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BY LARRY SOBCZAKEDITOR

Three area bridges that have been closed to traffic since the spring will reopen by the end of next summer according to the Ma-comb County Department of Roads.

Construction of the 32 Mile Road bridge over the North Branch of the Clinton River, just west of Romeo Plank Road, is slated to be-gin this March. The bridge is on the border between Armada and Ray townships.

Closely following that project are the 27 Mile Road bridge, locat-ed just east of Hayes Road in Ray Township and the 31 Mile Road bridge, located east of Mount Ver-

non Road in Washington Township. Planning for the 32 Mile Road

bridge is the furthest along and just needs final approval from the state for both engineering design and environmental permits before con-struction bids can begin.

“The plans are in Lansing and we expect to hear back from the state soon,” said Bob Hoepfner, Di-rector of the Macomb County De-partment of Roads.

Hoepfner said that the new 32 Mile Road bridge will be a single span made out of precast concrete from a factory in Midland.

“Concrete is very durable and has a long life span,” he said.

The bridge will take four months to build at a cost of $2 million and that the county plans on sharing the cost with the state.

“We can handle the cost of the smaller bridge projects but not a

(See BRIDGES, page 4)

CHRISTMAS PARADE. Reigning Peach Queen Mianna Gonczar, 19, of Bruce Township, hands out candy along Main Street during a parade that welcomed Santa Claus to Romeo Dec. 3. Santa plans on making a few more visits to Wolcott Mill Metropark before heading back to the North Pole to load his sleigh with toys. Check the calendar on page 5 for dates and times. (Photo by Michele Gonczar)

BY STACY SOBOTKAChanges to the Ray Township

Historical Society (RTHS) are ex-pected in the coming year after it reached a major crossroad this fall.

At the board meeting on Sept. 14, none of the members stepped forward to serve as the new presi-dent.

After much discussion, the cur-rent board members agreed to re-tain their current positions and to proceed with current projects while suspending all other activities.

The board also discussed the possibility of dissolving the society and donating their archives to the Greater Washington Historical So-ciety once the outstanding projected are concluded.

But just when the end seemed near, an idea sprung up.

“Fortunately, since that meet-ing a new idea was presented. What about combining the Society’s mis-sion to include supporting and ad-vocating the Ray Township Library in the form of a ‘Friends Group’ as well? This may encourage ad-

ditional active membership in both important groups as well as produce more leadership,” RTHS President Terry Goike said.

At their Dec. 7 meeting, the RTHS board decided to send out letters regarding membership re-newal and proposed changes to the

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Page 2 THE RECORD December 16-31, 2015

DORIS M. KOLMANDoris M. Kolman, 83, of Ro-

meo, died Nov. 29, 2015 at Henry Ford Hospital in Clinton Township.

She was born March 26, 1932 the daughter of Cecil and Marga-ret (Smiley) Flansburg of Romeo. She married her husband Ronald H. Kolman Dec. 31, 1949 in Romeo.

Mrs. Kolman graduated from Romeo High School. She was a former member of the First Baptist Church, Romeo. She worked as a cook at Almont Community Hospi-tal and at Firestone.

She is is survived by her son Steven (Judy) of Aledo, Texas, daughter Rhonda (Stephen) Ross of Chesterfi eld, her sister Joyce Evans of Romeo, three grandsons and two great-grandsons . She is preceded in death by her husband Ronald Kolman.

Memorial services will be held at another date. Burial: McCaf-ferty Cemetery, Bruce Township. Funeral arrangements: Roth-Muir Funeral Home, Romeo.

DONALD H. BRABBDonald H. Brabb, 78, a life

long resident of Romeo, died Nov. 26, 2015 at McLaren Macomb Hospital. He was born on June 26, 1937, the son of Clark and Helen (Schoof) Brabb.

Mr. Brabb grew up on the fam-ily farm and lived there for 70 years. He was interested in the his-tory of Romeo.

Donald is survived by his sister Nancy (James) Glidden of Romeo. two nephews, a great nephew and two great nieces.

Funeral was held Monday Nov. 30, 2015 at the Henry M. Malburg Funeral Home, Romeo, with Pastor Eric Majeski of Grace Lutheran offi ciating.

Burial: Romeo Cemetery.

M. JUANITA PERKINSM. Juanita Perkins, 91, of Ro-

meo, died Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015 at her home. She was born Jan. 16, 1924 in Ogden, IL., the daughter of Henry and Fannie (Richardson) Denhardt. She married John D. Perkins on August 16, 1944 in Og-den, IL.

Mrs. Perkins retired as the of-fi ce manager at Romeo Printing in 2012 and worked for Anderson Printing also in Romeo for many years. She was a current member of the Bethesda Christian Church in Sterling Heights. Her hobbies include her fl owers, gardening, and raising her birds.

She is survived by her children Larry (Norma) Perkins of San Jose, Calif., Patricia (Pete) Lasko, Ky, and Daryl (Janice) Perkins of Clin-ton Township, six grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Her husband preceded her in death on Feb. 23, 2004.

Funeral was held Sunday, Dec. 6 at Bethesda Church, Ster-ling Heights.

Burial: Romeo Cemetery.Arrangements were handled by

Henry M. Malburg Home, Romeo.

MICHAEL FIXMichael Fix, 67, of Maricopa,

Ariz., died Nov. 20, 2015. He was born on March 20, 1948, son of James and Marilyn Fix.

