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The start of of a new year is often a time for reflection and reordering of one’s life. For some, seeking a new spiritual direction is part of the equation.

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Seeking a new path?

Area clergy share their thoughts on finding a new religious community

For some, including Catholics, the church’s denomination matters first and foremost. But for nearly all churchgoers, it’s a matter of where they feel most welcome and spiritually inspired.

“If a Catholic was to come to Wyandotte, they would look for a church that fulfilled their spiritual needs,” said the Rev. Mark Borkowski, pastor of Our Lady of the Scapular in Wyandotte, which serves the communities of St. SEE SEEKING, Page 12

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Wyandotte woman helps start food pantry

River Rouge Detective Lt. Dasumo Mitchell, Bridgette Bowdler and Lisa Vilella stand in front of the kid-friendly food pantry in the River Rouge Police Department.

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When Bridgette Bowdler realized that the some of the kids she was coaching for Little League were hungry on a regular basis, she knew she had to do something about it.

“When you’re a coach, those are your kids,” she said.

Bowdler talked to a friend, Lisa Vilella of Wyandotte, founder of nonprofit Mimi’s Mission, and the two women hatched a plan for a “blessing box”— a pantry filled with easy-to-prepare, kid-friendly, nutritious food such as microwaveable macaroni and cheese, peanut butter and jelly, cereal and canned pasta meals.

“Lisa said she’d help us get it started,” said Bridgette Bowdler, founder of No Kid Without a Christmas in River Rouge.

Mimi’s Mission, with major help from donors, supplies the food for the blessing box. Donors include youngsters Tyler Dodd of Woodhaven, Nathan Crawford and Luke Carr of Brownstown Township, and Natalie Minor of Allen Park recently held special food drives to fill the food pantry for kids in River Rouge.

Vilella and Bowdler decided that the new food pantry, from which children can come and help themselves, should be inside the River Rouge Police Department.

“That way, you can start changing an entire generation and their perception of law enforcement in your city,” Vilella said.

“A lot of kids are scared of police,” Bowdler said.

The idea is that kids in need who come to get food can see that cops are there to help them. Going with that idea, Vilella also gave Mimi’s Mission business cards to River Rouge officers.

“If they find a child in need, they can call me and I will get them what the child needs and take it to the officer, so the officer can take it back to that individual child,” Vilella said.

Bowdler, daughter-in-law of River Rouge Mayor Michael Bowdler and mother of three boys of her

own, got city permission for the pantry in the Police Department, and Police Chief Leonel Lopez was happy to help. Detective Lt. Dasumo Mitchell is the department’s liaison with the blessing box.

“There are children here in the city who don’t have food to eat,” Bridgette Bowdler said. “A lot of the parents aren’t at home.”

She told of a little boy who had heard about the food pantry, and came into the Police Department to get food. He was crying.

Mitchell talked to him, and learned that the boy was hungry, but was afraid to be there with police officers.

Mitchell was kind to the child, had him help himself from the pantry, and told him cops were there to help.

The boy left with food, and perhaps with less fear of law enforcement.

Bowdler is creating a flyer to pass out in the city’s schools, so more children learn about the food pantry.

And the idea has wings.

“Ecorse wants one, too, and we told them we would help,” Bowdler said. “I know my kids need it.”

Meanwhile, she and her helpers wrapped more than 300 gifts of toys for Santa to deliver to needy kids in River Rouge homes. Coats, hats and gloves were given to 450 children in need, and 150 kids got backpacks when school started — all through Bowdler’s No Kid Without a Christmas.

Visit www.mimismission.com to donate food for the pantry or learn more.

Doctor’s donation funds new conference center at hospital Dr. Fadi Baidoun, general surgery director at Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital, has given a donation to fund the creation of a “state-of-the-art” conference center at the facility.

“He’s a leader in our medical education program, so he talked about spaces that might be able to honor his gift,” said hospital President and CEO Denise Brooks-Williams. “Dr. Baidoun has been generous to HFWH for a number of years, so clearly this is not the first gift, but I think the magnitude of this gift is something extremely special.”

Baidoun said, “HFWH is my second home and the Downriver area is my community. I have been practicing in the area for about 15 years and I see the needs that our health care facility may have.”

The new conference center is on the hospital’s fourth floor, where a medical

Dr. Fadi Baidoun (center)

library once was. The library has been moved to a space next to the conference center, now known as the Baidoun Conference Room.

Contributing to the future of

healthcare is something the doctor said is extremely important to him, according to a HFWH press release.

“It is a great feeling to give back to your community, and especially if the

cause is the education of healthcare providers for generations to come,” Baidoun said.

He also is president-elect of the hospital’s medical staff and assistant professor of surgery at Michigan State University. He earned his doctor of medicine degree at Wayne State University.

“As a child, my father had always wanted to become a doctor, so I grew up with that idea,” Baidoun said. “In college, I explored a couple of options, and I chose medicine as a career that I really enjoy.”

A celebration to dedicate the new conference center was held Dec. 11.

John Kill, president of the hospital’s Board of Trustees, said: “It’s really important the show how we — as part of the hospital system and part of Wyandotte — can make a difference.

And this really makes a difference.”

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An honor well deserved

Local man named to Skating Hall of Fame Paula Neuman Wyandotte Warrior

Richard Dalley of Grosse Ile has been awarded the skating world’s highest honor — election to the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame.

“I am amazed,” Dalley said. “The biggest thing about it is that it’s voted on by your peers — all the icons of the sport. For those people to say ‘you’re one of us’ — it’s a big deal.”

