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Wow! Finally, a good news story for 2020! And, it’s been a long time comin’. Beginning Oct. 1, 2020 the Detroit River International Refuge Gateway and portions of the Humbug Marsh Unit, located at 5475 W. Jefferson Trenton, MI 48183 will be open to the public every Thursday through Saturday, for limited daytime use. The announcement came in conjunction with Urban National Wildlife Refuge Day, Sept. 29, the date designated by the Secretary of Interior recognizing the special importance of urban refuges enhancing the quality of life in their local communities. Of the 568 wildlife refuges in the United States, 101 of them are urban refuges, which includes the Detroit River International Refuge Gateway and Humbug Marsh Unit.
The Refuge Gateway area was owned by Chrysler Corporation and operated as an automotive brake pad adhesive and paint facility from 1946 to 1990. The plant was closed in 1990 and remediated to the State of Michigan
industrial/commercial standards. It lay in decommissioned status until 2002, when Wayne County purchased the 44 acre parcel with the vision of restoring the area to its natural state, and making it accessible for public use.
In a unique partnership, most of the Gateway is still owned by Wayne County, which administers it as a part of its Parks and Recreation Division of Public Services, while the federal government, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service owns the Dingell Visitor Center. The county and federal government work collaboratively to manage the site. Together, with citizens, nongovernmental organizations, businesses, and local communities—all entities seek to build and sustain the capacity of the Refuge. Wayne County Executive Warren Evans said, “Wayne County residents have unparalleled access to a diversity of parks and recreational activities outdoors. The Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge is an important addition to the cultural, environmental, and educational SEE FRUITION, Page 5
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In a workout slump? Two easy ways to get motivated Finding it hard to stick to your workout routine? Losing motivation to exercise at home? Here are a couple of ideas to get you back in the groove: Use a digital device to track your steps and set a daily goal. Whether it’s an Apple watch, a FitBit, or an app on your phone, there are a lot of ways to count your steps. Set a daily steps goal, write it down, and post it somewhere visible. You just might find yourself getting up and moving more often. Set up a “family challenge” and get everyone in your house involved! It can be as simple as creating a chart with each family member’s name. You get a sticker for every 30 minutes of exercise you do. At the end of the month, anyone with 20 stickers gets a reward. (Think non-food rewards to reinforce the healthy habits you’re trying to establish.) Low impact exercises for achy joints When your joints hurt, the last thing you feel like doing is exercising. But, often, it’s one of the best things you can do. Strengthening your muscles provides stability around your joints and moderate exercise can actually help lessen your pain. In addition, maintaining a healthy weight and getting enough sleep are important in managing joint pain – two things exercise can help with. Five of the best low impact exercises for those with joint and arthritis
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Continued from page 1 attributes of the Downriver area.” Susan White, Refuge Gateway Manager, expresses a collective excitement, “It’s been a long time coming, and we are indebted to and appreciate the work, support and patience of our partners and our communities to make this controlled opening happen. “We can’t wait to see you here enjoying your public lands, and enjoying the great outdoors that this special place has to offer. Due to the concerns related to public safety and COVID-19, we are not having a ‘grand opening’ that would bring a large crowd gathering. Nor are we conducting educational programming at this time. “The John D. Dingell, Jr. Visitor Center is still under construction and remains closed at this time.” said White. “The original opening was scheduled for May 9, and we said, ‘Come hell or high water, we would be opening.’ At the end of March, our staff said, ‘we have high water.’ And as April, then May approached, hell also was here. “We are so happy to welcome folks to the Refuge Gateway and Humbug Marsh!” Visitors are able to enjoy self-guided hiking, fishing, bird-watching, or simply basking in all the physical or mental health benefits of being close to nature and out-of-doors. In order to expand the recreational opportunities and expedite greater access, visitors are encouraged to adhere to Centers of Disease Control and Prevention COVID-19 guidelines throughout the Gateway and Humbug Marsh sites. Areas open to the public include parking area for 120 vehicles; biking and walking pathways from the Downriver Linked Greenways Trails to paved trails within the Gateway (bikes are not allowed in the Humbug Marsh Unit); the stunning 700-foot fishing pier—architecturally rendered to be a treefall in the river with “dragonfly” canopies: the Monguagon Boardwalk around the pond closest to Jefferson Avenue; native flora and fauna; reclaimed industrial brownfields which now offer commanding vistas of the river, islands, and marshland. When you stand on the hill overlooking the river, a mystic sense of nature’s power and awe overcomes you.
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You instantly realize this place is good for your mind and body, heart and soul. Southward, a footbridge provides access to the adjacent Humbug Marsh Unit, a 410-acre preserve that contains the last mile of natural shoreline along the U.S. portion of the Detroit River. Humbug Marsh was designated as Michigan’s first “Wetlands of International Importance” by the Ramsar Convention in 2010. It contains a vast biodiversity of habitats, and is a significant stopover for many migratory birds, and a great hotspot for thriving fish populations. Portions of the Orange Trail, near the river are closed due to flooding. The western Green Trail is open for travel.
In late July, the Director of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Aurelia Skipwith, visited the Refuge Gateway and Humbug Unit. She, along with a Congressional delegation, which included Congresswomen Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) toured the progress made on reclaiming the former industrial brownfield site. Federal Director Skipwith, a native of Indianapolis, was most impressed with the restoration work of the Refuge Gateway, and the history behind Saving Humbug Marsh. “It is exciting the progress that has been made to get us to this point,” she said. “This urban refuge is truly a little oasis where people will be able to take part in local outdoor activities that will bring them closer to nature.” Skipwith continued, “The Trump Administration and Secretary [of the
Interior] Bernhardt have made access to public lands for hunting and fishing and other outdoor recreation a priority beginning day one. The lands belong to the people.” Indeed, on August 4, 2020, President Trump signed into law with bipartisan support, the Great American Outdoors Act, originally introduced by the late Rep. John Lewis (D-GA). The landmark legislation will use revenues to provide up to $1.9 billion a year for deferred maintenance for infrastructure projects in national parks, wildlife refuges, and national forests. It also uses royalties from offshore oil and gas to permanently fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund up to $900 million per year for conservation and expanded access to natural areas throughout the United States. In the controlled opening of the Refuge Gateway and Humbug Marsh, Skipwith asserted, “After careful analysis, every decision we make is based on sound science, the rule of law, and common sense.” Joann Van Aken, Executive Director of the International Wildlife Refuge Alliance concurred. “This is the realization of a dream held by many people for a long time,” she said. “Thanks are given to the more than 300 partnerships and the hundreds of people who have worked and supported the vision of restoring an industrial brownfield to a public green space, offering recreational and educational access in an urban setting.” “IWRA is grateful to all of you and to have had the opportunity to work with both John and Debbie Dingell in their dedicated efforts to ensure Wayne County and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service are able to open these lands for the public to enjoy.” Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) said, “I’m thrilled the day is here and now the whole community can take advantage of this very special place. “The Refuge is a critical service to the Downriver community and a place for all to appreciate the outdoors. This refuge was John’s dream and his footprints are all over. After decades, and the incredibly hard work of many, his vision is now reality and a place to gather, learn, and protect the wildlife and natural resources that make our region unique.” So, what are you waiting for? Don’t forget what your mother told you—“Go outside and play!” This time, bring your kids.
