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With the long-term fate of the Riverview Land Preserve uncertain, the city will solicit proposals from agencies interested in purchasing both the landfill and Riverview Highlands Golf Club.

The Riverview City Council unanimously approved a motion to authorize the Mayor and city administration to request proposals from organizations interested in buying both city-owned facilities.

The land preserve’s capacity expires in about eight years (at the current intake rate) and the facility’s proposed expansion has been the source of much public discussion.

The council motion does not require that the landfill be sold. However, it introduces the possibility of a new owner of the landfill – probably from a SEE OPTIONS, Page 3

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“My responsibility is to protect the taxpayers of Riverview,” said Mayor Andrew Swift. “Exploring this option is part of the due diligence that our residents expect and deserve.”

Passage of the council motion creates three different scenarios for the future of Riverview as it relates to the land preserve and the Highlands. These scenarios include: ● The expansion approval, which would mean the region will continue to benefit from the contributions the land preserve makes to the area’s quality of life. ● The expansion is not approved, which would be a negative economic impact for Downriver area businesses – large and small – as well as individual homeowners. ● The city could accept a proposal and sell the landfill. This would mean the land preserve would have a new owner, probably from a corporate waste management company, which would operate and control the facility.

Mayor Swift said the city would explore the third option by reviewing and exploring all of the pros and cons. He said the landfill could not be sold without a support vote by Riverview residents.

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operation of the facilities. Accepting bids from private companies would give city officials an idea of what they are worth. He said the city rejected an unsolicited bid from a company some time ago because it had no interest in selling either facility at the time.

“Absolutely, we would prefer not to have to do this,” the Mayor said. “The City Council loves options and I love options, too ... This is all in case we don’t get approval of the expansion.”

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several steps to Riverview to implement before county officials would approve the city’s landfill expansion plans.

The steps include relocating the landfill’s main entrance from King Road to eliminate the impact of truck traffic on nearby residents and businesses; a commitment from Riverview officials to either provide curbside recycling to residents or guarantee to create and operate a second recycling drop-off center in the city; and revise the city’s application to identify a minimum isolation distance from the boundary of the proposed expansion to the Frank & Poet Drain and identify distances to all off-site water bodies.

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FROM THE DESK OF THE MAYOR

Announcing some big financial news for the city My fellow Riverview residents, as I sit here in my office writing this article we are preparing for up to two feet of snow. Hopefully we all weathered the storm well and made it through safe.

I would like to start this article with some very good news for the city of Riverview.

At a special City andrew Council meeting on swift Jan. 31, the city council approved a contract to have a new gas plant built on landfill property.

We can’t release the details yet, but this is a big financial win for the city.

It places us in a great position to fund some of our Other Post Employee Benefits (OPEB) and will ease the burden on our general fund.

This plant will be built independent of the expansion or not. This plant is scheduled to take all the methane that the landfill creates, which will reduce the risk of odors escaping the property. It will require the Riverview Energy Systems’ plant to close, so another good thing is that this will eliminate the few complaints related to the sound of the turbines.

Something of this magnitude doesn’t happen overnight or even over a year. The gas plant project has been an ongoing regular task of the Riverview Landfill Committee. The committee members have changed some over the years but the focus on this project has not.

The gas plant project was the vision of former council members Elmer Trombley, James Trombley, Tom

I am looking for some feedback on the event so please email me with any questions, suggestions and or comments at aswift@cityofriverview.com.

Coffey and current Councilman Dean Workman. I joined the committee a few years ago and picked up right where the former council members left off.

The gas plant has had many iterations and options. A good portion of the options never panned out, but the committee never gave up. With this - along with the very hard diligent work of our staff and legal counsel we made it happen.

I would be remiss if we didn’t mention that under the direction of our City Manager Doug Drysdale our staff outshined themselves again.

Several staff members deserve recognition for placing Riverview in such a sound financial place for the next at least 30 years.

This is legacy stuff!

Our Assistant City Manager Jeff Dobek, Finance Director Rob McMahon, and our City Attorney Randy Pentiuk and his staff all played a significant and important role in accomplishing this. It is this type of work that makes me even prouder to be your Mayor.

Contrary to popular belief, we haven’t been sitting on our hands doing nothing. I can certainly take when the comments are aimed at me, but our staff doesn’t deserve it. They

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All-in-all I look forward to the time we can disclose more details but until then we keep working on making Riverview a better place to live.

While all the work of the gas plant was happening in warm and cozy offices, our DPW employees have had to work out in the dark and cold repairing what would have to be a record number of water main breaks.

I believe there were five of them in about a 10-day period. A combination of cold weather and an aging infrastructure really hit us hard this winter season. A big “thanks” to our DPW crew for keeping the water flowing and our streets cleared of snow.

And speaking of winter and cold weather, ice skating has returned to the Reflection Pond at Young Patriot’s Park. The ice in the Reflection Pond needs to be 5 inches thick for it to be safe for the snow removal equipment to clear an area for skating. With the string of below-freezing days the ice has finally reached the required thickness.

Todd Dickman, our Recreation Director suggested adding the lights for night time skating. A few residents

commented to me that it looked like a scene from a “Hallmark Movie” with the family’s ice skating at night.

In addition to skating at YP, smaller ice rinks were filled at Memorial and Ray Street Parks. So get out there and enjoy the cold and snow because it isn’t going anywhere for a while.

Here’s a little something to look forward to. The Riverview Highlands Golf Committee is looking into potentially holding a “Concert on the Course.”

This is still in the early planning stages, but conceptually this is what we have. It will take place in late June or early July. The concert would take place somewhere on the golf practice facility. The stage would be set up on the road between the golf practice facility and Sibley Road.

The concert goers would bring blankets or lawn chairs similar to concerts at Pine Knob We would have a few food trucks available to make it an evening or lunch event. The goal would be to have corporate sponsors for this free concert.

I am looking for some feedback on the event so please email me with any questions, suggestions and or comments at aswift@cityofriverview. com.

I would like to inform you that the city council has passed a Censure Resolution dealing with Councilman David Robbins. The resolution is in this edition of the Riverview Register.

I suggest you look for it to have a better understanding of the difficulties we are facing as a council and a community.

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Riverview City Council censures David Robbins

Here is the censure resolution passed by the Riverview City Council in regards to Councilman Dave Robbins, who is in the midst of fighting a criminal DWI charge.

