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My fellow Riverview residents, November is going to be a busy month for our city. First up and most importantly is the Wayne County Facility Inclusion Committee Meeting that will ANDREW decide if the city SWIFT of Riverview will get the expansion we requested at the beginning of this year. The Riverview Land Preserve fully subsidized the entire cost of our trash hauling and disposal for over 50 years. That changed recently with the implementation of our 1.2 mills for trash collection. This was necessary with the reduction in waste collection due to Covid. The RLP still contributes approximately two thirds of the cost of our trash collection cost. Similar communities that don’t utilize the RLP pay approximately $1.3 million for their waste disposal services each year. The Riverview Land Preserve is a regional resource used by 16 local communities including the city of Trenton and Brownstown Township. These two communities (representing a population of roughly 50,205) have passed resolutions to oppose the expansion, but continue to take advantage of the lower cost to dispose of their municipal waste. Both communities have expressed concern about the truck traffic on King and Allen Roads. Of the thousands of trucks using these roads each year, well over 3,000 of them belong to the city of Trenton and likely a similar number from Brownstown. On the flip side, we have resolutions or letters of support from nine of our neighboring community’s mayors or supervisors (who represent roughly 226,321 residents). These include Grosse Ile, Gibraltar, Wyandotte, Southgate, River Rouge, Allen Park, Lincoln Park, Rockwood, and Huron Township. The RLP is an important resource for all our neighboring communities. The expansion is fully supported by the entire city council. Each year before Covid the RLP sent well over a million dollars to Wayne County to support

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household recycling and enrichment programs such as Community Shred Day each fall. Some residents may be receiving a flier about the RLP expansion from a Special Interest group based in Trenton. The information contained in this flier is at best misleading or just outright incorrect. The landfill itself will be approximately 1,200 feet from the nearest resident with two golf course fairways in between them. The RLP has been in existence since 1968 and there has been no impact on home values around the landfill. As a matter of fact, several subdivisions have been built around the landfill with their values following the trends of the rest of the country. PFAS, a chemical found in many different consumer, commercial and industrial products we receive from our surrounding communities are filtered from the leachate produced by the landfill. Although there are no standards established by the EPA or EGLE, RLP is leading the way on testing for and removing this chemical. The RLP expansion will not increase truck traffic on King Road at all since it is just an extension of the life of the landfill. What will increase truck traffic is when Trenton develops the McClouth property as an intermodal port. The flier does mention that two communities oppose the expansion but what it doesn’t say is that nine of our neighboring communities do support the

expansion. The City of Riverview encourages our residents to attend the Wayne County Facility Inclusion Committee Meeting at 1 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 14, at Arnaldo’s Banquet Facility, located at 18275 Quarry Road and show your support. With fall in full swing, the City of Riverview has plenty of family fun activities planned. We’ve just finished up our first Halloween Decoration Contest. Five winners were chosen from the large number of homes nominated. The winners were recognized at the City Council Meeting at the beginning of the month. A new event this year is a fundraiser put on by our Recreation Department. The funds raised will be used to put on more concerts in the park, concert on the course, and family related activities at our premier Young Patriot’s Park. This event is our “Mayor’s Gala” and takes place on Friday, Nov. 18. It will take place in Young Patriot’s Park under the large heated tent used for our Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony. There will be a meal catered by Arnaldo’s, an open bar, live entertainment by the popular band Shakedown, a preview of the park lights, all with a special guest appearance by Santa Claus. All this takes place starting 6 p.m. with an affordable $25 per ticket cost. The big event for the month is our Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony held

on Saturday, Nov. 19. This very popular event starts at 5 p.m. and concludes at 9 p.m. with an awesome fireworks display. Please see the flier in this paper for more information. We are always listening to your suggestions and we did move the fireworks up an hour earlier. We’ve also added the very popular Summerfest activity, helicopter rides, to the tree lighting this year. I would suggest getting there early for the helicopter rides by Max Flight Helicopter. We will have Young Patriot’s Park lit up early so the riders can enjoy a beautiful view of the park that only those who take the ride will experience. Tickets for the ride are only $40. The actual tree lighting itself will take place at 8 p.m. The city of Riverview will also be hosting a Business Expo on Saturday, Nov. 19, from 5 - 8 p.m. at the Community Center. We will be showcasing Riverview-only businesses. Stop by and visit with these entrepreneurs before heading over to all the activities going on at the Tree Lighting Ceremony. This is also a busy month for two hometown civic groups. The Riverview Goodfellows will begin working on raising funds and making sure that “No Riverview Child goes without a Christmas.” As I write this article the Goodfellows are preparing for their annual publication of their wildly funny “Riverview Razzberry”. If you are aware of a needy Riverview family, please nominate them using the form in this paper. The other hometown civic group is the Kiwanis of Riverview. This group of dedicated members recently finished delivery dictionaries to every third grader in the Riverview Community School District. Please look for that story in the December register. The Kiwanis are also busy working on their annual Thanksgiving Dinner Basket Project. We provide a complete Thanksgiving meal including a turkey to 10 Riverview families who just need a little help. We are lucky to have these groups working so hard to provide a little help to those who need it. Till next month, the entire city council wishes you a Very Happy Thanksgiving.

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RCSD proves coaching isn’t just for athletes Riverview Community School District (RCSD) hired two new coaches for the 2022-2023 school year. However, you will not find these coaches on the fields or in the gyms working with student athletes. These coaches can be found in the classrooms, working shoulder-toshoulder with educators, striving to improve literacy instruction for all. What is a literacy coach? A COSA (Coach on Special Assignment) is a facilitator, collaborator, and co-learner. It is a partially grant funded position that builds a literacy network between Riverview Community School District, Wayne County, and the State of Michigan. The professional development offered through this network is brought back and shared with the district as the COSAs support K-5 educators. The Michigan Department of Education created an Early Literacy Coaching model in response to Michigan’s Read By Third Grade Law. The description of the model states, “Literacy coaching can provide powerful job-embedded, ongoing professional development with a primary goal of enhancing classroom literacy instruction through improving teacher expertise. Effective literacy coaching supports teachers to successfully navigate the daily challenges they face in their classrooms. As a result, instructional capacity and sustainability within the schools increases. In addition, through improving teacher expertise and the quality of core instruction, student achievement increases.” The Michigan Early Literacy Taskforce developed Essential Coaching Practices for Early Literacy. They identified critical qualifications, dispositions, activities, and roles of effective elementary literacy coaches. Research suggests that each of the seven essentials is an important contributor to literacy coaching that results in increased student literacy learning. The taskforce found that effective literacy coaches, 1) Have specialized literacy

