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Wyandotte resident has been wrestling for 30 years DAVE GORGON

For 30 years, Rob Clooney has wrestled in amateur and professional matches. He’s won championships, earned All-America honors and shared the wrestling ring and the locker room with some top professionals.

The Downriver native and current Wyandotte resident also has written books and is studying marketing in college. He works full-time as a press operator at Trenton Forging, in a factory that manufactures car parts. And he’s the father of a daughter who is about to turn 6 years old.

Life “keeps me busy but it is rewarding,” said Clooney, who is 44 years old. “Sometimes I struggle to balance everything. As long as I stay focused, it all gets done.”

It also keeps him moving.

Clooney was born in River Rouge, lived in other parts of Michigan and always seems to return Downriver.

He moved from Clinton Township to Wyandotte three years ago.

“I’m a jack of all trades, almost,” Clooney said. “Wrestling is definitely my passion. I enjoy chasing that passion. I would hope most people would go after whatever dreams they have.”

Clooney said he became interested in wrestling by watching it on television.

He wrestled three of his high school years in Brown City in Michigan’s Thumb before transferring to Riverview Community High School for his senior year.

At Brown City, he was a state tournament qualifier his junior year, meaning he finished in the top four in the district and regional tournament levels, and became the first wrestler in school history to win 30 matches in a season.

Due to the state transfer rules, his wrestling at Riverview was limited.

Living in north Trenton, he was part of the Riverview High Class of 1997.

Clooney’s interest in wrestling continued to grow after high school.

He turned to dancing, performing in clubs to raise money to attend wrestling school through NWA (National Wrestling Alliance) Great Lakes and attended several other schools after that.

He made his pro debut in 2001 and has wrestled on and off for independent federations ever since.

He may be best known for his years in amateur beach wrestling, where he competed in USA Wrestling on sandy beaches and earned All-America honors in 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2018. In 2007, he eliminated top beach wrestler Neal Cook from the competition. After two years as an alternate on Team USA, he was selected to Team USA and competed in 2011 in the World Beach Wrestling Championships. He also was a two-time Michigan Beach Wrestling state champion.

Since then, Clooney has wrestled in various pro wrestling federations, winning various singles and tag team championships.

In September, he was part of a fund-raising wrestling show for Metro Pro Wrestling-Michigan during Relay for Life at Taylor’s Heritage Park. On the weekend of Nov. 11-12, he will be part of a pro wrestling card during the Michigan Tattoo Convention in Monroe.

Clooney said he has shared the wrestling ring with such notables as Chris Sabin, Jimmy Jacobs, Shark Boy, Zach Gowen and the Orient Express.

He has shared a locker room with Bret Hart, Iron Sheik, the Steiner Brothers, Road Warrior Animal, Shane Douglas, Buff Bagwell and Marty Jannetty, who was Clooney’s favorite wrestler as a youngster.

He said the “storytelling” involved in wrestling has led to literary opportunities. Clooney has written about such topics as “Corporate Lunacy: Behind the Scenes of America’s Worst Gas Station,” “Fast Cash” and “Hosting Beach Wrestling Events.” He said he is 70 percent finished with his memoir, currently titled “A Solid Performance,” which talks about his life as a dancer-turnedpro wrestler.

“Even after being away (from the Downriver area) for so long – I lived away for 15 years-- It’s nice to be home,” Clooney said. “It’s nice to reconnect with old friends. It kind of feels like I’m on the tail end of my journey and this is where I’m supposed to be.”

To learn more about Clooney, his wrestling career and his literary projects, visit his website www. robclooney.com or follow him on Facebook.

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2024 Soroptimists Battle for Freedom: “Color Me Free” Soroptimist International of Trenton and Downriver Area will be hosting its fourth biennial “Battle for Freedom” on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024.

This avant-garde hair and fashion show is entitled “Color Me Free,” where local salon stylists will dress, design hair, and apply make-up for the audience to vote for the best-styled models. Previous battles had over 500 attendees and tickets were sold out prior to the event.

Trenton and Downriver Area Soroptimist is a volunteer group that offers service by way of fundraising and donations, public awareness/educational programs, and hands-on assistance; as well as presenting yearly monetary awards to individuals to help support and further their future.

These women give their time and talents to local food pantries, Vista Maria, First Step, Sparrow Project, Stanford House, Alternatives for Girls, and to area women’s health institutions.

The proceeds from “Battle for Freedom: Color Me Free” will be used for service projects and programs to benefit survivors of human trafficking.

