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January 2006
Happy New Year
from the Pointer!
Superbowl Sunday
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Financial Facts for 2006
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The Detroit Fireworks
From The New Detroit City Beautiful Calendar (See From the Cover - page 3)
COVER PHOTOGRAPH BY LASZLO REGOS
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International architectural photographer Laszlo Regos, who lives
in metro Detroit, has shown his
work around the world, yet his latest project focuses on Detroit, a city
he loves. “Detroit City Beautiful”, the
new limited edition 2006 wall calendar, reflects the splendor of 12 architectural landmarks in Detroit.
The images include the Cobo Conference/Exhibition Center, Ford
Field, the Renaissance Center, Comerica Park, the Detroit Opera House,
Belle Isle, the Detroit Skyline during
the Fourth of July fireworks, Hart
Plaza, the Guardian Building, Compuware/Campus Martius, the Fisher
Building and the Fox Theatre.
“The whole idea came about
when I was on an assignment in a
neighboring state,” Regos said. “The
beautiful Campus Martius Park was
opening that weekend in Detroit,
but their local media chose to focus
on more dubious aspects of our city.
When I returned home I decided to
do a book to show others the rich
and glorious architectural history of
Detroit.”
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While soliciting publishers for
his book, Laszlo contacted Christy
Walker & Associates and created
the “Detroit City Beautifu” 2006
calendar.
Regos has been published in international publications, as well
as many local magazines including Monthly Detroit, Metropolitan
Detroit, Style Magazine, Detroit
Home, HOUR Detroit, Detroit Jewish News, CAM (Construction Association of Michigan’s monthly publication), Place (American Institute
of Architects/Michigan’s quarterly
publication).
At present, Laszlo has just finished a book on the magnificently
restored Budapest Opera House to
be published in February and is
working on another project documenting the synagogues of Eastern
Europe and the United States.
The “Detroit City Beautiful” calendar is available at such retail
outlets as PURE Detroit, Greenfield
Village gift shop and the Detroit
Opera House gift Shop. For more
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Unleash your potential in 2006
BY KEN WELCH
This year make a change not just a resolution. You’ve been thinking about it, you
made the decision, found a purpose and
mapped out where you’re going to work
out, and now the moment of truth...doing
it. It’s like when you were a kid and went
swimming and everybody was diving off
that real high platform and it looked fun
so you thought you’d try it, only to discover when you got up there just how high
it was...whether you dove off or climbed
back down, there you were; in front of all
your friends...what now? You needed a
Plan. You thought, “diving off that thing
looks like fun, I think I’ll try it,” but you
didn’t consider all the possibilities. Starting a workout program is much the same
thing.
Form a plan. Example; there are four
seasons in a year, develop a workout
schedule based on those four seasons so
you won’t get bored doing the same thing.
When you’re working out in one season,
have the next season’s workout routine formulating in your mind. Think about how
each season’s workout leads to the next one.
Example again; Winter I’m going to focus
on strength
training,
Spring I’m going to learn
to work my
cardio in with
my strength training, Summer I’m going to
shift to a light strength routine and run (or
other) outside, maybe lose a few pounds,
Fall I’m going to continue light lifting,
maybe play more tennis or mountain bike,
do that until the holidays when I’ll take a
few weeks off until after Christmas, then
I’ll start my winter strength training again.
Get a calendar so you can chart just where
you are in the year/week. Make notes on
what you did and what you’re going to do.
Plan for possible interruptions, schedule
changes and travel, how will you adjust?
Will you hire a trainer to get you started?
Take your workouts seriously, make a
plan. Allow flexibility for the unexpected
and expected in your plan and maybe next
year you’ll need to make a different resolution because this one worked.
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ASK THE DENTIST
or dinner. Diet pop or water can replace regular. The plaque bacteria in our mouths just love
it when we eat junk food. We help them out by
doing some of the “work” for them in route to
their converting the food to an acid which starts
the process of dental decay.
BY JAMES W. COX, D.D.S.
Brush, floss, repeat...
A New Year’s dental hygiene resolution that is
really quite simple to remember. Try to brush
and floss your teeth thoroughly twice a day.
Here are a few more recommendations we can
give you to keep your teeth for a life-time.
