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Five vie for three council seats up for grabs Paula Neuman Riverview Register

Riverview voters will go to the polls Nov. 5 to re-elect Mayor Andrew Swift, who is running unopposed, and choose three of five contenders for four-year City Council seats.

Council incumbents Lynn Blanchette, Thomas Coffey and Elmer Trombley are challenged by Chuck Norton and Suzanne O’Neil.

We asked each of them to answer the same five questions, and the mayor volunteered to answer them, too.

Lynn Blanchette, 71, has been a Riverview resident for 51 years. A former optician, she is a graduate of Trenton High School, and serves as the council’s mayor pro tem. First elected in 1991, Blanchette is the longestserving councilwoman in the city’s history.

Thomas Coffey, 81, a retired police deputy chief, has served on the council for 22 years. He also served as a member of the Riverview Board of Education for 13 years. He did not

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respond to our request for answers to the questions.

Chuck Norton, 49, a Trenton High School graduate, is a volunteer chaplain and addiction counselor for the U.S. First Responders Association, and a volunteer firearms training facilitator licensed by the U.S. Concealed Carry Association for his wife’s business, Liberty Defensive Training LLC. He was a production supervisor with GKN Sinter Metals until he was injured in a 2003 accident, and forced to take a medical retirement. He has lived in Riverview since 1992.

Suzanne O’Neil, 45, works as a supervisor in a medical office. She has

Serving Downriver Since 1975

NORTON lived in Riverview for 15 years, and her husband works for the city’s Police Department. She attended Baptist Park High School in Taylor.

Elmer Trombley, 82, was first elected to the council in 1981, and has served ever since. He has lived in Riverview nearly his entire life.

Trombley retired in 2006, after working for Wayne County as a journeyman welder and mechanic, and working at McLouth Steel from 1958-96.

Q: What is the most pressing issue facing the city?

Blanchette: Like most communities, we are still in the throes of rebuilding our financial stability from the

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recession. We have been able to hold our tax base steady for the past several years with no tax increases. With the possible closing of the landfill in the next eight to 10 years, there is a potential of an 11 mill shortage in revenue that we are working diligently on to find alternative ways to subsidize our tax base maintain city services and not have tax increases.

Norton: Our residents need access to see what is taking place during the study sessions. This information needs to be accessible online at the residents convince, like we do with our City SEE COUNCIL, Page 8

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RIVERVIEW SCHOOLS

Amy Farkas and her STEM students shine Many educators travel to conferences and trainings around their home states and countries, and a few of them even take students!

Riverview’s Amy Farkas, took her 8th-graders this past year to a handful of conferences to bring what they’ve learned to the real world.

At the conferences, the students presented their work and research to other students, educators, and professionals.

Amy spoke about the experiences and the impact that neuroscience outreach had on the students.

As always, she tweeted the whole process and this time many other educators tweeted their experience with the students too!

Amy: I surprised myself when I volunteered my students to present at a number of conferences this year: at RESA in Grand Rapids and at the MACUL Student Technology Showcase in Detroit. I thought this would be a great experience, but knew I would have to depend on a lot of different people and have to

have a lot of cogs working in perfect synchronization to make it happen.

Like who are my drivers going to be? Who was taking who in what car?

I needed to have all of the materials we used back. Keeping in mind I’m down in Detroit starting on a Tuesday for the conference and the kids weren’t coming until Thursday, and I wasn’t going to be back in the school building to deal with any of that.

Even though I knew it would be challenging, I knew it was an experience that I wanted my students

to have The Student Technology Showcase is sponsored by AT&T at MACUL and It happens the first week of December.

It’s an awesome opportunity for students across the state to go in and showcase different technology projects that they’re doing.

Thankfully, in this case, everything did go wonderfully.

The kids organized the materials that I asked them to take, they came up with some ideas of their own that they wanted to do, and I said “put it

all in the bags, if we don’t use it we can always bring it back,” but it was very organic on their part.

They knew what they wanted to show; what they wanted to teach. I made a couple of suggestions either way, and it worked out wonderfully.

We presented on a number of projects, but when it came to neuroscience I have a team captain.

His name is Connor, and he is an amazing young man and neuroscience became kind of a passion for him.

All I said was “Connor, you’re in charge of neuroscience.”

He dealt with the other students and made sure that their level of knowledge was up to what his expectation of that was. I really did nothing.

In the end, it was a fantastic opportunity for my students. Just like in the classroom, where I have them become teachers to each other, they got to take those skills out into the real world and present to total strangers everything they knew about neuroscience!

Developmental Kindergarten give students a leg up Developmental Kindergarten is intended to give children who need additional time to mature physically and emotionally to do so in a safe and secure environment. We provide meaningful and challenging experiences that build on children’s prior knowledge.

In our Developmental Kindergarten program, we provide learning experiences and opportunities for children similar to the kindergarten classroom, using a modified curriculum.

The curriculum consists of language, literacy, math, science, social studies, technology, social experiences, physical skills, arts, and dramatic play. The students not only learn academics but how to be a good friend and listener.

Students grow at different rates and once they successfully complete DK

are typically placed in a Kindergarten classroom. This ensures success for the following years for the student in their learning.

Our program provides movement

and learning within providing small center groups. The class meets all day five days a week. The Developmental Kindergarten teacher, Violet Hoying, is a certified teacher with an early

childhood endorsement. Additional staff includes Chelise Marsh the paraprofessional, Robert Lothian the physical education teacher, Krista Fink the STEAM teacher, Kathy Walinsky the office paraprofessional and Grandma Pam the lunch lady.

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Five great reasons to read aloud to your kids Reading aloud to your child is one of the most important things you can do to promote his or her future reading ability.

Whether you choose a book from your child’s bookshelf or one from your local library, sharing this special read-aloud time with your child is beneficial in numerous ways.

Some of my earliest memories are of my mom reading aloud to me and my siblings. We would all gather around her - two leaning against her on the couch, and the third on the floor at her feet. I loved listening to my mother read aloud!

But reading aloud isn’t just a source of great memories.

Reading aloud to your child is one of the most important things you can do to promote his or her future reading ability.

There are six really great reasons why you should read aloud to your children. After reading these reasons, I’m hoping you’ll pick up a book and start reading aloud on a regular basis.

1. READING ALOUD TO CHILDREN CREATES A LIFETIME INTEREST IN READING. If you start reading to your children while they are young, they will be much more likely to grow into the habit of reading. When they associate reading with happy memories, they are more likely to

persist in learning to read, even when they run into occasional roadblocks in the process of learning to read.

2. READING TO YOUNG CHILDREN EXTENDS THEIR ATTENTION SPANS. Don’t overdo it at first. You might need to start with just ten minutes of read-aloud time, and gradually extend the time until your child is able to maintain full attention for longer periods of time. A longer attention span will help a child perform better both in school subjects and in real-life projects.

3. READING ALOUD TO CHILDREN AIDS IN LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT. As children listen to you read, they assimilate strong language skills. They pick up correct word pronunciation, word usage, and proper grammar.

Their working vocabulary increases, and they internalize correct sentence structure. All these skills will eventually transfer to their own speaking and writing. Improper grammar will begin to sound wrong to them, and they will be more likely to choose good grammar when they communicate.

4. AS YOU READ ALOUD, THE POWER OF A CHILD’S IMAGINATION IS STRENGTHENED. As you read to your children, they visualize the

book’s events in their minds. Through the pages of a book, children are able to experience events and situations that are outside of their own personal experiences. They can picture life in other parts of the world and in other cultures. Children who have been read to are usually more adept at creating stories from their own imaginations.

