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Riverview fills out roster of full time firefighters Last year the voters of Riverview gave the city the okay to transform the Riverview Fire Department from a part time department into a more full time one and it hasn’t taken the city long to act. Fire Chief Ron Lammers recently announced that the city has filled six of the eight full time firefighter-paramedic positions it was allotted. Those eight full timers will be supplemented by some part timers, creating a hybrid combination department similar to cities like Woodhaven and Flat Rock. Lammers said he was pleased with the quality of the new hires and thankful to the citizens of Riverview, who overwhelmingly voted for the millage that allowed the department to make these moves. Lammers added that he expects to fill the final two full
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more stable.” The new full time employees of the Riverview Fire Department are David Murray, Damon Sutton, Chris Davenport, Amy Dunn, Brendan Razmek and Brian Davenport. All of them were previously part time fire employees. Here are their backgrounds: David Murray Murray, a US Navy veteran,
has worked for Riverview for 14 years, reaching the rank of Sergeant. He is a member of Downriver Dive Team and a former member of the Downriver Haz-Mat Team. In addition, Murray holds a bachelor of science degree in nursing, has worked for various private ambulance companies, as a paramedic in the emergency rooms at Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital and C.S. Mott Hospital in Ann
Damon Sutton Sutton is a second generation firefighter with 13 years of experience. He is a Firefighter instructor II and EMS instructor and has 26 years of emergency medical service experience, 23 as a paramedic. Sutton has special response training in trench rescue and confined space rescue and is a tactical paramedic. Chris Davenport Davenport has a long firefighting history and a deep reservoir of training and education. He has been with the Riverview Department for seven years and also spent four SEE ROSTER, Page 3
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FROM THE DESK OF THE MAYOR
Here is hoping for a better year as 2021 dawns
My fellow Riverview residents, on behalf of your city council I would like to say, “May this year be a year of renewal, recovery, and a rekindling of all those relationships that have been put on hold for the past 10 months.” With the unrest in andrew Washington DC and Covid-19 still amongst us swift we have to be as vigilant as ever to reach the goal of normalcy. On a positive note, the distribution of the Covid-19 vaccine has begun. It has already been distributed to some of our first responders, nursing homes and senior living facilities. The southeastern Michigan community lost a longtime public servant in Mayor Dan Paletko of Dearborn Heights. Mayor Paletko served his community well and was a very active member of the Downriver Community Conference and many civic groups. The city of Riverview sends it most sincere condolences to his family and to the residents of Dearborn Heights. To wrap up a few items from last month the Kiwanis of Riverview and the Riverview Goodfellows had a pretty successful holiday fundraising campaign. In spite of the pandemic these local civic groups were still able to raise money to make sure the children and families in need in our community were able to have a Thanksgiving and Christmas to be proud of. This is a definite reflection of the caring people who make up our community. The city of Riverview begins the year with a new Chief of Police. His name
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Continued from page 1 years with the Woodhaven Fire Department and 10 with the Grosse Ile Fire Department. He holds an associate degree from Wayne County Community College, a bachelor of science degree from Eastern Michigan and will soon complete a master’s of administration degree from
is Ronald Beggs, a former Dearborn Police Commander. He has extensive law enforcement and community involvement experience. Please join me in welcoming him to our community. And from what I’ve learned about him, it won’t be long before you see him out in the community. We’ve got a lot on our plate this coming year. One of the more important items is the city council election in November (and you thought we were done with election rhetoric). There are three council seats open. The deadline for filing if you’re interested is Tuesday, April 20 by 4 p.m. Nominating petitions are available from the city clerk’s office. We would suggest calling (734) 281-4240 so the clerk can process your petition request. Anyone considering running and has questions, feel free to email me aswift@ cityofriverview.com. Your city council has approved a new “Host Agreement” with the Riverview Land Preserve. What does this mean? It means that we are moving forward with the actions needed to prepare for the expansion of the landfill. There are many steps required in this process and we are doing our due diligence in preparation for this to happen. We are working with our surrounding communities getting input from their elected officials and residents. You’ve read in this paper all the benefits our land preserve brings to not only our city but to the entire region. Soon we will be fully staffed with our new full-time fire-fighter paramedics. That means eight full-time, firefighter-
Central Michigan. “I look forward to being part of the first permanent team on the Riverview Fire Department,” he said. Amy Dunn Dunn began with the Riverview Department in 2005 and she is currently the Fire Prevention and Community Relations Coordinator for the department. She also heads department programs such
paramedics on staff to provide Advanced Life Support service to our community. We are still working on filling the open part-time positions of the same certifications. Similar to our land preserve, our residents benefit from owning our own boat ramp. A resident can purchase an annual pass for only $25.00. This pass is good for unlimited uses throughout the year. The purchase price for a Non-Resident permit is $250.00. They are limited to the first 50 purchasers and normally sell out in minutes on the first business day of the year. The city has recently learned the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial Fund, the group that manages “The Wall That Heals”, has placed Riverview on the 2021 schedule. The traveling wall will be here the week of Aug. 12-15. This reschedule is from last year’s cancelled event. For those who aren’t aware yet, the MyRiverview app is available on
Google Play or Apple App Store. Please download it and let us know what you think. Please find instructions on how to download in another article in this Register. By now you all know that Stevens Disposal’s garbage trucks have a new configuration. It uses a mechanical arm to pick up your trash can and dump it into a container in front of the truck. This process requires that the handle of the trash can face your house and the lid opening face the street. This will make the whole process quicker and safer for the workers. Finally, please join me in welcoming our newest business, MOVEMENT Physical and Occupational Therapy located at 14700 King Road, Suite B. Its owner, Karen Fron grew up in Riverview and is a 1994 graduate of Riverview Community High School. Let’s welcome Karen and her business partner’s home. You can visit their website at www. movementptot.com
Riverview Mobil City app ready for residents to use The City of Riverview has developed a Mobile City APP for your smartphone and tablet use. The app is up and running and will help keep you apprised of current events, local news and weather. You will also be able to receive timely push notifications for important community announcements. Download now and find events, dining, public notices, pay bills online and even catch the latest council meeting or study session. Our App is here to help you make the most of our beloved city. n Search for the app (“MyRiverview”) on either the Apple or Google store n Install and allow the app to use your location n Allow the app to send notifications (this will enable the push notifications to your phones) n Proceed to check out (no cost)
as free smoke detectors for residents and Knox boxes for local businesses. Dunn is a certified firefighter and paramedic, and EMS instructor, fire inspector and a construction plans examiner. Brian Razmek Razmek has worked in EMS service in Riverview and Romulus for nine years. He has firefighter I, firefighter II and EMT training and is an
emergency room technician at Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital.’ “I look forward to continuing to serve the citizens of Riverview both at the fire department and at the hospital,” he said. Brian Davenport A US Navy veteran, Davenport has been involved with firefight since he started with the Gibraltar Fire
Department at the age of 16. He has been with the Riverview Fire Department since 2008 and is a sergeant. Davenport is a registered nurse and currently an emergency room paramedic. He has completed firefighter I, firefighter II and paramedic training. He is a Haz-Mat transportation specialist and certified in confined space rescue and adult and pediatric trauma.