As the old adage says, “An ounce of prevention
is worth a pound of cure,” many common dental
problems can be prevented (or at least reduced)
by practicing good home dental care. Change
your soft bristle toothbrush at least every three
months, sooner if you are a rough brusher. If
you develop a cold
or the flu, toss the
brush out right away
so as not to get reinfected. Follow the toothpaste recommendations of your dental professional. Some of you
may need a tartar control formula while others
may require a sensitive tooth formula.
Eat healthier. Replace foods that contain high
amounts of refined sugar with fresh fruits and
vegetables if you need that snack before lunch
And finally, keep regular professional dental
re-care appointments. The health of your teeth
and gums can be monitored more effectively
this way. There will be ongoing maintenance
and upkeep of your dental work that occasionally will be necessary; the mouth is a dynamic
environment and we haven’t developed restorations which last forever yet. Our goal is to help
you keep that beautiful and healthy smile.
Send questions for Ask the Dentist to Pointe Family Dentistry, c/o The Pointer, P.O. Box 36429, Grosse Pointe, MI
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Financial Facts Every Couple Should Know
Ten questions to ask your spouse
BY DAVE WHITE
When couples decide they want to get married, often one topic of discussion is finances.
How will the wedding be paid for? How will the
honeymoon be paid for? Who will pay for what?
After the honeymoon is over, many couples realize that they failed to discuss many other important financial details. It’s hard to think about
what you would do if something happened to
you or your spouse, or worse, both. What’s even
scarier is what could happen if you don’t discuss your finances while you’re together. The
harsh reality is every marriage eventually ends
in divorce or death. That reality is something
we can’t control, but we can control our financial lives. You and your spouse should be able to
answer these 10 questions about your finances.
If there are questions you can’t answer, take
the time to sit down as a couple and figure out
where you stand. You’ll be thankful you did!
1. How much do you have coming in and going out? Although
the answer may not make you feel very comfortable, that
is exactly why it’s important to know. The story for many
couples is that more money is going out than coming in,
but the first step to overcoming overspending is to recognize it.
2. Do you have a set budget? After you realize exactly how
much is coming in and going out, create a budget. Start
by listing all the fixed expenses you have, like your mortgage, car payments, credit card bills, utilities, etc. After
you deduct all the fixed expenses from your income, take
a hard look at what’s left. You should not be spending
more than this on unfixed expenses, like entertainment,
shopping, vacations, etc.
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3. Where do you rank on the credit scale? Your credit history is one of the most important aspects of your finances. It affects your ability to get loans, the interest rates
you incur, etc. There are three primary credit-reporting
agencies: Equifax, Experian and TransUnion. You should
regularly request a copy of your credit report to see
where you stand and make sure you haven’t become a
victim of identity fraud.
tate or manager of your trust. If you have small children,
you should have a guardian and trustee named for them
as well. Make sure these people understand the responsibility they are accepting. You should also look into establishing powers of attorney for healthcare and finances.
This ensures that the family members you want to take
care of can’t be pushed out if you pass away or become
incapacitated. A living will is necessary to ensure that
your family and doctors know your wishes should you
become incapacitated.
4. What assets do you own? Make a list of all the assets you
own or partially own. If your car is only half paid off, you
do not fully own it. Don’t forget about long-lost investments you might have made before you were married. If
your spouse is not aware of them and something were
to happen to you, they might not be able to claim them
without the proper documents. Keep all documents together in a file.
9. Where are all financial documents kept? Do you have a
safe deposit box? If not, where are you going to keep
important files and documents? Being able to find these
critical documents quickly can make difficult times a bit
easier. Of course your spouse should know where these
documents are kept, but it’s also a good idea to let children or other family members know as well.
5. How much debt do you have? At least once a year you
should assess how much you owe to creditors. Are you
leaving your loved ones with enough to cover your expenses or a huge financial headache?
10. Who are your financial advisors? Trusted advisors who
are familiar with your finances can steer you through difficult times. If you have a financial advisor, be sure he or
she is one that makes an effort to contact you regularly.
6. What future expenses do you face? Make two separate
lists of needs and wants with estimated costs. Make sure
to include individual, as well as combined items. Now
look at your budget and this list of possible future expenses and try to determine how much you can afford
without going into future debt.
7. Whose name is on what? Review all of the assets you own
and do a status check on all that require a beneficiary,
such as life insurance policies, pensions and other retirement savings. If an ex-spouse is still listed, they will
receive the benefits even if you are remarried. It is also
a good idea that you both decide on alternate beneficiaries in case you both are killed in an accident.