With his wife, Shelley, Dalley owns Wesburn Golf & Country Club in South Rockwood.

With ice dancing partner Carol Fox (also named to the Hall of Fame), Dalley earned medals in nine of the 10 U.S. Championships, including five silver and two bronze at the senior level (1978-84). Five times, Dalley and Fox were World Team members, earning medals in all but one of their international and professional events.

After finishing fifth at the 1984 Olympics, Fox and Dalley were featured performers in the Ice Capades from 1984-89.

But Richard Dalley has given much more to the skating world than being a top-level competitor.

He has served U.S. Figure Skating and the U.S. Olympic Committee in multiple roles, including as an International Skating Union judge and a national technical specialist.

He officiates during winter Olympic competitions.

Dalley will be formally inducted to the Skating Hall of Fame on Jan. 26 during the biggest figure-skating competition in the nation, the 2019 GEICO U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Skaters call it simply “nationals.”

Dalley often travels all over the world in his various capacities for top-level skating organizations. But he won’t have to get on a plane to receive his Hall of Fame honor. The national championship will take place in Detroit at Little Caesars Arena from Jan. 1827.

“For the induction, there’s a reception and somebody who’s important in your life introduces you,” Dalley said. “Scott (Hamilton) is going to introduce us. I’m a little afraid of what stories he could tell, but it’s all good.”

He laughed. He and well-known Olympic gold medalist Hamilton are long-time friends.

Shelley Dalley was a childhood friend of Hamilton’s in Ohio, and Richard Dalley and Hamilton often roomed together during Olympic competitions, and later skated together in the Ice Capades. Since then, they have remained close and have visited each other’s families over the years.

Dalley was chairman of last year’s national championship, held in San Jose, Calif. He also was the director of the national

championship in Detroit in 1994, when Tonya Harding’s then-husband paid someone to attack U.S. Olympian Nancy Kerrigan, and a media frenzy ensued. It was a time he’ll never forget.

“I had to deal with the FBI and national media,” Dalley said.

“And technically, I was the athlete representative for her (Harding).”

Other excitement came for Dalley when he served on the Olympics Ethics Committee in 1999. That year, Salt Lake City delegates, hoping to get their town chosen as the site for the 2002 Winter Games, gave out all sorts of benefits and gratuities, including vacations and airfare, to the officials responsible for choosing the venue for the international competition. A scandal arose and had a big impact on the skating world.

It was a heady time for Dalley.

“I kept thinking, ‘Here I am, a carpet layer’s son, with some really big issues to deal with,’’” he said.

Dalley is something of an anomaly in the skating world, where competitors usually

start out training on the ice at a very young age.

“I started roller skating when I was 10 or 11, and my roller-skating coach was leaving,” Dalley said. “He thought maybe I should try ice skating. I was 15.”

He was skilled and loved the new sport. Dalley trained hard, and hoped for a spot representing the United States in the 1980 winter Olympics.

“I did not make the team, and I had to decide if I wanted to keep going,” he said.

Of course, he did keep going, and earned a spot on the national Olympic team in 1984.

“I was a grandpa,” Dalley said. “I was 27. Everyone else on the team was about 21.”

In later years, the Grosse Ile man went on the serve the sport of skating in many other ways, including playing a role when it came to nominating athletes to the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame.

“I actually was on the committee at one time, and I didn’t think that 25 years later I would actually be getting this,” Dalley said of his Hall of Fame honor.

Hall of Fame nominating committee Chairman Larry Mondschein said, “What is especially noteworthy about our newest members is that they continue to contribute to our sport as coaches, officials, club volunteers and team leaders. We owe them a debt of gratitude for what they have done and continue to do for our sport.”

Other 2019 Hall of Fame nominees are Olympic bronze medalist Timothy Goebel and two-time World medalist Julie Lynn Holmes.

Ice dancers Carol Fox and Richard Dalley came in fifth in the 1984 Olympics. Dalley began his skating career at the Wyandotte Figure Skating Club

Richard and Shelley Dalley

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ASK THE RESIDENTS by SaMya Overall

What do you hope for the New Year?

“Calm. The world needs to calm down. There’s a lot of anxiety around so I wanna find ways to bring everyone down a notch.”

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“To become gainfully employed and become a homeowner.”

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“Smoothness and no stress.”

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“I have a goal to get down to 205 lbs” Terrell Moore

“I hope to get more involved in RHS during 2019.”

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“I look forward to in the new year the blessings of my family, my students, and my community.”

Kathy Kane

“Health and happiness for my family, my friends, and my students.”

Natalie Zasadny

“I really hope for better grades and a good SAT score.”

Mackenzie Cartwright

“I just want to get the toxic people out of my life.”

Aleesa Compton

“In the new year, I hope that I figure out pretty quickly at least where I plan on attending college. It’s the next step for me and I’m just really excited to find out what’s next.”

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“For my family and friends to have a happy, healthy new year.”

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“I hope all the sicknesses and disease get cured, and they find out how to cure cancer.”

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“I hope for health and happiness for all my loved ones and everyone in the Downriver area.”

Ben Reynolds

“Physical discipline when it comes to my workout and my diet. Taking better care of myself health-wise.”

Mark D’Angelo

Honestly, I hope people learn to get along better, including adults, and for less murders and bad things on the news.”

