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BILL STEVENSON

As our old Government or Civics teacher always told us, “Elections have consequences.”

With the general election less than a month away, Grosse Ile voters are faced with a number of decisions that will immediately affect our state, county, and township. And, even though this is a midterm or “off year” election, the results will no doubt be consequential for years to come.

On Nov. 8, 2022, voters will decide Michigan’s top three statewide offices— governor and lieutenant governor, attorney general and secretary of state.

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Additionally, on the ballot are partisan races for our representative in the U.S. Congress; two Michigan Supreme Court justices; our new state representative and state senator; seats on the state board of education and our major universities; county executive, sheriff and commissioner; Grosse Ile school board members; as well as non-partisan judicial offices at the state, county, and local level.

To view your sample ballot for the upcoming election, visit the Michigan Voter Information Center @michigan. gov/vote.

Voters will also make their voices heard on state-wide ballot proposals regarding legislative term limits, expansion of voting rights and abortion.

Closest to home, Grosse Ile citizens will determine the future direction of their tax dollars for millages for locally-controlled road repairs, operational monies for the Grosse Ile Fire Department, and bond proposals allowing the school district to

modernize learning environments and facilities.

Some important dates for the statewide general election:

Voting early in person by absentee begins at your clerk’s office: Sept. 29

Last day to register to vote online: Oct. 24

Return absentee ballot by mail to avoid mailing delays: Oct. 24

Last day to request an absentee ballot online or by mail: 5 p.m. Nov. 4

Vote early by absentee ballot at clerk’s office: Through Nov, 7 at 4 p.m.

Register to vote in person at the clerk’s office: Through Nov. 8 at 8 p.m.

Return absentee ballot to designated drop box: Nov. 8 by 8 p.m.

Return absentee ballot to local clerk’s office by hand: Nov. 8 by 8 p.m.

For further information, visit the Township Clerk’s Office, 9601 Groh Road, or call (734) 676-4422.

Most importantly, make your voice heard — vote!

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Grosse Ile DDA Presents “Art on the Ile”

at Lyons Park (corner of Macomb St. and Lyons Rd.)

“The goal of the Art on the Ile Program is to preserve and enrich the character that makes Grosse Ile such a unique community. We hope to inspire residents through the various art installations while also recognizing the work of local artists through the program” said Allie McAughey, Art on the Ile Program Consultant.

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The Grosse Ile Downtown Development Authority (DDA) is pleased to present the public art program, Art on the Ile. The program includes several sculpture displays and murals along downtown Macomb Street. Art on the Ile aims to enrich the Grosse Ile community by integrating a wide range of art into public spaces. The Grosse Ile DDA believes that art in a public setting is vital to establishing an inspired and thriving community. The program hopes to create an inspired environment for residents, while also encouraging visitors to experience all that Grosse Ile has to offer.

The Grosse Ile DDA and local artists will be unveiling their art installations at a community event on Thursday, Oct. 13 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

In the program’s inaugural debut, Dustin Cook and Grosse Ile’s own Michelle Tanguay will be painting murals.

Cook explores paintings, sculptural works, and installations. He uses playfulness as a driving narrative throughout his work, having a strict focus on color principles, shape and form, creating objects interacting with each other formally and through a playful atmosphere, keeping the viewer continuously engaged to find various parallels throughout the work.

Michelle Tanguay studied Fine Art

at the College for Creative Studies where she discovered her love of painting and curating. Michelle has recently created artwork for Microsoft, Netflix, Under Armour, Murals in the Market. Michelle’s paintings can also be seen on public display throughout the city of Detroit. You can find Dustin Cook’s Mural located at Sully’s BBQ at 8537 Macomb Street and Michelle Tanguay’s mural at Ever-Ready Cleaners at 9036 Macomb Street.

Artists Erik and Israel Nordin from Detroit Design Center will feature four of their metal sculptures. Erik and Israel have been working as artists in Detroit for over 20 years where they founded the Detroit Design Center in 1999.

The Nordin Brothers describe themselves as artists who build objects for spaces as they create their sculptures from blown glass, steel and other mediums. The Nordin Brothers have large scale sculptures in many cities throughout Michigan, including

Detroit.

Timothy Southward is a visual artist, who received a BFA from the College for Creative Studies. Since graduating Tim has exhibited both locally in Detroit, as well as nationally. Many of his works are formed by assembling multiple glass pieces, in combination with metal to create a larger work.

Tim currently creates his work out of his studio and glass shop at Wyandotte Art and Glass Center, where he creates both commissioned pieces as well as personal and conceptual work.

Brian Nelson attended Western Michigan University in 1985 where he received a BFA in Sculpture in 1990. Brian began teaching at Eastern in 2000, and is currently a professor of sculpture.

He has exhibited throughout the area, Popps Packing at the DAM, CAID, Elaine L. Jacobs Gallery,

Hot button issues on ballot State proposals reflect ballot initiatives

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PROPOSAL 22-1 A Proposal to Amend the State Constitution To Require Annual Public Financial Disclosure Reports by Legislators and Other State Officers And Change State Legislator Term Limits to 12 Total Years in Legislature

This proposed constitutional amendment would:

~ Require members of legislature, governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, and attorney general file annual public financial disclosure reports after 2023, including assets, liabilities, income sources, future employment agreements, gifts, travel reimbursements, and positions held in organizations except religious, social, and political organizations.

~ Require legislature implement but not limit or restrict reporting requirements.

~ Replace current term limits for state representatives and state senators with a 12-year total limit in any combination between house and senate, except a person elected to senate in 2022 may be elected the number of times allowed when that person became a candidate.

Should this proposal be adopted?

PROPOSAL 22-2 A Proposal to Amend the State Constitution to Add Provision Regarding Elections

This proposed constitutional amendment would:

~ Recognize fundamental right to vote without harassing conduct; ~ Require military or overseas ballots be counted if postmarked by election day;

~ Provide voter right to verify identity with photo ID or signed statement; ~ Provide voter right to single application to vote absentee in all elections; ~ Require state-funded absentee-ballot drop boxes, and postage for absentee applications and ballots;

~ Provide that only election officials may conduct post-election audits; ~ Require nine days of early in-person voting;

~ Allow donations to fund elections, which must be disclosed; ~ Require canvass boards certify election results based only on the official records of votes cast.

Should this proposal be adopted?

PROPOSAL 22-3 A Proposal to Amend the State Constitution to Establish New Individual Right to Reproductive Freedom, Including Right to Make All Decisions About Pregnancy And Abortion; Allow State to Regulate Abortion in Some Cases; And Forbid Prosecution of Individuals Exercising Established Right.

This proposed constitutional amendment would:

~ Establish new individual right to reproductive freedom, including right to make and carry out all decisions about pregnancy, such as prenatal care, childbirth, postpartum care, contraception, sterilization, abortion, miscarriage management, and infertility;

~ Allow state to regulate abortion after fetal viability, but not prohibit if medically needed to protect a patient’s life or physical or mental health;

~ Forbid state discrimination in enforcement of this right; prohibit prosecution of an individual, or a person helping a pregnant individual, for exercising rights established by this amendment;

~ Invalidate state laws conflicting with this amendment.