8. Do you have a will and/or power of attorney documents?
Don’t forget to periodically review your will and trust.
Make sure you still agree with the executor of your es-
These questions cover topics that are not easy
to discuss. Making an appointment with a financial advisor might help you and your spouse
discuss these topics in a neutral and comfortable setting. The topics that are the least fun to
discuss are often the most necessary.
Dave White is president of Allen Park-based Harvest Partners Financial. Dave is a Registered Representative, Investment Advisor Representative and a Certified Estate Planner,
with nearly 20 years experience in the financial services profession. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Wayne
State University and a Juris Doctorate from James Madison
School of Law. For more information, contact Dave at Harvest Partners Financial (313)388-6000 or email dave@har
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Since Lake St.
Clair water levels have taken
their usual seasonal drop, what
was once shallow
lake bed has now
become
snowcovered
land.
Two Great Blue
Herons have taken advantage of
the change and
are
wintering
along the shore,
spending
their
nights in a corner of Neff Park in Grosse Pointe
City. In the summer, Great Blues generally
roost overnight in trees. But with trees providing little shelter this time of year, these two are
hunkering down where two seawalls meet at a
right angle to find protection from the wind. In
the morning, it’s off to find food, leaving behind
fist-sized footprints in the snow.
fish, mice and
maybe even a
squirrel or two.
On the hunt, a
heron waits patiently, as still
as can be, until
its meal comes
into striking distance and then
- WHAM! - it
pierces its prey
with its sharp
bill, throws it
into the air,
catches it with
its open mouth
and swallows it whole. Try that with your next
salmon fillet!
Grosse Pointe Audubon will meet at 7:30 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 16, in the Community Room of
the Children’s Home of Detroit, 900 Cook Road,
Grosse Pointe Woods. Our guest speakers, Dorothy McLeer and Katherine Evans, will take us
Great Blue Herons don’t often spend the en- to meet the birds and natural features of India
tire winter in Michigan, and with good reason. in their program “A Passage to Southern India.”
Much of their diet - frogs, crayfish, salamanders This program is free and open to all.
Bill Rapai is President of the Grosse Pointe Audubon Sociand snakes - is unavailable. With all those food
ety
and a resident of Grosse Pointe.
sources in hibernation, the herons must rely on
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Super Superbowl Wings!
Football playoffs are here, and Superbowl fever has started.
For fans who are tired of the same old snacks and tailgate food,
Virginia Burke offers a twist on wings in her new book Eat Caribbean (Simon & Schuster, $22). The recipe is below. Additional tantalizing recipes can be found at www.walkerswood.com.
Sticky Citrus Chicken Wings
These succulent wings are both sweet and tangy.
Prep time: 1 hour marinating + 30 minutes. Makes 12 wings.
INGREDIENTS
12 chicken wings
For the seasoning:
For the sauce:
Juice of 1 grapefruit
Juice of 1 orange
Juice of 1 lime
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tbsp white vinegar
1/2 tsp dried thyme
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp hot pepper sauce
1/2 scotch bonnet pepper, de-seeded and sliced
salt and white pepper
1 loosely packed tbsp grated orange zest
1. First, prepare the chicken. Wash and pat dry. Season with the garlic, thyme,
onion and hot sauce, rubbing the spices into the chicken pieces and adding salt
and pepper to taste. Cover and refrigerate for one hour to marinate.
2. Meanwhile, strain the fresh juices (should be about 1 cup in total) into a nonstick pan and add all the other ingredients with the exception of the orange zest.
Heat until the sauce bubbles and thickens. This will take about 30 minutes. At the
very end of cooking, add the zest.
3. Light the barbecue, preheat the grill or preheat the oven to 350º.
4. Put the chicken pieces on an oiled baking sheet or grill rack and brush
with oil if you think it necessary. Cook for 25-30 minutes, or until the juices run
clear when the thickest part is pierced with a fine skewer. Drain off excess oil on
kitchen paper.
5. Coat the chicken with the sauce and serve immediately. Or put the sauce in
a bowl and serve the chicken as a dip.
