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CITY OF GROSSE POINTE — Waves of public meetings are about to break on drafting a new w e e k a h e a d master plan, including creation of a health care zoning district en
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 compassing Beaumont Hospital Grosse Pointe. 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 A master plan meeting is sched uled for 7 p.m. Monday, April 23. Because attendance is expected THURSDAY, MARCH 22 to exceed the capacity of council ♦ The Grosse Pointe chambers at city hall, the meeting North High School choirs is being held at the Grasse Pointe present “The 2012 Great War Memorial. Works Concert,” at “Hospital zoning and future Assumption Greek land use of the hospital will be a Orthodox Church, 21800 topic of our master plan update,” Marter, St. Clair Shores. said Peter Dame, City of Grosse Tickets cost $5. Special Pointe manager. guest is North alumna Some residents bordering Erin Ginger. Beaumont suspect rezoning will ♦ The Grosse Pointe So codify hospital expansion into sur Garden Center presents rounding residential neighbor its annual Sue Abbott hoods. Memorial Lecture at 7:30 Mario DiFiore, a homeowner on p.m. at the Grosse Pointe Notre Dame, suspects hospital ex W ax Memorial, 32 pansion, and consequent resident Lakeshore, Grosse Pointe displacement, is “a done deal,” he Farms. Jerome Raska, of Grosse Pointe South and said. Blumz, discusses floral University Liggett made it to He said he recently spent many arrangements. Admission the state championship thousands of dollars improving is free. For reservations, games for girls basketball in his property, which is now part of call (313) 881-7511, ext. class A and class C, respec a patchwork of dwellings 206. tively. The trip to East Beaumont is accumulating to ac- Lansing provided some SATURDAY, MARCH 24 heartbreak in two close loss See LEERY, page 2 A ♦ The Grosse Pointe es. Animal Adoption Above, it’s all hustle for Society’s open house is South junior Claire DeBoer from 2 to 4 p.m. at 20048 as she dives for a loose ball Harper, Harper Woods. during her team’s quarterfi W ir e d nals win last week. The run SUNDAY, MARCH 25 ended in the finals against ♦ Grosse Pointe chamber Grand Haven. music concert is at 2:30 At right, Madison Ritovski fo r ro g u e p.m. at the Grosse Pointe shoots over a pair of Morley War Memorial, 32 Stanwood defenders. Lakeshore, Grosse Pointe c u rre n t Farms. Admission at the door is $ 12. For more in formation, call (586) 945- By Brad Lindberg 6830. PHOTOS BY JOHN MCTAGGART StaffWriter
See W E E K AH E A D , C M OF GROSSE POINTE — p o g e 4 A Nearly $6,000 is allocated in next year’s budget for equipment to Fire was intentional warn people at the municipal har bor of deadly Bozo no-nos. COYOF GROSSE POINTE— The budget, due July 1, will re The unfinished investigation flect a decision this week to moni of the Coins & Stamps fire is far tor Neff Park Marina for stray enough along for Chief Stephen electrical currents. r m Poloni to reach a verdict. Currents could shock and kill Q| “There’s no question the fire swimmers and anyone who falls 0SUK■ 1 was intentionally set, without into the water. doubt,” Poloni said. “This protects everybody from The three-alarm fire before the Bozo who has an extension Pointer of Interest . .4A sunup, March 7, gutted the one- cord in the water” said Mayor Opinion ...... ,8A story business on Mack be Dale Scrace, a boater. Schools...... 1A II tween Lakeland and University Although the marina is off limits Obituaries...... 4AU in the City of Grosse Pointe. to swimming, accidents and over A u to s...... 6AII “I’m shocked that this oc sights can’t be outlawed. Entertainment . . . . 3B curred in our community/5 said Traverse City faces a multi-mil- H ealth...... 4B Councilman John Stempfle. "I PHOTO BY BRAD LINDBERG lion dollar lawsuit over alleged Classified ads ...... 4C hope we get the perpetrator or electrical currents electrocuting a perpetrators of this horrible act, The March 7 blaze gutted Coins & Stamps. swimmer in the municipal marina. and prosecute them to the full “When it comes to risk manage extent of the law.” team. Investigation included port isn’t finished. ment, it’s a balance of how much On-site inquiry into the cause gathering evidence for analysis “We’re awaiting specifics you do to prevent a problem,” said and origin was conducted by of at a Michigan State Police crime from the state police,” Poloni Peter Dame, city manager. *Tf, by ficers with the Grosse Pointe- lab. Although preliminary re said. putting this into effect, we are able Harper Woods fire investigation sults are conclusive, the final re — Brad Lindberg 56525 10011 6 See CU R R E N T, pag e 2 A
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By Kathy Ryan on our Constitutional StaffWriter rights,” said the group’s leader John Holeton of St DTE Energy has been Clair Shores, “but DTE told its new gas and elec said we have no choice.” tric meters, known as Resident Judy Sheehy “smart meters,” are a also uiged the council to dumb idea. ban the meters outright Some Grosse Pointe While the council de Woods residents are the clined to discuss an out latest to say so. right ban, it did take note With the concerns of of the concerns of resi residents in mind, the dents who have contacted council at its meeting them and offered corre Monday, March 19, au spondence to the Public thorized a resolution to Service Commission. the Michigan Public In addition to urging a Service Commission ask careful review of the ing for a thorough review health effects of the me of the benefits and alleged ters, the Woods’ resolu downsides to installing tion asks the commission the new meters in houses to review privacy issues in Grosse Pointe Woods. and the lack of homeown The resolution states, in er options to opt out of the part, “A number of per use of the new meters, in sons, including residents cluding banning the in of the City of Grosse stallation of the meter or A date with Daddy Pointe Woods, have ex allowing for the removal pressed concerns regard of an existing meter. ing smart meters in the Council requested a Top, Stephanie area of health, privacy copy of the resolution also Westrick enjoys and a lack of be forwarded to state Sen. being flipped in consumer/homeowner Bert Johnson and state the air by her options relative to the in Rep. Tim Bledsoe, as well father, Greg stallation of these meters as the other Grosse Westrick of by DTE.” Pointes and Harper Grosse Pointe It requests the commis Woods officials. Woods. Above, sion to “initiate a careful “We want our residents Emerson and review and analysis of the to know that we have lis Jason Gant of expressed public con tened to their concerns GrossePointe cerns relative to potential and feel it is appropriate Woods share a health effects of smart to ask the Public Service smile. meters.” Commission to carefully Representatives of an review the effects of these anti-smart meter group meters,” said Mayor W4AR spoke to the coun Robert Novitke. cil at the March 5 meet DTE Energy has not set ing, expressing concerns a date for the installation PHOTOS BY RENEE LANDUYT over radio frequency radi of new meters in the Young girls and their fathers danced the afternoon away at the All-Pointes Daddy Daughter ation and the adverse Grosse Pointes, but ac Dance at Grosse Pointe South High School’s gym. Top right, Ariana Romero shares a dance health effects potentially cording to their website, with her father, Jorge Romero of Grosse Pointe Woods. Above, Dad Shane Reeside with his caused by that radiation. installation could begin daughter and her friends, Elisabeth Leonard, Maya Reeside, Sierra Sanders, Emma “It is an infringement within the next two years. Nearhood and Katherine Krick. R o la n d
By Brad Lindberg Figures appear in the Six cases last year were ble. These guys can make StaffWriter public safety depart solved, or cleared, by ar our stats weigh unfavor sewer repairs ment’s annual report for rests. The Farms’ clear ably.” The usual suspects 2011. ance rate for burglary GROSSE POINTE “It required relining as rounded up a goodly por Mini crime waves often reached 46 .percent, near FARMS — Emergency soon as possible,” Tepper tion of last year’s crime. are traced to an individual ly four times the national Fire service sewer repairs in the 400 said. When four chronic of or group, as with last average. Six fires during 2011 re block of Roland cost near The need for work be fenders were prosecuted year’s nearly 300 percent More than one-third of sulted in $9,750 worth of ly $30,000. came apparent last and confined, the inci jump in bicycle theft. car thefts were solved, a property damage. The fig Work was approved last November, while con dence of incidents Some 19 thefts were re clearance rate more than ure compares with fire week. ducting a video evaluation dropped. ported compared to seven three times the national loses totaling $2,505,046 The 12-inch-diameter of repairs to a broken pipe “They dropped to noth the year before. average. the year before. sewer extends 434 linear on Roland. ing,” said Lt. Detective “There’s a doper on Major violent crime, Most fire responses feet under rear yards on “Costs for repairs were Richard Rosati, head of (Detroit’s east side),” which accounted for 2 within city limits during Roland and Chalfonte based on extended unit the Grosse Pointe Farms Rosati said. “We got tips percent of all major crime 2011 were false alarms. from Bournemouth to pricing from a sewer lin detective bureau. “We got that he was coming home last year in the city, de Farms fire fighters lent rear yards on Champine, ing repair bid in the slow for a while.” with new bikes all the creased by half. There mutual aid seven times to according to Matthew spring of 2011,” Tepper Still, larceny and auto time.” were three incidents, all neighboring communi Tepper, assistant city said. theft, including thefts Major property crime aggravated assault, com ties. manger of Grosse Pointe from and of unlocked increased during 2011 by pared with six the year Instances involved a Farms. — Brad Lindberg parked cars, increased by 31 percent from the year prior. All cases were three-alarm house fire in 58 and 10 percent, respec before. Such crimes ac solved with arrests. Grosse Pointe Shores, a tively, during 2011 com counted for 98 percent of With so few incidents of vehicle fire in the City, pared with the year be all major crime reported crime, a little spree or lull house fires in the Park fore. last year in the Farms, ac can skew the whole trend. and Woods and three fires Larceny increased from cording to the report. “This year we had no in Harper Woods, includ 76 cases in 2010 to 120 in Within that category, robberies,” Rosati said. “If ing the fatal crash in July 2011. Auto theft increased burglary went down 19 we have two robberies of a semi-truck into one case to 11 during the percent, from 16 cases in next year, it goes up 200 Kroger on Harper next to same period. 2010to 11 casesin2011. percent and sounds horri the eastbound 1-94 curve. Extraordinary in every facet Dispatch resolutions submitted
THE GROSSE Resolutions by all five tively qualify the collec $20,000 grant regarding POINTES — The Grosse city councils supporting tive communities for up a joint, dispatch center Pointes are closer to ob the state grant have been to $300,000 in matching for the two cities. taining grant money for forwarded to Lansing, grants to build a joint call The grant would help construction of a shared according to Peter center and holding cells. fund a study of a joint public safety dispatch Dame, manager of the Dame also said he sub center’s feasibility. center and prisoner lock City of Grosse Pointe. mitted paperwork for the up. The resolutions effec City and Park to share a — Brad Lindberg LAPTOP; Hard drive copied, laptop available for view Continued from page 2A sue. I’d rather have the the city in a confidentiality privileged by attorney- Ladies brilliant cut diamond band meeting go more smooth agreement with the club client or other privileges,” set in 18k white gold. ly for his sake and ours.” and didn’t tell the council said Councilwoman Kay ager Mark Wollenweber, In the meantime, the for months. Felt, responding to a re hired March 5, began public safety director Some water documents quest from the Grosse work at the next regularly copied the hard drive. aren’t being released to Pointe News for a particu scheduled council meet The laptop now is avail the public because the lar document. “If the item ing, which was Tuesday, able for public review in a dispute is a potential legal you request is what I March 20. second-floor reading matter protected by attor- think it might be, it is on “While I have the ut room at city hall. ney-client privilege, ac the privileged list. We most respect for the new The room also contains cording to Shores offi have to abide by our city city manger, I believe the a binder of documents cials. attorney’s advice. I am edm und t.AHEE jew elers council has a say in that about the Grosse Pointe “Our city attorney has sorry I cannot be more matter,” Schulte said. “I Yacht Club’s claim of be advised us that there are helpful.” 20139 Mack Avenue, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236 would prefer that not be ing overcharged for water items that are open to the Vick worked for the 800-987-AHEE 4 313-886-4600 (Wollenweber’s) first is purchases. Vick engaged public and others that are Shores nearly three years. www.ahee.com GROSSE POINTE NEWS, MARCH 22, 2012 NEWS
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John M cC arthy brings a unique qualification to his volunteer w o rk at H enry Ford H ospital’s transplant institute. It’s all in the perspective
By Kathy Ryan Wayne State University. but he took with him team (develop a team o f StaffWriter While at North, he ran more than a new family and friends). cross country and was on heart that day — he McCarthy can’t empha John McCarthy, like the track team. He stayed also took with him size enough how impor many hospital volunteers, physically active well af memories of two vol tant that support team spends countless hours ter he graduated, unteers who had vis was to him, including his assisting patients and While he was on vaca ited him, who told family and his wife, their families, helping tion in Florida in 2005 he them of their trans Debbie. them deal with the seem noticed he was routinely plants a quarter of a “I wouldn’t be here to ingly endless rounds of becoming short of breath. century before. day without them,” he paperwork, doctors’ ap He also had a bad sun “When I was in the said. “My wife was able pointments and the anxi burn on his legs, so he hospital before the to work from home two ety that oftentimes ac wasn’t surprised his legs transplant, I was as days a week, and my companies a hospitaliza also seemed swollen. It tonished by how well mother-in-law would tion. was when the swelling they were doing,” come and stay with me What sets McCarthy didn’t go down after he re McCarthy explained. the other days. My apart from others who turned home and the “When you are as friends, my family, mem give their time is the shortness of breath was sick as you are, it’s bers of my church, St. unique perspective he getting worse that he difficult to imagine Paul Evangelical brings to his volunteer as went to the doctor. yourself ever really Lutheran, all their sup signment at Henry Ford “The doctor ran some being well again, but port means so much to Hospital’s transplant in tests and I was in shock they made me realize me. I really can’t thank stitute. When McCarthy when he told me I was that my life wasn’t them enough.” sits down to talk to pa suffering congestive heart over. They were in McCarthy and his wife tients facing a heart trans failure,” he said. “I had no strumental in helping have settled back into a plant, he knows what he family history of heart dis me recover, and I fairly normal routine, is talking about ease, I took good care of knew I wanted to which for him includes at On March 11, 2008, myself, I had no mason to help those who were least two miles a day on a McCarthy underwent a suspect there was any facing the same is treadmill arid caring for heart transplant, and al thing wrong with my sues” the couple’s two labs, most four years later, to heart” John McCarthy assists organ transplant patients. Once he had recov Murphy and Sadie. He the day, he is exercising, McCarthy was admitted ered sufficiently, has honed his cooking playing golf, walking his to the hospital for tests staving the same and a 33 rated to the point that his McCarthy joined the vol skills — focusing on dogs and giving back to and was put on medica percent chance of getting only hope was a heart unteers who make up the healthy eating —■ noting those who are facing what tion* The doctors believed worse. transplant, He was put on Transplant Living the couple’s diet includes can only be described as a virus was the cause of “I went back after six the transplant list, but by Community at Henry lots of chicken and fish, one of the ultimate life-al his heart failure, citing no months and they found July 2007, he was so weak Ford, which was started but also admitting to the tering events. other outward symptoms just a marginal improve he was admitted to the by Beth Rubenstein, her occasional steak. He also “I look at March 11 as and how quickly ment,” he said. “I have to hospital where he stayed self a liver transplant re admitted he stops by the my second birthday,” he McCarthy’s condition de admit I was in denial, I re until October. He needed cipient. The volunteers TCBY on Mack in the said. teriorated. With the alty thought I was going the assistance of a put together a packet for Woods, where he worked McCarthy, 44, a lifelong course of treatment to get better. But after an portable ventricular assist patients, helping them while a student. resident of Grosse Pointe McCarthy was on, doctors other six months, I went device, a pump which and their families orga Prior to his illness, he Woods, graduated from told him he had a 33 per back and it had gotten kept his blood circulating nize and navigate a life had worked as a purchas Grosse Pointe North High cent chance of improving, worse.” so his other organs would that is about to become ing agent and hopes to School before going on to a 33 percent chance of His condition deterio not fail. It was determined one of doctors appoint return to work in the he had become too weak ments, new medications, near future, but not nec for a transplant, so he was endless lab tests and essarily in his old field. taken off the list. It wasn’t countless questions for With spending so much until medical professionals. m time in the hospital, he itsals© features info .e very^famfliar sistance of the pump, that tion on the program, Play with medical t^pns he was considered strong your “ACES,” which is an recently completed a enough to be put back on acronym for Attitude course in medical coding. the transplant list. (maintaining a fighting But one code The call came on March spirit), Compliance (fol McCarthy will always re 11; a donor heart had lowing doctors’ orders member is “ACES,” and been found. The surgery and taking prescribed he will make sure others was successful and after medication), Exercise facing similar challenges 27 days in the hospital, (walking as part of a regu are familiar with it as McCarthy was released, lar routine), and support well.