5. READING ALOUD HELPS BUILD A CHILD’S COMPREHENSION. As you read and discuss books together, your child increases his problem-solving abilities and gains insight into characters’ motives. Discussing a book as you read helps teach a child how to make good predictions.

As you read aloud, you can fill in missing background information that helps a child better understand the book’s setting, historical background, and characters - details that might be missed if a child reads a book on his own. Reading aloud also gives you the opportunity to emphasize important character traits as you read. Point out examples of compassion, kindness, perseverance, and optimism, then take a moment to discuss these traits with your children.

Some good tips for raising resilient kids Margarita Tartakovsky Special to Riverview Register

While adulthood is filled with serious responsibilities, childhood isn’t exactly stress-free.

Kids take tests, learn new information, change schools, change neighborhoods, get sick, get braces, encounter bullies, make new friends and occasionally get hurt by those friends.

What helps kids in navigating these kinds of challenges is resilience.

Resilient kids are problem solvers.

They face unfamiliar or tough situations and strive to find good solutions.

But resilience isn’t birthright. It can be taught. Parents are encouraged to equip their kids with the skills to handle the unexpected, which actually contrasts our cultural approach.

Anxious people have an especially hard time helping their kids tolerate uncertainty, simply because they have a hard time tolerating it themselves.

However, a parent’s job isn’t to be

there all the time for their kids. It’s to teach them to handle uncertainty and to problem-solve.

Here are some valuable suggestions for raising resilient kids.

AVOID ELIMINATING ALL RISK. Naturally, parents want to keep their kids safe. But eliminating all risk robs kids of learning resiliency.

The key is to allow appropriate risks and teach your kids essential skills.

Giving kids age-appropriate freedom helps them learn their own limits.

TEACH THEM TO PROBLEM-SOLVE. Let’s say your child wants to go to sleep-away camp, but they’re nervous about being away from home. An anxious parent might say, “Well, then there’s no reason for you to go.”

But a better approach is to normalize your child’s nervousness and help them figure out how to navigate being homesick. So you might ask your child how they can practice getting used to being away

from home.

TEACH YOUR KIDS CONCRETE SKILLS. Focus on the specific skills children will need to learn in order to handle certain situations. For instance, teach a shy child how to greet someone and start a conversation.

DON’T PROVIDE ALL THE ANSWERS. Rather than providing your kids with every answer, start using the phrase “I don’t know,” followed by promoting problem-solving. Also, starting with small situations when they’re young helps prepare kids to handle bigger trials.

They won’t like it, but they’ll get used to it.

AVOID TALKING IN CATASTROPHIC TERMS. Pay attention to what you say to your kids and around them. Anxious parents, in particular, tend to “talk very catastrophically around their children.

For instance, instead of saying “It’s really important for you to learn how to swim,” they say, “It’s really important for you to learn how to swim because it’d be devastating to me if you drowned.”

LET YOUR KIDS MAKE MISTAKES. Failure is not the end of the world.

Letting kids mess up is tough and painful for parents. But it helps kids learn how to fix slip-ups and make better decisions next time.

MODEL RESILIENCY. Of course, kids also learn from observing their parents’ behavior.

Try to be calm and consistent. You cannot say to a child you want them to control their emotions, while you yourself are flipping out.

Parenting takes a lot of practice and we all screw up. When you do make a mistake, admit it. Learn to say,I’m sorry I handled that poorly. Let’s talk about a different way to handle that in the future..

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Happy Homecoming Photos by Larry Caruso

A little rain (or even a lot of rain) could not dampen Pirate spirits on Sept. 27 as Riverview Community High School students, teachers and alumni celebrated Homecoming 2019. The parade went on as scheduled, complete with the band and class floats and Cameron MacDougall and Alicia Cotter were named school royalty. The night was bittersweet as the football team capped festivities with a loss to Huron League rival Milan.

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Homecoming in the park

Taylor’s Heritage Park, a traditional gathering place for high school homecomings and proms. In this photo are youngsters about to attend the Riverview High School homecoming on the evening of Sept. 28.

They are: Caleb Winkelman (left), Sam Kerr, Kylie Milhorn, Marcus Pizzo, Jordan Gadwell, Ariana Vela and Katelyn Barrett.

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FROM THE DESK OF THE MAYOR

Ah, welcome to my favorite time of year Welcome to my favorite time of year.

Soon we will be enjoying some cooler weather and the changing colors of the leaves. It is also the time that Riverview starts planning our fall events.

One event that we’re ready for is the Hayride and “Moviein-the-Park” on Saturday, Oct. 19 at Young Patriot’s Park. See details in the ad in this paper. The event is courtesy of the Kiwanis of Riverview, starting at noon on Andrew Swift Sunday, Oct. 13.

The first 20 people who email me at aswift@ cityofriverview.com will receive one ticket for the Hayride. Put in the subject line “Free Hayride” and include your name and address in the email. Please, one per family. Tickets will be awarded at the event.

In addition to our endless amount of recreation and library programs planned for fall is the Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony. This year’s event promises to be the best ever The event will include the addition of several family oriented activities. These include fire pits, hayrides, and a large tent to house our first Christmas Concert Show with the popular band “Backdraft.”

We still have members of the middle school band to perform Christmas Carols before the old man himself, Santa, is scheduled to be there.

If you’d like to have your elementary age child be one of two children who will “Throw the Switch” to light the Christmas Tree, have them send a letter to Mayor Swift, 14100 Civic Park Drive, Riverview, Mi. 48193.

In the letter have them write what they love about the city of Riverview in 100 words or less. Please include your child’s name and age. All letters are to be postmarked by Saturday, Nov. 16. The winners will be announced at the ceremony.

This time next month those who haven’t already voted absentee will be going to the polls to elect three council persons and mayor.

Someone mentioned that Riverview should have term limits. I say we already do, it’s called elections.

I believe there are benefits to having a long term councilperson or mayor, but it only works if the electorate stays informed. Being an informed voter is important to ensure that you receive the best representation on council each term.

Please refer to the council questions in this paper for detailed information on all the council candidates.

I would also like to use this space to say a great big

thank you to the following sponsors of the Kiwanis of Riverview Dictionary Project. Because of their generous support the Dictionary Project has been fully funded by their donations.

They are in no particular order, Kathleen and Charles Skupin, Neubecker Power Washing, Nancy and Thomas Holloway, Mayor Andrew Swift, Riverview Towing, Full Moon Bar, Deanna Boone Agency State Farm, Nancy and John Colina, Riverview Animal Hospital, C.E. Raines Company, Pentiuk-Couvreur & Kubiljak PC, and Kim & Elio Zeppa.

To close this month’s article I would like to take a minute to say how proud I am to serve as your Mayor. There is so much more than meets the eye while performing the duties as mayor. I proudly represent our city at the Downriver Community Conference, the South East Michigan Council of Governments, the Community Development Block Grant Committee, the Southern Wayne County Regional Chamber of Commerce, and countless community organizations and events.

I do all this because of my love of the people who make up our community. We have so many working to improve our schools and city that deserve our appreciation.

Re-Elect ANDREW M SWIFT City of RIVERVIEW Mayor It has been an honor and a privilege to serve as your Mayor for the past four years. It’s been a busy four years with new businesses moving in, current businesses expanding, and increasing the use of our premiere Young Patriot’s Park.

If you would like to see these and more positive improvements to our fine city, I would appreciate your support on Tuesday, November 5th, 2019. I encourage you to compare the goals and ambitions of all the council candidates and choose the ones that closely align with your own expectations.

