Canton Observer for March 3, 2013
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Canton Observer for March 3, 2013
Look inside for 'S P E C IA L PET R E PO R T WITH STEVE CARELL MATCH YOUR COMMUNICATION SKILLS WITH THE RIGHT JOB CLASSIFIED, SECTION C Oscar contest winners The w inner o f th e O&E Media Oscar con test is Anna Sharpies o f Northville. Sharpies will receive an annual movie pass for tw o for use a t any Emagine T heatre. Second prize of four movie passes w en t to Jackie H engtgen of Dearborn. Sharpies and H engt g en w ere th e only tw o entries o u t of more th a n 150 w ho an sw ered all b u t tw o cat egories correctly. The first place w inner was selected in a random drawing. Look for m ore con tests and chances to win tickets and prizes a t hometow nlife.com. CANTON l l l l — A GANNETT COMPANY O bser v er PRICE: $1 • SUNDAY, M ARCH 3 , 2 0 1 3 • h o m e to w n life .c o m School board tabs three for final look Bond forum s Plymouth-Canton Community Schools officials, seeking a $114 million bond elertion May 7, a re giving th e public their first tw o chances t o w eigh in. Public forum s will ta k e place 7 p.m. Thursday, March 7, at th e Plymouth Cultural Center, 525 Farmer in Plymouth, a nd th e n 7 p.m. Monday, March 11, a t th e Canton Public Library, 1200 S. Canton Center in Canton. District officials will explain how th e bond will address student learning, technology, health, safety, and security a t district facili ties. District officials have said they'll be ab le to pay fo r th e bond "w ith zero increase" in th e ta x rate. For m ore inform a tio n on th e forum s, call (734) 416-2755. I I A nd th e n th e re w ere th ree. T h e P lym outh-C anton B o a rd of E d u ca tio n W ednesday n a rro w ed th e ir se a rc h fo r a ne w su p e rin te n d e n t b y one can d id a te, invit in g th r e e o f th e fo u r se m ifin al ists b a c k fo r a fin al found o f m e etin g s a n d in terv iew s. T h e fin alists w ill be b a ck th is w eek (M onday, H ie sd ay an d T h u rsd ay ) to m e e t w ith te a c h e r g ro u p s, sta f f a n d o th e rs , ta k e and sit fo r one p r e s s tim e. T h e fin alists include: • M ichael M eissen, su p e rv iso r o f school im prove m ent an d stu dent achieve m ent fo r Mil w aukee Killian Public Schools in M ilw aukee, Wis. • C h risto p h er Tim m is, su p e rin te n d e n t o f A d rian Pu b lic Schools a n d o n e o f tw o M ich ig an can d i d a te s in th e field. Counter help C anton resid e n ts could potentially avoid th e 9-p erce n t sp ik e in w a te r c o sts im posed on th e tow nship b y th e D e tro it W ater a n d S e w erag e D ep a rtm en t, th o u g h local officia ls cau tio n e d th a t th e y h a v en ’t ye t loc k ed in r a te s th a t ta k e e ff e c t M ay 1. A dm in istra tiv e s ta f fe rs h a v e issued a p re lim in a ry rec o m m e n d atio n to keep w ater-se w er ra te s a t th e ir c u rr e n t levels, a v e rtin g any in c re a s e s f o r local consum - "Let's Ask America," th e new TV gam e show w here contestants can w in up to $50K from hom e, had a Canton flavor Saturday w hen first-grade te ac h er Jodi M cM aster a p p ea re d as , a contes- McMaster Potential contestants g e t on th e show by visiting th e show's website (WWW. letsaskamerica.tv) and signing up. Every day, four contestants will be chosen to play th e game and win up to $50,000 cash via Skype from their home. "Let's Ask Ameri ca" polls America about fun a nd irreverent topics to find ou t w hat people are thinking. Then, all th e contestants have to d o is correctly predict th e answer. The prize money increases with each question. There are three rounds and a t th e end of each round, th e contes ta n t w ith th e lowest cash total is eliminated from th e game. Community Life B5 Crossword Puzzle... C2 Education............... A4 Health.................... B9 Homes.................... C2 Jobs........................ Cl Obituaries B8 Services.................. C3 Sports......................B1 Wheels................... C4 P lea se se e BOARD, A2 Canton edges toward water rate decision Ask America I I I I ** • Brodie K illian, Plym outhC anton’s c u rr e n t e x ecutive d ire c to r o f bu sin e ss se rvice s, a n d th e only in te rn a l c andidate to be g ran te d a n interview . C u rtis Cain, th e associate su p e rin ten d e n t f o r education al se rv ic e s in th e Shaw nee M ission School D istric t in O verland P ark, K an., m e t w ith tr u s te e s fo r tw o hou rs T hesday b u t w as no t invit e d back. T he fin alists w ere chosen using BILLBRESLER| STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Plymouth Scholars teacher Linda Reilman teaches fifth grade when she's not working th e cash register a t Mickey D's. Reilman and other staffers a t th e charter school, located on North Territorial in Plym outh Township, worked th e counter a t th e Ann Arbor Road McDonald's restaurant for a few hours as p art of th e chain's McTeacher Night program. For th e story and more photos, please turn to page A4. H ow ever, it isn ’t c e rta in th e Canton Ib w n s h ip B o a rd of T ru stee s will a c c e p t th e rec o m m e n d atio n a s e lec ted officials po n d e r potentially expen siv e p ro jec ts su c h a s a w a te r sto ra g e facility. “I t ’s still e a rly in th e p ro ce ss,” Super v iso r Phil L aJoy said Friday. “I t’s still a w o rk in p ro g re s s .” C anton resid e n ts la s t y e a r saw th e ir a v e ra g e w ater-se w er ra te s d e c rea se by 2.3 p e rc e n t w hen local officia ls opted to ab so rb a ra te hik e im posed by D etroit. Som e e lec ted officials qu e stio n w h eth er th e y c a n re p e a t th a t co u rse of action. “W e’r e doing w h at w e c a n to b e effi cient,” L aJoy said. T ru stee Jo h n A nthony sa id local officials have tr ie d “to m a k e su re w e’r e a s le an and m e an a s w e can b e ” in a voiding r a te hikes. H ow ever, L aJoy said no w a te r r a te in c re a s e w ould m e an usin g an e stim a t e d $2.1 m illion fro m C anton’s $19.6 m il lion w ater-se w er fund a t a tim e w hen local officials a re w eighing co stly p ro je c ts such a s a w a te r sto ra g e fac ility to e a se w ater u sage du rin g pe ak hours. A m id th a t ba ck d ro p , re sid e n ts a re invit e d to a tte n d a co m m u n ity fo ru m on w ater r a te s 7-9 p.m . M onday in th e low er lev e l of th e C anton A d m in istra tio n B uild ing, 1150 S. C anton C enter. T h e se ssio n is in te n d ed to show how w ater-se w er ra te s a re c a lc u lated an d to an sw e r an y q u e s tio n s fro m resid e n ts. Please se e WATER, A2 C harges filed in Verizon store robbery T h ree te en a g e m en a re facin g a c o u rt he arin g F rid a y on m u lti ple c rim in al c h a rg e s am id alle g a tio n s th e y ro b b ed a Canton V erizon sto re a f te r u sin g a sem i a u to m atic a ssau lt rifle to shoot o p en a slid in g g la ss d o o r th a t an em ployee h a d m a n ag e d to lock. E ric Jam es-L ee W ilkins an d A ntonio Je ro m e Po rter, both o f In kste r, an d D antez L am ar B oykin-Johnson o f W estlan d — a ll 18 y e a rs old — have b een ch arg ed w ith a rm e d rob b ery , Boykin-Johnson Porter b re a k ing an d e n te rin g a b u ild in g w ith in te n t to co m m it a c rim e, firstd e g re e re ta il fra u d , receiv in g a n d c o n cealing stolen p ro p erty o v e r $1,000, d isc h arg in g a fire- : 1 .I’1'.: m g, tel o ny fire ■ : ■ v. I’.hi .i;t th e ow n e r s per m ission. T h e th r e e te e n s w ere a rra ig n e d T h u rsd ay by 35th D istric t J u d g e M ichael G erou, w ho se t a $1 m illion c a sh bond fo r e ach d e fe n d an t a n d sc hed ule d F rid a y 's p re lim in a ry ex am in ation to d e te rm in e w h eth er th e y should sta n d tria l in W ayne C ounty C irc u it C ourt. A notguilty ple a w as en te re d f o r the m en. P e n a lty r a n g e W ilkins, P o rte r and BoykinJohnson could fac e penalties ran g in g up to life in priso n if th e y a re convicted as charged. Please se e ROBBERY, A2 WATER Continued from page A1 A dm in istra tio n s ta ff e r s issued th e no-increase rec o m m e n d atio n a fte r th e tow nship im plem ent ed co st-containing m ea su r e s su c h as em ploy e e u npa id furlo u g h days and savings in e m ployee h e alth c a r e c osts. M oreover, Canton sold m o re w ater to local con su m e rs th a n had b een a n ticip ate d la st su m m er — a m ove th a t g e n erate d hig her-than-expected re v enues. “We rea lly had a hot sum m er, and w e sold m o re w ater th a n w e had bu dge ted,” Public W orks ROBBERY Continued from page A1 A ll of th e co u n ts against th e m a re felo n ies exce p t f o r th e illegal e n try c h a rg e , w hich is a m isde m eanor. T h e c h a rg e s a ro se from a lleg a tio n s th e th re e te e n s ro b b ed th e V eri zon sto re on F o rd R oad, b e tw ee n M orton Tbylo r an d Sheldon, a round 11 a.m . M onday, cau sing c u sto m e rs an d em ployees to fe a r fo r th e ir lives and pro m p tin g a lockdow n o f fo u r P lym outh-C anton e le m e n ta ry schools. No one w as in ju re d a s V erizon c u sto m e r G erry S oubly said th e m asked, BOARD Continued from page A1 a m a trix devised by re p re sen tativ es of R ay & A sso ciates, th e Iow a-based firm th e b o a rd h ire d to conduct th e search. B o a rd P re s id e n t Jo h n B a r re tt sa id he w as im p re sse d w ith all th e c andidates. M a n ag e r Bob B e la ir said. “W e h ad m o re re v e n u es co m in g in to ou r w aterse w e r acco u n t. We took th a t e x ce ss re v e n u e and ro lled it in to th e r a te s th is year." Still, Belair, LaJoy, M unicipal S erv ices D irec to r T im Fa a s an d o th ers hav e said Canton need s to m a in tain a healthy w aterse w e r fu n d b alan ce to p ay fo r fu tu re p ro je c ts such as a w ater sto ra g e facil ity — if e lec ted officials choose th a t route. M eanw hile, C anton’s la te s t 9-p erce n t in c re as e fro m D etro it w as m o re th a n dou b le th e av er ag e su b u rb a n r a te hike. A nthony ha s called the h ig h e r f ig u re “v e ry d is ap p o in tin g ,” b u t said he is h o p efu l fo r longran g e cost c o n tain m en t sin ce th e DWSD has com e u n d e r new m an ag e m en t an d beg u n ste p s to b e co m e m o re efficien t. “I ’m c autiou sly o p tim is tic ,” he said. A fte r M onday’s com m u n ity fo ru m , th e tow n ship b o a rd is e x p ec ted to d isc u ss w a te r r a te s dur in g a stu d y se ssio n sc h ed ule d fo r 7 p.m . Tbesday, M a rc h 19, a t tow nship hall. S om etim e a fte r th at, a v o te will b e ta k e n to ad o p t ra te s fo r th e y e a r sta rtin g M ay 1. hooded m e n sh o t th e ir w ay in to th e store. C anton police sw arm ed th e sc en e q u ick ly an d c au g h t th e s u sp e c ts fo l low ing a sh o rt ch ase , in i tia lly in a c a r a n d th e n on foot. P o lice said th e m en hid in a sto rm c e lla r a d ja c e n t to a h o u se o n Wil la rd D riv e, n e a r Oakview D riv e a n d Saltz. T h e su sp e cts a re like ly facin g c h arg es in oth er co m m u n ities a s w ell fol low ing w h at a u th o rities b e liev e w as a c rim e sp ree. T he co u p le h id n e a r a sm a ll co u n ter as Soubly c alle d 9-1-1 to re p o r t th e robbery. “I n a ll honesty,” h e said, “I th o u g h t th e y w ere g o ing to kill everybody, inc lu d in g m e a n d Carol.” Soubly ap p e a re d Tues d ay n ig h t b e fo re th e Can ton T ow nship B o ard of T ru stee s to com m end C anton p o lice f o r th e ir q u ic k actio n in cap tu r ing th e su sp e cts. H e also la u d ed th e e ff o rts o f th e V erizon em p lo y ee who tr ie d to k e ep th e in tru d e rs o u t by lock in g a slid ing g la ss door. C o m m e n d in g p o lic e Soubly h a d gone to th e n ew ly op en ed s to r e w ith . g irlfrie n d C arol Now aczyk to bu y a p h o n e w hen th e in c id en t h appened. “T h ey all h a v e im p re s siv e cre d e n tia ls,” B ar r e tt said . “E ac h o f th e fin alists h a s h is ow n se t o f stre n g th s an d b rin g s so m e th in g good to th e ta b le.” E a c h o f th e fo u r sem i fin a lists sa t f o r a tw oh o u r in te rv iew la st w eek, a n sw e rin g q u estio n s r a n g in g fro m le ad e rsh ip sty le to a ttitu d e s ab o u t dclem@hometownlife.com A W ayne County Circuit Court judge has rejected a motion to dismiss criminal charges against Andrea Rodgers and Ryan Moody. Twitter @CantonObserver dclem@hometownlife.com (313) 222-2238 Twitter: @CantonObserver stu d e n t discipline. B o a rd m e m b ers a re co n fid e n t a good le a d e r w ill e m erg e. “W e w ere v e ry im p re ssed ,” b o a rd Se c re ta r y A d rien n e D av is said. “I ’m co n fid e n t a n y o f th e th r e e o f th e m co u ld com e in a n d do a good jo b .” S atu rd a y , M a rc h 9 1 0 a m -1 2 p m F ree to th e p ublic. Representatives will be available to answer all o f your questions D a y C am p s • S po rts C am p s • P resch o o l C a m p s • T h e a te r C am p s A rt C a m p s • S pecial N e e d s C am p s • Science a n d E d u cation C am ps A n d M o re ! Creating Great Experiences 4 6 0 0 0 S u m m it P a rk w a y C a n to n , M I 4 8 1 8 8 w w w .s u m m ito n th e p a rk .o rg 7 3 4 -3 9 4 -5 4 6 0 th e re . R a ta j sa id T h u rs N o v em b er by 35th D is day th e pills had usually tr ic t J u d g e M ichael Gerbe en ke p t in a top d re ss ou to o r d e r th e p a ir to e r dra w e r o r a m edicine sta n d tr ia l fo r th e Ju n e A W ayne C ounty C ircu it cabinet. C ourt ju d g e h a s re je c te d 9 d e a th o f Silas Rodg “T h e re ’s no gro ss neg a m otion to d ism iss crim i ers. Bill ru le d th a t Gerlig e n ce h e re ,” h e said. “It ou d id n ’t a b u se h is dis n a l c h a rg e s a g a in st a for d oe sn’t hold w ater a t all. m e r C anton m o th e r an d cretio n . T h is is M onday m orning h e r ex -b o y frien d , w ho “I d o n ’t a g re e w ith th e q u a rte rb a c k in g by th e bin d o v e r (fo r tria l) a t fa c e tr ia l a f te r h e r 19(W ayne County) P ro se cu th e d is tric t c o u rt level," m onth-old son died from to r ’s O ffice.” R a ta j said, insisting Rod sw allow ing a p ill u se d for p u rp o se s su ch a s tre a tin g g e rs did n ’t co m m it any D r u g g in g t h e D e w h e ro in addiction. crim es. H ow ever, W rig h t te s ti J u d g e G re g o ry Bill’s S ilas’ d e a th w as ru led fied d u rin g th e N ovem d ecision m e an s d efe n a s a n o v e rdose fro m Subb e r h e a rin g th a t p r io r to oxone, a dru g auth o ritie s d a n ts A n d re a N icole Rod Silas' de ath , h e h a d p r e g e rs, 20, an d R y a n K eith hav e in d ic ated w as p re viously b e en ta k e n by sc rib e d to Moody. NowM oody, 25, will fa c e a h is m o th e r f o r m e d ica l r e tire d C anton D etective ju r y tr ia l fo r in vo lu n tary tre a tm e n t a f te r h e sw al T im W rig ht te stifie d du r m a n sla u g h ter an d sec in g a p re lim in a ry hear low ed a pill. W rig h t also o n d -d eg ree ch ild