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ObituarY
Pat Andrews passes away at 83
Longtime journalist was well-known Downriver PAULA NEUMAN Riverview Register
Downriver lost one of its best-known and hardest working residents with the death of Patricia Andrews. She died Dec. 22 at the age of 83. U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell called Ms. Andrews a “Downriver fixture” and lamented her passing. The Dearborn Congresswoman is one of many leaders, journalists and residents paying tribute to Andrews, a renowned journalist who went on to work for the late U. S. Rep. John Dingell. In her work and in her personal life, Andrews made it her mission to help people. She graduated from Melvindale High School and Central Michigan University. She taught in Vassar, married the late Ronald Pat Andrews with News-Herald staff members and Santa Claus. Andrews, a renowned was an intern in Dingell’s office when Ms. Andrews “Don’t let anyone tell you that Pat was always easy coach and worked there. He shared this anecdote from 2008, to work with, because wasn’t always the case. She teacher, and when he worked for Greenfield Village: could be tough and even stubborn, but I think that moved to “I’ll never forget the night she worked so hard to anyone who worked with her came away an improved Trenton in save Christmas and Holiday Nights at Greenfield professional because of the impact that she had on the 1961. Village in 2008,” Hinrichs wrote in an online tribute to people around her. I know I did, and I’ll be forever In 1970, Ms. Andrews, best known as Pat, went Ms. Andrews. “Our Christmas trees were stuck at the thankful for knowing Pat and her late husband Ron. to work at the News-Herald Newspaper, where she Canadian border, and Pat worked throughout the night The Andrewses were institutions Downriver.” served as a writer and editor until 2004. to get them cleared through customs and to Greenfield Scot Peacock, who was a photographer at the During those decades, she wrote countless articles Village so we could stock our tree lot for the Holiday News-Herald at the time Pat worked there, has fond about Downriver residents and events, and even started Nights program. memories of the time. a few happenings of her own, including the Miss “Pat meant so much to our entire region… Pat is “Pat was one of the most generous people I have Downriver Pageant and Soup Day, an annual benefit a true warrior and champion and she will be greatly known,” he said. “We worked together at the Newsfor the Salvation Army. missed. What a legend!” Herald through the 80s and I feel privileged to have She also co-founded Women Celebrating LifeTaylor Communications Director Karl Ziomek, the known her.” Downriver, which continues to help many local former Managing Editor at the News-Herald, who Former Wyandotte resident Michael Patrick Shiels, women fighting breast cancer with their expenses, worked with Pat for years said this: an author, travel writer and TV host, is one of many and served on the board of the Guidance Center in “Pat was an institution for decades at The Newswho posted online tributes about her. Southgate. Many other local charities as well as arts Herald Newspapers, whether she was working out “Patricia Andrews will eternally remain a force in organizations were aided by Ms. Andrews and her of our Wyandotte, Grosse Ile or Southgate office. Pat Downriver media, politics and the social scene,” Shiels tireless efforts to promote their events and good works represented an era of local newspaper coverage that wrote. “She was a mentor, a thoughtful friend and a over the years. included a heavy emphasis on ‘society’ or features and connector of people. Her enthusiasm for family and In 2004, she began an eight-year stint working for entertainment news and opinion, and no one connected fun and her wry humor will live on in her admirers — the Congressman, and even there, although her work those dots like Pat Andrews. including me.” was mostly immigration issues, she helped support “There wasn’t a ‘mover and shaker’ that she didn’t Ms. Andrews is survived by her children, Sandra, local events from time to time. After retiring from know. Her Rolodex was full. She was the type of Christopher (Tracey) and Jennifer; three grandchildren, Dingell’s office, Ms. Andrews continued to write editor who was as comfortable talking food recipes, Alexandra, Allison and Alyssa; and her sister Judith articles about Downriver events and people for local important events, new businesses and/or the latest McKay. Memorial contributions can be made to news outlets. behind-the-scenes talk about key players in the region, Women Celebrating Life-Downriver at wcldownriver. Ron Hinrichs of Riverview, president and CEO of but at the same time could lend to discussions on com and Cass Community Social Services of Detroit at the Southern Wayne County Chamber of Commerce, important breaking news. casscommunity.org.
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Elementary student busy during lead-up to holidays The holidays can be very difficult for students who are experiencing losses or traumas. Crafts can help students work through emotions and express their individuality. RCSD Elementary Counselor Bernadette SeimBarnes provides emotional support to many kids throughout the elementary buildings. She designed a fun project for students to work on within the context of individual counseling. Students were able to choose colors of materials and design a Holiday Tree ornament. Creating their own designs builds confidence and self-esteem. Creativity within the counseling setting can also help students with the healing process. Many of the children chose to make the ornament as a gift for a family member. Students who gifted their ornament also had a life lesson of gift wrapping.
and we are grateful for the love. STEAM classes send holiday cheer to seniors STEAM teachers from Memorial, Forest and Huntington teamed up to help make cards to spread holiday cheer for residents of the American House In keeping with the spirit of the season, Riverview teachers Sara Heise, Stacy Gajewski, and Krista Fink had their students make cards for the residents of the Riverview American House assisted living community. This community service project was coordinated by Elementary School Counselor, Bernadette Seim-Barnes. Community service projects help students grow in the area of social emotional learning, which is essential for our students. This project helps elementary students spread holiday cheer while learning about compassion for others. Sara Heise said, “The students are learning about showing empathy and thinking about others before themselves.” Given the Covid -19 limitations that are placed on residents of the American House, many have not been able to see family or participate in group activities. Students designed cheerful Holiday cards with messages of support to help isolated older residents feel connected to the community. Cards were distributed during the Holidays by Nicole Nation, the Community Relations Director at the American House. “On behalf of the residents and staff at American House Riverview we would like to thank the children of Riverview for spreading joy and holiday cheer. It is truly touching to me how open and willing everyone is to hold people up in a difficult time – this time from the littlest hearts,” she said.
