metro

T@HElg°

ti

JN readers share
their pride and joy.

T

his Sunday, Sept. 7, is National Grandparents
Day, first recognized as a holiday in 1978.
According to U.S. Census data, there are
close to 70 million grandparents in the United States,
and according to a grandparents.com poll, 72 percent
of them think being a grandparent is the single most
important and satisfying thing in their life. Nearly all
grandparents enjoy spending time with — and money
on (about $52 billion last year alone) — their grand-
children. Also not surprising — 90 percent enjoy talk-
ing about their grandkids to just about everyone! In
honor of the day, the JN has opened its pages to proud
grandparents in our community. ❑

LENI WOLF
Grandparents Allen and
Marge Wolf of Rochester
traveled to Chicago, Ill.,
in August to visit with
granddaughter Leni
Wolf, 16 months old,
daughter of Jeremy and
Melissa Wolf, formerly
of Farmington Hills
and Bloomfield Hills.
Grandpa Allen took
this picture of Leni
enjoying the "sprinkles"
in her rain outfit at a
neighborhood park
during which she said, "Grandpa, at least it's ain't
snowing:'

JACOB GOLUMBIA
"What makes me,
me? And what makes
you, you?" asked
Jacob Golumbia, 7, of
Philadelphia, Pa. He is
the grandson of Linda
Golumbia of Farmington
Hills.

VICTOR KIDS
Davis Victor, 71/2,
and Stirling Victor,
41 /2, cuddle up on
papa's chair to watch
TV before bedtime
while sleeping over
at Papa and Bubbie's
house. The second
picture is of Stirling
and "friends" getting
ready for the Seder to
start. The boys live
in both Clarkston
and Bloomfield Hills.
Bubbie is Denise
Victor and Papa,
Richard Victor, of
Bloomfield Hills, is
the founder of the
national Grandparents
Rights Organization.
(see story on page 16).

CHARLOTTE
HOLCMAN

"A papa will do anything for
his special little princess,
even putting on a tutu'
writes grandmother Janis
Holtman of Farmington
Hills of this photo of
Papa Sam Holtman with
granddaughter Charlotte
Holtman, 3, of Katonah,
N.Y.

BARNETT TWINS
Russell and Mary Barnett of Bloomfield Hills are proud
of 10-month-old twin grandsons Noah and Dylan
Barnett of Chagrin Falls, Ohio. They caption this photo:
"We just got out of the Shivtz ... where is our bottle?"

NOAH WAYNE
Grandmother Barbara Kranitz
sent in this photo of grandson,
Noah Andrew Wayne. Noah
is 11 months old and lives in
Bloomfield Hills. "Noah is the
happiest baby on the block!"
she says.

BUBBIE'S BUNCH
Say hello to "Bubbie's Bunch:' Bottom row, Mia Rubin,
16, a junior at Walled
Lake Central High
School; Taylor Jasgur,
20, a junior at MSU;
Danielle Rubin, 18, a
freshman at MSU; and
Rachel Brickman, 19, a
sophomore at U of M.
Middle row: Isabelle
Brickman, 17, a senior
at West Bloomfield
High School; Jaclyn
Jasgur, 18, of Valley
Village, Calif.; and Abby Brickman, 14, a freshman at West
Bloomfield High School. Top row: Matthew Jasgur, 13, a
freshman at Walled Lake Western High School. Bubbie is
Elaine Brickman of West Bloomfield.

AVERY STERN
Here is Avery Rozz Stern,
16 months, of Waterford.
"Children are a blessing,
grandchildren are a gift, but
great-grandchildren, especial-
ly when they come screech-
ing into your arms, are an
indescribable honor:' writes
great-grandma Rozz August
of Commerce Township.