PRIORITIES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

• Continuing to provide a safe place to live and support the Riverview Neighborhood Watch Program • Maintaining programs for seniors, teens, and young children • Ensuring our landfill stays environmentally sound and profitable • Fiscally vigilant with taxpayer money • Continue promoting Riverview as a member of the Downriver Community Conference, Southern Wayne County Regional Chamber, Southeast Michigan Community of Governments, and our own Economic Development Commission.

• Continuing to keep our residents informed with my “From the Desk of the Mayor” articles.

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COUNCIL

Continued from page 1 Council meetings.

O’Neil: The most pressing issue in the city is the closing of the landfill.

The city has always known this was going to be an issue and now the time is upon us. Due to this issue, we no longer offer competitive wages/ benefits to our public safety. We are now looking into a private ambulance service to serve our community.

There have been circumstances where only one firefighter was at the Fire Department during a weekend. We have hired and lost many police officers to other, more competitive cities. In conclusion, with losing the funds from the landfill, you will notice a decrease in city services including police, fire, ambulance and DPW. Tombley: To continue to deliver quality police, fire, public works, recreation programs and all other services that make Riverview the lovely community it is and has been while avoiding any tax increase. This means ever vigilant watchfulness on how we spend our hard-earned tax dollars.

Swift: The most pressing issue is staffing at the Fire Department. We do experience times when we don’t have enough of the properly certified staff on duty. By this, I mean we don’t have a paramedic in the house, which is required to man an ambulance rated for advanced life support. When this happens or when we are short personnel, we contract with a private ambulance to cover the time we are short. We are exploring many options to resolve this issue and looking to have a more permanent solution.

The citizens can rest assured that we will always have fire and emergency services available.

Q: Why are you the right person to serve on the council (or as mayor)?

Blanchette: My years on City Council have afforded me the knowledge from various committees and commissions I have been a member of and given me the insight to solutions for problems we are facing in the future, keeping Riverview a desirable place to live in. We were recently ranked the 29th safest city in Michigan.

Norton: I have been a resident of

Riverview for 27 years. During my residence, I have followed the City council meetings and the agenda. Since becoming a candidate for City Council, I have been listening to what many of our residents’ concerns are.

• The fire station at times has only one employee on shift.

• The city is understaffed in some of their departments. It is hard to fill vacancies, when we cannot offer what other local communities offer.

• The concern about extremely high water bills.

• The fact that our landfill will be at full capacity within the next 10 years.

• Our city golf course doesn’t show a profit and is a financial drain on Riverview residents. According to golfers that I have spoken with, it needs a lot of repair and maintenance.

• The residents are concerned about the many vacant store fronts in our city.

• Business owners do not feel that

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they get support from our leadership in Riverview.

O’Neil: I have raised two children in this community and I still have one in the school system. My husband has been a police officer in the city for 17 years.

Trombley: I spent most of my life in the city of Riverview. Therefore, I know the people, I know their issues, their concerns, and I am committed to do the best for our residents. I am compassionate for the least fortunate, the elderly and our struggling young families. So I want to build the best community possible without burdensome taxation.

Swift: My 14 years of experience on council (before being elected as mayor four years ago) gives me a clear view of the past and what we need to change.

We can’t continue to do things as we have always done. I believe I can help lead that change. The council works as a team and I can work with whoever makes up the team.

Q: Why did you choose to run?

Blanchette: I feel that when possible, one should serve their community. My goal is to make Riverview the best community to live in and raise a family. Serving on City Council is my way of achieving this goal.

Norton: The above bullet points explain this. I can help facilitate and implement a positive change to get these problems solved. That will make Riverview a very competitive city within our Downriver community.

O’Neil: I believe there are many pressing issues in this community. I am vested in this city because my husband works in the city and I am a homeowner in the city. I am very concerned with the direction the city is going right now.

Trombley: I am passionate for this community. If a resident brings an issue to my attention, I will look into it and see that they get their issue resolved, or, if not resolved, an answer as to why it cannot be resolved. I feel residents sometimes have to have someone stand up for them and look into their issues.

Swift: I chose to run for mayor because there is so much to prepare for in the near future. With the potential SEE SEATS, Page 9

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Continued from page 8 closing of the landfill, council has been considering options to replace that income. Riverview has been successful in attracting several new businesses in the past four years. I think we should step up those efforts even more. I would also like to see an increase in the use of our premier park, Young Patriots. There are so many familyoriented and community uses of the park that would cost the city little or nothing.

Q: The landfill has an estimated eight to 10 years left. Knowing the city’s financial dependency on the landfill, would you support its expansion when the time comes?

Blanchette: The time is here and now for actions and solutions pertaining to the landfill expansion or closure of it. It is our obligation to protect our residents and our way of life. The closure of the landfill will involve the city, county, state and federal governments. It is not just being able to lock the gates and walk away.

Norton: Absolutely not.

O’Neil: I do support the expansion.

We have been very dependent on it for years.

Trombley: If the majority of our community supports an expansion, I would support an expansion. I represent the citizens of the city of Riverview. However, the expansion would have to be done following all regulations and permits.

Swift: When the time comes, I will support the expansion. The landfill provides about 25-30% of our general fund budget. It is imperative we do what we need to do before we submit another request to the county. We need to insure we are implementing the latest technology in odor control, pursuing more markets for our excess methane, and providing a safe clean area for those residents interested in recycling.

Q: What would you do differently to attract new businesses?

Blanchette: We are aggressively working to continue to make Riverview a city that attracts new businesses while

Re-Elect Lynn Blanchette + 51 Years Riverview Resident + 28 Years of Experience as Your Councilwoman with 28 Years on Various Committees and Commissions + Committed to: + Annual Balanced Budgets + Increasing Our Operating Revenues + Maintaining and Improving Our City Services + Attracting New Businesses While Helping Current Businesses Stay and Expand in Our City

maintaining communications with our current businesses, helping them to stay successful and expand. We have welcomed at least 18 new businesses and are excited about major expansions of Pirates Cove Self Storage, Ash Stevens Inc. and The Bellaire Senior Living.

Norton: I would be as inviting and kind to potential new business (and current businesses} as possible. I would personally meet with the new business owners to make sure they have everything they need to be successful.

I would be available to them and work with them, making sure they are getting their questions and concerns answered.

I would recommend our city social media to advertise the new business to let our residents know who is new in our city. Our city should have an incentive program for a new business that moves into a vacant building to spend a portion of the first year’s taxes to beautify the outside of their location.

This will improve the business district.

This could attract new business.

O’Neil: I think it would be great to have a Q-and-A for businesses to

see how we could make it easier for them to open their businesses. We need to make it easy for them to join our community and not make them frustrated.

Trombley: I would have updated and adjusted business building codes and ordinances to be more businessfriendly sooner than we have done.

We have recently addressed issues, but we still have a lot to do. Many of our outdated codes and ordinances have made it difficult for businesses.

Swift: We’ve been mildly successful in the past four years in attracting new businesses. Contrary to popular belief, we can’t make businesses come here. But what we can do is what we are doing: Working with potential businesses to make the licensing and permitting processes go smoother.

Our Planning Commission and zoning boards are working to make Riverview a more business-friendly community.

In the past four years, we had 19 businesses either move into Riverview or expand their capacity and footprint here.

CHUCK NORTON FOR RIVERVIEW CITY COUNCIL

27 year Riverview resident, volunteers as a chaplain, proud grandfather to three Riverview school children. Wanting to help facilitate new growth in our city. Asking for all residents’ support, to make a positive change and get this city back on the right track, as it once was. I will not accept any income, if I am blessed to represent the people of Riverview. All income will be donated to various veteran organizations.