Mr. Fix graduated in 1967 from St. Augustine High School in Rich-mond. He served in the U.S. Navy aboard the spy ship USS Kretch-mer, as the Quarter Master dur-ing the Vietnam War from 1968 to 1972. He worked for the Bruce Township Fire Department for 42 years until he retired in 2013. Mr. Fix and his son Ryan Fix formed the Brotherhood of Firemen and Veter-ans along with members of the Red Iron. The purpose of this brother-hood was to raise money for burn victims and other charities who are in need.

He is survived by his wife Jeanne (Riegel) Fix, children; Ryan (Katy) Fix, Natalie (David) Alexan-der, Monica (Kolter) Duke and four grandchildren.

DEBORAH R. TRUMPOURDeborah R. Trumpour, 59, a

longtime resident of the Romeo and Washington area, died Monday, Nov. 30, 2015 in Shelby Township. Debbie was born October 14, 1956 in Detroit, the daughter of Charles and Sharon (Drouin) Malugen. She married John S. Trumpour on Aug. 25, 1988.

Mrs. Trumpour worked at Wer-ner’s Hallmark store in Washing-ton Township, Bannow Flowers in Romeo, and with her husband and family at Mt Vernon Tree. She en-joyed doing crafting, macramé, needle pointing, basket weaving, and rug hooking.

She is survived by her husband John; her three sons: Adam (Chris) of Ann Arbor, Ryan of Almont, and Jonathon also of Almont; her parents: Charles (Sandy) Malugen of Punta Gorda, Florida and Sha-ron (Herb) Rudolph of Ft. Meyers, Florida; one sister, Tammy Duma-resq, one brother, Phillip Malugen of Marquette and three grandchildren.

Arrangements were handled by the Henry M. Malburg Funeral Home, Romeo.

Funeral services: Nov. 24 in Maricopa, Ariz.

Funeral arrangements were made by the Legacy Funeral Home in Chandler, Ariz.

Obituaries...

Society’s name and bylaws to in-clude supporting the Ray Township Public Library.

“Currently, the RTHS has four family, eight individual, and one honorary memberships for 2016,” Goike said.

A special board meeting will take place on Monday, Dec. 21 at 7 P.M. at the Ray Township Public Library.

If approved, the Society’s name will change to the Friends of the Ray Township Library and Histori-cal Society.

Its new mission would include maintaining an association of per-sons interested in fostering the ad-vocacy of the Ray Township Pub-

lic Library and the history of Ray Township, according to the pro-posed revised bylaws.

Goike hopes that the changes will get more township residents active in participation. If not, the Historical Society may end up be-ing history.

“The Society’s Board is propos-ing the changes to encourage active memberships as well as produce more leadership. If additional ac-tive support is not received from the community, the Board members will work towards dissolving the Society once all current projects are completed in the summer of 2016,” Goike said.

Anyone who would like more in-formation on the changes may con-tact the RTHS at info@rayhistory.org or by calling (586) 784-9221.

CROSSROADS(Continued from page 1)

FRANK BARYLSKIFrank Barylski, 54, of Wash-

ington Township, died Friday Dec. 11, 2015.

Services: 10 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015 at St. Clement of Rome Catholic Church, Romeo.

Arrangements by the Henry M. Malburg Funeral Home, Romeo Michigan.

More information available at www.myrecordnewspaper.com.

Page 3THE RECORDDecember 16-31, 2015

Santa Claus welcomed to town

BY STACY SOBOTKAThe holiday season got off to a great start in

Ray Township Wednesday, Dec. 2 with the an-nual tree lighting at the Township Hall and Se-nior Center.

Ray Township Parks and Recreation Direc-tor Samieh Emiah led everyone in a sing-a-long of Christmas carols as they eagerly anticipating the arrival of Santa Claus.

When the sound of sleigh bells was heard on Wolcott Road, Emiah led everyone in a rendition of “Here Comes Santa Claus” as the jolly old elf arrived in a horse drawn wagon.

Santa was welcomed to Ray Township by Township Clerk Paula Artman. “We have been waiting and waiting for you,” she said. “Actually all the boys and girls have been waiting a whole year to see you.”

Artman presented Santa the Key to the Township. “This is the key to all the boys’ and girls’ hearts in Ray Township, Santa. They’ve been waiting a long time to see you, and we’re happy you’re here,” she said.

Ray Township was Santa’s first of many vis-its to the area. A parade led the jolly old elf to the Village Park in Romeo for a tree lighting on Dec. 3 and the Washington Township Fire De-partment brought him to the township hall for a tree lighting on Dec. 4.

Santa Claus noted that something was not quite right upon his arrival in Ray Township.

“I did notice the tree; it’s not lit. But may-be you can help me to light the tree,” he said to the children.

Santa then instructed everyone to say “Merry Christmas” loudly to make the tree light up. The first two tries had the tree flickering, and then go-ing out. The third time was a charm, as the tree lit up to everyone’s delight.

The festivities continued with wagon rides through Ray Township Park, courtesy of Wolcott Mill Farm Learning Center, and hot cocoa and treats inside the Ray Township Senior Center. One table also offered coloring pages and gift bags that could be colored.

Raffle tickets were also sold by the Recre-ation Department and the Ray Township Lions Club. Proceeds from the Recreation Department went to Samaritan House. Two paintings by Ray Township artist Helen Voss-Bohm were offered in the Lions Club’s raffle drawing.

The tree lighting keeps residents coming back every year. “It’s a great community event, lots of people show up, [and] we have a great time,” said Sue Brown, who sold raffle tickets for the Lions Club.

Ray Township resident Kim Riley agreed. “We love it. We come every year,” she said.

