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A simple game, or another "Trojan horse" pitch for client Per Wickstrom?
The story...and the story behind the story!
Left: Former Detroit Lion Herman Moore and former professional wrestler Diamond Dallas Page during an appearance at Per Wickstrom's "A Forever Recovery" on May 31, 2014.
Taking a break from what looks to be the "Per Wickstrom Reputation Management Rehabilitation 2014 Tour", former Detroit Lion Herman Moore will appear tomorrow evening at 6:00pm at the Elk Rapids High School baseball field for the school's inaugural intra-squad “Futures Game”. Local reports indicate the exhibition game is a free event featuring returning players and incoming freshmen.
Hot dogs and cherry pie will be served, and Moore will throw out the game's first pitch...but it may not be the only "pitch" he tosses.
Sure looks like Wickstrom's ready for his close-up, crowding into the shot and giving a wamma-jamma glare to the nice booster club lady.
But all was not wasted, from a promotional sense. Wickstrom's Best Drug Rehabilitation donated $1,000 to the effort, and he even managed to chug around the field shagging a few fly balls.
And just a few hours ago, three comments popped up on station's story page, giving major props to Wickstrom and Best Drug Rehabilitation. One of the comments comes from "erica darc", but it's likely the post was written by Wickstrom associate Erica D'Arcangelo, a Narconon shill and president of the marketing firm, Web Content Development. D'Arcangelo formerly worked at Narconon Arrowhead.
Funny thing is...that "Kevin Little" seems to know an awful lot about Per Wickstrom! -end August 9 update-
Moore, a four-time NFL All-Pro wide receiver, recently formed Apprize PR, Inc., a "reputation management firm" that includes Per Wickstrom's "A Forever Recovery" drug rehabilitation clinic among its clients. Moore's partner in the venture is Chrissie Wywrot, previously the Digital Media Manager for the Detroit Lions.
Moore, Wickstrom and Moore's business partner, Sean Jordan, appeared yesterday (August 5) at a similar sports-related event in Monroe, Michigan—one clearly designed to enhance the battered image of part-time Torch Lake area resident Wickstrom and smooth his entree into Monroe County.
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Wickstrom appeared to drop off the radar after making a big splash on December 3 at the Monroe County Drug Summit, shunning the spotlight for months until reemerging on April 19 at the Adams County Fairgrounds in Mendon, IL.
Wickstrom's Best Drug Rehabilitation dropped $30,000 to become a "Diamond Sponsor" for a concert featuring, among other second-tier acts, country singer Jared Blake. Blake, shown in the photo at left with Wickstrom, is also a paid spokesperson for a newly launched "addiction referral service" headed by Wickstrom. FOOTBALL CAMP WITH HERMAN MOORE, OR APPLE-POLISHING FOR PER WICKSTROM? COULD BE BOTH!
Moore and Wickstrom appeared yesterday at a special football camp and cookout at Monroe High School. The event was reportedly attended by hundreds of Monroe area junior and senior high school students, and Wickstrom's Best Drug Rehabilitation donated $5,000 to support the football camp and Monroe's Arthur Lesow Community Center. And I can safely say "reportedly", because Wickstrom's already promoted the "news" in a press release!
Jordan, a West Point graduate, is often described in Wickstrom-related press releases as a "former Dallas Cowboy". Although it's true Jordan was signed by the Cowboys in 1994 as a free agent, he was cut from the team during the pre-season without ever playing a game after he pulled a right groin muscle during practice. Moore, Jordan and Per Wickstrom cooked and served food, and the group handed promotional t-shirts branded with the name of Wickstrom's "no-cost 24/7 confidential referral service" reminding young people that "they have the power to steer clear of drugs and alcohol."
Hey, and if they can't, who ya gonna call...Per Wickstrom!
PR 101: LOGROLLING IN OUR TIME As a self-proclaimed Scientologist, Wickstrom's image clearly needs some rehabilitation.
In May, the National Association of Forensic Counselors, Inc. (NAFC) and its subsidiary, the American Academy of Certified Forensic Counselors, filed a complaint in the Eastern District Court of Oklahoma against Narconon International, the Church of Scientology International and 80 other named defendants.
Among
the defendants (including the Thumbelina of Scientology, David
Miscavige) are Per Wickstrom's Best Drug Rehabilitation, Inc. and the
Manistee facility's Deputy Executive Director, Jason Burdge.
The case alleges the defendants "conspired to willfully misuse the NAFC logos and trademarks and falsified certifications supposedly obtained through the NAFC or the ACCFC to misrepresent the credentials of their employees and volunteers to promote the Narconon Network." The lawsuit threatens to blow the lid off a long-rumored Narconon practice employed by Wickstrom at his clinics: inflating the credentials of its staff members by using expired or phony accreditation certificates. CHARM OFFENSIVE...OR JUST PLAIN OFFENSIVE?
Wickstrom's recent PR push includes an "A Forever Recovery" 2014 National Cherry Festival sponsorship, where he and associate (and felon) Mark Hergert introduced the band Collective Soul from the stage, with a pitch for "A Forever Recovery", immortalized in a video.