Memorial adopted a family for Christmas With the leadership of our elementary district counselor, Mrs. Bernadette Seim-Barnes, all staff contributed to ensuring one of our Memorial Families had a wonderful holiday filled with many gifts for all. Thank you, Mrs. Seim-Barnes and her helpers for coordinating and making sure all went perfectly! Third graders get homemade hats Mrs. Culverhouse’s third grade students were given an early gift from a close family member of hers - knitted hats for each of her students as our winter season has started. This is the second year in a row that Mrs. Culverhouse’s students have received these precious gifts. Santa’s helpers are all over our Pirate community
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Downriver residents make Santa’s ‘Nice’ list over the holidays Val Dutton Riverview Register
Santa couldn’t write “Nice” big enough on his 2020 Naughty and Nice List when he learned how Downriver families remember their loved ones over the holidays, regardless of what is happening around them. It usually involves fresh ingredients and old recipes. In other words: yummy food linked to the past. Chuck Peacock of Wyandotte has the old penuché recipe used by his late grandmother, Nina Wiltsee of
was,” Peacock said. What he is certain of, though, is that the fudge-like concoction “is sinfully delicious.” And as addictive as those holiday dancing sugar plums. “When I was a kid, I would happily eat myself sick on this stuff at Christmas time,” Peacock said. “Once she saw how much I liked it, (his grandmother) probably made it just for me – looking back, she had a tendency to spoil me and my brother.” Vicki Dorland and her niece Mandy Silvani schedule a Christmas cookiemaking session annually at Dorland’s
Mandy Silvani and her aunt, Vicki Dortland make Christmas cookies every year.
Brownsville, PA, which he thinks she may have gotten from “a Pittsburgh newspaper.” “(The recipe) is at least third hand,” Peacock said. “Grandma made it during the holidays as early as 1949.” There is some mystery attached to the recipe, which includes a note from someone identified as “Miss M. May Nickerson, of Quincy, MA”: This is the time of the year everyone will want penuché. “I have no idea who Miss M. May Nickerson of Quincy, Massachusetts
Southgate home. The new gingerbread cookie recipe they tried recently “needs a few tweaks,” said Dorland, secretary at The First United Methodist Church of Wyandotte. But no tweaks were necessary for the family classic: the Santa cookies that Dorland has made for 40 years, a sugar cookie “with extra flavor” coming from a little almond extract -- and a lot of holiday spirit, of course. “It’s a fun thing that Mandy and I do SEE RESIDENTS, Page 8
‘Traveling’ Cheese Ball is a Renaud Family Favorite Pam Goscinski of Wyandotte can’t remember a family Christmas party in her lifetime that did not include the cheese ball made “famous” by her late father, James “Bud” Renaud, formerly of Trenton. No one quite remembers the recipe’s origins, but Renaud began making it in the early ‘80s. He liked to cook, Goscinski said, and his culinary repertoire ranged widely, from homemade sausage to tacos and a mac-andcheese dish. The cheese ball always got rave reviews. In fact, it became so popular that the “Bud Renaud’s Cheese Ball” recipe was widely dispersed. Published in two church cookbooks, it also found Pam Goscinski and her sister Caryn its way into the recipe boxes of Cablealways include their father’s friends, appeared without fail cheese ball at holiday parties. at the family’s annual church party and, even now, is simply expected at all Renaud holiday events. “That cheese ball has traveled!” Goscinski said. She wonders how many families have adopted the cheese ball as a “must” at their holiday feasts. Goscinski’s sister, Caryn Cable, also of Wyandotte, inherited the role of cheese ball maker when Bud died in 2008. She ensures that it takes its rightful place amid the appetizers, meatballs and the Jello salad offered buffet-style at Goscinski’s home when she hosts the Renaud Christmas event. “Since our entire family looks forward to it and enjoys it so much, I just continue to make it each year,” Cable said. “It’s in honor and remembrance of my dad each Christmas.” The cheese ball is more than a creamy spread on a cracker. “There’s always the cheese ball at the parties,” Goscinski said, “so Dad always shows up.” She believes Bud would be honored to share the recipe with a larger audience. “His famous cheese ball is his legacy,” she said. “Dad would be very proud.” Bud Renaud’s Cheese Ball • 8-oz. brick of cream cheese • 1 stick of margarine or butter • ½ cup of chopped green olives • 4 green onions, chopped • Chopped walnuts, optional Combine the first four ingredients and shape into a ball. Roll in the chopped walnuts. Refrigerate overnight. Enjoy!
