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CBD products abound, and may be helpful, but buyer beware PAULA NEUMAN Southgate Star
CBD – short for cannabidiol – is for sale all over Downriver and beyond in a variety of forms. You can find it as an oil, a powder, a rub-on cream or gel, as gummies, patches and even infused into food and beverages. Across the country, millions of people are using some form of CBD, which is extracted from hemp plants and doesn’t get you high, to treat all sorts of health issues, including anxiety, pain and insomnia. The trouble is, the CBD craze is way ahead of the science about its effectiveness. And it’s largely unregulated, so what you get – and it’s expensive – may not be what the package says it is. A number of local pharmacists and doctors declined requests to comment about CBD. They said they just don’t know enough about it to comment. Nevertheless, it’s flying off the shelves. You can find it online, in some drug stores, smoke shops, video stores, food co-ops and even in some gas stations. Total Health Foods in Wyandotte offers a variety of CBD products, including some for pets. The demand is huge, co-owner Annette Crossman said. “People want to drink it, they want to rub it, they want to swallow it,” she said. She and twin sister and co-owner Janette Crossman started carrying CBD products about two months ago, Annette said. “I had to do some research first,” she said. “I needed to find clean companies.” The store’s CBD products are organic and nonGMO (genetically modified organisms), she said. Crossman said she herself uses CBD for joint pain, and finds it helpful. Anecdotal evidence suggests that many others do, too. Kelly Wise of Wyandotte said she uses it occasionally for pain, and finds it effective. Georgie Heron-Willoughby of Huron Township said CBD helps her arthritis pain. But dosages are undefined and unregulated. You basically have to guess how much will help you and find out by trial and error. Long-term effects? Side effects if you take too much? Interactions with other medications you may take? Nobody really knows yet. Small trial studies are underway on CBD’s effectiveness for pain, depression and other health issues. In 2018, the National Institutes of Health allocated $16 million to study CBD. The one thing clinical trials have shown for sure about CBD is its effectiveness in treating epileptic seizures in children with a rare and severe disorder. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved a CBD drug called Epidiolex for seizure treatment. Early and small trials suggest that CBD might ease anxiety, pain and schizophrenia. Testing has been slow because the FDA only declassified parts of the hemp plant as controlled substances in 2018.
Its earlier classification kept researchers from getting it for testing. Scientists on the cutting edge of CBD research believe current evidence suggests there’s promise for the compound to treat some ailments. But they warn consumers to look for a product that is third-party tested to make sure it’s really what it claims to be, and to talk to their doctors before taking it. “You cannot know for sure that the product you buy has active ingredients at the dose level on the label,” wrote Dr. Peter Grinspoon in an Aug. 24
publication on CBD by Harvard Medical School. “We also don’t know the most effective therapeutic dose of CBD for any particular medical condition. “Some CBD manufacturers have come under government scrutiny for wild, indefensible claims, such as that CBD is a cure-all for cancer, which it’s not. We need more research, but CBD may prove to be an option for managing anxiety, insomnia and chronic pain. Without sufficient high-quality evidence in human studies, we can’t pinpoint effective doses.”
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CULINARY CAPERS EVELYN CAIRNES Southgate Star
Congratulations to Martha Butler of Grosse Ile for winning not one, not two, not three, but four gold metals . . . plus a silver medal . . . for her sugar-free recipes in the recent Downriver Senior Olympics hosted by the Southgate Recreation Department. The gold medals were for her triple chocolate Bundt cake, pumpkin bread, a white-chocolate pumpkin cookie (her grandson’s favorite) and an apple pie made with ricotta cheese. The silver medal was for her sugar-free fudge. Martha, who started baking when she was 10 years old, said her first attempt was a chocolate mayonnaise cake. A diabetic, she said she is now experimenting with a recipe for sugarless salsa. More than 500 seniors from the age of 50 to 99 took part in the Downriver Olympics, vying for 563 gold, silver and bronze medals in categories ranging from baking and cooking to pinochle and ping- pong. The competition was climaxed by an awards banquet at Crystal Gardens. I baked Martha’s Gold Medal SugarFree Bundt Cake and was surprised that a cake without sugar could taste that good. But don’t even think of using a Bundt pan smaller than 10½ inches with a 12-cup capacity, or the batter will overflow. And the simple glaze is simply amazing. SUGAR-FREE TRIPLE CHOCOLATE BUNDT CAKE 16-ounce box Pillsbury Sugar-Free Devil’s Food Cake Mix 1.4-ounce box Jell-O Sugar-Free Instant Chocolate Pudding Mix 4 eggs, beaten 1¾ cups water ½ cup vegetable oil 1 tablespoon vanilla ½ cup sugar-free chocolate chips Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray a Bundt pan generously with Pam or other baking spray. In a large mixing bowl, mix together the cake and pudding mixes. Then on low speed of an electric mixer, mix in the beaten eggs, water, oil and vanilla. Increase the speed to medium and
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It is a sad day for local indies: Farewell, Ray Hunter
