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GROSSE POINTE NEWS, DECEMBER 4, 2008 PHOTO PAGE lop, Santa Claus in his sleigh ushered in the holiday season for the Grosse 1 'ointes. Above, the Big I toyfloat Above left, Kaleigh, the police dog,
GROSSE POINTE NEWS, DECEMBER 4, 2008 PHOTO PAGE Santa and Christmas Carol walk into the crowd to spread holiday cheer. PHOTOS BY BENEELANDUYT Four-year-old Jack Bidigare helps Mayor Robert Novitke pull the switch to light the Christmas trees on the lawn of Grosse Pointe Woods City Hall. Robert Carswell, 3, is a little boy with big ambitions. "I want 100 bulldozers for Christmas," he said. One hundred? What would you do with them? "Ride on them." Robert's father, Gene, and mother, Beth, had heard it all before. "One's not good enough," Gene said. "He needs 100." Gene said odds are good that his son will discover at least one bulldozer among presents under the family tree on Christmas morning. The same likelihood holds for his 4-year-old sister, Ally. "I want a cupcake maker," she said. The Carswell family braced a cold rain Sunday evening to attend the Grosse Pointe Farms Christmas Tree lighting ceremony at Pier Park. Festivities quickly moved inside the <strong>community</strong> center. The Power Chords vocal quartet performed carols. The Festival Flutes played music of the season. The Merry Music Maker entertained children. About 75 residents, mainly children with parents in tow, fidgeted until Santa Claus arrived. Farms Mayor James Farquharofficiated lighting t$e tree, which is really lights strung up a' Hag pole in the parking lot traffic island. The cerernony began with a moment of silence honoring the late Ed Smith, former commodore of the Grosse Pointe Farms Boat Club. "Ed contributed a lot of effort to the park and city," Farquhar said. Walking in the rain from the tree lighting to the <strong>community</strong> center, Farquhar offered his own Christmas wish, "I'd like to see the country rally together and work on all our issues as one as opposed to fighting each other," PHOTO BY RENEE LANDUYT Farquhar said. Sam Nehra, Luke Nehra, Jessica Boehmer, Natalie Boehmer, Rochelle Wolfe and Elizabeth Wolfe visit Santa during the Grosse — By Brad Lindberg Pointe Farms Christmas tree lighting ceremony at Pier Park. X. * .... Above, the Grosse Pointe North High School choir sings songs of the season during the Grosse Pointe Woods' tree lighiing ceremony. Below, holiday wishes from, back row from left, Kristine Minturn, Ana Meda and Alison Lamanski; front row from left, Claire Tallerico, Myra Lamphiei; Alex Pullen and Alexia Ternyak, and Santa Claus. The young women are members of the Grosse Pointe North High School choir, Tree of honor Since 1988, the lighting of the Douglas firin front of Henry Ford Cottage Hospital has served as a beacon of the holiday season at the top of "The Hill" in Grosse Pointe Farms. The tree was given in honor of Elise Morley Fink by her children and grandchildren in recognition of her 50th year of service as a hospital trustee and as an honorary board member. The tree was later rededicated and a plaque place in memory of Elise and her son, Peter, who served on the boards of Cottage Hospital and Henry Ford Health System for 17 years. Multiple generations of the Fink family were on hand as Elise Fink Jones was given the honor of ceremonially Ughting the tree Monday evening, Dec. 1. The celebration also was attended by local business members of the Grosse Pointe Chamber of Commerce as well as leadership, staff and friends of Henry Ford Cottage Hospital.
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