Niefert knowledge and skills beyond that of initial teacher preparation. 2) Apply adult learning principles in their work. 3) Demonstrate specific skills and dispositions in order to engage teachers and build collaborative relationships. 4) Participate in a multi-year districtwide initiative focused on student learning and are supported by building and district administrators. 5) Spend most of their time working with teachers to enhance teacher practice and improve student learning. 6) Employ a core set of coaching activities that are predictors of student literacy growth at one or more grade levels. 7) Are integral members of literacy leadership teams at the school and/or district level. The COSAs are expected to follow the Essential Coaching Practices developed by Michigan’s Early Literacy Taskforce. In addition, some of the allowable activities of the COSA role include: Directly supporting K-5 teachers with literacy instruction, modeling and co-teaching lessons, collaborating to achieve improvement goals, observing and providing feedback, providing professional development, co-planning instruction, progress monitoring and addressing reading deficiencies through a multi-tiered system of support, and

Sandefur networking to bring new knowledge and research-informed strategies back to the teachers. So, who are these individuals charged with increasing student literacy learning at the elementary level? One of our literacy coaches, Mrs. Brianna Niefert, has been a Pirate for quite some time. Mrs. Niefert has been a teacher at RCSD for 15 years. She is a graduate of Eastern Michigan University (EMU) where she earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education with a double major in reading and science. She also received a Master’s Degree in literacy from EMU with a Reading Specialist endorsement. She was hired in Riverview in 2007 to serve as a fifth-grade teacher at Memorial. Since then, she has also taught third, second, and first grades at Memorial. Mrs. Niefert is a member of the Michigan Reading Association. In addition, she has served as a leader at both the school and district levels. She’s acted as a member of the District COVID Task Force Team, District Improvement (Leadership) Team, Elementary ELA Curriculum Adoption Committee, and the District ELA Committee. At the school level, Mrs. Niefert led the Formative Assessment Committee and formed Memorial’s Ed Leadership

Team. Brianna’s work on Memorial’s Leadership Team helped develop the school’s mission and vision statements and sparked the creation of the Summer Reading Book Swap. Mrs. Niefert was recognized at Memorial Elementary’s Rookie Teacher of the Year in 2010 and Memorial’s Teacher of the Year in 2015. Mrs. Niefert is often asked, “What will you miss most about having your own classroom?” Her response, “The relationships I formed with my students and their families each year.” However, Mrs. Niefert explains, “It has been my goal to become a literacy coach for some time now. Although I will miss having my own classroom terribly, this role provides me the opportunity to positively impact the literacy education of significantly more students. The position also gives me the chance to collaborate with so many talented educators, which is a true gift.” Another literacy coach who is excited for her new role as a COSA and to be part of the Riverview team is Mrs. Billisue Sandefur. She graduated from Eastern Michigan University earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education with a triple minor (language arts, science, and early childhood education) and an Early Childhood endorsement. She also received a Master’s Degree in Reading from EMU. She comes to Riverview from Monroe Public Schools where she was an educator for 21 years. She is passionate about helping children succeed and finding joy in learning. Over 15 years she taught a variety of grades including GSRP preschool, kindergarten, first, second, and third grade. She spent most of her years as a first and second grade looping teacher. That is a unique scenario where she got to keep the same group of children for two years to foster relationships and SEE RCSD, page 6

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Continued from page 5 academic growth. She served on the District School Improvement Team, and was a member of the ELA, Science, and Social Studies District Committees through the years. In addition to being a classroom teacher, she also served as a District Literacy Coach at MPS for six years. This was an incredibly enriching experience for her in a time when the concept of literacy coaching was new to education. She explains that as a coach, her focus was always on improving teacher capacity, building trusting relationships, and implementing highly effective lessons and interventions for students in the classroom. Their coach and teacher goals focused on increasing student achievement. She was fortunate in this position to see the work they did together unfold in the classroom through co-planning, co-teaching and modeling specific instructional moves, then reflecting together.

During these six years she studied literacy exclusively learning the most effective reading and writing strategy instruction from many professional authors. She provided data driven professional development for teachers to continue to grow and learn about the latest practices for teaching reading and writing. This position allowed her to share her expertise and collaborate with colleagues, school leaders, and families to ensure the success of all students in the area of literacy. When she is asked, “What brought you to Riverview?” Mrs. Sandefur ‘s reply, “I had been thinking about returning to literacy coaching for a couple years, so when this opportunity came up, I had to inquire. I felt like this was the right move and perfect fit for me. I am excited to meet everybody and work alongside excellent teachers.” She is ready to continue this important literacy work and support the teachers and students at all three elementary schools here at Riverview Community School District.

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At Memorial, October has been Spooktakular! The Memorial Elementary School PTC (ParentTeacher Club) organized and led our annual Trunk or Treat on Oct. 14; our community was extragenerous with their time and donations. Twenty-five families decorated their vehicles for Halloween fun. Memorial families donated candy, cider, and donuts to ensure that there was plenty of goodies to enjoy.

Thank you to our families and businesses who were so generous in their gifts provided to our school: The First Family, Mr. Joe Vitale with State Farm Insurance, Apple Charlie’s Orchards, Blocks Stand and Greenhouse, Ruhlig Farms and Gardens, Little Dotte of Wyandotte, Riverview Police Department, and the DPW. Our entire Pirate Community provided their support and love to make this a wonderful event for

our students. Memorial’s Leadership Team organized and led a Book Walk and craft table during the Trunk or Treat using the adorable book, The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson. Students who participated entered into a drawing and the winners received copies of the book, Barnes and Noble gift card or a stuffed Gruffalo.