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All independent businesses have their “regulars” - the customers that become devotees over the years, as relationships forged long ago get set in stone. Not only are they comfortable and trusting of the service and honest representation of the industry such places provide - they also like, even love the place, maybe the owner, certainly the people that make that place what it is. These people don’t need to be asked to shop local. Their response, quite appropriate, might be something like “Uh, yeah, duh….” They would never hurt the store they value. They know that their world in particular would be the worse for the absence of the store that served them so well. My daily or even periodic travel routines don’t take me out onto Eureka all that often. I wasn’t paying attention to the drama that was unfolding at Ray Hunter Florist and Garden, as they prepared to close their doors for the last time on July 14. I have to tell you that even typing those words, for a business that is not mine, no less, makes me sad. Sadder because I didn’t know. The Ray Hunter business is not going to be eulogized here - it has already been done, and I’m certain, better than I could hope to do. What hits me now, after the fact, is the expression of sadness of one long time patron who simply said, paraphrased: “Oh, no, not another special place closing! You will be sadly missed.” It is easy to lament the loss after the fact, and many will. It is harder to recognize the truth: All of their “specialness” was not enough to overcome the onslaught of competition that may have had lower prices. Ray Arthur Hunter cited on-line habits as the primary culprit (with three or four Lowe’s, three or four Home Depots, and now a Menard’s within a few miles, big box retail had to have also hit them like a ballooning tsunami as well). Hiis explanation seems sanguine
and clinical. Mine would not sound anything like that. I might sound angrier, but there is no question that I would not sound accepting. I would be devastated as if I had lost a family member. For people like me that live and breathe the business we’re in, that business and the person are one and the same. The “disconnect” I have talked about in this column does, in fact, lead to this end game. People that are not in the acolyte category don’t actively try to hurt the Ray Hunters of the world. They simply have no awareness at all of the impact of their buying decisions. They are disconnected; they have lost the thread that makes up a community. As a result, we no longer even have the option of shopping at Ray Hunter. We are left with the internet, and the big box alternatives that are staffed by people that know less about their products and that don’t know us personally. Nationals take local ideas and try to mass produce them, while sucking all the money out of the area that it once bounced around in. Internet options are even worse. I miss what has been lost. I resent that what has replaced it. The crappy new version of reality for all of us that, together, could have been avoided, if only we understood. It doesn’t happen by magic, and it doesn’t happen by letting everyone else carry the water. If you want your area to be populated by cool and unique and excellent businesses of all kinds, you have to patronize those places. You have to let it sink in that your own, personal purchase decisions are incredibly powerful. If you stop to think that another 25 purchases a day at Ray Hunter, diverted from stores that wouldn’t notice the difference - well, they wouldn’t be gone now. We deserve and need local and independent, and we make it succeed or fail. Help push back against the dumbing down of the American shopping experience. Congratulations and appreciative thanks to Ray Hunter for 100 years, plying your trade, making a difference, leaving happy memories. You are already missed.
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Davidson’s TaLia Ayers is 2019 Miss Michigan Preteen JILL PASTOR Special to the Southgate Star
We are proud to recognize the accomplishment of a Davidson Middle School 7th-grader, TaLia Ayers. She was recently named the 2019 Miss Michigan Preteen Queen. TaLia is an honor roll student who enjoys track and volleyball. Her favorite subjects include math and history. TaLia also enjoys swimming and riding horses. She has been a Girl Scout since kindergarten. Additionally, she enjoys going to church, volunteering with children and programs for the elderly. The National American Miss Pageants are dedicated to celebrating America’s greatness and encouraging its future leaders. Each year, the National American Miss Pageants awards $1.5 million dollars in cash, scholarships, and prizes to recognize assist the development of young women nationwide. National American Miss has added the ultimate door prize to Nationals. Each girl that qualifies for the national pageant has a chance to win a new Ford Mustang
Convertible. National American Miss is dedicated to developing the success of young women across our nation with a program that is designed to be age-appropriate and familyoriented. Pageants are held in each state for girls ages four to eighteen in five different age divisions. The National American Miss Pageants are for “Today’s Girl” and “Tomorrow’s Leaders.” The pageant program is based on inner beauty, as well as poise, presentation, and offers an “All American Spirit” of fun for family and friends. Emphasis is placed on the importance of gaining selfconfidence, learning new skills, learning good attitudes about competition, and setting and achieving personal goals. The pageant seeks to recognize the accomplishments of each girl while encouraging her to set goals for the future! TaLia is most excited to travel to California in November during Thanksgiving week for the national competition. When asked about the competition, she said “Hope I can do my best!”
