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Two original gowns created by award-winning Riverview fashion designer Cheryl Zemke were among the styles modeled during September’s New York Fashion Week.

For a fashion designer, showing during Fashion Week in NYC is a little like playing in the Super Bowl for a football player. New York Fashion Week is the biannual event of many runway shows and presentations for press, buyers and the public that highlight designers’ collections from all over the world for the next fashion season.

Zemke’s two styles were among a collection of 15 looks from various Detroit-area designers

in an avant garde bridal wear presentation Sept. 11 at the Warwick Hotel by fashion group Detroit Is Your Couture during the SMGlobal Catwalk.

Zemke, owner of Cheryl Zemke Boutique, 2938 Biddle Ave. in downtown Wyandotte, made sure Detroit was well represented.

One of her designs, a long white satin gown, has a silhouette of the Ambassador Bridge in front of a detailed Detroit skyline – all handembroidered on the hem. The other look has a hand-beaded peacock applique at the waistline. Both gowns are available to see and/or purchase at the shop.

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FROM THE DESK OF THE MAYOR

Celebrate fall with Riverview Recreation My fellow Riverview residents, summer has wound down and the cooler fall weather has arrived. With the trees starting to change colors and the cool crisp nights, this is likely my favorite time of the year.

To help celebrate this change in seasons is the andrew Riverview Recreation swift Department’s “Hayride, Trunk or Treat, and movie in the Park.” This fun, family event takes place at Young Patriot’s Park on Saturday, Oct. 23rd starting at 4 p.m.

Our Recreation Department has a myriad of activities going on now.

Please check their Facebook page, “Riverview Recreation Department” or the City of Riverview Website for more information.

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Businesses can also email dmitchell@ cityofriverview.com for an application and more information.

As your Mayor I am proud to announce the return of our “Tree Lighting Ceremony.” This event is one of the most popular events outside of Summerfest. The Covid-19 Pandemic got in the way last year. This year’s event as of today is a go.

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In last month’s column I said that over the next few months we’ll be discussing what options the council has available if the landfill expansion is not approved by Wayne County.

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The requirement shrunk the pool of models the designers expected to be able to use for the show, so they had to use the same girls (the models usually are ages 14-18) over and over, having them make quick changes in between presentations.

Nevertheless, the whole experience was a “pretty cool adventure,” Zemke said. “Just being there and doing fashion shows after the whole 18 months of nothing going on (because of Covid) was great. It was nice to see people come out and support the show.”

With the help of model Snow Daly, Zemke was able to do a photo shoot of her designs in Times Square after

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Best class buckaroo winners Students are so happy to be back at Memorial Elementary! Earning the best class recognition in the lunchroom gives students buckaroos for School Store Shopping next month. Congratulations to our winning classes that are showing off their kindness and respect.

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Homecoming week brings Spirit Week and Tacky Tourist Day was especially interesting with both staff and students participating with fun outfits. It was a great way to begin our new school year.

Greetings, firefighters

The Riverview Fire Department came out to the Memorial Elementary School Meet & Greet! The students and their families enjoyed the tour and the cute hats that were given out.

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Here are a few tips for managing stress at every age.

For children: While recognizing stress triggers come later in life, teaching children breathing techniques for mindfulness may help them build an early, healthy habit.

For teens: Sleeping and eating well are a teenager’s best friend. Their changing minds and growing bodies crave both.

For adults: With life moving a mile a minute, it’s important for adults to take a step back. Schedule leisure time so you don’t burn yourself out.

For older adults: As we age, it’s important to maintain social relationships for our own wellbeing.

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Saturday, October 23, 2021 Join us for a hayride through Young Patriots Park and woods. After your hayride, sit back and relax in the park with a cup of cider, a donut and games. Then stick around for the Movie in the Park. “Hocus Pocus”, rated PG, will be on the big screen at 8:00 p.m. Dress to be outside and bring blankets to bundle up with while getting in the Halloween Spirit. Hayrides and movie will take place by the Community Center.

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In case of inclement weather, the movie will take place in the City Hall Gym. Keep up to date on the Riverview Recreation Facebook page.

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Sixty members of the Doumanian family who travelled to Camp Dearborn for their 100th family reunion.

Former Riverview resident attends historic 100th family reunion In 1921, Armenian immigrants Finfik and Hampartzoum Doumanian traveled on the GulDjemal out of Constantinople to Ellis Island in Upper New York Bay to stay with Hampartzoum’s brother Tateos.

They settled in the United States.

Every summer since then, members of the Doumanian family have gathered to celebrate DAVE a reunion. In August, 60 family GORGON members came from all over the Riverview United States to Camp Dearborn Register in Milford to celebrate the historic 100th family reunion.

Among them was former Riverview resident Michael Campbell, his wife Gina and their identical twin daughters Ellie and Ivy. Michael and Gina had moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, Former Riverview resident Michael Campbell, his wife in 2007, for their careers. Gina, a native of Woodhaven, is an assistant principal at Lummis Gina and their identical twin daughters Ellie and Ivy. Elementary School. Michael is a police sergeant. family hired a professional photographer to capture Gina is a great granddaughter of Finfik and special moments and, of course, a family group Hampartzoum. The couple had eight children, of photo. Highlights of the reunion appeared on a whom two – Elsie and Roop – are still alive. Elsie report on Fox 2 News. is Gina’s grandmother and, at age 96, is the oldest “Oh my gosh, it was epic,” Gina said. “The living family member. She hosts a pre-reunion weather cooperated – it was perfect. Normally, it gathering where traditional Armenian food is rains on us or if it’s not raining it’s miserably hot. It prepared. was probably the biggest in a while” – and triple the “In preparation for the family reunion,” Gina said, turnout of 20 during the 2020 pandemic, a reunion “we all meet at my grandmother’s house in Allen that kept the tradition going.

Park to cut up lamb, which then gets marinated Michael Campbell lived in Riverview from overnight. We also make lahmajuns, pilaf and roll the fifth grade until his high school graduation and stuff grape leaves.” in 2000, but admitted his family wasn’t like the Each year, family members bring additional Doumanians. His parents divorced when he was dishes to pass, and they all gather at the preselected young and remarried. His father was a police officer park. They dine, get caught up, share hugs and in Rockwood. His mother Ronna – “the glue” that decades of memories, and have fun. kept the family together – passed away in 2007 and This year, since it was the 100th reunion, the he and his siblings moved away. His sister Ellen is a

teacher in the St. Louis, Missouri, area. Brother Sean works in power plant management in Grand Haven.

“We’re close,” Michael said, “but we just don’t have that connection that Gina’s family has. It’s nice for me to experience that… Her family is very close. It’s nothing that I had really experienced.

“There are different generations bonding over this. With everything in the world changing constantly for good and bad, this tradition they have every year remains the same. It’s something you can look forward to every year.

