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MAY 17, 2023 candgnews.com
Grosse Pointe and Macomb County papers
‘I don’t see the disability — I see the ability’ MIRACLE LEAGUE CELEBRATES 20TH ANNIVERSARY WITH FUNDRAISER
STUDENT RECOGNIZED FOR QUICK ACTIONS 3A
BY KATHRYN PENTIUK kpentiuk@candgnews.com
SOUTHFIELD — Anyone who has had the privilege of attending a game at the Miracle League of Michigan will tell you that it’s so much more than simply playing a game of baseball. Since the first field opened in Conyers, Georgia, in April 2000, the Miracle League has granted children with physical or cognitive disabilities the opportunity to play in a noncompetitive league and, later on, they added a competitive league. Stephen Peck, the founder and director of the Easterseals Miracle League of Michigan, emphasized how life-changing Michigan’s See MIRACLE on page 8A
HEALTH CARE OFFICIALS RESPOND TO EMPLOYEE SHORTAGE 6A
Photo by Stephen Peck
Stephen Peck, the founder and director of the Easterseals Miracle League of Michigan, said player and buddy become one.
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St. Clair Shores Memorial Day Parade plans progressing BY ALYSSA OCHSS aochss@candgnews.com
ST. CLAIR SHORES — With the parade a couple weeks away, everything is going according to plan, said Dave Ellis, parade chair for the Memorial Day Parade Committee.
Things have gone so smoothly due to the experience of the committee this year, he said. “A lot of the people on the committee last year were new,” Ellis said. “A lot of them are (on) the second year or more. That’s very helpful. So, instead of doing things the first time, they were See PARADE on page 13A
The St. Clair Shores Memorial Day Parade, including the 2021 parade, has always prided itself on the number of military entries. Photo by Brian Louwers