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Riverview girls still chasing Huron League title By HANK MINCKIEWICZ For the first four minutes of its game at Grosse Ile on Feb. 5, it looked like the Riverview girls basketball team was going to have itself a laugher for a change. The fired-up Bucs came out and looked like they were going to blow the archrival Red Devils right off their home court. Riverview scored the first 15 points of the game and held Grosse Ile scoreless for half of the first quarter. But the Devils took a deep breath, got their inside game working and set about chopping into Riverview’s formidable lead. After being outscored 19-11 in the first quarter, Grosse Ile won the second, third and fourth quarters. The Devils caught the Bucs late in the fourth and eventually tied the game at 40-all. Grosse Ile had a chance to win the game with 3.4 seconds left to play in regulation, but the Devils
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A Tale of Devotion: Dean Workman’s Remarkable Journey When couples gaze lovingly at each other on their wedding day and profess vows that are meant to last a lifetime, they don’t often think about what those promises really mean. Later when faced with the reality of the “in sickness” rather than the “in health” part of the vow, how many couples can find the commitment and devotion to honor those vows? There is a man who, when faced with the life altering event that forever changed his marital journey, never gave those vows a second thought. He didn’t need to because he was completely devoted to the woman, he’d committed his life to all those years ago. He rose to the challenge like a true warrior and fought the battle that resulted in the restoration of a future with the woman he loved. Dean Workman has lived in the City of Riverview most of his adult life. People know him as Councilman Workman or just Dean. He is a passionate man whose one-of-a-kind devotion can be adequately reflected in the tender love story of his marriage, to, in his words, the prettiest girl he’d ever laid eyes on. Dean was 17 years old when he met 16-year-old Vicki, but he knew right away that she was the girl he was going to marry. He goes on to say, “I didn’t impress her much, we talked a little here and there and towards the end of the year, I asked her to my senior prom and that was our first date”. They were married on January 18, 1974, and they settled in an apartment in Riverview. But tragedy struck a year and a half later. It was 4 days before Vicki’s 21st birthday, when she learned that her mother had died from a brain aneurysm in her right frontal temple, she was only 38 years old. The couple was devastated. It was about this time when Dean learned that the Riverview Police Department was accepting applications. Vicki urged him to apply. He did so and was offered a job as a police officer in 1976. Soon after they decided it was time to have a baby. Their son, Robert Dean Workman was born on May 11, 1978. The couple couldn’t have been happier. Dean managed to attend college while working 7pm to 3am at the police department. Vicki was a stay-at-home mother.
In 1988 Dean was promoted to sergeant, he was the youngest man ever in the history of the police department to be promoted to that rank. Four years later he was promoted again to lieutenant. During this time, he’d managed to obtain a master’s degree in Liberal Studies from Eastern Michigan University. Eventually in 2000 he became the city’s police chief. The opportunities kept coming and in 2003 the City of Riverview offered Dean Workman the position of city manager. By this time Dean and Vicki were empty nesters and decided to plan for their golden years. They purchased a cottage up north in Hale, Michigan and spent time enjoying sunsets and sharing tender moments. Sadly, the bliss of those happy years didn’t last long. In 2008, while they were up north at their cottage entertaining guests when fate stepped in and delivered a painful blow. As Dean tells it all the sudden Vicki exclaimed that she felt as if her head was going to explode. A frantic call was placed to 911. Vicki was rushed to a nearby hospital where a med flight awaited to rush her to a Brain Trauma Center in Saginaw, Michigan. Vicki had suffered an aneurysm in her right frontal temple, the exact same medical emergency that had killed her mother. When the doctors told Dean that Vicki had only a 4% chance of surviving, he was devastated. He kept vigilant at her bedside as the medical team labored to save his wife. The
situation was grim, she laid there seemingly lifeless for over a month. Finally, still in a coma-like state but recovered enough to be off the ventilator she was transferred to a facility in Taylor, and shortly after was once again transferred, this time it was to Belle Fountain Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Riverview. The facility had just opened, Vicki was their first patient. Balancing his time between his duties at the city and his sick wife wasn’t easy, but Dean was determined to be with his wife every day as often as he could. The couple’s first grandchild, Natalie, had been born in the winter before Vicki’s health crisis. It was Natalie that prompted Vicki’s first notable reaction. They put tiny Natalie on Vicki’s lap and she miraculously responded with her facial expressions. The family was overjoyed to tears; it was a major milestone for the family. When the time came for Vicki to be moved to another facility. Dean had had enough so he decided that Vicki needed to come home. In preparation for Vicki’s homecoming Dean completely “gutted” the house. Their surroundings would require extensive alterations to assist with her homecare which included a hospital bed in the living room and the installation of a Hoyer lift hoist. When Vicki came home life got pretty demanding for Dean. His daily routine revolved around meeting the demands of his wife’s round the clock care. He was fortunate that the city allowed him
to work remotely to accomplish his duties; “this was important because at that time Vicki had physical therapy 2-3 times a week and I had to be free to take her”. He had also hired someone to sit with her while he was at work. It was an intense and rigorous schedule, but he says he is grateful, he considers it a privilege to be able to be there for her. He believes wholeheartedly that, as he puts it “God blessed me by letting me keep Vicki, I’ve always felt that”. By July of 2013, Vicki was about 80% recovered and had progressed to the point where she needed my companionship more than ever, Dean remembers. He was happy that they were once again sharing tender moments. After 37 years of service to the City of Riverview, he decided that it was time to retire. But he wasn’t idle for long. In November of the same year Dean ran successfully for City Council. His convictions regarding his devotion and commitment to the city are numerous. He’d made a lot of lasting relationships and was concerned with the direction the city was taking; “I always try to be fair minded with everyone. I know a lot of people in this city, and I don’t want them short changed”. When asked what motivates him, he says “it sure isn’t the money”, it costs him more to hire someone to sit with Vicki than he makes as a member of the council. Basically, his motivations involve commitment and devotion. Obviously, it’s not the same as the intense nature of what he has toward the woman he made those vows to so long ago. It’s different -but not so much. because it originates deep within the character of this man whose life reflects the kind of honor that is a rare find these days. In his mind, he feels that Vicki isn’t the only one relying on him. In the end he is the type of guy that knows that promises are more than words and commitments require devotion, and devotion can be a lot of hard work. It’s not clear whether he thinks twice about what it takes to be a man of honor, what’s clear is that he is far too humble to realize what he truly is. Which is a rare, one-of-akind, impressive guy that is devoted to following his convictions to his commitments in sickness and in health.