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madway,” said the officer. Public Safety Reports “(He) was very unsteady on his feet, unable to this week his friends were maintain his balance.” City of Grosse Pointe targeted. The man had a .11 per Unknown suspects sent cent blood alcohol level, 16 suspensions e-mails to about 50 of the according to police. man’s associates saying — Brad Lindberg A 30-year-old Detroit he was stranded in If you have any infor man with 16 driving sus London, England, and m ation about these or oth pensions was arrested at needed $1,800. er crimes, axil the Grosse 1:54 a.m. Monday, March P o in te Shores public safe 12, for operating a vehicle W a n t e d ty department at (313) in the area of Mack and 881-5500. Cadieux. A 57-year-old Park — Brad Lindberg man, pulled over at 8:55 If you have any infor p.m. Thursday, March 15, Grosse Pointe Woods mation about these or oth for operating a 2012 er crimes, call the City of Chevrolet with a broken Green on red Grosse Pointe public safe taillight, was arrested for ty department at (313) violating four driving sus A driver who made an 886-3200. pensions and failure to illegal turn on red in the appear in court on a early morning hours of charge of disorderly con Sunday, March 18, told G rosse P oin te Farms duct. Police also found an police he was coming open can of beer in his ve from an Irish bar in E-mail con hicle. Detroit. That came as no surprise to the officer who Con artists continue try DD detected a strong smell of ing to lure victims into alcohol coming from the D E T R O I T .■ wiring money to fraudu Causing a “commotion” driver. The driver M ed a IN S T I T U T E lent overseas addresses last week at a bar in the field sobriety test He w as O F A R T S under the guise of helping 18600 block of Mack arrested and his car was 5 2 0 0 : Wood wa rd Ave . stranded travelers. qualified a 29-year-old impounded. . A Farms man learned Grosse Pointe Park man for a ride in a police car. Keep PIN “(He) was given a cour tesy conveyance to a A Stanhope resident re friend’s house (in the ported to police Farms), where he agreed Wednesday, March 14, to stay the rest of the that his debit card was night,” said a patrolman. used to purchase an iPad The incident occurred without his knowledge. v e r im n at about 11:50 p.m. (Sm. He discovered the fraudu Wednesday, March 14. lent usage when use of his card was denied. He told Scoping cars police he gave his debit card number and his PIN A Farms man, reported to a contracting equip ly casing care parked in ment company the day the Mack alley between before. Police continue to Moran and Manor at investigate. about 7 p.m. Tuesday, — Kathy Ryan DON'T bEHLE March 13, was taken to a If you have information hospital for evaluation, on these or any other according to police. crimes, call Grosse Pointe The man had three Woods Public Safety at $100 bills to buy heroin, (313) 343-2400. he allegedly told officers.
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OUR VIEW T h e r e is crying in life
It’s OK to cry sometimes. We’ve seen it the last couple weeks. For happy times and sad, Tom HanJks famous line in “A League of Their Own” may only apply to baseball and skip the rest of life. Which is fine. -We saw tears of joy last week as University Liggett beat Houghton to win the Division 3 boys hockey state championship. We also saw tears of joy as Grosse Pointe South’s girls hockey team beat its crosstown ri I SAY By A. J. Hakim val North for the state championship. The tears from North came from not beating South a thin! time this year when it counted most. It would have been North’s first state championship in girls hockey. The same old story— busted We had another champion in South sophomore swimmer Patrick Jackson, who was the gold medalist in the 100-yard butterfly That comes with a lot of hard point line? That team bet- and logic, destroying all drawing blood as his sun- work. Congratulations. ter hope it’s making shots hope. You find out there’s glasses shattered in his This week we feature two teams that were right or it’s toast very little in common be face. there at the end. University Liggett’s girls basketball You know the seeding tween statistics and prob The Tigers slugger is team, which fell in the finals for the second straight histories and probabili ability, at least, when it expected out only a few year, this time to Morley Stanwood. South's girls bas ties, that a No. 1 seed has pertains to college basket days. But, hopefully it’s ketball team lost to Grand Haven in the Class A finals never lost to No. 16; that ball. Sure, statistics not a sign of what’s to after holding a nice lead in the game. It just wasn't E very March, undoubtedly a No. 12 played a part; your cham come in Cabrera’s shift to meant to be. it’s the same seed wiil upset a No. 5— pionship team now be third base to make room Our Grosse Pointe teams won and lost with class, old stray. only three times in 27 came a statistic, joining for newcomer Prince which is most important. We’ve witnessed that over the There’s the years has a 12 seed not the likes of the meager Fielder at first. last few weeks and these are lessons you'll enjoy the National made the second round. minority upset in the first Another Detroit athlete rest of your life - whether you won or lost. Collegiate Athletic It’s all there for you, his round; consequently wasn’t so lucky with his Thanks for making Grosse Pointe proud and let’s Association tournament tory and probability on crushing your hopes of diagnosis. Detroit Red celebrate spring with a new round of champions. bracket, freshly printed your side. winning that office pool or Wings center Darren and MU of promise. Like a That’s Monday. reigning triumphant Helm knocked knees with good first date, you’re ex Ibesday, you watch the among friends. San Jose’s Dominic Our Mend cited, even giddy at the play-in games, taking like that bad second Moore midway through bracket’s potential. notes for any future upset date, you realize every- the third period of an Folks in the Hill business district and the residential In your mind, you play possibilities. There are thing from the first was an overtime loss. areas surrounding it lost a friend this week. each card right. You four write-in teams now, aberration, that she or he While not as vicious- For nearly 30 years Bob Watson was our UPS driver. spend the time studying opening more opportuni is just like every other po looking as Cabrera’s in He died at 62, expert opinion and team ty for upsets to occur. tential suitor. jury, though still pretty Bob always smiled, no matter how his day was go statistics, down to the mi Wednesday’s for re Yeah, in college basket rough, Helm suffered a ing. He’d always say “hi” to his customers as he called nutest of details. You view. Triple- and quadru ball, that bad second date second-degree sprain of them by name. He’d chat about the weather, ask about know the power confer ple-checking each pick, is called bracket busting. his left medial collateral your weekend and gripe about a parking violator in the ences, the records, the making sure everything is This wasn’t your year; Hgament. alley. Then he’d hum on the way out the door. head-to-heads. You’re filled out just right, You your bracket wasn’t “the He’s out four to six Residents told us about him too. He would ask about mindful of each team’s make minor adjustments, one.” weeks- With the playoffs family pets he encountered. He asked what smelled so star power, its players’ tweaking a game here or And it’s the same old starting in three weeks good. Bob had the perfect personality for his job. It grade levels and maturity, there until you’ve perfect stoiy every March, and injuries already to was all about people. It was all about getting packages their leadership skills and ed the bracket. This is Nicklas Lidstrom, Johan delivered. It was never about him. tendencies, particularly in your year. Busting Franzen,Joey Another told us how he avoided a sure collision with dose games. And then comes ofanomerkmd MacDonald and others, a car that cut him off and Bob shook it off as no big Rely too heavily on Thursday. The second Speaking of busting, Helm’s injury doesn’t deal. freshmen? That lack of date, Anticipation builds Philadelphia Phillies out bode well for the Wings “People need to slow down,” he said. experience is likely to as you await that big mo fielder Hunter Pence bust who, at press time, are Which was funny, coming from someone who was have a negative affect on ment —opening tip-off. ed up Detroit Tigers third amid a five-game winless always in motion. a team’s performance in It’s finally here... baseman Miguel Cabrera streak. Bob would shake his head from side to side when he crunch time of a tight And in one fell swoop, on a hopper that sprung Helm has nine goals couldn’t read a signature. He knew where the boxes game, it’s over. A 15- or 14- or up and cracked Cabrera and 17 assists in 68 games went in every building. He worked swiftly right up un live or die by the three- 13-seed defies all sense directly in the right eye, this season. til he left work last week. Word got around of his death over the weekend. An e-mail said he was on his way back from a family out ing. Bob knew most of us better than we knew him. And he seemed to like it that way. GUEST OPINION ByJackMcHugh To his wife Shirley and his family, know that we miss Bob. He was important to all of us - and not just be* cause he delivered packages. He was a friend to the community. ‘B est article on w in d It’s not the same without him and w e ’ve thinking of you. Muliers to close farm s you w ill ever read’
Michael Mulier announced his family market will close after 75 years on Kercheval. The business was Energy policy based on renewables w ill w in their generators run out of fuel. built by Michael’s grandfather, Omer Mulier, who Modem cities are incredibly came here from Belgium. hearts but w on’t protect th e ir ow ners from fragile organisms, which tremble Michael’s father, Eugene, said the state of the econo on the edge of disaster the entire frostbite and death due to exposure. my has taken its toll on the business. wIfs been a good time. During a severe blizzard, it is run,” he said. electricity alone that prevents a The family would like to thank the community, the B est article on wind “Energy policy based on renew midwinter urban holocaust. We residen ts and the city of Grosse Pointe Park for their farms you will ables will win hearts but won’t pro saw what adverse weather can do, support over the years. ever read” — the tect their owners from frostbite when 15,000 people died in the “Most of all, we will dearly miss all the good people verdict of James and death due to exposure ” heat wave that hit France in and generations of families who have walked through Delingpole, Russia’s main gas company, August 2003. But those deaths the doors,” Michael Mulier said. Gazprom, was unable to meet de were spread over a month, The The community will miss Muliers Market, too. After mand as blizzards during an early weather, without energy, could a sale to reduce inventory the business will close. The British writer, in a February weekend swept across have caused many tens of thou site will re-open as a restaurant with new owners. blog posted in the Europe, and more than 300 people sands of deaths over a couple of Daily Telegraph, died. Did anyone even think of de days. about an article by Kevin Myers ploying our wind turbines to make Why does the entire green spec published in the Irish good the energy shortfall from trum, which now incorporates OUR STAFF Independent. Russia? most conventional parties across Myers’ focus is on the potentially Of course not Europe, deny the most obvious of EDITORIAL CIRCULATION (313) 882-0294 fc S {313)343-5578 fatal results of European wind en We all know windmills are a self- truths? Bob St John; Sports Editor Ws Bridget Thomas: Manager ergy, should this form of green indulgent and sanctimonious luxu To play lethal games with our Ann Fouty: Features Editor s&fi delusion be carried to its logical ry whose purpose is to make us energy systems to honor the Brad Lindberg: StaffWriter at DISPLAY ADVERTISING Kathy Ryan: Staff Writer (313) 882-3500 extreme, and the pure destruction feel good. Had Europe genuinely whimsical god of climate change is Karen R>tttanive; Staff Writer Kathryn Andros: of wealth its massive misallocation depended on green energy on as intelligent and scientific as the P o i n t e Advertising Director A J , Kafcta: Staff Writer NEW S GROUP Peter J. Birimer: of resources already represents. Friday, by Sunday thousands Aztec sacrifice of their young. Diane Morelii: Admtissng Manager Editorial Assistant Member Suburban Thanks to members of the would be dead from frostbite and Actually, it is far more frivolous, Newspapers of America and Kathleen M. Stevenson: National Nitvspaper Association Advertising Representative Michigan House and Senate, since exposure, and the EU would have because at least the Aztecs knew CLASSIFIED Julie R. Sutton: (313) 882-S900 PRODUCTION 2008 the same dangerous and de suffered an economic body blow to how many people they were sacri (313) 882-6090 Advertising Representative Barbara Yazbeck Vethaeke: Christine Dmmhelien structive folly is underway in the match that of Japan’s tsunami a ficing: no one has the least idea of Manager Ken Schop: Production Manager Advertising Representative Great Lake State. year ago. the loss of life that might result Nora Ezop David Hughes Erika Davis: ftenna Hall That’s when they enacted a law No electricity means no water, from the EU embracing “green” Pat Tapper Advertising Representative Penny Derrick Melanie Mahoney: imposing a 10 percent “renewable” no trams, no trains, no airports, no energy policies. Administrative Assistant Carol Jarman energy mandate on electric utili traffic lights, no phone systems, no M c H u g h is th e M a c k in a c C e n te r Mary Sehlager BethGauttuer ties, and forcing customers to pay sewerage, no factories, no service for Public Policy's senior legisla for it through higher electricity stations, no office lifts, no central tive analyst and editor of bills. heating and even no hospitals, once MichiganVotes.org. Here’s the relevant excerpt by Kevin Myers on Independents, GROSSE POINTE NEWS, MARCH 22, 2012 9A
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Given the spotlight, some of the 60 featured boats — each no larger than 4x8x2.5 feet and supposed to withstand the weight of two student rowers — sunk upon boarding, or slightly thereafter, while others traveled half the distance. The rest achieved the full two laps, with Wet & Wild finishing fastest, complet ing the race in 36.66 sec onds. S.S. Ink placed sec PHOTO BY RENEE LANDUYT ond (37.36) and Buoys in Above, unlike the original in 1912, this Titanic boat stayed afloat and completed the two-lap race in Grosse Pointe North High School’s Da Hood third (38.2). second annual cardboard boat regatta, Students raced in groups Top right, in the hallway awaiting their heat are, from left, Annie Smith, Carly Broman, Melina Ghisac, Olivia Pullan, Brittany Burke and of four, 15 heats in all. Kerry Leannals. “I actually thought that Bottom right, team Spartacus attempts the course. this went better,” physics teacher and regatta orga boats last year. they wanted to add color administrators judged the weight of two rowers; ment to their designs. nizer Gary Abud said, “This year, we had a lot and decoration with duct students on their boat’s intermediate, a boat sus “They had fun, they comparing this year’s better design and narrow tape,” Abud said. "That structural integrity — taining the weight while learned a lot more about event to last, er range.” was fine. Some groups “does it look like it has achieving some distance; physics than they would “The boat quality was In constructing the went a little overboard some physics behind it or advanced, completing the have had we been in the higher than it was last boats, students, in groups with the duct tape and does it look like it was a race; and the highest lev class doing anything else, year, as well as the kids of four to six, were re duct taped their whole bunch of qardboard el, finishing among the and everybody thinks of were a lot more focused stricted to corrugated boat. That wasn’t really al thrown together?” — their top 10. this in such high regard about it. I suspected that cardboard and duct tape, lowed. They weren't sup ability to talk about the The event represents that everybody puts a lot was because they have a limited to interior and ex posed to do a duct tape physics principles associ Abud’s and fellow physics of effort and focus into it,” frame of reference for it terior seams, edges and wrap.” ated with their design — teachers Don Pata’s and Abud said. now. Last year, no one comers. Adhesive caulk Such boats received “why they built it one way Chris Amore’s focus on "Not only are they look knew what to expect or and sealants weren’t al point deductions during versus another” — and teaching concepts and ing to do a good job for what to do, and so we had lowed. judging. Before the races, creativity and theme. principles through pro themselves, but they’re up a really wide range of “Some groups decided a panel of teachers and The races also encom ject- and problem-based against all their peers, so passed several judgment learning, with students that also kind of raises the levels, including a basic applying such concepts as effort level and the atten level, if the boat sustained buoyancy and displace tion to it* It’s not about the house.. A Benefit for Our Lady Star of the Sea Parish and School Our Lady Star of the Sea School Auction Committee a l o n g w i t h Honorary Auction Chairs It’s about the family George & Marie Schena that lives in the house. As a local independent agent, we can design an Cordially invite you to insurance program that’s just right for you and your family. Give the people you love Safe.Sound.Secure® Star: A H idden Treasure