Riverview Register, October 13 – November 10, 2022

Riverview native hired by Oakland County courts

DAVE GORGON

Riverview City Manager

DThe legal career of Riverview native Shannon O’Connor keeps progressing as she hoped it would.

O’Connor has been hired to serve as supervisor of Oakland County Community Corrections, where she oversees pre-trial services in 12 courts and the Oakland County Jail. The position requires her to supervise the day-to-day operations of the courts and jail and make bail recommendations in both misdemeanor and felony cases.

The move comes after a 10-year career with the 23rd District Court in Taylor, where she started as an intern in 2013 and progressed to criminal clerk, probation officer, chief probation officer and, finally,

director of probation.

O’Connor also was the coordinator of the Regional Treatment Court Program, a specialized supervision that uses wraparound treatment services to promote change in people with substance abuse disorder. Her responsibilities were not only “managing a small caseload, but also conducting the research and analysis of the statistics to determine effectiveness and give direction to the program.”

O’Connor has a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Ferris State University, where she graduated cum laude, and a professional certification in supervisory management fromShannon O’Connor

FROM THE MAYOR

Riverview welcomes another new business: Savvy Sliders

My fellow Riverview residents, the cool weather is upon us and soon the trees will be booming with beautiful fall colors. This is the perfect opportunity to get out and enjoy the fall weather at a high school football game or some crosscountry events at Young Patriot’s Park.

event was well attended by city council members and members of the Southern Wayne County Regional Chamber including its President and Riverview resident Mr. Ron Hinrichs.

ANDREW SWIFT

Speaking of Young Patriot’s Park, the entrance to the Park and the Riverview Veteran’s Memorial Library will have its new sign completed soon. The expert stonework will be a nice enhancement to the area.

The city of Riverview continues to attract new businesses to town.

Last month it was Premiere Pet Supply in the Riverview Plaza.

This month a unique gourmet slider restaurant called Savvy Sliders moved into the old Chase Bank. They held their grand opening on Monday, Oct. 3. The

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Michigan State University. During the Oakland County hiring process, she was told she had both the passion and leadership skills that the job requires.

“I have a passion for making a difference in the judiciary,” she said. “I’ve been wanting to do it on a larger scale. This was an opportunity I couldn’t pass up. I’m excited and grateful. It will be a challenge and I’m up for it.”

Three of her bosses in 23rd District Court agreed that the Downriver area’s loss is Oakland County’s gain. Court Administrator Deanna Warunek, who has spent 29 years in Downriver district courts as a probation officer, director of probation and administrator, has been a mentor to O’Connor.

“Probation work is my heart and soul,” Warunek said. “I have taken a large number of probation officer interns under my wing because I strongly believe in giving students that learning opportunity. Shannon

The new franchise owner Mr. Waad Oraha and building owner Mr. Steven Bacall did a great job showing off the remodeled building and superior menu. Please help me in welcoming Savvy Sliders to our town and ask to meet Mr. Oraha and thank him for choosing Riverview.

Our Recreation Department continues to provide several fun family events throughout the month.

A couple I’d like to highlight is the Halloween Decoration Contest and the Trunk or Treat Event later this month. The Halloween Decoration Contest is new this year and promises to be a lot of fun. Get with your kids and decorate your house and you could be a winner. Please see the ad in this paper for more information.

We are still on track to get our recycling program going.

had qualities from the start that set her apart from the typical intern. She looked deeper into case scenarios and assessed situations in a very mature way with the proper level of compassion toward defendants and victims. I expect this from a solid probation officer, but she was an intern.”

Warunek said O’Connor excelled in all areas during her six years as a probation officer and “demonstrated excellent leadership qualities” as chief probation officer and director of probation and coordinator of the Regional Treatment Court in the Taylor courthouse.

“I am proud of not only her achievements here at the 23rd District, but of the criminal justice professional she has become,” Warunek said. “I can assure you that Oakland County is lucky to have her.”

Retired 23rd District Court Judge Geno Salomone agreed.

“Shannon is one of the reasons our treatment court and probation department are so successful,” he said. “While she never hesitated to recommend punishment when needed,

There has been a small delay on behalf of the Department of Natural Resources in getting us the grant money to pay for the recycling bins. We will post in the local papers when we receive the money and start our informational campaign on all the logistics. We are also continuing to pursue a second recycling center on the east side of Fort Street for those businesses and multiunit dwellings who aren’t participating in the curbside program.

The City of Riverview has received notice from the Wayne County Facility Inclusion Committee that our request for expansion will take place in midNovember.

We are preparing our presentation to include all the latest improvements and changes we’ve made over the past couple years. You may be receiving a postcard from the county requesting your input on the expansion. Please let the city council know your views on the expansion.

Our community is blessed with several volunteer organizations that

provide assistance of all kinds to our residents. From Meals on Wheels, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Kiwanis, Goodfellows, and, before too long, Rotary all fill some need with donations from you and or our wonderful business community. In future articles I will highlight the services and the needs filled by such organizations.

The Kiwanis of Riverview are currently nearing the end of their annual fundraiser to provide dictionaries to every third grader in the Riverview Community District. This is a costly program but our residents and local businesses always come through big time for this civic organization.

The Kiwanis have faithfully served this community since 1967. This very dedicated group has also begun its annual Christmas Wreath Sale. Please see the Kiwanis Club of Riverview Facebook page for more information.

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she recognized that most probationers needed to address issues in their lives if they were to stop their criminal behaviors. Usually, this involved addressing substance abuse or mental health issues.

“Shannon worked hard to ensure that the probationers had the resources available to make those positive changes in their lives; or face consequences if they did not. While we wish her the best, she will be missed.”

Current 23rd District Judge Victoria Shackelford called O’Connor “a great asset to the court and the probation department and we are so happy for her.”

“Shannon was a fantastic probation director and will be missed at the 23rd District Court,” said Shackelford, who succeeded Salomone on the bench. “She is proactive, compassionate and fair. I am confident Shannon will excel at her new job and I wish her all the luck in the world.”

O’Connor said she grew up in “a supportive family home” as the daughter of Joe and Christie O’Connor of Riverview and the sister

of Jackie and Jaime. Joe works at Ford Motor Co. Christie, a nurse, and Jackie, a medical educator, both work at Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital. Jaime works at Little Caesar’s corporate headquarters.

Shannon attended Huntington Elementary School and Seitz Middle School before graduating from Riverview Community High School, where she earned four varsity letters as a member of the girls soccer team and was captain her senior year.

As a criminal justice major in college, O’Connor said her original plan was to become a police officer. Shortly into her university days, she said she became more interested in “correcting behaviors” through the court system.

Wanting to make a difference “just sort of comes naturally,” she said. “It’s rewarding. It definitely gives my career a purpose.”

She added: “I’m incredibly thankful for the knowledge I’ve gained, the friendships I’ve made and my passion that grew in making a positive impact on the judiciary in Michigan.”

Collaborative classrooms: It’s The Pirate Way

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Riverview Community School District embraced many changes preparing for the 2022-2023 school year. A new curriculum and a redefined vision were just two of the many important transformations.

At the district’s back to school kick-off event, Superintendent J.J. Hatzl announced the district’s new vision statement: One community, every day, charting the course the Pirate way.

This shared vision emerged as a result of the combined efforts of numerous volunteers in the district working to bring clarity, cohesiveness, and equity to all members of Riverview Community Schools.

One of the groups that worked tirelessly to align their work to this shared vision was the district’s Elementary English Language Arts (ELA) Curriculum Adoption Committee.