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Slope Angels
BY LEONTINE CADIEUX
These angels do not have wings
but are the unsung heroes of the
slopes helping those who ski downhill or cross country, who snowboard or who are now using the
new high tech snowshoes. These
angels are not only excellent skiers
but are also highly trained in first
aid techniques, including CPR. Begun in the 1930s, the National Ski
Patrol is made up of thousands of
dedicated men and women volunteers across the country. Two of
Michigan’s stalwart volunteers at
the Otsego Ski Club in Gaylord are
Dr. Robert Frear, a retired dentist
and medical corpsman in World
War II, with 33 years of patrol service, and Ted Roney with 35 years.
Two more will follow shortly, Joannie and John Capuano.
PHOTOGRAPH BY ALISSA CAPUANO
“Let it snow, let it snow, let it
snow.” Why? Because the snow angels are there for those who participate in snow sports on and off the
slopes.
Three generations of skiiers at Otsego Ski club in 2005.
Pictured (l to r) are Joan Frear, John Capuano, Melanie Capuano, Joannie Frear Capuano, Brendan Capuano, Jake Capuano
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Do not think that once you are
on the ski patrol you stay there.
Not so. Even though one must take
and pass a comprehensive training course with its own 900-page
text, plus one slope test, one must
also take a refresher course annually and pass a ski endurance test.
Frear said this endurance test had
one climb a steep slope and exhibit
skiing down and then complete an
obstacle course. He is delighted to
report that Otsego now has its own
ski patrol facility with room for
treatment, three hospital beds, four
toboggans and a snowmobile. The
latter is used to transport the injured and to see that all are safely
off the slopes and trails at the end
of the day. This procedure is called
“sweeping the slopes.”
Both Frear and Roney volunteer
for this activity for such a long time
because they want to give back to
the community and to help those
who need it. Frear was proud to
say that daughter Joannie Capuano
and her husband John have just
completed the seven-month training course. Joannie was proud that
her father had been awarded the
highest ski patrol rating given only
to those who have performed extra
service. Frear modestly omitted
this detail in our conversation.
Next in Joannie and John’s training is how to prepare the injured
for transport, loading, then downhill transport, plus a downhill ski
test.
Roney said ski patrollers are
very visible on the slopes in their
red jackets with a white cross on
the back. Patrollers are the first on
the slopes and the last off. Their
day starts at 8:15 am and concludes
after everyone is off the slopes; in
addition, each patroller must volunteer at least 15 days each year.
Roney feels most accidents occur
because skiers have not had lessons or have not had enough sleep
or are overtired. To be prepared for
a lift malfunction, patrollers are
instructed in the way to evacuate
the passenger by rope.
With trained, dedicated, unsung
volunteers guarding you, you can
enjoy winter sports know these
slope angels are there for you.
Leontine Cadieux is a Grosse Pointe resident and long-time freelance writer for The
Pointer.
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The Foursome comes to Broadway Onstage
A comedy about life and golf,
The Foursome, written by Canadian
playwright Norm Foster, ushers
in 2006 at Broadway Onstage Live
Theatre in Eastpointe. The play introduces us to four college buddies
who reunite for a game of golf at
their fifteenth college reunion.
In The Foursome, as the four college pals tee off at each hole, one of
them gets put down by the others,
a secret is revealed and the game
goes on. We become quite familiar
with these four players and their
relationships. Rick is the seemingly macho stud, parading his manhood at the expense of honest feelings. Ted is the boozer, belting back
a six pack before the sun is barely
up. Cameron is the insecure one,
troubled about his waning sex life,
struggling to keep up, desperate to
be something more than the television ad salesman he uncomfortably
is. That leaves Donnie, the family
man from Pastor Falls, the guy who
adores his wife, but feels somehow
he’s lost out on any serious post
university action.
These are people you feel you
might know. In the end, this isn’t
a comedy about golf. It’s not even a
comedy about men. It goes beyond
anything quite that particular. The
Foursome is a comedy about what
time does to us all. And it’s about
the way memory intervenes in the
present to create a seductive euphoria about the past.
Broadway Onstage newcomer
Jack Sorenson takes on the role of
Rick, Ed Thomas plays the role of
Ted, Patrick Sharpe takes the role of
Cameron and John Arden McClure
plays Donnie. The production is directed by Christopher Oakley.
