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Atwood Football Memories by Lawrence R East VillaMgagaezine Photograph by Edwin D. Custer VERN’S COLLISION INC. Free Loaners • Unibody • Frame • Paint Specialists • Glass • State-certified Mechanics More than 40 years at the same location. (810) 232-6751 2409 Davison Rd. Senior Living Simplified Near College Cultural Center Easy Expressway Access Immediate Occupancy! Call today to reserve BATTISTE’S Managed by the Piper Management Group your new TEMPLE DINING ROOM (Rents start at $415) home! PUBLIC WELCOME 800 E. Court St. Serving Downtown Flint since 1947 Luncheon Monday-Friday 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. 810-239-4400 All Occasion Catering TDD: 810-649-3777 235-7760 Equal Housing Opportunity FREE Home Warranty Flint’s Resident Realtor — The Name Trusted in More Neighborhoods Ryan Eashoo (810) 234-1234 2 Editorial How about some help? By Jan Worth-Nelson A year ago, just two issues before he “These are the people in the co-op who EastMagazine Village died, our founder and late publisher Gary contribute the 500 to 700 hours needed to Vol. LIII No. 11 December 2015 Custer wrote an editorial asking for con - produce the magazine each month – a tributions to East Village Magazine . continuation of the tradition begun in Founder Gary P. Custer He asked, “Is there still a place for East 1976.” Village Magazine Editor Jan Worth-Nelson , or are we a dinosaur [The website, eastvillagemagazine.org, that should fade into history?” is coming back after a major break last Managing Editor Nic Custer As EVM heads into its 40th year and spring; thanks to the patient work of our Ad Manager Daniel Kienitz the end of our first year without Gary, we tech consultant Dean Paxton we are back Copy Editor Danielle Ward find ourselves thinking hard about all that in business with a new design and many Reporters Nic Custer – about who and what we are – and, per - new options — work on that continues.] Andrew Keast haps most importantly, why we are. “The second group of people in the co- Columnists Jan Worth-Nelson Gary’s November 2014 editorial both op were the people who contributed the Teddy Robertson captures important EVM history and his money. We don’t ask them to contribute Paul Rozycki last appeal to you, our cherished readers, the full amount needed to pay for the Bob Thomas for support. magazine (about $3,000 a month) because Business Manager Casey Custer We excerpt from his appeal to you here, we spend the time to reach the people who Éminence Grise Ted Nelson hoping that you will remember us in your will pay to advertise in East Village Photographer Edwin D. Custer end-of-year charitable gifts. Magazine and look for individual or foun - Poets Grayce Scholt To make it easier, we have just added a dation support to sustain our activities. Nic Custer PayPal option online for safe electronic We just ask them to pay for what the Distribution Staff giving. If this is how you wish to give, advertising does not.” Director: Edwin D. Custer. Staff: Kim Bargy, Jane please go to eastvillagemagazine.org and “In 1976, we were able to begin the Bingham, Casey & Nic & Andy Custer, Emma click on the prominent “Donate” button. magazine with a $5,000 grant from the Davis, Marabeth Foreman, Andrea Garrett, Charlie Here is what Gary said, with updated Charles Stewart Mott Foundation under & Linda & Patrick & Terrance & Christan & information added where needed. Project USE that granted $5,000 to each Jillianne Goldsberry, Ingrid Halling & Bob “East Village Magazine was begun in elementary school community council – Thomas, Robert Jewell, Andrew Keast, Carol 1976 as an information co-operative, a Walker School for us. Larzelere Kellermann, Jo Larzelere, Mary LeRoy, group of people working together to pro - “After 38 [now almost 40] years, the Bill & Carol Leix, James & Lillian & Livia vide the group some of the information only two projects to survive from Project Londrigan, Alan & Julie Lynch, Annette McCarthy, they needed to protect and improve their USE from the Walker School Community Ron & Mary Meeker, Robert & Nancy Meszko, neighborhood. Council are many of the trees that shade John Moliassa, Keith Mullaly, Mike Neithercut, “Each person was to provide some - Central Park and East Village Magazine . Ted Nelson, Edith & John Pendell, Dave & Becky thing to accomplish the goals of the group “Through the years we have been Pettengill, Debbie Rumsey, Lori Nelson Savage & – volunteer some of the time, contribute helped by bequests from Grace Lyttle, Pat Savage, Barbara & Richard Schneider, Mike Spleet, Gina Stoldt and Krista Striler. some of the money or provide information Archie Campbell [and Bessie Brown], needed to produce East Village Magazine . and grants from the Ruth Mott Foundation Board of Trustees Some provided more, some provided less and the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation • Jane M. Bingham • Edwin D. Custer – depending on what they could do…. have helped make up funding for new • Bella Kritz • Jack D. Minore “The information in East Village services and pay some of the difference • Robert R. Thomas • Jan Worth-Nelson, xo Magazine continues to be brought to you between our costs and income. 