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To be prepared, ask questions, learn more Gail Albin Wyandotte Warrior

If you are new to this column, welcome. I try to reach older people and hopefully help with issues that bring problems. I learn most things the hard way, often making the mistake and then trying to figure out how to do better next time.

It is a fact that most wives outlive their husbands.

Brides are usually a little younger than the groom.

In many cases, the wife is left as a widow. My husband died suddenly a little over 10 years ago.

His career had been accounting. I should have asked more questions. It was difficult and sometimes still hard to figure out how to handle business issues. I knew how to watch for bills coming in the mail and then paying them on time without getting a late fee.

As far as investments, tax prep, household and car maintenance, and many other issues I was lost when he died. Probably in some cases the wife handles the “desk work.”

It would be wise to have a dedicated notebook listing the title of all business and investment documents, the location in the home office and who to call if there are questions. A dedicated calendar would help with bill paying or following up as directed by a letter that could get misplaced.

It could be a good idea if the wife left directions for the husband in case she precedes him in death.

Would he know where all the family phone numbers

and address book is located. Would he know when the family birthdays come up, what cookbook has his favorite dish? Where are her important documents kept?

It would be wise to sit down and ask one another questions and get answers. It is bad enough to be well informed when that sad day comes.

After we were married for many years, we did make an appointment and paid for and made funeral plans for each of us. I can’t even imagine having to do that soon after death. There is assistance out there.

I have heard that Senior Alliance is very helpful.

Their phone is 734-722-2830 . Funeral directors / staff handle family loss all of the time.

Churches can help and there are widow/widower groups that meet regularly and help one another.

I prefer to write a fun column. This time I feel I should write this anything but fun column.

Start your Happy New Year by planning ahead.

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On the local front, 2018 was a great year Peter Rose Wyandotte Warrior

Before I write another thing - thank you for your engagement with your community this past year through the choices made in shopping, dining, and everything.

While it’s true that on-line continues to grow, it is simultaneously true that local and independent have been the beneficiaries of a bonafide trend towards “authentic, real, original and passionate.”

While it’s still true that big stores and malls still capture a large share of the market, it is that sector that is feeling the pressure from the internet, because what they offer is uninspired, unconnected and presented in cookie cutter environments that leave people unmoved to part with their money.

I mean, the experience begs to be avoided, don’t you think?

This is an all-the-time thing, and because I’m receptive to the topic of conversation, I suppose, my ears are tuned to hear what I want (need) to hear. And hear it I do, especially during the holiday shopping season. So many people express disgust at the prospect of spending their time and money in places that they just don’t like.

What an opportunity for stores like mine, for independents everywhere, and in every field to recapture the business that was captured by the marauding hordes of national companies in local communities. If we earn it. 2018 gets recorded in my book as a year of remarkable inroads on the local front.

On behalf of all the local stores and eateries you

visited during this entire past year (not just Small Business Saturday or even the season): Thank you.

What satisfies me more than I can express is having folks tell me why “shopping local” is so important, and I heard a lot of this sentiment in a condensed period of time.

I promised to share my Frankenmuth experiences from early December. As I have shared many times, I go out of my way to find “the real thing”. It is a “holy grail” kind of thing, and I find inspiration from all manner of operations that have nothing to do with what I do, but that do dazzle as they supply what they do for the public in a “retail” relationship.

Focused yet quirky selections and personalities.

Unique, one of a kind places. Friendly, happy people and policies that are based not on the lowest common denominator, but of believing in their customer’s integrity and honesty. So I’m disappointed to report that from the viewpoint of retail observations, I got nothin’ from Frankenmuth. Family-wise was exactly what the doctor ordered, and it is now a habit for us all. But it rained, and chilly rain on strollers and 4 year-olds is not the best to foster a sense of relaxed exploration. C’est la Vie, for now.

My affinity for excellence in personalized shopping, in local and independent stores in (mostly) downtown settings will have me waxing all enthusiastic again quite soon.

My wife and I are looking for (and think we’ve found) the next place to visit and report on.

Exhortations to shop locally are everywhere. I’m not the only one writing columns or articles on the topic. TV segments and magazine articles and, well, all manner of means with which to say “Keep Your Dollars Local” are having a growing effect. What I keep trying so hard to stress, in as many ways as I can, is this angle: A flourishing local economy

happens because of you. Well, OK, not just you. But when shopping local becomes “the new black”, and you feel a true sense of satisfaction and pride, and you feel like you’re part of the cool kids club that gets it and acts it….then things really start to percolate, and folks, this is exactly what is happening.

When you really own it yourself, and you preach it because it feels good to get people on the right page with you, then you start to feel the sense of community that goes right to the heart of what I think so many of us are feeling that has been lost in this country, in these times. Because all it takes to fix what has been lost is to personally own the solution, and if you have walked that road, you at least can feel that you have regained that thread of connectivity I wrote about in my first column.

It feels really bad to have so little in the way of warm, connected interaction with folks. When those of us that feel badly about this situation come to the realization that fixing that sense of isolation is the easiest thing, ever….our community centers (like Wyandotte) will flourish even more. The feeling of connected community will prevail, then, against trends that did all this damage.

Who has the power to affect this improving change? The answer is “so simple, a cave man knows it, but say it out loud anyway: “I DO.” (And by the way, fer cryin’ out loud, don’t buy insurance from online suppliers!).

I’m over my word limit. But one last thing: The owner and editor of these newspapers have done an amazing thing in deciding to join me in the effort to communicate the importance of local self-reliance; of shopping local for the benefit of us all. The addition of graphs and illustrations of the topic in my column is at the expense of advertising space. I applaud them, and thank them vigorously for that position taken.

