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Oakwood Cemetery clean up More than two dozen helpers, led by Roosevelt football coach Ron Adams, came out on Saturday, May 11 to help clean trash and debris from the old Oakwood Cemetery. The cemetery, located near the intersection of Ford and Jefferson, is 140 years old and because of a murky history and ownership, needs help from volunteers to maintain a respectful appearance. Larry Caruso photographed the clean up and you can see more of his photos on Page 17.

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Golfers hit links for 33rd annual Henry Ford Golf Classic For more than three decades, the Henry Ford Wyandotte Golf Classic has generated tremendous community support and contributed to patient care improvements throughout the hospital.

“We are grateful for the outpouring of support we receive every year for our golf outing,” said Dr. Dennis Lemanski, chief medical officer and senior vice president of medical education, “The money raised from the event allows us to invest it in patient care areas as we strive to continue improving the lives of the Downriver community.”

This year’s golf outing takes place June 3 at the Grosse Ile Golf and Country Club. Golfers have the option of registering for shotgun starts at either 7:30 a.m. or 12:30 p.m.

Registration includes 18 holes and a cart, dinner and an awards reception beginning at 5:30 p.m. following the afternoon flight.

This year, BASF Corporation once again will partner as the event’s Presenting Sponsor, and Fritz Enterprises as the Event and Clubhouse

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The BASF Wyandotte presenting sponsor team and Kevin Rourke (second from left), Chief Development Officer at Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital, take part in last year’s Henry Ford Wyandotte Golf Classic.

Sponsor. The continued success of the Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital Golf Classic would not be possible without

the support of its sponsors, golfers and volunteers.

“We truly appreciate our continued

partnership with BASF and Fritz Enterprises, as well as our many dedicated sponsors,” Lemanski said.

The funds generated from this year’s Golf Classic will support the hospital’s Emergency Department.

“This will allow us to add capacity for growth, and optimize our specialty services, along with purchase essential technology and resources to enhance the care experience for our Downriver community,” Lemanski said.

With proceeds from last year’s Golf Classic, the hospital now offers Integrative Medicine, such as acupuncture, to its oncology patients.

Having raised over $2.8 million in three decades, the proceeds from this event have contributed to a number of important programs and initiatives, such as a new trauma suite at Henry Ford Health Center- Brownstown, the Patient Medical Needs fund and the Yes Ma’am Program, among others.

Register online at henryford.com/ golfclassic. For more information about sponsorship opportunities or tickets, contact Kevin Rourke at 734-246-8849.

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Daniel Wright is Wyandotte’s new Fire Chief Lisa Eppich Special to Wyandotte Warrior

As of March 15, Wyandotte Fire Captain Daniel Wright has a new title. He is now Fire Chief Wright.

According to Wright, promotions within the department are test based but a chief promotion is unique in that it combines test score and seniority along with an interview with the mayor and city manager. The city council then votes whether or not to hire the applicant.

Wright On Feb. 25, the council unanimously carried the motion to hire Wright, who has been with the Wyandotte fire department since 1997.

“It doesn’t feel that long but apparently it has been,” Wright said. “I’ll be honest with you, I wouldn’t work anywhere else.”

Wright did not grow up with aspirations of being a firefighter, but in 1995 the love of the job found him when his father suggested he apply to Brownstown fire department. At the time, Brownstown was a paid on-call department which means firefighters were called on an as needed basis.

Wright thought it sounded interesting so he

applied.

“They hired me and sent me to school. I really kind of fell in love with it and I thought ‘I think I can do this for the rest of my life,” Wright said.

Two years later he was hired as a firefighter at the Wyandotte department.

“I always liked Wyandotte,” Wright said. “I never applied anywhere else.”

Wright was promoted to sergeant in 2005, lieutenant in 2007, and captain in 2015.

Wright finds the community an appealing part of working in Wyandotte.

“It’s an easy place to work. The citizens here are by and large a good community. We get a lot of support.

They’ve always supported us with their votes and with their wallets. Not every department can say that about their city,” Wright said.

One of the first things on Wright’s agenda is to spread fire safety and prevention awareness to the community using the National Fire Safety Council, Inc. (NFSC, Inc.)’s Firepup program.

In 1986, The Firepup program was created by the NFSC, Inc. in an effort to make learning about fire and burn prevention and life safety issues fun, entertaining, and non-threatening.

On April 29, city council unanimously carried the motion to reinstitute the Firepup program. According to Wright, the department has used the program

previously but stopped about 10 years ago.