I’m comfortable with the family. You can sit down and you know it’s going to be the same every year.”

Michael said he is blessed to have married into a family tradition that has now reached a century. He said the reunion has instilled in his young daughters “how important family is.”

Both Michael and Gina are hopeful that one day their daughters will be part of another generation that keeps the reunions going strong.

Gina noted that Riverview’s Young Patriots Park served as one of the gathering places in the late 1990s. Gina’s Aunt Karen (sister of her father Ron Martin) still recalls that year in Riverview: “I remember years ago at our one and only picnic in Riverview when I was standing next to Uncle George (who has since passed away). With his arms gently folded across his chest, he let out a deep sigh. With a smile of amazement and gratitude on his face, he looked down the rows of picnic tables and family spread throughout, sitting, standing and laughing. He softly said, ‘Look. Look, Karen. Look at this’ and swept an outstretched arm. He was truly enamored with our family and the love we have for one another to make this commitment year after year.”

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Happy birthday, Helen Herman

107-year-old celebrates milestone in Riverview DAVE GORGON

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Staff at Atria Kinghaven recently celebrated the 107th birthday of the oldest resident at the retirement and assisted living provider in Riverview.

Helen Herman, who celebrated her special day on Sept. 12, is believed to be the oldest person ever to live at Atria Kinghaven, which opened in 1987. She was honored with personal birthday wishes from family members, fellow residents and staff, along with flowers, balloons and a cake large enough to feed 75. The celebration took place during the facility’s annual family fun day.

“I’ve been here 28 years and she’s the oldest resident I can remember,” said Activities Director Karen Roberts, who was on hand for the celebration.

Helen has lived a wonderful life, according to son Bob, an Alpena resident who is staying with his wife Cheryl at his mother’s condominium in Southgate.

“My mother is a strong, independent woman who has lived an amazingly healthy life,” Bob Herman said. “She went through two world wars – she was born in the midst of one. She survived the Spanish flu and COVID-19, for crying out loud.”

Born in Budapest, Hungary, on Sept. 12, 1914, “Helena” came to the United States when she was 7 years old with her parents Steven and Ethel Oraz, her brother Steven and her sister Ethel. Her name was shortened to Helen after their arrival at Ellis Island.

The family had been invited to join relatives and friends in Delray in Southwest Detroit, which was a heavily Hungarian community, Bob said. She graduated from Southwestern High School and would marry husband William Herman in the mid1930s. In 1940, the couple moved to Dearborn, where Bob was born as their only child.

William went to Henry Ford Trade School and worked as an engineer at

Helen and her friend June Logan at her 107th birthday celebration Helen with her daughter-inlaw Cheryl (left), granddaughter and great granddaughter Lynn and Samantha.

Helen, then 50, atop a camel in Tangiers

Ford Motor Co. Helen worked at Hudson’s and retired with a pension.

“Back in those days, it wasn’t easy for women to have a career,” Bob said.

The family moved to Allen Park in 1960. William passed away in 1988 and Helen married Jessie Pasternak in July 1990. Mr. Pasternak died more

than three years later.

Helen was very active in the Hungarian Reformed Church in Allen Park, her son said.

“She was also a wonderful cook,” he said. “She baked delicious Hungarian tortes. She would say that ‘only Hungarians make the best tortes.’

“And gardening was another of her favorite things to do. Neighbors would stop by to see her beautiful roses.”

Helen also loved to travel – both

across the United States and overseas. Bob said his mother traveled at least three times to Europe and to the Middle East.

A keepsake photo of Helen shows her riding a camel in Tangiers at age 50.

Helen has two grandchildren – Bob and Cheryl’s son Craig and daughter Lynn Gardner.

Craig, who played lacrosse at Northwood University, lives in Troy and works for Warrior Lacrosse. Lynn studied journalism at Calvin College and has worked for various newspapers. She lives in Greensboro, North Carolina with husband Brad and their 7-year-old daughter Samantha – who is Helen’s great grandchild.

“Helen is a wonderful lady,” said Riverview Mayor Andrew Swift, who was on hand for her birthday celebration. “The city of Riverview is lucky to have her.”

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Riverview FD benefits from family fun day at Atria Kinghaven The Riverview Fire Department was the beneficiary of this year’s family fun day at the Atria Kinghaven independent and assisted living facility in the city.

Activities Director Karen Roberts said the annual fundraiser is held to remember the fallen heroes of the attack on America on September 11, 2001. In fact, the day is planned for 9/11 or the weekend closest to the commemoration. This was the 20th anniversary of the tragedy.

“It’s become a wonderful yearly event out of what was a horrible situation,” Roberts said.

“We are trying to honor their memories but also provide some extra money to firefighters, police and first responders.”

This year, firefighters were on hand for the event, which is open to residents of the facility, family members and the public. There were fun activities for people of all ages, food, music and the raffle of donated baskets.

Atria Kinghaven prides itself on its active population. The facility is located at 14800 King Road in Riverview. For more photos, check out the Facebook page www.facebook. com/atriakinghaven1. ~ Dave Gorgon

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Not only is a carved and candlelighted pumpkin Jack-o’-lantern a favorite Halloween decoration, but pumpkin pie ranks as America’s second-favorite pie (apple is No. 1).

In addition, the fruit is a low-calorie nutritional powerhouse of vitamins A, B12, C and E, potassium, copper, manganese and iron, with only 50 calories in 1 cup.

Back in 1981, when I was writing my Kitchen Korner column for the News-Herald Newspapers, a teacher at West Mound Nursery School in Taylor sent me a recipe for Praise the Lord Muffins, which her pupils had baked for a pre-Thanksgiving feast at the school. I made them, and thought they were delicious, but the recipe was for 4 dozen — too many for the average family.

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Another pumpkin treat from 1981 is a cookie recipe loaded with chocolate chips and walnuts. This cakey delectable is easy to put together and can be whipped up with just a spoon if you like.

Should you happen to run out of pumpkin and find your local grocery stores are completely sold out, you can made the rice-cereal recipe I’m including for a candy-corn-decorated decadent dessert with pumpkin pie spice.

PRAISE THE LORD PUMPKIN MUFFINS 2 cups sugar ½ cup cooking oil 3 large eggs 1 ½ cups canned pumpkin ½ cup water 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon cloves ¾ teaspoon cinnamon ½ teaspoon nutmeg

1 teaspoon salt 1 ½ cups raisins 1 cup chopped walnuts In a large bowl, beat sugar, oil, eggs, pumpkin and water. Combine flour, baking powder, soda, spices and salt.

Add to pumpkin mixture, blending well. Fold in raisins and walnuts. Spoon into greased muffin tins, filling ¾ full.

Bake at 400 degrees 15 minutes or until toothpick tests clean.

