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LEFT: Grosse Pointe Woods Mayor Arthur Bryant talks about the 50th anniversary time capsule before opening it for attendees at a Dec. 11 celebration for the city’s 75th anniversary at the Community Center.
GPPSS starts work on strategic plan BY K. MICHELLE MORAN kmoran@candgnews.com
WOODS — Grosse Pointe Woods capped off a year of 75th anniversary celebrations with a birthday party on the date the Woods officially became a city, Dec. 11. A crowd estimated at over 100 — including elected officials, residents and current and former Woods administrators — were on hand for the party, held inside the Com-
GROSSE POINTES/HARPER WOODS — The Grosse Pointe Public School System is seeking input from district residents and others as they begin work on a strategic plan. District officials hope to hear from teachers, staff, students, parents and district residents as they gather data to come up with a common vision and goals for the district that will be at the heart of a three- to five-year strategic plan to guide the district’s direction in the coming years. They say the plan will create a data-driven picture of the district as it is now and better allow them to know where to direct limited resources, set goals and make decisions that align with multiple stakeholders. “Launching this strategic planning process marks an exciting moment for GPPSS,” Board of Education President Colleen Worden said via text message. “Our goal is to build a shared vision that reflects the voices of our students, families, teachers, staff, and community. We are committed to a thoughtful, transparent process that positions our district for long-term success and keeps student outcomes at the center of every decision.” GPPSS Director of Communications Rebecca Fannon said there will be focus groups made up of teachers, principals and other district personnel, as well as students and district residents.
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why we were able to get a lot done.” City Councilwoman Sierra Donaven said Theros showed “eloquence and class” as mayor. He was also someone who wanted to work with others. “He doesn’t say ‘me,’” Donaven said in October. “He doesn’t say ‘I.’ He says, ‘Let’s see how we can get you there.’” A native of the Grosse Pointes who grew up in Grosse Pointe Woods and who has lived in every
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FARMS — Louis Theros might have served as mayor of Grosse Pointe Farms for the last eight years, but he doesn’t take credit for the city’s accomplishments under his leadership. “We were always the most unified (City) Council, marching in the same direction,” said Theros, who didn’t run for reelection in November. “That’s
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Outgoing Grosse Pointe Farms Mayor Louis Theros passes the gavel to new Mayor John Gillooly at the Nov. 10 Farms City Council meeting. Photo by K. Michelle Moran
Poets, artists to discuss working together for exhibition BY K. MICHELLE MORAN kmoran@candgnews.com
Visitors view the artwork and read the poems on display for “Call & Response 5” during an opening reception Nov. 6.
FARMS — One of metro Detroit’s compelling creative collaborations will kick off 2026 with artistic and literary flair. From 1 to 4 p.m. Jan. 10, participants in the exhibition, “Call & Response 5: Poets and Artists in Dialogue,” will talk about their work and the inspiration behind it, with poets also reading their poems. Poets selected artwork and artists selected poems to spark new work, which is included in an exhibition on display in the Grosse Pointe Congregational Church Arts Ministry Gallery in Grosse Pointe Farms. The Jan. 10 reading and discussion will take place in the church’s fellowship hall and is open to the public. “It’s usually well attended,” said Lori Zurvalec, of Grosse Pointe City, chair of the GPCC Arts Ministry and an artist and
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One of the winners of ReLeaf Michigan’s 16th biennial Michigan Big Tree Hunt is Linda PobocikInsisiengmay, who discovered the largest tree in Wayne County in this year’s contest, an American elm in Grosse Pointe Farms that measured a circumference of 262 inches. The contest took place between spring 2023 and August 2025. More than 500 people submitted entries from 76 of the state’s 83 counties. Each county’s largest tree was verified independently by foresters, arborists and conservation professionals. Previous winning entries, which are listed in the Michigan Big Tree Registry, aren’t eligible for this honor. ReLeaf Michigan is a nonprofit that promotes tree planting and education. For more about the contest, or to see other winners from around the state, visit BigTreeHunt.com.