“Some of the guys approached me about bringing it back,” Wright said. “We’re targeting implementation for next fall.”

The donations-based program uses materials such as coloring books to help children learn fire safety.

Wright is also trying to update the technology for the fire department and Emergency Medical Services (EMS).

“There’s a lot of new technology for both fire and EMS. My goal is to get my hands on as much of it as possible, to provide the best service we can given financial bonds and give the city the most bang for their buck,” Wright said.

Wright said he’ll leave no stone unturned while looking for funds to update the department.

“Whether it’s from grants or private donations to working things into the budget, I’m looking to find the resources to help make the department better,” Wright said.

When Wright isn’t looking for ways to better the department he likes to hunt in the fall, ski in the winter and bike with his wife, Charity, with whom he shares three children and 25 years of marriage with this year.

Wright is replacing Chief Jeffery Carley who retired on March 14. Carley had been chief since January 2012.

Student awarded scholarship to Motion Picture Institute Paula Neuman Wyandotte Warrior

Calvin Johns, 17, likes to make people smile and laugh — or quake with fear.

To realize that objective, he makes films, both at Roosevelt High School, where he’s a senior, and with the Downriver Detroit Student Film Consortium.

Calvin just Johns finished a year’s session with the DDSFC. As an alumnus, he’ll help the group’s founder, Scott Galeski, as an instructor for the new session. The group meets once a week at the Downriver Council for the Arts in Wyandotte.

Calvin may be young, but already he’s very good at his chosen craft — so good that, based on his body of film work, Calvin recently was awarded a $7,000 scholarship to the Motion Picture Institute in Troy, where he’ll start in the fall.

At the Digital Arts Film and Television Student Film Festival 2019, his movies took home three best-ofshow awards, four excellence awards, one honor award and one audience choice award. The consortium awarded him as filmmaker of the year, as well.

“Bringing Calvin aboard this year brought this entire program to another level,” Galeski said. “He’s an outstanding young man with vision.”

Calvin can perform any role in filmmaking, including directing, acting, filming and script writing. But in all the movies he works on, Calvin is the editor.

He took video production classes at RHS for three years, and this year, also took broadcasting.

“I’m trained on the new Tricaster,” he said.

Tricaster is a device that “merges live video switching, broadcast graphics, virtual sets, special effects, audio mixing, recording, social media publishing and web streaming,” according to NewTek, the company that makes the ultimate editing dream

tool.

“Editing is where my strong point is,” Calvin said. “I’ve been doing it since 2013. I enjoy every aspect of film, but that’s what I’m best at.”

After his stint at the Motion Picture Institute, he definitely wants to go into the field of filmmaking.

“Right now, my plan is to be staying in Michigan for the next few years, seeing if the film industry comes back,” Calvin said. “But I’m fine with traveling if it comes to that. I’ll do commercials, music festivals, my own film and help with other people’s projects.”

He grew up in Wyandotte as a shy kid who used humor — “I was always the class clown” — to connect.

He is especially intrigued by scary clowns, which are featured in his 2019 film “The Party Crasher.” He wrote, produced, directed, acted in and, of course, edited that movie, which won an excellence award at the film festival.

And a scary clown stars in his 2018 film, “Spot the Clown.” He also wrote, produced, directed, acted in and edited

that movie, which took an honor award in last year’s film festival.

“Clowns just really scare people a lot,” Calvin said with a smile.

This year, from September through November, he’ll act as a scary clown at the Scream Machine in Taylor. Calvin designed a very creepy clown costume for that gig, and had it made.

He likes horror films — studies them — and also action and comedy.

When he’s not making or watching movies, he enjoys watching and playing basketball and playing video games. Calvin also works for Wyandotte Cable, updating graphics for programming, as a playback operator and sometimes helping to film City Council meetings and other “shows.”

He plans to spend the summer between high school graduation and film school building himself a new computer.

And, of course, making more movies.

“Eventually, I want to do my first feature film,” Calvin said.

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Environmental Program true to its mission

Wetlands Day celebrates 10 years Bill Stevenson Wyandotte Warrior

Long hailed as one of the premier environmental education events in southeastern Michigan, the 10th annual World Wetlands Day celebration held April 17, 2019 at Carlson High School did not disappoint organizers or those who attended. More than 1700 students from Shumate Middle School, Carlson High School, and Riverview Seitz Middle School participated in the expo designed to be an engaging and fun way to learn about wetlands and other environmental issues.

