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End of watch Chief of Police retires after 33 years with Riverview PD Chief of Police Clifford Rosebohm, who served on the Riverview Police Department for 33 years, has retired.

DAVE Rosebohm, who GORGON was chief for more Riverview Register than seven years, recently wrapped up a law-enforcement career that spanned 35 years, the first two in the Upper Peninsula.

“I’m looking forward to reclaiming some time with my family,” Rosebohm said. “I know them very well, but law enforcement is one of those things that forces you to take time away from your family, so you can look out for everyone else’s best interest.

Now it’s time to look out for my family’s best interest. Now is the

time to pass the torch to someone else.”

Family includes his wife of 28 years Renee, a native of Woodhaven who oversees the records bureau in the Taylor Police Department. The couple has purchased a home in Tennessee, which is the residence of their three adult children: daughter Stephanie, who sells insurance; son Blake, an Army veteran working in a printing plant; and son Reece, who works for a private utility locating company.

City officials are conducting a nationwide search to replace Rosebohm. Lt. Richard Troup has been named interim chief.

Chief Rosebohm “has been in the position for over seven years,” said City Manager Douglas Drysdale, “in addition to the time he spent

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as deputy police chief. With all of his experience and connections to neighboring communities, it will be difficult to replace him. His ability to interact with people and his commitment to the city and his department is something that stood out during the time I spent working with him.

“I’m happy for the chief for his retirement. He spent 33-plus years here at the city and certainly deserves it. He will be missed as he was part of my executive team and offered great feedback when asked.”

Mayor Andrew Swift agreed.

“As Mayor and councilman, I have always found Chief Rosebohm very open and honest,” Swift said. “I have always admired SEE CHIEF, Page 5

“My proudest achievement was being able to build a good department to rely on and trust.” ~ Chief of Police Clifford Rosebohm

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Looking forward to the end of a long, difficult year My fellow Riverview residents, it would be an understatement to say that this year has been a challenge or something out of the Twilight Zone.

As Americans and Riverview Pirates, we look to the future for many bright and better things in the coming New Year.

Riverview, like all other municipalities, has struggled with delivering services during this pandemic.

We are certainly far from perfect, but we are andrew progressing every day. swift We continue to interview for the new paramedic fire-fighter positions in the fire department. And by the time this article comes out we will be interviewing for a new chief of police.

Riverview hired the Michigan Municipal League to perform the nationwide search. Council chose this route along with looking internally to find the best qualified candidate that will likely set the mindset of our police department for years to come.

Although our popular Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony had to be cancelled, we are moving forward with the Christmas Home Decorating Contest. Members of the Riverview Beautification Commission toured the city streets Dec. 7-10. There was no need to enter to be in the competition.

There will be six winners chosen by The Commission and one by me to receive “The Mayor’s Award”. The winners will be recognized via Zoom during the Monday, Dec. 21, council meeting.

Hopefully by now you’ve driven by Young Patriot’s Park after sunset. The beauty of this park always impresses me. The lighting of the trees, light poles, figurines, Ceaser’s Pavilion, and the Christmas tree itself are a result of the outstanding work of our DPW. Great job again!

I would encourage you to spend some family time walking or biking around the Reflection Pond at night and take in the beauty. It’s a lot less time consuming than waiting in line for hours to see the Hines Drive

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Council invites you to check out the Riverview Land Preserve Facebook page and the web page Riverviewlandpreserve.com. We are regularly posting updates on what benefits our region receives by having a locally operated landfill. We’ve invested hundreds of thousands of dollars making improvements in odor control and operating processes and procedures. There is a really nice video on the web page showing these improvements and processes. Please check it out.

One thing that I like to talk about around this time of year is the generosity of our residents and businesses.

Being a member of two civic groups I am exposed regularly to the caring and kindness of these special people.

In the midst of the Covid-19 Pandemic, we still have those that will go out and do what is required to raise funds, deliver food and clothing to those amongst us that are in need.

The Kiwanis and Goodfellows are the ones I’m mostly aware of, but, there are countless individuals, churches, parent clubs, and businesses that have been very active this holiday season.

On behalf of the City of Riverview, I humbly say “Thank You” for making our community a great place to live.

I’d like to wrap up my final column of the year with this. Like you, I look forward to the end of this year. There have been many challenges these past 12 months. Some we’ve met, and some we fell short. Next year will bring its own challenges and we will meet them head-on.

With any luck, all the activities and events that were cancelled this year will be restored in 2021. Riverview has received confirmation that the “Wall That Heals” will be here in August, Summerfest will be bigger and better than ever and our Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony will be back with fireworks this time.

From The Swift family to yours, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a safe and happy New Year.

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Continued from page 1 his straight-to-the-point answers to questions brought by council and residents ...

“On behalf of myself, council, staff and Riverview residents, we wish Chief Rosebohm and his family the best in retirement.”

Rosebohm said he came from “humble beginnings” as a native of Harbor Springs, 10 miles north of Petoskey in northern lower Michigan – and people who know him say he has remained humble and low key.

The youngest of three children of Cliff Sr. and Annette, Rosebohm also had an uncle who was a sheriff’s deputy in Traverse County, Texas. As a child, the younger Rosebohm recalled attending a fair and stopping by the sheriff’s deputy booth.

“They didn’t hand out badges back in the day, they handed out pamphlets,” about a career in law enforcement, Rosebohm said. “I thought it was cool and could be good work.”

Rosebohm said he had a “typical childhood” that you might have in a small hometown. He “was into all kinds of stuff.” He skied and played tennis, golf and football, graduating from Harbor Springs High School.

He attended North Central Michigan College in Petoskey, earning an associates degree in liberal arts in 1984, but was leaning toward a career in macroeconomics.

He also volunteered with the Harbor Springs police reserve unit, which allowed him to wear a uniform and vest and learn about weapons. One night, he was on duty when there was a chase involving the Michigan State Police that was heading into Harbor Springs.

It was a mile away from his parents’ house and there was a police roadblock.

The suspect drove past the roadblock, went around a big sweeping curve into a gully, ditched the car and ran into the subdivision.

Rosebohm said he got into a foot chase, saw a pair of hands sticking out of a doghouse and ordered the person not to move. When he observed police officers converge and arrest the suspect, “I knew right there I’ve got to do this the rest of my life.”

That fall, Rosebohm entered a police academy, the Kalamazoo Valley Regional Training Academy, graduating

in December.

His first paid job in law enforcement was a memorable one on Mackinac Island in 1985. During the winter, he was one of only three police officers and much of his job was on foot patrol wearing snowshoes when the weather called for them. Part of his patrol area was near the Grand Hotel. In the summer, the department grew to as many as seven and the department received assistance from the Michigan State Police St. Ignace Post.

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starting as patrolman and then detective.

He was a road sergeant in 2000 when he graduated from Eastern Michigan University’s School of Police Staff and Command – a program with a reputation for excellence.

He was promoted to deputy chief from 2010 to September 2013. During that time, he continued his college education, earning a bachelor of science degree and graduating with the highest honors from Madonna University in May 2011.

He also attended the fire academy

Metro Church.

