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Happy days! The Grosse Ile football team celebrates after last Saturday’s MHSAA Division 4 regional playoff victory over Pennfield High School in Battle Creek. With the win, Grosse Ile qualified for the Divison 4 state semifinals against Marine City. The game will be at 1 p.m. tomorrow at a neutral site, Birmingham Groves High School.
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Open Space Committee update Past events, activities in progress discussed As we approach the end of 2011, your Open Space Committee felt it was time to give the residents of Grosse Ile an update of the past activities of your committee, and the current status of the Open Space Program. The narrative, which follows outlines events of the past year, and the things we are doing to ensure the viability of the Open Space Program.
Past events and accomplishments •We changed the date and time of our monthly meetings so that more residents can attend. •We prepared a more understandable document outlining our policies and procedures. This document was formally approved by the township board. •The township board found it necessary to use $1.6 million of Open Space funds to pay a judgment involving the Grosse Ile Bridge Co. In turn, 74 acres of township-owned vacant land were transferred to the Open Space Program. •Considerable time was spent in dealing with the trail issue in an attempt to satisfy the diverse opinions of residents.
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The current internal procedure we adopted in 2006 was revised and is now before the township board for formal approval to settle this issue once and for all. •Two new members were added to the committee, Pat Selby and Darryl Filarski. They replaced Margarete Hasserodt, who resigned to spend more time with her family, and Joe Esordi, who moved out of state to accept a new position. Our thanks to Margarete and Joe for their service to our community, and to Pat and Darryl for volunteering as members of our committee.
Activities in progress •The township manager’s office is in the negotiation phase of purchasing additional privately owned vacant land to be protected. Assuming that negotiations are successful, there will be little funding left in the Open Space acquisition fund to buy any additional property. The acquisition millage is expiring at the end of this year and has not been renewed. At the time of this article, there is $1.1million in the fund and approximately 270 acres
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of privately owned vacant land in large groups of five acres or more. •We are revamping the Overseer Program to add selected residents who live adjacent to Open Space properties. The selected residents will help our committee members do a better job of monitoring and maintaining these properties. Letters are being sent to residents to volunteer for this work. If you would like to help, please contact our chairman, Cliff St. Pierre, at 1-734-675-3926 or email clifford.pierre@sbcglobal. net. •We continue to have the biannual Dump the Junk, Find the Treasure events in May and October. This action helps keep our vacant lands free of debris. •From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Dec. 3, we will conduct, as a test case, a wood removal event on the north side of Grosse Ile Parkway between Meridian and Parke Lane. At the conclusion of this one-time event we will do a “what went right, what went wrong analysis” to determine if we should continue this event and if so how it should be organized. The purpose of this action is to improve the appearance of and ability to walk through our Open Spaces at the least costs and at the same time to provide firewood for our residents. Those who are interested must apply for a one-time permit at the Township Hall administration office by the close of business Dec. 1 and present it to PLEASE SEE SPACE/3-A
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The Open Space Committee continues to offers its biannual Dump the Junk, Find the Treasure events in May and October in an effort to keep vacant lands free of debris.
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‘You Can’t Take It With You’ to be performed this fall By Nicole Skehan Guest Writer
What do a ballerina who can’t dance, a firework maker who works in his basement, a terrible play writer and painter, a fashionable religious woman, and a business man have in common? They are just some of the characters in this year’s high school fall play, “You Can’t Take It With You.” “It is very funny, witty and it’s going to be a great show to see,” said Alex Starkey, a junior. “However, it is not G rated.” The moral of this threeact show, originally by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, is whether
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“You Can’t Take It With You” will be on stage at the high school today and tomorrow. people should do what they love or what earns them the most money. The play is about the Sycamore family — a poor and seemingly mad family that works at what they love to do — and the Kirby family, an unhappy, wealthy family that doesn’t understand the other’s view on success. When Alice Sycamore
falls in love with Tony Kirby, the two unique families must combine. “A lot of people can relate to this play,” said Renee Scavone, a sophomore. “Everyone has been embarrassed by their family.” Rehearsals for the play started Sept 26. All of the actors must be very dedi-
cated, making sure they have the time to memorize their lines and get into character. Without the cooperation and devotion from the actors, the production would falter. “The hard work is worth it when you hear the applause at the end of the show,” said Katy Reich, sophomore.
If you would like to support the GIHS Thespians and find out what happens to the two families in this play, come to the GIHS auditorium Nov. 18 and 19. The play will start at 7:30 p.m. and will be $6 for students, $8 for adults and $5 for senior citizens. (Nicole Skehan is a senior at Grosse Ile High School.)
If you go: ■ What: “You Can’t Take It With You.” ■ Where: GIHS auditorium. ■ When: Peformances start at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 18-19. Tickets are $6 for students, $8 for adutls and $5 for senior citizens.
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Corrections The Ile Camera strives to cover the news fairly, accurately and honestly. It is our policy to correct errors of fact or statements needing clarification. Please write the Ile Camera or contact editor Lena Khzouz at lkhzouz@heritage.com or at 1-734-246-0457.
Karrar family shows dedication to country To the Editor: Thank you, Karrar family! This is the kind of story that should be front page news in all papers. What an inspiring and proud family. I have always thanked all our veterans and their families for their sacrifices they have given to our country. To find a family with all their children tied to various branches of the military is extraordinary beyond belief. They have seven children, with five of age serving in or supporting their spouse in the armed services. Sarah and Ryan are in the Air Force. Bethany’s husband, Chelsea and Alex are in the Navy. Kyle and Caitlin are juniors in high school. We can only guess what branch they will serve in a couple of years.
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In a perfect world, if more families were centered around service, honor, courage, respect, dedication and commitment to others, then maybe we wouldn’t need a military. I salute and pray for your family, Jeff and Sherel Karrar. Eric Boddy and family East River
Thank you, residents, for successful drive To the Editor: Thank you to the residents of Grosse Ile for a successful Scouting for Food event. Cub Scout Pack 1261 distributed instruction bags islandwide and Boy Scout Troop 1261 collected the non-perishable food items this past week. Your generosity kept our spirits high. You helped to fight hunger in southeastern Michigan while teach-
ing Scouts the value of service to the community. Yi-Chia Schmaeman BSA Troop 1261 chairwoman
Invasive plants must be dealt with To the Editor: Grosse Ile has long been a desirable place to live. An island in the mouth of the Detroit River, its residents enjoy scenic beauty, and access to water for many forms of recreation. It has long been that way. These advantages have sustained premium property values that have supported a traditionally solid tax base. This has enabled our schools to attain high levels of academic achievement. Our public safety, police and fire are exceptional. Our crime rate is low and our Fire Department sustains a level of quality seldom attained by volunteer staff.
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My wife was in the hosI am grateful for my famI am grateful to my parI would have to say my pital for major surgery and ily and our winning football ents, family and friends. family. I am thankful she is home team. and she is doing fine. ART MACNEE MARGIE GAPE STEVEN CAMPBELL TOM PODGAJSKI HAWTHORN GLEN EAST RIVER MACOMB EAST RIVER
For many years our fresh water supply has come from Detroit. The quality of our fresh water is among the best in the nation and is abundant. For many years it has been reasonably priced. In recent times, not all would agree that management of the water supply source has been the best. Future water costs, assuming a sustained relationship with Detroit, are estimated to increase greatly. Creating a new source of fresh water is a topic of recent consideration. That alternative would also require large financial sums. Grosse Ile operates its own wastewater treatment plant that collects and processes sewage and storm drainage. Our water treatment facilities have functioned well for years. In more recent times, growth in housing units on PLEASE SEE LETTERS/35-A
What’s your view? The Grosse Ile Camera welcomes comments from readers. All submissions must include your name, address and daytime telephone number. Policy: The Ile Camera will publish letters to the editor except those not suitable for a family newspaper. We reserve the right to edit the letters for length, grammar and accuracy. E-mail: Send all letters to the editor to Lena Khzouz at lkhzouz@heritage.com. Address: Letter to the editor, The Ile Camera, One Heritage Place, Suite 100, Southgate, MI 48195. Phone: 1-734-246-0800.
