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Grosse Pointe Art Center plans
photography show, black-tie auction

The Grosse Pointe Art Center has a number of activities scheduled for October. They include:

"Children of Hope," an exhibit of photos taken in August by 13 children from the Rosa Parks Youth Program at the Capuchin Soup Kitchen. They were all provided with brand new digital cameras to use, thanks to a grant from Target Corp., and several local donors. During that week, they took over 4,000 pictures.  read more...

The other kind of football
is a proud Grosse Pointe tradition

There's more than one fall sport played around here, as Isa Stoller, above, could tell you. Isa, the daughter of Michael Stoller of Grosse Pointe Woods, plays for Newcastle, in the 6-7-year-olds division of the Grosse Pointe Soccer Association. Photo by her father. 

School board approves contracts
by 6-1, sets tax levy for 2010-11

An action for approval of three executive contracts turned into a contentious discussion at this week’s Grosse Pointe Board of Education meeting, ending in 6-to-1 approval.

Board member Tom Jakubiec objected to the structure of the contracts, which mimic the teachers’, approved last spring; their new agreement with the board links salaries to fund equity. If equity – the district’s cash on hand – falls below 10 percent of the total budget (roughly $10 million), they could see pay cuts. If it rises, the opposite would occur. read more...

Christ Church, Grosse Pointe plans
Evensong and Celtic services

Christ Church Grosse Pointe has a number of special services and music programs planned for this fall. Services of Evensong are planned for Oct. 3 at 4:30 pm featuring the Christ Church Choir of Men and Boys and on Oct. 17 with the Christ Church Girl Choristers. The special services are free and open to the public. read more...

Shake the apple tree for
a delicious fall pork dish

Apples are abundant this time of the year and there are so many things you can do with them. Of course apple pie is traditional , and applesauce, apple cake, apple crisp or caramel-covered apples are delicious. I like to just bite into one and catch the juice running down my cheek. read more...

The Battle of the Grosse Pointes:
video highlights of North vs. South

Couldn't be at the North/South game last Friday? Not to despair – we have highlights:

 

From Will and Ed Harrah of Pointe Images. read more...

Comment: How can this race
be over if I'm still running?

As the Republican candidate for U.S. Congress in the 13th District, I have grown increasingly frustrated by the media’s coverage of my campaign. They appear to be having a good time crowning my opponent, Democrat Hansen Clarke, as the “winner” in our district. I find that amazing as more endorsements from the citizens continue to come in and my calendar tells me that it is September, not November 2nd. Didn’t we learn anything from ‘Dewey Beats Truman’?  read more...

Wayne commissioner candidates
stick to Detroit topics at LWV forum

The candidates for Wayne County Commissioner, District 1, kicked off the League of Women Voters series of candidate forums last week in the Grosse Pointe Woods council chambers. Democratic incumbent Tim Killeen and his Republican challenger Robert Sheehy kept the tone polite, both agreeing that mass transit in the area must be improved.

“We must stop being the only metro area in the country without efficient mass transit,” said Killeen, who provided figures showing that investment in transit leads to substantial economic growth. read more...

Grosse Pointe Theatre offers
fall slate of acting, tech classes

Grosse Pointe Theatre is offering classes this fall for adults interested in acting, playwriting and other technical aspects of the theater. Interested parties are invited to a “Meet and Greet” social at 7 p.m. Oct. 6 at Grosse Pointe Theatre’s rehearsal facility, 315 Fisher Rd. The event will feature information on all classes offered in the coming year, starting at 7:30 p.m. Registrations will be taken throughout the evening. Call Grosse Pointe Theatre at 313-881-4004 for information. read more...

Banker's whereabouts still unknown;
search goes on in Macomb County

The search continues for Community Central Bank President David Widlak, 62, of Grosse Pointe Farms.

Police and more than 70 volunteers scoured the area of downtown Mt. Clemens and along the Clinton River yesterday looking for Widlak. Widlak’s wife, Anne Widlak, made a statement but did not answer any questions.

“We’re looking for public support in helping to find Dave. Dave, if you’re hearing this please come home,” she said. read more...

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