The committee formed at the beginning of the 2021-2022 school year and was composed of members that volunteered to be a part of the curriculum search team and filled out an application outlining their ELA experiences and describing the assets they could bring to the committee. All grade levels, along with special education, were represented.

The group was led by Brenda Said-Wright, Director of Instruction and Intervention. Committee members included: Megan Gwardinski (kindergarten), Brianna Niefert (first grade), Chris Taft (second grade), Ann Kissel (third grade), Vanessa Rosecrans (fourth and fifth grade), Lisa Pappas (special education) and Bridget Regan (Wayne RESA ELA consultant).

The ELA team was the first to follow the new board approved curriculum adoption process that was agreed upon in the spring of 2021. The process included defining a committee goal, conducting a comprehensive needs assessment, completing a review of the research and best practices, reviewing research-based curriculums, and voting on vendors to present to district representatives.

The ELA team evaluated presentations from two vendors. They focused on how well the curriculum incorporated the following components, which were identified as district priorities: Systematic phonics instruction, embedded vocabulary instruction, thematic/cross-subject integration, opportunities to respond to text in writing and culturally responsive texts.

After careful consideration and deliberation, the committee voted unanimously to pilot Collaborative Classroom.

Collaborative Classroom is a comprehensive ELA curriculum designed to develop independent readers, writers, and critical thinkers. The curriculum marries the latest research-based best practices in literacy education with integrated social skills development and embedded professional learning for teachers. Along with rich literacy experiences,

the explicit social skills instruction and activities will foster students’ growth as responsible, caring, and collaborative people.

All members of the ELA Curriculum Adoption Committee, along with one additional teacher per grade level, piloted a single unit from the curriculum. Several ELA consultants from Wayne RESA, along with district administration, visited pilot classrooms to see teachers and students interact with the curriculum.

Following the trial, all pilot teachers participated in a debrief meeting. They shared their favorite aspects of the curriculum and any concerns that surfaced during the pilot. Again, the Elementary ELA Curriculum Adoption Committee voted unanimously to recommend Collaborative Classroom to the Board of Education.

All committee members participated in a presentation to the board outlining the steps taken by the committee throughout the school year.

The Board was diligent in asking many questions about the newly established curriculum adoption

process. They voted to approve Collaborative Classroom, and the purchase of all necessary instructional materials, on May 24, 2022.

The district purchased Being a Reader for grades K-2 and Making Meaning for grades 3-5 for reading instruction.

Both programs use trade books, or mentor texts, to provide comprehension instruction.

The K-2 Being a Reader program provides rigorous instruction in early reading skills and strategies, including reading comprehension, fluency, phonics and decoding, high-frequency word recognition, vocabulary, spelling, and handwriting. The program also uses targeted, differentiated small group instruction.

Making Meaning provides students in grades 3-5 the opportunity to practice comprehension strategies with guidance and support from the teacher before using them in their daily independent reading. The students also participate in book clubs to further

foster their learning and work collaboratively with their classmates.

Being a Writer was purchased for all grades K-5 for writing instruction. The program has dual goals: Fostering students’ growth as capable, skilled writers and developing caring, respectful members of their classroom community. For beginning writers in grades K-2, Being a Writer builds basic communication skills for our young students that need practice expressing their ideas and sharing them with others. For developing writers in grades 3–5, students have many opportunities to produce finished pieces in different genres and gain experience in the explicit teaching cycle of prewriting, drafting, revising, proof-reading and publishing.

SIPPS (Systematic Instruction in Phonological Awareness, Phonics and Sight Words) was the final component purchased by the district for intervention and special education. SIPPS is a research-based foundational skills program proven to help both new and struggling readers, including English learners and students identified with dyslexia.

The program has three levels: Beginning (short vowel and singlesyllable decoding), Extension (complex vowel decoding) and Challenge (polysyllabic decoding).

The district is committed to the successful implementation of the

Collaborative Classroom Curriculum.

Teachers were offered voluntary pre-implementation professional development prior to the start of the school year. Throughout the year, instructional staff will continue to receive ongoing professional development from Collaborative Classroom consultants.

The professional development will include virtual learning sessions, in-person embedded classroom experiences with trainers from Collaborative Classroom, and selfpaced courses available for teachers online.

Riverview Community School District is excited to have a curriculum that embodies the district’s new vision: One community, every day, charting the course the Pirate way.

~ One community- Collaboration, for both students and educators, is at the heart of this program.

~ Every day- All students will be given the same equal opportunities to learn rigorous ELA content daily.

~ Charting the course the Pirate way- Each student’s literacy journey will look different.

However, what will remain consistent is our commitment to the fundamental belief that all students can and will learn.

This collaborative approach to both teaching and learning will help us turn our district vision into actionable steps. It’s simple, we are better and stronger together.

Go Pirates!

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12-year-old Ashlyn Grybel scores her first deer

Ashlyn Grybel, 12, of Riverview

a 150-pound deer in Pittsfield Twp. recently. Grybel, a 7th-grader at Chgrist the King School in Southgate, took a class for hunting safety and secured the doe with her crossbow from 50 yards away.

Want to have your home judged for our Halloween Home Decorating Contest?

Contact Donna at 734-281-4219 or dmitchell@cityofriverview.com by 5 p.m. on Friday, October 21 to enter the contest.

Judges will be out looking at the homes that were entered on Tuesday & Wednesday, October 26 & 27 in the evening.

Winners will be notified and signs will be placed on the lawns for all to see on Halloween.

Winners will be recognized and awards given at the November 7th council meeting.

computer classes for seniors ages 60 and older.

Classes are held on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at

9:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m. or 11:00 a.m.

You may sign up for 4 classes at a time. Each class is $10. Register at the City of Riverview Recreation Office.

your own electronic device or we have

computers.

Classes begin Monday, September 19, 2022 and run through December.

City of Riverview Senior Computer Classes

Recreation

Huntington Elementary teachers show off their skills

Huntington Elementary School is proud of its teaching staff. Take a look at what that staff brings to the Riverview Schools Community. These posters are currently hung at the school. They were put up for their Open House and they are there for both teachers and parents to understand the skills and knowledge the team holds. The message is clear: “Together teachers can achieve more.”

Growing tradition for Robert Diebold

Adrian College runner wins third Running for Honor in four years

DAVE GORGON

Robert Diebold of Riverview has won the Running for Honor 5K for the third time in four years with a recordbreaking time.

Diebold, 21, runs for the Adrian College cross country and track teams. He is a former distance runner in both sports at Riverview Community High School.

His time at the July 30 5K at Taylor’s Heritage Park was 15 minutes and two seconds – a pace of 4.51 per mile. He broke his own course record of 15:27 in the event set last year.

He said his goal was to beat 16 minutes for the 3.1 miles – and he smashed it.

“I’ve been having a little bit of fitness problems,” he said. “My goal was to break 16 minutes… I shocked myself with the time I had.”

He has won Running for Honor every time he entered.

Running for Honor raises funds for Downriver veterans causes, including the Veterans of Foreign Wars posts in Wyandotte and Taylor. The event also remembers veterans who died during and after their military service.

This year, there were 540 runners and walkers in the race, making it one of the largest 5K events Downriver.

A chance to support veterans is what drew Diebold to the race in the first place.

“I thought it was a great cause –something I’d like to support,” he said.

Current Riverview High runner Blake Robinson finished second overall in 16:49. The 17-year-old incoming senior also finished second to Diebold last year. The two are friends and former Pirates teammates. The high school cross country season began Aug. 18.