Most recently, the chief assisted with demonstrations related to the Black Lives Matter protests by being proactive with the organizers and working with other city departments to ensure peace and safety for all involved.”

Mayor Swift said he enjoyed working with the chief on several community events, including the Riverview Memorial Day Motorcycle Parade, marches and a recent community food distribution.

Rosebohm said one of his goals was

10,000 people at any given time in the summer,” he said. “When the boats stopped running, we were down to 500 people and only three officers.”

The next year, Rosebohm was hired by the St. Ignace Police Department across the bay on the Lake Huron side.

He worked in the uniform division, drove a patrol car and worked closely with the Mackinac County Sheriff’s Department and the Michigan State Police. He patrolled more service streets and two freeways, serving as a “swingman,” getting a pay boost when he worked midnights.

“It was a different type of policing,” he said. “I learned a lot from the guys I worked with on a five-man department.

You find good mentors everywhere.”

In 1987, Rosebohm applied to work for the Riverview Police Department “and I never looked back.”

He advanced through the ranks,

in Rochester and was certified, which came in handy when he was named fire chief/police chief and guided both departments from 2013 to 2018.

Always interested in bettering himself on behalf of the department, the chief graduated from the prestigious FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia, in 2015.

He represented the city in Downriver Mutual Aid Chiefs, an organization that brings departments together for the betterment of all. He served as operation director for the last three years.

City Manager Drysdale noted that Rosebohm “has also served as our emergency manager and led the city and staff through the current pandemic by procuring personal protection equipment for our police, fire EMS and the longterm care facilities and adult foster care facilities in our city. In addition, the chief oversaw a peaceful demonstration at the

to “give the department the latest and greatest” equipment to help get the job done. He rebranded the department in terms of how the police cars looked and was proud of always being under budget – all while the community was one of the safest cities in the state.

“My proudest achievement was being able to build a good department to rely on and trust,” he said. “To know that when you call, our guys and gals will be there and take care of business.

“I’ve been blessed and favored to have good people, a good family, good training and good mentors. I’ve exploited the opportunities I’ve had. You have an opportunity, you take advantage of the opportunity to the ‘nth degree.

You exploit the moment for what it is and then move on to the next. If I hadn’t done that, I wouldn’t be anywhere.”

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Ms. Volmerhausen’s Huntington Elementary School Kindergarten class made wampum, necklaces and Native American headdresses while learning about the history of the first Thanksgiving. The class also had fun making its own butter from scratch.

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St. Cyprian’s crafters, mainly led by the efforts of Anne Gilhool, hand knit 70 scarves and hats for RCSD preschool and ECP students. They also purchased several pairs of gloves. Director Tiffanie PlackowskiI had three student helpers assist her with collecting the items.

Mrs. LaFehr’s third grade classroom won the pizza party for bringing in the most cans for canned food drive. Kiwanis sponsored this fundraiser. The class brought in 186 cans. Forest Elementary brought in 1,230 cans total.

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Plenty is happening at Memorial Elementary School Under the direction of Mrs. SeimBarnes, our elementary counselor, Memorial Elementary has adopted a family for the holidays.

One of the best gifts for all of us is to bring smiles and cheer to one of our Riverview families and the choices on her “Giving Tree” make giving during the holiday season even more rewarding.

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Site is a resource for economic development in the region Examples of development involving the Riverview Land Preserve

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he Riverview Land Preserve has transformed from a ski resort in the early 1960s to a modern day Land Preserve and regional resource for Southeast Michigan.

For 52 years, the facility has been used by thousands of residents, contractors, developers, trash haulers, local businesses and employees who work and serve in different industries and communities.

In times of crisis, RLP has provided emergency disposal services for surrounding cities and townships. During major floods and storm events and the closure of commercial and industrial buildings, officials have expanded DAVE GORGON land preserve hours of operation Riverview or discounted rates to help.

Register RLP also has been a partner in new infrastructure and business developments across many Downriver communities, providing disposal services to support economic development.

“It’s a valuable resource to companies like us,” said Rick Cox, superintendent and project manager for Compeau Brothers. “The land preserve is a resource of economic development to many contractors, I believe.”

Compeau Brothers is an excavating and site utility contractor that performs underground earth work for water mains, water service, storm water work and sanitary work. The company performs work for mostly developers and municipalities, including the city of Riverview.

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Compeau recently contributed to the parking lot for the land preserve and the redo of the ring road at the golf practice facility, has worked to convert a former Southgate auto dealership on Fort Street to a storage facility and is currently working on a Trenton schools project at the high school, elementary schools and maintenance building.

Land developers, construction, demolition and excavating companies and builders focus on keeping costs down before placing project bids. One of the biggest cost factors is the disposal of materials such as excavating soils, construction, demolition and road construction waste materials – all of which require a final destination: a landfill.

Being able to use RLP is “a major resource for us during the bidding process and the building process,” Cox said. “It assists us in getting work.”

Clean dirt from the school projects is used as cover material, over the daily intake at the Land Preserve, along with other material from construction work.

“The dirt had to go somewhere,” Cox said.

“It’s school property and we know it’s clean.

Riverview had us test it, which is a requirement for them. It benefits both parties.”

Disposal costs play an intricate role in the economics of a project. When creating a budget for a project, disposal costs determine the length of time for project completion and how quick phases of a project can be completed.

Like Cox, Jason Cooper, project manager SEE PRESERVE, Page 11

Since 1968, the Riverview Land Preserve has been transformed into a regional resource by providing disposal support services for Downriver communities.

Here are some examples of projects that have contributed to the economic development of the region. Each project relied on the land preserve. ● Riverview Towers, a 12-story, 171-unit senior living community, was completed in 1977. RLP accepted excavated soil materials, construction and demolition debris from the site. ● Piramal Enterprises Limited expanded a new wing to the Ash Stevens facility in Riverview. The land preserve accepted construction and demolition debris from the site. ● The Park Promenade in Woodhaven began development in June 2020 and will be adding businesses such as Chick Fil-A and a health and wellness facility, plus a park. The land preserve is working with the developer for disposal of construction and demolition debris. ● The restaurant/bar Bubba’s 33 opened this year on Eureka Road in Taylor. RLP accepted excavated soil materials and construction and demolition debris from the site. ● In May 2019, major flooding took place in the Downriver communities of Allen Park, Southgate and Lincoln Park.

RLP provided discounted disposal rates,expanded hours of operation and accepted disposal of ruined items, such as furniture, household items and carpet. ● Bridging North America began the initial construction phase of the Gordie Howe Bridge project in December 2019. RLP accepted native soil materials, construction and demolition debris and recycled wood materials from the site. ● A 2018 bond provided upgrades for the Trenton Public Schools, including two elementary schools, a middle school and Trenton High School. RLP accepted excavated soil, construction and demolition debris and road materials for the project, which will continue into 2021. ● Due to proximity and favorable disposal rates at RLP, the city of Southgate was able to attract the first Sonic fast-food restaurant in Michigan in 2017. RLP accepted construction and demolition debris and excavated soil materials from the site. ● In 2016, a new Meijer store and gas station were built in Flat Rock. RLP accepted construction, demolition debris, excavated soils and recycled wood materials. ● In the 2000s, the Woodhaven Gateway Center added retailers such as Kohl’s, Lowes, LA Fitness and Buffalo Wild Wings. RLP accepted disposal of construction and demolition debris during the development. ● The Brownstown Business Center (1999) was developed with more than five million square feet of industrial warehousing space to provide storage for tenants such as Walmart and Amazon. RLP accepted construction, demolition debris and excavated soil from the site.

