Don't toss your yellow ribbons; recycle them for Fourth of July parade By Donna Walker Staff Writer to us that residents just threw them away, President George Bush has designated personnel Matthew Armstrong, Robert Remember the yellow ribbons that and we thought that was a shame." July 4 as a national day to honor the men Marsh, Joseph Vadio; National Guard per- popped up around the community to sup- Donated yellow nbbons wl1l be used to and women who served m Operation De. sonnel, Ahta S. Irwin; Navy personnel, make floats for the parade, which IS bemg port the Umted States troops m Operation sert Storm. Em Fordon, Sarah J. Hondrum, Michael bIlled as "Salute Amenca: A Tribute to Dp~ert Storm? Well, the Grosse PointE> Fifty-nine Grosse Pointers served in Op- Krieg, Myron G. Sherer, John Stickford, Operation Desert Storm." Wdr Memonalls askmg residents to do- eration Desert Storm. Kelly Rae Smith, Ward Szerlag. Ildte their nbbons to the Grosse POintes' Sponsored by all five of the Pomtes, Har- As of May 10, 23 of them had returned In addition to the Independence Day pa- Fourth of July parade. per Woods and the War Memorial, the pa. to their home bases, according to the War "It's not that we want residents to take rade Will stal'! at 9'30 a.m July 4 on Lake- Memorial. rade, Grosse Pointe Woods will host its tra- down thell' nbbons, it's if they're doing It shore at Morass and end at the War ditional fireworks display on June 30, and any\\ ay," said Suzy Berschback of the War MemorIal. Those who have returned home are: All' the War Memorial will host a free concert Force personnel Norman J. Arends, John by the U.S. Air Force Band of the Midwest Memonal Drop-boxes for the yellow ribbons are lo- F. Kujat, Becky Roberts, Christopher J. on Monday, July 1. "We've noticed that a lot of people are cated in all SIXcity halls Ross, David Woodrow; Army personnel takmg down their ribbons. For example, For more information about any of these Volunteers are also needed to help build Anthony J. Esperti, William DenIer, Jason Three Mile Drive was filled with ribbons events, call the Grosse Pointe War Memo- floats, march m the parade, or make con- Fontella, John Hielscher, Gerald Lee, Ja- but they're not there any more. It got ba~k nal at 881-7511, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., tnbutlOns to sponsor a band son E. Power, Karen Robertson; Marine Monday through Saturday. , ~.. - -- - ~ -- - . -. -:---- --- ...- ....~./:~ A Community Newspaper Grosse Pointe News Vol. 52, No. 20 54 pages Grosse Pointe, Michigan Since 1940 50~ May 16, 1991 ...... ~........~- Sights of spring Now is one of tbe most beautiful times of the year In the Point.. as flowered hedge In the Farma:~Rlght la a plnk-buclclecl tree at the Uni- the spring foliage and flowers come out. Left is a gorgeous yellow- tarian Church In Grosae Pointe City. New service ensures that even minor youth crimes are punished By John Minms for truants or park trespassers, of property and skateboarding by local polIce for minor offen- abuse by the youth or a family pants are reqUIred to complete ASSistant Editor for example Often, these mmor on the street ses, they are given the choice of member If necessary, the five hours of commumty ser- Sklppmg school, breakmg offenses went unpumshed "We don't want the word to gomg through Wayne County youth or famIly members are vice Furthermore, they are re- cUlfew, smokmg CIgarettes - The Youth ASSIstance Pro go out that you can get away Probate Court or the Youth referred to other appropnate sponSIble for fIndmg an appro- these are all mmor offenses gram, however, now offers a \\lth mmor offenses." said Sgt ASSIstance Program Many of programs :tr1:::.tecommunIty service work that would normally warrant a five-week Status Offenders Ser James SmIth. Gl'Osse Pomte the lesser offenses may warrant "The mce thmg about thIS SIte. Some work at hospItals, ..lap on the Wrist, but not m vice for youths under the age of Park's youth officer little more than a letter back program," Smith saId, "IS there nursmg homes and day care the Pomtes anri HaqJeI Woods 17 and as young as 7. Youth ASSIstance Program from the Juvemle court system. IS a screening WIth Youth centers Smith said one youth Smce 1986, the SIXcommum- Status offenders are young dIrector C Sartor saId the pur. "In all fairness to Probate Assistance Program offiCIals to performed community servIce ties and pohce offiCials have people who are guJlty of an of pose of the two youth offenders Court," SmIth saId, "It is over look for potential problems" at the school where he commit. helped sponsor the Youth ASSIS- feuse primarily because of thell programG TGto pnsure that Juve loaJ~J " Tne screemng helps deter- ted