Should this proposal be adopted?

Whatever your views are on these matters, make sure your voice is heard.

Vote November 8. !

Township proposals focus direction

School bonds, Township road and fire millages seek approval

They are bread and butter, kitchen table, quality of life issues. On Nov. 8, Grosse Ile voters will be asked to approve tax levies for maintaining the current Fire Department operations; for improvement of the roads within the Township; and approve two bond issues for district-wide school improvements.

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First on the ballot is the Fire Department request.

Just as a matter of perspective: In 1980, the department made 150 calls that year with a volunteer staff of 50 firefighters. Last year, the Fire Department made 672 rescue calls and 145 fire calls, which included home emergencies and automobile collisions, with a volunteer staff of 18 firefighters and EMTs.

Demographically, the population of Grosse Ile is getting older and the reliance on the Fire Department has expanded. This year-to-date, the department has seen 500 rescue calls and 89 fire calls.

The millage request for the Fire Department reads:

“Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be imposed on taxable property in the Township of Grosse Ile, Michigan, be increased by up to .75 Mill ($0.75 per thousand dollars of taxable value) for a period of ten (10) years, 2023 to 2032, inclusive, as new additional millage to provide funds for the purpose of maintaining and operating the Township Fire Department. A .75 mill increase will raise an estimated $513,750 when first levied in 2023.”

The roads, ahem, speak for themselves. Some would say they scream for themselves. And, perhaps, we forgot what Township Manager and Department of Public Services Director Derek Thiel, explained in a previous interview, “We are governed by P.A.51 which is Michigan’s primary highway revenue sharing program for state and local road agencies. The law created the

Michigan Transportation Fund which is funded by a state-raised gas tax and vehicle registration fees, not solely by our property taxes. Once the revenues are deposited in the Transportation Fund, it’s divided up based on fixed percentages: 39 percent goes to the state highway department. 39 percent goes to county road commissions, and 22 percent goes to municipalities (cities and villages.) Zero (0) goes to townships throughout the state.

“As a Michigan township, all our primary roads, side streets, and bridges are owned by Wayne County. We do not receive money directly to the township from the Transportation Fund, but have to rely on Wayne County for funding,” said Thiel. “Or, we can go to the voters for a locally, voter approved millage.”

The Grosse Ile Township Board, and the Department of Public Services Commission recommended that a road millage request for 1.4 mills to be levied for 15 years. Beginning in 2025 and beyond, other millages approved by the voters in previous years, fall off the tax assessments, realizing a significant reduction overall.

The Department of Public Services Commission concluded, “Based

upon the recent investments of over $15 million for the Parkway “Free” Bridge, $2.3 million for the Meso Island Bridge, $2.8 million for the West River Road Bridge, and the needed replacements of the Ferry, Elba and Swan Island Bridges, the DPS Commission feels it is unrealistic to assume the County will be improving many other Grosse Ile primary or secondary roadways.”

The millage request for the Road millage reads:

“Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be levied on taxable property in the Township of Grosse Ile, Michigan, be increased by up to 1.4 Mill ($1.40 per thousand dollars of taxable value) for a period of fifteen years, 2022 to 2037, inclusive, as new additional millage to provide funds for paying the costs of construction, improvements and maintenance to roads within the Township, including paying the cost of debt service on bonds issued for such purposes? It is estimated that 1.4 mill would raise approximately $915,000 when first levied in 2022.”

Next up on the ballot are the Grosse

Ile Township School District bonding proposals I and II.

Under state law for school districts and municipalities, “expenditure of bond proceeds must be audited and the proceeds cannot be used for repair or maintenance costs, teacher, administrator or employee salaries, or other operating expenses.”

School Bonding Proposal I reads:

“Shall Grosse Ile Township Schools, Wayne County, Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed Fifty-Five Million Four Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($55,450,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds therefore, in one or more series, for the purpose of: erecting, furnishing, and equipping additions to Parke Lane Elementary School; remodeling, furnishing and refurnishing and equipping and reequipping school buildings and other facilities; acquiring and installing instructional technology in school buildings; purchasing school buses; and preparing, developing, improving, and equipping an outdoor learning area, athletic fields, playgrounds, parking areas, sidewalks, and sites?”

following for informational purposes only:

“The estimated millage that will be levied for the proposed bonds in 2023 is 1.36 mills ($1.36 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a -0- mills net increase over the prior year’s levy. The maximum number of years the bonds of any series may be outstanding, exclusive of any refunding, is thirty (30) years. The estimated simple average annual millage anticipated to be required to retire this bond debt is 3.56 mills ($3.56 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation).

The school district does not expect to borrow from the State to pay debt service on the bonds. The total amount of qualified bonds currently outstanding is $15,075,000. The total amount of qualified loans currently outstanding is $0. The estimated computed millage rate may change based on changes in certain circumstances.”

tax bonds therefor, in one or more series, for the purpose of: erecting, remodeling, furnishing and refurnishing, and equipping and re-equipping performing arts facilities and athletic facilities; and preparing, developing, improving, and equipping athletic fields?”

The School District states:

“The estimated millage that will be levied for the proposed bonds in 2023 is 1.20 mills ($1.20 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation). The maximum number of years the bonds of any series may be outstanding, exclusive of any refunding, is thirty (30) years. The estimated simple average annual millage anticipated to be required to retire this bond debt is 1.13 mills ($1.13 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation).”

Again, the bond programs will focus on areas of improvement across every school in the District—District Right-Sizing; Safety and Security; Infrastructure Improvements, Technology, Arts, and Athletics.

Don’t forget to vote Nov. 8.

Vote yes!

Parents and Grosse Ile Schools students got together recently for a “Vote Yes” rally to support the upcoming millage that will be on the November ballot. Event organizers said they were pleased and happy with how involved the students were. Grosse Ile schools have two proposals on the Nov. 8 ballot. Be sure to be informed and to vote.

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Two of fall’s favorite fruits — pumpkins (yes, pumpkin is a fruit) and apples — are begging to be made into cakes, pies, muffins and more.

3 eggs

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

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It would be unthinkable to make an apple pie or dessert with canned apples, but pumpkin is another story, because who has time to make puree from scratch? Just be sure to read the label on the can so you’re not buying pie filling.

Former Trenton resident Janice Grimshaw, who now lives in Tampa, shares her recipe for delectable streusel-topped muffins that feature both pumpkin and apples. She said she doesn’t peel the apples, and neither did I.

JANICE’S PUMPKIN-APPLESTRUESEL MUFFINS

2 ½ cups flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 tablespoon pumpkin-pie spice

1 cup sugar

2 eggs, lightly beaten ½ cup cooking oil

1 cup canned pumpkin

2 cups chopped apples

In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda, pumpkin-pie spice and sugar. In a smaller bowl, combine eggs, oil and pumpkin and add to dry ingredients; stir until moistened, then stir in apples and spoon batter into greased-and-floured muffin tins, filling 2/3 full. Sprinkle streusel over batter and bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

Struesel Topping: Combine 2 tablespoons flour, ¼ cup brown sugar and ½ teaspoon cinnamon, then cut in 4 teaspoons butter until mixture is crumbly.