Diebold said he was proud of the run by his 18-year-old sister Aubrey, who finished second in her age group (1519), 31st among all females and 88th overall in a time of 29:07.

“It was her first 5K,” Diebold said. “She improved by four minutes from what she had run previously in practice. She was running for fun.”

Aubrey will join her brother at Adrian College this year, studying biochemistry. Robert is a criminal justice major. His goal is to eventually go into federal law enforcement.

Their father Mark finished second in his age group (50 to 54), 22nd among all males and 27th overall in 23:25.

Jennifer Kerr of Riverview finished first in her age group (35-39), 16th among all women and 53rd overall in 26:20.

Among other Riverview runners in the top 100 finishers, Jennifer Henderson was third among women 45-49 and 63rd overall in 26:35, Suzanne Olsen finished fourth among women 40-44 and 67th in 27:49 and Justiss Henderson finished third among females 15-19 and 99th in 29:21.

“Any way to remember the people who have given us the opportunity to be where we are.”

Robert Diebold, his sister Aubrey, their dad Mark and race director Adam Bartal, who is presenting a wooden flag artwork to Robert as the overall winner.

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Kiwans raises funds for Riverview police

The Kiwanis of Riverview recently held a fundraiser for the City of Riverview Police Departments Honor Guard Division. The new Police Chief John Allen asked if the Kiwanis could help out with raising funds to purchase uniforms for two members of the Honor Guard.

The civic group was more than glad to assist the chief because they felt these gentlemen should be rewarded for their service to the community.

The Kiwanis group set a goal of $500 and started an online effort to raise the funds. In order to encourage donations to this very worthy cause the group offered up $50 Meijer gift cards to two donors chosen by lottery.

The Kiwanis of Riverview and the

Riverview Police Department would like to thank the following donors: Kathy and Chuck Skupin, Sang and Mike Candela, Brian Webb, Jennifer O’Conner, Police Chief John Allen, Russel Alexia, Jason McFall, Mariah Lossing, Eve and David Howell, Clinton Bradley, Darlene and Andy Swift, Kim and Elio Zeppa and Laura and Greg O’Leary.

Because of the generous donations the civic group was able to raise $600.

The winners of the gift cards were Clinton Bradley and Sang and Mike Candela. Both winners kindly donated their winnings to the Riverview Police Department and a needy Riverview family.

Popular Kiwanis Wreath Sale is on again

The Kiwanis of Riverview are now taking orders for our Annual Christmas Wreath Sale.

This year we have three different pieces to choose from.

Our Classic Wreath is only $28. Our very popular Victorian Wreath is only $35, while the beautiful centerpiece is $34.

The Kiwanis of Riverview appreciate your past support and look forward to providing the children of our community with clothes, food, and items they need to live a happier, healthier life.

To order email at aswift1@comcast.net, or call 734-284-5034

Delivery is scheduled for the week before Thanksgiving Wreaths will be picked up in the parking lot at Riverview City Hall on Sunday, Nov. 13. Pickup time has yet to be determined.

Classic Wreath $28 – The generous gold backed velveteen bow and white tipped/glittered pinecones laced with cherry red jungle bells for these classic holiday decorations have made them a holiday tradition for generations.

Victorian Wreath $35 - The elegant gold trimmed, wired satin bow has seven lavish loops with long tails. The large pine cones laced with gold jingle bells and bulb sets add to the stylish look of these most popular Holiday Evergreens. This is our most popular wreath.

The Candlelit Centerpiece $34 – This seasonal centerpiece is bursting with naturally scented mixed evergreens, which stays fresh and moist from the floral foam base. This centerpiece includes a high quality LED wax candle and is perfectly safe for use within your centerpiece. It is powered by three AAA batteries which are not included.

Be sure to order yours today.

Fall Admissions Events At Gabriel Richard That You Won’t Want to Miss

As the 2022-2023 school year is now well underway, the Gabriel Richard Catholic admissions office is working diligently to provide insightful and enjoyable events for “Future Pioneers” and their parents this fall. A couple of annual events Gabriel Richard hosts geared towards prospective families are Pioneer Exploration Day and Open House.

Pioneer Exploration Day, scheduled for Friday, October 21, is an event open to all 7th and 8th grade students interested in learning more about Gabriel Richard. This free-to-attend event will include fun games, a pep rally, pizza lunch, and mini classes with GR teachers and students. Pioneer Exploration Day will run from 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Pre-registration is required. For more information and to sign up for the event visit gabrielrichard.org/pioneerexploration-day

Open House, scheduled for Sunday, November 6, is a great opportunity for families to come and learn more about all Gabriel Richard has to offer. The event will run from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. and will provide families with the opportunity to meet Gabriel Richard administrators, teachers, support staff, students, coaches, parents, and alumni. Open House attendees will learn about the college-prep curriculum, campus ministry opportunities that help students grow in their faith, visual and performing arts offerings, and the championship caliber athletic teams.

For more information about Gabriel Richard, contact Brendan Johnson, Director of Admissions, by phone, 734-284-3636 or by email, admissions@gabrielrichard.org

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Riverview Goodfellows will begin their campaign of “No Child without a Christmas.” So please keep an eye on your local street corner in midNovember for volunteers selling the infamous “Riverview Razzberry.” Watch for the nomination form in the November issue of the Riverview Register. This form is required to help the Goodfellows identify those in need.

Finally, the midterm election will be here before you know it. I encourage everyone to learn what you can about the candidates and support the ones who align with your political goals and objectives.

I would also encourage you to not let politics get in the way of friendships and family. Just because your political views don’t match your neighbors, friends, or family, doesn’t mean they are wrong or misguided.

Please do your homework and choose to support the local candidates that you feel have the best interest of Riverview in mind.

Savvy Sliders, Riverview’s newest casual dining spot, held its official ribbon cutting ceremony on Oct. 4. The event was attended by city leaders

Southern Wayne County Chamber. The new eatery, located

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REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES HELD ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The Meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m.

Presiding: Mayor Swift

Present: Councilmembers Blanchette, Gunaga,,ONeil, Robbins

Excused: Councilmember Norton, Workman

Also Present: Various Department Heads, Attorney Pentiuk

Approved August 15, 2022, Regular and August 23, 2022, Special Meeting Minutes by unanimous vote.

The Mayor and Police Chief were presented with a $600 donation from the Riverview Kiwanis for Honor Guard Uniforms.

Approved Acceptance of $600 donation from the Riverview Kiwanis for Honor Guard Uniforms by unanimous vote.

The Mayor offered Public Comments.

Approved Consent Agenda by unanimous vote.

Approve Special Events Application from the Rotary Club of Southgate for the Faith and Blue Picnic on September 17, 2022, at Young Patriots Park and the Riverview Community Center.

Approve Special Events Application from Eve Howell for a Glen’s Park Sleepout on October , 2022, with Rain Date of October 14, 2022.

Authorize Solicitation of Proposals for three (3) Fire House Bay Doors. Award Cooperative Bid Purchase for a 2022 Ford Explorer from Gorno Ford for the amount of $36,895.00.

Approve Letter of Agreement between the City of Riverview and the Riverview Junior Football Association.

Approve Operation Agreement between the City of Riverview and Riverview Co-op Nursery, Inc.

Adopted Resolution Adopting the 80/20 Cost Sharing Model as set forth in Section 4 of Public Act 152 of 2011, by unanimous vote.

Authorized Second Reading, by title only, and Adoption of Proposed Zoning Ordinance No. 735, regarding providing Allowance of Pools Decks for AboveGround Pools not to exceed four feet in height, by unanimous vote.

PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 735

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ZONING ORDINANCES FOR THE CITY OF RIVERVIEW BY THE REPEAL AND RE-ADOPTION OF SECTION 24.06, “ACCESSORY STRUCTURES AND USES,” SUBSECTION E, “SWIMMING POOLS,” OF ARTICLE 24, “GENERAL PROVISIONS,” AND SECTIONS 9.205, “PERMITTED YARD ENCROACHMENTS,” OF ARTICLE 9 “SCHEDULE OF REGULATIONS,” TO PROVIDE FOR THE ALLOWANCE OF POOL DECKS FOR ABOVE-GROUND POOLS NOT TO EXCEED FOUR (4) FEET IN HEIGHT

Meeting adjourned at 7:22 p.m. by unanimous vote.

DETAILED MINUTES/ORDINANCES 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 SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

The meeting was called to order at 7:50 p.m.

Presiding: Mayor Swift

Present: Councilmembers Blanchette, Gunage, Norton, ONeil, Robbins, Workman

Excused: Councilmember Blanchette

Also Present: City Attorney, Interim City Manager, City Clerk, Police Chief, Fire Chief

The Mayor offered Public Comments. No one spoke.

The meeting adjourned into Closed Session for the Purpose of discussing the City’s Evacuation/Safety Plan, at 7:50 p.m. by unanimous vote.

The City Clerk was excused.

Andrew M. Swift, Mayor Cynthia M. Hutchison City Clerk

CITY OF RIVERVIEW, WAYNE COUNTY, MICHIGAN

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES HELD ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The Meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m.

Presiding: Mayor Swift

Present: Councilmembers Gunaga, Norton, Robbins, Workman

Excused: Councilmember Blanchette, ONeil

Also Present: Various Department Heads, Attorney Pentiuk

Approved September 6, 2022, Regular and September 12, 2022, Special Meeting Minutes by unanimous vote.

The Mayor offered Public Comments.

Approved Consent Agenda by unanimous vote.

Approve the Purchase Offer from Greg and Jody Marken of an Adjacent CityOwned Property at 18753 Riverview Street, deemed unable to build on.

Authorize Solicitation of Bids for Security Services at the Land Preserve. Award Bid and Authorize One-Year Agreement with KSM Solutions and Atmos Technologies for Odor Control Supplies and Equipment for the Land Preserve. Approve Budget Amendment as presented Approved Cooperative Bid with Sourcewell for a Replacement Backhoe for $132,409.97; and Authorized acceptance of trade-in in the amount of $22,000.00 for a total cost of $110,409.97 by unanimous vote.

Approved Extension of 2021 Street Sectioning Program Contract with Dominic Gaglio Construction, Inc., for the 2022 Street Sectioning Program for total of $220,000.00; and further Authorized Engineering Fees for Charles E. Raines Company for the Administration of the Project in an Amount Not to Exceed $30,000.00, by unanimous vote.

Authorized First Reading, by title only, Proposed Ordinance No. 736, to Amend the Code of Ordinances for Traffic Control Orders 424 and 426 to Ratify and Approve the Traffic Control Orders and Adopt Section 66-36 accordingly by unanimous vote.

PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 736

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF RIVERVIEW TO AMEND SECTION 66-3 “TRAFFIC CONTROL ORDERS” TO RATIFY AND APPROVE TRAFFIC CONTROL ORDER NUMBER 424; AND TO ADD SECTION 66-36 “APPLICATION TO RIVERVIEW LAND PRESERVE” TO ARTICLE II “ENFORCEMENT OF TRAFFIC ORDINANCES ON PRIVATE PROPERTY” OF CHAPTER 66 “TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES.”

The meeting adjourned into Closed Session for the Purpose of Discussing the Interim City Manager’s Performance Evaluation at his request, by unanimous vote.

The meeting adjourned at 7:28 p.m.

DETAILED MINUTES/ORDINANCES AVAILABLE AT THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK.

Andrew M. Swift, Mayor

Cynthia M. Hutchison, City Clerk

LEGAL NOTICES (C0NTINUED)

CITY OF RIVERVIEW, COUNTY OF WAYNE, STATE OF MICHIGAN NOTICE OF STATE GENERAL ELECTION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2022

TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF RIVERVIEW:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a General Election will be held in the City of Riverview, Wayne County, Michigan, on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, between the hours of 7:00 AM and 8:00 PM prevailing Eastern Time to elect the following:

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the City of Riverview will be voting on the following Contests:

PARTISAN SECTION:

STATE: State Governor and Lieutenant Governor; Secretary of State; Attorney General; Representative in Congress 6th District; State Senator 4st District; Representative in State Legislature 27th District; STATE BOARDS: State Board of Education Member (2); University of Michigan Regent (2); Michigan State University Trustee (2); Wayne State University Governor (2); COUNTY: County Executive; Sheriff Partial Term Ending 12/31/2024; County Commissioner 15th District

NONPARTISAN SECTION:

JUDICIAL: Justice of Supreme Court (2); Court of Appeals 1st District Judge Incumbent Position (2); Court of Appeals 1st District Incumbent Position Partial Term ending 01/01/2027 (1); 3rd District Circuit Court Judge Incumbent Position (15); 3rd District Circuit Court Judge Non-Incumbent Position (5); 3rd Circuit Court Judge Incumbent Position Partial Term Ending 01/01/2027 (1); 3rd Circuit Court New Judgeship 6 yr term (1); Probate Court Judge Incumbent Position (1); Probate Court Judge Non-Incumbent Position (1)

COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Board of Trustees Member Wayne County Community College 7th District

LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT: Riverview Community School District Board Member (3)

PROPOSAL SECTION

STATE:

Proposal 22-1: A proposal to amend the state constitution to require annual public financial disclosure reports

By legislators and other state officers and change state legislator term limit to 12 total years in legislature

This proposed constitution amendment would:

Require members of legislature, governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state and attorney general file annual public financial disclosure reports after 2023, including assets, liabilities income sources, future employment agreements, gifts travel reimbursements, and positions held in organizations except religious, social, and political organizations.

Require legislature implement but not limit or restrict reporting requirements.

Replace current term limits for state representatives and state senators with a 12-year total limit in any combinations between house and senate, except a person elected to senate in 2022 may be elected the number of times allowed when that person became a candidate.

Should this proposal be adopted?

Proposal 22-2: A proposal to amend the state constitution to add provisions regarding elections

This proposed constitutional amendment would:

Recognize fundamental right to vote without harassing conduct;

Require military or overseas ballots be counted if postmarked by election day;

Provide voter right verify identity with photo ID or signed statement;

Provide voter right to single application to vote absentee in all elections;

Require state-funded absentee-ballot drop boxes, and postage for absentee applications and ballots;

Provide that only election officials may conduct post-election audits;

Require nine days of early in-person voting;

Allow donations to fund elections, which must be disclosed;

Require canvass boards certify election results based only on the official records of votes cast.

Should this proposal be adopted?

Proposal 22-3: A proposal to amend the state constitution to establish new individual right to reproductive freedom, including right to make all decisions about pregnancy and abortion; allow state to regulate abortion in some cases; and forbid prosecution of individuals exercising established right

This proposed constitutional amendment would:

Establish new individual right to reproductive freedom, including right to make and carry out all decisions about pregnancy, such as prenatal care, childbirth, postpartum care, contraception, sterilization, abortion, miscarriage management, and infertility;

Allow state to regulate abortion after fetal viability, but not prohibit if medically needed to protect a patient’s life or physical or mental health;

Forbid state discrimination in enforcement of this right; prohibit prosecution of an individual, or a person helping a pregnant individual, for exercising rights established by this amendment;

Invalidate state laws conflicting with the amendment.