Ray Township Clerk Paula Artman hands Santa Claus the master key to the township on Dec. 2 during the annual tree lighting ceremony. (Photo by Stacy Sobotka)

WAITING FOR SANTA. pictured left to right, Malana and Elliana Tiseo along with Braedyn Grout, wait for the parade to start on Main Street in downtown Romeo, Thursday, Dec. 3. The parade, which consisted of floats, dance groups, walking groups and the Romeo High School Marching Band, also featured Santa Claus, who made his first official visit to the children in Romeo. (Photo by Debi Martone)Engine plant gets $150 million

BY LARRY SOBCZAKEDITOR

The Romeo Engine Plant avoided im-minent closing plans during labor contract negotiations between Ford Motor Company and the United Auto Workers (UAW) labor union this fall.

Ford told the union that it had planned to close the plant in 2016 but by the time UAW members were ready to vote on their latest contract, Ford had a change of heart and had decided to invest in the plant instead.

“Ford Motor Company is going to be putting $150 million in the Engine Plant which is awesome for the area,” Romeo Vil-lage Clerk Mike Lee said. “I thanked them a couple of times for that.”

When Lee learned of the contract outcome he made a brief report about it to the Romeo Village Council at its Nov. 16 meeting.

“To me, this contract has real job secu-rity,” UAW Vice President Jimmy Settles said in a press conference in Detroit after the contract negotiation had concluded last

month. “When they invest in plants, plants stay open.”

Under the new labor agreement, the plant will continue to make V8 engines, add a new displacement engine for the new Super Duty pickups and add some other machining work.

Ford plans on making upgrades to the 5.2L Voodoo V8 which is hand-built at the Romeo plant. The engine is found in the track-focused Shelby GT350 Mustang, which Car and Driver magazine called “The Most Interesting Engine of the Year” in its 2015 rankings.

The engine plant is the largest employer and taxpayer in Romeo and Bruce Township.

Elsewhere in the county, Ford plans on investing $400 million in the Sterling Heights Axle Plant at 17 Mile and Mound roads and $650 million in Van Dyke Transmission Fa-cility at 18 Mile Road and Van Dyke. Both plants are located in Sterling Heights.

All totaled, Ford plans on investing more than $9 billion in its U.S. manufacturing plants.

Page 4 THE RECORD December 16-31, 2015

BY DEBI MARTONESTAFF WRITER

Cooking delicious and authentic Italian food comes naturally for Vito Cangemi. He was raised in Sicily and learned recipes that were passed down in his family.

Now, as the owner of Buon Appetito, Cange-mi shares the dishes he was raised on as well as a number of his own creations.

Buon Appetito opened in September at 117 West Lafayette, just around the corner from Main Street in downtown Romeo.

The restaurant’s quaint dining area boasts an Italian flair while the aroma of Cangemi’s cus-tom-made dishes entices patrons to try one of his many specialties, including his Penne ala Vito, a mixture of sautéed shrimp and chicken tossed with spinach and garlic in a light cream sauce.

“I haven’t had one complaint on any of my dishes,” he said.

Cangemi uses high quality ingredients, and admits that even though they cost a big more, the

can-eat spaghetti on Wednesdays. Kids can also eat free when they dine-in on Monday. Carry out and catering is also available.

Buon Appetito is open 11 am-9 pm, Mon-day-Thursday; 11 am - 10 pm on Friday; 2-10 pm on Saturday and 2-9 pm on Sunday. Call 586-785-3157.

end result is worth it. Every meal is specifi-cally prepared upon ordering.

“Nothing is pre-made here,” Cangemi said, including his creamy Tiramisu and homemade cannoli, which he prepares with top-quality ricotta cheese.

Daily specials are offered, including all-you-

Buon Appetito opens on Lafayette

Business brief

Vito Cangemi poses with some of the decor in his restaurant. (Photo by Debi Martone)

larger project like 32 Mile Road,” Hoepfner said.

The 27 Mile Road bridge in Ray Township is just behind the 32 Mile Road bridge in the planning process.

Hoepfner said that his department

is ready to submit the design and en-vironmental permits to the state.

Once the plans are approved by the state and the construction bids are approved, it will take two months to replace the 27 Mile Road bridge.

The county plans on using a concrete box culvert for 27 Mile Road to span a small stream at a

cost of $500,000, which the county plans on funding entirely out of its own budget.

Planning for the 31 Mile Road bridge over Stony Creek in Wash-ington Township is the farthest be-hind out of the three bridges but it is the simplest.

The county plans on using a prefabricated wooden span at a cost of $200,000.

It will take two months to re-place that bridge and the county also plans on funding the replace-ment entirely from its own budget.

Hoepfner said that all three bridges had been deteriorating for decades and that there were no more quick fixes.

“They just simply reached the end of their life spans,” he said. “We would rather err on the side of safety and close the road rather than let traffic continue to use those

bridges in that condition.”The projects could not come

soon enough for the thousands of motorists that have been forced to use detours taking them miles out their way and the businesses that depend on a regular flow of traffic.

“It has affected business tre-mendously. It’s taken a big hit,” said Roger Lemke, who manages the Sunoco gas station at the north-west corner of 32 Mile Road and Romeo Plank. “There used to be 15,000 cars coming down this road every day.”

Lemke, who lives in Capac, said the bridge has no impact on his daily commute but it has interfered with his ability to drive to Romeo to visit friends, shop or go to events.

“It really has minimized my trips into Romeo. There are some days that 33 Mile Road is too mud-dy and I just don’t go,” he said.