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Santa’s workshop will be open for one final day in The Village before he returns to the North Pole to prepare for his voyage around the world on Christmas Eve. Children are invited to meet with Santa and visit his workshop from 9 a.m. to noon Dec. 20 in the lower level of Apple Blossom Baby & Kids, 17110 Kercheval Ave. in Grosse Pointe City. This event is free. Parents, grandparents and other loved ones are welcome to take their own photos.
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Luca Coy, who comes from Edmonson Elementary School in Detroit, was recently named one of the winners of University Liggett School’s Nicole Marie Shammas Memorial Scholarship. The award is given to a sixth grade student for the middle school years — sixth to eighth grades — and recognizes students with great academic potential and interest in the arts. Coy, who has been playing tennis since he was 3, is a member of the ULS middle school boys tennis team and recently started playing clarinet in order to join the middle school band. The Nicole Marie Shammas Memorial Scholarship — established by her parents, Robert and Elizabeth Shammas — is named for a ULS student Luca Coy who died during her time in middle school in 1986. More than 40 students have benefited from the scholarship in the decades since. Students are also reminded of Nicole’s legacy by a tree in the middle school courtyard that was planted in her honor by the Michael Giorgio family.
HOLIDAY TOUR EARNS NATIONAL RECOGNITION
Edsel and Eleanor Ford House’s home tour has been ranked No. 4 in USA Today’s list of 10Best Holiday Historic Home Tours. A panel of experts comes up with a list of nominees, which are then voted on by people from around the country. “Ford House is very grateful to everyone who took the time to vote for us,” President & CEO of Ford House Mark J. Heppner said in a press release. “Being recognized as one of the top holiday historic home tours in the nation is a meaningful honor for our team and community. To be named alongside remarkable places such as Meadow Brook Hall, Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens, and Graceland is especially gratifying. Our work is driven by a commitment to connect people with the Ford family’s legacy in a way that feels welcoming, thoughtful, and rooted in history and culture, and it is wonderful to see that spirit shine through for visitors during the holiday season.” Timed indoor and outdoor evening tours at Ford House, called Home for the Holidays, run Thursdays through Sundays from 5:30 to 8 p.m. until Dec. 21. The Ford House is located at 1100 Lake Shore Road in Grosse Pointe Shores. For tour tickets or more information, visit fordhouse.org or call (313) 884-4222.
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BOYS Hamtramck at Ferndale Dec. 20 at 7 p.m. PRIME Basketball Showcase at Ferndale The PRIME Basketball Showcase will be a great opportunity to highlight some of the best talent in Michigan early in the 2025 season. Hamtramck was a postseason team a year ago and Ferndale is led by one of the best prep players in the state. Junior forward Eden Vinyard has already gotten off to a solid start this season and will look to lead Ferndale to a postseason run while exploring his collegiate recruitment. GIRLS West Bloomfield at Detroit Mumford Dec. 21 at 5:30 p.m. Mount Clemens Classic at Mount Clemens High School Mount Clemens will host two postseason teams from a year ago in the school’s yearly classic. Detroit Mumford reached the second round of the District playoffs in 2024 and West Bloomfield established itself as one of the best teams in Michigan. West Bloomfield finished 2024 with a 19-9 record and went on an incredible run that got them to the final four, before a semifinal loss to eventual state champion Belleville.