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Navigating the Aftermath of Landfill Expansion Denial
My fellow Riverview residents, we are heading into this new year with a big challenge ahead of us. That challenge is, how do we replace the lost income from the landfill due to the landfill expansion being denied. Since 1968 the City of Riverview and the entire Downriver region has benefited financially from the landfill. Our residents saved $300,000 a year by not having to pay for the disposal of the trash generated by our nearly 12,000 residents. We also ANDREW gleaned about one 1-3 million dollars SWIFT a year to subsidize our general fund. The general fund is where all the dollars come from to finance our police protection and, up till recently, our fire department. There has been plenty of media coverage of our past requests to Wayne County to expand the footprint of the landfill. We have been good environmental stewards of the landfill with meeting or exceeding all state and county requirements. I personally do not recall when the last successful landfill expansion was granted. But it was prior to 2005. Since 2017, one request for expansion was postponed and another denied. I can say the latest request for expansion was denied in part because of a very wellorganized effort to stop it. Unfortunately for our residents the county gave into the political pressure and denied our last request. The council and staff received an enormous amount of criticism from a group within the city and a larger group outside the city. These groups were instructed to email, call, and post on social media their complaints about the landfill. There was a Facebook page created and dedicated to stopping the expansion. Complaints about alleged odors and truck traffic came from these groups. What I think is quite unique, the complaints stopped almost immediately once the county denied our request. One major misconception advanced by some was the potential partnership with a company called QCI. A former council member and I brought this company forward years ago as a potential way to convert trash to biomass. If this process by QCI were to work, we would not need the landfill expansion. After staff did their due diligence, that option did not pan out. That is all behind us now, so this is where we are. The city council needs to replace not only 1.5 - 3 million dollars a year income to our general fund, but
we also need to fund the post-closure costs. These post-closure costs have been projected to be as high as eighty million dollars. Make no mistake about it, the early closure of the landfill has put us in financial distress. If the landfill expansion had been approved, we would have had an additional 15 to 20 years to finance the post closure costs and continue to receive the required dollars for our general fund. One could estimate that the lack of expansion cost the City of Riverview over three hundred million dollars. Eighty million of those dollars would have gone to fund the post-closure costs and thirty to sixty million dollars would have gone to the general fund in lieu of taxes. I understand that all this news may be on the gloomy side. But I have confidence that the council will find a solution. As you may recall, just before the November election, the council put a stop to the 4-mill public safety millage campaign. The City Manager was instructed to go through the budget and make recommendations to the council to determine exactly what we need in the short term and long term. What he found was that we are still unclear what the financial benefits are going to be from the dispensaries, sales of real-estate, royalties from the gas plant, and how fast we can wean ourselves from the landfill. The landfill needs to retain all funds and not send any to the general fund. We are working on how to finance the postclosure costs with only 8 to 10 years left instead of the twenty-five to thirty years. The first significant step we can take is to address the cost of our public safety as it relates to the police department. To help us cover that cost for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, the city manager is recommending a 2-mill public millage increase. He has decided to go for one year at a time. If you stop and think about it, it makes absolute sense. From the homework I have done, even with the 2-mill increase, Riverview still has one of the lowest millage rates for a city in Wayne County. As a matter of fact, we are on par with townships. City council will be holding two public hearings to solicit your input on this important subject. On the Arkema front, the town hall sponsored by Congresswoman Dingell had to be postponed because of inclement weather in Chicago that prevented representatives from the Environmental Protection Agency from being present. That town hall has been rescheduled for Wednesday, February 21st. It starts at 6:00pm and will take place at the Westfield Center, 2700 West Road, Trenton.
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CHAI R YOGA Th u r s d ays M ar c h 7- A pr i l 4 10:30-11:15 a.m. City Hall Gym $35 per person I n s t r u c t or : Jan e G ib son
Highlighting strength and balance, beginners welcome. Come shake off the winter. Register online at https://secure.rec1.com/MI/riverview-mi/catalog or cityofriverview.com under the recreation tab. Please make one account per household. 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. Location: Riverview City Hall Gym 14100 Civic Park Drive, Riverview, MI 48193 734-281-4219 Classes are for residents and non-residents. Age 18 & up
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LOADED CANDY BARK COOKING CLASS Good Friday, March 29, 2024 3:30-4:30 p.m. or 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Come make a colorful and fun chocolate candy bark that is filled with pastel colors of sprinkles, candy, popcorn, pretzels and yummy flavors. Perfect dessert or snack for any get together and can be made ahead of time for gatherings. This fun filled class is fun for kids of all ages. A great class for adult/child time or meet up with friends or family. Kids will have this day off from school. Sign them up with friends from school! Please bring an apron if you wish. All supplies included. Class fee of $25.00 must be paid by Friday, March 22nd. No refunds after this date. Limit of 15 participants per class. No walk ins. Register online! https://secure.rec1.com/MI/riverview-mi/catalog or cityofriverview.com under the recreation tab 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. One account per household. Location: Riverview City Hall/Senior Activity Room 14100 Civic Park Drive, Riverview, MI 48193 734-281-4219 Classes are for residents and non-residents. Age 12 & up. Children aged 4 -11 are welcome to sign up and must bring an adult helper. If the adult helper wants to participate and make their own bark they must register and pay also.