BRIDGES(Continued from page 1)

CHAMBER HONOREES. Doris Neumeyer, left, and Greg Paduch, right, were among the many people honored by The Greater Romeo-Washington Chamber of Commerce Dec. 10 at their 14th annual Emma Awards for their service to the community. Neumeyer received the business person of the year award and is the Emergency Preparedness and EMS Coordinator for Beaumont Hospital-Troy. Paduch received the public service award and is the Romeo Chief of Po-lice as well as the former president of the Romeo Area Kiwanis. The event also marked the 40th anniversary of the chamber. (Photo by Larry Sobczak)

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Page 5THE RECORDDecember 16-31, 2015

Christie Lee Dereadt of Ro-meo and Daniel Vincent Mullen of Washington were united in marriage Friday, July 17, 2015 at St. Kieran Catholic Church in Shelby Town-ship. Monsignor Thomas Johnson officiated the 4 p.m. ceremony.

The bride is the daughter of Chuck and Sue Dereadt. Parents of the groom are Dan and Robin Mullen.

Rachel Bacheller, cousin of the bride, was maid of honor. Brides-maids were Danielle McCoy, sister of the bride, Katie Mullen, sister-in-law, Jenelle Mullen, sister-in-law, Kristine Mullen, sister-in- law, and Stefani Littmann, friend of the bride.

Chris Benfant, brother of the groom, was the best man. Grooms-men were Robbie Dereadt, brother of the bride, Jeff Biddler, friend of the groom, Chris Viaene, friend of the groom, BooBoo Rahmen, friend of the groom, Ronnie Trombetti, friend of the groom, and Steven Collins, friend of the groom.

A reception was held at Shelby Gardens in Shelby Township.

The couple honeymooned in Paris, and the islands of Ios and Santorini, Greece.

The bride graduated from Romeo High School and from Baker College.

She is employed as a medical assistant at Dr. Quinn Weight Loss in Shelby Township.

The groom graduated from Ro-meo High School and from Roches-ter College with a bachelor’s degree in business administration, concen-tration in sports management.

The groom is employed at Ro-meo Parks and Recreation and Any-time Fitness in Shelby Township. He is the junior varsity basketball coach at Henry Ford II High School in Sterling Heights.

The couple lives in Sterling Heights and is expecting their first baby in June.

MR. AND MRS. DANIEL MULLEN

Dereadt and Mullen united in marriage

TUESDAY, DEC. 15Ray Township Board of Trustees Meeting

7:30 pm, Ray Township Hall, 64255 Wolcott Road

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 16Ray Township

Library Board Meeting6:30 pm, Ray Township Library, 64255 Wolcott Road

Washington Township Board of Trustees meeting

7 pm, Washington Township Hall, 57900 Van Dyke Ave

THURSDAY, DEC. 17American Red Cross Blood Drive2 pm - 8 pm, Graubner Branch – Romeo District Library, 65821 Van Dyke. To register for an ap-pointment call the Graubner Li-brary (586)752-0603 opt. 4 or go to http://www.redcrossblood.org

Let’s Paint – Chalk Paint6 pm, Frontier Town Craft Mall, 67310 Van Dyke

Romeo Historical Societyboard meeting

7 pm, Romeo Archives Museum, 290 N. Main Street

FRIDAY, DEC. 18Winter recess begins for Romeo

Community Schools at the end of the school day.

Christmas Breakfast – Adult9 am, Washington Township Hall, 57900 Van Dyke Ave

Ray Township Firefighter Annual Christmas Blood Drive

2 pm - 8 pm, Ray Township Hall, 64255 Wolcott Road

Heritage Holidays with a visit from Santa

6 pm - 9 pm, Wolcott Mill Me-tropark – Historic Center, 64162 Kunstman Road. Experience holi-day traditions of the past and cre-ate new ones. The entire Historic Center is decorated for the holiday season. This year will have more lights than ever. Make a craft, visit with Santa and enjoy hot choco-late or mulled cider by the bonfire. Don’t forget to make a delicious s’more. Includes a horse drawn wagon ride (weather permitting). Food and gift items available for purchase.

Special Needs Dance6 pm, Washington Township Hall, 57900 Van Dyke Ave

SATURDAY, DEC. 19Let’s Paint – Chalk Paint

12 pm, Frontier Town Craft Mall, 67310 VanDyke

Heritage Holidays with a visit from Santa

6 pm, Wolcott Mill Metropark – Historic Center, 64162 Kunstman Road

MONDAY, DEC. 21Romeo Lion’s Club

7 pm, Romeo Lions Club, 269 E. Washington Street

Ray Township Historical Society meeting

7 pm, Ray Township Library, 64255 Wolcott Road

Village of Romeo Board of Trustees meeting

7:30 pm, Romeo Community Cen-ter, 361 Morton Street

TUESDAY, DEC. 22Samaritan House Closed

through Jan 4, 2016

THURSDAY, DEC. 24Christmas Eve

Closed: Bruce Township offices, Ray Township library, Ray Town-ship offices, Romeo District Li-brary, Romeo Washington Bruce Parks and Recreation and Wash-ington Township offices, village of Romeo offices

FRIDAY, DEC. 25Merry Christmas!

All government offices and most businesses closed. No mail deliv-ery.

SATURDAY, DEC. 26Holiday closures

Ray Township library,Romeo Washington Bruce Parks and Recreation (until Jan. 4)

MONDAY, DEC. 28 – WEDNESDAY, DEC. 30

Bruce Township offices closedWashington Township offices

closed

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 30Tax collection

8:30 am - 5 pm, Bruce Township Hall, 223 East Gates Street. The Bruce Township treasurer’s office will be open to collect property taxes.