CITY OF RIVERVIEW RESOLUTION NO. 22 A RESOLUTION CENSURING COUNCILMAN DAVID ROBBINS FOR CONDUCT UNBECOMING OF AN ELECTED OFFICIAL OF THE CITY OF RIVERVIEW

WHEREAS The Preamble of the Charter of the City of Riverview provides: Under the sovereignty of Almighty God, in whom we faithfully trust, We the people of the City of Riverview, County of Wayne and State of Michigan, in order to perfect the great objectives of good and free government, to establish distributive and commutative justice, to extend civil liberty to all men, to maintain peace and public safety, to insure economic and efficient administration of our city affairs, and in general to promote the welfare and happiness of our people, regardless of race, color, creed, or nationality, do hereby ordain and establish this Home Rule Charter for the City of Riverview, Michigan by virtue of the authority of the Constitution and Public Act No. 279 of 1909 (MCL 117.1 et seq.) of the State of Michigan.

WHEREAS The Code of Ordinances for the City of Riverview provides: Sec. 2-73 – Ethical standards generally.

All elected officials, the city manager, and officers and employees of the city shall fulfill their duties with the utmost attention to serving the best interests of the citizens of the city, and, WHEREAS obedience to law, honesty and equality are core value to the City Council and as such all citizens, visitors and others should be treated with the utmost respect and integrity according to these values, and WHEREAS it is the City Council’s expectation that it’s members-elect should set the example and tone for demonstrating obedience to law, honesty, and equality.

WHEREAS post-election events triggered by Councilmember David Robbins’

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statements and conduct have now brought the spotlight of reproach upon the City Council, its officers and employees, and the good people of the City of Riverview, and WHEREAS such statements and conduct violated the core values of the City and City Council and demonstrate a lack of sound judgement and professionalism in the public service, and now therefore, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Riverview, Michigan as follows: Section 1: The City Council of the City of Riverview hereby reaffirm its commitment to ensuring that every person be treated with respect and integrity and the public is entitled to a civil public dialogue with their public servants.

Section 2: Moreover, the City Council calls on Councilmember David Robbins to retract his racially biased statements and publicly apologize to the People of the City of Riverview for bringing upon them the shame and humiliation which he alone should bear. His total disregard for honesty, integrity, and unity should not be condoned.

Section 3: The City Council hereby removes Councilman David Robbins from the Council appointments to the Ad hoc Public Safety Committee, the School Liaison position, the Veterans Memorial Committee, and the Wyandotte/Riverview Reciprocal Agreement Committee.

Section 4: Finally, the City Council resolves to censure him accordingly as to restore the public’s faith in the integrity of each member of council, integrity of the city and confidence of the public, and calls upon him to tender his resignation as a member of the City Council immediately in the best interests of the City of Riverview.

Section 5: This resolution shall be in full force and effect immediately after its passage and approval. The Clerk shall publish the Resolution and include in the publication notice that a true copy of same can be inspected or obtained at the Clerk’s office.

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RCHS students compete in Poetry Out Loud Poetry Out Loud is a national arts education program that encourages the study of great poetry by offering free educational materials and a dynamic recitation competition for high school students across the country.

This program helps students master public speaking skills, build selfconfidence, and learn about literary history and contemporary life.

This year, Riverview Community High School had eight sophomore and junior students competing to go to the state competition in Lansing.

Each student recited two poems of their choosing and performed for a panel of judges and an audience of their peers.

In Lansing, the winners will compete against students from across the state for a chance to travel to Washing D.C. where the grand prize is a $20,000 scholarship.

This year’s RCHS competitors were Ava Allen, Nora Kalvans, Ciera Corso, Emma Genig, Keila Gonzalez, Benny Miller, Daniela Hinojos, and Dahlia Abraham.

Kalvans placed first with her poems “respiration” by Jamal May and “Ozymandias” by Percy Bysshe Shelley. Allen was second performing “Future Memories” by Mario Melendez and “Berevement” by William Lisle Bowles. Hinojos chose “Spanglish” by Tato Laviera and “Friendship After Love” by Ella Wheeler Wilcox.

All students chose poems from the Poetry Out Loud anthology of over 1,100 and performances began in their English classes to determine the school finalists.

Good Luck to Nora as she prepares to represent RCHS and the Pirate Pride at the state competition in March.

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Let’s go Lego Students at Huntington Elementary are excited to use their new Lego board. Teacher, Mrs. Fink, allows them to get creative and build things when they are done with their assignments in STEAM class

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RCHS qualifies 12 for DECA state competition

On Jan. 13, 21 Riverview Community High School students competed virtually in districts for DECA. Out of those students, 12 qualified for a spot to compete in the DECA State Career and Development Conference which will take place March 10-12. The students who are competing in states will try to qualify for the International Career Development Conference.

What is DECA? DECA prepares emerging high school leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality and management.

Individual Awards Haley Caudill – Exam/Role Play/Finalist Noor Faraj- Exam Connor Felice – Finalist Dylan Gergely – Exam/Role Play/Finalist Peter Kovacs – Finalist Ashlyn Kuzma – Exam Brandy Rodriguez – Exam/Finalist Tyler Zolynsky – Role Play/Finalist Team Decision Making Awards Analise Reyes/Skyler Stokes – Role Play/Finalist Elyse Merrick/Kerstyn Reeves – Role Play/ Finalist Noor Faraj/Natalie Richards – Role Play/Finalist

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Huntington students love library time! Their excitement for reading shows in their faces. Lower Elementary students are learning how to check out books and enjoy story time with our new Librarian, Melissa Dyorich.

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This month’s book club selection is The Husband Hunters by Ann DeCourcy. Plenty of copies are available at the Circulation Desk.

On-going services and resources Fall/Winter Hours of Operation: Monday – Thursday, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.

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Also - and forgive me for being so darned slow to mention it - even if you prefer to read my columns in print, you could help me reach a much broader audience by sharing the digital version My immersion into this world came to me when I was president of Wyandotte’s old Business Association, when I read Stacy Mitchell’s book “Big Box Swindle” (don’t buy it through Amazon, get it through IndieBound. com). It changed my life, woke me up, ignited me.

In 2006, I realized that I had been a lobster in a pot slowly coming to boil.

