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Best In The City

Here are the top finishers in the Jewish Women International Bowling Association of
Metropolitan Detroit’s 64th annual city tournament. Net scores are actual scores. Gross
scores include handicaps. Team scores are gross scores. Bowlers are listed with their
league. The A Division is for bowlers with a 134 or higher average. Bowlers in the B
Division have an average of 133 or less.

INDIVIDUAL

Somber Season For
Women Bowlers

STEVE STEIN CONTRIBUTING WRITER

I

t was a day of celebration, sadness
and remembrance.
Accolades were handed out April
23 at the awards luncheon for the
Jewish Women International Bowling
Association of Metropolitan Detroit’s
64th annual city tournament.
But there also was a moment of silence
to remember past association presi-
dents Shirley Schlussel, Caron Goldfine,
Helene Friedman and Gari Feldman, who
all died during the association’s bowling
season.
“It was a tough year,” said association
past president Carolyn Fine.
The luncheon was held at Big Tommy’s
Parthenon restaurant in Novi. The tour-
nament was April 1-2 at Novi Bowl, with
three games bowled each day. Results
were announced at the luncheon.
“The lanes were tough at the tour-
nament, but some good bowling took
place,” Fine said.
Forty-five bowlers participated in the
tournament. Rules allow each bowler to
win one individual award and one team
award. First- and second-place finishers
in several categories win awards.
There are four association leagues.
Bowling takes place Monday morn-
ing, Wednesday afternoon, Wednesday
night and Thursday afternoon. Country
Lanes in Farmington Hills was the venue
this season for the daytime leagues, and
Langan’s Nor-West Lanes in Farmington
Hills was the site for the night league.
“All of our leagues have room for new
bowlers and substitutes. If you’re inter-
ested in bowling with us, reach out to me
through an email at cfine@mindspring.
com,” Fine said.

CLASSROOM STAR

Novi Detroit Catholic Central High School
student Jackson Ross has had a heck of a
senior year.
After competing in the Division 1 state
championship football game in November
and finishing third in his weight class in the
Division 1 individual wrestling state tourna-
ment in March, he was named in April to
the Michigan Wrestling Association coaches
organization’s Academic All-State Team.
To qualify, a high school senior wrestler
must have competed in the individual state
finals at least once and have at least a 3.5
cumulative grade-point average.
Jackson competed at state twice, also fin-
ishing sixth as a junior. He has a 3.7 GPA.
How has he done so well in the classroom
with the time commitments required to play
football and wrestle?
“It takes discipline and a commitment to
being a student-athlete, with the emphasis
on the student part,” he said. “You don’t live
the normal life of a high school student.
You need to focus on school and sports.
Academics are demanding at Catholic
Central. You can’t slack off.”
Ross said his grades have been better dur-
ing his sports seasons.
“That’s probably because you have to stick
to your routine,” he said.
Ross received the Catholic Central theol-
ogy department’s academic award for the
second time this year. He also won it as a
freshman.
“I look at those courses like history class-
es,” he said.
Ross will be attending Hope College this
fall and playing football there. •

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Binkow To Be Honored

Joan Binkow

Sharlean Sullivan,
A Div. No. 1.

Joan Binkow will be honored Saturday, May 6, at the
Orchards Children’s Services annual fundraising gala. She
is the daughter of Phyllis Akers, a member of the Detroit
Section of the National Council of Jewish Women, which
established Orchards Children’s Services in 1962.
Binkow recently donated $55,000 to Orchards in honor
of her mother and representing $1,000 for each year the
organization has been in existence.
The gala takes place beginning at 6 p.m. May 6 at the Henry
Ford Museum in Dearborn with a cocktail reception followed
by a strolling dinner. Live entertainment and a silent auction
are also slated for the evening. Individual tickets starting at
$175 are available online at www.orchards.org. •