The play opens on Friday, January 13, and runs Friday and Saturday evenings at 8 p.m. and select
Sundays at 2 p.m., through Saturday, February 11. Tickets for opening night are $14. Tickets for all
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• Parents with kids in college and
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beneficiaries. We’ll be seeing:
• More hotels welcoming pets
with amenities like massages, pet
pillows, and dog sitters
• Animal education CDs to teach
parrots to speak with accents, and
videotapes to entertain pets while
their owners are at work
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IT’S THE LAW
Special Events
BY THE HON. MATTHEW RUMORA
• Stomp, the smash hit, returns to the
Fisher Theatre.
Protecting our school
children
A new law went into effect on be
reJanuary 1, 2006, the goal of which quired on
is to keep children safer at school. all paid school and day care center
This law, named the Student employees such as janitors and bus
Safety Initiative, addresses a grow- drivers. Schools will be prohibited
ing concern over school employees from hiring a person convicted
of certain offenses and will be rewith criminal records.
quired to discharge employees that
Recent studies revealed that
were previously convicted of certhere were hundreds of school
tain crimes.
employees with criminal records
Finally, the law creates a school
working in schools.
safety zone, which prohibits all
However, the schools were unpersons required to be on the sex
aware of their criminal past. In
offender registry from working or
addition, some school employees
loitering within 1,000 feet of any
had been charged or convicted of
school property. However, a person
sexual misconduct.
would be allowed to continue living
The new law requires all school or working within the safety zone
employees to self report any crimi- if they lived or worked there prior
nal charge to their school district to the January 1 effective date.
and to the Department of EducaIn conclusion, this new law will
tion. In addition, the State Police
provide safeguards for insuring the
and Department of Education will
safety of school children.
regularly perform comparisons
Matthew R. Rumora is the Municiof the teacher certification datapal Judge for the City of Grosse Pointe
base against state police records
Farms and an attorney in
to determine if a teacher has a
private practice. Please
call him at (586) 779criminal record.
7767 for assistance.
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Since 1975
Stomp is the winner of an Olivier
Award for Best Choreography (London’s
Tony Award), a New York Obie Award,
a Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatre Experience, and a Special Citation
from Best Plays. The young performers
“make a rhythm out of anything we can
get our hands on that makes a sound,”
says co-creator/director Luke Cresswell.
Stiff-bristle brooms become a sweeping
orchestra; Zippo lighters flip open and
closed to create a fiery fugue; wooden
poles thump and clack in a rhythmic explosion. Stomp uses everything but conventional percussion instruments - trash
cans, tea chests, plastic bags, plungers,
boots and hubcaps -- to fill the stage with
compelling and infectious rhythms.
Tuesday through Friday evening
performances are at 8 p.m., Saturday
performances are at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.
and Sunday performances are at 2 p.m.
and 7:30 p.m. Tickets prices range from
$32.50 to $47.50 and are on sale through
Ticketmaster and the Fisher Theatre Box
Office at 3011 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit.
They may also be purchased by calling
(248) 645-6666, online at www.NederlanderDetroit.com or at www.ticketmaster.
com. For additional information, visit
www.NederlanderDetroit.com or call
(313) 872-1000.
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Stomp, the international percussion
sensation, makes its triumphant return
to Detroit’s Fisher Theatre, January 2429. After playing to sell-out crowds for
more than ten seasons, Stomp continues
its phenomenal runs with one North
American touring company, two productions overseas - a permanent London
company and a European tour - and the
New York company’s continuous sell-out
run at the Orpheum Theatre, now in its
eleventh year.
Many of southeast Michigan’s more
than 400,000 licensed anglers have
waited a long time to catch “the big one.”
Their time is at hand. The Ultimate Fishing Show -- Detroit, is coming to the Rock
Financial Showplace in Novi. The show
includes more than 150 booths of rods,
reels, lures and other tackle, and 75-plus
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fishing destinations. Also included are
more than 200 fishing boats representing 40 brands. Free fishing instruction:
75 seminars, starring Kevin VanDam, for
novice to expert anglers. Special features
are the Otter floatplane from Canada,
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Walleye Fry and more. A trout pond with
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2 to 9:30 p.m., Friday noon to 9:30 p.m.,
Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets are $9 for
adults, $4 for children 6 to 14 and free
for children 5 and under. For information call (800) 328-6550 or go to www.
