City voters elect incumbents, newcomer
BY K. MICHELLE MORAN kmoran@candgnews.com
CITY — Voters faced contested mayoral and City Council races in Grosse Pointe City.
By a vote of 63.87%, voters returned incumbent Mayor Sheila Tomkowiak to her seat; this will mark her fourth twoyear term as mayor. Tomkowiak defeated challenger Christopher Boettcher, a business owner; he received 35.93% of the vote, according to unofficial vote counts available at press time.
“I am delighted that the residents of this city have shown faith in me and my council members,” Tomkowiak said after results came in. “We are a strong, united team that is dedicated to working for the best interests of our residents. That’s not to say that we don’t ever disagree, but it’s cordial and respectful. … This is not a one-man show — this is about leadership and team building.”
In the race for council, incumbents Maureen Juip and Chris Walsh were reelected to four-year terms, with Juip being the top council vote-getter with 1,419 and Walsh receiving the second-highest vote count with 1,371 ballots in his favor. They’ll be joined at the council table by newcomer David Calcaterra, who defeated incumbent Dave Fries by a vote of 1,086 to 965. Fries had served one term on the council. Walsh has
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City Councilwoman — and council candidate — Beth KonradWilberding shows support for mayoral candidate John Gillooly outside The War Memorial Nov. 4. Both were elected Nov. 4 and sworn in Nov. 10.
RIGHT: Turnout was relatively high for a local election in Grosse Pointe Farms, as can be seen by this line of voters waiting to cast their ballots at The War Memorial Nov. 4.
BY K. MICHELLE MORAN kmoran@candgnews.com
FARMS — It’s not unusual to see an attorney serving as mayor in Grosse Pointe Farms, as a number of them have been elected to this office, the most recent being outgoing Mayor Louis Theros, who didn’t seek reelection in November.
But the city’s newest attorney to become mayor comes to the office with a unique perspective. Former City Councilman John Gillooly, who has been on the council since 2017, is a veteran attorney who has represented many cities and other governmental bod-
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Despite revisions, Woods residents still oppose rezoning for Mack
BY K. MICHELLE MORAN kmoran@candgnews.com
WOODS — Grosse Pointe Woods officials have gotten a revised redevelopment proposal for a vacant medical office at 20160 Mack Ave., but opposition from neighbors to rezoning it remains as strong as ever.
The Woods Planning Commission held a public hearing for conditional rezoning of the parcel from restricted office, or RO-1, to commercial, or C, Oct. 28.
A revised design has given the new building a more traditional, colonial look with brick and columns, in keeping with the surrounding community, but residents remain concerned that the proposal still calls for a quick service restaurant as one of up to four business tenants. A second floor with seven apartments has been added to the building in this iteration.
Mike Blanek, a principal with the architectural firm of Stucky Vitale, said Justin Buccellato, of Buccellato Development, was unable to attend the meeting because of a scheduling conflict. He said the new proposal was reduced from 11,000 square feet to 8,800 square feet, and the apartments on the second story — which would be 800 to 1,400 square feet — would be “high-end residential.”
Woods officials said additional housing and a greater mix of housing is in keeping with the master plan, which was updated and adopted last year.
Potential hours were listed as being limited to 6 a.m. to 11 p.m., and while city officials said this range would likely
University Liggett wins third boys tennis title in 6 years
BY SCOTT BENTLEY sbentley@candgnews.com
GROSSE POINTE WOODS/MIDLAND —
Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett boys tennis returned to the top of Division 4 after a convincing first place finish at Midland Tennis Center on Oct. 21.
The 10-point margin of victory over second-place Jackson Lumen Christi was tied with Division 1 for the largest separation between first and second place in boys tennis this year. In total, University Liggett won four of the eight flights en route to the team’s state championship.
“It was a total team effort,” University Liggett head coach Mark Sobieralski said. “We had seven of our eight flights make the semi (finals). ... We ended up winning by 10 points, which is very significant.”
Despite not winning either of the top two flights in the singles side of things, Liggett won three of the four doubles events as well as the fourth flight in singles.
“In my whole career, out of all of the state titles I’ve won, this is the one we had wrapped up the soonest,” Sobieralski said. “Everyone got really deep in the tournament. … We got points from every flight.”
The team’s roster was one of the deepest in the entire state, and this was proven during the state tournament. To win a state title, you don’t necessarily need to win the top events, but you do have to go far in as many events as possible, and Liggett’s roster was unmatched in that regard.
“There’s no question that our depth was a factor,” Sobieralski said. “You need points from everywhere, and that’s how you win a state title.”
Photo provided by Mark Sobieralski
Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett poses on the courts at Midland Tennis Center on Oct. 21 after receiving the 2025 Division 4 boys tennis championship trophy.
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NEWS & NOTES
Park resident named to Hall of Fame
Tina Kozak, of Grosse Pointe Park, CEO of the public relations firm Franco, will be inducted into the Public Relations Society of America Detroit chapter’s Hall of Fame during their annual meeting and celebration Nov. 20 at Wayne State University.
Kozak, the first female CEO in Franco’s history, is being recognized for her “significant contribution to the industry,” according to a press release. She has been with Franco for the last 18 years. For tickets or more information about the ceremony, visit prsadetroit.org.
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Santa Claus and Christmas Carol will be on hand to meet with Grosse Pointe Shores youngsters during the annual Lighting of the Village at 6 p.m. Nov. 20 at Shores City Hall, 795 Lake Shore Road. There will be seasonal refreshments and photo opportunities for parents and grandparents. For more information, see the city’s Facebook page or visit gpshoresmi.gov.
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Make a seasonal basket
The Helm at the Boll Life Center, 158 Ridge Road in Grosse Pointe Farms, is offering a seasonal basket-making workshop from noon to 4 p.m. Nov. 19, at a cost of $55 for Helm members and $60 for nonmembers. Participants will decorate an oak bushel basket wall hanging with bells, birds, stars and other embellishments. Snacks and beverages will be served. Registration is required and can be made by calling (313) 882-9600.
Surprise a senior
The Helm at the Boll Life Center is seeking new, unwrapped gifts and gift cards of $20 or more to stores like Kroger, Walmart and Meijer for its Holiday Giving Tree. Gifts and gift cards will be accepted through Dec. 4 and will go to seniors in the Grosse Pointes and Harper Woods. In addition, The Helm is seeking Amazon gift cards for its new Mutts ‘n’ Meows tree, which will be used to purchase food, treats and other needed items for local seniors in need who have pets. Tags for gifts can be selected from The Helm during normal business hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Anti-bullying programming contest underway
METRO DETROIT — Detroit-area Planet Fitness franchisees, EPIC Fitness Group and Impact Fitness Group, and the Detroit Red Wings have again teamed up for its third annual Shut Out Bullying contest, offering one school or youth organization $10,000 in funding for anti-bullying programming.
The contest opened Nov. 2 and concludes at 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 21. Educational institutions and youth organizations throughout Michigan serving students in grades K-12 are invited to apply by completing a short entry form and answering questions about their current or proposed bullying prevention initiatives.
The 2026 winner will be honored during a special on-ice presentation on Jan. 18, 2026, prior to the Red Wings vs. Ottawa Senators game at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. For full contest details, eligibility requirements, and the application form, visit DetroitRedWings.com under the Fans contest page. A direct link to the contest page can also be found here: DetroitRedWings.com/ShutOutBullyingContest.
Grosse Pointe North High School will present “Little Women” the musical — based on the classic novel by Louisa May Alcott — at 7 p.m. Nov. 21 and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Nov. 22 at the school’s Christian A. Fenton Performing Arts Center, 707 Vernier Road. See the four March sisters as they navigate the challenges of life in 1800s America. Tickets cost $20 for general admission, $15 for students and seniors. They can be purchased at the door or in advance by visiting gpndramaclub.seatyourself.biz.
The American Red Cross will be holding a blood drive at the Grosse Pointe Woods Community Center — part of the City Hall complex at 20225 Mack Plaza Drive — Nov. 21. To schedule an appointment, visit RedCrossBlood.org and use the sponsor code gpcomm or call (800) 733-2767 toll-free.