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It’s in Your Jeans holds special men’s cancer fundraiser HANK MINCKIEWICZ Southgate Star
The men’s cancer awareness organization - It’s in Your Jeans - was born out of tragic loss and sadness. Cindy Czarnik lost her father to colon cancer. A colleague, Vonda Grant, lost her young male cousin to testicular cancer. Both types of cancer carry a high cure rate, if caught early, but neither man got the necessary screening. In 2016 Czarnik and Grant helped found It’s in Your Jeans with the goal of raising awareness of men’s cancers, promoting screenings and helping men defray the costs of those screenings. The main thrust was to start talking about what can be an embarrassing illness and get men the early information that can save lives. “The (Susan G.) Komen Foundation has been around for about 20 years and
it has done a great job of educating women about breast cancer,” said Czarnik. “We know about it, we talk about it, we get mammograms and no one has trouble talking about them. “We are trying to do the same thing for these cancers.” “These cancers” are colon, testicular and prostate cancers. Those three, along with lung cancer, are the most common killers of men. Here is what It’s in Your Jeans would like you to know. PROSTATE CANCER: Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men. It occurs in the prostate, a small walnut-shaped gland in men that produces the seminal fluid that nourishes and transports sperm. Prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in men. Usually prostate cancer grows slowly and is initially confined to the prostate gland, where it may not cause serious harm. However, while some types of
prostate cancer grow slowly and may need minimal or no treatment, other types are aggressive and can spread quickly. When prostate cancer is found only within the prostate gland, it has the best chance of being cured. Signs and symptoms include trouble urinating, decreased force in the stream of urine, blood in semen, discomfort in the pelvic area, bone pain and erectile dysfunction. COLON CANCER: Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in both men and women in the United States. It is estimated that more than half of all cases could be prevented by regular screenings. Colorectal cancer nearly always starts with noncancerous growths called polyps, which would typically be identified and removed during a colonoscopy. This important screening can actually prevent the development of
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cancer. Beginning at age 50, both men and women should have a colonoscopy every 10 years, or even every 3-5 years if polyps are found. Screening may be earlier based on family history. While a colonoscopy is the recommended screening, your doctor may offer a simple take home test to look for hidden blood in the stool. If blood is found, then a colonoscopy would be recommended. Talk with your doctor about your history and schedule the colorectal cancer screening type that is best for you. Signs and symptoms include dark or bright red blood in stool, abdominal pain and unexpected weight loss. TESTICULAR CANCER: Testicular cancer occurs in the testicles, which are located inside the scrotum. It is the most common cancer in American males between the ages of 15 and 35. SEE DENIM, Page 9
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DENIM Continued from page 8 Those with a history of an undescended testicle have a higher risk. Compared with other types of cancer, testicular cancer is rare, but noted to be the most curable cancer with excellent survival rates. Some doctors recommend regular testicular self-examinations to identify testicular cancer at its earliest stage. Discuss testicular self-examination with your doctor if you’re unsure about whether it’s right for you. Signs and symptoms include a lump or enlargement in either testicle, a feeling of heaviness in the scrotum, a dull ache in the abdomen or groin, a sudden collection of fluid in the scrotum, pain or discomfort in a testicle or the scrotum, enlargement or tenderness of the breasts and back pain. There is no way to prevent testicular cancer. To determine whether a lump is testicular cancer, your doctor may recommend testing with an ultrasound, screening blood-work and possibly surgery. LUNG CANCER Lung cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in men. Naturally, active smokers are at highest risk as well as those who have been exposed to asbestos. Secondhand smoke can cause it and even non-smokers can develop lung cancer. Signs and symptoms include, new cough unrelated to infection, chest pain, shortness of breath, coughing up blood and unexpected weight loss with large smoking history. To raise money, It’s in Your Jeans does community fundraising throughout the year, many of those are fun “guest bartender” events with local politicians, police and fire chiefs and business people manning the taps. Last month the ground held its largest fundraiser of the year at Southgate’s Crystal Gardens. Called Diamonds and Denim, it was a dinner and dancing event with raffles and giveaways. Czarnik said the event attracted 230 attendees and was the group’s most successful major fundraiser yet. “Patricia Anderson and Christine Gorno did a phenomenal job of organizing things for us,” Czarnick said. “This is not an easy event to put on and they pulled it off beautifully.” It’s in Your Jeans donates money to Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital, Trenton Beaumont Hospital and to the Downriver Community Clinic, formerly known as the Wyandotte Clinic for the Working Uninsured. These organizations use the money for free screening and information events and now some is earmarked for Wyandotte Hospital’s Integrative Medicine/Acupuncture unit, which provides acupuncture relief therapy for men undergoing cancer treatment. To date, the group has raised more than $150,000. The Downriver Community Clinic will hold a Men’s Health Day - sponsored by It’s in Your Jeans on Oct. 5 from 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. The free event will provide a check-up with a
physician, a prostate exam, discussion of symptoms related to urinary and sexual health and PSA lab work to be completed before the exam. To participate, patients must make an appointment before Oct. 2. You can do so by calling the clinic at 734-365-3560 or emailing at wyandotteclinic@gmail. com. The clinic also plans Men’s Wellness days in February and June, but those dates have not yet been solidified. It’s in Your Jeans is also reaching out to Downriver For Veterans to make screening and information readily available to their clients. It’s in Your Jeans’ leaders are Patricia Cook Anderson, chairman; Cindy Czarnik, president; Christina Gorno, executive vice president; Melissa Armatis, treasurer; Dana Uhse, secretary; and John
McNally, trustee. Organization members are, Dr. Dennis Lemanski, Frank Torti, Lisa Pinkowski, Peter Rose, Rachael Nicholson, Rob Bovitz, Vonda Grant, Marianne Malone, Kevin Rourke, Christine Stesney-Ridenour, Nona Estes, Dr. Jessica Schering and Karen Yacobucci. “We have had a lot of support from the community and we are grateful,” said Czarnik. If you or someone you know is battling cancer, reach out to It’s in Your Jeans for help. The group is willing to offer assistance toward non-insurance covered expenses including, but not limited to, transportation, childcare, deductibles, medication, and integrative medicine. Requests can be directed to: info@itsinyourjeans.org.