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• Grosse Pointe Historical Society Second Saturday Pastimes
The Grosse Pointe Historical Society
welcomes you to the Provencal-Weir
House, c. 1823 on the second Saturday
of each month during the society’s openhouse tours from 1 to 4 p.m. All ages are
welcome and can also enjoy the following offering on January 14: A One Room
School House Experience. Teacher Bill
Schwedler will take you back in time to
1900. Experience the new circa 1900 oneroom schoolhouse. Tongue twisters and
a spelling bee will be featured.
The Provencal-Weir House, c. 1823 is
located at 376 Kercheval, Grosse Pointe
Farms. For membership or other information, call (313) 884-7010 or visit the
website at www.gphistorical.org/.
• Grosse Pointe South High School
Choir Boosters fundraiser
On January 14, the GPS Choir Boosters are presenting “A Night of Rock ‘n
Roll”, featuring a local band called “The
Relics”. Band members are Grosse Pointers, George Humphry, Rick Berg, Dean
Caputo and Darryl Nihem.
This rockin’ good time will be held
at the Grosse Pointe War Memorial, 32
Lakeshore, GP Farms beginning at 8
p.m. and running til midnight. There
will be a raffle, beer, softdrinks, BYOB
if preferred, and also snacks and pizza.
Tickets are $30 in advance or $35 at the
door (if available). Advance tickets can
be purchased at Posterity: A Gallery, in
the Village.
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It’s a great, inexpensive way
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It’s all part of the general
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BY TERRI MURPHY
I never thought it would
happen to me
Society tends to ignore the realities of aging. Most every family I
speak with or provide care to tend
to say the same thing ... “I never
thought it was going to happen to
our family.” Why is there a tendency to think that other families are
going to be the ones impacted by
aging or illness, but not our own?
That is the challenge that I face
regularly. I find there is a general
lack of preparedness. Then, when
families do find themselves facing
a crisis situation as a result of aging, illness or injury, they are overwhelmed, uninformed and unprepared.
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that people rarely indicate a concern about their personal health
and well-being. Frankly, wouldn’t
you expect that some people might
have indicated something like - “deteriorating health”, or “the effects
of old age?”
In the April 26, 2005 edition of
USA Today, the question posed
was, “What is your greatest fear
about retirement? The responses
were:
We encourage families to be
more aware and think about the
type of challenges a person is likely to face if they find themselves
diagnosed with a medical condition. Put yourself in their shoes. To
a certain extent, people take their
health for granted. Imagine if you
lost the ability to use your hands or
legs due to an illness. How would
this impact the things that you do
each day? These are the kinds of
realities that families are facing every day. These limitations do not
have to end your loved one’s ability to continue to do the things that
they love. They can manage their
illness, modify their
lifestyle, and engage
the support they
need in order to
stay active.
• 28% - High health care costs
• 24% - Running out of money
• 18% - Inability to maintain
standard of living
• 16% - Decline in Social
Security Payments
• 9% - Inflation
• 5% - Don’t Know
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more
than 80% of Americans age 65 and
older have at least one chronic illness, whether it is a heart condition, diabetes, arthritis, Alzheimer’s, cancer, etc. Chances are they’ll
face a challenge over time.
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR
BY CARI WODAY
• Soroptimists of Grosse Pointe presents their major fundraiser, a Cornucopia
of Shopping on Saturday, November 12,
from 9am to 3pm, at the Grosse Pointe
War Memorial, 32 Lakeshore, GP Farms.
There will be a unique selection of gifts
available for purchase from an eclectic
group of vendors. Homemade baked
goods and other light refreshments will
be available. There is a $2 admission
charge. For info, call (313) 882-9706.
Port Huron Museum: Presenting the
Dinosaur Invasion With Ice Age Creatures. Now through Mar. 12, at Port
Huron Museum’s Carnegie Center. The
prehistoric times will come alive with
stomping, roaring, feeding, fighting and
hatching dinosaurs. Admission is $6
for adults, $4 for students and seniors,
children under 7 and museum members
are free. Come take a look back in time.
More info, call (810) 982-0891 or visit
phmuseum.org.
Detroit Institute of Arts: A drop- in
workshop for all ages. Jan. 6, the first
Fri. of the month. Come visit our decorative sculpture workshop. Decorate a
tile for yourself and one for the DIA student lunchroom. Ages 12 and younger
must be with an adult. Open until 9pm
every Fri. Activities are from 6-8:30 pm.
