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Derek Thiel takes over as Township Manager BILL STEVENSON Grosse Ile Grand
At its June 14, 2021 regular meeting, the Grosse Ile Township Board of Trustees, voted to accept, with regret, the retirement of Township Manager Dale L. Reaume, effective Aug. 31, 2021. He will be replaced by current Department of Public Services Director Derek Thiel, who will continue to serve in that capacity, as well as taking on the duties of the township manager. Township Supervisor James Budny read into the record a resolution honoring Reaume, celebrating a career with the township spanning thirty years: “Whereas, Dale L. Reaume has served the Township as an employee for more than thirty years, and as an employee has served in various positions, beginning as a Township Ordinance Officer, then as the Community
Development Director, and Township Manager for the last twenty years. “And, has served under six supervisors and eight different Township boards, and has provided tremendous support to the Township and Board of Trustees in the most professional and conscientious manner, creating a positive employee and community culture throughout his career. . . the Township of Grosse Ile does honor and thank Dale L. Reaume for his commitment and dedication to our Island.” New DPS and Township Manager Derek Thiel, grew up on Grosse Ile, graduated from GIHS in 2000 and has been an employee of the township for eight years. He served as the former Grosse Ile Municipal Airport/ Commerce Park director, before taking SEE THIEL Page 3
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Here’s a closer look at the Open Meetings Act be held, then notice of that meeting must be posted at least 18 hours before the meeting. The OMA gives you the right to attend and speak or comment at all meetings of the public body with the exception of closed sessions. You are not required to sign in or give your name to attend a public meeting. During the second public comment period, you will be given three minutes to speak on only action items that were voted on at that board meeting. Public comment varies with each public body at the
public policy. The OMA also addresses closed sessions. The only meeting that the public is not allowed In my position as Deputy Clerk with the to attend is a closed session. A public body can only township, I hear the word transparency quite a bit. hold a closed session meeting for one or more of the To be transparent is to make information visible or permitted purposes specified in the OMA and the accessible. closed session must be conducted during the course In 1977, the State of Michigan made local of an open meeting. government accountable to transparency by enacting A decision cannot be made in a closed session by the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and the a public body. Open Meetings Act (OMA). This article focuses on When the public body has concluded its closed the OMA, and we’ll discuss FOIA in session, the public body must the future. reconvene in an open meeting, and During the second public comment The Legislature ushered in a at that time may vote on the topics period, you will be given three minutes new era of promoting government that were discussed in the closed accountability and fostering session. to speak on only action items that were “openness in government to enhance The OMA requires a public voted on at that board meeting. Public responsible decision making” body to record minutes of their (Michigan OMA Handbook, 4). meetings and to make those comment varies with each public body The OMA gives you, the public, minutes available to the public. All at the township and you can refer to the ability to keep an eye on and recent township meeting minutes each meeting agenda to see when public hold the township accountable for are available in our meetings portal transparency. and older minutes are available for comment will be held. Let’s break down the OMA a bit inspection at township hall. more. Proposed minutes must be made Any meeting held by the township available for public inspection board, a township commission, or a township township and you can refer to each meeting agenda within eight days after the applicable meeting. committee (a public body) is accountable to the to see when public comment will be held. Approved minutes must be made available within OMA, and therefore must follow certain rules. The OMA states that all decisions and five days after the public body’s approval. Minutes At the first meeting of the fiscal year each public deliberations made by a public body must be made are approved at the public body’s next meeting. A body must set the dates, times, and places of the at an open meeting to the public (with limited separate set of minutes must be taken for closed public body’s regular meetings for the coming year. exceptions). The OMA defines decision as “a sessions and must be approved in an open meeting. Once a meeting schedule is set, all meetings determination, action, vote, or disposition upon Closed session minutes shall only be disclosed if cannot be held without public notice, but they can a motion, proposal, recommendation, resolution, required by a civil action. be altered or adjusted if the public is notified. The order, ordinance, bill or measure on which a vote In closing, I encourage all residents to take a look township posts all of its meeting agendas on our by members of a public body is required and by at our meetings portal and to tune in to, not only meetings portal at: https://grosseile.civicweb.net/ which a public body effectuates or formulates public township board meetings, but also commission and Portal/. We also post all meeting notices (agendas) policy” (OMA Handbook, 7). committee meetings to stay up to date on what’s on our administrative bulletin board inside township A quorum of a public body may gather outside going on with township government. hall. Agendas should be posted a week ahead of of an open meeting without violating the OMA in Most meetings are broadcast on GI-TV, which each scheduled meeting. If a special meeting must some instances that don’t involve discussions of includes cable, Facebook, and YouTube. Bryan Friel
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the city manager position in neighboring Gibraltar in May of 2012. Thiel returned to Grosse Ile government as Director of the Department of Public Services in 2019. He is a graduate of Central Michigan University with both a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science and Political Science and his Master’s in Public Administration. Thiel’s roots on Grosse Ile are deep,
with his parents and grandparents living here, as well as making the Island his home with his wife, Kathryn, and two sons. According to the Township website, “The Township Manager is the chief administrative officer for the Township and is responsible for the management of all Township departments. The Township Manager is responsible for implementing the Township Board adopted policies and oversees the day-today operations of the Township. Among other duties, the Township Manager responsibilities include advising the Town-
ship Board, personnel administration, negotiating contracts, managing projects, responding to complaints, and attending meetings of the Township Board and various Commissions and Committees.” New Township Manager Derek Thiel said, “I am excited to become the new township manager, and look forward to the challenges we all face together. I want to make Grosse Ile an even better place to live, and the best it can be.”