Community leader Sam Palamara passes away at age 90 The city of Wyandotte lost one of its giants on Jan. 10 with the passing for former Recreation Superintendent Sam A. Palamara at the age of 90.

Mr. Palamara was the beloved husband of the late Eleanor Palamara, the loving father of Joseph (Aline) Palamara, Palamara Susie (John) Harris, Jill (Mark) Gurney and Thomas (Lisa) Palamara. He is also survived by seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.

Mr. Palamara was a community leader as an athlete, coach and administrator, has distinguished himself in the field of recreation.

Upon his graduation from Roosevelt High School in 1946, Sam played professional minor league baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago White Sox and the Brooklyn Dodgers. This centerfielder was twice selected to play in his league’s All-Star game.

In the 1950s, sandlot baseball took on new meaning in Wyandotte. Sam coached t-ball at Pulaski Park and high school baseball at St. Patrick’s where his team won the Catholic League

Championship in 1959.

Wyandotte also burst into the limelight in adult baseball, where Sam served as a player-manager on some terrific “Class A” teams that won three state championships and was national runner-up in 1957.

In 1965, Sam began a 25-year career as an administrator in the Wyandotte Recreation Department, 17 of which he served as Superintendent of Recreation.

During the span, youth programs were expanded, the state’s premier municipal ice arena was built, and handicapped programs, as well as senior citizen programs, were established to

a point that distinguished Wyandotte as a model recreation department. The Wilson Middle School Recreation Facility, as well as the development and improvement of several city parks, are just a few of the many projects he initiated.

Mr Palamara was recognized with the Jaycees “Distinguished Service Award”, and the Wyandotte Inter-Service Club Council “Citizen of the Year Award”, the Kiwanis Club’s “President Award”.

“He was a big part of the history of this city and touched so many in his lifetime,” said Wyandotte Mayor Joe Peterson in a Facebook post.

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Johnny is a celebrity chef, soup expert, wild-game connoisseur, cookbook author, cooking teacher and former Wyandotte councilman who will be serving his Polish specialties this summer for the 40th consecutive year at the Wyandotte Street Art Fair.

And this spring, he will be cooking two meals a day for 400 members of the Tin Can Tourists organization when they rendezvous at Camp Dearborn with their trailers.

Known as the “Muskrat King” throughout Michigan and beyond, Johnny was famous for his public muskrat dinners during Lent, until they were banned by the health department because the muskrat was provided by trappers and wasn’t governmentinspected.

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Johnny updated his easy bean and sausage soup recipe for Culinary Capers to make it even easier. I made it and enjoyed every delicious spoonful.

JOHNNY’S ITALIAN BEAN AND SAUSAGE SOUP 12 ounces sweet Italian sausage 2 teaspoons olive oil 1 cup chopped onions 2 teaspoons minced garlic 1 can (28 ounces) peeled plum tomatoes 1 carton (32 ounces) chicken broth 1 cup medium pasta shells, uncooked 1 can (15.5 ounces) cannellini (white kidney beans) 2 tablespoons dried parsley, or ½ cup fresh, chopped

Remove sausage from casing. Heat oil in a heavy 4-quart pot. Crumble sausage into oil; stir in onions and garlic. Cook over high heat, stirring often, until sausage browns (4 to 6 minutes).

Meanwhile, cut up tomatoes, right in the can, using kitchen shears.

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Add beans and parsley and simmer 4 minutes, or until pasta is tender and beans are heated through. .

If you like the potato soup at the Eagle Tavern in Greenfield Village and wish you had the recipe, your wish has come true. This is a delectable bowl for a bone-chilling day. But a word of caution: Don’t cook the potatoes too long, or you’ll wind up with mashed potato soup, as I almost did.

EAGLE TAVERN POTATO SOUP (Adapted by Evelyn Cairns) ¼ pound butter 1 small onion, chopped 2 ribs celery, chopped 1 medium-sized carrot, chopped 1/2 cup flour 3 cups chicken broth 4 medium potatoes, cooked and diced 1½ teaspoons salt ¼ teaspoon pepper 2 cups milk Sauté onion, celery and carrot in butter until tender. Add flour to make a roux and cook slightly. Whisk in chicken broth and potatoes. Simmer until potatoes are barely tender. Gently stir in salt, pepper and milk. Correct seasonings to taste, if necessary.

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Jorden Judge is Wyandotte’s newest police officer.

She worked for several years as an officer in Ypsilanti, where she grew up.

Wyandotte is a great new venue for her, she said.

“I was not familiar with Wyandotte at all, but I was looking for more opportunity,” Judge said. “It’s really cool, and so far everyone has been great. It’s a very positive, growing community — very pro police. The police here are very active with the community, and vice versa.”

She has a degree in criminal justice from Schoolcraft College and is a graduate of the Wayne County Regional Police Academy. She also did an internship with the Detroit Police Department.

Judge decided to be a police officer because of a traffic accident.

“One day while driving on I-275, I watched a female driver get hit,” Judge said.

“She crashed into a guard rail and her vehicle started smoking.”

Judge reacted immediately, acting “instinctually,” she said, and pulled over, ran to the car and got the driver Photo by Larry Caruso out before the vehicle could New Wyandotte officer Jorden Judge (front) start on fire. She waited until police arrived, and knew at that moment that being a cop was the right job for her.

