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Former Telegram intern Gail Monds graduated from the University of Michigan this past April and now holds a bachelor's degree in Journalism and Screen Studies. Monds interned with the Telegram for one semester as part of the requirements for completing the Journalism and Screen Studies program. She previously enjoyed a career in engineering, holding both bachelor's and master's degrees in Civil Engineering. She had previously attended Michigan Technological and Wayne State Universities. Monds...
Scientists and researchers are saying Michigan is seeing an explosion of its tick population. When one thinks of ticks, you usually think they are only found up north or in wooded areas. That may have been the case 40 years ago, but in recent decades, ticks have been slowly expanding their territory to include most counties in Michigan. Some researchers blame the trend on climate change which is creating shorter, milder winters and longer warm-weather breeding seasons for ticks and other pests....
Graduating Ecorse High Senior Dominic Woods says he is just a normal, average teen. Woods has had a distinguished academic career in Ecorse Public Schools and throughout his four years at Ecorse High School, he has managed to maintain straight A's in all his courses. It is his dedication to his studies which has earned him a 4.06 GPA and entry this fall to the University of Pennsylvania, an Ivy League research university in Philadelphia. For Woods, work comes first, but there is always time for...
On Thursday, June 3, the Inkster Housing Commission welcomed residents and city officials to a Community Open House celebrating the Grand Re-opening of the city's EnVision Center located on Hickory Street in Inkster. Originally dedicated in 2018, progress on community outreach efforts at the Inkster EnVision Center was hampered with the arrival of COVID-19. Executive Director of the Inkster Housing Commission Aaron Cooper says the goal is to get the center up and running again now that that...
Stepping in to take command of an entire school district during a global pandemic can be a daunting expectation. The Wayne-Westland School Board voted in spring of 2020 to offer the post of superintended to John Dignan, who at the time was working in the Southfield Public Schools District. The district had previously been led by Dr. Sue Carnell and Jill Simmons, each on an interim basis. Dignan took over as superintendent for Wayne-Westland Schools in July and was pleasantly surprised to find a...
his June, Brooke Johnson will be graduating from Wayne Memorial High School and will then head to Eastern Michigan University this fall with the goal of becoming a special education teacher. Education is Johnson's passion, as evidenced by the support she has shown both teachers and students in the Wayne-Westland Community Schools District. After attending a Civitan Youth Leadership and Diversity Conference, a youth leadership seminar, in Indiana in 2019, Johnson was inspired to be a catalyst...
On Sunday, May 23, the Krank It Up Ryderz Bicycle Club hosted it Annual Breast Cancer Survivorship Ride at Detroit's Palmer Park. More than 75 bicyclists from nearly a dozen bicycle clubs in the region, including Toledo, came out in support of the effort. Curtrise Garner of EZ Riders Bicycle Club of Detroit says, "I'm an avid cyclist...some of us ride regularly every day of the week then when there are special events like this, we come out and support other clubs." Krank It Up Ryderz Club Presid...
Since 1986, Friends of the Rouge (FOTR) has been busily working to raise awareness of the need to clean up the Rouge River and restore and protect the Rouge River Watershed through stewardship, education, and cooperative efforts. The river runs 127 miles throughout metro Detroit. The four main branches of the Rouge River cover the watershed, a 467-square mile area which drains into the Detroit River. Creeks, tributaries, lakes, and ponds abound and most of the lower and middle branches flow...
The Inkster Task Force is bringing the opportunity to purchase fresh produce and home-baked goods to the community, by way of a Farmers' Market being held in cooperation with the National Kidney Foundation. The Farmers' Market will be held each Wednesday from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Inkster Task Force Building located at 27020 Michigan Avenue, between Inkster Road and John Daly Street. Healthy foods will be available for purchase along with convenient ways to pay. "So we're able to have fresh...
Brothers Todd and Paul Tuner established Team GUTS in 2014, a non-profit organization designed to bring much-needed fitness and athletic programs to the special needs community. Inspired by Todd Turner's young daughter who has a dual diagnosis of Down syndrome and autism, Turner says they looked around and realized that there were few options for physical fitness programs for the special needs population. Area gyms and community recreation centers do hold fitness programs geared towards special...
The Ecorse Public Schools District let its teachers know they are appreciated with a day of pampering and amusement on Friday, May 7. The day began with brief workshops in the morning on self-care and stress relief. Teachers were treated to a Mexican-style lunch along with a buffet dessert table, then were able to partake in pampering and fun activities including facials, manicures, massage, shoe shine, dance lessons, and karaoke. The event was held at Ecorse High School. "We want to make sure...
As the school year comes to a close this year, Robichaud High School in Dearborn Heights will graduating more that scholars; the school will also be graduating something new: certified nurse assistants, or CNAs. The Certified Nurse Assistant Program was added this school year (2020-2021) and joins the Criminal Justice and JROTC Programs at Robichaud High School. The school partners with two other schools also located in Dearborn Heights, Crestwood High School and Annapolis High School, to offer...
