Major Tom Rose, USMC, Wlllbe the guest speaker at the Grosse Pomte War Memonal's Veterans Breakfast m the Fnes Crystal Ballroom Rose ISa graduate of Grosse Pomte North HIgh School and Eastern Michigan Umverslty, where he earned a bachelor of sciencedegree m computer aided design. 14A.15A.16A.20A 6B.5C Star students give back' to Grosse Pointe veterans By Bonnie Caprara Staff Writer What started as a classroom project has become a school-wideobsertance of the contnbutlon ofthe nation's veterans For several years ac a hl~tory teacher at Our Lady Star of the Sea School, Linda Berger had Incorporated the study of U S veterans III her classroom One of the projects mvolved each student IntentleWlng a war veteran about his or her expenences The results were displayed In the school hallway "They're gettmg older and their stones have to be told," said Berger, who ISthe daughter of WorldWar II veteran Jules Staels, who died on Veteran's Dav 1997 Her father-m-law, Chi-tstopher Berger, ISalso a veteran Last year, a panshloner and veteran commented to Berger, "No oneever thmks about us No one even asks us what happened" This year, even though Berger now teaches language arts, not only did her students mtemew veterans, but the tnbute to veterans was expanded and shared WIth the school, panshlonersand veterans The stones and photographs her eighth-grade students collected have been brought out of the school hallway and mto the church lobby Her seventh-graders helped orgamze the Fnday, Nov 4 school Mass which paid tnbute to the nation's veterans Also In attendance was a U S Manne Corps color guard and many of the veterans the eighth-grade students mtemewed In addition, at the closmg of the Mass, members of the school's student council presented a $500 check to the Grosse Pomte War Memonal's Legacy Project The Legacy Project WIll collect and codify the wartrme military expenence of over 600 Grosse Pomters m a computenzed kioskat the War Memonal Vets can hear Major Tom ThiS Fnday, Nov 10. 15 Helen Love, author of "Global Journeys In Metro DetrOIt A MultIcultural GUIde to the Motor CIty: discusses her book at the central branch of the Grosse Pomte Pubhc LIbrary The presentation begjns at 7 30 P m The program IS free, but seatmg ISlimIted Tomake a re'~ervatlon, call (313), extension220 Opmwn Sentors Obltuanes Autol> Schools BUSiness Entertain ment Cfasl>lfU'd ads INSIDE. 14 Maud Lyon IS the speaker at the Grosse POInteSernor Men's Club luncheon at the Grosse Pomte War Memonal, 32 Lakeshore In Grosse POInte Fanns She Wlll talk about DetrOIt's Tncentenmal The meetmg ISopen to members as well as fanner members hvmg outside the POIntes Wednesday, Nov. 13 The Grosse Pomte Farms CIty CounCIl meets at 7 30 p m m the Farms CItyhall, 90 Kerby The meetmg ISopen to the pubhc Tuesday, Nov. 11 The Bon Secours Nursmg Care Center Auxlhary holds ItS Chnstmas ExtraordlnaIre m the Bon Secours Nursmg Care Center, East Jefferson, from 10 a m to 5 p m Money raised benefits nursmg care programs Monday, Nov.
10 The Umverslty LIggett School's CreatIve and Performmg Arts Department presents Its production of "Don't Go Gentle" at 7 30 P m General admissiontlckets are $4 Reserved tlckets are $5 For more information, contact Phllhp Moss at (313), extension 271 Another show ISon Saturday, Nov 11 Saturday, Nov.
Robert Rabe, a popular pubhc safety officer m Grosse Pomte Woods, IS retmng after a nearly 30-year career A Boat well rates have been mcreased 5 percent at Lake Front Park In Grosse Pomte Woods A Local shopkeepers are batthng a strong economy and dwlndhng labor pool to hue extra help for the hohdays A The Grosse Pomte Public School System IS askmg the Grosse POInte Board ofeducationto approve a $9 95 mllhon non-voted bond to fund Americans WIth Disabihties Act and energy related buildmg Improvements A For the first time, parents ofmlddie school students Wlll have an opportunity to meet Wlth teachers for parent-teacher conferences A WEEK AHEAD Friday, Nov. 1 II Grosse POinte Farms recently gave It!>approval to SOC's master plan lor the next three years In order to get much-needed funds from the DetrOltArea Agency on AgIng, SOC must submit a long-term plan detail- 109what It WlIldo for semor citizens wlthm Its Junsdlchon A Parade officialsare gettmg ready for the 25th annual Santa Claus Parade to be held on Fnday, Nov 24 ThIS year's parade promises more floats as well as street performers to entertain the crowd before the start of the parade A Grosse Pomte manna authontles have noted that there are still a number of boats left In some mannas despite the fact that they were supposed to be out by Nov 1 Attnbutmg It to the warm weather m October, authonties "nil be begin the process of cleanng out the mannas before WIntersets In A.
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