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By BILL STEVENSON Coming next month, there’ll be another type of St. Patrick’s Day parade to say “Erin Go Bragh” as Grosse Ile will host the 13th annual Rock CF Road Races on Sunday, March 17, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. And for those runners, walkers, and volunteers the day may prove to be doubly lucky in a challenge to stay healthy and raise funds to eradicate Cystic Fibrosis.

The director and founder of Rock CF, Emily Schaller, daughter of former Grosse Ile residents, Lowell and Deb Schaller, was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis at eighteen months old.

As a child, she dealt with multiple hospitalizations a year. Cystic Fibrosis is a progressive, genetic disease that causes persistent lung infections, but also affects the pancreas, liver, kidneys, and intestines. CF causes the body to SEE ROCK, Page 12

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The Sled trophy and the 2023 Klondike team: (L-R) Josh Berwald, Isaac Granke, Enzo Bonomo, Leighton Thorn, Gavin Mahon

Scouts take first place at Klondike Jamboree Scouts BSA troop 1261 took first place in the Klondike Jamboree for a second year in a row, and the second time ever for the troop. The 80 yearold troop traveled to D Bar A Scout Ranch in Metamora to compete against numerous other troops in Michigan for the Sled trophy. Cheering them on were Webelo and Arrow of Light Scouts from Cub Scout pack 1261, who also traveled up from Grosse Ile. The Klondike Jamboree is an annual competition where scouts compete in various skills to see which troop has the most skills. The winning spot is awarded to the troop with the overall best score. This year, activities focused on Winter Survival in the wilderness and

featured skills such as Ice Rescue, River Crossing, Accident Victim triage, and Emergency Shelter-building. During the event, the temperature was around 10 degrees, making the activities more challenging as the boys fought off the cold using layering, hand warmers, and exposure to a nearby fire pit when they could. Scout Jonah Hopkins recently moved from Taiwan and is getting his first true winter experience, saying “I was concerned about our Klondike trip because it was very cold and snowy.

But, our leaders prepared us and I had a great time”.

The Emergency Shelter activity tasked the scouts to build a shelter using a tarp, a wood 2x4, and rope. Scouts

Aaron Stachak and Wyatt Gentner, assisted by Jonah Hopkins, took charge, tying the rope between two trees and draping the tarp over the rope and securing the bottom with the 2x4. Scout Aaron stated that this was his favorite activity, saying: “It was a lot of fun because with the limited resources we had, we could see If it was stable enough to camp out in”.

The Scouts were tasked to build a fire, which was something they practiced hard for this year. At last year’s event the rain and wet ground prevented a good fire from being built quickly.

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The Sled Race was the last event and the troop’s best. The sled team consisted of Assistant Senior Patrol Leader Gavin Mahon, Wyatt Gentner, Isaac Granke, Jonah Hopkins, accompanied by Arrow of Light Scout Nate Evans, all of whom are excellent runners and had one of the fastest speeds of any other troop. The sled team had two pullers, two pushers, and a rider on the sled. The team was required to pull a sled through a 1/10 mile course through the snow, switching all team members at the halfway point, all while getting the fastest time.

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2024: The year of celebrations for GIMA

By Janel MacNee As Manager of the Grosse Ile Municipal Airport, I know that 2024 is going to be an amazing year for the airport. First and foremost, the Grosse Ile Municipal Airport was nominated as the General Aviation Airport of the Year for 2024. The award is presented to an airport that has demonstrated excellence in support of a local community or the State of Michigan, by demonstrating a significant positive economic impact on a community and /or the aviation workforce through investment in infrastructure, human capital, or community relations. The award will be presented to both a General Aviation and Commerce Service Airport. The awardee must be an airport in Michigan. I am honored to have been nominated by Paul Nicastri, project manager for MDOT. I would like to share Mr. Nicastri’s nomination submission on my behalf.

“Grosse Ile Municipal Airport in Grosse Ile MI is a perfect example of a general aviation airport doing everything it can to maintain and grow

its operations. The new spirit behind this growth is the airport manager, Ms. Janel MacNee. Janel’s spunky, feisty spirit is driving major developments at Grosse Ile, including their latest improvements, Taxiway A. This $6M project removed 10,000 CY of old dilapidated concrete and replaced a failing taxiway with a beautiful new HMA surface that will provide safe taxing for ONZ’s pilots for the next 20 years.

In addition to that project, Janel is working hard with local state and federal authorities to create a new space at the airport to allow more people to come and learn about and share the enthusiasm she has for aviation. Under her leadership, we anticipate the airport will continue to thrive for many years to come!”

And although this is very high praise from MDOT, as GIMA Manager, I want to publicly thank my commission for all their support and encouragement along with my dedicated Township and FBO staff and Maintenance Department. As a cohesive team, I am looking forward to the future.

I have great plans for our airport.

This year we will be welcoming new tenants to Commerce Park. This will add to the income stream of the airport, since as you know the airport does not use any taxpayer monies to operate. Maintenance projects are underway both on the aeronautical and non aeronautical side of Groh Road to keep our properties up to date with existing Township codes. This includes improvements to Island Athletics, which serves the public’s recreation and fitness needs.