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New bakery has delicious offerings The cakes and cookies and other sweet teats at the new A Serendipity Cakery & Ice Cream Shoppe in Riverview are as tempting and delicious as the bakery’s name is whimsical.

A Serendipity Cakery is owned by Tammie & Alan Bachran, who started the business in her kitchen in 2012. They opened a storefront in Wyandotte in 2015 and recently expanded to a larger facility in Riverview, the new address is 18100 Fort St. The new store offered a chance to expand her business and it also has a separate party room that can accommodate up to 50 people. So now, not only can A Serendipity Cakery bake the cake and treats for your birthday parties, they can host them, too!

Some of the treats that Serendipity offers are cakes, cake drops, cupcakes and chocolate-dipped items. Among the things the bakery has dipped in yummy chocolate are chips, pretzels and rice crispy treats.

While A Serendipity Cakery specializes in fanciful food, this bakery does serious work, too. If you are getting married, don’t choose your cake until you stop in and see what A Serendipity Cakery has to offer. Tammie can also create cakes for anniversaries, graduations, showers, retirement parties and fundraising events. She can even add edible pictures to her creations.

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CITY OF RIVERVIEW RUFFLED MARIGOLD BURLAP WREATH A bright, big marigold will brighten up your home! This very easy ruffle wreath is made of high quality orange burlap wired ribbon with a pretty center in a flower pot!

All crafting materials provided. Please bring ruler, scissors, wire cutters and hot glue gun with glue sticks. Don’t have these, that’s ok we have some to borrow.

Instructor: Lisa Magyar Sunday, October 13 6:00-8:00 p.m. City Hall Activity Room #4801 Class Fee: $10.00 Must preregister by Thursday, Oct. 10 Limit: 15 Supply Fee: $15.00 Cash payable to instructor at the class FLAVORED BUTTER COOKING CLASS Back by popular demand! Who doesn’t love butter!!! This class was a big hit last year and a tasty one too! We will be making six different flavored butters that can be used to flavor your favorite dishes or a tasty topping for breads and crackers.

These make a great addition to your holiday gathering or give them out as gifts to friends, teachers or coworkers. Can be frozen for future uses. Recipes to take home. Ingredients and supplies provided. Instructor: Lisa Magyar Sunday, October 20 6:00-8:00 p.m. City Hall Activity Room #4802 Class Fee: $10.00 Must preregister by Thursday, Oct. 17 Limit: 15 Supply Fee: $15.00 Cash payable to instructor at the class

All crafting materials provided. Please bring ruler, scissors, wire cutters and hot glue gun with glue sticks. Don’t have these, that’s ok we have some to borrow.

Instructor: Lisa Magyar Sunday, November 17 6:00-8:00 p.m. City Hall Activity Room #4803 Class Fee: $10.00 Must preregister by Thursday, Nov. 14 Limit: 15 Supply Fee: $25.00 Cash payable to instructor at the class FOR THE BIRDS-EDIBLE BIRDSEED WREATHS Don’t forget about our fine feathered friends and a few pesky squirrels this winter!

Come make several types of edible birdseed wreaths/hanging feeders at this fun and easy class. We will be using many different types of seeds, berries and dried fruit topped off with a ribbons to hang to feed our hungry chirpers. This would be a great class for ages 10 to 100. 10-12 year olds may need adult supervision.

All crafting materials provided. Please bring ruler, scissors, wire cutters and hot glue gun with glue sticks. Don’t have these, that’s ok we have some to borrow.

Instructor: Lisa Magyar Sunday, December 8 6:00-8:00 p.m. City Hall Activity Room #4804 Class Fee: $10.00 Must preregister by Thursday, Oct. 5 Limit: 15 Supply Fee: $15.00 Cash payable to instructor at the class

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Movie in the Park “Hocus Pocus” Saturday, October 19, 2019 Join us for a leisurely hayride through Young Patriots Park and woods. After your hayride, sit back and relax in the park with a cup of cider, a donut and games.. Then stick around for the Movie in the Park. “Hocus Pocus”, rated PG, will be on the big screen at 8:00 p.m. Dress to be outside and bring blankets to bundle up with while getting in the Halloween Spirit.

Hayrides and movie will take place by the Community Center.

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New Member Debbie Apkarian and family: Brian Apkarian (son), Jennette Masserant, Debbie Apkarian, Gary Apkarian.

Kiwanis of Riverview holds induction ceremony

The Kiwanis of Riverview recently held a new member induction Ceremony at Atria Kinghaven on King Road in Riverview.

The Engage Life Director, Karen Roberts at Atria Kinghaven provides the meeting room and formal dinner setting to accommodate the ceremony whenever it is needed.

The newest member in the growing club is Debbie Apkarian of Riverview.

Debbie was born in Delray and moved to Southgate when she was four years old. She remained there until she married her husband Gary in 1975 when they moved to Riverview.

She was sponsored by Mayor Andrew Swift. Debbie received a bachelor’s degree in education from Eastern Michigan University. She is retired from the Riverview Community School District where she taught third grade.

She volunteers at the Grosse Ile Community Gardens and is a Riverview Goodfellows.

The Kiwanis of Riverview are looking to grow their club to help with expanding its presence in the city and schools. “We’re looking to expand our presence in the elementary schools to complement our Key Club at the high school and Builders Club at the middle School� said President Diane Kinlen.

The Kiwanis meet every Thursday 6:15 p.m. at Atria Kinghaven, 14800 King Road, in Riverview.

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WE INADVERTENTLY MAKE LIFE MUCH TOUGHER FOR THE PERSON WITH DEMENTIA BY TRYING TO HANG ON TO WHAT THEY WERE BEFORE. ~ David Currier

Dementia expert shares his story, trains staff in Riverview Dementia specialist David Currier gained his expertise in perhaps the hardest way possible. In 1988, both of his parents were diagnosed with dementia — his father Ralph with Alzheimer’s disease and his mother Fern with a combination of vascular and Lewy body dementia. Currier was their caregiver for 5 1/2 years.

“They were in their late 50s at this point,” said Currier, who came to Riverview recently to speak and to give trainings to staff members at Rivergate Terrace and Rivergate Health Paula Neuman Care Center. “My father came home one day and said he had retired early.

It turned out he was fired because he couldn’t remember how to do his job anymore.”

Eventually, the ravages of Alzheimer’s made his formerly gentle, loving father very aggressive.

Both parents had to put into nursing homes.

“My mother died in 1994,” Currier said. “I went in to tell my father, and he punched me in the face.

I remember going home, crying.”

But some caretaking moments were enlightening and fulfilling, and Currier learned ways to cheer his ailing parents and make them smile for a while. A former drummer with the rock band Boston, Currier was working then as a David Currier, formerly a drummer for the rock band songwriter on movie soundtracks. He found that music and drumming tapped positive emotions for Boston, is now an expert on dementia, who helps train caregivers around the country. his parents.

“It’s a crazy road for somebody to go from being a drummer and songwriter to being a trainer of CNAs Raia developed a systematic approach to dementia (certified nurse aides) and nurses and activity people,” care called habilitation therapy, a technique that Currier said. “It’s been a pretty marvelous journey.” focuses on the patient’s emotions and their remaining Finding his pathway to his current position, capacities. Habilitation therapy is now widely gained in 2000, as dementia specialist and program accepted, and Currier travels his region teaching it development for the northeast division of Life Care to nursing home staff. He spoke on the habilitation Centers of America (owner of the Riverview nursing approach on Sept. 5 at Rivergate Health Care Center, homes and many others across the country) also came and about how Alzheimer’s patients perceive the world about in perhaps the hardest way possible. at Rivergate Terrace on Sept. 4.

