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The exhibit will be on display at Young Patriots Park and will be open*Includes 24 hours a day and free to the public.

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The Wall That Heals honors the more than three million Americans who served in the U.S. Armed forces in the Vietnam War and it bears the names of the 58,276 hourly wage,who tips & the allocated men and women made ultimate sacrifice in Vietnam.

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president and CEO of VVMF. “Hosting The Wall That Heals provides an opportunity to honor and remember all those who served and sacrificed in the Vietnam War and educate visitors on the continuing impact of the Vietnam War on America.”

Visitors will be encouraged to wear masks and practice social distancing to safeguard the staff, volunteers and other visitors.

“Nothing is more important to VVMF than the health and well-being of our Vietnam veterans and their families. We will work closely with the host to make certain that all health and safety protocols are met in order to provide the best visitor experience while keeping the safety of our staff, volunteers and visitors at top of mind,” said Knotts.

The Wall That Heals is transported from community to community in a 53-foot trailer. When parked, the trailer opens with exhibits built into its sides, allowing it to serve as a mobile Education Center telling the story of the Vietnam War, The Wall and the divisive era in American history.

The three-quarter scale Wall replica is 375 feet in length and stands 7.5 feet high at its tallest point. Visitors will experience The Wall rising above them as they walk towards the apex, a key feature of the design of The Wall in D.C. Visitors are able to do name rubbings of individual service member’s names on The Wall.

The mobile Education Center exhibit includes: digital photo displays of “Hometown Heroes” - service members whose names are on The Wall that list their home of record within the area of a visit; digital photo displays of Vietnam veterans from the local area honored

through VVMF’s In Memory program which honors veterans who returned home from Vietnam and later died as a result of their service; video displays that teach about the history and impact of The Wall; educational exhibits told through items representative of those left at The Wall in D.C.; a replica of the In Memory plaque; a map of Vietnam and a chronological overview of the Vietnam War. The exhibits tell the story of the Vietnam War, The Wall and the era surrounding the conflict, and are designed to put American experiences in Vietnam in a historical and cultural context.

Since its debut in 1996, the exhibit has been on display in nearly 700 U.S. communities in addition to an April 1999 tour of the Four Provinces of Ireland and a visit to Canada in 2005.

The Wall That Heals is a program of VVMF, the nonprofit organization that built the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. in 1982. The Wall That Heals is the only traveling exhibit affiliated with The Wall in Washington, D.C. and includes the largest Wall replica that travels the country. Two VVMF staff members lead volunteers on site, educate visitors and students, and ensure the reflective atmosphere of The Wall.

About VVMF The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF) is the nonprofit organization that built the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (The Wall) in Washington, D.C. in 1982. VVMF continues to lead the way in paying tribute to our nation’s Vietnam veterans and their families. VVMF’s mission is to honor and preserve the legacy of service in America and educate all generations about the impact of the Vietnam War and era through programs, ceremonies and education materials.

To learn more about VVMF, visit www.vvmf.org or call 202-393-0090.

Sign-up to be a volunteer The success of The Wall That Heals comes from those who volunteer their time. Please visit our signup genius at https://www.signupgenius.com/ go/4090c4daea72caaf58-thewall1 or search dmitchell@cityofriverview.com at signupgenius.com.

You can also check out the event page on Facebook at Riverview Recreation Department for volunteering opportunities.

For more information please contact Riverview Recreation Director Todd Dickman at 734-281-4219 or email him at tdickman@cityofriverview.com

FROM THE DESK OF THE MAYOR

Post-COVID summer off to hot start in Riverview My fellow Riverview residents, with the COVID-19 behind us for the most part, our city is opening back up.

Our first big event of the summer is now behind us. Summerfest was an outstanding success.

Three days of fun in the sun (and a little rain) were enjoyed by what were likely the largest crowds we have had in andrew years. swift The new Riverview Highland Golf Invitational was also a complete success. This corporate style golf outing is the source of income that is used to finance all the major improvements done to the golf course.

This is one of a few ways our city provides services without a direct cost to the taxpayer. The other is The Riverview Land Preserve, but more about this later.

Another fun and unique event coming at the end of the month is the “Clubs and Chrome” golf outing sponsored by The Riverview Highlands, the “Cruisin Classics Agency”, and Grundy Insurance.

This is a combination car show and golf outing.

There will be classic vehicles placed throughout the course for the golfers’ enjoyment, along with a car show in the parking lot. Please see the story in this paper for more information.

We have a full summer of fun and activities to help get over your pandemic blues.

On July 7th, our Concert in the Park returned, but with Food Trucks this time.

The concerts start at 6:30 p.m. every Wednesday, but show up early to get something to eat first. The concert series run every Wednesday through Aug. 25th and take place at the Ceaser’s Pavilion in Young Patriot’s Park.

Something new this year is our “Family Game Night.” The first one is scheduled for Wednesday, July 21st, at Young Patriots Park. Please see the City of Riverview Recreation Department Facebook page for more

information.

As I’ve mentioned in my past articles, the City of Riverview has applied for an expansion of the Riverview Land Preserve. The decision to grant the expansion or not will be made by the Facility Inclusion Committee of Wayne County.

The entire city council is in full support of the expansion. This regional resource is essential to the economic viability of the Downriver area.

We acknowledge that there is opposition to the expansion, but the financial impact if the landfill closes would be measurable. Currently there is approximately 10 years of space available.

It’s almost time for the traveling Vietnam Veterans Memorial to make its way to Riverview. It will be arriving in town on Tuesday, Aug. 10th. It will be police escorted into town. The route into town hasn’t been approved by The Wall That Heals Committee yet but the final destination will be Young Patriots Park. Please see the story in this edition and check the City of Riverview Recreation Facebook page for more info.

There is still time to donate to the Kiwanis of Riverview fundraiser for the purchase of the LifeVac system for our school system, police department, and fire department.

This system is used in place of performing the Heimlich maneuver.

They are almost at their goal of $1,500. If you’d like to donate, see last month’s Riverview Register for more information. Or if you would like to donate using PayPal, email me aswift@cityofriverview.com and I’ll provide the information you need.

And finally there will be a council election primary held on Tuesday, Aug. 3rd. With 10 candidates running, only the top six will continue onto the general election. I encourage everyone to learn what you can about these candidates in order to make an informed decision.

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Help Wanted!

Restaurants desperate for kitchen help, offering enticing incentives Restaurateur Jeremy Syrocki has a message: His businesses are hiring.

Syrocki, who is involved in ownership of Truago restaurant in Trenton, Major Biddle in Wyandotte and Lloyd’s on Grosse Ile, said all three businesses are in need of employees, especially cooks and kitchen help.

“We need to get some staff hired,” Syrocki said.

“We’ve been extremely busy and our current staff needs some help.

Syrocki said his restaurants are looking for all sorts of help from waitstaff, to bartenders to dishwashers, but the most pressing need is for chefs,

“We are prep-intensive,” said Syrocki. “We prepare everything fresh, every single day.”

To get new staff on board, Syrocki is willing to step up and offer greater pay and benefits.

Already since the pandemic, he has increased pay for his kitchen staff by about 20 percent and he is willing to open his wallet further.

“We are trying to get creative,” he said.

One of the things the restaurants are doing to hire kitchen talent is offering four 10-hour workdays.

In addition, they are willing to pay 45 hours for 40 hours of work. That’s a pretty attractive offer.

Also, Syrocki is offering up to $500 sign-on

restaurant since it opened five years ago.

To thank the staff for its hard work, on June 28, the restaurants will be closed and all 110 employees will be treated to a special Detroit River cruise on the Diamond Jack riverboat. There will be live music, dancing, a catered meal and an open bar.

“It’s going to cost us some money, but our employees have worked exceptionally hard and they have earned it,” said Syrocki, who also recently paid bonuses to kitchen staff in appreciation of their hard work.

Syrocki said hiring cooks has always been hard, but since the pandemic and since the additional unemployment benefits given by the federal government, it has become even more difficult.

“Cooks bounce around,” said Syrocki. “That’s how they gain experience, so you’re always looking for more cooks. But now, if I can pay them $600 a week and they can make $900 sitting on their couch, it makes it tough. Hopefully, somewhere down the road there will be incentives to get people to go back to work.”

Syrocki has shown that he is not afraid to pay up for good help, but, he said, in the end, it leads to higher prices for diners.

“Margins are very, very slim in the restaurant business,” he said. “If I was paying cooks $13 an hour and now I am paying them $17 or $18, that increase is going to have to be passed on to customers.”

Ben (left), Shannah, Kimbo and Mario are some of the kitchen staff at Truago Resaurant in Trenton. They are Syrocki is acutely aware of how looking for some co-workers. important his workers are. line cooks and prep cooks. bonuses depending on an applicant’s experience “Our No. 1 goal in the kitchen has and always Chefs, said Syrocki, run the show. They set up level and the management team is looking into will be the quality and consistency of our food. the day-to-day operation, handle scheduling and, in providing health insurance for its employees.

The No. 1 goal for the service staff is to make sure general, act as the boss. Line cooks are the ones who Syrocki is a good person to work for. The loyalty every guest that walks through our door has an do the heavy lifting, standing over stoves, actually of his staff tells that story. outstanding experience with us. cooking the food that gets served to customers. Prep For example, Truago head prep chef Veronica “And the cooks are warriors, they just are. cooks, who work mostly during the day, do just Manzano predates even Truago and has worked for The restaurant business is like a drug. You get an what the name implies: prepare things for the line Syrocki for 10 years. adrenaline rush when things are crazy busy and cooks to cook.

“Our team of employees is what makes our there are a bunch of tickets lined up. Then there is Syrocki said the prep cook role is vital at Truago, restaurants succeed and a majority of them have that feeling at the end of a wild night and you look Major Biddle and Lloyds because so much of the been with the company since day one,” Syrocki back and say, “Whew, look what we just did!’” food at the restaurants is prepared daily. Little said.

So, if you are a warrior cook, looking for that comes from a freezer or a can and little is prepped Many of Truago’s employees, like general adrenaline rush, Jeremy Syrocki has a place for you. more than a few hours in advance of being cooked. manager Carrie Hancock, have been with the

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Honor Shoemaker elected to Riverview Hall of Fame Last month, Wyandotte resident Honor Shoemaker became the 96th person inducted into the city of Riverview Hall of Fame. The hall has been recognizing prominent citizens since 1989.

Honor Galeski Shoemaker was born in Wyandotte in 1939. She was the first of eight children born to Stannie and Edward Galeski.

She is the older sister to Danile, Patrick, Theodore, Florence, Mary, Stannie and Burdean.

She attended St. Joseph Catholic School and Roosevelt High School, where she graduated in 1956. She attended Wayne State University for two semesters before marrying Ken Shoemaker on June 6, 1959.

The couple moved to Riverview a year later. They have four daughters, Wendy, Kelly,Kathy and Tracy and five grandchildren, Jourdon, Andrew, Charlie, Kevin, Grace and Bruce.

In 1983 Shoemaker married Theodore Butkin, who passed away during the pandemic last year.

Shoemaker was an active volunteer when her children were attending elementary school, serving as a room mother in kindergarten classes and acting as a “helping hand” safehouse haven for neighborhood children. She also taught pre-school children in Sunday school at St. Cyprian Parish and was a leaders of Brownie and Girl Scout troops.

