Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Published May 15, 2015

Manfreda Dream Dash brings nearly double the runners

ROSEVILLE — The Joseph Manfreda Dream Dash 5K brought out 173 runners May 9, raising what is expected to be a substantial amount for the Roseville Community Schools Scholarship Foundation.

Diane Rogers, assistant to the superintendent, helped organize the event. She said last year’s Dream Dash brought in $3,000, but with double the amount of participants in 2015, Rogers believes the event will end up having brought in at least $4,000 for the fund.

Published May 13, 2015

Library staffs prepare for summer reading programs

EASTPOINTE/ROSEVILLE — Libraries throughout the state are preparing for their annual slates of summer events, from one-off programs to the summer reading clubs.

The summer reading club theme this year for children in Eastpointe and Roseville is “Every Hero has a Story.” The teen theme is “Unmask.” Roseville’s adult reading club will have a theme, too: “Escape the Ordinary.”

Published May 13, 2015

Native fish species bounce back

METRO DETROIT — Native fish like walleye, steelhead, lake trout and, to an extent, yellow perch populations are doing well, leading to a positive fishing outlook on the Great Lakes this year.

Todd Grischke, Lake Huron Basin coordinator with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, said that while specific fishing is different across the north-south areas of the lake, walleye populations are booming to near record levels.

Published May 13, 2015

Substitute teacher arrested

ST. CLAIR SHORES — A 27-year-old Eastpointe man who worked as a substitute teacher at South Lake High School is accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old female student.

St. Clair Shores police received information of a possible assault involving the substitute, Curtis Michling, and arrested him May 4, following authorization of a warrant from the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office.

Published May 13, 2015

Experts say painting trends are going back to basics

METRO DETROIT — For both the interiors and exteriors of homes, customers are opting to go back to classic color schemes and neutrals, according to experts in the field.

The return to basics is, in some cases, a nostalgic choice and, in other cases, a more strategic move to increase home value and appeal to a wider audience.

Published May 13, 2015

Looking Back: The Gaukler General Store

EASTPOINTE — This month’s Looking Back is a drawing of the Gaukler General Store, which was located in what is now Eastpointe at the southwest corner of Nine Mile Road and Gratiot Avenue. Owned and resided in by Jacob Gaukler, the store was located in the former Erin Township from 1850 to around 1895. Gratiot was a plank road at the time, with wooden planks covering half the street going toward downtown Detroit. The road was used for horse-and-buggy transport of vegetables from local farms to Eastern Market.

Published May 13, 2015

Tailored day camps give kids the chance to do what they love

METRO DETROIT — Once upon a time, there were just a few types of summer camps: sports for the jocks, Scouts for the adventurers and math camp for those who would just rather be back in the classroom.

How times have changed. Now, there’s a daytime summer escape to suit every child and any taste.

Published May 11, 2015

State, federal governments issue car seat guidelines

Auto safety experts are inviting parents to sit down and review the facts of properly securing small children in the back seat to avoid accident-related injuries.

Alyson Kechkaylo, occupant protection program coordinator for the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning, is also a certified child passenger safety technician.

She said Michigan law basically requires kids to be secured in a car seat until they are at least 8 years old or 4 feet 9 inches tall. But parent compliance often varies depending on the child’s age, she explained.
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Published May 8, 2015

Dog park attendance is on the rise

EASTPOINTE — Since its completion at the start of the year and its official ribbon-cutting in March, the dog park at Eastpointe Memorial Park has seen its attendance grow.

Dog park attendance is limited to families that complete an hourlong etiquette class, according to John Marion, of the Michigan Dog Owners Group, the group that came together to establish the dog park. About 60 people have taken the etiquette class so far.

Published May 8, 2015

Police arrest man in carjacking, sexual assault case

A 24-year-old man has been arrested and arraigned on charges of carjacking, kidnapping and sexual assault after allegedly attacking a Roseville resident May 7.

