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Neighborhood children got a chance to experience “Grapefest,” an old Birmingham neighborhood tradition. Top left, Damon Ruiz tries his hand squeezing grapes with a press, while Jorja Skaggs, (right) age 6, does it the old-fashioned way with some help from Carty Finkbeiner. Bottom left, soprano singer Judit Baracskai, and conductor and pianist Ference Koczka, of Szeged, Hungary performed at the Hungarian Club. (Press photos by Ken Grosjean)
London called siblings together By Melissa Burden Press Contributing Writer news@pressppublicatios.com For Jordan and Morgan Kovacs, of Curtice, living separate and divergent lives has become a reality the brother and sister have accepted. Jordan, a 2008 Clay High School graduate, went to the University of Michigan, graduating in 2013 with a degree in Movement Science. As a member of the UM football team, Kovacs, a walk on, fought his way onto the team eventually becoming the team’s captain in 2012 as well as the MVP. “I have always loved playing football, but a lot had to fall into place to get on the team,” Kovacs said. “Things really have worked out in an interesting way.” That would be an understatement. As a kid, Jordan, like many others his age, dreamed of playing in the National Football League. Through the trials and triumphs of playing in college along with the wisdom
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Oregon City Council on Monday voted 7-0 against a zoning change request that would have allowed a resident to operate a dog kennel at 6143 Seaman Road. Elisa Shufelt, on behalf of owners Fenno and Linda Vanderveen, applied for a Special Use Exception (SUE) in an R-1 Low Density Residential District that would have allowed housing more than three dogs on the premises. Oregon allows residents to own a minimum of three dogs. The Oregon Planning Commission on Aug. 18 voted 5-0 against the application. The Project Review Committee stated that the planning commission should consider the impact the kennel would have on neighboring properties. Mayor Mike Seferian, who is also on the planning commission, said he spoke to the applicant before the meeting. “This was an item that was denied by the planning commission, which means it would take 6 votes here to overturn that decision. I explained to the applicant they needed 6 votes to overturn that, and I had expected them to get none. I’m certainly confident with that decision,” he said. Five people opposed to the zoning change request were prepared to speak against the measure at a public hearing Monday, but declined after they realized council was not going to vote for it. A woman who said she was a neighbor of the Vanderveens wanted to know how long they had to get rid of the dogs. “We’ll try to be as fair as possible,” said Council President Dennis Walendzak. Seferian said the owners thought they would have 1-2 years to remove them, but they only have 20-30 days. He added that he told the owners at the planning commission that they would only have that long to find them new homes if city council on Sept. 28 voted against their request. “They’ve made many attempts to come to grips with that. Today, they’re at grips
of growing older, Jordan was not so sure his NFL dream would become a reality. Growing up, I always had the dream to play in the NFL,” Jordan said. “As I got older, I realized how difficult it was. I really did not expect that dream to become reality. In college, I just wanted to be a part of the team. I have always had this competitive drive so I decided to give it a run.” Signed as a free agent out of Michigan,
Morgan Kovacs Kovacs is now in his third year as a safety with the Miami Dolphins. The Dolphins played the New York Jets on Sunday, October 4, in London’s Wembley Stadium. Meanwhile, his little sister Morgan, a 2014 Clay graduate, has taken a path well known to many. She is a student at the University of Toledo, studying English. This semester, she is also taking part in Continued on page 2