Shoemaker was a hostess on Comcast’s Public Access Channel for 17 years, where she moderated shows featuring a variety of celebrities, including musician Alexander Zonjic, Judge Valasco, State Representative Jeffrey Padden, Michigan First Lady Paula Blanchard, Wayne County Sheriff Robert Ficano and Wyane County Executive Ed McNamara.

She also hosted the Riopelle brother (twin actors from Riverview), Carolyn the Psychic, oral surgeon and tooth implant pioneer Dr. Ronald Morris and many other authors, performers, politicians and health care experts.

Throughout the years Shoemaker was employed in a variety of positions, working at Dixie Cream Donut Shop, Big Bear Market, Neisner dime store and with Weight Watchers. She managed a paper route with The News Herald and worked

as a legal secretary for Zanglin and McCauley.

Shoemaker was a member of the Recorder’s Court steno pool and the Wayne County Road Commission in traffic, personnel and DPW. She also worked in the Wayne County Clerk’s office as court clerk to Irwin

hours and numerous years to the service of the city of Riverview. She was a member of the Blue Ribbon Committee for Social Security for the Police Department and served as a Riverview City Council member for three terms, one of which she was Mayor Pro Tem. She introduced

be installed at the newly constructed Riverview Highlands. Shoemaker actually skied down Mount Trashmore to break the ribbon during the grand opening of the local ski hill.

Shoemaker has been a longtime member of the Riverview Seniors Club, as well as secretary of the Over 50 Club in Gibraltar.

She has served as a member of the Downriver Cultural Commission, heading up a juried art and craft show that raised money for scholarships given to art and music students.

With Southgate Mayor Pro Tem Norma Wurmlinger and a host of other team members, Shoemaker instituted a

Shoemaker was once recognized by local radio personality Dick Purtain as the “Woman of the Day” on his radio program.

Burdict and John Gillis. DShe retired from the county in 1997 and began working part-time with the Riverview Recreation Department in 1998.

Shoemaker was once recognized by local radio personality Dick Purtain as the “Woman of the Day” on his radio program. She was honored as the first female water waste specialist while working at the airport interceptor plant and the Wyandotte treatment plant.

She received kudos for her volunteer work with Veteran’s Hospital, for who she crocheted more than 1.500 lap robes. She also orchestrated lap robes, blankets and hats for Ronald McDonald House, Josephine Ford Cancer Center and Wyandotte Hospital.

Shoemaker devoted countless

“Dial-a-ride,” a program unanimously supported by her co-council members and she hosted a fundraiser for Gov. James Blanchard.

Shoemaker arranged for Riverview to partner with the city of Detroit Council as a “sister city,” and she attended Detroit City Council meetings as a representative of Riverview. She also coordinated a woman’s conference with Detroit Council member Erma Henderson for three years and served as a liaison to the Riverview Small Business Association.

Shoemaker travelled to Los Angeles to study methane recovery systems and took a business trip to the Wisconsin Ski Show to inspect the types of skiing equipment that would

program that brought artists to present weekly programs to elementary school students in Riverview and Southgate.

From this initiative evolved the Southview Concert Series, a musical program that featured five concerts a year performed at various high school venues in the area.

In addition to all these activities, Shoemaker has served on the UAWCIO Local 1659 Board, the YMCA Board of Directors and as a member of the Downriver Italian Club. She also volunteered as a member of the Forest Homeowners Association and the Eastern Michigan University Parents Committee.

She was president of the Circuit Court Clerks Association for 12 years and was an active member of Riverview Goodfellows.

The Riverview Hall of Fame congratulates Honor Shoemaker for her “honorable” contributions to the community and her well-deserved induction into the Riverview Hall of Fame.

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Riverview hands out annual Civic Awards Senior Citizen of the Year: Rita Laing Mrs. Laing is one of Riverview’s most notable octogenarians, as she is extremely active in community events and the Riverview Seniors Club, even at the tender young age of 89! Rita grew up as an only child in Gibraltar and graduated from SlocumTruax High School in Trenton with the Class of 1948.

After graduation, she worked at N.A. Mans Lumber for a year and then attended art school. She later worked for the Army Corps of Engineers perfecting her drafting skills, and then moved on to Michigan Bell where she worked in the engineering department.

In June of 1957, she married Arthur Laing and they were married nearly 49 years before Art passed away on February 7, 2006. Rita and her husband parented five children: Tom, Alan, Kevin, Kathleen, and Karen. Once she started her family, Rita took a leave of absence from her work outside the home, and she took on the duties of a full-time stay-at-home mom.

The Laings moved to Matthews Street in Riverview while Art was teaching in Lincoln Park, and when the fourth child came along, they moved to a bigger house on Stratford.

In addition to Rita’s participation in the Riverview Seniors Club, she bowls every week on a Golden Ages League, sporting a nice average of 122. Rita got her first bowling ball at age 12 and has bowled in many different leagues since 1960. She also enjoys crafting and has served numerous times as Chair of the Craft Bazaars at St. Cyprian, and she really loves making homemade gifts for her family and friends for Christmas and other holidays.

She currently serves as the Health Chairperson on the St. Cyprian Women’s Guild. Rita has seven grandchildren: Jason, Jennifer, David, Chelsea, Elizabeth, Matthew, and Birkleigh. She recently became a great-grandmother to a little girl named Freya.

American Legionnaire of the Year: Dennis Williams Dennis was born on March 19th, 1950 in Detroit.

(Happy 70th Birthday, one day late, Dennis!) He graduated from Riverview Community High School with the Class of 1968. About a year later, in December of 1969, Dennis was inducted into the United States Army, where he served until August 1971. Part of the time that Dennis was in the service, he was stationed in Heidelberg, Germany.

Though Dennis is currently a resident of Wyandotte, he is active in the American Legion, Post 389 on Quarry Road in Riverview.

Riverview Goodfellow of the Year: Kellie Mullins Kellie has worked in accounting and auditing for 23 years in the moving industry, employed with a women-owned agency (Rose Moving & Storage) for Allied Van Lines. Her company is the eighth largest agent for the van line in the United States.

Kellie has been married to her husband Bob for 22 years. Bob is a lifelong resident of Riverview and he and Kellie have lived in Riverview since getting married almost 19 years ago.

Kellie and Bob have two sons, Jack and Michael, who attend Riverview Schools. Both boys play various sports and are active in football, basketball, baseball, rowing and golf. Kellie and her husband are both very involved in their children’s school sports, academics, clubs and activities, selflessly volunteering to serve on boards, coaching and helping the Riverview community whenever they can.

Kellie leads the annual food drive for the Riverview Goodfellows and she participates with her whole family in the Christmas shopping for needy families to ensure that “no child goes without Christmas” in the city of Riverview.

Kellie’s son Jack is a junior going into his third year of rowing at RCHS, and Michael is a 6th-grader at Seitz, who loves football and basketball. Kellie says that volunteering is important to the Mullins family, in order to give back to the community and schools.

Both Kellie and Bob said they feel that it is important to show their children through their own example how important it is to help others through acts of kindness, time and monetary support, whenever and however they can.

20, 2013 and moved up to his current ranking in August less than two years later.

He holds certification as a State of Michigan Fire Instructor, Certified Company Officer III, and is licensed through the state as an Advanced Emergency Medical Technician Specialist. In his free time, Lieutenant Wooliver enjoys camping, hunting, fishing, golfing, bowling, snowmobiling, and boating.

Police Officer of the Year: Jason Fell Jason grew up in Southgate and graduated with the Class of 1997 from Southgate Anderson High School.

He is married to his beautiful wife Mindy, and they have two lovely daughters, Kamryn, who is 13 years old, and Kendyll, who is eleven.

He has been a member of the Riverview Police Department for sixteen years and is currently a defensive tactics instructor with the department.

Officer Fell was awarded a Medal of Valor for lifesaving actions during a fire at Belaire Senior Living in Riverview.

When Officer Fell is not on the job, some of his favorite things to do are spending time with his family and watching his daughters play travel softball. He is proud to say that he is a “huge Michigan Football fan!”

Riverview DPW Worker of the Year: Justin Riley Justin grew up in Huron Township and graduated from Huron High School before going on to Henry Ford College to obtain an Associate’s Degree with a Macro Stamp in Business Administration. He possesses an S-2 Water License, the second highest level, and is working toward achieving S-1 Water Licensure.

Justin has three sons, including a newborn. The boys, Jackson, Colton, and Cooper, keep him busy when he is not out working on water mains, treetrimming, salting and plowing roads, maintaining buildings, and various other duties that are relegated to the DPW in Riverview.

Justin is engaged to be married to Amanda, and he enjoys hunting, fishing, hockey, and playing the guitar.

Although Riverview was not his hometown, Justin says that he has worked with the Riverview DPW long enough for him to feel as though Riverview is his second home, and he takes tremendous pride in the city. He expressed great pleasure in having the opportunity to work with so many nice people in the DPW and he emphatically stated that “anyone in the DPW could have gotten this award because they all deserve it.”

Firefighter of the Year: Lieutenant Greg Wooliver Greg is 49 years old and has been married to his wife Lea for 10 years. He is the son of Karen, brother to Dean, Lisa, and Nicole and proud uncle to Katarina, Amber, Cooper, Kyle, and Logan, as well as master to two dogs, Daisy and Lewis.

Lt. Wooliver has worked for the Riverview Fire Department since Nov. 1, 1999, making him a “20year plus” veteran of the department. He is also the Lab Coordinator in Fastener Engineering at FCA (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles) where he has been employed for 21 years.

Greg was promoted to the rank of sergeant on Dec.

City Employee of the Year: Barbara Antioch Barb began working as the Administrative Assistant for the mayor and council and the city manager in July of 2005. She is the point of contact for residents, vendors and various other individuals needing information about the city or wishing to speak to city officials.

Barb is responsible for the preparation of Council meeting agendas along with all other Council related needs. As assistant to the city manager she interacts with other communities and organizations and keeps the office running efficiently on a day to day basis.

Barb assists the Human Resources Director with the needs of employees and retirees and the processing of new hires. Barb and her husband Bruce live in Allen Park. Their daughter Allison, son-in-law Mike and grandson Nolan live in Riverview and their son Brian lives in Allen Park.

Riverview Kiwanian of the Year: Diane Kinlen Diane hails originally from Allen Park where she graduated from Allen Park High School in 1962. She attended Central Michigan University for a year and a SEE CIVIC, Page 8

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Golf outing and car show set for July 31 at the Highlands

Clubs and Chrome Dave Gorgon Riverview Register

Golfers and classic car owners are invited to take part in the firstever Clubs & Chrome Golf Outing and Car Show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 31, at Riverview Highlands Golf Club.

The event will award prizes to winning golf teams and winning classic cars. Golfers need not be classic car owners and car owners need not be golfers, but classic cars will be parked in a private area.

Golfers are invited to enjoy the cars after they are done golfing.

The outing was the idea of classic car owner and Riverview Mayor Andrew Swift and Assistant City Manager Jeff Dobek who are looking to provide more original and creative events to the city-owned and -operated Riverview Highlands. The Mayor’s Mustang GT will be one of the cars

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When she is not working with the Kiwanis Club of Riverview, Diane enjoys spending time with her son and daughter, Sean and Jodi, her three grandchildren, Stephen, Zac and Sean, as well as her three great-grandchildren.

Diane was once married to Joe, the father of her children, but after they divorced, she married George Kinlen, who passed away 11 years ago.