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Restaurants fighting battles at every level When you look around these days things appear to be slipping back into place. Back into a comfortable rhythm that we are used to. Kids are getting ready to go back to school, the Detroit Tigers are playing before large crowds again, live concerts are back and restaurants are offering indoor dining. Things seem, well, normal. Jeremy Syrocki, owner of Truago in Trenton, Major Biddle in Wyandotte and Lloyds on Grosse Ile has some information for all of us: Things are not normal. When the pandemic first began, restaurants and other hospitality businesses were forced to close their doors when the first series of shutdowns was ordered. These businesses did their best to get by on a limited amount of carryout orders. Restaurants then were allowed to slowly open, first at 25 percent capacity, then 50 and finally where we are today. When the reopening occurred Syrocki and other restaurant owners found that many of their former employees, desperate for money during the shutdown, had left the industry. Help of all kinds, but especially kitchen help, became hard to find. It still is. And that drove up wages, which increased the cost of running the business. The employee crisis is still ongoing, but over the course of the past few months, these businesses have been hit with another blow - huge price increases on commodities, everything from chicken, to beef, to shrimp and crab. Syrocki said his restaurants have pretty well held the line on prices during the labor crisis, but he said the increase in the cost of food and other items is forcing his establishments to bump up is prices and he hopes his customers will understand According to Syrocki, the cost of chicken wings and chicken breasts has doubled, crab is up 50 percent and beef, 40 percent. And that’s when you can find these items. Syrocki’s usual supplier for crab has been unable to get it, so Syrocki has had to seek out other suppliers. “A lot of stuff is imported and we just can’t get
it,” Syrocki said. “It’s stuck out at sea or in port.” And, it’s not just food. Because of the increased number of restaurants offering carryouts, foam containers are becoming hard to come by. The same is true for plastic drink stirrers and paper napkins. Beer has even been hit,
Because of a glass shortage, Bud Light and Miller Lite in bottles are becoming scarce. All of this means one thing - higher prices - and Syrocki wants customers to know that when they see those prices, restaurant owners are just doing it just to survive. “We don’t like raising prices,” he said. “We’ve been about breaking even since around April, but with these huge price increases we have to raise our prices. We want the consumer to know we are not trying to gouge anybody. We need to do this to stay alive.” The restaurateur also wants people to know that
if his costs go down, his prices will, too. Syrocki said he prints new menus each week and if and when prices start to dip, those changes will be reflected quickly. Syrocki said he thinks people will understand, especially his regulars who come into his restaurants three and four times a week. “Our employees work hard. Our staff is out there fighting everyday, battling against staffing shortages,” Syrocki said. “Some people get upset with the slower service, but most are understanding. I’d say for every unhappy customer there are about 10 who understand and tip well or offer an encouraging word.” The staff at Truago, Major Biddle and Lloyd’s, like employees at all restaurants these days, are working under tremendous strain because of the staffing crisis, so the understanding smile or a kind word from customers really helps. “People have no idea how much a little note on the bill - a little “good job” - means to a member of the waitstaff. Everytime they get one they bring it right back and show me, every time. It’s extra motivation for all of us.” Syrocki said the employees at his restaurants feel like family and the regular customers feel like part of that family, too. “We have a huge, fantastic customer base,” he said. “They have supported us all the years we have been here and especially through this whole COVID thing. They’ve mostly been super patient with us and they are happy we are open. They are supporting the lives of well over 100 people at the three restaurants, and we really appreciate that.” Syrocki said some restaurants have been forced to stay open shorter hours or remain closed on certain days because of a lack of employees. It’s something that he says he wants to avoid at all costs. “I want to stay as consistent as we can,” he said. “We want our customers to know that when they want to come and eat, we will be here and we will be open.” No, things are not yet normal, but Jeremey Syrocki and his restaurants are trying their best to make it feel that way.
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Still runnin’ after all these years
Sims Race carries on great tradition The 19th annual Simsonian 5K Kick-Off Classic was held on Saturday, August 21, 2021 at Grosse BILL STEVENSON Ile High School, Grosse Ile Grand and the race that has become an Island tradition did not disappoint. More than 180 runners, walkers, and speedsters of all ages ran live in the 1 mile fun run/walk or the competitive 5K race. For those who could not make the scene in-person, a virtual option allowed Simsonian runners to run at their own place, their own pace, in their own race. Virtual entrants raced from Washington D.C., Seattle, Miami, Chicago, Los Angeles, and even Saudi Arabia. All were united in a common goal—to raise money for the Steve Sims Leadership Scholarship at Grosse Ile High School. Sims was a beloved teacher and
coach at Grosse Ile High for twentyfour years, when he died unexpectedly of a dissecting aortic aneurysm in 2003, at age 47. He was the winningest coach in Grosse Ile history in girls’ basketball, and girls’ track. Not only a legendary Hall of Fame coach, Sims devoted his life to the education of young people, and was instrumental in developing strong, independent young women, and strong, independent young men. He had such an engaging and dynamic personality that deeply touched so many who knew him. His family and friends established the scholarship in his name, awarded annually to an outstanding female scholar/athlete. All proceeds from the Simsonian 5K goes to the scholarship that has awarded $42,000 to young women to carry on their education and the spirit of Steve Sims. Due to COVID-19 shutdowns, last year’s race went entirely virtual. Race organizers, GI Athletic Director Jim Okler, former track coach Ray Geist, and yours truly weren’t sure what the
Sims Run 2021 would look like. “We were concerned about an inperson event, and knew that we might have to pivot on a dime if the CDC and Michigan Department of Health issued more restrictive protocols, “said Okler. “That, and runners sometimes wait until the last minute to register for a race, we got a little nervous, but we kept our options open. Come race day, it was awesome, and ran like a fine tuned machine.” “Our buddy, Steve Sims would often repeat Col. Hannibal Smith on the A-Team, ‘I love it when a plan comes together.’” And come together it did. And the runners just kept coming. Race organizers got a sense that runners had a lot of pent-up energy. People wanted to get back to “normal,” to get outside, to socialize, and to share a common bond. This year’s overall men’s winner was Grosse Ile’s own, Matt Graver who blazed the 5k course with a blistering time of 16:16. The female open winner was Jenna Pilachowski
from Monroe, who finished in 20:44. An event that’s evolved into an Island August tradition, the Simsonian would not be possible without the continued support and dedication of our sponsors: Presenting Sponsors, the Grosse Ile Grand, Mans Lumber, Monroe Sports Varsity Athletics, the Reno Family, the Kobiljak Family, the Whitty Family, the Lewis Family, the Sullivan Family, and our newest sponsor, Island Athletics. Supporting Sponsors: Total Runner, the Bailey, Swick, Bennett, Hanley, Okler, Perry, Tobin, Sims, and Stevenson families. A number of Steve’s “Greenville Gang” and Spartan friends couldn’t make it in person this year, but either donated to the cause, or ran virtually. Special thanks go to the Grosse Ile Township Schools, the Grosse Ile Police and Auxiliary, Kim O’Farrell and the Recreation Department for race day aid and assistance. Chipped race timing was efficiently managed by Gary Olsen and Race