protection from Auto-Owners Insurance Company. Saturday, March 24,2012 , m — — 6 p . m . (C4uto-Owners Insurance Life Home Car Business C ountry C lub of D etroit IkzN o 220 C ountry C lub D rive Aitken-Ormond & Shores Agency Auction, Food Stations and open bar begins at 6 PM 710 Notre Dame, Grosse Pointe, MI 48230 DJ after party and cash bar begins at 10 PM 313-881-5322 Sponsored by S in c e 1948 Bob M axey Ford Lincoln M ercury Come see us at the Ed Rinke Chevrolet Buick GMC Constructeam Home & Garden Expo Saturday, March 24 Grosse Pointe War Memorial Grosse Pointe News Auto • Home • ^register online at starofthesea.maestroweb.com GROSSE POINTE NEWS, MARCH 22, 2012 n i s g ' — _ ‘ SCHOOLS Annual trip looks beyond tourist attractions ByAJ. Hakim lum for understanding, a StaffWriter stricter focus on teaching students to learn to learn To students and faculty, and understand by ex University Liggett tending beyond typical School's annual sopho information delivery into more trip to Washington a deeper learning. A hall D,C. is more than sight mark of the new curricu seeing and tourist attrac lum is the academic re tions. search project, a senior Divided into groups year master’s thesis-type from among five student- project which students selected concentrations complete with guidance — arts, politics, history, of a faculty mentor and language and leadership field expert . and science — the stu Students prepare for dents, said upper school the project with an acade curriculum director and mic research tutorial ju science coordinator nior year, though, Shernaz Minwalla, be Minwalla and upper come experts at their re school dean of students spective disciplines. Peter Gaines hope con “You’re not going to ception starts with the D.C. taking a picture of Washington trip. the Washington “Next year, when we Monument and getting start talking to current back on a bus,” Minwalla tenth graders when said about the trip, which they’re eleventh graders,” PHOTOS BY PHILLIP MOSS was March 11 to 14 and Gaines said^ “we can start funded from an endow talking about the acade Left, University Liggett School sophomores view art ment made by an alum of mic research project and Above left, students listen to a lecture while attend and generous donor to what they can do with it ing an art museum. the school; a gift through and we’ll go back to the Above, students gather for a photograph outside the his estate‘plan. “They do well of the D.C. trip and White House, research and become ex remind them what they perts on whatever were doing there. There’s ed their research process ones organized the trip courses, having students Gaines said. “It is that and venues, sites, and become a nice continuity to it.” they became even more itinerary according to conduct D.C.-related will be that, but almost as teachers when we go Added Minwalla: “Our interested and when they their respective concen writing and research pro a by-product of what there.” hope is that they figure finally got to see it, it was trations, researching sites jects. we’re trying to do acade The trip, an annual un out in D.C. that they can really cool because they and venues related to “Part of the design of mically, we’ve added this dertaking since 2005, has come up with an interest. had some prior knowl each field. Furthermore, the trip ultimately was, it layer of depth to what it evolved in recent years, To say that they came up edge going in.” history and English was this kind of bonding means for them as a developing alongside the with something of inter The 68 sophomores teachers integrated the experience and rallying class. It changes the con school’s shift to a curricu est, that when they start and their faculty chaper trip research into their point for the class,” versation.” North banners m issing Two banners from Grosse Pointe North’s band hung them. Other spring musical, ‘Anything organizations' banners re 0 \ f '■« O S:’ Lf.AftNi'v'.i A Goes,” disappeared from main untouched at their respective locations Moross. some time during the “We just want them re week of Monday, March 5. turned,” Brown said. “No They were located at questions asked; no one’s Moross and 1-94 and in trouble” Vernier Road and 1-94. Anyone with informa According to the musical’s tion cart ”■ toittact*' the publicist, Donna Brown, show’s director, Marty the banners were there Bufalini, via e-mail at since about mid-February, [email protected], www.lonltutoringMI.com when she and her hus — A J , H a k im PHOTO COURTESY OF PATTI THEROS St. Paul on the Lake Catholic School’s fifth- and sixth-grade forensics team, pic m o j S o i o o tured above* placed second at the annual Eastside Catholic Forensics League o o - & ]o o competition at Grosse Pointe Academy. T h e FamilyCenter CIRCLE OF FRIENDS Forensics finishes second Featured among eight four schools receive a tro Lubanski (second, third) competing schools, St. phy and top scorers in and Nicholas French Paul on the Lake Catholic each category earn a (third), rf- School’s fifth- and sixth- plaque. Multiple interpreta LEGO grade forensics team se St. Paul individual re tions: Mickey Kuchta cured second place sults: In prose, Nicole (first, two seconds); Noah Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Sceglio (three first Moyer (first, two sec annual Eastside Catholic places); Lainie Chase onds); Samantha McLeod Forensics League compe (two thirds); Andrew Fox (first, two seconds); tition at Grosse Pointe (two seconds, third) and Beatrice Bernard (first, Academy. Vicky Schmitz (second, two seconds) and Rosie Students competed two thirds) placed among Williamson (first, two sec DO against six other eastside the top three. onds). 0 0 catholic schools and the Top students in poetry Duo interpretation: academy, all of whom include: Grace Pasche Andrew Backer and field teams of about 29 (two firsts, second); Micaela Fraser (first, two members, in the art of Isabelle Adams (two seconds); Anthony 1 public speaking. Each firsts, third); Isabelle Hopkins and Alice OQ‘ student participated in Thibault (two seconds) Williamson (three sec O 0- one of seven events — six and Sam Nehra (second, onds); and C.J. Carrion O O ' OO individual and a duo in third). and Annabel Romanelli terpretation — and per In drama: Lydia Beaton (first, third). OO ENTER TODAY! OO formed his reading three (two firsts, third); Mary Students receiving Bring your pre-constructed IEM creation for judging times for three different Forbes (first, two sec plaques include: Sceglio and great prizes! Space will be filled on a first-come, judges. No more than six onds); Jacqui Knapp (sec (first overall, prose); first-served basis. All entries must be ore-registered. students per round com ond, two thirds) and GiGi Boehmer (first overall, ftatms rrms? M by Fit!,- APETl 2013** peted against one anoth Bonnell (first, third). storytelling); Pasche (sec ond overall, poetry); FEE: $15 per entry er, with the top three per Storytelling: Jessica formances awarded five, Boehmer (three firsts); Kuchta (third overall, three or one point, re Shawnita Evans (first, multiple); Moyer (third spectively. two seconds); Lauren overall, multiple); OO St. Thecla won the Kanan (first, second, McLeod (third overall, OO event, followed by St. third) and Lucia multiple); Bernard (third Paul, St. Lawrence and VanBerkum (second, overall, multiple) and Our Lady Star of the Sea third). Rosie Williamson (third LEGO /k titu Catholic School. The top Declamation: Dominik overall, multiple). IB VtofiUf 4/u* Saturday, APRIL 21 12:30-3:30pm At! ere weteome to see She iE S I Challenge Entries & Winners and Bs&ws" isMS BARNES EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER OO 20090 Morningside Drive, Grosse Pointe Woods Admission: $2/per$on or $5/famiiy 0 0 Spring cleaning Entry forms may be downloaded from In continuing its envi 10,000 and 14,000 pounds er supplies; keyboards www.familycenterweb.org ronment-friendly prac — the weight of an aver and mice; cables and tices, the Grosse Pointe age school bus —- in recy cords; speakers; laptops; 1 Public School System is cled electronics. fax machines; phone sys Presented by hosting a spring clean Recommended recy- tems; cameras or cam OO electronics recycling drive clables include: monitors corders; typewriters; cal 0 0 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (CRT or LCD); tower culators; VCR and DVD Saturday, March 24, be computers; laptop bags; players; batteries; projec FanfCenter ^rosse N&ws VILLAGVILLAGE hind Brownell Middle desktop computers; print tors and cable satellites. TOY School. ers or scanners; PDAs; The district will also 1 District green teams cell phones; external dri collect $5 donations for its 0 i 3 i i 0 O ! JffeSlpPoo! ftyO'Q-rQi hope to collect between ves; routers; back up pow green school programs. i a o M o o : te S s M iQ .o ! e 'G O GROSSE POINTE NEWS, MARCH 22, 2012 SCHOOLS M aire Fair fundraiser honors school history ByAJ. Hakim Ecclestone assigned each Dance Revolution and Kandinsky-style painting, are $1 for one, $5 for six, March 24, at Maire, and StaffWriter grade a decade, starting used music from Michael among other items and $10 for 13 and $20 for 30. the parent party is from Maire’s genesis in Jackson. I know another gift baskets. In past years, funds Saturday, March 31, at In keeping with its 75th the 1930s. From there, classroom did Pac Man.” While admission is raised from the fair the Grosse Pointe War anniversary celebration, students and parents The carnival also fea free, each game requires helped pay for air condi Memorial Maire Elementary transformed each class tures a feather hair exten a passport, available in tioning, high-tech chalk An adult-only event, School’s tri-annual Maire room into a camival-Iike sion booth, prize room, advance at $4 for 16 boards and a new play the parent party features Fair fundraiser encom atmosphere, designing a photo booth, food and a games, or $5 at the door ground. a DJ, dinner and auction passes a commemorative game with references to classroom craft and Additional passports are “It’s a unique experi with items donated by theme, with each class their respective era. theme basket tin can auc $3 for eight games. ence for kids at Maire parents, local businesses room traveling “Through “Each room decided on tion. For the auction, stu Feather hair extensions and Grosse Pointe to and artists. the Decades.” a game and they can’t dents crafted items rang cost $12 for one, $20 for have a good time and For more information, For the twofold event overlap,” Ciexton said, ing from a checkerboard two and food is available support a good cause,” contact Ciexton at clex- — a carnival and parent “My daughter’s room decoupage with each stu at $3 for a box lunch or Ciexton said. [email protected] or party/auction — co-chairs (fourth grade, r 80s dent’s picture to a stu $1 ala carte. The carnival is from 10 Ecclestone at kpeccle- Kim Ciexton and Katie theme), we did Dance dent-rendered Tin can auction tickets a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, [email protected]. Pierce students earn various awards PHOTOS COURTESY OF GARY BUSLEPP Left, pictured alongside English teacher Geneva Scully, Pierce Middle School seventh-grade Gold and Silver Key winners from the 2012 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards regional level. Middle, eighth-grade Gold and Silver Key winners. Right, Pierce’s Destination ImagiNation team, back row, from left, Carl Griffin, Chloe Lobert, Mary Hoffman, Edward Stacey and Natalia Szura. Reclining, Tony Attard. For works submitted in eighth graders Anna “The Disappearance”; Portwood, “How to get round. Lobert, Natalia Szura and the writing portion of the Christinidis, “The and Nina White, “A Day to Girls”; and Olivia Competing in the im- Edward Stacey 2012 Scholastic Art and Transition” (flash fiction); Remember.” Wouters, “The Day that provisational challenge Writing Awards, five Emily Fleming, “Anything Eleven students re Ruined Me.” category, the team per You Be the Chemist Pierce Middle School stu You Say or Do” (short sto ceived honorable men In the art competition, formed “News to me,” es Three Pierce students dents received Gold Keys ry); Alissa Martin, tions: seventh grader Michael Kolesky also tablishing a cause and ef — Evan Arora, Lindsey and 16 others earned “Nobody” (short story); Cameron Francis, “One earned a Gold Key for his fect relationship between Clark and Cameron Ennis Silver Keys and honor and Lauren Pankin, “The Door Down”; and eighth mixed media piece, a team-selected current — participated recently in able mentions at the re Right to Die” (persuasive graders Evan Arora, “To “Guitar Weaving.” event and tournament- the Chemical Education gional level. writing). Bee or not to Bee”; supplied event. Its perfor Foundation’s “You Be the - The Gold Key recipi Another five students, Hannah Brauer, '“Faffing’’ Destination mance included coopera Chemist Challenge,” placl ents, those recognized all eighth-graders, earned tive human scenery and ing fifth in the Metre! ivithin the top seven to lb SOVeir Keys, recognizing props and a one-minute Detroit-level competition.; percent of all regional the top 10 to 15 percent. Remembered”; Seth Destination ImagiNation glitch incorporated into With eighth-grade sci submissions, advance to They are: Matt Farber, Cardan, “So You Think team qualified for the the challenge. Teams had ence teacher Danusa the national level for fur “The Plan”; Pankin, You Can Dance?”; Michigan- Creativity five minutes to analyze Danko as their coach, all ther adjudication. They “Classical Decomposers,” Fleming, “White” and “A Association’s state com the challenge and five to three survived through include: seventh grader “Detroit,” and “Magically Winter Hdme”; Diedre petition, scheduled April perform. round 24, answering Sarah Simmet, “Where Malicious”; Sydney McKeever, “Ballerina”; 21, at Central Michigan Pierce’s team includes questions about physics- I’m From, Where I’m Simoncmi, “A Perfect Way Pankin, “Fishy Business” University, after scoring a Tony Attard, Carl Griffin, and chemistry-related Going” (poetry); and to Die”; Ally Stapleton, and “Karma”; Max 336.26 in the regional Mary Hoffman, Chloe themes. ceremony is Wednesday Auction, night. Additionally, the show, North choir event briefs in its 29th year, includes a artwork silent auction and raffle* The following is a list •Nine students partici via e-mail at [email protected]. For the silent auction, of accolades and upcom pated in the state honors current and former stu ing events for Grosse choir concert at the Celebrating 45 Years fn Detroit! dents donated work, Pointe North High Michigan Music headline among them are sculp School’s choir. Conference, Jan. 21. %'■ •' V tures from 2011 graduate •The choir’s “Great They are: Hannah j r . Melissa Bryan whose Works” concert is at 7 Kadrich, Marty Brown, South’s mixed media piece, p.m. Thursday, March 22, Logan Hart, Magy “Devin,” is one of 30 art at Assumption Greek Shenouda, Jeremy Harr, works selected for the Orthodox Church. Claire Schreiber, Robert Art Fest Advanced Placement Tickets are $5 for gen Cobau, Katie Murray and Studio Art National eral admission seating. Ryan Waggoner. In a week’s time, Student Exhibit. Silent Gold cards are accepted. Of the nine students, Grosse Pointe South auction bidding opens •At the January selected from a school High School’s multipur during the event Michigan School Vocal audition in October, three pose room becomes Raffle prizes include: Music Association — Kadrich, Schreiber Aefeepti fo^ rafl;.20J home to hundreds of an Aveda Spa package; District Solo and and Waggoner — ad Reserve a change to'visit the Detroit Waldorf 5c* original student works on $100 gift certificate to Ensemble Festival, 23 vanced to the All-State .Spring Open Hou^e, Sunday,- March 25th at 2p display during the art de Jumps Restaurant; a sin soloists and five ensem honors choir program at partment’s Art Fest 2012. gle photo session with bles performed two the Michigan Youths Arts Dana Kaiser; four tickets songs, with the soloists Festival in Kalamazoo in /■pit 482 M ■www.detr The show runs 8 a.m, Open House: 313.822- to 3 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. to South’s upcoming mu receiving four superior May. The students are Wednesday, March 28, sical “The Phantom of ratings, 14 excellent and among the 1,000 from a through Friday, March the Opera”; a vase from five good. The ensem pool of about 250,000 30, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Pewabic Pottery; original bles: Pointe Chorale (su students statewide par Saturday, March 31. It art; a colors in clay paint perior), Choraiiers (supe taking in the three-dav features student pieces in ing party; and 30 cup rior), AcaFella (superior), event. photography, drawing, cakes from Ethel’s CounterPointe (superior) •A euchre tournament painting, sculpture and Edible. and Norsemen (excel is scheduled Friday, April other forms, with stu Individual raffle tickets lent). 