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Pointe except the Shores, Theros served on the City Council from 2001 until 2017 and as mayor from 2017 until 2025. An attorney by training, he learned the importance of service from his parents, Spero and Barbara, both of whom were immigrants from Greece. Theros said it was his wife Patti’s quest for a single ordinance change that got him into local politics in the first place. He also laughingly noted that his wife, who has been active in multiple community organizations over the years, is more well recognized than him, with people often saying, “Oh, you’re Patti’s husband!” “That’s the best title I’ve ever had,” Theros said. After serving as the vice president and legal counsel for the MGM Grand Detroit, in January 2025, Theros became president of the MGM Springfield casino in Massachusetts. Then, in late April, he was also named president of Empire City Casino in Yonkers, New York. Theros had already been planning not to run again this fall, but his busy travel schedule for his jobs sealed the deal. “I didn’t believe in (being a) ‘mayor for life,’” Theros said. “I did this last term in order to complete everything we needed to put that sewer into the ground.” The Inland District sewer separation project, currently underway, is a massive undertaking aimed at reducing the risk of basement sewage backups. City Manager Shane Reeside publicly recognized The-
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A tribute in honor of his years of service to Grosse Pointe Farms signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist is presented to Theros by state Rep. Veronica Paiz, left, and state Sen. Kevin Hertel, right, at the Nov. 10 meeting. ros during the mayor’s last meeting Oct. 13. “Mr. Mayor, I just want to thank you for your vision (and) your wisdom … over the last 24 years,” Reeside said. “It’s been a great ride and a great journey with you.” Reeside said the mayor emphasized transparency and played an important role in improvements at the parks and infrastructure over the last two decades. “All of our city staff, we appreciate the support you’ve
given us,” Reeside said. “You’ve always had our backs. … We thank you for your service.” City Councilwoman Beth Konrad-Wilberding said in October that there was “no replacement” for Theros, saying that he has a gift for building relationships and earning the respect of others. “You sit down with people,” Konrad-Wilberding said. “You talk with people.” City Councilman Neil Sroka acknowledged that he and Theros might not be aligned politically, but Theros made it clear when Sroka was elected that he wanted them to work as a team, recalling how the mayor invited the council newcomer to breakfast four years ago. Sroka said Theros has since become a mentor to him. “He is definitely the kind of leader I want to be, a servant leader,” Sroka said. “We can have differences of opinion without being disagreeable.” Retired Farms Public Safety Director Daniel Jensen — who was elected to the City Council in November — said it was Theros who encouraged him to run for office this year. “I appreciate all of the support and friendship over the years. … It was a pleasure working with you,” Jensen told Theros, recognizing their work together as a city administrator and mayor. “His leadership inspired us in so many ways,” City Councilman Lev Wood said. Even longtime City Attorney William Burgess weighed in on the mayor’s time in office. “As inappropriate as it is for me to say anything, I will,” See THEROS on page 7A
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poet herself. “People love it. It’s worth loving.” She said they “pretty much fill every seat” in fellowship hall for the reading and discussion. Light refreshments are served. Despite the church setting, the works aren’t necessarily religious in nature. This year, 20 artists and 20 poets were selected for “Call and Response.” They include Linda Boyle, Ruth Harvey, Kathryn Poremski, Kari Rasmussen, Cindy Sommerville, Jeff Greer and Caroline Maun, of Grosse Pointe Park; Jackie Brooks, Carol LaChiusa and Mary Stebbins Taitt, of Grosse Pointe Farms; Loretta Markell and Ronald Strickler, of Grosse Pointe Shores; Lori Zurvalec, of Grosse Pointe City; Dwight Stackhouse, James Macmillan, Aaron Ray, Giovanna Borner, Marguerite Carlton, Carol Cook Reid, Joya Rush-Keli, Elaine Belz and Christian Kroeyr, of Detroit; Linda Allen, of Shelby Township; K. Michelle Moran, of Harrison Township; Richard Reeves and Michael Madigan, of Lathrup Village; M.L. Liebler, of St. Clair Shores; Candace Law, of Berkley; Suzanne Allen and Donald Levin, of Ferndale; Laura Whitesides Host and Alexander Morgan, of Birmingham; Alinda Wasner, of Beverly Hills; Tracey Morris, of Warren; James Ross, of Oak Park