Normally celebrated on February 2nd of each year, World Wetlands Day was postponed this year by a double whammy—the federal government shutdown and a lingering polar vortex.

Ironically, the theme for this year’s World Wetlands Day was “Wetlands and Climate Change.”

Expo organizer and Carlson High School science teacher, Crystal Fowler said, “The event this year was a bit smaller with fewer environmental groups and less students from schools who had problems with the rescheduled date. We were going to put a hold on the event for a year because of the shutdown, but groups were reaching out to me and hoping we could get something together even if it was smaller. Everyone felt that World Wetlands Day was important and that it had tremendous impact on the students and general public who attended.”

Environmental groups who set up learning stations throughout the gymnasium, included the Grosse Ile Nature and Land Conservancy, the Detroit Riverkeeper, the Friends of the Detroit River, Lake Erie Metropark, Pte. Mouillee Sportsmen, the University of Michigan-Dearborn Environmental Interpretative Center, Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, the U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish & Wildlife, Sturgeon for Tomorrow, Gibraltar Duck Hunters Ltd., and the Wyandot of Anderdon

WORLD WETLANDS DAY PROVIDES AN IDEAL OPPORTUNITY TO TEACH OUR CHILDREN ABOUT THE MANY VALUABLE BENEFITS OF WETLANDS AND WETLANDS STEWARDSHIP. Nation.

In addition to the educational displays, active participants were able to get “hands on” experiences with a vast array of artifacts and native American rarities provided by several members of the Wyandot of Anderdon Nation. Further, students found environmental lessons in “fun” activities such as trying their reel casting skills in a fishing activity with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service from Humbug Marsh. There was also a Wetlands Rumble game similar to Jeopardy where students competed by giving the correct questions to answers about their wetlands knowledge.

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Refuge Administrative Assistant, Anna Cook, offered students a creative outlet where they could make and design their own model of fish. “More and more, it’s important to make that creative connection to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) education, by adding the Arts. STEAM education deepens the learning and seems to have more lasting impact,” Cook said. “Kids like it when learning is fun!”

And fun, it is.—educating the next generation of environmentalists.

World Wetlands Day at Carlson High School originated in 2010, when Humbug Marsh was designated Michigan’s first and only Wetland

of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention of 1971.

The Ramsar Convention is an intergovernmental treaty, signed by 170 nations throughout the world that provides for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources.

The late Congressman John D. Dingell, recognized the first World Wetlands Day, saying, “World Wetlands Day provides an ideal opportunity to teach our children about the many valuable benefits of wetlands and wetlands stewardship. I am proud of the work being done, and excited to see this type of commitment to future generations.”

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Remembering World War II’s Michigan Fly Girls David Dyer Wyandotte Warrior

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his past Feb. 5 there was a beautiful story in the Detroit Free Press written by Kristen Jordan Shamus titled “Last Michigan WWII Fly Girl dies at age 97.

I was so touched by this story as it immediately brought back a memory of the “First Michigan WWII Fly Girl” who died at age 20.

It was Memorial Day in 2013. My wife Janet was in Chicago assisting our son, David-Scott as he was moving to a new apartment. I was “home alone” for the entire weekend.

My very dear friend, Linda Harmon, asked me if I would accompany her to the Grosse Pointe War Memorial where there would be a Memorial Day Service.

Even though she was pretty much confined to a wheelchair with multiple sclerosis, she still drives a car, so Linda picked me up and off we went.

We arrived around noon and, of course, the ceremony was over.

Then I told Linda where I really wanted to go.

We arrived at the White Chapel Cemetery in Troy at 1 p.m., precisely as the ceremony was beginning. There was no place within a couple of blocks for Linda to park. Even if she found a place I would then have to help her into her wheelchair and push her to the site at which time it would be over.

She told me to go ahead and she would wait in the car. I made my way to as close to the front as I could and rested

against the second row stands. All the seats seemed to be taken. I was wearing my Vietnam shirt and hat and a woman sitting in the front row spotted me and insisted I take her seat.

I then began listening to the words of a lovely lady named Cheryl.

So what was this all about? Cheryl is the niece of Marie Michell Robinson who was known as a “fly girl” or a “WASP.” The ceremony took place at the gravesite of Marie Michell Robinson, where she was buried some seventy years earlier in1944. She was now receiving the full military honors that were denied her at the time of her death simply because she was a woman.