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Continued from page 6 Time Services, while DJs Mike Pehote and Patrick Rice spun the tunes that kept the party moving throughout. A big shout out to the members of the Grosse Ile cross country, girls’ basketball, and cheerleading squads for their participation and help in the after party. Kudos to the Carlson and Monroe Jefferson cross country teams for continuing to show up and add quality to the race. A community event of this caliber would not be possible without the talent and expertise of running gurus, Ray Geist, Max Bailey, and GIHS Athletic Director Jim Okler. Their attention to detail helps make this a first class event that has kept people coming back after 19 years. A special shout-out and love goes to my wife, Andrea, who singlehandedly conducted the t-shirt and bib stuffing and distribution, turning the Stevenson household into an Amazonlike fulfillment center. I swear she worked for Abercrombie quality control in a previous life. And, of course, a big thank you to all the Simsonian runners and walkers
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who made this year’s race a huge success. This year’s t-shirt commemorated the 2021 Olympics, with the back emblazoned with the American flag and the phrase, “We Are Free.” Given what we’ve been through, however you take it—thank God for that! Come join us next year on August 20, 2022 for the 20th Annual Simsonian 5K Kick-Off Classic. The family and friends of Sims will be creatively collaborating to make the 20th anniversary an even more gala event, with a few surprises. “Cause, that’s the Spirit that Made America.”
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Steve Sims’ tragic story helps save a life BILL STEVENSON
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Even though Steve Sims’ life ended suddenly and tragically in 2003, the story of his death, and lessons learned from the continuation of the Simsonian 5K Kick-Off Classic, may have saved a life. Dr. Michael Doyle, EdD, former GIHS boys’ basketball coach and longtime Trenton educator, relayed his own experience to me about his recent health episode. This past June, Doyle was out in Hillsdale county working on his family property doing some pretty heavy work planting and clearing a spot for bow hunting this coming fall. He felt a little fatigued and out of sorts but attributed it to shoulder surgery he had at U of M in January. Later that week, he and his wife, Jackie did a 5K race in Rochester Hills, supporting Leader Dogs for the Blind. Afterwards, he started with a dry cough, then began wheezing. Normally very active with hunting, sailing, and high level skiing, Doyle shrugged it off as just being a little out of shape due to his earlier surgery and the Trenton Athletic Club closed because of COVID. He became further tired, excessively fatigued.
“I remembered when you told me about Steve Sims at the funeral parlor, about how he was laying on the couch, eating Triscuits, when he started choking on a crumb. He felt like he had a Triscuit caught in his throat that he couldn’t get out. “I had that same feeling, like a Triscuit stuck in my throat. I went to bed, and the sensation continued. I kept thinking about Sims and the Triscuit. About 2 a.m. I finally told my wife, I need to go to the hospital. “The pain kept getting worse and I kept thinking about Steve. It felt like a belt was tightening around my body and then an elephant sitting on my chest. I said to myself, ‘this is what killed Steve Sims.’ “From that point on, it’s a little blurry. The emergency team got right at it and I remember the doctor telling me, ‘you have had a heart attack, and you are having a heart attack.’
“They quickly sent me to the heart Cath lab, and the cardiologist, Dr. Hashem told my wife and I that I had blockage in five arteries; 90 percent in two, 80 percent in two more, and 70 percent in one. “He also told us that we had two viable options: Place stents in three or have triple by-pass surgery. We didn’t have much time to make the decision. “Dr. Hashem did tell us that if we waited through the night, and only took medicine for pain, I would have not made it through the night, and would have been dead in the morning. “As it turned out, I ended up with five stents in my heart, with two in the ‘widow maker’ (LAD or left anterior descending artery). Wyandotte Henry Ford Hospital saved my life, and so did your story about the death of Steve Sims. “My wife and I have no problem telling my heart-rending story. Maybe it will be a public service announcement—you can be active and in good shape, but you can’t ignore the warning signs and symptoms. “If we can save lives, it’s worth it.”
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Grosse Ile 12-year-old makes award-winning film PAULA NEUMAN
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A short film written and directed by Grosse Ile seventh-grader Matthew Wilson is sweeping up awards and honors in film festivals across the country. Matthew is 12, and “First Chair” is the first movie he’s ever made. “First Chair,” a public service announcement, was named Best of Show at the Michigan Student Film Festival recently and earned the Audience Choice Award, as well. Matthew’s film also has been selected – beating out thousands of other entries – to be screened in five other film festivals so far, including the largest student film festival in the world, The All American High School Film Festival, which will show his movie in New York City’s Times Square in October. It all began when Matthew was accepted last fall into the Downriver Detroit Student Film Consortium, led by Scott Galeski, a retired police officer and award-winning indie filmmaker since 2009. Galeski recruits the kids for the consortium, and the group is diverse. Some of the children have faced huge challenges, some have been in trouble, and others are straight-A students. The one thing Galeski requires in his young filmmakers is a certain intangible creative spark. He found that in Matthew. “Matthew was new to us this season, and he hit the ground running,” Galeski said. “He’s a critical thinker. He was given the topic of loneliness to develop for a film. Instead of making it about himself, he chose an elderly person. Insight like this is usually not found in a 12-year-old. ‘First Chair’ is brilliantly touching.” Matthew said that once he got the assignment to make a short film about loneliness he really had to consider the best way to depict it in a movie. “I started thinking about some of my grandparents who were lonely,” he said. “It’s just something I perceived, especially with my grandpa. He passed away.” Once Matthew had the idea to focus
on someone elderly, he started writing the script for the film with guidance from Galeski. The black-and-white movie has very few words until the end. The writing was very much about camera instructions and what images to portray, the boy said. “After the script was done, about a month later we had a production meeting,” Matthew said. “Then it started filming in January.” The seventh-grader directed professional actor Andrew DaweCollins, 64, who played the grandfather, as DDSFC third-year student Kya Garner-Minnick did the filming and Calvin Johns, a former DDSFC student and now an instructor in the program, did the lighting. Garner-Minnick and Johns are both Wyandotte residents. “They’d choose an angle and come up to me and say, ‘How does that look?’” Matthew said. “Most of the time, it was OK. One time I asked them to move it a little bit.” The filming began at Matthew’s house with the final scene of the movie, which features him acting as the grandson in the story. “The sound guy came in,” the boy said. “He had this really cool, big microphone and he held it way up. My cat kept interrupting the filming. That took about half an hour.”