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Come and see what the hoopla is all about The Southgate Veterans Memorial Library now offer access to Hoopla, which gives you the ability to enjoy books, movies, audiobooks, comics, music, and more! Hoopla works a bit differently than other digital offerings. Your library card gives you three play credits each month, which can be used to borrow any Hoopla title. The library pays only for titles that are borrowed, no upfront cost for access. Because the library pays for each item borrowed, we ask that, if you are searching for titles that may be available through Overdrive, you check there for it first. Also, please avoid borrowing items you’re not sure you want; this will help us manage the cost of Hoopla, and prevent you from wasting one of your three monthly play credits. JOIN THE BOOK CLUB Join the Southgate Veterans Memorial Library for its Book Club! Meetings are held the third Wednesday of each month (except December) at 7 PM. Everyone is welcome, whether you’ve read the book or not! Copies of the upcoming title will be available at the Southgate Library, just ask at the front desk. OCT. 16 - THE SUN DOES SHINE BY ANTHONY RAY HINTON In 1985, Anthony Ray Hinton was arrested and charged with two counts of capital murder in Alabama. Stunned, confused, and only twenty-nine years old, Hinton knew that it was a case of mistaken identity and believed that the truth would prove his innocence and ultimately set him free. But with no money and a different system of justice for a poor black man in the South, Hinton was placed on Death Row at Holman State Prison. As Hinton realized and accepted his fate, he resolved not only to survive, but find a way to live. For the next twenty-seven years he was a beacon―transforming not only his own spirit, but those of his fellow inmates. With the help of civil rights attorney and bestselling author of Just Mercy, Bryan Stevenson, Hinton won his release in 2015. Hinton’s memoir tells his dramatic thirty-year journey and shows how you can take away a man’s freedom, but you can’t take away his
imagination, humor, or joy. NEED TO USE A COMPUTER? Everyone can use our public computer workstations. If you have a library card from any TLN library, you can use it and the PIN you set up for the online catalog (if you don’t know it, please ask us to look it up for you) to log in. Kids can use the kid computers; adults must use the adult computers, unless they are with a child. Parents or guardians must explicitly give permission for their children to use the computers, either in person each visit, or by signing a computer contract for each child. More information can be found on our policy page. Computer sessions last for 30 minutes. If there is no waiting list, you may have your time refreshed as many times as you need by asking at the circulation desk before your session times out. Please note: Use of the public computers is largely unrestricted, but keep in mind that it is a privilege that we may revoke at any time given cause. You are in a public place with other people around and must act accordingly. As such: Listening to audio content will require headphones. You may use your own, buy some from us, or borrow a loaner pair from us. Even with headphones on, keep the volume to a reasonable level. Accessing inappropriate content or engaging in illegal activity is considered grounds for revoking computer use privileges, at a minimum. For more specifics you can read our official computer use policy statement. In general, be considerate of your fellow patrons. Failure to do so will result in being asked to leave for the day. FREE RESOURCES We provide our patrons with access to the following online resources, free for you to use anywhere you can get online. World Book Online - Kids: A searchable online encyclopedia for kids, designed to support school projects and similar learning activities. Also includes the “Early World of Learning”, a set of online activities for younger children
just learning to read. Ancestry.com: One of the most powerful genealogical research tools, available to you free. Note: Only available for use on library computers. Jobs for Teens: A collection of free, high quality resources to help teens and young adults find jobs, craft resumes, and hone interviewing skills. HLOOM: Free MS Office compatible templates for resumes, cover letters, Invoices, Flyers and many other common types of document The Merck Manuals are a free online resource for medical information, with a Professional version for professionals and students, a Consumer version for patients and caregivers, and a Veterinary section for animal care. Beaumont-Dearborn Medical Library is open to the public, offers many
health information resources, and takes requests for information packets on any aspect of medicine or health care. THE END OF LATE FEES The Southgate Veterans Memorial has removed overdue item fines! After much consideration and debate, it was agreed that charging fines for overdue items works against our goal of providing access to information to everyone. This change is being undertaken on a trial basis, while we gather information, to ensure that removing fines helps us reach more people, does not disrupt library operations, or impede the sharing of resources. We are confident that this change will make the library a more pleasant and inviting place for all. Please click HERE for more information.
