candgnews.com OCTOBER 16, 2024 Vol. 33, No. 22
STARTS CLEARING THE AIR ON VAPING RISKS SPOTLIGHT ON HEALTH ON 16A
EISENHOWER FOOTBALL STANDS TALL IN MAC RED, DEFEATS DAKOTA 21-14
Utica Eisenhower junior wideout Keaton Duda makes a leaping grab. Photo by Patricia O’Blenes
BY JONATHAN SZCZEPANIAK jszczepaniak@candgnews.com
BY KARA SZYMANSKI
SHELBY TOWNSHIP/MACOMB TOWNSHIP — For the third straight season, the top spot in the Macomb Area Conference Red was decided in a matchup between Utica Eisenhower and Macomb Dakota. In 2022, it was Dakota winning the league outright with a 31-14 win over the Eagles, who came back in 2023 and blanked the Cougars 31-0 to earn a share of the league with Clinton Township Chippewa Valley. Both teams entered this year on a different type of trajectory with Dakota (6-1), who was ranked No. 3 in the state heading into the matchup, returning a slew of starting talent and aspirations for a state title, while Eisenhower (6-1), who was ranked No. 17, was on the downswing after graduating key starters all over the field. Eisenhower was never concerned about
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SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Shelby Township Lions Club is planning to raise funds and collect items during a special event at the Palazzo Grande in Shelby Township this month in an effort to help hurricane victims. The hurricane relief fundraiser, which will feature a spaghetti dinner, a live DJ, a cash bar and a strolling dinner, will be held 4-8 p.m. Oct. 25 at the Palazzo Grande, 54660 Van Dyke Ave. in Shelby Township. Tickets cost $30 or $300 for a table of 10. Fully 100% of the proceeds will be donated to hurricane victims. A flyer states that the dress will be nonpartisan casual attire. Joe Burke, one of the organizers, said this fundraiser has been put together by the Lions, the Palazzo Grande, Thrilla Gives and many other individual and corporations. “All the people in the area that are supporting this cause are doing this to help support their fellow American See HURRICANE on page 6A
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