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Burgess said. “The most important thing the ladies and the gentlemen at this table accomplish is future planning and financial stewardship. … Louie is unparalleled in his focus on the future … and getting the minor details right every single time.” During a Nov. 10 meeting, new Mayor John Gillooly read a proclamation in Theros’ honor and shared that the council chambers — which also serve as the municipal courtroom — had been named after Theros. “Mr. Mayor, you will always be our mayor,” Gillooly told Theros, praising him for his transparency and “always looking out for the residents.” At 61, Theros said he has spent more than half of his adult life at the council table. The father of two adult sons said he plans
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and John Diephouse, of Lansing. Other participants this year are Doug Tanoury, Jeffrey Hermann and Jennifer Rivera. While poets creating new work in reaction to art isn’t unusual — there’s even a term for it, ekphrastic poetry — artists responding to poems isn’t nearly as common. “I think it’s very unique,” Zurvalec said of this project. Over the course of the five “Call & Response” exhibitions, 51 different visual artists and 43 poets have participated. They include some of metro Detroit’s most celebrated creative talents. This is the final “Call & Response” in this format, Zurvalec said, but similar creative collaborations are being considered for the future. Since Nov. 2, the exhibition has been on view and open to the public. It will remain on display until Feb. 1. The gallery is open 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sundays or by appointment. A commemorative book featuring all the artworks and poems will be available for purchase at the Jan. 10 program. GPCC is located at 240 Chalfonte Ave. in Grosse Pointe Farms. For more information about the Jan. 10 event or to make an appointment to see the exhibition, call the church office at (313) 884-3075 or send an email to arts@gpcong.org. Call Staff Writer K. Michelle Moran at (586) 498-1047.
to continue to contribute to the community but in different ways. He also hopes to spend more time with family and continue to perform with his band, Ish, which has been together for the last 11 years. Theros is the drummer; he’s been playing drums since he was in third grade and was inspired to take up the instrument by his cousin, Frank, who Theros thought “was cool.” Ish plays music from the 1960s to today by artists as varied as Depeche Mode, Tom Petty and Carly Rae Jepsen. “If you can dance to it, we play it,” Theros said. True to form, Theros refused to single himself out for credit for any of the city’s achievements over the last 24 years, recognizing it’s always a team effort. “I learned something from everybody at this table,” Theros said in October. Call Staff Writer K. Michelle Moran at (586) 498-1047.
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ran to Lake St. Clair. By the 1800s and early 1900s, French, Dutch and Belgian families with familiar names like Vernier, Allard, VanAntwerp, Robert-John, Beaufait and Brys were tilling the soil. In 1927, the area was incorporated as the Village of Lochmoor. Under the leadership of Village President Alois A. Ghesquiere — for whom the park behind City Hall is named — the community became the Village of Grosse Pointe Woods in 1939. Then, on Dec. 11, 1950, the village was incorporated as the City of Grosse Pointe Woods. “In the last 25 years, I think we’ve really worked hard to maintain a high quality of life with our public services,” Granger said. That hasn’t been easy, given that property taxes — the city’s largest source of revenue — dropped 35% to 40% during the Great Recession in 2008 and have recovered slowly because of caps on taxable value in Michigan. Granger said the Woods had to delay construction projects and employees didn’t get raises for several years as property tax revenue plummeted. “The people make Grosse Pointe
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Upon opening the 50th anniversary time capsule, Grosse Pointe Woods Mayor Arthur Bryant shows 75th anniversary attendees some of its contents, including, from left, an old cellphone and police radio. Woods, but the employees make Grosse Pointe Woods as well,” said Granger, adding that the employees “have a great deal of pride in their work” and care about the city they serve. That was evident just by looking around