I jumped out, started trying to push back. I started supporting The Institute for Local Self Reliance (Stacy is a cofounder), and Independent We Stand, founded by Stihl Powersaws. Both are hero organizations.

The Chelsea Group became a 23-store chain of apparel stores in metro Detroit, peaking in 1990. The men’s stores were mainly located in malls, the women’s in downtowns like Rochester, Royal Oak, Detroit, Birmingham and Plymouth.

Wyandotte was the start of both and Wyandotte is all that survived.

In retrospect, the women’s store strategy was the right course, but we couldn’t see what was about to happen, and even as it happened, I didn’t understand it until it was far too late.

Developers became bed partners with national chains, which spent far more per foot to create edifices of retail and had the capacity to be tenants in whatever malls they opened.

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The list of businesses that failed because of this invasion is amazing and depressing.

The phenomenon left us with fake retailers having replaced the genuine thing. Most could not compete with Wall Street money. It was my first awareness of “economic Concentration,” which I only started to comprehend when I read that book. I had no idea of how much worse it was going to get, but I became obsessed with being more and more educated about it. It is far more alarming now.

These days, I try to be “local only, not just “local first.”

As I learned more and more, I came to realize that, across virtually all industries, publicly traded entities were relentless, voracious destroyers of local economies everywhere.

More than three times more money stays in local communities when it is spent with independent and locally owned businesses. It’s not an anecdote, it’s a fact (check CivicEcomomics. com). I realized now what it means

in shocking starkness and it became an obsession to scream bloody murder about the Invasion of The Bodysnatchers.

It’s true and it’s corollary is therefore also true: Three times less money stays local with every single dollar spent at an out-of-state retailer with locations far and wide. Three times doesn’t even touch it when you talk about internet purchases. The money goes to top brass in the companies, to shareholders, to the market capitalization, to tax havens and yes, to lobbyists and political campaigns.

I am accursed, and it’s all the worse for having so few people see what I see.

It is too late, frankly, because way too many people don’t want to know.

They’ve all eaten the blue pill. You did see “The Matrix,” didn’t you? A perfect, precise, depressing analogy.

Wall Street retail is not just related to apparel, of course.

Chains like Walmart, Dollar General, SEE ROSE, Page 28

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LEGAL NOTICES CITY OF RIVERVIEW, WAYNE COUNTY, MICHIGAN REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES HELD ON MONDAY, JANUARY 3, 2022 The Meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m.

Presiding: Mayor Swift Present: Councilmembers Blanchette, Gunaga, Norton, ONeil, Robbins, Workman Also Present: Various Department Heads, Attorney Pentiuk Approved December 20, 2021 Regular Meeting Minutes by unanimous vote.

The Mayor opened the Public Hearing at 7:08 p.m. to Receive Public Comments on the Proposed 2022-2026 CITY OF RIVERVIEW PARKS AND RECREATION PLAN. Ms. Eve Howell spoke in regards to correcting the path at Riverview Glens Park.

The public hearing was closed at 7:12 p.m. by unanimous vote.

Mayor Swift offered Public Comments.

Appointed Ms. Frances Gonzales to a three-year term to expire January 1, 2025, as a regular member of the Board of Review by unanimous vote.

Waived Council Policy No. 1, Section 20(A)(8) and Adopted Resolution Adopting the 2022-2026 CITY OF RIVERVIEW PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN by unanimous vote.

Called a Public Hearing for January 18, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. for the Purpose of Discussing the Termination of the Riverview Commons Brownfield Plan, by unanimous vote.

Authorized_Clerk to give the First Reading, by title only, of Proposed Ordinance No. 727, regarding the Amending the Code of Ordinance, Section 66-3 and Approve Traffic Control Order Number 429 by unanimous vote.

PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 727 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF RIVERVIEW TO AMEND SECTION 66-3, TO RATIFY AND APPROVE TRAFFIC CONTROL ORDER NUMBER 429 Approved moving the Ad Hoc Land Preserve meeting to council chambers.

AYES: Councilmembers Gunaga, Norton, ONeil, Robbins NAYS: Mayor Swift, Councilmembers Blanchette, Workman Motion carried.

Adjourned meeting at 7:44 p.m., by unanimous vote.

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Cynthia M. Hutchison, City Clerk CITY OF RIVERVIEW, WAYNE COUNTY, MICHIGAN REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES HELD ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2022 The Meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m.

Presiding: Mayor Swift Present: Councilmembers Blanchette, Gunaga, Norton, ONeil, Robbins, Workman Also Present: Various Department Heads, Attorney Pentiuk Approved January 3, 2023 Regular Meeting Minutes by unanimous vote.

The Mayor opened the Public Hearing at 7:03 p.m. to Receive Public Comments on the Termination of the Riverview Commons Brownfield.

None one spoke.

The public hearing was closed at 7:04 p.m. by unanimous vote.

Mayor Swift offered Public Comments.

Approved Consent Agenda as follows by unanimous vote.

Authorize Solicitation of Bids for Pump Station Maintenance and Repairs for the Land Preserve.

Authorize the Issuance of a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Curbside

Recycling Collection Services and Recycling Totes.

Authorize Solicitation of Bids for the Sale of the Riverview Land Preserve and Riverview Highlands Golf Course (Gold and Red Courses).

Approve Budget Amendment as presented.

Adopted resolution for 2022 Council Meeting Schedule, by unanimous vote.

Adopted resolution for 2022 Commission/Board/Committee Meeting Schedule by unanimous vote.

Adopted resolution for Establishing Rates for Solid Waste Disposal Services by unanimous vote.

Adopted resolution for Establishing Rates for Riverview Highlands Golf Course by unanimous vote.

Adopted resolution Censuring Councilmember Robbins for Conduct Unbecoming of an Elected Official of the City of Riverview as follows: RESOLUTION NO. 22-06 A RESOLUTION CENSURING COUNCILMAN DAVID ROBBINS FOR CONDUCT UNBECOMING OF AN ELECTED OFFICIAL OF THE CITY OF RIVERVIEW WHEREAS, The Preamble of the Charter of the City of Riverview provides: Under the sovereignty of Almighty God, in who we faithfully trust, We the people of the City of Riverview, County of Wayne and State of Michigan, in order to perfect the great objectives of good and free government, to establish distributive and commutative justice, to extend civil liberty to all men, to maintain peace and public safety, to insure economic and efficient administration of our city affairs, and in general to promote the welfare and happiness of our people, regardless of race, color, creed, or nationality, do hereby ordain and establish this Home Rule Charter for the City of Riverview, Michigan, by virtue of the authority of the Constitution and Public Act No. 279 of 1909 (MCL 117.1 et seq.) of the State of Michigan.