In 1942, a time when most women didn’t even have drivers licenses, Marie received her pilot’s license. The next year she became one of 1,800 women selected from 25,000 applicants to become a member of the “Women’s AirForce Support Pilots or WASPs. She then became one of 1,074 who completed the training program and actually became a WASP, also known as a World War II Fly Girl.

The mission of the WASPs had been to work as test pilots and fly stateside so the male pilots could be sent to combat overseas.

The WASP’s were not part of the

military and therefore had no military benefits. They were civil servants and were paid $250 monthly. In addition to buying their uniforms they also paid room and board.

I might add that many of the planes they flew were built by another famous group of women called “Rosie the Riveters,” but that is another story.

In September 1944, the 20-year-old Marie Michell, while stationed at Love Field in Dallas met and secretly married army surgeon Hampton Robinson (WASPs were not allowed to marry), thus the name Marie Michell Robinson.

Two weeks later she became a replacement for her ailing roommate as a co-pilot on a B25 Mitchell Bomber training flight. The plane crashed into the Mojave desert and disintegrated into flames. Marie was one of thirty eight WASP’s that were killed during the groups’ twenty-two month existence.

The group was deactivated after the war in December 1944 since so many male pilots were then available.

Thirty-eight American flags surrounded this beautiful ceremonial site.

That number signified the number of WASP’s that gave their lives. In 1977 President Carter designated these

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women eligible for military veterans’ benefits. In 1984 they were awarded the American Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal.

In 2009 President Obama signed legislation awarding them the Congressional Gold Medal.

In 2005 the shifting sands of the Mojave Desert unearthed Marie’s wedding ring, her pilot wings, an ID bracelet and her watch.

Archaeologists discovered the remnants and traced them to Marie. The items were donated to the Women in the Military Service for America Memorial, located outside the gates of Arlington National Cemetery.

It was quite a moving scenario as “taps” was played at the conclusion of the ceremony and the American flag was presented to Marie’s 90-year-old brother, Roy Michell.

I was honored as a complete stranger to be asked to place a rose in Marie’s honor. I watched as several people before me pulled a long stemmed rose from a barrel and placed it in a certain spot in honor of Marie.

I pulled my rose, then gave Cheryl a hug and returned to Linda’s car without realizing I still had the rose in my hand.

As I entered the car the stem broke, then I decided to keep it.

Now in closing, first I thank you Linda Harmon for the wonderful memory of Memorial Day 2013. I will forever cherish it. Next I ask you all to join me this Memorial Day in remembrance of all those who gave their lives to the horrors of war In addition let’s give a hearty salute to all of the WASPs, who so gallantly served in the time of such need.

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BALLROOM DANCE LESSONS Tuesdays from 7-8 p.m. and 8-9 p.m. Each month is a different type of dance lesson. All skill levels welcome.

Don’t have a partner? No worries, many people attend without a partner and find great support in learning to dance. Classes are held at the Downriver Council for the Arts, 81 Chestnut, Wyandotte.

Call 734-720-0671 or visit www. downriverarts.org COME FIND YOUR NEW BEST FRIEND The Wyandotte Animal Adoption Center has dogs, cats , puppies and kittens looking for new forever homes.

The center is open Monday, Tuesday and Friday from 5:30- p.m. - 7:30 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Even if you are not in the market for a new pet, the center is always in need of volunteers.

The work done by volunteers on behalf of the animals at the shelter is invaluable. Through shelter cleaning, dog walking, dog and cat socialization, fundraising, facilitating adoptions and various other activities, they make a profound difference in the lives of the animals while they’re in our care awaiting their forever homes.

MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT Downriver-area residents can attend Mental health support group meetings on the third Wednesday of each month at 10 a.m. at Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital’s Rehabilitation Building in the conference room on the second floor in room 232, enter off Biddle Ave. For more information, 313-292-3324 or 313-563-1245.

AAUW SCHOLARSHIPS The AAUW Wyandotte-Downriver Branch offers several scholarships to female undergraduate students at Baker College - Allen Park, Wayne County Community College District Downriver and Lawrence Technological University.

Interested students can pick up an AAUW application at their school’s counseling office; candidates must have earned a minimum of 12 credits, be a United States citizen and a resident of the Downriver area; an essay is also required

For more information, contact Madeleine Jones at mizmadlin@yahoo. com or visit downriver-mi.aauw.net.

PLAY BUNCO At the First Congregational Church, 98 Superior Blvd., Wyandotte, on April 26. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the game will begin promptly at 7 p.m.