Diane serves as the Kiwanis President this year, and is actively involved in the charitable programs that the Club undertakes, such as shopping for coat for kids, obtaining and distributing dictionaries for the third graders in Riverview, supporting RCHS with an annual scholarship, and

on site.

Organizers have planned an 18-hole scramble with four golfers per team in a regular and mixed (men and women) division. The entry fee is $400 per foursome. Use of golf carts, lunch at the turn, two beverage tickets per golfer and dinner are all included.

The car show is open to all makes

and models. Admission is $10 per entry.

Besides the awards, which will be presented at 3 p.m., the day will include free CPR lessons, a trivia contest, a 50/50 drawing and a disc jockey playing music. Food and drinks will be available.

Clubs & Chrome is sponsored by

Grundy Insurance, Cruisin Classics Agency and Riverview Highlands.

To reserve a spot in the golf outing, call Riverview Highlands at (734) 281-4255. To get more information about the classic car show, call Cruisin Classics Agency at (734) 231-0230.

Riverview Highlands is located at 15015 Sibley Road

putting on the big fundraiser of the year, the Spaghetti Dinner at Seitz .

Diane enjoys sewing and creating masterpieces with diamond art painting in her spare time. She is proud to be a “groupie” for the band Frijid Pink, especially since she will soon be married to the band’s drummer, Rick Stevers.

Frijid Pink is an American rock band, formed in Detroit in 1967, best known for their 1969 rendition of “House of the Rising Sun,” which reached top ten on US Billboard’s Hot 100 in the spring of 1970, selling over a million copies and earning a Gold Record. Diane says that she is just “busy all the time,” but she likes it that way, and has no plans to quit being busy.

The Saad family has been very supportive of Riverview Schools and the entire community through their special promotions. For a time in the past, motorists stopping in on Tuesdays knew that their fuel purchase would provide “a penny a gallon” to Riverview Schools, and those needing an oil change saw $1 per service donated.

Nick and his family wish to thank the Riverview community for their “years of support at Sibley and Fort.”

Bill Saad is the CEO of Michigan Fuels and Fuels Transportation. Their business model is simple, yet effective: Connect with the community, set very high standards with exceptional customer service, establish fair and honest business practices and develop outstanding marketing initiatives and promotions.

The fuel distributor, founded in 2000, services 145 gas dealers under the names of Exxon, Mobil, Marathon, Shell, and Spirit in the states of Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, and Illinois.

They employ more than 400 people and deliver over 180 million gallons of fuel annually. What started as a rather simple gasoline distribution

business has grown to become a leading marketer in Southeast Michigan and Ohio.

Bill has over 28 years of experience in the fuel and convenience retail industry, and he has a passion and formidable knowledge in the business. Bill leads by example as he spends many hours in the service of fellow petroleum marketers and his community. He has served for many years on advisory councils and business improvement councils, both locally and nationally. He has also spent a considerable amount of time with congressmen and other lawmakers in promoting laws and amendments that ultimately benefit both the petroleum marketer and the consumer.

Bill was appointed by Governor Snyder to the Underground Storage Tank Authority and is currently active in this position. He is also an active board member of the Michigan Petroleum Association.

Riverview Businesses of the Year: Riverview Mobil Auto Service and Michigan Fuels, Inc. These two businesses are separate entities owned by brothers Bill and Nick Saad. Riverview Mobil Auto Service, located at the corner of Fort and Sibley, is a family-owned business headed by Nick. It was founded in 1986 as a gas station but has since expanded into the realm of complete auto service.

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PAWS animal clinic makes a difference

Riverview’s Kris Jordan is recognized for her leadership A nonprofit animal clinic with roots in Riverview is being celebrated for surpassing 70,000 spay and neuter procedures in its 10 years of operation.

The PAWS Clinic, located at 21210 Goddard Road in Taylor, has been in business since September 2011 and is still going strong. The agency recently expanded its offerings by launching an animal vaccine clinic after hearing from many clients who were having difficulty scheduling DAVE GORGON appointments for vaccines Riverview and basic wellness Register services at their regular veterinarians during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“The PAWS Clinic is a very wellrun facility,” said Riverview resident Eve Howell. “It may be low-cost, but it doesn’t spare any service for the cats or dogs. They are skilled and loving individuals who work there. I’ve taken many of my family pets to get spay and neutered. I’ve also volunteered several times and have been witness to the loving and professional manner they treat their patients.”

In the Beginning PAWS’ origins date back to 2007.

Kris Jordan of Riverview was a founding member and board member of PAWS of Michigan, a Riverviewbased rescue organization for dogs and cats. That organization placed more than 2,500 homeless dogs and cats into loving homes.

Jordan said she was simply an “animal lover” who was passionate about looking out for the welfare of pets.

“My parents loved animals and I was always raised with animals,” she said.

“Not having an animal doesn’t seem like a possible thing for me. I have two dogs, four cats and a turtle.”

While volunteering for PAWS of Michigan, Jordan and a small group of volunteers realized there was a real need in the Downriver area for low-cost spay and neuter services. They organized and ran monthly shuttles, using their personal vehicles to transport animals to low-cost clinics in Toledo and Warren.

Recognizing that the shuttles were

not making the impact needed to decrease the number of animals admitted to shelters, they decided to open a low-cost, high-quality non profit spay/neuter clinic in the Downriver area.

Volunteers attended a conference sponsored by PetSmart Charities and worked toward opening their own affordable spay/neuter clinic.

They applied to the Human Alliance organization Asheville, North Carolina (now ASPCA Spay/Neuter Alliance) and were accepted into the group’s mentorship program.

“Our founding members realized that, while finding homes for homeless animals was a very worthwhile endeavor, it did nothing to address the problem of why animals were homeless in the first place,” Jordan said. “Many of these members volunteered at a local shelter prior to forming PAWS and saw first-hand the enormity of the overpopulation crisis and the tragedy of having to euthanize healthy adoptable animals simply because there are not enough homes.”

After 2½ years of fundraising and grant writing ensued. The effort included an intense, but successful, effort to win $50,000 in the Pepsi Refresh Project in 2010. The PAWS Clinic was launched in September 2011 in Taylor, where it remains today.

In 2017, the clinic completed a major expansion, which allowed the facility to meet an increasing demand for services. The clinic now occupies 5,000 square feet of space and has 17 employees and six volunteers.

Working tirelessly Jordan is considered the “driving force” behind the clinic. She worked tirelessly on the building and remains active in daily operations.

People close to the clinic said Jordan brings a wealth of experience to PAWS from her prior career in administrative and human resource positions. She is the chief grant writer for the clinic and has secured nearly $300,000 in funding for the clinic since its inception. She also assists in making appointments, helping with the care of animals and cleaning.

Most of the grants have been utilized to further subsidize the surgery cost for pet owners and feral cat caretakers. The grant funding and the low-cost spay and neuter service have resulted in allowing many more pet owners to have their pets sterilized at a price they can afford.

“When I hear ‘somebody should do something,’ it really bothers me,” said Jordan, who credits her knowledge to “years of having my own animals,” fostering animals through PAWS of

Michigan and “working shoulder to shoulder with veterinarian professionals for 10 years… It’s osmosis.”

In PAWS’ “heyday,” Jordan said, staff averaged about 250 spay and neuter surgeries a week. Nowadays, mainly due to COVID, the clinic sees about 75 pets a week for surgery and about 40 pets weekly for vaccines, she said.

“I expect to get back to the heyday soon,” she said.

The 70,000 spayed and neutered animals and other efforts in favor of pets “makes me feel really proud,” Jordan said. “This started as a vision – as a dream – of a small group of us that really believed in spaying and neutering and didn’t know what we were doing when we started.”

“People appreciate what we do and we are getting a ton of positive reviews on Facebook and Google. They’re glad we’re there and are making spaying and neutering accessible.”

Jordan added: “I can’t say enough good things about our staff. We are a nonprofit, so we don’t pay as much as they might make working for a forprofit business. Each one works long physical hours. Our finance model is completely different from a for-profit. I can’t say enough about our doctors and support staff.”

When an employee is hired, PAWS officials look for people who have the same vision: “We don’t want to hire people who are just looking for a job or love animals,” Jordan said. “We want people who believe in our mission.”

“Everybody should spay and neuter their pets, even if they don’t come to us,” she said. “It’s important for controlling the animal population, but also disease; certain types of cancer. It’s good for curbing behaviors that cause people to turn their animals into shelters, like cats going into heat or male cats spraying.”

Praise for Riverview Jordan said she appreciates the support PAWS has received from the city of Riverview and its officials, including former Mayor Tim Durand, who serves as president of the Board of Directors and “was a huge advocate of SEE PAWS, Page 8

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“We were regularly invited to bring adoptable animals to City Council meetings and, for several years, our major Paws in the Park fundraiser was held at Young Patriots Park in Riverview with Tim and Riverview council members serving as contest judges. Tim has been on The PAWS Clinic board since our inception and is in his second year as board president.”

Durand, one of PAWS’ biggest promoters and supporters, says there’s plenty to like about the clinic.

“I’m amazed every day at the dedication and care the entire crew provides to our four-legged friends,” he said.

Jordan, a native of Chicago, said Riverview, its city officials and its residents include plenty of responsible pet owners.

“I love Riverview, I really do,” she said. “I didn’t grow up here. I married into the Downriver area. When I’m driving home, I enjoy passing by the Memorial Day flags at Young Patriots Park and the involvement of the citizens in the community.

Our leadership is great. I feel safe here. I feel part of the community. I’ve been here 35 years now. I really adore it.”

Praise for PAWS The significance of PAWS to pets in the region is noticed. Wayne County Commissioner Raymond Basham recently presented a proclamation from the commission to Jordan and Chrissy Romano, the clinic’s director of operations.

“It is with great admiration that the Wayne County Commission recognizes The PAWS Clinic of the city of Taylor for 11 years of dedicated service to improving the lives of animals in the Downriver area,” the proclamation begins.

It goes on to recognize the clinic’s mission of decreasing animal homelessness and needless euthanasia, plus the fact that the nonprofit success in performing tens of thousands of spay and neuter surgeries since incorporating as a nonprofit organization.

The Board of Directors of the clinic also nominated Jordan for an “unsung hero” award in the Women of Achievement recognition sponsored by the Southern Wayne County Regional Chamber.

“Kris’ dedication to our four-legged friends is evident in her commitment to the clinic,” the nomination states. “She generally works 40 hours a week and she has worked without compensation since the inception of the clinic. The board of directors has looked for ways to reward her, but she refuses compensation and says she is rewarded every day she can make a difference in the world of pets. Kris does not look for praise, thanks or acknowledgement.”

The Latest Services Although The PAWS Clinic’s mission and primary focus remains on providing affordable spay and neuter services for dogs and cats, the group has launched an animal vaccine clinic to meet the needs of many people, including those who brought new pets into their homes during the pandemic.

“Keeping pets up-to-date on vaccines is an important step in keeping a furry family member healthy, as vaccines provide protection against common serious, and sometimes fatal, diseases in dogs and cats,” Jordan said. “The PAWS Clinic offers rabies, distemper, Bordetella and leptospirosis vaccines for dogs and rabies and distemper vaccines for cats.

“Heartworm testing/preventiON is also available at the clinic. Heartworm is spread by infected mosquitoes and is common in our area. Fortunately, this serious disease is easily avoided with a monthly dose of heartworm preventative. The PAWS Clinic urges owners of every dog over six months of age to make sure their dog has his or her annual heartworm test. Both puppies and adult dogs should be taking regular heartworm preventative.”