abu se, sa id th e n ig h t be fo re b a rrin g a p le a a g re em e n t. in g in G erou’s courtroom • S ilas w as found d e ad, he “I ’m v e ry disap p o in t th a t th e c hild die d e a r w as c au g h t p u ttin g a pill ly Ju n e 9 inside th e hom e ed th a t th e c a se w asn ’t in to a b o ttle o f M ountain R o d g e rs a n d M oody once dism isse d ,” R o d g e rs' sh a re d on M aben Road, Dew. d e fe n se atto rn ey , M ich ael n e a r Canton C e n te r and W rig h t sa id R od g R a ta j, said Thu rsd ay . e rs b la m ed M oody for Ford. “I’m go ing to tr y th is case W ayne C ounty A ssis h e r c h ild ’s death. M ore an d th a t's th e b o tto m line. ta n t P ro se c u to r K eisha over, W right sa id M oody I’m go ing to c le a r m y c li be ca m e u p se t a fte r he G len n h as c alled it “g ro ss e n t’s n a m e b e c a u se she le a rn e d th e c au se o f Silas’ n eg lig en c e ” th a t Moody d id n o t k ill h e r c h ild .” death. a n d R o d g e rs did n ’t keep Moody’s atto rn ey , J e f “H e w ould m a k e a p re sc rip tio n d ru g s ou t of f re y O sm en t, m a d e a sim sta te m e n t th a t it’s all his S ilas’ rea c h . She sa id th e ila r sta te m en t. fau lt — th e de ath of th e c h ild ’s d e a th could have “W e a re pro ce ed in g child w as all his fault — b e en prev e n ted . to tr ia l o n th is case ,” h e a n d any th in g he got, he A u th o ritie s have said . sa id Th u rsd ay . “T h a t’s d e serv ed ,” W right te sti Silas a p p aren tly m anaged th e d irec tio n w e ’r e h e ad fied du rin g th e N ovem to g e t th e Suboxone ou t of in g in.” b e r c o u rt hearing. a p la stic co n tain e r ke p t I f c o nvicted a s c h arg ed , n e a r a bed. D o n 't a g r e e R o d g e rs a n d Moody could D efen se atto rn e y s have D efen se a tto rn e y s h ad fac e p e n alties ran g in g up in d ic ated th e c o ntain h o p ed to c o n v in ce Bill to 15 y e a rs in prison. e r w as m istak e n ly le ft to q u a sh a d ecisio n in Dr. B a d er Cassin te s tifie d in N ovem ber th a t Silas died of m edication poisoning th a t c ause d his b rain to sw ell an d His lu n g s to fill w ith chem i N E W S P A P E R S c al fluids. G erou, in ord erin g R odg ers an d Moody to H O W TO REA CH U S sta n d tria l, sa id his deci sion d idn’t m e an th e y a re “h o rrib le people,” Gerou sa id he had no doubt the Sunday/Thursday carrier c ouple loved th e child. Yet, he sa id h e felt com Advertising Policy: p e lled to se nd th e case to W ayne C ounty Circuit C o u rt fo r disposition. “T h ey had a duty to p ro p erly sto re to xic m e d ic ation,” G erou said. O Plus, p le n ty o f f u n a ctiv itie s f o r th e k id s in c lu d in g a b o u n c e h o u s e a n d face p a in tin g ! i Canton Judge rejects motion to dismiss in baby’s death ; • bserv er ddemOhometownlKe.tom (313) 222-2238 Twitter: @CantonObserver Delivery: Full A ssista n c e w ith B athing, D ressin g & H ygien e in a Sm all H om e-like S e ttin g A A A T ravel A g e n c y fo r A ctive/A lert, M e m o ry Im paired, Frail/Recovering & Alzheim er's resid e n ts • • • • • • • • • Highly Competitive Inclusive 24 Hour Professional Staffing Private/Semi-Private/Barrier-Free 3 Home-Cooked Meals a Day On-Call Nurse Practitioner Medication Management Daily Housekeeping & Laundry Beauty & Barber Shop Wander Secured/Enclosed Courtyard SAVE to$7 5 0 $ 5 0 O F F EVERY $ 1 ,0 0 0 S P E N T O N Y O U R N E X T V A C A TIO N 8121 Lilley Road Canton, Michigan 48187 (Locatedbetween Joy&Warren Roads) N o w s a v e e x t r a w h e n y o u b o o k a q u a l i f i e d t r i p w ith A A A T r a v e l A g e n c y a n d p a y in fu ll b y 3 / 1 5 / 1 3 . FOR COM PLETE DETAILS, CONTACT AA A TRAVEL AGENCY. (734) 4 5 3 -3 2 0 3 www.CrystalCreekAssistedLiving.com C h e c k u s o u t o n t h e W e b e v e r y d a y a t h o m e to w n lif e .c o m C a n to n : 2 0 1 7 N. C a n to n C en te r R o a d P h o n e : 7 3 4 - 8 4 4 -0 1 4 6 Judge orders barricades removed A fed e ra l jud g e has o rd ered a developer to rem o v e co n crete b a rri c ad e s e re c te d in N ovem b e r to block o ff a core section of C h e rry Hill V illage, am id a property -rig h ts legal dispute b etw een the com pany a nd Canton Township. U.S. D istric t Ju d g e G er shw in D rain ru led Tues d ay in Canton’s fav o r by g ran tin g a prelim inary in junction ord erin g Cher r y R idge LLC to rem ove th e b a rrie rs, w hich seal o ff W est Road and an a d ja c e n t pa rk in g lot used b y v isito rs of th e Vil lage T heater, th e Canton H um an S ervices C enter , and a histo ric C herry H ill ; School. D ra in gave th e devel o p e r se v en d ays to com p ly w ith his order, though it w asn 't c lea r if C herry R idge LLC’s legal te am p la n s to c hallenge the d ecision in th e 6th Cir c u it C o u rt o f A ppeals in C olum bus, Ohio. A ttorney R o b e rt C arson couldn’t b e re a c h e d fo r com m ent. C anton Tbwnship offi c ials lauded D rain’s deci- BILLBRESLER | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER A federal judge has ordered Cherry Ridge LLC., to remove concrete barricades erected in November to block off a core section of Cherry Hill Village amid a property-rights legal dispute betw een th e company and Canton Township. a p a rk in g lot ju s t w e st of th e stre e t, follow ing an a g re e m e n t a d ecad e ago w ith a fo rm e r landow n er, th o u g h it a p p e a rs cer ta in d o cu m en ts w ere nev e r o fficially rec o rd e d . C anton sp e n t money im p ro v in g th e site and m ain tain in g it, b u t Cher r y Ridge LLC c o n ten d s it h a s rig h ts to th e p ro p erty a fte r acq u irin g it in lieu o f a fo re clo su re in Ju ly 2011. T h e tw o sid es h av e file d law suits a g ain st e a c h o th e r to s e ttle th e m a tter. C arso n co u ld n ’t b e sion, sa y in g it w ould r e s to re p u b lic p a rk in g , h a n d ica p p ed sp a ce s and fire d e p a rtm e n t acc e ss to C h e rry H ill Village’s core section. “W e’r e v e ry p le ase d w ith it," Tbw nship A ttor n e y K ristin K olb said. H appy cam p er S u p e rv iso r P h il L aJoy d e scrib e d h im s elf as “v e ry hap p y ” th a t th e ju d g e o rd e re d th e b a rr i e r s rem oved. C anton m a d e im p ro v e m e n ts to th e p roperty, in c lu d in g W est R oad an d re a ch e d to cla rify w hat, if any, pla n s C h e rry Ridge LLC m ig h t h a v e f o r the pro p erty . A cco rd in g to Kolb, “th e y h a v e n e v e r su b m it te d d e v elo p m en t plans f o r th a t o r a n y o f th e oth e r v a ca n t p ro p e rty th e y ow n in C h e rry HiU Vil lag e.” T h at said , th e re have b e en ru m b lin g s o f dis a g re e m e n ts b etw een th e tw o sid e s ov e r potential d e v elo p m en t outside th e d isp u ted co re a re a o f th e villag e, w ith th e to w n sh ip p re fe rrin g a sm a ll e r n u m b e r of ho m es on sites. I n h is decision, D rain w eig h ed th e m e rits o f th e p re lim in a ry in junction sou g ht b y Canton, “an d th e c o u rt fin d s th a t the b alancin g o f th e fa c to rs w eigh in fa v o r o f Canton Tbw nship.” involved w ith fo r som e tim e.” D ra in w ro te th a t th e p u b lic ha s “law fully en jo y ed an d u se d ” the p ro p erty , su c h a s W est R o ad an d th e a d ja c e n t p a rk in g lot, until last Nov. 3, w hen C h e rry Ridge LLC “u n ila te ra lly b a rr i c ad e d th e e n tra n c e to th e im pro v em ents, p re v e n t ing th e p u b lic fro m usin g th em .” T h a t m ove, h e said, r e s tric ts p a rk in g fo r peo p le w ith disabilities and f o r v isito rs to th e Vil lage T h ea te r, th e Canton N e g a t i v e im p a c t M oreover, h e w ro te, “ T he c o u rt fin d s th a t th e p re se n c e of b a rric a d e s a n d a lte rin g th e sta tu s q uo h a s had a ne g ativ e a n d se v e re im p a ct on th e p u b lic in te re st. T h is case in v o lv es p ro p e rty th a t th e to w n sh ip h a s b een Judge denies lower bond for suspected predator A ccused child pred a to r J e s s e H erm a n n rem ained ja ile d F rid a y w ith a $100,000 cash bond a fte r a 35th D istric t Court ju d g e re fu se d a defense a tto rn e y ’s re q u e st to low e r th e am ount. H erm a n n , a 34-yearold W alled L ake m an, is fac in g a M a rc h 22 p re lim in ary ex am to d e ter m ine w h e th e r he should sta n d tria l follow ing a lle u sin g a co m p u ter a n d th e In te rn e t to co m m u n icate w ith a n o th e r p e rso n to co m m it a crim e. H erm a n n ap p e a re d in c o u rt F rid a y fo r a p re lim in ary ex am th a t w as a d jo u rn e d u n til M a rc h 22 a t th e re q u e st o f de fe n se a tto rn e y D av id Cripps. C ripps asked 3 5th Dis tric t Ju d g e M ichael Gerou to red u c e H erm an n ’s $100,000 cash bond, but G erou re je cted th e motion. C anton D e tec tiv e Sgt. D av e S c h rein e r h a s said g a tio n s h e b e frie n d ed a C anton w om an online an d a sk ed to m e et h e r a n d h e r y o u n g d a u g h te r a t the H o lid ay In n E x p re ss n e a r Lotz R o ad an d M ichigan A venue. C anton p o lice a rr e s te d H erm a n n th e ev en in g of F eb . 13 w h en he d ro v e to th e hotel. H erm a n n could face p e n alties ran g in g up to 20 y e a r s in p riso n if h e is c o n v icted o f tw o co u n ts e ac h o f c h ild sex u al ly a b u siv e a ctiv ity and a u th o ritie s w e re notified o f alleg atio n s H erm a n n w an ted to m e e t th e local w om an an d h e r d a u g h ter a t th e hotel. “We in v e stig a te d th e r e p o rt,” S c h rein e r said, “a n d he w as a rr e s te d in th e h o te l p a rk in g lot.” S c h re in e r ha s d e clin ed to d iv u lg e ex ten siv e d e tails ab o u t th e case u n til it u n fo ld s in co u rt. 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T h e un d e rg ra d u a te stu d e n t a w a rd s rec ip ie n ts and fac u lty m e n to rs in clude Lauren Fow ler, a C anton re s id e n t m a jo rin g in Psychology, fo r h e r “An E x am in a tio n o f th e R e lationship o f P ro b le m a tic Food T ypes to th e D ev elo pm ent o f S ubstance U se D iso rd e r in Postb a ria tric S u rg e ry P a tie n ts.” Fo w le r's fac u lty m e n to r is K aren Sau les (D e p a rtm e n t o f Psychology). T h e a w a rd s a re p a rt of th e ann u al U n d e rg ra d u a te R e se a rc h S tim ulus P ro g ram , w hich is desig n ed to fac ilitate re s e a r c h p a rtn e rsh ip s be tw ee n u n d e rg ra d u a te s an d E a s te r n fa c u lty m entors. M ichigan State Stephanie Fogoros of Canton, a 2012 g raduate o f Salem H igh School, m ade th e D ean's List and th e MSU Honors College. Among Fogoros’ academ ic accom plishm ents: H u B e ta Capa, Principal’s Award, President’s A ward, National H onor Society and captain of th e Salem Rockettes. photos by bill bresler | staff photographer Plymouth Scholars fifth-grade teacher Linda Reilman w as one o f several staffers w ho took o :r th e counter a t th e Plymouth Township McDonald's on Ann Arbor Road Tuesday. Grand Valley Charter staff flips for burgers J a c i J e ff r e y se e s a lot o f h e r stu d e n ts and col le ag u e s w ith in th e w alls o f P ly m o u th Scholars C h a r te r A cadem y, w h ere sh e se rv e s a s principal. B u t Tliesday, J e ff r e y a n d o th e r s ta f fe rs w ere doing a d iffe re n t kind of serving. P ly m o u th S c holars sta f fe rs , inc luding J e f frey, sp e n t som e th re e ho u rs w o rking th e coun te r a t th e Plym outh Tow n sh ip M cD onald’s re s ta u ra n t on A nn A rb o r Road. I t w as p a r t of th e r e s ta u ra n t ch ain ’s “McTea c h e r N ig h t” e ffo rt. “I t’s g r e a t to se e m y col- Mom Danna Cloia w atches sons Christopher, 6, and Brad ley, 7, play w ith happy meal toys. The family, including Dad, Chris Cloia, stopped in a t McDonald's to support their school. le ag u e s o u tsid e th e school w alls,” sa id J e ffre y , who G ran d Valley S tate U niversity announces th e n a m es of stu d en ts who w ere placed on th e d e an’s list fo r th e Fall 2012 se m es ter concluding in D ecem ber. T h e list includes th ose stu de nts who hav e m aintained a 3.5 grad e point av erag e an d b e en enrolled in a m inim um o f 12 credits. T h e h onor is noted on th e stude nts’ official records. S tu d en ts ho nored fo r th e fall se m e s te r include: • Canton — David J. Adlof, Lauren E. Adlof, Sherri E. A nderson, Phillip A. Baciak, M egan R. Bacigal, Court ney E. Black, M arissa R. Blassic David L Blythe, Lauren E. Branson, Britany M. Brasseur, A utum n E. Burin, Kirst e n E. Clemans, Laura A. Daniels, Lara M. D evine, Terra L Devine, Eric P. Eisw erth, Aaron D. Evans, A shley H. Fal lon, Courtney T. Farmer, Abigail L Giaier, Leah M. Girard, Danielle M. Gross, M elanie C Gross, Kylie L Hakala, Kris tin L H artwig, K atherine E. Hopman, Max Julien, Lau ra E. Kirby, Ryan J. Liddane, Chelsea P. M anning, Alyssa C M eagher, Jordyn A. M oore, Bradley T. Mueller, Shaw n D. Mueller, Alice H. M unday, Kaitlin A. M unoz, Michael S. N adratow ski, Zachary S. Neville, Luke i. Paul, Alexan d e r R. Poram bo, Kelsey J. Pulis, A m anda R. Rice, A dam J. Rosenberg, Stefania C Sgam bati, Molly A. Slavens, Sar ah R. Stratford, S om m er A. Tuttle, April E. Vem on, Taylor N. Wiemer, M egan L Zarem. • Ply m o u th — B rittany L. Callegari; S tefan ie A. Cesario; Emily R. D onahue; Riley J. G roenew ou d; K ather ine J. H agen; M organ A. H uetter; A lyssa A. Kolb; Katelynn M. K rause; Jackson R. Lytle; D aniel D. Mac Donell; A n th o n y B. Mullins; Casey L O 'G uinn; H eath J. Parling; K ate L Perry; Jessica L Rich; Jessica A. Thoe; S tephanie K. Zielinski. “I t’s a g r e a t co m m u n ity e v en t, an d it b e n efits th e school, too.” M cT each er’s N ig h t has p ro v id ed stu d e n ts, fac u l ty a n d p a re n ts w ith th e o p p o rtu nity to in c re ase school p rid e an d g e n er a te fu n d s fo r th e ir school b y allow ing th e m to ta k e o v e r a M cD onald’s loca tio n , w ith a p e rc e n ta g e o f th e sa les g o ing d ire c tly to th e ir school. 