PUMPKIN CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES 1 cup canned pumpkin 1 cup sugar, granulated or brown 1/2 cup cooking oil 1 egg 2 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon cinnamon ½ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking soda dissolved in 1 teaspoon milk 1 ½ cups chocolate chips 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup chopped nuts Combine pumpkin, sugar, oil and egg. Blend well. Mix together, flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Add to pumpkin mixture. Add combined baking soda and milk. Add chocolate chips, vanilla and nuts. Drop dough on parchment-lined or lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees about 10 to 12 minutes. Makes about 5 dozen small or 2-3 dozen large cookies.

PUMPKIN-SPICED RICE KRISPIES TREATS 4 ounces salted butter 16 ounces mini marshmallows 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice ½ teaspoon vanilla 7 ½ cups Rice Krispies ½ cup candy corn (optional) In a 4-quart pan, melt butter over medium-low heat. Add marshmallows and stir until melted, then blend in pumpkin pie spice and vanilla. When the mixture is smooth and creamy, turn off the heat and quickly fold in the cereal. Pour the mixture onto a sheet pan or 9x13-inch baking dish lined with parchment paper or buttered or lightly sprayed. Spread quickly and evenly with a buttered spatula, then place the candy corn evenly over the top.

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This time of year brings back so many memories This beautiful time of year can bring back so many memories. There used to be a song “When Autumn leaves start to fall.”

Autumn refers to all sorts of things. I’m sure you must remember (if you’re old enough) when you would play in the large piles of leaves. Or GERALD when you would rake the leaves to the curb and set PERRY Riverview the piles on fire. Or better Register yet the smell of burning leaves. Nowadays this is a no-no.

Back then, when the leaves were burnt down to just an ember and you weren’t careful, you could park on top of the pile and set the car on fire.

Autumn also refers to the end of Summer or the end of something. Or like when one is in the Autumn of one’s life. It’s sort of a sad refrain.

Enough of this!!

Let’s try to remember some of the more happy things in Gerald Perry’s life, especially when we were young.

We used to get out of bed in the morning and our moms would make breakfast and then chase us outside.

There was no TV nor cell phone games or whatever. Just outside to play games, like hide-and-go-seek, or tag, or for the boys (and the girls who could) play Ball. I remember we used to play a game called scrub. Two of the players (usually the two better players) would choose up sides. And the way we did that was take a bat and throw it in the air to the other better player, and he would catch it by the handle and then both players would and take turns grabbing the same handle just above the other players hand and so on and so forth until you got to the end of the handle and then if the last player could get his fingers around the end of the handle (which back then was called “chicken fingers”) then that person got to pick first the player of his choice, and so on until all the remaining players were picked.

There were no referees or umpires.

Just kids being honest, “was he or she out or safe?”

We used to play ball in the empty field across from our house or as the case was if you lived on Reno Street, you played in the street.

If you were a smart neighbor, you always parked your car in the driveway to avoid a hit ball from hitting your car.

And if you were unfortunate enough to hit a ball that hit a car, you were out.

I can remember one day one of the kids said that his cousin, who lived on Grosse Ile, had a baseball team, (that meant that there were a bunch of kids like us) who he said he could set up a game with us Riverview kids.

So he set it up that we would ride our bikes over to the Grosse Ile ball field at the high school. When the day came, we rode our bikes over there. The game was played with no umpires, just us kids.

We had a pitcher named Charles Cady who could throw a baseball faster than any of the rest of us. Well into the game, I don’t even remember the score, but Charles (our pitcher) hit one of the Grosse Ile kids in the head. There was no noise at all except from an older person watching the game, who had sense enough to tell one of the kids to go call the police. That’s what you did in those days.

Finally the police came and called for an ambulance to haul the kid to the hospital. We were so scared. We thought we were in trouble. I guessed the policeman sensed that and came over and assured us we weren’t in any trouble.

It was a time when a kid could just be a kid. What a concept. Adults were out of the picture, and the kids were left to entertain themselves. How did we ever survive with no organized sports?

I would be remiss if I didn’t mention my good friend, retired Lt. Robert Guiney of the Riverview Police Department, who passed away a couple of weeks ago. He was known as a cop’s cop. Admired by all.

A couple of years ago we had a pretty significant snow storm and I’m wondering how this old body is going to shovel all that snow. And before I could grab my jacket and shovel, here comes Bob with his Kabota tractor coming down the street doing everyone’s walk on the whole block.

That was Bob. He will be missed by all, especially his wife Nora and children, Dee Dee and Robert Jr. Rest in Peace my friend, and prayers to the family.

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Riverview council candidates answer residents questions On Tuesday, Nov. 2, Riverview voters will be heading to the polls to elect three councilpersons.

With Councilman Billy Towle not making it through the primary, there will be at least one new councilperson elected on that day.

There are six candidates vying for your vote.

Those running for re-election are James Trombley and Dean Workman. Newcomers to the political scene are April Bieganski, Rita Gunaga, Theo Makarounas, and David Robbins.

With so many running for the three open positions, Will Evans, publisher of the Riverview Register and CEO of Go Big Multi-Media took on the task of sponsoring a “Meet the Candidates” night. Evans said it was his civic duty to put on the event so Riverview residents had the ability to ask individual candidates specific questions.

The event held at the Riverview Community Center began with an opening welcome statement from Mayor Andy Swift. The Mayor then introduced Declan and Kiernan MacDonald from Cub Scout Pack 1659 and Evan MacDonald from Boy Scout Troop 1795 to perform the “Presentation of Colors” and the Pledge of Allegiance.

Karen Roberts and her staff from Atria Kinghaven provided ice cream with all the amenities for the pleasure of all who attended. Water was provided

by Go Big Multi-Media for all candidates and

residents.

Mayor Andy Swift then introduced Evans, who explained the rules for the evening. He went on to say that Ms. Eve Howell would be the official timekeeper for the evening. Each candidate would be allowed an opening statement of two minutes and a closing statement of three minutes. No candidate would be allowed to go past two minutes in their answer of a resident’s question.

Questions came from Riverview residents, who submitted them.

Each candidate was asked different questions instead. With the old process of all the candidates answering the same question, the last one to answer

Kiwanis of Riverview is looking for new members If you’ve been looking for a way to get involved in community service, the Kiwanis of Riverview are waiting to hear from you.

This civic organization is in need of some dedicated individuals to assist in the many projects that are coming up. On the near horizon is the Dictionary Project where every third grader in the school district receives a dictionary of his/her own. Soon after that are the “Coats for Kids”, Thanksgiving food baskets, Christmas wreath sales, Bell Ringing, and Christmas Caroling projects.

Without several new members these and other services provided to the community are at risk of not taking place.