Speaking of celebrations, GIMA will be the host of the 13th annual Rock CF Rivers Half Marathon. This run will commence from Hanger One at the airport on March 17, 2024. This run will benefit the community of people affected by Cystic Fibrosis by changing the face of what living with Cystic Fibrosis looks like and giving those living with CF the tools to not only survive but thrive. Grosse Ile’s own Emily Schaller is the point person heading up this event. To participate in the run register at LetsRockCF.org But that’s not all. There are several other celebrations coming to GIMA in 2024. Island Fest once again will celebrate all things Grosse Ile, May

31- June 2, 2024. Always a great community event for adults and children alike to show GI Pride. The History on Wheels Car Show takes place July 13, 2024, honoring all forms of transportation. This event is a can’t miss for the auto enthusiast.

And back by popular demand is the Vintage Market on August 10-11. 2024, and November 2-3, 2024. Visitors walk among the many, many vendors selling their wares, old and new, in our comfortable and spacious Hangar One. As a reminder, the Airport/ Commerce Park has available aviation and commercial spaces for lease. I am committed to making Grosse Ile businesses productive and successful.

Therefore, if interested parties would like to house their aircraft or business in well maintained facilities, contact my office at (734) 675.0155 ext. 252.

So, you can see, as the GIMA manager, I am very proud of all our accomplishments, past and present. But I am not going to rest on our laurels. I am dedicated to making our airport the best airport in Michigan now and into the future. Stay tuned as many more celebrations are coming Grosse Ile Municipal Airport’s way!

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FROM THE TOWNSHIP

Bellevue Connector Trail JAMISON G. YAGER Trustee Almost a decade ago my wife and I, Jade, ran the Rock CF Marathon here in Grosse Ile. We weren’t Downriver residents, in fact, we didn’t even live on this side of the state. But the natural beauty, the trails, and the water had us both in love with this little island by the time we’d crossed the finish line. Less than six months later we unlocked the doors to our first house on the island.

The trails and natural beauty of Grosse Ile give people the impression it’s a tranquil place. In fact, I routinely hear residents say they feel like they’re camping all summer, or that as soon as they cross the bridge after work, they immediately feel a sense of calm. So, I am happy to announce that we will continue to build on that tranquil, recreation-oriented impression with a significant improvement in our current trail system, and its future.

The Bellevue Connector Trail was unanimously approved by the Township Board on 11 December 2023. As part of a

regional effort the project brings in more than $2.2 million in infrastructure spending to Grosse Ile, and thanks to Downriver Linked Greenways and the Ironbelle Trail System, is entirely supported by grant funding. The new trail will start at the Meridian Trail, travel West on Bellevue Road, turn North on West River, and connect to the Parkway Bridge sidewalk.

On the mainland side of the bridge Trenton has committed to creating a trail that goes all the way to the bridge, Wayne County intends to pave a cut for access to Elizabeth Park, and the former-DTE site is projected to pave a riverwalk which will tie into the trail as well. This trail, while less than a mile or so of concrete on our side the bridge, is more than the sum of its parts. Now Islanders can bike from nearly anywhere on the Island and safely access the bridge. From there they could tour the entire state along the Ironbelle Trail, head south along The Great Lakes Way, or west via Downriver Linked Greenways.

But, before anyone starts a state-spanning circle tour, they could stop off at Grosse Ile Golf and Country Club for a swim and

a round of golf, or Water’s Edge to grab a bite, a beverage, and visit their boat in the marina. Going in the other direction, off-island cyclists, runners, and pedestrians can follow the trail across the bridge to visit our businesses and parks, and a boater slipped at Waters Edge, transient or otherwise, could use the trail to access downtown, resupply, or just swing by Lloyds for a slice.

Not only does this little section of trail connect us to the greater trail ecosystem, but it generates grant opportunities for more improvement. The connection, which is arguably the important part in that regard, is the requirement. Once met, more opportunities arise and with this, we receive a Trail Town designation. The signs demonstrating thus have already been installed, most prominently at the corner of Meridian and Macomb.

Moving the needle forward on these small improvements moves Grosse Ile forward. It not only provides greater recreational opportunities for residents but begins to build out a comprehensive system for the future that will, with a little planning, bolster commerce, school attendance, and property values.

The construction timeline hasn’t yet been established since MDOT will be

conducting bids on our behalf this month, but I’ll publish it as soon as I know. The second phase of the project, which will fill about a hundred yard gap in the trail along GIGCC, will take place after a design has been created that is as functional as it is beautiful, in an effort to preserve the character of our century old Golf Club.

While I am always proud to spearhead another section of trail installed on Grosse Ile, just as I was the Gibraltar Bay Connector, I am particularly proud of this one. Not just because of the sheer impact of it, but also because it really took a village. In that regard I want to thank Grosse Ile Golf and Country Club, and their President Jay Frucci for working with me until the very last seconds to come to a consensus that’s a win for everyone. I also want to thank the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee and their Chair Brian Pawlik, who put in almost a decade of work to make this happen. Finally, I want to thank you, the voters of Grosse Ile, for your faith and support in me as your elected representative. I look forward to breaking ground on Bellevue, and I hope you’ll enjoy your new trails, and your access to the greater trail system across the state.