Bunco is a dice game that requires no prior experience. Winners receive cash prizes and other surprises along the way. Raffle baskets, including Detroit Tiger tickets, a 50/50, and other fun are planned for the evening. For more information, text 734-258-0325.

SEWING CLUB Sew at your own pace in the company of like-minded people every from 5-7 p.m. on every third Thursday of the month. Fashion designer Cheryl Zemke will answer questions or guide if needed.

Bring your sewing machine, supplies, and projects. Open to teens and adults.

All skill levels welcome. For more information call (734) 720-0671 or visit www.downriverarts.org.

ADULT CRAFT DROP IN Join the craft geniuses at Bacon Memorial Library each Monday from 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. to work on a different craft. Call the library at 734246-8357.

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.

Call the library at 246-8357 to register.

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A card, available at Bacon Memorial Library can unlock free or discounted passes to hundreds of Michigan state parks, campgrounds, museums, trails, cultural destinations and more.

Stop in at the library at 45 Vinewood and get your card today.

MEALS ON WHEELS The Wayne County Congregate Nutrition Meals program offers meals Monday through Friday from 11:1511:45 at the Copeland Center.

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

Make a reservation or find out more from Angie Benson at 324-7279 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 1 p.m.

YOGA Tuesdays at the Downriver Council for the Arts, 81 Chestnut, Wyandotte from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Suitable for all levels, this Hatha Yoga Flow will focus on linking breath to movement, deep stretching, building core strength and improving balance and overall wellbeing. Bring your own yoga mat. For more information call 734-720-0671 or visit www.downriverarts.org 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 noon1:20 p.m. and Sunday’s are 4-5:20 p.m.

The cost for residents of Wyandotte and Riverview is $4. The fee is $3 for those under 17 and over 60. The nonresident fee is $1 more.

PET ADOPTION Shelter to Home Pet Adoption Center is always looking for volunteers.

Foster Homes: Foster homes are critical to STH’s ultimate goal of saving animals lives. Local shelters and pounds simply do not have the room to take all the animals they encounter. In parallel, we often do not have enough foster homes.

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.

Petsmart Habitat Cleaner: If you are looking for ‘hands-on’ time with the cats, volunteering as a Petsmart Habitat Cleaner may be the perfect place for you! We currently have animals at Petsmart in Canton, MI on Ford Rd. (next to IKEA) and soon at Petsmart in Woodhaven.

Student Involvement - Age 12 and Up: Shelter to Home is pleased to be able to offer many opportunities for students to obtain community service hours. We are happy to provide students with a letter for their school if needed.

You can contact STH at 734-5563135.

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.

You may contact the Garden Club via email at wyandottegardenclub@gmail. com for more information.

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CULINARY CAPERS Evelyn Cairns Wyandotte Warrior

I had misgivings about the chocolate cake recipe Carol Hanasack of Grosse Ile shared when I read that the batter was made with black beans, and the ganache with a sweet potato. But everyone who tasted the cake (including me) thought it was delicious, and reactions were fun when I revealed the nutritious ingredients.

SERIOUSLY SNEAKY CHOCOLATE CAKE 1/3 cup all-purpose flour 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda 15-ounce can low-sodium black beans, rinsed and drained 1 cup sugar 1 tablespoon vanilla ½ teaspoon salt 4 large eggs (room temperature) ¼ cup vegetable oil 1/3 cup warm water Ganache Heat oven to 350 degrees. Coat a 9-inch-square baking pan with cooking spray. Line bottom with parchment.

Spray parchment. Whisk flour, cocoa, baking powder and baking soda. In food processor, combine beans, sugar, vanilla and salt. Process until smooth.

Add eggs, vegetable oil and water.

Process until smooth. Add flour mixture and process until blended.

Pour into pan and bake 35 minutes, or until cake springs back when pressed. Cool 10 minutes, then run a thin knife between pan and cake. Flip cake over, remove parchment and cool completely. Frost cake with ganache.

GANACHE 1 sweet potato (about 8 ounces) 1 cup chocolate chips (milk, semisweet or bittersweet) Heat oven to 375 degrees. Bake sweet potato until very soft, about 1 hour. Cool 10 minutes, then slice in half. Scoop out flesh to make 1 cup. Place in processor. Process until smooth. Add chocolate chips.

Process until smooth (puree will melt chocolate). Cool 10 minutes, then spread on cake.

(Recipe from Family Circle.)