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Continued from page 10 of DA Contracting, is in regular contact with Jeff Kugelman, sales and marketing manager for the land preserve. Most recently, DA was able to facilitate the disposal of materials from a contracting job in Woodhaven.

“I told Jeff we were working hand in hand with the city of Woodhaven,” Cooper said. “We needed some help. Jeff was able to accommodate us. I facilitated the removal of the items off site. We were on a construction schedule that needed to be facilitated in a timely manner. They were able to go the extra mile, plus the convenience and proximity to the work…

“We were able to get in and out of there and continue our steady flow of work. It was a very good experience in every way.”

The land preserve is “100 percent” a resource for economic development in the region, Cooper said.

“They’re very competitive in every way for what they provide and what they offer. Everybody at the landfill is great to work with when we stop by. Everything is professional. They do whatever they can to help with your goals. Between the communication and making the whole thing accommodating, they lived up to everything they said they would do.”

Kugelman, a Brownstown Township resident, said he views the land preserve in a different light now than when he started working at RLP just over a year ago.

“The Riverview Land Preserve is a positive thing for all of us that are Downriver residents,” he said.

“We have been part of economic development Downriver really since we opened in 1968.”

Pointing to the use of skiing on Riverview Highlands, golfing and even recycled items at homes that are delivered to the land preserve, Kugelman said: “Of all the businesses we all use, when you think of a resource in Wayne County that you and I have used or will use in the near future, what comes to mind?”

The first answer that came to his mind is Detroit Metro Airport.

“The disposal is right here; it will attract more growth,” Kugelman said. “The bottom line is that RLP assists in economic growth by supporting commerce and new business to communities and their residents.

“The city of Trenton, when you look at what they’re doing with their high school renovation… we didn’t pass the millage, but we took dirt and construction debris from the football field, baseball diamond, and softball diamond. The renovations to the athletics fields look good.”

Kugelman said the goal is to be involved in connections to community partnerships that lead to economic development and growth in local communities.

“What value does RLP bring?” he said. “We’re a great regional resource. We’re involved in a lot of Downriver communities ... We support the growth for local economies”.

Sonic restaurant on Fort Street in Southgate.

The Meijer store in Flat Rock.

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Many businesses cannot be converted into a remote platform to perform operations. Retailers are now restricted to 30 percent capacity during the biggest shopping season of the year. Bars and restaurants are now forced to shutter indoor dining services, missing out on the most popular nights of the year when people go out and reconnect with family and friends.

Many people see these businesses struggle and wonder what they can do to help. It’s up to us as the consumer to choose where we spend our money. If

From Southern Wayne County Regional Chamber

we want to continue to see the Downriver region grow and thrive, it is more critical now more than ever to shop locally.

As it is true that we must all work together to protect our community from this dangerous virus, we must also remember to support our region’s small businesses and job providers, who are hurting significantly and are facing difficult decisions in the days to come.

When you spend money locally, the money stays locally. Small business owners take part in our community not just as an entrepreneur, but as a neighbor, a friend, or a family member.

Let’s continue to grow Downriver into a vibrant community and support those employers that make Downriver and Southern Wayne County such a great place to live, work, and play. I am confident that we can support our region’s businesses safely and responsibly, while also keeping our community safe.

The Southern Wayne County Regional Chamber of Commerce asks consumers to support your local community this holiday season and beyond.

Instead of buying a new video game, consider platinum membership to Rev’d Up Fun in Woodhaven. Over the next few weeks, support our locally-owned restaurants and order takeout or delivery from eateries like Bierkeller in Taylor. Mask up and shop at retailers like Chelsea’s Menswear and The Willow Tree in Wyandotte, or Kevin James Menswear in Trenton and experience a more personal touch when choosing an outfit.

Take a break from streaming services and engage in a one-on-one virtual theatre performance with Open Book Theatre Company in Trenton.

Purchases like these may be small to you, but they make a huge difference to a small business owner and our local economy.

Let’s come together and continue to build our local economy. When you take part in shopping locally this holiday season and beyond, be sure to post about your adventure on social media and use the hashtag #SupportDownriver.

Visit our website at SWCRC.com/ SupportDownriver to find out more about our Support Downriver campaign and how the Southern Wayne County Regional Chamber of Commerce is committed to coming together and making sure Downriver continues to flourish.

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New ‘forward-thinking’ zoning for McLouth site satisfies residents PAULA NEUMAN

Riverview Register

Trenton city officials took action after being blasted by hundreds of Downriver residents, and have created and approved a new Waterfront Revitalization (W-R) category for the former McLouth Steel property.

The W-R category — called “cutting edge” by planning consultant Leah DuMouchelle — is being applauded by those who raised their voices in July against an earlier attempt to rezone the property.

“The revised zoning ordinance makes it certain for the public record that the leaders of Trenton do not believe that industrial redevelopment on the waterfront is the key to the future prosperity of their city or the region,” posted the Grosse Ile Civic Association led by William Heil.

Legislators added their approval.

“I applaud Mayor (Steven) Rzeppa and Trenton City Council for working together and accommodating the concerns of community members,” posted U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn). “This revised zoning plan works to protect our environment, the health of our community, and future possibilities on the waterfront.”

State Sen. Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit) called the Dec. 7 Trenton council meeting via Zoom to commend city officials and activist residents for their work on the W-R category.

“I think that this is really amazing,” Chang said. “You will be really moving Trenton forward to a brighter future.”

State Rep. Darrin Camilleri (D-Brownstown Twp.) also called the council meeting.

“I am very excited to support what I’ve seen of this new revision,” he said, adding thanks to city officials for “their hard work of listening to residents.”

The land causing all the uproar and angst is 197 acres adjoining Riverview and directly across the Trenton Channel from Grosse Ile. The former steel plant site has been sitting bleak, dilapidated

While community support for the W-R zoning is strong, those who added their voices to the outcry against the earlier I-W idea are urging future vigilance. and unused for decades.

Moroun family-owned Crown Enterprises and MSC Land Co. LLC bought the land for $4 million in 2017, after Wayne County foreclosed on the site, which now is on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Superfund National Priorities List comprising some of the nation’s most contaminated areas.

After the cleanup work, the Moroun companies allegedly plan an intermodal shipping facility for the site, which offers a deep-water port.

Last summer, an Industrial Waterfront (I-W) category was created by Trenton planners for the property. The I-W category was designed to put some restraints on development while not making it impossible to create an intermodal shipping port there.

Making the development impossible would constitute a legal “taking” – the seizure of private property or putting a substantial impact onto its owner’s right to free use — and subject the town’s taxpayers to expensive litigation.

Opposition to the I-W category was vehement.