In addition, Jordan said, pet owners can purchase flea and tick prevention, have an intestinal parasite check done on their pets and purchase deworming medication at PAWS’ weekly vaccine clinics. Microchips are also available for dogs and cats.

Appointments are required. Interested pet owners can call PAWS at (313) 4518200 to set up an appointment for the following week. Further information on scheduling an appointment can be found on the website www.thepawsclinic.com.

Literature Club meets with award-winning author Devlynn Gehringer Literature Club Member

Riverview Community High School Literature Club experienced a once in a lifetime opportunity; talking with an award winning published author.

In the midst of this crazy school year, Mr. Jenkins, the club sponsor, and the Literature Club decided to keep with their tradition of reading and discussing at least one novel.

The choice this year? Kyrie McCauley’s ”If These Wings Could Fly.” The novel follows lead character Leighton, a high school senior living in an abusive household as she tries to navigate her way through her final year of high school while preparing for college.

In the meeting between McCauley and the Literature Club, students got to ask McCauley questions about the story and its symbolism as well as about her writing process.

Club member Pax Koller said, “I thought it was so awesome to be able to talk to an author! She answered all of our questions and gave great advice, and I can’t wait to see what she comes out with next!”

Marissa Pawley said, “It was so amazing to meet the author of ”If These Wings Could Fly!” I loved how Kyrie gave us detailed answers about everything we asked because she knows how much we love the book.”

Before signing off, McCauley gave all of the aspiring writers in the meeting some advice; “Just start writing. It doesn’t have to be good or bad, just start writing and with time you will improve.”

It was truly a wonderful experience for all of those involved.

All Literature Club members are waiting patiently for the release of McCauley’s next book in October.

For more information contact Mr. Greg Jenkins at Riverview Community High School.

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RIVERVIEW SCHOOLS

Fun and education in the summertime The Riverview Community School District Summer Enrichment Program provides a variety of programs catered to individual student interests.

During the first two weeks, students grades K-8 were able to choose from programs such as Camp Invention, On the Stage, Painting and Creating, Leap into Next Year, Young Chefs, Sports Fundamentals, Lit Lab, Mighty Math and Reading Adventure.

All classes are taught and facilitated by our own district staff.

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RCSD ‘Excellence in Education Awards’ Teachers of the Year Riverview Community High School: Nick Gross Nick is one of Riverview’s “homegrown” educators, as he graduated from RCHS in 1997. He went off to college and earned a degree in Education from Eastern Michigan University, majoring in Mathematics and Science, and then promptly returned to join the teaching ranks in 2002, starting out at Gibraltar Carlson before coming to Riverview.

Nick earned his Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership from Marygrove College. He has been a member of the mathematics team, instructing just about every course at every level that RCHS has to offer. He has also been heavily involved with Riverview High School’s athletic programs, serving as a critical member of the football coaching staff.

Nick is also part of the school’s PBiS Team, and he recently joined the school’s instructional technology programs.

This year marks Nick’s 18th as a member of the Pirate faculty. Nick’s colleagues have these things to say about him: “Because Nick is quiet, he is often underestimated and overlooked. He is reliable and has great rapport with students. Even when others are complaining or voicing concerns, Nick stays positive and never has a negative attitude. Nick is very diligent in preparing mathematics lessons and curriculum, and he strives to assure that all students in his classes have an understanding of the math content. Nick has devoted so much of his personal time to the betterment of RCHS. Whether it’s planning multiple preps with his math classes or working with our students as a coach, he is always there to support the betterment of our kids and school.”

Nick and his wife have a daughter, Ella, in first grade at Huntington, and he enjoys playing golf, along with coaching football and baseball.

He said that he values helping students to build their problem-solving and critical thinking skills, and he loves to watch them step out of their comfort zone to apply themselves in challenging situations. He feels that it’s an honor for him to be part of the process of student achievement.

Seitz Middle School: Jessica Bouchard Jessica Bouchard grew up in Farmington Hills and graduated from Farmington High School in 2011. She went on to get a Bachelor of Music Degree in Music Education from Michigan State University, graduating from MSU in 2015. She is currently studying at the University of Michigan, working to obtain a Master’s Degree in Music Education.

Jessi began her career in Riverview just four years ago as a part-time band director and during that time she has grown the position to that of a full-time music teacher at the middle school.

When she started her job, there were two band classes at Seitz - one for sixth grade and one for the combined seventh and eighth grades. Now there are so many students participating in band that there are four

classes: Eighth-grade band, seventh-grade band, and a sixth-grade band that is so large that it is divided into two factions - brass for one class and percussion and woodwinds for the other.

In addition to the band classes, Jessi teaches guitar and piano classes, as well as a World Music class. Bouchard’s enthusiasm for music spills over to her students and she keeps them excited to learn and perform, not only at several concerts locally throughout the year, but also off campus on trips that she arranges to places like Mackinac Island, Cedar Point and Chicago.

Seitz musicians also compete as a whole group at adjudicated Band Festivals and as individuals and small groups at Solo and Ensemble Festivals.

This year and last, Seitz bands received a Division 1 rating at Festival, the highest score possible, and dozens of students who performed at Solo and Ensemble received ratings of 1 and 2. (Superior/Very Good).

Jessi also has taken on the role of co-sponsoring the Girls Leadership Club and she serves on a variety of school committees. Colleagues note that she has “demonstrated a significant contribution to the success of the team” and she is considered to be an “excellent role model,” not only to the middle school students, but also to the high school band members with whom she works at Band Camp and throughout the marching season.

Jessi is married to her husband Brad, and the two of them celebrated their first wedding anniversary in June of this year.

Forest Elementary School: Kimberly Ng Kim is Forest’s physical education teacher for students in grades K-5. She began her career teaching Reading Recovery at Flat Rock Bobcean Elementary, but was hired by Riverview that same year to be the boys and girls junior varsity tennis coach, working alongside her mother, Hall of Famer Jan Gottlin, who was the varsity tennis coach.

When Forest’s physical education teacher retired the following year, Kim stepped into the position she now holds.

She is married to her husband Kam, and they are busy raising five children. The family loves to travel and spend time outdoors taking part in a variety of recreational adventures. Kim likes running, biking, and challenging herself by participating in various competitive activities.

Since becoming the physical education teacher at Forest, Kim has started a Running Club that participates in two races a year. She also supervises a “Stacking Club,” helping students to compete in a relatively new “sport” of stacking and unstacking plastic cups following a set pattern of building and deconstructing the pyramids within a timed period.

Students raise money for charity through the Stacking Competitions.

In addition, Kim sponsors a Family Fun Run

through the Forest subdivision and she chairs an allday Field Day at the school.

After fifteen years as the junior varsity tennis coach, Kim became the varsity coach upon the retirement of her mother three years ago.

Kim said, “Working with a great staff helps to make me a better educator as we are always looking out for one another.” She looks forward to many more years “working alongside the wonderful people who are always sacrificing to be the best for our kids.”

Huntington Elementary School: Lauren Haydon Lauren grew up on Grosse Ile and graduated from Grosse Ile High School before attending Eastern Michigan University to obtain a Bachelor’s Degree in Education in 2008. Last April, she completed her work on a Master’s Degree in Educational Media and Technology.

Lauren has been married to her husband Nick for seven years, and they are “pawrents” to two cats, Kip and Dexter.

Lauren loves spending time with her four nieces and nephew, all of whom she adores.

She started her teaching career as an Interventionist at Grogan Elementary, and was recruited to perform the same job at Huntington Elementary in Riverview after five years at Grogan. Her first year in Riverview, she taught five first-grade computers classes, along with one second grade computers class and an art class for the self-contained special education room.

Before she was hired to be a full-time teacher in the fall of 2014, Lauren continued to serve as an Interventionist, working with 4th and 5th graders at Huntington. She has taught all subjects except Social Studies and Writing to the fourth and fifth graders at Huntington School.

Lauren serves on a variety of committees and educational teams, and in addition to her work at Huntington, Lauren contributes to the district through coaching of high school cheerleaders. Lauren enjoys reading, drawing, and painting, and she loves spending time with her family and friends. Her ardent compassion for animals leads her to volunteer at a local rescue shelter.

Memorial Elementary School: Ryan Patrick Ryan has been the physical education teacher at Memorial since 2008. Prior to teaching elementary students, Ryan spent two years instructing physical education at RCHS. He grew up in Wyandotte, graduating from Wyandotte Roosevelt High School in 1997 and then went on to Grand Valley State to earn his Bachelor of Science Degree in Education. He later was awarded a Master’s Degree in Education from Marygrove College.

Ryan’s first teaching job was in the state of Florida, where he taught physical education to elementary students. While employed in the Sunshine State in the SEE EDUCATION, Page 13

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DeSoto County Schools, he was named “Teacher of the Year” during his second year in the district. He was also named Memorial’s “Teacher of the Year’’ during the 2012-13 school year.

Ryan has been married to his wife Kari for just over one year.

In addition to teaching gym classes, Ryan serves on the Memorial Safe Schools Team, and is the district elementary representative for the ALICE training.

He also is a member of the Memorial CPI team and serves on the Educational Leadership Team.

At Memorial, Mr. Patrick organizes and chairs a Fun Run fundraising event each year, and he heads up Field Day each spring, planning all the events and securing high school volunteers to assist in the all-day event.

Ryan coaches Seitz Middle School track and is the defensive and offensive backs coach for RCHS varsity football. In addition, he chaperones the Seitz 8th Grade Washington D.C. trip each year.

Every March, Ryan leads his students in Jump Rope for the American Heart Association fundraiser.

Throughout the years that he has been doing this, the kids have raised more than $5,000 for the AHA. Ryan’s coworkers say that “he is a superhero in the eyes of Memorial students. He supports all staff by demonstrating kindness and gives of himself whenever he gets the chance.

They say that Mr. Patrick will never run out of bananas, because his students know how much he loves them (and he touts the nutritional value all the time) - so the kids save them for him from their lunches!

Support Persons of the Year Riverview Community High School: Jack Massalsky Jack has been a full-time member of the RCHS Support Staff for two years, working as a technician in the school’s Technology Department. Before that, he worked in the district as a summer Intern in 2015 and 2016 while he was still in high school, and after he graduated from Grosse Ile High School in 2017, he became a full-time employee with Riverview.

Jack said that he really enjoys the variety of tasks that encompass his job, and that troubleshooting different issues helps him to stay attentive and interested in technology. He also likes being able to help other staff members to understand and to make better use of technology.

Jack noted that working in the school environment in Riverview is “awesome.” He holds high regard for being able to see teachers and staff interact with students in such close, engaging manners.

Jack is still together with his high school sweetheart, his girlfriend of six years now. He lives with his grandmother and says that he loves listening “too much” to music and spending time with friends.

Colleagues say that “Jack works quietly but effectively to help in so many different ways as a tech, and he goes above and beyond to help whenever

assistance is needed. He ‘keeps his cool’ in an emergency and fixes the problem quickly.” “He is quick to respond when help is needed, and he is always so polite to staff.”

Seitz Middle School: Mike Foucher Mike is a premier member of the Seitz Middle School Maintenance Team. Principal Muñoz says that he always has a smile on his face and something funny to say, but he takes his job very seriously, always eager to make sure that the school is well-maintained and that repairs are completed in a timely manner.

Mike grew up in Lincoln Park, the fourth of six boys in the family and attended Christ the Good Shepherd School through eighth grade before spending part of his high school days at Our Lady of Mount Carmel.