More Good News for Humbug After visiting the Refuge Gateway and the Humbug Marsh Unit in July, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Aurelia Skipwith must have really liked what she saw. In recognition of September 29, 2020, Urban National Wildlife Refuge Day, the Trump Administration announced that both the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge and the Twin Cities Minnesota Valley Refuge have been awarded $1 million in additional funding annually to bolster their urban refuge programs. Director Skipwith said, “Meeting people where they live and providing opportunities for residents to enjoy the outdoors and take part in wildlife habitat conservation has been a Trump Administration priority and is a win-win for everybody. The Detroit River and Minnesota Refuges offer unparalleled recreational opportunities for the millions of Americans who live close by.” Refuge Manager Susan White is ecstatic. “This is huge,” she said. “It is extremely gratifying that after all this time, the Refuge Gateway and the Humbug Marsh Unit have been recognized as the epitome of an urban wildlife refuge. We look forward to even greater opportunities for our partners and the community.” Even before the exciting announcement of additional funding, visitors could expect a future opening of the John D. Dingell Visitor Center. The center is a 12,000 square foot Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum design. Inside is a wildlife observation room, two classrooms for educational programs for all ages, a multi-purpose room, and areas devoted to hands-on activities and informative displays. Also planned for the spring of 2021, is a barrier-free designed kayak launch near the southwest shoreline between Humbug Island and the mainland. Additional access will be provided as SMART has designated the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge an official bus stop in its transportation route.
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An eye-popping place The John Dingell Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge is finally open. The site, just across the Trenton Channel from Grosse Ile, is home to nature trails through the Humbug Marsh as well as a 700-foot fishing pier out into the Detroit River near the mouth of Lake Erie. This is the only International Wildlife Refuge in North America. Although the interpretive center and indoor bathrooms remain closed because of the pandemic, Humbug Marsh Orange and Green Trails, the Humbug Observation deck, the Monguagon Boardwalk, picnic tables, bike trails and porta potties are available to visitors. Downriver residesident are invited to come out and enjoy nature. Photos by Larry Caruso
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Dingell asks for answers on polluted site clean up While most of the area’s recent attention has been focused on the dismantling and renovation of the old McLouth Steel site, there are other polluted parcels Downriver, some that have gone unremediated for years or even decades. One of those is the Arkema site, located near the foot of the Grosse Ile free bridge on the mainland side. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell recently brought the Akrema site back to the front burner with a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, asking the EPA to get moving on a long-overdue clean up. Here is her letter: Dear Administrator Wheeler, This letter is being sent to express my frustration that after 31 years the Arkema property located in Wyandotte and Riverview, Michigan has not been cleaned up, and there is still public no decisions or schedule to finalize cleanup of the site to protect the long-term the health and safety of the surrounding environment and my constituents. Chemical operations at the Arkema East Site ceased in 1985 and at the Arkema West Site in 2008. In 1989, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Arkema signed a Consent Order for Corrective Action under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) for investigation and remedy study. In 2017, EPA provided a presentation to the City of Wyandotte that said remedies would be available for public comment in 2018. To this day, no clean-up plan has been presented. It is also my understanding that a final decision and schedule for soil cleanup and offshore impacted sediment remediation is contingent on the voluntary participation of Arkema in a Great Lakes Legacy Act (GLLA) project, known as the Detroit River-Upper Trenton Channel dredging project. This is unacceptable. A RCRA Corrective Action Enforcement Order should never be contingent on the voluntary actions of a company—EPA should be enforcing the order. In a 2017 EPA presentation, the Agency said a recovery system is containing the Halowax oil on the northern end of the property. Offshore there
are 66,868 cubic yards of sediments contaminated with historical releases of chloronaphthalenes, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, mercury and polychlorinated biphenyl compounds and oil. This clean-up cannot continue to languish or the surrounding communities will be in continued danger. It is a hazard to public health and the environment. Please provide complete answers in writing to the following questions and concerns: 1. Why, after 31 years working with the company, has the property still not been cleaned up? What is a reliable schedule to clean-up the property moving forward. 2. EPA’s policy is enforcement first, and polluter pays. Why is the RCRA order taking a backseat to the voluntary GLLA project in the Detroit RiverUpper Trenton Channel? 3. Through correspondents between my office and EPA, we have learned that the remedial design phase of the Arkema site has not yet been completed. What is the current status and what has been the reason for the continued delay? 4. Additionally, EPA Region 5 has told my office it plans to issue a proposed final remedy for public comment on the entire site, both the East Site and West Site, in 2021. Is EPA still committed to finalizing a proposal in 2021 and once it is public what are the next steps? 5. Portions of the property are within the 100-year FEMA flood zone (listed as Zone AE on the map). What contingency is in place in the event this area experiences any harmful flooding? 6. The RCRA program has been woefully inadequate for addressing the site or even explaining a process for cleanup. EPA should consider listing the site on the National Priorities List. Will EPA evaluate this option by conducting a Pre-CERCLA Screening of the property? The Arkema property straddles the cities of Wyandotte and Riverview and sits along the Detroit River. These communities deserve better than waiting another 5, 10, or 31 years for clean-up of this heavily contaminated property.
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Trip to Refuge sparks fond John Dingell memory I went recently and took some photos at the newly opened International Wildlife Refuge. It’s a great place to get with nature. Right on the Detroit River just south of the Trenton Edison plant on Jefferson. There are lots of trails and fishing! As I was leaving, LARRY CARUSO a young lady Grosse Ile Grand conservationist who works there was walking on the same trail that I was on and we stopped to chat for about half an hour. I told her I remember shooting the groundbreaking for the site and was glad the Refuge was finally finished. I mentioned I talked to the late Congressman John Dingell before the groundbreaking ceremonies began. The very nice young lady looked at me with surprise and said: “You talked to John Dingell?” She was surprised that I had talked to the legendary Congressman, who in her eyes was a rock star.
“Yes,” I said, When I and that leads arrived at me to a story. his office, he I used to greeted me photograph with a box of Dingell at least Whitman’s a dozen times chocolates in a year. Once I hand and asked was assigned me if I wanted to meet up some. We then with the sat down in his office, which Congressman was decorated at his Dearborn Photo by Mark Messer with hunting headquarters Debbie and John Dingell related items and take a such as a few photos moose’s head mounted on the wall, for a story on his lifelong service in a stuffed pheasant and other hunting Congress. He was in Congress for memorabilia. years and was highly connected in We were talking about hunting for a D.C. while when there was a knock on the It was a Thursday morning and door. It was his secretary who said, earlier that week at a cocktail party in “Excuse me,” to me and then looked Washington, Dingell had fainted and at Congressman Dingell and said: was rushed to the hospital. He was “Congressman, the Vice President’s on treated overnight and released. Anyway, the Congressman was back the phone.” Dingell said to me, “Please excuse home in Dearborn and ready for the the interruption,” as he prepared to photo shoot.