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LEGAL NOTICES CITY OF RIVERVIEW, WAYNE COUNTY, MICHIGAN REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES HELD ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2023 The Meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. Presiding: Mayor Swift Present: Councilmembers Gunaga, ONeil, Pray, Robbins, Webb, Workman Also Present: Various Department Heads, Attorney Pentiuk The Mayor and Recreation Director recognized the 2023 Holiday Home Decorating Contest Winners. Approved minutes of Regular Meeting of December 4, 2023 by unanimous vote. The Mayor offered public comments. Appointed City Council and Representatives to Committees and Organizations as presented, by unanimous vote. Approved Consent Agenda as follows by unanimous vote: Item 9.1: Approved Interfund Loans from the Water and Sewer Fund to the Land Preserve and Golf Course. Item 9.2: Authorize gate rate increases at the Riverview Land Preserve. Adopted Resolution Establishing Precinct Boundary changes and Re-Establishment of Precinct locations by unanimous vote. Approved the purchase of one (1) Bulldozer in the amount of $518,000.00 by unanimous vote. Approved the purchase of a Global Positioning System (GPS) Machine Control in the amount of $57,520.00 by unanimous vote. Approved the sale of the CNG Station in the amount of $180,000.00 by unanimous vote. Approved the cooperative purchase of Lead Service Replacement throughout the city in the amount of $55,500.00 by unanimous vote. Approve the cooperative purchase of Hydro-Excavating Lead Service Lines Inventory throughout the city in the amount of $108,000.00 by unanimous vote. Authorized Clerk to give the Second Reading, by title only, and Adopted Proposed Ordinance No. 743, to Amend the Code of Ordinances for the City of Riverview, Section 66-3 to Ratify and Approve Amended Traffic Control Order Number 397 by unanimous vote. PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 743 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RIVERVIEW, SECTION 66-3 TO RATIFY AND APPROVE AMENDED TRAFFIC CONTROL ORDER NUMBER 397. Approved the recommendation of the MMRMA legal counsel and Authorize Settlement Authority as set forth in the closed session minutes of December 4, 2023 by unanimous vote. Adjourned Meeting adjourned at 7:39 p.m. DETAILED MINUTES/ORDINANCES AVAILABLE AT THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK. Andrew M. Swift, Mayor Shane Anne Harrison, City Clerk
CITY OF RIVERVIEW, WAYNE COUNTY, MICHIGAN REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES HELD ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2023 The Meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. Presiding: Mayor Swift Present: Councilmembers Gunaga, ONeil, Pray, Robbins, Webb, Workman Also Present: Various Department Heads, Attorney Pentiuk Approved minutes of Regular Meeting of November 20, 2023 by unanimous vote. The Mayor offered public comments. Removed the following item from the Consent Agenda at the request of Councilmember Gunaga: Item 9.2: Approve Interfund Loans from the Water and Sewer Fund to the Land Preserve and Golf Course. Approved Consent Agenda as follows by unanimous vote:
Item 9.1: Approved Special Events Application from Strides for Adam 5K Run utilizing City Property on Sunday, March 24, 2024. Item 9.3: Approved Budget Amendments as presented. Removed Item 9.2 from 12.04.2023 Agenda to be placed on the December 11, 2023 Study Session Agenda. Ayes: Councilmembers Gunaga, ONeil , Pray, Robbins, Webb, Workman Nays: Mayor Swift Motion Carried 6-1 Adopted Performance Resolution for the State of Michigan (MDOT) Annual Permit for Work on State Highways by unanimous vote. Adopted Resolution Authorizing Execution of Wayne County Permit for Annual Pavement Restoration, Annual Maintenance Work in Right-of-Ways and Special Events by unanimous vote. Adopted Resolution in Support of the Annual Hall of Fame Awards Ceremony as Sponsored by the Riverview Hall of Fame and Scholarship Foundation by unanimous vote. Adopted Resolution Authorizing Comptroller as Authorized Individual for UBS Financial Services, Inc., on behalf of the City of Riverview by unanimous vote. Adopted Resolution Authorizing Comptroller as Authorized Individual for Multi-Bank Securities, Inc., on behalf of the City of Riverview by unanimous vote. Approved the purchase of one (1) Braun Chief XL Stock Unit Ambulance in the amount of $394,701 with a 10% down payment. Approved the purchase of an Opti-New Carrier 30 HXC Water Cooled Chiller replacement unit for City Hall in the amount of $318,100. Authorized the First Reading, by title only, of Proposed Ordinance No. 743, to Amend the Code of Ordinances for the City of Riverview, Section 66-3 to Ratify and Approve Amended Traffic Control Order Number 397 by unanimous vote. PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 743 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RIVERVIEW, SECTION 66-3 TO RATIFY AND APPROVE AMENDED TRAFFIC CONTROL ORDER NUMBER 397. Adjourned Meeting into Closed Session for the Purpose of Discussing Collective Bargaining and Pending Litigation at 7:46 p.m. by unanimous vote. DETAILED MINUTES/ORDINANCES AVAILABLE AT THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK. Andrew M. Swift, Mayor Shane Anne Harrison, City Clerk