He graduated from Lincoln Park High School before attending Henry Ford Community College to obtain a Boiler Operator’s License in the school’s Energy Technology Department.

Mike’s dad was self-employed in construction, and he learned many tricks of the trade from his father. His mother Joan was a dedicated stay-at-home mom who took great care of her six active sons.

Mike has been married to his wife Rena (Renée) since September of 2014, and he feels very blessed to have three beautiful grandchildren, Jaxson, Haley, and Lyla, through his stepson Nick and his wife, Amber.

Mike was employed by Wyandotte Schools for 21 years, mostly as a building engineer. He became interested in Riverview several years ago when the two districts took part in a group study/review for licensing.

He said that he knew then that Riverview was a great place to be, and he joined the Pirates in September of 2017.

Mike loves hunting, fishing, fantasy football, and spending quality time with his family. He says that he is thankful to have so many wonderful people working around him because “everyone has a unique way of making the workplace an enjoyable place to spend each day.”

Forest Elementary School: Heather DeRosia Heather has been married to her husband Mike for 27 years, and they are parents of three adult children: Eric, age 26, who has a job in business and lives in Wisconsin, Allison, 22, who is attending college to become a teacher and Tyler, age 19, who is studying business in college.

Before she had children, Heather was a nurse, but she has been working in education for the past fifteen years. She started working in a cross-categorical special education classroom in Gibraltar, and, after about five years, switched to a position in Reading Intervention in Gibraltar.

In the fall of 2012, Heather transferred to Forest in Riverview where she has been working as a Reading Interventionist ever since.

Heather said she is so glad to be working in Riverview because the “Forest staff is amazing, and she cannot imagine doing anything else.”

One of her colleagues said, “Heather is very hardworking and committed to teaching. She is always prepared, reliable, and responsible. She is excellent

at assessing a student’s current academic level and designing learning experiences that are meaningful and differentiated.

“Heather has demonstrated a dedication to engaging learners and is a great example and mentor to the district’s other interventionists and students at Forest Elementary. She communicates her ideas in a professional manner and will volunteer to help others whenever she can. Heather is flexible and willing to take on extra work if it means helping a student or the rest of the team.”

Huntington Elementary School: Amy Naif Amy is a Special Education paraprofessional at Huntington, where she works one-on-one with a child.

She grew up in Plymouth, Michigan and graduated from Plymouth Canton High School in 1988, after which she attended Schoolcraft College.

Amy worked in retail for a period before starting a family, and then she began her full-time career in Riverview at Memorial Elementary in 2008, after working in the Memorial lunchroom and subbing for other paraprofessionals at Memorial.

Amy began serving as a full-time special education paraprofessional in the same school that her two children attended and then bounced between Memorial and Huntington as she was needed, this year landing back at Huntington.

Amy is married to firefighter and paramedic Jim Naif, and both of their children are former Hall of Fame Scholarship winners who are now attending college. Alison is at U of M studying biology, and Kyle at Trine University in Indiana majoring in engineering.

Amy is known for her strong work ethic and for having a “heart of gold.”

According to her co-workers, she cares deeply for kids, and it shows every day as she deals with the day-to-day happenings in school.” She is an avid University of Michigan fan and has a notable fondness for dogs.

Right now, she and Jim are enjoying the “empty nesting” phase of their life, even though working daily with young children keeps Amy in the “maternal mode’’ for a good part of the year.

Memorial Elementary School: Kristin Crane Kristin grew up in Gibraltar and graduated from Carlson High School in 2005. She attended college and studied special education for a time, and then married her husband Jeremiah, who is in the Marines.

They have lived in Japan and many other locations throughout the USA, sharing myriad relocation adventures with their three children Maycee and Teagan, who are 8 years old, and Beckham, age 5.

Kristin began working in Riverview as a substitute teacher and paraprofessional and was hired in 2015 as a special education paraprofessional. She started the school year as a classroom paraprofessional for the upper-elementary resource room but volunteered to serve as a one-on-one paraprofessional for a student who was new to Memorial School this year and SEE AWARDS, Page 14

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needed substantial help.

In addition, throughout her tenure in Riverview, Kristin has filled a variety of special assignments, including longterm substitute teaching as needed.

Kristin’s kids keep her very busy with their numerous activities in dance, gymnastics, cheerleading, softball, football, t-ball, and ninja class. Kristin is also an active member of the PTA at her children’s school.

Kristin’s colleagues said that “her love for children and her passion for helping those who struggle with learning and fitting in” have led her to volunteer for her current position as a one-on-one para. “She demonstrates patience, creativity, research, and perseverance, and has set the bar high for all educators through her dedication and commitment.”

District Wide Employee of the Year: Jim Folding Jim grew up in Wyandotte and attended Roosevelt High School prior to graduating from Riverview Adult Education Program in 1982. He is married to Patty and they are parents of

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three children, James, Matt, and Kim. Jim is also the proud grandfather of nine children. He was hired to work in Riverview in October of 1984, coming in as “casual help” in the maintenance and custodial department.

By 1986, Jim was a full-time employee, and throughout the years, he has worked himself up the ladder to where he is today as one of the top leaders in Building Maintenance and District Operations.

Jim attended Wayne County Community College and became certified as a HVAC-R Technician, and he possesses an EPA License to handle refrigerants. He is a Proctor for Ferris State University for Reclamation and Recovery of Refrigerants, and he is also a Licensed Boiler Operator.

In addition to holding a License in Infrared Thermography, Jim is licensed as an Aquatics Facility Operator and in Asbestos Removal.

He is a skilled builder, problem solver, and fixer-upper, and he approaches every job with keen determination to make it right, whatever it takes. Co-workers admire his cheerful attitude and congeniality as much as they respect the excellent work that he performs throughout the district.

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The days of mud-caked football uniforms are a thing of the past in Riverview now that the district has installed a brand new synthetic turf field at the football stadium. Between varsity, sub-varsity and little league games, the old grass field used to take a beating and all it took was one rainy Friday night and the feld was sure to be a mess for the remainder of the season.

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Raffle winners get coolers of goodies Chartwells Food Service held a Fourth of July Raffle to publicize the distribution of food boxes still being offered in the City of Riverview.

When each parent or child received their free food boxes for children under the age of 18, they received a raffle ticket to win one of two coolers filled with Fourth of July goodies from either Seitz or the High School.

The winning tickets were pulled on Tuesday, June 28.

The winner of the white cooler was Mike Reynolds and the winner of the blue cooler was Ashley Spellings.

We will continue passing out food boxes on Tuesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Seitz Middle School.

We will also be doing another raffle in August so keep your eye out!

We would like to thank everyone who came out and supported us in anyway.

Making a splash

The Riverview Community School District Summer Enrichment Program provided a great opportunity to open and highlight the newly renovated pool at Seitz Middle School. During the first two weeks, swim programs have been operating for 12 hours per day. The programs include swim lessons for grades K-2, swim camps for grades 3-5, and 6-8, and a competitive swim program for ages 5-19. These programs will continue throughout the summer program.

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Chris Grandy retires after 42 years, has new ‘start’ at the Highlands

Southgate’s loss is Riverview’s gain Shortly after he retired after 42 years of running the South Winds Golf Club in Southgate, Chris Grandy missed seeing golfers every day at the city-owned golf course. So he applied for another golfing job and was hired as a starter at Riverview Highlands Golf Club.

His wife Linda, a top golfer in her own right, went with Grandy to become part of a “package deal” at the Highlands, working in the pro shop and DAVE selling merchandise. Both new positions GORGON are part-time.

Riverview It didn’t take long for the Grandys Register to run into familiar faces and chat with long-time friends in the new location.

“The golf program has really grown here nicely,” Grandy said. “The course is in great shape. I have nice people to work with. It’s very stress-free. I’m really enjoying it.”

As director of golf operations and a Class A Michigan PGA pro for four decades in Southgate, Grandy often faced a seven-days-a-week job with long 15-hour days. In the last year during the COVID-19 global pandemic, he found himself doing most of the work, even sanitizing the portable restrooms and bathrooms to keep up with protocol.

So retirement wasn’t as tough a decision as it might seem.

“Life is short,” said Grandy, who turns 66 in July.

“For all of those years, I watched people come out and play and be with their families and friends and I never got to do that stuff. It just hits you: I need to do that.”

In addition to running the course, Grandy provided lessons and oversaw pro shop operations.

“Golf was so intense – so busy,” he said. “We had tremendous revenue. We were up six digits from the previous year, which was a really good year. To work that hard seven days a week – all day, every day – it really made me think.”

Grandy never shied away from hard work. Lincoln Park High School friend Jack Moreno introduced him to golf at age 15. He remembers getting one par the first time he golfed and two pars the second time – and only lost by a couple strokes to Moreno.

“I was hooked,” he said.

Grandy remembers practicing “all the time,” then joining and winning a golf league. He played at other courses and then heard of a counter job opening in Southgate. He took the job, worked and played golf.

“I noticed how the operations ran,” he said, “and I thought I could do things differently.”

He made a proposal to the city to manage the course in 1978 and a career was born.

Grandy was a good player and knew how to teach golf, so he entered a PGA apprentice program. Five years later, he was a Class A PGA pro, which provided the credentials he needed. In addition to passing a 36-hole ability test, participants had to take business

classes all around the country.

Grandy started the Southgate junior golf league, which drew up to 300 young golfers. Junior league players learned the game, grew older and got their own children involved in golf, starting the cycle all over again.

Grandy started a Frostbite Open golf outing, which became a mainstay on in the first weekend of December. He greatly increased leagues and outings at the course. In recent years, he started The Footie, a course designed for a game of golf played by kicking a soccer ball into 24-inch holes in a separate golf course layout.

One thing Grandy is proud of is his involvement in teaching golf to students at the Asher Alternative Education Program through Southgate Adult Education. He said graduates of the program still thank him for teaching them the lifelong sport.

“I felt I was able to make a difference in their young lives by introducing them to the history and the game of golf,” he said.

Grandy also faced budget challenges that required him to make cost reductions while providing “topChris Grandy at his post as a starter at the notch quality service to our golfers. At least in my Riverview Highlands. mind, I was always able to pull that off.”

In addition to teaching golf to countless players, said Riverview Golf Director Mike Kettler. “Chris Grandy said the highlight of his career has been getting obviously has experience, having dealt with Downriver his family involved in the sport – and all became golfers for the last 42 years. It was nice not to have to accomplished players. Wife Linda, whom he married go into full-mode training with him. He has been very in 1976, has won a women’s tournament in Taylor friendly with the golfers and always talking to them. seven of the last eight years. These days, they play It’s always nice to welcome a smiling face to my staff.” together in a couples league.

Like Grandy, Kettler is a Class A Michigan PGA Sons Ben and Beau were captains of the varsity golf professional. team at Gabriel Richard High School and Ben played And like so many other Downriver golfers, Kettler at Cleveland State University. They each played their got his start in Grandy’s junior golf program in first holes of golf at age 3. Their dad was the teacher.

Southgate.

“I always felt I ran an operation that made people “I played in the junior league when I was a kid,” feel like family: playing at a course that welcomed Kettler said. “He probably doesn’t remember me them, that they could bring their family to and enjoy because it was 30 years ago.” themselves,” he said. “I had people tell me that they Grandy said he is enjoying everything more these liked playing here because they feel like part of the days. family. That’s a terrific feeling.”

“Riverview is the first place I considered,” he said.