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N ot only did sh e le ad stu d e n ts, ran g in g fro m a kinderg a rtn e r to th re e fifth g ra d e rs, b u t sh e also donated h e r own hair. T his is Botosan’s third tim e donating h a ir w ith stu dents. “I t’s about kids h elping kids w ho a re sick," B otosan said. "D o nating h a ir pro v id es them w ith a n avenue and an oppo rtu n ity to do so. A s a le a d e r o f our school, it's im p o rta n t fo r m e to m odel th a t o pp ortu nity to se rv e o th e rs and to m ake th a t a p r i o rity in m y life so th a t th e y can see m e giving o f m yse lf.” H elping o th e rs w as also the m o tivating fa c to r fo r all se ven stu d e n ts w ho donated th e ir h a ir a long w ith B otosan. K inderg a rtn e r Cecilia M oore said that sh e did it to he lp people like h e r g ran dm other, w ho’d lost h e r h a ir to cancer. She said, “I’m d oing it fo r m y N anna.” T his w as fif th g r a d e r E liz a b e th F o rn e y ’s se cond tim e to dona te h e r h a ir fo r c a n c e r p atients. “I th o u g h t it w ould b e a good id e a b e c a u se som e people need h a ir and I have a lot, so I can After th e shearing are (top row) Shianna Etheridge, Elizabeth Forney, Tara Botosan and Connor Moore, and (front row) Maeve Dennie, So phia Barkoot, Anna Avram and Cecilia Moore. Tonda Elementary School kindergartner Cecilia Moore gets her haircut to donate to Wigs 4 Kids. ju s t give th e m som e,” Eliza b e th said. T h e h a ir w as do n a ted to W igs 4 K ids, w hich pro v id es custom f itte d w igs in o r d e r to b o o st th e self-e ste em o f c a n c e r patien ts an d o th e rs w ith m e d ica l condi tio n s th a t c au se h a ir loss. I t is a M ichigan n o n -p ro fit org an iz a tio n th a t b e n efits c h ild ren an d te e n s th ro u g h o u t M ichigan, 90% com ing fro m th e TVi-County a re a. “I t’s im p o rta n t to b e n e fit the k id s who a re stru g g lin g rig h t h e re in o u r com m unity,” Boto- sa n said. In th is sa m e sp irit of giv ing, local m e rc h an ts, in clu d in g H u n g ry H ow ie’s Pizza in C anton an d M en ch ie’s o f Can ton, h elp ed m a k e it a m e m o ra b le d a y b y p ro v id in g th e Tbnd a stu d e n ts w ith a pizza lunch a n d a delicio u s y o g u rt tr e a t a fte rw a rd s . T h e h a irc u ts w ere d o n ated b y S an d y V rzovski, o w n er an d sty list o f E n v y Salon in N o rth v ille. V rzovski p re v i o u sly p a rtn e r e d w ith Botosan w ith h a ir d o n ation s b y stu d e n ts a t E a s t M iddle School. 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T h e fu n d also contains both la rg e an d sm all com panies. T h e fund ha s a $1,000 m inim um an d $100 m inim um for addition a l in v estm ents. T h is fund has a solid tr a c k rec o rd an d is also com m ission fre e. T h a t m ean s w h en y o u r son in v e sts $1,000, a ll o f th e m on ey g oes to w ork fo r him . B e ca u se th is is y o u r son’s fir s t in v e stm e n t, en co u rag e him to le a r n ab o u t investing. I f h e can a tta in good in v e st in g sk ills a t th is age, it will b e LWVhosts campaign finance forum L ea g u e of W om e n V oters officials sa y M ichigan h a d th e m ost expen siv e sta te Supre m e C ourt electio n cam p a ig n in th e nation in 2012, w ith a c o st o f som e $18.6 m illion. R ich R obinson, exec u tiv e d ire c to r o f th e M ich ig an Cam paign F in an c e N etw o rk , will sp e ak a t a L eag u e o f W om en V o ters m e et in g 7:15 p.m . Th u rsd ay , M a rc h 7, a t th e L ivonia C ivic C e n te r L ib rary ab o u t th e Su p re m e C ourt electio n , a s w ell a s sp en d in g b y o th e r M ich ig an cam p a ig n s in 2012. T h e m e etin g is open to th e p u b lic. F o r m o re in fo rm atio n , co n tact P a u la B o w m an a t (734) 277-2243. PL Y M O U T H -C A N T O N C O M M U N IT Y S C H O O L S N O T IC E T O B ID D E R S The Board of Education of the Plymouth-Canton Conununity Schools invites all interested and qualified companies to submit a proposal for Basic and Voluntary Life Insurance Plans, A ccidental Death & Dismemberment Plans, Group and Voluntary Disability Insurance, Flexible Spending Account Administration and COBRA Administration. Specifications and bid forms are available by contacting Matt Duprey, Account Coordinator, Gallagher Benefit Services, Inc. at (248) 430-2789 or matthew duprey@aig.com. Technical questions should also be directed to Matt Duprey. Sealed proposals are due to the PCCS - E.J McClendon Educational Center located on 454 S. Harvey, Plymouth, MI on or before 11:00 a.m., Monday, March 18, 2013. The Board of Education reserves the right to accept and/or reject all bids, as they judge to be in the best interest of the school district. Board of Education Plymouth-Canton Community Schools Adrienne Davis, Secretary so m eth in g th a t will he lp him th e r e s t o f his life. I t is im por ta n t th a t h e know s th e im por ta n c e of sav in g a p o rtio n of e v e ry p a y ch e ck fo r h is future. J u s t th in k ab o u t how m uch th e co n ce p t o f r e tire m e n t ha s ch an g e d o v e r th e years. I h a v e no do u b t th a t w hen y o u r son r e tire s, th e c hange s will b e e v en m o re sig nificant. A lthough w e do no t know w hat th e c h an g e s w ill b e , one thing th a t w e c a n co u n t o n is th a t p eople w ill liv e lo n g e r a n d it will co st m o re. As p eople e n te r th e jo b m a rk e t, it is so im por ta n t th a t th e y h av e th e disci p lin e to sa v e fo r th e ir re tire m e n t on a r e g u la r b asis. F o r th o se who h a v e ju st e n te re d th e w o rk fo rc e, Roth IRA s a n d Roth 401(k) Plan s d e se rv e co n sid era tio n . To m e, it is a slam dunk to ta k e advan ta g e of th e se in v e stm e n t vehi c les if available. I recogn ize it is d ifficu lt to convince people in th e ir 20s to sa ve fo r re tire m e n t w hich is 40 y e a r s aw ay; how ever, I also recognize th a t a s a p a re n t you fac ed o th e r ch alle n g es th a t w ere ju s t a s d aunting. T h is is ju s t a n o th e r one of th o se chal lenges. T h e re fo re , if you w ant to a ssu re yo u rse lf th a t your c hild will b e ab le to enjo y th e ir r e tire m e n t, now is th e tim e to ta k e action. Good luck! Rick Bloom is a fee-only finan cial adviser. His website is www. bloomassetmanagement.com. If you would like Bloom to respond to your questions, please email him at rick@bloomassetmanagement.com. Chocolate, wine highlight benefit A nyone w ho be liev e s in m ira cle s c a n g e t a n ig h t o f cho co late, food an d w ine w h en th e M ira cle L eag u e o f P lym outh an d K elly’s K idz p re se n t “M ir a c le s ... A m ong U s,” 5:30-8:30 p.m . Th u rsd ay , M a rc h 7, a t th e Plym outh C om m unity A rts Council. T h e e v en in g , pro ce ed s o f w h ich b e n efit b o th th e M ira cle L eag u e a n d K el ly ’s K idz, will fe a tu re d o o r p rize s, p o tte ry , gift c e rtific a te s an d wine. D o o r p riz e s (m u st be p re se n t to win) include: • S ilv er L an d scap e A g ate N eck lace w ith Sm o k ey Q u artz F a c e t ed B e ad s & A m b e r B ead s d o n a ted b y D ea rb o rn Je w e le rs. • W ine, Food & Snack B a sk e t do n a ted b y N an cy D an k e rt. • S p rin g S c a rf d o n ated b y B e th Cam pau. • P o tte ry don a ted by J e f f B u rd a. • Two $50 g ift c e r tif i c a te s fo r one a r t su m m e r cam p in 2013 don a ted by th e P ly m o u th C om m unity A rts Council. • A $50 g ift ce rtific a te fo r PU P S FaU 2013 Sea so n o r W inter 2014 S ea son, do n a ted by P lym outh C o m m u nity A rts Council (e x p ire s Feb. 25,2014). • A $100 g ift c e rtific a te d o n a ted b y Flem ings. • Food g ift ce rtific a te s d o n a ted b y P a n a ch e and Starb u ck s. • CD s an d tic k e ts don a t ed b y th e M ichigan P hil harm o n ic. • S p irit Ite m s donated b y th e M ira cle L eague of Plym outh. T h e M ira cle L eague of P ly m o u th is also looking fo r M L P p la y ers or fam ilies, w ho a re a rtis ts or have a sm all bu siness, to p a rticip a te in th e "M ira c les Am ong U s” a rt and v endor fa ir and reception 10 a.m . to 2 p.m ., Saturday, M a rc h 9, a t th e Plym outh Com m unity A rts Council. T here is no fee fo r MLP families to have a table. Thbles will b e provided, but space is lim ited. This is an opportunity fo r MLP play e rs to show that, in addi tion to being a g re a t base ball player, th e y have many other talents. T his is also an opportunity to support M LP fam ilies who m ay have a hom e business. P u rc h a se tic k e ts fo r “M ir a c le s ... A m ong U s” a t w w w .m iracleleagueplym outh.org/events/. ?id=130307 F o r inform ation, em ail info@ m iracleleagueplym outh.org. S c h o o lc r a ft C o lle g e C h ild r e n ’s C e n te r S e r io u s a c c u m u la t io n . Full Day Kindergarten SuperSmart Savings 1 .1 0 % 0 . 8 0 6-MONTH INTEREST RATE1 ANNUAL PERCENTAGE YIELD2 W h a t's w ith t h e s e s a v in g s a c c o u n ts t h a t e a r n y o u n e x t t o n o th in g ? Try a s m a r te r o p t i o n — a 1.10% sa v in g s a c c o u n t f r o m F la g sta r Bank. • O n b a la n c e s u p t o $10 m illion • N o c h e c k in g a c c o u n t re q u ire d March 6, 2013 7:00 pm-9:00 pm T he S ch o o lc raft M e e t th e te a c h e rs a n d ta k e p ro g ra m s for: a t o u r o f o u r fa cility . L e a rn a b o u t o u r p ro g r a m a n d w h a t a fu ll d a y a t th e C h ild r e n ’s C e n te r w ill in c lu d e . C olleg e C h ild ren ’s C e n te r also offers In fa n ts, Toddlers, a n d P reschoolers Sweeks—6 years o f age. S ib lin g O p e n a n a c c o u n t to d a y . (8 0 0 )6 4 2 -0 0 3 9 f l a g s t a r .c o m / S u p e r S m a r t d is c o u n ts " - ^m i <*** * « ■ • B a n k o ffe r e d fo r m u ltip le S c h o o lc r a f t ' 1.10% in te r e s t r a te is a c c u r a te a s o f 1 /5/2013. F u n d s c u rre n tly d e p o s i t e d in a c c o u n t s a t F la g sta r B ank a re n o t e lig ib le f o r p r o m o tio n a l in te r e s t ra te . T h e 1.10% in te r e s t r a te is g u a r a n t e e d f o r t h e first 6 m o n th s . T h e r a te a f te r 6 m o n t h s is a v a ria b le in te r e s t ra te a n d is s u b j e c t t o c h a n g e . Lim it o n e a c c o u n t p e r c u s to m e r. N o t a v a ila b le f o r p u b lic u n its . F e e s c o u ld r e d u c e e a r n in g s . O ffe r s u b j e c t t o c h a n g e o r c a n c e lla tio n a t a n y t i m e w i t h o u t n o tic e . N o m in im u m d e p o s i t to o p e n a t a b ra n c h ; $1 t o o p e n o n lin e . 2 A n n u a l P e r c e n ta g e Y ield (APY) is a c c u r a te a s o f 1 /5 /2 0 1 3 . S e e b r a n c h f o r d e ta ils . y c h ild r e n . C o lle g e C h ild re n ’s C e n te r 1 8 6 0 0 H a g g e rty R o a d L iv o n ia , M I 4 8 1 5 2 7 3 4 - 4 6 2 -4 4 4 2 credltatlaa - C heck us o u t o n t h e W e b ev e ry d ay a t h o m e to w n life .c o m Skate party benefits United Way The Latin band Tiempo Libre tu rn s up th e h e at a t The Village Theater a t Cherry Hill w ith an evening of Latin Jazz on Saturday, April 13,2013 a t 7:30 p.m. A nyone who lik es to ro lle r sk a te an d is in te r e ste d in h elp in g sen io r citizen s, you th , lowin co m e fam ilie s a n d peo p le w ith disa b ilitie s gets a ch an ce to d o b o th n e x t week. P ly m o u th Com m unity U n ited Way is h o ld in g its f ir s t an n u al Fam ily Skate F u n d ra ise r W ednesday, M a rc h 13, a t S k atin Sta tio n II, 8611 R o n d a D riv e, Canton. T h e e v e n t ru n s 6-8 p.m . A dm ission is $6 and in clu d es sk a te ren tal. B lad e/sp eed sk a te ren ta l is $2 e x tra . P ro c e e d s b e n e fit P ly m outh Com m uni ty U n ited Way. " It’s a good w ay to g e t kid s a n d th e ir fam i lies involved w ith help ing o th e rs w hile having fun,” said M arie Morrow , Plym outh Com m unity U n ited Way P resident. S e rv in g P ly m o u th and C an to n r e s id e n ts sin c e 1944, P ly m o u th C om m u n ity U n ite d W ay is an u m b re lla o rg a n iz atio n th a t a d d re s s e s h um a n se rv ic e n e e d s b y p a r t n e rin g w ith n o n p ro f it a g e n c ie s an d in d iv id u a ls. P r o g r a m s ra n g e fro m s e n io r b u s tr a n s Cuban group hits Village Theater stage T h e L atin b a n d T iem po L ib re tu rn s up th e h e at a t T he V illage T h e a te r a t C h e rry H ill w ith a n eve n in g o f L atin Ja zz on Sat urday, A pril 13,2013 a t 7:30 p.m. C lassically tra in e d a t C uba’s p r e m ie r c o n serv a to rie s, th e se three -tim e G ra m m y n om inated per fo rm e rs a re recognized f o r th e ir en erg etic pe r fo rm an c es o f tim ba, a m ix o f high-voltage L at in Ja z z a n d A fro-Cuban rh y th m s. B and m e m b e rs joined fo rc e s in 2001 to c re a te th e fir s t authentic all-C uban tim b a b a n d in th e U.S. W ith th e goal of sp rea d in g th e ir m usi cal h e rita g e to as w ide a n aud ien c e a s possible, T iem po L ib re h a s gained c ritic a l p ra is e fo r th e ir sound. N am ed " B e st L at in B a n d 2008” b y th e M iam i N ew T im es, T iem po L ib re ’s ric h c u ltu re a n d in c en d ia ry e n erg y co m es th ro u g h in ev ery e x citin g p e rfo rm a n c e o f e ach song. T h e g ro u p ’s la test rec o rd in g , “M y S e c re t R adio,” rele a s e d in M ay 2011, p a y s ho m a g e to th e ir te en a g e y e a r s in Cuba, a tim e w h en the g o v e rn m e n t fo rb a d e its c itizen s to listen to A m er ican M usic. In sp ire d b y th e ir A fro-C uban tr a d i tio n , b u t e a g e r to c a tc h ne w tr e n d s an d sou nd s co m in g fro m th e U.S., T iem p o L ib re ’s m e m b ers w ould fash io n hom em ad e an te n n a s a n d se c re tly lis te n to th e m u sic p u lsa t in g fro m M iam i rad io sta tio n s a t night. T h ese s e c r e t sessio n s fu elled th e ir d re a m s o f living in A m erica, fre e to p e rfo rm th e ir songs an d b u ild th e c a r e e rs th e y w an ted , w hile h elping th e m g a th e r th e stre n g th th a t it to o k to le av e i t all b e h in d — fam ily, frien d s, a country, a life — to pu r su e th o se d ream s. T iem po L ib re (Span ish fo r F r e e T im e) chose th e ir m o n ik e r sin ce th e g ro u p could only c re a te th e ir sound in th e ir f re e tim e, b e tw e e n oth e r p ro je c ts. G ro u p m e m b e rs in clu d e M usical D irec to r J o r g e Gom ez on k ey b o ard ; R a u l R o d ri guez, tru m p e t; L ean d ro G onzalez, congas; Tebelio (Ib n y ) Fo n te, b ass; A rm an d o (P u tu ti) A rce, d ru m s; Jo aq u in (El K id) D iaz, le ad v ocal; an d Luis B e ltran Castillo, saxo phone an d flute. T ic k e ts a r e $25 an d c a n b e p u r c h a s e d y o u rs o n lin e a t C a n to n v illag e th e a te r .o rg o r b y c a llin g (734) 394-5460. To le a rn m o re a b o u t th e b an d , v is it w w w .tiem p o lib rem u sic.c o m . T h is c o n c e r t h a s re c e iv e d g e n e ro u s s u p p o r t fro m th e N a tio n al E n d o w m e n t fo r th e A rts. T h e V illag e T h e a te r a t C h e r ry H ill is lo c a te d a t 50400 C h e r ry H ill in Canton. p o rta tio n to housin g f o r th e dev elo p m e n ta lly d isa b le d , c o u n selin g an d s h e lte r f o r do m e s tic vio le n ce v ic tim s and th e ir c h ild re n , you th life sk ills tra in in g , m a th a n d r e a d in g su m m e r school f o r e le m e n ta ry stu d e n ts , a n d e m e rg e n c y food, r e n t an d u tili ty a ss is ta n c e in a d d itio n to o rg an iz in g d r iv e s fo r local food p a n trie s and h a ts a n d glo v e s f o r th e ho m e less. 