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LANSING — The second round of applications for the America250MI History Grant Program Round 2 began Nov. 1 and closes Jan. 15, 2026. The program will award a total of $2 million to history organizations and their partners across the state between 2025 and 2026. Winners will be announced in March 2026.
The grant program will help fund projects of all sizes that interpret, preserve or explore Michigan’s history. Applicants can seek funding for a variety of projects, including educational programming, capital improvements, exhibits, collections management and interpretive signs.
Projects may focus on any historical subject that has helped shape the Michigan of today. All applications must include at least one organization devoted to history. Current grant recipients from Round 1 are eligible to apply for Round 2, but they cannot apply for the same funded project.
All grant details, including requirements, eligibility and scoring, are outlined in the grant booklet, which all prospective applicants should review before beginning the application process. Additional information is available on America250MI’s website at america250mi.org/grant. Questions can be emailed to America250MI@gmail.com.
FUTURE MOVIE MAKERS SOUGHT
METRO DETROIT — Emagine Entertainment and Folktellers Studios have partnered to invite young readers to bring stories to life on the big screen in a storytelling and literacy initiative that blends reading, imagination, and movie magic.
The program invites students to dive into Josef Bastian’s award-winning seven-book series, “Excerpts from an Unknown Guidebook.” After reading the books, participants will create their own three-minute movie trailers inspired by the series’ characters, worlds, and themes.
Folktellers Studios and Emagine will distribute program kits and connect with classrooms and community groups across the region to make the program accessible to as many young storytellers as possible. The program is open to elementary and middle school aged students and to educators, schools, and community organizations in Michigan. Program registration began Nov. 3 at folktellersforliteracy.com.
Voters approve school bond, Woods charter amendment
BY K. MICHELLE MORAN kmoran@candgnews.com
GROSSE POINTES/ HARPER WOODS — Voters this year weren’t just electing local officials — they were also weighing in on a bond for the Grosse Pointe Public School System and, in Grosse Pointe Woods, a charter amendment.
GPPSS voters overwhelmingly approved a $120 million bond proposal, with 70.36% voting in favor of it and 29.64% voting against it, according to unofficial vote counts from Wayne County that were available at press time. The proposal won’t raise tax rates, which will stay at or below 3.14 mills. School officials urged passage of the bond, which they said they will use to address critical and community-identified needs throughout the district.
Projects that bond funding will tackle include repairs or improvements to the district’s aging — and, in some cases, historical — facilities, such as upgrades to electrical and mechanical systems, new boilers to lower operational costs, modern classroom furniture and learning equipment to meet a variety of instructional needs, relocation of the Grosse Pointe South High School office for safety, installation of an Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant elevator at Pierce Middle School to make the second floor and its science labs accessible to all, and repurposing of the Parcells Middle School pool space, among others.
“The successful passage of the 2025 bond program will support vital district improvements and address critical needs; priorities shaped by thoughtful community input,” Superintendent Andrea Tuttle said in a prepared statement. “This initiative reinforces our shared commitment to ‘build the future’ for our children. We thank our Bond Advisory Committee, our board, our staff and our families and community members for assisting in sharing facts about the bond proposal as the community considered this investment.”
A charter amendment on the Grosse Pointe Woods ballot was also approved by a wide margin, with 89.06% voting yes and 10.94% voting no. It renames the city administrator a city manager.
“We in the city are grateful that everyone recognized the need for a charter change, and it now aligns our city administration title-wise with the cities around us,” Mayor
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Arthur Bryant said.
The other Grosse Pointes, Harper Woods, St. Clair Shores and multiple other cities in Michigan are run administratively by a city manager.
Woods voters had already approved two charter amendments in November 2021 that placed the city clerk and treasurer under the supervision of the city manager. Prior to that, the clerk, treasurer and city administrator were all under the supervision of the City Council and could be hired or fired at the council’s discretion. Because the Woods’ council and mayor aren’t full-time city employees, officials said this was challenging, as they couldn’t be present for the day-to-day management of operations at City Hall.
However, there was one change that the Woods couldn’t make after the 2021 vote because state officials said this would also require voter approval of a charter amendment.
“When we made that (charter) change a couple years ago, the people in Lansing said we couldn’t change (the job title) to city manager” without an additional charter amendment, Bryant said.
The job title of city manager more accurately reflects the responsibilities shouldered by the Woods city administrator after the 2021 charter amendments took effect.
It’s just a job title change, though, and not a hike in salary.
“There’s no pay increase,” Bryant said, noting that this was a question he got from residents about the charter amendment.
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Signs like this one at Grosse Pointe South High School informed voters about a Grosse Pointe Public School System bond proposal on the November ballot.
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Council, judicial, mayoral races on ballot in Park, Shores, Woods
BY K. MICHELLE MORAN kmoran@candgnews.com
PARK/SHORES/WOODS — Voters in Grosse Pointe Park, Grosse Pointe Shores and Grosse Pointe Woods had ballots largely featuring uncontested local races, with the exception being a contested council election in the Park.
With Park City Councilwoman Christine Gallagher not seeking reelection, the Park was slated to see at least one new person seated at the council table this fall. That new person will be Patrick Gleason, who was elected alongside incumbent City Council members Thomas Caulfield and Max Wiener; all will serve four-year terms. Caulfield was the top vote-getter among the council candidates. A fourth candidate, Olga Merametdjian, was unsuccessful in her first bid for elected office.
Gleason, 29, who has dual citizenship in America and Canada, was born at the former Cottage Hospital in Grosse Pointe Farms and has lived in the Park for the last 18 years. He was named to the Park’s Rec-
reation Commission in May 2024 and has served as the commission’s secretary this year. He’s also treasurer of Friends of Patterson Playscape, the group founded to save and renovate the beloved playscape.
“I’m humbled and grateful,” Gleason said of being elected to the council.
A third-generation Grosse Pointer, Gleason said his mom met his dad while she was a lifeguard in the Park.
“What prompted me to run was knowing I could put my energy toward the community I love,” Gleason said. “I just care about the community and I just wanted to do what I can to keep it the great community it is.”
When he joined the Recreation Commission, Gleason said he started to volunteer for every city event.
“I wanted to lead by example,” Gleason said.
John Parnell Jr. will become the new municipal court judge in the Park, having been the only candidate running to replace longtime incumbent Municipal Court Judge Carl Jarboe, who wasn’t able to run
again this year because of age restrictions. Parnell will serve a four-year term.
Mayor Michele Hodges was reelected to another two-year term in her uncontested bid. She was elected mayor for her first term in 2021 and reelected in 2023. Hodges previously served on the Park City Council, to which she was elected in 2019.
Shortly before the polls closed for the night at 8 p.m. Nov. 4, Park Precinct 5 Election Chair Nicole Hamborsky said voter turnout appeared to be better than expected and had been going well all day.
“I’d say it’s been pretty smooth,” Hamborsky said.
Other Park election officials echoed that sentiment.
“It started out kind of slow, but it’s been really busy (since) 4 o’clock,” said Philip Henke, an election official for Precinct 6.
For Grosse Pointe Woods voters, the only substantial question on the ballot was a charter amendment to change the title of the city administrator to city manager, which was approved by an overwhelming margin. Mayor Arthur Bryant and in-
cumbent City Council members Victoria Granger, Todd McConaghy and James Motschall Jr. were all running unopposed. The council members were elected to fouryear terms and the mayor was elected to a two-year term. Motschall was appointed by the council last year to serve out the remainder of City Councilman Thomas Vaughn’s term after Vaughn’s death in 2024.
Voter turnout in the Woods was 31.2%, with 4,464 of the city’s 14,307 registered voters participating in the election.
Grosse Pointe Shores residents faced an entirely uncontested race, with incumbent Municipal Court Judge Charles Berschback running unopposed, along with incumbent City Council members Sandra Cavataio and John Donovan Dakmak; all of them were reelected for four-year terms. City Councilman Robert Barrette didn’t seek reelection, but newcomer Scott Houghton ran to fill the vacancy. The Shores shares a municipal court judge with Grosse Pointe Farms.