One of the most popular recipes I’ve enjoyed personally and offered to readers over the years as a food editor was for Mrs. Dula’s Raw-Apple Cake — and this is the perfect time to bake one.

MRS. DULA’S RAW-APPLE CAKE

1 ¾ cups sugar

¾ cup cooking oil

½ teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon vanilla

4 or 5 apples, sliced thinly (McIntosh or Jonathan)

1 cup chopped nuts, divided

½ cup golden raisins

Place sugar, oil, eggs, flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and vanilla in a mixing bowl and beat with a wooden spoon or electric mixer until well blended. Fold in apples, ½ cup of the nuts and all of the raisins. Turn batter into a greased and floured 9x13-inch baking pan, sprinkle with remaining nuts and bake at 350 degrees about 45 minutes or until a toothpick tests clean. Delicious with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

What could be better on a nippy fall day than a steaming-hot bowl of spicy pumpkin soup? Here’s one that took the top prize in an annual Bavarian Inn Lodge cook-off in Frankenmuth:

BARBARA GOLDI’S ZESTY PUMPKIN SOUP

¼ cup butter

1 cup chopped onions

1 clove garlic, crushed

1 teaspoon curry powder

½ teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon ground coriander

1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper

3 cups chicken broth

16-ounce can pumpkin

1 cup half and half

Sour cream and chives (optional)

In large saucepan, melt butter and sauté onions and garlic until soft. Add curry powder, salt, coriander and crushed pepper. Cook for 1 minute. Add broth and boil gently, uncovered, for 15 to 20 minutes. Stir in pumpkin and half and half; cook for 5 minutes. Pour into blender or food processor and blend until smooth and creamy. Reheat. Garnish with sour cream and chives if desired. Serves 4 to 6.

HAPPY COOKING!

Many people - most, perhaps - go to an optometrist, get an eye exam and then follow the lady in the white coat over to the wall of frames and pick out a new set of glasses.

The story ends with the customer paying way more than he or she ever expected.

If that pretty much describes you, Bob Schmittou says there is something you should know: He can save you money, maybe lots of money.

Schmittou, a proud military veteran, owns New Eyes Optical, located on 1616 Ford Avenue, right at 16th Street in Wyandotte.

There are no doctors at New Eyes, just lots of frames and Schmittou, who can get you into fashionable new glasses for a lot less than all of the other chains and franchises out there.

Just bring your eyeglass prescription to him and see what kind of magic he can work for you.

“I am kind of like what the pharmacy is to your doctor,” Schmittou said. “Your doctor writes you a prescription. He doesn’t try to sell you the drugs. You go to the pharmacy. The same is true with us. You bring us a prescription and we will fill it.”

New Eyes Optical does not accept insurance, but their low prices mean that is often not an issue.

Schmittou has been in the eyeglass game for a long time. He enlisted in the Army after graduating from Lincoln Park High School and Uncle Sam sent him to school to learn how to make eyeglasses.

He did that in the Army for nearly four years and then worked for Lenscrafters and for private doctors after that.

In 2012 he opened New Eyes Optical and has been there ever since.

Schmittou said he has over 1,300 frames in his building and can make arrangements to get others if customers come in with a specific brand or style in mind.

For sunglass lovers, Schmittou said he has the largest selection of Ray Ban and Oakley sunglasses in the area.

If you come in, you will deal with Schmittou himself. He and his wife Pam are the only employees. Schmittou does the fitting of the eyewear, and Pam orders frames and keeps the shop looking fresh by arranging the frame displays and decorating.

So, if you are in the market for new glasses, would like a little personal attention and a really low price, give Schmittou a call at 313-587-4204, drop an email at neweyesoptical2012@gmail. com or contact them through their Facebook page, Facebook.com/neweyesoptical.

Arlene Rose was a localist

My mother died on Sunday, Sept. 25.

She died peacefully, in no pain, with family members there for her. The day before, all of her sons were there, and she talked to all of us.

She was 90 years old and lived a long, happy, good life.

Downriver region that supported our local and independently owned clothing stores.

I can tell you that my mother made a difference to the places she did business with for all the things she needed or wanted.

obsessed with their own visions, all over the top on their commitments to their people and to the services they provide, and all kind, grateful people. The absence of which makes the world I go about in less vibrant and less happy.

PETER ROSE

While I am sad about this, of course, I am also well aware of all of the above and so much more. This was hardly a life cut short, and that life was felt by those around her like a magnetic field or ripples in a pond from the force of her personality.

It just can’t get much better for all of us that loved her and will miss her. This column is not an obituary, though.

Long before I understood the power of localism on local economies, my mother simply preferred to shop at places that knew her name and that appreciated her patronage. My father was and is a man that wanted nothing to do with national chains of any kind, and internet purchases were just a s bad if not worse.

Together, they simply chose the local option instinctively and automatically.

Over a lifetime of spending for appliances, tires, food and well, everything, consider what the sum total of their spending was in the

She was a friendly, happy, and supportive presence. And I can tell you that I continue to feel the glow of all the people that consider Chelsea and Willow Tree by so many people that are those warm and happy faces that always think local first.

Reciprocity is one of the most important concepts to get a grip on in life. It is gratifying beyond words to direct my business to people and the businesses they own that do business with us.

It is connectivity to our community, of course, but first, it is being specifically supportive of specific, impactful people that I like and appreciate, and that I do not want to be diminished in any way by my indifference.

The idea of localism is also tangential to much simpler ideas: Being grateful, and being kind. As I’ve come to emphasize in my own mind and to share often, I am dazzled by the impact that single humans make in their endeavors. I’m grateful to each of them for their contribution to the meshwork of our community.

The people I admire and appreciate in this respect are all

In this regard, it is OK to be right up front about recognizing that supporting such people (businesses) is one of the most self-serving things you can do. As your spending decision keeps those people in work, as well as all the people they pay, you get the satisfaction of knowing you are doing business with people that matter to you. People that you would be depressed about losing.

Sometimes we lose these people due to death. Sometimes the people are irreplaceable in terms of what they brought to the table of life. But through their lives, they made a profound impact on how we see the world.

As her oldest son, and one of the partners that made our version of local work for nearly all of my time in business, of course I miss her.

Expressing these emotions at a keyboard is difficult; I’ve had to take more breaks for this column than any other.

That said, most people don’t get the chance to do this, now, do they?

The idea that I expressed in one of my earliest columns was this: If my daughter owned a bakery, nobody would have to urge me to support her. I would be doing my best to

a lot of other people, for the person herself, as well as for the products she created. It’s a symbiotic thing, it’s a priceless thing.

But other people that don’t think local first (I mean, local only, thanks Mom) would need to be told of that amazing place. They would need to be reminded of just how awesome a place it is, right here in our Downriver homeland. Once they went, they’d never have to be told again.

That’s why I write. But if it helps, imagine my mom telling you that “you know, you really should shop locally. Everyone benefits when you do.”

Bon voyage, Momma. You done good.

Arlene Rose was born in New Bedford, MA on Jan. 25, 1932 and died Sept. 25, 2022.