Detroit is ranked as having one of the highest numbers of sex trafficking victims and is included in a global epidemic that annually nets over $2 billion.

The venue for this fundraiser is at Crystal Gardens, 16703 Fort Street in Southgate. Included in ticket prices are dinner, music, silent raffles, wine and a cash bar with a signature cocktail.

The doors will open at 6 p.m. with the runway show beginning at 7:30 p.m. A party will follow the show.

General seating tickets cost $50; the price for a reserved table (seating 10 per table) is $450; VIP tables are $600. Online tickets are available at https://formsmarts.com/form/2bba.

The event is still looking for salons and stylists to participate.

Check Facebook for past event photos at facebook.com/BattleForFreedom. For more information, contact Abby Premoe at abbo48166@yahoo. com or (734)755-7926.

A Human Trafficking Awareness Symposium hosted by SI of Trenton and Downriver Area is scheduled for March 23, 2024, at Summit Academy North.

You can help improve the lives of women and girls in the Trenton and Downriver Areas and around the world by donating to Soroptimist International of Trenton and Downriver Area. Your donation will help fund our service projects.

This is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Make an online donation via Venmo or by sending a check to Soroptimist International of Trenton and Downriver Area, 1644 Vernon, Trenton, MI 48183.

The Trenton Soroptimist organization meets on the first Wednesday of the month at the Woodhaven Community Center. All women are welcome to attend. You may contribute to the foundation that the Soroptimists support on krogercommunityrewards. com.

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Come to an independent store, you’ll like the way it feels There is no difference whatsoever in the truth of CEO pay and investor benefit in the automotive industry or any industry that is operated from the basis of the stock market or any other device that directs money out of the stores and into the pockets at the top, which is always somewhere else other than the store. Or the factory.

It’s how capitalism got warped and PETER mutated. It’s how ROSE the entire American system of finance redirected most of the money away from rank and file and to upper management and shareholders, regardless of the industry.

Of course (he said sarcastically), that’s because we leave it to the market to self-regulate. Ergo, this story I quote above. The market will indeed self regulate…but not until immeasurable damage is done.

The amazing level of service that was once a hallmark of Hudson’s has been replaced by no service at all. And are we better off because we no longer have service at Macy’s?

I used to enjoy shopping at Hudson’s for things apart from apparel. It felt special and the people that worked there were a big part of that. I haven’t given a dime to Macy’s in over a decade now and it becomes a more and more entrenched habit as time goes by.

Meanwhile, their CEO is excessively well compensated because, just as is true in the automotive factories, shareholders appreciate the performance of the stock, which is enhanced by the reduction of expenses of people that make the business successful or not.

In person shopping keeps getting worse That was the headline in a recent business page editorial.

And the writer was able to cite chapter and verse of all-tooprevalent lousy shopping experiences for customers.

“More American stores are doing with fewer employees and many have locked items up to keep them from being pilfered.”

store] customers.” ~ Then this warning: “Headcount reductions will become even more tempting in the quarters ahead, as the economy dampens consumers’ appetite for shopping.”

~ Meanwhile, “store employees are spending more time fulfilling online orders, leaving them less time for helping [in-

As noted by a Wharton School professor, “retailers frequently reduce headcount because ‘you immediately see the savings in payroll but you don’t necessarily know what damage that does to the top line.’” Of course, the retailers that the professor is referencing are the Big Guys who have to satisfy their investors every quarter.

Money leaves the circulating area of our economy, and gets parked out of circulation at the top. How does this activity contribute positively to our economy?

This is an elementary school “connect the dots” exercise linking all businesses that derive their operating capital from anywhere but their clientele.

Above all, independents like me actually know and like our customers.

We appreciate their support, and we do our level-headed best to live up to their trust, with a smile and a lot of satisfaction, pride and enjoyment of helping people get what they want.

We absolutely do not operate that way so as to satisfy “the boss”, unless

that person happens to be me, wherein I have done a good job of making myself happy. It feels better to make other people happy, at just about any level, don’t you think?

Service at big box or national chain operations has been dwindling for a long, long time. It’s the area that costs the most for a company, and it’s the area that can be squeezed until dry to satisfy the demands of the market.

It’s gotten so bad that internet shopping sounded better and better.

Indeed, one of the key marketing messages anymore is “you don’t have to talk to people” when you do business online. It’s a pathetic attitude, but considering how badly people are

~ “The retail industry slashed head count in 2020 and has never returned to pre-pandemic staffing levels.”

treated (or ignored) at the interface level of the buying process, it’s no surprise at all.