In his quarterly column to residents, Southgate “I’ve played here. The people are really friendly. I’ve Mayor Joseph Kuspa thanked Grandy for his years of known Mike the pro. It’s close to home for us – just a service to local golfers.

10-minute drive from Southgate.

“Through the years, his commitment to this “We’ve got new golf carts this year. There’s a nice community and the sport of golf is unprecedented,” successful busy driving range. We have got a massive Kuspa said. “Best wishes to Chris on his well-deserved size practice green and a great three-hole practice retirement.” course. It’s such an ideal place for new golfers.”

Grandy has been succeeded by the Davey Golf As a starter, Grandy welcomes golfers, answers Company in management operations of South questions they may have about the course, verifies Winds. Grandy had brought Davey aboard to oversee their tee times, keeps play moving and more. He’s still maintenance operations. Now, the same company is giving private lessons. Call (734) 231-5524 to learn running the entire golf course with Jeramie Lopez more. serving as manager.

“I’m loving life,” he said. “It’s so great. Last year, Meanwhile, Southgate’s loss of Grandy has been I played one round of golf. This year, I’ve played 24.

Riverview Highland’s gain.

I’m working at Riverview Highlands as a starter. It’s “Chris and Linda are a delight to work with,” really cool!”

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GREENHILL

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Workman

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Riverview voters go to the polls on Aug. 3 On Aug. 3 voters in Riverview will go to the polls to begin the process of electing three members of city council. Ten candidates are running for three positions. Three of them are incumbents and seven of them newcomers hoping for a spot on the city council.

The top six candidates from the August primary will move on to the general election in November, The incumbents are Bill Towle, James Trombley and Dean Workman. All three are multiple-term councilmen and all three were unopposed in the 2017 election, The political newcomers are April Beganski, John Eckman, Barbara Greenhill, Rita Gunaga, Theofilos Makarounas, David Robbins and Donald Shupe.

Towle is a retired labor consultant, who is married with three children and four grandchildren. He has been a Riverview resident for 45 years.

Trombley, son of former longtime Riverview councilman Elmer Trombley, has been a city councilman for five terms. He is a retired state of Michigan Licensed electrician and has been a resident of Riverview for 62 years. He and his wife Cindy had a daughter, Kristen and a son-in-law, JJ Hatzel and a granddaughter, Madelyn.

Workman is also retired and he and his wife Vicki have a son named Robert, who is married to Erica.

Workman, who has lived in Riverview for 47 years has a granddaughter, Natalie and a grandson, Nathan Beganski is a married mother of three boys. She and her family moved to Riverview in March of 2013.

Eckman is a safety manager and he and his wife Jennifer have five children three daughters and two

sons, ranging in age from 27 for 4. They have lived in Riverview for three years.

Greenhill is an executive assistant and the mother of one. She has lived in Riverview for four years.

Gunaga is a stay-at-home mom and the mother to three sons, Miles, Asher and Kiaan. She and her husband Satheesh have been Riverview residents for eight years.

Makarounas is the regional manager for Leaf Home Safety and he has lived in the city for nearly 10 years.

He is a graduate of Riverview Community high school and is engaged to be married to his fiancee Marika.

Robins is a production UAW worker in Flat Rock, He is married and has a son and four daughters. He has lived in Riverview since 2001 and is a graduate of Riverview Community High School.

Shupe is a retired Ford Motor Company employee.

His family moved to Riverview in 1955. Shupe moved away in 1973 and returned in 1994. He has been married for 45 years and has two sons, two daughters and 15 grandchildren.

Why are you the best candidate for residents to vote for?

Beganski: I am one of the best candidates because I am a doer. When I see something that needs to be done, I do it. If something is broken or damaged, I fix it.

I am also forthright and will not sugar coat the truth or hide things from the residents of Riverview.

Eckman: Anyone who knows me would say that I’m not a go-with-the-flow kind of guy. In fact, in

most cases, I’m just the opposite. Those friends, colleagues, and family would also attest to me being a fact checker. I don’t just jump to conclusions or make brash decisions. I like to take all information into consideration, including people’s opinions, in order to make an informed decision.

Opinions give me the opportunity to view the issue from another person’s perspective. I believe that is a valuable asset for any publicly elected official to have in their arsenal for good decision making.

Transparency, honesty, and integrity are three important traits of a Councilman. I have all of those traits and that is why I’m the best candidate for the residents of Riverview to vote for.

Greenhill: I have over a decade of experience in politics, solving residents’ concerns and improving confidence and trust in government. My experience also includes being the executive secretary to the Supervisor performing all duties of the office.

Gunaga: I plan on living here for the rest of my life and I have three boys who will grow up in Riverview.

I do not have an option to fail. I am motivated and passionate about making this the best city.

I am ready to learn and work with the mayor, the council and the residents to get work done for our city.

Makarounas: I love Riverview, our citizens and community as a whole. I believe I’m the best candidate because no one will work harder to give this city everything it deserves!

Robbins: There are several amazing candidates SEE POLLS, Page 25

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Continued from page 24 running in this year’s election. The past 19 months or so have opened my eyes to the amount of change one or two individuals can have on a city.

I bring a fresh approach, new eyes and perspective. Lots of progress has been made. We still have a ways to go and I truly believe that I can help facilitate serious change.

Shupe: I will seek out all the information possible on every subject.

I believe an informed decision is the answer to bring people together.

I am invested in Riverview because my son and his wife and five children live in the Forest subdivision. My other son teaches at Seitz Middle School and is the cross country and track coach.

I graduated from Riverview High and so did my children. I want Riverview to remain a viable, safe and affordable place to live.

Towle: I am the best candidate because my concern is for the health and well-being of all of the residents of Riverview. I am not beholden to any entrenched constituency, union or supplier.

I also believe my extensive business background as a labor consultant has uniquely prepared me to assist the city as it faces mounting costs for public safety, pension, health care, road maintenance and other costs which revenues are not projected to cover in the coming years by a substantial margin. We must address these issues now or face substantial tax increases in the near future.

Members of council are elected to protect the interests of all our residents and scrutinize all costs with a view to providing maximum value for every dollar spent.

I believe my record the last six-plus years clearly indicates I represent the people and no one else.

Trombley: My devotion, experience and commitment to Riverview speaks for itself. I value transparency and I’m unafraid to stand up for what is right. I listen to the residents and I’m not afraid to ask the tough questions.

I am beholden to no one but the residents of Riverview and will measure my success by the trust you place in me. As a lifelong resident, I am the right person to get it done!

Workman: I have the most

What is the immediate, main challenge facing the city?

Beganski: The most immediate challenge is the city losing $3.5 million annually without the land preserve expansion. I understand there are residents who don’t want more garbage “in their backyard”, and I don’t blame them. However, the loss of income from the land preserve would cripple the city.

City Council needs to make this a priority and find a way to keep the landfill functioning without expanding.

The city needs an alternative that doesn’t involve increasing taxes astronomically.

Eckman: One of the immediate challenges facing the City of Riverview is the continuation and/or expansion of the landfill.

There are varying opinions on whether the landfill should stay open, and continue to expand, or whether it should be decommissioned.

The cities that surround Riverview also play a part in cooperation. I believe there are some options that the council will need to investigate in order to make a valid decision.

Greenhill: Maintaining confidence, neutrality and reaching the right decision regarding the Riverview Land Preserve extension.

Gunaga: Our financial situation is the most urgent challenge facing our city. We need to have a fully staffed police department, parks that are clean and safe and for our taxes not to be increased any more.

The landfill has been a big help, but it was meant to be temporary. We need a solution that will allow us to close it and provide financial compensation to fill the gap.

Makarounas: The landfill expansion/impending closure.

Robbins: The main and immediate challenge facing our city is most definitely the landfill situation. There are options, but the continued kicking of the can down the road is not solving anything.

Also, keeping our first responders in-house strengthens a sense of community and trust.

Shupe: What to do about the landfill!

And bringing in solutions to keep the landfill productive for residents.

It’s imperative to look at all possible avenues.

Also what to do with unused polluted lands and how to make them productive. We must be able to overcome whatever obstacle is in our path to keep us moving forward and safe.

Towle: We must look at the steeply rising unfunded liabilities for employee pension and health care. The total unfunded liability as of June 20, 2019, was already over $44 million dollars and rising at an unsustainable rate. The outside consultant hired by council recently confirmed, in a written report, that the current employee benefit packages are just plain “unaffordable.”

Our residents need to understand that “unfunded” means we have put the current costs on our credit card. These have not been paid, and will have to be funded in the not-too-distant future.

Trombley: Our landfill is our immediate challenge, but fiscal responsibility is the biggest challenge.

That means stretching your tax dollars and keeping taxes low. At a time when the federal government is spending money it does not have, you must find new ways to make your tax dollars go further at the local level.

Today we live in a time where our Public Safety employees are disrespected and attacked. We need to ensure that our police and fire are fully equipped to do their job, and keep our city a safe and wonderful community in which to live. I am committed to the safety of our citizens and our public safety officers.

Workman: Our biggest and most urgent challenge is finding solutions to preserve the high quality of services we provide our residents – police, fire and public services, and keeping our commitment to our retirees to pay the pensions they were promised.

To achieve that, we need to either maintain the revenues from our

enterprise operations, particularly the landfill, or discover other means of generating revenue. As a member of the Committee and Council that oversees these operations, I have worked over the years to find fiscal and environmentally sound ways to keep taxes low. As a result, the City portion of the taxes paid by our residents is among the lowest Downriver, yet the quality of the services we provide is unparalleled and the envy of other cities. If re-elected, I promise to continue to guide the City in this achievement.

What are your top two reasons for running for city council?

Beganski: First, Riverview is where my husband and I chose to buy a house and put down roots. I have an opportunity to help our city get back to where we were 30 years ago, when we had well funded first responders and a booming economy. I’m going to do it.

Second, what happened to the cash flow the city used to have?

Riverview had money to build a brand new City Hall, purchase a new fire truck and also to expand the fire house because the new truck simply wouldn’t fit in the existing structure as it was. Our police department and schools were well funded. Our community center regularly held no cost events and programs for our residents’ enjoyment. The parks and playgrounds were well maintained.

Funding came from the land preserve and the refuse that was brought in. The garbage never stopped. Again, where did the money go?

Eckman: A couple of reasons why I’d like to join the City Council include wanting to give back to my community and making a difference.

I believe I can become an asset to the Council in helping to resolve both small and large issues, and getting ideas in motion. I love our city! My approach is realistic. I’m a team player and want what’s best for the residents of the city of Riverview.

Greenhill: I want a stronger presence to the resident taxpayers to perform the necessary actions for a more efficient government and showing the effectiveness of how tax dollars are spent to the benefit of our valued residents.

Gunaga: First, finding a solution to help us close the landfill without the SEE VOTERS, Page 26

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experience. Not only have I served on the City Council for the last eight years but I have been involved in the city government for the past 43 years – first as a member of the Police Department where I started as a patrolman and rose to the Chief of Police, and then served as City Manager for the last 12 years of my employment. I have seen every aspect of the city from every perspective, and I understand what works here, and what doesn’t. My knowledge is, therefore, far deeper than others, since I worked with the issues, staff and residents on a daily basis.

My decisions are based on a depth of understanding that is far beyond that of other candidates.

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Continued from page 25 city losing any of its public services or raising taxes.

Second, helping keep our city safe by supporting our police and fire departments.

Makarounas: First, Riverview has given me many opportunities and I feel this is one way I can give back.