THURSDAY, DEC. 31New Year’s Eve

Closed: Bruce Township offices, Ray Township library, Ray Town-ship offices, Romeo District Li-brary, Romeo Washington Bruce

Parks and Recreation and Wash-ington Township offices, village of Romeo offices

FRIDAY, JAN. 1, 2016New Year’s Day

All government offices and most

businesses closed. No mail delivery.SATURDAY, JAN 2, 2016

Holiday closuresRay Township library, Romeo Washington Bruce Parks and Recreation

Page 6 THE RECORD December 16-31, 2015

2015 STATE CHAMPIONSBY JERRY FRAEYMANBefore the season, the Romeo

High School football squad gave themselves the nickname Team 90.

By the end of the season, they had become a team for the ages.

The 2015 Bulldog team – the 90th in the school’s long history – did something no other Romeo football team had ever done: win a state championship.

The Bulldogs defeated Detroit Cass Tech, 41-27, on Nov. 28 at Ford Field to claim the first boys Michi-gan High School Athletic Associa-tion title in the school’s history.

The game was played before a throng of Romeo supporters who filled the stands with what one vet-eran high school football observer called the largest fan turnout he had ever seen for a finals game.

The finals victory capped a re-cord-setting year for the Bulldogs, one that saw the team collect a slew of team and individual accolades, as well as capture the hearts of the community.

Along the way, the team finished 13-1 overall and earned league, dis-trict and regional championships, in addition to the state title.

Among their school records and achievements:

• Most wins in season (13)• Most points scored in a

season (525)• Highest win percentage (.929)• Most games scoring 40+

points (8)• First football state champi-

onship in school history• MAC White Champions• Regional and District

Champions• During the regular season,

scored the most points and allowed the fewest points in Macomb County

• Finished the season ranked seventh in the final Associated Press regular season Division 1 poll, Ro-meo’s highest ranking ever

• Defeated six of the top 10 teams in the AP poll

• Made the playoffs for a school-record 12th consecutive season

Romeo co-coaches Jason Couch and Curt Rienas were selected Coaches of the Year by several pub-lications, as well as by the Michi-gan High School Football Coaches Association.

Romeo seniors Mitch Heim-buch, Paul Hurley and Brad Tanner were chosen All-State. They, along with Hunberto Flores, Jake Hern-den, Ryan Truax and Lucas Schi-mon, were voted to various All-

(See CHAMPS, page 7)

Above, the 2015 State Champion Bulldogs Football Team celebrate their 41-27 victory Nov. 28 at Ford Field in Detroit over Detroit Cass Tech. (Photo by Mike Nicley)

Above left photo, Brad Tanner (in the air) celebrating his touchdown with Louis Thom (#61) and Barret Brun-key (#53). Above right photo, Nathan Goralski (#17) is in the open field and being chased by the Detroit Cass Tech defender towards the sidelines. (Photos by Mike Nicley)

Brad Tanner is using key blockers Louis Thom (#61) and Barret Brunkey (#53) to clear his path. (Photo by Mike Nicley)

Page 7THE RECORDDecember 16-31, 2015

County and All-League teams. Tanner was named the Detroit

Free Press All-East MVP. But the Bulldogs’ Cinderella sea-

son was not without its challenges. After starting 8-0 and clinching

the MAC White title, the Bulldogs lost their final regular season game to rival Eisenhower, 17-14, costing the team a chance at Romeo’s first-ever undefeated regular season.

The Bulldogs then drew two-time defending state champion Clarkston in the first round of the playoffs. Af-ter losing two early-season games, the Wolves were on a roll, having won six straight games and looking like the Clarkston of old.

Playing at home on Hallow-een Eve, the Bulldogs defeated the Wolves, 28-14, to advance to the second round against the un-defeated Lapeer Lightning. Last year, in blustery conditions, Lap-eer used a late-game comeback to end Romeo’s season in a pre-dis-trict match.

This time, behind a balanced at-tack and strong second half, the vis-iting Bulldogs prevailed, 34-14, to win the district title.

The next opponent was peren-nial powerhouse Detroit Catholic Central. Playing at home again,

Romeo defeated the 10-time state champ Shamrocks, 40-29, to ad-vance to their first-ever semifinal game against Grand Ledge.

The Comets came into the game with a perfect 12-0 record and were second in the state in playoff points.

Despite snowy conditions, the Bulldogs scored in a variety of ways – including a one-handed touchdown catch in the end zone corner by Tanner while holding the Comets in check on their way to a 48-21 victory, setting up a Thanks-giving Weekend showdown against Detroit Cass Tech at Ford Field.

Cass Tech was no stranger to Ford Field, having played their twice during the season and having recently won two state titles on the Ford Field turf (2011, 2012).

And whereas the Bulldogs fea-tured a single player with a college Division 1 scholarship offer (Heim-buch), the Technicians featured nearly a dozen such players.

But the Dawgs were not to be denied.

Playing in front of an estimated 5,000 red-clad fans, the Bulldogs scored on their first three posses-sions and never looked back. They defeated Cass Tech, 41-27, to stake their rightful claim as the best high school football team in the State of Michigan in 2015.

Team 90 is now number one in the record books.

CHAMPS(Continued from page 6)

BY JERRY FRAEYMAN They say experience matters. That’s what Romeo coach Con-

nie Hernden is counting on the 2015-16 Romeo girls basketball team.

This year’s Bulldog team in-cludes five seniors, several of whom have multiple years of varsity play-ing time.

Hernden counts that as the team’s greatest asset.

“We’re super experienced. We have a four-year varsity player and several three-year players,” Hern-den said. “With that experience, we should be able to limit turnovers and execute our offense.”

Among the returners are seniors Morgan Gardner, Taylor Mueller, Emma Giles, Lauren Weber and Ni-cole Nowak.

Not only do they bring a veteran presence, they bring a dynamic that, Hernden says, will let the team do things they haven’t done in the past.