20, at Assumption. Open L e n t e n B u f f e t D i n n e r s dents vying for various are $5 or five for $20, Following its “Great only to adults 21 years or prizes and awards, the with all profits support Works” concert, the choir older, the event includes t w A R K at S t * A m b r o s e ing South’s art supply travels to Walled Lake dinner, beverages and most coveted being the Join us for dinner every Friday in Lent, Principal’s Purchase fund. Central High School for raffle. Award. It grants the se For more information, the state solo and ensem Tickets are $25. February 24th through April 6*, from 5 to 9 pm. lected piece entry into contact Suzy Fishback ble festival, Friday, For tickets or more in the school’s permanent via e-mail at suzyfish- March 23 and Saturday, formation, contact Traci The menu includes a salad bar, two soups du jour, collection. The awards [email protected]. March 24. Botts at (313) 384-4466 or fried or baked cod, tatertots, macaroni with cheese, a weekly special entree, along with rolls, vegetable, coffee and tea. Desserts are available. $15 per adult Orchestra Hall hosts North students $10 for children aged 6 to 10 An upcoming Grosse Pointe North High School The band and orchestra is under the direction of Children 5 and under eat free. band and orchestra concert highlights the student David Cleveland, director of instrumental music, and Carry-out service available {313} 822-1594. musicians within the spotlights of Detroit’s Kemmer Weinhaus, orchestra director. Guest con Orchestra Hall, home to the Detroit Symphony ductors are Joseph Bauer, orchestra conductor emer The ARK is located at Waybum and Hampton, Orchestra. itus, and John Donnellon, Parcells Middle School’s next to St. Ambrose Church in Grosse Pointe Pk. Scheduled 7 p.m. Sunday, April 1, the concert in director of instrumental music. (313)822-2814 cludes the music of Mozart, Bach, Saint-Saens, Tickets are $25 for reserved seating, $18 for gener Glazunov, Sousa and more, along with performances al admission and $10 for students and seniors. They from featured soloists Jessie Ding (piano), are available at Wild Birds Unlimited. Alexandra Krawetz (cello) and Connor Holm (saxo For more information, contact Cleveland at (313) phone). 432-3320 or at [email protected]. GROSSE POINTE NEWS, MARCH 22, 2012 NEWS Obituary notices are purchased and often prewritten by fam ily or friends. W hile we try to run obituaries as submitted , we nevertheless reserve the right to edit for accu racy, style and length. William S. He was predeceased by and Andrew Sneila, Sean his brother Brian. and Kelly O’Donnell- Cox A funeral service was Daudlin, Jennifer Longtime Grosse Pointe held March 21 at A.H. Daudlin, Billy, Caroline William S. Cox Scott C. Crader M.D, Janet Dillon Danaher Farms resident, William Peters Rmeral Home in and Tommy Daudlin, “Bill” S. C o x , 85, died Grosse Pointe Woods, Christine, Allison, Stuart Monday, March 12,2012. Donations maybe made and George Daudlin, and He was bom Aug. 8, to the American Cancer Ryan, Daniel, Annie and 1926, in Phoenixville, Pa., Society, 20450 Civic Cailin Gallagher. He also and graduated from Center Drive, Southfield, is survived by three sisters Lower Marion High MI 48076-4135. and two brothers. School He served in the Visitation will be held U.S. Army Air Forces dur from 4 to 9 p.m., rosary at ing World War DL After the Janet Dillon 7 p.m., Sunday, March 25, war, he attended Temple at Chas. Verheyden University, where he MePhail Danaher FUneral Home, 16300 earned a Bachelor of City of Grosse Pointe Mack Ave., Grosse Pointe Science degree. resident Janet L, Dillon Park. Mr. Cox began his long MePhail Danaher, 79, died A funeral service will be sales career with Scott Tuesday, March 13, 2012 held at 10 am., Monday, Paper Company. He also at the VNA Hospice March 26, at St Paul on George E. Daudlin Sr. Horst Egon Englert Robert Hicks worked with Mead House inVero Beach, Fla. the Lake Catholic Church, Johnson Company, after She was bom March 5, 157 Lakeshore, Grosse which he was in partner 1933, in Ann Arbor to Pointe Farms. Visitation ship as a food broker with Harold and Sara Lepard. begins at 9:30 a.m, at the Ned Weitzman and She graduated with a church. Associates. He became a Bachelor of Arts degree sales representative for from Cornell University, The Marco Company be where she was also a Horst Egon fore his retirement. member of Alpha Phi Englert He was a longtime Sorority. She retired from member of Crescent Sail the accounting firm of Longtime Grosse Pointe Yacht Club and a past Coopers & Lybrand. Woods resident Horst president of Grasse Pointe Mrs. Danaher was ac Egon Englert passed away Hunt Club. He also be tive in several organiza Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. longed to The Founders tions including Detroit He was 89. Society of the Detroit Athletic Club, Grosse He was bom in Berlin, Institute of Arts. Pointe Hunt Club, Germany, Jan. 17,1923, to Leatrice Valade McKinley Garnet Mae Nelson Robert G. Rein Throughout his life he was Country Club of Detroit Olga and Leonhard active in many sports in and Bayview Yacht Club. Englert. In 1929, he and was employed by Chrysler gardening. She was a for Stuart Yacht and Country cluding tennis, sailing, Mrs. Danaher is sur his parents came to Corp. as a body designer, mer member of the Club, Detroit Review Club golf and marathon run vived by her husband, Detroit through Ellis retiring in 2005. He en Detroit Yacht Club and and the Jenny Lind Club. ning. He had many inter James P. Danaher; son, Island. His family said his joyed playing tennis at was an avid boater along Her family said her ests including gardening, David Dillon (Virginia story is the story of Indian Village Tennis Club side her husband. She smile, sense of humor, classical music, cooking, Briggs); stepdaughters, America... that of a young in Detroit, traveling and loved animals, nature, rid laughter and generosity history, fishing, bird Eileen Danaher Traum man who came to rooting for the local sports ing her bike and traveling are among the greatly watching, trains, airplanes and Kathy Danaher America to find a better teams. the world. cherished memories of and storytelling. Rybicki; stepsons, James life. His family said Mr. Mrs. McKinley is sur those who knew and Mr. Cox is survived by P Danaher Jr., Thomas C. Mr. Englert excelled in Hicks will be remembered vived by daughters, Mary loved her. his loving wife, Martha Danaher, Steven Danaher, school. Hewas valedicto by his daily walks he took:' Christa^ PeKinley, I Mrs,. Nelson is survived (riee Menge); children, Dean MePhail and Scott rian of both HiSJ%ighth all over the Grosse Pointeif , Son, Gregory William “Woody” MePhail and six grand grade and high school with his black lib , Rockjt McKinley, ^o£elyn rand 0ebbrah) 'Nelson; (Cristine Smith), Sally children. graduating classes. In He was devoted to his her husband, Dr, Mitchell daughter, Deborah “Sandy” (Robert) Howe, She is also survived by September 1942, he be faith and served as an ush Dombrowski and son (Thomas) Stenger, son Phyllis “Gail” (Timothy) her sister, Sue Thomas, gan his education at er for numerous years. John R. McKinley HI and Dwight M. Nelson HI; son, Krygier, Jeanne (Norman) and sister-in-law, Gayla General Motors Institute A funeral service was his wife, Nancy; her sister, Geoffrey Nelson and Torre and Jacqueline Solomon. in Flint. held March 17 at St. Sally Gushee and her hus grandchildren, Christine, “Jackie” (Charles) She was predeceased He joined the U.S. Army James Lutheran Church band, Jack, who reside in Kathleen and Gregory Jr. Beddow and his brother, by her brother, Jack March 25, 1943, and in Grosse Pointe Farms. Arizona; grandchildren, Nelson, Madeleine, Peter Cox. He was the Lepard. served with the 3125th Donations may be made Autumn, Lindsey, Andrew, Christopher and proud grandfather of 10 A funeral service will be Signal Service Battalion in to St. James Lutheran Michael, John IV, William Stenger and grandchildren and six held at 12:30 p.m. the European Theater of Church, 170 McMillan, Jacqueline, David and Geoffrey Jr. and Adam great-grandchildren. He Saturday, April 14, at Operations, attaining the Grosse Pointe Farms, MI Elizabeth and great- Nelson. also is survived by several Christ Church Grosse rank of staff sergeant He 48236 or the Michigan granddaughter, Rachel. She was predeceased cousins, sisters-in-law, Pointe, 61 Grosse Pointe was honorably discharged Humane Society, 30300 In addition to her hus by her husband, Dwight nieces, nephews and oth Blvd., Grosse Pointe April 23, 1946, and upon Telegraph, Suite 220, band, she was prede M. Nelson Jr. and her er extended family. Farms. his return, finished his ed Bingham Farms, MI ceased by her brothers, brother, James W Tolbert. He was predeceased by Donations may be made ucation at GML He started 48025. Richard and Robert A memorial service was his first wife, Sally; sister, to Christ Church Grosse his career as a mechanical Valade. . held in Wkukesha with in Marto and nephew, Pointe, 61 Grosse Pointe engineer with General A private committal ser terment at Prairie Home William. Blvd., Grosse Pointe Motors Fisher Body. Leatrice Valade vice will be held at St. Cemetery in Waukesha. A memorial service will Farms, Ml 48236 or VNA Mr. Englert married Paul on the Lake Catholic take place at 1 p.m. Hospice House Grace Edna Uhlig June McKinley Church, Grosse Pointe Saturday, March 24, at Foundation, 1110 35th 22, 1946, at Bethany Grosse Pointe Shores Farms. Robert G. Christ Church Grosse Lane, Vero Beach, FL Lutheran Church in resident Leatrice Valade Donations may be sent Pointe, 61 Grosse Pointe 32960. Detroit, and they had McKinley passed away to the Simulation Lab Rein Blvd., Grosse Pointe three children. He was a Thursday, March 15, Education Center, St. Former Grosse Pointe Farms. supporter of Bethany his 2012. She was the beloved John Hospital and resident Robert G. Rein, Donations may be made George E. entire life and loved wife of John R. McKinley Medical Center, RO. Box 96, of Traverse City, died to the Grosse Pointe singing in the choir. Jr., who predeceased her. 673271, Detroit, MI Saturday, March 3,2012. Animal Adoption Society, Daudlin Sr. After his wife’s death in Bom Nov. 23, 1924, in 48267-3271. He was bom Nov. 29, 296 Chalfonte Ave., Grosse Pointe Farms 1978, he married Lori Detroit, she was the 1915, in Detroit, to Grosse Pointe Farms, Ml resident George E. Lang Sept 1, 1979. They daughter of Dr. Cyril and Edmund and Ella (nee 48236, the Alzheimer’s Daudlin Sr., 87, died enjoyed 29 years of mar Marian Valade (nee Garnet Mae Vorpagel) Rein. Association, 225 N. Sunday, March 18, 2012. riage until her passing in Anderson). After graduat He loved baseball and, Michigan Ave., FL 17, He was predeceased by 2009. ing from Dominican High Nelson as an adolescent and Chicago, EL 60601-7633 or Violet, his wife of 58 years, Mr. Englert is survived School in 1942, she raised Former Grosse Pointe young man, was known a charity of the donor’s in June 2010. by his children and their a family while volunteer Park resident Garnet Mae for his playing prowess at choice. He was born Feb. 1, spouses, Cathy and Tom ing two days a week for Nelson, 81, died Saturday, second t e e . He was also 1925, in Detroit to William Schwanitz, Tom and 23 years at Detroit Dec. 3, 2011, in an avid Detroit Red Wings and Marie Daudlin and Cindy, Chris and Dawn Receiving Hospital. Other Jacksonville, Fla. fan, Scott Charles graduated from St. and by his grandchildren, areas in which she donat She was bom Aug. 30, During World War II, Anthony High School and Dan (Carolyn) Harris, ed her time included 1930, in Waukesha, Wis,, Mr. Rein worked procur Grader M.D. the University of Detroit Tom Jr., Erin, Kristen, teaching catechism at St to James and Margaret ing classified components Scott Charles Crader with a degree in chemical Rachel and Kelly. Clare of Montefalco Tolbert and graduated for the first radar systems. M.D., 43, passed away engineering. In 1968, he A memorial service was Catholic Church in from Carroll College in He was later engaged as a peacefully Sunday, March founded Wolverine Oil held March 10 at Bethany. Grosse Pointe Park, as Waukesha. sole proprietor of the 18, 2012, after a coura and Supply Co. and con Donations maybe made sisting with book sales at Mis. Nelson was pas General Tax and Business geous battle with cancer. tinued running the busi to Bethany Lutheran the Grosse Pointe Public sionate about her children Service, an accounting Bom June 17, 1968, he ness with his five sons un Church, 11475 E. Outer library and helping with and grandchildren, loved and tax firm in Grosse was the son of Gary and til his recent retirement. Drive, Detroit, MI 48224. Meals on Wheels. her pet dogs and cher Pointe. His family said he Susan (nee Sidwell) Mr. Daudlin proudly Mrs. McKinley’s pas ished her church. She was was likable, kind, always Crader. served in the U.S. Air sion for art inspired her to a member of the young at heart and never Dr. Crader enjoyed nu Force in the 307th Bomber Robert become an art dealer, rep Daughters of the known to say a bad word merous activities in his life Group flying B~24s in the resenting Michael G. American Revolution, toward anyone. including fishing, flying Pacific Theater during Hicks Kozmiuk and the late served as a chapter regent He was a member of the kites, listening to music World WarH. Robert Hicks, 73, Richard Jerzy. She was a and was honored with Grosse Pointe Yacht Club and riding roller coasters. He was an avid model passed away Wednesday, past president of the several awards. She was a for more than 20 years. An oncologist, he trained train collector and spent March 14,2012, under the Grosse Pointe Artist skillful golfer, accom Mr. Rein is survived by at the Mayo Clinic and many years traveling with cans of Odyssey Hospice Association, where she plished bridge player and his son, David Rein; two practiced at Mount his wife. He was a mem- in Southfield. remained active for many active in theater arts and grandsons, two grand Clemens General Hospital ber of the Knights of He was bom Jan. 28, years. She also served on garden club. daughters and eight great and Hemy Ford Macomb Columbus. 1939, at Cottage Hospital the John Lake Over the years, Mrs. grandchildren. Hospital. He was a Fellow Mr. Daudlin is survived in Grosse Pointe to Scholarship Committee at Nelson was actively in He was predeceased by in the American College by his daughters, Deborah Clarence and Gertrude the Grosse Pointe War volved in many clubs and his parents; wife, Alice of Physicians, (James) Sneila and Mary Hicks. On Nov. 3,1979, he Memorial and volun civic organizations in Rein whom he deeply Dr. Crader was proud of Kay (Dan) Gallagher; married Suzanne teered at the Detroit cluding the Hidden Hills loved and was married to his children, Beth, Sara sons, Kevin (Mary Gorenflo at St. Peter Artists Market, Country Club in for 53 years, and his eldest and Will, who survive him. O’Donnell), George Jr., Lutheran Church in Mrs. McKinley’s hob Jacksonville, Country son, Robert Rein Jr. He also is survived by his Dan (Joy), Jeff (Kathy) Eastpointe. bies included creating Club of Detroit, Otsego parents, Susan and Gary and Steven (Suzie) and Mr. Hicks served proud whimsical ceramic bird Ski Club, Lochmoor Club, See O B IT U A R IE S , Crader and brother, Dean. grandchildren, Elizabeth ly in the U.S. Navy. He houses, needlepoint and Detroit Athletic Club, p age 5 A II GROSSE POINTE NEWS, MARCH 22, 2012 lllliSIilllMIIIlS NEWS S' Arbor. Treder Pharmacy, located OBITUARIES: Loved Donations may be initially in Grosse Pointe made to the Boy Scouts of Woods and then relocat ones remembered America at scouting.org; ed to Grosse Pointe The Lake Titus Protective Farms. Additionally, he Continued from page 4A II Association, 47 Smallman was a partner in another Drive, Malone, NY 12953; pharmacy for many Ann Arbor area in 2006. ora charity ofthe donor’s years. Herbert Ewart Mr. Smith was involved choice. Mr. Treder was a mem Smith with many civic organiza ber of the Grosse Pointe tions through the years in Yacht Club and Senior Herbert Ewart Smith, cluding Boy Scouts of Carroll B. Men’s Club o f Grosse 87, of Ann Arbor, passed America, Kiwanis Club, Treder Pointe; past member of away Tuesday, Feb. 28, the University of the Otsego Ski Club, 2 0 1 2 . Michigan Club and the Carroll B. “Bud” Treder, National Association of He was bom June 11, Masons. He also served 84, died peacefully Retail Druggists and a Carroll B. TVeder Thomas J. Verbiest Jr. 1924, in Battle Creek and on the board of trustees at Saturday, March 17, former board member of graduated from Franklin Rock Valley College in 2012, St. Patrick’s Day, the Meadowbrook Retail Road, Grosse Pointe Mark, Bethann (Jefi) Kirk Academy in Malone, N.Y., Rockford, HI. one his favorite holidays. Pharmaceutical Woods. Visitation begins and Jon (Stacey). He also where he was actively in Mr. Smith was prede He was born Jan. 16, Insurance Company. at 9 a.m. at the church. is survived by many lov volved with the Boy ceased by his wife, 1928, in Chicago, to His many hobbies in Donations may be ing nieces and nephews. Scouts, achieving the Mildred (nee Scherdt) in Carroll B. and Marie cluded boating, investing, made in his name to He was predeceased by rank of Eagle Scout He 1998 after 50 years of Treder After completing reading business maga Colorectal Cancer his father, Thomas Sr. earned a Bachelor of marriage. his junior year at St. Leo zines, relaxing and enjoy Society, 20450 Civic A funeral Mass will be Science degree from the He is survived by his High School in Chicago, ing his vacation homes in Center Drive, Southfield, held at 10 a.m. Friday, University of Michigan daughter, Susan S. (Art) he went to the University Florida, Hawaii and Ml 48076, or The March 23, at St Paul of College of Engineering. Franke of Ann Arbor; of Notre Dame in South Gaylord. Capuchin Soup Kitchen, Tarsus Church, 41300 His time at U of M was in son, Stephen H. (Terri) Bend, Ind, He graduated Mr. Treder is survived 1820 Mt. Elliott, Detroit, Romeo Plank Road, terrupted while he served Smith of Phoenix, Ariz,; in 1949 from Notre Dame by his beloved wife, MI 48207. Clinton Township, his country in the grandchildren, Elizabeth with a Bachelor of Marilou “Lulu”; loving Visitation begins at 9:30 European Theater during (Ryan) Daly and Arthur J. Science degree. After children, David (Alicia), a»m. at the church. World War H. Franke, both of New York graduation, he attended Maiy Carol Treder (Paul) Thomas J. After receiving a mas City, Robert Franke of Wayne State University Lang, Dan (Rick Bowers), Verbiest Jr. ter’s degree from the Madison, Wis., Eric Smith School of Pharmacy. He Paul (Susan) and Amy Astridlreiie Chrysler Institute in 1949, of Newport Beach, Calif, married Marilou "Lulu” (Kurt) Holland and cher Thomas J. Verbiest Jr., he began a 32-year career and Sarah Smith of July 8, 1950. They were ished grandchildren, 55, president of Verbiest Elkins with Chiysler Corp. He Tempe, Ariz. married 61 years. Katie, David Jr., J.R, Insurance Agency in St; Grosse Pointe Park resi retired from Chiysler in He is o will be missed Upon receiving his Killeen, Shannon, Kailey, Clair Shores, died Friday, dent Astrid Irene Elkins, 1981 as plant manager of by many nieces and pharmacy degree, Mr. Kevin, Paul, Victoria and March 16,2012. 