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Continued from page 1 produce thick and sticky mucus, which clogs the lungs and pancreas making it hard to breathe and absorb nutrients from the food that is eaten.

According to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, most people with CF are diagnosed by age two (2). Although, there is no known cure, when coupled with proper medical treatments, exercise and running has been shown to help maintain lung function in CF patients. The median life expectancy now is 41, where in the late 1950s, children who were diagnosed did not live to adulthood. One in 25 people carry the gene that causes Cystic Fibrosis. More than 30,000 people in the United States have Cystic Fibrosis.

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Continued from page 12 life and death. She explains, “I was sick of being sick all the time. The doctors told my parents that I wouldn’t live long enough to graduate from high school. I did my research on nutrition and exercise.

And I started running.”

“Working with my doctors at U of M and the Detroit Medical Center, I found that running improved my lung function, my overall wellness, and boosted my self-esteem. I wanted to do something and change my life.”

Emily started out raising awareness and money by doing gigs at local Detroit venues with her rock n’ roll band, Hellen. In 2007, she wanted to fill the void in the 18 to 35 year old demographic among CF patients, as well as the general public, in the area of nutrition, exercise, and healthy lifestyles. Armed with an indefatigable spirit, “can do” attitude, and a keen business sense, Emily put the miles on the road, and the non-profit Rock CF was born.

Today, she is soon to be 42 years old, and has run several marathons, competed as a distance cyclist, and is in charge of the Rock CF Foundation, which has donated close to $2 million for research in the fight against CF. The foundation has seen tremendous growth in its

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scope and outreach, featured in the New York Times, the Washington Post, Forbes Magazine, the Atlantic Monthly, Runner’s World Magazine, as well as local Detroit area publications and National Public Radio.

Further, Rock CF Foundation sponsors the “Kicks Back” program that donates running shoes to people with CF and registers them for a race of their choice.

Their “Attain Health” program links patients with health care professionals in a platform of Integrative Health and Physical Performance Coaching to optimize their daily care and achieve their health goals.

This year on St. Patrick’s Day, you can get your Irish on by competing in the Rivers Half Marathon, 13.1 miles, a lap or so around Grosse Ile. There’ll be a “Top Of The Morning To You”, starting at Grosse Ile Middle School 23270 East River Road at 8:00 a.m.

The half marathon is a fully sanctioned event, certified

by USA Track & Field. Due to the tremendous growth of this Rock CF race, the number of runners in the half marathon has been capped at 800 participants. Race officials tell us that there are still 100 entry spots or less open, by the time you read this. And that’s no blarney!

Or, perhaps you’re one of those who want to challenge themselves over a shorter distance and get to the corned beef and cabbage a little sooner--there is a 5K Run/Walk, sponsored by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, a leading company in the battle against CF. The 5K starts at 8:15 a.m. on the south side of the Naval Station Hangar 9601 Groh Road and proceeds down

Groh and East River Roads to the common finish at the Middle School.

Whatever your choice of road run, runners or walkers will be able to bring it home, as the last mile of either race has been designated as the Kevin Wilson Memorial Mile. Wilson was a beloved Grosse Ile teacher and coach who taught Emily and became a life-long friend. He and Emily were co-founders of the Rock CF Rivers Half Marathon and he became the race Operations Director. Sadly, Kevin Wilson passed away in 2022, after a valiant fight against cancer.

Maybe runners can be like St. Patrick, who according to legend, drove out all the snakes in Ireland.

Through their efforts, may they drive out the scourge of Cystic Fibrosis, forever.

And on March 17th, as the runners advance towards the finish line, and the world moves closer to a cure for Cystic Fibrosis, the words of Emily Schaller and Rock CF becomes the mantra of every runner: “I run to live.”

So, quit looking for four leaf clovers and register for the 13th Annual Rock CF Races, go to: letsrockcf.org “Registration.”

For some inspirational videos on Emily and Rock CF, go to letsrockcf.org

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Famous Lenten fish fry is back at Sacred Heart An Island tradition is back up and running as Grosse Ile’s Sacred Heart Catholic Church is again this year offering its famous Friday Fish Fries.

Run by the parish’s Knights of Columbus, the weekly dinners will be offered every Friday from February 16 through March 29. The weekly events run from 4 - 7:30 p.m. Come and enjoy some great food and some fine entertainment.

The menu includes a choice of fried cod, broiled cod, fried lake perch, fried shrimp and fried walleye. Each meal includes a baked potato or French fries, house made coleslaw, a fresh Island Bakery dinner roll and house made tartar and cocktail sauce.

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Can a stacked deck be beaten?

One of the inherited partners from my father’s time is thoughtful enough to be interested in my clothing businesses, and as a result, tries hard to read articles and pass them on to me if he finds anything I might get something from. My father used to pass on the articles to me, with notations he made that he found interesting.