ANOTHER RUM CAKE The following recipe, from Darlene Randazzo of Trenton, would be a tasty Father’s Day treat for that special man in your family. Darlene says the cake “is not the prettiest and rather plain-looking,” but is easy to make, and people who love rum really enjoy it. When I baked it, to make it prettier, I drizzled the cake with a glaze, combining 1 cup confectioners’ sugar with approximately 5 teaspoons pineapple juice.

CARIBBEAN COCONUT RUM CAKE ½ cup unsalted butter, softened 1½ cups sugar 4 large eggs 1 teaspoon coconut extract ¾ cup amber rum ¾ cup whole milk 1¾ cups all-purpose flour 1 package (3.4 ounces) instant vanilla pudding mix ¼ cup cornstarch 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt SYRUP ½ cup unsalted butter, melted ½ cup water ½ cup sugar Dash salt ½ cup amber rum 1 teaspoon coconut extract l. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. Beat in extract. In a small bowl, combine rum and milk. In a large bowl, whisk flour, pudding mix, cornstarch, baking powder and salt. Add to creamed mixture alternately with rum mixture, beating well after each addition.

2. Turn into well-greased and floured 10-inch fluted tube pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool 10 minutes, remove from pan briefly to prevent sticking; replace in pan. Cool on wire rack.

3. Meanwhile, for syrup, heat butter, water, sugar and salt in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, add rum and extract. With a small skewer, poke holes in the cake, then slowly pour syrup over cake until all is absorbed. Cover and let stand overnight. Invert on a plate to serve.

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Capitalism is Local, CAPITALISM is National Peter Rose Wyandotte Warrior

In the explanation of the experiences that comprise my positions on, well, just about everything, I am continually taken aback by the span of time I describe.

It’s longer than I think; I’m older than I think. It’s the same time span that has seen Detroit’s depressing selfdestruction, and it’s invigorating current renewal.

Or how quite seedy and decaying Ferndale became Funky Ferndale, now on the cusp of development that will permanently move Ferndale out of that phase of competent independents with quirkiness and personal points of view, to larger, more corporate projects moving in to capitalize and formulize that hard-to-define “cool.”

I know the dichotomies of my anticorporate stance. I’m a capitalist, and I bemoan what corporate capitalism does.

There is an uneasy balance, a segment of the span that I identify with and defend and define as optimal; a purely subjective analysis, to be sure.

Without Dan Gilbert would Detroit be on this path? No, of course not. I get that. But when “small” gets squeezed out as a result, is that what we want?

Do we want to see Café D’Mongo replaced by a TGIF? Capitalism in action is incredible. My regard for it is rooted in the nature of the retail apparel business in the 1960s and 1970s. Independents were all there was.

We populated the Detroit metro area, and Detroit was not unique.

Big towns, medium towns, small towns. Schenectady, NY, Columbus, OH, Jackson MI, start thinking towns like that and you get a grip on what national used to mean, and how pervasive that norm was.

Anchored by local department stores, the surrounding region peppered with independent retailers of all sorts, retail distribution was handled professionally and well, everywhere in America.

The money that was generated in these metro-area local stores was spent locally. Attorneys, CPAs, advertising companies, advertising venues - all local. Money circulated. It worked.

Anyone that lived through that era can verify that it was a (FAR) more prosperous time.

Without the point being hammered relentlessly by the likes of me, though, the connectivity of the whole thing might not be obvious.

At this local level, the perfection of capitalism is the foundation of a thriving economy. It applies to industry, finance, medicine, and yes, retail. When national takes over local, it doesn’t happen all at once, of course. It happens insidiously, in ways that make local governments solicitous of the growth, not against it.

It makes Detroit lust after Amazon, when it could have implemented an aggressive underwriting for the locals that make Detroit what it is; to grow organically and authentically.

Downtown Wyandotte used to have three local banks. There is still a need for their services, but the model doesn’t work, according to the corporatism behind the decisions to vacate cities like Wyandotte.

No nationals left, after June, when Chase leaves. Here’s the thing: I

wouldn’t let the nationals back in.

The truth is this: They bought up the local banks that could serve as competition. Slowly but surely, they proceeded to close up shop for the banks they bought. The mantra of corporatism, of capitalism, is to get all the money.

Localism has to be on guard against that assault. It’s why I write. I will forever try to illustrate the connectivity that is lost when big keeps getting bigger.

My wife used to say “local first, not local only.” True, I guess, but reluctantly, with a sick feeling, knowing it feeds a very nasty beast.

Remember: More money circulating locally means more local prosperity.

How do we keep more money circulating locally? By doing a hardstop on spending with choices that are not local, unless you have no other choice. Make shopping online your very last option.