It’s why shopping at Independent and Locally-owned operations is still the answer, though. More and more, we get compliments and shocked surprise from new visitors at what a nice experience it is to shop with us (and remember, I only brag to make the greater point of my businesses simply being typical of the niche).

It is friendly. It is personal and real, with humor and warmth and honest feedback. It is one-on-one service and people love it. People don’t even know how much they need that kind of experience.

We are social creatures. Every single level of the business I am in depends on relationships and trust, and satisfaction of a job well done and well received.

Independent feeds the soul. National sucks all the joy out of everything, while providing less.

Giving money to such creepy, worthless money grubbers is anything but satisfying. It leaves us all with a sick feeling, don’t you think? So why spend a cent with the operations run by removed ciphers that don’t care anything about you? Why would you ever do that?

“Market driven” does work at the local level. It works better, frankly.

Better, and more directly. More and more of you know this, and behave accordingly.

You guys know who you are; Thank you, and congratulations: You are making a difference in the world, preventing (or at least slowing down) the descent into sameness and mediocrity.

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Tickets for the Forum are $25 for members and employees or $40 for non-members. The program runs from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Crystal Gardens in Southgate. Local schools are also invited to send a table of 9 students and 1 adult to each forum for free. Any school or individual looking to attend should contact Randy Pilon at rpilon@swcrc.com

U-M Club of Downriver presents dinner and book signing Mountaintop - The inside story of Michigan’s 1997 national title climb

The University of Michigan Club of Downriver will host a dinner and book signing on Monday, Nov. 6 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Arnaldo’s Banquet Center, 18275 Quarry, Riverview, The authors of the recent book, “Mountaintop”, will talk about Michigan’s 1997 football team’s unlikely climb to the National Championship under the leadership of the then unlikely head coach, Lloyd Carr.

The book describes how Carr built this team after two four-loss seasons.

Not many expected much from this team but only Carr knew what this team was made of and its character and determination.

When he took over the team as interim head coach, the AD told him he would not be considered for the permanent position. Read how Carr overcame the odds and left the AD with no choice but to name him as head coach.

The authors were both involved with sports media at the time.

Mark Snyder was a U of M student who wrote sports columns for the student newspaper, The Michigan Daily.

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Much of the book is focused on Coach Carr who graduated from Riverview Community High School. He then went on to play quarterback for Missouri and Northern Michigan. At Northern Carr led the football team to an undefeated season.

This event is dedicated to our hometown coach, Lloyd Carr.

The event will be held at Arnaldo’s Banquet Center, 18275 Quarry St, Riverview, next to Carr’s Riverview Community High School. Registration will begin at 6 p.m. with dinner following.

The book will be on sale for $30 credit card, cash or check made out to Mountaintop97 LLC at the signing during the entire event.

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Schmittou, a proud military veteran, owns New Eyes Optical, located on 1616 Ford Avenue, right at 16th Street in Wyandotte.

There are no doctors at New Eyes, just lots of frames and Schmittou, who can get you into fashionable new glasses for a lot less than all of the other chains and franchises out there.

Just bring your eyeglass prescription to him and see what kind of magic he can work for you.

“I am kind of like what the pharmacy is to your doctor,” Schmittou said. “Your doctor writes you a prescription. He doesn’t try to sell you the drugs. You go to the pharmacy. The same is true with us. You bring us a prescription and we will fill it.”

New Eyes Optical does not accept insurance, but their low prices mean that is often not an issue.

Schmittou has been in the eyeglass game for a long time. He enlisted in the Army after graduating from Lincoln Park High School and Uncle Sam sent him to school to learn how to make eyeglasses.

He did that in the Army for nearly four years and then worked for Lenscrafters and for private doctors after that.

In 2012 he opened New Eyes Optical and has been there ever since.

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For sunglass lovers, Schmittou said he has the largest selection of Ray Ban and Oakley sunglasses in the area.

If you come in, you will deal with Schmittou himself. He and his wife Pam are the only employees. Schmittou does the fitting of the eyewear, and Pam orders frames and keeps the shop looking fresh by arranging the frame displays and decorating.

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Oct. 13 was a cold, windy, rather unpleasant night, but the Roosevelt football team made sure that everyone who came out for Band Sweetheart Night went home with a good feeling by dominating Downriver League rival Taylor and winning the game 21-0.