For my part, they were and still are virtually meaningless to me, always being about Wall Street chains PETER like Gap or Men’s ROSE Wearhouse, or about fashion through the eyes of New Yorkers who write about fashion - - - not exactly resonant with my local business here in Wyandotte, Michigan.

But he recently sent an article written by a guy named John M. Grondelski titled What the fall of men’s clothing stores says about America. It tells the story I’ve told about the fall of independent menswear stores…from the viewpoint of a shopper, lamenting what was lost as most of us went by the wayside. He describes an unsatisfying purchase from Amazon, which he sent back but found himself growing weary of the monotonous task of standing in line at the UPS store having bought something that didn’t fit or the quality was super poor or whatever.

He remembers going to Roger’s menswear in Perth Amboy, NJ. Remembers a specific guy that was always there to help him on all the ways menswear staff does. He remembers being listened to as a young (that alone stops me right there), then responded to.

He learned stuff from his guy there that he never forgot. He got real help finding things in the store, and honest advice

along with it.

Mr. Grondelski feels that as menswear stores went away, so did actual relationships with actual people well-dressed men. It’s a bit of an overstatement, perhaps, but it’s a valid point. I personally feel that “casual Fridays” rapidly devolved to “Sloppy Everyday. I have to resist the urge to digress a lot when I write about my own industry, but on that point alone I must: Men that dress as if they care command far more respect and deference than men who don’t. It may seem silly and shallow, but who cares - - - it’s a fact. People seeking information and leadership will ALWAYS gravitate to the men in the room (women, too, but that’s another story) that project self-confidence and dress as if they mean it. We project our own self-image through our dress, and people RESPOND. The “brilliant” minds that went down the “who cares” path of dressing deliberately gave away an edge in business and in life, for all of their employees.

But (again with the dots) the dots I talk about have been lost to Mr. G. HE may be waking up now, but he’s a part of the demise of real menswear stores across the country. The honest, earnest helpfulness of people in my business is not an act.

When business gets diverted from the store he patronized, not to another local competitor that gave better service, but to a national chain, or in this case, to Amazon, the business he once supported withers away. It’s not a complicated algorithm; it’s the dots, silly. A single menswear store in a Main Street USA town is likely not the primary reason that a city is a bustling place to be, serving its residents and guests. But when it fails, employees that ate their lunches in town

stop doing that. Recommendations for where to get their dry cleaning done stop cold. Animated conversations about the Lions, now a thing of the past. And on and on. A store is a cog in a wheel, not usually the wheel itself. The absence of that single cog damages the whole, though, hurts the traffic of other stores around them that are left to carry on.

And the knowledge, helpfulness and friendliness that emanated from that store, for that one thing, is lost, almost always never to be replaced. So now what? What, you look it up on Google? Let’s see, OK: “How am I supposed to dress?” Ugh. What a sad, distant, heartless replacement.

Seriously: How stupid.

John Grondelski is coming to terms with the reality of what our collective actions have wrought. “Oooh, the MALL”! Oooh, the OUTLET mall”.

“Oooh, online”! Followed by “Oh, wow, what happened to that men’s store here in town?!?” As he points out in his blog: “One loses things, too, with the disappearance if the local men’s clothing store. It Might be convenient to get a pair of pants in the mail. But the Rust Belt is not just decaying factories. It’s also commercial trades that are gone, hollowing out not just business, but American towns and social life. What have we lost in the trade-off?”

I’ve described exactly this already. This is the very first time I’ve had anyone tell me a different version of the same story.

It makes me sad. When I first became alarmed about Walmart and what they do to towns they infest (which is their rallying cry to put everyone in town, all of them, out of business), I’d get blank, glazed over stares as they immediately made their way to that disgusting place.

Same thing with Amazon. A whole lot of

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But it’s not all bad news. A whole lot of people get great satisfaction from doing business with real people, not robots and automatons in places far away, in business after business. A whole lot of people have realized that the mission of putting all the local businesses out of business is not reserved for the likes of Walmart, Amazon, Progressive, and Applebee’s.

EVERY entity that is listed on the NYSE is a predator, a parasite that saps the vitality out of independent businesses and the cities they call home. More people have realized that the connecting of the dots is a MUCH bigger issue than retail sales in brick and mortars across the nation. The moronic, fraudulent nonsense theory of trickle-down economics is enough to make one’s blood run cold.

All the indie menswear stores are not gone. Those of us that prevailed are finding new audiences with people that innately sense the dots. New, younger shoppers are joining the growing crowd of people that want real and authentic.

They want to actually enjoy a far more satisfying way to shop. They like the feeling of being THANKED and appreciated. They like the accountability of such transactions, and the eagerness with which indies accept that responsibility. They like everything about local and independent more, MUCH more.

Try this: If you don’t know, simply ask: “Is this an independent operation?”

If the answer is NO, you just might find yourself wondering what you’re doing there. Am I right?

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he rejuvenated Grosse Ile wrestling team, which posted a fine 5-2 record in league dual meets this season, went to Riverview on Feb. 3 for the Huron League Championships and there the Devils finished fourth.