Come get creative!
Grosse Pointe Arts Center: Charles
McGee demo and lecture. Mr. McGee
is a well known and well respected artist in Michigan and nationally. His work
can be found in numerous places such
as Detroit Institute of Arts, a people
mover station in downtown Detroit,
and colleges to name a few. The demo
and lecture will be on Jan. 9, 7:30 pm.
Located at the GP Artists Association,
1005 Maryland, GPP. More info call
(313)-821-1848.
GP Garden Center: The Garden Center’s annual meeting will be held on Fri.
Jan. 20, at 12 pm, at the GP War Memorial in the Fries Ballroom. Lunch
served promptly at 12:15 pm, followed
by a business meeting at 1pm, at 1:30
pm a program will be presented titled,
“New Trends in Flower Arranging”. Reservations are required by Thur. Jan. 12.
Price for member lunch and lecture is
$18. (Lecture only- free) Guest lunch
and lecture is $20. (Lecture only-$5).
More info, call war memorial at (313)
881-7511 ext. 206.
GP Theatre: Presenting, “Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up”?
Jan. 15, 18-22, 26-28. In Chicago this
show became the longest running and
also broke attendance records in cities
across the country. It captures the funniest aspects of youthful growing pains
and the trying moments of adolescence.
Productions are in the beautiful Fries
auditorium of the GP War Memorial,
located at 32 Lakeshore GP Farms. Onsite parking is free. Show times begin at
8pm, and Sun. matinees begin at 2pm.
Tickets for musicals are $20, straight
shows are $15.
Detroit Institute of Arts: Kicking off
the Superbowl Exhibition. Exploring
artistic interpretations of bowls. Opens
the week before the big game. The Superbowls Show: Still-Life Prints, Drawing, Photographs, and Vessels, on view
from Jan. 25 to April 30. The exhibition
showcases a dynamic connection of
approximately 100 works on paper and
20 bowls. The exhibition is free with
museum admission. Bringing a diverse
selection of works together. Resulting in
a playful reflection of the biggest event
in Detroit, Super Bowl XL. Made up of
works of vast graphic arts, European and
contemporary art collections. Museum
hours are 10am-4pm. Weds. & Thurs.,
10am-9pm Fridays, and 10am-5pm Sat.
& Sun. Admission is a donation, we recommend $6 for adults and $3 for children. DIA members are admitted free.
More info call (313)-833-7971.
Please direct your submissions for the Pointer calendar to:
Cari Woday, Calendar Editor, The Pointer, P.O. Box 36429,
Grosse Pointe, MI 48236 -- or email to:
pointermagazine@sbcglobal. net. Deadline is the 20th of each month.
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Special Announcements
• Cats comes to Detroit’s Masonic
Temple Theatre November 8-13, as part
of its 25th anniversary tour. Cats is based
on T.S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats and showcases the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber. The musical has won
seven Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, Best Lighting and Best Costumes. Masonic Temple
Theatre is located at 500 Temple Ave.,
Detroit. Ticket prices range from $19.50
to $67.50 and can be purchased at the
Fisher Theatre Box Office, or by calling
(248) 645-6666, or on line at www.NederlanderDetroit.com or at www.ticketmaster.com. For more information, call
(313) 872-1000. The Detroit engagement
of Cats is sponsored by LaSalle Bank.
• Village Toy Company, 16900
Kercheval in the Village presents “Learn
How to Enhance Your Baby’s Language
Development Skills”, on November 5 from
11am to 2pm. Guest speaker Wynne Williams, M.A., CCC-SLP, a Pediatric Speech
and Language Pathologist, will also introduce her new DVD “The Baby Society”. She will be on-hand to discuss and
answer parents’ questions regarding how
her DVD, and many toys available at The
Village Toy Company, can be used interactively to encourage language development in their little ones. There will be
a raffle for a free DVD/Toy Gift Basket.
The event is free and open to the public.
Babies and toddlers welcome. More info,
call Ellen Durand (313) 882-1300.
• Eagle Scouts: We are calling you!
Are you an Eagle Scout? Do you know
someone who is? The Scouts are looking for missing Eagle Scouts to attend a
reception in their honor. Please contact
Chris Larabell at [email protected],
or call (313) 361-1292.