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A rally in support of Black Lives Matter on Sunday, Sept. 27 didn’t attract as large a crowd as their first rally, but a large number of residents gathered at the Commons on the corner of Meridian and Macomb to hear speakers advocate for better race relations. Organizer Judy Maiga introduced the main speaker resident Megan Autosh, mother of four, who brought along her daughter. Mrs. Autosh, who holds degrees from both the University of Michigan and Wayne State University and now is involved in social work, spoke how important it is to bring up children who are welcoming and comfortable with children of other races. She advocated having that “uncomfortable conversation” with your children about taking a stand against racism. Also speaking were Congresswoman Debbie Dingell, state senator Stephanie Chang, and representative Darrin Camilleri, all in support of Black Lives Matter. Concluding the rally with a word of prayer was Pastor Jack Eggleston of the Unity Lutheran Church in Southgate. Power outage brings four DTE trucks to north East River Road On Sept. 30, I was typing this column and suddenly we lost power. The computer died, and lights went out, and the refrigerator went dark. Then five large DTE trucks appeared on the street in front of our house and in two hours the repairmen had the power back on. During the black-out, my husband Jack and I ate our Chinese take-out dinner from Hoy Pan in candle light and I had to retype this column. The Plemmons put in seawall to prevent erosion When the high water and constant wave action were eroding their waterfront property, Jaime and Beth Plemmons, 21208 East River, spent
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the money to put in a seawall. They’re concerned that other waterfront property owners are losing frontage to erosion and that eventually, high water will work its way to the road bed of East River Road. They not only had a seawall installed but ordered extra top soil to build up to the wall which will be seeded to give it a finished touch. Fond memories of riding in the parade in Dr. Taylor’s 1970s Eldorado When I was honored to be named Citizen of the Year in 2013 by the Rotary Club, I was lucky to be able to ride in Dr. William Taylor’s pretty blue 1970s Eldorado convertible with him at the wheel. Dr. Taylor is now deceased, but the Eldorado has been taken over and further restored by his daughter in Indiana and has been driven in parades in that state as a classic car. Work party planned to weed and plant mums at NE Corner Now that the Island Beautification
Committee is down to only four members and can’t keep up with their usual volunteer effort to maintain and plant the NE, SW, and NW corners of Four Corners, a work party was planned for Saturday, Oct. 3 to remove the weeds that have taken over the NE corner and plant mums to try to match the well cared for and planted SE corner maintained by the Grosse Ile Garden Club. Bright and early Saturday morning Oct. 3, a volunteer work crew showed up at the NE corner of Four Corners and in four hours pulled most of the weeds and planted 20 colorful mums. The workers were Trish Eblin, DDA director; Irma Slimko, former member of the Island Beautification Committee, who in the past had single handedly maintained and planted the corner; Dona Depo, DPS employee, who lives near the corner; Betsy Kantz, Pam Frucci and Fred Watson, current members of the IBC. Thanks to Karl Moehr, of Moehr Landscaping, all the weed debris was hauled away and the appearance of the NE corner much improved. There is a movement to rename the
Four Corners other than the utilitarian name of Four Corners. According to the Garden Club member who suggested it, Pat Nielsen says when all four corners are cared for and blooming, it’s a delightful first impression to the natural beauty of Grosse Ile. The Beautification Committee thought it was a good enough idea that they’re donating $100 as prize money to the name which best describes the corners. Send your entry to the IBC at the township address, P.O. Box 300, Grosse Ile, MI 48138 by Dec. 1 to be in the running for the prize. New DDA Director Trish Eblin takes the reins When the Downtown Development Authority needed to replace its director, Trish Eblin took over the position in August and has been kept busy with the many jobs the position entails. (Trish says there needs to be more hours in a day!) With degrees in business and SEE RALLY, Page 13
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marketing, Mrs. Eblin spends some time in her office at the township, but a lot of time doing her job which involves being a liaison with the businesses along Macomb Street whose taxes provide the income for the DDA. The DDA also has a grant program to help businesses. Having become Islanders after her family moved here from Ohio in 2013, Trish says her part time job with the township is very time consuming but she still has time to devote to her other part time job as a travel agent. Her DDA job has her working with the company hired to do a master plan to enhance our one business street which will kick into gear next spring. She was very involved in planning and
GINLC clean-up crew clears away debris at Sunrise Park Since the Grosse Ile Nature & Land Conservancy stewards Sunrise Park at the foot of Parkway, on Saturday, Sept. 26 a crew of volunteers along with president Peter Kantz spent several hours clearing away debris and pulling weeds to spruce up the waterfront park. It’s well used as a launching spot for kayakers and for those who enjoy being close to the water. I joined Peter’s wife Betsy to pull out multiple dandelions which had taken over the grassy areas. My gardening tool was a trowel and she had what she called a “cobra.” It was so effective in getting to the roots of the dandelions that
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I ordered one for myself that afternoon. Amazingly, it arrived the next day. In my September column I wrote about John Jackson’s generous contribution to the GINLC to build a retainer wall at Sunrise Park. However, I mistakenly called it Sunset Park, which doesn’t exist. I’m hoping one day the GINLC will be able to offer residents a waterfront park on the west side of the Island which would mirror Sunrise Park and there actually will be a Sunset Park in the future. The Book Club has a membership meeting at the pavilion While practicing social distancing, a good turn out of members of the Book Club, which has been an active organization on the Island since 1934, held their annual meeting on Sept. 18 at the pavilion at Centennial
Farm. The main event was a discussion led by Robin Brown of the book Educated that members had read. Dump the Junk had a good turnout despite pandemic Organized by the Open Space Committee as an annual event, Dump the Junk brought out 416 cars and pick-ups to the DPS yard on Groh Road on Sept. 12 at the DPS yard. The cars filled 30 dumpsters with trash and yard debris. Heading the event was Open Space member Dan Jaster who heartily thanked the 16 volunteers who showed up to help. He also thanked the managers Todd and Ken at Kroger, who willingly donated pop, water, and ice to those volunteers and Chris, the owner of Hungry Howies, who donated four large pizzas. Although the popular “Find the Treasure” portion
of the event was not part of the plan this time, Mr. Jaster said it was an “amazing” day with such a good turnout of residents who took the time to dump their junk in dumpsters rather than disposing of trash in our open spaces. Seagulls take over boathouse rooftop on East River In the August/September Grand, I wrote about the Warren Hursts having their maple tree trunk sculptured into their favorite water bird the pelican. This item is about another water bird: The seagull. A neighbor of ours on East River Road has a boathouse which is a favorite landing spot for a bevy of seagulls. The other day I counted 43 roosting on the boathouse roof. As soon as I got close enough to take a photo, all 43 took off in 43 different directions.