The Kiwanis of Riverview was chartered in 1967. And in those 54 years they have helped thousands of children and families with food, clothing, school supplies, dictionaries, utilities, and so much more.

The Key Club and Builders Clubs at the high school and middle school are sponsored by the Kiwanis. These clubs teach students how to care for those a little less fortunate and how to raise money to help them.

The Kiwanis club meets on Thursdays at Atria Kinghaven located on King Road in Riverview. The club would love to have you join them for a free dinner on Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021 at 6:15 p.m. You’ll learn about what it takes to be a Kiwanian.

Please call Dr. David Grachek at 734-624-5360 (dgrachek@comcast. net) or Andy Swift 734-284-5034 (aswift1@comcast.net) and let them know you’re coming.

had a much longer time to develop his or her answer plus use what was learned in the previous answers.

This gave the last candidate quite an advantage.

A total of 6 questions were asked of each candidate ranging from the landfill expansion to code enforcement. Candidates had a two-minute time limit to answer.

To close out the event the candidates each gave their three-minutes closing statements.

Although not broadcast live, the event was recorded by the City of Riverview and will be rebroadcast on the City Channel, website, and YouTube.

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Riverview continues to be the destination of choice for small businesses.

Recently two new businesses chose to move into the small strip mall occupied by A Serendipity Bakery, Riverview Cuts, and the James B. Richards Agency.

Grand openings were held for ARC Hobbies and Riverview Nutrition Smoothie & Juice Bar. These two businesses are just the latest in the several entrepreneurs that have decided to open up their dream stores in Riverview.

Courtney Schultz and Michelle Couch worked for weeks remodeling their store to be the new home of Riverview Nutrition. Jeff Sampson owner of ARC Hobbies also put in countless days and nights getting his store ready for business.

Joining them in their Grand Opening were the Southern Wayne County Regional Chamber’s President, Mr. Ron Hinrichs, and Chamber Vice-President of Membership, Jessica Pinto and Marketing & Events Manager Randy Pilon.

Riverview Mayor Andy Swift was on hand to welcome them to town.

The city of Riverview invites you to stop into both of these new businesses and get to know them.

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LEGAL NOTICES CITY OF RIVERVIEW PUBLIC NOTICE CITY COUNCIL MEETING TIME CHANGE Notification of City Council Meetings of the Riverview City Council from October through December, 2021, shall be published pursuant to Act 267 “Open Meetings Act”, P.A. 1976.

The time of all regular meetings of the City Council to be held on the first and third Mondays shall hence forth commence at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Riverview Municipal Building, 14100 Civic Park Drive, Riverview, Michigan 48193; by the amendment of Council Policy No. 1, Section 5(A) “Regular Meetings” and Delete reference to “Study Session Preceding the Regular Meeting.” Such regular meetings shall be open to the public and persons present shall be afforded an opportunity to address the City Council in accordance with regulations and subject to time limitations as prescribed. The remaining 2021 Council Meeting Schedule is as follows: October 4 and 18 November 1 and 15 December 6 and 20 In addition to the foregoing, the City Council shall meet in Study Session for the purpose of reviewing written reports and oversee technical or procedural matters affecting the conduct of City affairs. Such meetings are held on the second Monday (and fourth Mondays, if requested by Mayor or City Manager), in the Council Conference Room in the Municipal Building commencing at 7:00 p.m. and open to the public.

Persons present will be invited to speak after the departmental reports have been reviewed, unless such person advises the Presiding Official at the commencement of the meeting of their desire to speak on a matter then being reported to the Council. Other matters not germane to the committee work of the Council may not be addressed except by suspension of the rule by majority vote of the Committee.

Cynthia M. Hutchison, City Clerk

CITY OF RIVERVIEW, COUNTY OF WAYNE, STATE OF MICHIGAN NOTICE OF CITY GENERAL ELECTION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2021 TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF RIVERVIEW: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a City General Election will be held in the City of Riverview, Wayne County, Michigan, on Tuesday, November 2, 2021, between the hours of 7:00 AM and 8:00 PM prevailing Eastern Time to elect the following: CITY COUNCIL (Vote for 3) All persons voting in this election must provide appropriate photo identification or complete an affidavit in order to vote. Any person voting in this election must be: a citizen of the United States of America, over eighteen years of age, and a registered elector of the City of Riverview.

Further, the Voting Precincts will be held in the following locations: Precinct l - Riverview High School Gymnasium, 12431 Longsdorf (Quarry Road Entrance) Precinct 2- Riverview City Hall Gymnasium, 14100 Civic Park Drive (Gym Entrance) Precinct 3 - Seitz Middle School Cafeteria, l7800 Kennebec (North Entrance – Auditorium) Precinct 4 - Forest Elementary School Gymnasium, l9400 Hampton All electors who are registered with the city clerk in which they reside are eligible to vote at this election. Sample ballots can be found at www. cityofriverview.com under public notices. To comply with the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), voting instructions will be available in audio format and in Braille.

Arrangements for obtaining the instructions in these alternative formats can be made by contacting the city clerk in advance of the election. All polling locations are accessible for voters with disabilities.

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

CITY OF RIVERVIEW NOTICE OF CLOSE OF REGISTRATION FOR THE NOVEMBER 2, 2021 CITY GENERAL ELECTION To the Qualified Electors of the City of Riverview, Wayne County: Please take Notice that any qualified elector of Riverview who is not already registered, may register to vote at the office of the City Clerk; the office of the County Clerk; a Secretary of State branch office, or other designated state agency. Registration forms can be obtained at mi.gov/vote and mailed to the City Clerk or online at the following link: mvic.sos.state.mi.us/registervoter.

Voters who are already registered may update their registration at www. expressSOS.com. The last day to register in any manner other than in-person with the local clerk is Monday, October 18, 2021. After this date, anyone who qualifies as an elector may register to vote in person with proof of residency (MCL 168.492) at the City Clerk’s office, located at 14100 Civic Park Drive, Riverview, Michigan, 48193, at the following times: Regular business hours: Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Saturday, October 30, 2021, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Election Day, Tuesday, November 2, 2021, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the City of Riverview will be voting on the following Contest: CITY COUNCIL (Vote for 3) A sample ballot may be viewed at www.cityofriverview.com under public notices when available. Persons with special needs as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act should contact the clerk’s office.

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Cynthia M. Hutchison, City Clerk CITY OF RIVERVIEW ELECTION NOTICE PUBLIC ACCURACY TEST Notice is hereby given that a Public Accuracy Test will be conducted for the purpose of certifying the program and scanning devices used to process voter ballots for the City General Election to be held on Tuesday, November 2, 2021, in the City of Riverview, Wayne County, Michigan. Said Test is open to the public and any concerned parties may witness the test on Tuesday, October 26, 2021, at 3:00 PM at City of Riverview Municipal Building Activity Rooms, 14100 Civic Park Drive, Riverview, Michigan. 48193.