• Don’t miss the multi-media solo exhibition presenting the innovative work
of nationally collected artist, Linda LaFontsee at Ambient Gallery, 17728 Mack,
Grosse Pointe. “Random Repetition”,
Ambient Gallery’s first solo-exhibition is
on view until November 16. Linda’s work
demonstrates innovation and the type of
extraordinary artistic skill that lovers of
contemporary art are excited to collect.
The paintings also captivate audiences
by invoking a unique curiosity about the
art and how it is made. More info, call
(313) 882-8888.
• Grosse Pointe Theatre will perform
Dear Ruth, on November 6, 9-13 and 1719. Dear Ruth, written by Norman Krasna, is one of the most popular comedy
hits of modern times. Using the name of
her elder sister, a young girl carries on a
romantic correspondence with an overseas soldier. When the soldier returns,
he finds that his distant lover is already
engaged, but, through a series of hilarious complications and plot twists, the
elder sister becomes entirely convinced
that her original engagement was a mistake and decides, at the very end, to
marry the soldier anyway. Productions
are staged in the Fries Auditorium of the
Grosse Pointe War Memorial at 32 Lakeshore, GP Farms. Evening performances
begin at 8pm. Sunday matinees are at
2pm. Call (313) 881-4004 or go to www.
gpt.org for more information.
• Grosse Pointe Community Chorus
performs their 60th annual Christmas
concert on Sunday, Dec. 11, 3 pm, at First
Evan. Lutheran Church, 800 Vernier, GP
Woods. The 80-member chorus will sing
the Hallelujah Chorus and various other
traditional and non-traditional Christmas music. Tickets are $10 for adults,
$3 for children and are available at the
church office or at Moehring Woods Florists 20923 Mack, GP Woods. Call 313)
882-2482 for more info.
• Grosse Pointe United Church has
returned to it’s historic name of Grosse
Pointe Congregational Church. The
church began in 1940 as a congregational church in the historic tradition of
the Pilgrims. Freedom to worship, the
individual right and responsibility to interpret and apply the Bible, appreciation
for the orthodox teachings of the church
and a spirit of democracy are characteristic of their heritage and practice. The
church is located at 240 Chalfonte, GP
Farms. The Reverend Dr. Eddie Bray is
Pastor. Sunday worship/Sunday School
at 10 am.
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74 Kercheval on “The Hill”
885.2000
Member FDIC
www.flagstar.com
“The Look Of Wallpaper,
The Luxury of Personal Style”
Whether you want to brighten the
powder room or dramatically change
the atmosphere of your great room...
Faux Finishing is an alternate
way to create a new mood.
The beauty of faux opposed to
wallpaper is the convenience of change.
Many painting techniques can be
changed when you desire a new look!!
You can pick out that exact color to
match a pillow, cornice boards, window
treatments or carpeting.
We are a small & personal company
with the advantage of one & one
consultations at your convenience.
We work quick, clean & professional!
Unique Wall FX
®
Custom Faux Finishes
Residential & Commercial
~insured~
Maria Bonanni • Decorative Painter
Mobile: 586-405-0689
Office: 586-465-8105
E-mail: [email protected]
www.uniquewallfx.com
We use the Highest Quality
Paints & Mixing Glazes.
Now offering services prior to faux finishes…
Wallpaper removal, wall, trim and closet
painting and minor wall repairs!
Trained & Knowledgeable
with the following surfaces:
•Rag-Rolling Off/On
•Colorwashing
•Leather
•Tuscan Plaster
•Dimensional Striping :
Stripes, faux tile, bricks, etc...
•Clouds
•Wood Graining
•Suede
•Lusterstone
•Frotage
•Aged Old World Plaster
•Sandstone
•Venetian Plaster
•Marble/Stone
•Metallics
Add new life to old cabinets,
countertops, bookshelves and
small furniture.
January 2006 - 19
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CINEVISION DVD/VCR PLAYER
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Virtual surround
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Two-way oofer and tweeter
Remote Control
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Pro Logic II,
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5th Generation D.I.S.T.
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Hyper Scan
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GENESSA Picture Processing
MTS Stereo with SAP
Progressive scan
NEW Digital 5 Point Color Management
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16:9 Widescreen Aspect Ratio
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Unified Remote Control with Game Mod
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20746 Mack & Vernier (Next to Big Boy’s) GPW
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