A graduate of St. Luke’s Hospital School of Nursing in New Bedford, Arlene worked as a registered nurse at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia and later as an ER nurse at what was then Wyandotte General Hospital (now Henry Ford Wyandotte). She was greatly respected and admired for both her medical skills and her compassionate treatment of patients.

She joined the family retail apparel

business in 1968 when the Chelsea Group LLC opened its Willow Tree store in downtown Wyandotte.

She had exquisite taste and a flair for buying and, for a while continued in nursing while making numerous buying trips to New York City. Soon after, her enthusiasm for retailing got the best of her and she gave up nursing. She continued as the driving force of Willow Tree until her retirement in 2018.

She lived in Grosse Ile with her husband and three sons from 1968 until 1998 and made many close friends on

The Island.

She and her husband moved to their Downtown Wyandotte condominium and was delighted to be so close to the evolving Wyandotte retail/entertainment scene.

She was the loving wife of Gilbert Rose, mother to Peter (Janelle), Michael (Kelly) and Daniel (Peggy). Grandmother to Kirsten (Matthew) and Haley (Evan) and great grandmother to Anna, twins Alex and Max and Rosalie.

She was the identical twin of Betty Fisher Chesnes and the two girls were

inseparable. They were also insufferable as most people couldn’t tell them apart and they devilishly delighted in confusing them.

Arlene Rose was a wonderful wife and mother and a gentle soul who lit up a room and brightened everyone’s day. She will be sorely missed.

Cremation was private and no religious services are scheduled.

A “Going Away Party” (Arlene loved to travel) will celebrate her life in the near future.

Arlene Rose

OBITUARY: Arlene Rose will be remembered for her many great qualities

Macomb in bloom thanks to Grosse Ile Garden Club

My husband Jack and I are on the board of Keep Michigan Beautiful and recently met in Frankenmuth. That picturesque town is known not only for its fudge but for its active beautification committee that makes sure colorful flowers are planted along their main street.

of musicians to perform during the summer months at the Commons.

PAMELA A. FRUCCI

At our last Concert on the Commons, when Karen Skrocki and Picks and Bow performed, I was presented with a framed certificate from Benny of the Jets recognizing me for bringing live music to audiences…It’s always nice to be appreciated!

Longtime Island sailor is visiting another island

On our island we are lucky to have an active Grosse Ile Garden Club which has lined our main street with hanging baskets of flowers and many businesses have also added flowers and flowering bushes to their grounds to make Macomb Street bloom.

Thanks to an asphalt company our potholes have disappeared

As lucky as we are to live on East River Road and enjoy seeing the variety of boats and ships that pass by our front windows, we haven’t enjoyed the potholes that caused us to “rock and roll” when driving down the street in front of our house.

Thanks to the work of an asphalt company that filled the pot holes and resurfaced the road our drive is a lot smoother!

Look for an original one-act play to bring live theater back to Grosse Ile

The Creative Writing Workshop has been meeting monthly at Victorian Place on Macomb Street since 2019.

At our October meeting, as chair of the group, I gave the CWW the challenge of writing and producing an original one-act play to attempt to bring live theater back to the Island.

At our November meeting we’ll take a look at what we’ve written and decide if we’ve got the makings of something an audience would enjoy.

I advised the group to “keep it light” since we all don’t need “heavy drama” as entertainment!

Thanks to Benny of the Jets, i get a framed certificate for featuring live music

Since 2003 I’ve contacted a variety

According to his sister Jeanne Krukowski, retired dentist Brian Hartwell and his wife Katie, are in Hawaii visiting their son and family.

Jeanne says Brian currently has a “fleet of sailboats” and grew up sailing practically at the same time he learned to walk. He sails not only for the pleasure of being on the water but competes in sailing races.

Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist pays a visit to Grosse Ile Barry Gillan, who owns the former Olds Estate on Elba Island, threw a party last September and Michigan’s Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist made the scene.

He spoke to the crowd and when I had a chance to meet him, I gave him a copy of Keep Michigan Beautiful’s 60th anniversary booklet. (KMB came about when Governor Swainson decided the state needed an organization to make sure Michigan kept its reputation as a “clean and green” state.)

Jack and I are on the board of KMB and had recently attended our 60th anniversary meeting in Clare.

Make New Friends, Keep The Old”

“Make new friends, keep the old; one is silver and the other is gold” is a little ditty that I think of when Jack and I gather at the Red Olive in Woodhaven with fellow retired teachers who taught in Southgate schools.

Every first Tuesday of the month, a small crowd of former teachers (both elementary and high school) meet and get caught up with each other.

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I recently started going to Mr. Nicks. I absolutely love it. I enjoy the musicians that perform there. The bartender Dave is amazing.

have met so many nice and welcoming people there.

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The food, drinks & service was fantastic! We will definitely be stopping by more often. Thank you Mr Nicks.

We had a birthday party in the banquet room, comfortable atmosphere, great food and the bartender and waitress did a great job serving drinks to all our guests! Great prices for catering too!

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If you are looking for a place to have a nice meal in a fun, interesting and unusual place, The Vault Restaurant is for you.

Located in Downtown Wyandotte on the corner of First and Maple streets, the fine-dining eatery is housed in the historic building that once housed the National Bank of Wyandotte, hence the name, The Vault.

Owner Christ Doulos, who has been in the food service business for more than five decades, breathed life into the old building and the new restaurant nearly one year ago. The Vault celebrated its first anniversary on April 15.

Doulos and his restaurant co-founders Carole Bell-Doulos and Suzette Balaskas have created a restaurant that offers a variety of locally sourced foods and takes special care to cater to those with allergies and other sensitivities. The menu features vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options.

The Vault’s exceptional menu features prime cut meats, wild-caught seafood, locally raised chicken, locally-sourced baked goods, an extensive wine list and craft cocktails. The restaurant serves lunch and dinner six days a week and there is a lunch special featuring a $10 Wagyu beef burger.

If you haven’t yet been to The Vault, you owe yourself a visit. Their hours are: Monday through Thursday 11:30am to 9:00pm Friday and Saturday 11:30am to 10:00pm Closed on Sundays.

Downriver Community Band to celebrate jazz

The sounds of Jazz will echo again this fall in Flat Rock.

Downriver Community Band (DCB) will be performing their annual big band dinner dance on Sunday, Oct. 16. This year’s concert is sure to please when the band performs from many of the greats –including Buddy Rich, The Glenn Miller Orchestra, Count Basie, Michael Bublé, Dean Martin and many others!

“The band’s Big Band Concert is jam packed with some of the best music in jazz,” said Patrick Jenson, the band’s conductor. “It’s so much fun to play such a great musical genre to a room full of people looking for a great time. The DCB always delivers a winner!”

Because of the popularity of this concert, tickets are expected to sell out quickly.

Tickets for the 4:30 p.m. show are $25 and include a four-course dinner. Because of popularity, tickets are presale only, no tickets will be available at the door.

The concert will be held at David P. Gohn Life Center, 23984 Gibraltar Road, Flat Rock.