Second, instead of just complaining about problems online, I’d rather help solve them.

Robbins: First, I feel a sense of responsibility to this community and to my family. It’s not you, it’s not me, it’s We The People.

Let’s build a council that works cohesively for the betterment of our community instead of hindering progress.

Shupe: Number one is the Land Preserve. I hope to be able to find a solution to all the concerns that people are telling me. The solution or solutions have to be what is best for the community and the strength of our survival as a viable, growing, and profitable for all concerned.

To let people have a voice and inform them of all facets of our community so they may make a wise and workable solution for all.

Towle: First, to bring more accountability to the fiscal spending of the city. We need to be competitive in all that we do, but not extravagant or foolish.

Retirement benefits and retiree health care that is far more generous than our benchmark communities, is just one flagrant example.

Second, the city council must take back responsibility for the operation of the city. This is not a responsibility that the Council can just delegate.

Time for a change and accountability.

Trombley: To maintain our quality of life and involve the community in decision making. I will make my best effort to listen and include everyone at the table; be a strong advocate for future prosperity and quality of life and ensure that our tax dollars are put to good use and are fully accounted for while upholding the highest standards of transparency.

Workman: First, I can provide the steady, experienced leadership that is needed to guide the City through rough financial times that lay ahead as we deal with the potential loss of revenue at the landfill.

We have been through tough times in the past while I was City Manager when the housing market burst, property values declined sharply along with tax revenue, and we acted proactively and decisively to protect our services to the residents. We may go through a similar event, and I am well qualified to be part of the leadership team that gets us through it again.

Second, I believe I represent the values of our residents. I appreciate the dedicated service of the police, fire and our other departments. I will never support anything that negatively affects them or the service they provide our residents.

I will never vote to defund the police, nor will I vote to allow recreational marijuana businesses to come to Riverview even though it means revenue to the city.

I believe in protecting the property values of our homeowners. I am in favor of transparency in government and, in fact, lead the movement to televise our study sessions so residents can be more informed of the City’s business.

My track record also shows that I support low city taxes, recognizing that we have many seniors who live on fixed incomes and cannot afford to pay any more.

Given my years of service to the residents, as an employee, then as the City Manager and now as a Councilmember, people know what to expect – they have seen my character, my love of this City and my commitment to the residents.

They know I work hard to protect their lives and property – and I will never let them down. There are no surprises and no hidden agendas – I am not a politician and I don’t play political games. I simply want to serve the city I love.

Do you have specific ideas for bringing new businesses to the city?

Beganski: Yes! We need to reduce the obstacles new businesses face in order to open. Businesses clearly need to be up to code but the city could reduce the costs of inspections or work something out to do a deferred payment for their certificate of occupancy.

There should be incentives to make the city a more desirable place to do business.

Eckman: I do have some specific ideas for bringing new business to the city. I’d like to discuss those ideas with the residents of the city, through the City Council, after I’m elected.

Greenhill: Yes, to offer incentives for the new businesses in the form of taxation for a set period of time, for a certain number of jobs created, for the amount of investment in the city, and for added value to our city.

Gunaga: Businesses want to operate in a safe area, so by supporting our police, our city will be more appealing to them. Also, offering something simple such as free advertising in our local newspaper or local channels would help let them know that the community will support them.

Have a small-business support shopping day once a month to get people to invest in local shops, stores and restaurants. It could be a fun event that helps everyone now that our socializing isn’t as restricted. We would be getting out and spending more time with each other and helping our community at the same time.

Makarounas: This is another major issue for Riverview. A problem that needs to be attacked at all angles.

I would start by talking with current business owners about challenges they face. Secondly, I would approach empty location owners about why these locations have been empty and for exactly how long.

I would also see what help and resources the city could provide new businesses.

Robbins: I believe the businesses are out there. I also believe that we need to take a serious look at our ordinance department and community development, because if the perception is half as authoritarian to new businesses as it is to a lot of our residents, that’s trouble. If the perception is that it’s too much hassle to

build in Riverview, then something has to change.

Shupe: I was listening to a business report on a list of businesses going to Texas and Florida. Why can we not call them and invite them to look here for a place to be welcomed?

We need to seek out a business in other areas of our state, and in other states that are dissatisfied and looking for a better business climate.

Towle: The City Waste Disposal Site expansion is the most important project for Riverview right now.

The site provides over $3 million annually to fund city services and will max out of capacity in 2026 unless our plan to expand the site is approved.

I have been working diligently with council to assure that Wayne County and the various unions at the site actively support the expansion. I will continue to make sure this important project gets done.

Trombley: This has been a tough year and a half due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but we should be focusing on public policies like tax abatements, grants and other special incentives to promote business development.

We need to be known as a business-friendly community and market ourselves better to decisionmakers in the commercial world.

We do this by advertising and participating in events that allow us to showcase Riverview to a wide audience of entrepreneurs. Companies like Ash Stevens have found a home here.

We need to spread the word that Riverview is a hidden jewel for business owners, offering a great labor pool and desirable housing stock, quality schools, and a responsive city government.

Workman: Yes. We are in the process of forcing some landowners in the business districts to clean up their properties and to become more appealing so as to raise the “curb appeal “ of the City as a whole by bringing vigorous enforcement actions against those who neglect their property. We continue to listen and work with responsible business owners who want to expand their existing facilities by cutting through the red tape and making our administration more “business friendly.” Finally, we have tasked the Manager and his staff to get the word out to businesses outside the City that Riverview is a great place to be – for themselves and their employees.

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Ways to improve your health in under five minutes 3. Quit smoking. Nicotine can restrict blood flow throughout the body - even your spine.

4. Get a new pair of shoes. Shoes that are comfortable and have a heel less than one inch are ideal for your back.

We all want to live healthy, robust lives. In today’s fast paced world, it can seem that there just isn’t time for it all. But we’ve got good news - small changes can have a big impact on your health.

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Use the stairs instead of an elevator You can climb one flight of stairs in less than 30 seconds and it’s a great way to increase blood flow.

Add one extra glass of water into your day Create a goal to drink one additional glass of water each morning as a part of our wake-up routine.

Work on your balance now - your older self will thank you You can do this by adding balance exercises into your daily routine. How? Start by balancing on one leg at a time for just ten seconds each. Repeat a few times.

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LEGAL NOTICES

TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF RIVERVIEW: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a City Primary Election will be held in the City of Riverview, Wayne County, Michigan, on Tuesday, August 3, 2021, between the hours of 7:00 AM and 8:00 PM prevailing Eastern Time to elect the following: CITY COUNCIL (Vote for 3) All persons voting in this election must provide appropriate photo identification or complete an affidavit in order to vote. Any person voting in this election must be: a citizen of the United States of America, over eighteen years of age, and a registered elector of the City of Riverview.

Further, the New Voting Precincts will be held in the following locations: Precinct l - Riverview High School Gymnasium, 12431 Longsdorf (Quarry Road Entrance) Precinct 2- Riverview City Hall Gymnasium, 14100 Civic Park Drive (Gym Entrance) Precinct 3 - Seitz Middle School Cafeteria, l7800 Kennebec (North Entrance – Auditorium) Precinct 4 - Forest Elementary School Gymnasium, l9400 Hampton All electors who are registered with the city clerk in which they reside are eligible to vote at this election. Sample ballots can be found at www.mi.gov/ vote. To comply with the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), voting instructions will be available in audio format and in Braille. Arrangements for obtaining the instructions in these alternative formats can be made by contacting the city clerk in advance of the election. All polling locations are accessible for voters with disabilities.

This public notice is given in accordance with Section 168.653(a) of the Michigan Election Law as amended.

Cynthia M. Hutchison, City Clerk CITY OF RIVERVIEW NOTICE OF CLOSE OF REGISTRATION FOR THE AUGUST 3, 2021 CITY PRIMARY ELECTION

CITY OF RIVERVIEW ELECTION NOTICE PUBLIC ACCURACY TEST Notice is hereby given that a Public Accuracy Test will be conducted for the purpose of certifying the program and scanning devices used to process voter ballots for the State Primary Wayne County Special Election to be held on Tuesday, August 3, 2021, in the City of Riverview, Wayne County, Michigan.

Said Test is open to the public and any concerned parties may witness the test on Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at 3:00 PM at City of Riverview Municipal Building, City Services Conference Room, 14100 Civic Park Drive, Riverview, Michigan.

48193.

Cynthia M. Hutchison, City Clerk

CITY OF RIVERVIEW COUNTY OF WAYNE STATE OF MICHIGAN NOTICE OF ABSENT VOTER APPLICATION/BALLOT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that applications for Absent Voter Ballots from any registered voter in Riverview for the City Primary Election to be held on Tuesday, August 3, 2021, will be received in the office of the City Clerk from 9 AM to 5 PM Monday through Friday or dropped in the drive-through video monitored ballot box in the city hall police department front parking lot or inside the Police Department Lobby Drop Box 24/7. Voters requesting a ballot may take a picture of the signed/completed application and email it to elections@ cityofriverview.com. Absentee Voters on the Permanent Absentee Voter Mailing List who do not receive their ballot by July 11, 2021, please contact the clerk’s office.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, Voters please be aware that voting in person at the precincts where social distancing rules will be observed, may increase the time you wait in line to vote your ballot.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, the Clerk’s office Friday, July 30, 2021, is the deadline for acceptance of absentee ballot applications to be voted outside the Clerk’s Office. The Clerk’s office will be open Saturday, July 31, 2021, from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

To the Qualified Electors of the City of Riverview, Wayne County: Please take Notice that any qualified elector of Riverview who is not already registered, may register to vote at the office of the City Clerk; the office of the County Clerk; a Secretary of State branch office, or other designated state agency. Registration forms can be obtained at mi.gov/vote and mailed to the City Clerk or online at the following link: https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/ registervoter. Voters who are already registered may update their registration at www.expressSOS.com. The last day to register in any manner other than in-person with the local clerk is Monday, July 19, 2021. After this date, anyone who qualifies as an elector may register to vote in person with proof of residency (MCL 168.492) at the City Clerk’s office, located at 14100 Civic Park Drive, Riverview, Michigan, 48193, at the following times: Regular business hours: Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Saturday, July 31, 2021, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Election Day, Tuesday, August 3, 2020, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the City of Riverview will be voting on the following Contest: CITY COUNCIL (Vote for 3) A sample ballot may be viewed at www.cityofriverview.com when available.

Persons with special needs as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act should contact the clerk’s office.

Cynthia M. Hutchison, City Clerk

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the deadline for applications for absentee ballots to be voted in person at the Clerk’s office in accordance with Sec. 168.76l of the Michigan Compiled Laws is 4:00 PM on August 2, 2021.

EMERGENCY ABSENT VOTERS’ APPLICATIONS will be issued to any registered elector prior to 4:00 PM on election day if he/she shall become physically disabled, or absent from the City because of sickness or death in the family which has occurred at a time making it impossible to apply for absent voter ballots by the statutory deadline.

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CITY OF RIVERVIEW, WAYNE COUNTY, MICHIGAN REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES HELD ON MONDAY, JUNE 7, 2021 The Virtual Meeting was called to order at 8:01 p.m.

Presiding: Mayor Swift, Present: Councilmembers Blanchette, Norton, ONeil, Towle, Trombley, Workman Also Present: Various Department Heads, Attorneys Pentiuk and Morgan Approved May 17, 2021, Regular and May 27, 2021 Special Meeting Minutes, by unanimous vote.