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A nd th a t’s w h at m em b e rs of T h e D ance A cad e m y did a s p a rt o f G ar d en C ity H o spital’s “Love Y our H e a rt” cele b ra tio n Feb. 23. H o ste d by th e hospital’s C a rd iac T eam , th e th ree h our ev en t, held du ring N atio nal H e a rt M onth, tr e a te d v isito rs to dem o n stra tio n s and le c tu re s focused on h e a r t he althy living. “I t focused on th re e a re a s — know ledge a bout h e a r t h e a lth y living, good e atin g and e x ercis e to k e ep yo u r h e a rt healthy,” sa id K im b e rly M oore, th e hosp ital’s d ire c to r of p u b lic rela tio n s and m ar k eting. “I t w as, ‘T h is is som e thing you n e ed to d o to ta k e c a re o f y our h e a rt.’ People fo rg e t th a t th e h e a r t is a m u sc le .” T he hospital used the e n tire m all fo r th e pro g ram , utilizing stations th a t had b e en se t up fo r th e e a rlie r W alk fo r W arm th. In addition to th e d em onstrations and lec tu re, th e re also w as fre e blood p re ssu re screening a nd stre n g th testin g avail a ble. P riz es like tic k e ts to a D etro it R e d W ings gam e a n d a K indle also w ere g iven out. T h e e v e n t in c lu d ed a d em o n stratio n o f ex er cise. c lasses lik e hula, w hich a re av aila b le a t th e m a ll th ro u g h a p a rt n e rsh ip w ith T he D ance A cadem y. T he c lass e s include Polynesian a ero b ics, Thi Chi, hath a y og a and slow flow, yoga, w hich M oore de scrib e d a s a low -im pact ex er c ise th a t’s “good fo r the h e art." P a rtic ip a n ts also had th e op p o rtu n ity to tr y out y og a in a d iffe re n t w ay — Wellness classes offered by G arden City Hospital are held in com munity of th e Westland Shopping Center a t War ren and W ayne roads. They include: • Slow Flow Hatha Yoga 4-5:30 p.m. Tuesdays at G arden City Hospital, 6245 Inkster Road, north of Ford Road, Garden City, or 7-8:15 p.m. Thursdays a t mall. • Hatha Yoga 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesdays a t th e mall. Six months of yoga expe rience is required. The class costs $9 per class, if paying for a full session (four or eight weeks) or $11 drop-in fee. New to Yoga? Try a free class a t 1 p.m. Saturday, March 16. Bring a sticky m at or a towel. • Polynesian aerobics 6-7 p.m. Thursdays a t the mall. The cost is $8 per class, if paying fo r full session (six-eight weeks) or $10 drop-in fee. • Hula - Harmony of Hands, Hips and Heart meets 5-6 p.m. a t th e mall. The cost is $8 per class, if paying for full session (six-eight weeks) or $10 drop-in fee. New classes also will be offered, beginning April 8. • Fitness Barre, a 45-min ute class th a t fuses core conditioning, Pilates, yoga, orthopedic stretch ing and isometrics into one powerful, body shaping experience. • Tai Chi is a mind-body exercise th a t started in China and can improve heart health, balance, and flexibility, no m atter th e age or ability level. • Zumba Toning Express features exotic rhythms set to high-energy Latin and international beats all while toning w ith th e use of weights. Discount packages available. For class sched ule or to register for classes, call (734) 4583242. PHOTOSBYTOMBEAUDOIN Chef Ted Linden, a stu d en t in th e Schoolcraft College Culinary Arts program, serves th e zucchini pappardelle and chicken cacciatore to Grace Destefanis of Canton an d Brian Taylor. Kathy and Ron Terry o f Livonia talk w ith nurse Jessie Lutz w h o explains th e benefits of walking. Lutz oversees th e mall walking program a t W estland Shopping Center. sittin g in th e ir ch airs. “W e g o t su c h good fe e d b ack , w e’r e looking a t o ffe rin g c h a ir yoga,” M oore said . “I t ’s good fo r pe o p le w ho a re d o ing cardio reh a b ." E v ely n Sto k es, a per- runard, s Only Have to 'Lffok Expensive so n al c h e f a n d stu d e n t a t Sc h o o lc ra ft College, sh o w ed p a rtic ip a n ts how to m a k e th e ir ow n v inai g r e tte a n d a sim p le salad a n d th e n c re a te d a h e a r t h e a lth y ch ick e n cac cia to re dish . S a m p le s w ere s e rv e d to peo p le b y se v e ra l fello w ch efs an d S c h o o lc ra ft stu d e n ts. “E v ely n did a w onder f u l jo b o f in c o rp o ra t in g o u r m e ssa g e o f h e a rt h e alth y e a tin g into h e r d em o n stratio n ,” M oore said. ‘T h e y se rv e d th e food to 100 peo p le an d a n sw e re d th e ir q u e s tio n s.” C a rd io lo g ist D r. N izam H ab h a b han d led th e e d u c atio n p a r t o f th e p r o g ra m , ta lk in g ab o u t tw o th in g s — w o m en a n d h e a r t h e a lth an d w hat p e o p le can do to ta k e c a re o f th e ir h e arts. T h e e v e n t w as so suc c e ssfu l th a t G ard en City H o sp ita l and W estland Sho p p in g C e n te r a r e now looking in to doing sim i la r p ro g ra m s on a m o n th ly basis. T h e hosp ital is th e official p a rtn e r w ith th e cen te r. “I t’s so m e th in g w e’re g o ing to do,” M oore said. “I t’s defin itely c om ing dow n th e pike.” St. M ichael’s Parish p re se n ts “ALL-Y0U-CAN-EAF Including: Funeral Director, Staff, Embalming, Cosmetology, Full Preparation, 2 Day/4 Hour Use of Facilities, All Transportation, Hearse, Fine Metal Casket, Registry Book, Acknowledgement Cards, All Necessary Documentation, Death Certificates (3) and Chapel use with Organ. 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Ann Arbor Rd., Plymouth, Ml 48170 * 1 - 8 7 7 - 3 5 0 - 4 6 3 3 e I s s p C hrysler-D odge-Jeep-R am Open: Mon., Thurs. 9-9; Tues., Wed., Frf. 9-6; Sat 10-3 • DODGE • We Service All Makes ft Models w w w .D i c k S c o t t .c o m CHRY SLER • JE E P • $1 9 8 : r s Cox d o e sn ’t expect charges against Elias Realty F o rm e r sta te A ttor n e y G enera] M ike Cox, who re p r e s e n ts th e ow n e r o f th e Livonia-based re a lty ra id e d W ednes day by th e F B I, said he e x p ec ts no c h a rg e s will be filed ag a in st h is client b e ca u se h e h a sn 't broken a n y laws. “I think it will tu rn into a w hole bunch o f n oth ing,” he said. “I h a v en ’t se en one th in g th a t w ould le ad to a c h arg e.” Cox said th e FB I ra id e d W illiam E lia s’s Livo nia and B rig h to n offic e s b e ca u se th e F eder a l H om e L oan M o rtgage Corp. (F red d ie M ac) told law e n fo rc e m e n t officials h e w as co m m ittin g fra u d b y hiding th e fac t som e o f h is sh o rt-sale custom e r s had bo ught second hom es. Cox sa id F re d d ie M a c is going a fte r E lias a n d h is bu sin e ss es, including E lias R e al ty, b e c a u se he d oes m ore sh o rt sa les th a n anyone e lse in M ichigan. Cox said T h u rsd a y he h ad no t se en a copy o f th e s e a rc h w arran t. E lias su e d F re d d ie M ac in U.S. D is tr ic t Court Ja n . 31, sa y in g h is b u si n e sse s w e re u n ju stifi ab ly b la ck liste d an d h ave lost 500 c lien ts a n d m ore th a n $2 m illion in re v e nue. F re d d ie M a c pla ce d E lias on its ex clusionary list in N ovem ber, m e an in g it could n o t p a rtic i p a te, e ith e r d ire c tly or indirectly, in any Fre d d ie M a c tran sac tio n . In a le tte r Oct. 1 to E lias, F re d d ie M ac a lleg e d E lia s "in stru cted b o rro w e rs to p u rc h a se a n e w hom e p r io r to apply ing fo r sh o rt sale a ssis ta n c e on th e F re d d ie M ac loan,” th e la w su it says, and th e sh o rt sale pa ck a g es su b m itted to th e F re d d ie M ac s e rv ice rs on b e h alf o f th e bor ro w e rs Elias “failed to dis c lo se th e acq u isitio n of th e ne w hom e.” F re d d ie M ac also a lleg e s th e in ab ility of th e b o rro w e r s to re p a y th e Fre d d ie M ac loan s w as “n o t g en u ine” o r “w as c re a te d as a r e su lt of th e p u rc h a se o f th e new ho m es m a d e pos sib le th ro u g h E lias and h is co m p an ies.” E lias d enies a ll th e alleM o n t h - lo n g d e la y s T he d isp u te h a s m ean t m o n th-long d e lay s fo r so m e c lien ts w ho a re u n d e r w ater on th e ir ho m e m o rtg a g es a n d are try in g to avoid forecloK ath y R ow ley o f Redfo rd sa id sh e is still w ait in g to clo se th e sh o rt sale on h e r house, w hich had a p u rc h a se o ffe r o f $33,100 sh o rtly a fte r b ein g p u t on th e m a rk e t in S e p te m b er. She still ow es $90,000 o n th e h o u se an d h a sn ’t m a d e a pa y m en t since A ugust. “Now I’m ge ttin g clo se to th e w hole fo re clo su re th in g ,” sh e said. Sh e sa id sh e h a sn ’t been d issa tis fie d w ith E lia s — h e r tro u b le s s ta r te d w hen h e r file, alo n g w ith 200 o th e rs , got tra n s fe rre d to an o th er re a lty firm a f te r E lias w as pla ce d on th e ex clu sio n ary list and e v e ry th in g c a m e to a halt. She su sp e c ts th e new re a lty c o m p an y is over w h elm ed b y th e volum e. S u san P a r k e r said she h ad b e e n v e rb a lly p ro m ise d b y E lia s th a t it w ould sell h e r H az el P a r k house b y D ec. 31. Sh e fir s t list ed it w ith E lias in F e b ru - W H A T IT A L L M E A N S S h o rt sale: A short sale is any real estate sale th a t gen erates proceeds less th a n th e am ount ow ed on th e prop erty. It occurs when th e lender and borrower decide th at absorbing a moderate loss is preferable to having the borrower default on the loan. The consent of th e loan servicers o r secondary loan holders such as Freddie Mac is always required before a short sale can occur. Freddie Mac: Freddie Mac is a government-sponsored corporation, chartered by Congress to provide liquidity, stability and affordability to th e U.S. housing market. Freddie Mac purchases mortgages from primary lenders, such as banks, thereby increasing cash available to those lenders. With more liquid assets, th e lenders are then able to issue additional mortgages, increasing homeownership throughout th e nation. a ry an d h ad a b u y e r and a sig n ed p u rc h a se ag re e m e n t b y A pril. “A t th a t tim e, I w as th rilled b u t e v e r sin ce th e n , I’v e b e en tra n s f e r re d to se v e ra l differ e n t a g e n ts w ith in E lias a n d each one w as u n re sponsive,” sh e said. “W eeks o n en d w ould go b y w ith no u p d a te o r com m un icatio n fro m an y one. I t w as only a fte r I’d c alled an d e m ailed se v er a l tim es an d fin ally got on th e p h o n e w ith a re c e p tio n ist a n d re fu se d to b e se n t y e t ag ain to som e o n e’s voice m ail th at th e re w ould b e a b rie f p erio d o f OK co m m u n ic a tion an d th e n it w ould fiz zle o u t ag ain .” Jo h n n y M ark iv ich , w ho c o m m en ted on a www. hom etow ntow nlife.com story, sa id h e w ould not rec o m m e n d do ing bu si n e ss w ith E lias. “B een d e alin g w ith th e se jo k e rs fo r sev en m o n th s try in g to b u y o n e o f th e ir list in g s,” he said. “T h ey ’re actu a lly re stru c tu rin g in to a ‘hold in g s’ co m p a n y in o r d e r to b y p a ss the g o v e rn m e n t.” M ac ru les; he sim p ly exp lain ed th e m to people. A cco rd in g to F r e d die M ac, peo p le ge n er a lly q u alify fo r a sh o rt sale b y d e m o n stratin g o n e o f fo u r hard sh ip s: d ivo rce, debt, disabili ty o r d istan t relocation. T h ey also qualify if they h a v en ’t pa id th e ir m o rt g ag e fo r th re e months, Cox said. “H e doesn’t tell th e m w h at to do,” he said, a d d in g th a t F re ddie M ac g u id elines encour a g e som e hom eow ners to fo reg o pa y m en t o f th e ir m o rtg a g e if th e y do not q u alify b y v irtu e o f a d eath , divorce, disability o r d istan t relocation. T h ese sa m e reg ulations d o not pro h ib it po tential sh o rt sa le hom eow ners fro m p u rc h a sin g a se c o n d hom e w ith low er pay m e n ts b e fo re th e y stop p a y in g on th e fir s t m o rt g ag e, Cox said. H e said F re d d ie M ac allow s b o rro w e rs to have a n ew ly o rig in a ted m o rt g age on a n o th e r p ro p e r ty if th e y a re m oving for a new jo b o r if th e y are in th e m ilita ry and m ov in g to a ne w station. Also, th e y can h ave a vacation h om e an d still app ly for a ssista n c e fo r th e ir p r i m a ry residence. C lients also signed fo rm s sa y in g E lias and h is em ployees advised th e m to avoid purch a sin g a second hom e if th e y are a ttem p tin g a sh o rt sa le of th e ir p re se n t hom e, Cox said: “H e ’s follow ing th e rules. Som e people m ay say he ’s ta k in g a d v an tage, b u t th e y (F reddie M ac) c re a te th e ru les. H e didn’t.” A fte r he w as placed on th e e xclusio nary list, E lias se n t 400-500 file s to o th e r bro k ers. 52nd Annual Wayne Coin Club :O IN S H O W . B u y-S ell-T ra d e ! Sunday, March 3rd, 2013 10am-4pm I Wayne Rec Center A 4635 Howe R d. §l ^ g: [ A nnapolis Wayne, Ml "V/ <6 SE Corner of Annapolis l/ i? ★ 3 and Howe Rd. Van Born R 'H e 's f o l l o w i n g t h e r u le s ' Cox sa id E lias nev e r b ro k e an y Fre d d ie m m m *•- M ake a fre s h s t a r t th is sp rin g . g . V mi ‘y L i Enjoy carefree retirement living ■ ''IrL a t W altom vood ■ ■f- . 9 W altonwood offers carefree senior living with endless opportunities outside your door. W ith friendly t neighbors, convenient am enities, personal staff an d caregivers , on-site, you’re free to choose how you spend th e day. • • • • • • Spacious apartments Housekeeping & maintenance Delicious, home-cooked meals Activities and scheduled transportation Pet friendly community Personalized care services available T w o lo c a t io n s in C a n to n . C a ll a n d s c h e d u le y o u r p e rs o n a l to u r to d a y . W altonw ood Redefining Retirement Living* C a r r ia g e P a r k BBS C herry H il l Indepen d en t L ivin g a n d Licensed A ssisted Living Independent Living, Licensed Assisted Living and M em ory Care (734) 3354)947 (734) 335-1459 2 0 0 0 N C a n to n C e n te r R o a d w w w .W a lto n w o o d .co m 4 2 6 0 0 C h e rry H ill C o m M m u n ity C o r p s a d o n n a S tu d en ts a t M adonna U n iv e rsi ty have sp rea d o u t ac ro ss m e tro D etro it com m unities w ith a m is sion to ta k e w hat th e y have le arn ed in c la ss a n d apply it in w ay s th a t he lp others. N icole R a y o f N orth ville, fo r exam ple, is in th e social w o rk pro g ra m a t M adonna U niversity . She and tw o fellow stu d e n ts a re w o rk in g w ith C a ss C om m unity Social Se rv ice s dow ntow n D etroit. "We a re involved w ith h elp in g th e hom eless g e t fed, fin d in g c h u rc h es w h ere th e h om eless c a n sleep, lo cating th e h om eless u n d e r cau se w ay brid g e s an d g e ttin g th e m to she lte r, and ev en a ssistin g w ith job re so u rc e s,” R a y said. K riste n D ra b ek o f N ew p o rt, an e a rly childhood edu ca tio n m ajor, and h e r te am a re w orkin g w ith F irs t S tep, a sh e lte r fo r w om en an d c h ild re n who a re vic tim s o f d o m es tic violence an d se x u al abu se. T h e stu d e n t g roup p la n s to p u t on ev e n ts th a t w ill em pow er th e w om e n a n d th e ir ch ild ren , w hile helping to m a k e th e m fee l loved, w anted a n d resp e cted , D ra b e k said. “P a bsolu tely fell in love w ith th e fam ilie s, a tm o sp h e re and m ission of F irs t S tep. I w an t to m a k e a dif fe re n c e in th e ir live s as w ell a s m a k e th e m fee l like th e y a re loved and d e se rv e to be loved,” D ra b ek said. A nd th e giving goes bo th w ays, b e ca u se th e stu d e n ts g e t b a ck reallife ex p e rie n c e in th e ir field s of study. “I ’ve m a d e m o c k com m u n ica tion pla n s be fo re, a n d ev en th o u g h you w o rk h a rd to g e t a good grad e , th e re ’s som e th in g to be sa id fo r th e d riv e you have w h en you’r e he lp in g a r e a l o rganization,” sa id Alli- le a r n s t u d e n t s w h ile fr o m h e lp in g The Madonna University — Ford Community Corps program is m ade up o f 24 stu d en ts from diverse academic disciplines including business, communications, dietetics, education, social w ork and sociology. son Fo llb au m o f Livonia, a jo u rn a l ism an d p u b lic rela tio n s stu d en t. “T h e re a re p eople co u n tin g on us an d we can g e t a ta s te of th e e x p ec tatio n s th a t w e’ll be h e ld to in th e b u sin e ss w orld ,” sh e added. T hese stu d en ts a re doing th is work a s p a rt o f th e Ford Com m unity Corps, a netw o rk o f colleges an d universities th a t a re p artn erin g w ith F o rd Motor Co. to c re ate new service-learning initiatives th at recognize scholastic achievem ent w hile encouraging ser v ice to th e community. Unlike tra ditional volunteer program s, Ford Com m unity C orps pro g ram s seek to m atch student know-how w ith specif ic nonprofit needs. T h e M ad o n n a U n iv e rsity F o rd C o m m u n ity C o rp s p ro g ra m is m a d e up o f 24 stu d e n ts fro m d iv e rs e a ca d em ic disciplin es in c lu d in g b u sin e ss, co m m u n ica tions, d ie tetics, ed u catio n , social ’ Lamps, Night Lights & Lamp Shades Home Accents 5 0 %0 FF SHES, PITCHERS. CUF^ Pillows, Rugs & Throws Decorative Balls ST. 