The newly created W-R district that replaces I-W doesn’t prevent the development of an intermodal shipping port either, but may help “mitigate the worst possible impacts” of it, wrote the GICA. Rzeppa said the W-R zoning creates a mixed use district for commercial and industrial uses “designed to support a transition away from the heaviest industrial uses along the city’s waterfront and permit a combination of uses which support an emerging economy more focused on innovation and connection than on extraction and fabrication.”

The W-R district has been structured

to “preserve and protect the waterfront and natural resources while allowing appropriate and suitable development,” the mayor said.

Commercial uses allowed in W-R zoned property include dining, retail and offices. The new ordinance also affords the city’s Planning Commission “greater control of site design for the industrial uses,” Rzeppa said, and requires review and impact assessment for many types of development including industrial.

“The purpose of an impact assessment is to evaluate the developmental, ecological, environmental, social, economic and physical impact from a proposed development on and surrounding the development area,” the ordinance states.

Will the Moroun companies legally challenge any restrictive new regulations to their property?

Time will tell, but many believe that’s entirely possible based on past performance.

In the early 2000s, Crown Enterprises acquired 76 Riverview acres that adjoin the McLouth land, and then created a subsidiary company to own the property called the Riverview Trenton Railroad Co. and announced a plan to build an intermodal transport facility there. The cities of Riverview and Trenton as well as Wayne County, concerned about potential environmental and community impacts, took that plan to court. After years of litigation, the county and cities lost, but the site is still undeveloped.

Whatever eventually happens to the former McLouth property and the adjoining Riverview land will take years to materialize.

The dilapidated buildings on the steel plant site are nearly all removed.

Superfund experts now have to assess the environmental and health hazards

that are left on the property and come up with a remedial plan. That cleanup work could start by this summer, and is expected to continue through 2033.

Even then, the land likely will never be suitable for residential or park use, according to the EPA. Trenton’s new W-R district also will be applied to the site of the DTE Energy Trenton Channel Power Plant, which is slated to be shuttered in 2022. That closing will further shrink the city’s tax base.

The mayor said: “The intent of the district recognizes that the existing conditions on these sites have been profoundly shaped by their industrial past and remain suitable for certain types of such uses due to their locational assets, and further recognizes that they remain desirable to preserve and balance the city’s tax base and employment opportunities.”

While community support for the W-R zoning is strong, those who added their voices to the outcry against the earlier I-W idea are urging future vigilance. Some of those voices came from the Grosse Ile Civic Association and some from the Trenton Visionaries and Stakeholders group, which was formed to “educate and engage citizens, community leaders, and city officials of Trenton and its stakeholders in order to advocate for the implementation of the goals and strategies of the Trenton Coast Resiliency Master Plan.”

Trenton Councilwoman Wendy Pate founded the Visionaries group. She — and all of the other council members — voted in favor of W-R. “While this is a much better framework for economic development, it is not time to sit back and relax,” she posted on Facebook. “We have to continue to work hard to bring developers to our town who share our vision, and we have to educate ourselves and our commissioners on what this zoning ordinance scope really is.”

“This is just the beginning of a long fight over the quality of life and protection of the environment in Trenton, Riverview and Grosse Ile,” posted the GICA.

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‘Chill out’ with help from Riverview Veterans Memorial Library The colder months are upon us and we are excited to celebrate the upcoming holidays and the winter season with our community! All of our activities and Take & Make days are free and require nothing more than a quick registration and curbside appointment.

New! Book Bundles We are offering book bundles featuring books ranging from preschool to a 6th grade reading level. Bundles will include 6-10 books, a family fun craft and other special treats.

Bundle Themes: Christmas Chanukah Winter Animals Surprise Box of Books How to borrow one: 1. Call 734-283-1250 and let us know which bundle you would like to borrow.

We will sign you up for a bundle and set up a curbside pickup time for your materials.

2. Books will be due one week from your pick up date. No renewals will be allowed on these special check outs to insure as many people as possible will have access to the books during the holidays.

3. All craft materials and other treats are yours to keep!

December 16 – Take & Make Day: Paint Chip Christmas Tree Ornaments Curbside Pickup: 12:00 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. (call to schedule your time) Registration starts: December 2 Registration ends: December 14 We are repurposing paint chip cards into shiny and festive Christmas tree ornaments. The kit includes paint chips and little decorations to adorn your trees. One kit per person. All ages welcome. Quantities are limited and will be reserved on a first come, first served basis.

December 23-25 – Library Closed in Observance of Christmas Curbside services will not be available.

December 31 – January 1, 2021 – Library Closed in Observance of the New Year Holiday Curbside services will not be available.

January 4 – January Book Club: Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover 7 p.m. – Zoom meeting link provided by emailing rvml14300@gmail.com Book Club will be discussing the book Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover. Copies are available for pickup through the library’s curbside service. Call 734-283-1250 to reserve your copy today.

January 6 – Take & Make Day: Winter-Themed Popsicle Stick Bookmarks Curbside Pickup: 12:00 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. (call to schedule your time) Registration starts: December 14 Registration ends: January 4 Pick up a kit that includes everything you need to make snow-people and penguin bookmarks. One kit per person.

All ages welcome. Quantities are limited and will be reserved on a first come, first served basis.

January 18 – Library Closed in Observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day Curbside services will not be available.

On-going services and resources How to Get Items with Curbside: 1) Place items on hold online (preferred method) at catalog.tln.lib. mi.us or by calling 734-283-1250. You can easily locate items when searching by title, author’s name or series name.

2) You will receive an automated notification that your items are ready to be picked up. Please call and schedule a time to pick up your materials. We will check out your materials over the phone, so please have your library card number handy.

3) When you arrive at the library during your pickup time, please stop at the curbside sign located near the front entrance and give us a call. We will deliver your items to your car (or bike).

If you do not have a cellular phone, please let us know at the time of pickup scheduling.

4) In an effort to ensure the safe handling of library materials, staff members will not accept returns in-hand during pickup service. Please return all items to the dropbox located on the side of the building. (around the corner from the bike rack) 5) Patrons should expect a slight delay in returned items being removed from their accounts as incoming materials will be held in quarantine for 96 hours before being processed by library staff.

Faxing & Copying Curbside: 1) Call 734-283-1250 and set up a curbside time to visit with your documents.

2) When you arrive at your scheduled time we will pick up your documents at your car and fax or copy them as needed.

3) Our faxing charge is 50¢/page and the copying charge is 10¢/page. We are only accepting exact change or a check made out to: City of Riverview. eBooks, Overdrive & Libby There has never been a better time to give eBook reading a try! The Library has thousands of books and audiobooks available for free through the Overdrive database. These materials can be accessed 24/7 on your eReader or smart device. We recommend downloading the American Library Association’s free Libby app for quick and easy access to eResources. The app gives readers the ability to browse, download and read books on any smart device through this one-stop app. Detailed instructions can be found by visiting https:// riverviewpubliclibrary.com/digitalcollection/. If you have any questions, please call us at 734-283-1250 or email us at rvml14300@gmail.com. We will respond as soon as possible.

Need a library card to access online materials?

We are issuing library cards throughout the closure which are necessary to access online materials.