The band’s president, Denise Doede said, “Considering the popularity of last year’s concert,

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ABOUT THE DOWNRIVER COMMUNITY BAND

Founded in 1989, Downriver Community Band (DCB) is a volunteer wind ensemble of adult musicians with a mission to promote music within the organization and the community.

DCB is composed of players of various skills from all walks of life.

DCB performs locally for civic, charity and fundraising events and has performed in Hawaii, New York, Washington DC and Indiana.

Our repertoire consists of marches, big band, classical, jazz, show tunes, contemporary and original compositions. Our conductor, Patrick Jensen, is an active musician in the Detroit area. He teaches music at both Wayne State University and Henry Ford College and has been associated with Detroit Symphony Civic Orchestra, The Dearborn Symphony, Henry Ford College Big Band and Frank Zappa tribute band.

music is a blast,

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Sponsorship for the group comes solely from community supporters. For more info, go to TheDCB.Org.

Fall Admissions Events At Gabriel Richard That You Won’t Want to Miss

Trenton and Downriver Area Soroptimists’ Scholarship Awards

The Trenton and Downriver Area Soroptimists’ Club is offering several scholarship opportunities to Downriver women.

The application deadline for these awards is rapidly approaching.

The Soroptimist Prime Award recognizes young women who are engaged in volunteer activities within their communities or schools.

High school girls residing in Trenton, Wyandotte, Allen Park, Brownstown, Gibraltar, Grosse Ile, Lincoln Park, Riverview, Southgate, Taylor or Woodhaven are eligible. The schol;arship is worth $800. The deadline to apply is Nov, 15, 2022.

Contact Pat Bryan at soroptimistprime@yahoo.com.

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The Live Your Dream Award assists women who have the primary financial responsibility for their families to obtain the skills/training and education necessary to improve their employment status and standard of living for themselves and their families.

Judging is based on effort toward education, scholarship, extracurricular activities, and financial need. The scholarship is worth $2,500. The deadline to apply is Nov.15, 2022.

Contact Nancy Nagle at 734-558-7942 or nagle.nancy@gmail.com.

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The Virginia Wagner Award - Women who are attending a college or university in pursuit of a bachelor’s or master’s degree are eligible to apply.

Judging is based on effort toward education, scholarship, extracurricular activities, and financial need. The scholarship is worth $2,500. The deadline to apply is Jan. 15, 2023.

Contact Fallon Donovan at 734-308-5466 or fdonovan811@gmail.com.

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The Trenton and Downriver Area Soroptimist organization meets on the second Tuesday of the month at the Woodhaven Community Center, and the fourth Tuesday at Portofino’s of Wyandotte.

All women are welcome to attend.

You may contribute to the foundations that the Soroptimists support on smile.amazon.com and krogercommunityrewards. com. If you are interested in learning more about the Trenton and Downriver Area Soroptimists and our other activities, contact us at sioftrentonanddownriverarea@gmail.com or check out our page on Facebook@ SoroptimistInternationalOfTrentonAndDownriverArea.

As the 2022-2023 school year is now well underway, the Gabriel Richard Catholic admissions office is working diligently to provide insightful and enjoyable events for “Future Pioneers” and their parents this fall. A couple of annual events Gabriel Richard hosts geared towards prospective families are Pioneer Exploration Day and Open House.

Pioneer Exploration Day, scheduled for Friday, October 21, is an event open to all 7th and 8th grade students interested in learning more about Gabriel Richard. This free-to-attend event will include fun games, a pep rally, pizza lunch, and mini classes with GR teachers and students. Pioneer Exploration Day will run from 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Pre-registration is required. For more information and to sign up for the event visit gabrielrichard.org/pioneerexploration-day

Open House, scheduled for Sunday, November 6, is a great opportunity for families to come and learn more about all Gabriel Richard has to offer. The event will run from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. and will provide families with the opportunity to meet Gabriel Richard administrators, teachers, support staff, students, coaches, parents, and alumni. Open House attendees will learn about the college-prep curriculum, campus ministry opportunities that help students grow in their faith, visual and performing arts offerings, and the championship caliber athletic teams.

For more information about Gabriel Richard, contact Brendan Johnson, Director of Admissions, by phone, 734-284-3636 or by email, admissions@gabrielrichard.org

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Pretty as a picture

You may notice some pretty bright, colorful, eye-catching murals as you leave your community and head down West Jefferson where it meets King Road near the entrance to the old McLouth Steel Plant. The murals are part of the city of Trenton’s embracing its role as a Pure Michigan Trail City. Trenton is one of only 11 cities in the state to receive the designation. Three trails – two foot trails and one waterway –pass through the city. Trenton Councilperson Wendy Pate said that after getting permission to paint the murals, securing funding and finding the artists to do it, it took two years to get the project completed. The project was funded by the Trenton DDA and the city of Trenton and the murals were painted by Danijel Matanic and Mary Thiefels of TreeTown Murals.

Fall fun at the Detroit River

Jazmyn Bernard

It’s that time of year again! Time for spooky costumes, apple picking, trick or treating, and pumpkin spice lattes. But for us at the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge, it’s also time to go hiking, to watch the raptor migration and to talk about nocturnal animals.

Some of the many events we will have at the refuge this Fall are ranger-led hikes. During our hikes in Humbug Marsh, visitors can enjoy the changing colors of the leaves and see wildlife on our trails.

Visitors can also join us for the Walk for the Wild event during National Wildlife Refuge Week. This event is a 5k created by the Public Lands Alliance. The purpose of the event is to demonstrate the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s commitment to deepening human connections with nature and to protect the thriving ecosystems we depend on.

After hiking with a ranger, you can visit Lake Erie Metroparks to

experience a Fall phenomenon.

During this cool and brisk season, Michigan welcomes thousands of raptors as they migrate through the state. One of the best places to watch

Wildlife Refuge

Hawk Watch, Lake Erie Metropark and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will be having a Junior Hawk Watcher program. This program will help children learn about hawks and how to identify hawk species in flight. We at the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge are proud to be working with Lake Erie Metropark and the Michigan DNR again this year to teach and gather information about these amazing creatures.

If you would like to visit the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge, we are located on 5437 West Jefferson Ave. in Trenton, MI. The trails, fishing pier, and kayak launch are open seven days a week during daylight hours.

the raptors is at the Detroit River Hawk Watch. For 25 years, the Detroit River Hawk Watch has been at Lake Erie Metropark.

In addition to the Detroit River

The John D. Dingle Jr. Visitor Center is Open Thursday, Friday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday from 12:30 to 4 p.m. There are no entrance fees to the refuge or visitor center.

If you have any questions, please contact us at DetroitRiver@fws.gov

Photo by Steven Sprankle

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The good, the bad and the ugly Gas vs electric vehicles. Should you take the plunge?

SUSAN PINKOWSKI

For those on the fence about you next car being gas or electric, maybe some further information will help you make the decision. Here are some facts gleaned from multiple sources that get into the murky areas.

You wouldn’t think gasoline-powered automobiles would kill people other than on the road or in accidents, but scientists have discovered a link between car fumes and lung cancer.

This might explain why so many non-smokers develop that disease. It turns out that we all have dormant mutations in our lung cells, “small errors that we accumulate in our DNA throughout life, and which normally remain innocuous,” according to Dr. Charles Swanton of the Francis Crick Institute.