The Mayor offered Public Comments.

Nominated and Appointed Mr. Gerald Masley, Mr. Jerry Perry and Mr. Gene Wagoner to the Veterans’ Memorial Committee by unanimous vote.

Amended Veterans’ Memorial Committee resolution adding alternate citizen

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AYES: Councilmembers Blanchette, Towle, Trombley, Workman NAYS: Mayor Swift, Councilmembers Norton, ONeil Motion carried.

Nominated and Appointed to the Veterans’ Memorial Committee Mr. Elmer Trombley as the alternate citizen member by unanimous vote.

Approved Consent Agenda by unanimous vote.

• Ratify Emergency Award of Temporary Labor Services to Entech Staffing Solutions and Advance Staffing on an as needed basis for a one (1) year period.

Adopted Resolution Approving the 2021/22 Annual Operating Budget for the City of Riverview by unanimous vote.

Adopted Resolution Approving the 2021/22 City of Riverview Operating Millage Rates by unanimous vote.

Adopted Resolution Approving the 2021-2016 Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) for the City of Riverview by unanimous vote.

Approved Bid and Agreement for the 2021 Street Sectioning Program with Dominic Gaglio Construction, Inc., in the amount of $545,347.00 plus contingency of $54,534.70 for a total of $599,881.70 by unanimous vote.

Waived Bid Process and Authorized Asphalt Mastic Repairs with Scodeller Construction for $84,773.50 with 10% contingency of $8,477.35 for a total cost of $93,250.85 with Authorization for Charles E. Raines Company Engineering Fees not to exceed $12,500.00 by unanimous vote.

Authorized Second Reading, by title only, and Adoption of Proposed Ordinance No. 722, regarding Section 66-3 of the Code of Ordinances, to ratify and approve Traffic Control Order Number 427 by unanimous vote.

PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 722 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF RIVERVIEW TO AMEND SECTION 66-3 TO RATIFY AND APPROVE TRAFFIC CONTROL ORDER NUMBER 427 Recessed into Closed Session for the Purpose of Discussing Labor Negotiations for the Police Command Unit by unanimous vote.

Meeting recessed at 8:30 p.m.

Meeting reconvened at 8:38 p.m.

Roll Call: Mayor Swift, Councilmembers Blanchette, Norton, ONeil, Towle, Trombley, Workman Ratified and Confirmed Tentative Agreement with Police Patrol Unit for Wage Opener for the Fourth and Final Year of the Current Collective Bargaining Agreement by unanimous vote.

Meeting adjourned at 8:40 p.m. by unanimous vote.

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Authorize Solicitation of Bid Proposals for Aggregate for the Land Preserve.

Authorize Solicitation of Bids for Granulated Activated Carbon (GAC) ChangeOut for the Land Preserve.

Authorize Solicitation of Bids for Aerial Photography and Digital Mapping Specifications.

Approve Budget Amendments as presented.

Adopted Resolution Establishing the 2021/22 Recreation Fee Schedule, by unanimous vote.

Waived Purchasing Manual Ethics to allow mayor, council, department heads and designated staff by the city manager to attend Riverview Highlands Invitational Golf outing on June 24, 2021, by unanimous vote.

Awarded Cooperative Bid to Darktrace for Cyber Security Services for fouryear total cost of $94,160.00, by unanimous vote.

Approved appointments of Mayor Swift, Councilmembers Norton and Trombley to the Veterans’ Memorial Committee by unanimous vote.

Meeting adjourned at 8:04 p.m. by unanimous vote.

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CITY OF RIVERVIEW, WAYNE COUNTY, MICHIGAN REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES HELD ON MONDAY, JUNE 21, 2021 The Virtual Meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m.

Presiding: Mayor Swift, Present: Councilmembers Blanchette, Norton, ONeil, Towle, Trombley, Workman Also Present: Various Department Heads, Attorney Morgan Approved June 7, 2021, Regular Meeting Minutes, by unanimous vote.

The Mayor offered Public Comments. No one spoke.

Appointed Ms. Maria Alderman to the Parks and Recreation Commission for an unexpired term set to expire July 31, 2022, by unanimous vote.

Re-appointed Mr. Bruce Pease to the Retirement Board of Trustees for a three-year term set to expire July 1, 2024, by unanimous vote.

Approved Consent Agenda by unanimous vote.

Accept a $750.00 Grant Award from the Professional Golf Association (PGA) Junior Golf Development Program.

Ratify Emergency Sewage Pump Repair at Greentrees Lift Station with Kennedy Industries for $7,545.00 Award Bid and Agreement for Seven Fire House Bay Door Openers with West Metro Door, Inc., with 10% contingency for a total amount of $8,030.02.

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Summerfest was super, thanks Rec Department I’m sure by now everyone’s heard the news - we’re free. Take off your mask, but continue to wash your hands, and keep your comfortable distance..

The CDC and the governor are in sync on the new message.

But, wait. Hold on. On a different channel, the scientists are saying that a GERALD variant is lurking that may PERRY well be worse than the Riverview original COVID-19 virus.

Register Darn, just when I was feeling comfortable. Well isn’t this a conundrum? Who are we supposed to believe? I guess the answer is, “It’s everyone for themselves.”

Good luck with that.

Anyway so much for the “good news - bad news.”

This year’s Summerfest was a welcome relief from the Coronavirus plague.

And from what I saw and heard, it was a rousing success.

Thank you to the Recreation Department and its two-man crew: Todd Dickman and Donna Mitchell. Also the Police and Fire departments. Great job, guys.

July 4th came and went.

The day we celebrate the birth of the United States of America.

A day in 1776 when the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress.

The Congress was split back then.

Things never change, I guess. Nine colonies voted to ratify the Declaration.

Of the 13, Pennsylvania and South Carolina voted no, Delaware was undecided and New York abstained.

Most everybody knows from their history class who the authors of the Declaration were - Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and John Adams.

Not so popular were Roger Sherman and Robert R. Livingston.

Here’s a fact not many of you likely know, the Representative introducing the resolution was Richard Henry Lee of Virginia. I know to some this is boring, but it is ever so important to our country’s history.

Here’s Another teaser. Where was the first Continental Congress held?

If you guessed Washington D.C. You

are wrong. It was in Philadelphia.

When did Congress declare the swampy, humid, muddy, mosquitoinfested city of Washington, the permanent Capital of the United States?

The answer is , July 16, 1790.

Was Michigan a member of the original colonies? No. Michigan didn’t apply for statehood until January 26, 1837.

Anyhow, so much for our country’s history quiz.

Here’s something a little more local When did Riverview become incorporated as a village?

If you guessed 1959 you’re wrong.

The key word here is Village. Riverview was incorporated as a Village in 1922, Riverview became registered as a city in 1959.

The story has it that Riverview Village officials and the city of Trenton’s officials both had signed petitions calling for the squaring off the individual boundaries, which included the same parcels north of King Road.

Riverview wanted all of the area and Trenton only wanted half of the area.

But Trenton and Riverview both had to present the petitions to the Wayne County Clerk’s office before the end of the day on Nov 20 1957.

But here’s the kicker. Riverview won because Riverview’s petition beat Trenton’s petition by one hour.

Riverview’s petition was carried downtown by Riverview resident Mrs. Nancy Jones.

Who was the first President of the Village of Riverview? It was Samuel L. Vreeland Who was Thornton H. Colvin? If that sounds familiar, it is because he was a former Village President who donated the trophy to be awarded to the winner of the annual football game between Riverview High School and Grosse Ile High School, back in the 1930s. The Colvin Cup was reintroduced to the rivalry a few years back and continues to this day.

One more. Who was the first Mayor of Riverview? Here’s a hint, it was back in 1959. Thomas McShane.

You should probably know who the current mayor is. If not, I’ll give you a hint. He writes a monthly article in the Riverview Register.

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Forest Elementary students ended the school year on a high note by participating in their annual Fun Run and Field Day during the last two weeks of school.

The Fun Run looked a little different this year as students were not able to run through the Forest Neighborhood. And students were surprised when the Riverview Fire and Police Departments made an appearance. The students were lucky as they were able to run with Police Chief Beggs, take pictures with officer McClendon, check out the fire truck and talk with the fire fighters.

They loved it!

Our favorite DJ Tim Ames played music while the students ran and enjoyed popsicles.

We also turned this event into a fundraiser. Enough money was raised to replace some old equipment, as well as add new activities to enhance our gym curriculum.

The last day of school the students participated in Field Day. They had a dunk tank, obstacle course, ice cream truck, DJ, and many fun relays to add to the fun. Dr. Pickell, our superintendent joined in and hopped in the dunk tank, as did Mr. Ryan.

At 9 a.m. the water was a little chilly, but Mr. was tough.

Students and teachers stepped up to take their chance to knock him in the water.

After a tough school year students were able to enjoy some moments of normalcy and fun with the help of all the parents, staff, principal Meli and Dr. Pickell.

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Both the baseball team and the softball team won district and regional titles before being eliminated in the state quarterfinal round. The baseball team was beaten by eventual state champion Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett.

The baseball team started its postseason journey by beating Ida 6-2 in its first playoff game. The districthost Pioneers then topped Monroe St, Mary Catholic Central 5-3 to claim the district championship. SMCC had beaten Erie Mason to reach the finals.

At regionals, also hosted by Gabriel Richard, the Pioneers played a pair of nail biters, knocking off Canton Prep 2-0 in the regional semifinal and then beating Jackson Lumen Christi 1-0 in eight innings.

The regional final was a thriller and the Pioneers won it with a basesloaded walk by Nick Wisniewski in the

bottom of the eighth inning. The base on balls forced in Brendan Hills with the game-winning run.

In the quarterfinals, though, Liggett proved to be too much, winning 6-1. The Knights then went on to beat Buchanan 2-0 in the Division 3 state semifinal and they blasted Traverse City St. Francis in the state championship game on June 19.

Gabriel Richard finished the year with an 8-16-1 record with half of their wins coming in the state playoffs.

The softball team travelled a similar path.

The Pioneers began their journey simply enough with a 18-0 win over Dearborn Heights Robichaud to win the tiny district.

Photo by Larry Caruso At regionals, the host Pioneers The Gabriel Richard baseball team came together at the end of the 2021 were dominant, beating first St. season, winning four state playoff games and district and regional titles.

Mary Catholic Central 10-1 and then Clinton’s stay in the tournament Division 3 state quarterfinal game.

University Liggett 12-2 to win the lasted just one more game as it lost 5-1 championship.

The Pioneers fell behind 4-0 in the to eventual state champion Richmond.

The run came to an end three days game and a late surge was too little to Richard finished the year with a 19after winning the regional title as get them out of the hole. Each team 16 final record. the Pioneers fell to Clinton 4-2 in a had just four hits in the game.

Pioneer power The Gariel Richard baseball and softball team each showed off a little during last month’s Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 3 state playoffs.

The baseball team won four games, a district championship and a regional championship before being halted by eventual state champion Grosse Pointe University Liggett. The softball team won three games, a district crown and a regional championship before falling inthe state quarterfinals to Clinton.

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Back to having fun After a year’s absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Riverview Summerfest made a triumphant return in 2021. The event, held June 17-19 at Young Patriot’s Park was clearly a success as Riverview and Downriver residents turned out for carnival rides, games, food, entertainment and, of course, fireworks, which lit up the night sky over the Riverview Sanitary Land Preserve on the night of June 18.

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