, watching them lunge aggressively after the pellets. “They hammer it like sharks!”

He grinned like a kid in a candy store as he watched the feeding fish, which will be released by the students May 9 into the Huron River.

The students test the tank water every day for Ph values, levels of

U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

“We do big projects,” Bouwman said. “We take measurements for GLOBE and NASA. We have our own weather station on the building now.”

Huge kites with small cameras attached also are used by the kids to gather data, weather permitting.

Bouwman is a NASA Solar System Ambassador, a position for qualified volunteers that allows him to share the latest science and discoveries of NASA’s missions through a variety of events.

Scientific discovery is an everyday event in Bouwman’s classroom.

The Shumate students recently went outside to measure the salinity of nearby ponds to see how winter road salt affected the water. The kids also regularly photograph clouds and trees and wetlands, and measure soil moisture among other things for GLOBE. “We found one mosquito larva already,” Bouwman said. “On our campus, we are blessed with a science teacher’s playground. We have a lot of space, we have water and we have wetlands right across from here. All the measurements get uploaded to GLOBE programs. Then they’re posted online and shared with scientists around the world. Some of the data is used by NASA for satellite calibration.

“At Shumate, we’ve submitted over 120,000 measurements over the last four years. We add more and more data every day. It’s out there for us to use, for scientists around the world to use.”

He excitedly pulled small seed packets from a classroom desk drawer.

Some of the seeds were harvested from plants on the international space station. Some were not — the control group.

“We’re going to start doing some NASA space seeds experiments,” Bouwman said. “I’ve been dying to try them. We’ll start them in the room,

ammonia and more.

“They do all the work,” the teacher said. “The data the kids collect determines when you need to change the water. The numbers speak volumes.

We’ve probably released in the 11 years I’ve been doing this between 600 and 700 salmon. I still get amped every November when it’s time to go get the eggs.”

The students also gather and chart data for many of his other classroom projects, including weather and climate studies for GLOBE — the Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment, which is an international science and SEE TEACHER, Page X education program sponsored by the

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TEACHER Continued from page X and then maybe bring them outside.”

Baskets of young flowering plants on vertical shelves by the classroom windows are another project. He showed students how to take cuttings from plants and start them growing.

Last year, the class had two sea lamprey in tanks through Project SLIME —Sea Lamprey in Michigan Education. The creatures, invasive species in the Great Lakes, are 2 feet long and nearing the end of their lives when the students get them. Interested science teachers who acquire them are chosen by lottery.

“You put them in a tank with a temperature in the 40s,” Bouwman said. “They live out the rest of their life in the classroom so the kids can see them up close. The cold slows down their metabolism.

The kids can see the suckers, the serrated teeth, the hammer tongue. When the lamprey die, you can dissect them and the kids can see the internal structure. We had them for about two weeks. You can talk about a lamprey — that’s one thing. Up close, the impact is tenfold. We had lessons based on their impact on the lakes, how it messes with the food chain, what we can do about it.”

The students also submit projects to GLOBE’s

2019 International Virtual Science Symposium. The projects are judged and perhaps earn their school monetary stipends. But that’s not the point for Bouwman.

“We had one project submitted two years ago, two last year and nine this year,” he said. “The kids are starting to like taking environmental measurements.

They’re thinking that maybe we need to come up with solutions to fix things.”

He’s been teaching at Shumate for four years, and taught elementary school for 10 years before that.

He’s also Shumate’s robotics coach every fall, and

three days a week, when school ends, Bouwman drives to the University of Michigan-Dearborn, where he’s an adjunct professor teaching science education.

That enthuses him, too.

“When I go to U-of-M, I get to help future educators,” he said. “That’s something I take very seriously. Working there, I get to work with anywhere from 30-70 potential teachers a year. If I had a student teacher in the class, I could only work with one.”

He loves it all.

“For me, anything that’s real and science — I don’t view it as work,” Bouwman said.

He takes his summer down time seriously, too.

“I work my tail off 10 months out of the year, and then I disappear for two months,” Bouwman said.

“When summer finally gets here, the peace and quiet is almost a weird thing at first.”

He loves spending time with his family — wife Kerri and three kids, ages 12, 10 and 7. They travel to the western side of the state, where Bouwman grew up, and go camping by the water.

And then school starts again, and the science teacher of the year is back, getting science done at Shumate.

“I’m lucky to be a part of something so cool,” Bouwman said. “I think citizen science is coming alive here at Shumate.”

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State of the Schools: Academics, Part 2

Up to the Challenge The standardized testing is over, and soon so will the school year be. The cycle of life in the children and families served by the Grosse Ile Township Schools will begin anew. Another school year over. Time to reflect and assess the growth and development of our most precious Gifts - our children, and the successes or failures of the school community that serves them.

Shortly after the refrains of “the old glad song we hear every spring: ‘No more pencils, no more books, no more teachers’ dirty looks,’” have died down, mountains of data about student achievement, demographic

By Bill Stevenson information, alignment of school district curriculum, assessment, and instruction will be returned to the district for analysis and program modification for the upcoming 2019-2020 school year.

Even though for years, the State of Michigan had reminded parents, educators, and the general public that the data should not be used for comparative analysis, the inevitable happens. People compare. How do our schools stack up against the best in the state? District to district, what are the scores of the top 10 elementary, middle, or high schools? There are years that our schools show great strengths in the core areas tested—Math, English Language Arts, Science and Social Studies. There are times when a certain grade level of students do not perform as well as the group before them. But, every year educators know they have to have work to do to improve their total educational program for their students, to educate the whole child in preparation for the next grade level, the next step, the unforeseeable future.

The second verse of the end of school doggerel may express some frustrations that students and parents may harbor: “Kick the tables, kick the chairs, kick the teachers down the stairs!” Such gleeful illintents would hardly be acceptable in today’s society, but might still reflect an underlying incivility that creeps into the collective dialogue about the state of education.

Even on Grosse Ile. Noted for the tradition of excellence. The partnership between the community, home and school. The high expectations and the long history of success. But the Grosse Ile Township School district is not immune to pressures and forces

that impact the overall success of the educational program. All is not a wonderful, Lesley Gore, “Sunshine, Lollipops, and Rainbows” existence.