These cells can turn cancerous when exposed to PM2.5 particles, which is the fine particulate matter in air pollution.

He also indicated that “more people are exposed to unsafe levels of air pollution than to toxic chemicals in cigarette smoke.”

In 2019 alone, there were about 300,000 deaths

from PM2.5s.

EVs, on the other hand, don’t have any tailpipe emissions and won’t cause more air pollution.

Another downside to fossil fuel vehicles is all that additional heat that they unleash in our cities, which are already too hot.

About 70 percent of the energy from the gas in your tank is wasted as heat through the radiator and the exhaust.

Steven Blumenkranz, a mechanical engineer, indicated that the “heat dissipated by a car by all loss mechanisms combined is equal to the heating value of the gasoline burned by its engine. All of the energy in the fuel is eventually dissipated as heat.”

In order to understand the volume of heat added to a city, Lloyd Alter in his article “Cars Add a Lot of Heat to Our Cities. . .” on www.treehugger.com, compared the volume of heat (BTU per gallon) released by the average amount of miles driven by the average cars during only one day in Manhattan, to the average BTUs released by a patio heater.

The result was the equivalent of 157,336 patio heaters driving around Manhattan every day, releasing all that heat into the city. This we can

certainly do without, although picturing it is rather amusing.

EVs have other issues.

According to Brian Leli of www. theprogressnetwork.org, cobalt is a key component of the lithium-ion batteries in most EVs, 70 percent of which is mined out of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The ugly part of this is the unfair labor practices and child labor issues in that republic. Further, most of the EV batteries themselves come out of China, which has a whole host of human rights issues.

Fortunately, it has been recognized that there aren’t enough minerals underground in the few countries currently mining them to power all the batteries that will be needed in the not-toodistant future, so alternatives are being sought, and countries are coming together to source these materials under stricter environmental, social and governance standards.

As reported in Bloomberg News on 9/22/2022, the countries involved are Australia, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, Sweden, the United States and the European Commission.

The developing nations that are also involved are Argentina, Brazil, Chile, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Indonesia, Mongolia, Mozambique, Namibia, the Philippines, Tanzania, and Zambia. This will truly be a global effort to create batteries in a more humane manner.

But what about the whole life cycle emissions?

From the mining of the components all the way through to the end life of the finished product, emissions from producing EVs are 60-68 percent lower than those emitted in the production and use of gas vehicles, according to the International Council on Clean Transportation.

That’s a pretty big reduction for our planet.

One item that is keeping a lot of potential buyers on the fence is “range anxiety.’”

We’re all familiar with how far our gas vehicles can travel before we have to top off the tank, but can we get that same level of comfort with battery power?

EVs have a simple system to tell you how much power you have left, and it even estimates the number of miles you may still travel. It’s prominently displayed on the instrument panel.

The full range on the vehicle according to the manufacturer is around 259, but if you drive it to the best of the car’s ability (and yours), you can get up to 350 miles per charge. The green will slowly deplete as will the available miles, so you just plug it in then, or any time before. Some owners leave it plugged in all the time when home.

Another concern is charging at home – what if you don’t have one? Chevrolet was offering up to $1,250 towards a 240v line installed at your home. You can also plug into a standard 110v line, but it will take longer to charge.

A further concern on charging is the source of the electricity from your provider. In the Downriver area, other than Wyandotte, our electricity is coming from DTE. Their power is generated by coal, wind, and solar but you can specify which type of power (coal or green) you want to get your electricity from. You can actually go green all the way by specifying where you want your power to come from.

If you have solar on your roof, you

can even charge your car off that.

Our beautiful state is rapidly installing more chargers than ever before.

With the passing of the Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure law, chargers will soon be as plentiful as gas stations.

There are different levels of charging though – some are free while others require payment so it’s best to plan your trip up north before you need to find a station.

In addition, the batteries are lasting longer than anticipated.

warranties for 100,000 miles or eight

is a battery recycling facility that recaptures usable quantities of metals at a cost lower than conventional mining. And technology keeps on developing. Soon overtaking lithium-ion batteries may be solidstate batteries, as they promise to deliver better across the board: Faster charging, can hold more power, and could last longer.

There’s even talk about wireless chargers and battery swapping stations on the horizon. There’s even a new formula for batteries that MIT is developing that could be a game-

Woodhaven, has been selling cars for 32 years, and EVs for 11 years starting with the Volt.

Currently, Chevrolet is selling the Bolt and soon the electric Equinox and Blazer.

Ford has the Mustang Mach-E and F150 Lightning, while Nissan has the Leaf.

There are many more out there and more to come. The problem is that whichever vehicle you decide to buy, it may take about six months to arrive after you order it because the demand is so high now. Car dealers are unfortunately finding they have more customers than available EVs.

Volkswagen also came out with an electric model, the ID.4.

David Howell of Riverview purchased the ID.4 in 2022, as he was concerned about the environment and wanted to be a part of the transition to electric vehicles.

He encourages others to make the switch because of the benefit to our planet, lower transportation costs, the quality of the vehicles and how easy they are to operate.

Howell recently took a 720-mile round trip to Canada in his EV with minimal problem, and another 450mile round trip which was relatively trouble free.

Consumer Reports has even chimed in with an opinion: “Aside from being better for the environment than gas cars, a new or used EV can save you up to 60 percent in fuel costs.” That’s a hefty percentage.

As gas prices fluctuate, always around the holidays, you’ll save even more driving an EV.

According to www. energyinnovation.org, new research has revealed that EVs are now cheaper to own and finance on a monthly basis than gas powered vehicles.

years of use, and extended warranties are available for purchase.

Nic Thomas, an executive at Nissan, indicated that almost all of their batteries are still in cars, some as old as 12 years. In addition, according to an article in the Wall Street Journal, batteries are outliving the life of the vehicle and are being repurposed into large-scale energy storage. Reusing these batteries is common in Japan and growing in the U.K. and here at home. They are being repurposed to store energy from solar panels and wind turbines.

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much been alleviated is the cost of an electric vehicle.

While some were over $100,000 initially, many of them are now in the $35,000 - $65,000 range and getting less expensive all the time. The basic Chevy Bolt has a starting price of just upwards of $26,500 so cost is no longer a deterring factor.

People are finding out that the resale value on used EVs is better than expected.

Where you can buy them is pretty much everywhere now.

Randy Warsop, a salesman with Michael Bates Chevrolet in

To recap, we see that EVs don’t pollute or emit heat like gas cars, the range isn’t a problem any more with chargers everywhere, the prices have come down, the batteries can last longer than the vehicle itself and the life cycle emissions are less than gas cars, making them better for our environment, our planet, our lungs and our health. No wonder there’s a six month or more waiting list.

If you’re in the market for a new car, hopefully you’ll at least consider an electric vehicle now!

Dave Howell and his electric vehicle.

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High-flying Red Devils grounded by Huron

HANK MINCKIEWICZ

There have been many high points for the Grosse Ile football team this season. The Red Devils won four of their first six games and are in excellent position to qualify for the state playoffs. The team is averaging more than 300 yards and 30 points per game.