“I found out my ex-wife had been unfaithful to He also trained caregivers there about ways to use me the whole time I was taking care of my parents,” the therapy.

Currier said. “I told my doctor I was going to commit “I was very excited about the training we did at suicide. I was committed to a hospital. One night I Rivergate,” he said. “The management said afterward looked out the window, there at a streetlight, and I that the staff was very excited about it. The basis of realized that God was lighting the darkness for me. I the training is that you can’t rehabilitate someone with realized that my parents did not die in vain if I could Alzheimer’s or other types of dementia. You can’t help other people.” reverse the damage. But you can get them involved in Released from the hospital, Currier began programs that use their life experiences.” volunteering for the Alzheimer’s Association. Dr. He trains nursing home staff to get and keep on file Paul Raia, a gerontologist and psychologist listened to personal, individualized information on each patient, to Currier sharing some of his hard-earned insights with create individualized playlists of their favorite music, family members of Alzheimer’s patients, got to know and to get them involved in programs suited to their him, and told him to go to work as a program director. abilities at the same time every day.

“Dr. Raia is my mentor,” Currier said. “He’s my Alzheimer’s affects the brain’s memory capacity, angel.” but creating meaningful routines helps reduce patients’

anxiety, keeps them active and more engaged, and gives them a better quality of life, he said.

Currier also helps facilitate drumming circles at some facilities. Drumming in a group helps patients find joy, he said. They may forget five minutes later that they were drumming, but the emotion stays with them, he said. A few years ago, he brought in David Mattacks, Paul McCartney’s former drummer, to join in a nursing home drumming circle.

“He was almost brought to tears seeing people who were in a fetal position respond so much to the music,” Currier said. “He’s going to join us again in a couple of weeks.”

If you’re caring for a dementia patient, try not to correct the person.

For instance, his mother would point out the window in July and say, ‘Look at the beautiful snow,’ he said. Instead of telling her there was no snow, he learned to say something like ‘Snow really is lovely, isn’t it?’

“We inadvertently make life much tougher for the person with dementia by trying to hang on to what they were before,” he said. “Don’t point out what they’re doing wrong. As time goes by, they don’t know what season it is, what they’re supposed to be doing. Their world gets smaller and smaller. We shouldn’t say that they’re forgetful. When the brain’s hippocampus isn’t recording stuff, is it really being forgetful?”

And their brain issues eventually change their vision. When that happens, patients can’t see the bottom of the bathtub or where their next step is taking them. Shiny floors may look like water or ice to them. Alzheimer’s patients need 50 percent more lighting than someone without the disease, he said.

Also, if you’re caring for a dementia patient, go to a support group, Currier advised.

“You can’t be a good caregiver if you’re not taking care of yourself,” he said. “Support groups are wonderful. You find out you’re not alone.”

He finds that the best part of his job is training CNAs and activity staff members at nursing homes, Currier said.

“My heroes are the CNAs,” he said. “They’re unsung heroes. They do so much! To be able to give them techniques on how to bathe people without a battle, to make their jobs a little less stressful — that to me honors my parents. I miss my parents every day.”

And the CNAs and other caregivers have the constant strain of watching their patients — often people they have come to love — slowly fade away.

“It’s a terminal disease,” Currier said. “No matter how hard you try, they are going to die. These wonderful staff members mourn. And the next day, there’s someone new and you start all over. I’m honored to be able to train them.”

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Carve Out Some Time this Month to Visit the Riverview Library!

Did you know that Riverview residents have FREE access to thousands of eBooks through the Riverview Veterans Memorial Library digital catalog? All you need to access these books is a library card and a smart device. OverDrive has created a great app for eBook reading called Libby. It is free to download and gives you the ability to read books anywhere, anytime on your device. Visit https://meet. libbyapp.com to learn more. If you need help accessing these resources or you need a new library card, stop in and see us!

We are so pleased to be able to offer new events and children’s programming to patrons of all ages and interests. These colder months are a great time to come inside and learn a new craft or pick up some reading materials to enjoy while snuggled up on the couch. Our events are always free and only require registration by phone or a quick stop at our circulation desk. The staff at the RVML welcomes you to check out what is happening at your Library soon and we hope you will visit often.

UPCOMING EVENTS October 2-December 19 | Storytimes with Ms. Z! Wednesdays Toddlers (2-3 years old) @ 11 a.m.

Thursdays Preschoolers (3-5 years old) @ 11 a.m.

Toddlers and Preschoolers (and their adults) will enjoy stories, songs, games, crafts and a yummy snack each week. Registration is not required but is appreciated.

October 7 – Monthly Book Club @ 7:00 p.m.

This month’s book club selection is Persian Pickle Club by Sandra Dallas. Plenty of copies are available at the Circulation Desk.

October 9 – PBS Documentary Preview: Country Music: A Film by Ken Burns Country Music is an eight-part, 16-hour documentary series that explores the history of a uniquely American art form. This Ken Burns documentary explores the roots of country music and the fascinating characters that helped create and shape it. The 45-minute preview gives viewers a glimpse into stories that create a vivid history of country music. Light refreshments provided. Registration is required.

October 11 – Open Mic Night @ 6:30 p.m.

Come & share your one-of-a-kind writing, art, song, or dance with a welcoming audience. Participants & attendees will also enjoy a delish nacho bar. Registration is appreciated.

October 12 – Library Closed | News Herald Invitational October 14 – Community Conversation: An Open Dialogue about Mental Health @ 6:30 p.m.

Families are invited to join us for an open dialogue about the issues that affect our daily lives and the lives of those we care about. The informal conversation may include topics like anxiety, stress, mindfulness and depression. We have invited Kathy Thompson, a Professional Licensed Counselor from Wellness Counseling in Southgate, to guide the discussion. Light refreshments served. Registration is appreciated.

October 15 – Drop-In Tech Help | 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Get help with eBooks, eReaders, laptops, smart phones and personal tablets. All questions are welcomed. Patrons are helped in the order that they arrive.

October 15 – Art Night: Artist Trading Cards | 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Learn how to make your own miniature pieces of art to trade with fellow artists or to give as sweet gifts during the holidays. Participants will learn about the history of the cards, the techniques used to make the cards ‘pop’ and get the opportunity to experiment with different mediums and techniques. All materials provided.

Registration is required.

October 19 – Halloween Storytime | 11 a.m.

We are celebrating Halloween with silly, spooky stories, a special craft and a Halloween costume parade. There may even be a few sweet treats to enjoy.

Registration is required.

October 21 @ 6:30 p.m.

Author Presentation: Dogfight Over Tokyo with John Wukovits The RVML is honored to have author John Wukovits visit with us to discuss his new book Dogfight Over Tokyo. Wukovits tells the inspiring but tragic story of Air Group 88’s pilots and crews who were ferociously attacked by 20 Japanese planes.

The Dogfight author draws upon participant letters, interviews and newspaper/radio accounts to tell the story of the last dogfight of WWII. Registration is required.

October 23 – Drop-In Coloring Night (ages 18+) | 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Spend a relaxing evening in our community room coloring beautiful Halloweenthemed art pages while enjoying light refreshments and interesting conversation.

Registration is appreciated.

October 29 – Family Storytime @ 6:30 p.m.

Families will be treated to stories, play games and make a craft with Ms. Z! Pajamas are optional but are encouraged. Registration is required.

October 31 – Halloween!

Stop by the Library for a little treat! While supplies last.

November 4 – Monthly Book Club @ 7:00 p.m.

This month’s book club selection is The Golden Egg by Donna Leon. Plenty of copies are available at the Circulation Desk.