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T h is re q u ire s th e m to le arn about com p lex so c ial issu e s an d how non -p ro fits a re ad d re ssin g th e m an d th e n ap p ly th e ir know l ed g e, ta len ts an d sldlls to b e a p a rt o f th e solution,” said Olga M artinez, d irec to r o f th e O ffice o f ServiceL ea rn in g a t M adonna U niversity. • Polyresin & Pottery Sale • Framed Art. Canvas Art & Adhesive Vinyl Wall Art • Birdhouses & Wind Chimes • Men’s Resin & Ceramic Decor FEATURINGFINIALS, CANDLEHOLDERS. INCLUDESFLORALPLANTERS. -EUNLESS SPECIFIED &SUMMER! 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H ug h es do ab o u t w ork a cknow ledged ing to w a rd solu th a t th e R epub tions. lic an P a r ty had R o b e rt G ibbs, w o rk to do. fo rm e r senior “ O ur R e p u b ad v ise r to P r e s lican P a rty id e n t B a rac k ha s to be m ore O bam a, and re sp e c tfu l, tol K a re n H ughes, e ra n t and inclu fo rm e r coun sive,” H ughes se lo r to P r e s said. id e n t G eorge H u g h es c rit W. B ush, spoke icized O bam a ab o u t th e ir fo r th e c u rre n t e x p erien c Hughes sta le m ate in e s a t th e W hite W ashington on H o u se befo re th e b u d g e t cu ts, call a cro w d o f abo u t 800 in g it "failed p resid en a t L au re l M a nor in tia l le ad e rsh ip .” L iv o n ia on T h u rs “I t’s h is responsibil day. T h eir ap p ea ra n ce w as a fu n d ra ise r fo r ity to b rin g th e par tie s to g e th e r to ge t a th e M ichigan Political solution," H ughes said. L e a d ersh ip P ro g ram “B oth sid e s have to a t M ichigan S tate U ni com e aw ay w ith som e v e rs ity ’s In stitu te th in g fo r th e people f o r P u b lic P olicy and who e lec ted them ." Social R e se arch . T h e ir a p p e a ra n c e G ibbs, w ho now w orks a s a n a n aly st fo r c a m e on th e e v e o f M SNBC, sa id th e fate th e $85 b illio n in o f R epu b lic an s w as a u to m a tic s p e n d se t in th e p rim a rie s by in g c u ts s e t to go th e c a n d id a tes th e m in to e f f e c t F rid a y , selves. G ibbs p a ra C o n g re ssio n a l le a d p h rase d w hat a R epub e r s m e t a t th e W hite lican can d id a te m ight H o u s e F r id a y f o r a sa y today: “W e didn’t m e e tin g w ith P r e s h a v e to shoot th o se id e n t O b am a, b u t it bulle ts, bu t w e c a n ’t a p p e a re d lit tle w as ta k e th o se b a c k today,” a c c o m p lis h e d fro m G ibbs said. “T h at tone th a t m e e tin g th a t reso n a te d .” w o u ld a v e r t th e c u ts. G ibbs rem in d ed G ibbs and H ughes th e D e m o c ra ts in th e d isc u sse d th e 2012 ro o m th a t elec tio n s p re sid en tia l election a re c yclic al. D em o an d p o litics in W ash c r a ts will n e ed to be ington. in n o v a tiv e to w in e lec H u g h es c alled th e situ atio n in W ashing tions. G ibbs be liev e d th e to n “deep ly d is tre s s se q u estra tio n cu ts in g ” b u t w as op tim istic w ould happen, w hich “ in sp ite o f a ll of it,” is now abo u t th e fifth H u g h es sa id th e fin an c ia l c ris is “w e ’ve cam p a ig n fo r R e p u b m a n u fa ctu re d .” “I t ’s lic an M itt Rom no t abo u t th e m e e t n e y failed b e ca u se ings, it’s abo u t sitting O bam a’s cam paign dow n an d say in g w e d e fin e d R om ney ear h a v e to g e t th is bal ly. “M itt R om ney nev a n ce d aw ay,” G ibbs e r re c o v ered ,” H ug h es said. said . A m e ric an s did n ’t In 1992,103 m e m se e R om ney a s som e b e rs of Congress w ere o n e w ho help ed o th e rs ele c te d in sw ing d is th ro u g h his c hurc h, tr ic ts , th a t is w ithin b u t th e y re m e m b e re d fiv e p e rc e n ta g e points. his co m m en ts like he T w enty y e a r s later, “lik ed to fir e people," th a t n u m b e r fell to 35, a n d le ttin g "D etroit th e resu lt of redraw n go b a n k ru p t.” H ug h es d istric ts to be nefit sa id “L et D etro it Go w h ic h ev e r p a rty is in B a n k ru p t” w as w rit pow er, G ibbs said. te n in a he adline a t Paint &Pendl by Number • Shadow Boxes, Display Cases & Hag Cases Slzzlx\ CutHebug* u 0n & Spellbinders1' *l^ ^ l^ a s M a ts G rafting F o rm e r W h ite H o u s e a d v is e rs : P o litics g e ts in w ay o f s o lu tio n s 1Art Pendls & Pastel Sets Totes A Organizers byBtePaperStudio* ooci wr •am « 5 0 'OFF 5 0 'OFF 3.99 5.99 7.99 M o n d a y /T A M l'Y o ir C a r r JewMostelry M aking Categories Listed Tu e s d a y r s ; SO'OFF '»w K2S?tM ’ S e a fo o d - N ig h t • Make A Statement' Apparel Trim By The Yard w r iic k e Y ou C a 5 0 ' OFF Broadcloth & Batiste Calico Prints S. 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D ire c to r B a rb a r a Bloom o f N ovi says: ‘“T he Sound o f M usic’ is th e m o st b eloved of all th e R o d g e rs a n d H am m e rs te in m u sica ls,” sa id d ire c to r B a rb a ra Bloom, a Novi resid en t. “I t e n te rta in s w h ile also te ac h in g abo u t a tim e in h isto ry th a t we sim p ly can’t a n d shouldn’t fo rg e t. T h is giv e s ou r y ou th th e op p o rtu n ity to b e involved in a m agi cal show w ith fabulous, fa m ilia r son g s a n d a tim e le ss an d a tr u e story.” T h e sto ry is s e t in A us tria , in e a rly 1939. W hen a p o stu lan t p ro v es too highsp irite d fo r life a s a nun, sh e is disp a tc h ed to se rv e a s g o v e rn e ss to th e sev e n v o n TVapp c h ild ren o f a w idow ed n a v al Cap tain. H e r grow ing ra p p o rt w ith th e yo u n g ste rs, cou pled w ith h e r g e n ero sity o f sp irit, grad u a lly c ap tu r e th e h e a rt o f th e ste rn C aptain, an d th e y m arry . “U pon r e tu rn in g fro m th e ir honeym oon, they d isc o v er th a t A u stria h a s b e en inv a d ed b y th e N azis, w ho de m an d the c a p ta in 's im m ed ia te se r v ic e in th e ir navy,” Bloom said . "T he fam ily ’s nar- on th e ev e o f W orld W ar II pro v id es on e o f th e m o st th rillin g an d in sp i ratio n al fin ales e v e r p r e se n ted in th e th e ate r.” In addition to Ik rd iff, the c ast includes Paul Popa of Saline a s C aptain Von TVapp; K ayal M uthuram an o f Canton p laying Elsa; M adeline Klociz o f Plym o uth a s M o th er Abbess; an d Jacob E liett o f Dear b o rn H eights a s Max. 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Dearborn Heights Shopping Center 313.278.6000 w w w .antoniosrestaurants.com IN S ID E : C O M M U N IT Y LIFE, B5 • HEALTH, B9 SECTION B . (CP) SUNDAY, MARCH3,2013 OBSERVER & ECCENTRIC HOMETOWNLIFE.COM IS P O R T S 734-469-4128 CLASS A GIRLS BASKETBALL DISTRICTS PCA girls advance D-sire gets it done for Chiefs P oints w ere a t a prem ium F rid a y n ig ht, bu t th e re w as n o shortage o f floor b u m s and d ren c h ed u n ifo rm s fol lowing th e C lass A girls b ask etb a ll distric t final betw een h o st C anton and N orth ville. W hen all w as sa id and done, b oth te am s sa nk ju s t e ight field goals in the m atchup. B u t th e Chiefs toughed it out to p re v a il 2923 and tu r n th e ta b les on th e M u stangs, w ho d e fe a t e d Canton in th e 2012 dis tr ic t final. “It (d istric t tro p h y ) m eans so m uch,” sa id Canton ju n io r fo rw a rd Pa ig e A resco, w h o led th e Chiefs w ith 13 p oints along w ith nine rebounds. “We w an ted th is g a m e rea lly badly. T h ey got u s la st y e a r in th e d istric t finals, so w e rea lly w anted it th is ye ar.” E ven m o re im p re ssiv e w as th a t th e C hiefs (166) fo u g h t th ro u g h to vic to ry d e sp ite losing one o f th e te am ’s to p rebo u n d e rs, ju n io r fo rw a rd Shannon P e rry , in th e fin al m in u te of th e fir s t q u arter. P e rry h a d ju s t m u scled h e r w ay th ro u g h th e paint f o r a layup an d w as fouled on th e play. B u t sh e fell in a h eap , in ju rin g h e r le ft knee. H e r sta tu s is u n c ertain for th e N ovi-hosted regionals T besd ay a g ain st D e x te r (the A nn A rb o r H u ro n d istric t w inner). "You ju s t got to keep p la y in g bask etb a ll,” Canton h ead c o ach B ria n Samulsk i said ab o u t w h at th e m e s sa g e w as to th e te a m follow in g P e r ry ’s injury. “Shan n on’s a g r e a t kid, sh e ’s b een p lay in g g r e a t b all dow n th e s tre tch . “B u t w e got to k eep doing w h at w e w ere do ing a n d see w h at w e can g e t done, l b o u r k id s’ c re d it th e y hu n g in th e re , k e p t b a ttlin g an d ke p t fig h tin g .” N o rth ville h e ad coach I b d d G udith, w hose te am fin ish e d th e seaso n w ith a n im p re ssiv e 16-6 rec o rd , c re d ite d th e C h iefs fo r makP lease se e CHIEFS, B2 JOHN KEMSKI | EXPRESS PHOTO Canton’s Alanna Brown (No. 15) and Taylor Hunley (No. 5) strike a defensive pose Friday n ight against Northville's Heather Randall (No. 33). DIVISION 1 BOWLING TEAM STATE FINALS Upstart Salem rolls to team championship Karen W indle and Emily Gerulis com bined fo r 43 points Friday night as Plymouth Christian Academy de fe ate d Novi Franklin Road Christian 53-45 fo r th e cham pionship of th e PCA-hosted Class D district. W indle (25 points) also g rabbe d 11 re bounds a nd collected fo u r steals, while Geru lis (18 points) a dded five boards an d four assists. O ther contributors fo r PCA (16-6) w ere Jenna A braham (five points) and Jenny Mal colm (six boards). "Karen W indle had a stellar ga m e fo r us to n ig h t," PCA head coach Carol Gerulis said. "W hat a w ay to leave your mark on your last high school hom e gam e. Emily had a n o th er solid to u rn a m e n t gam e." Scoring 38 points, including 15 from th e foul line w as Franklin Road's Kristen Massey. T he Eagles trailed 10-6 a fte r o n e qu a rte r b u t tu rn e d it a round in th e second w ith a push th a t m ade it 28-18 a t halftime. Plymouth Christian never looked back. Next up a re th e Class D regionals a t Bellevue. PCA will face th e re gional hosts, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Lady O celots nip Firebirds S alem ’s v a rsity boys bo w lin g te am c a p tu re d th e D ivision 1 ch am p io n sh ip F rid a y a t M uskegon, bu t th e R o ck s n e ed e d to cook up so m e m a g ic e a r lie r in th e d ay to e v en h a v e th e op p ortunity. In th e finals, S alem d e fe ate d No. 1 -seeded Sagi n a w H e rita g e 1,388-1,258 f o r th e te a m title. A fter th e te a m s sp lit th e B a k e r g a m es, th e R ocks dom i n a te d in th e fin al gam e, 967-861. L ea d in g th e w ay fo r S alem in th e fin a l gam e a g a in st Saginaw H erita g e — w h ich e a r lie r F rid a y elim in ated No. 8 -seeded C an to n in th e q u a rte rfin a ls — w ere S tev e n Cadw ell (213), c ap ta in K evin Wil liam s (207) a n d T yler S n y d e r (204). C h ip p in g in w ith 188 w as B ra n d o n Allison, w hile Jim m y Bow ling an d N olan R u d is took tu r n s in th e fifth sp o t fo r a c o m b in ed sc o re o f 155. A fte r q u alify in g as th e No. 3 -see d ed te a m (out of 18) follow ing e ig h t B a k e r g a m es an d tw o re g u la r te a m ga m es, S alem n e a rly cou ld n ’t sc ale th e fam il ia r first-ro u n d hurdle. The Salem varsity boys bowling n th e Division 1 championship Friday a t Muskegon. Plea se se e BOWLING, B4 Brianna B erberet (Salem) scored 16 points and g rabbe d e ig h t rebounds to give th e Schoolcraft College w om en's basketball te a m a season-ending 44-42 MCCAA East e rn Conference win Thursday a t Kirtland Com munity College a t th e MacG regor Athletic Center. Brittani Hamlin a d d ed 10 points and nine boards, w hile Ajai M eek g rabbe d a te am best 13 rebounds as th e Lady O celots finish th e year 8-20 overall a n d 513 in th e conference. The Firebirds (6-19, 2-16) g o t a game-high 28 points from Tara Throop. BO Y S HOCKEY PRE-REGIONAL Indoor track sta te quality Schultz brothers crush Rocks in double OT A fte r m aking num e ro u s k e y stops W ednesday n ig h t to ke ep his team alive in th e D ivision 1 b oys hockey p re-regional, S alem goalie P a r k e r G odfrey sta r e d into a "Schultz D ou b le B a rre l” and couldn’t ha v e h a d a good fee ling abo u t it. I t w as alm o st th e m idw ay p o in t of th e second ove rtim e ag a in st Ply m o uth, w ith th e tw o Tbp-lO te a m s and KLAA S outh D ivision co-cham ps lo cked in a 3-3 tie. S alem se n io r A lek Zultow ski w as f la tten e d b y a b o d y c h ec k a t th e W ildcats’ blu e lin e an d th a t sp ru n g th e S ch u ltz sn ip e rs o n an odd-m an ru sh . In a flash , se n io r N ick Schultz th re a d e d th e p u c k to ju n io r b ro th e r M ike Schultz c ru is in g b e tw ee n th e c irc le s. T he su b se q u en t o n e-tim er s c re a m e d o v e r G o d fre y ’s tr a p p e r to g iv e P ly m o u th a 4-3 v ic to ry a t A rc tic E d g e A rena. “I sa w m y b r o th e r ta k in g it wide r ig h t away,” sa id M ike, in th e c o rri d o r o u tsid e th e te a m ro o m , w h ere Plea se se e HOCKEY, B3 BRIAN QUINTOS Plymouth's Mitch Claggett (No. 10) tries to break free o f Salem defender Justin Katulski (No. 12) during W ednesday night's Division 1 hockey pre-regional a t Arctic Edge. E quity Loans M ade Easier A select team of Observerland area run ners from th e Stickman United Track Club placed ninth in th e distance medley a t th e Mitstrack Indoor State M eet held Feb. 23 a t Central Michi gan University. The foursom e of J'Haira Johnson (Garden City), Zaid Shareef (Li vonia Stevenson), Jacob Colley (Stevenson) and Keenan