the room. Besides many current Woods employees, all the city administrators who’ve served over the last 25 years were on hand for the celebration, with the exception of Ted Bidigare, who died in 2020. Mark Wollenweber was the Woods’ city administrator from October 2004 to June 2010. As someone who has helmed multiple other communities and is routinely tapped to become an interim city manager as a metro Detroit community looks for a new one, Wollenweber is familiar with most of the current and past Woods city administrators. “I think they’ve had good leadership,” Wollenweber said. Others echoed that sentiment. Alfred “Skip” Fincham, who had been hired in early 2010 to be the Woods’ public safety director, was named the city administrator in October 2010 after Wollenweber’s retirement at the end of June. Fincham said the Woods has “continued to grow” over the last 25 years. He praised city officials for preparing department staffers to step into leadership roles. “The succession plan here is exceptional,” said Fincham. Another former Woods public safety director who became city administrator is Bruce Smith, who was hired for the former
position in February 2015. Fincham retired from the Woods in late 2015 and after a 1 1/2-year-long search process, the City Council named Smith as the new city administrator in 2017. “I loved my time working here and I miss the city and all the people here,” said Smith, who retired in December 2021. “It was very hard for me to retire from here.” City Manager Frank Schulte — whose title was changed after a voter-approved charter amendment in November — agreed that there’s something special about the Woods. Schulte started working for the city in January 2016 and became the director of the Department of Public Works a few months later. He was named the city administrator after Smith’s retirement. “I love this place,” said Schulte, who’s retiring in early January 2026. In keeping with Fincham’s observation about the succession plan, Assistant City Manager Susan Como has been working closely with Schulte as she prepares to become the new city manager — and the first woman in Woods history to hold this title. Como was sworn in during a Dec. 15 Woods City Council meeting. Call Staff Writer K. Michelle Moran at (586) 498-1047.
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were kind of crazy, but he didn’t like how those businesses operated,” Tapper said. According to Tapper, some of the customer-service policies that his father was very innovative in changing included giving customers cash refunds and offering them a vast selection of complimentary gift wrapping for their purchases. “He was very value oriented. He wanted to make sure that the customer got tremendous value for the price that they were paying. So, he had a very large selection of merchandise, and he really tried to give the very, very best prices in metropolitan Detroit,” Tapper said. The first Tapper’s Jewelry store opened at 12 Mile Road and Northwestern Highway in front of a racquet club. Tapper said his dad chose that location due to the popularity of the sport at the time; he thought that customers would come in and look at jewelry on their way to or from the racquet club. That idea didn’t work out as well as his See BUSINESS on page 14A
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The D Zone Invitational at Hazel Park High School The D Zone is hosting one of the biggest basketball tournaments of its kind at Hazel Park and will showcase over 60 teams over a five day stretch.
RIGHT: Grosse Pointe Woods Assistant City Manager Susan Como is sworn in by City Clerk Paul Antolin as the new city manager in front of the Woods City Council Dec. 15. Como is the first woman to be named a city manager in any of the Grosse Pointes.
BOYS Carrollton vs. Harper Woods Dec. 19 at 5:30 p.m. Troy Athens vs. Harper Woods Chandler Park Dec. 19 at 8:30 p.m.
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LEFT: Como takes part in the meeting after she’s sworn in.
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WOODS — An unknown person stole a 2021 Yukon from the driveway of a home in the 1900 block of Stanhope Street between the night of Dec. 7 and 8 a.m. Dec. 8. The victim told police he had left his keys inside the vehicle. The vehicle was tracked to a location in Detroit and recovered, according to a police report.
Infotainment system stolen
CITY — Detectives are investigating after an infotainment system was stolen from a 2023 Ram truck while the vehicle was parked at Corewell Health Beaumont Grosse Pointe Hospital between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and noon Dec. 10. Anyone with more information can call (313) 886-3200.
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CITY — Between 5 and 6 p.m. Dec. 12, an unknown suspect is said to have stolen a woman’s wallet while she was inside The Village Kroger store. The woman told police she realized her wallet was missing shortly after leaving the store, when she started getting fraud notifications from her credit card companies. Anyone with more information can call (313) 886-3200.
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CITY — A 38-year-old Detroit man was arrested Dec. 8 in connection with a retail fraud that took place at The Village Lululemon store at around 5:30 p.m. Dec. 4. The suspect was charged with retail fraud by the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office and arraigned, police said.