November 11 – Veterans Day | Library Closed in Observance November 12 – Art Night: Thanksgiving Craft | 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Join us to make keepsake crafts to help decorate your home just in time for Thanksgiving. Participants will make a beautiful fall leaf wreath and a keepsake “thankful for” tree picture using old book pages. All materials provided. Registration is required.

November 16 – Family Puzzle Competition | 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Families are given three hours to complete a jigsaw puzzle. The family that finishes their entire puzzle first will win a prize basket! All puzzles and snacks are provided.

Limited to 10 families. Each team can have up to four adult members. Registration is required.

November 19 – Drop-In Tech Help | 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Get help with eBooks, eReaders, laptops, smart phones and personal tablets. All questions welcome. Patrons are helped in the order that they arrive.

November 19 – Family Storytime @ 6:30 p.m.

Families are invited to practice yoga and hear stories with Ms. Barbara Prusak.

Pajamas are optional but are encouraged. Registration is required.

November 23 – Thanksgiving Storytime with Ms. Z | 11:00 a.m.

Help us celebrate Turkey Day with stories, games and a Thanksgiving craft.

Registration is required.

If you are interested in attending our storytimes or events, please register by stopping in at 14300 Sibley Road or by calling us at 734-283-1250. Information about our programming and links to our online resources can be found on our website riverviewpubliclibrary.com & on our Facebook page. Happy Reading!

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This year’s ceremony was held at Atria Kinghaven located on King Road in Riverview. According to its President Diane Kinlen, “Kinghaven provides us the perfect setting to not only hold this ceremony, but also our weekly meetings.”

The dinner meeting ceremony was called to order at 6:15 by President Kinlen. The meetings always start with the singing of the first verse of “America” led by Dr. Donald Van Every, former Riverview Community School District Superintendent.

After a short invocation by Board of Director Andrew Swift, the Kiwanis introduce themselves and their spouses to the rest of the

attendees.

Then came another long standing Kiwanis tradition of holding a “Kangaroo Court” called a “Fining Session.” During this court, guests propose fines against fellow members for doing something as frivolous as being the last to the ceremony to the more serious offences of not wearing their name badge.

These fines are used to support the administration of the club so as not to use monies raised through fundraisers.

The ceremony continued with the induction of this year’s officers. The 2019-2020 President is Diane Kinlen of Woodhaven. The Vice-President for the coming year is Matt Dominski of Riverview. The Secretary and Treasurer positions are held by Dr. David Grachek and Ted Orosz, both of Riverview. Donald Matt, Dr. Don Van Every and Andrew Swift were

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Mr. Perry, I read in social media that some residents of Riverview are complaining about the high water bills, and being a former DPW water department director, and I was wondering if you can elaborate further??

John M. Thanks for the letter John, but I also read social media and I have seen where the mayor has attempted to answer all the questions - about anything and everything regarding water bills, so this old, retired department head is going to Gerald Perry pass on this one.

I will elaborate, however, on how the city, or better yet, the village obtained fresh drinking water back in the 1920s.

Before the village came into being, we were part of Monguagon Township, along with Trenton, Sibley and Grosse lle.

The residents of Riverview Street, Jefferson, and Grant street, all had wells or cisterns. When the wells began to dry up and using water from the Detroit River was ruled out because it was not pure enough, they had to have water brought in by a horse-drawn water tanker wagon.

So it became obvious to the leaders of the area that the only way to procure fresh water was to pipe it in from areas to the North (Wyandotte) or South (Trenton) that had purification plants.

But Trenton only had enough capacity for its residents, so going to Trenton for water was out. Wyandotte had its own water system, also.

Another problem of wanting to have a fresh water piping system built was the ability to pay for it, and no one person could afford it. There would have been a Monguagon Townshipwide bond issue voted on, and if approved, the whole township would have been obligated to pay back the money.

Right away they could see that wasn’t going to happen. So the local leaders had another avenue to use, and that was to organize the small area in need of water into a incorporated

village. This way the new village residents could pass a bond Issue to pay for a water system.

In June of 1921, the residents, within the boundaries of the Detroit River and Tow line Road (Pennsylvania) Mud Road, (Sibley) and Strong Road (Fort Street). went to the polls and passed the Incorporation request. by a total of 143-61.

But - setback No.1 - The rest of Monguagon Township had to approve the issue. And - you guessed it - they voted it down by a count of 201-153.

Not to be discouraged, the village leaders led another petition drive in November of 1921 requesting another vote to be held. And on December 12, 1921 the resolution passed. The count in Monguagon was 203 for, 46 against and the count in the village was 72 for and 32 against.

So the newly formed village then met with the village of Sibley and formed a committee with the intent of conferring with the city of Wyandotte to see if they were interested in furnishing the two villages with water.

Sometime in late 1923, (no record could be found of the exact date) an agreement was made and a contract was signed by Riverview and Wyandotte for the supply of pure water.

In November of 1923, an election was held for the citizens to decide on whether or not to “build a pure water system” with the estimated to cost $88,000 dollars. The issue passed overwhelmingly.

So, sometime in the winter of 1924 the layng of pipe throughout the village began in earnest.

But - setback No. 2 - came when on May 9, 1924. Riverview’s consulting engineer reported that, “A hitch occurred in the proceedings with Wyandotte when they demanded more than what had been agreed upon.”

With this news, The Riverview/ Sibley committee decided to go to Detroit and the result was, they (Detroit) would be glad to supply the village with water. Shortly after, in May of 1924, work began on the construction of the Detroit waterline, from Lincoln Park to Riverview.

In late 1924 the connection was made and Riverview had pure, fresh water!

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LEGAL NOTICES CITY OF RIVERVIEW COUNTY OF WAYNE, STATE OF MICHIGAN NOTICE OF CITY GENERAL ELECTION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2019 TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF RIVERVIEW: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a City General Election will be held in the City of Riverview, Wayne County, Michigan, on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, between the hours of 7:00 AM and 8:00 PM prevailing Eastern Time to elect the following: MAYOR – FOUR YEAR TERM ONE (1) TO BE ELECTED COUNCILMEMBER – FOUR YEAR TERM - THREE (3) TO BE ELECTED CHARTER AMENDMENT PROPOSAL Shall Section 7.4 of the Riverview City Charter, entitled “Publication and Recording of Ordinances” and Section 19.4 entitled “Definition of Publication” be amended to permit, as an alternative to newspaper publication, the posting and publishing of locally required notices and ordinances, on the City’s official internet website, along with paper copies to be posted in two public buildings; or on the public access stations of the cable and satellite providers operating in the City,” together with paper copies to be posted in two public buildings?

All persons voting in this election must provide appropriate photo identification or complete an affidavit in order to vote. Any person voting in this election must be: a citizen of the United States of America, over eighteen years of age, and a registered elector of the City of Riverview.

Further, the New Voting Precincts will be held in the following locations: Precinct l - Riverview High School, 12431 Longsdorf (Quarry Road Entrance) Precinct 2 - Riverview City Hall, 14100 Civic Park Drive (Gym Entrance) Precinct 3 - Seitz Middle School, l7800 Kennebec (North Entrance – Auditorium) Precinct 4 - Forest Elementary School, l9400 Hampton All electors who are registered with the city clerk in which they reside are eligible to vote at this election.

Sample ballots can be found at www.mi.gov/vote. To comply with the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), voting instructions will be available in audio format and in Braille. Arrangements for obtaining the instructions in these alternative formats can be made by contacting the city clerk in advance of the election. All polling locations are accessible for voters with disabilities.

This public notice is given in accordance with Section 168.653(a) of the Michigan Election Law as amended.