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Then the film crew went to Galeski’s house to film the first part of the movie, but even then the filming was not in the sequence that is shown in “First Chair.” “It’s kind of weird because it was basically all backwards,” Matthew said. “Before this, I thought they’d start at the beginning and film chronologically.” The actual filming took four or five hours, and left the 12-year-old nervous about the movie’s outcome. Johns edited the footage, and in February, Matthew got to see his finished movie for the first time at a private screening at the DDSFC studio at the Downriver Council for the Arts in Wyandotte. “When I saw it, I thought, ‘This really is pretty good.’” he said. But he never expected just how well
the movie is being received. Matthew is excited about the honors “First Chair” is garnering in film festival competition across the country, and he’s really looking forward to a new year with the DDSFC, he said with a grin. “I’ve made a lot of friends here, and they’re all really cool people,” Matthew said. “You can be yourself in this program.” He has worked on other DDSFC films as a production assistant, an actor and doing special effects makeup, including the creation of the monsters, aliens and robots featured in new DDSFC films “Eye Robot,” Umbra Manor” and “Human Race Ism.” “First Chair” and many more new award-winning films from DDSFC will be screened Oct. 8 at the consortium’s fifth annual world premiere at the Trenton Village Theatre. Visit the DDSFC Facebook page to learn more. When he’s not making movies, Matthew, son of Vicki and Dave Wilson and brother of Mia and Zachary, likes playing online games with his friends, riding his bike and shooting hoops in his driveway. His advice for other kids interested in making films? “Just express yourself as much as you can. You want to be as unique as you can and as self-expressive as you can.”
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Effort designed to preserve open spaces
Dump the Junk is coming on October 2 Bill Stevenson Grosse Ile Grand
In a continuing effort to eliminate illegal dumping on Grosse Ile vacant lots or preserved Open Space properties, the Greenways/Open Space Committee and the Department of Public Services will be sponsoring a “Dump the Junk/Find a Treasure” event at the DPS yard, 8555 Groh Road, on Oct. 2, 2021 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. This event is open to Grosse Ile residents only, and excludes any commercial contractors or their refuse haulers. Proof of residency must be shown upon request. In addition to the “Dump the Junk” aspect of the event, the “Find a Treasure” option, which had been suspended last year because of COVID-19, has been restored. In addition to getting rid of junk, residents may be able to sift through reusable, perfectly “good” items that fit the adage: One person’s trash is
another person’s treasure. For the “Dump the Junk” disposal, dumpsters will be provided by Priority Waste and are available for residents to dispose of items that cannot be picked up through normal curbside pickup. For those Grosse Ile residents of apartments and condos (who do not have access to curbside pick-up through Priority Waste), you will be allowed to bring mattresses and furniture for the junk dumpsters only. You must be prepared to show proof of residency to the apartment or condominium in which you reside. Other than that, unacceptable items for Dump the Junk include mattresses, couches, toilets, electronics, tv’s,
railroad ties or any hazardous waste materials. No semi-truck or commercial tires may be brought to the DPS yard. Acceptable items include yard waste, large logs, shrubs, wood; building materials - lumber, bricks, cement blocks, concrete, tile, marble, and drywall. Auto or small trailer tires will be accepted and will be properly recycled or repurposed, if they are off the rims. Rims can be placed in the scrap metal dumpster, provided by Fritz Enterprises. Other larger items that can be scrapped are dishwashers, stoves, metal patio furniture and the like. No refrigerators or freezers, or any other hazardous
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Downriver residents pay solemn tribute Most summertime celebrations are happy, high-energy affairs with food and fun and rides and fireworks, but Aug. 12-15 at Young Patriots Park in Riverview, things were a little different. The city, with sponsorship help from Ceaser Capital Management, brought The Wall That Heals to the Downriver area. The Wall is a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C. Once opened, the exhibit remained open 24 hours a day until its closing ceremonies. People from throughout the Downriver area visited during the four-day stay. The Vietnam War, which ended in 1975 and at the time was America’s longest war, claimed the lives of more than 58,000 U.S. service men and women. The replica is 375 feet in length and stands 7.5 feet high at its tallest point. Visitors experience The Wall rising above them as they walk towards the
apex, a key feature of the design of The Wall in D.C. Like the original Memorial, The Wall That Heals is erected in a chevron-shape and visitors can do name rubbings of individual service member’s names on The Wall. The replica is constructed of Avonite, a synthetic granite, and its 140 numbered panels are supported by an aluminum frame. Machine
engraving of the more than 58,000 names along with modern LED lighting provide readability of The Wall day and night. As on The Wall, the names on The Wall That Heals are listed by day of casualty. The Wall that Heals website says: “Bringing The Wall home to communities throughout our country allows the souls enshrined on the Memorial to exist once more
among family and friends in the peace and comfort of familiar surroundings. “The traveling exhibit provides thousands of veterans who have been unable to cope with the prospect of facing The Wall to find the strength and courage to do so within their own communities, thus allowing the healing process to begin.” Since its dedication, The Wall That Heals has been displayed at nearly 700 communities throughout the nation. The 53-foot trailer that carries The Wall That Heals transforms to become a mobile Education Center. The exterior of the trailer features a timeline of “The War and The Wall” and provides additional information about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Additional exhibits give visitors a better understanding of the legacy of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and the collection of items left at The Wall.