94, died Sunday, March the Belvidere Assembly nephews, as well as his Treder worked for Parke Keating. He also is sur He was the beloved 18, 2012. She was the Plant in Belvidere, Dl. dedicated caregiver, Davis and Company. vived by his loving dog, husband of Maiy Anne beloved wife of Harry After retirement, Mr. Cheryl Hegwood. After three years there, Fritz. (nee Winegar); loving fa Elkins, dear sister-in-law Smith spent summers at A memorial service is he purchased his first A funeral Mass will be ther of Dana Marie and of Sadie Bialock and Lake Titus in northern planned for 2 p.m. drugstore, Newport held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Cheryl (Aaron) LaCasse; Doris Fishman. She also New York and moved to Saturday, April 21, in the Pharmacy in Detroit. March 24 at Our Lady loving son of Suzanne is survived by many lov Sun City West, Ariz. in chapel at Huron Woods, Years later, he purchased Star of the Sea Catholic and dear brother of ing nieces, nephews, 1992. He returned to the 5361 McAuley Drive, Ann his second drugstore, Church, 467 Fairford Christopher (Betheen), cousins and friends. A St. Patrick’s Day tradition Ask any kindergarten PHOTO BY RENEE LANDUYT er from Kerby Pictured left, Gregory Elementary School Fannon and Alayna teacher Pamela Okonoski display their Cronovich’s all-day traps. The duo found kindergarten class and glasses, stickers, gold he’ll tell you leprechauns coins and a fairy shoe. exist. Their classmates found In the school’s St. cookies, footprints and 63..Kerdieyat,,Sii!te 16 Patrick’s Day tradition,,,, _gr^n^% rV/\ . Grosse Pointe farms ► grossepotntechambpr,eam students,set leprechaun, P-313^881:4722F 313,'S8f^4723 ‘ traps around the class room, seeking any evi dence of a leprechaun's existence. RET TNTE And, according to their D c L l l N L MW ON THIS M ARKET! 787 RIVARD findings, the little green GftOSSE POINTE fairies do exist Some student traps re | Completely remodeled vealed proof of glasses, & updated! Sparkling fairy shoes, stickers and Cape Cod! New custom gold coins, and others, kitchen. Updated baths. footprints, cookies and REALTY green juice. $199,000 Ad #203 NEW L/57TNG? I MiW ON THI: MMIKEl ! St. Paul students 211 RIDGEMONT 1581 HOLLYWOOD 22045 SHORE POINTE GROSSE POINTE FARMS GROSSE POINTE WOODS ST. 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It surely spot warning system that has grown, however, lights a small icon on ei T he seven-pas from a modest-size mini ther outside mirror when senger 2012 van back in the 1990s to a the Quest is passed by an Nissan Quest true hauler. Minivan vet other driver on the road. minivan erans and SUV owners Front triangular windows tempts one to will note the generous improve driver visibility gather friends or family space, which can be cov in strategic areas. A to travel. ered, behind the third rearview monitor is a The test vehicle was an row. Second and third- must with this mini van. LE. All Quest minivans row seats fold flat, a stan come with the standard dard now with minivans Models and options 3.5-liter engine andcon- and utility vehicles. The 2012 Quest offer S, tinuously variable trans The most recent S yS L and LE models. mission. This V-6 d e v e l K makeover of the Quest in Prices start at $27,750 for ops 260 horsepower and cluded taking the exterior the S. Briefly stated, if it’s thirsty: fuel economy from a rounded to a more you want it all, you’ll find is an average 19 miles defined shape, with con it on the LE model, which PHOTOS BY JENNY KING per gallon city and 24 temporary creases in the starts at $41,350. highway. sides. Nissan sidestepped All models include The redesigned Quest minivaa from Nissan has shaxper lines and is shorter than If fuel economy is im the trend of growing each four-wheel independent the model it replaces. portant, you’ll want to fill new generation and actu suspension, four-wheel all the seats for the best ally shaved a few inches disc brakes with antilock spoiler; six-way ad miles-per-gallon per per off the 2012 Quest, short braking system with elec justable driver’s seat; son. ening the wheelbase and tronic brake force distrib wood-tone interior trim; overall length of the vehi ution and brake assist. fold-flat second and third- Let’s ride cle. Steering is a vehicle- row seats; first and sec Rounding up passen The Quest rides on the speed-sensitive power-as- ond-row center consoles; gers should not be a “D” platform also found sisted rack-and-pinion Nissan Intelligent Key - problem. The inviting, in the current Nissan design. with push button ignition, cavernous interior of the Maxima and Altima Quest S comes with 16- and AM/FM/6CD audio new Quest presente oc sedans and the Murano inch steel wheels with full cupants with a choice of crossover utility vehicle. wheel covers; rear roof See QUEST, pag e 7 A II two spacious second-row Quest features full-sur- outboard captain’s chair- round privacy glass, sec- style seats and a three- ond-row power windows person third-row seat and one-touch power The second-row “chairs” sliding side doors Nissan have armrests, they re says unlock and open cline and can be adjusted with a single touch. It can forward and backward. be ordered with dual That third row is actually opening glass moonroofe a 60/40 split bench with — a $1,350 option. reclining features. Being almost literally Cupholders and bottle surrounded by glass holders abound. There means good climate con are four coat hooks and trol is a must, to keep all two 12-volt DC outlets. A aboard comfortable. two-level front center Nissan touts its advanced | console provides stor^ - climate-control system Fold-flat second^ and tliird-row seats inraisedthe- ■;;■; - Im n & w . A^yUijjlU*. in in i‘5. ■ i- Hi I age; same for a remov- '— ^with'Flasmaduster air » ater-style, surround glass and iri-zone cilnKateiOffeEl»?rF^f able second-row center purifier and auto recircu trol add to the pleasures of being a passenger 2 0 1 2 V W P A S S A T BEAT HONDA & TOYOTA SafetyinNum bers IN A HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON! | All-new Volkswagen Passat K i»D IM S !Event jg g g t \ 2012 M o to r Trend-Cm • tie t e m . r 66 mos. *With approved credit Am VW (re#. S0I2 V W JETTA S ...... ' . JMMNI i— p a f | .¾ .? S j j p i p B ^ W ^ ^ w S : ...... 'Leases are 36 months, 10k miles per year. A l prices plus fax, title, plate & dealer fees. N o security deposit required. Due at signing includes $699 capcost reduction. O n approved credit thru V W Credit. APR in lieu of all rebates. See dealer for details. Ends 3/31/12. Motor Trend w is a. registered trademark brand. Carefree Maintenance VAN DYKE JUST SOUTH OF 18 MILE 3 Yeors or 36,000 Mites of No-C!wrgs S T E S T D R I V E ByGregZyla Cadillac SR X ‘Perform ance Collection’ mote start and a universal home remote as standard. Only one option came on our SRX, a recommended $1,395 entertainment sys tem with rear seat dual screen DVD and wireless headphones. Important numbers in clude a wheelbase of 110.5 inches, 4,442-pound curb weight, 16/24 EPA ttjring its. new direct injec numbers on regular fuel tion V6 under the hood— (18/25 2WD), up to 61.1 base price: $46,300; price cubic feet of cargo room Pi'.-*; p. lit,-- X as tested: $48,610. with seats down and a 21- This five passenger PHOTO COURTESY OF WIECK MEDIA gallon fuel tank crossover is built with air- 2012 Cadillac SRX ‘Performance Collection’ AWD likes: Price, looks, cab like underpinnings and in, size, Cadillac legacy. related somewhat to wide respected vehicle. to 20-inch tires, alu era and much more. The power sunroof, power ad Dislikes: Some blind General Motors All SRX models utilize minum wheels and an SRX is named a “Top justable pedals, tri-zone spots from large front pil crossovers Chevy front wheel drive as its electronic limited slip dif Safety Pick” from the climate control, ebony lars; not much else. Equinox and GMC main drive wheels. Our ferential, SRX handles as Insurance Institute. wood trim, rear console G re g Z y la is a s y n d ica t Terrain. However, SRX new SRX tester came well as it looks. Overall, SRX is loaded with with climate controls, re ed automotive columnist. rides on § shorter wheel with automatic all~wheel« the ride is superb and able goodies, from a Bose base by 2 inches and drive with active transfer to handle twisting roads stereo to beautiful interior loaded with Cadillac luxu case and a new, bigger better than most, thanks decor. The Performance ry inside and out. 3.6-liter fuel injected, E85 to our tester being the Collection edition in BAVARIAN MOTOR VILLAGE Additionally, this 2012 capable, V6 that produces “Performance Collection” cludes power lift gate, version is some $5,000 308 horses. This engine is model with tweaked front leather interior, heated less that a 2010 model we standard across the entire and rear suspension. front seats, 60/40 reclin tested in late 2009. SRX line, as it mates to a As for safety, front and ing rear seats, xenon You can park a brand new 6-speed automatic side impact air bags for headlamps, 40-gig hard new 2012 Cadillac SRX in overdrive transmission, driver and front passen drive 8-inch touch screen your driveway for the re geared for acceleration ger and curtain side air navigation, Bluetooth, tail price, before incen and fuel economy via an bags for both rows are Sirius/XM, USB port, 10- Certified Pre-Owned tives, of $35,185 plus $875 ECO mode. standard, as are the bevy speaker AM/FM/CD/DVD 6y BSIW delivery. The base 2WD With a special Cadillac- of GM safety items, such 5.1 Bose stereo, chrome model comes with a bevy inspired suspension, a as Stabilitrak, ABS vented roof rails and much more. of Cadillac opulence that comfortable, yet firm, ride 4-wheel discs, traction Our tester featured an makes the SRX a world awaits the driver. Thanks control, rear backup cam expansive “ultra-view” 08 BM W 328 i 0 8 B M W x 3 Auto, 1QQK Mile Warranty, Heated Seats Auto, 100KWarranty, AWO $ 2 0 , 7 6 2 $ 2 9 . 9 4 1 OSBM W 750 U 08 BM W 328i Conv. high intensity discharge xenon memory system for driver’s seat Auto,w6ii equipped,100K Warranty . Auto, 100k, Warranty, tow Miles QUEST: headlights, auto on/off headlight and outside mirrors and rear win function, fog lights and dual power dow wiper are among features $ 3 6 , 8 8 3 $ 2 8 , 9 9 2 7-passenger heated outside mirrors. Wheel available or standard on Quest 08 BM W 535 I 07 Nissan Versa sizes are 16 inches and 18 inches. models. 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Offer enifc 3/31/02. * With Approved Credit GROSSE POINTE NEWS, MARCH 22, 2012 AUTOMOTIVE TEST DRIVE ByGregZyla 2012 Subaru Forester 2.5 XI price: $29,895; price as senger SUV that went tested: $31,670. through a total redesign Notable is Forester’s in 2009 fe a turin g a new entry level price of hood, restructured grill $20,595 fo r a base 2.5X and trendy halogen AWD Forester. headlights. The Subaru is one o f the fro n t blends w e ll T his w eek true legends in four- w ith new rear w e’re d riv in g wheel drive technology, quarter panels, tail- Subaru’s top s im ila r in Japan to w hat lig h t assembly and lin e 2012 Jeep is in the U nited a larger rear hatch Forester XT States. AW D comes stan door. The biggest Touring, one of five all dard in a ll Subarus. advance is wheel drive Forester Forester is Subaru’s Forester's 3.6-inch models available— base smaller yet roomy 5-pas- longer wheelbase versus the previous generation, result in g in m ore in te rio r and 2012 Subaru Forester 2.5 XT T o uring cargo room and a better Forester models ride. Our top line 2012 come w ith six a ir Forester “XT” Touring bags inclu d in g came with just about fro n t seat sides . ■ ' " \ . everything available as and side-curtains - - m standard, sans a sole op w ith ro llo ve r sen tion $1,000 touchscreen sor, safety pedals, navigation system. rear vision cam The X T designation era, vehicle dy signifies a turbocharged namics control, 2.5 liter 4-cylinder hori sta b ility and tra c zontal boxer sits under tio n co n tro l and the hood ready and w ill brake assist. ing. Underneath, Horsepower rises from Forester features the standard, non turbo a four-w heel in “X ” models 170 to an im dependent sus pressive 224, resulting in pension for better a big acceleration advan handling with tage. The tra d e -o ff is in struts up fro n t the m iles per gallon ra t and m ulti-link out back. reinforced fram e the roof rails and a panoram ing as Turbo Foresters As for tires and wheels, helps shield and protect ic power sliding moon- deliver 19 and 24 versus 17-inch Yokohama in a collision. Made of roof. 20 and 27 fo r the fu e l in Geolander G95 tires high-tensile strength Important numbers in jected models. mate nicely to alloy steel, it directs im pact en clude a wheelbase of 103 The intercooled tu r wheels. ergy around the passen inches, 3,460-pound curb bocharged X T Foresters Forester XT Touring ger compartment, rather weight, 30.8 to 63 cubic are only available hooked features 8.9-inches o f than through it. feet of cargo space, 16.9- PHOTO BY JOHN F. 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Who would want to come to A ll are names entwined in Michigan’s early history Michigan in the late 1700s and when it was the Michigan Territory. early 1800s? The territory was a How their names are etched into the state’s history mass of swamps, marshes and unfolds in a free exhibit, “Becoming Michigan: From wilderness. Roads were trails of Revolution to Statehood.” The exhibit is at the Lorenzo mud, Native American or ani Cultural Center Macomb Community College campus mals paths. Outposts were few on Garfield through May 5. It takes the visitor from and very far between. 1783, the Treaty of Paris, to statehood, exploring On the other hand, the te rrito Michigan’s part in the War of 1812 and recognizes the ry was covered with towering state’s 175th birthday white pine, hardwoods and soft woods and surrounded by miles of fresh water. Fish, fo w l and mammals were in abundance. A nd there was land, lots of rich, fertile land. In 1810, five years after organized as a tenitoiy, the census recorded 5,000 hearty souls. The opening of the Erie Canal in 1825, put Michigan within reach of ad venturers. its entrance into the United States in 1837 gave people an incentive to settle from Detroit to St. Joseph and points north. By the mid-1830s, Michigan’s population boomed to 85,000. Prior to becoming the 26th state on Jan. 26,1837, a bo untiful and co lorfu l history is recorded in the exhibit telling the stories of Native Americans, traders, politi cians, form ers, m erchants and soldiers. “The approach of the exhibit is to look at it from a national snapshot, narrow it down to Michigan and then to Macomb County. Wfe wanted to pay attention to the War of 1812,” said Christine Guarino, Macomb Community College’s director of cultural affairs and community engagement. “We devoted an entire sec tion to 1812, then the birth of the state. Vfe touched on the early U.S. history and the president at the time, w llti a shout out to Lewis and Clark,” she said. “The war (1812) was the impetus to statehood* This is an in credible state. It was important to tell the story. This is making our history come alive and celebrate it.” With artifacts on loan from the Detroit Historical Society, the University of Michigan and Michigan State University, the richness of the state’s history is illustrate ed, G uarino said. Every Michigan soldier who fought in the second Above, reenactor, Michigan history enthusiast and war of independence is recorded on a reproduction collector of Colonial period items Ron M iller of stretching across three walls in a room devoted to the Almont provided the items in the trading post set War of 1812. Familiar family names include Campeau ting. Above inset, enrichment assistant Maria and Cadiue (no x). Also in the room is a special video, Hunctag dresses a mannequin to represent a French written and produced by the MCC staff, examining the fur trader in the 1700s. She put leather leggings over war from both die American side and the British point linen pants and woolen vest over a linen sh irt o f view. Right, a hat made of beaver from the late 1700s w ith Another room is dedicated to the Native Americans a feather plum and lots of silver items, used as trade and filled with artifacts and handmade quilts. items. Bottom left, Lewis Cass, appointed governor of the Territory of Michigan in 1813 and served until See TALES, page 3B 1831. His tenure was marked by good relations w ith the numerous Indian tribes under Ms jurisdiction. He also designed the Seal of the State of Michigan. Bottom center, A Chippewa or Ojibwa chief dressed in a linen shirt, felted wool vest, a sash o f beads and a woolen head dress. The brass gorete is under a knife holder: The vest is covered w ith silver items to pro claim his wealth. Bottom right, bells, ribbons, beads and scissors were all trade items between the Europeans and Native Americans. PHOTOS BY ANN L. FOUTY Wednesday, March 28 . T h u rsd a y, A p ril 12 1 p .m . Thursday, April 19 for independence Events Revolutionary Detroit: Portraits Mr. and Mrs. Madison's War: Saturday, A pril 14 Adventures in Michigan's Past 11 a.m. and 1p.m . in Political and Cultural Change America's First couple and the T u rn in g P o in t: T h e B a ttle o f na.m .artdip.m . T h u rsd a y , M a y 3 1 p .m . 1 7 6 0 -1 8 0 5 S e c o n d W a r o f in d e p e n d e n c e L a k e E rie F rid a y, A p ril 2 0 Bunyan and Banjoes Saturday, March 24 I p .m . 11 a .m , 2 p .m . Journey to Paradise (Michigan!) Ha.m .andlp.m . It's Maple Syrup Time: Stories, Saturday March 31 F rid a y, A p ril 13 Sunday, A pril 15 on the Erie Canal F rid a y, M a y 4. Songs and Dances of Oid The invention of the united W est to Far Michigan: Settling Take Good Care o f My 2 p .m . W hat Was it Like in Early M ic h ig a n S ta te s the low er Peninsula 1815- M ic h ig a n S unday, A p ril 2 2 M ic h ig a n T im e s? 18 6 0 11 a .m . 