A win for the Titans
The girls varsity golf team took first place in a quad match at Riverview Golf Course recently, beating Wyandotte, Woodhaven and Dearborn Edsel Ford. Freshman Elyana Cecil lead the Lady Titans with a 44, Madison Moon shot 45, Lily Lawson and Jordan Hunt each shot 50. Paris Meller shot 56. Michigan High School Athletic Association regionals for the Titans will be Wednesday, Oct, 9 at Pine View Golf Course in Ypsilanti. Other teams there will be, Allen Park. Dearborn Heights Crestwood, Gibraltar Carlson, Livonia Churchill, New Boston Huron, Riverview Community, South Lyon, South Lyon East, Trenton, Wyandotte Roosevelt, Ypsilanti Community and Ypsilanti Lincoln.
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GEORGE WASHINGTON NEVER SLEPT HERE, BUT WE HAVE ALL THESE LITTLE THINGS THAT DID AND DO HAPPEN THAT PEOPLE MIGHT FIND INTERESTING.
~ Jerry Pesci
Historical Museum anxious to share the city’s past TOM TIGANI Southgate Star
Now a year beyond the city’s 60th birthday celebration, the Southgate Historical Museum has a new sign, but its user-friendly, low-key approach to preserving the city’s past is unchanged. The house that became the museum, now at the city’s municipal complex, was built in 1925 for Frederick Grahl on property just north of Eureka Road. It’s a type of American foursquare, a design common in the area that evolved as a transition from the more ornate and mass-produced elements of the Victorian and other Revival styles of the previous century. Grahl later left the house when he
gave up farming and took a job at the Ford Rouge Plant. The city acquired the house in a deal with the owner of the Mexican Gardens restaurant and moved it to the municipal complex in 1994. The museum is home to a large collection of photos and information about past and current elected officials, as well as photos and memorabilia from schools within the city limits throughout years. The latter includes a collection of high school yearbooks that officials say have proven popular among residents. An extensive death notice collection provides an excellent resource for anyone doing genealogical work. One of its rooms is dedicated to residents who served in the military, including uniforms and artifacts from
two World Wars, conflicts in Southeast Asia and fatigues worn in Afghanistan. Also represented are three cadets from West Point and 11 Southgate men killed in Vietnam. The museum also features a collection of memorabilia from businesses that no longer exist, including the most recent, Ray Hunter Florist & Garden, a bar called Timbers that looked like a log cabin that once occupied the site of the current post office, and the country-western night club once housed in what is now the Hungarian Rhapsody restaurant. Southgate city historian Jerry Pesci recalled the two drive-in movie theaters in the city: the Michigan at Dix-Toledo and Eureka, and the Fort George/
Southgate Theater properties on the site of the current Meijer on Fort Street; the museum has a section on the theaters. Many residents might be surprised, he said, to learn that the theaters were near Wonderland Park (a site later occupied by Stu Evans Lincoln Mercury), an amusement park complete with a shooting gallery, a Ferris wheel “and all the rides you’d expect at a roving carnival,” which went away sometime in the mid-1960s. Before becoming a city, Pesci said, the southern portion of Ecorse Township had a small airport stretching along Eureka from Richmond to almost Trenton Road. The airport was shut SEE MUSEUM, Page 15
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Continued from page 14 down in World War II by the U.S. government to save aviation gasoline and minimize the risk from saboteurs of the local steel plants. The museum also contains the varied accounts of how the city got its name. One says the city was named after South Gate, Calif., where Thomas Anderson, the city’s first mayor (and Ecorse Township’s last supervisor) spent some time after being discharged from the Marine Corps. Perhaps the city’s most legendary figure, Anderson for a time became head of Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources. Another story says the city’s name came from the planning stages of the Southgate Shopping Center at Eureka and Trenton roads. A third, Pesci said, is that “before I-75 was built, we were literally the south gate to the Detroit area. In the early 1950s, he said, a gas station at Eureka and Trenton that is now a Top Value auto repair shop was the first place in the community to actually use the word “Southgate.”
At Christmastime, the museum also offers visits with Santa Claus (Pesci), who also takes a turn in his workshop at Kiwanis Park. “We are lower-volume Santa situation,” Pesci said, “which works well for kids who like to sit and stare at Santa for a while before they decide what they want. If you want to look around the corner and think about it for a while, we can do that.” The Historical Foundation’s other community involvements include scholarships offered to two Southgate Anderson High School students each year, and an annual daddy-daughter dance. “George Washington never slept here,” Pesci said, “but we have all these little things that did and do happen that people might find interesting.” Museum hours are 2-5 p.m. the first weekend of each month or by appointment by calling (734) 775-0425. “By appointment sounds very strict, but we’re not,” he said. “We’re anxious to share our history with anybody who’s interested.”