WHEREAS, The Code of Ordinances for the City of Riverview provides: Sec. 2.73 – Ethical standards generally.

All elected officials, the city manager, and officers and employees of the city shall fulfill their duties with the utmost attention to service the best interests of the citizens of the city; and WHEREAS, Obedience to law, honesty and equality are core values to the City Council and as such all citizens, visitors and others should be treated with the utmost respect and integrity according to these values; and WHEREAS, it is the City Council’s expectation that its members-elect should set the example and tone for demonstrating obedience to law, honesty and equality; and WHEREAS, post-election events triggered by Councilmember David Robbin’s statements and conduct have now brought the spotlight of reproach upon the City Council, its officers and employees and the good people of the City of Riverview; and WHEREAS, such statements and conduct violated the core values of the City and City Council and demonstrate a lack of sound judgement and professionalism in the public services.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Riverview, Michigan, as follows: Section 1: The City Council of the City of Riverview hereby reaffirm its commitment to ensuring that every person be treated with respect and integrity and the public is entitled to a civil public dialogue with their public servants.

Section 2: Moreover, the City Council calls on Councilmember David Robbins to retract his racially biased statements and publicly apologize to the People of the

RIVERVIEW REGISTER • FEBRUARY 10 — MARCH 9, 2022 • Page 23 City of Riverview for bringing upon them the shame and humiliation which he alone should bear. His total disregard for honesty, integrity and unity should not be condoned.

City Clerk no later than 4:00 PM, Tuesday, July 26, 2022, Riverview Municipal Building, 14100 Civic Park Drive. Petitions are available during normal business hours.

Section 3: The City Council hereby removes Councilman David Robbins from the Council appointments to the Ad Hoc Public Safety Committee, the School Liaison position, the Veterans Memorial Committee and the Wyandotte/Riverview Reciprocal Agreement Committee.

FURTHER NOTICE, that three seats are available: three four-year terms January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2026.

Section 4: Finally, the City Council resolves to censure him accordingly as to restore the public’s faith in the integrity of each member of council, integrity of the city and confidence of the public, and calls upon him to tender his resignation as a member of the City Council immediately in the best interests of the City of Riverview.

Section 5: This resolution shall be in full force and effect immediately after its passage and approval. The Clerk shall publish the Resolution and include in the publication notice that a true copy of same can be inspected or obtained at the Clerk’s office.

AYES: Mayor Swift, Councilmembers Blanchette, Gunaga, Norton, ONeil, Workman ABSTAIN per Ord Section 2-71: Councilmember Robbins ABSENT: None ADOPTED this 18th day of January, 2022.

Adjourned into Closed Session at 8:08 p.m. for the Purpose of Discussing Collective Bargaining for the Fire Department by unanimous vote.

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Cynthia M. Hutchison, City Clerk RIVERVIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT COUNTY OF WAYNE STATE OF MICHIGAN NOMINATING PETITIONS SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE (3) TO ALL REGISTERED AND QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE RIVERVIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND NORTH TRENTON, WAYNE COUNTY, MICHIGAN: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that any qualified and registered voter desiring to serve as a School Board Trustee for the Riverview Community School District must file Nominating Petitions (or a non-refundable filing fee of $100.00 in lieu of petitions), and an Affidavit of Identity. Petitions will be accepted by the

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How good is the Gabriel Richard boys basketball team this year?

This good: On Jan. 28 Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook came to Riverview for a Catholic League Intersectional 1 game. The Cranes made a remarkable 16 three-points shots and, still, the game was never close.

Richard won 77-68, but for most of the night, the lead was double-digits and often it was 20 points or more.

Coach Kris Daiek’s team improved to 11-0 overall and 6-0 in league play with the victory. The Pioneers went to 12-0 and 7-0 on Feb. 1 when they made the long drive out to Marine City and beat Cardinal Mooney 7135. Mooney is second in the CHSL Intersectional 1 with 5-2 record. Both of their losses have come at the hands of Richard. The Pioneers won the first meeting between the two teams 62-33.

Richard has now beaten every team in the league, including Cranbrook and Cardinal Mooney twice each and the Pioneers are on a direct course to the CHSL playoffs which begin Feb.19. The Pioneers hope to end up in the league championship game at Calihan Hall on Feb. 26.

In addition to Mooney and Cranbrook, Richard has beaten Royal Oak Shrine 46-26, Madison Heights Bishop Foley 54-36 and Ann Arbor Greenhills 51-41 in league play. In non-league play the Pioneers have knocked off Dearborn Divine Child 70-61, Trenton 65-44, Huron 66-52, Macomb Lutheran North 61-41 and Monroe High 58-56.

In the game against Cranbrook on Jan. 28 the Pioneers showed off why they are such a tough team to beat.

They run the floor with abandon and have scoring options all over the court.

For a team with no league victories, Cranbrook did an admirable job of hanging with the league-leaders, at least for a while.

Richard led 22-14 at the end of the

Senior Michael Calhoun (31) had 26 points in a win over Cranbrook recently.

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first quarter and four minutes into the second, Cranbrook still trailed just 28-20, but then the roof fell in. The Pioneers hit a couple of three balls, which had been missing in the first quarter, and that ignited the fuse on a 14-1 scoring run to end the half. It was 42-21 at the half.

The Cranes had no answer for 6-foot-7 senior Michael Calhoun, who scored 14 points in the first half alone and finished with a game-high 26.

Included among his buckets were two two-handed thunder dunks and a softtouch three-point shot.

Calhoun ran the court easily with his smaller, faster teammates and was the recipient of a number of feeds down the lane that led to dunks or lay-ups.

When Calhoun was not scoring, Cainan Harrison was driving to the basket time and again and he finished with 14 points. Luke Westerdale and Nick Sobush each had a pair of triples. Westerdale finished with 13 points and Sobush with eight. Nick Szczechowski added eight more points. as did youngster Charles Kage.

Daiek started subbing in the second half and the Cranes were able to draw closer in the fourth quarter. Banking on their long-range shooting, the Cranes outscored Richard 23-16 in the final stanza. Kage scored all eight of his points in the fourth and helped keep Cranbrook at bay.