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The thrills of a lifetime Every golfer dreams of one—from the most precise pro to the weekend duffer. And anyone who has ever picked up a Big Bertha, a mashie or a niblick envisions that perfect shot that leads to a hole-in-one. But for Downriver resident, Jim Kinard, the dream has been amplified. Not only has he made one holein-one, but has aced a second hole and then shot a “1” an unbelievable third time. What makes his story even more BILL remarkable is that he STEVENSON has accomplished this Grosse Ile Grand phenomenal milestone with what one may characterize as three different hearts. Jim Kinard explains: “I was the mayor of Melvindale in 2000 and was asked by the late Congressman John Dingell to host a Downriver Forum on Water Quality at Crystal Gardens. As master of ceremonies, I had the most embarrassing situation where I never had a chance to explain to my audience why I had to abruptly remove myself from the event. As I took the podium, my heart rate soared to 220 beats per minute. The adrenalin never shut off. “People thought it was just nerves. But the EMTs did an EKG, and they had never seen one so high. I spent seven days in Oakwood Hospital, and the doctors diagnosed me with cardiomyopathy—what 20 years ago used to be called congestive heart failure. “It’s a heart condition that cardiologists look for in high school athletes who die suddenly. It was the reason why Red Wing hockey player, Jiri Fischer, collapsed in the middle of a game.” According to the American Heart Association, cardiomyopathy causes the heart muscle to become enlarged, thick, or rigid. The heart becomes weaker and weaker, less able to pump blood, rendering the heart incapable of maintaining a normal electrical rhythm. Physicians are able to treat cardiomyopathy, but increasingly patients would eventually require a left ventricular assist device (LVAD)—a heart pump that can serve as a bridge to transplant therapy. Kinard continued: “My nephew was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy six weeks before I was. Come to find out, the University of Michigan researchers identified seven members of my family who carry what is known as the Titin gene which is the major source of familial cardiomyopathies. Our family is part of an ongoing study at Florida State, Oregon State, and Ohio State.” So, flashback to the golf game.
On June 14, 2001, after being diagnosed and treated for heart failure, Jim Kinard was playing in Marriot-Toledo tournament at the Legacy Golf Club in Ottawa Lake, Michigan. As he approached the (lucky) 13th hole, 181 yard, Par 3 with the tee facing east, his foursome was staring directly into the sun. Using a three iron, he lofted the perfect shot over the hill to the valley green below. There was a female spotter reading a book in a chair off to the side of the green. He and
his neighbor, Tom Marshall drove down the path. As they approached, they asked if the spotter had seen Jim’s golf ball. Briefly pausing to look up from her book, she said, “one went into that hole over there.” Oh, a hole-in-one. “As it turned out, this was a gimmick hole that I won. Marriot was giving away a trip for two to anywhere in Germany if someone shot a hole-in-one. SEE THRILLS, Page 19
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Made-in-America shouldn’t be a political football Peter Rose
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HBO did a documentary on the clothing business in this country called “Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags.” It was focused on the New York garment district over the 50 year span of 1960 through 2010, and it illustrates decline in the only business sector I can really weigh in on with any knowledge. The schmatta business is the rag business, slang for clothing business, which I joined in 1971. There are many tangents I could explore with that opening paragraph, but the point I wish to amplify today is the statistics that were shared in this documentary, specific to clothing but illustrative of a broader trendline in America: In 1965, 95 percent of all the apparel bought in this country was made in this country. By 2005 - just 40 years - 95 percent had become 5 percent. That’s impossible, and true. If you had visited the garment district when I did for the first time (1975), you would still remember the incredible bee hive of activity that defined that area of New York, and the very industry that caused all the action. In forty years of my life, one industry (mine) was nearly entirely off-shored, virtually eliminating a wellspring of jobs that until that trend developed, never ran dry. You have to allow yourself to consider all the manufacturing capacity that was shuttered, machinery sold or abandoned, jobs erased in city after city. These were solid, working class jobs centered squarely in the middle
class of America. These companies were nearly all local and independent, family-owned businesses that took pride and pleasure in looking after the “family” of workers that made their “Made-in-America” products that rang the registers of countless independent merchants across the nation. If this was the only industry that had been abandoned in our country, it would be depressingly devastating, but such is not the case. When I consider the state of the steel industry here over the same pe-
I am heartened to hear the sentiments being shared about buying American, but the scope of our problem makes those sentiments simply sad whimpers of bewildered loss that could have been avoided completely. I am not xenophobic by any measure; not even close. But I am also not so stupid as to simply hand over the jobs, boasting that as-yet unknown jobs would arise to replace those lost. The truth behind this calamitous mis-step in policy regarding the protection of American jobs is not a
riod, or shoes, or electronics, or drugs, or frankly just about everything, my conclusions are not very flattering to the leadership of the United States. Neither party had any vision whatsoever regarding the unintended consequences of truly unfettered, unregulated market force policy. I distinctly remember the public debate of “what will WE make, then?” The shockingly flippant attitude of those in charge was essentially one that said market forces will determine the outcomes, and free market policy was the paramount umbrella under which we all would sink or swim.
mystery. I concede that there are more facets of the balance of trade problem than what I am boiling it down to, but I have yet to hear anything, from anyone or any source that convinces me that we were right in actively pursuing this destruction of American industry. Dereliction of duty is not an overstatement. Why did it happen? Because we erected virtually no barriers to protect our jobs from the onslaught of world-wide (mainly Asian) suppliers, manufactured by people who got paid far less than American workers. Obviously, this strategy directed more of the pie to the American companies
that built that capacity overseas. There was no determination to keep American jobs, there were no penalties for pursuing this path. There were no rewards that served as disincentives to abandon those workers and the incomes that fed their families. My stores buy a great deal of apparel from Canadian makers, mainly Montreal, which still has an absolutely thriving apparel industry, and it is so because Quebec and Canada want it to be so. They have tried far harder to protect that gross national product and the jobs that derive from the manufacture of tangible goods. I don’t purport to be well versed in import/export policy. When confronted with macro issues like this, I am quickly proven to be decidedly uneducated. But it doesn’t take genius to see what happened right before the eyes of my generation. As debates take place now, consider that neither political party can lay claim to having done the right thing along the way since American economic policy went off the rails. Both parties have been beholden to forces that bought elections and prevented them from advocating for Americans they serve. The topic is not so simple as this, but: Blaming China for USA capitalistic endeavors is folly. Capitalists right here in America built that foreign infrastructure that would serve their own aims, raise their share prices, and enrich themselves. It is that brutally simple. Fixing it, now, is a difficult, daunting hill to climb. Even beginning to think about the scope of the task is headache-inducing. It happens, but pointing fingers across the aisle and blaming opponents is embarrassingly specious and frankly stupid. Serious minds need to dig into this and figure out how to dig America out of this hole.