Starting in 2011, schools districts in the State of Michigan have, by law (MCL 380.1249) been required to evaluate teachers and administrators at least annually, measure and report student growth, use multiple rating categories (highly effective, effective, minimally effective, and ineffective), and use the evaluations to inform decisions about future employment. For the 2018-2019 school year, 25 percent of a teacher’s evaluation must be based on student growth.

In grades K-2, the student growth is based on district developed local assessments and the student performance on the Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) Measures of Academic Progress tests. In grades 3-8, the district uses the M-STEP exam and one non-standard local assessment.

High school students take the PSAT in grades 9 and 10, and in grade 11, take the Michigan Merit Exam consisting of the College Board SAT, the WorkKeys job skills assessments, and the M-STEP Science and Social Studies.

In addition, for Grosse Ile teachers, building administrators collaborate with teachers using the protocols set forth in The Thoughtful Classroom (Silver, Strong & Associates), one of four evaluation models approved by the State of Michigan. Teachers are evaluated on 10 rigorous dimensions designed to refine classroom practice and hold them accountable for improving instruction and improving student outcomes.

There are two, unannounced full formal

observations of teachers throughout the year, as well as a number of informal “walkthroughs,” by administrators or teacher leaders to determine teacher effectiveness.

Such high stakes evaluation for both students and teachers, does take its toll. And while accountability is extremely important, there’s no denying that there is increased stress levels at each building level that impacts student performance. Teacher morale suffers. Administrators find themselves further stretched in the day-to-day operation of the schools.

Student and parents worry about passing “the test,” and their child’s future. Add these pressures to the other “normal” issues that impact student learning: poverty, chronic absenteeism, abuse, “family problems,” death of loved ones, illness, special needs, political demonization, and on and on.

No wonder sometimes why “Johnny or Jane can’t read,” or write or function in a school setting.

And if overtesting or other external factors aren’t enough, the impact of technology on education cannot be overstated.

If you ask a teacher today if students have changed from when they went to school, the answer is a resounding, “Yes, but. . . kids are kids.” The difference is that children, born since 1980, are now, “digital natives,” that is, they grew up using technology and have always had the Internet, laptops, cell phones with text messaging, PlayStations. Facebook and Twitter are so yesterday. SnapChat, Instagram, Flickr may be passe.

They need to be onto the latest cool thing.

Even in the elementary grades, teachers fight for engagement with their students, spend a great deal of time on focusing and building stamina for concentration or silent, sustained reading of all things - a book! Or, longer term problem-solving with limited attention span students. Teachers have been given extensive professional development in cyber learning, and have adapted their lessons to infuse technology in the classroom, and embrace the current realities of 21st century students. Since the 1980s, Grosse Ile Schools have been early adopters of technology in the classroom, and have developed innovative teaching strategies designed to meet varying needs of their students.

Today, each school, from elementary to high school has “appropriate use” zones for cell phones, color coded for student use. Green-full use, Yellow-with SEE SCHOOLS, Page 21

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But, as we know, inappropriate use is another reality of education in 2019.

Cyberbullying, inappropriate use of social media, sexting, and digital footprints have joined good oldfashioned peer pressure as further detractors from the educational experience.

Students are taught anti-bullying techniques and cyber safety from the earliest grades.

At both the middle school and high school levels, the State of Michigan has established the OK2SAY Program, which Grosse Ile uses, which allows students to confidentially report tips on potential harm or criminal activity directed at students,school employees, and schools.

According to its website, OK2SAY@mi.gov, “the safety program uses a comprehensive communication system to facilitate tip sharing among students, parents, school officials, community mental health services, the Michigan Department of

Health and Human Services, and law enforcement officials about harmful behaviors that threaten to disrupt the learning environment. You can phone 855-565-2729, text 652729, or email OK2SAY@mi.gov to prevent violence in schools.

And on the matter of violence in schools - post-Columbine, postVirginia Tech, post-Sandy Hook Elementary, post-Marjory Stoneman Douglas, and post mass shootings in the greater society like Las Vegas, Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburg, First Baptist Church in Sutherland, Texas, Emanuel AME in Charleston, S.C., or Aurora, Colorado - school safety has changed. Michigan law now requires all schools to develop an emergency operations plan to address all manners of existing threats or potential threats to the safety of students and staff. In addition, all schools must conduct five fire drills per year, two tornado drills, and three lockdown drills.

Last year, working with GIPD Chief Joe Porcerelli, Grosse Ile school

personnel received the latest training if an active shooter would be in the building.

The latest approach is to teach students, faculty, and staff the “Run, Hide, Fight” proactive response.

Further, all building entrances in the Grosse Ile Schools have reconfigured their entrances, with cameras and a buzzer system to surveille and control building access. For that matter, all cameras in the buildings are interfaced with the Grosse Ile Township Police, who can access video, even by patrol car in the event of an emergency.

Teachers and staff have been trained in “restorative practices” training to identify early warning signs of student depression, victims of bullying, or other behaviors that could lead to threats to students’ selves or others.

Ultimately, the goal is to prepare our most precious gifts - our children to be healthy, happy, productive citizens who are lifelong learners, armed with the skills to meet the challenges of the 21st century. In spite of the obstacles, the future depends on it.

Michigan’s new cyberbullying law: What it means to you A new law in Michigan has taken effect that takes aim at cyberbullying, including hefty fines and jail time for violators convicted of online harassment.

Per the new law, it is illegal to cyberbully another person and someone found guilty of the misdemeanor could face a maximum of 93 days in jail, a max fine of $500 or both. But if a violator has a prior conviction, they could face up to a year in jail, and/or a max $1,000 fine.

Someone who violates the new law and displays “a continued pattern of harassing or intimidating behavior” that causes serious injury to the victim could face a felony that carries a maximum 5-year sentence and/or a $5,000 fine.

A violator whose continued online harassment causes the death of a victim can be sentenced to a maximum of 10 years in jail for the felony and/or a $10,000 fine.

The new law, also known as enrolled House Bill No. 5017 was approved by former Gov. Rick Snyder on Dec. 24, 2018 and officially went into effect Wednesday, March 27, 2019.

In 2015, a 13-year-old Michigan girl committed suicide after being bullied and taunted by classmates on Facebook. At the time, police said the social media posts did not indicate criminal wrongdoing.

“Cyberbullying can cause just as much trauma

as traditional bullying so it’s important that it be considered a crime,” Snyder said in a statement.

“With this bill, we are sending a message that bullying of any kind is not tolerated in Michigan.”