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PARK — Between the hours of 9 p.m. Dec. 7 and 3 p.m. Dec. 8, an unknown suspect is said to have rummaged through the center console of a 2025 Chevrolet Trax while the vehicle was parked on the street in the 1400 block of Somerset Avenue. A police report indicates nothing appeared to be missing. Anyone with more information can call (313) 822-7400.
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CITY — An unknown man in his 50s is said to have stolen a four-pack of Cutwater valued at $13.49 from The Village CVS store at around 7:30 p.m. Dec. 11. Anyone with more information can call (313) 886-3200.
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‘I FEEL IT HAS EXTRA LOVE IN IT’ BAKING CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS BY MARIA ALLARD allard@candgnews.com
METRO DETROIT — The smell of Christmas cookies baking in the oven is a childhood memory for many who gather around kitchen counters with rolling pins, measuring cups and cooling racks to make their favorite holiday treats. While growing up, Raychel Galba spent many Christmas seasons with her sister, Kristina, and cousins baking homemade cookies for the holidays. Their aunt, Tami Galba, started the tradition, where the cousins not only produced gooey and delicious treats of all kinds, but also a lifetime of memories that could fill a stocking from here to the North Pole. “It’s been more than 30 years and my sister and I have kept it going. The older you are, you get nostalgic,” said Galba, of Shelby Township. “Normally we do it before our family Christmas party, which is the Saturday before Christmas.” Galba and Kristina, along with Kristina’s children, Ben, 20, and Amilia, 9, will be “baking” spirits bright when they make about 15 dozen homemade cookies this month to give as gifts to family and friends. “My mom puts them in tins,” Galba, 43, said. “Everyone loves the homemade cookies. It puts a smile on their faces. I feel it has extra love in it.” One holiday staple for the Galbas are the sugar cookies they roll out, cut and decorate into different shapes of Santa Claus, Christmas trees and more. In recent years, the foursome added snickerdoodles and peanut butter chocolate chip cookies to their recipe collection. “We do Almond Joys with coconut, and Christmas bark,” Galba said. “We change it up. We do varieties, dark chocolate and peppermint, graham crackers and milk chocolate. Sometimes I do a s’mores one.” Galba’s all-time favorite Christmas treats are the Corn Flakes wreaths that melt in your mouth. The family puts on Christmas music while baking. The playlist usually starts with Elvis Presley, followed by traditional holiday tunes that fill the house with melodies. It can take the crew up to seven hours baking, decorating and visiting. The freshly baked cookies are made all in one day. Across town, in Eastpointe, Patty Giorlando, her husband, Ken, and their six grandchildren will again bake batches of Christmas cookies this year. It’s a tradition they started with their own four children that has carried over to a third generation. “We pick a weekend and a day for them to come over,” Giorlando said. Giorlando, 60, said she gets the refrigerated dough ready ahead of time. The kids then roll out the dough and make stars, angels, snowmen, trees, gingerbread figures, a Christmas bell and a holly leaf. They put their own finishing touches on the sugar cookies with frosting and sprinkles of green and red. Melting Hershey’s Kisses onto pretzels, snowballs and peanut butter blossoms are other family traditions. “It’s fun to shop for the different candies and the different decorations. Sometimes we make Rice Krispies Treats and use cookie cutters to cut those. We go until they get bored and tired,” Giorlando said. “I love to See BAKING on page 19A
ABOVE: In a photo from a few years ago, Patty Giorlando with three of her six grandchildren — Ben, to her left; Addy, next to Ben; and Liam — make Christmas cookies. “I love to bake and spend time with the grandkids,” Giorlando said. “It’s building memories, but it also teaches them how to bake, how to have fun and how to be creative.” LEFT: Ben, left, and Addy Giorlando use different cutouts to create Christmas cookies during a past baking session. The kids are older now but still bake every season. Photos provided by Ken Giorlando