James “Bud” Renaud’s famous cheese ball
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RESIDENTS Continued from page 7 together, from the time she was a baby standing on a ladder to see,” Dorland said. “We used to do them with my mom. She taught me how.” All three grandchildren of the late Mary Robertson of Southgate got elbow-deep in the cookie dough at one time or another, but “Mandy kept it up,” Dorland said. “She’s a great baker.” The Santa cookies aren’t easy to work, requiring a careful manipulation of toothpicks to release the dough from the intricate cookie cut-out, which Dorland inherited from her mother, along with very specific directions on how to decorate the Santas. “You start with the hat, then the face and beard,” Dorland said. “Next comes the mustache. You do it in a certain order or they won’t turn out.” Aunt and niece made 45 Santa cookies in their six-hour baking session this past December. “The whole time we are thinking of my mom,” Dorland said. “Alverna Baxter’s Cherry Dessert” came into the large Dutton family in 1998, when the late Bill Baxter of Wyandotte married the widow Elaine Dutton, formerly of Riverview. The holiday recipe from Baxter’s mother got mixed reviews by the clan. The controversy was over whether it should be served frozen, as Bill had insisted, or thawed. “It tasted the same to me whether it was frozen or thawed,” said Anna Dutton, one of Bill’s daughters-inlaw. “Its pink color is very festive, though.” But there was never controversy in
the family over Bill; everyone loved the gentle man who ran the Baxter Hardware Store on Fort St. before retirement and treated Elaine’s nine grandchildren as his own. “I made it every year when Bill came for a holiday dinner,” said Kelly Dutton, another of his daughters-inlaw. And she served it frozen. For 85 years and spanning five generations, the Milewski family has made pierogis for dinner as part of their Christmas Eve wigilia, or vigil. The tradition began with the arrival to Wyandotte from Poland by Tom Milewski’s busia, or grandmother, Maryanna Zegota, in 1920. Candis Milewski, Tom’s wife, continues the tradition in her Wyandotte kitchen. Her two children, one who lives as far away as Colorado, do, also. “Two years ago, my grandchildren joined us to make pierogi,” Milewski said. Candis doesn’t use the original recipe. Her mother-in-law was “very protective of her recipe and gave us the wrong recipe,” she said. “So, we came up with our own.” A Christmas gift in disguise, perhaps, because she actually prefers her recipe. “Every family has its drama,” she said, laughing. This year the family tradition was postponed until Dec. 27, since Tom had a medical emergency requiring hospitalization over Christmas Eve. “He was upset because he thought he had missed his Christmas Eve meal,” Milewski said. “We waited for him to come home … to celebrate. The first thing Tom ate was the pierogi. That is the first thing he did when he walked in the door.” Santa would consider that very nice, indeed.
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Find a ‘cool’ winter read at Riverview Veterans Memorial Library We’re excited to announce that we were awarded a grant from Ford Motor Company for 2,000 face masks. If you would like some, we can deliver a set to you curbside. Please pull up to the front entrance (near the message board) and give us a call at 734-283-1250 when you are here. We will deliver them to you while you wait in your car. A big “thank you” to the Ford Motor Company! January 18 – Library Closed in Observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day Curbside services will not be available. January 27 – Take & Make Day: Dinosaur Day Curbside Pickup: 12:00 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. (call to schedule your time) Registration starts: January 11 Registration ends: January 25 Pick up a kit that includes everything you need to make your own dinosaur fossil, dinosaur egg and/or dino necklace. The kit will also include coloring activity sheets. One kit per person. All ages welcome. Quantities are limited and will be reserved on a first come, first served basis. February 10 – Take & Make Day: ‘Stained Glass’ Paper Heart Curbside Pickup: 12:00 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. (call to schedule your time) Registration starts: January 25 Registration ends: February 8 This Valentine’s Day-themed kit will contain everything you need to make a beautiful ‘stained glass’ paper heart to hang on your door or window. One kit per person. All ages welcome. Quantities are limited and will be reserved on a first come, first served basis. February 15 – Library Closed in Observance of President’s Day Curbside services will not be available. February 24 – Take & Make Day: Heart-Shaped Dream Catcher Curbside Pickup: 12:00 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. (call to schedule your time) Registration starts: February 16 Registration ends: February 24 Paper plates and ribbons will be transformed into a one-of-a-kind dream
catcher. One kit per person. All ages welcome. Quantities are limited and will be reserved on a first come, first served basis. On-going services and resources How to Get Items with Curbside: 1) Place items on hold online (preferred method) at catalog.tln.lib. mi.us or by calling 734-283-1250. You can easily locate items when searching by title, author’s name or series name. 2) You will receive a phone call from a staff member when your items are ready to be picked up. We will check out your materials over the phone, so please have your library card number handy. 3) When you arrive at the library during your pickup time, please stop at the curbside sign located near the front entrance and give us a call. We will deliver your items to your car (or bike). If you do not have a cellular phone, please let us know at the time of pickup scheduling. 4) In an effort to ensure the safe handling of library materials, staff members will not accept returns in-hand during pickup service. Please return all items to the dropbox located on the side of the building. (around the corner from the bike rack) 5) Patrons should expect a slight delay in returned items being removed from their accounts as incoming materials will be held in quarantine for 96 hours before being processed by library staff. Faxing & Copying Curbside 1) Call 734-283-1250 and set up a curbside time to visit with your documents. 2) When you arrive at your scheduled
time we will pick up your documents at your car and fax or copy them as needed. 3) Our faxing charge is 50¢/page and the copying charge is 10¢/page. We are only accepting exact change or a check made out to: City of Riverview. eBooks, Overdrive & Libby There has never been a better time to give eBook reading a try! The Library has thousands of books and audiobooks available for free through the Overdrive database. These materials can be accessed 24/7 on your eReader or smart device. We recommend downloading the American Library Association’s free Libby app for quick and easy access to eResources. The app gives readers the ability to browse, download and read books on any smart device through this one-stop app. Detailed instructions can be found by visiting https:// riverviewpubliclibrary.com/digitalcollection/. If you have any questions, please call us at 734-283-1250 or email us at rvml14300@gmail.com. We will respond as soon as possible. Need a library card to access online materials? We are issuing library cards throughout the closure which are necessary to access online materials. Simply email rvml14300@gmail.com and include your name, street address, phone number and birthdate. We will process your card and email back to you your new card number and pin. Please allow a few days for processing. As we remain closed, here are a few helpful reminders: • We are offering curbside services: • Monday – Tuesday, 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.
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The Wall that Heals reschedules trip to Riverview The Wall That Heals, a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial along with a mobile Education Center, is coming to Riverview Aug. 12-14, 2021. The exhibit will be on display at Young Patriots Park and will be open 24 hours a day and free to the public. Ceaser Captial Management, the city of Riverview and Riverview American Legion Post 389 are leading the effort that will bring the exhibit to Riverview. The Wall That Heals honors the more than three million Americans who served in the U.S. Armed forces in the Vietnam War and it bears the names of the 58,276 men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in Vietnam. “The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund is pleased to bring The Wall That Heals mobile exhibit to Riverview to allow local veterans and their family members a chance to experience The Wall. We will work carefully with the host to provide a safe opportunity for the community to experience the healing and educational aspects of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial,” said Jim Knotts, president and CEO of VVMF.
