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APRIL 10, 2024 candgnews.com
Macomb County and Grosse Pointe papers
Vet’s vision transforms former ACO Hardware space BY NICK POWERS npowers@candgnews.com
CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Canteen Golf and Billiards isn’t just a place to unwind. It’s a place to give back. The new business, replacing the former ACO Hardware in a strip mall at 41601 Garfield Road, offers golf simulators and pool tables with a variety of games. While the fun center is available to everyone, it puts a special emphasis on veterans. Canteen features a mural dedicated to those who served. Owner Bert Copple, a U.S. Army veteran, took 75 submissions from those who served to add to the mural. The pictures are arranged on a timeline, spanning the global war on terror. “It tells the story of the war because there are whole generations that weren’t even alive in 2001,” Copple said. “So, we’re trying to get them to understand why we went to war, what happened, and it tells the good, the bad and the ugly.” While the wall showcases those who sacrifice, it doesn’t pull punches. It includes things like the torture and abuse at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. The “Leatherneck Lounge” at the Canteen caters to those veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder. On the first Monday of each month, the business hosts a PTSD support group for veterans. A licensed counselor comes in to assist
Canteen Golf and Billiards in Clinton Township opened its doors to the public on March 22. The new business is located at 41601 Garfield Road, in space formerly occupied by ACO Hardware. ABOVE: Dylan Kolito, of Clinton Township, sets up for a shot at the golf simulator at Canteen Golf and Billiards in Clinton Township during its soft opening on March 21. LEFT: Owner Bert Copple opened Canteen Golf and Billiards with a focus on camaraderie.
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Photos by Patricia O’Blenes
Eagle Scout’s project helps Roseville Fire Department dry its gear faster BY MARIA ALLARD allard@candgnews.com
Julian Deschner, 16, addresses the Roseville City Council during its March 26 meeting about his Eagle Scout project. Photo by Patricia O’Blenes
ROSEVILLE — The Roseville Fire Department recently received new equipment that will make it more convenient for firefighters to dry their turnout gear after washing it. Both of the city’s fire stations — the headquarters on Common Road and Station 2 on Frazho Road — now each have a firefighter gear dryer that was built by 16-year-old
Julian Deschner. Julian, whose dad, Mark Deschner, is a lieutenant with the department, made the dryers from scratch for his Boy Scouts of America Eagle Scout project. His fellow scouts from Troop 1032, out of First United Methodist Church in Birmingham, helped him build the equipment, which was delivered March 4. The parts to assemble the dryers were purchased at Home Depot. “I decided to do this project as a way to give back to See SCOUT on page 8A