SPORTS

Buy Detroit

Bowling Tribute

One local restaurant chain stocks its
kitchens with locally made products.

B'nai B'rith League honors
the late Andy Rubin.

Steve Stein
Special to The Jewish News

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Alex Winkler with Detroit-made pickles, baked goods, corned beef, chips and
soft drinks carried at his restaurants.

Shelli Liebman Dorfman
Senior Writer

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f you're eating a sandwich made
with United Meat and Deli
corned beef on Bake Station
bread with a Topor's pickle on the side,
chances are your meal was served at
either a Bread Basket or Al's Famous
Deli.
"It is vital to our local economy that
we include as many Michigan-made
products as possible on our menus;'
said the stores' owner and president-
CEO, Alex Winkler. "I want to help our
economy by buying and serving foods
from Michigan."
And he carries the philosophy to his
five Bread Basket Deli restaurants —
in Redford Township, Warren, Livonia
and two in Detroit — and Al's Famous
Deli in Royal Oak.
"We have our own bakery in
Detroit where we make baked goods
from scratch, including between 700
and 1,000 four-inch sweet potato pies
and 1,000-1,200 cakes each week:' he
said.
Breads come mostly from the
kosher Bake Station bakeries, whose
stores are in Southfield and West
Bloomfield. Others are purchased

from Superior Bread Company in
Livonia.
"We cook our own corned beef that
is made and pickled for us at United
Meat and Deli in Detroit," Winkler
said.
"And we sell only [Detroit-made]
Better Made Potato Chips and our
soda pop favorite is [Detroit- made]
Faygo; both are a Detroit tradition.
Why spend money going out of state
when we could be helping the local
economy in so many places? When we
don't buy locally, we ship our money
right out of here, and jobs along with
it!'

'Build Our Economy'
In a letter to customers, Winkler's
wife, Debra, the company's vice presi-
dent, wrote, "My husband is out in
the field all day every day; the mood
out there is doom and gloom. If we
all joined together and spent our hard
earned dollars on products made in
Detroit we could build our economy
up that much faster!'
Added Alex Winkler, "We can't
change Washington, but together we
can make a difference. Washington
says; 'Bye, Detroit'; we at Bread Basket
say, `Buy Detroit!"

rganizers say a memorial
dinner and bowling tourna-
ment held in memory of
B'nai B'rith bowler Andy Rubin was a
great success.
"It exceeded our expectations:' said
Lyle Schaefer. "People were very gen-
erous, especially considering the tough
economic times, and it was an upbeat,
festive night. Andy would have wanted
it that way!'
About 150 people attended the event
at Country Lanes in Farmington Hills.
"We originally told the caterer (Leo's
Coney Island) there would be about
100," said Rick Sherline.
Dennis Eder, Rubin's longtime
friend, bowling teammate and
Farmington Hills neighbor, tossed out
the tournament's ceremonial first ball.
Rubin died Oct. 11 at age 56 after
suffering a heart attack Sept. 25 while
bowling in the Pisgah/Zeiger League
at Country Lanes. He rolled nine 300
games and four 800 series in his bowl-
ing career, all at Country Lanes.
The money raised through dinner
and bowling fees, a silent auction of
sports memorabilia and a raffle was
given to Rubin's family — his wife Lori
and sons Scott, 21, and Chad, 17. Leo's
donated all of the food and Country
Lanes discounted its bowling fees.
Barry Fishman, Keith Kingston
and Howard Waxer also organized
the event.

Barry! Barry! Barry!
Many bowlers say it's more difficult
to roll an 800 series than a 300 game.
Barry Fishman is one of them.
The West Bloomfield resident has
now bowled two 300 games and three
800 series in
B'nai B'rith com-
petition since
2005, the latest a
234-279-289/802
on Dec. 4 in the
Pisgah/Zeiger
League at
Country Lanes,
site of all of his
gems.
Fishman
Barry Fishman
threw strikes

in 29 of 36 frames Dec. 4 in what he
called his best night ever bowling.
New bowlers are being sought for
the 2009 B'nai B'rith season. Call
Country Lanes at (248) 476-3201 for
more information.

Maccabi Meeting
With the 2008 JCC Maccabi Games
hosted by Detroit just a few months in
the rearview mirror, it's time for the
Detroit delegation to prepare for the
2009 Games.
An important meeting for prospec-
tive athletes and their parents will be
held at 4 p.m. Jan. 11 in Handelman
Hall at the Jewish Community Center
in West Bloomfield. Tryout dates, reg-
istration and other pertinent details
will be discussed.
Games will be held Aug. 2-7 in San
Francisco, Aug. 9-14 in San Antonio,
Texas, and Aug. 16-21 in Westchester,
N.Y., next year. Detroit team destina-
tions will be announced at the January
meeting.
Youths age 13-16 as of July 31 are
eligible to participate in the 2009
Games. For more information, see
www.maccabidetroit.org .

Right To The Point
Wayne State University fencing star
Slava Zingerman continues to zing
his opponents. The two-time defend-
ing NCAA epee champion won the
epee competition
at the Istvan
Danosi/Michigan
Open held earlier
this month in the
WSU Matthaei
Building in
Detroit.
Zingerman,
24, a junior from
Ashkelon, Israel,
who was born
in Noyabursh,
Russia, is the first Slava Zingerman
epeeist in nearly
20 years to win back-to-back NCAA
titles. The engineering major was
named to the Coach's Honor Roll (3.0
to 3.49 grade point average) at Wayne
State in the fall 2007 semester.

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