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Board meeting honors Advanced Placement students The mission of Riverview Community School District is to empower every Pirate to chart their own course through academics, responsibility, respect, growth and honor. At RCHS we pride ourselves on preparing students to be successful in the post secondary world. Our dedication to ARRGH is evident in the culture we build through positive interactions and a commitment to excellence in academics. Over the past decade, RCHS teachers have taken it upon themselves to create an environment which supports Advanced Placement courses to help increase rigor in our curriculum while assisting in combating rising college costs. This past school year, 84 RCHS students took a total of 109 tests in 11 subjects. Ninety-five of those students completed the course and earned a score that qualifies them to earn college credit. In total, 87 percent of the students at RCHS passed the college board exams with a 3 or

higher. Congratulations to the teachers who have offered this learning opportunity. Thousands of hours go into the planning, teaching, grading, and preparing students for these exams. Many of the teachers have built these courses without compensation for the extra work they put in. The teachers take pride in their passion for excellence and their love of their students. Thank you, for making these courses possible! Mrs. Erika Bailey, Mrs. Erin Behrend, Mr. Aaron Robinson, Mrs. Julie Ames and Mr. Ryan DiBrano. AP US History At RCHS a total of 20 students earned a qualifying score to receive college credit by taking Advanced Placement US History. Seventy-seven percent of the students at RCHS scored a 3 or higher compared to 52. Percent in Michigan and 48.2 globally. The mean score of this year’s group was 3.27 which was significantly higher than their peers across

Michigan coming in at 2.69 and globally 2.57. The students who earned a 3 or higher are Alec Cetnar, Darren cox, Jacob Datema, Dennis Eggert, Connor Felice, Dylan Gergely, Liam Grahl, Saul Gutierrez, Madelyn Hachenski, Xhanina Hyseni, Ellie Kulick, Oliver Modic, Rahne Olson, Matthew Porter, Megan Reckling, Megan Rogers, Aiden Rucerean, Ben Shaw, Matthew Wong and Tyler Zolynsky AP Psychology The RCHS students in the AP Psychology classes had a banner year in regards to their performance against global and Michigan schools. In comparison to the state average score of a 3.04, our students had an impressive average score of 3.88 with 88 percent of the test takers earning a qualifying score for college credit. In the past 10 years, our AP Psychology students have always tested above the state average, but this was the widest gap above the state average. The 23 students that earned a score worthy of college credit now

adds to a total of 387 RCHS students that have reached this feat in the past 10 years. They are Nouman Abrar, Emma Avouris, Preston Barzo, Peter Gekas, Hannah Gibbons, Drilona Guxholli, Peyton Henry, Makaylee Knoll, Kostandino Korogiannis, Peter Kovacs Maya Landry, Rhye Lince, Angelo Male, Alyssa McFall, Eric Meade, Halle Pierrel, Dimitria Powell, Colin Riley, Aiden Rucarean, Kaila Schock, Marina Scowden, Camden Stec and Alexis Wright. AP Macroeconomics One hundred percent of the RCHS students that took the AP Macroeconomics course earned a qualifying score for college credit. They crushed the state average score of 2.97 with a collective average of 4.25. This was a huge improvement and the highest average compared to past years. In the past five years, 53 students have earned eligible scores SEE BOARD, page 9

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Continued from page 8 for college credit. They are Nouman Abrar, Emma Avouris, Connor Felice, Angelina Hamblin, Peter Kovacs, Caleb Litten, Benjamin Shaw and Matthew Wong AP Statistics In AP Statistics, 15 out of 17 students took the exam in May. The mean score for Riverview students was 3.47 while the mean score globally was 2.89. Globally, 60.4 percent of students who took the exam earned a passing score of 3 or better. For Riverview, 86.7 percent scored a three or better. None of the RCHS students scored a 1 on the exam. Globally, 23 percent scored a 1. The RCHS students are Marlin Cai, Isis David, Aubrey Diebold, Mako Grafton, Angelina Hamblin, Warda Khan, Peter Kocavs, Maya Landry, Megan Mehall, Samuel Polgar, Alexandra Shaul, Tina Zheng and Tyler Zolynsky. Physics 1 Eight members of the RCHS class of 2022 took the chance when offered the opportunity to study AP Physics 1 in the first year it was offered in Riverview. All eight of those students opted to take the AP test in May. All eight of those students earned a 3 or better on the exam, something only 42 percent of the students who took the test across the globe were able to accomplish. In addition to the exceptional test scores, all AP Physics students produced full lab report journals showcasing extensive laboratory work to demonstrate their skills related to scientific inquiry, experimentation and data analysis.

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Congrats to the Marching Pirates on first place at Fanfare On Tuesday, Oct. 4 the Riverview Community High School Marching Band, led by teacher Mr. Pickell, took first place in the Class C division in the Downriver Fanfare and Wyandotte Roosevelt High School We are proud of their hard work! Powder Puff returns to RCHS! We owe a huge thank you to the Parent Club and to our staff and student volunteers, who helped make this event such a huge success. Special shout-out to our Lady Pirates for their athleticism and sportsmanship. We are also proud of our spirited Pirate Cheerleaders whose incredible enthusiasm made the games even better. Congratulations to our Freshmen and Juniors on their wins. It was an awesome kickoff to our Homecoming week!

Please use the YouTube link below if you’d like to see highlights of all the action. https://youtu.be/ kAmlIBk8TEs. Lights, Camera, Hoco! Homecoming 2022 in the RCHS gymnasium was a huge success! Congratulations to Queen Emily Nedrow and King Jacob Bias and to all our Senior Court members and Freshman, Sophomore and Junior class representatives. Thank you to Mrs. Bollin and the RCHS Student Council for planning such a fun night. Our students were fantastic—big smiles, lots of singing & dancing & such beautiful attire. Gift of Life HOSA Challenge The RCHS students of DCTC Grosse Ile participated in the Gift of Life HOSA Challenge, which ended

Nov. 4. The Gift of Life HOSA Challenge is a three-week competition to see which Michigan HOSA chapter can add the most new names to the Michigan Organ Donor Registry or complete the most activities to raise awareness of the importance of organ, tissue and eye donation. Please forward this info on and ask everyone you know to register as an organ donor with Gift of Life Michigan. Thanks for your participation and support! DCTC Grosse Ile Michigan Gift of Life Donor Registry Link: http://www. golm.org/go/gihshosa Bouncing ball statistics Mrs. Ames’s AP Statistics students recently completed a fun and educational activity on a bouncing golf ball. Working together, students dropped

a golf ball from a height of 60 inches and measured how high the ball bounced for the next four bounces. Utilizing technology, the students were able to video the process on a cell phone and the watch in slow motion to get the most accurate readings. To account for human error, students did the data collection five times and then averaged their results. After collecting the data, students completed a linear regression analysis to determine if the relationship between bounce number and height of the ball is the linear relationship. From what they could see initially, the relationship looked linear, but in the end, they discovered that the linear pattern could not continue, or the ball would have to break through the floor! One student said, “I like doing fun activities like this. Can we do this every day?”

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Photos by Dave Chapman

Thanks, neighbors The Riverview Police and Fire Departments would like to thank residents for turning out and making their first responders and residents event on Oct. 19 at Memorial Park a success. Thank you to those that braved the wind and cold. Thank you Vito’s Italian Restaurant for donating the pizza and thank you Kiwanis Club of Riverview and Riverview Community Neighborhood Watch for always supporting our public safety members!