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In addition to our HMO, we also offer Alliance Medicare Supplement, Alliance Medicare Rx (pdp), Alliance Medicare PPO and HAP Senior Plus (hmo-pos) plans. It’s great to be recognized on behalf of our members; it’s even better to provide each of them with the personal attention and service they deserve.
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*Based on Medicare’s 2011 and 2012 Overall Plan Star Ratings. See full results at www.medicare.gov. Plan performance summary star ratings are assessed each year and may change from one year to the next. Health Alliance Plan is a health plan with a Medicare contract. Alliance Medicare Rx (pdp) is a stand-alone Prescription Drug Plan with a Medicare contract. Alliance Medicare PPO, Alliance Medicare Rx (pdp) and Alliance Medicare Supplement are products of Alliance Health and Life Insurance Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Health Alliance Plan. Alliance Medicare Supplement plan is not connected with or endorsed by the United States Government or the Federal Medicare program. Neither Alliance Medicare Supplement nor its agents are connected with Medicare.
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Norwood. Cleanups also will be held from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Nov. 28 at the marsh and 2 to 4:30 p.m. Dec. 5 at the Gibraltar Bay Unit. Those interested in volunteering should email
p.m. Nov. 21 at Humbug Marsh, 5437 W. Jefferson, in Trenton. Volunteers will remove honeysuckle and buckthorn from the Humbug Marsh Unit of the refuge along with biologist Greg
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The Grosse Ile Garden Club will host its annual Christmas Auction Dec. 5 at Centennial Farm. A continental breakfast will be served at 9 a.m. The auction begins at 10 a.m., followed by a light lunch at 12:30 p.m. Admission is two canned or nonperishable food items. All proceeds go to the Downriver Salvation Army and Goodfellows. For more information, call 1-734-892-5606.
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Island Kiddie Kampus is hosting a toy drive for Help Orchards Children’s Services families. New, unwrapped gifts can be dropped off at all three Island Kiddie Kampus locations, 8200 Grays Drive on Grosse Ile, 14525 Sibley in Riverview, and 15100 North Line in Southgate. They will be picked up Dec. 15. Orchards services more than 4,000 children each year, providing foster care, adoption and clinic and home-based services. Orchards reaches out to the community at large and provides youth programs. Donations for the nonprofit organization are tax deductible. Orchards’ Wayne County
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Additional beneficiaries of the organization’s projects include Stop Sexual Trafficking, Project Sierra, Dresses for Africa, American Cancer Association, and Relief for Haiti. For more information, call Sally Carter at 1-734379-8741 or visit www.siflatrock.webs.com.
Pet food drive Island Animal Clinic is holding a pet food drive now through December for shelter animals. Items that are needed, including dry or canned dog or cat food and treats and non-clumping cat litter, can be dropped off at the clinic during business hours. Food will be donated to the Grosse Ile Animal Shelter and the food bank for the Michigan Humane Society.
Host families needed The Chinese Tuition Student program that debuted last year at Grosse Ile High School brought the two cultures closer and provided funding to the school district and host families, according to organizers of the program. The program will be held again for the 2012-13 school year. Five or six students from China will be invited to live with families in America for several months, allowing for people from the two cultures to learn from each other. Five or six adults are needed to take these students into their homes as “host” parents. These can be married couples or single individuals with or without children. All of the students will be 16 or older, speak English, will be seniors in PLEASE SEE NEWS/14-A
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Fellowship is offered to those who accept Lord Just over two weeks ago I celebrated my fourth wedding anniversary with my best friend and wife, Megan. We took a whole day for ourselves and spent time together doing whatever
our hearts desired. We went to a nice Italian dinner, watched a great Christian movie, took a walk in the park and just enjoyed the time with each other. We are both very active, so it was a
special treat for both of us. There is honestly nothing I enjoy more than spending time with her. Throughout God’s word, he shares with us the importance of unity and fellow-
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Catholic Community 21599 Parke Lane, Grosse Ile, MI 48138 (734) 676-1378 Parish Mass Schedule 5:00 p.m. Saturday, 8:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. Sunday 7:00 p.m. Monday Mass/Church, 8:30 a.m. Tuesday through Thursday in St. Anne’s Chapel. Holy Day Mass at 8:30 a.m. & 7:30 p.m./Church Christian Formation Pre-3 & 4 years old, Kindergarten through 8th grade. Confirmation, Youth Group, Adult Formation, RCIA.
ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH 25150 East River • 676-1727 The Very Rev. Philip Dinwiddie Worship Services
Sunday 8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist in the Historic Chapel Sunday 10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist in the Main Sanctuary Wednesday 10:00 a.m. Weekday Service & Holy Eucharist
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ship on all different levels. Going all the way back to the first of God’s word in Genesis 2:18, it says: “And the Lord God said, ‘It is not good that man should be alone, I will make him a helper comparable to him.’” Even at the very beginning God himself saw our need for fellowship and unity with others. He blesses us with wives and husbands, children, parents, siblings, etc. Notice when our savior and Lord Jesus Christ taught his disciples how to pray in Matthew 6:9-13, he said “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on Earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.” Even in our prayers we should have each other on in mind because fellowship and unity are so important. God offers us true fellowship, but it’s only offered to those who accept Jesus Christ as savior and Lord. The fellowship we have with one another comes after our fellowship with him. 1 John 1:3 tell us that true fellowship with one another comes from having true fellowship with God the Father and Jesus Christ. The only relationships that truly last lifetimes are relationships founded in Jesus Christ. Oftentimes we look to other people to fill a void in our hearts and lives that only Jesus Christ can fill, then we wonder why the
relationship falls apart. We hope that we can fill the void with a girl or a boy, but don’t feel the joy we hoped for. It’s exciting for a little while then the excitement just fades away. We make lots of friends hoping to feel fulfilled, but we instead feel more emptiness. We surround ourselves with all kinds of people but wonder why we feel so alone. You need Jesus Christ. Having a husband or wife is a great blessing, but
God offers us true fellowship, but it’s only offered to those who accept Jesus Christ as savior and Lord.
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CHURCH BRIEFS As the Grosse Ile Boar’s Head Festival celebrates its 31st anniversary, it is tapping the talents of nearly 600 community cast members. A Christmas celebration with music and pageantry, the Boar’s Head Festival was brought to America from the early British settlers. Performed every four years and endorsed by Grosse Ile’s Interfaith Council of Churches, this festival is an ecumenical undertaking. The cast will sing, perform, or contribute their skills by working on sets, costumes, makeup, lights, sound, publicity, and programs. Spectators will see and hear a brass ensemble, recorders, hand bells, bagpipes, harpsichord, singers, dancers, tumblers, jesters, and townspeople. Musicians include adult, youth and children’s choirs of more than 100 voices
and a 25-piece orchestra. The Grosse Ile Boar’s Head Festival will take place at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Performances will be held at 7 p.m. Dec. 4, (Rotary night only); 8 p.m. Dec. 6 (senior night only); 8 p.m. Dec. 8; 8 p.m. Dec. 9 (Wassail night, limited and general seating available); 2:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Dec. 10; and 4 and 8 p.m. Dec. 11. Ticket prices are $20 for adults, $10 for students, $10 for seniors on Dec. 6, and $100 for the limited seating only on Dec. 9t Wassail night. Wassail tickets include a cocktail reception after the performance and a contribution to the festival. Purchase tickets online at www.boarsheadgi.com or by calling Wendy Moco at 1-734-692-1163. • An Advent Tea will be held from 2:30 to 5 p.m. Dec. 3 at the Ford Yacht Club.
The start of the Advent season will be celebrated with an inspirational message by Ms. Wheelchair Michigan, Sharina Jones, as well as holiday music and an afternoon tea. Individual tables of eight are available for women to hostess/decorate. Hostesses will be setting a festive table with their own dishes, candles and centerpieces. The cost is $15 per person or $120 per table. The yacht club will be providing tea sandwiches, pastries, fruit, punch, tea and coffee. This is an opportunity for ladies to relax and focus on the real meaning of Christmas. For more information and reservations, contact Shannon Genter at 1-734-676-7389 or email Carol Cameron at office@stthomasgi.com. All reservations and payments must be made by Nov. 28.
