St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Published May 11, 2018

MREs turn into creative meals with ‘Chopped’ competition

ST. CLAIR SHORES — In the field, troops open a packet, explore the contents and then “cook” the main entree in a meal ready to eat, or MRE, with the assistance of a flameless ration heater that is activated with water.

Published May 11, 2018

Looking Back: Couchez Farm

The Couchez family farmed in the area of St. Clair Shores in the 19th and 20th centuries. An 1895 Macomb County atlas lists at least three farms owned by Couchez family members. Part of the family had emigrated from Belgium in the latter half of the 1800s.Read More

Published May 11, 2018

Organizations team up to bring new equipment, games to local school

ST. CLAIR SHORES — With paintbrushes, rollers and hard work, volunteers from UnitedHealthcare and students from Rodgers Elementary School brought classic playground games like four square and hopscotch back, all part of a transformation made possible by grants and partnerships between the school, the health company, Playworks Michigan and Detroit Lion Marvin Jones Jr.’s Dreambuilders.

Published May 11, 2018

Skating sensation, veterans headline Memorial Day Parade

ST. CLAIR SHORES — When the 66th St. Clair Shores Memorial Day Parade steps off from Ridgeway Street and Harper Avenue at 1 p.m. May 27, it will include veterans old and new, Olympians, pageant queens, bands, bagpipers and more. Two-time Olympic medalist Nancy Kerrigan will participate in this year’s parade, and this year’s grand marshal is Vito “Bill” Pellegrino, a 93-year-old veteran of World War II. Also being highlighted in the parade are John Lind, the distinguished veteran of the year, Pearl Harbor veteran Russell Shields, and St. Clair Shores Veteran of the Year Stanley Kokuba, who served at D-Day.

Published May 10, 2018

MCC renewal and restoration millage passes

MACOMB COUNTY — On May 8, Macomb County voters approved an operating millage proposal for Macomb Community College, which will renew the college’s millage for 20 years and restore it to the rate previously approved by voters.

Published May 10, 2018

School officials voice concerns over local medical marijuana dispensaries

MACOMB COUNTY — Clinton Township officials are pondering whether to opt in to medical marijuana within township borders. Simultaneously, local school administrators are making their voices known.

Published May 10, 2018

Circuit court judges appoint longtime county employee as temporary clerk

MOUNT CLEMENS — Macomb County has a new clerk, at least until an elected official takes over the position following the November election. The judges of Macomb County Circuit Court held a meeting May 7 to select a temporary clerk following former Clerk Karen Spranger being removed from office. Spranger was removed after a ruling in St. Clair County Circuit Court that she lied on her election affidavit for the November 2016 election.

Published May 10, 2018

Economic group discusses issues with local leaders

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — The local business community got a chance to ask some of the more nagging questions on their minds when the Harrison Township Economic Development Corp. hosted its annual meeting May 7 at Gowanie Golf Club.

Published May 9, 2018

Men flee police after break-in attempt in Shores

ST. CLAIR SHORES — St. Clair Shores Police are looking for a group of men that tried to break into the Walgreens at 21211 Harper Ave., just north of Eight Mile Road, in the early morning hours of May 9.

Published May 9, 2018

State approves signatures for recreational marijuana proposal

LANSING — Recreational marijuana could be legalized in Michigan later this year.

Published May 8, 2018

New state law sends signal on intersection rules

METRO DETROIT — A storm-related power outage affects more than homes — it also can make traffic lights inoperable. And this can make crossing a four-way intersection tricky unless all drivers follow the same rules.

Published May 8, 2018

Multigenerational living encourages communal family life

METRO DETROIT — When it comes to multigenerational living, Mom, Dad, the kids — and grandparents — always have a space to come home to, together.

Published May 8, 2018

It’s center stage for senior theater troupe

METRO DETROIT — Wanted: talented theater performers, costume seamstresses, makeup artists and stage prop designers to join the Heart of the Hills Players acting troupe.

Published May 8, 2018

Brothers look to raise money, awareness for health of Lake St. Clair

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Lake St. Clair and the Appalachian Mountains don’t touch anywhere on a map, but two brothers are making the connection with a landmark hike this summer.

Published May 8, 2018

Question of council members’ age minimum to be put to voters

ST. CLAIR SHORES — With approval votes from five members of City Council, St. Clair Shores voters will get a chance to voice their approval or disapproval at the ballot box for the lowering of the minimum age of City Council members from 25 years old to 21.

Published May 8, 2018

Volunteers needed to clean up Lake St. Clair

ST. CLAIR SHORES — No matter the weather, hardy volunteers with a love for the lake are needed for the annual Nautical Coast Cleanup. “Last year was the first time it rained,” said Joe St. John, a member of the St. Clair Shores Waterfront Environmental Committee.Read More

Published May 8, 2018

Music on the Lake series returns with new start time in St. Clair Shores

ST. CLAIR SHORES — The best things come to those who wait, but music aficionados won’t have to wait as long for their free summer concerts to start each week in Veterans Memorial Park.

Published May 8, 2018

Last tax-foreclosed home on city books sold in St. Clair Shores

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Nine years after the city first decided to do something about the large number of homes that had been foreclosed upon in the city, the last of the properties acquired for unpaid taxes from Macomb County has been approved for sale.

Published May 7, 2018

Volunteer honored for work in St. Clair Shores

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Chair of the St. Clair Shores Activities Committee, president of Lac Ste. Claire Kiwanis, and a member of the St. Clair Shores Waterfront Environmental Committee and the Optimist Club of St.

Published May 3, 2018

MCA celebrates Meals on Wheels volunteers

MACOMB COUNTY — The Macomb Community Action, or MCA, Office of Senior Services honored Meals on Wheels volunteers at its annual volunteer appreciation event April 17 at Bethesda Christian Church in Sterling Heights.