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CULINARY CAPERS If you weren’t receiving the Wyandotte Warrior, Southgate Star or Riverview Register in 2017 or 2019, you missed two favorite salad recipes of Culinary Capers readers. I’m republishing them today because September is National Fruit & Veggies Month and the perfect time to celebrate EVELYN the occasion while the CAIRNS Grosse Ile main ingredients — Grand blueberries, cucumbers, grapes, apples and celery — are in season. Also plentiful are beets, bell peppers, broccoli, brussels sprouts, carrots, corn, cabbage, cantaloupe, cauliflower, eggplant, green beans, onions, melons, peaches, pears, potatoes, pumpkins, tomatoes, watermelon, zucchini and much more. The salad recipes were shared by Kathy Levilier of Hickory Island and Melva Bonis, also of Grosse Ile. Kathy analyzed and copied the salad she bought at a New York City market during a trip to see her daughter Amy. Melva’s salad, which is decadently delicious with red grapes, cream cheese, sour cream and toasted pecans, is definitely not low-cal and could also be served as a dessert. I’m including a recipe for the original Waldorf Salad, which was created by Oscar Tschirky, Swiss matre’d of New York City’s famous Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in 1893 for a charity ball. When I called the legendary hotel for additional information about the recipe, I learned that the hotel is currently closed for extensive renovations and isn’t scheduled to reopen until June 2023. In the meantime, enjoy the recipe, one of many on the internet with a number of adaptations over the years. When I made the salad, I used raisins, and it was delicious. COPYCAT CUCUMBER BLUEBERRY SALAD 1 cucumber, peeled and cut into ¾-inch pieces ¾ cup blueberries ½ cup crumbled feta cheese 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint leaves or 1 teaspoon dried 2 tablespoons chopped green onion tops 1/3 cup olive or cooking oil 2 ½ tablespoons vinegar
2 teaspoons honey or sugar Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste Combine cucumber, blueberries, feta, mint and onion tops. Mix together oil, vinegar, honey, salt and pepper and add to cucumber mixture. Chill and enjoy. MELVA’S AWESOME RED GRAPE SALAD 3 pounds seedless red grapes, washed, dried well, halved and set aside 1 tablespoon butter 1 cup chopped pecans 8 ounces cream cheese, softened ½ cup granulated sugar 1 cup sour cream 1 teaspoon vanilla ¼ cup light brown sugar Melt the butter on a dinner plate or shallow dish in the microwave oven. Add the pecans, tossing until combined. Return the plate to the oven and microwave for 1 minute. Remove the plate and toss the pecans again, then microwave an additional 1 minute. Set aside to cool. Meanwhile, place the cream cheese, granulated sugar, sour cream and vanilla in a large mixing bowl and beat well. Fold in the grapes and turn the mixture into a serving dish. Sprinkle evenly with the brown sugar and chopped pecans. Refrigerate before serving. WALDORF-ASTORIA WALDORF SALAD 6 tablespoons mayonnaise or plain yogurt 1 tablespoon lemon juice ½ teaspoon kosher salt Pinch freshly ground black pepper 2 sweet apples, peeled, cored and chopped 1 cup seedless red grapes, washed, dried and halved, or ¼ cup raisins 1 cup thinly sliced celery 1 cup chopped, lightly toasted walnuts Lettuce leaves In a medium bowl, whisk mayonnaise or yogurt, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Add apples, grapes or raisins, celery and walnuts. Combine and serve in a martini glass or on a lettuce-lined plate. HAPPY SALAD DAYS! (Contact me at Evycairns@aol.com.)
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A big blue ribbon to the Grosse Ile Garden Club for Island Fair
Re-creating an event from the past, the Grosse Ile Garden Club staged an Island Fair on Saturday, Aug. 21 at the Centennial Farm that brought out a large crowd to enjoy seeing examples of PAMELA A. flowers and FRUCCI vegetables Grosse Ile Grand grown by members, many booths operated by Island organizations, and a variety of places to enjoy food prepared by the Knights of Columbus and breads and donuts sold by the Grosse Ile Bakery. Grosse Ile Garden Club member Joan Strickler came up with the idea based on past fairs and somewhat hesitantly, the members went along with her idea. The weather cooperated and residents turned out in large numbers to enjoy the day. For all their work beautifying the Island, the Grosse Ile Garden Club deserves a big blue ribbon for such a successful community event. Let’s hope they continue the tradition of staging an Island Fair every August. Garden Club deserves another note of appreciation On Founders Day, celebrating the July 6 date back in 1776 when Alexander and William Macomb bought Grosse Ile from the Potowatomi Indians at the Treaty Tree (located at the end of Gray’s Drive and East River Road,) the eighth generation of the Macomb Brothers brought a group together at Westcroft Gardens in a lovely covered greenhouse they’ve called “The Azalea House” to celebrate our founding 245 years ago.