Make shopping at nationals the next worst choice.

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Wyandotte’s Gerald Mayhew signs with NHL Minnesota Wild Hank Minckiewicz Wyandotte Warrior

In 2011, then-high school senior Gerald Mayhew led the Wyandotte Roosevelt Bears to their first and only Michigan High School Athletic Association state hockey championship.

Gerald has worked very, very hard and now the fruits of his labor are finally coming through. This is so, so good for Wyandotte and all of Downriver. ~ Mike Quint

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Mayhew played for years at Ferris State

The 4-1 win over Birmingham Brother Rice in the title game capped a great season and was a dream come true for the Bears, the school and the coaching staff.

Recently, after stints in the United States Hockey League, at Ferris State University and in the American Hockey Association, Mayhew made his personal dream come true when he signed a two-way contract with the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League.

Wyandotte Mayor Joe Peterson, who was an assistant coach on the Roosevelt team for all four seasons Mayhew played there - including the state

championship year - said he was thrilled for his former player.

“I am really glad for him,” Peterson said. “I am glad to have been able to coach a kid like that. He was just one of the best kids. They’ve always said he is too small, but he’s never taken that for an answer. He has a big heart. Give me 20 Gerald Mayhews and I will win anywhere.”

Wyandotte head coach Mike Quint said he was very proud of his former player.

“Gerald has worked very, very hard and now the fruits of his labor are finally coming through,” he said. “This is so, so good for Wyandotte and all of Downriver.

Mayhew has been successful at every level he has played.

After winning the state championship with Wyandotte, he was named Michigan’s Mr. Hockey, given annually to the state’s top player.

Mayhew has some gifts, according to Peterson.

“He has the best hands. I have never seen the kind of hands he has,” Peterson said. “And he has the ability to read the ice, that’s something you just can’t teach. He has the ability to know where the puck is going to be.”

In his first year in the UHSL with the Cedar Rapids Roughriders, he was fourth on the team in scoring with 33 points. A year later he led the team with 44 points and earned a scholarship to Ferris State.

There he continued his great play.

Mayhew collected 119 points (52 goals) in 150

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Mayhew led Roosevelt to a state title in 2011

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Open to kindergarten through 5th grade on Monday, June 24 through Thursday, June 27 from 1 - 3 p.m. at the Copeland Center 2306 Fourth Street Wyandotte.

Register at the Wyandotte Recreation Department, 3131 Third Street, Wyandotte 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

The registration deadline is Friday, June 21. Lesson Plans for the week include: Painting lessons, drawing lessons on shading, texture and lines, making art from hand-made paper, sculpture project, beaded jewelry project, oven bake clay project, painting, decorating and finishing of all projects.

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The program is open to Wyandotte, Riverview Southgate and Trenton residents boys and girls.

Learn the fundamentals of volleyball: Passing, setting, serving, spiking and basic game strategies. There will be daily competitions.

Register at Wyandotte Recreation Department, 3131 Third Street, Wyandotte 48192 Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Registration ends Friday, July 12, 2019.

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What is Pickleball? A game similar to tennis, but played on a smaller court with a wiffleball and paddles.

The free program runs Wednesdays 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. Week 1: May 29 Week 2: June 5 Week 3: June 12. All sessions offered at F.O.P. Park.

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Street, Wyandotte 48192 Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Deadline to register is Tuesday, May 28th SENIOR OPEN SWIMMING The Senior Citizen open swimming program provides seniors with an opportunity to use the pool in a comfortable atmosphere with other seniors.

This is an opportunity to get into the water, swim or exercise at your own pace. This is not a water exercise or arthritis swim class.

There will be one lifeguard on duty during this open swim session. No instructions will be given.

It is open to seniors only - age 55 and over on Tuesdays and Thursdays June 18 – Aug. 8, from 10:15 - 11:15 a.m. at Wilson Middle School pool, 1275 15th Street.

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Roosevelt boys win Metro Classic crown Hank Minckiewicz Wyandotte Warrior

What’s better than hosting an invitational? Why winning one, of course.

And that’s exactly what the Wyandotte boys did at the third annual Metro Classic run at Roosevelt on May 11.

The Bears scored 78 points to edge Carlson, which was second with 75.

Travis Pritt led the way for the Bears, setting school records in both the 100 and 300 hurdles. He was first in the 100s and second in the 300s, He also ran on the second-place mile relay team along with Brett Malinowski, Damian Haugabook and Cecil Chatman.