When Benjamin Edmondson arrived in Michigan 1999, he was merely here for a holiday visit with family. By a curious twist of fate however, the New Jersey native ended up staying and ultimately earning his Doctorate of Education at Eastern Michigan University in 2006, having previously attended the University of Virginia and earned his Master of Education at Ohio State University. In his time in Michigan, Edmondson has brought his experience to administrative roles in the Wayne-Westland School...
Detroit resident Brian Peterson-Roest says he has always been a nature enthusiast. 13 years ago, when the Women's Garden Club of Rochester announced an opportunity to send a teacher on an all-expense paid trip to northern Michigan's Beaver Island to learn about beekeeping, he jumped on it. Peterson-Roest, a fifth grade science teacher in Rochester Community Schools, says he enjoyed the experience and fell in love with beekeeping. As a hobbyist beekeeper since 2010, Peterson-Roest says he found...
Westland City Council member Mike Londeau credits his late mother, who held a position with a local newspaper, with instilling in him the importance of civic engagement. As a young man, Londeau watched city council meetings on television and read local newspapers to keep informed of local issues. Although engaged, Londeau says he was initially not interested in jumping into the local political arena. "She would have loved the fact that I'm involved because she followed local politics and she...
Seedlings Braille Books for Children was founded in 1984 when Debra Bonde discovered that braille reading materials for children were scarce. Bonde was a shy woman and decided that addressing the scarcity of books for blind children by creating them herself might be something she could do in quiet of her own home. Bonde enrolled in a braille transcription class where she met the mother of a blind girl who owned only two braille books because the cost was excessive-about $100 each. Knowing that...
Beginning in fall 2021, Ecorse students will have a new Career and Technical Education (CTE) course option. Automotive Service Technician will join Cosmetology, Radio and Television, Graphic Design, and Certified Nursing Assistant, to make a total of five CTE Programs offered at Ecorse High School. CTE Programs give students the opportunity to get a head start on preparing for college or a career. "We're pretty excited about this opportunity that's going to be coming forth," says Ecorse Schools...
On Wednesday, April 7, state representatives from four states responded to Republican attacks on voting rights via a press conference call. Michigan State Rep. Darrin Camilleri (D-23rd Dist.) joined State Representatives Erica Thomas (D-GA), Athena Salman (D-AZ), and Allison Dahle (D-NC) to discuss the political motives behind the broad attack on voting rights taking place in state legislatures across the country. The representatives also highlighted strategies for stopping the repressive effort...
In 1990, a winter blizzard forced homeless people to huddle against the walls of Saints Peter and Paul Jesuit Church on St. Antoine Street in Detroit. "The pastor saw them and he brought them indoors and put on a pot of coffee and literally, just as a way to protect people from the winter storm. That act of kindness launched the church into this ministry to the homeless that now spans 31 years," says Rev. Tim McCabe, Executive Director of the Pope Francis Center, the ministry organization that...
The civic organization Wayne Main Street (WMS) is hosting their annual Clean-Up Day in downtown Wayne on Saturday, April 24, from 9 a.m. to noon. They invite community members of all ages to join their friends and neighbors in making downtown Wayne even cleaner. For planning purposes, it is requested that interested volunteers register with Wayne Main Street at www.downtownwayne.org or by calling 734-629-6822. Volunteers who show up without registering will be greatly appreciated as well. Light...
This past November, Ecorse resident Darcel Brown was sworn in as the Mayor Pro Tempore for the Ecorse City Council. The swearing-in was done via Zoom due to the pandemic, but it did not diminish the honor and dignity Brown felt as he assumed his fourth term on the city council serving as Mayor Pro Tem. Brown initially ran for city council in 2007 because he wanted to see a change in the negative image the city had endured. "I thought to myself, I want to see some change, some positive...
For many people, the ability to read and write is something one rarely gives much thought to. But if one struggles to read well, it becomes a source of embarrassment or shame. Children who ultimately graduate or leave school without a competent reading ability become adults who struggle through life. "I believe that illiteracy is connected to almost every social ill we have in America and we can see how capable people are trying to be part of society and for whatever reason they're not able to...
Lifelong Detroit resident Jonathan Kinloch was appointed to the Wayne County Commission this past January. Kinloch serves the Commission's 2nd District, which covers part of Detroit and was left vacant by the passing of Commissioner Jewel Ware in early December, 2020. The Wayne County Commission is the legislative branch of county government, fulfilling the duties of approving the county budget, enacting ordinances, and adopting rules and resolutions. Kinloch's previous experience includes...
"I think that I'm probably speaking for most school districts when I say that this has been the most unique situation we have dealt with in the history of public education." The quote comes from Dr. Derrick Coleman, Superintendent of the River Rouge School District as he looks back and relates how the school district navigated the past year in the face of COVID-19. As in-person learning came to a halt last spring in response to the governor's orders, many schools scrambled to come up with a...
Wolverine Human Services has been serving youth and their families since 1987,offering foster care and adoption services and treatment for youth suffering from abuse, neglect, or substance abuse. Initially established in Detroit by Robert E. Wollack as a group home to assist 14 boys, the organization has grown and expanded its services and programs and now has campuses and office locations in Bloomfield Hills, Flint, Saginaw, Vassar and Taylor, to name a few. The mission at Wolverine Human...