Richard hosted Shrine on Feb. 4 and will close out the league season with a home game against Bishop Foley on Feb. 8 and a trip to Greenhills on Feb. 11.

When the district tournament begins on March 7, the Pioneers will be at Ecorse along with the host Red Raiders, Cabrini, Dearborn Heights Star International, Detroit Leadership Academy and Taylor Prep.

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Continued from page 15 CVS, Applebees (and on and on and on) all siphon money out of Michigan and every other state.

Amazon is the worst thing that has ever happened to America, but think of all the internet sources and services that steal whatever they can, at the expense of an independent that does it better, without the tech.

Big Pharma, Big Finance, Big Media, Big Agra, Big Chem, Healthcare Insurance, Internet Insurance, and, by the way: How the hell did online gambling get approved?

Another BTW: Imagine what television looks like with the removal of online gambling, drug and online insurance advertising.

And all of that is just a part of a much scarier story.

Movie after movie makes crystal clear that this is not just a retail nightmare. “The Big Short” and “Inside Job” tell about the 2008 financial debacle that destroyed the economic lives of millions of average Americans, with zero repercussions to Wall Street operators or their institutions.

The federal government, then led by Barack Obama favored wealth and big, utterly ignored the people that elected them and left them struggling. It spawned another scourge: Thousands and thousands (and growing faster and faster) of homes are now owned

by Wall Street firms that outbid individuals, then raise rents to the point beyond affordable for more and more people. It started with the foreclosures in 2009.

“Dark Waters” (2010) is about DuPont’s brazen, conscious poisoning of thousands of people while the EPA refused to act. Same for Erin Brokovich with PG&E. No presence of government to prevent it - why?

Currently, Crime of the Century is streaming, the true story of the American Opioid Cartel of companies that far outranks the Columbian cartels for damage done, in plain sight, with far-too-little and far-too-late action (the crisis is still in full swing, matter of fact).

Gasland and Gasland 2 are documentaries about the fracking industry and the nightmarish destruction of our lands, waters, global warming and people’s lives

and livelihoods, with full, unbending support of our leaders.

Even worse, “The Panama Papers”, also streaming. Most damning and depressing of all, and not a peep out of any politician except Elizabeth Warren.

No Big Media, either - tax havens right here in America, so Big does not pay taxes, forcing small to carry the load.

Rivers of money, circulating the globe, out of sight, and not to be talked about. ICIJ is the source of this information and should be being cited by everyone, and the powers that be make sure it isn’t.

To be clear, it’s a world-wide matter, but that makes it even worse, doesn’t it?

With this context in mind regarding Localism, perhaps you’ll truly believe that protecting my businesses is way down the list of my concerns.

The assault on localism, and encouraging folks to recognize it, is just one element of a far bigger problem that is affecting everything.

Knowing these truths is torture.

Are you good with not knowing it?

I can’t see it any other way than a collusive assault on America, over the last 40 years. The side of the aisle doesn’t matter. Taken together, these examples I gave are just that: examples.

The reality is far bigger, bigger than any of us can imagine. Economic Concentration is what is happening in virtually every sector of American business, by design, and with help.

It funnels more and more to the top one percent around the world, which owns more than the rest of us in the 99 percent, and writes all the bills and rules for governments to rubber stamp.

I’m writing this and realizing how insane I sound, but the insanity is that it’s true.

I can’t - we can’t - afford to be despairing about it all. We have to be educated and aware and focused.

It makes me feel better thinking that there are a lot of people that already know all of this, but so far, not so.

So let me know if any of this stuff matters to you. You know where to find me.Trust me, I know how alarmist this all sounds, but, well, the red pill doesn’t make you happy, at all.

It destroys our feelings of firm footing, of reality in which we can feel something close to safe and secure.

But it sure does make sense of that which can’t be, but is all true.

winter Sports Performing well at gabriel richard

By Lillian Paschke, GR Class of 2023

The winter sports teams at Gabriel Richard Catholic High School have found much success across the board this season while also having much hope for what is to come in the future. The winter sports offered at Gabriel Richard are boys basketball, girls basketball, girls bowling, boys bowling, boys hockey, girls pom and dance, and new to GR this year, coed wrestling and girls cheer. Almost all of the teams have a winning record and are making waves in the Catholic League, especially boys basketball, boys hockey, and wrestling. The Gabriel Richard boys basketball team has dominated the league, and their current season record is 12-0. The team is hoping to capture the CHSL title. Boys hockey is currently second in the state and has a record of 16-3-1. The wrestling team is third in the state, which is an exciting start for their inaugural season. Both bowling teams also have winning records this season with girls bowling at 4-3 and boys bowling at 5-2. Girls’ cheer has been focusing on sideline cheer, so they will not be participating in any competitions this season, but girls’ pom and dance has one competition scheduled. Girls basketball has a record of 6-8 and is hopeful that they will make it to the Catholic League Championships. Overall the winter season has been very successful for GR and they look forward to finishing out strong.

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The two best girls basketball teams in the Huron League met at Grosse Ile High School on Feb. 1 and Grosse Ile and Riverview put on quite an entertaining show.

When it was over, the reigning champ still held the belt.

The newly resurgent Red Devils won three of the four quarters played, but a blitzkrieg second quarter

by Riverview was the difference as the Bucs scored a 62-54 victory and remained undefeated in league play. The Bucs improved to 8-0 with the victory and second-place Grosse Ile fell to 6-2.

Grosse Ile came out and went toe-to-toe with the defending league and threetime Division 1 district champion Pirates. The Devils got the better of the play in the opening minutes and eventually opened a 16-8 firstquarter lead.

But then things changed.

Riverview went on a 10-3 scoring run to close the first quarter that left the Red Devils clinging to a 19-18 lead as the teams headed into the second stanza.

That lead lasted just 30 seconds into the second period when Riverview senior Rayah Kolbusz nailed a long threepoint shot to give Riverview its first lead on the night, 2119. No one knew it then, but Grosse Ile would never see the lead again.

That Kolbusz bomb ignited a fuse that that burned brightly throughout the entire eight minutes of the second quarter and left the Red Devils and the home crowd gasping.

When it was all said and done, Riverview had scored 24 second-quarter points to just

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Cadence Kmainske heated up in the second half against Grosse Ile and made sure the Red Devil comeback went no farther than it did.