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Fair trade sale approaching Shopping at parish center starting Nov. 19 Just in time for holiday shopping, the Sacred Heart Catholic Community of Grosse Ile will host its fourth annual Fair Trade Sale at the parish center from 5 to 7 p.m. Nov. 19 and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 20. Fair trade provides under- and unemployed artisans with an opportunity to earn income and improve their quality of life by establish-
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Symphony tryouts The 90-member Henry Ford Community College Metropolitan Symphony Band is the largest community college concert band in Michigan. Membership includes traditional HFCC music students, advanced placement high school students, students from neighboring universities, and adult members of all ages throughout southeast Michigan. HFCC is currently seeking talented musicians interested in trying out for this symphony. This is an opportunity to reunite with musicianship, as well as a chance for all adults young and old who played in high school and college bands to become familiar with their instrument again. The season begins in January and concludes the first week in May. Rehearsals take place in Room F-110 of the college’s Mackenzie Fine Arts Center on the main campus, 5101 Evergreen Road, in Dearborn. The college provides for the use of concert band percussion equipment. Wind instruments are the responsibility of each individual band member. A tuition cost is involved and high school juniors and seniors may receive college credit if they choose to enroll for academic credit. Another option is to enroll through the college’s Center of Life Long Learning, which requires a lesser fee. For more information,
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Musicale to celebrate 80 years When the Grosse Ile Musicale was first organized in 1931 by Mrs. John Karmazin, she invited a small group of women to her home to formulate plans for a musical club. The first official meeting of the Friday Musicale was on Jan. 15, 1932, with 56 members. Requirements for membership were to sing or play an instrument, prepare a paper on a musical topic, or work on or support financially musical events the club sponsored. Men were only allowed as guests and to become a member, you had to be recommended by two current members. Now 80 years later, the Grosse Ile Musicale invites performers from a wide range of musical talent to perform for the group on the second Friday of the month from October through May, when the scholarship winner performs. The by-laws have been changed to open membership to men and offislanders. On Nov. 18, the musicale will celebrate its anniversary with a luncheon at the Grosse Ile Yacht Club, featuring a performance by barbershop quartet Resisting-A-Rest. Although the organization doesn’t usually meet in January, a visiting cellist from Germany has been scheduled for Jan. 20. On Feb. 10, Jim Parker of the Grosse Ile Presbyterian Church, will perform on the piano with various vocalists he coaches. A violinist with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Laurie Landers Goldman, is scheduled for March 9. On April 13, soprano Alana Joi Johnson Tuckey, winner of the musicale scholarship in 1992, will be featured. If interested in joining the group, contact membership chair Lynne Swift at 1-734-671-3577.
The Grosse Ile Garden Club will host its annual Christmas Auction event beginning at 9 a.m. Dec. 5 at Centennial Farm. Admission is two canned or nonperishable food items. All proceeds go to the Downriver Salvation Army and Goodfellows.
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‘Nutcracker’ to be performed Dec. 3-4 The Southeastern Michigan Classical Ballet will present the holiday classic “The Nutcracker” at 5 p.m. Dec. 3 and 2 p.m. Dec. 4 with the Southern Great Lakes Symphony Orchestra at the Trenton High School auditorium. The ballet’s artistic director and choreographer is Gina Dudash. The Southern Great Lakes Symphony will be under the baton of Charles Greenwell. Special guests this year are Elise Eslick and Joel
Hathaway of the Missouri Contemporary Ballet. Other featured performers are Alyssa Athens and Lauren Miller, both of Grosse Ile, who will share the role of Clara this year. Zach Douglas of Monroe will play her mischievous brother, Fritz. Patrick Schultz of Woodhaven will portray Clara’s father, as well as dance the roles of Snow King and Arabian, and Christine Byington of Grosse Ile will play Clara’s
mother. The comical maid will be played by Linda Barror of Grosse Ile, and Clara’s uncle, Herr Drossylmeyer, will be played by Mike Suty of Trenton. Parents in the Act I party scene are Paige and Eric Miller, Casey and Scott Hamelin, and Jackie and Mike Golda, all of Grosse Ile. Soloists include Lisa Valkevich of Grosse Ile as Snow Queen; PLEASE SEE PLAY/17-A
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Vivandiere, Mirliton soloist and Spanish soloist, Kristen Miller of Grosse Ile as Snow Queen, Columbine the Doll and Arabian Princess, Sarah Byington of Grosse Ile as Columbine the Doll and Mirliton soloist, Allison Koss of Grosse Ile as Vivandiere, Spanish soloist and Chinese Soloist, Elizabeth Meyring of Grosse Ile as Page soloist and Sarah Cooper of Grosse Ile as Page soloist. Lauren Miller and Alyssa Athens also will share the role of ginger snap soloist. Mother Ginger will be played by Casey Hamelin. The Russian tumblers will be played by Ian Kalis of Ecorse, Macguire Landish of Trenton, Anna Ademak of Wyandotte and Hannah Jakaus of Grosse Ile. Ian Kalis also will por-
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tray the role of the Soldier doll. The Nutcracker doll will be played by Robyn Meyring of Grosse Ile and King Rat will be played by Rachel Longton of Grosse Ile. Dancing the role of Sugar Plum Fairy is Elise Eslick and The Nutcracker Prince will be danced by Joel Hathaway, both of the Missouri Contemporary Ballet. This year the company has new sets and some new costumes. The show also will feature the tree that grows to 30 feet on stage; the snow that falls during the snow scene; and Mother Ginger (Casey Hamelin) and her little gingersnaps, who parade out from under her gigantic dress. Mother Ginger wears 3-foot stilts to become almost 9 feet high. The show is a holiday classic and is the only show Downriver to feature a live orchestra. PLEASE SEE SHOW/18-A
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Use your photos to make personalized holiday gifts that last a lifetime Finding that perfect holiday gift for friends and family is always challenging. Clothes are difficult unless you know the perfect size and style. You can miss the mark on books and music if you’re not intimately familiar with the genres that interest the recipient. One type of gift that will never go out of style is the personal, handmade present. While that may sound cliche, the fact is, something heartfelt — created from memories new and old — will almost always be more valuable to someone than something store-bought and mass-produced. The hard part is narrowing down the
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Metro Shores will present ‘Nutcracker Ballet’ The Metro Shores Ballet Company will present performances of the “Nutcracker Ballet” at 5 p.m. Dec. 17 and 2 p.m. Dec. 18 in the auditorium at Grosse Ile High School. Follow Clara as she journeys with the Nutcracker Prince from her home through the Land of Snow. The Snow Queen and the Snow Flakes send them to the Magic Kingdom, where she is entertained by a vast array of dancers and honored by the Sugar Plum Fairy. A Sugar Plum Parade will commence following the performances, where audience members are invited to meet the dancers on stage. Parade tickets are $3 per person. The Nutcracker portrays the story of the young
Clara. The story begins at the Christmas Party where the mysterious Drosselmeyer presents her with a Nutcracker. After midnight, The Nutcracker saves Clara from the Rat King and his horde of mice. Clara journeys with the Nutcracker Prince from her home through the Land of Snow. The Snow Queen and the Snow Flakes send them to the Magic Kingdom, where she is entertained by a vast array of dancers and honored by the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier. The show will feature the Grand Rapids Ballet’s Dawnell Dryja and Leonid Flegmatov. Dryja is the daughter of Dawn Greene, artistic director of Metro Shores Ballet and the Grosse Ile Academy of Dance. Dryja will portray the
Sugar Plum Fairy, and Flegmatov will be the Cavalier. The role of Clara will be performed by Olivia Lovsin of Livonia, who was honored as Great Lakes Teen Miss Dance. The Nutcracker/Snow King will be Reid Conlon of Canton Township, who has been honored as Teen Mr. Dance of America. Dancing the role of Snow Queen will be Lauren Hansen, also of Canton. Grosse Ile dancers featured in the production include Ian Smith, who will be playing the Rat King. Molly Matthews, Emma Adams, Madely Melody, Emma Helzerman, Rachel Weidyke, Margo Smith, Emma Dimilia, Victoria George, Abby George, Madaela Mihalko and Gavin Smith will perform PLEASE SEE BALLET/21-A The Metro Shores Ballet Company will present the “Nutcracker Ballet” Dec. 17 and 18.