Simply email rvml14300@gmail.com and include your name, street address, phone number and birthdate. We will process your card and email back to you your new card number and pin. Please allow a few days for processing.

As we remain closed, here are a few helpful reminders: We are offering curbside services: n Monday – Tuesday, 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. n Wednesday – Thursday, 12 p.m. – 7 p.m. n Closed Friday, Saturday & Sunday Our dropbox is open 24/7 and is located on the side of the building around the corner from the blue bike rack. All items are being quarantined for 96 hours so it may take a few days for the items to be removed from your account. We are no longer charging any late fines on materials, so fines should not be assessed on items owned by the Riverview Library. ·Please be aware that materials that are more than 8 days late will be marked lost on your account. Patron accounts will be blocked until materials are returned. Patrons who have lost books that are not returned will be charged book replacement costs. ·We will not be accepting donations until further notice. Please do not leave books in our mailbox, in the dropbox or anywhere outside the library. All donated materials will be thrown away. ·Wi-Fi is available 24/7 on the outside of our building. If you sit in your car on the north side of the Library you will have access to our WiFi signal.

A password is not required. ·If you are having trouble with your library card or would like to register a new card email rvml14300@gmail. com. We will respond as soon as we can. ·Visit our Facebook page and/or riverviewpubliclibrary.com for up-todate information concerning the library and for updated links to resources that may help inform and entertain you from home.

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Miss Amazing, indeed

Jo Brighton grad is winner of statewide pageant PAULA NEUMAN

Riverview Register

Amy Douglas, a graduate of Jo Brighton Skills Center, is the winner of the Michigan Miss Amazing 2020 pageant.

The competition, which took place in September in Novi, is held each year to empower girls with disabilities to “have confidence in their goals and pride in their abilities.”

Amy, 28, who has Down syndrome, will go on to national competition in Nashville, Tenn., in August. She entered the pageant at the last minute, said her mother, Janet Sides of Brownstown Township.

“We did it for fun,” Janet said.

“We’ve been having some Covid downtime, so we thought we’d do something happy. Amy was very excited.”

Being in the spotlight is something Amy is quite used to.

She has done some modeling and has appeared in a few TV commercials, including one for Delta Air Lines.

“She has always loved the camera,” her mom said. “If you had a camera, she was posing. She just decided one day she wanted to be a model.”

Amy’s natural ease and personal flair has captured the attention of modeling agents and photographers, and she’s now represented by several agencies.

One local photographer, Carol Ann Garrett of Trenton-based Perfectly Timed Photography, donated her services behind the camera recently at Rags to Riches consignment boutique in Brownstown when Amy met Ms. Michigan 2015, Rachael Adams of Lincoln Park.

The meeting was arranged by shop owner Tina Brossia. It was all about one pageant winner encouraging another.

The event was covered by Fox 2 Detroit.

The Miss Amazing pageant judges base their choice of a winner on applicants’ talent acts and on personal interviews. For her talent act, Amy modeled fall fashions.

“She has quite a talent for putting outfits together,” Janet said. “I think she won just by her charm and the way she knows how to work a crowd.”

For the state pageant, Amy donned the same dress she wore to the Jo Brighton prom a few years ago. But for the national pageant, a new dress was needed. So she and her mom went to Rags to Riches. The boutique is a place

Janet and Amy visit quite often. They know Tina, and Amy loves to try on beautiful clothes.

“I thought we should put a dress on layaway because Amy has expensive

glam, and she loves dresses. After we got it on her, we had a heck of a time getting her to take it off.”

What is about the dress she loves so much?

“I like twirling (with the dress on),” Amy said. “I like the sparkle.”

So Janet put a down payment on the dress.

“Tina said even if I couldn’t afford it, she’d let us borrow it,” she said. “My thought was that because Amy was so in love with the dress, there was no borrowing.”

Janet posted about it online, and someone who read about the dress paid it off anonymously for Amy. After learning that the dream dress was truly hers, Amy went to her room, fetched her big, white piggy bank, handed it to her mother and said she wanted to help other girls get a dress, too.

“Amy’s got the biggest heart,” Janet said. “She has literally just given things away because somebody else loved it and it made them happy.”

Tina said: “Amy brought her piggybank in here and asked if she could keep it in the store and ask for donations to help other girls in need of a little extra change to be pretty. That’s how she worded it.”

Amy’s piggy bank is at Rags to Riches, 23549 Telegraph Road, with a flyer she and her mother created asking Amy Douglas for donations to help girls short of funds purchase their own dream dresses. The first Photos by Carol Ann Garrett/Perfectly Timed Photography recipient of the fund will be taste,” Janet said with a laugh. “We a girl from Jo Brighton, in accordance started looking at ball gowns, and Amy with Amy’s wishes. She loves Jo found one she loved — a purple one.”

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Amy said her favorite color is purple.

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Continued from page 20 Amy, who now attends Paragon Support Systems in Wyandotte, has other charity endeavors, as well.

Last year, Dr. Noel Jackson of Jackson Snider Parker Dentistry in Trenton asked Amy if she’d be an elf at the practice’s annual holiday party.

“Every year, they’ve had a huge Christmas party for kids with presents and Santa and everything,” Janet said.

Clothes-loving Amy actually had an elf costume in her wardrobe, and she put it to good use working as an elf at the charity party.

“She was super excited,” Janet said. “She loves little kids.”

But this year, because of Covid, the party has been canceled. However, Amy still wants to be an elf and help children in some way. So she and her mother have chosen three charities to benefit through an online fundraiser — South Rockwoodbased Children with Hair Loss; Farmington Hillsbased Jay’s Juniors, a program created by radio station WNIC to grant the wishes of chronically or terminally ill children; and the neonatal intensive care unit at the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital in Ann Arbor where Janet works.

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“I like to help babies and kids,” Amy said. “I like to help people with disabilities have a voice.

I like modeling, acting, singing and dancing. I’ve been dancing since I was a little kid. I love going to concerts.”

One memorable concert for Amy and Janet was a few years ago when Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall was performing at a bar in Detroit. Amy and her mother were seated in the very front.

“Of course, Amy had to wear this coat that was total glitter,” Janet said. “All of a sudden, KT came up to her and high-fived her and asked her name.

Amy told her and then she said, ‘Let’s hear it for Amy.’ Everybody in the whole room was chanting ‘Amy, Amy, Amy.’ Her drummer gave Amy the drumsticks at the end of the concert. It was so, so cute. She was dancing right up against the stage.

She’s got such life in her, such a passion for people and showing love.”

Amy has a full, active life. Besides modeling, she sells Avon products, and she has a boyfriend and a group of girlfriends she goes out with, her mother said.

“She has never met a stranger,” Janet said. “She knows no prejudice. Amy is showing the world and advocating for others with disabilities that they can achieve amazing goals for themselves in life.”

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LEGAL NOTICES CITY OF RIVERVIEW, WAYNE COUNTY, MICHIGAN HELD ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2020

The virtual meeting was called to order at 8:13 p.m.