“We’re super athletic this year. We’re looking to push the tempo a little bit.”

In numerical order, this year’s Bulldog varsity team consists of the following players (name, number,

year, position), with coach’s com-ments:

Cate Bova, #3, jr., guard.“Cate is probably our best all-around ball handler,” Hernden says. “She’s got a pretty high basketball IQ and can play point guard or shooting guard.”

Nicole Nowak, #5, sr., forward. “Nicole is a great athlete,” Hernden observes. “She is a really good re-bounder and one of our best defend-ers. And she’s a competitor. She was on the volleyball team, so she knows what it takes to win.”

Taylor Mueller, #10, sr., guard. According to Hernden, “Taylor is our most athletic player and our best defensive player. We’re going to look to her to stop the opposing team’s best player and also look to her for some scoring. She really im-proved her offensive game over the off-season.”

Morgan Gardner, #11, sr. guard. As the team’s captain and a four-year varsity player, “Morgan is our leader, for sure,” Hernden says. “She’s our point guard, so she’s our general. Defensively, she just gets after it. She’s probably our second-best rebounder, even at 5’7”. She just has that knack. Whether it’s

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practice or a game, it doesn’t mat-ter, she just wants to win.”

Maricela Macias, #20, jr., guard. Macias is out for the season with a torn ACL, which Hernden terms “a big loss for us. We’re go-ing to miss her athleticism and her defensive presence.”

Amber Flinn, #21, soph., guard/forward. “Amber can play every spot on the floor,” Hernden says. “She’s athletic, she can re-bound, she can shoot, and she can defend. Even as a sophomore, we’re going to look to her a lot. She’s go-ing to be a big contributor.”

Alexandria Locke,#22, jr., guard/forward. Hernden says Locke

“has come a long way. She’s super athletic. She’s going to be a role player for us, but she’s going to get some quality minutes.”

Olivia Medaugh, #23, fresh, guard/forward; Audrey Medaugh, #33, fresh., guard. Hernden has high praise for the two freshman twins. “Olivia has high basketball knowledge. She’s very agile and versatile. At heart, she’s a point guard and I think she’s going to be the point guard of the future. Au-drey can shoot the ball and has a ton of upside. These two can become great players at Romeo. The future is pretty bright for them.”

Kaila Kieba, #25, jr., forward. “Kaila brings us a presence in the paint. She’s a good rebounder. She sets really good screens on the of-

BASKETBALL(Continued from page 7)

fensive end. She can help us, espe-cially on the boards,” Hernden says.

Kellie Sinicki, #30, jr., forward. Regarding Sinicki, Hernden says, “She’s still getting adjusted to the speed of the varsity game, but she can definitely help us in the paint on defense and rebounding.”

Emma Giles, sr., guard/for-ward. Giles is a three-year varsity player. “Emma is a good perimeter player, a good defender,” Hernden notes. “She can play guard or for-ward. She knows what’s going on in game situations. I’m looking for her to have a pretty big year for us.”

Lauren Weber, sr., forward/center. Another three-year varsity player, Weber “plays in the paint, but is a great perimeter shooter, especially from the short corner,”

Hernden says. “We’re looking to get some wide-open shots for her. She’s good defensively and as a re-bounder.”

Hernden says this year’s team may suffer from a lack of scoring, but that won’t diminish her expectations.

“Our weakness is going to be putting ball in the basket. We don’t have a go-to offensive player who is going to give us 12 or 14 points a night,” the coach says.” Instead, we have to rely on our experience and everyone contributing.”

Still, “we’ll compete every night. Our goal is to win the league and see how far we can go. That never changes.”

The Bulldogs next home game is Dec. 17 versus Marian High School at 7 pm.

BY DEBI MARTONE STAFF WRITER

Kathy Appley has created a win-win partnership with the Stan-ley Ian Babinski Unit of the Boys and Girls Club of America located in Washington Township.

Appley, who is a student at Ma-comb Community College and a Washington Township resident, had to complete a leadership project for one of her college classes and wanted to go above and beyond the requirements for the assignment.

She turned to Stan Babinski, the founder and director of the club, to see how she could use her assign-ment to benefit the students who utilize his club.

“I wanted to do something meaningful,” Appley said. “So I asked Stan, ‘is there something I can do to help?’”

Babinski had already had the idea to hold a career exploration

workshop at the club so Appley fa-cilitated his thought and brought the workshop to fruition.

Over the last few weeks, Ap-pley has arranged for a number of guest speakers to visit with the kids at the club and talk about their ca-reers, including a dentist, a nurse, and members of the Romeo Robot-ics Team.

Guy Hart, the machining tech-nology instructor for Romeo Com-munity Schools talked about his ca-reer and that of his students.

State Representative, Peter Lu-cido also paid a visit to the club on Friday, Nov. 27, where he found himself getting choked up as he reached out the students.

“Whatever you do in life, make sure you are doing something you love,” he said.

Although her project has to be completed in time to give a presen-

tation to her class on Dec. 16, Ap-pley plans to continue arranging speakers for the club, as well as vol-unteering with additional programs to help the kids.

“What they (the Boys and Girls Club) do every day is great. I still want to help Stan and his staff in any way I can,” Appley said.

The Stanley Ian Babinski Unit is one of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Oakland and Macomb Counties.

A number of programs, geared for students ages 6-18, are offered at a cost of $25 per year and are sit-uated during after school hours.

The club is also open on spe-cial days the students are off from school, including snow days and during holiday vacations.

The club is located within the Stoney Creek Community Church, located at 11711 26 Mile Road.

Those who are interested in

speaking to the students about their career or who wish to obtain addi-tional club information are asked to call 586-277-1208.