Kyle deBeaausset and his cousin Erica Jackson invited members of the Grosse Ile Historical Society and the Grosse Ile Garden Club to the Azalea House for a little ceremony honoring this historic moment. I dressed as Mrs. George Robinson, the member of The Woman’s Improvement Association, who asked 10 members of the group to raise $10 a piece back in 1906 to erect a monument on the site where the treaty was signed. It was unveiled in a ceremony that year. Through the years, the monument and its surroundings have been neglected. Earlier this summer, Barbara Carroll, president of the Grosse Ile Garden Club, recruited members of the board to spend several hours
cleaning up the monument and the grounds and placed a pot of flowers by the marker. So in my capacity as a member of the Woman’s Improvement Association, who raised the money to erect the monument back in 1906, I would like to award the Grosse Ile Garden Club an honorary membership in The Woman’s Improvement Association for their efforts to spruce it up 245 years later! Macomb Street businesses help keep main street blooming and beautiful Along with the hanging baskets of flowers on lamp posts that line Macomb Street, thanks to the Grosse Ile Garden Club, several businesses add flowers to their grounds to add color to our
main street. Blooming bushes in front of Building Blocks, the border of flowering plants along the Grosse Ile Hardware and window boxes at the shelter operated by T.A.I.L.S. are all cheerful, welcome additions. A note from the past: Several years ago, the former owner of the building where Building Blocks is located had an old-fashioned bathtub planted with artificial flowers. The owner later converted to real flowers. Finishing the Grosse Ile Bakery story As a journalist for the last 76 years, I left out what every journalist learns from day one: “Make sure you cover the 5 W’s and an H.” (Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How.)
In the August Grosse Ile Grand I wrote about the Grosse Ile Bakery getting a fresh new look with brighter paint and décor both inside and out. I mentioned a little bit about how it was a grocery store in the old days. The story got some feedback from a reader who said that Grosse Ile Bakery was originally opened by a policeman named Ed Theodorovich in 1972, who had bought Nate’s Market, a grocery store. Gino bought the business from Ed Theodorovich and ran the Grosse Ile Bakery. I’ll also share with the readers the names of the new owners: The couple from Cambodia, who are doing such a fine job operating the SEE RIBBON Page 25
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SEE AMAZING, Page 24 bakery, are Chhuong Chhan and Samy Ngov. The DSO stages a Concert on The Commons’ grand finale Despite the COVID-19 restrictions on getting people together to attend concerts such as the Concerts on the Commons, the Grosse Ile Alliance for the Arts provided eight concerts the summer of 2021. Performers are paid by the GIAA, along with a generous check from the Downtown Development Authority, and Kim Landaal, the daughter of Dick and Rosie Meyer, who contributed the money to build the gazebo at the Commons where the concerts have been held for 18 summers. The final concert of 2021 brought a brass quintet from the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, who played a variety of selections for folks sitting in the Commons who gave the players enthusiastic applause. Playing first chair trumpet with the DSO is Island resident Hunter Eberly. The GIAA pays performers $300 for groups and $150 for single acts. When they offered the brass quintet $300, they found out that the DSO
was covering all expenses and were told to keep the money for future summer concerts. Another generous donor was the owners of Custard Corners, in Trenton, which provides ice cream treats for the audience at the concerts. Matt and Nicole Gall handed a check for $200 to Pam Frucci, concert organizer. Oudolf Garden at Belle Isle stages ribbon-cutting, grand opening On a sunny, hot Sat., Aug. 28, a large crowd turned out on Belle Isle to witness a ribbon cutting at the grand opening of the Oudolf Garden. The vast garden planted with native grasses and blooming plants was designed by Piet Oudolf, known worldwide for his design of gardens. He was hired to do the High Line in NYC and the Lurie Garden in Chicago. A native of the Netherlands, he was invited to design the garden on Belle Isle by the president of the Michigan Garden Clubs. Although he designed the garden, it was actually planted by volunteers using plants supplied by local growers. At the ribbon-cutting, after a short speech by Lieut. Governor Gilchrist, a line-up of volunteers, the president of the Michigan Garden Clubs, and
Gordon Campbell, (who helped raise the money for the garden) were photographed by news photographers. Although invited to attend the grand
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The past year brought inactivity to every household around the globe. As things slowed down and we stayed inside, our activity levels plummeted. And while many of us found new hobbies, interests, and television shows to help pass the time, it’s important to remember that our body was made to move. Living a sedentary life is risky and can lead to things like weight gain, loss of muscle, inflammation, reduced blood circulation and even a lower metabolism or hormonal imbalance. The less you move, the more pain you may feel—especially in your back. That’s because things like over-sitting may cause weaker back muscles and put excess pressure on discs, not to mention pinched nerves. If you’re ready to add safe activity back into your life, start small by incorporating stretches into your morning routine. Set hourly reminders on your phone to get up and walk around the house.
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The first weekend of April, the golf season traditionally kicks off with “The Masters” in Augusta, Georgia. On Grosse Ile, the longest running Men’s Invitational in the Midwest has been played the first week of August for the last 85 years. It truly is a tradition unlike any other golf tournament. During this week, 128 teams made up of 256 players compete in a five-day member-guest invitational. There are 16 flights of golfers of all skill levels, providing a great competition. This year, champions Nick Geftos and Ben Balen took home the trophy, defeating Nick Laske and Drew Malicki in the championship flight. The tournament featured one of the strongest fields of low handicap golfers in many years. To qualify for the championship flight, 16 teams had to qualify for the top eight spots. Bob Papp and Joe Creal lead the qualifier with the best-ball score of 67. Geftos and Balen survived their early matches before going on to win the final match 2 &1. Perfect weather sped up the Donald Ross greens and made for ideal conditions and great competition in every flight. Over 100 spectator carts spent the week watching their favorite players and visited the many hospitality tents around the grounds. Grosse Ile Golf & Country Club General Manager John Paul said, “I have managed 25 invitationals and this year was one of the best. The party started on Wednesday and didn’t end until 7:30 on Sunday night. Many guests who play will tell you that most other invitationals can’t even compare to ours.”