Cynthia M. Hutchison, City Clerk CITY OF RIVERVIEW NOTICE OF ABSENT VOTER APPLICATION/BALLOT NOVEMBER 5, 2019 CITY GENERAL ELECTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that applications for Absent Voter Ballots for the City General Election to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, will be received in the office of the City Clerk from 9 AM to 5 PM Monday through Friday.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN the Mayor (1) and Council (3) and Charter Amendment Proposal regarding Publications contests will be on the ballot.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the deadline of 5 PM Friday, November 1, 2019, for acceptance of absentee ballot applications to be voted outside the Clerk’s Office in accordance with Sec. l68.750 of the Michigan Compiled Laws of l948 as amended.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Clerk’s office will be open Saturday, November 2, 2019, from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM to vote absentee and to mail spoiled ballot requests by 2:00 PM. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the deadline for applications for absentee ballots to be voted in person at the Clerk’s office in accordance with Sec. 168.76l of the Michigan Compiled Laws is 4:00 PM on November 4, 2019.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that voters may register to vote up to 8 PM on election day and vote an absentee ballot or vote at your precinct if time permits.

EMERGENCY ABSENT VOTER APPLICATIONS will be issued to any registered elector prior to 4:00 PM on election day if he/she shall become physically disabled, or absent from the City because of sickness or death in the family which has occurred at a time making it impossible to apply for absent voter ballots by the statutory deadline.

Contact the Clerk’s Office at (734) 281-4240 to receive an Absentee Voter Application and

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CITY OF RIVERVIEW NOTICE OF CLOSE OF REGISTRATION FOR THE NOVEMBER 5, 2019 CITY GENERAL ELECTION TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF RIVERVIEW, WAYNE COUNTY: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that any qualified elector of Riverview who is not already registered, may register to vote at the office of the City Clerk; the office of the County Clerk; a Secretary of State branch office, or other designated state agency. Registration forms can be obtained at mi.gov/vote and mailed to the City Clerk. Voters who are already registered may update their registration at www.expressSOS.com. The last day to register in any manner other than in-person with the local clerk is Monday, October 21, 2019. After this date, anyone who qualifies as an elector may register to vote in person with proof of residency (MCL 168.492) at the City Clerk’s office, located at 14100 Civic Park Drive, Riverview, Michigan, 48193, at the following times: Regular business hours: Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Saturday, November 2, 2019, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Election Day, Tuesday, November 5, 2019, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the City of Riverview will be voting on the following contests and charter amendment proposal: MAYOR – FOUR YEAR TERM ONE (1) TO BE ELECTED COUNCILMEMBERS – FOUR YEAR TERM - THREE (3) TO BE ELECTED CHARTER AMENDMENT PROPOSAL Shall Section 7.4 of the Riverview City Charter, entitled “Publication and Recording of Ordinances” and Section 19.4 entitled “Definition of Publication” be amended to permit, as an alternative to newspaper publication, the posting and publishing of locally required notices and ordinances, on the City’s official internet website, along with paper copies to be posted in two public buildings; or on the public access stations of the cable and satellite providers operating in the City,” together with paper copies to be posted in two public buildings?

A sample ballot may be viewed at cityofriverview.com when availalbe. Persons with special needs as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act should contact the clerk’s office.

Cynthia M. Hutchison, City Clerk CITY OF RIVERVIEW ELECTION NOTICE PUBLIC ACCURACY TEST Notice is hereby given that a Public Accuracy Test will be conducted for the purpose of certifying the program and scanning devices used to process voter ballots for the City General Election to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, in the City of Riverview, Wayne County, Michigan. Said Test is open to the public and any concerned parties may witness the test on Tuesday, October 29, 2019, at 3:00 PM at City of Riverview Municipal Building, City Services Conference Room, 14100 Civic Park Drive, Riverview, Michigan. 48193.

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Hall of Fame seeks nominations The Riverview Hall of Fame is seeking nominations for its next class.

Founded in 1988, the goal of the hall is to give direction and provide role models for students and young adults; promote community harmony and unity by recognizing Riverview residents who have made significant contributions; recognize scholarship, school activities and citizenship by awarding scholarships to deserving students; and to recognize deserving employees of the city of Riverview and Riverview Community Schools.

To qualify nominees must be a Riverview resident, an alumnus of Riverview schools or city employee over the age of 30.

Nominees will be voted on by the hall selection committee and the committee will determine the number of honorees in each class.

To receive a nomination form or to get more information, call Hall of Fame Committee Chair Mary Zellner at 734-818-7175. Nominations are due by Oct. 31.

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Richard dominating league football foes Hank Minckiewicz Riverview Register

The Gabriel Richrd football team hammered Macomb Lutheran North 50-22 on Sept. 27 to improve to 2-0 in Catholic League Intersectional-1 Division play. It was the second straight blowout of a divisional rival for coach Tom Michelson’s Pioneers.

Richard’s hammer of a running back, Nathan Palumbo, led the way. He had three touchdown runs and totaled 64 yards for the game.

The Pioneers had all the elements of their offense clicking against the Mustangs as leading rusher Michael Holdsclaw had 97 yards and a score and quarterback Joe Wisniewski threw for 96 yards and a pair of scores.

Quinn Hess and Matt Maki were on the receiving end of Wisniewski’s scoring passes. Ivan Hernsndez also had a rushing touchdown.

The game was fairly close through the first three quarters, but Richard put it away with a threetouchdown avalanche in the finlo 12 minutes.

Defensively, leading tacklers Hess, Carson Sollars and Travis Lipetsky led the way, along with Nich

Szczechowski, who had two pass interceptions and Ethan Mehal, who had one pick.

The Pioneers, who made one long trip to Clio earlier this year, went even farther on Oct. 4 to face Manistee on the road. They then face Detroit University prep and Cabrini before a possible spot in the Catholic League playoffs.

RIVERVIEW GABRIEL RICHARD 48, GROSSE POINTE WOODS UNIVERSITY LIGGETT 13 For the second straight year Liggett was no match for Richard.

Mike Holdsclaw and Nathan Palumbo each had two touchdowns for the winning team. One of Palumbo’s scores came on a fumble recovery.

Quarterback Joe Wisniewski passed for three touchdowns, two of them to Quinn Hess.

Once again the Richard defense stood tall, allowing just 13 points. Palumbo had a pair of sacks, Sollars had nine tackles and a sack and Drew Daiek had a pass interception and three tackles.

RIVERVIEW GABRIEL RICHARD 45, CLIO 6 It was a long ride to Clio, but it was worth it for

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the Pioneers, whio dominated from start to finish.

Quarterback Joe Wisniewski ran for a touchdown and threw for another and Nick Szczechowski, Michael Holdsclaw and Nathan Palumbo each rushed for a touchdown and Drew Daiek recovered a fumble and returned it for a touchdown.

Quinn Hess caught the touchdown pass from Wisniewski and Ivan Hernande booted a field goal.

Pirate gridders encounter some turbulence Hank Minckiewicz Riverview Register

After winning its first three games in impressive fashion, the Riverview football team has run into a little trouble recently.

Playing against two of the better team in the Huron League, the Riverview offense sputtered and the Bucs lost first to second-place Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central and then - on homecoming night to league-leading Milan.

The Bucs were beaten 33-8 by the Big Reds on a rainy night that placed a premium of running the ball, usually a Riverview forte.

But on this night, it was Milan that controlled the contest, running up 330 total yards, virtually all of it on the ground.