Powerhouse Monroe Jefferson won the meet again with a point total of 230, easily outpacing second-place Huron, which finished with 203 points. Airport was third with 154 points, Grosse Ile was fourth with 93 points, Milan was fifth with 58, SMCC was sixth with 45, Flat Rock was seventh with 41 and host Riverview brought up the rear with just seven.

After the league meet results were figured in with the dual-meet records, the final standings shook out this way: Jefferson, Airport, Huron, Grosse Ile,

Flat Rock, Riverview, SMCC and Milan.

Individually, eight of the 11 Grosse Ile wrestlers reached the semifinals.

Grosse Ile had no individual champions, but the Devils did record one second-place finish, six third-places and a fourth.

Grosse Ile’s top finish came from 215-pound Zachariah Zibara. Zibara had a first-round bye before pinning SMCC’s Eric Mathies in the first round.

In the championship match, Zibara lost a majority decision 16-7 to Holden Otter of Airport.

Third-place finishes came from 126-pound John Fox, 132-pound Sam Vesperman, 138-pound Austin Hartwig, 144-pound Andrew Modrzejewski, 157-pound Joe Christnagel and 285-pound Carson Pace. Chris Budziak reached the third-place match at 120 pounds, but lost to Dan Allen of Jefferson.

At 126 pounds, Fox beat Trever Davis of Huron 7-0 in the third-fourth place match; at 132 pounds, Vesperman pinned Nick Boviar of Airport in the first round; at 138 Hartwig outlasted Jackson Hoover of Milan 15-12; at 144 Modrzejewski beat Flat Rock’s Riley Smith 8-4; at 157 Joe Christnagel pinned Milan’s Jonathan Steeb in the second round; and at 285 Pace beat Tristan Philbeck of Airport 5-2.

Aidan Boggs, Josh Berwald and Evan Brown also competed in the league meet for the Red Devils.

The passage of league meets puts Michigan high school wrestling teams right into the heart of the “championship season,” with both the Michigan High School Athletic Association team and individual tournaments getting underway.

Team district began Feb. 7-8 and team regionals are Feb. 14.

Individual districts were Feb. 10, with

the top four in each weight class moving on to regionals, which are Feb. 17.

Grosse Ile hosted a Division 3 team district, which was completed after the Grosse Ile Grand’s press deadline. There were Romulus, Grosse Ile and Flat Rock.

Grosse Ile will be in Dundee for individual regionals. Joining the Red Devils there will be Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard, Clawson, Detroit University Prep, Detroit Voyageur, Dundee, Erie Mason, Flat Rock, Hazel Park, Ida Lutheran Westland, Milan, Romulus, Summit Academy, Warren Lincoln and Warren Michigan Collegiate.

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Red Devil girls fall after tremendous rally

By HANK MINCKIEWICZ For the first four minutes of their game against archrival Riverview on Jan, 5 the Grosse Ile girls basketball team walked around the court looking like it had been hit by a truck.

In a way, it had been.

Riverview, which came into the game tied for first place with Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central, was on fire to start the game and the Bucs scored the first 15 points of the night leaving the Red Devils players with blank looks on their faces and million-mile stares.

But this is a resilient Grosse Ile team. And they proved it.

The Devils took a deep breath, got their inside game working and set about chopping into Riverview’s formidable lead.

After being outscored 19-11 in the first quarter, Grosse Ile won the second, third and fourth quarters. The Devils caught the Bucs late in the fourth and eventually tied the game at 40-all. Grosse Ile had a chance to win the game with 3.4 seconds left to play in regulation, but the Devils missed two free throws.

In the extra period, Riverview made 5-of-6 free throws and outscored Grosse Ile 5-3 to walk off the court with a hard-fought, bruising 45-43 victory.

Coincidentally, 45-43 was the same score Riverview beat Grosse Ile by the first time they met back in January.

With the two teams combining for 30 first-quarter points it looked like the game was going to develop into an offensive fireworks show, but that never materialized.

Instead, the game became a grunting slugfest. Loose balls, collisions, bodies on the floor and dozens of held balls turned the game into a bit of a wrestling match.

Grosse Ile, being the bigger team and favoring the physical play, got the better of much of it, but Riverview’s big girl in the middle, Avery Westbay, more than held her own with the tall Grosse Ile players.

Westbay was a force on defense and she was second on the Bucs in scoring with 13 points. Kate Patterson, who made two three-pointers in the first quarter as Riverview was building its

early lead, led the team with 14 points and Brooklyn Poe added 12, Westbay had two free throws in the extra period as did Poe. Caiya Hunter had the fifth overtime point for her team.

The end of regulation and the end of overtime were both wild.

Grosse Ile’s Katerine Gilroy, who roamed the low post all night long for the Devils, scored late in the fourth quarter to give Grosse Ile a 36-35 lead, its first of the night.

The game went back-and-forth down to the wire, Payton Harp got loose under the Riverview basket and made a lay-up to give Grosse Ile a 40-38 lead in the closing moments. Poe hit a bucket to tie it for Riverview.