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Upcoming Events at YOUR Riverview Library November 7-22 Take-n-Make: I Am Thankful For You Postcard Kits Stop by the circulation desk to pick up a postcard kit containing DIY postcards to send to those you are most thankful for! Each kit also contains a pencil decoration stickers. All ages welcome. Kits will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Monday, November 7 @ 6:30 p.m. Book Club Readers will meet to discuss Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson. Copies of each month's book are available at the circulation desk. 18+ welcome. No registration required. Tuesday, November 8 @ 1 p.m. Navigating the Web: Short cuts, Options & Privacy Learn about the best ways to use information with keyboard shortcuts and search options located within web browsers. We will also discuss privacy settings & how to best use them to protect yourself. 16+ welcome. Registration begins October 25. Please register by November 5, 2022. Devices will be provided but please bring any connected device you feel most comfortable using. Wednesday, November 9 @ 11-11:45 a.m. Early Literacy Storytime Join us for songs, stories & games! Best suited for children ages 2-5. Registration begins November 1. Please register your child by November 7. Thursday, November 10 @ 6 p.m. An Evening with John Wukovits: Tin Can Titans In honor of Veterans Day on November 11, we have invited our friend John Wukovits to the Library to discuss his book Tin Can Titans. Wukovits will focus on a handful of people to convey the story of the Destroyer Squadron 21, a collection of twelve destroyers, that became the most decorated destroyer squadron of the Pacific War. All ages welcome. Registration begins October 25. Please register by November 8. Saturday, November 12 @ 1:00-2:30 p.m. Drop-In Craft: Turkey Thank You Boxes A tissue box, construction paper & a little imagination will transform this every day item into a keepsake Thanksgiving craft. All ages welcome. No registration required.

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Tuesday, November 15 @ 12:00 p.m. Afternoon Book Club Readers will be discussing This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub. Copies of Club books can be checked out from the circulation desk. 18+ welcome. No registration required. Wednesday, November 16 @ 11-11:45 a.m. Early Literacy Storytime Join us for songs, stories & games! Best suited for children ages 2-5. Registration begins November 1. Please register your child by November 14. Wednesday, November 16 @ 5:00-6:30 p.m. Drop-In Button Art Night The community room will be stocked with a variety of buttons, glue & canvases for an evening of fun button crafting. All ages welcome. No registration required. Monday, November 21 @ 5:00-6:30 p.m. YA Evening: Black-Out Poetry & Candy Kebobs Participants will create poetry using the "black-out" method & create yummy candy kabobs using a variety of squishy candies & skewers. Ages 12-17 welcome. Registration begins November 10. Please register by November 19. November 23-25, 2022 Closed in Observance of Thanksgiving Holiday Tuesday, November 29 @ 5:00-6:30 p.m. Drop-In Coloring Night The community room will be stocked with a variety of coloring pages and coloring tools for a night of relaxing fun. All ages welcome. No registration required. Wednesday, November 30 @ 11-11:45 a.m. Early Literacy Storytime Join us for songs, stories & games! Best suited for children ages 2-5. Registration begins November 1. Please register your child by November 28. Monday, December 5 @ 6:30 p.m. Book Club Readers will meet to discuss The Santa Suit by Mary Kaye Andrews. Copies of each month's book are available at the circulation desk. 18+ welcome. No registration required.

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Sergeant Derek Gentry graduates from command program Riverview Police Department’s Sergeant Derek Gentry recently graduated from the 39th session of Eastern Michigan’s School of Police Staff and Command. Police staff and command is an intensive program consisting of 350 hours of classroom instruction that will require out of class study, preparation of papers, projects, and examinations. The experience takes the officer beyond traditional operational methods and strategic thinking and creative and innovative problem solving skills for current and future law enforcement executives paving the way for further advancement to senior leadership positions within their department. EMU’s School of Staff and Command has a reputation for excellence and is supported by quality instructors and law enforcement management professionals who make up the foundation of this unique educational/training program. Their faculty comes from across the State of Michigan from various

educational institutions, the law enforcement community, and the private sector. The program’s reputation for excellence is praised by our graduates who have stated the knowledge, skills, and abilities learned assist them in providing quality leadership for their departments. The Police Staff and Command Program is dynamic and on the forefront of technology. Command Officers will be challenged by management situations, in class decisive decision-making scenarios and learning new techniques to control, direct and supervise personnel under their command. The program will enhance the performance of personnel in the command positions. “We are proud of Sgt. Gentry’s accomplishment and are grateful for his leadership and continued dedication and service to our great city,” said Riverview Police Chief John Allen.

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43-year Fire Dept. veteran passes the baton Captain John Wilson started his first shift with the Riverview Fire Department on March 5, 1979. He never made it to the fire station that day as he spent seven hours at the Jones Chemical Plant fire. Captain Wilson grew up in Riverview and graduated from Riverview Community High School. He raised a family of three boys, worked at the fire department with his brothers-inlaw, his son and his nephew. He was affectionately known as the “Jinx.” The department and community became his family and that bond is something special. He loves this city and this firehouse. On Nov. 7, 2022 he will pass on his “Jinx” title to the newest member of the department, Joseph Strassner. Joseph Strassner graduated off probation on October 12, 2022 and is Riverview’s newest full time firefighter. Like Captain Wilson, he grew up in Riverview and graduated from RCHS. Immediately after, he began his EMT and Paramedic training, then jumped into the fire program at WCCC. Ironically, also like Captain Wilson,

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Incoming and outgoing: Captain John Wilson and firefighter Joseph Strassner.

he has brought back the “Jinx” to the department. Firefighter Strassner said, “I have completed my one year and can’t wait to keep moving forward with the department.” He has been named as the administrator for our social media pages and will be updating the residents on the department’s events. If you run into either of them out in the community, say hi and congratulate both on a job well done!