Here's AFR's description of the video (cringeworthy and douchey), as seen at the link above: Published on Jul 15, 2014
Jet planes and cherry pie. Rock grooves and carnival rides. A positive environment and a positive message at a fun and friendly gathering, honoring one of Northern Michigan's best kept secrets, the Tart Michigan Cherry.
A Forever Recovery visited the annual National Cherry Festival, hosted in Grand Traverse Bay, Mi, bringing alternative rockers Collective Soul with them. Rick Coates, local radio personality for WKLT "The Rockstation", noticed the increase in festival attendees, and spoke with our friend, Mark Hurgert (sic), about the influence that AFR's sponsorship had on the town.
"Absolutely huge, what you did tonight", said Rick. "Your sponsorship helped bring two hundred fifty to three hundred thousand people down here."
Terri Ray, also of WKLT, spoke with Mark as well as with A Forever Recovery's CEO, Per Wickstrom. She spoke of AFR's presentation of Collective Soul, saying "You helped support the events, and you helped make them happen." She also invited Per and the other representatives of AFR attending to come on stage and be recognized for their efforts.
Michigan grows about 75% of the tart cherry crop in the US. A matter of local pride, the cherry is revered enough in the area to demand its own gathering. The National Cherry Festival brings a massive influx of tourists and business revenue. Held on July 5-12, 2014, the concert and festival brought more than 500,000 people to attend this eight-day celebration of the tart cherry. Perfect weather and positive vibrations helped ensure a fun-filled week for all who attended. With a classic car show, cherry pit-spitting contest and a million dollar "Hole-in-One" competition, there was something for everyone to enjoy. Pie eating contests, a beach volleyball tournament, even Big Wheel races for the kids, the National Cherry Festival draws adults and children alike, from all walks of life.
A Forever Recovery saw this as a perfect opportunity to bring our message of hope to thousands. By asking a band as well-known as Collective Soul to perform, the number of attendees was greatly increased, allowing us to send our message even further. This also helped to bring more revenue into Traverse City and the surrounding area, boosting the local economy and strengthening the communities that call this part of Michigan "home".
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In early July, Wickstrom was among many guests at the 9th Annual Ford Motor Company Fundraiser atop Detroit's Renaissance Center, enjoying the fireworks. Wickstrom, shown in the photo at left with Herman Moore, donated $10,000 to Cass Community Social Services on behalf of his Best Drug Rehabilitation facility.
And, in case you think Wickstrom's forgotten about the epic business opportunity provided by Monroe County's ghastly heroin epidemic, less than 24 hours have passed since he posted yet another video where he whores himself out, virtually throwing himself (while seated in front of an "A Forever Recovery" step-and-repeat banner) at aspiring Monroe County Probate Judge Jill Lavoy.
Looks like Wickstrom doesn't have a care in the world, other than to convince you that he's just a nice guy waiting to help you find treatment for your addiction.
If that's so, then what do I tell the person who frantically emailed me just this morning, wanting to know why their loved one, a patient at Best Drug Rehabilitation, cannot make a call home unless it's on a speaker phone?
And why did that person describe Best Drug Rehabilitation looking like a "former mental hospital"?
Damned if I know.
If you see Per Wickstrom tomorrow night in Elk Rapids, ask him.
And if he's handing out t-shirts, get me a Medium.
THREAT, INTIMIDATION EFFORTS BACKFIRE AS MISS FORTUNE SPEAKS OUT!
AS: This is like the Shawshank Redemption, but with more tunneling through shit and no redemption!
Now where did I leave off?
Oh yeah, "Pissed Consumer"! Once someone drinks a big glass (or a red Solo cup) of Haterade, there's not much you can do--except join the party. I'll admit, it was not fun receiving a call from the Novi Police Department telling me that a threat letter intended for me was hand-delivered to a townhouse I'd sold six years ago! If the person who took the time to drive down Eight Mile Road, turn into Country Place Condominiums, continue to the back of the 90-acre complex, drive into my former court, park the car, walk past someone else's front door, and open my former screen door and shove a crudely lettered note through the mail slot had just spent 90 seconds researching Novi's property records, the idiot would have seen that I no longer owned the home. But who said criminals were smart, eh?
After developing a detailed "tick-tock" of events leading up to the threat, along with screen captures and copies of emails, I presented that 45-page document to the police department investigating the threat letter and the three cyberstalking incidents.
MF: Cyberstalking, Miss Fortune? Wasn't someone just doing to you what you've done on this blog?
AS: Not at all! According to Michigan law, charter school board members are considered public officials, and there's a huge difference between revealing pertinent details about a ballooning charter school scandal on your blog and a nudnik who maliciously tells people to "feel free to contact Ms. Fortune (sic) at her home address"...and then publishes it! MF: You're obviously concerned about your privacy, so why then did you finally reveal your true identity? AS: After drowning my sorrows with a sweet and savory Dirty Martini (and more than a few Slutty Brownies) one night, I realized that I have much more credibility now. In a perverse way, "Interlochen Idiot" did me a favor. MF: How's that? AS: I get credit for everything I've discovered, and I can now FOIA to my heart's content! I working on a number of requests for information that I will soon be sending to the Grand Traverse Academy Board of Directors. MF: Any hints?
