SEPTEMBER 2011
VOLUME 3, ISSUE 1
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Former U of M Coach Carr to visit Victory Day BY JOHN ROBERT trentontrib.com
There won’t be any losers in the game set to be played Saturday, Sept. 17, on the Trenton High School football field. That’s the day that the Trenton football team, cheerleading squad, the band and a group of special needs students converge on the field
from 10:30 a.m. until noon for “Victory Day.” Trenton teacher and assistant varsity football Coach Aaron Segedi played the lead role in organizing the first Victory Day last fall, and the event, designed after a national program, was a huge success. The idea came to Segedi when he was trying to find a way to teach leadership to
his players, and he found one of the best ways was to show them the importance of giving back. Many observers on hand last year called it a “powerful event,” and Segedi himself said “talking doesn’t describe how great it is to be there.” Due to the highly positive results, Segedi is back at it again. And this year’s event is
expected to feature a special appearance by Riverview native and retired U of M Football Coach Lloyd Carr, who will be on hand to watch the festivities, meet with the participants and help pass out awards. “He is extremely excited to be part of it, and so are we,” Segedi said. Segedi has sent out 51 See Page 13
TRENTON TIDBITS DYPAC fall acting workshops begin
Lloyd Carr
Help wanted to construct playground at Slocum
Tired artist
BY JOE HOSHAW Jr. trentontrib.com
Rebecca Amison gets into the swing of things by participating in one of the recent painting and drawing classes held at the Trenton Cultural Center, which included this innovative approach of painting with rollers from a tire swing.
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Ilene Flanagan photo Meg Butkowki, who chairs the volunteer committee that oversees the event. “The first year, I was the skeptic and wondered if our visitors would follow us to the park. Did they ever!” Last year’s combined events showed noted improvement in crowd size the first year. Organizers for both events hope to continue that trend. “Combining the two events filled the park with visitors, the weather was perfect, the vendors sold out of food and the Rotary sold out of beverages,” Butkowski said. The events will run concurrently from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept.
A new playground is being planned for Slocum Truax Park near downtown — and the city is looking for help from residents to make it a reality. The city has secured community development block grant funds to purchase the equipment for the new play area, but is looking to volunteers to help assemble it in order to save costs and get the project completed in a timely manner. Consequently, a playground “community build” has been scheduled for Friday, Sept. 30, and Saturday, Oct. 1. Residents of “all skill levels” are being sought to stop by and help between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. both days. Located along Third Street between Harrison and Atwood, the park is the former site of Slocum Truax Junior High, which was demolished in the 1980s. Nearly a decade ago Slocum Truax Park was utilized as a staging area for the downtown sewer project, resulting in the removal of existing playground equipment at the time. Initially plans called for the restoration of the park following the comple-
Combination of longtime events produces highly tasteful pairing BY JOE HOSHAW Jr.
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Ed Peltz’s band at last year’s celebration of the past.
When A Taste of Trenton and Beyond was moved to Elizabeth Park two years ago, there was a lot of apprehension among its organizers. While the idea of pairing it with another popular longtime Trenton event, Somewhere in Time, had been talked about for years and seemed like a logical step, there was much uncertainty about how devoted fans of the “Taste” would react. In a word, they’ve reacted well. “Teaming up with Somewhere In Time has been a fantastic idea,” said
The Downriver Youth Performing Arts Center has a growing reputation for finding and developing local talent. One of the reasons for that is the group’s popular acting workshops. The newest session will begin this month. See the calendar listing on Page 3 for more details.
Activity expected soon at Riverside Plans to revitalize the downtown site that used to be home to Riverside Hospital cleared a major hurdle last month. Initial signs of progress might we visible soon as the property is expected to be fenced off to prepare for demolition and abatement work. More on that on Page 8.
All-aboard for fall Detroit River tour The Friends of the Detroit River is planning its fall river cruise on the Diamond Belle for Sept. 8. The fundraiser includes dinner. See River Current on Page 18 for more.
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