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Troop, Continued from page 18 735troops@gmail.com. without our community. They say it ing boys and girls ages 11-17. Troop
The troop is actively searching takes a village to raise a child, but it 735 meets every Sunday from 5pm-
you can reach out in the GoFundMe, and in need of a new location to takes a village to raise an Eagle 7pm at St. Mary’s in Wayne.
you can find them on Facebook by safely store their trailer, as they do Scout as well,” said Elmore. If you are interested in joining
searching “BSA Troop 735 Wayne, not have the money to pay. The troop Troop 735 is looking to add more Troop 735, contact: Amy Farris at
MI” and contact them through Face- is still trying to sell popcorn as well. families to the troop in order to keep (313)418-2664 or Terri Hall at
book messenger, or by email at “I don’t know what we would do the troop alive. The troop is recruit- (734)664-3968.

The Wayne Police Department had a lit-
tle party for Abbi at the Wayne police
station.
Birthday, Continued from page 8

me emotionally this entire time.”
Custer, however, is quick to di-
vulge the poignant lesson she has
learned amid all of this. “I decided
that—from day one—we’re just going
to do this day by day. We’re going to
wake up on Monday and deal with
Monday. We’re going to wake up on
Tuesday, and we’re going to deal with
Tuesday. And if Wednesday we don’t
feel good, we don’t go to school. I had
to give up all reality of me having con-
trol over any of this.”
In short, the Custers have re-
solved to take everything as it comes,
and that includes reveling in the
bright spots and shiny moments like
the one that happened on the morn-
ing of Abbi’s birthday. (Additionally,
the Wayne Police Department hosted
a birthday celebration later that
evening, which was also a surprise to
Abbi.)
“Amazing,” said Custer about her
daughter’s squad car experience.
“She’s never going to forget it.”
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