“Before that, I always knew that I wanted to be in public service, but I just didn’t know what,” Judge said. “I also was influenced by my uncle, who was a police officer.”

Law enforcement is the right calling for people like her, who automatically run into bad situations to help, rather than running away, she said.

“I’ve heard people say that it’s hard to be a female cop, but it’s really not,” Judge said.

Of course, police work can be challenging sometimes for any officer.

Media reports about a few bad cops doing bad things can create an outlook on police in general that ends up unfairly hard on good officers doing good things. A vast majority of cops are in the job to serve and make a difference, she said.

“It’s hard to go out there and do your job when people have a negative view of police,” Judge said. “You don’t always have to be the bad guy, the person there who arrests somebody. Being a first responder often means that when someone is having a terrible day, you can be the one there who changes it for them.”

And she truly loves that aspect of the work.

In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her wife and her family members, as well as snowboarding and music.

And Judge spends some of her spare time getting additional law enforcement training, as well.

“So I’m always on top of my game,” she said.

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SEEKING Continued from page 1 Helena, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel and St. Stanislaus Kostka. “People worship differently.”

He would advise that Catholic newcomer to visit all of the area’s Catholic churches to see where they find the right fit.

In his church as in many others, someone “new in the pew” is noticed. And that person is made to feel welcome.

A welcoming congregation is among the most important things people seek in a church, according to a recent Pew Research study.

Grace Missionary Baptist Church of Wyandotte tells potential churchgoers via its website, “You will find a warm handshake and welcome when you attend our services. You also will find a source of strength, comfort and a peace that comes from being with God and His people. We have great music and singing of praises with friendly, caring, born-again folks.”

And the First Congregational Church of Wyandotte tells churchgoers on its website: “No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here.”

“I think the No. 1 thing people are looking for is community,” said the Rev. Phillip Dinwiddie, rector of St. James Episcopal Church of Grosse Ile. “They want a place where they’ll be remembered and feel like they have something to contribute.”

The Rev. Phillip Rogers, who was pastor of Riverview’s Baptist Legacy Church until a recent move to Lansing, said he learned many years ago in school at Southwestern Seminary in Texas where he earned a master’s degree in theology that the affability of people who attend a church — having a friendly congregation — is one of the main reasons people choose a place of worship.

Of course, the pastor — if he or she is “charismatic and a good preacher” — also is key, Rogers said Dinwiddie agreed.

“People care about the priest and the sermon, and if they get a feeling like that connects,” he said.

The Pew Research study said the “primacy of the pulpit,” the quality of sermons, is the top reason its respondents said was why they decided on a certain church to attend.

Traditions or modernity — the style of worship services — matter to churchgoers, too, according to the study.

Borkowski said his church has a strong ethnic Polish background and very traditional worship.

“We also have many people here who aren’t Polish, but still feel rather comfortable,” he said.

At Mt. Carmel, the traditional worship is very important to its parishioners, he said.

“People seem to be looking for more traditional things in many different aspects of their lives,”

choosing a place to join for worship. The education a church offers children was another key factor the research study found.

“Children’s ministries are extremely important,” Dinwiddie said. “People want a place where their children can be safe and nurtured.”

Programs for youth and children are main elements in the appeal of a particular church, Rogers said, adding that the actual physical presence of a church, its architecture and décor, matter to some people, too.

Grosse Ile Presbyterian Church offers many programs and missions for men and women, youth and children.

“Children of all ages are welcome in worship,” the church’s website states. “We believe children learn about Christ through church involvement.”

At one weekly worship service, the church includes a “Moment with the Children” as a regular feature, and “children’s worship bags” with crayons, paper and activity booklets are available outside the sanctuary.

WYANDOTTE CHURCHES Church of God of Prophecy 995 Orange Street First Baptist Church of Wyandotte 1925 Ford Avenue 734-282-1424 First United Methodist Church 72 Oak Street 734-282-9222

Borkowski said. “It is something that reminds them of their own past of the past in general. They take comfort in the good things they remember from the past, and it is something that reminds them of their own traditions and their history. I think this is the headquarters in the Downriver area for the Catholic traditionalists.”

Nondenominational Christian Metro City Church in Riverview, which also has a campus in Taylor, is the exact opposite of traditional, and its modern approach fills needs for some people, too.

“Metro is designed for individuals and families who like life with a little more spice,” the church’s sophisticated website states. “This isn’t your grandma’s church. We like our music modern and a bit loud and we don’t want a church that’s boring, irrelevant and leaves us feeling as empty as when we came in. We want a place where we can experience God. A place that moves our minds and hearts, our intellect and emotions.”

Dinwiddie said St. James is more of a place for people who appreciate traditional approaches to worship combined with a lively fellowship and outgoing programs and missions.

“There are people looking for something sacred, that’s not like the rest of society, a space that feels different,” he said. “Our church will appeal somewhat to that.”

And for many families, a church’s programs for children are key elements when it comes to

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Retired judge Kalmbach honored The retirement of longtime District 27 judge Randy Kalmbach did not go unnoticed as the respected jurist was honored with proclamations from both Wyandotte and Riverview, the two communities served by the 27 district.

Kalmbach, who holds degrees from Bowling Green University, Ohio Northern and Boston University, served as the judge of the 27th District from 1999 until his retirement in 2018.

In addition to his court work, Kalmbach is a member of the Wyandotte Kiwanis Club, a member of the Advisory Council of the Salvation Army Downriver, and a board member of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation for Southeastern Michigan.