2 p .m . 1 1 a m Making Michigan and the Civil A d m is s io n is fre e . 1 p .m . W e d n e sd a y , A p ril 18 Sunday, March 25 W e d n e sd a y, A p ril 11 W a r o f 1 8 1 2 Preregistration is required for Stevens! Mason: Michigan's Michigan's Quest for F rid a y, A p ril 13 A Hanging in D etroit The Last 1 p .m . all presentations and can be Execution under Michigan Law First Governor S ta te h o o d Triumphing Against the odds: S a tu rd a y, A p ril 2 8 m a d e b y c a llin g The Elizabeth Denison Forth 11 a .m . (586)445-7348» 11 a .m . I I a .m . 1812: American's Second war S to ry GROSSE POINTE NEWS, MARCH 22, 2012 FACES & PLACES Shores, donates a portion Upon entering the park, of its Monday, March 26, each child receives a bag proceeds to The Family for egg collection. Groups Ar e a a c t iv it ie s Center. of children are taken to a ♦ The center’s Ask the designated area of the Experts 6:30 to 8 p.m. park for the hunt. Those Rotary club Tuesday, March 27, at the for taking medications, Wednesday, March 28, who find a “golden egg” The Rotary Club of H ill Seafood & C hop along w ith a calendar. lecture is “Couple’s Quest are treated to a special Grosse Pointe meets at House, 123 Kercheval, A licensed pharmacisr for Communication prize. The first hunt takes noon Monday, March 26, Grosse Pointe Farms. The w ill answer questions. Success,” at Barnes Early place at 11:10 a.m. and at the Grosse Pointe War speaker is Chris Scena of For more information, Childhood Center, 20090 the last begins at 11:30. Memorial, 32 Lakeshore, Kids-on-the-Go. call (313) 885-8063. Afree Morningside, Grosse A fte r the egg hunt, ch il Grosse Pointe Farms. w ill donation is accepted. Pointe Woods. dren can trade their cache Timothy Johnson, M.D. Lunch costs $15 and the Kim Stelles, Beaumont for a treat bag and a face- public can attend. lifelong Learning Parenting program coor to-fur visit with the Easter Chop House’s executive AAUW dinator discusses the art Bunny in the activities chef Matt Kouri is one of Wayne State University of healthy communica building. Photos can be 13 chefs preparing a G irl Toastmasters student pharmacists offer American Association tion with your partner. taken by parents. Scout cookie recipe from a brown bag medication of University Women, Admission is free. To Register at the Grosse 5 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday Northeastern event from 10 a.m. to Grosse Pointe Michigan register, visit familycen- Pointe Woods March 28, at Detroit's Toastmasters meet at 7 noon Tuesday, March 27» branch, celebrates terweb.org or call (313) Community Center. For Atheneum Suite Hotel. p.m. Monday, March 26, at the Center of Lifelong Women’s History Month 432-3832. more information, call Tickets range from $100 in Brownell Middle Learning, St. Peter Parish by hosting a Michigan (313)343-2408. to $190. Proceeds benefit School cafeteria, 260 House, 19851 Anita, Women’s Hall of Fame Girl Scouts of Chalfonte, Grosse Pointe Harper Woods, lunch at 12:15 p.m. Parkinson’s Southeastern Michigan. Farms. For more informa Bring all medications, Tuesday, March 27, at GrossePointe To order tickets, visit support group gssem.org. tion, call Wendy Bradley prescription, over-the- Grosse Pointe War foundation at (313) 884-1184 or Ron counter, vitamins, nutri Memorial, 32 Lakeshore, The Eastside or Marcia Pikielek at tional supplements and Grosse Pointe Farms. Parkinson’s Support The Grosse Pointe (313)'884-4201. herbals, medication list, Sandy Soifer, executive Group meets at 1:30 p.m. Foundation for Public Courage to Care pill boxes and medication director of the Michigan Thursday, M arch 29, at St. Education hosts its calendar. The student Women’s Historical Michael’s Episcopal spring gala, “Picture the Timothy Johnson, for Sunrise Rotary pharmacists w ill review Center and Hall of Fame Church, 20475 Possibilities,” Saturday, mer ABC News chief medications, create a in Lansing, discusses the Sunningdale Park, Grosse April 21, at Carol and medical editor is the The Sunrise Rotary medication list and assist museum, the first in the Pointe Woods. Alexander Ajlouni’s keynote speaker at club meets at 7 a.m. in developing a schedule nation dedicated solely to For more information, house. Proceeds benefit “Courage to Care,” from 6 women’s history, the con call Betty Rusnack at the pubiic school dis to 7 p.m. Tuesday, April tributions and accom (313) 884-5778 or Jane trict’s education offer 24, at Grace Community plishments of Michigan Farrellyat (313) 886-4356. ings. Church, 21001 Moross, Women. Cocktails begin at 6:30 D etroit. AAUW member Effie p.m., supper is served at Johnson discusses the since 1936 Ambler of Grosse Pointe Friends of 7:30 p.m. and a live auc future of health care, the is a member of the cen tio n follow s. needs of the uninsured rWe sell, clean, and repair1 ter’s board. the libraiy Auction items include a and what we can to make The cost is $20. Send a The Friends of the week long stay in a health care more accessi Draperies, Curtains check by Friday, March Grosse Pointe Public Colorado house, a per ble. and Blinds 23 to VP for Programs Libraiy hosts University sonalized tour of the The fundraiser benefits Barbara Tescos, 1237 of Michigan professor Detroit Zoo, a basket of Covenant Community 313-521 -3021 Balfour, Grosse Pointe Enoch Brater who dis wine and Tigers’ Den Care and is presented by www.angotts.biz Park, M I 48230. cusses “Reflections on tickets. Covenant, St. John No walk ins can be ac Tennessee W illia m s ’ Valet parking is avail Providence Health Sys commodated. Centenary Year” at 7:30 able. Attendees should tem, Grace Comm-unity p.m. Thursday, March 29, wear cocktail attire. Church and Beau-mont in Grosse Pointe South Space is lim ite d . Health System. Senior Men's Club High School auditorium, For more information, The event is free. To 11 Grosse Pointe Blvd., or to purchase tickets, register, visit covenant- f a v o r i t e The Senior Men’s Club Grosse Pointe Farms. contact Karen Lawrence communitycare.org or of Grosse Pointe Lunch is Admission is $10. at karen.lawrence@gp call Mary Jane Lubinski at at 11 a.m. Tuesday, M arch Admission is free for schools.org or (313) 432- (313)228-0215. 27, at the Grosse Pointe Friends members. 3058. f i n d s War Memorial, 32 For more information, Lakeshore, Grosse Pointe call (313) 343-2074 or visit JLD Farms. The cost is $10. gpfriends.org. Senior yoga. Y o u r W eekly G uide r The Speaker is George Tiie Junior League of isUia tid U nique&im everr^ Khuory, a retired automo Services for Old# roit hosts “Kids in the tive engineer, an Citizens offers.senior yo Kitchen” from 9 to 11 a.m.! feis. , :, •* * w GrossePointe Orthodox Christian and ga at 10 a,rrt. Mondays, Saturday, March 31, at former Palestinian Woods Wednesdays and Fridays the Sunday Dinner refugee, who speaks on Grosse Pointe Woods at St. James Lutheran Company restaurant, “The Israeli-Palestinian elementary-aged children Church, 170 McMillan, 6470 E. Jefferson, Detroit. Issue: A Solution can register for the Grosse Pointe Farms. Chef Eric Giles, co Proposed by Some Saturday, March 31, Hie cost is $4, The first owner of the restaurant, Palestinians/* Easter Egg Hunt at Lake class is free. Attendees offers hands-on cooking Men, retired or more Front Park. must bring a mat to the instruction, a sit down than 55 years old, can at The Easter Bunny hour-long session. Walk- breakfast, table etiquette tend. comes at 11 am., bring ins can attend. tips and healthy lifestyle For more information, ing eggs, treats and a pet Indira Murray is in certi goodie bags. call Ken Van Dellen at tin g zoo. fied Hatha yoga instructor. Another event is offered (313) 821-5706. The annual event is 9 to 11 a.m . Saturday, open to Woods residents A p ril 28. and their guests who reg GM Smuts To register, call (313) The Family Center ister by Friday, March 23. 570-7799 or visit drkima- The cost is $4 per child. The Hill Seafood & [email protected]. The Family Center of Grosse Pointe and H arper Woods in partnership with instructor Jill Wrabel 8:30 p.m., Tuesdays, March 27-April 24. think spring... and St. M ic h a e l’s Led by instructor Margherita Episcopal Church offer What’s ahead Wiszowaty, the program helps people Mainstreet Collection ~ starting at $15.00 free stress-busting classes develop clarity and distinction in their • Bright pink and green serving tray with turtle handles. at 6 p.m. Tuesdays, M arch The Grosse Pointe War Memorial handwriting through a series of exercis • Turtle chip & dip dish, bowls and spreaders. 27, A p ril 3 and 10, at St. soon w ill be filled the happy sound of es and practices. The cost is $55 or $60 • Acrylic wine glasses and containers. Michael’s, 20475 children having breakfast with the on day class starts. Sunningdale Park, Grosse Easter Bunny and going on an egg hunt. Basic Computer Repair— 7 to 9 p.m. The League Shop Pointe Woods. For reservations, and to leam more Tuesday, March 27. Instructor Daniel 72 Kercheval on-the-Hiii, Grosse Pointe Farms • 313-882-6880 The event is free. To about the these and the other programs May discusses basic hardware, common register, call (313) 884- and special events in the coming weeks, repair's, suggested clean-ups and main To advertise your products in Favorite Finds 4820. cali (313) 881-7511. tenance computer users. The cost is $24. call Erika Davis @ 313-882-3500 ♦ Rojo Mexican Bistro, In the Spirit of Women — 6 p.m., Hula Hoop Your Way to Fitness — 7 [email protected] 24026 Jefferson, St. Clair Wednesday, March 21. Hors d’oeuvres to 8 p.m., Wednesdays, March 28-April and a wine reception (cash bar) in the 25 (omit ApriL 11). Chloe Swanson Fries Ballroom, along with a Beaumont teaches aerobic trick hooping for toned Hospital, Grosse Pointe health fXpert muscles, smaller waistlines and im gives healthy living advice prior to the 7 proved coordination. The cost is $51 or p.m. showing of the movie, “Calendar $56 on firs t day o f class, plus $15 m ateri Girls.” The event is co-sponsored with als fee. Beaumont Hospital and the Grosse A Journey Through Detroit Tigers Pointe Public Library. The cost is $12. History — 7 to 8:30 p.m., Thursday, Advance registration required. March 29. Noted baseball author Tom Pruning: Everything You Need to Stanton talks about Tigers’ history. The Know — 12:30 to 2:30 p.m., Saturday, cost is $24. March 31. Instructor M il Hurley teaches Cooking with Cordien Classic Italian how to prune flowering and shade trees, Primi — 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, shrubs, vines and perennials. Dress for March 29. Leam how to make classic the weather. The class practices outside. primi, the building blocks of Italian B ring a p a ir o f sharpened hand pruners cooking. The cost is $48. ' and loppers. The cost is $28. Improve Your Handwriting— 7:30 to See AHEAD, page 6B For perfect bridal gowns, moiheri; afiendanfs, guests and party dresses. off M ich ig a n ’s largest c^ liecfion o f fine bridal silks, Sale Ends March 29,2012 satins, laces, b e a d e d fabrics & trims. 313-882-PALM (7256) Expert assistance^ D ressm aker referral. 17110 Kercheval, in-the-Village 248-541 -0010 • 90$S.Mafn Si, Royal Oak Grosse Pointe, Michigan www.habefmanfabrscs.com GROSSE POINTE NEWS, MARCH 22, 2012 ENTERTAINMENT I 3 i A LA ANNIE By Annie Rouleau-Scheriff Yesterday's Headlines Editor’s note: The fol lowing excerpts appear A big fat Greek salad as they were printed in the Grosse Pointe News. 1962 50 years ago this week 3 tablespoons beet juice ♦ FARMS ENLARG salt and pepper to taste IN G C ITY H A LL: Remodeling of the Farms B uild salad by starting Municipal Building, 90 with greens then scatter Kerby Road, and the con ing toppings in order o f struction of a two-story aforementioned appear addition is expected to be ance. gin within two to three FROM THE MARCH 22,1962, ISSUE O FT H E GROSSE POINTE NEWS I lik e to place beets and months, it was disclosed pepperoncini around sal at a Farms council meet PHOTO BY VIRGINIA O. MCCOY ad’s edge and fin ish w ith ing. 1962: Coming soon Enjoy a big Greek salad complete w ith homemade lots o f fresh chopped A site plan ofthe addi This is the new swimming pool, with the bathhouse in dressing. parsley on top. tion w ill be shown to the the background, being constructed at the lakefront To prepare dressing, Grosse Pointe Board o f pa rk in the C ity o f Grosse Pointe. B y the tim e the sea O ne o f m y fa 115 oz. can ch ick peas, combine red wine vinegar Education for approval, as son opens, come Memorial Day, this whole picture w ill vorite salads drained and rinsed w ith dried herbs and sug the Board is expected to change considerably. The finished touches w ill have to prepare at halved cherry tomatoes ar. grant the Farms the use o f been applied and this w ill be a scene of beauty, w ith home is a clas chopped red onion W hisk in vegetable and the old Kerby School three separate springboards erected on the diving end sic Greek sal kalamata olives, pitted olive oils in a thin stream. grounds adjacent to the of the pool and appropriate landscaping surging to ad. Mixed greens, feta pepperoncini W hisk in beet juice. Taste municipal hall for con ward die approaching summer sun. cheese, kalamata olives, 115 oz. canned sliced and season w ith salt and struction of the ell. pepperoncini and beets beets, drained w ith juice pepper, to your liking. The old school building tossed w ith fresh veggies reserved How much of every w ill remain standing, and a ll th e ir tim e in the investi threats against the execu and beet juice vinaigrette. choppedparsley (a lot) thing you like on your sal the city hall ell w ill be con gation of an attempt on tive starting last March, Yummy. ad is up to you. I like it all. structed in front of it, hid the life of a coal company when he was appointed Beet juice vinaigrette The beet juice lends ing most of the school executive by a gunman. chairman of the labor ne My Big Fht Greek 3 tablespoons red wine nice flavor to a home from view from the street. A n attem pt was made to gotiating committee of the §»maawith Beet vinegar made vinaigrette that you ♦ GUNMAN’S AT shoot the executive in the Detroit Dealers Juice Vinaigrette 1/2 teaspoon EACH dried prepare for pennies com TEMPT TO KILL PARK garage of his home on Association, which deals hearts of romaine let basil, oregano and pars pared to the stu ff in a bot COAL EXECUTIVE W indmill Pointe Drive. A with the Teamsters Unioa tuce, chopped ley tle. FAILS: The personnel of yet-unknown gunman On one occasion, he was mixed baby greens, 1/2 teaspoon sugar My big fat Greek salad the Detective Bureau of fired two shots, missed in the midst of negotia chopped 1/4 cup vegetable o il is a m eal in itself. the Park Police and then fled in an expen tions with Teamster offi crum bled feta cheese 3 tablespoons o live o il Really. Department are spending sive 1962 automobile dri cials at the Belcrest Hotel ven by an accomplice. in Detroit, when one of the Both are being sought by threatening calls came Park and Detroit police. through. the Michigan artifacts in to Michigan’s history, Detroit police are inter The executive said that glass cases. There are ested in the case because wooden spoons, ladels The exhibit is open 10 of a number of telephone See HEADLINES, 6B and bowls, as well as a.m . to 4 p.m . knives, circa 1740 - 1800s, Wednesdays through used to create canoes. Saturdays and 1 to 4 p.m, These items, many Sundays at the Lorenzo from personal collections, Cultural Center, 44575 and the guest speakers Garfield, Clinton Town and musicians give insite ship. . i l l M l ■ . .... PHOTO BY ANN L. FOUTY i m. s m a s h nn A scale used to weigh furs. HIM >,M >\V\V M I S!<: \| TALES: Territory to state Continued from page IB Ron Miller of Almont weighed. It was a busi brought in an eclectic ness. It was a multi-mil group of pieces, 80 per lion dollar business and a cent, he said, are original great part of our history. and all related to the fur They (Native Americans) America's cultural ambassadors to the world trade of the colonial peri were trading with the return to die Detroit Opara House for "Warm and winning performances, od, 1750-1820. French, who would inter § spsetacuiar performances! All performances include the classic, a tuneful score, and real heart.” A mannequin of a marry with the Native -Chicago Sun-Times Potawatomi or Ojibwa Am ericans, and b u ild up a "REVELATIONS”. chief dressed in his finely, rapport,” M iller said. M iller said, is standing in In addition to the trad MARCH 29-APR1L 1,2012 ON SALE NOW! a trading post designed ing post display, Lewis ■j— Thursday, March 29, at 7:30 p.m. after those in Mackinaw Cass’s eye glasses, de City and Mackinac Island. canters and tumblers can O P E R A March 30, at 7:30 p.m. Fisher Theatre tm m a m Saturday, March 31, at 2:30 p.m. The chief is dressed in be viewed. 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March 26 to April 1 Featured Guests & Topics fast begins at 6:45 a.m. Woods. 