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NORTHVILLE - ROMULUS
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Grief center awarded $50,000 Dunning grant

New Hope Center for Grief in-person contact for grievers Frush said that attendance at isolation within our community Historical Society. In addition to
Support received a grant of offering them a safe place to all New Hope core programs brought about by the death of a her personal philanthropy, Ms.
$50,000 from The Margaret share their story and under- has more than doubled, seeing a loved one,” Frush added. Dunning was a classic car
Dunning Foundation. The grant, stand more about grief, Frush 172 percent increase in the The Margaret Dunning enthusiast and was a regular
to be paid over two years. will be explained. “The program pro- number of grievers from 2021 to Foundation was founded by Ms. participant in the Woodward
used to support New Hope's vides an opportunity for griev- 2022. Fifty percent of those Dunning in 1997. She was born Dream Cruise with her 1930
First Steps program for those in ers to connect with one of our grievers went on to seek support in 1910 in Redford Township Packard 740 Roadster.
the early stages of grief follow- facilitators that is close in age from other New Hope pro- and moved with her mother to Ms. Dunning died in 2015 at
ing the loss of a loved one. and has experienced a similar grams. Plymouth in the 1920s. During the age of 104. Her estate pro-
“We couldn't accomplish all loss, learn about all New Hope's “With the generous support her lifetime, Ms. Dunning was a vided additional funding for
we want to do in our community bereavement services; find of The Margaret Dunning successful businesswoman, phil- The Margaret Dunning
without the generosity of The their place at one of the New Foundation, New Hope will be anthropist, and civic booster. Foundation, which continues to
Margaret Dunning Foundation,” Hope workshops and get con- able to continue to support First She was a major supporter of support her charitable interests
said New Hope Executive nected to one of New Hope's Steps. This award will allow many Plymouth nonprofits, and legacy. For more informa-
Director Jennifer Frush. age- and loss-specific peer sup- New Hope to continue to work including the Plymouth District tion: www.margaretdun-
First Steps provides the first port groups,” she said. to alleviate grief, trauma, and Library and the Plymouth ningfdn.org.
Curling Royale tournament registration now open

Romulus Mayor Robert
McCraight is hoping for a “sweep-
ing success” during the Sixth
Annual Curling Royale
Tournament this year.
This year the event is a charity
fundraiser for the Great Lakes
Burn Camp For Kids and team
registration is already under way
for the event which will begin at 3
p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11 at Mary Ann
Banks Park in the city.
There has to be ice at the park
pond for the event and if Mother
Nature hasn't provided cold
enough temperatures, the event
will be moved to Feb. 18 at the
same time and location, organizers
said. Because of the growing popu-
larity of the sport, there are limit-
ed spots available and pre-regis-
tration is strongly suggested,
organizers said. Sign up is avail- Former Curling Royale players enjoy the game at Mary Ann Banks Park. The event this year is set for Feb. 11.
able at (734) 942-7571 and no expe-
rience is necessary. teams who alternate sliding a bull's-eye is called the “house,” intended target, the other three el farther. Sweeping can help a
Curling is a sport in which play- large stone across the ice toward a and its center is the “tee.” team members use special brooms stone travel up to 15 feet farther,
ers slide stones on a sheet of ice bull's-eye 126 feet away. When players slide their stones, to sweep the surface of the ice in experts estimate.
toward a target area which is seg- Each game consists of 10 they use a special technique that the stone's path, which can cause Team registration is $25 and, if
mented into four concentric cir- “ends” or periods (like innings in involves a twist of the wrist. As the the stone to change both speed still available on tournament day,
cles. It is described as a unique baseball), in which teams take stone slides across the ice, it will and direction. will begin at 2 p.m. Snacks and
mix of shuffleboard and bowling turns sliding 42-pound polished “curl” or curve much like a bowl- The sweeping motion creates refreshments will be available for
on ice, with the strategy of chess granite stones across a sheet of ice ing ball hooks down the lane at a friction, which melts the ice and purchase. Following the event, a
thrown in for good measure. toward a bull's-eye of four concen- bowling alley. creates a thin layer of water that special Happy Hour is planned at
Curling features two four-person tric circles 12 feet in diameter. The As the stone curls toward its makes the stone curl less and trav- Artisan Reserve.