Quarterback Travis Symons, running back Tyler Fraczek and receiver Tyler Swick are having allleague kinds of seasons.

But even in the best of seasons there are some valleys and Grosse Ile entered one – a deep one – on Sept. 30.

Grosse Ile traveled to New Boston and Huron tattooed them 27-0.

The Huron defense harassed Symons all night long and shut down the Red Devils running game. The result was a one-sided affair in which Grosse Ile accumulated just 42 total yards worth of offense.

It was the first time this year that Grosse Ile’s offense was brought to heel. In its other games this season, Grosse Ile has never failed to score at least 20 points. Against Milan, the Red Devils went crazy and tallied 50.

Even in its other loss – to Carleton Airport –Grosse Ile scored 34 points.

The shutdown was a surprise to those who watched the Red Devils beat Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central on the opening night of the Huron League season and then slug out a 50-42 win over Milan the next week.

The 50 points was a high-water mark for the Devils this season and they had many stars that night.

Swick was the band leader. The senior grabbed 11 passes for 155 yards and three touchdowns. He also ran back a kickoff for a touchdown and had 126 return yards in the game.

Symons was near-perfect on the night, connecting on 22-of-29 passes 236 yards and the three scores to Swick.

Fraczek was the team’s leading rusher with 148 more yards.

In addition to those standout performances, Grosse Ile got two touchdowns and 96 yards from scrimmage from Matt Pizzo.

The defense did not do a lot of stopping in the game, giving up 42 points of its own, but Eian Rush stopped one Milan march with an interception and Jacob Brown stopped another when he recovered a fumble caused by Mason Crowley.

The Red Devils faced Flat Rock on Oct. 7 and will close the season with a homecoming game against undefeated defending league champ

Riverview on Oct. 14 and a home non-league encounter with Detroit Henry Ford on Oct. 21.

Grosse Ile 29, Monroe Jefferson 12

Grosse Ile quarterback Travis Symons was 12-for20 passing for 187 yards and three touchdowns in this game. Tyler Swick, Mason Crowley and Hunter Proctor caught the scoring passes. Tyler Fraczek ran for 115 yards and a score and had an interception on defense. Proctor finished with 95 yards receiving and Swick finished with 138 all-purpose yards.

Carleton Airport 41, Grosse Ile 34

Grosse Ile led this game by six points at the end of the third quarter, but Airport scored 20-fourthquarter points to steal away the victory. Matt Pizzo rushed for 65 yards and two touchdowns and caught three passes for 19 yards. On defense, Pizzo returned an interception 51 yards and had 13 total tackles. Tyler Fraczek had 134 yards rushing and a touchdown and he returned an interception for a score. Quarterback Travis Symons was 13-for-25 passing for 154 yards and a touchdown, which was caught by Brody Kelems. Hunter Proctor finished with 14 total tackles along with a sack and a forced fumble and he was 4-for-5 kicking PATs. Also for the Devils, Jacob Brown recovered a fumble.

Photos by Dave Chapman

The Grosse Ile defense got little support from the offense during a 27-0 loss to the Huron Chiefs.

Quarterback Travis Symons has had some great games this year, but he had little luck against Huron.

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Devils share Huron League tennis title

The Grosse Ile tennis team recently added another trophy to the school’s crowded case by sharing the Huron League title. Individual Devils also shined as the entire singles squad was named first-team all-league, as were the No. 3 and No. 4 doubles teams. Winning first-team honors were Luke Hargrove, Harry Simmons, Nic Naso, Nolan Karn, Brayden Keding, Dresden Keding, Mannie Riopelle and Hudson Randles. Earning second team honors were Caleb Johnson, Trent Chlebek, Sal Cunningham and Jack Calcut. The Red Devils were in action at regionals recently, looking for a state-meet berth. The regionals were played after The grosse Ile Grand’s press deadline.

The best thing about cross country is the fact that if you put in the work and the miles, you will get better.

The Grosse Ile girls cross country team is clearly putting in the work and that was proven by their impressive third-place performance at the Marauder Invitational at Lake Erie Metropark on the first day of October.

The Devils scored 85 points and finished behind only champion Adrian and runner-upAnn Arbor Greenhills in their eight-team division.

The Grosse Ile squad was keyed by its top three runners, who have worked as a solid pack for most of the season.

Freshman Alyssa Korte was the first Red Devil home and she finished 11th in 21:44. Junior Michelle Roque was 13th in 21:55 and freshman Alicia Shelton was 15th in 22:08. Taylor Karasinski and Zaya Troeger rounded out Grosse Ile’s scoring five.

At the 38th annual Monroe Jefferson Invitational

held at Sterling State Park the week before the Marauder Invitational, the Devils were again 3rd, this time scoring 95 points and finished behind host school Jefferson and Dearborn Divine Child.

Korte was again the team’s top runner, finishing 8th in 21:04. Roque was 16th in 21:45 and Shelton was 20th in 22:05. Troeger was 36 in 23:50 and Sophia Milhalko was 39th in 24:24.

Things were a little tougher for the home team at the second Huron League Jamboree, back at Sterling State Park.

Grosse Ile finished fourth behind Jefferson, Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central and Huron. The Devils scored 103 points and were 19 points behind thirdplace Huron.

Korte cracked the top 10 and ran 21:17 to finish ninth. Roque was 11th in 21:45 and Shelton was 18th in 22:23. Karasinski and Troeger finished the scoring.

Grosse Ile boys

The Grosse Ile boys keep on fighting, but it has been a bit of a struggle this year.

Grosse Ile was 11th at the Warrior Invitational, 7th at the Marauder Invitational and fifth and sixth at the first two Huron League Jamborees.

The team did nab a third-place showing in its division at the Huron Invitational on Sept. 17. At that meet, Matthew Carbajo, Nick Griffin, Jack Fox and Sam Vesperman all record top-20 showings. Carbajo was 13th in 18:44, Griffin was 14th, Fox, 17th and Vesperman 18th. Brenden Kapala capped the scoring for Grosse Ile.

Both Grosse Ile teams will run in the Gabriel Richard Downriver Invitational, which is the remnants of the old News-Herald Invitational on Oct. 15 at Young Patriots Park. They will then face the Huron League meet at Willow Metropark on Oct. 20 and the MHSAA regional at Milan on Oct. 29.

Grosse Ile girls claim regional golf championship

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With the victory, Grosse Ile qualified for the Division 3 state meet at Forest Akers East Golf Course on the campus of Michigan State University on Oct. 14-15.

The Devils scored 338 at regionals to best other state-meet qualifiers Country Day (345) and Bloomfield Hills Marian (348).

Bargamian led the way with a low round of 76. She finished three strokes ahead of individual runner-up Rachel Fay of Wixon St. Catherines.

Joining Barganian in scoring for the Red Devils were junior Hannah Hargrove, who was fourth overall with an 80, senior Sydney Botten (14th, 90), freshman Katie Barganian (17th, 92) and senior Macy LaCourse (32, 104).

Grosse Ile went to the Division 3 state final last year and finished second behind Bloomfield Hill Cranbrook-Kingswood. Bargamian was fourth at last year’s state meet and Hargrove was 14th. Botten also played in last year’s state meet.