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Beginning with the Reagan presidency, the federal government has been almost completely hands off when it comes to allowing the market to self-regulate. The laws are still on the books, and until very recently, it has been decidedly uncool to enforce them. Through that 40-year span that began the assault, all manner of industries Peter have been allowed Rose Grosse Ile to merge and grow, Grand and to eliminate their competition by buying them. Amazon has been a prolific example of that phenomenon, but they are hardly alone. I spend a lot of words describing my agitation over the truths regarding that company, not least of whaich is the truth that they could have never become what they have become without the full-throated roar of approval of those that purportedly exist to serve as a limiter, or yes, a governor on the throttle of what capitalism does without regulation. Refusal to apply a single thread of analysis and vision of what the results would be, because those that regulate benefit from allowing the market to do what it wants. Again, Amazon is not alone. Walmart grew into a monster retailer that applied predatory practices in city after city, town after town across America so as to take the entire market from the independent retailers that served those communities for generations, and the government winked. Worse, government officials and official language of regulatory bodies lauded the extraordinary positive impact of Walmart. Today, in mainly rural cities and towns, Walmart has a massive percentage of the grocery business, having undercut smaller merchants to the point of losing money on entire swaths of products that were sold in these towns by small business - until the small businesses failed, and it was then on to the next target. Predatory practice is illegal, and guess how many times that practice was called out by regulatory agencies? Likewise, Amazon has targeted niche after niche that sold items
I can’t say I never shop at big businesses, but I always ask myself the question: “Can I get it locally?” that Amazon wanted to dominate, and succeeded brilliantly since their inception. They dramatically undersold their competition to eliminate them and nobody stopped them. No Republicans, no Democrats. Neither party was interested in biting the hand that was feeding them, and destroying the America they pledged to protect. Of course, these two companies alone make the case for antitrust regulations being deployed to rein them in, but there has been so much consolidation of market share in all manner of fields. The banking industry is one of the worst examples. As are media companies, agricultural products, telecommunications, airlines, drug store chains, pharmaceuticals, war machine companies and many more. Nobody gets turned down, and they do have to make their case. There has been no hew and cry from the public; as a people, we are so indifferent as to be complete and utter enablers of that which is killing them. These companies and industries all succeed in convincing regulators to leave them alone. They write the legislation for the senators and congressmen, meaning complete abdication of responsibility of our leaders to lead and protect. Their power grows, funding campaigns and providing payoffs to these lawmakers as the leave office. Our choices shrink, every day. Our influence wanes, every day. Companies make the case for economies of scale, which enables increased revenues for the companies, and paydays for the stockholders. They don’t focus all that much on the lost jobs from those mergers. It is tacitly understood that there is collateral damage from these realities. The money that is made by the few is so enticing that the concern for the rest of America is relegated to the landfills (another huge example of big business in and of itself). Both Amazon and Walmart tout
the jobs they create when they open in a specific region. They don’t tout the fact that overall, far fewer jobs remain after the dust settles and other businesses have failed. They result in a smaller workforce. I can think of no examples where the applications to buy land and expand their empires is denied for this very reason. As a matter of fact, city after city, state after state, woo Amazon and Walmart to locate in their districts. Remember that ridiculous competition for Amazon’s second headquarters, where every mayor led the charge, offering ever higher incentives to locate in their cities, including Detroit? We are stupid. Because while yes, they do add jobs in the short run, the result is the elimination of all manner of businesses that employed more people - net job loss. And nobody cared. Regulators pay no heed when price fixing is brazen and complete - FedEx and UPS charge - to the penny - the exact same prices for freight. This is collusion to fix prices, a crime. This practice is against the law. And on and on this goes, with not a peep from our leaders. Nobody cares, even when the evidence is written in mile high type, and price hikes are in lockstep with each other, hurting the shippers and shippees, and customers because the price increases do get passed on to consumers. People still read my articles and perceive that my perspective is all about my businesses. I say, “Shop, Drink, Eat, Bank, Be Local,” and they still think it’s all about me. Even when I explain, they really don’t get it. I advocate for the health of the local economy that enables me to do business, which includes everything that happens in a community that includes financial transactions. The better every independent business does, the better for everyone that lives there or does business there, including my businesses. Conversely, every dollar that I diverted anywhere
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The fans in the visitor’s section of the stands far outnumbered the visiting players on the field, but the spunky 2021 Grosse Ile football team was undaunted as it opened the Michigan High School Athletic Association season with a solid 40-21 victory over host Gabriel Richard on Aug. 27. Coach John Bodnar’s team has just 23 rostered varsity players this year, a truly tiny team. And, of the 23, 12 are freshman or sophomores. But the Devils looked anything but overmatched in their first live action. The Red Devils fell behind early in the first half and again early in the second half, but they controlled play and even dominated for long stretches in between. Richard scored first, but Grosse Ile reeled off three straight touchdowns to lead 20-7 midway through the second quarter. But Richard’s Nick Szczechowski scored on a long run late in the first half and on another long run on Richard’s first possession of the second half and suddenly the Pioneers were back in front 21-20. But from that point on the Grosse Ile defense stiffened and held the Pioneers scoreless over the course of the final 23 minutes of the game. On the other side of the ball, led by running back Brody Kellems, the Red Devils seemed to get stronger and stronger On a hot and humid night that saw numerous players go down with leg cramps, Kellems was an amazing workhorse. He carried the ball 29 times, gained 182 yards and scored three times. Being the first game for each team and being played in suffocating weather, the contest was far from clean. Grosse Ile sputtered on its first two possessions of the night, but junior Tyler Swick gave the team a shot of adrenaline when he gathered in a Richard punt near midfield and returned it 50 yards for the first
Junior quarterback Travis Symons passed for 120 yards, scored a rushing touchdown and passed for another in leading his team to a win over Gabriel Richard. Photo Larry Caruso
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graduated Nate Brown, scored a rushing touchdown and was 9-for17 passing for 120 yards. Like Grosse Ile quarterbacks Brown and Zak Thompson before him, Symons showed a calmness under fire and the ability to move around and escape the pass rush, while maintaining downfield vision. Hunter Proctor caught two passes for 39 yards to set up Symons short scoring run. Proctor finished the night with four catches for 51 yards. The complexion of the game changed midway through the fourth quarter when Kellems began to impose his will on the Pioneers. Grosse Ile took the ball on the Richard 43 yards line and pounded it into the end zone. Kellems caught a pass and carried five times, including the final nine yards into the end zone. It wasn’t the length of Kellems’ runs on the drive that were demoralizing to the Pioneers and energizing to the Devils, it was
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Wisniewski’s TD was set up by a 38-yard pass from Wisniewski to Luke Gordon, who made a fine overthe-shoulder grab at the Grosse Ile one-yard line. Grosse Ile will really jump right into it when Huron League play begins. The Red Devils squared off with Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central on Sept. 2. The visiting Red Devils fell 41-6 in that league affair. On Sept. 10 the Devils host Milan, a team picked by many to win the Huron League title this year.