Of the Shores’ 2,503 registered voters, 698 — or 27.89% — cast ballots in this election.
Campaigning for Grosse Pointe City Councilwoman Maureen Juip on Election Day were two of her children, Tommy, 13, and Ellie, 14, along with her
LEFT: At right, Grosse Pointe City Council candidate-elect David A. Calcaterra campaigns Nov. 4 outside the Neighborhood Club with, from left, his dad, David M. Calcaterra, and mayoral candidate Christopher Boettcher.
(spending) taxpayer money to fix a clock (where) one side works and the other doesn’t.”
the longest tenure of anyone on the council currently, with 20 years of service.
At least in the case of the mayoral contest, voters might have experienced a bit of déjà vu, as this wasn’t the first time Tomkowiak and Boettcher squared off against one another at the ballot box. Tomkowiak has served as mayor or a council member since she was appointed to fill a vacancy in 2016. She was elected to the council in 2017 and was elected mayor for the first time in 2019, when she bested Boettcher, who had served one term as mayor and had been on the council for eight years prior to that.
On Election Day, Boettcher said he decided to run again “to finish everything I didn’t finish” before. He said he wanted to “polish the star” — The Village — and also place an emphasis on the other business districts, on Kercheval Road and Mack Avenue, along with “getting things fixed, cleaning things up.”
Tomkowiak blasted Boettcher for what she called a “manufactured crisis” when she alleges officials couldn’t get the nonprofit Grosse Pointe City Foundation — of which Boettcher is the vice president — to pay to fix the clock on the arch in The Village. Tomkowiak said the foundation offered to pay $24,000 for new lights on the arch — the current lights have passed their lifespan and some don’t work — but when city officials asked if they could fix the clock first — a $30,000 job — “all talks stopped” between the city and the foundation.
“If it were as simple as sending one of our DPW guys (to fix it), we’d have done that by now,” Tomkowiak said. “I can’t see
She said she believes this is a project that could be best achieved through philanthropy.
Boettcher disputes that account.
“She never came (to the foundation) asking us to fix the clock,” Boettcher said.
He said the foundation asked the city for a list of projects this year they’d like to see done but never received anything in writing.
“They never came to us with a list … and we came up with a project to replace the goofy colored lights under the (Village clock) arch,” Boettcher said.
He said the City asked only the foundation about clock repair after the election, which will be a topic of discussion at the Grosse Pointe City Foundation Board’s next meeting Nov. 12 — after the Nov. 13 edition of the Grosse Pointe Times went to press.
Calcaterra said he’s “very excited” to join the council and learn from other officials. At 35, Calcaterra said he is looking forward to bringing the perspective of a younger person to the table, and to making the community he loves even better.
“I have lived in (Grosse Pointe) City my whole life and I have a daughter on the way (in December), so I kind of want to preserve the traditions and the memories,” Calcaterra said.
He said he was a member of the city’s swim team, the Norbs, starting at age 9, as were his childhood friends, who are all now in the process of moving back home.
The loss was disappointing to Fries, but he said he’ll remain active in the community.
“I wish I could have had four more years, but we have a young man that’s going
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husband, Randy.
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to take over and he’s going to do a good job for the community,” Fries said of Calcaterra. “Mayor Sheila Tomkowiak has won reelection and we’re going to stay the course and continue the projects we’ve been working on.”
Tomkowiak stressed the importance of collaboration.
“I am looking forward to continuing to work with the (other Grosse Pointe) mayors on sharing services wherever possible,” Tomkowiak said. “There is a lot of serious work to do.”
Boettcher said he’s not disappointed by the election results because several issues he campaigned on, such as planting trees, cleaning up the business district and taking better care of small businesses, have come to fruition since he raised them.
“I didn’t win the battle, but I’m going to win the war,” Boettcher said.
Tomkowiak said the city had already planned on tree planting to take place in the fall, as recommended by their arborist.
Boettcher has been involved with the Grosse Pointe City Foundation for more than a decade, having first become engaged with the nonprofit as the liaison from City Council. He plans to stay active with the foundation, but don’t expect to see his name on the ballot again.
“I’m not going to run again,” Boettcher said.
Voter turnout for municipal elections tends to be low, but City voters came out in numbers exceeding state and local averages, with 41.32% of the city’s 4,968 registered
voters — or 2,053 — casting ballots. A little over half of those voters cast absentee ballots.
“We’ve been busy all day long,” said Kara Hardenbrook, general chair for the precincts. “The turnout’s been fantastic.”
That included a couple of first-time voters, at least one of whom only recently turned 18.
“That’s always exciting,” Hardenbrook said. “That’s something to celebrate.”
She noted that more people seemed to be voting on Election Day because there was no early voting for this election, unlike larger elections such as the presidential contest last year.
This was the first time City voters were casting ballots at the Neighborhood Club, after years of voting at Maire Elementary just a few blocks away.
“Last year, (Grosse Pointe Public School System) administration advised us to seek an alternate location,” Grosse Pointe City Clerk/Assistant City Manager Christopher Hardenbrook said. “They more or less informed us Maire would no longer be an option (for holding elections), citing student safety and security issues.”
Lacking adequate parking caused administrators to rule out Grosse Pointe City Hall as an option, and after considering other potential locations, officials decided the Neighborhood Club was their best option.
“For the most part, it’s been great,” Christopher Hardenbrook said. “It’s good to have a large turnout.”
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CRIME WATCH
Caregiver suspected of stealing from senior
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— A person described as a trusted 58-year-old female caregiver is suspected of making an estimated $1,700 worth of withdrawals and unauthorized charges against the accounts of a Grosse Pointe Park senior whom the suspect was working for, according to a police report filed Oct. 30. The suspect is facing possible charges including identity theft and unauthorized use of a financial transaction device.
Vehicle broken into
WOODS — In what police believe might have been an attempt to steal the infotainment system — a crime that has happened repeatedly to Ram vehicles in metro Detroit in recent weeks — an unknown suspect smashed the rear driver’s side window on a Ram truck while it was parked on the street in the 1700 block of Bournemouth Road between the night of Oct. 28 and 9:29 a.m. Oct. 29, when the damage was discovered. Police said nothing was missing from
the vehicle. Anyone with more information can call (313) 343-2400.
Suspect makes smooth getaway
CITY — Police are looking for an unknown man who is said to have stolen an estimated 12 bottles of EOS lotion — valued at about $160 — from The Village CVS store at around 9:40 p.m. Oct. 27. Anyone with more information can call (313) 8863200.
Wallet taken
WOODS — A wallet was removed from the console of an unlocked vehicle while it was parked in a driveway in the 900 block of North Brys Drive between the night of Oct. 27 and the early evening of Oct. 28. The victim realized his wallet had been stolen when he went to retrieve it and it was missing. His bank also alerted him of possible fraudulent activity on his credit card. Anyone with more information can call (313) 343-2400.
Larceny from auto alleged
CITY — An unknown suspect is said to have rifled through an unlocked 2016 Infiniti while it was parked in the first block of Cranford Lane between the night of Oct.
27 and the morning of Oct. 28. A police report states nothing appears to have been taken. Anyone with more information can call (313) 886-3200.
Retail fraud suspect sought
CITY — Around closing time at 11 p.m. Oct. 29, an unknown man between 40 and 50 years old is said by police to have run into The Village CVS store, grabbed an estimated $100 worth of merchandise and fled from the store without paying. Anyone with more information can call (313) 886-3200.
Bike removed from yard
PARK — A women’s silver Marin mountain bike valued at $500 was stolen from the backyard of a home in the 1300 block of Maryland Street Oct. 30. Anyone with more information can call (313) 8227400.
Bike stolen from garage
PARK — A men’s black Specialized bike with brown sidewalls on the tires that’s valued at $3,000 was stolen from an open garage in the 1100 block of Grayton Road during the overnight hours of Oct. 29. Anyone with more information can call (313) 822-7400.