“Hosting The Wall That Heals provides an opportunity to honor and remember all those who served and sacrificed in the Vietnam War and educate visitors on the continuing impact of the Vietnam War on America.” In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, volunteers will be required to wear masks. Visitors will be encouraged to wear masks and practice social distancing to safeguard the staff, volunteers and other visitors. The Wall That Heals is transported from community to community in a 53-foot trailer. When parked, the trailer opens with exhibits built into its sides, allowing it to serve as a mobile Education Center telling the story of the Vietnam War, The Wall and the divisive era in American history. The three-quarter scale Wall replica is 375 feet in length and stands 7 1/2 feet high at its tallest point. Visitors will experience The Wall rising above them as they walk towards the apex, a key feature of the design of The Wall in D.C. Visitors are able to do name rubbings of individual service member’s names on The Wall.
The mobile Education Center exhibit includes: digital photo displays of “Hometown Heroes” - service members whose names are on The Wall that list their home of record within the area of a visit; digital photo displays of Vietnam veterans from the local area honored through VVMF’s In Memory program which honors veterans who returned home from Vietnam and later died as a result of their service; video displays that teach about the history and impact of The Wall; educational exhibits told through items representative of those left at The Wall in D.C.; a replica of the In Memory plaque; a map of Vietnam and a chronological overview of the Vietnam War. The exhibits tell the story of the Vietnam War, The Wall and the era surrounding the conflict, and are designed to put American experiences in Vietnam in a historical and cultural context. The 2021 national The Wall That Heals tour is generously sponsored by USAA. The local presenting sponsor for the city of Riverview is Ceaser Capital Management.
George Tear was an original Riverview icon Readers’ Digest used to have a section called “The Most unforgettable character I’ve ever met.” I’ve written about or mentioned a lot of those kinds of characters over the years in my book and or my articles in the Register. Some were part of an obituary or just plain people I knew. There were characters such as David Harrison and the toilet seats he designed; the Singer GERALD family and their son, PERRY who owned and raced Riverview Register cars in the Indianapolis Speedway; girls in the Miss Riverview Pageant such as Pattie Gillen and Nora Guiney; Roy Smith, the First Police Chief of Riverview; Perry Kleehammer and the Poplar Inn; and Ed Weslow and the properties he and his pioneer family owned around town. Well today I am going to write about a Riverview icon. A fellow who lived his whole life here in Riverview. His name is George T. Tear. He was born and raised in Riverview. His family lived in a house on Jefferson avenue. George attended Sibley School and later attended junior high and high school in
Riverview. George was very athletic and played most of the sports offered. But mainly, George loved Basketball. In 1945 his high school basketball team went on to win a lot of games and was runnerup to Bridgman in the state basketball tournament, losing 29-14 in the championship game. George married his high school sweetheart, Pat Zouryas. He joined the Riverview Police Department in 1953. During George’s tenure, he tells of a story when he was on patrol with senior Police officer Elmer Manning, who was another of the characters on the force. While on patrol on the midnight shift, they were in the process of checking business doors. Elmer was out of the car checking a door to a doctor’s office and George was left back in the patrol car when a radio call came in: “Fire at portable school house on Marsha Street.” George yelled to Elmer that “we got a call, fire and the school.” Elmer, not the one to ever hurry, got in the drivers side of the patrol car and commenced to light up his pipe. George asked him “Shouldn’t we be in a hurry?” Elmer said, “Don’t get excited,
rookie, It’ll still be there when we get there.” In addition to his police duties, George was in charge of visiting the school’s driver’s education department. One day George visited the High School along with AAA of Michigan insurance educational unit. This unit had a car rigged with a braking measurement to see how long you took to hit the car’s brakes when the red light came on. After all of the students tried it they asked George to try it. So after a bit of coaxing George got behind the wheel and when the red light came on George hit the brakes. And the AAA guy announced that George had set a new state of Michigan Record for stopping. There after they teased George of having the fastest Feet in Michigan. Years Later, when then Sgt. Tear was working the desk on the midnight shift, George was the victim of a prank. It seems two Trenton Police officers had caught a possum and when George went to the restroom they opened the door and threw the possum in. The restroom was only large enough to hold a sink and a toilet facing the sink, so that left George with his pants down sitting on the toilet and the
possum looking him right in the eye. George leaped up and hurried out of the door as quickly as he could with his pants around his ankles. As the story goes the officers were laughing so hard they had a hard time opening the door to let the possum run out. In 1967, George was promoted to Chief of Police. In September 1968 George was appointed acting City Manager and in December of 1968 George was appointed permanent City Manager. a position he very reluctantly accepted. But in May of 1970, because of all the bickering and unrest of the City Council, George resigned as City Manager and returned to the police department. And in July of 1978, Lieutenant George T. Tear, after a long and illustrious career, went on to retire from the City of Riverview. Retirement soon got old and boring, soGeorge spent the rest of his years volunteering his time in the Senior Citizens club of Riverview. A while back George’s health began to fail, and on Dec. 20th ,2020 George passed away. To Know him was to love him. He will be sorely missed by all. Rest in peace old friend.
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LEGAL NOTICES RIVERVIEW CITY COUNCIL 2021 MEETING SCHEDULE All regular meetings of the City Council will be held on the 1st and 3rd Mondays commencing at 7:30 p.m. via Virtual Meeting until further notice. Virtual Meeting links can be found on the city website www.cityofriverview.com Event Calendar under the Meeting Agenda with the meeting link and phone number to connect. When In-Person Meetings begin, they will be held in the Council Chambers of the Riverview Municipal Building, 14100 Civic Park Drive, Riverview, Michigan 48193, with a Pre-meeting Study Session commencing at 7:00 p.m. Such regular meetings shall be open to the public and persons present shall be afforded an opportunity to address the City Council in accordance with regulations and subject to time limitations as prescribed.