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CITY OF RIVERVIEW, WAYNE COUNTY, MICHIGAN REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES HELD ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2021 The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m.

Presiding: Mayor Swift Present: Councilmembers Blanchette, Norton, ONeil, Towle, Trombley Excused: Councilmember Workman Also Present: City Manager Drysdale, Attorney Pentiuk and various department heads Approved Acceptance of 12 Life VAC Airway Clearance Devices as Presented from Kiwanis President Diane Kinlen and Mayor Swift to the Police and Fire Chiefs for their departments’ patrol and ambulance vehicles, by unanimous vote.

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RIVERVIEW REGISTER • OCTOBER 11 — november 10, 2021 • Page 25 Approved Minutes of the Regular August 16, 2021 City Council Meeting, by unanimous vote.

Mayor Swift opened the Public Hearing at 7:38 p.m. for the Purpose of Receiving Comments on the Proposed Ash Stevens, Inc., Industrial Facilities Tax Exemption Certificate for their 2021 Expansion. No one spoke.

Public Hearing was closed at 7:39 p.m. by unanimous vote.

Mayor Swift offered Public Comments. No one spoke.

Approved re-appointment of one applicant to the Parks and Recreation Commission for a two-year term to expire July 31, 2023, by unanimous vote.

Approved two Appointments to the Library Commission for two five-year unexpired terms to July 31, 2026, by unanimous vote.

Approved three appointments for three applicants to the City Planning Commission for three unexpired terms as follows: Scott Williams unexpired three-year term to July 31, 2023; Brook Stefani unexpired three-year to expire July 31, 2024, and Jared Coyne unexpired term to expire July 31, 2024, by unanimous vote.

At the request of Councilmember Trombley the following item was removed from the Consent Agenda: Special Events Application Fee Waiver for Go Big Multi-Media/Riverview Register Community Center rental for September 15, 2021 for Civic Event.

Approved Consent Agenda by unanimous vote as follows: Approve Execution of the Municipal Credit and Community Credit Contract for Fiscal Year 2022 – Suburban Mobility Authority Regional Transportation (SMART).

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

Approve Execution of an Operation Agreement between the City of Riverview and the Riverview Co-op Nursery, Inc., for the 2021-22 School Year.

Ratify Emergency Storm Water Pump Repair at the Valleyview Lift Station with Kennedy Industries for a Total Cost of $11,990.00.

Waive Purchasing Manual Section XII: Disposal of Property and Approve Sale of a 2016 Ford Interceptor to the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office for $3,000.00.

Approve Budget Amendment as presented.

Approved Special Events Application Fee Waiver for Go Big Multi-Media/ Riverview Register Community Center rental for September 15, 2021 for Civic Event “Meet the Candidates.”

AYES: Mayor Swift, Councilmembers Blanchette, Norton, ONeil, Towle NAYS: Councilmember Trombley Motion carried.

Approved Resolution Adopting the 80/20 Cost Sharing Model as Set Forth in Section 4 of Public Act 152 of 2011 by unanimous vote.

Meeting adjourned at 8:16 p.m. by unanimous vote.

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Cynthia M. Hutchison, City Clerk CITY OF RIVERVIEW, WAYNE COUNTY, MICHIGAN REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES HELD ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2021 The meeting was called to order at 7:36 p.m.

Presiding: Mayor Swift Present: Councilmembers Blanchette, Norton, ONeil, Towle, Trombley, Workman Also Present: City Manager Drysdale, Attorney Morgan and various department heads Item 9.1 Approve Special Events Application from Michigan Initiative was removed from the consent agenda at the request of the applicant.

Approved Minutes of the Regular September 7, 2021 City Council Meeting, by unanimous vote.

Mayor Swift offered Public Comments.

Approved appointment of one applicant to the Board of Zoning Appeals and Adjustments for an unexpired three-year term to expire July 31, 2022, by unanimous vote.

At the request of Councilmember Norton, the following item was removed from the Consent Agenda: Bid award to Spartan Distributors, Inc., for one Sand Pro 3040.

Bid Award to Spartan Distributors, Inc., for purchase of one Procore 648 Walk-Behind Aerator.

Approved Consent Agenda by unanimous vote as follows: Authorize Solicitation Bids for a New Scale at the Landfill Ticket Office.

Authorize Solicitation of Bids for Heavy Equipment Replacement Tires Approved Purchase of a Sand Pro 3040 Rake Unit with Trade-in for Net Amount of $18,344.14.

AYES: Mayor Swift, Councilmembers Blanchette, Towle, Trombley, Workman NAYS: Councilmembers Norton, ONeil Motion carried.

Approved Purchase of a Procore 648 Walk-Behind Aerator with Trade-in for Net Amount of $27,944.60.

AYES: Mayor Swift, Councilmembers Blanchette, ONeil, Towle, Trombley, Workman NAYS: Councilmembers Norton Motion carried.

Adopted Amended Council Policy No. 1, Section 5, “Regular Meetings,” Time Change to 7:00 PM and Deleted Reference to Study Session Preceding the Regular Meeting, by unanimous vote.

Authorized Clerk to give First Reading, by title only, of Proposed Ordinance No. 725, by unanimous vote.

PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 725 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE RIVERVIEW CODE OF ORDINANCES

BY THE REPEAL AND RE-ADOPTION OF ARTICLE III, “FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT,” TO UPDATE THE ARTICLE TO COMPLY WITH THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY’S FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY AND STATE LAW Authorized Clerk to give First Reading, by title only, of Proposed Ordinance No. 726, by unanimous vote.

PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 726 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF RIVERVIEW TO AMEND SECTION 66-3 TO RATIFY AND APPROVE TRAFFIC CONTROL ORDER NUMBER 428 Meeting adjourned at 8:17 p.m. by unanimous vote.

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Registration starts: October 4 Join Ms. Sue for some storytime fun! Participants will enjoy stories, songs and games. Registration is required and will only be accepted in person or by calling 734-283-1250. Maximum of 20 children per session.

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Registration begins: October 1 Registration ends: October 14 Join us at the gazebo for Halloween songs with Beverly Meyer, a craft and a story scavenger hunt around the pond. Costumes are encouraged! Registration is required and will be accepted in person or over the phone by calling 734-283-1250. All ages are welcome.

November 1 – Monthly Book Club @ 7 p.m.

This month’s book club selection is Patron Saint of Liars by Ann Patchett. Plenty of copies are available at the Circulation Desk.