Kalmbach, who was succeeded as judge by Elizabeth DiSanto, was honored with proclamations from Riverview Mayor Andy Swift and Wyandotte Mayor Joe Peterson.

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Must be something in the water.

Or, better yet, someone on the water.

While perhaps we’re not talking about a divine event, 2014 Grosse Ile High School grad and Michigan State University alumna, Nicole Marek was recently honored at the USRowing Annual Convention in San Diego with the Ernestine Bayer Award.

The award, given for the past 36 years, is presented “in recognition of outstanding contributions to women’s rowing and/or an outstanding woman in rowing.” Marek is the youngest woman in USRowing history to receive the honor formerly known as “Woman of the Year.”

The award is named for Ernestine Bayer, who defied age and gender barriers in founding a women’s rowing club in 1938 on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. Ms. Bayer rowed competitively well into her 90s, earning her the title Mother of Women’s Rowing in the United States.

“I’ve been rowing since my sophomore year at Grosse Ile High School. I am incredibly honored to receive this award,” Marek said.

“We [MSU women’s rowing] found ourselves in the center of the Larry Nasser scandal at MSU. He was also the team physician for the rowing teams, field hockey, as well as the gymnastics team. I helped lead the effort with other women’s sports leaders on campus to open the dialogue and meet with the Board of Trustees to address issues and make changes to the policies and practices of the university.”

As a result of her leadership, sexual assault training within the MSU Athletic Department was changed from large group, co-ed meetings to smaller group/sport-specific programs.

The procedures in investigating and reporting sexual assaults on campus were strengthened. Further, the rowing team, as well as other women’s teams were provided a full time trainer in addition to an athletic intern to foster safety and promote best practices in athletic care.

She attributes her family, parents Paul and Rosanne, and sister Brittney to her willingness to speak out when something is wrong.

“My mother, particularly, pushed us to ‘Do the Right Thing,’ and follow the Golden Rule. I had to give a speech for

Junior Day, and as I look back, much of what I was saying were quotes from my mother.”

Also, Marek credits her Grosse Ile teachers, Joe Reimann and Nate Bearinger as positive role models in pursuing her career in music education.

“I was the drum major in high school for two years. This opportunity expanded my love of music, gave me confidence, and allowed me to find my voice as a leader.”

Marek was the MSU women’s rowing captain her senior year, honorable mention All American in 2017-2018, four year Academic All Big Ten, two year Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association National Scholar.

Her coach at Michigan State, Matt Weise, is also a product of Grosse Ile schools (GIHS 1988) and was one of the first oarsmen when the rowing program started in the late 1980’s. His father, Richard Weise, was instrumental in starting the program.

Matt Weise said, “Nicole Marek was an incredible leader during a time of great crisis for our team and university. She led her teammates to provide solutions to the university administration and helped push great changes in medical services, sexual

assault training, sexual assault services, and athletic administration at Michigan State. I have had no prouder moment as a coach then when I saw the team take action. She received the Bayer Award, not only because she’s a great athlete, but also because of the impact of her leadership on collegiate athletics.”

Also proud of her award, her high school and current Grosse Ile rowing coach, Scott Sitek (GIHS 1996) recalls, “Nicole made an immediate impact when she joined the team as a tenth grader. She supported and cared for her teammates, was extremely coachable, and embodied the positive culture we’ve worked to establish over the years. As much as she got out of her experience rowing for Grosse Ile, I’m confident that she contributed that much and more.”

While at Grosse Ile High School, she was the State Champion in two doubles and MVP in women’s varsity double her senior year. She also ran cross country and track.

After receiving her award, Nicole recently began her student teaching in music education, with the East Lansing Public Schools. Maybe it’s the all the hard work and discipline. The love of competition and endurance. The grit in knowing that not everyone can do what you do. The courage to stand up for what is right. Or, maybe it’s the peace and harmony of the river on an early morning row. Whatever the case, Nicole Marek said, “I can’t imagine a life without rowing. And, as a teacher, I want to be a positive influence and help change lives.”

As USRowing’s Woman of the Year, she already has. And then some. Must be more than something in the water.

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PLAY MINECRAFT Students of all ages can join the library staff for an evening of Minecraft. Play with your friends at the library. There are 12 computers available to register for. If you bring your laptop with Minecraft, you will not be able to connect to our server. Kids of all ages are welcome.

The event is presented by Lynne Bustin. Reach her at (734) 246-8357 or lbustin@baconlibrary.org READ TO CAM Learning to read can be stressful, but Cam the therapy dog does not mind if a reader stumbles over a word or pronounces it incorrectly, he simply loves to be near people and listen to stories! If a child is struggling with a word, Cam’s handler, Ms. Cassandra, will tell the reader a word but this is not a reading program, it’s a listening program. If you know a child who struggles with reading and needs some encouragement, or a child who loves to read or simply loves dogs, this is the perfect place for him/her.

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ADULT CRAFT DROP IN Join the craft geniuses at Bacon Memorial Library each Monday from 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. towk on a different craft. Call the library at 734-246-8357.

STORY TIME Kids from 0 to 5 can enjoy stories, songs, finger plays and group activities several times a week at the Bacon Memorial Library.

Baby Story time (0-18 months) is 10-10:30 a.m. on Tuesdays; Toddler Story Time (18-36 months) is Tuesday and Wednesday from 10-10:30 a.m. and Preschool Story Time (3-5 years) Tuesday from 11-11:30 a.m.

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A 24-hour reservation notice is required. The meals carry a suggested $3 donation cost.