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The Downriver Council for the Arts presented “Walk for the Love of Art (and Culture)” at Taylor’s Heritage Park on Sept. 26. The event was a way to display the artwork, music and dance skills of the area, along with souvenirs typically available at the DCA headquarters at 81 Chestnut in Wyandotte. “Heritage Park has a beautiful walking trail and you’ll see artists and performers along the route,” the arts council website said. “It’s a fun way to raise money, increase membership, and make new friends, all in support of the Downriver Council for the Arts.” The Downriver Council for the Arts serves 21 communities - Grosse Ile, Allen Park, Belleville, Brownstown, Ecorse, Flat Rock, Gibraltar, Huron, Lincoln Park, Melvindale, River Rouge, Riverview, Rockwood, Romulus, Southgate, Sumpter Twp, Taylor, Trenton, Van Buren, Woodhaven and Wyandotte - and area of more than 400,000 people. The Wyandotte facility includes lower and main level amenities such as artist studios, classroom areas for children and adult art workshops, two large art galleries, a commercial kitchen, and a well-stocked artisan gift shop. The upper level auditorium is the ultimate venue for events such as: DJ/live music concerts, vendor art shows, club meetings, ballroom dancing, and yoga/ meditation classes, just to name a few! The DCA also hosts special indoor and outdoor community events throughout the year. Artists on hand at the Walk for Art event included Tim Porter, an acrylic painter from Southgate, who painted one of the historic trains in the park, and Jenny Vaughn, a watercolor painter from Trenton, who created a painting of the Coan Lake Bridge. Musicians performing were the Riverside Jazz Combo, singer-songwriter Jason O’Dea, the Divine Shimmies belly dancers and acoustic guitarist Doug Mullion. There was a raffle and free art kits for children. Jan Dunbar, president of the DCA Board of Directors was among those running the show at Pavilion B in the park. For more information on the Downriver Council for the Arts, check out the Facebook page facebook.com/DC4arts.
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Continued from page 15 My wife, Mary and I were planning on going, and then 911 hit. We couldn’t go. “Actually, I wished I had aced the next hole. There was a $20,000 prize for that one.” As time went by, Jim kept active and golfing, but after several years of experimental treatment and continuous monitoring, his heart started failing. On April 1, 2014, he underwent open heart surgery at the University of Michigan to insert an LVAD heart pump, which sidelined him for six weeks in the hospital. According to U of M, the LVAD works by pulling blood from the left ventricle into a pump. The pump then sends blood to the aorta. The pump is placed in the upper part of the abdomen, while another tube exits to the outside of the body, and is attached to the pump’s battery and controls. “The device weighs six pounds,” said Kinard, “And is the size of an 8 x 10 picture frame, that is enclosed and
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connected to an external battery pack. You can carry it as a shoulder bag, or wear them on your belt with a loop.” ”My doctor, Dr. Francis Pagani, told me to live as normal a life as possible. They want you to move around. The LVAD literally keeps you alive. In my case, I was “healthy” enough to be placed on the heart transplant list. The LVAD serves as a transitional device until you need a new heart.” Living with an LVAD requires 24/7 trained care to be on-call or ready at a moment’s notice. Kinard’s wife, Mary said, “Every day the dressings needed to be changed, the batteries charged, the care given. “Working with Kevin Knott of the LVAD clinic at U of M, Jim needed training and certified assistants who could respond immediately if there was a failure, complication, or if he passed out and couldn’t help himself. “Besides our family, we had the largest LVAD support team at U of M numbering 17, which included Jim’s golfing crew and his friends.” If you count Jim, that’s 18, like the number of holes in a round of golf. And so, with LVAD attached, and
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and several biopsies to test and monitor the success of the operation. Through it all, Jim was able to live as normal life as possible, which, of course, included one of his favorite pastimes—golf. Which brings us to golf in the COVID-19 era. Jim Kinard has a strong, healthy, happy heart. Some would say his “third heart.” On July 14, 2020 at Water’s Edge Country Club, 71 year old Jim Kinard, golfing again with his buddy Tom Marshall, addressed the ball on the seventh hole, a 130 yard, par 3. Using an 8 iron with a little English, Kinard dropped another hole-in-one. Unbelievable. But then again, so is his life story. “I hope somewhere in the future that we will be able to do something, perhaps in the fetus, to eradicate cardiomyopathies, that is the ultimate goal,” Kinard said. “I just want to draw attention to and thank my wife and family and all caregivers. All my golfing buddies. Great homage goes to donors of all kinds and the doctors we are so blessed with. They all saved my life.”
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Summer reflections and community plans Wow – summer ended as if shut off like someone turned off a light switch! On the positive side, however, for the past two weeks I have had brian loftus windows open during the day and have not had to run either heating or cooling in my house. As a wiser person once warned me – if the weather were like this all year the tourists would be terrible! Summer may be over, but the political bickering season is just heating up. My last article merited me a scathing email suggesting, without evidence, that my concern with the spoiled ballots in the August Primary was based on my disappointment in the outcome. Had he really read and understood the actual verbiage of the article he would have reached no such conclusion; my concern remains the same - voting absentee presents some limitations that do not exist when voting at the polls. Voting by mail, which I admittedly did numerous times while in the service and away from Michigan, now presents even more potential for catastrophe due to the expected volumes of mail. One would have to live under a rock not to be aware of the failures demonstrated by the United States Postal Service, along with the nationwide attempts at outright election tampering. After years of downsizing due to the switch from ‘snail mail’ to electronic communications and increased reliance on private express delivery services, the Postal Service is ill equipped to handle additional millions of ballots for a three or four week period without problems. This is not an editorial opinion, just reality. Plan accordingly. On to more pleasant topics - our Downtown Development Authority director has been very busy in her new position; with input from two productive DDA meetings she is moving our Business District forward.