The Bears had plenty of chances to score many, many more points, but three trips to the end zone proved to be more than enough against the winless Griffins. Taylor is surrendering an average of nearly 30 points a game this season and has been shut out three times.

The victory was Wyandotte’s third of the 2023 season. Earlier in the year, Roosevelt had beaten Lincoln Park 32-7 and Dearborn Edsel Ford 35-7.

Wyandotte scored the first time it had the ball against the Griffins.

A good kickoff return gave Roosevelt possession of the at the Taylor 39-yard-line and one play later the Bears were celebrating a 39-yard touchdown run.

It was the beginning of a long night for the visitors from Taylor as the Griffins spent the night futilely trying to get anything started against the Roosevelt defense.

After scoring, Wyandotte quickly forced Taylor to punt and the Bears took possession on the Griffin’s side of midfield.

It took the Bears just seven plays to go 48 yards and double their lead. The score came on an 11-yard pass from Nate Johns to Emmitt Mendenhall. The pointafter was good and Roosevelt was up 14-0 midway through the first quarter.

Things got just a little tougher for the offense after that.

The Bears backed up the Griffins time and again and it resulted in mountains of good field position for the home team, but missteps here and there kept Roosevelt from piling up the points. Taylor even had trouble punting against the ferocious Bear rush and that led to Roosevelt’s second score of the night.

Midway through the second quarter Wyandotte had Tayor backed up in its own end. The Griffins tried to punt but their kicker was tackled for a loss at his own 20-yard-line.

But the Bears went three-and-out.

Taylor punted from inside its own 10-yard line and the Bears took over at the Taylor 42. Six plays got the Bears to the Taylor 17-yard line, but a pass interception halted the drive.

Taylor went nowhere and attempted to punt again, but the Bear defense was too much and the Bears line flooded the Taylor backfield. It appeared as though the Bears were going to get a safety, but the referees ruled that the Taylor punter managed to escape the end zone and the Bears got possession on the Taylor 2-yard line.

Roosevelt’s first play lost a yard, but Mendenhall carried it in from the three on the next play. The pointafter capped the scoring for the game.

The Bears finished the season on Oct. 20 with a road game at Southgate.

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hen Wyandotte Mayor Rob DeSana decided to donate $2,000 of his salary to the robotics program at Wilson Middle School, he looked at it as an investment in the future of the young participants and technology.

“I see the importance of the future of technology,” Mayor DeSana said.

“What’s really neat is watching these kids work. They are dissecting a robot.

What makes it work? Why doesn’t it work. If it doesn’t work, you learn why it didn’t work and you go back and try to correct whatever the mistake was.

They are continuously learning.”

DeSana and wife Denise made the donation directly to the team at the school in September after receiving a letter from eighth-grader Eli Michael, who requested sponsorship and

explained all of the “amazing things going on in our program.” After reading the letter, DeSana was moved to double his usual donation to the robotics team.

Robotics involves the design, construction, operation and use of robots. The goal is to design machines that can help and assist humans.

Wilson Middle School has offered a robotics program for the last decade.

There are currently 13 eighth- and seventh-graders on the roster. The team, known as the Wilson Warriors, is coached by Greg Brovont and Jennifer Reynolds. Several volunteer mentors also contribute their knowledge.

Students gather an hour after school on Mondays and Thursdays and for three hours on Saturday mornings. They work together to design, build, code and drive competition robots and go up against other schools with similar clubs. Wilson has made it to the state tournament three times.

“The students do the work,” said Brovont, who is a STEM teacher at

Wilson. STEM is an acronym for science, technology, engineering and math. The four fields share an emphasis on innovation, problem solving and critical thinking.

He said the robot is often what draws students to the club. Coach Reynolds said: “what keeps them here is growth.”

The sixth-grade science teacher remembers a shy student who gained enough confidence through the program to make a speech during an awards ceremony, bringing his mother to tears.

“It’s phenomenal,” Brovont said.

Both coaches remember when middle school robotics was essentially playing with Legos.

“Our program has evolved dramatically in the nine years we’ve had it,” Reynolds said. “The first year we switched (away from Legos to modernday robotics) was so difficult and there were so many struggles. But we did it and ended up in states. I think that’s pretty spectacular.”

Eighth-grader Eli, who wrote the

Wilson Robotics Team Eighth-Graders Jayda Beanum Andy Bowers Lisa Figurski Chase Hounshell Kaidence Kitts Abby Konarske Elija Michael Genevieve Thomas Jeremiah Ziegler Seventh-Graders Emily Brown Peighton Daviskiba Carson Maloney Olivia Uselman letter to the Mayor, and seventh-grade teammate Peighton Daviskiba said they enjoy the “do-it-yourself” mentality of the program, the options for students and being part of a team.