Riverview got a steal, Grosse Ile stole it back and a foul was whistled with 3.4 to play.

Gilroy stepped to the line but could not get either of her shots to fall.

Riverview never got off a final shot and the game went to a four-minute extra period.

In the overtime Harp, who had 11 points in the game, made a basket and a free throw, but the five Riverview free throws were too much to overcome.

Grosse Ile had the ball with six seconds left to play but, after a timeout, the Devils could not get off a last shot.

Harp was the second leading scorer in the game for Grosse Ile behind only Gilroy, who had 13. Kylee Wright added nine for the Red Devils.

It has been a solid year for the Red Devils, who in addition to playing two two-point games against co-leagueleader Rivers, owns a victory over the other co-leader, SMCC, as well as a win over non-league opponent Dearborn Divine Child.

After the Riverview game Grosse Ile found itself with a 5-5 Huron League record, 9-7 overall. Grosse Ile was tied for third with Flat Rock, Grosse Ile plays Jefferson, Flat Rock, Airport, Milan and Monroe to close the regular season. The Devils sole remaining home game is Feb. 15 against the Airport Jets.

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Peyton Harp (23) had 11 points in the loss to Riverview. She scored all three of her team’s overtime points in the game. begin March 4 and Grosse Ile will be at Summit Academy for first round action.

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The largest fundraiser of the year to support three Downriver agencies that care for animals is a spaghetti fundraising dinner set for 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday, March 2, at the PRCU Banquet Hall at 1430 Oak in Wyandotte.

Volunteers of the Wyandotte Animal Adoption Center, the Downriver Central Animal Control and Pound Pals Downriver will host the dinner, which invites area animal lovers to support the cause.

Tickets are $10; children ages 5 and under are admitted free. Tickets are sold at the door. Many raffle baskets, 50.50 drawings, a cash bar and a wine pull are included in the day’s festivities.

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PATRIOT’S PEN By David Dyer What is it? This is an annual national youth essay writing contest sponsored by the VFW. It is open to all students in grades 6 thru 8. Students must write a 300 – 400 word essay on a given patriotic theme. This year’s theme is “How are you inspired by America.”

There are four levels of competition.

The first being our local VFW Post 7310. The winners advance to the District level. That winner goes on to the State level, and that winner advances to the National finals in Washington, DC, where he/she is awarded the ultimate award of $5000.

There are monetary and/or other awards presented to the winners at each level.

At our local VFW Post 7310 the top two winners were eighth graders Emma Batz and Joshua Andronic in that order. There were a total of 36 entries.

Finishing 1st and 2nd Emma and Joshua both advanced to the District finals. We are very proud to announce that both Emma and Joshua finished 1st and 3rd in that competition. The first 3 received monetary awards but only the first place winner, that being Emma Batz advanced to the State finals in Kalamazoo.

Emma did not win at the State level, but she did finish 4th. She gives a huge word of thanks to her English teacher, Mrs Dailing for her continued support.

Now I would like to share with you the words so beautifully put together by Emma Batz that composed the essay that won 1st place in our post 7310 and 1st place at the District and 4th place in the State finals. Here it is as she wrote: “How are you inspired by America”

by Emma Batz I have always been fascinated by the idea of America as a land of opportunity and Freedom. America Inspires me because of the way it embraces diversity and welcomes people from every where, regardless of their religion, background and identity. Equally to me is a way of including everyone, giving everyone open opportunities, and being together with each and every person no matter what. It has motivated me to write this and explain to you why America is inspiring to me.

One of the most astounding aspects of America is its commitment to equality. The Declaration of Independence proclaims that “All men are created equal.” This is what guided the country’s development and growth.

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It was formed by people taking little steps, because each step we take can significantly impact ourselves and those around us. She has taught me the importance of compassion, empathy and treating others with kindness.

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By JOHN HARTIG Ohio will soon embark on removing the Gorge Dam on the Cuyahoga River, but first must clean up 875,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediment at a cost of more than $100 million. The result will be a free-flowing river, a healthier ecosystem, improved habitats for fish and wildlife, and expanded public access for fishing and whitewater rapids for kayaking.

Ohio’s collaborative funding approach could be a model for cleaning up contaminated sediments in Michigan’s Detroit and Rouge rivers.

Located in Gorge Metro Park on the border of Akron and Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, this 420-footwide and 60-foot-tall dam was built in 1911 for hydroelectric power and later provided cooling water for a coal-fired power plant. However, it is no longer functional and will be removed in 2026.

Summit Metro Parks calls it the largest remaining water quality impediment on the Cuyahoga River.

Removing the Gorge Dam is expected to uncover the waterfall after which Cuyahoga Falls was named.

Before the dam can be removed, contaminated sediments must be remediated. This includes mechanically dredging 875,000 cubic yards of sediment laced with heavy metals, oil and grease, pesticides, and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons from the incomplete combustion of oil and coal.

These contaminants contribute to health advisories for fish consumption, are toxic to invertebrates and other aquatic life, and can limit future shoreline modifications like removing a dam.