720 E. Second St. by our readers’ contributions of time, “Our advertising has increased in the money and information as it was in 1976. past five years. But EVM still depends on Flint, Mich. 48503 A lot has happened in those 620 issues the people in the second part of the co-op (810) 233-7459 [now 632], but the issues are the same. – the contributors – because the cost of Web Site: eastvillagemagazine.org “Our information cooperative still con - production has increased tremendously. E-mail: [email protected] tinues to provide fair and accurate cover - “We cannot pay for an 8- or 12-page mag - Layout by Ted Nelson. Printing by Riegle Press age of Flint and neighborhood affairs.” azine with ads. It would take more than Inc., 1282 N. Gale Rd., Davison, Mich. 48423. [In 2015, for example, we have provid - three pages of ads to do so – far too The East Village Magazine is a program of the ed neighborhood coverage by Managing many… Village Information Center Inc., a nonprofit corpo- Editor Nic Custer, Ashley O’Brien, “We cannot depend on a grant and we ration. We welcome material from readers, but all Andrew Keast and now several new staff cannot depend on increased advertising to submissions become the property of the publication writers including Stacie Scherman, pay the costs of production. The deadline and if published will be edited to conform to the edi - Re’Shae Sneed and Anne Trelfa. We have for a tax-deduction for contributing to torial style and policies of the publication. All offered columns by Paul Rozycki, Teddy EVM will soon be here. inquiries about the publication should be mailed to East Village Magazine , Village Information Center, Robertson, Jack Minore and Robert “But let’s face it – few, if any, people 720 E. Second St., Flint, Mich. 48503. Distribution Thomas along with the Village Life col - contribute to EVM for the tax deduction. is the second Saturday of each month. Display umn I produce most months. There are It’s just a bonus for the average person. advertising rates are $34.00 a column-inch plus any monthly poems by Grayce Scholt as well.] (Continued on Page 5.) other costs. Unclassified ads are $2.50 a printed line “About 45 or 50 people distribute the or part of a printed line. Rates subject to change magazine each month to see that you get Cover: without notice. The deadline for advertising is 10 it at your door – their names are in the A winter walk on Woodlawn Park days before each publication date. masthead. 3 Photo of the Month: Whaley House Nov. 30 (see related story p. 10) Photograph by Edwin D. Custer After 10 years of Land Bank efforts, Flint a demolition “rock star” By Nic Custer More than 890 Genesee County Land state and federal funders, Kelly said. demolished. Kelly said Consumers Bank-owned homes in Flint will be Flint does it cheaper Energy only has a limited number of demolished over the next two years Four other Michigan cities, Pontiac, employees that can do utility cuts so the thanks to $11.45 million recently author - Detroit, Saginaw and Grand Rapids, process will take a while to complete on ized from a final round of Michigan State received initial Hardest Hit funds for all 890 properties. Housing and Development Authority’s demolitions. Compared to these other Kelly said there are 1,055 properties in Hardest Hit Fund. cities, Flint spends $11,600 on average structurally deficit condition within the This will bring Flint’s total amount of per demolition. This figure is on par with targeted funding areas. These areas have Hardest Hit funds up to $34.15 million other Michigan cities and much less than been selected based on the Hardest Hit since 2013 and will lead to at least 2,666 the $25,000 maximum allowed for each funding criteria. demolished properties. demolition through Hardest Hit. Kelly The funding area includes so-called Christina Kelly, Land Bank director of said a demolition price is based on the “tipping point” neighborhoods, buffer planning and neighborhood revitalization, local conditions and contractors. areas around those neighborhoods and said the organization will have 18 months She credits Flint’s efficient use of funds main corridors. A tipping point neighbor - to spend the money. The funds will also to the abilities of demolition contractors, hood is one that officials predict could pay the Land Bank a 5-year property low prices to dispose of waste at local potentially stabilize if the blight was maintenance fee and a $500 administra - dumps, the recycling of concrete, cheap removed.
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