Under the new law, cyberbullying involves: Posting a message or statement in a public media forum about any other person that is intended to put someone in fear of bodily harm or death and expresses an intent to commit violence against the person.

Posting a message or statement with the intent to communicate a threat with the knowledge that it will be viewed as a threat.

A pattern of harassing or intimidating behavior.

A public media forum is defined in the law as “the internet or any other medium designed or intended to be used to convey information to other individuals, regardless of whether a membership or password is required to view the information.”

Cyberbullying takes place through an electronic device, particularly over social media.

It can be anything from sending rumors on social media or posting embarrassing photos intending to humiliate the person.

The online distribution creates a wider audience and the attacks are always 24/7, therefore the victim cannot get away from the attack.

Parents should monitor the behavior of their children to keep them safe from cyberbullying.

Behaviors to watch for include; Avoiding certain social activities and social situations, High anxiety about attending school or riding a school bus, Dropping grades, or changes in school performance, Changes in moods — frequent sadness, irritability or depression that’s different from normal teenage Obsessive checking of texts or social media sites that are separate from normal, Withdrawing from family and friends.

Parents can help their children by teaching self-respect and modeling positive relationships, empathy and impulse control.

More information about the cyberbullying law coming into effect can be found on the Michigan Legislature website.

Resource:Aleanna Siacon, Detroit Free Press, Published 11:49 a.m. ET March 25, 2019 | Updated 4:48 p.m. ET March 25, 2019

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By Gail Albin About 20 years ago when my husband and I moved to Grosse Ile, we did not know anyone. Our daughter and son-in-law had moved from their Grosse Ile condo into a house they had built off the island. We moved into their condo.

When it began to get cold in the autumn of our first year, we heard that citizens could - for a small fee - walk for exercise at the Grosse Ile Tennis Club on Groh Road. Luckily, we lived close. We signed up, walked all week days when it was open for walkers.

We met many very nice people.

Music was played on the radio while the walkers circled the inside of the building. When song In The Mood Came on, it was hard not to dance.

In the summer of 2004 or thereabout, a wonderful gazebo was donated and built on the commons at the corner of Meridian and Macomb.

Grosse Ile, Michigan, courtesy of Grosse Ile Alliance for the Arts, The Rosie Meyer family and the DDA. Rosie Meyer was admired by all

THANKS ROSIE MEYER AND ALL OTHERS INVOLVED IN BUILDING THE GAZEBO.

who knew her. She had excellent ideas and was good at getting projects started and finished.

It seemed like it took forever after the gazebo was built for it to be opened for use. When you think about it, a gazebo that is so open never is closed. Several senior citizens who loved dancing would meet at the

gazebo at twilight time to dance.

I took a tape player with a good selection of dance music loved by most dancers. We had a great time. We were not noisy, there were no homes close that would hear the music and the fun chatter.

We were very close to the police station. I don’t remember that there

was any alcohol consumed. We were dancers not drinkers.

A lot of those fun couples must be dancing in heaven now. Who doesn’t remember the very popular couple, Dr. Dan and wife Jean Guiot?

It seemed like as the couples grew older some did not have the strength to dance any more or a spouse/dance partner could no longer dance. I don’t remember how long this went on.

It is a very fond memory. Thanks Rosie Meyer and all others involved in building the gazebo. It won’t be long until there will be Sunday evening concerts there again. Enjoy.

Coyotes live among us, learn to deal with them Grosse Ile Animal Control receives calls weekly about the coyotes and other wildlike. We all need to educate ourselves about these animals.

Start by understanding that coyotes as well as all native wildlife in the state of Michigan are regulated by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The Michigan DNR allows wildlife to be trapped or killed only if that animal is doing or is about to do property damage. A State of Michigan Permit and/or License through the DNR are required for taking any wildlife. Citizens are encouraged to check out the following website for additional information. www.

Michigan.gov/dnr.

As with any of our native wildlife, coyotes are here to stay. Coyotes as well as all of our wildlife have always been a resident of our area. They have learned to adapt to us and now we need to learn to understand them and also adapt.

The Township’s goal is to minimize encounters and to control any wildlife that is doing damage to personal

property. As with any of our wildlife, citizens have many fears that come from false information. The following is information that can help stop those fears and control encounters with all wildlife, including the coyotes.

Coyote Facts: Coyotes Weigh 15-45 pounds but look large because of their bushy fur.

Coyotes mating season begins early spring. They live in family packs, which consist of a breeding pair and may include older offspring.

A family pack will control their own population by chasing off other coyotes. Coyotes communicate with howling, yelping, barking or huffing.

A coyote’s diet consists of small mammals, insects, reptiles, fruit and carrion. A recent study showed that on average a coyote’s diet is 78 percent rodents, 26 percent berries, 27 percent rabbits, 12 percent raccoons, 10 percent deer and less than 2 percent of human food.

Citizens should be taking steps to help limit encounters with all wildlife and Coyotes. The largest problems

that Animal Control sees with the fact of wildlife moving in and more encounters with humans are the following First off citizens must stop feeding pets outside. Leftover pet food or the smell of pet food will attract Coyotes and many other wildlife like Skunks and Raccoons.

Do not overfeed birds. Bird seed attract small animals like rodents which in turn attract the coyotes.

Also bird seed is a large attraction for skunks.

Keep garbage in tight fitting containers. Coyotes and all other wildlife love human garbage. It makes for a tasty and easier meal.

Coyotes love compost and wood piles. Enclose or remove compost and wood piles from your yard.

Keep your yard clean of debris.

Trash and debris create homes for small mammals that Coyotes and other wildlife hunt.

Keep your grass cut and trees and shrubs cut back. Sighting of coyotes and many other wildlife comes mostly

from yards that have a lot of trees and shrubs. Overgrown yards are good cover for the animals as they feel safe and secure.

Keep all cats indoors. Feeding cats outside not only attracts all wildlife but it can become a health risk for other pets and humans.

Keep your pets from running at large and make sure they are spayed or neutered and up to date on shots.

Not only is this a law, but female dogs not spayed will attract coyotes. Also keeping your pet up to date on shots helps keep them healthy.

Citizens may also want to look into wildlife deterrent devices that are sold on the web and in hardware stores. All citizens should immediately call the Grosse Ile Police Department if they see coyotes or wildlife that could be injured or is an imminent threat to pets or people. ~ From the Grosse Ile Police Dept.