November 24 & 25 – Closed in Observance of Thanksgiving

eBooks/Magazines, Overdrive & Libby Library card holders have thousands of books, magazines and audiobooks available for free through the Overdrive database. These materials can be accessed 24/7 on your eReader or smart device. We recommend downloading the American Library Association’s free Libby app for quick and easy access to eResources. The app gives readers the ability to browse, download and read/listen to materials on any smart device through this one-stop app. Detailed instructions can be found by visiting https://riverviewpubliclibrary.com/digital-collection/. If you have any questions, please call us at 734-283-1250 or email us at RVML14300@gmail.com.

We will respond as soon as possible.

Need a library card to access online materials?

You can stop by the circulation desk during our hours of operation or you can email rvml14300@gmail.com. Please include your name, street address, phone number and birthdate in the body of the email. We will process your card and email back to you your new card number and pin. Please allow a few days for processing.

Choosing to use our curbside service? You just need to: 1) Place items on hold online (preferred method) at catalog.tln.lib.mi.us or by calling 734-283-1250. You can easily locate items when searching by title, author’s name or series name.

2) You will receive notification (automated call or email) when your items are ready to be picked up. Give us a call and let us know when you have arrived outside of the library. Please stop along the curb near our front entrance and we will deliver your items to your car (or bike). If you do not have a cellular phone, please call us before coming to the library.

Donating materials?

We appreciate you thinking of us for your book and DVD donations! We just ask a few things: Drop all donations off to us during our hours of operation: Monday – Thursday, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. / Saturday, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Please do not donate text books, encyclopedias, National Geographics, Reader’s Digest condensed editions, coloring/activity books or VHS tapes. We cannot use or sell these items.

A few helpful reminders: Our dropbox is open 24/7 and is located on the side of the building around the corner from the blue bike rack. We are no longer charging any late fines on materials, so fines should not be assessed on items owned by the Riverview Library.

Items borrowed from other libraries may still accrue fines.

Please be aware that materials that are more than 8 days late will be marked lost on your account. Patron accounts will be blocked until materials are returned.

Patrons who have lost books that are not returned will be charged book replacement costs.

Wi-Fi is available 24/7 on the outside of our building. If you sit in your car on the north side of the Library you will have access to our Wi-Fi signal. A password is not required.

Visit our Facebook page and/or riverviewpubliclibrary.com for up-to-date information concerning the library and for updated links to resources that may help inform and entertain you from home.

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Help Kiwanis with annual ‘Dictionary Project’ Dear Riverview Register reader, As adults we know how important it is to be able to read and write well in order to share knowledge. We want to help young people succeed in school and in life, and we know that third grade is a crucial time for students to learn to read effectively. Dictionary Project sponsors believe that giving children dictionaries is like giving them sets of keys—tools that will unlock all the information there is to be gained from reading and will also help them write about what they learn so that they can share information with others.

We would like to put one of these valuable sets of keys in the hands of each third grader so that they will all feel empowered to open the world of ideas, get in there, and explore.

The Kiwanis of Riverview are the local civic group partnering with the Dictionary Project people. We are looking for sponsors of this year’s

project. With the help of several local businesses we have distributed 3,860 dictionaries to third graders of Riverview Schools since 2007.

As a sponsor, your donation of at least $50 will get your name or company’s name listed on the front of each dictionary distributed. With a donation of at least $75, you will receive a 5” x 5” decal to be displayed in a conspicuous place at your business showing your support along with having your name listed on the front of the dictionary. We are looking to raise $1,000 to cover the cost of the dictionaries.

We must receive your donation by Saturday, Oct. 22, 2021, to be included on the list of sponsors.

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The Wyandotte Zombie Pub Crawl returns for its seventh year on Saturday, Oct. 16th.

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

In turn, the event organizers, Be Well My Friends a 501(c)(3), give the net proceeds to people and organizations of the Downriver that need assistance.

In its first six years, the event, was able to give over $62,000 to the “Yes, Ma’am” program, which bi-annually provides breast screenings and free mammograms to under-insured women in the Downriver area at the Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital.

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Continued from page 3 to have what vacant buildings there are filled with small businesses. Our community would benefit as a whole but not particularly financially as far as income to the city itself. Sure, there’d be some license and inspection fees collected. But not a penny more in property taxes will be collected.

Every building in the city is owned by someone or some entity. If the

and Well Being.

This year’s fundraiser is co-hosted by two nonprofits, Be Well My Friends and the Downriver Council for the Arts. The event’s proceeds will be distributed to the “Yes, Ma’am” program at the Wyandotte Henry Ford Hospital, Downriver Council for the Arts, Penrickton Center for the Blind, and Downriver Foster Closet.

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

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

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

While on the crawl, they can participate in a

building is occupied or not occupied the property tax is the same. Now if we get them full and there is demand for the buildings then the values go up and now we do better.

Riverview is doing what it can do to encourage new businesses to come in all the time. One thing that does attract new business owners and new homeowners is our current total millage rate.

The city of Riverview is among the lowest cities in Wayne County for millage rates. Your “Total Millage for Principal Residence” is 49.8650 For

scavenger hunt for a $300 cash prize. At 9:30 p.m. the zombie horde crawls back to the DCA for the Afterlife party at 81 Chestnut. There at the DCA, in the eerily decorated former Oddfellows ballroom, the Afterlife party will have live music from the band First Time Crush, costume contest with prizes, cash bar, raffles and door prizes.

The Wyandotte Zombie Pub Crawl and Afterlife party concludes at 2 a.m. when the zombies again return to their graves to rest until the 8th Annual Wyandotte Zombie Pub Crawl in October of 2022.

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your reference I’ve listed some of our neighboring community’s rates.

Allen Park: 60.0058, Flat Rock: 54.2454, Lincoln Park: 54.0041, Rockwood: 51.3557, Southgate: 56.3567, Taylor: 56.3567, Trenton: 51.0867, Woodhaven: 52.8137, Wyandotte: 54.0609.

So what does all this mean? If you picked up your house and put it in one of these municipalities and the value was the same, you’d be paying more in property taxes and in some cases considerably more.I personally take this as Riverview being a desirable

place to live in spite of owning our landfill.

The city of Riverview maintains a strong commitment to local residents, customers and community partners to provide high-quality service, while protecting environmental resources.

It is with this level of commitment which makes Riverview a leader in developing innovative approaches to solid waste opportunities for over 50 years; and has also made solid waste management a successful, strategic part of the city’s everyday business.

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Wednesday, November 10 Gratitude Pumpkin 6:30-7:30 p.m.

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Wednesday, December 1 Chocolate Bark 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Are you looking for the perfect teacher gift or just to make a tasty treat? In this class we will make a tray of this seasonal favorite, loaded chocolate bark. We will have white and milk chocolate available as well as many toppings such as: Oreos, pretzels, chocolate chips, nuts & sprinkles.