Should this proposal be adopted?

AUTHORITY

Wayne County Public Transportation Millage: For the purpose of providing funds in support of public transportation serving the elderly, disabled, and general public, shall 0.9949 Mill on all taxable property located within the Wayne County Transit Authority area be imposed for a period of four (4) years, being years 2022 through 2025?

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

Further, the Voting Precincts will be held in the following locations:

Precinct l - Riverview High School Gymnasium, 12431 Longsdorf (Quarry Road Entrance)

Precinct 2 - Riverview City Hall Gymnasium, 14100 Civic Park Drive (Gym Entrance)

Precinct 3 - Seitz Middle School Cafeteria, l7800 Kennebec (North Entrance –Auditorium)

Precinct 4 - Forest Elementary School Gymnasium, l9400 Hampton (Front Lobby Entrance)

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

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

Cynthia M. Hutchison, City Clerk

CITY OF RIVERVIEW NOTICE OF CLOSE OF REGISTRATION FOR THE NOVEMBER 8, 2022 STATE/COUNTY GENERAL ELECTION

To the Qualified Electors of the City of Riverview, Wayne County:

2023 Youth Basketball Leagues

us know at

Have an Event or Fundraiser?

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that any qualified elector of Riverview who is not already registered, may register to vote at the office of the City Clerk; the office of the County Clerk; a Secretary of State branch office, or other designated state agency. Registration forms can be obtained at mi.gov/vote and mailed to the City Clerk. Voters who are already registered may update their registration at www. expressSOS.com. The last day to register in any manner other than in-person with the local clerk is Monday, October 24, 2022. After this date, anyone who qualifies as an elector may register to vote in person with proof of residency (MCL 168.492) at the City Clerk’s office, located at 14100 Civic Park Drive, Riverview, Michigan, 48193, at the following times:

Regular business hours: Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday, November 5, 2022 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Election Day, Tuesday, November 8, 2022 from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the City of Riverview will be voting on the following Contests:

PARTISAN SECTION:

STATE: State Governor and Lieutenant Governor; Secretary of State; Attorney General; Representative in Congress 6th District; State Senator 4st District; Representative in State Legislature 27th District; STATE BOARDS: State Board of Education Member (2); University of Michigan Regent (2); Michigan State University Trustee (2); Wayne State University Governor (2); COUNTY: County Executive; Sheriff Partial Term Ending 12/31/2024; County Commissioner 15th District

NONPARTISAN SECTION:

JUDICIAL: Justice of Supreme Court (2); Court of Appeals 1st District Judge Incumbent Position (2); Court of Appeals 1st District Incumbent Position Partial Term ending 01/01/2027 (1); 3rd District Circuit Court Judge Incumbent Position (15); 3rd District Circuit Court Judge Non-Incumbent Position (5); 3rd Circuit Court Judge Incumbent Position Partial Term Ending 01/01/2027 (1); 3rd Circuit Court New Judgeship 6 yr term (1); Probate Court Judge Incumbent Position (1); Probate Court Judge Non-Incumbent Position (1); COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Board of Trustees Member Wayne County Community College 7th District LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT: Riverview Community School District Board Member (3)

PROPOSAL SECTION

STATE:

Proposal 22-1: A proposal to amend the state constitution to require annual public financial disclosure reports

Proposal 22-2: A proposal to amend the state constitution to add provisions regarding elections

Proposal 22-3: A proposal to amend the state constitution to establish new individual right to reproductive freedom, including right to make all decisions about pregnancy and abortion; allow state to regulate abortion in some cases; and forbid prosecution of individuals exercising established right

AUTHORITY

Wayne County Public Transportation Millage: For the purpose of providing funds in support of public transportation serving the elderly, disabled, and general public, shall 0.9949 Mill on all taxable property located within the Wayne County Transit Authority area be imposed for a period of four (4) years, being years 2022 through 2025?

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

Mandatory Clinic at Seitz Middle School Gym Saturday, December 17

Boys 3rd & 4th from 9:00 10:00 a.m.

Boys 5th & 6th from 10:00 11:00 a.m.

Girls 3rd & 4th from 11:00 12:00 p.m.

Girls 5th & 6th from 12:00 1:00 p.m.

Practices start the week of January 9 and end in March

Practices are at various Riverview elementary schools & City Hall gyms between 5:30 & 9:30 p.m.

Time and day of practice depends on child s team.

Games on Saturdays January 21 March

All games played between 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.

**NEW REGISTRATION INFO** **5 DAYS ONLY TO REGISTER**

Registration will take place online at https://secure.rec1.com/MI/riverview mi/catalog or at the City Hall Recreation Department.

Residents Monday, October 17 thru Friday, October 21 Cost: $95.00

Non Residents Wednesday, October 19 thru Friday, October 21 Cost: $95.00

Tuesday, October 25 Late Registration (if space is available) Cost: $110.00

PLEASE NOTE: There is a 10 player maximum per team. The Recreation Dept. reserves the right to close registration based on enrollment. Also NO team requests. For best experience, games may be played with surrounding communities.

***Volunteer Coaches Needed*** We will be using volunteer coaches for the 2023 Winter Basketball League. If you would like to coach a team, please stop in the Recreation Office to fill out the Coaches Registration Form and Authorization

For Release of Information by Wednesday, October 26. Coaches meeting will be Tuesday, November 15 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall. (You may also print out and email the Coaches Form and driver’s license during registration to dmitchell@cityofriverview.com)

Like us out on Facebook: Riverview Recreation Department Riverview Recreation 734 281 4219

(Boys & Girls leagues may be combined based on registration)

City of Riverview Recreation Department

Cooking Classes

Mummy Hand Pies/Kolaczkis

Sunday, October 23rd

1:00 to 3:00 pm

Frightfully delicious, these Mummy hand pies make the most adorable Halloween treats. A spin on pie dough and Kolaczki cookie dough, filled with assorted jams and jellies and all wrapped up like a mummy. Add some edible eyes and sprinkle with sugar. No tricks, just treats!

Final baking will be done at home.

• Please bring a hand mixer, two large cookie sheets, apron, rolling pin and pizza cutter. If you don’t have these, I have extras to borrow. All ingredients will be provided.

• Pre-registration fee of $10.00 must be paid by Saturday, October 22nd. No refunds after this date. Limit of 20 participants per class.

• Supply fee of $18.00 cash payable to the instructor during class time.

Leftover Soup Cooking Class

Sunday, November 6th

2:00 to 4:00 pm

What to do with all those holiday leftovers! Give them a new look and taste in this yummy, easy to put together soup. We will be making homemade dumplings and adding a few extra ingredients to our leftovers to make a very hearty soup. Final cooking will be done at home.

• Please bring a small knife, one large cookie sheet, apron, rolling pin and pizza cutter. If you don’t have these, I have extras to borrow. All ingredients will be provided.

• Pre-registration fee of $10.00 must be paid by Saturday, November 5th. No refunds after this date. Limit of 20 participants per class.

• Supply fee of $20.00 cash payable to the instructor during class time.

Self

P.M. City Hall Gym

per person

learn easy to use self defense

strength.