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Canton Ballet with the Michigan Philharmonic at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 3 and 2 p.m. Dec. 4 in the auditorium at Plymouth Salem High School. Tickets are $20 for adults and teens and $15 for children. Tickets will be available at the door and also can be purchased early by calling 1-734-676-7233 or emailing m etroshoresballet@comcast. net.
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Music Boosters’ dinner, wine tasting enjoyed by all The Grosse Ile Music Boosters’ Masquerade Gourmet Dinner and Wine Tasting fundraiser was held Nov. 11 at T.V.’s Grand Event in Trenton. The evening featured a four-course dinner with specially selected wines paired with each food presentation. Proceeds from the evening will help support music scholarships and educational programs for Grosse Ile students. The black-and-white-themed evening also included live entertainment and auctions. Among the many guests were Lieve and Brett Mazany (top center); Paige Miller (left), Kathy Gatti, Heather Fulmer and Lia Cruciani (bottom right); Margaret Thompson; Kelly and Paul Raubolt (top left); Lisa Blackburn (left) and Linda Parvin; Brian and Ann Loftus and Glenn Parvin (bottom left); Mary Jane Nazareno (left) and Brenda Cloutier (top right); and Christine Byington (left) and Karen McCartney (right), who were co-chairwomen of the event.
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Metropolis
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Southern Great Lakes Symphony to play at showing of silent film
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ilm buffs take note. The Southern Great Lakes Symphony will present a screening of Austrian-born filmmaker Fritz Lang’s legendary silent-era masterpiece “Metropolis,” with the complete original musical score played by a live orchestra. The screening, set for 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Prechter Center for the Performing Arts in Taylor, is a rare opportunity to see the film Downriver. The orchestral accompaniment to the film will be played by members of the Southern Great Lakes Symphony conducted by Nick Hersh from Indiana University, who made the reduction for chamber orchestra of the original Gottfried Huppertz score. Friederich Christian Anton “Fritz” Lang was a filmmaker, screenwriter and an occasional film producer and actor who was one of the chief exponents of Germany’s famous Expressionist school of film making. He brought those techniques to many of the films he made in the United States after he left Germany in the 1930s. In his early films, one
finds recurring themes of psychological conflict, paranoia, fate and moral ambiguity — all of which helped pave the way for the type of cinema known as “film noir,” a genre that came to fruition in the United States in 1930s and ’40s. Lang contributed some outstanding examples to the film noir genre, including “Ministry of Fear,” “Scarlet Street,” “The Blue Gardenia,” “The Big Heat” and “While the City Sleeps.” His first film for the Hollywood studio system — widely considered one of his finest — was the 1936 crime drama “Fury,” starring Spencer Tracy as a man lynched by a mob for a crime he didn’t commit. The film was an enormous critical and popular success, and let everyone know that this was a master filmmaker at work. Although Lang tried to adapt to the Hollywood system and its production methods, he constantly was stifled and frustrated by the system, and he eventually came to dislike Hollywood as much as it disliked him. Moreover, he was blacklisted during the McCarthy era for his collaborations with known Communists, and eventually returned
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to Germany in 1956, disillusioned by the entire Hollywood scene. He made only two films there, both of which were failures, and in 1962 he sadly returned to Hollywood. He remained there in poor health and reclusive retirement until his death from a massive stroke in 1976. Problematic, difficult and controversial though he was, he still is regarded as one of the most accomplished and influential film directors of the 20th century. “Metropolis,” completed and first shown in Berlin in 1927, is a quasi-science fiction film that would be the precursor to such later efforts as “The Bride of Frankenstein,” “Dr. Strangelove,” “Blade Runner” and the “Star Wars” saga. Made at a time of serious hyperinflation in Germany, it proved to be the most expensive silent film ever made, and came perilously close to bankrupting the studio that had commissioned it. In modern dollars, it would have cost about $200 million. Following lukewarm reviews and disappointing box office receipts, drastic cuts were made to the film, chopping about an hour off its original running time of two hours, 33 minutes. This was done primarily because theater managers in the United States and Europe were unwilling to show any film — no matter how good it might be — that ran longer than 90 minutes. As a result of the cuts, virtually nobody outside of Berlin saw “Metropolis” as Lang had intended, and the version shown in the United
Fritz Lang’s 1927 silent film “Metropolis” — considered a cinematic masterpiece by many film scholars — will have a rare showing Saturday in Taylor. The Southern Great Lakes Symphony will accompany the film by playing its original score. States and Europe in 1928 was considered disjointed, illogical and ultimately incoherent. That version was a critical and popular disaster, and as a result, the original version simply disappeared, and for more than 50 years was believed to have been lost forever. Over the years, diligent film scholars and researchers managed to unearth bits and pieces of the original, and in 2001, a 75th anniversary restoration was shown at the Berlin International Film Festival. Using stills and intertitles to cover missing footage, this version ran just a bit more than two
hours, and was thought to be as close to the original as possible. It also restored the colorful and dramatic original full-orchestra score by Huppertz, a German composer. In 2008, a copy of what appeared to be the original version was discovered in the archives of the Museum of Cinema in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Copies of the full original film were unearthed at about the same time in New Zealand and Australia. As a result of those discoveries, a “final” version was shown in 2010 in Berlin, Europe and the United States.
Just a few scenes, totaling about eight minutes, are not in the ultimate restoration because they were missing or too badly damaged. Fans and scholars of the silent-film era consider the find akin to finding the cinematic equivalent of the Holy Grail. Tickets are $25. For more information about the screening, visit www.sgls. org or call the orchestra office at 1-734-246-2890. The Prechter Center for the Performing Arts is on Wayne County Community College District’s Downriver campus, 21000 North Line Road.
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The MHSAA State Playoffs
The Grosse Ile football team and its fans celebrate after last Saturday’s MHSAA Division 4 regional playoff victory over Pennfield High School in Battle Creek. Find more on the Pennfield game and a preview of tomorrow’s state semifinal game against Marine City beginning on Page 30-A.
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FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS
Red Devils marching on
Battle Creek Pennfield falls as Grosse Ile advances to state semifinals By Scott Held Heritage Media
Grosse Ile outgained host Battle Creek Pennfield and won the turnover battle last Saturday afternoon, but there the Devils were in the final minute, facing the end of the season. But like so many other times in this postseason, everything went Grosse Ile’s way when it needed it most. The Panthers tried a halfback pass on fourth down from the Devils’ 5-yard line but the ball was overthrown, The visitors got it back and ran out the clock to extend a magic run at least another week. The 18-13 victory landed Grosse Ile a Division 4 regional title and left them a win away from a berth in the state-title game. The Devils (10-2) will face Marine City at 1 p.m. tomorrow at Birmingham Groves in a semifinal. The winner earns a trip to Ford Field for the Nov. 25 state championship game. Comstock Park and Zeeland West meet in the other Division 4 semfinal. `The Devils churned out 295 yards but the defense saved the day after keeping Pennfield’s full-house backfield in check most of the day. “Our defense won us the game, hands down,” Coach John Bodner said. “They were tough, too. At this point in the season, you’re not going to play any chumps. “It’s amazing how this team has come together.” Pennfield started from its own 15 with less than five minutes to play but drove
The Grosse Ile football team had all kinds of support for last week’s road playoff football game. In additon to hundreds of fans on hand in Battle Creek, the team got a discounted ride to the game from Trinity Transportation and was fed breakfast by Kathy’s Cafe on Grosse Ile and lunch by the Wyandotte Jimmy John’s sandwich shop. deep into Grosse Ile territory before the fateful play. Quarterback Nicolas Acton flipped the ball to Nathan Wallace, who overthrew a receiver in the back of the end zone to set off the Devils’ victory celebration. “It was crazy,” said junior linebacker Keeton Ross, who had seven tackles and recovered a fumble to kill a Pennfield drive. “We had to come together as a team and make a stop and we did it and won regionals.” At the start, the game didn’t appear to be destined for such a dramatic ending.