AS: You know, if I told you...
MF: (Laughter) AS: I do want want my many readers to know that those who've reached out to me in the past and shared information can continue to do so, knowing that their confidence will never be breached. MF:That's important to know. What's next for Miss Fortune? AS: Well, most people who read this blog may not know that I've also volunteered for the past few years at a public radio station as a Community News Producer. I've interviewed former Governor Jennifer Granholm, Flint native and author Gordon Young and even did a special feature interview with Reed Cowan after the Supreme Court struck down part of the Defense of Marriage Act. MF: Reed Cowan? He directed "8: The Mormon Proposition", right? AS: Yes, and he's also a news anchor at a television station in Las Vegas. But he started his career in Traverse City--as a thank you gift, I sent him a gift box from the Cherry Republic! MF: Sweet! So who's your dream interview...the one person you'd really like to talk to? AS: My girl Kaye Mentley, of course! She must be all Grumpy Cat now, and ready to pop like a can of Pringles! Kaye, send me an email at tcmissfortune@yahoo.com!
MF: So who do you think will replace Kaye at the Grand Traverse Academy? AS: My money's on Brian Lynch. Once Ingersoll's convicted, those Bay City Academy students will disperse like milkweed seeds and that school will fold. MF: Well, the Academy board did give Mark Noss complete approval on hiring...it's in the Full Spectrum Management contract!
AS: And the position description for the gig just says "administrative experience" and not "supervisory" experience. MF: You don't miss a thing, girl! AS:Only my original nose!
THREAT, INTIMIDATION EFFORTS BACKFIRE AS MISS FORTUNE SPEAKS OUT!
May I have your attention please? May I have your attention please? Will the real Miss Fortune please stand up? I repeat, will the real Miss Fortune please stand up? We're gonna have a problem here...
Most of you know me as Miss Fortune, but now you all know my real name—Anita Senkowski.
And because I can, I've selected Miss Fortune to break another story on this blog: the exclusive interview with me.
Miss Fortune: Anita, good to finally speak with you. After all this time, why have you finally revealed your true identity?
Anita Senkowski (speaking from a secure, undisclosed location): For a variety of private, family,
and professional reasons, I chose to write under the pseudonym Miss Fortune. Although I never wanted to publicly disclose my name, my anonymity was recently breached.
MF: Breached? That sounds painful!
AS: It was—and the circumstances are currently under police investigation. And because it's an open case, even I can't get the report!
MF: (Clutches her pearls) Tell me what happened?
Artist's recreation
AS: An unaddressed envelope was hand-delivered to my former Novi condominium, and the home’s current owner discovered the envelope early Sunday, June 29. The owner did not open the envelope, but instead called the Novi Police Department after holding the envelope up to the light and reading its enclosed handwritten note: Miss Fortune blog needs to be shut down immediately. This will not turn out good for u! Around 10:00am on June 29, I received a call from Novi Police Officer Craig Chismar alerting me to the threatening letter intended for me. Chismar discussed the circumstances of its discovery with me, and I provided information on what I believed to be the source of the threat: financial revelations relating to Steven J. Ingersoll and the Grand Traverse Academy exposed on this blog. MF: What makes you so sure?
AS: You know I can't claim 100 percent certainty, but in mid-May, a Grand Traverse Academy board member threatened me with a defamation action relating to stories posted on this blog. I retained an attorney, who was told by the Academy board member's attorney to expect a "draft complaint" after Memorial Day.
My attorney explained to me that a public official, like the Academy board member, would have a much harder time proving defamation. In addition, the Academy board member would have to prove actual malice in order to be successful.
MF: What happened?
AS: Nothing, nada, zip, zilch, bupkis...until a few weeks later. On June 27, I noticed my Google analytics report showed a blog called "Glistening, Quivering Idiot" driving traffic to my blog, so I checked it out. And this is what I found:
The "Idiot" blog had been launched on June 23 and, as you can see above, not only revealed my real name and my home address (which I've redacted), it even included a link my late mother's obituary.
The last line of the "blog" says: "Her poor reporting is something only a mother could love.", with the word "mother" providing the link to the obituary.After I found the "Idiot" blog, I quickly discovered two more instances of "outing" by this one-eyed squirrel.
The first one appeared June 27 on a site called Ripoff Report. Posted by "glisteningquiveringidiot" who declared "Interlochen, Michigan" as his location, it stated that I'd ruined my reputation by "failing to report the facts". It went on to accuse me of using the blog to inflate my "own ego".
MF: "Idiot"
from Interlochen doesn't really know you, does he? Your ego was already as big
as a Macy's Day parade balloon before you started writing this blog!
AS: You damn skippy it was! (Fist bumps) Once Mr. Idiot got started, he just couldn't stop. Up popped another one, this time on "Pissed Consumer". You'll notice he claims "$1000" in damages —quelle surprise!
PART 2: More with Miss Fortune--and Anita Senkowski--coming Monday!