Riverview’s suffocating defense held Grosse Ile to four second-quarter points in a big first-place showdown game at Grosse Ile Feb. 1

four for the Devils and took a commanding 42-23 lead into the locker room at halftime.

Despite the second-quarter gut punch, the Red Devils, who are 10-3 under first-year head coach James Frost, refused to quit.

The Red Devils set about chopping away at the Riverview lead and made a game of it at the end. The Devils played some bruising basketball on the defensive end, and because it was not a closely called game, it was a great strategy that knocked the Bucs off stride a bit.

Offensively, the Devils used an inside-outside game with post player Ashlyn Weatherly and wing Natalie Christnagel taking turns knocking chunks

thing for his squad.

Grosse Ile had trouble with Riverview’s three-headed offensive monster, that is, Kolbusz, Cadence Kaminske and Elyssa Kincaid.

That threesome accounted for 55 of their teams 62 points - that’s an amazing 89 percent of the total.

Kolbusz had six three-point shots and 20 points, Kincaid had three triples and 20 points and Kaminske had three threepointers and 15 points.

It was an especially big night for Kincaid, who was all over the court both offensively and defensively. She had 18 of her 20 points in the first half and almost single handedly built her team’s big halftime advantage.

out of the Riverview lead.

Weatherly did not make a shot outside of the paint and Christnagel did not make one inside the three-point line.

Christnagel made seven triples and led Grosse Ile with 21 points, Weatherly added 15.

Grosse Ile cut Riverview’s once big lead to just eight twice near the end of the game, but the Devils could get no closer.

“It was a strange game,” said Riverview coach Rob Sauter. “We kind of stopped playing in the second half.”

Sauter added that his team has not been in a lot of close games this season and that playing a scrappy Grosse Ile team that made it close at the end might have been a good

Grosse Ile did an admirable job on her in the second half, but Kolbusz and Kaminske heated up and there were not enough Red Devils to cover all the gaps.

The Riverview-Grosse Ile game marked the start of the second trip through the league for each team.

Riverview was scheduled to host Milan on Feb. 3 and Huron on Feb. 7. They finish with home games against Jefferson (Feb. 10) and Flat Rock (Feb. 14) and road games at Airport (Feb. 17) and SMCC (Feb. 21).

When districts begin on Feb. 28, Riverview will find itself at a tournament in Wyandotte.

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Buc skaters pound SMCC, end short skid

The Riverview hockey team halted a mittle mini slump on Jan. 28 when they dominated Monroe St, Mary Catholic Central 8-2 in a game played at the Kennedy Ice Arena in Trenton.

The Bucs had been winless in their previous three games with two losses and tie, but they got healthy in a hurry against the Falcons.

At the time, the win evened Riverview’s record at 8-8-1. The loss kept SMCC winless. The Falcons are 0-18 this year. They have scored just 30 goals in 18 games and have been shutout five times.

The Bucs scored five times in the opening period to take full control. It was 6-0 after two periods and each team netted two goals in the final stanza.

The night before beating SMCC, the Bucs tied Madison Heights Bishop Foley 4-4 behind a pair of goals from Jayce Johnson. Hayden Kieltyka and Ethan Horen also scored.

Senior captain Carson Muglia assisted on three of the four goals, Johnson also had an assist to complete a three-point night.

In its four games prior to tying Foley, Riverview went 2-2 with

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shutout wins over Wyandotte and Huron and losses to Grosse Ile and Ann Arbor Gabrie Richard.

The Bucs got scoring from up and down the line-up in the victories. With Hayden Holmes notching two against Huron and one against Wyandotte.

The losses were tough to take, especially the Grosse Ile loss.

Riverview had beaten their archrival earlier int her season, but the Red Devils turned it around this time, scoring three goals in the first period and hanging on for the decision.

Holmes, Blake Schwartz and Gabe Livernois scored for the Bucs against the Devils.

The regular season’s end is in sight now, with just six games remaining for Riverview before the start of the state playoffs.

The Bucs are at Farmington United Feb. 8 and at SMCC Feb. 10. They are on the road against Carlson Feb. 12, Dearborn Feb. 14 and Ann Arbor Pioneer Feb. 16 before closing the season at home against Divine Child on Feb. 17.

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^ Junior Kolby Dorn played a great all-around game against Grosse Ile and helped his team beat the Red Devils wirth a 21-point effort.

Devils, Pirates tangle in topsy-turvy Huron League HANK Minckiewicz Grosse Ile Grand

The Huron League boys basketball world is a pretty fluid place these days. A couple of weeks ago, Grosse Ile was winless in the league and had a 1-4 overall record. Riverview, meanwhile, was 6-2 and 3-0 in league games.

When the two teams arrived at their game on Feb. 1, everything was different.

Riverview had lost four games in a row, all in the Huron League, and Grosse Ile had recovered from its struggling start and had won four in a row, also all within league play.

So you had a battle between two teams with similar records, but trending in opposite directions.

What transpired was a wonderfully engaging game.

Grosse Ile jumped out to an early lead and Riverview responded. Riverview used a 12-0 scoring run in the third quarter to grab a lead and Grosse Ile, riding the inspired play of Tyler Swick, roared back and it was a back-and-forth finish before Riverview held on for a 56-54 victory.

Grosse Ile opened the game by running out to a 7-1 lead before the Bucs fought back, A three-point shot by Kolby Dorn with 2:30 to play in the first gave Riverview its first lead, 13-11. It was tied at 14-all at the end of the first period and Riverview led 25-23 at halftime.

The Bucs started the second half on fire and went on its 12-0 scoring run. Grosse Ile did not score until only

two minutes were left in the period and it looked like the Pirates were in firm control and ready to end their losing streak.

Grosse Ile scored six of the final eight points of the period and the game headed into the final eight minutes with Riverview leading 39-29.

With coach Mohamed Elhaj imploring them to “dig deep” and “work harder” during each timeout, the Red Devils did that, especially Swick.

Swick, who had a game-high 27 points, scored 17 of them in the second half and 13 of them in the fourth quarter as the Devils cut into the Riverview lead again and again.

Most of Swick’s points came in one-on-one situations where he drove to the basket and scored from around the rim, some on acrobatic bank shots.