Grosse Ile started the game at its own 20 and needed nine plays to get on the board. After five first downs, Alex Kish scored the first of his three touchdowns on an 8-yard sweep but Brett Sassack’s pointafter try was blocked. A Jordan Nellenbach interception late in the first quarter started a drive that reached the Pennfield 8, but a fourth-down pass was unsuccessful. Another Pennfield miscue, a bad punt snap, gave Grosse Ile the ball deep in Panthers’ territory and Kish cashed in the chance with a 4-yard push. The two-point conver-
sion pass failed and Pennfield seized the momentum. A 59-yard drive ended with Cole Whitney’s 10yard scoring sweep and missed extra-point sent the Devils to intermission with a 12-6 lead. Acton found Roy Herpin with a screen pass on the first play of the third quarter and the diminutive tailback raced away for a 60-yard touchdown. A successful point-after gave the hosts their only lead. But Grosse Ile answered quickly. Kish burst away on a 61-yard run on the ensuing drive to put the Devils deep
in Pennfield territory and ended it two plays later with a 12-yard touchdown run off an option pitch from quarterback Rob White. Two officials signaled a successful two-point conversion but another came from far from the play to waive it off. But it never mattered thanks to the defense, which allowed only 164 rushing yards and surrendered 101 passing yards — 91 of which came on plays opened by missed assignments. “We had to play (Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central) during the year and it was
kind of the same kind of offense,” Ross said. “We played a great game.” Pennfield Coach Nick Koenigsknecht agreed. “Grosse Ile had a great game plan and it really was an even game,” he said. “Defensively, they hit us. “We gave ourselves a chance at the end but Grosse Ile stepped up and we came up short.” Wallace had 63 yards on 15 carries and Whitney added 62 on 12 tries to pace the Panthers’ backfield. Kish ended the day with 156 yards on 19 carries and Nellenbach rushed for 67. White, who completed just four of his seven passes for 14 yards, ran for 56 yards. This weekend’s semifinal game is as far as Grosse Ile’s last playoff squad advanced. DeWitt ended that run and Bodner said he knows the Devils will face a tall task when they meet Marine City. “They’re the best team in the state right now, but we’re going to be ready to play,” he said. “This group wants to play as long as they can.” Grosse Ile 6 6 6 0 - 18 Pennfield 0 6 7 0 - 13 Division 4 regional championship Nov. 12 at Battle Creek Pennfield Rushes-yards Passing yards Comp-Att-Int First Downs
GIHS PHS 49-281 40-164 14 101 4-7-0 3-10-1 12 8
Individual Statistics RUSHING- Grosse Ile: Kish 19156, Nellenbach 11-67, White 16-65, Christen 3-2. Pennfield: Wallace 15-63, Whitney 12-62, Acton 7-20, Herpin 6-18. PASSING- Grosse Ile: White 47-0. Pennfield: Acton 3-9-1, Wallace 0-1-0.
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Devils believe they can beat Mariners By Scott Held Heritage Media
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rosse Ile has looked like a bunch of playoff veterans in its three postseason games. The Devils (10-2), playing beyond a ninth game for the first time since 2004, are winning the turnover battle 9-3 and have scored 13 touchdowns while allowing six. It’s a senior-laden team that just seems to find a way to win, but all that might not be enough when it takes the field tomorrow against Marine City. The Mariners (12-0) finished the regular season ranked second among Division 4 teams and took out No. 1-ranked Detroit Crockett in last weekend’s regional-final slugfest. The numbers are in Marine City’s favor, too. Grosse Ile will dress fewer than 30 players on Saturday while the Mariners will bring double that number. The Devils have scored 411 points this season while allowing 223 but Marine City has a 508-190 edge in a dozen games. A tall order, to be sure, but Grosse Ile Coach John Bodner said his team will be ready. “We’ve believed in this team the whole year,” he said. “They’re confident they can be successful and they know we have a shot if we play our hardest football.” The defense will focus on Mariners tailback and Central Michigan commitment Anthony Scarcelli, who has amassed 1,700 yards and 37 touchdowns out of a Wing-T formation. Fortunately, the Devils have seen variations of that
set before. Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central runs it and so did Battle Creek Pennfield. Grosse Ile had success for most of Saturday’s 18-13 win against the run but Bodner said Marine City runs the style to near perfection. “They’re definitely the best team we’re going to see this season,” Bodner said. “We’re going to have to be sure we’re reading our keys out there so we know where the ball is going.” Running back Jamie Salisbury is a nice compliment to Scarcelli with 940 yards and 13 touchdowns this season. Despite a lack of depth, Grosse Ile’s defense has shown itself to be a well-conditioned group that’s been as fresh in the fourth quarter as the opening drive. The Devils will need that resilience in spades Saturday afternoon. Grosse Ile tailback Alex Kish has rushed for 359 yards (7.8 per carry) and eight touchdowns during the postseason and should again carry the mail for the Devils on Saturday. Quarterback Rob White (four postseason touchdowns) and tailback Jordan Nellenbach also can make things happen with their feet, but Grosse Ile might need White’s skills through the air to advance. Marine City has allowed 15.9 points per game during its unbeaten run and has caused or recovered 30 turnovers. “They’re aggressive,” Bodner said. “They’re going to come after you and they’ve had some success doing that.” Mariners linebacker Aaron Loconsole leads the defense with 102 tackles
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It has been a great senior season for Alex Kish, who rushed for 157 yards in a win over Battle Creek Pennfield last week. Kish’s performance will be crucial tomorrow if the Red Devils hope to upset Marine City in the Division 4 state semifinals. and has six of his team’s 31 sacks. Like they say, emotion and momentum mean something at this time of the season and it’s hard to pick against the Devils, who have shown a knack for making the biggest of plays when they matter most. “You have to expect close games in the playoffs and you have to win close games,” Bodner said. “We’ve
been pushed to the brink but our guys have shown they can play on the edge and pull it out.” Tomorrow’s winner heads to Ford Field on Nov. 25 to face Comstock Park or Zeeland West in the state championship game. HANK: Marine City SCOTT: Grosse Ile SHANE: Marine City
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HOCKEY
The coach is new, goals familiar for Red Devils By Shane Preston
With a year to implement his system and philosophy, Riverview’s second-year Grosse Ile starts the Coach Al Taurence has 2011-2012 season with a new spent the offseason building coach, but the same lofty team unity heading into the expectations that led to a 2011-2012 season. regional championship last “We have had off-ice workseason. outs all summer,” Taurence First-year Coach Joe said. “We hit the weight Maci will take the reins of room and plyometrics to an established program keep in shape, keep together hoping to convey a simple and grow as a family.” philosophy: “Personal There will be plenty of responsibility on and off familiar faces on the Bucs’ the ice, continual growth, roster as the team looks to class and self control,” improve from a rebuilding Maci said. first season under Taurence. “We push for a balance,” “We have 16 kids Maci said. “Controlled in returning from last year,” our own zone and push the Taurence said. “They’ve all COACH JOE MACI play up the ice.” grown together and become The Devils will rotate much stronger.” Jakunskas will also see seven defensemen that The Bucs will be led by time at forward for the will include seniors Grant captains David Grunwald Devils. Imlach, Ryan Laurain, (left wing) and Cody Selix In goal for Grosse Ile will (center). Brandon Meyers and Adam be senior John Cozzi and Millar, junior Zachary Alex Testy, Chris Haas, junior Reggie Vella. Lemerand and sophomore Kyle Agis, Tim Lyons and Maci said he feels that Noah Gilreath. Aaron Vowell are other the work his team put in There is plenty of depth returning players that during the offseason will at forward for Grosse Taurence will look to as help them grind through a Ile, led by seniors Ryan team leaders. tough hockey season. Drogheo, Steven Kubas, “I think the kids being “Players have spent four together throughout Dylan Milkins and Michael days a week in the offseason Nasarzewski. Also in this summer will help,” preparing physically,” Maci Taurence said. “They all the mix are juniors Jesse said. “With a good work Jurecki, Aaron Porcarelli, understand that we are here ethic and commitment to Luke Moma and Enrico to win and we are here to success, we should be sucMuto and sophomores have a good time.” Jared Malecki, Avery Swain cessful.” The Bucs will be looking and Jake Ketelhut. to pressure opponents this Freshman Garrett year with a 2-1-2 formation Bucs are hopeful that will feature a high-pressure forecheck. “Instead of waiting for the other team, we plan to Reduced! So quaint & curb attack them,” Taurence said. appeal plus! Well-kept ranch With a few new additions w/3 brs, 2 baths, newer kit and a bevy of returning & a cozy great rm w/skylites players, Riverview looks & rustic stone fireplace. Over to improve on what was a 1/2 acre of privacy w/a view rough 2010-11. “We focused on the work 17642 Parke Lane of the water! $194,900! Carol Ladomer 734-552-9900 ethic last year and we have been building our family 8420 Macomb, Grosse Ile philosophy since then,” (734) 671-2280 Taurence said. “I think www.islandrealtyinc.com Heritage Media