CITY OF RIVERVIEW CODE ENFORCEMENT ALLEY Residents are responsible for the alley behind their home. Keep trash cans stored within your yard out of public view, NOT IN THE ALLEYWAY. Maintain grass and weeds so that they are cut below 8 inches. Remove any debris or trash that has blown into the alleyway adjacent to your property. Do not park or store vehicles in the alleyway. Do not post signs within the alleyway. Do not build within the alleyway, including fences or sheds. BLIGHT There are many types of issues that can be considered blight on your property, whether residential or commercial. Blight includes: unlicensed / inoperable motor vehicles, construction materials being stored when no construction is being performed, piles of trash, debris, etc. Residents should maintain their property and keep it free from any types of blight. BOAT RAMP A permit (sticker) is required to use any portion of the City of Riverview’s boat ramp. A permit can be obtained at the City Clerk’s office. Boat ramp permits cannot be used for boat chartering services. Vehicles and boats without a permit will be ticketed. FIREWOOD
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Tai Chi-Yang style With Sensei Bob young First 2 weeks are FREE Tai Chi is a meditative exercise practice designed for fitness levels of all types. It improves balance and mobility as well as blood flow. Tai Chi is safe for people with disabilities. Try out this drop in class for FREE for 2 weeks. Then each week is $5 and you will pay Sensei Young at the drop in class Classes held at the Riverview City Hall Gym Tuesdays from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. March 5 & March 12 are FREE March 19 to April 23 - $5 for each drop in class Any questions, call the Recreation Office at 734-281-4219
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Continued from page 7 Storage of firewood must be on a rack at least eight (8) inches off of the ground. Storage height may not exceed four (4) feet, including ground clearance and must be in the rear yard area at least (3) feet from the property line. All firewood must be cut into usable lengths not to exceed 24 inches. GARAGES AND SHEDS A permit is required to install or replace a garage and/or shed and can be obtained through the Building Department. Concrete foundations and rat wall are required by code for both garages and sheds. Sheds cannot be placed on the ground and must be located in the rear yard. Detached accessory structures (including garages) shall not be located closer than 3 ft to any lot line nor located in any easement or required front yards. Height Detached accessory structures shall be limited in height to 14’-0”. GRASS CLIPPINGS Grass clippings left in the street is considered litter and clogs up the sewers. Properly dispose of the grass clippings in refuse (paper) bags or marked container. GRASS AND WEEDS Grass and weeds over eight (8) inches for developed properties and over ten (10) inches for vacant properties is in violation of the City Ordinance. Developed properties including homes and businesses will be notified if in violation once a year with a violation letter for grass exceeding eight (8) inches. If the grass is not cut within three (3) days of the date of the violation letter, the city will cut the grass at the expense of the property owner. PARKING ON THE GRASS Motor vehicles cannot be parked on the grass. Motor vehicles may be parked in the street (where allowed), parking lot, driveway, or in the garage. Do not park motor vehicles so that they block the city sidewalk. RECREATIONAL VEHICLES PARKING Recreational vehicles including boats and trailers must be stored in the rear or side of house at least (2) feet back from the front house line. Equipment and vehicles may be parked on the premises including driveways, except on the front lawn for a period of not more than 72 hours. All recreational equipment and vehicles must be kept in good repair and carry a current year’s license or registration. No person shall park any recreational
equipment or vehicle on streets, alleys, highways or other public places longer than 72 hours unless such equipment or vehicle is continuously absent for 24 hours from that location and surrounding area. RENTALS An inspection is required for any residential rentals that are single family, multi-unit, existing, etc. Inspections are conducted every (3) years. A certificate of compliance is required. Contact the Building Department for applications, inspections, and fees. RESIDENTIAL HOME SALES An inspection is required for any residential property that is placed up for sale or transferred. Properties sold without a certificate of occupancy are required to sign a pre-occupancy agreement agreeing to correct all violations shown on the inspection report. Contact the Building Department for applications, inspections and fees. SIDEWALKS Property owners are responsible to keep the City sidewalk abutting or adjacent to their property in good repair. Citizens concerned about sidewalks in disrepair must make a formal complaint with the City. See form on the City website or contact the Building Dept. SWIMMING POOLS A permit is required to install a swimming pool and can be obtained through the Building Department. The Code requires swimming pools to comply with several laws for the safety of everyone. Swimming pools must be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition, and in good repair. TRASH (SPECIAL PICKUP) Special trash pickup is for debris that cannot be picked with your regular weekly rubbish (tree branches, building materials, concrete, stone, etc.) Trash for special pickup cannot be put at the curb until after 5:00 p.m. the night before pickup. Normal special pickups are on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month. To schedule a special pickup call the Department of Public Works at 734-2814270. YARD WASTE Yard waste pickup is from April 1st to December 1st and should be put out on your normal trash pickup day. It should be placed in a 32-gallon (or less) receptacle with a “YARD WASTE” sticker displayed on the front of the container or refuse (paper) bags specifically designed for holding yard waste.