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DROP-IN HOCKEY Yack Arena hosts adult drop-in hockey from 9:30-10:50 a.m. every Wednesday and Friday.

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Helmets and protective gear are mandatory.

SENIOR ACTIVITIES There is plenty of fun to be had at Wyandotte Copeland Senior Center.

The center offers daytime socials every Tuesday from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. and evening socials every third Friday from 6-9 p.m. Pool playing is permitted during the socials.

The center also hosts drop-in card games. Play pinochle and Euchre on Mondays from noon-3 p.m.; Bridge from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Thursdays; and duplicate bridge from 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. on Tuesdays.

The Copeland Center is located at 2306 Fourth Street. The phone number is 324-7275.

OPEN SKATING Wyandotte Yack Arena is available daily for open skating sessions.

Monday through Friday the rink is open from 11 a.m. - noon for adults only and from noon-1:20 p.m. for all skaters. On the weekend, the arena is open to all skaters. Saturday’s times are from noon-1:20 p.m. and Sunday’s are 4-5:20 p.m.

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Pet Adoption Center (PAC) Volunteer: The Pet Adoption Center is open to the public every Saturday, but the group is seeking volunteers to fill roles seven days a week caring for the cats in this facility. Volunteers are needed for general housekeeping, data entry and animal caregiver.

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GARDEN CLUB The Wyandotte Club seeks to involve citizens in community projects, interesting programs, field trips and workshop. The Garden Club also assists the Beautification Commission at Dig In events each year. Beginners and advanced gardeners are all welcome to attend our meetings. Yearly dues for the The Garden Club meets on the first Wednesday of each month from the months of September to June. Meeting times vary each month. Day meetings are at 1 p.m., evening meetings are at 7 p.m at First United Methodist Church, 72 Oak Street. The club does not meet during the summer months.

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If you would like to donate an instrument, please complete a form and drop your instrument off at the Board of Education Office located at 639 Oak Street, Wyandotte, Michigan 48192.

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Downriver Community Food Pantry The Downriver Community Food Pantry provides hunger assistance to those in need. It is located behind St. Patrick Catholic Church.

Food is given away from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Those coming for assistance can use the back alley to access the building.

A referral from either a church or social services agency must be shown to obtain food. The pantry can be contacted at 734-281-6733.

Surplus food distribution Surplus Food Distribution is the third Wednesday of the month from 9 a.m. – noon for qualifying Wyandotte Residents.

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KIWANIS CLUB OF WYANDOTTE The Wyandotte Kiwanis Club was organized in 1923 and is the city’s oldest non-profit civic organization.

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Roosevelt girls overcome bumps, lead league race Shane Preston Wyandotte Warrior

There have been some early season ups and downs for the Roosevelt girls’ basketball team this winter, but the Bears have been particularly proficient against familiar opponents this season and currently sit with a spotless league record nearing the halfway point of the season.

Roosevelt sits at 5-3 with a Downriver League record of 5-0, which puts the Bears in prime position to compete for a league title after finishing in second a year ago.

This early league dominance, however, may not have been possible without a few humbling losses to kick off the 2018-19 season.

The Bears opened the season on Dec. 4 at home against Monroe and fell to the visitors 37-21.

“We allowed their press to get to us too often and it was a great learning tool for the younger girls on the team,” Roosevelt coach Ron Adkins said.

On Dec. 7, Roosevelt hosted Northville and fell to 0-2 with a 34-27 loss despite a furious comeback effort after an abysmal start.

Roosevelt could get nothing going in the first half and sat in a 20-4 deficit with two minutes left in the third quarter. After being unable get over the hump offensively despite playing solid defense throughout, the Bears started to click heading into the final quarter.

“Playing great D, but still couldn’t buy a basket, including (free throws),” Adkins said. “Then the girls picked up the pace defensively, caused a few (turnovers) in a row and we were able to turn defense into offense.”

Despite falling short in the comeback effort, the experience proved useful as the Bears went on to win their next three league games going into the Christmas break.

SEE GIRLS, Page 24 Jordan Tarrance (22) has helped key the Roosevelt defense and keep the Bears at the top of the Downriver League heap.

Photo by Larry Caruso

New year begins with more wins for basketball Bears Shane Preston Wyandotte Warrior

The Roosevelt basketball team has faced some adversity early on this winter, but in true “New Year, new me” form, the team has seemingly turned its fortune around in 2019 as it heads into the second half of the season.

The Bears (3-6, 2-3 Downriver League) have had a particularly tough time at home this season and have yet to tally a win in Wyandotte this season.

After Roosevelt’s season-opening win at Monroe on Nov. 30, the Bears dropped their next five games.

On Dec. 6, North Farmington traveled toe Wyandotte and handed the Bears their first loss of the season 63-32.

A week later, Roosevelt opened the Downriver League season on Dec. 14 at home against Woodhaven and fell to the Warriors 46-35.

On Dec. 17, the Bears hosted Ypsilanti Arbor Prep in a non-league SEE BOYS, Page 24

Darian Henderson (4) and the Roosevelt basketball team suffered a close loss to Carlson recently, but the Bears began 2019 by winning two of their first three games.

Photo by Larry Caruso

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Grosse Ile skaters race past Wyandotte Hank Minckiewicz

Riverview Register Sports Writer

It’s been a bit of a rough season for the Roosevelt hockey team, but give coach Mike Quint’s Bears credit - they come out and play hard every night.

