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MARCH 6, 2024 Vol. 44, No. 5
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Warren Mott wrestling celebrates its first-ever regional championship title on Feb. 14 at Fraser High School. Photo provided by Mott wrestling
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WARREN — Who knew a picture of seven freshmen from a team banquet would last a lifetime in the history of Warren Mott wrestling? The 2020-2021 Michigan High School Athletic Association wrestling season was abnormal to say the least with COVID-19 contact tracing at the top of every coach’s mind, figuring out how to keep their wrestlers safe while
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still active at the same time. For Mott, it would be the final season of longtime head coach Paul Salyers running the show, who has since joined on as an assistant coach, and the ushering in of now third-year head coach Nolan McPartlin. Call it intuition or just some sense of knowing talent when you see it, but the team’s finals banquet for the 2020-2021 season featured a photo of seven freshmen: Keaton Godfryd, Jude Kaptur, Paul Khamo, Tristian Perdue-
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WARREN — Although inflation has decreased in recent months, “I don’t know if we’re out of the woods,” said Thomas Alongi, a partner with the UHY accounting firm, in Sterling Heights. “Everything you touch, everywhere you go, prices are up 10% or 20% on everything,” Alongi said. “It’s come down, but maybe the damage has been done. We’ll see if we are able to keep that in check with fiscal spending.” According to the website usinflationcalculator.com, inflation was at 6.5% in 2022 and 3.4% in 2023. Alongi was among the panelists who spoke to business leaders, manufacturing employees and school officials at the 2024 Macomb County Economic Forecast, held Feb. 23 on the South Campus of Macomb Community College. The panel also included Ahmad Ezzeddine, vice president for Academic Student Affairs and Global Engagement at Wayne State University; Brian Parthum, an economist with the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments; and Vicky Rowinski, director of Macomb County’s Department of Planning & Economic Development. Through PowerPoint presentations displayed on two large screens, the panelists shared their knowledge and research. Much of the discussion centered on Macomb