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2024 “Battle for Freedom: Color Me Free” Charity Gala
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sold-out audience of 620 attendees agreed that this gala was an event to remember. Soroptimist International of Trenton and Downriver Area hosted its fourth biennial “Battle for Freedom” on Saturday, January 27, 2024. This avant-garde hair and fashion show, entitled “Color Me Free,” showcased local salon stylists who dressed, designed hair, and applied make-up to models for the audience to vote for them as the best-styled in their chosen color theme. The proceeds from “Battle for Freedom: Color Me Free” will be used for service projects and programs to benefit survivors of human trafficking. SI of Trenton and Downriver Area is partnering with Sparrow Freedom Project, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is building a survivor-led community supporting and empowering exploited and trafficked individuals to achieve independence through services and prevention. Three guest speakers from the Sparrow Freedom project shared their experiences with the audience. There are 27.6 million trafficking victims worldwide, with at least 20,000 sex slaves under age eighteen in the United States. Only one of every one hundred is rescued. Michigan is a hub for sex trafficking and is rated second in the nation. Detroit is ranked as having one of the highest numbers of sex trafficking victims and is included SEE GALA, Page 11
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The success of “Battle for Freedom: Color Me Free” was due to the many people and businesses who contributed and/or donated their time, talent, and finances. SI of Trenton and Downriver Area thank Roger Roehls and Crystal Gardens Banquet Center; Freesia Collective for the floral bouquets; Flow Video; DJ and emcee Tim Montemayor of TJ Monte Productions; Discount Drinks for the wine bar; a cappella group 2nd Street Sound of Wyandotte; GOTOX Aesthetics & Wellness for the $1800 raffle basket; artists Catherine Infantado and Amber Spino; Kallas Restaurant Accounting; Iron Bandogs Central – the Roadhouse; Grosse Ile Island Goods; Michigan Athletics, Detroit Tigers; Detroit Red Wings; Detroit Lions; Detroit Pistons; MJR Digital Cinema; Planet Rock; Monat Products and Raquel Reschke; Belle Tire; Lakes of Taylor Golf Club; Kendra Scott; and sponsors Corewell Health, Allen Park Family Physicians, and Advantage One Credit Union. A Human Trafficking Awareness
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ternational of Trenton and Downriver Area. Your donation will help fund our service projects. This is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization. Make an online donation via Venmo or by sending a check to Soroptimist International of Trenton and Downriver Area, 1644 Vernon, Trenton, MI 48183. The Trenton Soroptimist organization meets at 6:30 P.M. on the first Wednesday of the month at the Woodhaven Community Center. All women are welcome to attend. You may contribute to the foundation that the Soroptimists support on krogercommunityrewards.com. If you are interested in learning more about the Trenton and Downriver Area Soroptimists and our other activities, contact us at sioftrentonanddownriverarea@ gmail.com or check out our page on Facebook@SoroptimistInternationalOfTrentonAndDownriverArea. Please check Facebook for past event photos at facebook.com/BattleForFreedom.
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Personalized Santa letters reach hundreds of children Mayor Swift and First Lady Darlene ensured that each child in the City of Riverview and the Riverview Community School District who took the effort to write a letter to Santa Claus this Christmas received a personalized, handwritten response. Riverview’s First Couple started this effort four years ago when they heard that some children who wrote Santa to tell him what they would like for Christmas didn’t receive a reply from the Jolly Old Soul. The first year (2020), the couple recruited family and a handful of friends to assist in answering the letters sent to Santa via the election box located outside of Riverview City Hall. 136 children wrote to Santa that year, and each received a personalized handwritten letter back from Santa, acknowledging their wants and wishes for the season. The second year (2021), the number of children writing to Santa and his elves fell to around 100. They suspect Covid may have played a role in this decrease. The third year (2022), the Riverview
Veterans Memorial Library started distributing “Santa Letter” kits for school-aged library patrons. This effort, led by Azita Frattarelli, the library director, increased participation by 50%. This forced the Mayor and Darlene to recruit a larger number of volunteers to help with writing the letters. The volunteers are very creative people who want to help their community spread the Christmas spirit to all the children of the community. This past Christmas holiday, they saw an exponential increase in participation when Azita and the Mayor worked together to get the word out about the
Santa Letter-writing project. Last year, the volunteers personally answered 222 letters written to Santa. The children were not just from the City of Riverview or the Riverview Community School District. Because a large portion of the patrons of the Riverview Veterans Memorial Library are residents from our neighboring communities, those children were included in the program. Mayor Swift and First Lady Darlene finance the entire process on their side, which includes Christmas-themed stationary, envelopes, and postage. Mayor Swift stated, ‘We do this as part of our giving back to the community for providing our family
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Can a stacked deck be beaten? One of the inherited partners from my father’s time is thoughtful enough to be interested in my clothing businesses, and as a result, tries hard to read articles and pass them on to me if he finds anything I might get something from. My father used to pass on the articles to me, with notations he made that he found interesting. For my part, they were and still are virtually meaningless to me, always being about Wall Street chains PETER like Gap or Men’s ROSE Wearhouse, or about fashion through the eyes of New Yorkers who write about fashion - - - not exactly resonant with my local business here in Wyandotte, Michigan. But he recently sent an article written by a guy named John M. Grondelski titled What the fall of men’s clothing stores says about America. It tells the story I’ve told about the fall of independent menswear stores…from the viewpoint of a shopper, lamenting what was lost as most of us went by the wayside. He describes an unsatisfying purchase from Amazon, which he sent back but found himself growing weary of the monotonous task of standing in line at the UPS store having bought something that didn’t fit or the quality was super poor or whatever. He remembers going to Roger’s menswear in Perth Amboy, NJ. Remembers a specific guy that was always there to help him on all the ways menswear staff does. He remembers being listened to as a young (that alone stops me right there), then responded to. He learned stuff from his guy there that he never forgot. He got real help finding things in the store, and honest advice
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stop doing that. Recommendations for where to get their dry cleaning done stop cold. Animated conversations about the Lions, now a thing of the past. And on and on. A store is a cog in a wheel, not usually the wheel itself. The absence of that single cog damages the whole, though, hurts the traffic of other stores around them that are left to carry on. And the knowledge, helpfulness and friendliness that emanated from that store, for that one thing, is lost, almost always never to be replaced. So now what? What, you look it up on Google? Let’s see, OK: “How am I supposed to dress?” Ugh. What a sad, distant, heartless replacement. Seriously: How stupid. John Grondelski is coming to terms with the reality of what our collective actions have wrought. “Oooh, the MALL”! Oooh, the OUTLET mall”. “Oooh, online”! Followed by “Oh, wow, what happened to that men’s store here in town?!?” As he points out in his blog: “One loses things, too, with the disappearance if the local men’s clothing store. It Might be convenient to get a pair of pants in the mail. But the Rust Belt is not just decaying factories. It’s also commercial trades that are gone, hollowing out not just business, but American towns and social life. What have we lost in the trade-off?” I’ve described exactly this already. This is the very first time I’ve had anyone tell me a different version of the same story. It makes me sad. When I first became alarmed about Walmart and what they do to towns they infest (which is their rallying cry to put everyone in town, all of them, out of business), I’d get blank, glazed over stares as they immediately made their way to that disgusting place. Same thing with Amazon. A whole lot of
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Bucs wrestlers host Huron League meet By HANK MINCKIEWICZ The Riverview wrestling team hosted its fellow league members at the annual Huron League Wrestling Championships on Feb. 3. As has happened the previous three Huron League meets, Monroe Jefferson won the tournament and the outright league championship. The powerful Bears won the meet with a point total of 230, easily outpacing second-place Huron, which finished with 203 points. Airport was third with 154 points, Grosse Ile was fourth with 93 points, Milan was fifth with 58, SMCC was sixth with 45, Flat Rock was seventh with 41 and host
Riverview brought up the rear with just seven. After the league meet results were figured in with the dual-meet records, the final standings shook out this way: Jefferson, Airport, Huron, Grosse Ile, Flat Rock, Riverview, SMCC and Milan. The Bucs scored only seven points at the league meet, meaning the victories were few and far between for the host school. Collecting wins for Riverview were Devin Imes, Caleb Jurlin and Chris Sarnacki. Imes won a match at 126 pounds when he pinned Ty Bashaw of Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central.