Dianne Schneider,
A Div. No. 2

ALL EVENTS NET
A Division: 1. Sharlean Sullivan (Galilee Monday) 981; 2. Dianne
Schneider (Galilee Wednesday) 962.
B Division: 1 (tie). Carol Shapiro (Israel-Zeiger) and Ardele Wolfson
(Galilee Thursday) 806.
ALL EVENTS GROSS
A Division: 1. Joanne Bas (Galilee Monday) 1220; 2. Barbara
Berris (Galilee Monday) 1202.
B Division: 1. Margie Winston (Galilee Wednesday) 1163; 2.
Harriet Simon (Galilee Thursday) 1138.
HIGH SERIES NET
A Division: 1. Merryl Schwartz (Israel-Zeiger) 504; 2. Carolyn Fine
(Israel-Zeiger) 493.
B Division: 1. Janis Finegold (Galilee Wednesday) 401; 2. Rhonda
Sandweiss (Israel-Zeiger) 400.
HIGH SERIES GROSS
A Division: 1. Nayda Schwartz (Galilee Monday) 600; 2. Dana
Glinski (Israel-Zeiger) 590.
B Division: 1. Nancy Goldfaden (Galilee Wednesday) 620; 2. Rhoda
Morks (Israel-Zeiger) 568.
HIGH GAME NET
A Division: 1. Wanda Frishman (Israel-Zeiger) 188; 2. Elana
Schwartz (Galilee Thursday) 159.
B Division: 1. Karen Kalish (Galilee Thursday) 169; 2. Nadine
Lipson (Galilee Wednesday) 154.
HIGH GAME GROSS
A Division: 1. Elaine Meyers (Galilee Thursday) 212; 2. Natalie
Katkowsky (Galilee Thursday) 210.
B Division: 1. Linda Goldberg (Galilee Thursday) 211; 2. Faith
Freeman (Galilee Thursday) 202.

TEAM

Carol Shapiro,
B Div. No. 1.

Ardele Wolfson,
B Div. No. 2

TEAM SERIES
1. Fab Five: Captain Nayda Schwartz, Margie Franklin, Joanne
Bas, Barbara Berris, Sharlean Sullivan (Galilee Monday) 5860.
2. Dreycups: Captain Dianne Schneider, Margie Winston, Nancy
Goldfaden, Nadine Lipson (Galilee Wednesday) 5718.
3. Just Clowning Around: Captain Dana Glinski (Israel-Zeiger)
5553.
4. High Rollers: Captain Carol Shapiro (Israel-Zeiger) 5552.
5. Bowl M Over: Captain Annette Schaefer (Galilee Thursday)
5444.
6. Striking It Lucky: Captain Wanda Frishman (Galilee Thursday/
Israel-Zeiger) 5392.
7. Better To Be Lucky Than Good: Captain Sue Goodman (Galilee
Wednesday) 5378.
8. Yiddle Women: Captain Faith Freeman (Galilee Thursday) 5360.
9. Robbins Nest: Captain Helene Robbins (Galilee Thursday) 5256.
TEAM HIGH GAME
1. Yiddle Women: Captain Faith Freeman, Linda Goldberg, Maralyn
Averbuch, Lorraine Friedman, Elena Schwartz (Galilee Thursday)
1004.
2. Striking It Lucky: Captain Wanda Frishman, Harriet Simon,
Bernice Yendick, Rhoda Morks, Mitzie Zucker (Israel-Zeiger) 986.

A Conversation About Anti-Semitism

Forty-eight JCCs in 26 states and one
Canadian province received 60 bomb
threats in January 2017. At the end of
February 2017, another wave of bomb
threats hit 11 JCCs across the country.
To address this issue, Temple Israel is
hosting the Detroit Crime Commission
and Andy Arena Tuesday, May 9, at 7 p.m.
to hold a conversation about anti-Sem-
itism, threats to the Jewish community

and the community’s response.
Arena is executive director of the
Detroit Crime Commission. In 2001, he
was designated assistant special agent in
charge of the FBI Detroit Division, where
he oversaw the counterterrorism and
counterintelligence programs.
This program is open to everyone in
the community; however reservations are
requested at https://temple-israel.org. •

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