If you know of a family in need of help this Christmas season, fill out the form below and return it to: RIVERVIEW OLD NEWSBOY GOODFELLOW FUND P.O. Box 2245, Riverview, MI 48193 Please call (734)281-4270 with any questions. Fax: (734)283-0018 Note: This application is only for families who live in the City of Riverview GOODFELLOW BASKET REQUEST FOR: NAME: _______________________________________________________________ ADDRESS: ___________________________________________________________ BUILDING NUMBER: _________________APARTMENT NUMBER: _____________ TELEPHONE NUMBER: ________________________________________________ TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONS IN FAMILY: ________________________________ TOTAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN: _________________________________________ BOY’S AGES: _________________________________________________________ GIRL’S AGES: _________________________________________________________ EMPLOYED: Yes _____ NO _____ MARITAL STATUS: Married_____ Divorced_____ Separated_____ Widowed_____ Other_____ OTHER COMMENTS: ___________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ RECOMMENDED BY: NAME: __________________________________________________________ TELEPHONE NUMBER: ____________________________________________ NOTE: Please submit this form by DECEMBER 12, 2022

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LEGAL NOTICES

CITY OF RIVERVIEW, WAYNE COUNTY, MICHIGAN REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES HELD ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 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 Hurley Approved September 19, 2022, Regular Meeting Minutes by unanimous vote. The Mayor offered Public Comments. Approved Consent Agenda by unanimous vote. Award Cooperative Bid Purchase for One (1) 2022 Ford F-150 Pickup Truck from Gorno Ford for $47,620.00. Approve Budget Amendment as presented Adopted resolution Authorizing the Mayor to Execute Amendment No. 3 of the Water Service Contract with the Great Lakes Water Authority by unanimous vote. Authorized Civil Engineering Services with the Charles E. Raines Company in the amount of $77,000.00 by unanimous vote. Authorized Second Reading, by title only, and Adoption of 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 Collective Bargaining by unanimous vote. The meeting adjourned at 7:17 p.m. 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 OCTOBER 10, 2022

Present: Councilmembers Gunaga, Norton, ONeil, Robbins Excused: Mayor Swift, Councilmember Blanchette Also Present: Interim City Manager, City Clerk, Treasurer/Finance Director, Human Resource Director, City Attorneys, Plante Moran The Mayor Pro Tem offered Public Comments. No one spoke. The meeting adjourned into Closed Session for the Purpose of discussing Collective Bargaining, at 7:33 p.m. by unanimous vote. The City Clerk was excused. Dean Workman, Mayor Pro Tem Cynthia M. Hutchison City Clerk CITY OF RIVERVIEW, WAYNE COUNTY, MICHIGAN REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES HELD ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2022 The Meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. Presiding: Mayor Swift Present: Councilmembers Blanchette, Gunaga, Norton, ONeil, Robbins, Workman Excused: Councilmember ONeil Also Present: Various Department Heads, Attorney Pentiuk Approved Special Meeting of September 12, 2022, the Regular Meeting of October 3, 2022, the Special Meeting of October 10, 2022, by unanimous vote. The Mayor offered Public Comments. Approved Consent Agenda by unanimous vote. Authorize the Solicitation of Bids for Granulated Activated Carbon (GAC) Change-Out for the Land Preserve. Approve Execution of the Suburban Mobility Authority Regional Transportation (SMART) Municipal Credit and Community Credit Contract for Fiscal Year 2022-2023. Authorize Telecommunications Site License Access One-Year Agreement Addendum Superior Communications, Inc., d/b/a Smile FM. Approved initiating an Ad Hoc 2030 Vision Plan Committee with Councilmembers Gunaga, Norton and ONeil as the steering committee to work with city manager and city attorney; and further, appoint Councilmember Robbins as an alternate by unanimous vote. The meeting adjourned at 7:16 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

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Riverview Senior Citizen Club The Riverview Senior Citizen Club is looking for members. Club meets on Tuesdays from 12:30-3:00 p.m. The cost is $12.00 per year. We play cards, dominoes, and other fun games! You do not need to be a Riverview resident to join the club. Club is held in the Senior Activity Rooms at the Riverview City Hall.

BINGO on Thursdays 12:30-3:00 p.m. You DO NOT need to belong to the club or be a resident of Riverview to join us for BINGO. BINGO is held in the Senior Activity Rooms at the Riverview City Hall.

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Winter Holiday Wreath Class Sunday, December 4th 2:00 – 4:00 pm

Adorn your home, door or gift an easy to make stunning grapevine or evergreen wreath that you have made yourself. This beautiful wreath is full of holiday ﬂowers, ribbons, bows, pine cones, ornaments and winter embellishments.

Design your wreath any way you would like. Many colors to choose from and good quality supplies will make this stunning wreath brighten the home on a cold wintry day! Wreath form choice is limited to one and what is on hand. • Please bring a hot glue gun with hot glue sticks, wire cutters and scissors. If you don’t have these, I have extras to borrow.

• Class registration fee of $10.00 must be paid by Saturday, December 3rd. No refunds after this date. Limit of 15 participants per class. Check or cash for in-person registration at the Recreation Dept. Call the Recreation Dept. if you have any questions regarding programs or issues with online registering. • Supply fee of $15.00 cash payable to the instructor during class.

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Classes are for residents and non-residents. Age 12 & up. Children aged 6 -11 are welcome to sign up and must bring an adult helper. If the adult helper wants to participate, they must register and pay also. These are perfect classes for friends and family to get together and have some fun!

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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.

Location: Riverview City Hall Senior Activity Room 14100 Civic Park Drive, Riverview, MI 48193 734-281-4219 • cityofriverview.com

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Gilbert Rose of Chelsea Menswear passes away at 87 I find as I sit down to write this column that I am at a loss for words. Not like me, right? But this is hard: My father, Gilbert E. Rose, died early Wednesday morning, the 26th of October, a month after my PETER mother Arlene died. ROSE Our family has long been vocally grateful for the fact that we are all still here. In quite short order, that has changed, but the gratitude remains. I think it’s remarkable that I got to work with and learn from my dad for 50 years. In a very real way, though, that makes it harder. He was here every day of the year. He was the first one here nearly every day, too. So as I walked in, I saw the familiarity of my father at his desk, already on the phone dealing with something first thing in the morning. The familiarity, routine and longevity of that morning greeting was absolutely taken for granted until he had a stroke in December of 2021. He arrived here in 1962 to lend a hand to a men’s and women’s business that was just poking along since its inception in 1943. By the time I joined the family business in 1972, we were a company of five stores, and Wyandotte had a new anchor store in the Willow Tree. Chelsea got a new front in 1971 which remains today. Maybe it’s only in my own mind, but I see it as iconic. Whatever, it was and is unique. As was he. When the phrase “never give up” is spoken, it is understood that it refers to Gilbert Rose. It would be easy to delve into specific accomplishments over the course of his 60 year time in the business, but I don’t want to. What I want to do is paint the true picture of my father, who was, in a word, relentless. He got so many things accomplished here in Wyandotte because he just never quit on the things he championed. He didn’t win ‘em all, but if he believed in a project,

he found the way, nearly every time. He didn’t do it for the credit. He just wanted improvements made in the world in which he did business. People that appreciate his efforts over the decades see him as being civic minded, and of course, it’s true. But the greater truth is so simple it disarms. My father simply felt that everywhere he went was his own front yard. Indeed, people are lamenting now and remembering now his obsessiveness in doing his part in the parking lot behind Chelsea, which was littered every night by people that think their mess is for my father to pick up. He groused about it, you bet. But he never stopped. He didn’t just walk by litter, it irritated him, wrecked his view of his surroundings. I’m not kidding or over-exaggerating at all. He picked it up and disposed of it, every single time he saw it. He was also intensely interested in goings on in and around the downtown that may or may not have an impact on the viability and vitality of Wyandotte and all of Downriver.