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Kids’ lemonade stand raises hundreds for St. Jude PAULA NEUMAN Southgate Star
Two little girls with a lemonade stand learned a little about business – and made enough money in one afternoon to donate more than $225 to St. Jude Children’s Hospital. Cousins Lily Convery of Southgate and Evelynn Otter of New Boston, both 9, thought up the idea some time ago, and with the help of their grandmothers, sisters-inlaw Patricia Izzo and Maxine Izzo, it finally came to reality on Aug. 30. “Lily was bugging me about a lemonade stand all summer,” said Patricia Izzo, who made the stand and the posters for it, and “hosted” it on the sidewalk in front of her house on Emmons Boulevard in Wyandotte. She and Maxine Izzo made the cookies and lemonade to be sold. Patricia Izzo asked the girls before they started if they’d consider donating the proceeds. They said yes, and chose St. Jude to be the recipient of their sales. “We just thought it was a fun idea,” Evelynn said. “My mom (Nichole Otter) had a childhood cancer. Some people are just stuck in bed. They can’t even do anything.” “Some people don’t even get to play,” said Lily, who
is in the fourth grade at St. Joseph Catholic School in Trenton. The girls priced their wares at 50 cents per homemade cookie and 50 cents per glass of lemonade. They also had a little bit of another treat to sell – for a very short time, as it turned out. “We had chocolate-covered strawberries, but we ate them all,” Evelynn said. From 12:30 to 4 p.m., cars came by and stopped so drivers could buy cookies and lemonade and make a donation. Neighbors contributed, too. The girls were surprised at how good business was. And when it wasn’t, they danced in the driveway and shouted to encourage customers. “She started dancing,” said Lily, pointing at Evelynn. “So we danced and we just kept yelling. A lot of cars stopped. Sometimes, a bunch of cars piled up. When there were a lot of people, it was hard to take care of them all. Toward the end, we were running out of lemonade, and there were like 10 cars, but we somehow made it.” Surprisingly, the girls almost never had to make change when someone made a purchase. “Only one person wanted change,” said Evelynn, who is in the fourth grade at St.
John’s Lutheran School in Waltz. Over and over, their customers handed them $5s, $10s and $20s, and told the girls to keep the change. And one young woman handed them a $50 bill. “We thought it was a misunderstanding, but it wasn’t,” Lily said. “She said to keep the change.” Patricia Izzo said the generous young woman told her she was on her way to the mall to buy two outfits, but saw the lemonade stand and decided she could do with only one. And then she handed the girls $50 for St. Jude. “People were so generous,” Izzo said. “Cars were lined up, and little kids would come down the block with change.” “I only expected to make $50,” Lily said. “Our (money containers) were overflowing.” “We had to try to make more room,” said Evelynn. “It’s hard to believe you’d get that much money from a lemonade stand.” Both girls were wide-eyed when the talked about it. “I watched the two girls bloom a little with the giving spirit,” Izzo said. And after the stand closed? “We just felt really excited that we made so much money for St. Jude,” Evelynn said.
Cousins Lily Convery and Evelynn Otter
The girls made a card to go with their donation when it was mailed. The card said, “We did this lemonade stand for you. We will pray for you.” Lily and Evelynn have decided to have another lemonade stand for St. Jude next year on Aug. 30.
“We’re trying to start a thing here, and do it every year,” Evelynn said. And maybe – just maybe – they’ll have a cider stand this fall so they can donate more to the children’s hospital. “They’re starting a tradition,” Izzo said.
Sleep is an essential ingredient in staying well DR. NICOLE COUSENEAU Special to Southgate Star
Are you getting enough sleep? Not getting a good night’s sleep could mean a cranky morning. Many sleepless nights can affect more than just your mood. Did you know that your body does its physical repairing while you are sleeping. More specifically during REM sleep. Studies show that getting good quality sleep on a regular basis can help improve many issues. When
you sleep your brain is processing the emotions of the day. If you don’t give your mind enough time to reorganize these emotions you tend to have more negative thoughts and fewer positive ones. That translates to an overall “bad mood.” Sleep plays a large role in learning and memory. Without proper sleep your brain does not have time to properly store memories and information in order to recall them at a later time. If your brain has not stored the days information it makes it harder to process new information. Poor sleep has been associated with high blood
pressure, heart attacks, stroke, diabetes and obesity. Hormone levels are unstable and your body has trouble regulating glucose levels. Here are a few tips to help improve your sleep habits. n Try keeping a consistent schedule. n Keeping bedtime and wake up times the same. n Try avoiding irregular or long daytime naps n Skip the evening caffeine and late night snacks. n Start a routine. A relaxing bath or shower. n Also avoid the blue light of electronics before sleep.
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SOUTHGATE BAND BOOSTERS HOLIDAY CRAFT AND VENDOR SHOW Crafters/vendors wanted for the annual Holiday Craft and Vendor show taking place 10am-4pm Saturday, Nov. 23 at Davidson Middle School, 15800 Trenton Road, Southgate. For more information, contact Diane at 734-2834853 or sbbcraftandvendor@gmail.com. OPEN HOUSE Mills Gymnastics, 13300 Reeck Rd, Southgate, is holding an open house from 4:30-6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21. Bounce houses, mini lessons, face painting, refreshments, door prizes and giveaways. YES, MA’AM PROGRAM Mammograms help save lives, and the “Yes, Ma’am” program is back to ensure all women have access to the lifesaving procedure. Free mammograms are available from 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Sept. 28 for women who
qualify through Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital’s Center for Women’s and Children’s Health. Women between the ages of 40 and 64 without health insurance, those whose insurance does not cover screening mammography, or those who meet state low-income guidelines are eligible for the program. Mammogram test results will be mailed to the participant the week following the event. To verify eligibility and schedule an appointment, call 734-246-9601. Appointments are required, and times are limited. PLAY BRIDGE The Southgate Duplicate Bridge Club meets at 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays at Southgate Veterans Memorial Library, 14680 Dix-Toledo Road. Call director Kono Emanuele at 734-675-3687 for more information.