Presiding: Mayor Swift Present: Councilmembers Blanchette, Norton, ONeil, Towle, Trombley, Workman Also Present: Various Department Heads, Attorney Morgan Approved the Regular meeting minutes of October 19, 2020, by unanimous vote.

Mayor Swift offered Public Comments.

At the request of Mayor Swift the following was removed from the consent agenda: n Approve Change Order to the Rehmann Group for $4,550.00 for Additional Financial Analysis. n Approved the Consent Agenda as follows by unanimous vote. n Authorize Solicitation of Proposals for Fire House Bay Doors and Openers. n Authorize Solicitation of Proposals for Cart Path Repair – Replacement Gold and Blue Courses. n Authorize Solicitation of Proposals for a Golf Cart Fleet and (2) Two Food Beverage Carts.

Approve Budget Amendments as presented.

Approved Change Order to Rehmann Group for $4550.00 for Additional Financial Analysis.

Ayes: Councilmembers Blanchette, Norton, Towle, Trombley, Workman Nays: Mayor Swift, Councilmember ONeil Motion carried.

Authorized the Second Reading, by title only, and Adoption of Proposed Ordinance No. 718, to Approve Traffic Control Orders Numbers 424 and 426, by unanimous vote.

PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 718 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF RIVERVIEW TO AMEND SECTIONS 66-3 TO RATIFY AND APPROVE TRAFFIC CONTROL ORDERS NUMBERS 424 AND 426

City Property on March 28, 2021. n Authorize Solicitation of Bids for Tire Service and Repairs. n Authorize Solicitation of Bids for Land Preserve Seeding. n Award Cooperative Bid to Applied Imaging, Inc., and Authorize Four-Year Lease Agreement for a Replacement Copier for total amount of $8,488.80 for the Land Preserve.

Approved Bid and Agreement for Clean Wood Grinding to Kilanski Excavating and Land Clearing at the following rates: Year 1 at $21.25/ton; Year 2 @ $21.50/ton and Year 3 @ $21.75/ton by unanimous vote.

Approved Change Order to Compeau Brothers, Inc., for Parking Lot and Ring Road Project to include Back Lot Modifications for a total cost of $58,551.71; and Authorized Charles E. Raines Company Engineering Fees in an amount not to exceed $14,454.00 by unanimous vote.

Meeting adjourned at 7:49 p.m. by unanimous vote.

DETAILED MINUTES ARE AVAILABLE AT THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK. Andrew M. Swift, Mayor Cynthia M. Hutchison, City Clerk PUBLIC NOTICE LOCAL OFFICERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION REQUIRES NEW MEMBERS FOR QUORUM The City of Riverview Local Officers’ Compensation Commission is in dire need of members. This is a five member commission that currently has one member.

The term of office is 5 years as they meet every other odd year in January.

The commission determines the salary of elected officials on a biannual basis Compensation is reviewed with other like communities and a determination of whether to increase or keep status quo is recommended and is presented to council. Please contact the City Clerk’s Office as soon as possible to fill out an application to be submitted for approval by council. Contact chutchison@ cityofriverview.com or phone 734-281-4240.

Meeting adjourned at 8:53 p.m. by unanimous vote.

DETAILED MINUTES ARE AVAILABLE AT THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK. Andrew M. Swift, Mayor Cynthia M. Hutchison, City Clerk CITY OF RIVERVIEW, WAYNE COUNTY, MICHIGAN HELD ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2020

The virtual meeting was called to order at 7:31 p.m.

Presiding: Mayor Swift Present: Councilmembers Blanchette, Norton, ONeil, Towle, Trombley, Workman Also Present: Various Department Heads, Attorney Pentiuk Approved the Regular meeting minutes of November 2, 2020, by unanimous vote.

Mayor Swift offered Public Comments. n Approved the Consent Agenda as follows by unanimous vote. n Approve Special Events Application for “Strides for Adam 5K Run” using

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This is supposed to be - as the lyrics to an old Andy Williams song went: “The most wonderful time of the year.”

But this is 2020, and that’s a big but.

The fact is a lot of folks and their kids are going to be disappointed because the unseen GERALD PERRY Grinch (COVID-19) is Riverview going to deliver a big Register blow to the stomach in one way or another to most of us this year.

In years past, there was always someone who was a little more fortunate than us would somehow save the day or the Christmas people like the Goodfellows, the churches, the military organizations, or just plain generous folks would be there to step up every year to bring food and toys to the families who were down on their luck.

Well, this year it just may be different.

Those people that the generous organizations depend on, especially the small business owner who would gladly come through when asked to donate, may be the ones who are experiencing hard times.

Small business people are going through the same pains we’re all going through. Some are even in more pain, It may very well be the shoe is on the other foot this year, and we may have to somehow dig deep and help them out.

Forget the mail order giants and the big box store. Shop Local, at the stores that are still open. They can use our help.

Some of the episodes that I can remember years ago there were the times you would be standing in the middle of the Intersection of Fort Street and Pennsylvania collecting for the Riverview Razzberry newspaper, and most of the people were kind and generous, but then there would be the guy who would yell out the window, “Hey Buddy your holding up traffic,” and zoom right on by.

Then there were times when I used to help deliver baskets for the Goodfellows. The baskets would be full of toys and food and when the

kids would open the door they would have the biggest smiles you could ever want to see. They would yell, “hey dad, the Goodfellows are here.”

Sadly, some dads would be sitting in their chair watching the TV with a bottle of beer in hand and would not even look up. “Put the stuff over there,” he’d say. Not even a thank you. But at least the kids had a nice Christmas.

Few of the deliveries were like that though.

One year we gave out gift certificates to local restaurants or for shoes or jackets for the kids. The thank yous from the moms and dads, and the smiles would warm the heart of any skeptic. This made it all worth the standing in the cold collecting the money we needed to buy things for the needy.

One year I remember I got a call on Christmas eve. It was from my dear departed friend Jack Iles, the then President of the Riverview Goodfellows.

He gave me the name of a family whose name had been turned in late.

So we set out to buy groceries and then we went to the basement at city hall where we stored toys from year to year.

We proceeded to the house of the family we missed. If you could have seen the look on the faces of that whole family it would bring tears.

“God bless both guys for being there for us,” they said.

Yes folks, this year will be rough for everyone, but we will get through this just like the old folks got through the depression years.

We just have to tough it out, help each other and hope for the best.

I started with a Christmas song lyric and I’ll finish with another: “You’d better watch out, you’d better not cry, you’d better not pout, I’m telling you why. Santa Claus is coming to town.”

One can only hope. Thanks for listening.

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This is a very different holiday season

I’m happy to tell you that the “Black Friday” weekend brought lots of people out to support the indie community.

It was a big relief; we had no idea of what to expect.

Trade news varies wildly.

Some are brashly positive for the prospects of small Peter businesses in the Rose holiday season; Riverview most are much Register more uncertain.

The National Retail Federation predicts a 4.7 percent increase over last year for all retail, but it’s a meaningless number.

Why? Because their numbers include everything that will be purchased on-line, and everything sold in mass-market, publicly traded operations like Target and Walmart and nearly

every store you see in a mall.

There is absolutely no way they can predict that in this time of corona, but it doesn’t stop them. Their numbers have nothing to do with the stores I advocate for, because Indie stores do not report to the stockholders.