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Bike stolen
WOODS — Between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. Oct. 28, an unknown person is said by police to have stolen an unlocked bike while it was parked outside the Kroger store in the 20000 block of Mack Avenue. The bike is powder blue with rainbow butterfly stickers on the handlebars, the victim told police. Anyone with more information can call (313) 343-2400.
Another bike taken
WOODS — A Bliss model LIV bike valued at $500 was stolen from a bike rack in the 700 block of Vernier Road between 3:10 p.m. and 4:10 p.m. Oct. 29. The victim said the bike wasn’t locked when it was taken. Anyone with more information can call (313) 343-2400.
Staples retail fraud suspect arrested
CITY — A 55-year-old Detroit man was arrested by Detroit police Oct. 27 in conjunction with a retail fraud warrant against him out of Grosse Pointe City. The suspect, who was turned over to the Grosse Pointe City Public Safety Department, is believed to have stolen merchandise from a Staples store on Mack Avenue.
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Ticket prices may vary by date, time and demand between $17 and $27. All guests 2 and older are required to have a ticket.
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ies, giving him a breadth of knowledge in municipal law. A lifelong Grosse Pointer and graduate of Grosse Pointe South High School, Gillooly has lived in the Farms for the last 20 years.
Gillooly defeated Joe Ricci — a business owner and fellow council member running to fill the seat that had been occupied by Theros since 2017. According to unofficial vote tallies available at press time, Gillooly received 2,476 votes — 69.39% of the total — to 1,080, or 30.27%, for Ricci.
On Election Day, Gillooly campaigned outside The War Memorial, where all the Farms voting precincts are housed, from 6:30 a.m. — voting started at 7 a.m. — until the polls closed at 8 p.m., greeting voters and answering their questions.
“People really seem attuned to the issues in Grosse Pointe Farms,” Gillooly said.
After the votes were counted, Gillooly expressed gratitude to the voters.
“I’m really humbled by the overwhelming support of our residents on a day that election turnout was high,” Gillooly said. “I very much enjoy living in this city and working hard for this city, and I cannot wait to work hard for the residents and everybody that comes to visit.”
Ricci, who has lived in the Farms since 1980, said he was disappointed by the results, but still glad to have thrown his hat into the ring. He’ll remain on the council, where his seat isn’t up until 2027.
“I did the best that I could, and I wish (Gillooly) the best going forward,” Ricci said.
Beth Konrad-Wilberding, the Farms’
most recent mayor pro tem, was campaigning to show support for Gillooly at The War Memorial on Nov. 4.
“He is truly the most qualified (candidate),” Konrad-Wilberding said, mentioning Gillooly’s “legal expertise.”
She said his leadership style also lends itself well to the mayoral role.
“He is a collaborator, and he has an enormous amount of understanding of how to deal with constituents and his fellow council members,” Konrad-Wilberding said. “He’s sincere. He’s congenial. He’s dedicated, too.”
Gillooly was unhappy with the tenor of the campaign, saying Ricci implied he supported opening Pier Park to nonresidents and building low-income housing on city-owned property at Mack Avenue and Moross Road, neither of which he has said he would do, nor does he plan to do.
“We’ve got to make sure our elections are civil,” Gillooly said. “We can disagree, but we have to be civil. We have to be willing to work together, no matter what our political affiliation is.”
The council and mayoral races are nonpartisan.
Ricci disputed Gillooly’s assertions about the campaign.
“If I said I was for something, it doesn’t mean that (Gillooly) is against it. … I was very explicit in what I said,” Ricci said. “Nowhere did I ever accuse him of anything. … I was selling myself.”
Ricci, a former mayor pro tem, will still be working with Gillooly as a council member.
“When John and I first announced that we’re running, I said to John, regardless of who wins or loses, I still want to be friends,”
Photo by K. Michelle Moran
From left, Grosse Pointe Farms election co-chairs of Precincts 1, 3 and 4, Julie Van Marcke and Joseph DanielHoste, work during Election Day with City Clerk/Assistant City Manager Derrick Kozicki.
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Ricci said. “And John said the same thing.”
By the night of Gillooly’s first council meeting as mayor Nov. 10, both men appeared to have buried any hatchets that might have come out during the election cycle, with Gillooly thanking Ricci for running and both of them embracing.
“Going forward, I know Councilman Ricci is going to continue to deliver for the residents of Grosse Pointe Farms,” Gillooly said.
Turnout was strong for the strictly local election, with 40.12% of the city’s 9,047 registered voters — or 3,630 — casting ballots.
Among those present on Election Day was Madeleine Grabruck, a first-time voter who just so happened to be celebrating her 18th birthday on Nov. 4.
“I felt like it was a perfect way to spend my birthday, to get involved,” she said. Her mother was delighted to see her daughter cast her first ballot.
Jennifer Grabruck said she was “just proud of her for making her voice count and letting her opinion be (known).”
Young people historically tend to be
less likely to participate in elections, but Madeleine Grabruck wants them to know that they should vote “because it’s really easy and it’s empowering.”
City Clerk/Assistant City Manager Derrick Kozicki said the Farms had several first-time voters take part in this election.
“It’s good to see that, especially in a local election,” Kozicki said.
The number of voters on Election Day was so high, Kozicki had to return to Farms City Hall at one point to pick up additional ballots.
“We’ve had a steady flow of voters all day, which was a little unexpected — in a good way,” Kozicki said.
Aside from mayor, other races in the Farms were uncontested. Incumbent Municipal Court Judge Charles Berschback was unopposed in his bid for another fouryear term, as were incumbent City Council members Sierra Donaven and Konrad-Wilberding, also elected for four-year terms. Gillooly didn’t run for his council seat because he ran for mayor instead, and former Farms Public Safety Director Daniel Jensen — who has attended council meetings regularly as a resident since his retirement — was elected to fill the vacancy. Despite being a newcomer to the council, Jensen received the most votes of any council candidate.
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TIME TO GET THE LAWN AND GARDEN READY FOR WINTER
BY GENA JOHNSON gjohnson@gandcnews.com
METRO DETROIT — Warm autumn days will soon be followed by winter’s frigid temperatures, frost on the plants and frozen ground. With this in mind, the owner of Red Chair Gardens and a consumer horticulture educator shared tips on preparing the garden for winter.
Each day, trees are dropping leaves that can be used to enrich the soil.
“We bag and throw away our leaves, and this is a great time to just mulch them into the grass, and it provides 25% of the fertilization your yard needs throughout the year, and it’s free,” said Louise Sloan, owner of Red Chair Gardens in Bloomfield Hills and a certified master gardener.
Sloan uses a push mower and slowly goes over the leaves multiple times until they are very fine and it forms a thin layer of mulch.
Studies have shown that in addition to fertilizing the lawn, this creates a mulch barrier in the spots in between the grass, preventing future weed germination, according to Sloan.
“After three years of using this technique, they saw a 100% reduction in dandelion production,” Sloan said. “It’s not going to get rid of all your dandelion seeds, but it will reduce it by a lot.”
Some gardeners cut back their ornamental grasses this time of year, while others leave them up throughout the winter and cut them back in late February or early March. It’s the gardeners’ choice, she said.
“I do that, so I can see something in the landscape,” Sloan said. “I found that it is really pretty when the snow falls on them.”
This is the time to plant spring bulbs.
“Daffodils are great because the deer don’t eat them. Hyacinths, also, deer tend to leave them alone and allium bulbs,” Sloan said. “Plant them now and come spring you’ll have some beautiful flowers to welcome you into the new year.”
The bulbs should be placed a couple of inches below the soil. They will not be damaged by the cold weather if they are planted correctly, according to David Lowenstein, consumer horticulture educator at Michigan State University Extension.
If there are old vegetables in the vegetable garden, Lowenstein suggests adding them to the compost bin or to get rid of them. This is to prevent spores from germinating and infecting the plants the next season.
“You don’t want to accidentally introduce any kind of fungus that might have been on the vegetables,” Lowenstein said.
Plants, shrubs and trees that are less than two or three years old should be watered regularly until the ground freezes.