13-18 Teen Self Defense

Wed, Nov 2, 2022 or Wed, Dec 14, 2022

6:00-7:30 P.M. City Hall Gym

$20.00 per person

Holiday Cookie Dough Sunday, November 13th

1:00 to 3:00 pm

Save yourself some time at the holidays and make this awesome basic cookie dough recipe. Turn this dough into four different flavors just by adding a few simple ingredients. The dough can be frozen months in advance! Dough flavors: Sugar, Peppermint Sugar, Cranberry White Chocolate Chip, Double Chocolate Chip. Final baking will be done at home. We’ll make approximately 8 cups of dough.

• Please bring a hand or stand mixer, two large cookie sheets, apron, and cookie scoop. If you don’t have these, I have extras to borrow. All ingredients will be provided.

• Pre-registration fee of $10.00 must be paid by Saturday, November 12th. No refunds after this date. Limit of 20 participants.

Supply fee of $25.00 cash payable to the instructor during class time.

16+ Self Defense

Wed, Oct 19, 2022 or Wed, Nov 16, 2022

7:00-8:30 P.M. City Hall Gym

$20.00 per person

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Including:

Bullying

Sexual Assault • Dating Violence

These are easy to learn techniques that require little to no strength and no knowledge of Martial Arts in a fun and safe atmosphere. Basic techniques that will increase your self confidence and feeling of security are the focus. Men and women are both encouraged to attend as well as young adults at least 16 years of age. Including:

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Don’t let your kids miss this class!

Date Rape • Red Flags

Diffusing dangerous situations

Exiting parties without being teased.

Techniques and how to avoid: Blocks

Shoulder grabs

Bear hugs

How to avoid dangerous encounters

Domestic Violence

Hair pulls from the front and behind

Strangulations

Wrist grabs

Question and answer session. Don’t let your teens miss this life changing class!

Self Defense Tools

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Still looking for someone to head our celebration

GET GREAT NEW GLASSES, SAVE SOME MONEY!

they’d like to do a Miss Riverview Pageant.

But let’s ask for more volunteers.

That falling short, come on Mayor Swift, you have the power to appoint others.

Recently I suggested we hold a big tree contest. I guess no one was interested because I got very little response.

Many people - most, perhaps - go to an optometrist, get an eye exam and then follow the lady in the white coat over to the wall of frames and pick out a new set of glasses.

The story ends with the customer paying way more than he or she ever expected.

If that pretty much describes you, Bob Schmittou says there is something you should know: He can save you money, maybe lots of money.

Schmittou, a proud military veteran, owns New Eyes Optical, located on 1616 Ford Avenue, right at 16th Street in Wyandotte.

There are no doctors at New Eyes, just lots of frames and Schmittou, who can get you into fashionable new glasses for a lot less than all of the other chains and franchises out there.

Just bring your eyeglass prescription to him and see what kind of magic he can work for you.

GERALD PERRY

Well, Riverview, guess what? Lincoln Park has jumped on the 100th year anniversary bandwagon and is going to celebrate starting with a reception and program with presentation of special honors and recognitions. I thought I would get a better response to my last article regarding Riverviews 100th Anniversary. But it didn’t even rate mention at the last City Council meeting.

I did get an inquiry from Recreation Director Todd Dickman asking how he could help.

But let’s get one thing straight: I am not looking for help. I do not want to take on this project.

I was hoping that by suggesting it, someone would run with the 100th year anniversary celebration.

The last time I made a suggestion to the City Council, I ended up taking over the whole thing. That thing was the Memorial Day Celebration Committee. I hung in there for 12 years as chairman.

As of last year I have turned the whole program over to the American Legion.

As for the city’s 100th-year celebration, I think someone from the city should take charge of the thing.

I have had enough leading city projects.

When working for the city, I took over charge of the landfill, then the DPW, the Young Patriots Park renovation project, the remodeling of Downing School for the new City Hall, the building of the DPW, the Riverview Library expansion and the Veterans Memorial area project.

Whew! That’s enough.

I’m 86 years young. It’s way past the time someone else takes over. Please.

There are plenty of folks out there that are fully capable of doing this.

Do I have to name names? Because I will. Opps, I guess I already did in my last column.

One was Jim Trombley. Nora Guiney and Shelly Vollmar said

Rivereview being a member of Tree City USA, must mean nothing.

I only got one inquiry, which is not enough to qualify as a contest.

I’m still holding out hope. I know there are a lot of readers out there. Come on now, if you don’t want to get up and do it, then send your kids out there.

Here’s how easy it is, you find a big tree and take a tape measure and measure the circumference of the tree 4 ½ and a half feet from the ground.

That’s it. Now was that so hard?

I didn’t think so.

Maybe the Riverview Kiwanis would like to take over this endeavor. Who knows? Maybe we could get the Southgate Rotary to take on the sponsorship of this endeavor. It might help their efforts to get a Riverview branch.

Speaking of the Southgate Rotary, the last I heard the group was doing a “get rid of pills the right way” project.

Oh yeah folks, there is a right way to dispose of your old prescription pills. Even your over-the-counter pills.

Right now, some folks are dumping their old pills in the toilet, or in with their garbage or rubbish. That used to be a way to dispose of pills. Today we know the best way is to wrap them in a napkin or small bag and give them to a proper disposal place, such as at your police department, drug store or library.

And thanks to the Rotary International, who are sponsoring a program that put pill disposal kiosks in these locations.

But, I repeat, please don’t dispose of your old or unused pills the old way.

Remember, if you flush those pills down the toilet, someday they may come back in your drinking water.

“I am kind of like what the pharmacy is to your doctor,” Schmittou said. “Your doctor writes you a prescription. He doesn’t try to sell you the drugs. You go to the pharmacy. The same is true with us. You bring us a prescription and we will fill it.”

New Eyes Optical does not accept insurance, but their low prices mean that is often not an issue.

Schmittou has been in the eyeglass game for a long time. He enlisted in the Army after graduating from Lincoln Park High School and Uncle Sam sent him to school to learn how to make eyeglasses.

He did that in the Army for nearly four years and then worked for Lenscrafters and for private doctors after that.

In 2012 he opened New Eyes Optical and has been there ever since.

Schmittou said he has over 1,300 frames in his building and can make arrangements to get others if customers come in with a specific brand or style in mind.

For sunglass lovers, Schmittou said he has the largest selection of Ray Ban and Oakley sunglasses in the area.

If you come in, you will deal with Schmittou himself. He and his wife Pam are the only employees. Schmittou does the fitting of the eyewear, and Pam orders frames and keeps the shop looking fresh by arranging the frame displays and decorating.

So, if you are in the market for new glasses, would like a little personal attention and a really low price, give Schmittou a call at 313-587-4204, drop an email at neweyesoptical2012@gmail. com or contact them through their Facebook page, Facebook.com/neweyesoptical.

Time to clear up the confusion about Estate Planning ... The following definitions

legal precision, but makes it easier to get a clear picture of what may be needed in your case.

Will – letter of intent of where you want your personal property to go – or not go.

Living Will – Documents your wishes during your final days including final healthcare choices and possibly your burial wishes.

■ Trust – This is a “company” that you start, and you become the CEO, “Trustee” and “Settlor.” The company outlives you, but continues to manage your assets as if you were alive by the successor CEO – whom you designate.

■ Power of Attorney – Financial and Healthcare – you need both – the first so someone can pay your bills, the second, sometimes called a Patient Advocate, designates someone to make “hallway at the hospital” decisions to take the stress off the family.

■ Ladybird Deed – probably the best thing that has happened to owning a home. I love these deeds – you grant yourself a life estate – in your own property - but retain the power to sell or borrow against the property. If you do not sell before you pass, this “springs” the house out of your estate, and your heirs have instant ownership, subject to any mortgage or taxes owed or similar.