One source reported that in a survey they conducted, 70 percent of the respondents said that they intended to do 100 percent of their holiday shopping online. You might imagine the consternation felt by merchants as we enter the period that is well known to be crucial. After all, while we had our Small Business Saturday, over the course of that weekend, internet shopping shattered records.

What do I say to the readers of this column that I haven’t said already?

We’re in a pandemic, so I can say it all with more

urgency, perhaps, but most of you, even if you see some validity to my words, will still buy online.

You surely can bypass the local provider of all manner of “things,” sit at home and click.

This has been happening in growing numbers, year after year, but now comes this dangerous virus, and there will absolutely be a far bigger number that sends their money away from the region, cities and stores that define our Downriver.

There are very few local shops that flaunt safety measures. We take it very seriously and if you’re nervous and tell us so, we can give you greater protections by distancing, masking and services that make it worth your while.

You don’t have to hang around for a long time, increasing the risk. All of the stores you might normally visit at

this time of year will be so appreciative if you find a way to support them, ensure that they are not on the endangered species list as the season ends.

You’re well aware that the lost 80 days of the spring season was a killer, and that sales have been suppressed ever since for many.

I don’t actually expect to affect real change as I write these columns.

I earnestly hope to reach some of you, as many as I can, to get you to consider the result and cost to our community of sending your money away.

Many of us have on-line options, many will do curbside delivery, others will do home delivery for the asking. Take the time to ask, because the stakes are high.

There really are a lot of people that need no such preaching. They don’t need me to explain it. For all the reasons I’ve

written about and more, they prefer shopping small, where they can actually get help from people that know what they are talking about. Where they can simply chat with people that know them, appreciate them, and care about them.

To me, warmth and glad tidings trumps all, and especially at this time of year. We need to be with people that when they say, “Thank You,” you know they mean it.

I don’t mean to be selfserving here, but the small idea of supporting this publication through the purchase of ads is something that Amazon and Macy’s will never do.

The Grosse Ile Grand, Wyandotte Warrior, Southgate Star and Rivereview Register are local and independent, serving people through support of local and independent businesses.

Without revenue, you have no community paper. This is how our local capitalism works, here in our Downriver beach ball. We either prioritize keeping the ball inflated, or being indifferent as we make choices that deflate it, without having even given the whole thing any thought.

It is our community to enrich by keeping money local …or not.

Lastly: Please do everything you can to get your food from the local restaurants you love.

We can’t buy every meal from them, but we should heighten our efforts.

Don’t use delivery services if you can help it; they have to pay for that service. Tip like crazy; overtip big.

Sincere thanks to all that take the time to tell me they identify with the ideas expressed in these columns.

What better time than to tell you it’s gratifying to think that people do listen and do care.

Merry Christmas and happy holidays to one and all!

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Riverview girls waiting for signal to set started HANK MINCKIEWICZ Riverview Register

The two-time defending district champion Riverview girls basketball team is eager to get back to the hardwood. But like everyone else, the Bucs are at the mercy of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We think we’re going to be pretty good,” said coach Rob Sauter. “We have some really good basketball players. In the past, we’ve had some great athletes, but basketball was not necessarily their first sport. These girls are great athletes and basketball players.”

The big problem for Riverview is the time apart that the pandemic is causing, according to Sauter.

“We stress team unity and getting along,” he said. “We are missing out on a lot of that team-building time.”

When they do get back on the floor,

the Bucs will likely be led by the Big Three of senior Kylie Skidmore, junior Rayah Kolbusz and sophomore Elyssa Kincaid.

Skidmore returns as the team’s point guard.

“She really came on last year and she had a good summer playing with her AAU team,” said Sauter. “We are really happy with her running things.”

Kolbusz is a fun player to watch because she has seemingly unlimited range and no fear of launching a shot from anywhere.

And her game has

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Elyssa Kincaid started for Riverview as a freshman. She will help lead the Bucs in this her sophomore year.

developed, too.

“She is attacking the basket much more now,” said Sauter.

Kincaid started as a freshman. She is the tallest player on the team, handles the ball well, shoots the ball well and is an aggressive rebounder.

While those three may be the top players, all 12 on the roster are important because of the way Sauter coaches, sending wave after wave of players all game long. Whether you start or not, if you are on Sauter’s team you will be called upon.

Some of the other

interesting parts of the Riverview team are senior Tylee Hunter, sophomore Cadence Kaminske and senior Paige Beaudry.

Beaudry may be the most interesting of all.

Beaudry has not played basketball for two years, but she is a versatile athlete, who won five varsity letters as a freshman. An injury set her back a season ago, but she is back in form. She plays soccer and runs track. In the fall, she was her team’s beat cross country runner and golfer. She is sure to be an asset for the basketball team.

The rest of the team is senior Julia Klugg, junior Maelyn Sorenson, junior Madison Poe, junior Olivia Stergiadis, junior Haley Guest and sophomore Maddie Chase.

Based on returning players, Riverview should challenge Flat Rock for the top spot in the Huron League. When the season will start is up in the air, but it will not be until after the first of the year.

Riverview boys are loaded and itching to get started HANK MINCKIEWICZ Riverview Register

If there is any basketball team Downriver itching to get the 2020-21 season started, it is the Riverview Pirates.

Coach Marcus Voelz’s squad is deep, talented and experienced.

“We have been aiming for this season since these seniors were freshmen,” the Riverview coach said.

The Bucs make no bones about the fact that their goals this season include a Huron League championship, a district title and a long run in the Michigan High School Athletic Association state playoffs.

The current shutdown that teams are under came before Riverview even held tryouts, so Voelz does not yet have a complete and finished roster, but with eight returning seniors and juniors - including four starters - and a solid group off what was a very good junior varsity team last year, Voelz has a good idea of what to expect out of his club.

“We have a lot of size, talent and skill,” he said. “We are a long and big team. We have experience and great

leadership. From a coaching standpoint, we are pretty well set.”

Riverview’s talent starts in the backcourt with seniors MRE Neal and Jimari Moultrie. Both have started since their sophomore seasons. Last year, Neal, the point guard, was All-Huron League and Moultrie was honorable mention and Riverview’s defensive MVP. According to Voelz, Neal, the team’s leading scorer last year, is “a great shooter and finisher.” Voelz added that he is one of the best - if not the best - player in the league this season.

Moultrie is a great athlete and a high energy guy and Voelz said he “expects big things from him this year.”

The other seniors on the team are the versatile Caleb Sullivan, big men Jagger Kilburg and Ian Smith and defensive whiz Aiden O’Neil.

The two returning juniors are tough workhorses, who each played roles on the league championship football team. They are Landon Kincaid and Cal Lockhart.

Most of Riverview’s impressive size is tied up in that group. Kilburg, Smith and Kincaid are each 6-foot-5 and Sullivan is 6-4.

Two newcomers off the junior varsity are junior

Robbie Miller and Neal’s back-up at point guard, sophomore Kolby Dorn. Voelz said he expects both of the new varsity guys to have an immediate and big impact on the team.