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SAILING
Conditions tough at Midwest Championships The Grosse Ile sailing team completed its fall 2011 season last weekend in Chicago with a 13th place team finish at the Midwest Interscholastic Sailing Association’s Great Lakes Championships. The Grosse Ile sailors competed against the top 20 teams from across the Midwest, battling in three divisions, with each division sailing a total of seven races. Leading the Red Devils was junior co-captain Ali Knoles, whose third-place overall finish in the Laser Radial division was marred by a capsize and boat breakdown in the final race, dropping her from a tie for first place to third overall. In spite of the DNF in the final race, the
finish by Knoles was the highest ever in the Laser Radial division for a Grosse Ile sailor in the 13 years the teams has been competing at the Championships. In the 420 A division, the team of senior co-captains Montana Pruett, skippering for crew Nick Burr, finished the regatta in 14th place, with a best single race finish of 13th. Like their teammate, the 420 B division team of sophomore skipper Morgan Burr and crew Hunter Pfeiffer also encountered a capsize in race six, and when the duo spent more than 10 minutes in the 45 degree Lake Michigan water trying unsuccessfully to right their overturned boat,
“We were disappointed in our overall team finish, but Ali Knoles is one of the top women high school sailors in the Midwest and has been sailing well all year. Her third place overall was a great reward for that,” Red Devils coach Matt Dubois said. “Without the capsizes in the final races, we would have been in the top 10, which was our team goal, so I can’t be too disappointed in our performance.” The Red Devils took home a Michigan state championship and multiple individual class trophies among their seven regattas sailed this fall, concluding a very successful 2011 fall campaign.
the race committee sent them to shore citing safety concerns about hypothermia, and would not allow them to compete in what turned out to be the final race. The sailors raced on Saturday under sunny skies, but with only 48 degree air temperatures and shifty westerly winds that were gusting into the low 20s, conditions were difficult to manage successfully. Racing was supposed to continue on Sunday, but when the sailors arrived at Chicago Yacht Club in downtown Chicago, they were greeted with 30 knot winds and two-foot confused waves in the harbor, and the regatta organizers wisely cancelled further racing.
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WEDDING Faucher/Ranka Ashley Faucher of Amherstburg, Ontario and Aaron Ranka of Ferndale exchanged wedding vows Sept. 24 at the Dearborn Inn. The bride is the daughter of Laurie Arbour and Edward Faucher, also of Amherstburg. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Windsor and her master’s degree from Wayne State University. She works as a teacher. The groom, son of Robert and Karen Ranka of Grosse Ile, is a graduate of Grosse Ile High School and Michigan State University. He is an account executive at First Data Corporation. An ivory satin, mermaid-style gown with a 2-foot train and a simple veil were the bride’s choices for her special day. She carried a bouquet of white orchids, roses and hydrangeas. Serving as maid of honor was the bride’s sister, Natalie Faucher of Amherstburg. Carey Ranka of Grosse Ile, the groom’s sister; Jessica Dethomasis of Amherstbug, the bride’s cousin; Colleen Licata of Maidstone, Ontario; Jeanne Brick of Toronto; Jen Doyscher of LaSalle, Ontario; Delanie Champagne of Amherstburg; Christa MacLallun of Amherstburg and Christa Fisher of Royal Oak, all friends of the bride, served as bridesmaids. The bride’s sister, Madison Faucher, served as flower girl. Kurt and Erik Ranka of Grosse Ile, the groom’s brothers, served as best men. Serving as groomsmen were Edward Faucher, the bride’s brother; and Keith Chinoski, Mike Beether, Nick Geftos, Adam Crysler, Evan Weber and Keith Haddix, the groom’s friends. Nick Weise, the groom’s friend, and Brandon Ranka, the groom’s nephew, were ushers. Andrew Ranka, the groom’s nephew, served as ring bearer. The reception was held in the grand ballroom of the Dearborn Inn. Unique features were an ice sculpture used for the martini bar and a candy station for the guests. The newlyweds honeymooned in Aruba. They will make their home in Ferndale.
Harbay/Spaulding Julie Harbay and Eric Spaulding are engaged to be married. The parents of the bride are Marian and Edward Harbay of Grosse Ile. The parents of the groom are Gabrielle and Carlyle Spaulding of West Grove, Penn. Harbay is a graduate of Grosse Ile High School and obtained a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Michigan, a juris doctor degree from Michigan State University and a master of library and information science from the University of Pittsburgh. She is employed at K&L Gates law firm. Spaulding is a graduate of Pine Richland High School and obtained a bachelor of arts degree from Carnegie Mellon University. He is working toward a master’s degree in interaction design from Carnegie Mellon and will graduate in May. He is an interaction/experience designer and public relations director at Carnegie Mellon. Their wedding will be held this month at St. Paul Cathedral in Pittsburgh.
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the island mandate for higher water return standards to the river, and piping maintenance forgone for 25 years have presented increased financial concerns. Those concerns are ongoing. Legal expenses arising from issues of eminent domain with the Grosse Ile Bridge Co. and contract disputes regarding construction costs for sewer line installation have had an added effect. The nation’s economy has taken a downturn. The auto industry experienced exceptional impact from this with reduced sales, reduced wages, massive layoffs, and bankruptcy. In turn these events have contributed to reduced property values, reduced tax base, and increased mortgage failure. Grosse Ile, like other communities in our area, is exposed to this. We have roads that require repair, and just like a leaking roof on our homes, it makes sense to repair early rather than later to avoid additional damage and cost. The vote to approve funding for road repair is a wise choice. In summation, to this point, we have an enjoyable community in which to live that is, for a variety of reasons, faced with numerous and pressing concerns that create significant financial challenge. This is cause for focused concern. The issue is to find a way out of this circumstance that works, and to unite with that effort. Time has brought to our awareness yet another challenge that has been building unnoticed over the years. Invasive plant species are a growing threat to our access to water. These plants impact our scenic beauty, recreational pleasures, property values, pub-
lic safety and tax base. The reasons for this are numerous. The cumulative effect is sustained and requires our attention. Invasive plants thrive in still, shallow waters. Places such as Gibraltar Bay and Frenchmen’s Creek provide strikingly clear examples. But at the same time, there are other locations along the shores of the island that are experiencing the same process. To better understand the concept, think of our island as a Western cowboy’s hat, or a Mexican sombrero. The brim is submerged in water and extends 150 feet to 300 feet from shore. The water is from 1 foot to 6 feet in depth along this brim. With the passage of time, sediment accumulates on this shore area and the waters become shallower. As plant life takes root, the speed of the water’s current is slowed, and so plant life grows at an accelerating pace because sediment build up is more rapid, and plant decay each fall adds nutrients to the soil for the coming year. One plant, the American lotus, has been planted in our area. Others have come by circumstance. The Southeast Asian water milfoil is the same piece of green plant that came in the aquarium with the gold fish we had as children. When the goldfish died, the milfoil went down the toilet with the dead goldfish. Flowering rush and phragmites are Asian in origin and were released
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Thatch removal of phragmites by fire creates a more beneficial environment for native plant species and stimulates their growth. commission/board is to develop a plan, get it approved and find a way to fund it. Given our many recent and ongoing challenges, many might ask, “Can we let this wait?” The answer is no. These plants can grow very quickly to a point where the circumstance becomes difficult, if not impossible to deal with. Like roads, or the leaking roof, prompt attention reduces cost, prevents added damage, and protects value.