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An Island Tradition

There’s nothing like a fun-filled Fall day at the Grosse Ile Country Club. Our 550+ member families have a true haven right on the island with a booming golf course, full service tennis

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Gallery Project, among others. He has shown nationally at Hall Walls in Buffalo, NY, Spaces Gallery, Cleveland, Indiana State University, Louden House, Lexington Ky., Brian is known for his unique ability to combine refined craftsmanship and complex emotional and conceptual ideas into solid and fluid sculpture.

“The Downtown Development Authority has been planning this public art initiative for quite some time, we’re all very excited to see it come to fruition” said Ross Querro, Grosse Ile’s Community & Economic Development/Downtown Development Authority Director. Querro, who joined the Township in July, says that the Oct. 13 event will kick-off what will become an ongoing initiative to activate Macomb Street

and attract members both from and outside of the Grosse Ile community to the Macomb Street Business District.

“This could not have been done without the guidance of our Chairman Ron Moran, art consultant Allie McAughey, the Board and most certainly the participation of the business community on Macomb Street” said Querro. “We are very fortunate to have a close-knit business district that is willing to play a large role in bringing public art to The Island.”

Residents are encouraged to visit and enjoy the art installations that will be available along Macomb Street.

For more information regarding Art on the Ile, visit the Grosse Ile Township’s website.

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Estate Planning 101 Which plan do you need?

Time to clear up the confusion about Estate Planning ... The following definitions lack legal precision, but makes it easier to get a clear picture of what may be needed in your case.

■ Will – letter of intent of where you want your personal property to go – or not go.

■ Living Will – Documents your wishes during your final days including final healthcare choices and possibly your burial wishes.

■ Trust – This is a “company” that you start, and you become the CEO, “Trustee” and “Settlor.” The company outlives you, but continues to manage your assets as if you were alive by the successor CEO – whom you designate.

■ Power of Attorney – Financial and Healthcare – you need both – the first so someone can pay your bills, the second, sometimes called a Patient Advocate, designates someone to make “hallway at the hospital” decisions to take the stress off the family.

■ Ladybird Deed – probably the best thing that has happened to owning a home. I love these deeds – you grant yourself a life estate – in your own property - but retain the power to sell or borrow against the property. If you do not sell before you pass, this “springs” the house out of your estate, and your heirs have instant ownership, subject to any mortgage or taxes owed or similar.

Again, this is just a general description of the more popular terms – no one choice is a “silver bullet” but depending on how your estate gets planned out you can expedite a clean and clear process for the assets you worked a lifetime to save. Why wouldn’t you want to do that? Stop by or call and make an appointment and I’ll tell you what you’re going to need to do this right.

To my numerous former clients – thank you for allowing me to draft your estate plan!

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The Grosse Ile soccer team finds itself in a very, very unfamiliar position this season: In the middle of the Huron League pack, looking up at leagueleading Riverview.

The Devils lost a pair of close games to the division-topping Pirates and in addition to that, they have also suffered league losses at the hands of Milan and Huron. At one point this year, the Red Devils had an unthinkable three-game Huron League losing streak going.

The Devils halted that little skid with back-to-back revenge wins over Milan and Huron on Oct. 3 and Oct. 5.

The team now stands at 8-7 overall and is looking forward to Michigan High School Athletic districts, which begin Oct. 12. The Red Devils find themselves in a district with Milan, Blissfield, Flat Rock, Ida, Monroe Jefferson and Summit Academy.

The district tournament runs through Oct. 22 and then regionals run from Oct. 25-29, leading up to the Nov. 2 state finals.

Educational Event for the whole family sponsored by the Grosse Ile Nature and Land Conservancy from 1-3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 30 at the Airport Natural Area, 28820 East River Rd, Grosse Ile. Join us for this spooktacular program as we learn about the natural history of the plants and animals that are associated with Halloween. For more information, email GINLC.education@gmail.com.

Hike or Treat

Sponsored by the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge at 5437 W Jefferson Ave 5437 West Jefferson Avenue, Trenton, on Saturday, Oct. 15, from noon-3 p.m.

Do you like costumes, candy, and nature? If you answered yes to any of those things then come join us at the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge for our Hike or Treat event!

Approximant time to go through all the stations is 50 minutes.

Visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ hike-or-treat-tickets-419107270127 or call 734-365-0219 or email detroitriver@fws.gov

Fall Festival of the Arts

Enjoy an artistic journey supplied by the talents of artists at their 18th annual Fall Festival of the Arts Fine Art Show and Sale, Oct. 7-20. This is a free event hosted at Downriver Council for the Arts, 81 Chestnut Street in Wyandotte.

Everything from classical oil paintings, watercolors, acrylics, photography, sculpture, woodcarving, ceramics and jewelry will be highlighted at this show along with smaller works and some crafts.

Art show hours are Tuesdays, 9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.; Wednesdays, 11 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.; Thursdays, noon – 7 p.m.; Saturdays, 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. For more information, contact Maureen Keast at 734-777-6109 or Jackie Walock at 313-570-6919. Visit creativeartsociety.org

OUT Nature Hike

The Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge and the SUDDs Coalition are partnering to create OUT in Nature hikes for the LGBTQIA+ community. On Oct. 22 from 9-11 a.m. The group is hosting

an adult hike at the refuge located at 5437 W. Jefferson Ave in Trenton.

The group is also hosting a youth hike on the same day, from 1-3 p.m. For more information, call 734-3650219 or email detroitriver@fws.gov or visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ out-in-nature-tickets-423648192147

Hike in Airport Natural Area

Sponsored by the Grosse Ile Nature & Land Conservancy, enter at 28820 East River Rd, Grosse Ile, from 1-4 p.m. Event runs through Sunday, Oct. 30. GINLC hosts will be available to open the trails of the Airport Natural Area every Sunday from May to October. Spend a few hours enjoying the trails, ponds, bays, lookouts, and woods of this hidden gem. For more information, email GINLC. education@gmail.com. All GINLC programs are free to the public, but donations make them possible. Visit www.ginlc.org.

Take it outside Photo Contest

Sponsored by the Grosse Ile Nature and Land Conservancy. Entry deadline is Thursday, May 11, 2023 at 5 p.m. Open to high school students within Wayne, Washtenaw and Monroe Counties. We are searching for photos captured locally (within Wayne, Washtenaw and Monroe Counties) that inspire us to appreciate and steward our environment: air, water, land, wildlife, resources, and ecosystems. Categories are Dawn to Dusk; Fur and Feathers; Bark and Blooms. Total of $445 in prize money. For more information, visit see https://www.ginlc.org/photo-contest

AAUW scholarships

The AAUW Wyandotte-Downriver Branch offers several scholarships annually to female undergraduate students at Baker College, Henry Ford College, Lawrence Technological University and Wayne County Community College District. Interested students can pick up an AAUW application at their school’s counseling office. Candidates must have earned a minimum of 12 credits, be a United States citizen and a resident of the Downriver area. An essay is required. For more information, contact rjhart720@ yahoo.com or visit downriver-mi. aauw.net.