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It’s hard to believe the years’ long battle women (the Suffragettes) had to fight to get the right to vote, but the Secretary of State signed the 19th Amendment in 1920 that finally recognized that women were equal to men in voting rights!

By Pamela A. Frucci Next year it will be 100 years since the signing of the 19th Amendment, a reason for celebration, especially if 2020 is when we elect a woman president!

A little research on Google brought out the fact that Jeannette Rankin of Montana was the first woman elected to the House of Representatives in 1917. Now 102 years later there are 131 women in Congress. But right here on Grosse Ile, we only have one woman on the township board: Ute O’Connor is our clerk.

How about more women running for the board in our next election to even out the representation?

Jeannette Rankin spoke strongly for the right of women to vote and was in Congress when it was granted in 1920. She was also strongly for peace and hated the idea of going to war that she voted against America entering World War I. When she was reelected to Congress in 1940, she was the only vote against entering World War II after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor.

Speaking of elections, the senior Fruccis just found out that their granddaughter Fabriana Verdesoto-Frucci just won an election for copresident of the student council in her 700 student high school in New York City.

She and her co-president, a guy named Henry, campaigned in front of the student body along with six other co-president teams and got the most votes. Fabriana will be a senior and is looking in England for college in 2020 or is also considering Northwestern in Illinois.

BELLS TO COMMEMORATE THE NOTRE DAME FIRE The whole world mourned the devastating fire that swept through Notre Dame, the 800 year old cathedral in Paris. I got an email from an old friend in Birmingham who wrote about getting an email about cathedrals all across France ringing their bells in honor of Notre Dame and in solidarity with Paris.

It read: “It occurred to me that the cathedral bells were broadcast on many news sites because the message was so deeply soothing - not only in response to the immediate shock about the fire but, perhaps more importantly and less consciously, in

response to ongoing world events that are so deeply divisive and frightening to so many.

The bells symbolized a resounding signal communicating the importance of ritual, recognition of others’ needs, compassion/caring, solace, joining together in support through grief, and a sense of shared purpose…all with the implicit affirmation that beauty and hope still exist.”

My immediate reaction to hearing about the cathedral bells ringing throughout France was remembering when I was teaching French in high school and I taught my students a round that went: “Orleans, Beaugency, Notre Dame de Clery, Vendome, Vendome. When sung, it sounded like bells ringing. I also remember my trips to Paris that included visits to Notre Dame and its magnificent rose window. Luckily, it’s still in tact and multiple nations have pledged over a billion dollars to restore the historic cathedral.

FIVE-YEAR EFFORT TO IDENTIFY AND PROTECT HERITAGE TREES SUBMITTED TO TOWNSHIP Back in 2014 a project to protect heritage trees from being chain-sawed was initiated by a sub-committee of the Grosse Ile Nature & Land Conservancy. It involved asking present homeowners to fill in and submit a form re: a tree on their property which was either a memorial tree, a tree with historical value, an endangered tree, or a big tree whose diameter is 75 percent or more of the diameter of a Michigan big tree.

Thirteen residents submitted forms to be

considered. A team made up of Pam Frucci, Doug Thiel, and Eagle Scout high school student Wayne Sawka surveyed the residents who had submitted their trees for protection in the past to identify those trees which were or were not still existing on their property.

One list was from the Grosse Ile Historical Society in response to a letter written in 1963 by Howard Harvey, one of the founders of the GIHS in 1959, who had suggested that “It could be that the oldest living inhabitants of the Island are some of our forest trees. An inventory of some of the oldest might be on historical interest and their location and size could be reported to the society.”

In 1964 such a list was compiled. Again in the Woodlands Protection Ordinance of 2008, a list to trees to be protected was incorporated in the ordinance. The team made up of Frucci, Sawka and Thiel took the two former lists and surveyed which trees still existed. A final one-page report was submitted to the township board for their approval on April 8 to be added to the Woodlands Protection Ordinance.

No final word has come from the township board.

When it does, the plan is to invite the homeowners who have trees they wish protected, to purchase a plaque for the tree that advises this tree should not be cut down in the future. According to a company in Allen Park, which does plaques and trophies, the price of such a plaque would be between $30 and $35. As soon as word comes from the township, the homeowners will be notified.

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Remembering World War II’s Michigan Fly Girls This past Feb. 5 there was a beautiful story in the Detroit Free Press written by Kristen Jordan Shamus titled “Last Michigan WWII Fly Girl dies at age 97.

I was so touched by this story as it immediately brought back a memory of the “First Michigan WWII Fly Girl” who died at age 20.

It was Memorial Day in 2013. My wife Janet was in Chicago assisting our son, DavidScott as he was moving to a new apartment. I was “home alone” for the entire weekend.

My very dear friend, Linda Harmon, asked me if I would accompany her to the Grosse Pointe War Memorial where there would be a Memorial Day Service.

By David L. Dyer Even though she was pretty much confined to a wheelchair with multiple sclerosis, she still drives a car, so Linda picked me up and off we went.

We arrived around noon and, of course, the ceremony was over.

Then I told Linda where I really wanted to go.

We arrived at the White Chapel Cemetery in Troy at 1 p.m., precisely as the ceremony was beginning.

There was no place within a couple of blocks for Linda to park. Even if she found a place I would then have to help her into her wheelchair and push her to the site at which time it would be over.

She told me to go ahead and she would wait in the car. I made my way to as close to the front as I could and rested against the second row stands. All the seats seemed to be taken. I was wearing my Vietnam shirt and hat and a woman sitting in the front row spotted me and insisted I take her seat.

I then began listening to the words of a lovely lady named Cheryl.

So what was this all about? Cheryl is the niece of Marie Michell Robinson who was known as a “fly girl” or a “WASP.” The ceremony took place at the gravesite of Marie Michell Robinson, where she was buried some seventy years earlier in1944. She was now receiving the full military honors that were denied her at the time of her

death simply because she was a woman.

In 1942, a time when most women didn’t even have drivers licenses, Marie received her pilot’s license. The next year she became one of 1,800 women selected from 25,000 applicants to become a member of the “Women’s AirForce Support Pilots or WASPs. She then became one of 1,074 who completed the training program and actually became a WASP, also known as a World War II Fly Girl.

The mission of the WASPs had been to work as test pilots and fly stateside so the male pilots could be sent to combat overseas.

