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Michael and Kathleen Thompson join Marilyn and Damien Chorkey at the 75th anniversary of Bob-Jo’s. The Thompsons traveled from out of state for a funeral and a graduation party and stopped by the frozen custard stand while they were in town.
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Continued from page 1 Woodhaven reminisced about the day three years earlier when they stopped by Bob-Jo’s all dressed up after their wedding at St. Cyprian Catholic Church in Riverview. They paid for treats for the entire wedding party and posed in front of the stand. “We visit every year on our anniversary,” Gail said. And they were there celebrating Bob-Jo’s 75th anniversary with 18-month-old daughter Bernadette. Manager Cristina Booza said her favorite part of any day Bob-Jo’s is open from April to September – usually just before Easter through the second weekend of September – are the memories of the customers. “They say ‘my dad took me here,’ See BOB-JO’S, Page 5
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Continued from page 4 ‘my gramma and grampa took me here.’ I love to hear the stories,” she said. Booza’s brother Tony Ricchiuti is president of Bob-Jo’s. He and business partner Rob McGregor took over about 12 years ago from their dads, Herman Ricchiuti and Larry “Mac” McGregor, who had been friends since second grade and went all in to buy the custard stand at the end of summer in 1985. Booza said Bob-Jo’s has been in her family for half of the 75 years. Larry has passed away; Herman is 82 years old. “Dad had been a widow for a long time,” Booza said. “It was a great thing for him to have this, especially after mom died. Tony started working with him in the evenings.” Despite researching “in the archives and history, we never were able to have the exact date” Bob-Jo’s opened or what year it moved from Eureka Road and Fort Street to its current location. The sign out front says the shop has been “serving Downriver since 1947.” She said the anniversary celebration was a way of giving back to loyal patrons. The shop’s “standard” is
Delaney McClain of Troy traveled to Bob-Jo’s with her mom and grandparents. In the photo are Gary Roberts of Wyandotte (left), Delaney McClain, Arlene Roberts of Wyandotte and Mark and Donna McClain of Troy.
chocolate, vanilla and twist frozen custard. They also serve banana splits, flurries, slushes, shakes, parfaits and more. “We always have vanilla yogurt every single day,” she said. “Our flavor of the day on Saturday was blue moon. That is the kids’ favorite. It’s all about our customers, but also about our kids. There are a lot of sad faces when we don’t have blue moon.” In keeping with tradition, it wouldn’t be an anniversary party
without Carey Ann and her Clown Caravan. Carey Ann the Clown painted faces and customers were able to visit with popular characters Elsa, a Minion, Ariel the Mermaid, Paw Patrol’s Marshall and Spider-Man. Carey Ann (Carol Ann Owens of Riverview) was on hand for Bob-Jo’s 50th anniversary 25 years ago and they posed for a photo on both special days with Booza’s son Jonathan, who is now 27 years old. Booza said Bob-Jo’s typically
employs 12 to 18 girls from local high schools in Wyandotte, Riverview, Trenton, Southgate, Woodhaven and Gibraltar. Who knows how many have worked summers at the custard stand? “We had a guy come in last week who said his mother was one of the original persons who worked here,” Booza said. The anniversary celebration “went great,” said Booza, who grew up in Melvindale and lives in Canton. “We were busy from morning to night. We were very blessed by the weather… All the kids that were here had a good time.” Kathleen Thompson, who grew up in Wyandotte, went on a date to Bob-Jo’s with her future husband and recently celebrated her 41st wedding anniversary, said a visit to her former hometown wouldn’t be complete without a stop at Bob-Jo’s. “You can’t get blue moon like this anywhere else in the country,” she said. “The custard is so good.”