According to Lowenstein, the current climate in southeastern Michigan is in a drought even though there have been a couple of days of rain.
“Just because we’ve had a frost already doesn’t mean you don’t need to water again,” Lowenstein said. “If the ground is not frozen and it has been dry, it’s a good idea to water those trees or plants in the garden that remain alive.”
According to Lowenstein, the lack of water is the reason plants and trees don’t do well the next season. For proper pruning, identify when the plants bloom and prune after that. Pruning is cutting off parts of the plant that are not growing in the right direction. It thins out the branches that are too rooted together. Although the plant will survive if pruned too early, the blooms will not be as plentiful, Lowenstein said.
“This is a great time of year to divide your plants that have outgrown their current locations,” Lowenstein said.
If the lawn has not been reseeded yet, wait until the spring.
“The seeds need about two-three weeks for the grass seed to germinate. The lawn has to be gently watered every day. If the lawn freezes in that twothree weeks, your lawn is not going to set well,” Lowenstein said.
Other tips include:
• Clean up the garden by removing weeds, dead blooms, leaves and vegetables.
• Don’t cover roses with the white container coverings. It can present a hot/cold differential in the environment, which is not good for the flowers, according to Sloan.
• Think about what went well in your garden this year and what you would like to replicate. Conversely, think about what didn’t go well and determine how you will change it.
• Clean and oil tools to reduce rust. Make sure they receive proper maintenance for another season.
“Once the ground freezes and there is a good snow cover, there is not much else to do,” Lowenstein said.
For gardening questions, the Michigan State University Extension gardening hotline can be contacted Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9 a.m. to noon at (888) 678-3464.
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ABOVE Instead of throwing leaves away, make a mulch which adds nutrients to the soil.
LEFT: Winter pruning involves cutting back deciduous trees and shrubs during their dormant period.
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their brilliant colors well into November. BELOW: Ornamental grasses can serve as cover crops adding nutrients to the soil. Young trees and shrubs need to be watered regularly until the ground freezes.
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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas on the big screen
BY MARIA ALLARD allard@candgnews.com
METRO DETROIT — Whether it’s a romantic comedy or a story that brings feelings of nostalgia, most people have a favorite holiday movie they watch every year that puts them in the Christmas spirit.
Several of those classics will jingle all the way to the big screen this Christmas season through the holiday edition of MJR’s repertory program, Big Screen Rewind.
MJR theaters across metro Detroit will show a number of holiday favorites until Christmas Day, Dec. 25. All movies are $5 a ticket per person, and several theaters will have different showings each day.
“There’s something truly special about seeing these holiday classics the way they were meant to be seen — on the big screen, surrounded by family and friends,” Director of Marketing for MJR Theatres Anthony Taylor said in a prepared statement. “Whether it’s your first time or your 50th, these films bring people together and create lasting memories.”
The first movie to kick off the Big Screen Rewind was the animated 2018 release of “The Grinch” from Nov. 1-6.
On Nov. 4, Breia Willis, of Harper Woods, brought her three children Wynter, 4, Jayla, 8, and Shakor, 6, to an afternoon viewing at the MJR theater in Sterling Heights. It was somewhat of a reward for Jayla and Shakor for receiving all A’s on their report cards.
“I found out there was a newer ‘Grinch’ movie,” Willis said. “It was pretty good. We liked it.”
Jayla said the MJR theater is her “favorite place,” and her favorite character in the film was Max the dog.
“I like dogs,” she said.
Stephanie Wright, of Sterling Heights, brought her grandson Troy McDonald, 9, to the same showing of “The Grinch.” It was the first time they saw the movie.
“It was fantastic. It was very hearttouching and showed the meaning of Christmas,” Wright said. “It’s not all about the gifts but about showing love to one another. I think everyone should see it.”
McDonald, who thought the movie was “good,” said the Grinch was his favorite part of the film.
“I liked it,” he said. “It’s about showing love.”
Christmas movie fans can curl up with
some popcorn at their local MJR theater with the following movies:
• “The Holiday,” Nov. 7-13.
• “Elf,” Nov. 14-20.
• “It’s a Wonderful Life,” Nov. 21-25.
• “Planes, Trains & Automobiles,” Nov. 26 through Dec. 4.
• “The Polar Express,” Dec. 5-11.
• The 2000 release of “How The Grinch Stole Christmas,” Dec. 12-18.
• “White Christmas,” Dec. 19-25.
Showtimes and tickets for MJR Big Screen Rewind’s holiday edition are available at mjrtheatres.com or the MJR App.
Other holiday movie happenings
Cambria Detroit Hotel’s Balla Ultra Lounge is also making spirits bright with the help of Fork n’ Film, a hospitality company that is bringing holiday favorites and chefcrafted menus together. Amid twinkling decorations inside the lounge, each meal is designed to offer food and drink items timed to match the emotion with the film’s most memorable moments on the big screen.
“How The Grinch Stole Christmas” is set for Dec. 6 and Dec. 13. Fans of “Elf” can check out the film Dec. 19-20, Dec. 27 and Jan. 2-3, 2026.
Reservations are required, and tickets can be purchased online at Detroit.ForknFilm.com. Seating is limited to 40 guests per night. Dates and times are subject to change as additional shows and dates may be added. The Cambria Hotel Detroit Downtown’s Balla Ultra Lounge is located at 600 W. Lafayette Blvd., in Detroit.
Photo by Maria Allard
The holiday edition of MJR’s repertory program, Big Screen Rewind, is bringing a number of Christmas movies to the big screen this holiday season.
SPOTLIGHT ON WOMEN IN BUSINESS
TWO LOCAL WOMEN SHARE THEIR TRIUMPHS, TRIALS IN BUSINESS
BY GENA JOHNSON gjohnson@candgnews.com
METRO DETROIT — Colette Hughes of Warren and Jennifer Taylor Boykins of West Bloomfield credit being able to pivot as a key to their success.
Hughes is the owner, broker and coach of Virtual Real Estate Services, a full-service real estate company in Warren with clients all over the world. She started in real estate in 1988 as
an office administrator and quickly moved up the ranks to become a real estate agent, making herself valuable at the two real estate offices she worked at prior to starting her own business in 2015.
A year before starting her business, Hughes joined a Toastmasters International club in Warren and attributes this to contributing to her success.
Toastmasters is a nonprofit public speaking
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TOP LEFT: Colette Hughes, center, owner and broker of Virtual Real Estate Services in Warren, makes her clients a top priority in servicing all real estate needs.
BOTTOM LEFT: Jennifer Taylor Boykins, center, and her team at Nothing But Education, Nicole McDowell, left, and Kaylee Jackson have implemented literacy programs in school districts throughout the country.
Beautiful and unique shopping for an inspired holiday season
“Blessed is the Season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of LOVE”
-Hamilton Wright Mabie
“The little shop in the Park” Duffey&Co- inspired goods, established in 2015 is celebrating 10 years of providing beautiful, unique and seasonal gifts and services for your inspired lifestyle. “Duffey’s is a MUST stop for our family Christmas shopping!”, customers tell us.
When you step into Duffey&Co, you’ll be surrounded with a plethora of curated goods from scented soy and beeswax candles, yummy provisionals, paper goods and greeting cards, seasonal home decor and gifts, to organic soaps and body products, crystals, incense, and books to that perfect soft cozy throw blanket and so much more! Each season carries in new items for the home, soul and body. Customers shop here for gifts that they want to be thoughtful and intentional.
“Our hours are in flow with the revitalized energy of Grosse Point Park! If you’re coming for a fabulous Happy Hour or dining experience, we boast our 8pm evening hours on Thursday and Friday for more strolling pleasure on our beautiful avenue.” Proprietor Anne Duffey-Leo said. “We so love our customers and we love creating a space that all are welcome to enjoy and experience and can find that something that inspires them no matter their budget. My family, husband John of 30 years and three South grad children moved to Grosse Pointe in 2011. We absolutely love being a part of this wonderful community. The journey of Duffey&Co is my art that I have enjoyed creating and offering to the metro Detroit area.”