With 1:18 to play in the game, Grosse Ile Mike Madrigal made two technical free throws to cut the Riverview lead to 52-50. On the ensuing possession, Swick was fouled driving to the basket and he made two free throws to tie the game.

After a Riverview miss, Swick came down and scored again to give his team its first lead since the first quarter, 54-52.

Riverview then made a free throw and got a crucial steal with 17 seconds left that led to a lay-up by junior Jacob Tiberia.

Madrigal missed a contested lay-up at the other end of the court and Dorn made one of two free throws to push the lead to 56-54 with three seconds left in the game.

Grosse Ile rushed the ball up court and got it into the hands of Swick, but his jump shot - with a Riverview defender in his face - missed and Riverview had the hard-fought victory.

Swick finished with 27 points to lead all scorers.

Madrigal, who made four three-pointers, scored 14 and Krenar Ziberi had eight.

Riverview’s scoring was much more balanced.

Coach Marcus Voelz’s team had seven scorers and four of them had at least eight points.

Dorn led the way for Riverview with 21 points. It was a solid all-around performance by the junior, who scored in a variety of ways, rebounded, handled the ball and played tough defense.

Hard-nosed Cal Lockhart, Jeff Tiberia and Jayce Doyle had eight points each. Landon Kincaid added five and Jacob Tiberia had four, including the bucket that finally put Riverview ahead for good.

The win halted a losing streak that saw Riverview lose consecutive games to Jefferson, Flat Rock, Airport and St. Mary Catholic Central. The Bucs are now 7-6 overall and 4-4 in Huron League play.

Riverview played Milan on Feb. 4 and will host Huron on Feb. 8. After the Huron game, Riverview has just five games left, four in the league and a seasonending non-leader at home against Wyandotte.

The state tournament begins March 7 and Riverview will host a district tournament. The Bucs will welcome in Allen Park, Lincoln Park, Southgate Anderson, Taylor and Wyandotte Roosevelt.

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< Jeff Tyberia pushes the ball up court during his team’s Huron League victory over Grosse Ile on Feb. 2.

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Wildlife Division home to a wealth of talents, duties Karen Cleveland

Michigan Department of Natural Resources

“Are you the game warden?”

It’s a question Michigan Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Division staffers hear often when the public sees us working.

This isn’t a surprise. The DNR’s conservation officers are highly recognizable and interact with the public a lot.

In contrast, many DNR Wildlife Division staffers don’t often deal directly with the public, but their fingerprints are all over Michigan’s conservation story.

They create habitat for endangered species, design hunting regulations, teach Michiganders about nature and so much more. They come from many different backgrounds and do many different jobs, but the one thing they have in common is caring about protecting Michigan’s natural and cultural resources.

The one type of job that people sometimes think of when they think of wildlife conservation is a wildlife biologist, and the Wildlife Division has a lot of them.

Some work on large-scale, statewide issues, but many, like Jeremiah Heise,

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Ashley Lutto (left), a research associate with the State University of New York’s College of Environmental Science and Forestry, National Park Service veterinarian Michelle Verant and Michigan Department of Natural Resources wildlife technician Brad Johnson collect and record data on a gray wolf captured Sept. 8, 2019 in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

work in just a couple of counties.

Heise’s beat covers Bay and Saginaw counties where he can be found working on a variety of different projects.

“Sometimes I’m developing hunter surveys, entering and analyzing data and conducting managed deer or waterfowl hunt drawings,” Heise said.

“Sometimes I’m fishing skunks out of swimming pools or working with farmers to address crop damage from deer; other times I’m picking up wildlife specimens for necropsy at our Wildlife Disease Lab or banding ducks and geese.”

While the minimum education qualification Jeremiah Heise works with Michigan Department of Natural Resources Forest Resources Division’s drone program to map vegetation response to habitat manipulations at Wigwam Bay State Wildlife Area in Arenac County.

for applying to be a DNR wildlife biologist is a bachelor’s degree in a natural resources field, like many of our wildlife biologists, Heise continued his education and got a master’s degree in wildlife ecology. He also worked hard to get as much practical experience as he could along the way.

Even though a large part of his job with the DNR involves working with wetlands and waterfowl, some of the projects he’s found most satisfying are ones that focus on connecting with people.

Heise updated and improved a clunky old deer hunting lottery process to make it easier for hunters to use and for the DNR to run. And he’s working on ways to reach out to Michiganders who don’t hunt and fish to help them enjoy the state’s wildlife resources as well.

Helping Michigan residents get to know the nature around them also is a big part of the job of graphic designer Shennelle Anthony, a key member of the Wildlife Division’s communications team.

You might have already seen some of her work if you’ve ever used a hunting digest, studied the details of our coastal wetland posters or got an elk or Kirtland’s warbler license plate for your car.

Being the Wildlife Division’s in-

house graphic designer means Anthony gets to work on a wide variety of projects and constantly improve and stretch her abilities.

“I was really proud of the illustrations that I worked on for the 2021 hunting digest covers,” she said. “I was mostly satisfied with the results since it was out of my comfort zone. Illustration is its own discipline and requires a different skillset from design.”

What does it take to get a job as a wildlife graphic designer?

Shennelle got a bachelor’s degree in graphic design and had built a solid portfolio of her work before applying for a job with the Michigan DNR. She suggests looking for internships or pro bono projects with wildlife conservation organizations to help build the kind of portfolio to make you stand out during a job interview.

And while design is an acquired skill that takes continuous effort to improve, Anthony cautions to take the time to have interests and hobbies outside of design.

“I think being a well-rounded individual can contribute greatly to the creative process,” she said. “You don’t always need to ‘Eat. Sleep. Design.’ which is a common phrase used in the SEE WILDLIFE, Page 34

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After a strong start to the 2021-22 season, the Gabriel Richgard girls basketball team has found victories hard to come by.

Richard girls are searching for that winning formula After winning their first four game sof the year and five of their first six, the Gabriel Richard girls basketball team has found finding the win column a struggle.

The Pioneers were 5-1 as the 2021 portion of the season came to an end, but since the dawn of 2020, the team has gone 1-7 and found itself with a 6-8 overall record heading into its Catholic league game against Ann Arbor Greenhills on Feb. 4.

After beating Southgate Anderson, Orchard Lake St. Marys and Wyandotte Roosevelt during the non-league portion of the season, things were looking up for the Pioneers, but the league has proven to be a challenge. Greenhills is the only league team Richard has beaten.