Class project turns into a passion for Boys and Girls Club

Kathy Appley at a recent meet-ing of the Boys and Girls Club.

(Photo by Debi Martone)

BY DEBI MARTONE STAFF WRITER

Fire Station No. 2 sits quiet for the time being, giving the recently appointed Bruce/Romeo Fire Chief, Robert Stankiewicz, a minute to sit down.

He taps his finger nervously at first, as he doesn’t like to talk about himself. After all, for Stankiewicz, the fire department does not excel because of his leadership but rather because of the dedication of its firefighter/paramedics.

For 18 years Stankiewicz has worked among those men and women.

He started as a volunteer firefighter/paramed-ic while he co-owned a business and he moved his way up the ranks of the department until it became his full-time job.

As the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) training officer he instructed many of the medics

he now works alongside.Then, as the Union president, he worked to

get his colleagues due promotions.Although he was making personal strides,

Stankiewicz was dedicated to seeing his partners achieve their personal best as well.

After all, for Stankiewicz, the credit for his professional accomplishments always goes to the entire department, not himself.

“It’s not about me, but about this department. It is good to see everybody else moving on up,” he said.

Stankiewicz made his way to the rank of As-sistant Chief, where he served in that position for five years under Floyd Shotwell, then Ken Stael-graeve, who retired in October of this year.

“It was a great thing to work below Floyd and Ken,” Stankiewicz said.

New fire chief appointed to lead Bruce/Romeo Fire Deptartment

News catch up

Stankiewicz now oversees a department con-sisting of 14 full time and ten paid on call fire-fighter/paramedics, which includes his brother and son, who work from three fire stations in Bruce Township.

(See FIRE CHIEF, page 9)

Robert Stankiewicz(Photo by Debi Martone)

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The local museums in Washington, Bruce and Romeo area have many artifacts and photos that can be a mys-tery to describe and interpret. You can help your com-munity museums by e-mailing your best description of these photos to therecord.rhs@gmail.com. Your answer may be included in the next issue. The museum will use your answers to better RECORD your community’s past. Please give it a try.

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People, Places and Things:

Our PastBY THE

ROMEO HISTORICAL SOCIETY ARCHIVES

Gas and oil ordinance moves forwardBY STACY SOBOTKA

The Oakland Township Board of Trustees approved a motion to revise a proposed oil and gas struc-ture ordinance at their meeting Dec. 8 that does not have as much power to regulate oil and gas wells as some would have liked.

“We realized that the township could not do a lot. We couldn’t do ab-solutely everything that some might want us to do,” Oakland Township Trustee Frank Ferriolo said.

The possibility of drilling for oil and gas has been a hot topic at board meetings since June.

“We wanted to at least mitigate some of the concerns, and we passed this over for review to the plan-ning commission. They discussed it, and they were initially thinking they could control some oil drill-ing and were somewhat flummoxed

by the reality that that in fact is not the case. You’re not going to con-trol the drilling, but you can control some of the ancillary operations,” Ferriolo said.

A moratorium was placed on the issue to allow time for the board of trustees and the planning commis-sion to investigate the issue further. The moratorium expires on Jan. 14.

After further discussion, the board approved a motion to have the Township Attorney work with Township Planner Doug Lewan to rewrite the ordinance document to not cite any particular litigation involved and any other necessary revisions. The revised ordinance is expected to have its introduction and first reading in January.

The board also heard a presen-tation from Older Persons Com-mission (OPC) Executive Director

Renee Cortright on an upcoming millage renewal for the OPC’s trans-portation services.

There was an increase of over 2,000 trips by seniors from 2013 to 2014. The number of aging se-niors is expected to increase dra-matically by 2025.

“We’re looking at a 46 percent increase in the 60 plus demographic n Oakland County, and that’s quite a bit,” Cotright said.

If passed, the millage would in-crease by 0.01 mills, making it 0.10 mills to provide funds for the OPC’s transportation services.

Oakland Township resident Martin McClure said the service has been a tremendous help to him and his loved ones.

“This service picked [my father]up three times a week, took him to Troy Beaumont [for dialysis] and

brought him home. They’re very ef-ficient, on time and it really helped me as a caregiver. That’s another ad-vantage to citizens of this township, and they did a grand job,” he said.

The board decided to wait until next year to approve the ballot lan-guage on the OPC millage renewal and three other upcoming millage renewals, as some board members wanted the millages to be on a major ballot, either in August or November.

“Any millage should be on a ballot which gets the greatest resi-dential exposure,” trustee John Gi-annangeli said.

Township Supervisor Terry Gonser also announced that repair work on the Orion Road Bridge at Snell Road will take place in the summer of 2016.

“It will not close the road, it will have some lane closures,” he said.

As fire chief, he will continue his EMS instruction, as well as working on upgrading some of the older equipment.

Stankiewicz will also continue to improve Advanced Life Support and fire services as the department prepares for new areas of growth and development in Bruce Township.

“The area is growing and as a department we will grow with it,” Stankiewicz said confidently.

The Bruce/Romeo Fire Depart-ment also services the Village of Romeo and partners with bordering townships to automatically respond to structure fires.

Stankiewicz, a married father with three sons, has always been a highly regarded by those who have worked with him. Chris Zembol, a firefighter/paramedic with the department for six

years, was recently pinned by Stankiewicz as he was promoted to a full time position.

“The new chief, Bob Stankiewicz, has al-ways stood by us as a firefighter and a leader. He has been a good mentor to me and I know the other guys are glad to be working with him as well,” Zembol said.

Zembol was the first to be promoted un-der Stankiewicz’s leadership, which he beams with pride to mention.