January 4 and 19 (Tuesday) March 1 and 15 May 3 and 17 July 6 and 19 September 7 (Tuesday) and 20 November 1 and 15
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In addition to the foregoing, the City Council shall meet in Study Session for the purpose of reviewing written reports and oversee technical or procedural matters affecting the conduct of City affairs. Such meetings are held on the second Monday (and fourth Mondays, if requested by Mayor or City Manager), via Virtual Meeting at 7:00 p.m. and open to the public following the link directions as stated above. CITY OF RIVERVIEW NOMINATING PETITIONS TO ALL QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF RIVERVIEW, MICHIGAN: Please take notice that the filing deadline for nominating petitions for the office of Councilmember (3 seats available) is April 20, 2021, at 4:00 PM. Nominating Petitions may be obtained at the City Clerk’s office, 14100 Civic Park Drive, Riverview, Michigan, during normal business hours. Please call for an Appointment (734) 281-4240) for the Clerk’s Office to process your petition request. A Primary, if required, will be held on August 3, 2021, and the general election will be held on November 2, 2021. Cynthia M. Hutchison, City Clerk CITY OF RIVERVIEW, WAYNE COUNTY, MICHIGAN HELD ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2020 The virtual meeting was called to order at 8:01 p.m. Presiding: Mayor Swift Present: Councilmembers Blanchette, Norton, ONeil, Towle, Trombley, Workman Also Present: Various Department Heads, Attorney Pentiuk Approved the Regular meeting minutes of November 16, 2020, by unanimous vote. Mayor Swift offered Public Comments. No one spoke. Approved the Consent Agenda as follows by unanimous vote. Authorize Charles E. Raines Company to prepare a Reliability Study Update on the City’s Water System as mandated by EGLE in the amount not to exceed $47,600.00. Approve Change Order with Best Asphalt for Pickleball and Basketball Courts Project for additional $5,983.00. Approve Bid for Fiber Optic Interoffice Network Connectivity and Internet Services to Crown Castle for an additional monthly cost of $1,975.60. Approve Budget Amendment as presented. Adopted Resolution Extending Ad Hoc Land Preserve Committee to November 30, 2025, by unanimous vote. Adopted Resolution Extending Ad Hoc Riverview Highlands Committee to November 30, 2025, by unanimous vote. Adopted Resolution Establishing a Fire Cadet Program by unanimous vote. Approved Bid and Agreement for Replacement of the Lead Services for the
Cities of Riverview and the City of Wyandotte to D&D Water/Sewer for total amount of $360,250.00; and further, Authorized Engineering Services with Charles E. Raines Company for Engineering Fees not to exceed $24,800.00 by unanimous vote. Meeting adjourned into Closed Session for the Purpose of discussing the City Manager’s Performance Evaluation,at his request, at 8:17 p.m. by unanimous vote. DETAILED MINUTES ARE AVAILABLE AT THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK. Andrew M. Swift, Mayor Cynthia M. Hutchison, City Clerk CITY OF RIVERVIEW CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES HELD ON DECEMBER 14, 2020 A Virtual Special Meeting in Closed Session was called by Mayor Swift for December 14, 2020, to discuss Contract Negotiations for the Renewable Energy Gas Plant. The meeting was called to order at 9:20 p.m. Presiding: Mayor Swift Present: Councilmembers Blanchette, Norton, ONeil, Towle, Trombley, Workman Also Present: City Manager Drysdale, Assistant City Manager Dobek, Finance Director McMahon, Attorney Pentiuk, Clerk Hutchison The Mayor offered Public Comments. No one spoke. Recessed at 9:29 p.m. into Closed Session for the Purpose of discussing Contract Negotiations for the Renewable Energy Gas Plant by unanimous vote. Reconvened at 9:49 p.m. Roll Call: Mayor Swift, Councilmembers Blanchette, Norton, ONeil, Towle, Trombley, Workman Received and Placed on File Landfill’s Gas Rights Site Agreement between the City of Riverview and RENP Project Management and Authorized the Mayor and Clerk to Sign Agreement once finalized. Adjourned meeting at 9:51 p.m. by unanimous vote. Andrew M. Swift, Mayor Cynthia M. Hutchison, City Clerk CITY OF RIVERVIEW, WAYNE COUNTY, MICHIGAN HELD ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2020 The virtual meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. Presiding: Mayor Swift Present: Councilmembers Blanchette, Norton, ONeil, Towle, Trombley, Workman Also Present: Various Department Heads, Attorney Pentiuk The Mayor and Recreation Director recognized the 2020 Holiday Home Decorating Winners. Approved the Regular meeting minutes of December 7, 2020, and the Special Meeting of December 14, 2020 by unanimous vote. Mayor Swift offered Public Comments. No one spoke. Approved the Consent Agenda as follows by unanimous vote. Award Cooperative Bid Purchase for One (1) 2021 Ford Interceptor from Gorno Ford for a total cost of $32,995.00 for the Police Department. Accept RAP/CAP Grant Award in the amount of $7,000.00 from Michigan Municipal Risk Management Authority for the Purchase and Replacement of In-Car Dash Cameras for the Riverview Police Department in Service Patrol Vehicles. Accept RAP/CAP Grant Award in the amount of $500.00 per Taser funding up to a maximum of $5,000.00 from Michigan Municipal Risk Management Authority for the Purchase and Replacement of Ten (10) New Tasers for the Riverview Police Department. Accept the Annual Financial Audit Report for the City of Riverview for Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2020. Adopted Resolution Authorizing Wayne County Permit for Annual Pavement Restoration, Annual Maintenance Work in Right-of-Ways and Special Events, by unanimous vote. Adopted Resolution MDOT Annual Permit for Work on State Highways , by unanimous vote. Adopted Resolution the Wayne County Hazard Mitigation Plan by unanimous vote.
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Take care of your body during holidays and afterward
Stress. Tension. Fear. Worry. Doubt. All feelings we have experienced throughout 2020. As we pass the holidays, we just wanted to send a reminder to you, our incredible patients, to take care of your bodies so they’ll take care of you. From your diet to exercise routines to adjustments and massages, be mindful of what you’re doing to fuel your body to keep it as strong and healthy as possible. Things may look and feel different this year, but that doesn’t mean you and your family can’t feel your best. Here are a few tips: • Limit sweets – We know it’s hard, and it’s fun to indulge every now and then, but too much sugar can have negative effects on your body and mind. • Move, move, move – Exercise does wonders for body and mind. Get out and move as much as you can. Take family walks, park in the farthest parking spot at the market so you have to walk further, and take the stairs whenever you can. Little movements add up. • Get adjusted – Don’t let aches and pains keep you from doing the other things you need to do to stay healthy.