She now has several activities planned, either colluding or conspiring with our Recreation Director to bring some fun back to Macomb Street as we emerge from the pandemic lockdown. Paint The Town Red was normally held in conjunction with Grosse Ile High School’s Homecoming Game. Since very little is normal these days, and the Homecoming Game was played without the ‘Homecoming’ festivities, we tried to have a celebration of sorts – remember, I’m writing this over a week ago – so I hope all went well and a success for Trish and Kim and the entire community. Hooray for Halloween will be held on Oct. 24 with Trick-or-Treat on Macomb Street. Parents, please use your best judgment as to what you consider safe in regards to contact and distancing. Actual Trick-or-Treating is scheduled for 6-8p.m. on Oct. 31. Again, parents please use your best judgment and if you suspect anything unsafe in the goody bags either discard or contact dispatch. Speaking for our Fire and Rescue folks, they would much rather inspect a bag than make a rescue run. Drivers, sunset comes earlier and earlier and it is well past dark before 8 p.m., so please be extra cautious on the 31st, there may be some tiny goblins about, even along Meridian. Recreation will be a hot topic as we begin the process of renewing our Recreation Master Plan. Our community needs a Master Plan to be eligible for the grants that enable us to provide services we could not otherwise afford, and the plan provides guidance for the Recreation Commission and the Director as to the expectations of the community. Several public hearings will be held so make an effort to attend and have your desires heard. The Recreation Master Plan is important for many reasons. Recently, when the Township considered selling a parcel of property near a recreation SEE PLANS, Page 25
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SPORTS Grosse Ile gridders looking strong again 2020 Grosse Ile varsity football HANK MINCKIEWICZ Grosse Ile Grand
High school football is an annual rollercoaster and if you need proof you need look no further than your own backyard. In 2018 the Grosse Ile football team put together a historic season, winning a Huron League championship and finishing an unbeaten 9-0 regular season. Last year the Red Devils fell to 2-7, but now the team is back on the rise. Through the first three games of this weird and truncated season, Grosse Ile finds itself among the league leaders with a 2-1 record. As the calendar turned to October, the Devils traveled to Flat Rock on Oct. 1 and laid a 40-0 beating on the host Rams. The game was played on Thursday instead of the traditional Friday night because the Flat Rock administration had trouble finding a refereeing crew for Friday. The victory followed a 35-14 win over Monroe Jefferson on opening night and a 28-14 loss to New Boston Huron on the second week of the season. All three games were played on the road. Against Flat Rock, the Devils were an unstoppable force. After fumbling the ball away on its first possession, Grosse Ile ran up and down the field and scored six touchdowns. Grosse Ile led 12-0 after one quarter and 33-0 at halftime before settling for the 40-0 victory, The final period was played with a running clock. Versatile senior Joe Pizzo had another big night for the Red Devils. He scored two touchdowns and kicked four extra points. He rushed for 144 yards on just seven carries. He scored on a tackle-busting 42-yard gallop to get the Grosse Ile scoring started and
2 Zach Luh, junior 3 Tyler Swick, soph 4 Keegan Mott, senior 5. Will Davis, senior 6 Tony McMahon, senior 7 Nate Brown, senior 8 Nick Esordi, senior 9 Hunter Proctor, soph 10 Trey Swick, senior 11 Travis Symons, soph 12 Luke Taulbee, senior 15 Brent Chaszar, senior 20 Colin Howard, junior 21 Joe Pizzo, senior 22 Tyler Fraczek, soph 27 Timmy Hack, junior 40 Curtis Heard, senior 50 Ethan Bammer, senior 51 Eian Rush, soph 52 Matt Payette, senior 58 Aiden Pullen, junior 60 Jacob Brown, soph 67 Jack Weise, senior 71 Braylon Szokola, soph 72 Mitch Lewis, senior 74 Jake Reno, junior he scored on a 20-yard run midway through the second quarter. He also had 56 kick return yards and kept the Rams backed up with his booming kickoffs. Nate Brown, the team’s left-handed senior quarterback threw only 11 passes in the game, but he completed five, including touchdown throws to sophomore Tyler Swick and senior Keegan Mott. The Swick TD covered nine yards, the Mott TD seven. Brown also had a three-yard rushing touchdown just before halftime. That score was set up by a good punt return by Pizzo and a personal foul penalty at the end of the return. Grosse Ile’s other touchdown in the
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MHSAA tennis tournament undergoes changes It has been a strange year for everyone and boys tennis is no exception. The Michigan High School Athletic Association has approved a oneseason switch in postseason format that will match full teams in head-tohead competition. The format switch was made to limit the numbers of teams playing together at a single site. The postseason began with team district one-day tournaments played during Oct. 7-10 at 16 sites per division. The district champions will advance to the team finals in Divisions 1-4 to be played over two days during Oct. 15-17. For each division’s finals, the first rounds will be played out at four sites before semifinalists converge for the last two rounds. The following week, during a one-day tournament to be scheduled during Oct. 22-24, 32 No. 1 singles players will compete in bracketed play for the championships in four divisions (eight finalists per division). Grosse Ile found itself hosting a team district with Plymouth Christian, Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central and Brooklyn Columbia Central. The Devils prepped for the state
2020 Grosse Ile boys tennis Trent Chlebek, Freshman Luke Hargrove, Sophomore Caleb Johnson, Sophomore Landon Johnson, Senior Benjamin Lazorka, Junior Harrison Lee, Junior Divum Mittal, Senior Anthony Naso, Junior Ben Percha, Senior Robert Standen, Senior Alexander Stewart, Senior Henry Vergowven, Senior tournament by finishing second at the 74th annual Trenton Honor and Glory Tournament the first weekend in October. Grosse Ile scored 13 points and finished behind only Chelsea, which ran away with the meet with 24 points. Individually, Grosse Ile got two match wins each from No. 1 player Robert Standen, No. 2 Anthony Naso, No. 3 Ben Bercha and the No. 3 doubles team of Ben Lazorka and Luke Hargrove.
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Gregg Bonamici of Grosse Ile made a 25-foot birdie putt on the second playoff hole and won the 34th GAM Senior Championship presented by Sullivan Golf Travel at Belvedere Golf Club last month. The 62-year-old Grosse Ile Golf & Country Club member turned back John Barbour of Grand Rapids in the sudden-death playoff. Bonamici had closed with a 1-under 71 in regulation play for 145, and Barbour shot a final 73 to force the playoff. Due to fading light Bonamici conditions the twosome played the par 5 No. 9 hole twice in the playoff. They each made bogey 6 the first time they played it, and then Bonamici made his long putt and Barbour missed a 15-foot birdie attempt. Defending champion Steve Maddalena of Jackson missed a five-foot par putt on No. 18 in regulation to shoot 72 and just missed the playoff at 146. Gary Rymiszewski of Oxford also shot 72 for 146.
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Jerry Gunthorpe of Ovid shot a final 74 for 147 to round out the top five. A champion was also determined in the Super Senior Division. Rick Herpich won his second Super Senior title of the summer with a closing 79 for 149. Three golfers finished second at 153 among the over age 65 set – Ron Perrine of Holt, John Armstrong of Grosse Ile, and Terry Westbrook of Grand Rapids. Defending Super Senior champion Mark Ochsankehl of Caledonia shot 78 for 154, as did Bay City’s Roy Schultheiss. “It’s my first GAM title, and after 62 years, so it feels awesome,” Bonamici said after the playoff that finished as the sun was setting. “I really enjoyed my two days here at Belvedere. It’s a great golf course. Today we certainly had challenges with the 30 mile per hour winds. It was hard, hard, hard, but fortunately worked out for me.” Bonamici said he had a great read on the winning putt in the playoff, but he wasn’t especially confident after missing a two-foot putt for his 6 the first time around in the playoff. “I had no idea I was going to make it, and I was pretty shocked it went in,” he said. “It went in a little bit swift, too. I feel fortunate, very fortunate.” Bonamici said the last thing he won was the Senior Club Championship at Grosse Ile about five
Brown was 17-of-34 for 191 yards, with the score and one interception. Defensively, Tyler Swick and senior Nick Esordi each had pass interceptions.
years ago. “Winning this is great, and yesterday was my birthday,” he said. “We all grew up playing here at Belvedere in the Michigan Amateur all those years, so having an opportunity to spend two days playing this great course was enough. Certainly winning is icing on the cake.” Bonamici made three consecutive pars on the closing holes in regulation – Nos. 16, 17 and 18 – where others chasing his posted score faltered. “I hit three really good second shots on all three of them and almost birdied all three of them,” he said. “Easy pars. I think that is what got me in the playoffs.” Bonamici said being paired with Mitch Wilson of Portage in the final round inspiring. “He was my college golf teammate (Central Michigan University) and he’s accomplished so much and won everything,” he said. “I set out to try and play my best to impress him because I haven’t seen him for 40 years. I think I did it.” Super Senior winner Herpich said playing in the wind made his closing 79 feel like a 1-under score. Herpich, 67, also won the GAM Senior Championship’s Super Senior Division for the second time. He won the same division two years ago at Battle Creek Country Club.