Jurline triumphed in a 132-pound match when he pinned Flat Rock;sa Mitch Hoagland, And Sarnacki took down Grosse Ile’s Evan Brown 7-3 in a 190-pound match. With the regular season and the league meet behind, area teams have turned their attention to the Michigan High School Athletic Association postseason. MHSAA team districts started Feb. 7-8, after the Riverview Register’s press deadline. Riverview began the playoffs in a district hosted by Trenton, Riverview was scheduled to face Southgate Anderson, while Trenton faced River Rouge. Those winners squared off for the district title. District
winners move on to regionals Individual districts are Feb. 14 and Riverview will be at Monroe Jefferson. Joining the Bucs there will be the host Bears, Airport, Divine Child, Dearborn Heights Annapolis Detropit Cesar Chavez Academy, Garden City, Livonia Clarenceville, Melvindale, Huron, Redford Thurston, Redford Union, River Rouge, Southgate Anderson and Trenton. The top foyer finishers in each weight class move on to individual regionals. Qualifiers from Jefferson will advance to Warren Woods-Tower where they will face off against qualifiers from the St. Clair Shores Lake Shore district.
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Continued from page 1 the Bucs in scoring with 13 points. Kate Patterson, who made two three-pointers in the first quarter as Riverview was building its early lead, led the team with 14 points and Brooklyn Poe added 12, Westbay had two free throws in the extra period as did Poe. Caiya Hunter had the fifth overtime point for her team. The end of regulation and the end of overtime were both wild. Grosse Ile’s Katerine Gilroy, who roamed the low post all night long for the Devils, scored late in the fourth quarter to give Grosse Ile a 36-35 lead, its first of the night. The game went back-and-forth down to the wire, Payton Harp got loose under the Riverview basket and made a lay-up to give Grosse Ile a 40-38 lead. Poe hit a bucket to tie it for Riverview. Riverview got a steal, Grosse Ile stole it back and a foul was whistled with 3.4 to play. Gilroy stepped to the line but could not get either of her shots to fall. Riverview never got off a final
shot and the game went to a four-minute extra period. In the overtime Harp, who had 11 points in the game, made a basket and a free throw, but the five Riverview free throws were too much to overcome. Grosse Ile had the ball with six seconds left to play but, after a timeout, the Devils could not get off a last shot. Harp was the second leading scorer in the game for Grosse Ile behind only Gilroy, who had 13. Kylee Wright added nine for the Red Devils. The victory kept the Bucs’ hopes of another league title alive. After the game, Riverview found itself tied with Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central with 8-2 league records. SMCC has beaten Rivertview in two close games this year, but the Kestrels have lost to Grosse Ile and Carleton Airport, the team right behind Riverview and SMCC. SMCC has the harder path to finish the season. Riverview plays Milan, Huron, Jefferson and Flat Rock to close out the season. SMCC plays five of its final six games on the road and still has a rematch with Airport, which beat SMCC 48-30 on Jan. 11. Come playoff time, Riverview, which has had tremendous recent success in the state playoffs, will begin another run in the Michigan High School Athletic Association district tournament hosted by
Allen Park. The Bucs will be joined there by the host Jaguars, Lincoln Park, Southgate Anderson, Wyandotte Roosevelt and Taylor. Districts begin March 4. District winners advance to regionals, which begin March 11.
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January was School Board Recognition Month. It was a time SUPERINTENDENT to recognize JOSEPH J. HATZL the individuals who approach their volunteer work like it is a full-time job and with extraordinary dedication to public schools. They are citizens whose decisions affect our children and build our community. School boards are charged with making decisions that can sometimes be quite difficult or require sifting through a great deal of information. They contribute hundreds of hours each year leading Riverview Community Schools. Collectively, school board members across the state spend more than 7,500 hours on professional development to keep well-informed of the latest trends in educational leadership, are deeply involved in community activities and spend many hours at extracurricular events. Through their dedication, collaboration with other school district staff, their governance and advocacy, they are building the future of education in Michigan. We encourage all members of the community to thank a board member.
