GROSSE POINTE WOODS Snowflakes will be here soon. No, not necessarily the fluffy white precipitation that falls from the sky. These snowflakes are decorative accents, and they’re coming to Grosse Pointe Woods’ Mack Avenue business district, The Avenue in the Woods.
Photo provided by the Grosse Pointe Woods Beautification Advisory Commission
Flower sale ready to bloom
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GROSSE POINTE WOODS Next week, local residents will plant themselves on the front lawn of the Robert E. Novitke Municipal Center for the Grosse Pointe Woods Beautification Advisory Commission’s 46th annual flower sale.
The flower sale is a city tradition. This year’s event will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 7 and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 8, and all are welcome. The Robert E. Novitke Municipal Center is located at 20025 Mack Ave.
Those who preordered their items by the April 21 deadline can pick them up curbside from 3 to 6 p.m. May 6 at the municipal center. The flower sale serves as the BAC’s largest fundraiser, and event proceeds support beautification programs and plantings throughout Grosse Pointe Woods.
File photos by Deb Jacques
Grosse Pointe Woods mourns loss of Mayor Robert Novitke
Several of Robert Novitke’s family members attended the dedication of the Robert E. Novitke Municipal Center Oct. 23, 2020.
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GROSSE POINTE WOODS The flags at the Robert E. Novitke Municipal Center in Grosse Pointe Woods and all other city properties were lowered to half-staff March 15 to pay tribute to Mayor Robert Novitke, who passed away March 14.
The longtime mayor, who reportedly died from emphysema, also was remembered with a moment of silence at the March 15 Grosse Pointe Woods City Council meeting held via Zoom video conferencing.
Community remembers councilman, ‘great guy’
In 2017, George McMullen, right, participated in the “An Evening Under the Stars” fundraiser to benefit the Full Circle Foundation. The event was held at the Roostertail in Detroit.
Photo provided by Judy Gafa
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GROSSE POINTE WOODS There’s a feeling of sadness in the community with the passing of Grosse Pointe Woods City Councilman George McMullen Jr.
On Dec. 29, the elected official who made friends everywhere he went lost his battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 63.
A moment of silence was held in his honor at the Jan. 4 Grosse Pointe Woods City Council meeting held via Zoom video conference.