Duffey&Co-inspired goods in addition to shopping, hosts various events such as monthly psychic and crystal readings(by appointment only) and private shopping for small parties and gift basket giving is available. The shop also provides shipping (US only), curbside pickup and free delivery within the Grosse Pointe communities. For more information on product or services give the shop a call at 313-469-7050. Come shop and be inspired this holiday season at Duffey&Co!
Photo provided by Colette Hughes
Photo provided by Jennifer Taylor Boykins
Pangea Global Kitchen brings international avors to Grosse Pointe Woods
A world of healthy, avorful cuisine is just minutes away. Pangea Global Kitchen in Grosse Pointe Woods is serving up delicious dishes from Jordan, Italy, Greece, India and more.
Spouses Alison Rybicki Abusoboh and Murad Abusoboh opened Pangea six months ago, after friends and family raved about Murad’s ability to cook anything and everything.
e couple met in Dubai when both were teachers there; Murad’s lentil soup was one of the things that won over Alison. Murad, who’s from Jordan, learned to cook his mother’s recipes over Skype while he was in Dubai, and his culinary skills took o from there.
“People call him the seasoning genius,” Alison said.
But, she said his food isn’t spicy — just tasty. Free samples are available so customers can try before they buy; parents are often surprised to see how much their little ones love foods they’ve never had before.
Some of their most popular items include Sicilian lasagna, Indian butter chicken, Musakhan, chicken shawarma and what
Alison said is “the creamiest hummus you have ever had.”
Every ursday, Pangea prepares a di erent dinner of the week; recent entrees were a Jordanian street food sampler and Mexican burrito. Soups and other dishes vary by season. Everything is made with fresh, top-quality ingredients. Suggestions and customer feedback are always welcome. Gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan options are available, too.
ere are a handful of seats at the Pangea counter, but it’s primarily a carryout eatery. Customers can request to have their meals heated or they can take them home cold and warm them up. ey freeze well, too, meaning you can always keep some on hand for busy days.
Order Pangea for your next party or holiday gathering — they o er catering. Online ordering is available and DoorDash is coming soon. Or, better yet, stop in and let the sights and scents lead you to a new favorite.
Pangea is located at 20083 Mack Ave. Call (313) 926-6021 or visit www.pangea-globalkitchen.com.
Whether someone is an athlete hoping to improve their performance or someone trying to lose stubborn weight, iCryo Grosse Pointe on the Hill in Grosse Pointe Farms offers proven solutions under the supervision of medical professionals.
Kristen Giancola, who co-owns iCryo Grosse Pointe with her husband, Dominic Giancola, is a cardiac intensive care nurse whose medical background prompted her to open this business in February as she saw many patients with diabetes, obesity and other conditions who could have bene ted from preventative care.
“The goal is to optimize your health,” said Giancola, who co-manages iCryo with her sister-in-law, Adrienne Jasica, who’s also a registered nurse. “It’s preventative medicine.”
The cryotherapy chamber — a form of cold therapy — can burn 500 calories per session, while the sauna can also burn several hundred calories per session.
But iCryo isn’t just about devices. They have nurses and doctors who can chart a personalized wellness plan by incorporating speci c exercises and dietary changes into a patient’s life. Medical and nonmedical weight loss plans are supervised by nurses and consultants with nutrition and personal training backgrounds.
A franchise, iCryo is governed by a board of physicians and is a medical facility. “Our mission is to get people healthy and stay healthy,” Giancola said. For athletes like runners and tennis players, cryotherapy can aid muscle recovery and
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reduce in ammation so they can get back to their sport of choice faster, as well as manage pain and boost metabolism and energy.
Immunity infusions for cold and u season can keep people well or reduce the amount of time they’re sick. NAD+ IV Therapy (Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide) improves brain function, energy levels and sleep.
Giancola said they offer free consultations and tours so patients can learn more about the devices and services iCryo provides. iCryo is located at 96 Kercheval Ave. For more information, call (313) 499-8182 or visit https://icryo.com/ location/grosse-pointe-mi/.
Kristen Giancola RN-BSN, Owner Adrienne Jasica RN-BSN, Center Manager
Alison Rybicki - Abusoboh & Murad Abusoboh
organization that trains speakers.
“I was the shyest person in Michigan,” Hughes said. “I was great working behind the scenes, but I couldn’t go up to people and talk to them.”
Hughes credits Toastmasters for helping her to find her voice.
She was inspired to start her own business when she and a broker where she worked attended a real estate event.
“When it was time for me to be introduced at the event, I was left out,” Hughes said. “I cannot be left out when I am doing all the work. So I started my own business and could no longer be a secret agent.”
She left that real estate office and has continued to prosper even during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hughes is a proponent of the power and support of women’s groups in business.
She is currently on the board of directors of the National Entrepreneurs Association and was named one of Career Masters’ 2025 Women to Watch.
“It’s a new day when it comes to women in business,” Hughes said. “Women’s groups
help to empower them.”
Hughes also believes in the art of pivoting.
The holiday months are slow for real estate housing sales. As a result, she started a real estate holdings company, where she holds real estate licenses for those agents not making money from real estate currently but want to hold onto their license.
She pays all the yearly fees they would incur and negotiates sales on their behalf, sharing a portion of the commission with them.
“When I saw the help was needed, I started the holdings company,” Hughes said.
In business, Hughes said, “Women have to yell louder, fight harder and stand taller.”
Nothing But Education in West Bloomfield was created to change the lives of children and inspire them by providing strategic thought, collaborative partnerships, industry best practices and resource sharing to school districts across the country and internationally in 2019.
Founder Jennifer Taylor Boykins is a former Detroit Public Schools teacher and vice president at Scholastic, the world’s largest publisher and distributor of children’s books, according to the company’s website,
where she worked for more than 20 years.
Less than a year after launching her business, the pandemic hit.
When that happened, people weren’t talking as much and when they did it wasn’t an in-person meeting but by telephone. By the time she had the opportunity to use her marketing materials, they were out of date.
“From the early point of business, I learned you have to be able to pivot,” Taylor Boykins said. “What you think may be ideal in the marketplace, the marketplace can change…. Pivot is the name of the game when you are in business for yourself.”
That prompted Taylor Boykin and her team to develop materials that would promote continuous education while students were out of school during the pandemic or on summer vacation. It includes books, worksheets and journals.
The books are designed to engage the students. The worksheets are created to promote a deeper dive into the materials they read, and the journals prompt further reflection on what the student has read.
“Things to help them really think about what they are reading and why it is important,” Taylor Boykins said. “They received it (the materials) with open arms and joy.”
This program was first implemented in
some of the Los Angeles area school districts four years ago and has been implemented every summer vacation since.
It was a huge, hard-fought project, and a major triumph for Nothing But Education. Being in contact with the students in their space “is the best part of the business,” she said. “The tales are always around the lives that you change, the lives that you touch.”
That led to her nonprofit, Bravehearts, which funds scholarships for high school seniors who are aging out of the foster care system. Students from school districts across the country have received scholarships. One student studied to be a graphic artist in Japan. Some go to college, attending top-tier schools, while others have gone to trade school, including the field of cosmetology.
To date, Bravehearts has funded around 40 scholarships.
Taylor Boykins says a lot is put on women in business.
“They keep piling it up, she said. But sometimes you have to say, ‘Yes, I can do that for you but not now.’”
Taylor Boykins is also on the West Bloomfield Planning Commission and sits on the West Bloomfield Library’s Board of Directors.
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LEARN HISTORY TO A ‘T’ WITH EASTPOINTE’S ANTIQUE 1921 FIRE TRUCK
BY MARIA ALLARD allard@candgnews.com
DETROIT — Anyone who visits the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant Museum in Detroit will see an important piece of Eastpointe history.
Eastpointe’s first-ever fire truck is among the many antique vehicles on display. The 1921 Ford Model T was purchased a little more than 100 years ago when Eastpointe was known as Erin Township.
A group of business owners pooled their money to buy the chemical fire truck. They were concerned about fires as the township grew and felt the horse and wagon used in town to douse flames wasn’t enough. The proprietors wanted a truck to carry more water and also allow for the pumping of water.