He was interested, period. Which made him very interesting to talk to, and a great source of information on any new project, big or small, that was in the works. Like me, he was amazed by the extent of the investment in this city, through local people’s passions and obsessions and money, and with an understanding of what Wyandotte and Downriver are. Wyandotte finally reached a level that tips us into a growth mode, hopefully for a long time to come. And he got to see that happen. And you know what? All it did was raise the bar. Because one of the driving forces of Gilbert Rose was being perpetually dissatisfied. In his business and in his civic engagement, he saw things that were not as good as they could and should be, and went after fixing them, or directing the attention of the proper departments of the City to get things fixed and improved. That wish for betterment rubbed off on me. I am both very much like him and very different, of course.

Over the course of the years together, there were countless things we disagreed on, and still kept going, getting it done. Over that same course of time, we both enjoyed the ability to share successes and figure it out when things went wrong, together. For a long time. Since his stroke, he has not been in the store. I no longer got to see him in the surroundings he created, at his desk with an urgency, every day of the year. Get something done today! Not as a criticism, but as an exhortation to do more, and do it better. It was Gilbert that gave me the book that ultimately opened my eyes to what became an obsession of mine (which I communicate all the time). He helped me and my brothers throughout our lives, and others, too. I am grateful beyond anything these words can convey, and I miss him tremendously already, along with my mom. I am proud to be their son. And while all of this may seem a bit much, consider that more than anything else, I got to hang out with my parents for 68 years. Not all bad. Gilbert Rose left an impression. He made a mark. He made things better. He did the best he could, as he said to me the day before he left. Yes, you did, Dad. You were a very good man.

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Students will learn easy to use self defense techniques that require little to no strength. These techniques will help to build conﬁdence and allow them to not be intimidated by bullies. Including: Bullying and how to address issues • How to “stand up for yourself” • Who can help when you are at school, church and activities • How to de-escalate situations Techniques: Wrist grabs • Blocks • Bear hugs from the front and from behind • Strangulation holds

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13-18 Teen Self Defense Wed, Dec 14, 2022 6:00-7:30 P.M. City Hall Gym $20.00 per person

Young women and men are invited to learn easy to use self defense techniques that require little to no strength. These self defense strategies will build self conﬁdence and allow young men and women not to be intimidated by bullies or those trying to hurt them in any way. Including: Bullying • Sexual Assault • Dating Violence Date Rape • Red Flags • Diffusing dangerous situations • Exiting parties without being teased. Techniques and how to avoid: Blocks • Shoulder grabs • Bear hugs Strangulations • Hair pulls from the front and behind • Wrist grabs • Question and answer session.

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16+ Self Defense Wed, Nov 16, 2022 7:00-8:30 P.M. City Hall Gym $20.00 per person

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: Situational awareness • How to avoid dangerous encounters • Domestic Violence • Weapons & Self Defense Tools • Basic defenses to enable you to ‘get away’: Palm Strikes • Hammer Punches • Elbow Strikes Wrist Grabs • Hair Grabs • Strangulation Defense

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Team 55 volunteered at the Ride for Autism event in Brownstown. From left: Coach Dionte Allen, Nicholas DiSanto, Nicholas Sobush, Tylor Morehouse, Charles Carey, Mark Pruneau, Antonio Sobush, Jaxon Snyder, Derek Lesko, Dalton Donaldson.

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Community service projects help bring Gabriel Richard football team closer DAVE GORGON Community service activities off the football field have led to success on the field at Gabriel Richard High School. Senior captain Nic DiSanto – a 6-foot-5, 305-pound two-way lineman – said positive projects throughout the school year have not only made a difference in the community, they have brought the players closer and have even been good for the Gabriel Richard “brand.” “The reason we’re in the playoffs in week 11 is the we did service projects and built a bond with each other,” said DiSanto, who has begun fielding Division 1 college scholarship offers. The Wyandotte resident said the culture change at GR began with the

hiring of Coach Dionte Allen, who excelled at Orchard Lake St. Mary before playing three years at Florida State University and serving as a captain at Ohio State University. From 2007 to 2011, Allen participated in five national bowl competitions. He played and worked with some of the top coaches in the nation, including Bobby Bowden, Mickey Andrews, Terrell Buckley, Jimbo Fisher, Mark Stoops, Jim Tressel, Luke Fickell and Mike Vrabel. He also helped found and coordinated the American Football Academy in Shanghai China. He developed and implemented training programs, youth programs and SEE HELPING, page 29

(From left): Team 55’s Mark Pruneau, Nicholas Clifton, Joseph Sawicki, Lenny Fritz and Coach Dionte Allen planted vegetables in a raised garden at the Downriver for Veterans Activity Center.

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Continued from page 28 recruiting opportunities for players. Most recently, Allen returned to St. Mary to coach varsity defensive backs and wide receivers and served as junior varsity head coach. He also served as the school’s assistant dean of students, assistant dormitory director and director of student relations. So when Allen talked about the importance of community service, faith and knowledge, his players listened. DiSanto said players came together for summer workouts, playing video games and special organized efforts in the community – “anything.” A number of community service projects have stood out: Players came together to plant a garden of flowers and vegetables at the headquarters of Downriver for Veterans. They helped clean up the property of an elderly senior citizen. They helped clean up a cemetery over Labor Day weekend. They distributed food for the needy at a United Auto Workers office. And they helped with “trunk or treating” during an event for autistic children in Brownstown Township. Coach Allen “has done a phenomenal job of implementing his vision and getting the kids on

