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Grosse Pointe News VOL 73, NO Grosse Pointe News VOL 73, NO. 19,32 PAGES M AY 10,2012 ONE DOLLAR (DELIVERY 710) One o f America's great community newspapers since 1940 GROSSE POINTE, MICHIGAN msmmm IBs T Complete news coverage of all the Pointes SAVE with, the Grosse Pointe News! A b e a c o n in the n ig h t By Brad lindberg Staffwriter PORT HURON—The soli­ tary life of a lighthouse keep­ PHOTOS BY BRAD LINDBERG er isn’t all it's cracked up to A thumb-sized light bulb in the lantern room casts week ahead be. green light for miles. “If you don’t like to read 6 s 9 10 11 12 and things like that, you’ll go wacko in about a month,” 13 14 15 16 17 IB '19 said Brenton Michaels, as­ Green light to signed to periodic lighthouse keeping during his career THURSDAY, MAY 10 with the United States Coast tour lighthouse ♦ An informational ses­ Guard. sion on Grosse Pointe Lighthouse appreciation Public School System's can depend on perspective— By Brad lindberg half day kindergarten be­ whether on the outside look­ Staff Writer gins at 7 p.m. in Ferry ing in or on the inside dying Elementary School, 748 to get out PORT HURON — Lighthouses are coquettish sen­ Roslyn, Grosse Pointe Foamers, a tenn of endear­ tinels. They wink at sailors, yet shun them. Woods. ment for lighthouse fans who Michigan has 129 lighthouses. ♦ Grosse Pointe Theatre foam at the mouth with the The oldest, an active aid to navigation since 1829, presents the musical, prospect of seeing another opens to the public this month for tours and overnight “Hairspray,” at 8 p.m. in one, are onone side. stays. the Grosse Pointe War lVUchaete It stands 86 feet tall, was built in Port Huron near the Memorial. To order tick­ “There’s always noise,” he site of a former fort and is being probed for ghosts. ets, that cost $24, call said. “Ybtfve got the fog horn A little girl reportedly asked a former keeper, now (313) 881-4004 or visit going off, the click of the bea­ deceased, if the light were haunted. gpt-org. con, radio and generator “He said, ‘Not yet/” said Susan Bennett, executive noise.” director of the Port Huron Museum, caretaker of the FRIDAY, MAY 11 There’s a sameness to Fort Gratiot Light Station and associated structures ♦ The Grosse Pointe since 2010. North Parents’ Club and See NIGHX page 3A The tower’s conical, brick walls are eight feet thick Grosse Pointe Woods at the base. White paint coats inside and out. Beautification Advisory A 94-step, latticed and ever-narrowing iron, circular Commission host their staircase spirals 4 1/2 times up the clammy interior, annual flower sale from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the See LIGHT, page 3A grounds of Grosse Pointe Woods city hall, 20025 Mack Plaza. ♦ Grosse Pointe Shores mayor Ted Kedzierski holds office hours from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Call (313) 881-6565 for an ap­ pointment. ♦ Grosse Pointe Theatre presents the musical, “Hairspray,” at 8 p.m. in the Grosse Pointe War Memorial. To order tick­ ets, that cost $24, call SeeWEEKAHEAD, page 3A H e a r o u r Top left, the May 3 Mayors’ Prayer Breakfast at the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club. Above, student scholarship winners with the guest speaker and mayors. From left, Jenna Atkinson of Harper Woods High School, Grosse p r a y e r s Pointe Farms Mayor James Farquhar Jr., Katarina Goitz of University Liggett School, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette, City of Grosse At right, Park Mayor Pointe Mayor Dale Scrace, Grosse Pointe Woods Mayor Robert Novitke, Palmer Heenan, left, and Harper Woods Mayor Kenneth Poyntei; Libby Fry of Grosse Pointe South, Shores Mayor Ted Grosse Pointe Shores Mayor Ted Kedzierski, Katy VanEgmond of Grosse Kedzierski. Pointe North and Grosse Pointe Park Mayor Palmer Heenan. Opinion . .8A Guest speaker at this year’s Schools......... 1.AII prayer breakfast was Autos ........... .6AH Michigan Attorney General Obituaries . .. 4a h Bill Schuette. At far left, H ealth........... , , ,3B Schuette serves coffee to Entertainment . 5B John Stevens. At left, Classified ads .. .6C Schuette enjoys addressing the crowd. 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It is an in­ vides Michigan con­ dispensable guide for sumers and out-of-state touring Michigan’s 92 visitors with the tools to wineries, make the most of their The 2012 Michigan wineiy experience,” said Wine Country magazine Linda Jones, executive di­ features 64 pages of the rector of the Michigan latest news and informa­ Grape and Wine Industry tion on Michigan's world- Council. ’The 2012 edition class wines and wineries - is the best yet, and will af­ - including 11 new winer­ ford wine enthusiasts the ies - plus maps, activities opportunity to leam more and events. 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Mother’s Day Michaels* accounts of ef­ They’re almost always ♦ Grosse Pointe Theatre WEEK fective exile. someplace interesting.” presents the musical, He remembered keep­ Remote locations add to “Hairspray” at 2 p.m. in ing the Detroit River lighthouse cache. AHEAD: the Grosse Pointe War Light, shaped like a spark “Some, you either have MemoriaL To order tick­ plug and accessible only to have your own boat, FRIDAY, MAY 11 ets, that cost $24, call by boat near the river’s charter a boat or sign up (313) 881-4004 or visit opening into Lake Erie: with a crew to see them,” Continuedfrom page 1A gptorg.
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