Published May 7, 2015

Asthma’s in the air

METRO DETROIT — May is Asthma Awareness Month, and local doctors and the American Lung Association are urging the approximately 25 million people in the United States who suffer from asthma to learn how to take control of the disease.

Published May 6, 2015

Before buying a home, get some tips from the pros

METRO DETROIT — Embarking on the search for a new home can be daunting, especially for first-time buyers, so C & G Newspapers asked several experts, including real estate agents and a representative from the Michigan State Housing Development Authority, for guidance.

John Kurczak, a Keller Williams Realtor, said the best way to start is to find out what you can afford.

Published May 6, 2015

C & G staffers share stories of moms’ warmth and wisdom

METRO DETROIT — Mother’s Day is just around the corner. But when a special lady in your life has given you cherished memories or sage advice to take with you through the years, isn’t every day Mother’s Day just a little bit?

Published May 5, 2015

Voters say no to Proposal 1

Michigan roads are a disaster. That’s no surprise, as residents in C & G Newspapers’ coverage area have voiced their concerns about the dilapidated roads and growing potholes.

Voters were asked to decide on a proposal to amend the Michigan Constitution, increasing the sales/use tax from 6 percent to 7 percent. And on May 5, 80 percent of voters turned down Proposal 1, 1,405,716 votes to 349,813 votes, according to the state of Michigan’s unofficial election results.

Published May 5, 2015

Detroit Jazz Festival strikes the right chord with famed guitarist Pat Metheny

DETROIT — The Detroit Jazz Festival has been attracting some of the top jazz players in the world for years, but the 36th annual festival scored a particular coup this year with artist-in-residence Pat Metheny.

The jazz guitarist and composer, who has won 20 Grammy Awards and has sold more than 20 million records, will be performing with a number of other jazz greats — including Kenny Garrett, Ron Carter and the Gary Burton Quartet — during the festival, which takes place over Labor Day weekend, Sept. 4-7, in downtown Detroit.

Published May 4, 2015

Stamping out hunger

MACOMB COUNTY —
Last year’s magic number was 300,000.

That was approximately how many pounds of food Macomb County residents donated during the National Association of Letter Carriers and U.S. Postal Service “Stamp Out Hunger” Food Drive held in 2014.

Macomb Food Program coordinator Linda Azar said the donations fed more than 140,000 Macomb County residents and that without the Postal Service’s food drive, “I don’t know what we would do.”

Published May 4, 2015

Motorcycles require extra attention in traffic

Warmer weather means it’s more likely for bikers to take their prized possessions for a ride on Michigan’s roads. And that means everyone on the road needs to be cautious, whether on two wheels or four.

AAA Michigan Public Affairs Director Susan Hiltz said drivers should never tailgate a motorcycle or abruptly change lanes in front of one.

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Published May 1, 2015

Eastpointe man will spend up to 15 years in prison for neighbor’s death

MOUNT CLEMENS — Noland Brown, an Eastpointe man found guilty in March of voluntary manslaughter for the death of his neighbor, Deryl Bohannon, was sentenced in Macomb County Circuit Court on April 28 to spend up to 15 years in prison.

Brown was convicted on two counts. For the first count, voluntary manslaughter, he was sentenced to 57-180 months in prison, which is about 4 1/2 to 15 years. The second count, felony firearm, carries a two-year sentence to run concurrent with the first count. He received credit for 97 days served on each count.

Published May 1, 2015

Eastpointe man bound over to circuit court for alleged double murder

EASTPOINTE — Curtis Hampton — accused of killing Eastpointe resident Monique Rakowski and their infant daughter, Carmen, Feb. 12 — was bound over to Macomb County Circuit Court on five charges following a preliminary examination in the 38th District Court on April 30.

Published April 30, 2015

Legislature considers changing no-fault system

Michigan’s no-fault insurance law, which has existed for around four decades, could face significant changes if the state Legislature and Gov. Rick Snyder pass through pending legislation, according to activists on both side of the debate.

Senate Bill 248 passed the Senate April 16, and a state House version passed in a House committee April 23. A full House vote is expected to take place soon.