Jones (Livonia Franklin) w ere clocked in 11 minutes, 8 seconds. Johnson w as also a m em ber o f th e sev enth-place 3,200-meter relay te am . C o m m u n it y Fin a n c ia l right here right for you w w w .cfcu.org R ates as low as (877) 937 -2 3 2 8 Chiefs find way to outlast ’Cats S om ebody p u lle d th e lid o ff th e c y lin d er ju s t in tim e fo r C anton’s v a rsity g ir ls b a sk etb a ll te am , a s th e C h iefs boun ced b a ck fro m first-h a lf stru g g le s to d e fe at P lym o u th 32-23 in W ednesday’s C lass A d is tric t sem ifinal. T h e C h iefs (15-6) tra ile d 14-9 a t ha lftim e , u nable to m a k e sh o ts o f a n y kind. Conversely, th e W ild c a ts ou tsc o red C anton 8-4 in th e seco n d fra m e , w ith ju n io r p o in t p a r d Kylie R o b b (six poin ts) co n n e ctin g on tw o tr e y s to do m o st o f th a t dam age. B u t C anton cam e out o f h a lftim e d e term in e d to do w h atev e r it took to ad v an c e to F rid a y ’s dis tr ic t fin al a g a in st N o rth ville. “I t w asn ’t so m u c h w h at I said , th e y kn ew w h at h ad to b e done,” Canton h ead coach B ria n Sam ulsk i said . “I th o u g h t we p la y ed d e ce n t b all in the f ir s t h alf, b u t w e ju s t d idn’t m a k e an y shots. “I b o u r k id s’ c red it, ____________________ th e y c ra n k e d it u p defenin kemski | express photo siv e ly an d g o t a f te r th em Canton’s Rachel W inters (No. 10) tries to drive to th e rack a n d w ere ab le to get Wednesday night, while Plymouth's Shelby Cheston (No. o p p o rtu n ities o ff som e 35) and Brooke Senkbeil (No. 12) defend. ste als.” m any g am es,” he contin ued. “T h ey d e fe nd, they hav e a th le te s th a t ju st com e o u t and d e fe n d you an d w ea r you dow n. I’m su re th e y go t f ir e d u p in th a t lo c k er room a t halftim e. T h ey cam e out w ith a w hole a n o th er in te n si ty.” A fte r b u c k e ts b y Alann a B ro w n a n d R a ch e l W in te rs m a d e it 14-13 P ly m o u th ju s t 80 s e c o n d s in to th e th ir d q u a r te r, th e W ild ca ts w ent u p 16-13 o n a p u tb a c k by C h esto n . F o r th e re m a in in g six m in u tes o f th e fra m e , how ever, P ly m outh could not m u ste r a single point. Still, th e C hiefs could n o t ta k e full a d vanta ge, fin ally go ing up 17-16 w ith 1:17 le ft on a layup b y ju n io r fo rw a rd Paige A resco (14 points). T h e W ildcats b rie f ly re g a in e d th e le ad w ith se v en m in u tes re m a in in g in reg u la tio n on soph o m o re g u a rd Pa ig e Slom in sk i’s 3-ball fro m th e le ft wing. T h en w ith abo u t 2:30 in to th e fo u rth , w ith th e sc o re 19-all, C heston w as w h istled f o r h e r fo u rth fo u l an d h a d to sit on the b ench. H u n le y (fiv e points, A ccording to P lym outh head coach Bob de Bear, w hose te a m fin ish e d 1011, a little b it o f m o jo w as lo st du rin g th e b rea k . “A lo t of tim e s w h en we go in to h a lftim e w e don’t co m e out th e sa m e team in th e seco n d h a lf,” de B e a r n oted. “I th in k th a t’s w h at h appened. We trie d to g e t K ylie in sid e post ing up , b e ca u se w e like h e r in th e re . "B u t it se em e d lik e we cou ld n ’t g e t th e b all to her. I th in k th e o ffen siv e reb o u n d in g is p ro b ab ly w h at h u r t u s th e most." Ply m o u th h a d tro u b le on th e g lass, w hile th e C h iefs fe a tu re d tw o p la y e rs w ith n in e bo a rd s eac h — 6-1 ju n io r ce n te r T aylor H u n le y an d 5-11 ju n io r fo rw a rd Shannon P e r ry (w ho ta llie d seven o ffen siv e rebounds). Up a n o tc h F o r a s stro n g as H u n le y a n d P e r ry p e rfo rm ed dow n th e str e tc h , it h u rt th e W ildcats to not hav e 6-5 ju n io r c e n te r Shel b y Ch esto n av aila b le for s tr e tc h e s d u e to e a rly fo u l tro u b le. She wound up w ith six p o in ts an d 10 reb o u n d s. “ I can se e w hy th e y (C hiefs) h a v e won so nin e reb o u n d s, five ste als) p u t th e C hiefs up 21-19 on th e tw o ensuing fre e throw s. Soon a fte r th a t, it w as 25-19 follow ing suc ce ssiv e layups by A resco an d Hunley. C anton th e n w orked the clock to p e rfec tio n , fo rc in g P ly m o u th to com m it fouls. S ealing th e win w ith fre e th ro w s in the fin al tw o m in u tes w ere H unley, fre sh m a n gua rd N atalie W in ters and B row n (six points). “T h ey gu tte d it out, th e y g rin d ed it out,” Sam ulski said. “T h is tim e of ye ar, you got to grin d it ou t and tough it out. T h ey did th a t in th e sec ond h alf.” M eanw hile, d e B e ar sa id th e fu tu re re m a in s b rig h t fo r his te am , w ith a ll b u t g ra d u a tin g senior L exie M cG hee e x p ec ted back. “R ig h t now th e y ’r e ba s k e tb all se n io rs,” de B e ar said. “Som e o f th e m have th r e e y e a r s of experien c e now, tw o y e a r s fo r othAs fo r M cG hee, “w e w ill rea lly m is s h e r le ad ersh ip . She’s a lw ays trie d to k e ep th in g s up b e at.” Hard work yields success for RCA girls CHIEFS Continued from page B1 in g it tough sle d d in g offensively. “T h ey a re a good m a n te am , th e y ’r e re a lly disciplined, th a t’s th e ir s tre n g th ,” G udith said. “A nd th e y rea lly he lp out, too, so you n e v e r re a lly ge t a w ide-open look. J u s t w hen you th in k you g o t a c lea n look, th e y got som eb o d y th e re to he lp a n d rec o v er.” T h e M usta n g s also w ere p r e tty to ugh on ‘D,’ w ith p h y sic al pla y in th e p o st b y ju n io r H e a th e r R andall, a m o n g o th ers. “O u r d e fe n se w as good, too. W e sc o re d th e sa m e n u m b e r of ba sk e ts a s th e y did,” G udith said. E x tr a e f f o r t C anton took an 8-3 le ad a f te r o n e qu a r te r, sc o rin g th e fin a l six p o in ts o n a p a ir o f lay u p s b y A resco an d P e r ry ’s p u tb a ck w ith 36 seco n d s left. T h e M usta n g s tra ile d 13-9 a t h alftim e, una ble to g e t m u c h going. W hen th e y d id h a v e a p ro m isin g p o ssessio n , Can to n ju n io r g u a rd R a che l W in ters (fiv e p oints, fo u r ste als) w as in th e vic in ity to div e a ro u n d th e floor a fte r 50-50 b a lls o r rip th e m aw a y fro m N o rth v ille play ers. T h e M usta n g s c a m e ou t of th e in te r m issio n m a k in g tw o quic k b u c k ets (including a tr e y by se n io r B ritta n y B e reh u lk a ) to p ull b a c k to ev en a t 14-14. A resco th e n sc o re d tw o f r e e th ro w s a n d added a hard -n o sed lay u p fo r a n 1814 e d g e w ith 5:10 le ft in th e th ird . She d ro v e along th e ba selin e fro m th e le ft w ing a n d p u t th e b a ll up a s sh e fell to th e floor. “W e ju s t ke p t a ttac k in g , w e tr ie d to go into th e post,” A re sc o said. “W e ju s t trie d to pla y like w e a lw ay s play.” N o rth v ille chip p ed aw ay, how ever, ty in g th e ga m e ag ain a t 19-19 w ith 24 seco n d s to go in th e q u a rte r on a fre e th ro w b y se n io r K en d ra B r e n n e r (fol low ing a C anton turnover). W in ters sa n k tw o f re e th ro w s in th e fir s t m in u te of th e fo u rth to g iv e C an ton th e le ad ag ain , a n d sh e se n t a b ounce p a ss to A resco o n a tw o-on-one d riv e fo r EAGLES W IN DISTRICT Canton's varsity girls basketball team celebrates after w inning th e Class A district championship Friday night against Northville. a n ifty lay u p to g iv e th e C h iefs a 23-19 le ad w ith fiv e m in u tes left. As p e r usu al, N o rth v ille c a m e b a ck . It w as a 23-23 g a m e w ith 3:10 le ft follow ing B r e n n e r ’s b a n k sh o t — m a d e p o ssi b le th a n k s to a b lo c k b y ju n io r G abby M en co tti o n A resco a t th e o th e r end. W ith le ss th a n tw o m in u tes le ft, C an to n ju n io r c e n te r T ay lo r H u n le y (fiv e p o in ts, e ig h t reb o u n d s) sa n k a sh o rt hook in th e p a in t to giv e th e C h iefs th e le ad f o r good. H u n le y d e fle cted a N o rth v ille fieldgoal tr y on th e M u sta n g s’ su b se q u en t po sse ssio n an d th e C h iefs fin ish e d th e w in w ith f re e th ro w s b y A resco an d W in ters. A bout C anton lim itin g th e M u sta n g s to fo u r p o in ts in th e fo u rth , S am u lsk i said it w as m e re ly an o th e r d a y a t th e gym . “T h a t’s b e en th o se g u y s all ye ar,” he said. “I t’s th e ir h e a rt, th e ir d esire. I know th e y ’r e g o ing to g u a rd an d reb o u n d . T h e q u estio n is, can w e sco re en o u g h p o in ts to g e t it done? W e fo u n d a w ay to g e t en o u g h p o in ts.” Also p la y in g a stro n g ga m e on de fe n se f o r C anton w as so p h o m o re g u a rd Alann a Bro w n , w ith fo u r po in ts an d fo u r reb o u n d s. B re n n e r an d B e reh u lk a le d N o rth v ille in sco rin g , w ith 10 an d se v en points, resp e ctiv ely . tsmithahometownlife.com | (734) 469-4128 I t to o k a p a in t jo b f o r P ly m o u th C h r is tia n A c a d e m y to o v e rta k e S o u th fie ld C h r is tia n in W e d n e sd a y n ig h t’s C la s s D g ir ls b a s k e tb a ll d is t r ic t m a tc h u p . T h e E a g le s w o u n d u p w in n in g 54-37 to a d v a n c e to F r id a y ’s d is t r ic t f in a l a g a in s t F r a n k lin R o a d C h r is tia n . B u t f o r th e f i r s t e ig h t m in u te s a g a in s t S o u th fie ld C h r is tia n , PC A h e a d c o a c h C a ro l G e r u lis m u s t h a v e b e e n w o n d e r in g i f th e se a so n w o u ld e v e n c o n tin u e . B e s e t b y o ff-th e m a rk s h o o tin g f ro m th e p e rim e te r, th e h o st E a g le s w e r e d o w n 13-3 a f t e r o n e s ta n z a . “W e d id n ’t s t a r t o u t v e r y w e ll,” G e r u lis sa id . “W e h a d g o o d s h o ts , b u t th e b a ll ju s t d id n ’t g o in th e b a s k e t. W e j u s t c o u ld n ’t g e t th e b a ll to f a ll a n d s o I j u s t g o t th e m to s e ttle d ow n a l it tle b it. ” S h e to ld th e m to d itc h th e o u ts id e ju m p e r s a n d lo o k in to th e p a in t f o r lo w -p o st p la y e r s E m ily G e r u lis a n d J e n n y M a l c o lm . F o r th e m o st p a r t, th a t d u o d id th e r e s t. A f t e r b e in g b la n k e d in th e f ir s t , G e r u lis a n d M a lc o lm s c o r e d 19 a n d 18 p o in ts , r e s p e c t iv e ly, o v e r th e f in a l th r e e f ra m e s . PC A (15-6) o u ts c o r e d Plymouth Christian Academy's varsity girls basketball team w on th e final of th e PCA-hosted Class D district Friday night w ith a 53-45 win over Novi Franklin Road Christian. The Eagles, now 16-6, will advance to play 7:30 p.m. Tuesday a t th e Bellevue regional, against the host team . th e v is i to r s 20-9 in th e se c o n d to go u p 23-22 a t h a lftim e . T h e E a g le s b u m p e d th e le a d up to 33-28 a f t e r th r e e b e f o r e c lo s in g th e g a m e o u t s tr o n g w ith a 21-9 fo u rth . "W e w e r e ta k in g a lot o f o u ts id e s h o ts a n d I to ld th e m to s t a r t g e t tin g th e b a ll in s id e ,” C a ro l G e r u lis s tr e s s e d . “F o r J e n n y a n d E m ily to s c o re 37 p o in ts c o m b in e d in th r e e q u a r te r s , t h a t w as p r e tt y g o o d .” S tro n g te a m d e fe n se a g a in s t S o u th fie ld C h r is t ia n ’s to p s c o re r, C h a r ity G od b o ld , w as a n o th e r k e y to th e v ic to ry . G o d b o ld r e g is te r e d 3 0 p o in ts in th e f i r s t m e e tin g b e tw e e n th e te a m s , b u t sh e m a n a g e d ju s t 17 on W ed n e s day. T h e c o a c h p r a is e d th e e f f o r t s o f M a rth a M ulle tt, R a c h e l S m ith and J e n n a A b ra h a m , w ho c o lle c tiv e ly “p la y e d a g r e a t d e fe n s iv e g a m e .” I n a d d itio n to h e r o f fe n s iv e o u tp u t, E m i ly G e r u lis c o n tr i b u te d e ig h t re b o u n d s , fo u r s te a l s a n d th r e e a s s is ts to th e c a u s e . M a lc o lm g r a b b e d 10 r e b o u n d s w h ile K a r e n W in d le m a d e a n a c ro ssth e -b o a r d im p a c t w ith s e v e n p o in ts , n in e re b o u n d s , f iv e a s s is ts a n d f iv e ste a ls . B r o u g h t up f ro m th e ju n io r v a r s i ty f o r th e d is t r ic ts w e r e s o p h o m o re s R a in a P o s tm a a n d D a n ie lle W itkow sk i, b u t th e y d id n o t pla y . B o th w e r e c a lle d up to b e e f u p th e r o s te r fo llo w in g th e lo s s o f ju n io r g u a rd R a c h a e l F u lle r f o r th e r e s t o f th e s e a s o n fo llo w in g s u r g e r y la s t w e e k to r e m o v e a b lo o d c lo t fro m a n a rm . The s u rg e ry w as a su c c e s s a n d F u l le r is e x p e c te d to m a k e a fu ll re c o v e r y . “ I t ’s j u s t a b ig a d ju s t m e n t, i t ’s to u g h f o r th e k id b e c a u s e s h e (F u ll e r ) is s u c h a b ig p a r t o f o u r te a m a n d is su c h a to u g h c o m p e tito r,” th e c o a c h sa id . “A nd it ’s to u g h f o r h e r te a m m a te s b e c a u s e th e y h a v e to f ill a vo id th a t’s n o t th e r e r ig h t now .” Jo in Us in C eleb ratio n ! ^ACADEMIC SKILLS LSTI CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR CHILD’S REPORT CARD? u n t i n Y o u r T u to r in g g t o ww w.lifesupporttraining.org or call us at 8 6 6 -F O R -L S T I ( 3 6 7 -5 7 8 4 ) PAYMENT PLA NS AVAILABLE n . 