Contaminated sediments will be scooped out using a water-tight clamshell bucket and transported by barge to a staging area where large debris will be removed. The still-wet sediment will then be pumped through a temporary pipeline to a nearby disposal site in Gorge Metro Park.

While in the pipeline, sediments will be mixed with concrete to form a more solid material that can be contoured before it is fully stabilized. Metro Park staff said the disposal area is designed to ensure permanent stabilization of sediment mounds, minimize impacts to buried utilities, and appropriately manage stormwater. After final grading is complete, sediment mounds will be capped with soil, and the area will be planted with native trees and vegetation.

Contaminated sediment remediation will happen in 2024 and 2025, followed by dam removal in 2026.

The Gorge Dam project is a good example of many public and private partners co-producing knowledge, co-innovating solutions, and collaboratively funding sediment remediation so the dam can be removed, habitat rehabilitated, and recreation enhanced.

The estimated cost of contaminated sediment remediation in the Gorge Dam reservoir is more than $100 million, with 65% coming from the U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act and the Great Lakes Legacy Act, and 35% coming from non-federal sponsors. Nonfederal sponsor contributions will be a combination of both money and in-kind support.

Thus far, the State of Ohio has committed $25 million to the project and FirstEnergy has committed $10 million.

Michigan faces enormous challenges with the need to remediate up to 6.67 million cubic yards of contaminated sediment on the U.S. side of the Detroit River and an estimated 458,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediment in the lower Rouge River.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) estimate a total sediment

remediation project cost of more than $900 million for the Detroit River and more than $470 million for the Rouge River.

For the Detroit River, these agencies are hopeful that more than $580 million will be covered by the U.S. EPA through the Great Lakes Legacy Act and $245 million will be covered by industrial partners, leaving approximately $75 million to cover all the likely orphaned sites.

For the Rouge River, these agencies are hopeful that over $254 million will be covered through the Great Lakes Legacy Act and $200 million will be covered by industrial partners, leaving approximately $25 million to cover all the likely orphaned sites.

In total, there is a $100 million shortfall in achieving the non-federal cost share requirements.

Just as the State of Ohio provided $25 million to help make the nonfederal match requirements on contaminated sediment remediation at Gorge Dam, the State of Michigan could help make up this $100 million shortfall on the Detroit and Rouge rivers’ sediment cleanup. These funds could be provided through a “special appropriation” to Michigan EGLE over three years or by adequately funding the Renew

Michigan fund – which was created in 2019 within the Michigan Department of Treasury to promote the cleanup of contaminated sites, waste management, and recycling.

Indeed, last year the Michigan Environmental Council issued a sign-on letter with support from 61 different organizations calling for Michigan Governor Whitmer and state legislators to allocate state funding through the budgetary process to help meet nonfederal match funding for this sediment cleanup.

However, this effort was not successful.

Another way of creatively meeting these match requirements would be to get non-federal partners to provide non-monetary project support like staging areas/real estate, landfill space, technical assistance, transportation and disposal services, source control (preventing pollutants from entering waterways), and habitat rehabilitation and enhancement.

Recently, the U.S. EPA announced an estimated $450 million sediment cleanup of the Milwaukee Estuary on Lake Michigan, representing the largest single Great Lakes Restoration Initiative investment in Great Lakes cleanup. The city of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County Parks, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, We Energies, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources contributed a combination of cash and in-kind support – donations of goods and services – to meet the $170 million nonfederal match requirement.

But time is of the essence for getting federal support for cleaning up sediments in the Detroit and Rouge rivers. Only three years remain of Great Lakes Legacy Act funding. If this window of opportunity is missed, there is no guarantee that comparable federal money will be available in the future.

Contaminated sediment in the Detroit and Rouge rivers is particularly challenging. People cannot see or smell it, many contaminants were discharged long before there were environmental laws, and some of the responsible industries are no longer in business.

However, passing this cleanup burden onto future generations with no likely federal funding seems unjust. Metropolitan Detroit and the State of Michigan have a once-in-a-century opportunity to resolve this contaminated sediment problem for both present and future generations.

John Hartig is a board member at the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy. He serves as a Visiting Scholar at the University of Windsor’s Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research and has written numerous books and publications on the environment and the Great Lakes. Hartig also helped create the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge, where he worked for 14 years as the refuge manager. This article was published with the permission of Great Lakes Now.

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The department’s proactive approach to maintaining order on our streets is evident in their actions. They impounded 227 vehicles, enforcing traffic regulations to enhance public safety. In the gobigmultimedia.com/riverview-register City of Riverview honors oldest homestead with special recognition ...[T]he City of Riverview bestowed a distinguished honor upon James and Alwilda Vreeland. A beautiful plaque was presented, officially declaring their property as the oldest existing homestead in Riverview.

The Vreeland family, deeply rooted in the community, received this special recognition for the historical significance of their residence.

The ceremony highlighted the enduring legacy and historical value that the Vreeland homestead represents.

City officials expressed gratitude for the Vreeland family’s commitment to preserving a piece of Riverview’s history. The plaque serves as a testament to the rich heritage of the city and the Vreeland family’s long standing role in its development...

