Week in Review: 'Gates of Hell' Open, Farm Stands Wind Down and Football Season Nears End

Some weeks pass excruciatingly slow, while others are over before you know it. Either way, it's no easy task to find time every day to check the news.

To help you stay up-to-date, we've rounded up the most interesting and important news headlines you may have missed in Macomb Township this week:

Government

• President Barack Obama and South Korea President Lee Myung-bak tell a crowd of autoworkers on Oct. 14 that a trade agreement between the two countries will support 70,000 jobs.
• The Macomb Township Board of Trustees moves toward creation of special assessment district to cover operational costs of the Buckingham Village retention basin.
• The Board of Trustees authorizes tax abatements for United Machining Inc. on machinery and employees brought into its Quadrate Drive factory.

Schools

• : As October is National Principals Month, Patch asked Immanuel Lutheran Principal Bob Christian to share his thoughts on the role of school principal and his vision for the Immanuel Lutheran community.

Sports

• : For Joe LaFrance, weekends belong to the Chippewa Youth Girls Basketball Fall League, where for the past 14 years he has helped teach local girls the fundamentals of basketball.
• Marauders capitalize on Cougars turnovers to earn MAC Red victory. In other Friday games, Divine Child topples Lutheran North, 35-17 and Utica upends L’Anse Creuse North, 35-0.

Community

• : Every year, Dave and Sheryl Kazmer transform their front lawn into the "Gates of Hell," complete with zombies, tombstones and cobwebs, to trick and treat neighborhood children.
• A ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday marked the completion of the Macomb Orchard Trail's 24-mile stretch between Shelby Township and Richmond.

Business

• In honor of National Pizza Month, Patch asked those around town to talk about their favorite pizza joint.
• and as the farms stand wind down and vendors get ready for the winter season.

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