Again, this is just a general description of the more popular terms – no one choice is a “silver bullet” but depending on how your estate gets planned out you can expedite a clean and clear process for the assets you worked a lifetime to save. Why wouldn’t you want to do that? Stop by or call and make an appointment and I’ll tell you what you’re going to need to do this right.

To my numerous former clients – thank you for allowing me to draft your estate plan!

Have an Event or Fundraiser?

Eighth annual Wyandotte Zombie Pub Crawl set for Oct. 15

The Wyandotte Zombie Pub Crawl returns for its eighth year on Saturday, Oct. 15.

The Wyandotte Zombie Pub Crawl is a crowd-fundraising event unlike anything else in the area. It brings hundreds of people together every October who have purchased tickets to participate in Southeastern Michigan’s largest zombie pub crawl in beautiful Downtown Wyandotte.

The Wyandotte Zombie Pub Crawl event has raised over $78,000 in seven years for people, organizations and charities of the Downriver Area that need financial assistance.

Organizations supporting well-being like “Yes, Ma’am” which provides free mammograms to uninsured women; the Wyandotte Soup Kitchen which provides free meals for all; and cultural organizations like Downriver Council for the Arts which advocates, promotes and provides opportunities for participation in the arts.

Charities like Downriver Foster Closet, which helps foster kids rebuild

their self-esteem and adapt to their new home; and Penrickton Center for Blind Children, which specializes in working with legally blind children, ages 1 through 12 with at least one additional handicap.

And finally, individuals and families of Downriver who have fallen on hard times and need a little help to pay medical bills, rent/mortgage, food and other necessities.

This year’s fundraiser is again cohosted by two non-profits, Be Well My Friends and the Downriver Council for the Arts.

The event’s net proceeds will go to the “Yes, Ma’am” program at Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital, Downriver Council for the Arts, Penrickton Center for Blind Children, Downriver Foster Closet and Wyandotte Soup Kitchen.

The event begins at 4 p.m. on Oct. 15 with zombies receiving wristbands graciously donated by White Furniture at check-in at the Downriver Council for the Arts, which is located at 81 Chestnut in Wyandotte.

Zombies will then crawl to some of the best pubs in Downtown Wyandotte where they will receive discounted drinks when they show their wristbands.

Pub crawlers’ carcasses will be hauled around Downtown Wyandotte on a ZomBus which is generously provided by Trinity Transportation.

While on the crawl, Zombies can participate in a scavenger hunt sponsored by On the Rocks for a $300 cash prize.

At 9:30 p.m. the zombie horde

crawls back to the Downriver Council for the Arts for the Afterlife party at 81 Chestnut, sponsored by Green Acres.

There at the DCA, in the grimly decorated former Oddfellows ballroom, the Afterlife party will have top-40 music by DJ Rotten, a costume contest with $1,600 in prizes, cash bar, raffles and door prizes.

The Wyandotte Zombie Pub Crawl and Afterlife party concludes at 1 a.m. when the zombie horde again returns to their graves to rest until the 9th Annual Wyandotte Zombie Pub Crawl in October of 2023.

Tickets are currently on sale on Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com/e/ wyandotte-zombie-pub crawltickets-409456745147?

For all up-to-date event and ticket information visit us on Facebook:www.facebook.com/ WyaZombiePubCrawl/ and on our website bewellmyfriends.org.

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We had a birthday party in the banquet room, comfortable atmosphere, great food and the bartender and waitress did a great job serving drinks to all our guests! Great prices for catering too!

Dan...

Lunch was amazing, as always. Have had the French Dip, Burgers, Perch, Walleye, Cod in the different times I have gotten lunch. Oh yea, loaded potato skins.

OFF THE CHARTS.

Prepared perfect, quick service. Stop in for lunch and enjoy.

Scott...

First time here, definitely won’t be our last. Awesome food and great portions. Great friendly service Child-friendly, Indoor Dining, Cozy atmosphere, Great food, Large portions.

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Arlene Rose was a localist

My mother died on Sunday, Sept. 25.

She died peacefully, in no pain, with family members there for her. The day before, all of her sons were there, and she talked to all of us.

She was 90 years old and lived a long, happy, good life.

While I am sad about this, of course, I am also well aware of all of the above and so much more. This was hardly a life cut short, and that life was felt by those around her like a magnetic field or ripples in a pond from the force of her personality.

It just can’t get much better for all of us that loved her and will miss her. This column is not an obituary, though.

Long before I understood the power of localism on local economies, my mother simply preferred to shop at places that knew her name and that appreciated her patronage. My father was and is a man that wanted nothing to do with national chains of any kind, and internet purchases were just a s bad if not worse.

Together, they simply chose the local option instinctively and automatically.

Over a lifetime of spending for appliances, tires, food and well, everything, consider what the sum total of their spending was in the

Downriver region that supported our local and independently owned clothing stores.

I can tell you that my mother made a difference to the places she did business with for all the things she needed or wanted.

She was a friendly, happy, and supportive presence. And I can tell you that I continue to feel the glow of all the people that consider Chelsea and Willow Tree by so many people that are those warm and happy faces that always think local first.

Reciprocity is one of the most important concepts to get a grip on in life. It is gratifying beyond words to direct my business to people and the businesses they own that do business with us.

It is connectivity to our community, of course, but first, it is being specifically supportive of specific, impactful people that I like and appreciate, and that I do not want to be diminished in any way by my indifference.

The idea of localism is also tangential to much simpler ideas: Being grateful, and being kind.

As I’ve come to emphasize in my own mind and to share often, I am dazzled by the impact that single humans make in their endeavors.

I’m grateful to each of them for their contribution to the meshwork of our community.

The people I admire and appreciate in this respect are all

obsessed with their own visions, all over the top on their commitments to their people and to the services they provide, and all kind, grateful people. The absence of which makes the world I go about in less vibrant and less happy.

In this regard, it is OK to be right up front about recognizing that supporting such people (businesses) is one of the most self-serving things you can do. As your spending decision keeps those people in work, as well as all the people they pay, you get the satisfaction of knowing you are doing business with people that matter to you. People that you would be depressed about losing.

Sometimes we lose these people due to death. Sometimes the people are irreplaceable in terms of what they brought to the table of life. But through their lives, they made a profound impact on how we see the world.

As her oldest son, and one of the partners that made our version of local work for nearly all of my time in business, of course I miss her.

Expressing these emotions at a keyboard is difficult; I’ve had to take more breaks for this column than any other.

That said, most people don’t get the chance to do this, now, do they?

The idea that I expressed in one of my earliest columns was this: If my daughter owned a bakery, nobody would have to urge me to support her. I would be doing my best to

help her succeed in that best damned bakery I had ever been in. So would a lot of other people, for the person herself, as well as for the products she created. It’s a symbiotic thing, it’s a priceless thing.

But other people that don’t think local first (I mean, local only, thanks Mom) would need to be told of that amazing place. They would need to be reminded of just how awesome a place it is, right here in our Downriver homeland. Once they went, they’d never have to be told again.

That’s why I write. But if it helps, imagine my mom telling you that “you know, you really should shop locally. Everyone benefits when you do.”

Bon voyage, Momma. You done good.

PETER ROSE

Arlene Rose

Unbeaten Bucs dominating everyone, including SMCC

Huron League rivals Riverview and Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central have a long football history played out mostly at or near the top of the league standings.

The teams have played some epic battles over the years.

The 2022 version will not go down as one of the classics.

Rarely has this rivalry game been as one-sided as the Sept. 23 game at Riverview.