The WASP’s were not part of the military and therefore had no military benefits. They were civil servants and were paid $250 monthly. In addition to buying their uniforms they also paid room and board.

I might add that many of the planes they flew were built by another famous group of women called “Rosie the Riveters,” but that is another story.

In September 1944, the 20-year-old Marie Michell, while stationed at Love Field in Dallas met and secretly married army surgeon Hampton Robinson (WASPs were not allowed to marry), thus the name Marie Michell Robinson.

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The group was deactivated after the war in December 1944 since so many male pilots were then available.

Thirty-eight American flags surrounded this beautiful ceremonial site.

That number signified the number of WASP’s that gave their lives. In 1977 President Carter designated these women eligible for military veterans’ benefits.

In 1984 they were awarded the American Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal.

In 2009 President Obama signed legislation awarding them the Congressional Gold Medal.

In 2005 the shifting sands of the Mojave Desert unearthed Marie’s wedding ring, her pilot wings, an ID bracelet and her watch.

Archaeologists discovered the remnants and traced them to Marie. The items were donated to the Women in the Military Service for America Memorial, located outside the gates of Arlington National Cemetery.

It was quite a moving scenario as “taps” was played at the conclusion of the ceremony and the American flag was presented to Marie’s 90-year-old brother, Roy Michell.

I was honored as a complete stranger to be asked to place a rose in Marie’s honor. I watched as several people before me pulled a long stemmed rose from a barrel and placed it in a certain spot in honor of Marie.

I pulled my rose, then gave Cheryl a hug and returned to Linda’s car without realizing I still had the rose in my hand. As I entered the car the stem broke, then I decided to keep it.

Now in closing, first I thank you Linda Harmon for the wonderful memory of Memorial Day 2013. I will forever cherish it. Next I ask you all to join me this Memorial Day in remembrance of all those who gave their lives to the horrors of war In addition let’s give a hearty salute to all of the WASPs, who so gallantly served in the time of such need.

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The pleasure and pain of moving to new digs Moving from a home we’ve set down roots for almost 50 years has been a real challenge. What to do with a vast accumulation of “stuff” has been agonizing.

Luckily, with the St. James rummage sale coming up

By Pamela A. Frucci the first weekend in May, their “pick-up” guy Warren Johnson came with a pick-up truck and loaded a pile of give-a-ways that people coming for the twice-annual sale might be able to put to use.

I looked at a painting of a Siamese cat that had hung in our bedroom and decided we didn’t need to cart it over to our new “digs.” I thought of the cat lady Sue Palmer. Sue’s kids are kats. She not only has cats, but offers her service to board cats when their owners take trips. In fact, her home is filled with souvenirs from their travels.

She loved the painting of a Siamese cat since she said her first kitty was Siamese.

Who else has a collection of old vinyl records and 45s? Our entertainment center was loaded with outdated records. Some we kept for sentimental reasons, but Krista Ewbanks told me about an artist she knew who takes old records and makes art pieces out of them.

I gave her a call and she’s coming to pick them up. (I tried to donate them to Slick Discs in Trenton. They told me the millennials are liking old vinyls because they have a better sound than CDs, but they aren’t interested in what we had to donate: classical music and Broadway hits).

What to do with sets of Jack’s golf clubs and bags that have accumulated when he got a brand new set? Jack, being a retired Air Force sergeant and who once worked for the Michigan National Guard in Lansing, we called Selfridge Air National Guard’s golf course. They would be delighted if we’d drive up there and donate the second-hand clubs to vets who are

without their own golf clubs.

Furniture that didn’t fit in our new digs were donated to a family the Grosse Ile Presbyterian Church is hosting who have nothing to furnish their apartment they’re renting on the Island. Among other items, they’re taking an antique four-poster bed that moved with us when we left the apartment we rented on East River Road 50 years ago.

With a fresh coat of paint and some sprucing up, our home at 24531 Hickory Circle will be up for sale.

HELP FOR GRAY SUEDE SHOES A favorite pair of gray suede shoes had a black spot on them. Not wanting to get rid of them, I found a bag of ashes, a souvenir from the eruption of Mt. St. Helen in Oregon. It matched the gray in the shoes and with a little touchup, I can still wear them!

A TEAM OF VOLUNTEERS FROM GIPC PROVIDES FRESH WATER On April 13 an exploratory team of volunteers from the Grosse Ile Presbyterian Church: Jim and Pam Becker, and Steve Benton flew to Cuba to inspect the fresh water system they installed in April 2018 as well as paying a preliminary visit to a future installation provided by Living Waters of the World. They found that the previous system has provided local residents 120,000 gallons of fresh water for free.

While part of the team of GIPC volunteers were in Cuba, Rob Albrecht traveled to Living Waters of the World headquarters in Missouri and was trained as a facilitator. He’s passionate about the organization which started in 1993. Their operation is cutting down on infant mortality and all the unhealthy out-come from drinking water that looks clean but is unsanitary.

Living Waters of the World has provided safe drinking water in 26 countries since its founding.

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GIMS eighth-graders make trip to Washington D.C.

By Brian Medved Special to the Grosse Ile Grand

The annual tradition of the Grosse Ile Middle School 8th grade class trip to Washington, D.C. took place the week of March 18. This marked the 28th consecutive and 29th overall educational class field trip to our nation’s capital.

One hundred and thirty-four students, 28 parents, and 11 Grosse Ile Middle School staff members departed from school in the early hours on Monday, March 18 traveling in the comfort of four luxury motor coaches from.

The first stop of the week’s tour was in Gettysburg, PA. Students toured the famous battlefield in Gettysburg while gaining knowledge about the Civil War. The busses arrived at the Holiday Inn Capitol in Washington, D.C. and everyone got settled in their hotel rooms around 9 p.m. to get ready for the rest of the week’s busy trip.

The sun was out and the air was crisp as Tuesday’s activities began at the sacred grounds of Arlington National Cemetery. Among the highlights of the tour were the gravesite of Joe Louis and president John F. Kennedy’s Eternal Flame. Through an essay contest, students Sorine Andronic, Hailey Macgillivray, Mia Pascuzzi, and Reagan Quinn were the participants in the traditional wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers. This is always a special part of the trip that will be remembered forever. The National Cathedral was another part of Tuesday’s itinerary along with a visit to the National Zoo. The 8th-grade band, under the direction of band director Nate Bearinger, performed patriotic songs near the Lincoln Memorial. The tunes filled the air while catching the attention of people passing by.