8:30 am Vitality PJi^(Aerobics) Shine a Light 9:00 am Musical Storytime Friday, March 23, with Featured on the dine-in Sally Baker and Tiffany Douglas coffee at the Grosse menu are fried beer-bat- 9:30 am Pointes of Horticulture Unitarian Church 10:00 am Shine a Light Detroit River Front Conservancy Pointe Memorial Church, tered fish, baked cod loin 10:30 am Things to Do at the War Memorial 16 Lakeshore, Grosse or fried shrimp, macaroni Grosse Pointe 11:00 am Out of the Ordinary Things to Do at the War Memorial Pointe Farms. and cheese, French or Unitarian Church, 17150 11:30 am Senior Men’s Club Fishflies, Buttons & Bows, Mah A buffet breakfast is sweet potato fries, saiad, Maumee, City of Grosse Jongg and Middle School Dances 12:00 nm Economic Club of Detroit served at 7:15 a.m. fol roll and beverage. The Pointe, hosts a Just 1:00 pm Glorv Out of the Ordinary lowed at 7:45 a.m, by the cost is $10 for those 13 Justice informational fo 1:30 pm Great Lakes Log Laura Lafever, Barbara Kennedy and speaker, the Rev. William years and older and $5 for rum at 12:30 p.m., 2:00 pm The John Prost Show Victoria Liggett 2:30 nm Legal Insider Jamieson from Our Lady children 4 to 12 years. Sunday, March 25. Tau Beta Spring Market Star of the Sea, The event ♦ The Lenten series, The organization en 3:00 pm Things to Do at the War Memorial 3:30 pm Art & Design Senior Men's Club ends at 8:15 a.m. Men of “Genesis,” begins with fel courages the passage of 4:00 pm Vitality Plus (Tone) ail faiths can attend. lowship at 6 p.m. “The Wrongful 4:30 pm Musical Storytime Dennis Morrow For more information, Thursdays, March 22 and Imprisonment Compen 5:00 pm In a Heartbeat A Home for the Homeless call Eric Lindquist at (313) 29. Followed by a 6:30 sation Act,” Senate Bill 5:30 pm Glorv 6:00 nm Legal Insider Economic Club of Detroit 530-8656. . p.m. dinner, the video is 0061 and House Bill 4171 6:30 pm Shine a Light Dave Bing, Mark Hackel, Brooks shown at 7:30 p.m. and that provides compensa 7:00 pm Vitality Plus (Step/Kick Boxing) Patterson and Robert Ficano discussion is from 8 to 9 tion to a former prisoner 7:30 pm Things to Do at the War Memorial Star of the Sea p.m, found innocent by a court. 8:00 pm In a Heartbeat Glorv 8:30 pm Senior Men’s Club James E. Knaus Suggested dinner dona- For more information, 9:00 pm Art & Design Our Lady Star of the tion is $8. Free child care 9:30 pm Pointes of Horticulture Sea holds a fish fry Friday, is offered. See EVENTS, page 6B 10:00 nm The John Prost Show Brad Simmons and Lev Wood 10:30 pm Great Lakes Log 11:00 pm Out of the Ordinary Lake St. Clair Tourism 11:30 nm Senior Men’s Club The John Frost Show PASTOR'S CORNER By Rev. Shelley Page Midnight Economic Club of Detroit Bill Blasie 1:00 am G lo ry NY Times and Politics 1:30 am Great Lakes Log 2:00 am The John Prost Show Legal Insider Looking of signs of spring 2:30 am Senior Men’s Club JT Perkins, ESQ 3:00 am Art & Design Highland Park Law 3:30 am Pointes of Horticulture O ne of the great joys of this mild winter. 4:00 am The John Prost Show Art & Design 4:30 am Great Lakes Log Richard Hunt time of year is looking for I find the beginning of spring to be a 5:00 am Out of the Ordinary signs of spring. This year, the time for reflection and contemplation, a 5:30 am Legal Insider Sculptor signs are popping up all over time for asking spring heart questions. 6:00 am Things to Do at the War Memorial In a Heartbeat 6:30 am Art & Design the place well ahead of What are the signs of spring for my soul? Chris Sawyer schedule. I ask what within me needs to thaw 7:00 am Vitality Plus ( Tone) 7:30 am Musical Storytime Gas Prices We love scouting the earth for emerg and become soft, mushy and pliable? Is 8:00 am In a Heartbeat ing new growth, watching the trees bud it a j udgment I have made? Is it an atti and bloom, tracking the arrival of birds, tude that needs adjustment? Is it a hold listening for frogs and enjoying the ing back of love and compassion? Is it a A DVD Copy of any W M TV lengthening days. Hope does indeed rigidity of thought and belief that does program can be obtained for $20 Schedule subject to change without notice. spring eternal as we appreciate the com* For further information call, 313-881-75! 1 ing warmth and growth, even after a See SPRING, page 6B Christ the King Grosse Pointe Lutheran Church Unitarian Church % X l and Preschool Sunday, March 25,2012 Maefuu LociiiMor* 884*5090 OCT K I PAf A U FI L i.UiHf'KAN !uv,Hk M- Sunday Service 10:30 a.m. Grosse Pointe f 7 \ SAINT JAMES Sirarinfj Gdd's *** lam. pr*r> rojclce sna swve 8:15 & 10:45 m-Worslif Service LUTHERAN CHURCH UNITED METHODIST SIBDAY SCHEDULE 9:30 m. - Christian Education Hour for oil Water Justice For All A CHURCH 170 McMIUhb Road 9:00 am-W orship Supervised Nursery Provided Reverend Shelley Page f l A. Friendly Church for All Ages Grosse Pointe Farms 10:10 am -C hristian Education www.ckistthekinggp.org 313-884-0511 11:15 am-Worship ‘ Childcare will be provided 1 211 Moross M Randy S. Boelter, Pastor 17150 MAUMEE v Grosse Pointe Farms CHRISTIAN SCIENCE www.stjamesgpf.org Holy Communion at alternating services Book Store/Reading Room Making New Disciples- 881-0420 886-2363 Visit us at www.gpuc.us 106 KERCHEVAL H oly Eucharist Building Stronger Ones Grosse Pointe Farms 9:30 am Open Monday-Saturday Saturday at 5 p.m. (313)884.7490 Sunday at 10:15 a.m. CHURCH SCHOOL 37S Lothroj), Grossa Points Farms, Ml 48236 Church 9:45 am 4 yrs. -5th Grade Stop by to pick up a 353.881.6670 [email protected] “thought for the day” www.sipauSgp.org SUNDAY 10:45 am Middle School Grosse Pointe Woods Nursav Available 11:00 am Adult Sunday School or get inspired online at Pastor Frederick Harms 8:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m- Holy Communion christianscience.com/blogs/daily-lift Presbyterian Church Pastor Morsat O. Collier Nursery & Toddler Care Provided 11:00 a,m.- ■ Church Sunday School 19950 Mack at Torrey {Sunday Church Service * 11:00 am Fmsi English Evangelical ... awl Nursery Rev. Judith A. May m At 282 Chalfonte) 313-886-4301 www.gpwprex.org Lutheran Chuech 170 €. Jefferson Avenue On Hart Plaza at the Tunnel - Free Secured 800 Vernier THURSDAY Parking in Ford Auditorium Holy Week at Crosspointe A p la ce o f grace, a p lace o f (313) 884-5040% 12:10 p.m. - Holy Communion Underground Garage with entrance f in the median strip of Jefferson w elco m e , a p la c e fo r y o u !^ Sunday Mornings at Woodward Good Friday Sunday Worship 10:30am 8:15 am- Traditional Worship (313)-259-2206 Palm Sunday Easter Christian Education, fee all ages 9:30 am- Contemporary Worship marinerschurchofdetroit.org 9:15am- ii:0 0am - TraditionalWorship Services at An interactive walk Services at ‘Nursery Care Available* 9:30 & 11:00 AM with Christ to the cross 9:30 & 11:00 AM 9:30 am Suncky School Wednesday Bible Study- O ld S t M ary's Catholic Church . Open Noon - 7:00 PM Nursery Available 6:30pm Rev. Walter A. Schmidt, Pastor Greektown-Detroit www.crosspointechristianchurch.org 313.881.3343 Rev. James Rizer, Pastor Rev. te id S s k ik , Associate Pastor 21336 Mack Avenue Grosse Pointe Woods Rev. Elizabeth Arakelian, Assoc. Pastor * ~ “Go Make Disciples” ~ (jj^> www.feelc.org W elcomes You Jefferson Avenue 9:00 a.m. attd 11:00 a.m. Worship Services (comer of Monroe & St. Antoine) Presbyterian Church Infant & Toddler Care 8:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Serving Christ in Detroit far over 157 years “Young Children and Worship” Visit and worship with us Sunday, M arch 25, 2012 Program for Preschool through 2nd grade when you’re downtown 9:00 sum. Adult Worship Grosse Pointe at 9:00 aan. Service Memorial Church 10:30 a.m. W orship Service “A tight by the lakeshore" We are taking registrations for mr Parent's % Out program Weekend Masses Sermon: “Would You Like a Priest?” The Presto? tericn Church (USA) Saturday: 5:30 p.m. Scripture: Hebrews 5:5-10 A Stephen Ministry and 7:15 a.m. Friday Ecumenical Men’s Breakfast Peter C. Smith, preaching LOCOS Congregation Sunday: 8:30 a.m. Church School: Crib - 8th Grade 36 lakeshore Drive March 25 - Worship Services, 9:00 a,m. & 11:00 a.m. Orosse Pointe Farms 10:00 a.m. (Latin - Choir) Join Us Sunday Afternoon! (513) 882-5330 Education for ail ages, 10:10 a.m. p.^rnehureh.cfg 12:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. JAZZ at J A P C April 1 - Palm Sunday Worship, 9:00 a,m. & 11:00 a.m. Alvin Waddles, Pianist Free Admission Eco-palm processional at both services Daily Mass; Parking Lflt 8625 E. Jefferson at Burns, Detroit Monday - Saturday at 12:15 p.m. Behind church Visit our website: www.japc.org. 313-822-3456 Education for all ages, 10:10 a.m. Confessions 20 minutes before every Mass To advertise on this page please call Erika Davis at 313-882-3500 GROSSE POINTE NEWS, MARCH 22, 2012 FEATURES visit Just_JusticeJZero chestra at Christ Church, munity can donate $1 to Grace?” Sessions are in ,at 9:45 a.m. The day’s EVENTS: @yahoo.com. 61 Grosse Pointe Blvd., provide a chick to an im the lounge. The book study is “The Triumphant Grosse Pointe Farms. poverished family. costs $10. Entry” Music, chicks Donations are being For more information, Maundy Thursday, Christ Church collected by the Board of call the ' church at (313) April 5, service begins at 7 Continued from page 5B First English Parish Education, F.E.E.L 884-5040. p.m. with the study, “The The Feast of the C, 800 Vernier, Grosse ♦ Palm Sunday, April 1, Last Supper.” cali the church at (313) Annunciation is at 7 p.m. First English Pointe Woods, MI 48236. begins with a 9:30 a.m. Good Friday, April 6, 881-0420 or the organiza Monday, March 26, with Evangelical Lutheran ♦ The Rev. Walter A, contemporary service and services are at 1 p.m. with tion at (586) 553-4790 or the Schola choir and or- Church’s Sunday school Schmidt leads the 9:30 to offers Holy Community. “The Death of Jesus and students are supporting 11 a.m. Thursday Bible The traditional procession “The Way of the Cross: the “Buck-a-Chick” pro classes discussing Philip of the palms is at 11 a.m., The 15 Stations, at 7 p.m. gram in which church Yancey’s book, “What’s and includes Holy Com This includes interpreta DAVID members and the com So Amazing About munion. Sunday school is tive readings. IV'lUl KS RESTAURANT TUESDAY WEDNESDAYS THURSDAY \ FRIDAY BURGER PASTA } PRIME RIB iFISH & CHIPS strength toward the light? make a birdhouse using cficKce of SauceS Potato & | Fries & SPRING: Am I needing to attend to AHEAD: mosaic techniques, mate J Salad S Stead ; Vegetable •] Cole Slaw : $ ■ ^ 0 0 S^J g 9 5 3 ^ 5 0 my own spirit more? 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Reservations recommended for show/game nights 2203 W o o d w a r d A v e . 8185 H o l l y R o a d , e x it ios D e t r o it M I G r a n d B l a n c , M I 313.471.3500 810.694.1300 - Private Parties, Catering, Event Planning ■ I Best Italian Restaurants - 2808,2011 S e ctio n C ♦ grosse pointe news ♦ march 22,2012 BOARD OF REALTORS Home & Garden Annual expo at W ar M em orial Saturday, M arch 24 p a g e 3c CLASSIFIEDS Heartbreak at Breslin South, Liggett fall in girls finals Second time even tougher By John McTaggart Sports writer An exhausted University Liggett girls basketball superstar, Madison Ristovski, stood on the court at Breslin Center in East Lansing last Saturday afternoon, her hands interlocked on top of her head, tears streaming down her face. The 2012 Miss Basketball re cipient had just poured in 42 points, grabbed five rebounds and dished out three assists in the Class C title game against un beaten Morley Stanwood. It was also not enough to cap ture the state championship Liggett had been working for since last year’s Class C state fi nals loss to St. Ignace. This season’s script had a fa miliar ending unfortunately. This time the squad fell 61-57 to Morley Stanwood, wrapping up the season as Class C runners-up for the second time in as many years. “It’s harder the second time,” junior Haleigh Ristovski said, fighting back tears. “It’s much During the Class A state semifinals game against Ann Arbor Huron, South’s Cierra Rice and Claire DeBoer share a rebound for a second. South won the Lease for 36 months game to compete in the finals the next day, $4 CiilS* +tax 1 © C P Per mo. ! § 4 per mo. Lead slips from South with •999 total due at signing 12K Miles/Year with s999 total due at signing 12K Miles/Year By John McTaggart Sports writer After a Cinderella-like run through the state 2012 O DYSSEY LX ALL NEW... tournament, the Grosse 2 0 1 2 CR-V EX AW D Pointe South (23-4) girls basketball squad suffered a heartbreaking defeat against the state’s top team, Grand Haven (27- 1), 54-53, in the Class A championship game. The loss came Saturday, March 17, at the Breslin Lease for 36 months Lease for 36 months Center in East Lansing. South, who led by as +*ax +tax per mo. per mo. many as 18 points in the PHOTOS BY JOHN MCTAGGART 279 second half, watched the with *999 total due at signing 12K Mites/Year with *999 total due at signing 12K Miles/Year margin shrink rapidly in South’s DeBoer makes a move to the basket during the final quarter of play, the finals. She had 13 points, 10 rebounds on the day. ’AI! payments plus tax, $999 down plus taxes, state and official fees. Must Qualify thru AHFC super preferred fee?. Good thru March 31,2012. as the Buccaneers fin ished the game on a 28-9 The story was nearly In both games, South Huge Selection • Great Deals run, fueled by a rash of the same for the Blue had double-digit leads in Pick-up and Delivery Service Available South turnovers. Devils in both the state the second half. They Grand Haven converted quarterfinals, a 58-54 vic barely held on to advance those South miscues into tory over Waterford in the tournament, surviv 11 points in the final quar Kettering, and the semifi ing a fourth quarter ter, outscoring the Blue nals, a 44-41 win over plagued with turnovers Devils 22-9 in the fourth Ann Arbor Huron, earlier quarter. in the week. See SO U TH , page 2C GROSSE POINTE NEWS, MARCH 22, 2012 SPORTS SOUTH: Above left, South senior Caitlin Moore fights for the ball during Saturday’s state championship Grand Haven recovers game at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Above, the team gathers Continued from page 1C nal that hadn’t been seen after the final buzzer. At right, much during the regular freshman guard Cierra Rice after season. her last-second try for the win and comebacks from the The presence of Grand against Grand Haven. opposition. Haven center, Abby Cole, There was no holding prompted this philosophy on for South in the title in the title game. game however. Cole, one of the state’s Living on the edge with top players, had 10 blocks late-game turnovers and against Inkster in the miscues caught up with semifinal. the squad against Grand “It was hard playing in Haven. side today,” DeBoer said. PHOTOS BY JOHN MCTAGGAJRT “The past couple “She’s really long. So, I games, when the pressure felt like I needed to pop- has got on, we haven’t al out and take some threes. ways handled it well,” A few of them went down At left, Liggett’s Madison South coach Kevin so I thought it helped us Ristovski drives the base Richards said. “No doubt, out a little bit.” line against Concord on the turnovers were a big DeBoer went 3-for-7 the way to the state fi factor in us losing that from behind the arc, nals. Below left, lead today.” Despite the turnovers, Ristovski in tears after a Throughout much of South still had a chance to loss in the finals. Below, the first three quarters, snatch victory away from junior Haleigh Ristovski South controlled the the Bucs in the warning goes up for two during game. moments. the finals against Morley The combination of ju A driving shot attempt Stanwood. nior Claire DeBoer (13 from Rice in the final sec points and 10 rebounds), ond of the game, however, senior Caitlin Moore (12 bounced harmlessly off points and 12 rebounds) the backboard and on to and freshman Cierra Rice the court, securing the (li4 points) dictated the victory for Grand Haven tejnpo and the result was and bringing South’s run a 25-16 halftime lead. to a heartbreaking con ^‘We made plays for all clusion. but right to the very end,” The run to the finals Richards said. “I’m proud was one South fans will of my girls. We had great long remember. effort. I thought the game “It was an incredible ex plan worked. We just perience,” Richards said. needed to have better ball “The way it ended makes security.” it tough to see that right The game plan now, but over time this Richards and his staff im team will. I hope that they plemented included a (the team) enjoyed the smothering defensive ef run. I really did. It’s very fort, and use of DeBoer’s difficult to get to this perimeter game, a facet of point. I’m so proud of the junior forward’s arse them.” SCHNEIDER NATIONAL IS HIRING EXPERIENCED PHOTOS BY JOHN MCTAGGART TRUCK DRIVERS $4,000 FOR LOCAL AND REGIONAL INTERM0DAL WORK SIGN-ON SECOND: BONUS ? PREDICTABLE HOME TIME AND $2,500 > Earn up to $65,GG0/Year (based on experience) Rebounds, second-chance points hurt Liggett RELOCATION schneiderjobs.com/twwjobs ASSISTANCE 1-800-44-PRIDE MAY APPLY which included six 3- Ristovski said. “They took advantage of an 8-0 Continued from page 1C pointers, in the semifinal were denying me the ball. rebounding edge in the fi against Concord last So it was harder to get off nal eight minutes, howev Don’t Fall! Bathe Safely! worse the second time.” Thursday, a game the a shot.” er, to secure the victory Haleigh, one of the Knights won easily, 49-27, The youngest of the trio and the championship. . Walk-in-Tub three Ristovski sisters on to earn a spot in of sisters, freshman Lola, The Knights were out by Jacuzzi™ f t 5 the squad, went l-of-6 in Saturday’s championship had 10 points, meaning rebounded 45-26 in the * Designed the title game for three game. the Ristovski sisters ac contest, and Morley- for Seniors points, she also added It was a much different counted for 55 of Liggett’s Stanwood outscored \ ' i i Ip /i seven rebounds and sev story for the Liggett 57 points on 19-o f-51 liggett, 10-2, on second- k| ■ . • Be Independent en steals. It was an offen sharp-shooter against the shooting. chance points. Both fig | [' . • Age in Place sive performance, howev Mohawks. The remainder of the ured prominently into the • Made in USA er, that came on the heels "They were on me the roster went l-for-8 from loss. of a 22-point explosion, w hole time,” Haleigh the field. “We got beat up on the Call: 734.550.8979 Ref: 62948 “We were stagnant,” boards,” LaMagno ex Liggett coach Joe plained. “A lot beat up,” LaMagno admitted. The absence of sopho “There was a lot of stand more standout, Bre’nae ing around. We showed Andrews, also figured in signs of people moving to the Liggett defeat, and helping out, but then LaMagno admits. we went back to it again. Andrews sustained a It was a trap we fell into knee injury in the team’s ourselves here.” 65-29 quarterfinals victo This trap left the ry over Riverview Gabriel Knights in a somewhat Richard last Tuesday unfamiliar position for evening at Milford High. most of the contest - trail Andrews is a potent of ing on the scoreboard. fensive threat for Liggett, After the first quarter, a good rebounder, and a Frustrated with Liggett found itself down, solid defender. Affordable health coverage for people M acular D egeneration 18-13, and 33-26 at break. “It hurt,” LaMagno said. or other types o f vision loss? It was a deficit the “She comes off as our with pre-existing conditions. Knights would overcome, sixth man. 