The Pirates, defending league champs and unbeaten in 2022, won the game 35-14, but that score was hardly indicative of the total domination Riverview displayed.

Riverview scored on its opening possession and led 21-0 at halftime. Meanwhile, SMCC ran only 17 firsthalf plays and gained zero first downs. In fact, SMCC did not record its first first down of the night until halfway through the third period and by then it was a 28-0 nothing game and the outcome was all but decided.

Jacob Shank was the offensive star of the game for coach Derek McLaughlin’s Pirates. Shank rushed 10 times for 133 yards, including a 78yard touchdown run. He also returned a first-quarter punt 55 yards for a touchdown.

Max Lockhart, who added 58 yards rushing, also scored a touchdown as did Andrew Bowman (44 rushing yards) and quarterback Lucas Thompson.

While it was unusual to see Riverview lay such a prodigious beatdown on a longtime archrival, it was not really surprising.

While running up a 6-0 record through the first two-thirds of the season, Riverview has never been held under 33 points. The Pirates are winning games by an average score of 37-11. They are winning Huron League games by an average score of 37-7.

The win over SMCC was Riverview’s third straight in the series, which SMCC leads 29-14.

The win over the Falcons followed Riverview wins over Divine Child, Monroe Jefferson, Huron and Flat Rock. The Bucs have since beaten Milan 42-7 and they faced Carlton Airport on Oct. 7. That leaves just

Grosse Ile, for whom Riverview will provide homecoming competition on Oct. 14, and non-league Monroe on Oct. 21. The Monroe game is at home.

Riverview, which has been to the MHSAA playoffs each of the last five seasons and eight of the last nine years, has made its reservation to be there again. Next on the list is winning

out to secure a home game on opening night of the playoffs.

Playoff pairings will be announced on Sunday, Oct. 23.

In the SMCC rout, Riverview scored on its first possession of the game and on its first possession of the second half to set the tone early.

The first-quarter score followed a methodical eight-play drive. Lockhart had runs of 19 and nine yards and finished it with a 10-yard scoring run.

After a three-and-out, SMCC punted and Shank returned it 55 yards for a score.

Midway through the second quarter the Bucs drove 51 yards for their third touchdown. Thompson scored those points on a 12-yard scamper.

Riverview appeared to score again, but a 42-yard Thompson scoring pass was called back because of a penalty and that drive died on downs.

The second quarter was more of the same as the Bucs bumped their lead to 28-0 with 7:18 to play in the third when Anthony Bowman scored from 10 yards out.

Early in the fourth quarter, Shank popped free and raced 78 yards to up the score to 35-0 and the victory party was on.

St. Mary scored a couple of garbagetime touchdowns, but by that time Riverview had long made its point.

The week after dominating the Falcons, Riverview did the same at Milan, toasting the Big Reds 42-7. That win upped Riverview’s regularseason winning streak to 25 games.

The Bucs, who are now ranked third in Division 4 behind Grand Rapids South Christian and Whitehall, got 112 rushing yards and three touchdowns from Shank. He also has a pass interception on defense.

Ian Adams rushed for another 93 yards and scored twice and Thompson threw a touchdown pass to Gavin Blackwood.

Photo by Dave Chapman

Jacob Shank (3) and Max Lockhart (10) have enjoyed a lot of time in the end zone this season.

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Riverview cc runners making strides

Buoyed by three top 10 individual performances the Riverview cross country team captured second place in its division at the Marauder Invitational held at Lake Erie Metropark on Oct.1

Running in the 12-team White Division for Division 2-3-4 schools, Riverview scored 71 points and finished second to only Adrian, which had 60. Riverview’s Huron League Flat Rock was third with 91 points.

Junior Logan Ruffner, who has led the Pirates all year, was second individually. He ran 16:34 and finished behind only Chris Russselburg of Cabrini.

Hayden Holmes and Blake Robinson backed Ruffner’s strong run by finishing eighth and ninth, respectively. Holmes ran 17:35 and Robinson ran 17:36.

The Riverview scoring was

rounded out by Israel Garcia and Ben Shaw.

Gabriel Richard also ran in that division and finished ninth. Alex Meszaros led the Pioneers with a 17:32 fifth-place showing.

The Huron League Jamborees have not been quite as kind to the Pirates, who have recorded a sixth-place and a fourth-place at the two league gettogethers.

At the first jamboree, Riverview finished ahead of only Airport and Milan.

Ruffner was again second, finishing behind Carter McAlister of Monroe Jefferson. His time was 16:09. But there were big gaps between the next Riverview scorers.

Holmes was 11th (17:59), Shaw was 37th (20:15), Garcia was 49th (21:01) and Tyler Marcissuk was 54th (21:40).

At the second jamboree, The Bucs improved to fourth behind Huron, Jefferson and Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central. Riverview scored 95 points, just four behind third-place SMCC.

Jefferson’s McCalister was again first, followed home by Ruffner, who ran 16:23 to McCalister’s 15:44. Robinson was 10th (17:53), Holmes was 13th (18:01), Garcia was 29th (19:04) and Shaw was 41st (20:14).

The top-of-the-pack efforts from Ruffner were a continuation of his early season success where he ran sixth at the 19-team Rambling Rock Invitational and fourth in his 17-team division at the Duane Raffin Festival of Races.

The Riverview girls have often been without enough runners to post a team score this year, but the Bucs have had several individuals – most

notably Daniella Hinojos – who have run strong event after event.

Hinojos was 12th at the Marauder Invitational and she was followed closely by teammate Kiera Wood, who was 14th.

At the league jamboree at Sterling State Park, Hinojos was 13th and Wood was right with her in 14th. The Bucs fielded a full team that day and finished sixth, beating out Airport.

Riverview’s other three scoring runners were Kaney Padedes, Justiss Henderson and Alexa Stonier.

The Pirates were at the Wayne County Championships on Oct. 8 and they finish the year with the Gabriel Richard Downriver Invitational at Young Patriots Park on Oct. 15, the Huron League meet at Willow Metropark on Oct. 20 and the MHSAA regional at Milan on Oct. 29.

The Gabriel Richard football team had its two-game winning streak ended in excruciating fashion on Sept. 30 when it lost 29-28 to unbeaten Madison Heights Bishop Foley.

The setback left the Pioneers with a 3-3 overall record this season. Richard is 1-1 in Catholic League play.

The Pioneers came into the game having beaten league rival Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard 31-20 and crushed non-leagurival Muskegon Heights 540.

Against Bishop Foley, the Pioneers fell behind early and trailed 14-0 after the first period, but Gabriel Richard kept fighting back. Foley led 21-20 after three periods and each team scored a touchdown and a two-point conversion in the fourth quarter.

The Pioneers opened CHSL Intersectional 1 season with a 31-20 win over Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard.

The game, played at Eastern

Michigan University’s Rynearson Stadium, was tight until the end when Richard quarterback Nick Wisniedwski tossed a pair of touchdown passes to give his club some more breathing room. Nick Sobush and Ty Morehouse grabbed the touchdown passes.

Heading into the fourth quarter, EJ Bennett, Aramis Lackey and Joe Calhou each scored rushing touchdowns for the Pioneers.

Antonio Sobush and Kris Vigars each had pass interceptions to halt Fighting Irish drives.

The Pioneers own wins over AA Richard, Muskegon Heights and Royal Oak Shrine. They have lost to Grosse Ile, Foley and Carson CityCrystal.

Richard returned to league action on Oct. 7 with a game against Lutheran North.

Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook and non-league Whitmore Lake still await.