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Grosse Ile 35, Jefferson 14 The Red Devils opened the delayed 2020 season with a resounding win over the host Bears. Grosse Ile scored two first-quarter touchdowns and led 28-7 at halftime. Brown completed 7-of-16 passes for 162 yards and threw two touchdowns to Tyler Swick and one to Trey Swick. Tyler finished the game with three catches for 105 yards and Trey caught four balls for 52 yards. Tyler also has two pass interceptions and Trey had one. Pizzo carried the ball 17 times for 94 yards and two touchdowns. Photo by Larry Caruso
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A devilish kind of night The Grosse Ile football team went to Flat Rock on Thursday, Oct. 1 and demolished the host Rams 40-0. The win left the Islanders with a 2-1 record at the time. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent shutdown, the 2020 MHSAA football regular season is just six games this year instead of the traditional nine. All teams will make the state playoffs this season. Grosse Ile played Monroe St.Mary Catholic Central on Oct. 9 and will finish the regular season with home games against Riverview on Oct. 16 and Clintondale on Oct. 23.
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The Grosse Ile girls cross country team, after being the immovable object for the past half decade, has some work to do this year to get back to the level it usually enjoys. Summer training was curtailed because of COVID concerns on the Island and so the usual amount of miles logged was down. “The pandemic definitely had an affect on us,” said veteran coach Larry Swick. But the Devils coach is optimistic that his team can “train while racing,” and get back onto very competitive footing. Swick said the New Boston Huron, which won the first Huron League jamboree, seems to be the class of the field this year, but he added that there is a solid group of teams behind the Chiefs and the Red Devils hope to lead that pack. Huron won the first jamboree with a score of 63 points and Riverview and Milan tied for second with 78. Grosse Ile was a highly competitive fourth with 79 points “This is a great team,” Swick said. “It’s a little smaller than usual, but they are working very hard.” Caitlyn Korte, a junior, who was a state-meet qualifier last year as a 10th-grader, is Grosse Ile’s No. 1 runner and Swick said she is getting stronger as the season wears on. She finished seventh at the first Huron League jamboree. Junior Ciara Armstrong,
who was 11th at the jamboree, is another solid Grosse Ile scorer. “She has looked good,” said Swick. “You can tell she worked hard because she looks a lot stronger.” Sisters Nicole and Michelle Roque are another pair of
Kalata, junior Cecilia Vesperman and senior Katie Keim. Swick especially singled out Keim, who does not often score, but adds a huge amount to the team in other ways. “She has sort of assumed the leadership role and that is
better. “The boys are working hard,” he said. Seniors Griffin Mihalko and Luke Porter, junior Joey Gall and sophomores Nick Griffin, Rylan Armstrong and Aiden Cooksen are runners the Devils will be counting on this season. Sophomore Griffin led the Red Devils in their first two outings, the league jamboree and the Monroe Jefferson Invitational. Huron League Jamboree 1 Grosse Ile’s girls team was fourth in the season’s first league jamboree, but the Devils finished just two points out of second place and just 16 points behind meet champ New Boston Huron. Caitlyn Korte was seventh and Ciara Armstrong 11th to lead the Devils, Cecilia Vesperman, Carolyn Kalata and Nichole Roque were the other Red Devils to score. Korte ran 21:20, Armstrong ran 21:53, Vesperman ran 22:52, Kalata ran 23:09 and Roque clocked 23:11. Asa team, the boys were last in the race. Griffin Mahalko’s 19:29, 35th-place finish paced the Grosse Ile effort.
potential scorers and Swick said that their competitiveness helps them both. “They are really, really good kids and they work with each other and help each other,” Swick said. The Grosse Ile coach also mentioned contributions from first-year senior Carolyn
very, very important,” Swick said. “Actually, we are looking for all six of our seniors to step up and be leaders.” The boys team struggled last year and they were last at the initial league jamboree this season, but Swick said he is not disheartened because the team is still pushing to get
Jefferson Invitational The Grosse Ile girls finished fourth with 100 points, which was 24 points behind league rival New Boston Huron. The Devils did finish ahead of other league teams, Milan, Jefferson and Airport. Caitlyn Korte finished ninth in 21:37, followed by Nicole
2020 Grosse Ile cross country Seniors Emma Griffin Carolyn Kalata Katie Keim Griffin Mihalko Luke Porter Marina Rensi Juniors Ciara Armstrong Olivia Barnard Joey Gall Ahmad Kanso Caitlin Korte Anna Malonson Nicole Roque Hayden Swan Cecilia Vesperman Ashlyn Weatherly Sophomores Rylan Armstrong Avery Brooks Aiden Cookson Nicholas Griffin James Malonson Freshmen Mallory Dieball Noelle Gall Riley Kerr James Quinlan Michelle Roque Arnev Verma Roque in 23rd (23:09), Marina Rensi in 34th (23:37), Mallory Dieball in 37th (23:46), Michelle Roque in 40th (24:05), Cecilia Vesperman in 41st (24:29) and Katie Keim in 43rd (24:56). The boys team finished seventh, beating out only Airport. Nicholas Griffin, Joey Gall, Luke Porter, Griffin Mahalko and James Malonson did the Grosse Ile scoring.
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I generally have opinions. I hope they are reasoned and thoughtful and I am not usually afraid to share them. But I have to admit that when it comes to this pandemic, I have thoughts and ideas, but I am woefully short on opinions, especially when it comes to in-class school versus online learning and playing sports, especially indoor sports and football. I know the arguments for and against and I understand them. To me it’s like that old cartoon with the devil sitting on one shoulder and an angel on the other, each whispering into my ears. I am not sure which side is the angel and which is the devil, but here is what they are saying: In-person learning is the gold standard. I agree with this. Kids learn better in a face-to-face environment, they benefit from the structure of a school day and there is no better form of socialization than going to school with a group of other children. In school kids also learn about social systems and about the fact that they have to follow rules set by someone other than mom and dad - something that comes in handy when they one day get a job. I think how hard this must be for families. If I was 20 years younger right now, I would have an 11th-grader, an 8th-grader, a sixth-grader and a third-grader in school. Yeah, right. How in the world would I have managed that? I worked full time and my wife, a registered nurse, worked part time. Where would we find time to help educate the kids? How would we? I went to college and all that, but do you really think I remember and can help teach high school chemistry? Then there’s the issue of computers for everyone and quiet spaces for them to work, not to mention the fact that a couple of them were not really fond of school anyway. I think about people who are in the situation I would have been in and I shake my head - how in the world are
they expected to do it? Then it comes to sports. Again, I put myself in other people’s shoes. From the time my oldest son (all four of my kids are boys) was 7- or 8-years-old, it was sports, sports, sports. My oldest played baseball, football and hockey and his three younger brothers followed him. The younger three also threw in some wrestling in middle school and as high school freshmen. Summer vacation weekends were
seniors missed their spring athletic season and it’s a shame that the 2020 seniors are playing shortened fall season and playing before sparse crowds with no bands and little cheering. But then the other shoulder pipes up. The last few paragraphs I have talked about me 20 years ago, but I am not that man anymore. Today, I am over 60. I am overweight. I’ve had a stroke - that’s what unchecked high
I feel the risk goes higher. Volleyball players are nose-to-nose at the net, breathing hard in each other’s faces. And have you ever paid attention to how close offensive and defensive linemen are on a football field? Yeah, yeah, there is a shield or a mask, but as one coach who was against getting back to playing said to me, “those guys are literally swapping snot on every play.” Graphic and gross, I know. But true. There is no grand, prophetic end
While the stands have not been completely empty, Michigan high school football teams have been playing before sparse crowds that contain few students and no bands.
