Ann Arbor District Detroit Edison retirees club

Meets at 11:30 a.m. on the third Wednesday in May and Oct. at the American Legion Hall, Dexter, MI. $15 per person for lunch. For more information, call Christine Martin, 734.668.6622.

Belle River Athletic Association

For a schedule of the association’s social functions, please send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Roxanne O' Dell, Belle River Power Plant, 4505 King Road, China, MI 48054.

Blue Flame Retiree Club

Meets at 10 a.m. on the second Tuesday of the month at MichCon’s Recreation Center (shared parking lot with MichCon’s Operations Resource Center), 3690 Greenfield, Melvindale, MI 48122. For more information, call Paty Kozlowski, 586.775.2063.

Club Elecsyrs

Meets on the first Tuesday of the month at the Plymouth Elks Club. Social time is 11:30 a.m. and lunch is served at noon. For more information, call Ron Grundy, 810.632.6256.

Conners Creek Retiree Group

Meets on the first Tuesday of the month at Roses Family Restaurant, 31301 Harper in St. Clair Shores. Breakfast is served at 8 a.m. and social time follows. For information, call Paul Pica, 586.775.2708.

Detroit Edison Alliance of Retirees (DEAR)

Represents DTE Energy retirees by working to maintain retirement provisions covered under respective retirement plans. The DEAR board of directors, chaired by Bob Tompkins, meets quarterly with DTE Energy management to address questions and issues related to the maintenance of retiree benefits. To keep retirees informed, DEAR mails a quarterly newsletter and hosts an annual meeting in May. If you don’t currently receive the DEAR newsletter, but would like to, send a postcard with your U.S. Mail or e-mail address to: DEAR c/o Charlie Mahoney, 18633 Williams Ct., Livonia, MI 48152. For more information, visit the DEAR Web site.

DECO Retirees Breakfast Club

Meets on the first and third Wednesday of the month at the Rams Horn restaurant, 16250 Fort St. (between Eureka and Pennsylvania Roads) in Southgate. For more information, call Harry Gibbs, 734.281.3862.

Detroit Edison Retired Engineers

Meets on the third Thursday of the month at The Masters restaurant, 1775 East 13 Mile Rd.(at Dequindre), Madison Heights. For more information, call Chet Kus, 586.268.0814, e-mail: calckus@aol.com.

General Purchasing/Supply Chain Breakfast Club

Meets at 8:30 a.m. on the first Monday of the month at the Mykonos Coney Island, 22905 Van Born in Taylor. For more information, call Bob Foresta, 734.285.1242, e-mail: robertforesta@sbcglobal.net.

Monroe Area DECO Retirees Breakfast Club

Meets at 8:30 a.m. on the second Wednesday of the month at Bobby’s Kitchen, corner of S. Monroe/Dixie and Dunbar, Monroe, MI.  They also meet on the fourth Wednesday of the month at the International Café, 1440 N. Dixie Hwy. in Monroe. All retirees, active employees and guests are welcome. For more information, call Dave Whitwam, 734.241.5373.

Northern Flames Retirees Club

Meets twice a year (spring and fall).  For information about the club, or to sign up for the spring outing, contact Don Kolkiewicz, 989.366.5017.

Oakland Division employees

Meet at noon the second Tuesday of the month at Peabody's, Hunter Blvd. & Maple (15 Mile), Birmingham, MI. For more information, call Warren Matice, 248.644.6712.

The Golden Age Retirees Club of Western Michigan

Meets at 10 a.m. every third Thursday of the month at the Fire Mountain restaurant, 3725 Alpine NW, Grand Rapids, MI. The meeting includes a speaker, and lunch is served at 11:45 a.m.  For more information, call David Langenbach, 616.457.9843.

Underground Lines Retirees and spouses

Meets for breakfast at 8:30 a.m. on the first Monday of each month at Michelle's Restaurant, 31720 Van Dyke (between 13 & 14 Mile Rd., Warren, MI). The group also meets for lunch on the third Wednesday of the month at the Old Country Inn, 35543 Gratiot (at 15 Mile Rd.) in Clinton Township, MI. Lunch is served at 11:30 a.m. For more information, call Frank Torre, 586.228.1757.

Our company and the Detroit Red Wings/Olympia Entertainment would like to offer "NEW" special ticket savings for select games throughout the 2012 Detroit Red Wings season as well as offers for Michigan vs. Michigan State college hockey and the CCHA college hockey Championship.

Employees and retirees can enjoy discounts to the following college games:

• Saturday, Feb. 11 - University of Michigan vs. Michigan State
  Pay $20/seat for seating in the lower level, general admission at Joe Louis Arena
  Pay $7/seat for seating in the upper level, general admission at Joe Louis Arena
• Friday and Saturday, March 16 & 17 - CCHA Championship games
  Pay $15/seat for seating in the lower level, general admission at Joe Louis Arena
  Pay $5/seat for seating in the upper level, general admission at Joe Louis Arena

Employees and retirees can enjoy discounts to the following Detroit Red Wings games:

• Monday, Jan. 23 - Red Wings vs. St. Louis Blues, 7:30 p.m. at Joe Louis Arena
  Discount: $63 seats for $53 (rows 3-12 corner and end sections), $58 seats for $48 (rows 17-21 center sections) and $46 seats for $35 (rows 16-21 corner and end sections). Military dog-tag give away to the first 10,000 fans.
• Tuesday, Feb. 14 - Red Wings vs. Dallas Stars, 7:30 p.m. at Joe Louis Arena
  Discount: $63 seats for $40 (rows 3-12 corner and end sections), $58 seats for $35 (rows 17-21 center sections) and $46 seats for $25 (rows 16-21 corner and end sections). Two-Fer-Tuesday - two hot dogs for $5 or his and her shirts for $20.
• Sunday, March 1 - Red Wings vs. Florida Panthers, 4 p.m. at Joe Louis Arena
  Discount: $63 seats for $53 (rows 3-12 corner and end sections), $58 seats for $48 (rows 17-21 center sections) and $46 seats for $35 (rows 16-21 corner and end sections). Kids lunchbox give-away to the first 2,500 children.

Click here to obtain these offers, then enter the promotion code: DTE. You will be prompted to set up an account with your name and contact information to purchase the tickets. Your tickets will be emailed to you upon completion. Discount is not available at the Joe Louis box office - must be ordered through this offer. Please note: a $1.250 handling charge per ticket will apply. For more information, contact Justin Price, 313.394.7154.