Let them know you appreciate their servant leadership. Talk with them and begin to better understand how our Riverview Board of Education trustees work together to prepare today’s students to be tomorrow’s leaders. The men and women serving the Riverview Community Schools District: Tim Bohr, President, has served 8 ½ years, appointed in July 2015 Matthew Dominski, Vice President/ City Liaison, has served 5 years, elected in 2019 Andy Davis, Treasurer, has served 7 years, elected in 2017 Sheila Walker, Secretary, has served 7 years, appointed in January 2017 Sandy Meeks, Trustee, has served 3 years, elected in 2021 Gary O’Brien, Trustee, has served 10 years, elected in 2012 and again in 2022 Matthew Toth, Trustee, has served for 3 years, elected in 2021 As a district, we are extremely grateful to have these ordinary citizens with an extraordinary dedication to the students, staff, and families of Riverview. They are deserving of applause and recognition for their unwavering commitment to provide quality education to our students. Go Pirates!
Back row: Trustee Matthew Toth, Superintendent JJ Hatzl, Vice President Matt Dominski, Treasurer Andy Davis, Trustee Sandy Meeks Seated: Trustee Gary O’Brien, Secretary Sheila Walker, President Tim Bohr
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On January 12, 2024, twenty-one RCHS students competed at districts for DECA at Eastern Michigan University. Before attending the District competition, these students took a 100-question multiple choice test. At Eastern they were given role-plays and had either 10 or 30 minutes depending on their category to prepare before they went before a judge. Students could win an award in their role-play, test or qualify for the State Career Development Conference. The following students earned an award: Accounting Application Series Ciera Corso – State Qualifier Asia McGee – State Qualifier Pavnit Singh – Test / State Qualifier Business Finance Series Event Haley Caudill – Test / State Qualifier Entrepreneurship Jonathan Kovacs – State Qualifier
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people 0-21 years (0 age meaning their parents) and how it’s important to break down the walls of mental illness stigma, which usually manifests as brushing ‘it’ under the rug or approaching it as the ‘elephant’ in the room. Her organization partners with schools to provide an array of services and support for children. Ms. Zuniga focused on mental illness in the workplace and how adults too need mental days, just as when taking a flu day. She explained how the Generation Z and Millennials are driving changes in the workforce. Ninety percent of that age group want mental health services in the workplace, and 80 percent of them left a job because no mental health services were offered. This forum gave students a framework to understand the mental health crisis and learned how organizations are addressing the problem. While statistics show that the majority of people are not getting the treatment they need, it’s encouraging to know that today’s youth do not view therapy as a bad or taboo thing, which our forum validated.
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Grosse Ile High School names fall MVPs Master of Ceremonies Kathy Kane (top) and students from Gabriel Richard High School joined about 640 people for the annual Downriver Prayer Breakfast held Dec. 1 at Crystal Gardens in
Boar’s Head Festival returns to wow audiences Delayed for 12 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Downriver audiences were once again treated to a popular pre-Christmas favorite in December. The Boar’s Head Festival, typically held every four years, returned to a mostly sold-out audience for five performances between December 7th and 10th. The festival’s origins date back to Europe’s Middle Ages when the ferocious boar was thought to be man’s greatest threat and, consequently, considered evil. The boar’s slaying and displaying of its head on a platter represented the triumph of good over evil – a concept that became woven into the Christmas story recalling Christ’s birth. Today’s festival is a colorful spectacle intertwining the legend of the boar’s head, today’s most popular Christmas traditions, and songs with the solemnity of the nativity story.
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The Grosse Ile Boar’s Head Festival is an ecumenical collaboration, sponsored by the Interfaith Council of Churches, and was first presented in 1980 by Josephine Ramage. The recent event in December 2023 was the 12th such performance, with volunteers from Island churches (St. James’ Episcopal, Grosse Ile Presbyterian, St. Thomas Lutheran, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, and Church of the Way) coming together to cast, create, and deliver a performance of song, dance, mirth, and prayer... On page 1
inquisitiveness not only enriched the learning experience but also contributed significantly to Officer Canterbury’s personal and professional growth. As Officer Canterbury enters his second year teaching the DARE program to fifth-grade students at Meridian Elementary School, he looks forward to connecting with new classes and observing the enthusiasm of his students. His excitement is fueled by engaging activities, including the creation of DARE boxes for anonymous questions.
The 2023 fall season Most Valuable Players are: Boys Cross Country – Jack Fox Girls Cross Country – Alysa Korte Sideline Cheer – Elizabeth Adamczyk Equestrian – Lakely Luton Football – Matthew Pizzo Girls Golf – Hanna Hargrove Boys Soccer – Landon Bourdage and James Duke Girls Swim – Madison Glover Boys Tennis – Trent Chlebek Volleyball – Chelsea Houghto. On page 23 Retirement of Deputy Chief Pelland marks new chapter in Grosse Ile’s DARE Program ...Officer [John] Canterbury emphasized their enhanced preparedness to face the challenges of the world. Their enthusiasm, knowledge, and
These boxes, strategically placed in the classroom, encourage students to share their thoughts on drug information or pose questions anonymously. Officer Canterbury is also thrilled about fostering laughter as students engage in discussions on responsible decision-making and is eager to witness their growth throughout the DARE program.... On page 27
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Ironically, despite its name, just one of the four schools – Southgate – is technically Downriver. The other schools are Dearborn Edsel Ford, Dearborn High, Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central and Monroe High School. The Southgate Anderson players are seniors Luke Anderson, Donovan Moore and goalie Christian Zaddock and freshmen Kevin Obourn and Jackson Moul. DU’s two victories this season have come against Woodhaven and Thumb Area Legion, a team from near Sandusky, Michigan. The win over the Warriors came on opening night at the Southgate Civic Center. In that game, the Southgate squad trailed 1-0 after the first period and 2-1 after two, but the team scored three times in the third period to pull out the victory. Against TAL, the local club scored a goal in each of the three periods and limited the Legion to just one second-period goal. Thumb Area Legion and DU have divided a pair of games this season, with TAL winning 2-1 back on Dec. 9. Like Downriver United, Thumb Area Legion is a co-op team made up of Sandusky, Croswell-Lexington, Deckerville, Peck, Bad Axe, North Branch, Cass City and Brown City. On page 1