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Riverview football team continues unbeaten season HANK MINCKIEWICZ Riverview Register

The Riverview Pirates continued their plundering run through the Huron League football landscape on Oct. 1 with a decisive 42-29 over Milan, one of the Bucs strongest challengers for the league title.

The week before the Bucs’ beat the league’s other top team, Monroe St. Mary CC 22-6, and heading into the final weeks of the season, Riverview holds its destiny in its own hands.

The Bucs played 3-3 Airport on Oct. 8 and now only archrival Grosse Ile (1-5) and non-league Monroe High (3-3) stand between them and the state playoffs.

Riverview is one game clear of SMCC and two clear of Milan in the Huron League standings as the 2021 season nears its end.

As it has all season, Riverview’s unstoppable Wing-T offense led the way to victory over Milan. Through six games Riverview is averaging 39 points a night and its average margin of victory is 23 points.

Because of a missed two-point conversion, Riverview did trail briefly in the game against Milan. The Big Reds played tough in the first half and the game was 14-all at halftime before Riverview took control in the final 24 minutes.

Riverview scored first on - what else? - a long, grinding drive.

The Bucs took the opening kickoff on their own 26-yard line and used 12 plays to go 74 yards for the score.

Quarterback Preston Thompson went in from a yard out. The Bucs missed the two-point try.

The big play was a 39-yard pass over the middle to Cal Lockhart.

It was not the only contribution on the night for Lockhart, who had a monster game from his defensive end SEE UNBEATEN, Page 34

Riverview quarterback Preston Thompson rushed for nearly 100 yards and found the end zone several times during his team’s important win over Milan.

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position. He had several batted balls, a quarterback sack and a tackle for a loss.

Milan scored on its first possession of the game and the PAT gave the Big Reds their only lead of the night, 7-8.

Riverview answered on its second possession with a 10-play, 65-yard drive on which the Bucs overcame a 15-yard illegal block penalty. A rare pass again helped along the drive as Thompson hit Gavin Blackwood with a 26-yard strike.

Reece Wakeman scored from a yard out and Thompson ran into the two-point conversion for a 14-7 Riverview lead.

The first half flew by as each team had just four possessions.

Milan got a tipped-ball interception and turned it into seven points late in the second quarter and the teams left the field deadlocked at the intermission.

Milan tried an ill-advised fake punt on its first possession of the second half and Riverview made the Reds pay. The Bucs took over on the Milan 36 and needed just six plays to get into the end zone. Wakeman went over from two yards out and Blackwood caught a two-point conversion pass.

But if the Bucs thought the Big Reds were going away, they were wrong.

Milan marched back down the field and re-tied

After a record-setting Huron League championship season in 2020, the Riverview soccer team has put together another solid campaign in 2021.

Heading into the Huron League Tournament, which began last week, the Bucs are 11-4-1 and 6-1 in Hurton League play. Their only league loss was a 3-0 setback at the hands of defending Division 3 state champion Grosse Ile on Riverview’s home field on Sept. 22.

The loss against Grosse Ile was only the second shutout of the season suffered by Riverview. On the other hand, the Bucs have scored six shutouts of their own and have simply blown out several opponents. Riverivew beat Flat Rock 12-0, Jefferson 10-0, Airport 9-1, Milan 5-0 and Woodhaven 5-0.

At one point this year the Bucs put together a 10-game unbeaten streak (8-0-2).

Following the Huron League Tournament, Riverview will embark on Michigan High School Athletic Association state tournament play, The Bucs will begin with a district tournament at Southgate Anderson.

In the first round on Oct. 13, Allen Park will play Huron and Carlson will play Anderson. The winners of those games will meet on Oct. 18. Trenton will also play on Oct. 13 against Airport and that winner will face Riverview on Oct.18. Riverview will host.

The district championship will be held at Anderson at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 20.

the game at 22-22.

Then the Pirates buckled up their chin straps and took over the game.

The Bucs went 59 yards for a score with Thompson doing the heavy lifting. He had a 20-yard run to start the drive and finished it with a 25-yard dance into the end zone. He also scored the twopoint conversion and it was 30-22 and Milan would never catch up again.

Milan went for it on a fourth down in their own end and a 10-yard sack by Lockwood gave Riverview good field position. Jacob Shank capitalized on it when he went 30 yards right up the middle for a score on the first play of the possession.

Milan returned the ensuing kickoff 70 yards for a score, but the Bucs shrugged it off and answered right back when Thompson hit Seth Daniels with a 32-yard touchdown pass nto bring the final score to 42-29.

As usual, the Bucs used a lot of weapons on offense to get the job done. Thompson rushed for 85 yards, Jacob Shupe rushed for 62 yards and Shank rushed for 52. Thompson was 3-of-4 through the air for 97 important yards.

Riverview has now beaten Dearborn Divine Child, Monroe Jefferson, Huron and Flat Rock, in addition to SMCC and Milan.

The Bucs close the regular season at home against Grosse Ile on Oct. 15 and at Monroe on Oct. 22 before getting ready for the 2021 Michigan High School Athletic Association state playoffs.

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Cal Lockhart caught one of quarterback Pretson’s four passes against Milan on Oct. 1.

He also had a big game defensively with several tipped balls, a quarterback sack and a tackle for a loss.

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At the first Huron League Jamboree held Sept. 28 at Milan High School, the Riverview boys cross country team had an announcement for the rest of the League: If you want the 2021 league title, you’re gonna have to fight for it.

And fight hard.

Riverview was dominant at the meet and likely crushed the hopes of some teams who thought they might contend this year.

The Bucs placed five runners among the top nine, six among the top 12 and all seven among the top 14 as they ran away with the team title.

Riverview scored 34 points, miles ahead of runner-up Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central (64) and third-place Jefferson (70). Milan (106), Huron (114), Flat Rock (170), Grosse Ile (171) and Airport (228) rounded out the scoring.

Tenth-grader Logan Ruffner was the first runner home for Riverview, placing fourth in 16:51. The Riverview pack then followed in sixth through ninth place. They were, senior Sam Polgar (17:10), senior Justin Shupe (17:28), Senior Gavin Shelton (17:29) and junior Blake Robinson (17:36).

Sophomore Hayden Holmes was 12th (17:47) and senior Ethan Rucarean was 14th (17:56).

The Riverview girls did not have enough runners to score as a team, but Keira Wood (21:42), Lexi Shaul (24:53), Alexia Stonier (26:51) and Justiss Henderson (27:37) ran for the Bucs.

At league jamboree No. 2 at Sterling State Park on Oct.5, the Riverview boys again flexed their muscles and won again.

Led by Ruffner’s second-place run and three top 10 finishes, Riverivew scored 43 points, comfortably ahead of Jefferson and SMCC, who each had 56.

Ruffner ran 17:19 and Robinson was 8th (18:09) and Holmes was 9th (18:08). Shelton and Shupe finished the scoring for the meet champs.

