Sunday, December 11, 2011
A Sunday regular at Bob's Big Boy in Grosse Pointe Woods celebrates his 100th birthday among friends, staff and other regulars.
For a time on Friday, the Big Boy restaurant in Grosse Pointe Woods might have been better named Birthday Boy. The boy, Edward Tendbusch, the birthday, his 100th, was most definitely a milestone that restaurant owner, Dan Curis, did not want to let pass. Tendbusch, a Harper Woods resident and gentleman of a man, is by far the restaurant's most loyal customer and one of its most beloved. He's there every Sunday without fail and also 4-5 times during the week for other meals. He drives himself and sits at the same table always. This has been his routine for 30-40 years. He is older than the restaurant chain itself. Big Boy started in 1936. Tendbusch entered the world on Dec. 9, 1911. Tendbusch, AKA Sir Edward, just as inscribed on the …
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Friday, October 21, 2011
Alumni, students, staff celebrate the milestone anniversary.
Maire Elementary School students got an unusual history lesson - and a break from the routine - Thursday when the school celebrated its 75th anniversary. An assembly in the school gym marked the occasion and had kids learning about Lewis E. Maire, who was an eye doctor, father of nine and instrumental in the formation of the school district. They also learned that farm animals once visited the school as part of its Maire Fair. The fair is still a community event held every three years (this year's is March 24), but the only animals today are the gold fish won in one of the classroom carnival games. About 15 Maire alumni and 300-plus students turned out to celebrate with a cake, a balloon-bearing, big, stuffed bear--Maire's mascot is the …
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Sunday, July 10, 2011
Dozens of residents gathered along Lake Shore Road in Grosse Pointe Shores Sunday afternoon for the parade that kicked off the official 100th birthday party for the city.
Celebrations continued Sunday by Grosse Pointe Shores residents and officials during the official birthday party at Osius Park. The day began with a parade along Lake Shore Road from the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House to the park. In addition to live music from a bagpiper band and the South Lake High School Marching Band, the parade includes many local celebrities, such as the National Coney Island chef and Big Boy. Several elected officials including Grosse Pointe Shores councilmen Ted Kedzierski, Dan Schulte, Brian Geraghty, David Galbenski, State Representative Tim Bledsoe and U.S. Representative Hansen Clarke were in the parade. Clarke walked next to a car that he was suppose to be riding in to shake hands with those watching and …
Joanne Mualem
9:36 am on Sunday, December 11, 2011
Great story with familiar people. Happy Birthday to "Sir Edward". Continued happiness surrounded by his friends, Dan, Margaret, Irma, Grace and Nancy and all the others at "Cheers" Big Boy. more ›