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“I like being in robotics because I like building,” Eli said. “Doing this also gives me a sense of purpose and something to work for.”

Peighton said the teamwork aspect of the club, which gives her the opportunity to work with students toward a common goal.

Each student takes on a role in the program. Eli wrote letters as part of the fundraising and marketing of the program. Some students work on the team website. Others create graphics.

Eli has been in robotics since he was a sixth-grader. Last year, Wilson won the motivator award, which embraces the culture of FIRST, the parent organization of the robotics competition. According to its website, FIRST “combines he rigor of STEM learning with the fun and excitement of traditional sports and the inspiration that comes from community through programs that have a proven impact on learning, interest and skill-building inside and outside of the classroom.”

Eli said the team hopes to combine “gracious professionalism and a general enthusiasm for the overall philosophy of FIRST,” including a lot of team spirit.

“We try to take that to heart and

spread that wherever we go,” Eli said.

While many students on the team make robotics their primary after school extracurricular activity, Eli also enjoys playing soccer, track and field and performing in the school orchestra.

Peighton enjoys softball, cheerleading, Polish dance, wrestling and the orchestra.

“I don’t like to be at home on my couch,” Peighton said. “I like to keep my brain moving and being motivated.”

The team participates in community service events, including the recent community cleanup in Downtown Wyandotte. Coach Reynolds said the club keeps a portfolio of events and competition.

“For us, it’s a sense of pride,” Coach Reynolds said. “Our kids have made it to where they are because of their work.”

Funds donated by Mayor and Mrs. DeSana and other sponsors pay for the expenses of the program, including a game field, robot parts and entry fees for the competitions.

Coach Brovont called the DeSana donation “huge” since the club gets no school funding and relies on sponsorships and some grant money.

Thanks to the sponsors, participating students have not had to pay to play since pre-COVID, he said.

Brovont said students who stick with robotics through high school are eligible for college scholarships.

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DAVE GORGON Chelsea Collura is a rising star in Michigan’s amateur golf scene. The 30-year-old Wyandotte resident has had her best season yet, winning multiple tournaments and earning the No. 2 ranking in the state.

Retired Grosse Ile High School boys and girls golf coach Julie Gloor said Collura is already the best amateur female player Downriver.

“Her game is so consistent,” said Gloor, who is a member of the board at the West Shore Golf and Country Club on Grosse Ile. “Chelsea works hard on her game, from setting goals on her game to working with teaching pros.”

One of the professionals, Ben Bockin of the Golf Leadership Academy in Novi, said Collura is already one of “the better female golfers in the state.”

“I’ve never met anybody more passionate about the game,” Bockin said. “I don’t know too many other women with the work ethic she has.

Chelsea is a business owner with a fulltime job. She spends all of her free time continuing trying to get better at the game of golf.”

Collura owns Nuggett Leasing in Flat Rock. The company provides storage trailers and steel containers used for outdoor storage. Those who know her say she works as hard on improving her golf game as she does on her company.

“It’s been a good couple of years,” Collura said modestly.

In 2022, Collura’s victories included the Golf Association of Michigan’s Mid-Amateur championship at Gull Lake View Golf Club and Resort’s Stotin Brae course in Augusta, near Kalamazoo.

This past July, she won the Michigan Women’s Golf Association state championship at The Medallist near Marshall. The victory gave her points in the GAM player of the year competition.

On Oct. 2, she won GAM’s Tournament of Champions for the second time in three years, at the Oakhurst Golf and Country Club in Clarkston. Earlier in the year, to qualify for the tournament, she won the club

championship at West Shore, competing against women from all over Michigan, Ohio and Canada.

She also qualified for the Women’s USGA Mid-Amateur Tournament and played at the Stonewall Golf Club in Pennsylvania.

“This year has been a great year for Chelsea as her game has gone to another level,” Gloor said. “She has worked hard on the mental part of her game, leaving a bad shot aside and moving on to the next shot.”

“My goal is to be the player of the year and the top amateur in the state,” Collura said.

Being up to the challenge has always been part of Chelsea’s DNA since her father “Coney Dave” Collura taught her how to golf as a youngster. She played in junior tournaments since age 12, even as a student at St. Joseph Catholic School in Trenton.