In addition to the band, the 8thgrade girls choir proudly sang

More than 120 Grosse Ile Middle School students went on the annual school trip to Washington D.C.

These four students were selected to lay the wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. Pictured left to right are, Sorine Andronic, Reagan Quinn, Mia Pascuzzi and Hailey Macgillivray.

the Star Spangled Banner.

The trip continued with stops at memorials for presidents Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, and Franklin D. Roosevelt. In addition, memorials for World War II, Korean War, U.S. Marine Corps (Iwo Jima), Pentagon 9/11, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. were stops during the week.

Prior to the trip, students

completed a research project on a Vietnam war fallen hero, who was one of the over 58,000 making the ultimate sacrifice for our country.

Artifacts created by students, from paintings to dog tags to poems, were left by the students at the spot where the soldier’s name appeared on the wall. This made the experience very impactful for the students as they had a connection to

someone who had served our country.

The learning continued with stops at the Holocaust, African American, Natural, and American History Museums along with the National Portrait Gallery.

The Air and Space Museum and the Newseum were two other visits that were popular with the students.

A walking tour of Capitol

Hill took place to help students understand the daily function of our government. The White House served as an ideal backdrop for students to take many pictures as they kept a close eye on trying to get a glimpse of the President.

A boat ride to Mount Vernon gave students the opportunity to tour the home of President George Washington. The trip concluded on Friday with a tour of the U.S. Naval Academy followed by some time for lunch and shopping in downtown Annapolis, MD. Everyone arrived safely back to the school around midnight on Friday, March 22. Many thanks goes to the individuals, businesses, service clubs, and other groups who contributed to the Young Patriots Fund.

Thanks and appreciation also goes to the Grosse Ile Schools Board of Education for approving this class trip.

Memories and friendships were made with a better understanding of the history of the United States made the 2019 Grosse Ile Middle School 8th Grade trip a very successful one.

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Andrew Johnson (left), vice president of the music boosters, and Kurt Kobiljak, president of the Grosse Ile Educational Foundation

Lia Simpson, Marika Diamond and Helen Panteleontidou, all from BASF.

The Run for the

Roses The Grosse Ile Education Foundation held its annual Derby Day fundraiser at the Grosse Ile Golf & Country Club on Saturday, April 27. Dozens of booster of Grosse Ile schools attended the Kentucky Derby themed-event, bet on races and dined on a sumptuous assortment of hors d’oeuvres. The Kentucky Derby fundraiser is one of the biggest of the year for the Grosse Ile Education Foundation.

Board of Education President Frank “Scooter” DeMare, dressed as jockey and horse, and Leanne Dunlap.

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In the explanation of the experiences that comprise my positions on, well, just about everything, I am continually taken aback by the span of time I describe.

It’s longer than I think; I’m older than I think. It’s the same time span that

By Peter Rose has seen Detroit’s depressing selfdestruction, and it’s invigorating current renewal.

Or how quite seedy and decaying Ferndale became Funky Ferndale, now on the cusp of development that will permanently move Ferndale out of that phase of competent independents with quirkiness and personal points of view, to larger, more corporate projects moving in to capitalize and formulize that hard-to-define “cool.”

I know the dichotomies of my anticorporate stance. I’m a capitalist, and I bemoan what corporate capitalism does.

There is an uneasy balance, a segment of the span that I identify with and defend and define as optimal; a purely subjective analysis, to be sure.

Without Dan Gilbert would Detroit be on this path? No, of course not. I get that. But when “small” gets squeezed out as a result, is that what we want?

Do we want to see Café D’Mongo replaced by a TGIF? Capitalism in action is incredible. My regard for it is rooted in the nature of the retail apparel business in the 1960s and 1970s. Independents were all there was.

We populated the Detroit metro area, and Detroit was not unique.

Big towns, medium towns, small towns. Schenectady, NY, Columbus, OH, Jackson MI, start thinking towns like that and you get a grip on what national used to mean, and how pervasive that norm was.

Anchored by local department stores, the surrounding region peppered with independent retailers of all sorts, retail distribution was handled professionally and well, everywhere in America.

The money that was generated in these metro-area local stores was spent locally. Attorneys, CPAs, advertising companies, advertising venues - all local. Money circulated. It worked.

Anyone that lived through that era can verify that it was a (FAR) more prosperous time.

Without the point being hammered relentlessly by the likes of me, though, the connectivity of the whole thing might not be obvious.

At this local level, the perfection of capitalism is the foundation of a thriving economy. It applies to industry, finance, medicine, and yes, retail. When national takes over local, it doesn’t happen all at once, of course. It happens insidiously, in ways that make local governments solicitous of the growth, not against it.

It makes Detroit lust after Amazon, when it could have implemented an aggressive underwriting for the locals that make Detroit what it is; to grow organically and authentically.

Downtown Wyandotte used to have three local banks. There is still a need for their services, but the model doesn’t work, according to the corporatism behind the decisions to vacate cities like Wyandotte.

No nationals left, after June, when Chase leaves. Here’s the thing: I wouldn’t let the nationals back in.

The truth is this: They bought up the local banks that could serve as competition. Slowly but surely, they proceeded to close up shop for the banks they bought. The mantra of corporatism, of capitalism, is to get all the money.

Localism has to be on guard against that assault. It’s why I write. I will forever try to illustrate the connectivity that is lost when big keeps getting bigger.

My wife used to say “local first, not local only.” True, I guess, but reluctantly, with a sick feeling, knowing it feeds a very nasty beast.

Remember: More money circulating locally means more local prosperity.

How do we keep more money circulating locally? By doing a hardstop on spending with choices that are not local, unless you have no other choice. Make shopping online your very last option.

Make shopping at nationals the next worst choice.

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CULINARY CAPERS I had misgivings about the chocolate cake recipe Carol Hanasack of Grosse Ile shared when I read that the batter was made with black beans, and the ganache with a sweet potato. But everyone who tasted the cake (including me) thought it was delicious, and

By Evelyn Cairns reactions were fun when I revealed the nutritious ingredients.