Riverview had a tough time gaining any traction against the tough Big Red defense, which had seven tackles for a loss against the usually potent Bucs Photo by Larry Caruso

Jamari Moultrie had big games in victories over Huron and Flat Rock. The running back rushed for 192 yards against the Rams and 176 yards against the Chiefs. He scored three touchdowns in the two games.

MONROE SMCC 33, RIVERVIEW 16 Riverview managed just 16 points in its loss to Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central.

Those points came on big plays - a 91-yard pass interception return by Austin Poe and a 56-yard

touchdown run by Jacob Puma. Puma finished the game with 79 rushing yards.

RIVERVIEW 24, FLAT ROCK 6 Behind the running of Jamari Moultrie, Riverview rolled past Flat Rock.

Playing on a muddy field, Moultrie gained 192 yards on 26 carries and scored a pair of touchdowns.

Jacob Puma scored the other Riverview touchdown as the Bucs rolled up 313 rushing yards.

Defensively, Austin Poe and Preston Thompson each had pass interceptions.

RIVERVIEW 28, HURON 0 Jamarie Moultrie led the way to the shutout victory with 176 yards on 12 rushes, including a 76yard sprint to set up his three-yard touchdown run.

Kenny Hightower, who rushed for 51 yards in the game, scored a touchdown on a two-yard run and Ben Johnson scored on a 35-yard run up the middle.

He finished the night with more than 80 rushing yards.

Riverview’s defense held Huron to a shade over 100 yards passing and chased the Chiefs starting quarterback from the game with a pair of interceptions.

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Riverview continues strong cross country season Hank Minckiewicz Riverview Register

The Riverview cross country team took a small step back - from second place to third - and the second Huron League Jamboree on Oct. 1, but junior Eric Pickell continued to prove he is among the best individuals in the league.

After running first in the opening jamboree at Milan, Pickell was fourth in the sweltering heat at the second jamboree. He ran 18:02.

Milan won the meet with 50 points, Huron was second with 58 and Riverview third with 79.

The results scrambled the league standings because at the first jamboree, Huron was first, followed

by Riverview in second and Milan in third, which sets up a big battle at the Huron League meet on Oct. 17 at Willow Metropark.

In the record heat at Sterling on Oct. 1, Pickell was followed across the finish line by teammates Ethan Rucarean (19:06), Jack Lenden (19:07), Luke Lenden (19:31) and Justin Shupe (19:40).

Scoring for Riverview at the first jamboree were Pickell, Sam Polgar, Jack Lenden, Shupe and Luke Lenden.

In the White Division of the Marauder Invitational at Lake Erie Metropark on Sept. 28, the Pirates ran fourth in 15-team race with 151 points. Dearborn Divine Child won with 32.

Pickell was among the top runners in the race, finishing sixth with a time of 17:38.

Shupe and Rucarean were 25th and 26th with times of 18:38 and 18:40, respectively. Gavin Shelton and Blake Robinson finished the Riverview scoring.

At the enormous Holly/Duane Raffin Festival of races on Sept. 14, Riverview was 10th in the Division 2 race.

Sam Polgar cracked the top 10 in the 147-runner race. He was 10th in 17:22. Pickell was 23rd (17:44).

RIVERVIEW GIRLS ARE FIFTH Riverview’s girls were fifth at the second Huron League Jamboree, led by Paige Beaudry and Grace Godlewski, who finished 16th and 17th, respectively. Beaudry ran 23:05 and Godlewski 24:06. Alyssa Brooks, Adrianna Bahu and Calie Felice finished the Riverview scoring.

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The bigger meets have been a challenge for the Gabriel Richard cross country team this season and that trend continued at the Marauder Invitational at Lake Erie Metropark on Sept. 28. The Pioneers finished 12th in that event, ahead of Grosse Ile, Cabrini and Flat Rock.

Alexander Meszaros was Richard’s top runner with a time of 19:06. John Borowicz, Parker Heggie, Steve Bagozzi and Nick Loewengruber finished the Richard scoring.

At the second Catholic League Jamboree on Sept. 24 the Gabriel Richard boys finished sixth, which was a little step back from the first jamboree, where the Pioneers were fourth.

Borowicz ran 19:34 to finish 15th. Heggie (17th, 19:42), Peter Laskaris (31st, 21:18), Loewengruber (32nd, 21:33) and Bagozzi (35th, 21:53) finished the Richard scoring.

Richard ran ninth at the Divine Child Soter-Crane Invitational on Sept. 17. The meet was run on Belle Isle and the Pioneers were led by Borowicz with a 27th-place time of 19:03.

GREEN CONTINUES TO PACE GIRLS Lilly Green was Richard top female finisher at the Marauder Invitational, clocking in at 23:48 and finishing 24th. Alyssa Wladysaik was 31st.

At the second Catholic League Jamboree, Richard got a 23:35 run from Lilly Green and finished in eighth place.

At the Divine Child event in Belle Isle on Sept. 17 Green turned in a time of 22:56 to finish 28th.

Gabriel Richard will host the Gabriel Richard Downriver Meet on Oct. 12 before running in the Catholic league meet Oct, 19 and MHSAA state regionas on Oct. 26.

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Riverview soccer back to old winning ways Hank Minckiewicz Riverview Register

After a pair of sub par seasons in 2017 and 2018, coach Ben Zolynski’s Riverview soccer team is back to its old, competitive ways.

The Bucs won nine of their first 17 games this season, won the preseason Carlson Tournament and finished second at the Dearborn Tournament.

But looking closer at the squad you see the Bucs are way better than their record would indicate. Among their losses this season are some bitter pills against some of the area’s finest teams.

Against Grosse Ile, a team that went to the Division 3 state finals last year, the Bucs were tied late and lost in the final two minutes; against Woodhaven, the unbeaten Downriver League leader, Riverview was winning with two minutes to play and lost; and against a strong Dearborn team, the Bucs tied 2-2 and lost in overtime.

“You’ve got to do the little things late in games to win and that’s something we haven’t done,” said Zolynsky. “But, rather than count these as losses, we count’em as ‘learns’.”

Zolynsky said his team’s top performers this season have been Salvatore De La Torre, Gustavo Soto and Andrew Kay. All three, “have great ball skills and are excellent at finding the back of the net and distributing the ball to teammates,” according to Zolynsky.

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Milan win was a 1-0 thriller as the Bucs showed the ability to hang onto a late lead and close out the game.

This year’s team is junior dominated and the program appears headed to new heights as 18 freshmen, many of them club players, entered the program this year.

With that influx of youth, the junior varsity team has exploded. After losing their first game of the year to Dearborn, the junior Pirates are unbeaten. They have been tied once and Zolynsky said their goal is to win out and finish 18-1-1.

“It’s a super exciting young group of fun, fast, athletic kids with a lot of soccer skills,” the coach said.

The varsity team is gearing for the Michigan High School Athletic Association district tournament, which will begin Oct. 9. The Bucs are in a district with Carlson, Trenton, Detroit Cesar Chavez, Southgate, Allen Park and Melvindale.

Riverview has beaten Carlson and outshot Chavez by a wide margin in a tie game. Trenton and Southgate are not strong this season, which leaves Allen Park and Melvindale as the top teams in the draw. Zolynsky said his team, when playing well, can compete with and beat the Jags or the Cardinals.

The rest of the 2019 Bucs are, Caleb Rodden, David Smith, Tommy Shook, Caleb Litten, Mattew Wong, Sean McGovern, Caden Demers, Ethan Bayko, Marios Demitri, Daniel Perez, Chase Prieur, Dominic Dudoris, Tommy Roberts, Jacob Rose, Luis Fausto, Owen Gallagher, Scotty Grundwald, Esteban Sevilla, Jacob Bias and Cadan Phillips.

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