At Gabriel Richard High School in Riverview, she was the only female on the boys varsity golf team – there is no girls team at the school. She also played volleyball and was on the dance team.

She said she developed her work ethic while working at her dad’s coney island restaurant. She worked at Riverview Highlands Golf Club and later for six

years at Fox Hills in Plymouth.

Playing golf in high school earned Collura a college scholarship to Madonna University, where she competed on the women’s golf team, was player of the week multiple times, qualified to play in the national tournament twice and was selected to a handful of all-tournament teams. She also was honored three of her four years at Madonna with the Bernie Holowicki Award for the best work ethic of the year.

She commuted to Madonna from the family home in Riverview and earned a bachelor’s degree in biology and an associates degree in business.

Collura has worked at Nuggett Leasing for seven years. Three years ago, she purchased the firm from her grandfather, Jim Matthews of Grosse Ile. Matthews owned the company for 42 years and was well-respected in the industry. Jobs range from providing commercial on-site during the massive renovation at Walmart in Woodhaven to smaller jobs at mom-and-pop shops.

Collura moved to Wyandotte nearly a year ago. Her Realtor was uncle Lou Collura, whose daughter – Chelsea’s cousin, Carly – is a popular country music singer.

Along the way, Chelsea discovered she enjoyed teaching the game of golf to young players. She said she would like to coach high school golf down the road.

Meanwhile, she runs the Wednesday night ladies league at West Shore and enjoys playing with friends and contacts at the Grosse Ile Golf and Country Club.

Both courses seem to take pride in her success.

“I want to help people and grow the game of golf,” she said.

Collura’s passion for golf has only grown since her days on the college team. She plays seven to nine tournaments a year and plays in other events hosted by the Women’s Detroit Golf Association at Oakland Hills, Franklin Hills, the Detroit Golf Club and other country clubs.

Since amateurs do not get paid, Collura is driven by the opportunities to travel, to play in so many great golf venues and meet top players everywhere she goes. She said she gets “chills” and “butterflies” during adrenaline rushes of playing in top tournaments at great golf courses.

“You’ve got to be upbeat,” Collura said. “I don’t do it for a living. I don’t get paid to golf. I get to travel around the country. I love it so much. I try to excel and play the best I can.”

She said she faces amazing competition along the way and gets to play on golf courses and private clubs most golfers never get a chance to see.

At some national events, the golfers are “treated like royalty,” she said.

Coach Ben Bockin said Collura was not considered one of the best golfers in the state during her time at Madonna and she uses that in her drive for improvement, “sacrificing her blood, sweat and tears as the underdog.”

“Her resume is outstanding,” Bockin said. “To be honest with you, Chelsea had one of the more successful seasons I can remember in a long time. She won a ton of events, made the final four in the Michigan amateur. The success she has had is remarkable.

“I’m proud of her,” he said. “She should be proud of herself. It’s a cool story: a Downriver girl continues to grind and grind and grind… I can’t wait to see what happens next.”

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DAVID DYER In the year of 1918 at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month an armistice was declared between our Allied Forces and Germany which ended World War I, which was also known as the “Great War” or “The War to end all Wars.”

The following year at that same 11th hour President Woodward Wilson proclaimed November 11 as the first commemoration of Armistice Day in honor of all who served in that Great War. World War II (1941 – 1945) brought about the greatest mobilization of our military forces in our nation’s history. Over 16 million served and another 5.7 million served in the Korean Conflict (1950 – 1953). In 1954 President Eisenhower signed legislation striking the word Armistice in favor of Veterans. November 11th became the day to honor all veterans.

The next development unfolded in 1968. Congress passed the uniform holiday bill. This was an attempt to create three-day weekends to encourage tourism and travel. Washington’s Birthday, Memorial Day, Veteran’s Day and Columbus Day were now celebrated on Mondays. Veteran’s Day was set as the fourth Monday in October.

Much confusion ensued. Many states disapproved of the change and continue to observe veterans on the original date.

In 1975 as it became evident that Veteran’s Day carried historical and patriotic significance to so many, President Ford signed a new law returning the observance of Veteran’s Day back to November 11 and it remains so today.

An official wreath–laying ceremony is held each Veteran’s Day at the tomb of the unknown soldier in the Arlington National Cemetery. Patriotic and other celebrations are held all over the country.

Veteran’s Day is not to be confused with Memorial Day, which is the fourth Monday in the Month of May. Memorial Day honors service members who died in service as a result of injuries incurred during battle, while Veteran’s Day pays tribute to all veterans who honorably served during War and/or peace time.