SERIOUSLY SNEAKY CHOCOLATE CAKE 1/3 cup all-purpose flour 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda 15-ounce can low-sodium black beans, rinsed and drained 1 cup sugar 1 tablespoon vanilla ½ teaspoon salt 4 large eggs (room temperature) ¼ cup vegetable oil 1/3 cup warm water Ganache Heat oven to 350 degrees. Coat a 9-inch-square baking pan with cooking spray. Line bottom with parchment.

Spray parchment. Whisk flour, cocoa, baking powder and baking soda. In food processor, combine beans, sugar, vanilla and salt. Process until smooth.

Add eggs, vegetable oil and water.

Process until smooth. Add flour mixture and process until blended.

Pour into pan and bake 35 minutes, or until cake springs back when pressed. Cool 10 minutes, then run a thin knife between pan and cake. Flip cake over, remove parchment and cool completely. Frost cake with ganache.

GANACHE 1 sweet potato (about 8 ounces) 1 cup chocolate chips (milk, semisweet or bittersweet) Heat oven to 375 degrees. Bake sweet potato until very soft, about 1 hour. Cool 10 minutes, then slice in half. Scoop out flesh to make 1 cup. Place in processor. Process until smooth. Add chocolate chips.

Process until smooth (puree will melt chocolate). Cool 10 minutes, then spread on cake.

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CARIBBEAN COCONUT RUM CAKE ½ cup unsalted butter, softened 1½ cups sugar 4 large eggs 1 teaspoon coconut extract ¾ cup amber rum ¾ cup whole milk 1¾ cups all-purpose flour 1 package (3.4 ounces) instant vanilla pudding mix ¼ cup cornstarch 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt SYRUP ½ cup unsalted butter, melted ½ cup water ½ cup sugar Dash salt ½ cup amber rum 1 teaspoon coconut extract l. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. Beat in extract. In a small bowl, combine rum and milk. In a large bowl, whisk flour, pudding mix, cornstarch, baking powder and salt. Add to creamed mixture alternately with rum mixture, beating well after each addition.

2. Turn into well-greased and floured 10-inch fluted tube pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool 10 minutes, remove from pan briefly to prevent sticking; replace in pan. Cool on wire rack.

3. Meanwhile, for syrup, heat butter, water, sugar and salt in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, add rum and extract. With a small skewer, poke holes in the cake, then slowly pour syrup over cake until all is absorbed. Cover and let stand overnight. Invert on a plate to serve.

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COME ON DOWN Beginning June 14 and running throughout the summer, the popular Movies on Macomb will be held at Lyons park at dusk.

In conjunction with the movies will be Meet me on Macomb, which encourages people to come out, meet, shop and play in downtown Grosse Ile. Beginning on June 6 and continuing summer sunday evenings through September are weekly concerts and the Island Market.

your herb garden.

Proceeds from this event support Grosse Ile student scholarships. Visit us on Facebook: Grosse Ile Herb

YOUTH KARATE CLASSES For ages 6-12 on Thursdays, May 9-June 13, from 6:45-7:30 p.m. at Centennial Farm Activity. Previous Martial Arts students, regardless of rank of age, should take this class to be assessed and assigned the proper ran in Tang Soo Do. Training includes self-defense, physical fitness, anti-kidnapping techniques. Uniforms will be available for purchase.

If you have questions, call 734-9310456 or email to pksagrosseile@gmail. com.

GROSSE ILE SENIOR CITIZENS CLUB Meets the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at 11:30 p.m.

Refreshments followed by a short business meeting, programs, bingo. This is a social club for men and women 55 years and up living on Grosse Ile.

WATER’S EDGE GOLF It’s not too early to join a league or start your own. Contact the Water’s Edge Proshop at 734-675-0777 or email proshop@-grosseile.com.

Why not try Water’s Edge Golf Course? It is close to home, has reasonable rates, is a regulation ninehole course, and has a driving range and putting and chipping greens. Individual and league play available.

HERB FEST 2019 The Grosse Ile Herb Society’s annual giant herb and perennial plant sale is Saturday, May 18 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

This year’s theme will be “Savoring the sweet and spicy – highlighting the herbal trends of 2019.”

The festival will include all things herbal: demonstrations and tastings; fresh baked goods; herbal infused sugars, salts, spices and condiments for purchase; tag sale; children’s garden activities.

The event will be hosted by Centennial Farm, rain or shine - look for the tent!

Herb associates will be available to answer questions and help you plan

YOUTH SUMMER CAMP The 2019 Summer Youth Camp is June 17 - Aug. 16 for ages 6-12 at Centennial Farm and Water’s Edge. There are arts, crafts, nature, recreational activities and the activities are available Mondays through Fridays.

Go to grosseilerecreation.com.

ISLAND WALKERS Mondays through Fridays from 6:45-7:45 a.m. year round at Centennial Farm Activity Room; aerobic walking to music.

OPEN PICKLEBALL FOR ADULTS On Tuesdays and Thursdays through May at Meridian Elementary School Gym from 6:30-8:30 p.m.

VOLUNTEERS The Township is always on the lookout for volunteers.

Helpers are needed for community events like the Fall Festival, Halloween Parade, Island Winterfest, Winter Olympics and the Easter event.

Volunteers are also needed 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 734-6752364.

TAKE IT OUTSIDE The Grosse Ile Nature and Land Conservancy is sponsoring the High School Nature & Wildlife Photo Contest. Entrees accepted now through Thursday, May 9, 2019. Open to all high school students. Students may enter photos captured locally that inspire us to appreciate and steward our environment.

There are three categories are Creatures,

Critters, and Crawly Things, Amazing Moments; and Patterns & Textures.

Enter at www.ginlc.org. Click on “Photo Contest” for the entry form.

Cross Training May 6 at 8-9 a.m. at Centennial Farm Activity Room. All levels welcomed and all movements can be modified.

Register at grosseilerecreation.com.

Senior Fitness Begins May 6 from 9:15-10 a.m. at Centennial Farm Activity Room. This workout incorporates low impact cardio moves including large muscle strength training using hand weights. Register at grosseilerecreation.com.

LIBRARY TEEN VOLUNTEERS Interested in volunteering at the library?

If you’re 14-17 yrs old, take a look through our volunteering information and fill out our application. Follow this link to the Teen Volunteer Application, fill it in and drop it off at the library’s circulation desk or email it to Amalia Ash: ataash@trenton.lib.mi.us.

Once the completed application and work permit is given to library staff, you will be contacted within five days for a volunteering opportunity. Please note that as we have a limited number of volunteer opportunities and changing library needs, we cannot guarantee a certain number of volunteer hours or immediate placement.

