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FARMS/WOODS — Memorial Day is a holiday people often mark by having a picnic or going to a park, but it’s more than just a day when many don’t have to go to work or school. The community is invited to pay tribute to veterans who lost their lives in service to their country during two solemn local ceremonies. The War Memorial, 32 Lake Shore Road in Grosse Pointe Farms, just celebrated its 75th anniversary last year, and it has been holding a Memorial Day service since it became a community center and patriotic institution. The service will begin at 10 a.m. May 26 on the lakefront back lawn of The War Memorial. In the event of inclement weather, it can be moved indoors to the Fred M. Alger Center. The keynote speaker
Girl Scouts from Defer Elementary School in Grosse Pointe Park paint a crosswalk mural in The Village May 1.
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CITY — Something “fishy” happened last week in The Village — but it’s a good thing. On May 8, a group of about 40 Girl Scouts from Defer Elementary School in Grosse Pointe Park volunteered their time and creative skills to paint a water-themed crosswalk mural on Notre Dame Street, near the exit for the parking structure. The Scouts hailed from Troop 77458 — made up of third graders — and Troop 78081 — consisting of fourth graders. The project was intended to make crossing the street safer for pedestrians. Posterity Art & Framing Gallery owner Michelle Boggess-Nunley said she and other adult volunteers prepped the crosswalk that morning by painting waves, dots and white fish on the pavement. The scouts then spent time in the afternoon applying colorful designs to the plain fish, using a special acrylic paint made for masonry. “We were trying to draw attention to the crosswalk, make it safer for families to use,” Boggess-Nunley said. “Also, it serves as public art and a great way to involve our local youth.” See MURAL on page 14A
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