RIGHT: Amilia Galba, who is now 9, rolled out Christmas cookie dough a few years ago. Amilia, her brother Ben, mom Kristina, and Aunt Raychel Galba have a family tradition of baking holiday cookies every season. Photo provided by Raychel Galba
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bake and spend time with the grandkids. It’s building memories, but it also teaches them how to bake, how to have fun and how to be creative.” The family listens to the sounds of the seasons as the cookies bake in the oven. Ken is usually in charge of the Christmas playlist with music that includes everything from country music to old-world music to the classics like Frank Sinatra and Ray Conniff. “‘Alvin and the Chipmunks’ is one we play for sure,” Giorlando said. “Some songs they know and they sing along.” The Giorlandos have another food tradition that occurs before Thanksgiving. They get together with relatives to make cannoli shells from scratch. Giorlando’s sister-in-law, Sharon Litz, made aprons for everyone to wear while in the kitchen. Spending time together is something they treasure. Some students in James Ford’s culinary classes at Macomb Community College will bake holiday treats at home this season. One student is even making Grinch cookies
that Ford can take to an event. “In the classes I teach, the most popular cookies seem to be what Grandma and Mom used to make. The recipes were passed down from family,” he said. “Peppermint is a popular flavor this time of year.” Ford, a certified pastry chef and culinary professor at MCC, offered a number of tips to help bakers while whipping up treats. “The main thing is to keep your kitchen organized. Have everything in its place,” he said. “I would prepare stuff ahead of time. It helps you be efficient.” One recommended baking practice is placing the ingredients on a quarter-pansize tray so they stay in one place. Ford advises keeping ingredients at room temperature unless something needs to be chilled. He also reminds bakers to check on how the butter needs to be for the recipe. “Where butter is involved you have to watch the method: cold, melted or softened,” he said. Wait for the cookies to cool to begin frosting them, and stay near the stove while baking so the cookies don’t burn. “A lot of time, people get distracted at home,” he said. “Have someone back you up.”
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Merry & Bright Holiday Dinner: New event includes three-course meal and live music by singer Ben Sharkey, for ages 21 and older, 6:30-9:30 p.m. (8 p.m. for concert only), The War Memorial, 32 Lake Shore Drive in Grosse Pointe Farms, see menu at warmemorial. org/events/merry-bright
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‘Mackers the Elf’: Mystic Heroes Theatre and Planet Ant Theatre present dark Christmas comedy that parodies Shakespeare’s “Macbeth,” 8 p.m. Dec. 19-20 and 2 p.m. 21, Planet Ant - Ant Hall Stage, 2320 Caniff St. in Hamtramck, planetant.com
Ice skating: 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sundays-Thursdays and 11 a.m.-midnight Fridays-Saturdays, The Rink at Campus Martius Park, 800 Woodward Ave. in Detroit, see holiday hours and 2026 dates at downtowndetroit. org/experience-downtown/things-to-do/the-rink
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Farmers market: 6 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays year-round, Eastern Market, 2934 Russell St., easternmarket.org
Meet Santa: Also visit his workshop, 9 a.m.-noon, lower level of Apple Blossom Baby & Kids, 17110 Kercheval Ave. in Grosse Pointe City
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Puzzle Palooza: Compete in teams of two (500 piecepuzzle), four (1,000) or family of six or less (350), prizes awarded in each category, take puzzles home after, 6-9 p.m., The War Memorial, 32 Lake Shore Drive in Grosse Pointe Farms, warmemorial.org/events
Lupus support groups: 10 a.m. every second Tuesday of month and 7 p.m. every last Wednesday of month, Zoom, (248) 901-7299, milupus.org/support-groups
Hockeytown,” “Detroit Red Wings Photographer Spotlight,” “Hudson’s Holidays,” “Automotive Showplace,” “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., detroithis torical.org/exhibitions
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 until Jan. 4, Detroit Zoo, 8450 W. 10 Mile Road in Royal Oak, detroitzoo.org/events/wild-lights, read story at candgnews.com
Health workshops: Hosted by Corewell Health, free and virtual, corewellhealth.org/classes-events/ southeast-michigan
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