Notice the year 1975 was the last year mentioned in that short history.

The Paris Peace Accords were signed by America and North Vietnam in January 1973. This ended America’s involvement in Vietnam. All prisoners were released, and all Americans were withdrawn from Vietnam within the next 60 days. Fighting again broke out and it resulted in a victory for the North Vietnamese in 1975. In all there were over 58,000 American deaths in Vietnam and over 150,000 wounded.

Twenty-five percent of all those that served in Vietnam were drafted. Those were the ones that were forced to play that lottery game that every American male was required to play after reaching their 18th birthday.

They were issued a card that contained a number. If their number was chosen and they were not enrolled

in college, they had three options: They could leave the country, they could risk being jailed or they could become a member of the US Army.

Most of them chose the latter and were taken from their families, their jobs and whatever else was going on in their life. They were then sent to basic training for eight weeks and after another eight weeks of advanced training they were sent many thousand miles from home to fight in a war in a country they may never even knew existed.

More than 19,000 of them or 30 percent of all those killed in Vietnam were drafted. Those are the ones that would never be known as veterans and as the years continue to pass, they are mostly forgotten.

This is a scenario that did happen.

He was twenty-two years old. He had a very wellpaying job that he had worked very hard to secure without a college education. He had been going with his high school sweetheart for several years. Their wedding date was approaching. She told him of her pregnancy. They quickly tied the knot, but it was too late.

His number was chosen. He was drafted and there was no escape.

He was eventually sent to Vietnam. On the day his daughter was born he was killed in a land mine explosion.

There were over 19,000 stories. That was one of them.

I couldn’t possibly face any of those mothers, wives or family members of those whose lives were taken and tell them there was no reason for his death and we shouldn’t have been in Vietnam in the first place. He answered his country’s call. He was killed in the war.

He died with honor.

I ask you, please give him that honor.

In 2008, or 37 years after returning from Vietnam, I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease. This resulted from a chemical called “Agent Orange” but that is another story.

I then visited the Vietnam Memorial in Washington DC. While there I felt like I had a moment with God. After staring at the names and numbers. I closed my eyes. I began to see those mutilated bodies and those faces of fear on those young men that I have grown to live with for these past 53 years.

I came away from that wall with the feeling that my calling from God was to do all I could to keep the memories alive of all those whose lives were taken to the horrors of war.

That is when I began writing.

For the past 13 years I have written stories for both Memorial Day and for Veteran’s Day. Most of them have been published in our local newspapers.

This Veteran’s Day I ask you to reach out to a veteran. They are easy to spot.

You don’t have to personally know the person, the uniform they are wearing represents your freedom.

You will never know the feeling until you have done it.

Extend your arm, look him/her in the eye, grasp him/ her hand and utter these words: Welcome home my friend and thank you for your service.

Today I heard those words over and over. It is like music to my ears. I never get tired of hearing them. It has more than made up for the way I was treated upon returning home from Vietnam in 1971.

One more thing as I close, at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month take a special moment to remember all veterans who have honorably served our country.

We must never forget: “Freedom is not free.”

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On page 4 gobigmultimedia.com/grosse-ile-grand Cyber smarts, good for everyone Grosse Ile Education Foundation event to help enlighten community ... The question is: Are you using technology, or is technology using you?

On Nov. 1, Max Stossel, award winning poet, filmmaker, and speaker will present two ageappropriate learning opportunities for all Grosse Ile Middle School and High School students during the regular school day.

The entire community is invited to hear Stossel’s presentation that evening at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium.

All three presentations will feature the film, Like: A Documentary About the Impact of Social Media on Our Lives, and a Question and Answer segment afterward with Stossel, founder and CEO of the organization, Social Awakening.

FROM THE TOWNSHIP Changes, upgrades are being made at the airport ...The FAA continually updates their standards, practices and guidelines ensuring the highest level of safety, resulting in new geometric designs.

It is these new geometric designs that are being implemented in Taxiway Alpha and the beginning of Runway 22.

to suicide prevention, sponsored a fundraiser 10K swim on the Detroit River and Lake Erie. The event, which was held Sept. 23, saw swimmers swim from Grosse Ile Yacht Club to the Detroit River Lighthouse. The event, which was aided by the US Coast Guard and local police departments, has raised more than $90,000 so far and they are accepting donations through the end of October.

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gobigmultimedia.com/riverview-register Senior Sunrise 2024 ... The Class of 24 Senior Sunrise was a success!