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Our first task is to realize, understand and accept that we have a problem that impacts all of us in many ways. We need to step up to that problem as a community and deal with it. The way we got to this circumstance leaves plenty for room for frustration, anger, and finger pointing. Yet, if we pause to think, after energies expended for these activities or emotions subside, we are still faced with the same question, “Where do we go from here?”
It seems prudent to avoid the animosities, resentments and delays that anger brings. For most of us, our homes represent a very large part of the investments we have made. They are worth protecting with proper maintenance. Grosse Ile, too, is our home, and it, too, is worthy of maintenance, as well. We need to ask our township board to create an entity empowered to address this invasive plant issue. Bill Heil East River Road
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Images of Aviation: Naval Air Station Grosse Ile Book by local man, historical society features pictures from past years
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enneth Keisel and the Grosse Ile Historical Society share the history of Naval Air Station Grosse Ile in a new Images of Aviation book from Arcadia Publishing. The book is part of the Images of America series, which has also includes “Images of America: Grosse Ile.” Keisel, who collaborated with members of the Grosse Ile Historical
Society for this book, is an aviation historian who grew up in Trenton. The book features more than 200 vintage photographs from the early years until now. In 1927, the Navy floated a small tin hangar down the Detroit River, planting it on a grass airfield at the southern tip of Grosse Ile. This established one of the nation’s largest and most important bases for training young officers in
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Dealing with disease proved difficult By Wallace Hayden Heritage Media
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n January 1902, Gilbert Boyer, a carpenter living in Wyandotte, was scurried off to a pest house. “Pest” was short for pestilence, and a pest house was a public health isolation facility. Banishment to such a place was an act of desperation in a time when malaria, smallpox, typhoid fever, measles, scarlet fever, tuberculosis, diphtheria and cholera cut a wide swath through communities, neighborhoods and families. It was not uncommon in this era to see the deaths of three children in a single family within a month’s time. There often were graveyards adjacent to pest houses. The two went together like gloom and doom and were gruesome testaments to the limitations of turn-ofthe-century medicine. Those who died of smallpox were buried in zinc-lined coffins filled with quick lime. Both the causes and cures of communicable diseases were little understood. Methods of fighting these scourges sometimes did more harm than good. One treatment for typhoid was starvation. In fact, unrefrigerated food, raw milk, unfiltered drinking water, open sewers, swamps, dead animals left to rot on the streets and scampering rats all created environments ripe for the spread of deadly germs. The News-Herald Newspapers of March 5, 1915, carried this notice of a death in Wyandotte: “H.D. Ball, 25 years old, 126 Biddle avenue south, died of typhoid fever Sunday. Surviving is a widow and one child.”
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The first hospital in Wyandotte was established in 1899 and the first major facility was Emergency Hospital, pictured here in 1900. That “one child” was none other than Lucille Ball, later of “I Love Lucy” fame. When it was impractical to send the afflicted to pest houses, home quarantines were imposed. Quarantines were the compulsory isolation of people who were deemed public health hazards. The quarantine usually lasted only a few days to a few weeks. However, in one infamous case in New York, Mary Mallon, better known as “Typhoid Mary,” was quarantined for many years. Suspicion of smallpox at one residence on Eureka Road in Wyandotte caused local authorities to put the
house under surveillance. As soon as the males of the family returned from work, quarantine was imposed. When family members objected and began to rebel, officers drew their guns. A guard was posted around the clock and a shanty was erected to shelter the watchman. In another incident, when a man fell ill in a boarding house on North Line Road with a supposed case of blood poisoning, he was transported by wagon to a hospital in Detroit. When a diagnosis of smallpox was reported back, authorities intercepted the wagon as it returned to Wyandotte. Fearing contamination,
it was prevented from entering town and left abandoned in Ecorse. People were so afraid of these mysterious and deadly diseases that one physician’s wife locked her husband out of the house until he agreed to stop treating such high-risk patients. Public funds sometimes paid for the care of victims of smallpox; however, some patients took advantage of the situation. In 1900, one family presented a bill to the City Council that not only included compensation for doctors’ bills and lost wages, but also clothing, window shades, tobacco, candy, cakes and stove polish. Even the Aflac
duck might squawk at such claims. Inoculations against smallpox began in the 1880s. The first hospital in Wyandotte was established in 1899 and the first major facility, Emergency Hospital, in 1900. At last, some patients could be treated in an isolated room in a local hospital. Success against these deadly diseases came gradually. Over time, the use of disinfectants and refrigeration became widespread, and city and county governments built water filtration plants, enclosed sewers, cleaned the streets and inspected food supplies. By the 1940s, the situa-
tion was much improved. However, polio was not effectively quashed until the mid-1950s, and, even today, thousands die of influenza every year. It is easy to assume that threats from communicable diseases are a thing of the past, but unsettling reports of bird flu, swine flu, SARS and mad cow disease spark fears reminiscent of spooky stories told around the campfire. Is it possible that, despite much progress, a pandemic could return us to the good old days of desperation and home quarantine? (Wallace Hayden is the head historical librarian of Bacon Memorial District Library in Wyandotte.)
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Updated information prices fall needed for annual Gas slightly in Downriver directory metropolitan Detroit The News-Herald and Press & Guide Newspapers will publish their annual directory Dec. 21. For the first time, it will be a combined directory, covering information in Dearborn, Dearborn Heights and Downriver. Given the quantity of facts and figures that are part of the annual publication, it is an undertaking that requires a great deal of preparation. That yearly collection of information is under way once again as we prepare for the 2012 edition. The newspapers are asking for organizations to check their listings at livingdownriver.com, the online version of the directory, and to submit updates, if needed. The print version is based on the online version, which is updated throughout the year. Updated information is requested for the following categories, which are on the
left side of the Web page: ■ “Faith,” which includes all houses of worship. ■ “Clubs and organizations.” ■ “Family/job support,” which includes community assistance agencies. ■ “Support groups.” ■ “Museums.” ■ “Arts,” which include art galleries and organizations, and theater, dance, lecture and music groups. ■ “Public schools,” “charter schools” and “private & parochial schools,” which are under “education.” Updates should be emailed to jslezak@ heritage. com or faxed to 1-734-2462727, attention: Joe Slezak. Because of the volume of information, phone calls will not be accepted. If the information is correct, an update does not need to be submitted. The submission deadline is 5 p.m. Nov. 28.
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The average price for a gallon of gas was $3.40 on Nov. 13, a drop of 3.2 cents over the past week, according to DetroitGasPrices. com and its companion site, GasBuddy.com. It’s 2.7 cents less than a month ago and 43 cents more than a year ago. The national average was $3.43, a drop of 1.1 cents in the last week and 4.4 cents in the last month, and an increase of 54.4 cents in the last year. Patrick DeHaan, GasBuddy.com senior petroleum analyst, said that gasoline demand has been “somewhat weak.” Refiners, though, have been boosting diesel production over gasoline.
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PAWS Clinic offering affordable spaying/neutering The PAWS Clinic, 21210 Goddard Road, has been open since September. The clinic is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization whose charitable mission is to decrease animal homelessness and euthanasia by making high-quality, affordable spay/neuter services available to the community. The cost of surgery is $45 for cats and $80 for dogs up to 75 pounds, with slightly higher fees for larger dogs. Vaccines and other treatments are available at the time of surgery only. Through Dec. 23, the clinic is offering a free rabies vaccine or $5 off the price of surgery. Appointments can be scheduled by calling 1313-451-8200 or visiting thepawsclinic.com.