LEND A HAND Support individuals diagnosed with developmental and physical disabilities by attending A Night at the Auction May 18 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. ay Paragon Support Services, 2101 Grove St., Wyandotte.

For more information, call 734-2819522.

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.

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

The Library is committed to

providing services to all patrons. Adult services include a monthly Adult Book Discussion which meets the first Tuesday of the month at 10:30 a.m.

We also provide beginning computer classes. The library often has special speakers or presentations including author book signings, informative presentations, and genealogy help.

There are state publications and informative flyers on local non-profit , and educational opportunities.

We also offer access to databases and the internet through free wi-fi access and 34 public computers. Copy machines and fax services are also available. DVD movie rentals are $1 each. New movies rent for three days and regular movies rent for one week.

There is also a free family movie on the second Saturday of the month. The Trenton Historical Society meets here twice a month to assist patrons with genealogy research. Used books are for sale in an ongoing book sale as well as the Friends of the Library Used Book Extravaganza in April and October.

Located on 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.

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.

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The breaks are going against Red Devil baseball team Baseball can be a funny game. You can do almost everything right and just one or two little things can upset the applecart and before know it, a good effort turns out to be a loss.

That’s a lesson the young Grosse Ile baseball team has been learning this season.

The Red Devils are just 4-7 this year, but they easily could be 7-4 or even better.

By Hank Minckiewicz Four of Grosse Ile’s losses this season have been by a single run. Three of them have come on the other team’s last at-bat. Grosse Ile lost to Flat Rock in 12 innings, to Riverview in eight and lost 3-2 to Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central.

The Devil’s’ worst loss this season is a 4-2 loss to Huron in which the Chief scored all four of their runs in one inning.

“It has been a little frustrating because we have been so close so many times,” said coach Mario Garza.

“We have been in every game. It’s just a couple of plays that have made the difference. The good thing is - as we expected - our pitching and defense have been outstanding.”

Most recently junior Nick Chittum turned in a gem against Huron League powerhouse Carleton Airport, only to lose 2-0. Chittum has been “light’s out,” on the hill for the Devils this season, according to Garza. The two runs he allowed against Airport were the first two run allowed on 16 innings.

Other pitchers are chipping in, too.

Pitchers like Zack Thompson and Matt Groat.

“Thompson is doing what we hoped he would do,” said Garza. “He’s pitching well, playing great defense and being the leader we need.

Groat gave up a couple of early runs, but went the distance in the tough 3-2 loss to Catholic Central.

Garza also has some words of praise for his underclassmen, who have added noticeable depth to the team.

Freshmen infielders Michael Madrigal and Ty Garza and freshman catcher Ben Carter have all been crucial pieces of the puzzle.

Madrigal and Garza have played such good defense up the middle that coach Garza has not had to worry about his defense suffering if he needs to pull in a relief pitcher from second or short. And Carter has been a workhorse, catching every game for the Devils this season.

The youngsters are still having a bit of a struggle at the plate, but Garza has told them not to worry.

“I tell them all, ‘don’t get down, every at-bat you get against these tough pitchers is making you better and better,’” Garza said.

Hitting, actually, has been spotty for all the Red Devils, not just the freshmen, and it has led to most of the Grosse Ile losses.

“Our offense has not yet been as good as we had hoped,” Garza said.

“And that’s kind of unfair to our pitchers who go out there knowing that they have to be nearly perfect; that one mistake could be the difference in the game.”

One Grosse Ile hitter who has not suffered this season is senior Drew Ramirez, who has hit the ball from day one and continues to lead the team.

“Drew has been a big surprise,” said Garza. “The talent has always been there, but he has really put it together this season.”

Ramirez leads the Red Devils with a .375 batting average.

Grosse Ile’s development as a team has been hampered this season by the number of rainouts, which has virtually destroyed the team’s non-league schedule, but as the calendar turns to May, the Red Devils will begin their second trip through the league with hopes of flipping the script on their Huron League rivals.

Grosse Ile begins the second half of the league schedule May 6 against Flat Rock and May 8 against Huron.

Luke Miller, a Grosse Ile junior, scoops the ball off the turf.

Lacrosse team bounces back after four-game skid The Michigan high school lacrosse season is a relatively quick one and over the course of a few weeks the Grosse Ile Red Devils overcame a four-game losing streak and have played at a .500 pace since.

In its last six games, Grosse Ile is 3-3 with wins over Grosse Pointe South, Gabriel Richard and Ypsilanti Lincoln. Over that stretch the Devils lost to Monroe St, Mary Catholic Central, Grosse Pointe University Liggett and Temperance Bedford.

The Red Devils stand at 4-7 for the year. Grosse Ile’s other won this season was a 7-5 decision over West Bloomfield in the season opener.

The Devils have rematches remaining with Gabriel Richard and Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central

and games against Arbor Prep and Belleville before heading to the Michigan High School Athletic Association regional tournament May 16 at Gabriel Richard.

The 2019 Red Devils are: Jack Verdun, Timothy Hack, Jacob Gronda, Luke Miller, Max Athens, John Gronda, Owen Bonham, Brennan Karn, Adam Skehan, Thomas Kinder, Nathan Diamond, Brent Chaszar, Eric Ellis, Nick Abrahamson, Luke Yops, Darin Ladson, Josh Davis, Stefan Kobiljak, Caden Skehan, Cameron Bolyard, Garrison McCarthy, Caleb Johnson, Jaime Madrigal, Carter Pattenaude, Mitchell Lewis, Hayden Swan, Josh Westerbeek and Patrick Karn.

Grosse Ile track teams in the hunt As usual the Grosse Ile track teams find themselves in the thick of the Huron League championship race again this season.

In addition, Coach Larry Swick’s girls and coach John Bodner’s boys teams have also collected some impressive hardware at weekend invitationals.

It began with both teams winning titles at the Jefferson Invitational. The boys scored 103 points to take the top spot, while the girls scored 130 to pace the field.

At the more recent Marauder Invitational in Gibraltar, the girls kept up their winning ways by scoring 130 points to lead the way. The boys scored 140 points, but had to settle for second place behind host school Carlson.

The teams now turn the corner and head into “championship season,” with the Metro Classic meet in Wyandotte on May 11, regionals on Milan May 17 and the Huron League meet on May 21.

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