Members of the Class of 2024 gathered on the football field for the traditional senior sunrise viewing. Class leaders had the students out on the field, enjoying some wonderful refreshments and

We are pleased that the project was funded with state and federal grants without using any Grosse Ile taxpayer monies. Because this project is a federally funded project all storm water protection pollution plans are permitted by EGLE and approved by MDOT and monitored by C&S engineering, Anglin Civil LLC and the airport.

This past summer the Grosse Ile Airport hosted a variety of community events.

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On page 5 Swim to the light The Step Up Foundation, an organization that helps US military veterans and brings awareness

Before founding Social Awareness, Max was a media strategist with an extensive background in running social media for multinational brands, and a designer of notification structures targeting us all.

“chill” time. Thanks to Jeff Edwards and our food service crew for helping with the lattes, hot cocoa and coffee, to Elliott’s Bakery for cutting us a great deal on donuts and to our wonderful parents for donations for napkins and water and such!

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A big-screen television will broadcast the University of Michigan vs. Michigan State University football game. “Come tailgate with us” is a tagline being used for the party.

The Fab 4 Rosies pay tribute to the women who worked in Michigan during World War II. They include Southgate resident Brenda Presnell, plus Wendy Albers of Willis, Lenore Bolthouse of Gibraltar and Debra Carver of Farmington Hills....

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POPSICLES IN THE PARK A huge thank you to everyone who joined us at our first Popsicles in the Park!

Such a beautiful day having fun with friends!

A special thank you to all who volunteered, Ms. Muñoz, Ms. McCarthy and Ms. Fink for making the day extra fun and exciting.

Here’s to the end of summer and start of a fabulous school year ahead.

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A new way to read StoryWalk outside Library aims at increasing reading and time outdoors The newly installed StoryWalk outside the Southgate Veterans Memorial Library appears to be making a difference already.

Described as “an innovative and delightful way for children and adults to enjoy reading and the outdoors at the same time,” StoryWalk consists of laminated pages from a children’s book covered by a weather-proof material and attached to wooden stakes in a permanent display along an outdoor path.

In Southgate, the path starts at the front of the library and weaves its way around the building two pages at a time, ending on the walkway between the library and City Hall. Besides reading the book, users are given the opportunity to answer related

gobigmultimedia.com/southgate-star Fundraiser for Fab 4 Rosies to take part in Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade in Hawaii The Fab 4 Rosies – a local group of Rosie the Riveters – have been invited to participate in the Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade in December and will hold a “fun-raising” event to support their mission.

The fundraiser is set for 2 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21, at the Park Gardens attached to the Southgate Senior Center at 14600 Reaume Parkway in Southgate. Admission is $25 in advance; $30 at the door; $10 for children 10 and under and free for children 5 and younger.

The party will include Mediterranean food, pizza and desserts, music and dancing, line-dancing lessons, a 360-degree photo booth, a silent auction

questions and perform fun tasks before moving on to the next set of pages. There are 12 signs in all with two pages per sign....

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Somewhere in Time back after hiatus The two-year, pandemic-related hiatus is in the rearview mirror and the Somewhere in Time celebration paying tribute to vintage things of the past is back in force. The popular event, sponsored

by Wayne County and the Trenton Recreation Department, returned Sept. 18 in Elizabeth Park. Fans of the event come from all over to recapture the surroundings dedicated to the early 1900s through a variety of special activities and attractions. At the top of the list for many is the Walk Through Automotive Time Car Show. The event also featured boat rides, a craft show, vintage

finds and old-time entertainment. This year marked the 36th year for the event, which also featured a bake sale for some sweet treats, a fun tent for kids and storytelling.

On page 21 Second annual Chalk Walk is a success The Second annual Chalk the Walk presented

by Trenton Trail Town and partnering with The Guidance Center Nurture the Future, SUDDS, Detroit International Wildlife Refuge, Trenton Civic Commission, Trenton Police Department, Trenton Library, Trenton Parks and Recreation, MSU Extension and DTE. “The weather was perfect this year, and we doubled our attendance. I hope families enjoyed themselves and spread the word about all the wonderful offerings at each booth,” said Wendy Pate, Mayor Pro Tem and Trail Town Chair. “We have a treasure right here in our own backyard for people to get outside and explore.

Every exhibitor was all about promoting healthy living through nature.”

Chalk the Walk is an event that showcases the beautiful trail located along the Frank and Poet Drain. Participants gathered at the Kennedy Rec Center where they could explore part of the trail via biking or walking...

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