VFW, team sending military care boxes Cmdr. Herman “Butch” Ramik of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4422 and John Beasley of the Taylor Pistol Team are seeking names of military personnel serving in Iraq and Afghanistan so they can send “Show We Care Packages.”
They need the person’s name, rank and military postal address. The boxes will contain enough items to share with other members of the unit, and the packages will be sent until they run out of items. Several area businesses have donated items to send. To submit information about a member of the military, call Ramik at 1-734341-1817 or stop by the post, 11590 Pine, between 3 and 6 p.m. weekdays.
Tax-foreclosed properties raise $22 million for county Wayne County Treasurer Raymond Wojtowicz reported that the auction of tax-foreclosed properties in October generated more than $22 million, which will be used for county services. “The last thing I want to do is sell somebody’s property,” he said. “However, if a taxpayer cannot or will not pay their taxes, I am required by state law to sell the property at auction. “The increase in activity in the auction this year should assist in the stabilization of our neighborhoods.” More than 6,000 parcels were sold, with Michigan residents accounting for 93 percent of the revenue. “It was our hope that Michigan residents would drive this auction, and it appears that is exactly what has happened,” Wojtowicz said. “This represents real Michigan at work.”
Two county offices closed on two Mondays a month
The Wayne County Treasurer’s and Register of Deeds offices will be closed on the first and third Mondays of the month starting in November because of budget cuts that resulted in employee furlough days. If the Monday is on a holiday, the office will be closed the next day. Both are at 400 Monroe St., Detroit. The Treasurer’s Office is on the fifth floor. Its telephone number is 1-313-224-5990. The Register of Deeds Office is on the seventh floor. Its telephone number is 1-313-224-5854. Visit www.waynecounty. com for more information.
Report potholes online or at toll-free number Potholes on state highways can be reported to the Michigan Department of Transportation at 1-888296-4546 or www.michigan. gov/mdot. Click on “report potholes.” The reports will be routed to the nearest state transportation service center. State highways have “M,” “U.S.” or “I” designations, followed by numbers. Potholes on other roads should be reported to the county road commission or municipality, depending on the road’s ownership. Potholes also can be reported to the Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association at www.drivemi.org. Locations, photos and comments can be submitted, and MITA will use the information to create a map. The group also will submit the information to the respective state and local road agencies.
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‘Rhyme with Reason’ Trenton author Donald Henkel stopped by the Trenton Veterans Memorial Library on Nov. 2 to read and discuss his book “Times in Rhyme with Reason.” He signed copies of his books, as well. Henkel also is the author of “A Legend of Santa Claus and His Brother, Fred.”
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Quick, easy room updates for your kids can help make wintertime seem less dreary As temperatures drop and the days grow shorter, kids begin spending more and more time indoors. To help make spending time inside more enjoyable, give your child’s room a fun makeover. With bright colors and fun details, you can transform a bland bed or playroom into a kid-friendly space they won’t want to leave.
Color the walls An easy way to inject color and personality into any room is with paint, and Dutch Boy’s Crayola palette is perfect for creating a fun atmosphere. Kids can choose colors that match those in their crayon boxes, with names like Granny Smith Apple, Razzmatazz, Crayola Canary and Inch Worm. If you’re in need of some extra creative inspiration, Dutch Boy’s website offers a number of images and idea cards using color combinations from the Crayola palette. You can even download how-to painting instructions and coloring pages for the kids. And don’t stop at the walls - paint dressers, chairs and other furniture bright colors to make the whole room pop. All 96 shades of the Crayola palette are available in Dutch Boy’s popular Refresh line, so you’re sure to find the perfect color to match your child’s personality.
Canopy To give your child’s room unique flair, divide the space and add privacy, a canopy will do the trick. Whether store-bought or hand-made, a canopy can create a whimsical feel that your child will love. Drape your child’s choice of lightweight fabrics from four ceiling hooks to create a customized cover for his or her bed. And while canopies are usually seen as bed accessories, don’t think that’s where they have to stay. Hang a version with a circular base and arrange plush cushions on the floor to create a comfy reading nook for your little one.
Chalkboard Inspiring creativity and adding some fun to your child’s room is as easy as A-B-C. With chalkboard paint, you can give your child a new way to practice the alphabet, arithmetic, drawing and much more. Simply cover a flat surface with a product like easy-spray Krylon Chalkboard Paint, let dry, and voila! For a standard message board, paint the backside of a bulletin board or other sturdy panel with a few coats of paint. Hang the board on the wall with a piece of colorful ribbon or set on an easel, and you’ve got an easy-to-clean way for kids to learn and play. You might
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Wall decals Build on your child’s new bright walls and give the room a more personalized feel with wall decals or stickers. These
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How to turn your first home into a decorator’s showcase Whether you’ve signed a lease agreement or purchased a house, moving into your first home is an exciting time. For many people, it’s their first opportunity to express their personal style by decorating their own space. Whatever your taste - contemporary or classic, modern or rustic - you want your first home’s interior decor to look polished and put-together. And you’d probably rather not spend a bundle achieving that look. Do-it-yourself home decor is popular for exactly those reasons. By doing the design and implementation yourself, you can save a lot of money. Plus, many people find that doing it themselves makes decorating their homes an even more personal and rewarding experience. So where do you start if you want to turn your first home into a decorator’s showcase? Focusing on a few key areas can yield high-impact results. Start with the walls; they’re the largest design element in any room, and repainting them is an easy, high-payoff way to begin redecorating. Choose colors that not only speak to you, but that also make sense with key furniture pieces you already have. For example, if you have a great sofa that you love, consider choosing a color or two from the pattern and using that on the walls. Another smart paint strategy is to do three walls in a restful, neutral color and then spice things up with a more vibrant hue on a fourth “accent” wall. Whatever color you choose, remember to buy the best quality paint you can afford. It will last lon-
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HOLIDAYS IN WYANDOTTE IF YOU GO The 68th annual Wyandotte Christmas Parade will start at 10 a.m. Saturday along Biddle Avenue downtown. More than 100 units, including the Wyandotte Biddle Bear, bands, clowns, floats and other entertaining groups, will join in welcoming Santa Claus to the city. Sam Palamara will be the grand marshal. He has served as an elected official and superintendent of recreation in the city. He also has served on the Recreation, Retirement and Youth Guidance commissions and coached baseball at the high school and American Legion levels. For more information about the parade, contact Heather Thiede, the city’s special event coordinator, at 1-734-324-4502 or hthiede@wyan.org.
Third Friday coincides with tree lighting The Wyandotte Business Association’s monthly Third Friday event will have a “Home for the Holidays” theme this week. It’s in conjunction with the city’s two-day preChristmas celebration designed to bring people downtown to shop. In addition to the city’s tree-lighting ceremony at Biddle Avenue and Sycamore, businesses will be having sales, and some will be offering free coffee, cider or cookies. At the clock tower along
Biddle Avenue, there will be a bake sale to benefit the Wyandotte Soup Kitchen and family activities sponsored by Wyandotte Family Church. Third Friday also will feature its customary horse and carriage rides, and free trolley rides to restaurants, bars and stores. For more information about Third Friday and the Wyandotte Business Association, visit www. wyandottebiz.org or call Lynn Steffensky, the executive director, at 1-734-324-4514.
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Wyandotte Museums will host a Victorian Holiday Evening on its campus Dec. 10. Visitors will start at the Ford-MacNichol Home, 2610 Biddle Ave., where Victorian carolers and harp music will provide entertainment, and the aroma of wassail and cookies will fill the air. Santa and Mrs. Claus will be there, and Santa’s reindeer will be in the yard. There also will be roasted chestnuts baking over an open fire. Visitors will then follow the lantern-lit sidewalk to the 1908 Burns Home, where they can decorate gingerbread men with candy and icing. The program will end at the Marx Home with a holiday singalong. Five times are available: 6, 6:30, 7, 7:30 and 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children 12 and younger. They’re on sale at the Wyandotte Museums office, 2624 Biddle Ave. The Christmas display will be up for all of December during normal tour hours. Call 1-734-324-7284, visit www.wyandotte museums.org or send an email to museum @wyan.org for more information.
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