The girls had five finishers in the race, but finished eighth. Shaul’s 31st-place finish was the best for the Riverview girls.

At the Oct 2 Marauder Invitational, the Bucs got a chance to show off in front of some non-Huron League

opponents and they did just that, winning the 11-team White Division race by 40 points over Huron.

Riverview scored 47 points, Huron scored 87 and Adrian scored 90.

Rounding out the field were Gabriel Richard (111), Flat Rock (140), Ida (164), Cabrini (168), Grosse Ile (195), Airport (240), Garden City (240) and Ann Arbor Greenhills (246).

Ruffner was the class of the field and won with a time of 17:01, 11 seconds ahead of Alex Meszaros of Gabriel Richard.

The rest of the Riverview team did not storm across the finish line like they did at the Huron League jamboree, but their finishes were plenty high.

Shelton was fifth (17:26), Polgar was 12th (17:52), Holmes was 15th (18:08) and Shupe was 19th (18:57).

Wood snagged 17th place in the girls race as the Riverview girls again did not have enough runners to score as a team.

The Bucs had middle-of-thepack finishes in their first two races back in early and mid September, but that almost seemed by design.

Riverview ran at the Rambling Rock Invitational at Willow Metropark on Sept. 11 and at the Holly/Duane Raffin Festival of Races at Springfield Oaks County Park on Sept. 18.

Both of those event featured loaded fields and seemed designed to get the Pirates used to running against and extremely high level of competition.

At the Rambling Rock, Riverview finished ninth among 20 teams. Romeo won with 62 points. Riverview had 229. Ruffner led the locals with a 16:33, 12th-place finish.

In Holly, the Bucs were sixth in the 18-team Division 2 race. East Lansing won with 62 points. Riverview had 153. Ruffner was again the first Pirate.

He was 19th in 17:34.

The Bucs ran at the Wayne County Championships at Willow on Oct. 9 and they finish the season with the Gabriel Richard Invitational at Young Patriots Park on Oct. 16, The Huron League Championships at Willow on Oct. 21, the Lincoln Park Post-a-PR Meet at Council Point on Oct. 25 and the MHSAA Division 2 regional at Lake Erie Metropark on Oct. 30.

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Come Visit Gabriel Richard Catholic High School Article by Lillian Paschke, Gabriel Richard Junior Gabriel Richard Catholic High School is a co-educational, college preparatory high school located in Riverview. In addition to a rigorous academic curriculum, Gabriel Richard offers dynamic visual and performing arts programs, championship-level athletics, and has 100% graduation and college acceptance rates. Gabriel Richard is excited to invite the public to the following upcoming evaents.

The Gabriel Richard Open House is on Sunday, November 14, 2021. Open House is an event for families interested in joining the GR community to tour the school, as well as meet and talk to current students, administrators, and teachers. This is also a tremendous opportunity to ask questions about the school and the collegepreparatory curriculum.

If you are interested in attending or have any questions about the Gabriel Richard admissions process, you can contact Brendan Johnson, Director of Admissions, at 734284-3636.

The Gabriel Richard theater program is preparing for their production of The Addams Family.

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NIck Wisniewski (16) hopes to get the Gabriel Richard Pioneers back on the winning side of the ledger before the season ends.

Richard gridders fight on through struggles It’s been a tough season so far for the Gabriel Richard football team.

The Pioneers lost their season-opener to Grosse Ile and they have lost three of four games since then.

The lone bright spot was a dominating 54-24 win over Detroit University Prep on Sept. 10. In its other games, Gabriel Richard has lost to Grosse Ile 40-21, Clinton 63-20, Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard 14-7 and Bishop Foley 33-28.

Richard’s only win came on its home field and the hometown fans had a high time as the Pioneers rang up 54 points.

Richard scored the first 26 points of the game and was comfortably ahead

all night long. The Pioneers led 33-14 at halftime and then added 21 second half points.

Senior Nick Szczechowski led the way for the Pioneers with scoring runs of 10, 30 and 37 yards. Freshman Nick Sobush got in on the fun with a three-yard touchdown run.

Richard played Catholic League Intersectional 1 rival Lutheran North on Oct. 8 and will face another league foe in Cranbrook-Kingswood on Oct. 15 before closing the year wil an asyet-to-be-determined crossover for on Oct. 22.

There must be something in the water in Riverview this year.

While the Riverview cross country team is burning up the Huron League, the other team in town, the Gabriel Richard Pioneers, are having equal success in their orbit.

The Pioneers, led by Alex Meszaros, have won several meets this year, including their Catholic League jamboree and they have shown well in several other, larger invitationals against bigger teams.

At the first CHSL jamboree, Richard cruised to victory with 42 points.

Royal Oak Shrine was next with 74. Marine City Cardinal Mooney, Cabrini, University Liggett, Bishop Foley, Greenhills and Loyola rounded out the scoring.

Meszaros won the race in 17:40 and the Pioneers had three runners in the top 10. John Borowicz was fourth (18:38) and Parker Hegge was sixth (18:47). Petr Laskaris and Johnny Benko finished the scoring for the Pioneers.

At the second league jamboree, hosted by Clarkston Everest Academy, Richard was second behind Bishop Foley. The Ventures ran well and scored 36 points to win decisively. Richard had 64 points and Royal Oak Shrine 67.

Meszaros won the race in 18:57. Borowicz and Heggie were 11th and 12, respectively and Laskaris and Gabe Heath finished the scoring.

Earlier this year, Richard won the Homer Invitational and the Spartan Invitational in Webberville.

At Homer, running against seven other teams, Richard claimed first with 39 points.

Meszaros, Heggie and Borowicz finished second-third-fourth to lead the charge. Laskaris was ninth and Benko 26th.

In Webberville, the Pioneers ran against just fiver other teams and the results were close as Richard edged the host team 46-48 for the title.

Maszaros was second in 16:54. Laskaris, Heggie and Benko were 11th, 12th and 13th, respectively and Heath was 21st.

Richard finished farther back int he pack at the Holly Duane Raffin Festival of Races and the Oct.2 Marauder Invitational, but the competition at those events was at a high, high level.

In Holly running in Division 4 against 10 other teams, Richard was fifth, but Meszaros kept up his string of strong efforts with an 18:17 second-place run.

Borowiczwas also among the top 20 with a time of 18:32.

At the Marauder, Richard was fourth in the 11-team White Division.

Meszaros ran second to Riverview’s Logan Ruffner. Ruffner ran 17:01, Meszaros 17:12. Borowicz was 16th, Laskaris 22 and Hegge 25th. =Richard will host its invitational Oct. 16 at Young Patriots Park, go to the CHSL C/D Championships Oct. 22 and be at regionals in Grosse Pointe on Oct. 29.

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