ADULT COLORING Coloring has gained widespread popularity among adults in recent years - it’s a great way to relax and unwind. The Southgate Veteran’s Memorial Library offers fun and intricate coloring pages to help residents express their artistic sides. BOOK CLUB Join us at the Southgate Veterans Memorial Library for our Book Club! Meetings are held the third Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome, whether you’ve read the book or not. Copies of the upcoming title will be available at the Southgate Library, just ask at the front desk. GREAT LAKES STEEL SALARIED RETIREES CLUB The club meets every third Monday at Crystal Gardens, 16703 Fort St. Southgate. Doors open at noon. Lunch promptly at 1 p.m .There are door prizes and 50/50 raffles. Open to any salaried
retiree of Great Lakes Steel. For more information, contact Desta Pulter at 313842-0385. BINGO VFW Post No. 9283, 16200 DixToledo Road, Southgate hosts bingo Thursdays at 6:15 p.m. Doors open at 4 p.m. there is a $500 jackpot; all proceeds go to the VFW Ladies Auxiliary general fund. TEEN DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS The Teen D&D Club welcomes veteran players and newcomers between the ages of 12-18 on Saturdays from noon - 3 p.m. All are welcome to pick up some dice, a player sheet and join the fun. The club uses fifth edition rules and copies of the rule books are available at the library. Space is limited, so registration is a must. Players can register in person or at 734-258-3002.
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Anderson’s Aaron Jaciuk caught a touchdown pass from Cole Hinzman and rushed for another in a win over Taylor. Photos by Larry Caruso
Alixzander Codrington and the Southgate defense limited Lincoln Park to seven points and Taylor to eight.
Titans open at home by basting league rival Taylor HANK MINCKIEWICZ Southgate Star
A great week of practice led to a great Friday night on Sept. 13 as Anderson opened the 2019 home football season with a 41-8 thrashing of Downriver League rival Taylor. “It was one of the more flawless games we’ve played,” said Anderson coach Mitch Dobek. “We seem to be putting some things together as the season progresses.” Dobek pointed repeatedly to how well his team practiced the week before the big win. “We had a great week or preparation and we did not make many mental mistakes in the game,”
he said. The Titans dominated the Griffins in every aspect of the game, running up nearly 400 yards in total offense and holding Taylor to just 39. Taylor’s only points in the game came on a kick return late in the game, spoiling Anderson’s shutout.. One of the offensive stars in the game for Anderson was quarterback Cole Hinzman, who was 11-for-17 for 177 yards and three touchdowns. He threw scoring passes to Dre Bell, Matt Thomas and Aaron Jaciuk. On the ground, Anderson chewed up another 200 yards and Jaciuk and Thomas each had rushing touchdowns. The offensive production is good to see from the Titans, especially after last year. While going 3-6, the Titans scored just 94 points in the entire 2018
season. Through three games this year they already have 88. Defensively, Dobek said Jaciuk, Kelly Michel and Ian Norscia were standouts. “Guys are running to the ball, being physical up front, and, maybe the biggest thing is, we have created 12 takeaways in the first three games,” Dobek said. “That’s something we’ve stressed and the kids have kind of adopted it as their identity.” The Titans opened the season with a 42-21 loss to Carlson and followed it with a sloppy 28-7 win at Lincoln Park before putting it together against Taylor. Dobek has noted the improvement. “We are absolutely going in the right direction,” he said. “The kids are focusing on the things we are trying to teach them and it’s paying off in
games. “Against Lincoln Park we had holding penalties, dropped passes and we missed a lot of scoring opportunities, opportunities that would have let us put the game away much earlier. “But they came back, put together a great week of practice and they saw the results.” The Titans hosted Dearborn Edsel Ford on Sept. 20, they will host Royal Oak in a non-league game on Sept. 27 and go to Woodhaven on Oct.4. SOUTHGATE ANDERSON 28, LINCOLN PARK 7 The Titan overcame their own mistakes and beat the Rails, thanks to a four-touchdown effort by Matt Thomas.