the offense tance Program tor youthful of- status as JuvenIles FOl exam- mlc offenders face SWIft and WhIle the Youth Assistance mme whether the youth wIll The offenders service couse- fendel s, such as mmors in pos ple, CIgarette smokmg, tl uancy SUI e consequences for then ac Program reqUIres counsehng use the Status Offenders Ser- lors wIll tlrovlde the youths sessIOn of alcohol or other and cmfew VIOlatIOns "re sta. tlOns She saId eight youths and 15 hours of community ser- vice or get more extenSIve WIth a lIst of places they could dl ugs The program IS now op tus offenses from the five Pomtes and Hal' vice, famlhes often prefer that counsehng through the Youth approach for commumty ser- erated by the Children's Home Of course, non.status offenses pel Woods have been l'efelTed of DetrOit route because the offenses do ASSIstance Program A tres- VIce, and Sartor said the pr~ can be treated through the ne", to the 2.month-old Status Of not become part of the youths' passer m a park afu::r hours gram IS always looking for vol- But the mtenslve 15.week offenders servIce. such as tres fenders SerVIce pi ogram was VIewed as overkIll records If they successfully com may go through the offenders unteers wlllmg to work with passmg, malicIOUS destructIOn When vouths are pIcked up plete the program. service program, for example, youths to help them fulfill the Also. some parents may want but a trespasser wh'l was also community servIce requll'ement. their chIldren to face the conse- consummg alcoholic beverages Sartor saId the Status Of- Pointer of Interest Inside quences of their actIOns might be reqUIred to go fenders ServIce was proposed A status offender who agrees through the 15.week Youth by local youth officers. City pools, to go through the assistance ASSistance Program "It's a fIne program," Smith Henry de Segur Lauve courts ready 2A program must fIrst undergo a He and Sartor saId youthful saId. "It really IS.. screenmg process SmIth and offenders are handled on a case- The five Grosse Pomtes and Furms, Woods by-case baSIS Harper Woods all contribute fi. By John Minnis Lauve, 72, who has hved With consider budgets ....4A Sartor said the screemng helps ASSistant Edrtor hiS WIfe, Mary, m Grosse counselors find underlymg Along WIth gettmg counsel nanclally to the Youth ASSIS- After more than half a cen Pomte Woods smce the 1950s Cities, states chase problems, such as substance mg. offendE!rs servIce partlcl- tance Program tury In the automotive busl Actually, the car IS called the fewer tax dollars ...6A ness, Henry de Segur Lauve SlIver Volt Twelve prototypes Dodge Viper still gets a charge out of deSIgn. of the car have been bUllt by to set pace 15A mg cars Lauve and partners through Fun Run Sunday 16A HIS current endeavor IS pro- Spring cleaning set for Mack their ElectriC Auto Corp based School considers ducmg an electl'lc car m Troy By John Minnis tractIVe commerCIal area IS the Hill, Village and In the "We modestly call It the best What make Lauve's electriC budget, tax 18A AssIstant Editor benefiCIal to the reSIdentIal Park's Jefferson, Kercheval and electriC car In the \\orld .. <;aId car stand out - beSIdes Its City budget 21A "Acquamtances" of Park neIghborhoods as well, he said CharlevOIX commercial dIstricts body deSign, whIch IS Lauve's MUnICIpal Judge KIrsten Frank New owner's not "As goes Mack Avenue. so WIll spruce up their areas, specIalty - are the battel'les and Farms Judge Matthew <InStitches' 22A goes the reSidences behmd It," Mowbray saId, and m the The specIal battery deSIgn can Rumora WIll pick up htter Obituaries 23A he saId "It's a tWQ-\\a) street" Shores, flowers wIll be planted be fast-charged m 45 mmutes along Mack Avenue Saturday TIus year's cleanup has ex. along Lakeshore mstead of eIght hours, as IS the Volunteers The cleanup IS part of the panded to cover Mack from He pncouraged reSIdents near case With other electl'lc car pro- tutor kuis lB annl1al spnng campaign by the Conner In Detroit to Old Eight Mack to walk along the busi. totypes, Lauve saId Pointes' pride 2B Grosse Pomte BUSiness & MIle at the St. Clair Shores ness area from 9 a m to noon "They talk about gomg 0 to Tee offfor ProfeSSIOnal ASSOCIatIOn of border Saturday and gIVe the bUSIness 60 m so many sec-onds," he Bon Seoours 3B Mack Avenue The acquamt- On Saturday. Mack wIll be owners and managers and CIVIC <;ald. "but then you have no Tap lives 6B ances of the two local Judges cleaned and swept and flowers volunteers a pat on the back battery left It's thp fast charge Rhubarb recipes 7B are mlsdmeanor offenders they wIll be plartteci by neIghbor- for theIr efforts ReSIdents can that's Important" sentenced to the Wayne County Travei Treruls 8B hood clubs.