Epsom salt baths to soothe body and mind There are few things more relaxing than a warm bath at the end of a long day. But did you know that adding epsom salts to your bath might just make it even better? Many athletes and trainers swear by the recovery benefits of epsom salts. It is believed that an epsom salt bath
can reduce muscle soreness and ease inflammation. Epsom salt contains magnesium, an essential mineral. It is thought that soaking in a magnesium-rich epsom salt bath may provide pain relief, have detoxification benefits, and help you relax for more restful sleep. Ultimately, it’s an easy way to add an extra level of relaxation to your self-care routine that may just ease those aches and pains.
Nine inflammatory foods to avoid When struggling with chronic pain, such as arthritis, it’s important to be mindful of your diet and how the foods you eat could be affecting your pain and inflammation. The following nine foods are known to increase the body’s inflammatory response: Sugar Saturated fats Trans fats (processed foods) Omega 6 fatty acids (such as corn and peanut oils) Refined carbohydrates MSG Gluten Aspartame (artificial sweetener) Alcohol If you’re suffering from chronic pain and inflammation, try reducing or cutting out these nine foods from your diet, while increasing the amount of fresh fruits, vegetables, and omega-3s you’re consuming, and you may find some relief. A chiropractic adjustment may also be able to help with your pain. ~ Cosineau Chiropractic
Movement Physical and Occupational Therapy, located at 14700 King Road, opened its doors Jan.14. The business is owned by Riverview native and Riverview Community High School grad Karen Fron, MPT, OMPT, CLT and her partners, Justin Streetkirk, PT, DPT and Lynn Kaiser, OTR. The owners said they are excited to offer their services to the residents of Riverview and the surrounding communities. If you are in need of physical or occupational therapy services, give them a call.
LEGAL NOTICES (CONTINUED) Approved Bid and Agreement for Purchase of One (1) 2017 Kenworth Cummins T880 Roll-Off Truck in the Amount of $146,000.00 to Bell Equipment Company by unanimous vote. Approved Bids and Agreements and Authorization for Solicitation of Finance Options for a Skid Steer Loader for $79,006.63 with trade-in of Bucket, Forks and Tink Clamp Bucket for $28,000.00 for a Net Price of $51,006.63 to Carleton Equipment Company by unanimous vote. Approved Cooperative Bid for 2021 Utilimaster Water Truck from Versalift Midwest Time Manufacturing Company for $190,099.00 by unanimous vote. Approved Bid for Five Year Lease with $1.00 purchase option of 110 Club Gar Gas Golf Cards for $547,932.00 and two Beverage Carts in the amount of $23,111.60 with trade-in of 100 golf carts for $277,500.00 for a Net Price of $293,543.60. Ayes: Mayor Swfit, Councilmembers Blanchette, Towle, Trombley, Workman Nays: Councilmembers Norton, ONeil Motion carried. Called a Public Hearing for January 4, 2021 for the Purpose of Receiving comments on the Proposed Host Community Agreement between the City of Riverview and the Riverview Land Preserve by unanimous vote. Authorized the First Ready, by title only, of Proposed Ordinance No. 719, regarding the Downriver Central Animal Control Agency’s Standard Provisions, by unanimous vote. PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 719 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 10, “ANIMALS,” OF THE RIVERVIEW CODE OF ORDINANCES, BY THE ADDITION OF ARTICLE V, “DOWNRIVER CENTRAL ANIMAL CONTROL AGENCY,” TO ADOPT THE DOWNRIVER CENTRAL ANIMAL CONTROLS AGENCY’S STANDARD PROVISIONS TO PROVIDE UNIFORM ENFORCEMENT Meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m. by unanimous vote. DETAILED MINUTES ARE AVAILABLE AT THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK.
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Members of the Wyandotte Goodfellows thank the owners of Biddle Bowl for their contribution of $10,000 to the Goodfellows, who called it an amazing fete during the COVID-19 global pandemic.
Riverview resident uses business to raise more than $10,000
Record-breaking generosity
For years, the operators of Biddle Bowl have been celebrated for raising funds for the Wyandotte Goodfellows, helping the group bring Christmas to children and families. In 2020, the year of the COVID-19 global pandemic, the same family that owns the eight-lane bowling establishment in Wyandotte went above and beyond the call of duty. Robert Woelkers of Riverview and sister Judy Sadler of Trenton and their DAVE family members and friends combined GORGON Riverview to raise more than $10,000 for the Register Goodfellows in a year that the charity’s volunteers were wondering how they were going to raise any funds because of the coronavirus. Todd Browning, treasurer of the Goodfellows and city treasurer in Wyandotte, said the pandemic forced the cancellation of a number of annual fundraising efforts in 2020, which raised concerns about how to
pay the Christmas gift-giving bills. The Wyandotte Street Art Fair was cancelled so the Goodfellows could not raise money by “selling” parking lot spots for $5 apiece – the biggest of the fundraisers. The famous newspaper sales on city street corner could not be held. Instead, newspapers were placed in various businesses locations with the hopes that people would take one and leave a donation if they could find them. With the closure of so many businesses, including bowling centers, due to the concerns surrounding COVID-19, Biddle Bowl was unable to engage its league bowlers through 50/50 drawings, prize raffles and other donations throughout the bowling week, plus an annual Christmas fundraiser at the establishment. For the past 14 years, bowlers have contributed to
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the cause, starting with $900 in 2007 and increasing the amount to $7,000 the past couple of years. “We were afraid that it might be all that we would raise this year due to our closing from COVID-19, but we were shocked,” Woelkers said. Without the in-house contests to provide the money, Woelkers and company decided to collect returnable cans and bottles – more than 60,000 in all. They hit social media and asked bowlers and other Facebook followers to donate the returnables at a time when stores were not accepting cans and bottles due to the pandemic. For months, they stored the 10-cent containers one by one wherever they could find space – in their garages, under the Woelkers deck at home and in a large storage area donated by Biddle Bowl business neighbor Bentley Banquet Center. When stores began accepting the Ryan Gorgon, grandson of Biddle Bowl’s Robert and Valarie Woelkers, helps load empty returnable containers to returnable containers again, Woelkers, return to stores as part of the fundraising efforts for the Wyandotte Goodfellows. his wife Valarie and Sadler made countless trips to the Meijer store in Taylor, the Kroger store in Southgate Woelkers said Goodfellows is Biddle and a couple other places. Bowl’s charity of choice because of Ray Woelkers said their plea for Walters Jr., who bowled in a Monday returnables also generated two checks night league for 30 