After the Greenhills game there are only a handful of contests left in the regular season.

Those will be determined after the CHSL playoff field is set.

The Michigan High School Athletic Association state tournament begins for girls teams on Feb. 28. The Pioneers will host a district tournament this season and they will welcome in Cabrini, Dearborn Heights Robichaud, Dearborn Heights Star International, Ecorse and Taylor Prep

field.”

One wildlife staffer you’ll probably never see is Robin Reed, one of the division’s surveyors, but his work helps protect wildlife habitat. When someone mistakes state land for unoccupied land that anyone can use for whatever they want, the DNR’s surveyors get involved.

Surveyors document where our public land boundaries are so that violators – whether it’s dumping trash, cutting trees, making trails or even constructing buildings – can be stopped and wildlife habitat protected.

Disputes can even end up in court, and Reed has had to provide testimony more than once about his findings.

“On the (witness) stand in court I’ll never forget the judge saying, ‘I am inclined to award the property to Mr. (blank) but on the testimony of the surveyor, I find for the state,’” Reed said. “Wow. That was cool.”

Reed didn’t go to college dreaming of working for the DNR. He started his career in his father’s surveying business and applied for his job at the DNR when the economy hit a downturn.

While he’s a licensed surveyor, which means completing a bachelor’s degree, getting four years of experience, and passing an exam, it’s possible to start a career as a DNR surveyor with an associate’s degree.

Being a surveyor for the DNR involves all the same rules and tools as being a private surveyor, so working in the public sector may be a good choice if you like math, want to spend your career outdoors 12 months a year, and are up for learning the extra oversight and procedures that come with a government job.

While some “wildlifers” took a straight-line path from school to a career with the DNR, others took a more winding path like Sarah Cummins, the supervisor for the Wildlife Division’s Policy and Regulations Unit.

The unit covers a wide range of responsibilities, from providing input on regulations and legislation

to running hunting license lotteries, issuing specialized wildlife permits and processing Freedom of Information Act requests from the public.

With the variety of skills and knowledge of different subject areas her staff brings to the division, Cummins’ route through working for a tribal government, being an editor in the private sector and developing security standards for the technology industry helped her pick up the perfect mix of experiences.

Cummins came to the DNR with an undergraduate degree for a job as a regulatory analyst, but she found the support at the DNR to grow.

“My undergraduate degree is in English. Not long after I joined the DNR, my supervisor encouraged me to pursue a master’s in public administration,” Cummins said.

“I’ve found my graduate degree very useful, especially in understanding the legislative process and administrative law.”

And while she loves the way that working here fills her desire to make a positive contribution in the world, like many of us who work for the DNR, her job involves more time in the office than outside with the resources we conserve.

“Even though my role is administrative, and I spend most of my time at a desk or in meetings, I think it’s important to not be afraid to get my hands dirty – and my boots muddy,” Cummins said. “I always appreciate the opportunity to spend the day outside working alongside other people who want to do good things for wildlife.”

And me?

My career has taken a few twists and turns.

I started in a job building databases and tracking hunter harvest information. Then I was a bird biologist working on statewide and Great Lakes regional conservation projects, and now I’m working in wildlife communications, making games and looking for ways to share what we do with more Michiganders.

In the wildlife conservation community, there’s room for all sorts of talents. If you love wildlife, there may be a place for you, too.

For more information about current DNR job openings, visit Michigan.gov/DNRJobs

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The state-ranked Gabriel Richard hockey team got tripped up for one of the few times this season when they lost to Detroit Country Day 31 on Jan. 15.

The loss ended a 12-game unbeaten streak and apparently got coach Rick DeSana’s team’s attention because Richard has been on a tear ever since.

Richard clobbered Allen Park and RiverviewCabrini each 9-1 and in between laid a 5-2 loss on Carlson. The three wins improved Richard’s record to 17-3-1.

Richard faced its stiffest back-to-back challenge on Feb. 4-5 when the Pioneers played Hartland, which has won two of the last three Division 2 state titles, and D2 state-ranked Livonia Stevenson in the Michigan Interscholastic Hockey League Showcase at Trenton.

With those games in the rearview mirror, the last games on the regular-season schedule are Feb. 9 at Woodhaven and home against Grosse Pointe South on Feb. 12.

The MHSAA state tournament gets underway Feb. 21. The Pioneers, who have won four straight regional championships, will be at Allen Park along with Allen Park, Riverview-Cabrini, Wyandotte, Carlson, Grosse Ile and Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central .

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What are the winter blues and how to make them melt away From Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge Snow is falling, the nights are long and the holidays are past; these are all signs that winter has begun.

For many, the fresh snow and the silence of winter can bring a lot of joy and happiness, but for some, the winter season can cause their mood to drop.

How could a specific season put someone in a poor mood?

After many years of research, scientists have found that some people suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). According to the Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (MFMER), this disorder is a type of depression that corresponds to the changes in the seasons. The MFMER also stated that symptoms of SAD for most people start in the Fall and continue throughout the winter months.

According to MFMER, one factor that causes people to have winter blues is a decrease in daylight hours which corresponds to a decrease in the

amount of sunshine we are exposed to each day.

The lack of time in the sunlight can disrupt the body’s circadian rhythm (or internal clock) and cause many negative side effects. Symptoms of SAD can include feeling sluggish, decreased energy levels, having a hard time sleeping, and more.

There are many ways to alleviate

some of the symptoms of SAD. According to Kaiser Permanente physician, Dr. Amado Daylo, one of those ways is increasing the amount of time you spend outside. Even though no one can control the change in seasons, it is possible to accept and adapt to the changes and spend as much time outside in the sunlight as possible.

The first step of embracing the winter is knowing how to bundle up and stay safe in the cold. Next, you will need to find a fun place to go and plan some activities to do outside.

Last, go out and put your plan into action!

Some activities you can do during winter are going on winter hikes, walking your pet, going snowshoeing, having a bonfire, looking for wildlife and so much more.

At the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge, we offer many family-friendly programs and activities to help people get outside.

Or you can enjoy some self-guided fun like hiking on our trails (pets are allowed at the refuge while on a leash), observing wildlife, painting, picnicking, fishing, and photography.

We here at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service know that mental health is important, and we encourage you to reach out to others and/or medical professionals if you are going through hard times.

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