For the next five years, the red 1921 model will remain at the museum for public viewing. At the Aug. 19 Eastpointe City Council meeting, the council voted 4-0 to approve the automobile loan agreement between Eastpointe and the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant Museum for five years, beginning Aug. 1, 2025, and expiring Aug. 1, 2030. Council member Rob Baker was absent.
Eastpointe Fire Chief Jason Clark said there was no exchange of money involved in the loan agreement, just that the museum will house and maintain the fire truck for the next five years. This is the second five-year cycle for a loan agreement.
“It’s still looking good,” Clark said. “They seem like they’re doing a good job taking care of it.”
On the late morning of Oct. 31, Clark, retired Eastpointe Fire Chief Danny Hagen, retired Fire Capt. Don Schmidt and his wife, Kim; and retired firefighter Joe Radzwion III toured Piquette with museum operations manager Samantha Wilkinson. Eastpointe Mayor Pro Tem Cardi DeMonaco Jr. and Eastpointe City Council members Harvey Curley and Baker joined them.
Eastpointe’s first-ever fire truck was used by the city’s firefighters until 1942. Although the vehicle ceased fighting fires, it remained in the city — which for decades was called East Detroit — for parades and other events over the years.
One memorable moment for Hagen came in 1981 when he and his bride, Mary, cruised in the historic truck on their wedding day. They drove from St. Jude Catholic Church, on Seven Mile Road in Detroit, to the Eastpointe Fire Station on Nine Mile Road near Gratiot Avenue, where they switched vehicles for the reception. The newlyweds drew plenty of onlookers.
“We went down Kelly Road and it started to rain. My wife was the best sport in the world,” Hagen remembered. “The people were going bonkers when they saw the truck.”
The museum provides informational signs for all the exhibited cars. According to the Eastpointe sign, the 1921 Model T chemical fire truck had 20 horsepower and weighed 1,439 pounds.
The truck was either assembled at the Ford Highland Park Plant or a branch of the plant. The gas-powered truck drove about 25 mph and came with a two-speed transmission. It was equipped
with standard pneumatic non-skid tires, and hard rubber tires were optional. Hagen said there was a siren system in town to alert when there was a fire.
“There was one hose and they used axes to open the door and open the roof to let out smoke and gases,” Hagen said, adding that axes also were utilized “for quick entry” into the home or building. Firefighters did not have all the updated equipment and safety gear available now.
“There were no masks, no (compressed) air,” Hagen said. “It wasn’t in existence at the time.”
While on the tour, a group of local students crossed paths with the firefighters, who shared their experiences with the fire truck.
“Driving it is like driving a go-kart in the wind. It’s a big open vehicle,” Radzwion III said. “It was like an icon in every Memorial Day parade. It was awesome. You felt so proud.”
“I was one of the few that drove it,” Schmidt said of those fun city events through the decades. “It brings back so many memories.”
ABOVE: Samantha Wilkinson, Ford Piquette Avenue Plant Museum operations manager left; retired Eastpointe Fire Chief Danny Hagen, center; and Eastpointe Fire Chief Jason Clark discuss Eastpointe’s 1921 Model T chemical fire truck.
ABOVE: Eastpointe’s first-ever fire truck — a 1921 Model T — had 20 horsepower and weighed 1,439 pounds. LEFT: Kim Schmidt, left, holds a photo of her husband, Donald Schmidt, a retired Eastpointe Fire Department captain, as he drives the fire truck in a Memorial Day parade.
Photos by Patricia O’Blenes
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In the doubles events, Griffin Marchal and Nico Cooksey won No. 1 doubles, Landen Maltby and Charlie Laethem won No. 2 doubles, and Rene Quint and Lucas Ferguson won No. 3 doubles. Sophomore Justin Platt won the No. 4 singles flight.
“From the first day we knew we had a good shot at winning as a team,” said Marchal, a senior. “We kept playing with that fire to make sure that we didn’t stop there and stayed hungry for when it really mattered.”
One of the other unique traits that Liggett’s roster showcases is versatility. The team is composed of a lot of kids who aren’t necessarily year-round tennis players. Marchal, for instance, starts hockey immediately following the tennis season.
“We have a lot of athletes on our team.” Marchal said. “Whenever the season comes around, we get a lot of people who know that they can compete wherever they’re at in the lineup.”
2025 marks the third time since 2020
that University Liggett has won the Division 4 title, and this is the program’s eighth since 1998. Coach Sobieralski has been at the helm for five.
“Liggett’s boys tennis is the only sport that plays at the top division of the Catholic League. … We’re so small they play in the lower divisions (in other sports),” Sobieralski said. “Our league is Catholic Central, Brother Rice, U of D, Greenhills and Cranbrook. Every team is in the top 10. … So, another thing that helps us is our tough schedule.”
The battle-tested team is always competitive in boys tennis, and the future looks just as bright as the present.
“We only have three seniors. … We had a good blend of experience (this year), yet we have four or five sophomores and a freshman in the starting lineup as well,” Sobieralski said. “It’s kind of good when you have that great blend.”
Ultimately, this was a top dog returning to the top, and with a big group of returners next year, it might stay that way for a while.
“Liggett has a great reputation. They’ve got more state titles than every school in the state,” Sobieralski said. “The kids battle … and it’s a team effort.”
Photo provided by Mark Sobieralski
Liggett players and staff stand under the Michigan High School Athletic Association Championships banner after winning states.
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be reduced once a restaurant tenant was selected, that was of little comfort to nearby neighbors.
“The hours of operation are absurd,” said Jon Dougherty, who lives in the 1000 block of South Renaud Road. “Every waking moment of my day is subject to possible nuisances of this proposed development.”
He also was alarmed about the environmental impact of the project due to the removal of 25 trees, the loss of green space and no plans for stormwater retention or catch basins in parking lot drawings.
Like Jon Dougherty, Gary Felts, a resident of the 1000 block of Oxford Road, was unhappy about the loss of green space and hours of operation, which are listed as being no longer than 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.
“If that’s limited, what are you comparing it to — 7-Eleven or Meijer?” Felts said.
Residents have consistently said safety, noise, pollution and increased traffic are among their concerns with the development.
“Very little has changed in the developer’s rezoning request as it pertains to the peace, health and safety of our neighborhood,” said Patricia Dougherty, a resident of the 1000 block of South Renaud Road. “And absolutely nothing has changed in our opposition to the rezoning of 20160 Mack Ave. We do applaud the positive step forward in the application process, as this time the required documentation was submitted as in-
Fire truck
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According to its history, the Eastpointe Fire Department and the East Detroit Historical Society together restored the truck and won awards at the 2008 Detroit Autorama. In 2009, the Michigan Historical Commission presented the Michigan Week Gov. John B. Swainson award to Hagen for his “outstanding contribution to the preservation of Michigan history.”
The Halfway Model T chemical fire truck contains a plaque dedicated to the founding members of the department in 1921: Fire Chief Lorenz Rein, and firefighters Cyril Derdaele, Ray Woodcock, Frank Schustler, August Zado, Fred Rader, Jess Hamner, WM Yuckey, Gottfried Eschmann and Richard Paetsch.
The Ford Piquette Avenue Plant Museum is a Michigan historic site. Piquette was
structions stipulate. Also, we see a building more in line with the character of our city and surrounding residential neighborhood. But what we did not see is a proposal that would allow us to co-exist with this commercial use and maintain our sense of peace, health and safety for our families and our properties.”
Ellen Creager, a resident of the 1000 block of North Oxford Road, said the traffic study cited is invalid because it used the wrong square footage for the existing neurology clinic, which was actually only 5,913 square feet. She also said the study doesn’t include traffic information for Oxford and Renaud roads.
Joyce Janowski, a resident of the 1000 block of North Oxford Road, said students from nearby Grosse Pointe North High School would be placing orders with the restaurant and “racing to pick it up” during their lunch break, creating congestion and safety problems.