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Saturday, March 24, in the the main gym 15 minutes There is no registration high school gymnasium. ahfead of the scheduled at the door and no re Participants leam hit start time in proper base funds once the camp has ting, pitching, infield, out ball attire, including base started. field, catching and sliding ball glove, shorts or Players must have techniques and it open to sweats and tennis shoes. parental permission to boys and girls in grades The cost is $60 per play participate. second through eighth. er and coaches attend For further information, Coaches may observe, free. Make checks call Griesbaum at (313) take notes or videotape. payable to GPS Dugout 884-7834 or e-mail at Players should bring Club and send to Dan Dan.griesbaum@gp- their own equipment and Griesbaum, Grosse schools.org. Sign up for M SU skate Michigan State to find out more about are requested to pre-reg University hosts an infor American College ister at msuwomensice- PHOTOS BV RENEE LANDUYT mal meet and greet skate Hockey Association hockey.org/teams/de- from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Division 1 and Division s fault.asp?u=MSUWHBE- March 30, at N ovi Ice college hockey. TA&t=c&s=hockey&p~r Arena. More about the ACHA egistration, H o n o r e d The skate is intended is available at achahock- Michigan State for graduating high ey.org. University coaches and The Grosse Pointe Hockey Associatipn recently held its annual award ceremony school seniors who plan Players who pre-regis current players, including at Grosse Pointe Community Rink, Among those earning awards were, above, to attend MSU and play ter skate for free, while Grosse Pointe North women’s hockey, as well there is a $20 charge for graduate Taylor Moody, Lauren Sickmiller, who plays with the U 12 Lady Bulldogs shaking hands with as high school under those who walk-up the will be on site to answer John McSorely, with Geoff Welsher and Gerry Burke, classmen who would like day of the event. Players questions. 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Contact Ed Lazar at 313-882-0600 Every Thursday, we provide the Pointes with complete coverage of the or [email protected] people, organizations, businesses, sales and events in our community. We make it easy for A Pointers to stay informed Ed Lazar* Agent G r o s s e P o in t e N e w s about their schools and UK A GOOD N«Campp.jsKTE fAftM IS THESE® local sports, health, ?mt&ng inmmie ami Bmrxtitl Unites FEATURES family events, real estate, business, CITY OF HARPER W OODS y _ I _ restaurants, gardening, WAYNE COUNTY, MICHIGAN antiques, home ( vacation, tidio sdwso! SYNOPSIS: REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING £u*i HEAT* MARCH 5,2012 maintenance and more. m The regular City Council meeting was called to order by Mayor Kenneth A. Poynter at 7:30 P.M. Our readers benefit from Grosse Pointe New s ROLL CALL: All Councilpersons were present except Cotmcilperson Charles our advertising and the Flanagan. eastside’s best classifieds. Tenn MOTIONS PASSED limits 1) To excuse Cotmcilperson Flanagan from tonight’s meeting because of a prior Our subscribers save each onbullot commitment. 2) To receive, approve and file the minutes of the regular City Council meeting held week and have the paper February 22, 2012 and furthermore receive and file the minutes of the Library Board meeting held February 16, 2012. delivered in their mail. 3) To hold a Public Hearing on March 19, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. for the purpose o f receiving public input and comment on the 2012 Community Development Block Grant Program. 4) lb schedule a public hearing on March 19, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. for the purpose of receiving public comment on the creation of a Special Assessment District and Grosse Pointe New s to schedule a second public hearing on April 16, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. for the pur pose of reviewing the affect of the Special Assessment on the tax roll. 5) That the agenda of the regular City Council meeting having been acted upon, 96 Kercheval • Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan 48236 • 313-343-5578 the meeting is hereby adjourned at 8:41 p.m. Save $14.50 o ff the newsstand price! * $3/,50 for 52 issues j RESOLUTION PASSED Grosse Pointe News 1) To approve the following items on the Consent Agenda: (1) Approve the Accounts My payment is included: j Payable listing for Check Numbers 96533 through 96623 in the amount of $486,248.98 as submitted by the City Manager and Finance Director, and fur Name, - __ □ Check □ CreditCard 1 ther, authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign the listing. (2) Approve pay ment to-Anderson, Eckstein & Westrick, Inc. in the amount of $12,905.22 for O $37.50 for 1 yr home delivery I professional services during the month of February 2012 for the following pro Address — ;—~ (Save $14.50 off the newsstand price) j jects: Traffic Signal Upgrades, #180-124; Handicap Ramp Upgrade, #180-126; 2011 Emergency Concrete Pavement Repairs, #180-136; SRF Applications, □ $41.50 for 1 yr home delivery J #180-142; User Charge System, #180-143; SRF Open Cut Repairs, #180- 119; SRF SCIPP Repairs, #180-118 and SRF FCIPP, #180-117. and online access j 2) To authorize the acceptance of the amended project proposal submitted by AEW to undertake the design and engineering portion of the 2012 SRF Sewer Phone Number LJ $71 for 2 yr home delivery I I Rehabilitation project and to adopt the attached resolution to accept the (Save $33.00 off the newsstand price) amended S2 grant agreement and to designate the acting City Manager as the I • authorized project representative. Email___ LJ $78.50 for 2 yr home delivery J 3) Tb adjourn to executive session for the purpose of discussing a collective bar Required for Online access and online access gaining matter. Credit Card#™______exp Local addresses only I Kenneth A. Poynter, Mayor Leslie M. Frank, Acting City Clerk Published: GPN, Mar. 22,2012 4 GROSSE POINTE NEWS, MARCH 22, 2012 PHONE: (313) 882-6900 EXT. 3 WEB: GROSSEPOINTENEWS.COM PLACE YOUR CLASSIFIED AD TODAY! Classified advertising ( PHONE: 313-882-6900 EXT. 1 1[ FAX: 313-343-5569 )NS WAN1 413 MUSICAL property for Sal*? Special Services’ 200 HELP WANTED 510 ANIMAL SERVICES GENERAL LEANING INSTRUMENTS TUTOR wanted for WAIT person need AMERICAN hard AWESOME Estate WANTED- Guitars, DOG walking serv 800 H0US£S FOR SALE I j 14 MUSIC EDUCATION University Liggett ed, full or part time. working woman Sale! March 22, 23, banjos, mandolins ices in Grosse Pointe, student. Mathemat Experienced. Apply available to clean 24. House and ga and ukes. Local col $12 for 20 minutes. 855 Woods Lane, VIOLIN lessons- Call ics/ science back within: Village Grill, your home. Honest, rage are packed with lector paying top Dean, 313-703-7080 Grosse Pointe Paul Champion 313- round preferred. 16930 Kercheval. dependable, reliable. Belleek, Fenton, chi cash! 313-886-4522. Woods. 4 -'bedroom's, 207-4517. Beginners Need own transpor 14 years experience. na, Flow Blue, tea 2. 5 baths, 2,737 SQr automotive welcome. Graduate tation. $10/ hour +. WAITRESS, part (313)527-6157 cups and much 415 WANTED TO BUY ft. colonial. Center is* Wayne State, 15 313-729-6792 time, days. Apply at more. We have juke land kitchen with MARGARET LLC. 600 AUTOMOTIVE yearS'teach ing. Mack 7 Cafe, 19218 boxes and parts, A CASH paid for new granite countertops, House cleaning/ CARS WAITRESS/ bar Mack. National cash regis er used paperback large 18^ 18' family tender needed Sun laundry services. Pol 120 TUTORING EDUCATION ter, barware, collec books 8t DVDs in 2006 Honda Pilot. room, also 1st floor. 211 HELP WANTED ish ladies- very expe rise Sunset Saloon, tors bottles... too good condition. New Grey. 4 wheel drive. Laundry. Asking MANAGEMENT rienced, excellent MR. Pruitt's Tutor (313)822-6080; call much to list. This is a Horizons Book Shop, 146,000. $9,000. Ex $269,000. 313-881- references, English ing. Math, physics, for details and come GENERAL mainte sale you don't want 20757 13 Mile at Lit cellent. (313)224- 5338 speaking. Natural stats, ACT/ SAT/ GRE. in for application. nance position for to miss. Between 16 tle Mack. (586)296- 5501/d^ys, apartment complex. cleaning supplies Any age. (586)350- YARD maintenance, Mile & Harrington off 1560 FiiiThort sale con- Single or couple- live available. (313)319- 0087 hedge trimming, Moravian. 38331 Jon 2004 Jeep Grand sultation. Contact in, some or no expe 7657______• 419 BUILDING flowers, 3 days per athan, Clinton Town Cherokee, leather. 4 Pamela Lewis, Short rience needed. 1060 MATERIALS 123 DECORATING SERVICES week. Call Friday, POLISH lady availa ship, Ml. No signs al wheel drive. New sales and Foreclo Alter Road/ Jeffer ble to clean your 313-331-3113 lowed, so mapquest. METAL buildings tires, sunroof. sure Resource Spe son, (313)331-6971. house, Grosse Pointe DESIGNER- Elegant Parking very limited- sale- Save thou (313)224-5501/days. cialist to schedule pointemanorapts® area references. your appointment to residential interiors. please be courteous. sands, factory direct, Enticing home reno (586)944-4446 _____ 1997 Mercury’ Grand day. 248-556-7451 or discount shipping. Marquis. 91,000 vation or staging to MARINE service POLISH lady to 406 ESTATE SALES Canceled order clear miles. Good car, update or sell. One warranty administra Situations Wanted clean your home. 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Full service DtNTAL/MEDICAt DAY CARE FACILITIES SUVs. 586-243-9190 (In-Home & Centers) house, do laundry, lectibles & more! upholstery, since DENTAL hygienist- a etc. Great references 500 ANIMAL BIG Daddy's Hydro Must Show Their 586-228-9090. Pic 604 AUTOMOTIVE 1971. Furniture, ADOPT A PET ponics, 1741 Mack. few Wednesdays per Current License available. 586-930- tures: actionestate ANTIQUE/CLASSIC Doctor referrals boats, antiques, fab month and/ or ma To Advertising 2398. .com GROSSE Pointe Ani available. $100 new rics, automotive, out ternity leave in fail. Representative 1978 Corvette Pace mal Adoption Soci patients $75 renew side furniture/ BBQ Please call (313)884- When Placing ST Clair shores, car. 4 speed, 47,000. ety* Pets for adop als. More locations covers. (586)552- 4014, ask for Kristy. Your Ads 28836 Joan (Martin/ Garage kept. THANK YOU tion. Grosse Pointe to serve you. Best 3811 Lfve-ln Care Givens 12 Mile, west of Lit $19,000. 313-881- 209 HELP WANTED tle Mack). 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WWW.STEPEKSt.TO.COM R e n t a l R e a l E s t a t e 700 APTS/FLATS/DUPLEX 1 700 APTS/FLATS/DUPLEX 700 APTS/FLATS/DUPLEX ■ jOl APTS/FLATS/DUPLEX TS/DUPLEX POINTES/HARPER WOODS B POINTES/HARPER WOODS POINTES/HARPER WOODS ■ DETROIT/WAYNE COUNTY NECOUNTY 714 Neff. Upper, two AVAILABLE April 1. BEAUTIFUL 5 bed BEACONSFIELD- State and Federal NOTTINGHAM (by 4537 University. Big ONE and two bed- bedroom, one bath. room, 3 bath upper; housing laws prohibit Beautiful 2 bedroom Upper/ lower student discrimination that is Cadieux/ 194)- Near one bedroom upper; ' room apartments- St. Hardwood floors, pri near village. Cathe lower, near Village; special, fresh paint, based on race, color, Grosse Pointe. Newly $700 month. 313- Ciair Shores, East- vate deck, one car dral ceilings living religion, national 268-4377 bath with shower hardwood floors, qui renovated duplexes. pointe, Harper garage. Block from room/ fireplace, din origin, sex, disability, and Jacuzzi. Hard et laundry. $550, no age (Michigan Law), 2 bedrooms, base Woods. Well main Village. $850, nego ing room with adja marital tained, air condition wood floors, gour- pets. (586)772-0041, ments, garages. Pay tiable. (313)605-6633- cent screened porch, (Michigan Law) or ing, coin laundry and (586)216-1906. familial status. $400 and up- first m&t-^ kitchen. Fire gourmet kitchen/ For further information storage. $595- $695. 844 Beaconsfield. 2 place, ^sunken den. built- ins, hardwood WAYBURN- 1426, cad the Michigan and last month, plus LAKESHORE Village The Blake Company, Department of bedroom duplex. Private patio/ yard. floors. Washer/ dry lower flat, $600’ to all utilities. No pets. condo for rent. Hard 313-881-6882. No Modern, clean & spa er. Attached garage. Civii Rights at No credit check. pets/ no smoking. Washer/ dryer. Ga $700/ month. 2 bed 800-482-3604; wood floors, updat cious. 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Near park, furnished, all applian 1 private office suite, 17848 Mack Ave. Offices to rent, inter bedroom upper, plus desires to rent (as a Lancaster. Grosse school, shopping. ces. Looking for re off- street parking, all Several offices net and utilities in sun room. Big porch, tenant.) Lower flat in Pointe Schools. Double garage. sponsible adult On utilities included! available from cluded. $195 and up. laundry, water in 2 family, Park or City, $1,000/ month (800)- (313)881-9687 Marseilles, between $750 + security de $375.00 per month, (313)824-7900 cluded. No pets. (313)331-5331 442-9696. Mack & Warren. posit Call Michelle including all utilities. $700. (313)823-1050 1305 Nottingham, $600/ month, pius Lowin (313)884-6861. 17854 Mack Ave. OFFICE building, MATURE imrnaoT RELIABLE experi Grosse Pointe Park. Retail space/ Grosse Pointe security. (586)778- EXCLUSIVE Viilage- fate, single lady non- enced retired couple, Large 3 bedroom up 2730 beauty/ barber; Woods. For sale or Exceilent location. smoker/ non- drink available to house/ dated, appliances, plumbing/ electrical; lease. 5,000 sq; ft. ; EAST English Village, 137 Muir Road, Professionally deco er, quiet respectful, pet sit no cost. (For yard, garage, sun- reasonable; plenty parking, ideal for great neighborhood, Grosse Pointe Farms, rated. Perfect for pri seeking short term mer Grosse Point porch, $1,250, of public parking. user or investor. 313- 1 bedroom home, ali 2 bedroom, air, 1 car vate office for manu furnished room with ers), Month of Au monthly. 313-802- Call Mark, 268-2000 appliances, $450/ garage. 1 year lease. factures rep, insur private bath with no gust. If interested, 0182 ' ______586-805-4700 or few stairs. Need month, plus utilities, 1 1/2 months securi ance agent, etc. Ci3ssifieds:313^s2«6900x1 call Karen. Referen GROSSE Pointe and ty deposit. $875/ anytime. kitchen privileges/ 2 bedroom home, all Parking/ utilities in Grosse Pi>incc News ces on request. East side homes, 2- 6 laundry access/ park appliances, $700, month. No pels. cluded; $375/ month. (941)626-5112 bedrooms, applian ing. in Grosse Pointe plus utilities. Available January 1. (313)882-3222 area. References ces, basement, yard, (313)410-2100 (586)596-2084 garage. Foreclo GROSSE Pointe City available. 313-402- EDGEWOOD JeT- 1st offering, prime 5202. sures, short saies & 1221 Fairholme, land contracts availa race condo, St. Clair office space, 500 sq. shores. Quiet com Grosse Pointe ble. Call for details, 21701 Frazho, St. ft to 2,500 sq. ft., a munity. Second floor, Woods. 4 bedrooms, 586-541-4005. Ciair Shores. Lovely 3 single private office 1 bedroom, 1 bath. or a suite, off street 3 bedroom brick 2 1/2 baths, first bedroom brick ranch. GROSSE Pointe New: kitchen cabi parking, conference bungalow. Hardwood floor master bed: Finished basement Farms. Updated 2 nets, floor, carpet. room and large floors, fireplace. Ga room, formal dining with 1 1/2 baths. bedroom brick ranch. $650/ month, plus meeting room privi rage. Eastside: 194/ room, large kitchen $1,000/ month. An- 2 car garage, Availa security, includes leges, $500 to $3,000 Moross. Rent re with eating area, Ali dary, 313-886-5670 PROFESSIONAL OFFICE BUILDING ble May 1; $1,200, heat/ water. Credit including aii utilities! For sale yr leaS^, desirable St. Clair Shores duced. Cali Rose on- appliances, hard (313)402-7125 Classifieds check. No pets, Call Jim Saros (313) locatidn at Ni^ie Mile and Jefferson, iy; 5pm* 830pm at wood floors, sun Work For You (313)864-4666 886-9030. well-kept buildirtg, perfect for attorney, 313-884-5030 porch. 2 car attached GROSSE Pointe garage, corner lot. Woods, 4 bedroom To piace an ad call: insurance, general office use. Classified Advertising (313)882*6900 x 1 tour Your Ad Visa & Mastercard Plenty of parking, 1,680 square feet, immaculate. $1,800 colonial, $1,350. no Accepted an IDEA that sells! per month. (586)792- smoking, no pets. (313)882-6900 e x tl 2 bathrooms. Price and/or lease rates negotiable. (313)884-8322 Grosw Pointe Nws 3990 (313)884-7127 Gwse New? GlOSS* News Grosse Point* Nsws W N Sohe classifications are not required by law to be licensed. Please check with D ir e c t o r y of S e r v ic e s the proper state agency to verify license. 900 AIR CONDITIONING AFFORDABLE brick AAA Mancuso wood EXPERIENCED gar HANDYMAN availa BARRY'S Painting. Some classifications repair. Tuckpointing, YORKSHIRE Build floor sanding/ refin dener available for ble. Plumbing, elec BOWMAN Painting. Neat, fast, afforda Interior/ exterior. are not required replacements, mor ing & Renovation. ishing. Since 1987, spring cleanup and trical, carpentry. No ble. insured. Referen Window specialist. by law to be licensed. tar color matching. Kitchen, bathroom, shores resident 800- most landscaping job too small. Eric, ces. Cali Barry, 586- Lowest price guaran Please check with the Free estimates. 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