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Witnessing a tennis revival at Anderson Hank Minckiewicz Southgate Star
For a time, tennis was a forgotten sport at Anderson. For a while the Titans played on old, cracked, dangerous courts at the high school. Later, when those courts finally became completely unplayable, they played off-site at the Southgate city courts. Well, that’s in the past. These days, the Titans play on eight brand new burgundy, gray and black courts that are likely the envy of many visitors who come to play. And the courts are not just eye candy, they’ve paid dividends already. It goes like this: Students are required to play tennis in gym. The gym teachers keep an eye on the play and when they spot potential, they alert tennis coach Anamdy Kulat or girls tennis coach Ryan Furkas. The coaches talk to the student about playing and viola - often a tennis player is born. This plan has worked well enough For the first time in many years Anderson will field a full varsity and junior varsity team. that this year - for the first time in at least five years - Anderson has a full finished third recently at the Crestwood Kevin Lucas at No. 4. Faber at No. 1, Andrew Wright at No. varsity squad and a full jayvee team. Tournament. They tied for second in Kujat said doubles is the strength of 2, Zach Koerber at No. 3 and Caeden And, the Titans are not bad. that event, but took third on a tiethe team because many of the singles Coffman at No. 4. They are not yet at the level of some breaker. players are often up against year-round The remainder of the team is, Josh of the Downriver League big shots, At Crestwood, all four doubles team tennis players from other schools. Calhoun, John Craig, Jason Craig, but they’ve won trophies at two early medaled. Those teams were Bryden “Our guys are very athletic with a Lillian Eldridge, Ian Janis, Zane season tournaments, Johnson and Andrew Calhoun at No. lot of grit and determination,” she said. Johnson, Andrew Parkham, Nolan The Titans were second to Bedford 1; Zach Staten and Brendan Steichen “But playing against guys who are full- Pesci, Luke Piscitelli, Antonio Ruiz, at their own Summer Summer Classic at No. 2; Gavin Buchanan and John time tennis players is tough.” Gage Vaananen, Jake Vance and Josh at the beginning of the year and they Demou at No. 3; and Gavin White and Anderson’s singles crew is, Dylan Wright.
Alive and kickin’ It’s been a tough start for the Anderson soccer team, but Sean Gardner (10), Rogelio Salcedo (20) and the team got a lift with a recent victory over Roosevelt. Coach Larry Langford’s team is building toward season’s end and the Michigan High School Athletic Association playoffs. This year, the Titans are in a state district at Trenton, which also features, the host school, Allen Park Detroit Cesar Chavez Academy, Carlson, Melvindale and Riverview. Districts will be played the week between Oct. 9-19, Photos by Larry Caruso
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Hank Minckiewicz Southgate Star
The first Downriver League cross country Jamboree of the season turned into a two-team race on Sept. 17 at Willow Metropark, as Roosevelt and Southgate Anderson dueled at the top of the standings, Anderson won the battle in the end, edging the Bears 44-49. Allen Park was a distant third with 69 points. Following were Carlson, Woodhaven, Trenton and Lincoln Park. Roosevelt, Anderson and Allen Park all placed three runners among the top 10 in the race. Allen Park’s Isaiah Jacobs was the individual winner, running 17:14 to finish three seconds ahead of runner-up Terry Towell (17:17) of Southgate. Towell led an impressive second-third-fourth place finish that powered the Titans to the win. Following Towel were Brenden Buckner (17:25 and Steven Porter (17:30). Both of Anderson’s other scorers also cracked the top 20, with Roger Putnam running 16th (18:38) and Connor Eccleton running 19th (18:47). Freshman Lena Hales and Pauline Rosas led the Southhate girls, finishing 36th and 37 respectively. Running at the massive five-division Holly Duane Raffin Festival of Races in Oakland County, the
Steven Porter, Brenden Buckner and TJ Towell all won medals at the recent Holly Invitational and they went on to lead the Titans to the win in the first Downriver League Jamboree of the season.
Titans placed eighth in the 22-team Division 2 race. Anderson scored 241 points. East Lansing, which had three runners among the top seven, scored an
unbelievable 31 points to win the event. Porter was Anderson’s leader, running 17:34 to finish 16th. Towell was 29th in 17:47, Buckner was 35th in 17:55, Putnam was 101st in 19:21 and Ezekiel Centeno was 114th in 19:54. The girls were led in the race by Hales, who ran 25:08. The Titan boys ran fourth at the 18-team Running Fit-Detroit Mercy Cross Country Invitational on Sept. 7 The Titans scored 153 points to finish behind champ Dearborn Divine Child, Plymouth and Macomb Dakota. Porter continued his strong season, running 12th individually with time of 17:15. Buckner (16th, 17:30), Towell (20th, 17:46), Eccleton (55th, 19:00) and Centeno (68th, 19:24) finished the Southgate scoring. The Anderson girls, who finished back in the pack, were led by Maggie Stanley, who ran 24:57. At the mostly-for-fun Trenton Watermelon Run on Aug. 29, the Southgate boys got an 8h-place run from Porter and a 20th-place run from Buckner and finished seventh overall. Divine Child won the 13team event with the minuscule score of 42 points. Stanley was again the top Anderson female runner.
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Michele Monteith
Dwain Rice General Agent
General Agent
Michigan
734.283.9780
Your Downriver Real Estate Expert
Residential, Family Trust & Estate, Commercial, and Vacant Land PENDING
In Days, Over Asking Price!
PENDING
18249 Valade St. Riverview
18512 Yorkshire Ct. Riverview
$130,000
$330,000
$195,000
18551 Country Club Ct. Riverview
932 River Ct. Wyandotte
13900 Sibley Rd. Riverview
$330,000
$260,000
$310,000
Lisa Sobell & Team Sobell
Real Estate One
Call or Text
Southgate, MI 48195
(734) 934-6148
1 Heritage Place
14229 Thornwood St. Riverview