Voelz said Huron League team lost a great deal of talent to graduation after last season, helping open the door for the Bucs, but he added the season, whenever it gets started, will be no cakewalk.

“I have been in the Huron League a long time as a player and as a coach,” he said. “There is one thing I know about the league: You have to be tough mentally and physically.”

While defending champ Flat Rock and Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central lost a lot from last year, Voelz said others, including Grosse Ile and maybe sleeper Monroe Jefferson will take up the mattle. Volez added that even though SMCC lost a bunch of talent, the Falcons generally find a way to be competitive.

The start of the season, of course, is still up in the air.

The current plan is for the season to start after the first of the year.

“The guys are getting a little frustrated and I am, too,” Voelz said. “But we are taking what we are given.

We are hoping and praying to have a season.”

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Pioneer skaters have unfinished business HANK MINCKIEWICZ Riverview Register

Everyone in the Michigan high school hockey world was disappointed last spring when the state was forced to shut down the end of the Michigan High School Athletic Association state tournament.

Probably none were more disappointed than the Gabriel Richard Pioneers.

Richard had a strong regular season and then ripped through what playoffs there were. The Pioneers blanked Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central 4-0, Carlson 6-0 and city rival Riverview 6-0 to claim a regional championship.

The Pioneers then beat Chelsea 4-1 in a state quarterfinal game and were awaiting a match with Midland Dow in the semifinals when the season was called.

“We were so ready,” remembers coach Rick DeSana. “(Goalie) Drew Adams had let in just one goal in the whole playoffs and we were really playing well. But, like I told the kids at the banquet, we were fortunate to make the run we did, no matter how it ended.”

Six seniors graduated from that team, but plenty of underclassmen got loads of experience and know now what it feels like to make a playoff run.

Like everyone else, Richard had its practice time cut short because of the current shutdown. But DeSana said that because so many of his players are returners and so many more played for the Richard prep team, he thinks the Pioneers can pick up where they left off when practice resumes.

Graduated seniors Nathan Palumbo and Jake Emery - who along with Adams are playing junior hockey - were defensive workhorses for Richard last season.

“There were only two ofthem, but they played so much it was like losing three or four guys,” DeSana said.

With them gone, juniors Aiden Wishart and Gavin Fink will step into those roles. They will be joined by fellow juniors Vinnie Sensoli and Nathan Schwein.

Offensively, Sebastian Potter, who played on Richard’s No. 1 line last season as a sophomore, will be counted on heavily.

Other forwards are junior Matthew Vazquez and sophomores Jimmy Monks, Brenden Paden, Brody Kirkpatrick, Nic DiSanto, Aiden Gonzalez and Robbie Chiles.

Looking to take over the top spot in goal from Adams are three players: Returning junior Nick Abrahamson, sophomore Jose Bass and freshman Ryan Rainey.

If the roster seems light, that’s because it is. This year’s practice time was so short that DeSana did not even get to the point of making cuts.

“There are still open spots on the roster for players from our prep team to make the varsity,” DeSana said.

DeSana said that although preseason practice time was short, he felt the coaches got a lot done and he and the players are anxious to get the season started.

“Although we have no seniors, we had a strong amount of returning players, who have already played in the system and under our structure, so we think it will just be a matter of conditioning and getting in game shape.”

File photo by Larry Caruso

High scoring Gavin Holmes is back for his senior season.

Riverview skaters will be ready when season starts

If they ever drop the puck on the Michigan High School Athletic Association 2020-21 hockey season, one thing is clear: Riverview will be one of the best teams Downriver.

The Bucs kind of arrived a year early in 2019-20 putting together a great regular season before falling to city rival Gabriel Richard in the regional championship game at the Yack.

Riverview was led by two of the most dynamic players in the state last season - Ryan Herzog and Gavin Holmes - and both of those guys will be back this year for their senior seasons.

Add to the mix three senior defensemen playing in front of junior goalie Josiah Dembrosky, who has a full season of starting under his belt and you can see why the Bucs will be a dangerous team for anyone to handle.

Like everyone else in the high school world, the Bucs have had their season paused and the future is

2020-21 Riverview Pirates Ryan Herzog, senior Gavin Holmes, senior Tyler Sprindys, senior Andrew Wojtowicz, senior Luke Snow, senior Aiden Gazdecki, senior Josiah Dembrosky, junior Blake Schwartz, junior Gabe Livernois, junior Kyler Worley, sophomore Jayce Johnson, sophomore Daniel Contreraz, sophomore Jeremy Wright, sophomore Hayden Holmes, freshman Tanner Jesion, freshman Jordan Szuch, freshman Timothy Burleson, freshman Ethan Horen, freshman

unclear. Currently the high school hockey season is scheduled to begin after the first of the year.

After having the end of the playoff cancelled last spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic, teams are anxious to get back on the ice and get back to a semblance of normalcy.

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The Kiwanis of Riverview, the Riverview Community School District’s Key Club, and Pastor Jeff McNally Jr. from Grace Point Church combined their efforts to provide complete Thanksgiving Dinners to needy Riverview families.

For at least the last 21 years the local civic organization has provided a complete Thanksgiving dinner including dessert and a large turkey.

The Congregation of Grace Point Church donated food in laundry baskets and Deanna Boone of State Farm provided a donation to purchase 10 turkeys.

The Kiwanis each year shop at Meijer’s to purchase the food and normally deliver it to Seitz Middle School to be reassembled into individual meals. This year with the Riverview Community High School being closed due to Covid-19, the food was delivered there. The civic group was light on help this year.

Through the efforts of the Riverview Community High School Key Club led by Kim Degenkolb there were a few Key Clubbers in attendance.

The school district generously lets the Kiwanis store the food until it can be assembled and delivered.

The group separates the food items to ensure the accuracy of the purchase. Once the food items are counted they are then packed into boxes for a specific family. Once the boxes are all packed, special treats are added for the children of the household.

The boxes are then loaded into vehicles for delivery by the Kiwanis.

This is a very labor intensive process, but one that needs to be done.

The Kiwanis would like to thank the school district for providing us with the list of families that needed the assistance.

Riverview children can send a letter to Santa The City of Riverview will be accepting “Letters to Santa” until Tuesday, Dec. 15.

Letters should be dropped off in the election box located in the parking lot of the Riverview Police Department.

All letters should be received by Tuesday, Dec. 15.

Have your child address the envelope to Mr. Santa Claus, North Pole. We will make sure that all letters get forwarded to Santa in time for a reply before Christmas.

This is open to all Riverview children and those attending the Riverview Community School District.

Have your child(ren) express their wishes for the upcoming Christmas Holiday.

Parents, make sure to include the child’s name and address so they can receive a handwritten note from Santa.

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BEAUTY REST MEDIUM SET Twin $499 • Full $579 • Queen $599 • King $799 800 individually pocketed coils

HAMPTON FIRM SET Twin $499 • Full $599 • Queen $799 • King $999 850 helical14-gauge coils.

SERTA I-COMFORT LIMITED EDITION SET Queen $999 • King $1399 Adjustable Queen $1099 • Adjustable King $1499 TempActiv Gel Memory Foam • 10 year warranty

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