gobigmultimedia.com/trenton-times “Hopes for Humanity” kicks off with call for service New year, new beginnings, new hope. Trenton’s Cultural Commission ushered in its “Hopes for Humanity’’ theme this year with an observance honoring the late Rev. Martin Luther King on January 14th at the Trenton Village Theater. Longtime community leader and current senior advisor to Michigan’s Secretary of State, Heaster Wheeler, gave the keynote speech. He was joined by THS students: Nick Lear, Alexis Lopez, Sarah
“Education makes us better, not bitter. The best way to predict the future is to create it.” Wheeler encouraged attendees to speak out against hatred and division, saying, “There are enough good people; we can fix it.”... On page 1 How well do you know your fire department? ...Firefighters look and operate much differently than they did 97 years ago when the Trenton Fire Department was formed. At that time, the fire service was transitioning from horse-drawn hose carts and steam-powered engines to the use of automobile technology. Firefighters had basically one weapon to fight a fire: water. The gear they wore was minimal—helmets, tall boots, and long rain-slicker type jackets. There were no respiratory protections such as SCBA (self-contained breathing apparatus), no thermal barrier layers to the gear, and no impact ratings for helmets, to name a few. Since all of our homes and housewares were made of predominantly natural materials like wood and cotton, fires took longer in the development stages as well. Today’s structure fires develop nearly ten times faster than they did just 60 years ago. Testing in controlled burn cells using the same living room layout, one furnished with items from the 1960s, and one with today’s generally synthetic products showed the time available for an occupant to survive and escape has gone from nearly 15 minutes down to 3! Not only do today’s fires burn faster, they are hotter, reaching temperatures over 1400°F from floor to ceiling. This is not survivable even with the latest gear used by firefighters currently. Combine this challenge with the lethal toxic gases produced from the burning of synthetic goods that still release from the debris long after the fire is out; it is no
wonder why firefighters have some of the highest rates of cancer exposure... On page 3
gobigmultimedia.com/wyandotte-warrior Chelsea stands the test of time Venerable men’s clothier entering it’s eighth decade in business Chelsea’s Menswear in Wyandotte has been around for eight decades and owner Peter Rose, whose grandfather Benjamin started the business back in the 1940s, has been there for 52 of those years. Rose pretty much grew up in the downtown clothier, but wasn’t really called to the business until after finishing high school. Rose went to Cranbrook/Kingswood Schools in Bloomfield Hills for high school and, while he admits he enjoyed his time at the boarding school and the freedom it allowed, he also said that after spending three years in a dormitory setting he was less than eager to do it again in college. So, he stayed home and began attending Wayne State University. Then he heard the song of retail and he was hooked. The more studied the family business and the more he learned about it, the more fascinated he became and before too long he decided that Chelsea – and the retail life – was for him... On page 1 Bears among girls basketball league leaders ... The victory was Wyandotte’s third in a row, coming on the heels of wins iver Allen Park (35-9) and Gabriel Richard (37-23). So far this season, Roosevelt has beaten Edsel Ford, Allen Park, Southgate Anderson and Lincoln Park in Downriver League games. In addition to holding Allen Park to single digits in scoring, the Bears also pitched a rare 48-0 shutout against Lincoln Park. Wyandotte’s lone loss inleague play came against Woodhaven, which beat the Bears 46-38 on Dec. 21. In non-league games, Roosevelt has defeated Richard and New Boston Huron and lost to Grosse Ile and Airport... On page 16
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Pasta for paws: animal shelters to host dinner By DAVE GORGON
The largest fundraiser of the year to support three Downriver agencies that care for animals is a spaghetti fundraising dinner set for 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday, March 2, at the PRCU Banquet Hall at 1430 Oak in Wyandotte. Volunteers of the Wyandotte Animal Adoption Center, the Downriver Central Animal Control and Pound Pals Downriver will host the dinner, which invites area animal lovers to support the cause. Tickets are $10; children ages 5 and under are admitted free. Tickets are sold at the door. Many raffle baskets, 50.50 drawings, a cash bar and a wine pull are included in the day’s festivities. Pound Pals Downriver is a nonprofit, tax-exempt, all-volunteer group that assists in the care of animals at the Downriver Central Animal Control facilities that include animals from Wyandotte, Southgate, Riverview and Allen Park. Since its inception in 2006, volunteers have promoted adoptions, cleaned cages, cared for injured animals and implemented an adoption and spay/ neuter program. The presence of animal advocates working in collaboration with a city municipal shelter has successfully reduced the euthanasia rate from 80 percent to less than 10 percent each year. As part of the partnership with the four communities, Pound Pals provides services such as dog walking, spay and neutering and emergency veterinarian visits while the municipalities handle management of animal control officers. “Before Pound Pals, an animal would come into the shelter with injuries ranging from broken bones, upper respiratory, flea infestation, eye infections or worse,” said Pound Pals founder Kim Moore. “Without funds to get them better and improve their health, there was little chance of them getting adopted and a serious chance they might have to be euthanized. This changed when Pound Pals was established and was able to raise money to help them.” The hard-working group members not only provide services, they also work hard to raise money. Pound Pals is grateful for any donation that could assist the organization. Every donation makes a difference, regardless of size; generosity alleviates animal suffering and the loss of life for nearly 2,000 animals impounded at Downriver Central Animal Control. “We work hard as volunteers to work, clean, walk and medicate the strays,” said volunteer Eve Howell. “But to fulfill the mission, we must work equally as hard to raise the funds. “Countless lives have been saved from our efforts. Also, every animal that is adopted by us has been spayed or neutered.” To make a donation to the 501c3 organization, to become a shelter volunteer or to get more information, send an email to wacvolunteers@gmail.com or follow the Wyandotte Animal Shelter Facebook page.
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