years. Walters worth more than $2,000 from “angels” owned a hobby shop and brought in a Susan Lapage and Tim Collins. giant stuffed animal to raffle off at the As a result, the Biddle Bowl team bowling center with all proceeds going was able to present two checks to the to Goodfellows. Goodfellows totaling more than $10,000 “My sister said, ‘we could help out for the year 2020: one in July for $3,500 here.’” Woelkers said. “We have a good and a second in December for a second customer base. check for more than $6,500. “We have always thought Browning said the funds and others Goodfellows was a great local cause. raised by area businesses and individuals Our experience has been good. They will be used to provide “no child without don’t hold back any money. They’re a Christmas” gifts for 2021. all volunteers. It just seems like a local “Even we can’t believe it,” Woelkers cause. Because of that, we felt it was said. “We would like to thank all our important.” IN MICHIGAN customers, family, friends and friends Also important: the ability for Biddle TOTAL HOMES of friends who without their help this Bowl to reopen. SOLD would not be possible. We are going to At first, Governor Gretchen Whitmer continue collecting returnables during announced bowling centers, movie Call or stop by and speak to 2021 that can be dropped off any time in theaters and other entertainment venues our storage containers at the side of our could open for limited participation one of our agents building on Labadie Street at 708 Biddle to help control the rise of coronavirus Avenue in Wyandotte.” cases. Woelkers said bowlers are The family also thanked management wearing masks and the bar is unable to at The Bentley for providing storage open so far. Hours vary daily. along with operators of Shoppers Valley, Browning said the Wyandotte Discount Drinks and Mac’s Liquor for Goodfellows were able to help 68 Bob Denning 1200 FORD AVENUE • WYANDOTTE supplying boxes to use to collect the families and 197 children at “The only Broker/Owner cans and bottles. word I can say is ‘wow!’”
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Eagle Scout project puts bat boxes in Riverview nature trail DAVE GORGON
Riverview Register
A love of nature led future Eagle Scout Sebastian Prunty to build bat boxes along the nature trails behind the senior center at Riverview’s Young Patriots Park. A member of Boy Scout Troop 1795, Prunty guided the creation of the boxes, which provide shelter for bats, a species known to be in decline in the United States. The project is one of the last steps before a Boy Scout can become an Eagle Scout, which is the highest rank in Scouting. Scoutmaster Kevin Bowlby of Wyandotte said Prunty is the 16th member of the troop to complete an Eagle project since he founded the troop in 2007 and the fifth in the last 12 months. Prunty, a 17-year-old Riverview resident and a senior at Riverview Community High School, chose the bat boxes as his project after a conversation with Mayor Andrew Swift, who had several ideas for projects that would fill needs in the city. “Since COVID-19 and the restrictions on places to go with groups, my friends and I started hanging out at the Southgate and Riverview nature trails,” Prunty said. “The bat boxes the Mayor suggested seemed to fit in with my love of nature and will help bring bats, who not only help naturally control the insect population, but help pollinate plants and scatter seeds.” Prunty’s mother Tonya Smith is advancement coordinator and assistant scoutmaster in the troop. She said an Eagle Scout project leader must come up with specifications and dimensions for the project, seek volunteers to help, assign tasks and guide the way. Other Scouts and volunteers performed such tasks as cutting wood for the boxes, waterproofing, woodburning the name of the troop and “scoring” the wood, which creates deep grooves from which the bats can cling, followed by nailing the boxes into the trees. Smith said Scouts and other
volunteers followed COVID-19 protocol, including wearing masks and having their temperatures taken before participating in the work. She said Sebastian provided tables and hand sanitizer and assigned tools to the helpers. “We’ve got a great Sebastian Prunty troop,” Smith said. “They always help each other out.” The effort impressed Mayor Swift, who said, “Sebastian did a great job getting this Eagle project done with all the obstacles that COVID has thrown in his way.” The Riverview Parks and Recreation Department signed off on the project.
Smith and her family moved to Riverview about five years ago from Elkridge, Maryland, where Sebastian was heavily involved since the fifth grade in Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts and heavily involved in his youth group at St. Augustine Catholic Church. Smith called her son “a great kid.” She said he helps out around the house and aids his grandmother, who is disabled. Besides school, he works full time at Tim Horton’s at Allen Road near Goddard in Taylor. Prunty made a smooth transition to Scouting in Michigan. Smith said he was looking for a troop that was active outdoors and he hit the ground
running with Troop 1795, which is based in Southgate and includes 32 boys from all over the Downriver area and even into Dearborn. “Our troop focuses on learning through fun,” said Scoutmaster Bowlby, who is an engineer with the Ford Motor Co. “We camp constantly – every month, 12 months a year, every year until COVID messed it up. The boys like that they are getting outside.” Prunty said he enjoys the variety of things to do in Boy Scouts. “One week, you’re camping in a tent deep in the woods and the next you’re flying in a single-engine plane as you work on your Aviation Merit Badge,” he said. “Scout(ing) gives you the chance to get a taste of things you might not be able to in school or other extracurricular activities. I’ve been able to learn to shoot a rifle, build an instrument, learn about geology and become better at chess, and I get to decide if it’s something I’d like to pursue further.” Bowlby said: “Sebastian is a natural leader. The other Scouts just naturally flock to him. If he decides we need to go on a hike, 20 people line up to go on a hike. If he decides he wants to play a game, everybody plays a game.” “Working on rank advancements and merit badges has taught me discipline and how to finish what I’ve started,” Prunty said. “It’s also taught me leadership skills and how to mentor and teach others. It’s taught me to not only work alone on what you want to accomplish, but that you have to also work as a team at times. I think all of this will help with any future goals I have.” Younger brother Reese, now 13, also is active in Scouts. He is beginning to work toward his Eagle rank. Reese, Sebastian and even their mother are members of the Order of the Arrow, which is the National Honor Society of the Boy Scouts of America. It consists of members who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law in their daily lives as elected by their peers. For more information on Boy Scout Troop 1795, send an email to Scoutmaster Bowlby at scoutmaster1795@yahoo.com.
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