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Going to the fair The food, the fun, the artists and the crowds were back as Wyandotte celebrated the full return of the annual Wyandotte Street Art Fair on July 13-16. The streets of Biddle Avenue were again filled with amazing art, the smells of fair food and throngs of people happy to be out socializing again. The event drew thousands and city merchants were happy to see them.Photos by Dave Chapman
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Members of the Support Squad under their tent. Photo by Dave Gorgon
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Cancer survivor uses crocheted flowers to thank caregivers DAVE GORGON Conni Barber is a cancer survivor. The Downriver native was so grateful for the care she received at Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital that she presented a unique gift to healthcare workers for helping save her life. Barber, who is part of the Affholter family of Wyandotte, was team captain of Support Squad in this year’s 20th annual Downriver Relay for Life at Taylor’s Heritage Park. The June 4 event is the signature fundraiser of the American Cancer Society. In addition to “celebrating life” with people close to her, Barber took the opportunity to spread the word about Petals of Gratitude, a group of volunteers who crochet flowers all over the United States. The flowers are given as gifts to cancer patients who pass them on to their caregivers at medical facilities. “We are a group of volunteers who gather donated crochet flowers and send them to cancer patients to give to their medical heroes,” Barber said. Barber, who is married to wife Tonya, is the mother of four children and is on leave as a store manager at CVS, said she found a lump in her breast in April 2021. In June of that year, she reported the finding to a doctor and went through testing, which led to a diagnosis of IDC, the most common type of
breast cancer. She said the cancer was caught early enough and treatment began right away. She underwent chemotherapy and radiation at Henry Ford Wyandotte, which was a challenge during the COVID-19 pandemic. Twelve rounds of chemo and 30 rounds of radiation were “rough,” she said. “I had quite a few complications. I went through surgery mostly because of my age and the advice from my doctor… My body was fighting everything step by step. Then I had a problem with my liver. They were trying times to say the least.” Along the way, Barber said, wife Tonya learned about Petals of Gratitude and arranged for a box of flowers to be sent quickly. Barber, who lives in Lincoln Park, distributed them to the nurses, a doctor and a nurse navigator who helped her connect with anything she needed any time of the day. “They have great doctors there,” Barber said. “I can’t say enough kind words about everybody in their oncology department. The doctors and nurses became our family and friends.” Treatment also took place at Henry Ford Brownstown. She finished chemo in January. As of this past March, “I am cancer free,” Barber said. “People working in the oncology department are there for the right reasons,” she said. “They have care and compassion for the people, and it shows. I
can’t say enough good things about them.” So grateful to the Petals of Gratitude group, Conni and Tonya became involved in the organization, spreading the word, crocheting flowers and distributing them to cancer patients. “I wanted to share and thank everybody,” she said. “They were so great.” Interest in Petals of Gratitude has grown steadily. Since November, the group’s Facebook page has exceeded 1,200 members. There is a website as well. Barber said there is no charge for the flowers. Individuals can request up to two dozen flowers and can donate flowers on either of the sites. She said one cool feature about the flowers is each one has a tag that tells where it was made – all over the United States. “We send them to cancer patients so they have support from all over,” Barber said. “Then they in turn can use the bouquets to give as a thank you to those who work as part of the healthcare team and have provided a multitude of support and comfort during their journey.” The flowers made a difference during Barber’s treatment and recovery. “My whole team was women,” she said. “They were just so excited to see these flowers. They said they had never seen anything like them. They still have them on their desks.”
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I love a parade! The bands, the clowns, the veterans and the candy were all back in force as Wyandotte put two years of pandemic-induced isolation behind it and welcomed guests from all over Downriver to its annual Fourth of July Parade. Under ideal July skies the participants marched down Biddle Avenue to the delight of parade-goers young and old.
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Simsonian 5K: is an Island tradition Bill Stevenson Twenty years! The big 2-0. Hard to believe, but true. The one mile fun run/walk and 5K race that has become an island tradition has reached a new milestone. The 20th annual Simsonian 5K Kick-Off Classic will be held on Saturday, Aug. 20, at Grosse Ile High School. And, like many things in life, the Simsonian has gone through changes over time, and still seeks to honor the spirit and legacy of beloved GIHS teacher and coach, Steve Sims who died unexpectedly of an aortic aneurysm in 2003. Throughout its history, all proceeds from the race have gone to fund a scholarship given to an outstanding female scholar/athlete at Grosse Ile High School. More than $46,000 have been awarded to date. This year, the Family and Friends of Sims have partnered with the Grosse Ile Educational Foundation to expand the scholarship to an outstanding male scholar/athlete. This year’s Steve Sims Leadership Scholarship winners are Camden Finazzo and Ashlyn Weatherly. In keeping with the times, the race has become a hybrid variety. Since COVID, if people cannot run in person, they have the option of making the 5K course their own – at their own place, their own pace, their own race. You simply register at @ runsignup.com, map out your 3.1 mile course, complete your race between Aug. 1-19, and send your results to runsignup.com. Over the last couple of years, we’ve had virtual runners from New York, Miami, Chicago, Seattle, LA, and even Saudi Arabia. For those who want to compete in person, the 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk begins at 8:30 a.m., followed by the Ray Geist-certified 5K Race at 9 a.m. In-person awards for the 5K are given to the first male and female champions overall. Gold, silver, and bronze medals are awarded to male and female age groups which include