On Jan. 12 the Bears went to Trenton to face the Grosse Ile Red Devils and the Bears went toe-to-toe with their hosts for two periods. But Grosse Ile got away in the third period, outshooting the Bears 9-2, scoring two goals and finishing off a 6-3 victory.

This was a close game, on the ice and one the scoreboard through the first two periods. It was 2-2 after the first period and Grosse Ile led just 4-3 heading into the third.

It was a huge night for Grosse Ile’s Chris Mihai, who scored four of his team’s six goals, including the game-winner at the end of the second period and both of his team’s goals in the third period.

The game was a true back-and-forth affair through most of the first two periods, with Wyandotte striking first on a slapshot by Ray Isham, who had two of his team’s three goals in the game. Andrew Burke assisted.

Grosse Ile answered about three minutes later with a sneaky little goal by Chase Havens. The puck was loose near the Wyandotte goal and several players had whacks at it, but Havens found it near the goal post and slipped it neatly home. Mihai and Evan Lemerand assisted.

The Devils then took the lead when Mihai scored right from a faceoff, shooting the puck high over the Wyandotte goalie’s right shoulder. Havens drew the lone assist.

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Roosevelt’s Ray Isham

But 53 seconds before the period ended, Wyandotte knotted the game again when Isham went end-to-end, cut across the face of the Grosse Ile goal, moved goalie Owen Bonham to his right and shot back to the left to notch a power-play goal.

Early in the third, Wyandotte took a five-minute major check-to-the-head penalty and Grosse Ile took advantage of the extra man to seize control of the momentum.

Although Wyandotte’s John Wester swiped the

puck and scored a shorthanded breakaway goal a shortly into the Grosse Ile power play, Grosse Ile came back to match it with a goal by Havens, assisted

by Cody Keenan, and gradually began to take over the game.

Mihai scored at the 15:38 mark of the period and the Devils outshot the Bears 17-10 in the period.

The Red Devils kept up the pressure in the third period, dominating the territorial play, outshooting the Bears and getting the two insurance goals from Mihai.

Wyandotte ran into a buzzsaw on Jan. 16 and lost an 8-0 decision to Michigan Metro Hockey League West-leading Woodhaven.

During the Gabriel Richard Christmas Tournament during the Holidays, Roosevelt came up empty handed despite giving eventual champ Richard all it wanted on opening night, Dec. 28.

The Bears lost 3-2 to the Pioneers in overtime, coughing up a 2-0 lead in the process.

Elliott Bernaiche scored the first goal of the game, getting assists from Andrew Burke and Seth Luczak.

That second-period goal was followed by one from Isham, with Josh Mills and Burke drawing assists.

Wyandotte led 2-0 heading into the third period, by Richard scored twice in the third and got the winner jst about four minutes into the extra period.

The the consolation finals, Wyandotte fell behind Riverview early and wound up on the short end of a 4-1 score. Josh Crossland had the only goal for Wyandotte in that game. Alex Benkarski assisted.

The Bears go to Allen Park Jan. 23 and host Novi Jan. 30.

GIRLS

Continued from page 23 League play opened for the Bears at home on Dec. 11 when Southgate Anderson came across Fort St. and fell to Roosevelt 68-37.

Roosevelt’s first road tilt of the season took place in Woodhaven on Dec. 14 with the Bears defeating the Warriors 32-29.

The Bears returned home on Dec. 18 and defeated the Lincoln Park Railsplitters 56-35.

Junior forward Samantha Smith led

all scorers with 27 points in the victory.

Roosevelt’s final game of 2018 came on Dec. 29 in a showcase game against Plymouth at Carleton Airport and the Bears saw their three-game winning streak come to an end with a 55-23 loss.

The Bears returned from the break on Jan. 8 with a 61-20 home victory over Dearborn Edsel Ford and on Jan. 11, Roosevelt improved to 5-0 in Downriver League play with a 40-33 victory over Gibraltar Carlson.

Defense has been the catalyst for

Roosevelt’s early season success in Downriver League play with the Bears allowing less than 31 points per game to league opponents.

Adkins had plenty of praise for his senior class after a solid start to the season and attributed the styles and work ethic of Kelly Adkins, Emma Sliwka, Lillian Corby and Jordan Tarrence to the team’s success.

“We have had great leadership from our four seniors,” Adkins said. “The four are playing great together and leading by example.”

Returning juniors Smith, Kaitlyn Patterson and Jazz Baker have all also made significant contributions for the Bears thus far.

Roosevelt hosted Taylor on Jan. 15 and traveled to defending league champion Trenton for an important matchup on Jan. 18.

Things will get no easier going forward as the Bears will host a tough Allen Park team on Jan. 25 before traveling to Southgate Anderson on Jan. 29.

BOYS Continued from page 23 matchup and were defeated by the Gators 66-37.

One day later, Lincoln Park hosted Roosevelt and topped the visitors 47-32.

The Bears closed out 2018 at home with a non-league showdown with Grand Rapids Northview and were mauled by the Wildcats 53-30.

Things have started to turn around after the break and the first game of 2019

saw the Bears end their losing streak on Jan. 8 with a hard-fought 70-68 road win over league foe Dearborn Heights Edsel Ford.

On Jan. 11, the Bears dropped a close contest with visiting Gibraltar Carlson 49-45, but rebounded on Jan. 15 with a 66-54 road victory over Taylor.

The Bears will travel to Allen Park on Jan. 25 looking to improve to 3-3 in Downriver League play before returning home on Jan. 29.

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