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N o w R e g i s t e r i n g S t u d e n t s F o r : • 2 0 1 3 P a ra m e d ic a n d EMT C o u rs e s • 2 0 1 3 EMS C o n tin u in g E d u c a tio n C o u rs e s • 2 0 1 3 A d v a n c e d C a rd ia c Life S u p p o rt & B a sic Life S u p p o rt C o u r s e s To R e g is te r o r fo r M o re Info, P le a s e Visit U s a t w w w .life su p p o rttra in in g .o rg ! Late Registrants Accepted ‘T re m e n d o u s’ Bitter loss doesn’t diminish Salem icers’ outstanding season All seaso n long, Salem va r sity b oys hockey coach Ryan O sse n m ac h er p rea ch e d to his te a m th e im p o rta n ce o f w ork in g a n d figh tin g fo r e v e ry in ch o f ic e possible. On W ednesday night, p e rh a p s a few e x tra in c h es w as all th a t k e p t th e R ocks fro m de feating a rc h -riv a l P ly m o u th in a D ivi sion 1 pre-re g io n a l m a tch at A rc tic E dge A re n a in Canton. H anging on to a 3-2 lead late in th e th ird period, w ith Salem a b o u t to kill o ff a c ru c ial p e n alty, a n un su c ce ssfu l c lea rin g a tte m p t k e p t th e W ildcats on th e a tta c k long eno ugh to tie th e gam e. B u t O sse n m ac h er did n ’t p u t th e b lam e fo r th e lo ss on th a t situation. "W e’v e ta lk ed a lo t th is y e a r a b o u t in ch es, g ain in g in c h es,” he said . “W h ere do you fin d th o se inches? T h ro u g h ha rd w ork, g e ttin g stro n g e r, faster, q u ic k er an d m o re skill. I t is a g a m e o f in ch es. “W h o ev er w ins th a t b a ttle is ty p ic ally th e te am th a t’s go ing to w in th e gam e. T h a t’s w h at h ap p en ed tonight.” A few in c h es h e re o r th e re m ig h t hav e he lp ed p u sh th e R o ck s o v e r th e h u m p a s f a r a s ta stin g p o stse a so n success. A fte r a 12-game w inning s tr e a k h a d S alem on a hot s tr e a k g o ing in to th e P ly m o u th g am e, th e te am had hopes o f m a y b e e v en g e ttin g to Compuw are A re n a fo r th e Fin al F o ur w eek en d (M arch 8-9) finals. T h at did n ’t happen, n o r did th e R o ck s b u y e x tra tim e fo r fo u r-y ear c ap ta in K y le D ow ney to re tu r n to th e ic e b e fo re his p r e p c a r e e r ended. S idelined b y illness, D ow ney could o nly w atch n erv o u sly b e h in d th e b o a rd s n e x t to th e Salem bench. “We ta lk ed a s a te am ab o u t try in g to b u y K y le m o re tim e to com e b ack ,” O sse n m ac h er said. “O f a ll th e guys, a fo u r-year se n io r cap tain , h e d e se rv e d to b e ou t th e re .” T h en w ith h is voice cra ck in g fro m em otion, O sse n m ac h er a d d ed th a t h e ju s t fe lt “te rrib le f o r him . T h ey sa y th in g s h ap p en fo r a rea so n , I'm not q u ite su re w h at th e rea so n beh in d th a t m ig h t b e.” H e p ra is e d th e se n io r c lass a s a g ro u p , n o t o nly fo r h a v in g an o u tstan d ing se aso n (Salem fin ish e d 18-7-1 a n d e a rn e d a sh a re o f th e KLAA South D ivision a long w ith th e L ash Cup fo r P a rk sup rem ac y ) b u t fo r b eing a qu a lity g ro u p o f y o u n g m en. “J u s t an ou tstan d in g g ro up,” O sse n m ac h er said . “B eyond ic e, th e y ’r e ju s t a trem en d o u s g ro u p o f guys. F u n to coach.” In ad ditio n to Downey, th ose se n io rs in clud e A lek Zultow ski, E v an P a tto n , Ja k e Fed el, A dam M a rth ale r, K o ry Jo h n sto n , and goalie A nthony V eresan. T hose se n io rs — aug m en te d b y a n u m b e r of ta len ted ju n io rs and sophom ores — helped th e R ocks tu r n th e season a round in th e second half. “T h ere w as a point w hen we w ere in TYaverse City (late D ecem ber) w here w e could have gone one of tw o w ays," he added. “We could have continued on a m ediocre pa th o r w e could have done w hat w e did, and that’s ra t tle off 12 stra ig h t w ins and have a trem endous season. “I t didn’t end like we w anted to or how we planned on it, b u t you can’t take aw ay fro m w hat they did during th e reg u la r season." tsmithBhometownlife.com | (734) 469-4128 W h a le r s c lo s e r t o c lin c h in g Trying to stay a stride or tw o ahead of Salem's Kory Johnston (No. 17, left) is Plymouth's Mike Scarpello (No. 17). HOCKEY Continued from page B1 th e W ildcats cele b ra te d a m id loud m usic. “I saw it w as a 2-on-l a nd I ju s t y e lled to N ick ‘hig h slot’ h e g a v e it to m e a n d I ju s t saw th e rig h t side open.” M ike — w ho now h a s 27 go als and 41 a ss is ts fo r 68 p o in ts — said it w as a g r e a t fe e lin g to te am up w ith N ick (35-37-72) to sc o re th e clin cher, w hich c ata p u lte d Plym outh (215-3) into S a tu rd ay n ig h t’s reg iona l fin al a t th e D ISC in D earborn. “M e an d m y b ro th e r h av e be en playing ro lle r hockey, ic e hockey since w e w ere like eight, 10 y e a r s old to g e th er,” M ike said. “I t ’s b e en a bla st e v e r since. W e’ve alw ays had c h e m is try to s ta r t b u t a s th e season w en t on I th in k it’s grow n tre m e n dously.” A ccording to P lym outh h ead c oach G e rry Vento “th e y ’ve be en q u ite a p a ir th is season, I’m not s u rp ris e d one of th e m (Schultz b ro th e rs) go t th e w inner. T h ere w e re a cou ple gu y s on th e b e n ch I th o u g h t had op portuni ties. I t w as certa in ly a team e ff o rt tonight.” T he Schultzes also te am e d up on P lym outh’s se cond goal, a t 1:16 of th e th ird to go up 2-1. On th a t one, N ic k finished th e job. O ver to o so o n O utside th e Salem lock e r room , R ocks’ head c o ac h R yan O sse n m ac h er could n o t b e liev e th e No. 8 -ranked te am ’s po stse a son a lre a d y had ended. Salem finishe d 18-7-1 fo r th e season. “T h e re w ere a cou ple m iscue s on th a t situ ation," said O ssenm ach er, abo u t th e sequence th a t e n d ed w ith th e S chul tz goal. “B u t a ga m e like th a t doesn’t boil dow n to one pla y lik e th at. “T h e re w e re p ro b a bly o th e r op p o rtu n ities w h ere w e co u ld hav e sc o re d o r o th e r oppor tu n ities w h e re w e could h av e p re v e n te d th e m fro m scoring. So to p u t th e lo ss on th a t o n e play p ro b ab ly isn ’t fair. I t w as a good gam e, th e y 're a good te am a n d th e y e a rn e d it.” A lthough Vento w as ob viously th rille d w ith th e victory, h e em p a th iz ed w ith O sse n m ac h er a n d th e Rocks. “It’s too b a d th a t tw o q u a lity te a m s m e e t so e arly ,” V ento said. “I t’s kin d o f fru stra tin g . I’m on th e w inning side o f it, b u t I ’v e b e en on th e lo s in g sid e o f it too.” F o r a w hile, how ever, it looked a s th o u g h G od fre y w ould g e t th e b e tte r o f th e W ildcats, in clu d ing a c ouple fo rm e r yo uth h ockey team m ate s. “P a r k e r G o d fre y use d to pla y on m y team b e fo re h igh school a n d he p la y ed phen o m en al, we cou ld n ’t g e t an y th in g p a st him ,” M ike S ch u ltz said. “O u r pla n w as ju s t to g e t sloppy reb o u n d s, get grea sy .” G o d frey sto p p e d 33 of 37 sh o ts, in clu d in g a p e n a lty sh o t by N ick S chultz w ith 11:44 le ft in th e th ird w h en th e gam e w as 2-2. T h e P ly m o u th p la y e r w as den ied o n the a tte m p t w h en G odfrey d id not b ite on a fak e an d flash ed out h is rig h t pad — p u ttin g a c h a rg e into th e blu e-clad h a lf o f th e jam m e d -p a ck e d A rctic E d g e b le ac h ers. S ta n d in g ta ll F o r long stre tc h e s o f th e co n test, w h en th e ic e w as tilte d to w a rd th e Salem en d , it w as God fre y w h o stood u p to the b a rr a g e an d g a v e h is te am a chance. " P a rk e r p la y ed v e ry w ell,” O sse n m ac h er said. “H e ’s p la y ed w ell sin ce h e took o v e r th e sta rtin g jo b in Ja n u ary . T h a t w as o nly h is se co n d lo ss o f th e season. H e k e p t us in th a t g a m e fo r good c h u n k s.” T h e S alem fa ith fu l got e v en lo u d e r a couple m in u tes la te r w h en th e R o ck s sco re d a pow erp la y m a rk e r to ta k e a 32 ad v an ta g e w ith 9:03 to p la y in reg u latio n . On th a t goal, Z ultow s k i p a ssed th e p u c k up to ju n io r fo rw a rd Jaso n N ew el in th e le ft circ le . N ew el th e n se n t it ov e r to so p h o m o re w in g er N oah W ilier fo r a low sh o t th a t b e a t P ly m o u th soph o m o re goalie J a r e d M add o ck (14 saves). I t w as W iller's second pow er-play goal o f the n ight. H e o pened th e scor ing a t 5:37 o f th e f irst w hen h e b u ried the reb o u n d o f a N ew el shot w ith ju n io r for w ard Ja k e Sealy draw ing th e o th e r helper. T h e W ildcats w e re n ’t ab o u t to go quietly, o f co u rse. W ith ju s t o v e r six m in u te s rem a in in g , Plym o u th w en t o n th e p o w er play. F o r a w hile, th e R ocks a p p e a re d a s th o u g h th e y w ould kill o ff th e bid. B locking a sh o t a t th e b lu e lin e to g e t th e p u ck out o f th e Salem zone w as R o cks’ ju n io r fo rw a rd J a c k D risco ll — w ho rifle d h om e th e reb o u n d o f a sh o t by ju n io r for w ard N ick D an is a t 3:34 o f th e th ird to m ake it a 2-2 gam e. (Sopho m o re d e fe n sem an N oah S aad also a ssiste d on th e D risco ll goal.) A fte r P ly m o u th re e n te re d Salem te rr ito r y an d w ith p e n alty tim e tic k in g o ff, th e Rocks h a d a stre ss-fre e c h an ce to c le a r th e p u ck . T h at w ould h a v e g o tte n the c o n test dow n to th e fourm in u te m a rk w ith Salem n u rsin g a one-goal lead. In ste ad , a f te r W ild c a ts ’ se n io r fo rw a rd M itch C lagg ett rip p e d a sh o t fro m th e rig h t c ir c le th a t G o d fre y stopped, th e R ocks w ere unable to se n d th e p u c k into th e n e u tra l zone. T h en w ith p la y co ntinu in g a n d p re ssu re m o u n t ing, an o th er sh o t w as sto p p e d b u t G o d frey c ould n o t c o rra l it. N ic k S chu ltz fo u n d the loose pu ck , a n d w ith God f re y p ro n e on th e ice, he flic k ed a sh o t hig h into th e cag e . A ssistin g on th e ta lly w e re ju n io r fo rw a rd Z ach T av iern e a n d se n io r b lu e lin e r D ean G unther. w orked it,” O ssenm acher said. “An opportunity to get the p u ck out and w e didn’t. T hat’s w h at happens.” T h e te a m s rem a in e d d e ad lo c k ed th ro u g h the fir s t o v e rtim e period, w ith bo th go alies re f u s in g to b u c k le u n d e r th e p re ssu re . T h a t m e re ly se t th e sta g e fo r th e S ch u ltzes’ w in n in g heroics. M eanw hile, th e OT goal v a lid ated Vento’s m e s sa g e to his te am : D on’t s tr a y fro m th e g a m e plan, e v en w h en th e ir e ffo rts w eren ’t b e in g rew ard e d b e c a u se o f G odfrey. Ply m o u th co u ld only m a n ag e o n e go al in th e f ir s t tw o p e rio d s , w hen soph o m o re w in g e r Jo sh S m ith ja m m e d ho m e the reb o u n d o f a l b v ie m e sh o t th a t clan k e d o ff th e le ft p o st w ith 9:46 g o n e in th e o p e n in g stanza. “I ju s t to ld th e b o y s to rela x , k eep d o ing w hat w e w ere doing,” Vento a d d ed . “W e w ere ju s t g e t tin g too m a n y c h an c es, I th o u g h t w e w ere c a rry in g th e play. “I did n ’t w an t th e m to ta k e a c h an c e an d g iv e up a n e a sy one.” T h e P ly m o u th W hal e r s hav e b e en one of th e OHL’s h o tte st te a m s since D ecem b er, an d nothing c h an g ed F rid a y a s th e y p o u n d ed h o st E rie 7-2 to g e t c lo se r to clinching th e W est D ivision title. S co rin g h is 44th and 4 5th go als o f th e season f o r P ly m o u th (36-17-5-4, 81 poin ts) w as V ince Troc h eck , w ho also a ssist e d on a th ird -p erio d tally b y Tom Wilson (his 22nd goal). O th er W h alers to p u t p u c k s p a s t O tte rs ’ goal ie O sca r D an sk (30 saves) in c lu d ed G a r r e tt M e u rs (27th), R ick a rd R ake11 (21st), M itchell H e a rd (9th) an d A u stin Levi (2nd). P ly m o u th le d 3-1 a fte r th e f ir s t a n d doubled th a t a d v an ta g e to 6-2 e n te rin g th e th ird . M ak ing 17 sto p s fo r th e v ic to ry w as P lym outh g oalie A lex N edeljkovic , w ho im p ro v e d h is ow n r e c o rd to 15-2-1-1. T h e W h ale rs will w rap u p th e ir fiv e-g am e road tr ip w ith g a m es Sunday a n d Tliesday, ag a in st M isrespectively. PLYMOUTH 7, NIAG- OHLHOCKEY A R A 1: G a rre tt M eurs sc o re d tw o goals w ithin th e f ir s t 5:18 o f th e se c ond p e rio d T h u rsd ay to sp a rk th e Plym outh W hal e r s to th is D H L v ic to ry a t N iagara. M e u rs b ro k e a 0-0 tie w ith h is goal a t 1:32 of th e second, fro m Gianluc a C urcuruto. A fte r N ick M alysa m a d e it 2-0. M e u rs ta llied h is 26th o f th e seaso n fro m M itchell H e a rd an d C onnor Gar rick . I t w as 4-0 e n te rin g th e th ird , follow ing Gar r ic k ’s 12th of th e y e a r (fro m H e a rd and Vince T rocheck). T he W h ale rs ke p t fir in g and scoring in the th ird period. A t 4:59, Tro c h e c k n e tte d h is 43rd of th e y e a r fro m defe n se m a n A ustin L ev i a n d le ss th a n tw o m in u tes la te r it w as Cody P a y n e who tu rn e d on th e re d light f o r h is 21st. P ly m outh goalie Alex N edeljkovic lo st his shut o u t b id a t 17:17 of the third, b u t th e W halers got it rig h t b ack a t 18:14 w hen Z ach L orentz scored (his 11th) fro m P a y n e and M ichael Whaley. TH E W E E K A H E A D BOYS BASKETBALL DISTRICT TOURNEY PAIRINGS CLASS A a t NORTHVILLE Monday. March 4: Salem vs. Canton, 5 p.m.; Plymouth vs. Northville, 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 6: SalemCanton winner vs. Novi, 5 p.m.; Plymouth-Northville winner vs. .Novi-Detroit Catholic Central, 7 p.m. Friday, March 8: ChampionCLASS D a t TAYLOR BAPTIST PARK (HOST) Monday, March 4: (A) Lutheran High Westland at (B) Taylor Baptist Park, 7 p.m.; (Q Allen Park Inter-City Baptist at (D) Newport Lutheran South, 7 p.m.; (E) Westland Huron Valley Lutheran at (F) Plymouth Christi *my, 7 p.m Wednesday, March 6: Taylor Trillium Academy vs. A-B win ner, 6 p.m.; C-D winner vs. E-F winner, 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 8: Champion ship final, 7:30 p.m. (Winner advances to the regional semifi nals. 5:30 p.m. Monday, March 11 at Novi vs. Saline Washtenaw Christian district champion.) GIRLS BASKETBALL REGIONAL PAIRINGS CLASS A a t NOVI Tuesday, March 5: Canton vs. Dexter, 5:30 p.m.; Hartland vs. F.H. Harrison, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 7: Champi onship final. (Winner advances to the state quarterfinal, 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 12 at Davison.) CLASS B a t UVONIA LADYWOOD Tuesday. March 5: Ida vs. Flat Rock. 530 p.m.; Livonia Ladywood vs. River Rouge, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 7: Champi onship final 7 p.m. (Winner ad vances to the state quarterfinals, Lake Fenton vs. Parma Western regional champion.) BOYS SWIMMING MHSAA FINALS Friday, March 8 Division 1 prelims at Holland Aquatics, noon. Saturday, March 9 at Holland Aquatics, noon. GIRLS GYMNASTICS MHSAA FINALS a t PLYMOUTH H.S. Friday, March 8 Team finals, 2 p.m. Saturday, March 9 Individual finals, noon. MEN S COLLEGE HOOPS NAIA DIVISION II TOURNEY (at Point Lookout Mo.) Wednesday. March 6 MU vs. So. Oregon, 4 p.m. COLLEGE BASEBALL (RussMatt Invitational a t Aubumdale, Fla.) Monday. March 4 MU vs. Pt. Park (2), 12:30 p.m. Tuesday. March 5 MU vs. St. Francis (2), 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 6 MUvs. Bethel (Ind), 11:30 a.m. Thursday, March 7 MU vs. Olivet (2), 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 9 MU vs. Avila (2), 10:15 a.m. COLLEGE SOFTBALL (Tucson, Aria. Inv. Games) Sunday, March 3 MU vs. William Penn. 1 p.m. MU vs. Viterbo, 3:30 p.m. Monday, March 4 MU vs. St Joe-Cal.. 10:30 a.m. MU vs. N’westem Coll., 3 p.m. MU vs. Olivet (III.), 5 p.m. Wednesday. March 6 MU vs. Robert Morris, 3:30 p.m. MU vs. Hope Inter., 530 p.m. Thursday, March 7 MU vs. Univ. Great Falls, 11 a.m. MU vs. Olivet (III.), 330 p.m. Friday, March 8 MU vs. Valley City St. 11 a.m. MU vs. Ashford, 1 p.m. MU vs. Dickinson St, 5:30 p.m. Saturday. March 9 MU vs. Pur.-N. Central. 