On page s Riverview Police and Fire Departments: 2023 A Year of Service and Safety Riverview Police Department: In the past year, the Riverview Police Department demonstrated unwavering commitment, covering a total of 12,828 incidents. Responding promptly to emergencies, they attended to 150 accidents, ensuring swift and efficient support during challenging times.

spirit of community engagement, the officers gave 899 traffic warnings, aiming to educate and promote responsible driving behavior...

Riverview Fire Department: The Riverview Fire Department, an integral part of our community’s safety net, responded to a remarkable 2,976 calls throughout the year. Their swift and effective response to emergencies has undoubtedly made a positive impact on countless lives.

Currently staffed with four paramedic-firefighters on shift each day, the department is equipped to handle a variety of situations. With a team of 9 full-time members and 8 part-time members, the Riverview Fire Department ensures that our community is well-protected around the clock.

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gobigmultimedia.com/southgate-star Hockey team looking for the winning formula Southgate Anderson’s hockey team, which plays this year under the banner of Downriver United, is a young club with just six seniors on the roster.

The inexperienced has shown as the team has just a 2-8 record as the season nears its midway point.

The squad is made of players from four high schools.

Ironically, despite its name, just one of the four schools – Southgate – is technically Downriver. The other schools are Dearborn Edsel Ford, Dearborn High, Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central and Monroe High School.

The Southgate Anderson players are seniors Luke Anderson, Donovan Moore and goalie Christian Zaddock and freshmen Kevin Obourn and Jackson

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DU’s two victories this season have come against Woodhaven and Thumb Area Legion, a team from near Sandusky, Michigan.

The win over the Warriors came on opening night at the Southgate Civic Center.

In that game, the Southgate squad trailed 1-0 after the first period and 2-1 after two, but the team scored three Canterbury times in the third period to pull out the victory.

Against TAL, the local club scored a goal in each of the three periods and limited the Legion to just one second-period goal.

Thumb Area Legion and DU have divided a pair of games this season, with TAL winning 2-1 back on Dec. 9.

Like Downriver United, Thumb Area Legion is a co-op team made up of Sandusky, Croswell-Lexington, Deckerville, Peck, Bad Axe, North Branch, Cass City and Brown City.

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How well do you know your fire department? ...Firefighters look and operate much differently than they did 97 years ago when the Trenton Fire Department was formed. At that time,, the fire p

service was transitioning from horse-drawn hose carts and steam-powered engines to the use of automobile technology. Firefighters had basically one weapon to fight a fire: water. The gear they wore was minimal—helmets, tall boots, and long rain-slicker type jackets. There were no respiratory

protections such as SCBA (self-contained breathing apparatus), no thermal barrier layers to the gear, and no impact ratings for helmets, to name a few. Since all of our homes and housewares were made of predominantly natural materials like wood and cotton, fires took longer in the development stages as well.

Today’s structure fires develop nearly ten times faster than they did just 60 years ago. Testing in controlled burn cells using the same living room layout, one furnished with items from the 1960s, and one with today’s generally synthetic products showed the time available for an occupant to survive and escape has gone from nearly 15 minutes down to 3!

Not only do today’s fires burn faster, they are hotter, reaching temperatures over 1400°F from floor to ceiling. This is not survivable even with the latest gear used by firefighters currently. Combine this challenge with the lethal toxic gases produced from the burning of synthetic goods that still release from the debris long after the fire is out; it is no wonder why firefighters have some of the highest rates of cancer exposure...

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Rose went to Cranbrook/Kingswood Schools in Bloomfield Hills for high school and, while he admits he enjoyed his time at the boarding school and the freedom it allowed, he also said that after spending three years in a dormitory setting he was less than eager to do it again in college.

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So far this season, Roosevelt has beaten Edsel Ford,

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Allen Park, Southgate Anderson and Lincoln Park in Downriver League games. In addition to holding Allen Park to single digits in scoring, the Bears also pitched a rare 48-0 shutout against Lincoln Park.

Wyandotte’s lone loss inleague play came against Woodhaven, which beat the Bears 46-38 on Dec. 21.

In non-league games, Roosevelt has defeated Richard and New Boston Huron and lost to Grosse Ile and Airport.....

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Longtime community leader and current senior advisor to Michigan’s Secretary of State, Heaster Wheeler, gave the keynote speech. He was joined

by THS students: Nick Lear, Alexis Lopez, Sarah Tepper, Brooklynn Taylor, Grace Hibbard, Marisa Chuey, and Maya Vines. Refreshments were generously sponsored by the Trenton Rotary Club.

Wheeler began by asking, “How many have heard of MLK?” The crowd raised their hands. “Now, how many of you own a book he wrote?” Only one responded, and Wheeler remarked, “MLK is the most celebrated person in the world, yet we don’t truly know the depth of his legacy.” He emphasized, “Education makes us better, not bitter. The best way to predict the future is to create it.” Wheeler encouraged attendees to speak out against hatred and division, saying, “There are enough good people; we can fix it.”...

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