Malinowski and Chatan were also fourth-place on the 4x100 meter relay team, along with Daylen Boddie and Cameron Garrison.

Gabe Mullins was third in the 800 and fifth in the mile and the Bears piled up a bunch of points in the field events were Andrew Nestman and Thomas Kirby were fourth and fifth in the discus, Zachary Grant was fifth in the high jump, Jesus Plasencia and Kirby were fourth and fifth in the shot, Emilio Plasencia and Paublo Bustos were third and eighth in the pole vault and Garrison was seventh in the long jump.

Also scoring for the Bears were Sam Raskine and Jalen Jackson.

Wyandotte’s girls finished eighth in the event with 31 ½ points. Woodhaven won with 114 ½.

Shantynae Atwater-Boyd was all over the scoresheet for the Bears. She was fourth in the long jump, fifth in the 200, seventh in the high jump and ran a leg on the eighth-place 4x200 relay team along with Sydney Lazerek, Alyssa DeLong and Hailey Sheldrake.

Sara Creech grabbed a fifth place in the pole vault, Katelyn Bezzo was seventh in the long jump, Victoria Fiondella was seventh in the mile and the 4x800 relay team of Fiondella, Paige Chinavre, Jordyn Burks and Katelyn Olin was sixth.

The Metro Classic is the unofficial start of the “championship season” for area track teams. Regionals were May 17 for Roosevelt and the Downriver League meet is May 21. The state finals for qualifiers is June 1 at East Kentwood High School.

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MAYHEW Continued from page 19 points (41). Mayhew also helped Ferris State capture its first WCHA title in 2015-16.

Mayhew was also a 2017 nominee for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award which annually goes to college hockey’s top player.

After his decorated college career,

Mayhew moved on to the AHL’s Iowa Wild, where he played a partial season in 2017 and full seasons in 2018 and this year.

This year he helped lead the Iowa squad to its best season ever.

The Wild made the playoffs for the first time and beat Milwaukee in the Central Division semifinals before bowing out of the playoffs against the

Chicago Wolves.

Mayhew led the team in goals with 27 and was second in points with 60.

Among the accomplishments for the Mayhew-lead Wild were: The first playoff appearance in franchise history and its first playoff series win; the most regular-season wins for the Wild in the team’s six-year history; and the most home wins in the regular season.

In addition to his career high in goals and assists, Mayhew also hit high water marks this year in shots, penalty minutes, power-play goals, shorthanded goals and plus-minus rating.

The 5-10, 175 pound 26-year-old exploded for nine goals in the Calder Cup playoffs.

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Ready for the playoffs Spring is here and summer is fast approaching that means one thing for Michigan high school teams - the Michigan High School Athletic Association state playoffs are around the corner. Here is a look at where Wyandotteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s varsity squads will begin their postseason journeys: BASEBALL

The Bears will begin the MHSAA playoffs at a district tournament at Bedford on June 1. Wyandotte will face the winner of the May 28 MonroeWoodhaven predistrict game at 10 a.m. At noon, host Bedford will face the winner of the Carlson-Southgate predistrict contest.

The championship game will begin at 2 p.m. and the winner advances to the regional at Lincoln Park on June 5.

SOFTBALL

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The Roosevelt softball team also begins district play at Bedford on June 1.

The Bears will face the winner of the CarlsonBedford predistrict game at 10 a.m. At noon, Woodhaven will face the winner of the SouthgateMoroe predistrct contest.

The championship game will be played at 2 p.m. with the winner advancing to the regionals at Woodhaven on June 8.

TRACK

Regionals were run May 17 and any Roosevelt state-meet qualifiers will head to East Kentwood High School for the state finals on June 1.

TENNIS

The Bears were in regional action at Allen Park on May 16. State qualifiers advance to the finals in Holland at Hope College May 31-June 1.

SOCCER

The Bears will take on district host Woodhaven at 5 p.m.on May 22 in a first-round tournament game. That winner advances to the 6 p.m. district semifinal game at Woodhaven May 29.

On the other side of the bracker, Taylor faces Monroe and Southgate faces Bedford with the winners meeting at 4 p.m. at Woodhaven on May 29.

The championship game is 7 p.m. on May 31 and the winner will advance to regionals at Dearborn June 5.

GOLF

The Bears will play in a 19-team regional hosted by Ann Arbor Skyline High School on May 29 at Lake Forest Golf Club.

Qualifiers will then go to the Division 1 state finals at The Fortress in Frankenmuth June 7-8.

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