“I believe this is one of the best jobs in the world,” Stankiewicz said. “To lead the fine per-sonnel in this department is an honor for me.”

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A Visit from St. Nicholas

Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;

The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there; The children were nestled all snug in their beds,While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads; And mamma in her ’kerchief, and I in my cap, Had just settled our brains for a long winter’s nap,

When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.

Away to the window I flew like a flash, Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash. The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below, When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,But a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer,

With a little old driver, so lively and quick, I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick.

More rapid than eagles his coursers they came, And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name;“Now, Dasher! now, Dancer! now, Prancer and Vixen! On, Comet! on, Cupid! on, Donder and Blitzen! To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall! Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!”

As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky;

So up to the house-top the coursers they flew, With the sleigh full of Toys, and St. Nicholas too. And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.As I drew in my head, and was turning around, Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound.

He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot, And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot;

A bundle of Toys he had flung on his back,And he looked like a pedler just opening his pack. His eyes—how they twinkled! his dimples how merry! His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry! His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow;

The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth, And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath;

He had a broad face and a little round belly, That shook when he laughed, like a bowlful of jelly. He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself; A wink of his eye and a twist of his head, Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread;

He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work, And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk,

And laying his finger aside of his nose, And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose; He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle, And away they all flew like the down of a thistle, But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight,

Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night.

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LAST ISSUE

BY DEBI MARTONESTAFF WRITER

New name plates sit on the desks of four of the top administra-tive employees for Romeo Commu-nity Schools.

Eric Whitney began his posi-tion as Superintendent before the start of this school year. Whitney, who previously served as the assis-tant superintendent of curriculum and development for four years in the district, was chosen over a large number of candidates by the school board last spring.

His resume includes 14 years of leadership experience, five years of teaching experience and a post-masters education.

Whitney’s goal is to continue to improve the educational outcomes in the district and he is currently implementing changes to enhance communication between parents, students, staff and the community.

“People will see many positive changes coming in the next several months, from upgrades to our web-site, enhanced social media connec-tions and establishment of a district newsletter, to name a few,” Whit-ney said.

Amy Freeman, a new face in the administration building, began the position of Adminstrative Assistant and Communications Coordinator, which is an enhanced position in the district.

Freeman replaces Joyce Eldon, who retired in July after 30 years as Executive Secretary to the Superin-tendent.

Freeman, who lives in the dis-trict, brings an MBA and many years of experience in human re-sources and administrative assis-tance to her position.

Among her many new duties, Freeman will also act as a team with parents and the community to improve communication in the dis-trict.

“Together we can work collab-oratively, effectively and respect-fully,” Freeman said.

Also new to the fourth floor of the administration building is Grace Stafford, the Executive Director of Human Resources.

Stafford comes to Romeo with extensive experience in the War-ren Woods and Lake Shore public school systems. Stafford holds a masters of science in administration degree and said she looks forward to providing the excellence in ser-vice the members of the district and the community is accustomed.

“Romeo Community Schools has a rich tradition of employing a highly qualified staff to work with our students in all areas,” she said.

Jennifer McFarlane also joins the administrative team with an im-pressive resume of educational and professional experience.

As the new Assistant Superin-tendent of Academic Services, Mc-Farlane has already started imple-menting her experience as a leader in the Michigan Department of Education’s Formative Assessment for Michigan Educator (FAME) program.

“My experience working with the FAME project is something I am very proud to being to Romeo. We currently have three teams of teachers learning and working to-gether to improve our understand and practice of using the formative assessment process in our class-rooms,” McFarlane said.

Whitney said he is thrilled to have an entire staff of hard working, positive people for the district, who are problem solvers and have great customer service.

“I could not be happier,” he said. “My biggest goal has been to build the best team for Romeo. I am very happy to have assembled these folks.”

Editors note: Over the past few months many news stories have went either under reported or un-reported due to the lack of a local newspaper. Look for the header “News catch up” to find the news you might have missed.

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A number of Christmas festivities took place in the Romeo area the weekend of Dec. 4-6. At top left, Jesse Moore, a Washington Township resident, was the winner of a full-sized decorated tree that was raffled off at Sisson Street Creations and Home Reflections. Moore is pictured with store owner, Michele McMillan, who was one of 10 business owners who created a unique tree for the raffle, which was held during down-town Romeo’s annual Holiday Open House on Saturday, Dec. 5. From the sale of raffle tickets, the participating downtown businesses collected several hundred dollars for the Romeo Goodfellows, who provides food and gifts to over 150 local families each holiday season.

The Romeo Historical Society held their annual Christmas Home Tour on Saturday, Dec. 5. The sold out tour, which is one of the society’s biggest fundraisers, took place in six of the area’s impeccably decorated homes. The homeowners hosted two tours - one in the afternoon and one in the

evening- while volunteers from the historical society helped highlight some of the homes interesting architectural and historical features and some of the homeowners’ unique decorations. Martha Phillips, owner of the George Washington Brabb home, located on South Main Street, is pictured at above right with one of the six groups who admired her stately Italianate home during the evening tour.

Simpson Park Camp held its second annual Starlight 1865 on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 4-5. The old fashioned Christmas event highlighted some of the holiday activities enjoyed 150 years ago, such as horse drawn carriage tours, Christmas carols, and cookies and hot chocolate and cider for over 650 guests. Carolers from a variety of churches, some traveling from as far as Dearborn, performed in areas around the luminary-lit camp, while carriages from Pinecrest Percherons and Flem-ing Farms escorted visitors to the living Nativity. Camp director John Grenfell, who is pictured in the center of the lower right photo, sang with a group of carolers. (Photos by Debi Martone)

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