2021 Grosse Ile Red Devils
2 Zack Luh, senior 3 Tyler Swick, junior 4 Hunter Proctor, junior 6 Luke Wisler, junior 7 Caleb Jones, freshman 8 Travis Symons, junior 10 Andrew Poserzervinski, sophomore 11 Andrew Modrzejewski 12 Brody Kellems, junior 15 Tyler Fraczek, junior 17 Mason Crowley, freshman 20 Colin Howard, senior 21 Matthew Pizzo, sophomore 22 Peter Moore, sophomore 42 Evan Brown, freshman 50 Aiden Pullen, senior 52 Aiden Rush, sophomore 60 Jake Brown, junior 65 Austin Wisler, sophomore 67 Zack Brewald, sophomore 71 Dylan Alexander,sophomore 72 Carson Pace, sophomore 74 Jake Reno, senior
Remaining schedule Sept. 10 Milan Sept, 17 at Airport Sept. 24 Jefferson Oct. 1 Huron Oct. 8 Flat Rock Oct. 15 at Riverview Oct. 22 at Clintondale
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Swimming Sept. 11 SMISL Relays, 8 a.m. (at Dundee High School) Sept. 14 at Allen Park, 6 p.m. Sept. 21 at Dundee, 6 p.m. Sept. 28 at Riverview, 6 p.m. Oct. 12 at New Boston Huron, 6 p.m. Oct. 19 at Edsel Ford, 6 p.m. Oct. 21 at Trenton, 6 p.m. Oct. 26 at Milan, 6 p.m. Nov. 6 Huron League meet, 9 a.m. (at Milan High School) Nov. 8 SMISL diving, 4 p.m (at Dundee High School) Nov. 11 MHSAA diving regionals Nov. 13 SMISL Championships, 8 a.m. (at Dundee High School) Nov. 19-20 at MHSAA state finals
Cross Country Sept. 18 at Huron Invitational, 8:30 a.m. Sept. 21 at Huron League Jamboree, 4:55 p.m. (at Young Patriots Park) Sept. 25 at Jefferson Invitational Oct. 2 at Carlson Invitational Oct. 5 at Huron League Jamboree, 4:40 p.m. (at Monroe Jefferson) Oct. 9 at Wayne County Championships Oct. 16 at Gabriel Richard Invitational, 8:30 a.m. Oct. 21 at Huron League meet, 4 p.m. (at Willow Metropark) Oct. 23 at Airport, 11 a.m. Oct. 29 regionals (at Lake Erie Metropark) Nov. at state finals (at Michigan International Speedway) Girls Golf Sept. 13 at Westborn Market Invitational Sept. 27 at East Lansing Sept 30 at Huron League Meet (at Sandy Creek Golf Course) Oct. 6 at regionals (at Calderone Farms Golf Course) Oct. 14-16 at state finals (at MSU’s Forest Akers West GC) Soccer Sept. 11 at Williamston, 11 a.m. Sept5. 13 Jefferson, 5:30 p.m. Sept. 15 Huron, 4:30 p.m. Sept. 16 Woodhaven, 5:30 p.m. Sept. 20 Flat Rock, 4:30 p.m. Sept. 22 at Riverview, 6 p.m. Sept. 25 at U-D Jesuit Sept. 29 Huron League tournament Sept. 30 Detroit Country Day, 4:30 p.m. Oct. 4 Huron League tournament Oct. 6 League tournament finals Oct. 13-22 Districts (hosted by Grosse Ile) Oct. 26-30 at Regionals Nov. 3 state semifinals Nov. 6 state finals Tennis Sept. 8 at Carlson, 4 p.m. Sept. 9 at Milan, 4 p.m. Sept. 11 at University Liggett, 9 a.m. Sept. 14 Airport, 4 p.m. Sept. 16 Riverview, 4 p.m. Sept. 20 Woodhaven, 4 p.m. Sept. 21 Monroe SMCC, 4 p.m. Sept. 27 Gabriel Richard, 4 p.m. Sept. 30 at Huron League meet, 9 a.m. (at Riverview Community High School) Oct. 2 Honor and Glory, 9 a.m. (at Trenton High School) Oct. 6-9 Regionals (hosted by Grosse Ile High School) Oct. 14-16 at state finals
Anthony Naso and the Grosse Ile tennis team have already gotten the 2021 season started.
Ty Garza helped Grosse Ilke to a state soccer title last year. He’s back in 2021 for more.
Photos by Larry Caruso
Volleyball Sept. 9 at Allen Park, 5 p.m. Sept. 11 at Wyandotte Invitational, 8:30 a.m. Sept. 13 Airport, 7 p.m. Sept. 15 at Milan, 7 p.m. Sept. 18 at Woodhaven, 8 a.m. Sept. 20 Riverview, 7 p.m. Sept. 22 at Huron, 7 p.m. Sept. 27 at Jefferson, 7 p.m. Sept. 29 Flat Rock, 7 p.m. Oct. 2 at Ida, 8:30 a.m. Oct. 6 at Monroe SMCC, 7 p.m. Oct. 11 Huron League tournament Oct. 13 Huron League tournament Oct. 16 at AA Skyline, 9 a.m. Oct. 20 League tournament finals Oct. 30 at Bedford, 8:30 a.m. Nov. 1-6 at Districts (at New Boston Huron) Nov. 9-11 at Regionals Nov. 16 MHSAA state quarterfinals Nov. 18-18 MHSAA state semifinals Nov. 20 MHSAA state finals (at Kellogg Arena, Battle Creek)
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