Because the wording on the developer’s proposal was confusing and could be interpreted to mean that only a single quick service restaurant was going to be in the building — instead of it indicating that only one restaurant could be a tenant, with up to three additional business tenants — the Planning Commission unanimously voted to table the proposal until it could be written more clearly. While an agenda wasn’t available at press time, the next Planning Commission meeting was slated to take place at 7 p.m. Nov. 18. For an agenda or more information, visit gpwmi.us/meetings.
the first factory Ford Motor Co. built, and where models B, C, F, K, N, R, S and T were manufactured. Visitors can view antique cars that are from private collections or that the museum has purchased, including a 1903 Ford Model A Tonneau, a 1911 Hupmobile model 20 C, and a 1916 Studebaker.
The museum also has a replica of Henry Ford’s office, including a safe used to hide blueprints so corporate spies would not find them and a telescope for bird-watching. Ford, however, didn’t spend much time in his office, as he preferred to be on the assembly floor.
The Ford Piquette Avenue Plant Museum is located at 461 Piquette Ave. in Detroit. Free parking is available in the paved courtyard lot next to the building, and in the gravel lot directly across from the museum on Piquette Avenue. The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays. It is closed on holidays. For more information, go to fordpiquetteplant.org.
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NOV. 14
Power Play for Heroes: Features Detroit Red Wings alumni and others raising money for Guardian Angels Medical Service Dogs, meet-and-greet and autographs with Indy NXT race car driver Nolan Allaer at 6:30 p.m., game at 7:30 p.m., and Vladimir Konstantinov signing autographs between periods, also photos with Ted Lindsay trophy and replica Stanley Cup, auction items and memorabilia, face painting, raffle baskets and more, St. Clair Shores Civic Arena, 20000 Stephens Road, paul@stahlsteam.com, stahlshero25. eventbrite.com, read story at candgnews.com
NOV. 14-16
‘Beetlejuice Jr.’: Musical based on Tim Burton’s 1988 comedy-horror film, presented by Grosse Pointe Theatre - Youth on Stage, 7 p.m. Nov. 14-15 and 1 p.m. Nov. 16, Parcells Middle School, 20600 Mack Ave. in Grosse Pointe Woods, (313) 881-4004, gpt.org
NOV. 16
Bootlegger’s Delight: A War Memorial Speakeasy: Includes live instrumental music and guided tours, for ages 21 and older, 5 p.m. (VIP with specialty cocktails at 4 p.m.), The War Memorial, 32 Lake Shore Drive in Grosse Pointe Farms, warmemorial.org/events
NOV. 18
Bethlehem Peace by Piece Tour: Hear leaders from
Bethlehem Fair Trade Artisans and Churches for Middle East Peace speak about peacebuilding, economic justice and advocacy as it relates to Israel-Palestine, also works by BFTA artists for sale, 6 p.m., The War Memorial, 32 Lakeshore Drive in Grosse Pointe Farms, mary@pointesforpeace.org, cmep.org/events
DEC. 6-7
Detroit Urban Craft Fair: Organized by Handmade Detroit, features 100-plus juried vendors, also makeand-take workshops, holiday music, giveaways and raffle, food and drinks, kids activities, and swag bags to first 50 shoppers, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Dec. 6 and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Dec. 7, Masonic Temple, 500 Temple St. in Detroit, detroiturbancraftfair.com
DEC. 7
Brunch with Santa: 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., Ford House, 1100 Lake Shore Road in Grosse Pointe Shores, also held Dec. 21, fordhouse.org/events
Holiday concert: Performance by Grosse Pointe Symphony Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., Our Lady Star of the Sea, 467 Fairford Road in Grosse Pointe Woods, season continues March 8 and May 3, gpsymphony.org
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Thursdays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays Dec. 5-21, Schaap Center, 15001 E. Jefferson Ave. in Grosse Pointe Park, (313) 881-4004, gpt.org
Homes for the Holidays at Ford House: Milelong walk through lighted gardens and decorated main residence, 5:30-8 p.m. Thursdays-Sundays from Nov. 30-Dec. 21, also carolers on select dates, 1100 Lake Shore Road in Grosse Pointe Shores, fordhouse.org/ events
Ice skating: 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sundays-Thursdays and 11 a.m.-midnight Fridays-Saturdays starting Nov. 22, The Rink at Campus Martius Park, 800 Woodward Ave. in Detroit, see holiday hours and 2026 dates at downtowndetroit.org/experience-downtown/things-todo/the-rink
Farmers market: 6 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays year-round, Eastern Market, 2934 Russell St., easternmarket.org
Book clubs: Nearly a dozen hosted by Grosse Pointe Public Library at various branches, restaurants and on Zoom, grossepointelibrary.org/book-clubs
Teen Leadership Council: Meetings for kids in grades 9-12 every first Wednesday of month, pizza and snacks provided, 6-7 p.m., Grosse Pointe Public Library - Woods Branch, 20680 Mack Ave., (313) 6404775, grossepointelibrary.org
Exhibits: See “Robot Art” (solo show by Jan Filarski) and “Here’s Me” (56 artists tell stories about personal experiences, background, ideas and beliefs), on display until Nov. 28, Grosse Pointe Artists Association gallery at The War Memorial, 32 Lake Shore Drive in Grosse Pointe Farms, grossepointeartcenter.org
“100 Years Unbound, The Power of Aging,”“Heroes Vs. Villains: Detroit’s Comic Book Story,” “Alvin’s & Ralph Rinaldi’s Letterpress Art” and more on display, Detroit Historical Museum, 5401 Woodward Ave., detroithistorical.org/exhibitions
MI Options Medicare Assistance Program: Get free unbiased counseling during enrollment period (ends Dec. 7), one-on-one appointments available by phone, virtually or in person, (248) 262-0545, find locations at ageways.org/calendar
Health workshops: Hosted by Corewell Health, free and virtual, corewellhealth.org/classes-events/ southeast-michigan
Wild Lights: Nighttime strolls include 500-plus displays and millions of LEDs, also pop-up performances and music, Santa photos, seasonal drinks, eats and sweet treats, and more, select times and dates Nov. 22-Jan. 4, Detroit Zoo, 8450 W. 10 Mile Road in Royal Oak, detroitzoo.org/events/wild-lights
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37. Memorial Day solo 39. Red-dot pointer, e.g.
40. Purse to match a gown
41. *Amundsen-____
South Pole Station
43. Hipbones
44. Letter H, phonetically speaking
46. Biblical twin
47. Frog delicacy
48. Intellectual
50. Novice or beginner
52. CafÈ alternative
53. You, in bygone era
55. Ciao, in the U.S.
57. *____ Nast, imagined Santa at North Pole
60. *The largest lake near South Pole
63. Hotel room option
64. *Barents or Laptev
66. Blackfin and bluefin
68. Remove location from digital map
69. Paul Simon’s former partner
70. Swelling
71. Monster’s loch
72. An affirmative
73. Button on electrical outlet
DOWN
1. Mountain peak
2. Pineapple producer
3. Gray-haired
4. As a rule
5. The Clash: “Rock the ____”
6. Answer to “Shall we?”
7. Female gametes
8. Lost, in Marseille
9. Opposite of sun-
kissed
10. Deodorant’s target
11. Native Egyptian, in Roman times
12. *How many sunsets in a year on either pole?
15. Close again, as in envelope
20. Yards and miles, e.g.
22. “Slippery” tree
24. Quick and clever reply
25. *North Pole “base”
26. Fraction, e.g.
27. Beastly person
29. Front of the head
31. Not top-shelf
32. Part of archipelago
33. Sound like Secretariat
34. Clear the whiteboard
36. Ancient Briton
38. Dog command
42. Supercharger
45. Glen Powell’s 2023 role, pl. (2
words)
49. Cuban dance step
51. Half-shell delicacy
54. English homework
56. Chopin’s composition
57. Ad jingle, e.g.
58. Shakira’s don’t lie
59. Milo’s adventurous canine friend
60. Giant kettles
61. Change for a five
62. Glacier’s deposit
63. *Midnight ____, opposite of polar night
65. Old-fashioned “before”
67. Aptitude test, acr.