spent in campgrounds following travel team baseball tournaments. In the winter we travelled to hockey tournaments. I once cooked an entire Thanksgiving dinner the day before Thanksgiving, packed it in Tupperware, and we ate it in a hotel room in Indianapolis on Thanksgiving evening. So I know how much time and effort people spend on kids’ athletic events. I know high school is even more intense. My four sons won 35 varsity letters. That combined with the fact that for 36 years I was a sportswriter or the sports editor for the News-Herald, means that I have seen more high school athletic events than probably 99 percent of the people you know. I know how important it is to players, parents and grandparents. To this day my oldest son says there is nothing like the feeling of running out onto a football field under the lights on a Friday night. It’s tragic that the 2019 class of
blood pressure can do to you. I have had triple bypass surgery - that’s what coronary artery disease can do to you. In short, I am a fat, old guy with coronary artery disease and blood sugar levels that doctors have been “keeping an eye on,” for the past four or so years. I am, to be frank, the type of person COVID-19 stalks. I look around at my peers and I realize that I am not unique and I worry about us all. Only a small percentage of people who contract this disease die, but the older and the less healthy you are, the greater the odds against you. I fear this thing and I think if our kids and grandkids go to school and get face-to-face with other kids, there is a greater chance of them bringing it home. Is their missing year of face-toface learning worth the lives of a few parents or grandparents? Is it worth some teacher’s lives? When they hit the field or the court,
to this column. As I said at the start, I really don’t have an opinion to share. I see both sides of this issue and understand both. I am thankful that I do not have to make these decisions for my family. My wife and I have four grandchildren, the oldest is five. He’s just started kindergarten this fall and his parents, who have taken great precautions since March, have chosen to have him school online. It was a pretty easy decision because it is just kindergarten. I know a lot of you have had to make much, much tougher choices. I wish I had facts or figures or some grand scheme that would help make your decisions easier. I don’t. The best I can do is wish you well and hope you make the best choices for you and your loved ones. Hopefully this is the last school year that will be compromised by this coronavirus.
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For the first time in many, many years, the Grosse Ile soccer team is not in first place in the Huron League. The Red Devils fell earlier this season - on a disputed goal - to Riverview and the Bucs are still unbeaten. But take heart, the defending Division 3 Red Devils are far from out of the league chase and still looking forward to another long state playoff run. “Riverview scored after what was clearly a hand ball,” said Grosse Ile coach Jon Evans, “but, it is what it is. We did not take advantage of our opportunities in that game.” The loss was Grosse Ile’s first in league play since September of 2015. That loss also against Riverview and, coincidentally, Evans was an assistant coach on the Riverview team. Evans said that Grosse Ile has
to take care of business in its final league games and hope that Riverview stumbles in one of its final games, which include contests with some of the better Huron League teams. But while the Devils have lost a league game and are in a struggle to retain the league title, the reason is because Riverview has gotten better, not that the Devils have fallen off. Despite having just three seniors and starting five sophomores and a freshman, Grosse Ile posted a 9-11 record in its first 11 games and allowed a scant four goals. Grosse Ile has not scored at it’s usual high clip this season, but the team is as stout defensively as ever. The defense is keyed by sophomore co-captain Cannon Kawadri, who heads a defensive squad of Tyler Slowik, Clayton Lafayette, Drake Rossi, Lucas Centlivre and Lucas Marinkovich. That group plays in front of keeper
Hayden Watson and James Duke and makes life easy for those guys. Up front, Grosse Ile is led by senior attacker Bosh Tanyi. Tanyi, who scored in both the semifinals and finals of last year’s state tournament as the Red Devils beat first Macomb Lutheran North 1-0 and then Grand Rapids South Christian 2-1 in a shootout in the title game, had 18 goals and 26 points through Grosse Ile’s first 11 games. Joining Tanyi on the attack are senior twin brothers Zach and Ethan Bast, juniors Ty Garza and Anthony Shaheen and sophomores Drew Cardinal and Joe Molnar Grosse Ile’s midfield is made up of juniors Jon Duke and Spencer Polgar and freshman Ali Kahled. Evans said Kahled is one of the top ninth-graders in the state, if not the midwest. Soccer teams in the Lower Peninsula got off to a slow start this season because Gov. Gretchen
1 Watson, Hayden So 2 Lafayette, Clayton Jr 3 Khaled, Ali Fr 4 Duke, Jonathan Jr 5 Slowik, Tyler So 6 Shaheen, Anthony Jr 7 Garza, Tyler Jr 8 Kawadri, Cannon So 9 Bast, Zachary Sr 10 Tanyi, Miklos Sr 11 Polgar, Spencer Jr 12 Rossi, Drake So 13 Bast, Ethan Sr 14 Lowery, William Jr 15 Molnar, Joseph So 16 Gilbert, Luke Jr 17 Ziberi, Krenar Jr 18 Marinkovich, Lucas Jr 19 Sawicki, Evan Jr 20 Aller, Wade Fr 20 Cardinal, Drew So 21 Pizzo, Giuseppe Sr 22 Pizzo, Matthew Fr 23 Centlivre, Lucas Jr 24 Skehan, Caden Jr 25 Duke, James Fr Whitmer’s orders did not allow the sport to start at its normal time. Because of that, Grosse Ile lost six regular season games. Grosse Ile is a MHSAA district tournament host this year and because a number of Division 3 teams dropped out of the season because of the pandemic, the district is very small, with just four teams, The tournament semifinals are Oct. 12 and the finals are Oct. 14. Joining the Red Devils in the district are Dearborn Henry Ford Academy, Detroit Christo Rey and Taylor Prep. The district champ will move on to play the winner of the Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard district on Oct. 27. “Our expectations are always high,” said Evans. “We know that as defending champs, we not only have an X on our backs, but we have three or four.”
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