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Wyandotte’s 61st Annual Street Art Fair is upon us, right in sync with me – Peter Rose – as I manufacture my 61st article for the Go Big Newspaper empire of Downriver. Many merchants dread it. It is taxing, it is tiring. But it is also an event that reenergizes me every single summer, going back to the mid-70s. I work every hour of every fair, and am an Peter active participant. Rose Last year the fair marked the emergence from being without such events for a long time. Because it was still rather iffy, with Ann Arbor serving as a green light when they declared it was on, the Fair was very different. The artists jumped on board, as did the traveling food trucks that make the Fair a fair. There was no beer area, nor heavily amped music. Wyandotte’s Social District was (and is) in effect, enabling the restaurants and bars to become the sole providers of alcohol. Kudos to Heather Thiede-Champlin and her team for saving the day. It was awesome. Their efforts resulted in a spectacular fair, arguably the best I have experienced over all these years. People were so happy and relieved to be out and about. All four days were simply peaceful and vibrant, and people really wanted to buy stuff. Artists were delighted by the absence of loud music and massive beer consumption, which resulted in more people enjoying the art and the show that felt less hectic, more bucolic. For merchants like me who see 200,000 people come past our doors in four days, the Fair is Christmas in July. Seriously, our Wyandotte stores have had the benefit of a massive surge in transactions in a month that was always difficult for our mall stores. I’m very grateful for it, and am probably the only person in the world that wishes it was a longer event. Every year, I hate to see it end. I know, I know, I’m a lunatic. There is a point here; I’m not just hyping the Street Art Fair. I’m calling attention to the fact that its makeup
is precisely what I advocate for, seemingly non-stop: The Wyandotte Street Art Fair is a stunning example of localism from near and far, concentrated in four days to create a Fair that is loved by so many. Without really focusing on it as such, people support it because they love these artists and their passion, their talent, their independence as they travel around. They do this in a town that is virtually all local and independent. Remember that I advocate first and foremost for Wyandotte, as that’s where my businesses are. Right behind that is the local and independent business community of the Downriver area. Then the state, and finally, small, and unique anywhere they are. I have purchased so many things at past Wyandotte fairs, and many others that are absolutely unique. Would never find them anywhere else. And it is deeply satisfying to me that every time I have, I’ve helped that artist stay independent. I’ve “bought their chairs,” to steal a line from the movie Phenomenon, which has really stuck with me since I heard it so long ago. Independence seems incredibly amped up any more to me, more important than ever. More and more and more people
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Catching a glimpse of the Monarch butterfly never fails to precede a series of “oohs” and “ahhs.” For just a moment we stop dead in our tracks, immersing ourselves into a flutter of dazzling orange and rich black patterns. Their coloration is a characteristic we admire as humans, but one that symbolizes danger and poison to its predators. A highly recognizable creature here in North America, the monarch butterfly can reach a wingspan of up to five inches. Monarchs emerge as a result of nature’s most underrated miracles – the process of metamorphosis. As many of us had learned in our introductory science classes, the monarch butterfly did not always have wings allowing it to possess the ability to fly. It actually had spent much of its time crawling around as a yellow and black striped caterpillar. Monarch eggs are laid on specific plants called milkweed, in which there exists an extensive list of its varieties: Swamp/Common milkweed, Tropical milkweed, Cinderella milkweed, etc. The toxins of this plant in which they feed on is what makes the butterfly permanently lethal to its hunters, as it stays within their bodily system. Once monarch eggs have been laid and hatched, the minuscule caterpillar eats a great deal of milkweed until it reaches a point in its life in which it is ready to transform into a chrysalis. It is at this life stage that the magic of transforming from a caterpillar to butterfly takes place. Once they have emerged after their 10-14 day stay in the chrysalis, they start the process of finding nectar-rich plants and working towards creating the next generation of butterflies. The typical monarch lives for only about two weeks, but those that emerge in the late summer to early fall follow a different path in life. The final generation of monarchs are born with noticeably larger wings in order to sustain their eight- or nine-month journey of migration. These butterflies will travel an upwards of 3,000 miles to reach their overwintering grounds in areas such as central Mexico. It is believed that monarchs utilize
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Sofa $799 Loveseat $769
Sofa $899 Loveseat $869
Made in the USA. These sofas & their matching loveseats have lifetime warranty frames & seat springs, 10 year warranty seat cushions. They have an option to upgrade to firmer seat springs and firmer innerspring seat cushions. 50 fabric choices at these prices & hundreds of fabric samples at varying prices. Custom orders are taking about 4 months.
2-Piece Sectional 92” X 94”
$1199
Best Leather Rocker Recliner $799
This rocker recliner by Best Home Furnishings has leather seating areas and arms. Vinyl lower sides and back. Lifetime warranty frame, seat spring & reclining mechanisms.
Custom Built Table & Chairs
Choose your shape, leg, chair, wood species & finishes.
$1999
42”x54” table extends to 42”x78” with 2 leaves & 4 chairs.
The Serta Perfect Sleeper Elkins II Plush features better pressure point relief than ever before, a custom coil system for contouring support and a layer of cooling gel foam.
Twin $649 Full $769 Queen $799 King $1099
Catnapper Lift Recliner $899
This lift recliner also features heat and massage.
2 YEAR FREE LAY-AWAY
Made in Michigan • 10 year warranty
0% INTEREST FOR 24 MONTHS
0% interest for 12 months on purchases under $999. See store for details.
FREE DELIVERY (over $299 within 20 miles)