Yacht Club’s Temporary Clubhouse Sinks And No One Knows Why

METRO DETROIT, MI — The Queen City, a century-old-plus towboat the Bayview Yacht Club was using as a temporary clubhouse, sank Sunday afternoon in Connor Creek.

The permanent clubhouse for the Bayview Yacht Club, established in 1915, is undergoing a multimillion-dollar renovation, according to the Detroit Free Press. It’s unclear why the towboat sank.

Alex Haggart, the captain of the floundered towboat, captured images of the vessel as it was going down and posted them to the Lake St. Clair Sailors Facebook group’s page.

“I couldn’t tell you what happened,” Haggart told the Detroit Free Press. “Except, the boat is supposed to be in the creek, not the creek in the boat.” Read the full story on the Detroit Free Press and see pictures of the mishap on the Lake St. Clair Sailors Facebook page.

Actor With Troy Ties Gets Oscar Nod

Steven Yeun, who grew up in the Troy and Taylor areas, picked up an Oscar nomination Monday for his lead role in “Minari,” the story of a Korean American family that moves to a small farm in Arkansas from California in the 1980s. Yeun is hailed as the first Asian American to be nominated in the lead actor category, via the Detroit Free Press.

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“I just always like to help, so I thought I could make meals for people and I know that some people don't have food or water, so I thought I could give them meals.”

— Harper Schlagheck, an 8-year-old from Bloomfield Hills, on why she’s making meals for foster children transitioning out of the system

SPORTS TALK: A group of Republican lawmakers congregated Monday outside Comerica Park to urge Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to ease COVID-19 restrictions ahead of April 1, when the Detroit Tigers take on the Cleveland Indians on opening day, and allow for 50 percent capacity. Under current guidelines, just 1,000 tickets would be allowed, The Detroit News reports. “We need to start celebrating life,” Rep. Matt Maddock of Milford said. “Gov. Whitmer, for God’s sake, just let us have fun for once.”

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LET’S MAKE PLANS: The coronavirus pandemic has tempered the boisterous bar crowds of St. Patrick’s Day past and the St. Paddy’s Day parade has been canceled again, but there’s still fun to be had in metro Detroit bars Wednesday, via The Metro Times.

• Tune-Up Cardio Drumming: Get fit while drumming; COVID-19 precautions in place, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, at 3980 Walton Blvd., Rochester Hills, via Rochester-Rochester Hills Patch.
• The Human Cost of Frozen Conflict: Guest artist Zoom lecture at noon Friday, preregister online, via Dearborn Patch.
• Bones, Skulls and Teeth: Zoom program by The Nature Society at 7 p.m. Wednesday, via Royal Oak Patch.

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