board for that,” said DiSanto’s mother Elizabeth, a team parent and judge in the 27th District Court in Wyandotte. “It’s phenomenal. It gives kids an opportunity to do some things they might otherwise not be doing. It’s service outside of school. It gets the football team out in the community. The energy this has created has been fantastic at the school.” When Allen was hired at Gabriel Richard, Athletic Director Kris Daiek praised “his ability to develop and relate to players at all levels.” Allen wasted no time working with his players, starting in the spring. He spoke from experience about the importance of community service, which for him ranged from visiting hospitalized cancer patients when he played at Ohio State to distributing food and helping with health care and clean water during his mission trips to Shanghai. “It’s been part of my life as well,” said the coach, who regularly volunteers at food kitchens. “For me, I just don’t want community service during the football season. I want it to be something they do all the time. If people need help, let’s help them.” Fran Gosen, who grew up in Riverview and is director of alumni relations at Gabriel Richard, said the community service effort has been impressive. “It’s gratifying to see the emphasis on citizenship this year,” she said. “We promote so much the hard

work on the field and diligence and teamwork, but I think it’s so important to see an emphasis on good citizens… The team isn’t doing this looking for recognition. It’s about developing young men and giving back to the community.” Gosen said the school requires a minimum of 40 hours of community service before they graduate. “Most students will graduate with well above that, but this is something independent of that,” she said. “Coach Allen, the families and the teams all think it’s important. Nic DiSanto said such projects are important to members of the Roman Catholic faith as well. “As Catholics, we should always do the right thing,” he said. “We should always help one another and serve under God.” He noted that as people follow the team on social media, they may have read about the good deeds and the effort could have led to higher attendance at home games. Coach Allen said there will be more community service efforts soon, perhaps as early as Thanksgiving and Christmas. “I’m proud of these young men,” said Allen, whose days of volunteering also go back to high school. “I believe you can be young and lead… You don’t have to be old to lead.”

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When you get to the “Final Four” in any sport, you know that the pushover games are over. Everyone left playing is a threat and often it is the team that gets the right bounce at the right time and gets the win. That’s the situation the Riverview soccer team found itself in on Nov. 2 in Fenton in a Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 2 state semifinal game against Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook. Both teams were good. Cranbrook was a bit more fortunate and it added up to a 1-0 win for the Cranes, who advanced to play Richland Gull Lake in the state title game on Nov. 5. After a scoreless first half of play, Cranbrook got on the board in the second half on a somewhat broken play. A Cranbrook free kick from near the middle of the field, caromed off another Cranbrook player to yet another Cranbrook player, who slipped the ball to Nathan Hooker, who had gotten behind the Riverview defense and he knocked it into the net. A stingy Cranbrook defense kept the Pirates away from the Crane goal for most of the rest of the night and the Hooker goal stood up as the gamewinner. And just like that, the greatest varsity soccer season in Riverview history was over. The loss – so close to the promised land – was tough to take, but it did little to dim the luster of this great season. Consider what the 2022 Pirates accomplished. The team won a Huron League championship, taking the title away from Grosse Ile. The Bucs beat the Red Devils twice, no small thing considering that Grosse Ile went on to make the Division 3 state championship game for the fifth consecutive year. The Bucs won an amazing 22 games. They won their third consecutive district championship And they won a regional crown Along the way Riverview beat

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Carlson for the district title and Divine Child for the regional championship. In all, Riverview outscored five playoff opponents 16-3. Riverview’s only regular-season losses came against Petoskey, a 16-win team this year, and Woodhaven, a 14-win team. Scoring chances were tough to come by in this semifinal game. Cranbrook did have several, one that sailed over the goal and another that was snagged by Riverview keeper Jakob LeBlanc. Perhaps Riverview’s best scoring chance came from Denin Oglecevac, who made some nice solo moves to get free, but shot high. On Oct. 27, Cranbrook beat Hamtramck 2-0 in the regional title

game and advanced to the state semifinals for the seventh time in program history. To reach the regional final, Cranbrook won 2-1 over Warren De La Salle two nights earlier. To claim its regional crown, Riverview knocked off Fenton, a team that came into the regionals with a 141-4 record. The Bucs won 3-1 and then went on to knock off host Dearborn Divine Child 2-1 in overtime. The winning goal in the regional championship game came off the head of Caden Demers, who headed in a corner kick from Oglecevac. Demers also scored his team’s other goal, tying the game on a header goal off a Jacob Bias throw-in.

The victory was one for the record books as it marked the first soccer district championship in school history for Riverview. The history-making Riverview players are Jordan Fischer, Thomas Asciutto, Leonidas Asimakopoulos, Gavin Barczyk, Jack Bias, Jacob Bias, Caden Demers, Ethan Emery, Connor Felice, Michael Gilleran, Titus Grafton, Konstandino Korogiannis, Jakob LeBlanc, Caleb Litten, Angelo Male, Caden McGrath, Denim Oglecevac, Shawn Ray, Roberto Reyna, Jakob Rose, Luis Villa, Matthew Wong, Malachi Wright and Tyler Zolynsky.

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Jacob Shank has been a workhorse for the Riverview football team this year. He rushed for 170 yards in the Bucs’ first-round playoff win over Adrian and 180 in the regular-season finale against Monroe.

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Max Lockhart (10) and Zach Werling (44) team up to stop an Adrian ball carrier during Riverview’s 35-14 playoff win.

Still perfect Bucs roll as state playoffs begin Riverview continued to steamroll opponents as the 2022 Michigan High School Athletic Association state football playoffs began the last weekend of October. The Huron League champion Bucs, now 10-0 this season, hosted and clobbered Adrian in the first round of the playoffs 35-14. This game was even more one-sided than the final score indicated. The Bucs scored early and often and led 28-0 before the Maples even sniffed the end zone. As usual, Riverview thrived on the ground. The Pirates wing-T is a tough offense to defend even if you are used to seeing it. Teams that are not used to it, have even a tougher time. Riverview rushed for well over 300 yards, led by Jacob Shank, who had 170 and three touchdowns. Anthony Bowman rushed for 110 yards and Max Lockhart added 72 yards and he also scored a touchdown.

Defenders Ian Adams and Shane McAlinden each had a pass interception. Riverview, which ended the season in the midst of a 28-game regular-season winning streak, capped the 2022 regular season with a 9-0 record, 7-0 in the Huron League. The Bucs finished 2022 by crushing both archrival Grosse Ile and non-league Monroe. Riverview beat Grosse Ile 41-21 and Monroe 49-27. The Bucs dominated Grosse Ile as they have for the past three seasons. Riverview has beaten their old rival by a combined score of 153-64 over the course of the past three meetings. This year, Shank had two touchdowns against the Red Devils, including a long kickoff return for a score. Bowman scored a pair of touchdowns and Lockhart and Gavin Blackwood each got into the end zone, as well. Shank was again a monster with 180 rushing yards in the regular-season finale against Monroe

and he scored four touchdowns. Bowman scored twice and had 60 yards rushing and Lockhart also got into the end zone again. The Bucs are averaging nearly 37 points per game this year, while allowing an average of fewer than 15. Riverview’s only real competitive game this year came in week seven when Huron League runner-up Carleton Airport came to town and fell by a final score of 18-13. The Jets, who also qualified for the state playoffs, fell 52-28 to Tecumseh in the first round of the postseason and the Indian provided Riverview with its second-round playoff opponent. The Riverview-Tecumseh game which was played in Riverview on Nov. 4 finished after the Riverview Register’s press deadline. Riverview has now been to the MHSAA state playoffs for six consecutive seasons.

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Pioneers barge into football playoffs The 2022 season started poorly for the Gabriel Richard football team with a sloppy non-league loss at Grosse Ile. But since then, it’s been mostly happy trails for the Pioneers, who put together a 6-3 regular season and have been a dominant force since the middle of October. The Pioneers finished the regular season with a 46-7 win over Cranbrook and a 47-24 win over Whitmore Lake. Then, in the first round of the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 8 playoffs, Richard crushed Melvindale ABT 62-14. The win over ABT put the Pioneers into the district championship game against Ottawa Lake Whiteford,

which was played after the Riverview Register’s deadline. The 10-0 Bobcats, who scored 30 or more points in each of their games this season, were sure to be a challenge for the Pioneers. Of course, Richard averaged over 30 points a gem this year, as well. Here is a look at how Richard’s season went: Grosse Ile 20, Richard 7 Richard 28, Shrine 0 Carson City-Crystal 23, Richard 20 Richard 31, AA Richard 20 Richard 54, Muskegon Heights 0 Bishop Foley 29, Richard 28 Richard 46, Cranbrook 7 Richard 47, Whitmore Lake 24

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By Autumn Stevens, Gabriel Richard Senior This fall, the Gabriel Richard Catholic High School’s Thespian Guild will be presenting their fall musical, Into the Woods. Into the Woods is a famous musical written by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine. This story follows the Baker and the Baker’s wife throughout their journey through the woods, as they encounter many hardships and diﬃculties. Along the way, the Baker and the Baker’s wife encounter characters from your favorite childhood tales such as Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, and Jack from Jack and the Beanstalk. This famous show takes your favorite stories and revamps them into a new and exciting musical. This show is the cast’s fourth show under director Brenden Delaney and assistant director/choreographer, Shivonne Delaney. This couple has helped the cast and crew through the process of perfecting this diﬃcult show, as well as vocalists Brittany Dimmitt and Rachel Hiatt. The cast and crew of Into the Woods cannot thank them enough for their determination and perseverance. This cast of young actors and actresses have been working very hard and are anxiously awaiting opening night. Come support these young teens by seeing a show for all ages! The Gabriel Richard Thespian Guild’s production of INTO THE WOODS will be performed on: Friday, November 11 at 7 p.m., Saturday, November 12, 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, November 13 at 4:00 p.m. Tickets will be available at the door or online at grathletics.org.

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Ruffner, Meszaros qualify for state CC finals Three area prep runners – one from Riverview and two from Gabriel Richard – qualified for the Michigan High School Athletic Association state cross country finals. Riverview’s Logan Ruffner ran in the Division 2 race and Richard’s Alex Meszaros and Johnny Benko ran in the Division 4 race at Michigan International Speedway on Nov. 5. The races were run after the Riverview Register’s press deadline. To reach the state finals, Ruffner – who was runner-up to Monroe Jefferson’s Carter McAlister at the Huron League championship meet – finished eighth at the MHSAA D2 regional at Milan High School. He ran 15:58 and was one of just nine runners in the 115-runner field to break ther 16-minute barrier. The winner was

Connell Alford of Chelsea, who ran 14:35 and was the only runner under 15 minutes. Blake Robinson was Riverview’s second finisher. He ran 17:02, finished 31st and did not qualify for the state finals Meszaros, who was the third-place finisher at the Catholic League C-D meet at Willow Metropark on Oct. 21, qualified for the state meet by finishing second at regionals to Catholic League D-D champ Chris Russelburg of Cabrini. Russelburg ran 16:37, Meszaros ran 17:12. There were 87 runners in the regional field, hosted by Royal Oak Shrine. Richard’s Johnny Benko was 10th at the regional with a time of 17:46 and that time was good enough to qualify for the state finals.

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Kiwanis donates equipment to Early Childhood Learning Center DAVE GORGON Members of the Riverview Kiwanis Club have funded equipment for the Early Childhood Learning Center. The ECLC, which is part of the Riverview Community School District, has three Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP) preschool classes, a special education preschool, two development kindergarten classes and a Virtual Academy, said teacher Jennifer Campau. “We service 4-year-old students and were so grateful for the materials we received,” said Director Tiffanie Plackowski. She said Kiwanian Debbie Apkarian reached out during mid-summer to get a wish list of supplies that would help the students and program staff. Mayor Andrew Swift, a member of the club, said Kiwanians wanted to help the students and staff get started with their school year. “Kiwanis purchased notebooks, scissors, glue sticks, markers, hand sanitizer and Kleenex, as well as

other supplies,” Plackowski said. “We chose a Riverview class where the need was the greatest. The teachers were so appreciative of the donations. Many families don’t have the means to purchase all the supplies needed for school.” Campau said the program is for lowincome, at-risk students. “We are not allowed to ask for any donations from the families like teachers do at other schools by sending out a supply list,” she said “Everything provided for the students comes from funding or the teachers’ own pockets.” According to the school district website, the preschool is free for eligible families. The program is a fullday kindergarten readiness program. It’s open to children that are 4 years old by Sept. 1, live in Michigan and meet program requirements. Children who turn 4 by Dec. 1 can interview to become part of a wait list. Classrooms are located on the campus of St. Cyprian Catholic School. Breakfast, lunch and a snack are served daily, Monday through Thursday.

Nicole Munoz, who is principal of Huntington Elementary School and the ECLC, joins Riverview Community School District GSRP Preschool Director Tiffanie Plackowski, and Riverview Kiwanis Club member Debbie Apkarian, who is standing with a cart of school supplies donated by club members.

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Tiffanie Plackowski (left), lead director of the Riverview Community School District GSRP preschool, is joined by GSRP lead teachers Jennifer Campau and Alexandrea Schmoekel and Riverview student Isabella DuBois, who was a GSRP preschooler last year.

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