11 a.m. MU vs. William Penn. 1 p.m. State-ing their case MaMng history The Canton varsity boys bowling team on Feb. 22 finished th ird in th e Division 1 team regionals a t Super Bowl and qualified for the D1 sta te finals in Muskegon. Members of th e te am , coached by Karl Brubaker (left) include (listed alphabetically) Gary Barnett, Alex Champagne, Aaron Madsen, Jacob Peltz, Josh Pozan, Michael Richards and Mitchell Zelenak. Madsen, Pozan and Richards also qualified for th e individual finals. Salem w on th e team regional championship. For th e first time in Plymouth-Canton Educational Park history, one of th e Park’s varsity girls bowling teams qualified for th e team finals. On Feb. 22, Canton placed second in th e Division 1 team regionals at Super Bowl to earn a spot a t th e Muskegon-hosted finals. Members of th e team , coached by Cindy Lucke (left) include (listed alphabetically) Kim A'Hearn, Brianna Baily, Jessica Holowicki, Maranda McMaster, Megan Plave, Beth Stark, Lori Vlcko and Charlotte Zimmer. BOWLING Continued from page B1 T h a t ha s be en som ething th e te am ha s had tro u b le w ith in p rev io u s tr ip s to th e finals, S alem h e ad coac h K ath ie H alm said. I n th e q u a rte rfin a ls a g ain st RoseviUe, it took a c lu tch 3-10 sp a re b y W illiam s to en ab le th e R o ck s to e a rn a 1,356-1,350 w in a n d k e ep bow ling. “I t w as ju s t un b eliev ab le,” H ah n said. “I cou ld n ’t b eliev e it. T h e k id s s ta r te d ju m p in g , th e y w e re all ex cited . “T h is is th e th ird tim e in fiv e y e a r s w e’v e com e to sta te s, b u t w e alw ay s lo st in th e first ro u n d . So to g e t o v e r th a t h u r sh e said. Canton, m eanw hile, finished e ig h th in th e q ualifying block, w ith 3,319 points. T he Chiefs, w ho w ere final ists in 2012, could not enjo y an en co re, how ever. In th e qua r te rs , Saginaw H e rita g e knocked th e m o u t b y a 1,270-1,260 tally. big -g am e sc o re s o f 247 a n d 233, resp ectiv ely . H ah n , w ho co ac h es th e team a long w ith G lenn C lark, pointed to th e W illiam s sp a re a g ain st R o sev ille a s th e k e y m om ent, how ever. “I t cam e dow n to th e v e ry la st b all an d K ev in W illiam s ha d to m a k e th e 3-10 sp lit and w hen h e m a d e th a t w e c linched it,” d le a n d w in th e fir s t ro u n d w as huge. It w as a fee lin g I ju s t c a n ’t ex p lain .” Salem th e n had to w a rd off Ja ck so n in th e sem ifin als, d o ing so b y a 1,386-1,172 sco re. T h e R ocks fell b e h in d a fte r th e tw o B a k e r g aln es, b u t b o unced b a c k y e t again. A llison an d C ad w ell w ere out sta n d in g in th a t m a tch u p , w ith t5mith0hometownlife.com | (734) 469-4128 S PO R T S R O U N D U P Caddie scholarships Ja c o b Colley (Livonia S tev en so n ) an d Sean L arson (Plym outh) ar.e a m o n g 23 hig h school seniors fro m th e M ichigan to be a w a rd e d th e C hick E v an s Caddie Scholarship, a full tu itio n an d housing college sc holarship. E vans Sc h o la rs a re go lf c ad d ie s w ho w e re se le c te d b a sed on fo u r c riteria: S tro n g cad d ie rec o rd , e x ce llen t aca d em ics, d e m o n strate d finan c ia l n e ed an d o u tstan d in g c h arac ter. C olley an d L arson, sp o n so red b y W est e rn G olf and C o untry Club (R edford) and M eadow brook C o u n try Club (N orthville), resp e ctiv ely , re c e iv e d sc h o lar ships to e ith e r U n iv e rsity o f M ich ig an o r M ichigan S tate U niv ersity . T h e schol a rs h ip is va lu ed a t m o re th a n $70,000 ov e r fo u r ye ars. Also aw a rd e d a sc holarsh ip w as Redfo rd ’s Jo n a th a n M artin d ale, a stu d e n t a t W ashtenaw T echnical M iddle Col le g e sp o n so red b y O aklan d H ills Coun tr y Club. T h e W este rn G olf A ssociation, h e ad q u a rte r e d in G olf, Illinois, h a s spon so re d th e C hick E v an s Sch o larsh ip P ro g ra m th ro u g h th e E v an s S c h o lars F oundation sin c e 1930. I t is am o n g the na tio n ’s la rg e s t priv a te ly fu n d ed sch o l a rsh ip pro g ra m s. I n M ichigan, th e G olf A sso ciatio n of M ichigan co-sponsors th e p ro g ra m w ith th e WGA/ESF. R e cip ien ts w ere cho sen G u id e t o a f te r in d iv id u al c a n d id a te in te rv iew s. A d d itio n al sc h o larsh ip s m a y be a w a rd e d in th e sp rin g . "T h ese yo un g m en and w om en have b e e n o u ts ta n d in g s tu d e n ts in th e c la ss ro o m a n d le a d e r s in b o th th e ir sc h o o ls a n d c o m m u n itie s ,” sa id Jo h n K ac zk o w sk i, W GA p r e s i d e n t a n d CEO. “W e w e lc o m e th e m to th e E v a n s S c h o la rs f a m ily a n d k n o w th e y w ill c o n tin u e t h e ir s u c c e s s a s c o lle g e s tu d e n ts .” 'Cats baseball clinics T h e P ly m o u th W ild cats Y outh B a se b a ll C linic is ju s t a ro u n d th e co m er. Y o u n g ste rs w ho w an t to im p ro v e b a seb a ll sk ills fo r th e 2013 seaso n and b e y o n d a re u rg p d to sig n up ASAP f o r th e sessions: 9 a.m . to noon Sa tu r day, M a rc h 16; 9 a.m . to noon Saturday, M a rc h 23. B o th se ssio n s will ta k e place a t th e P ly m o u th H ig h School g y m n a si u m an d a re fo r b o y s an d g irls c u rr e n tly in g ra d e s one-eight. T h e c o st is $25 p e r se ssio n , w ith th a t fee in clu d in g a sn ack . T -sh irts will b e av aila b le a t th e clinic. B e ca u se th e re o nly is ro o m fo r 100 cam p e rs , e a r ly reg is tra tio n is e n co u r a g ed . F o r th e reg is tra tio n fo rm , go to h ttp ^ /b aseb all.p ly m o u th w ild cats. com /240.htm l. C o n tac t P ly m o u th b a se b a ll co ac h B ry a n B o y d w ith a n y q u estio n s. H e c an be re a c h e d a t Bryan.B o y d @ p ccsm ail.n et. PCLL clinics Dynam o 1st F o r th e fir s t tim e in th e o rg an iz atio n ’s histo ry , Ply m o u th -C an to n L ittle L eague is o ffe rin g a se rie s o f clin ic s o n hitting, field in g an d pitc h in g . T h e clin ic s will ta k e p la c e a t Total B a se b all in W ixom , 30990 S. W ixom Road, an d th e c o st o f e a c h clin ic is $10 p e r p a rtic ip a n t. T h e re m a in in g sch edule is a s follow s: S atu rd ay , A pril 13: h ittin g , 4-5 p.m .; in field /o u tfield , 5-6 p.m . an d 6-7 p.m .; Sunday, A pril 21: hittin g , 4-5 p.m., in field /o u tfield , 5-6 p.m . an d 6-7 p.m . T h e L ivonia YMCA D ynam o, a n under11 g irls so c ce r te am , poste d a 7-0-1 re c o rd to w in th e se cond ind o o r session a t H ig h V elocity Sp o rts in Canton. T eam m e m b e rs include: A ndrea A bram son, J a m ie Colling, A llison E sker, E m ily Esker, A lexis G ibbons, M andy L aiacono, O livia P elle, Ju lia n n a R acette, R iley St. L edger, Abby Woods and E m i ly Woods. T h e D ynam o a re coached b y L aura, D on an d L esley M cD ougall. Barber is to p CCHA rookie G ra n d V alley S tate U n iv e rsity senior fo rw a rd B ria u n a T aylor (Livonia F ra n k lin) w as na m ed G re a t L akes In terc o lle g ia te A thle tic C onfe re nce N o rth D ivi sion P la y e r o f th e W eek in w om en’s b a s ketb all a fte r re c o rd in g ba ck-to-back double-doubles. On T h ursday, Taylor ha d 13 points an d 12 reb o u n d s as w ell as a te am -high six a ssists in th e lo ss a t Saginaw V alley State. T h e 5-foot-9 fo rw a rd w as th e n a key p a rt to th e L a k e rs’ 61-58 v ic to ry ove r W ayne S tate a s h e r p a ir o f f re e th ro w s w ith a m inute le ft gave GVSU a le ad th a t it w ould no t give up. I h y lo r h a d 23 points and a career-high 14 b o a rd s a g ain st th e W arrio rs to e a rn h e r th ird P la y e r of th e W eek h onor this season. Taylor earns GLIAC honor Com ing o ff a sw eep o f L ak e Su p e rio r S tate , M ia m i o f Ohio U n iv e rsity fre s h m a n rig h t w in g e r R iley B a rb e r (Livo n ia) g a rn e re d C e n tral C ollegiate H ock ey A ssociation G ongshow Rookie o f th e W eek h o n o rs fo r th e fo u rth tim e th is season. B a rb er, a six th -ro u n d p ic k o f th e W ashington C ap ita ls in th e 2012 N H L D ra ft, fin ish e d w ith tw o go als a n d an a ssist in a 5-4 a n d 2-1 v ic to ries o v e r th e L ak ers. H is 34 p o in ts (14 goals, 20 a ssists) on th e y e a r le ad th e CCHA a n d he is tie d for m o st points am o n g rookies in th e NCAA. T h e R ed H aw k s (21-8-5,16-6-4) n e ed ju s t o n e sh o o to u t o r re g u la tio n w in F r i d ay a t hom e ag a in st Ohio S ta te to clinch th e CC HA r e g u la r se aso n title o u tright. Em ploum ent C h e c k o u t t h e s e e x c it in g c a r e e r o p p o r t u n i t i e s ! 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B ut now he’s reaching out to o th e rs in hopes of rec ru itin g n e w volunteers to a ssist w ith th e “Com m unity of th e Good Shep he rd .” “F a th e r a n d I have to pu t it a ll together,” said Sharpe, re fe rrin g to th e Rev. Ja c e k Zebrow ski, a hospice chaplain who also leads th e 10 a.m . Sunday se rv ice a t Independence Village. R o se tta M addick of P lym outh is th e org an ist. T hey also le ad Good Friday, A sh W ednesday a n d C h ristm as day serv ic es and o ffe r A nointing of th e Sick one S unday each month. “Initially, we had a la rg e r n u m b e r of v olu nteers who lived o utside th e W The Rev. Jacek Zebrowski (left) and th e Rev. Patrick Lowery conduct services a t Indepen dence Village in Plymouth. V illage b u t a t th is tim e th e re a re only th re e vol u n te ers,” S h arp e noted. Je an n e tte , his w ife o f 55 y e a rs, also h e lp s out occasionally. ■ Com m u n ity o f th e Good Shepherd, w hich David Sharpe m e ets in a dining room , is th e only in-house w orship se rv ice o ffe re d on Sunday m o rn in g a t th e se n io r r e s idence. K atie H ark n ess, Inde p e n d en ce V illage a ssis ta n t activ itie s director, said sen io rs m a y a tten d a Rom an Catholic se rv ice on T uesdays an d a P ro t e stan t se rv ice th e second T h u rsd ay of th e month. A sh u ttle b u s also tak es resid e n ts to a h an d fu l of c h u rc h es on Sunday. She said th e Com m unity o f th e G ood S h e p h e rd ser v ice “is m u c h needed.” “H av in g i t on S unday is im p o rta n t to resid en ts. It w ould b e so m eth in g th a t w ould be m issed if we d idn’t h a v e it. N o t e v ery one can ta k e a shuttle. T his allow s th e c h u rc h to b e b ro u g h t to th em .” C r e a tin g c o m m u n it y T h e Rev. P a tric k Low ery, w ho liv ed a cro ss th e s tre e t fro m In d ep en d en ce Village in 1999, a sked S h arp e if h e’d a ssist in founding a w o rsh ip com munity. S h arp e knew th e p rie s t fro m an O rthodox c h u rc h he h ad atten d ed . “T h is w as a n opportuni- ty to c re a te an o u treach m in istry outside o f a tr a ditional c h u rc h build ing. O u r w o rsh ip se rv ic es b egan, an d C om m uni ty o f th e G ood Sh ep h erd be ca m e a reality,” Sharpe said. “W e’r e not a chu rch . W e're a com m unity.” O v er th e y e ars, five p rie s ts fro m d ifferen t Catholic trad itio n s — ran g in g fro m O rthodox to A nglican — h av e le d ser v ices. A tten d ees a re from v a rio u s C h ristian b ack grounds. T h e se rv ice is fre e o f denom inational tie s a n d dogma. Rosetta Maddick plays th e organ a t services. G iv i n g b a c k Sh arp e, a re tire d D etro it school teach er, w as raised a s a B a p tist an d lat e r b e ca m e a M ethodist. H is w ife, also a re tire d D etro it te acher, w as ra is e d a s a R om an C ath olic. As a m a rrie d cou ple, th e y atten d e d an E pis copal c h u rc h f o r many y e ars. N ow th e C om m uni ty of th e G ood Sh eph erd is S h arpe’s place o f wor sh ip an d a m a jo r volun te e r com m itm ent. H e also reg u la rly g a rd e n s a t the Finnish C ultural C e n te r in F a rm in g to n Hills. “W hen you’ve b een blessed, as m y w ife and I both h a v e been, and you a re a t th e p oint you have all you need and m ore, y o u w ant to give b a ck to y o u r society,” he said. “I t’s sa tisfy in g w henever you donate y o u r tim e or you give to others. You get fa r m o re th a n you give. Of co u rse, ev eryone says th a t, b u t it’s tru e.” T he Com m unity of the Good S he phe rd needs v olunte ers to a ssist w ith readings, to sing, g ree t w o rshippers, play m usi c al in stru m e n ts and se t up a nd ta k e down chairs. “We’r e open to a lot of things. We c a n develop o u r c om m unity in a lot of w ays,” Sharpe said. P ro sp e ctiv e volun te e r s can call him a t (248) 477-5709 o r e-mail to dcs37m gsc@ earthlink. net. LIVONIA WOMEN A N D PELVIC HEALTH • W ednesday, M arch 13 • W ednesday, April 17 6-8 p.m. R o m a B a n q u e ts 3 2 5 5 0 C h e r r y H ill R o a d G a r d e n C ity , Ml 4 8 1 3 5 f R tt „ p tfiK tN © Featured Speaker: REGISTER NOW! R egistration is Paul R. M a k e la , MD M edical Director, G y necological Robotic Surgery, St. Mary M ercy Hospital P le a s e c a ll 7 3 4 - 6 5 5 -1 9 8 0 . Refreshments a n d g iv ea w a ys. ^ C o m P ^ ™ ® 9 0 ,0 6 p r n - req uired . Do y o u suffer from pelvic p a in ? Do y o u n e e d to u se th e b a th ro o m m o re th a n e ig h t tim es a d a y ? Do yo u h a v e unusually h e a v y periods? You a re n o t a lo n e . A pproxim ately one-third of U.S. w o m e n will h a v e a p e lv ic h e a lth p ro b le m b y a g e 60. T hese c o n d itio n s b e c o m e m o re c o m m o n with a g e . P reg n an cy , childbirth o r b e in g o v erw eig ht c a n stretch a n d w ea k en m u sc le s th a t su p p o rt y o u r pelvic o rg an s. Dr. M a k ela will discuss p elvic h e alth , sym ptom s, d ia g n o sis a n d tre a tm e n t options. rr>edaVlncl‘ Surgical System s a sophaticatod roOotlc platform designed to enable our surgeons to perform precise mmtmaty InvoWe procedures. / in _ ^ a d m isS '° n HOURS: Mon.-Thurs.......... 11am - 10 pm Friday...................11am - Midnight S a tu rd ay.............10 a m - Midnight Su nd ay................ N oon - 8 pm Family Outings Private Ice Parties Birthday Parties Field Trips Group Rates Skate Rentals Convenient, A djacent Parking O pen 7 Days Including Holidays S lin k C A M P U S M A R TI US ’PARK 800 W o o d w a rd A v e n u e 3 B lo c k s N o r t h o f J e f f e r s o n Located in Detroit's Meeting Place. Across from the Compuware Building and Hard Rock Cafe. stm ary m erc y .o rg For re s e rv a tio n s & fu rth e r in fo , c a ll 3 1 3 -9 6 3 -9 3 9 3 Taste chili, bowl for animals at local events T a ste fu l c h a lle n g e Tail W agg er’s 1990 is a cc ep tin g app lications f o r chili cooks. In te re ste d p a rticip a n ts c a n e n te r th e gro up 's ann u al Chili H oops and H ounds chili cook o ff fo r $30 an d w ill re c e iv e a sig n a tu re e v e n t T -shirt, a long w ith th e c h an c e to e a r n a “g ra n d p rize " fo r th e b e st ta stin g chili, be st ta b le d ecoration o r P eo p le ’s Choice Award. T he e v e n t is se t f o r 1-5 p.m . S atu rday, M a rc h 23, a t U ^W Local 182,35603 P lym outh R oad, in LivoT h e p u b lic m a y sam ple c h ili m a d e by th e a r e a ’s b e st c h e fs fo r $1 p e r sam p le o r w ith an all-you-can- e a t w ristb a n d fo r $15. All g u e sts will hav e a c h an c e to vo te in th e Peo p le ’s Choice a w a rd an d b e in clu d ed in a d raw in g for prizes. T h is fam ily -fu n ev en t will fe a tu re a n in fla t able, in te ra c tiv e b a sk e t b all ch alle n g e, face-p ain t ing, m ag ic, e n te rta in m e n t a n d m ore. P r in t a reg is tra tio n p a ck e t an d fo rm fro m w w w .tailw ag g ersl9 9 0 . o rg , o r re q u e st a p ack e t v ia e -m ail a t tailw aggers.1990@ yahoo.com o r call (734) 855-4077. R e g istra tio n fo rm an d c h ec k s m a d e p a y ab le to Thil W ag g er’s 1990 c a n be m a ile d to Tail W ag g er’s 1990,28402 Fiv e Mile, L ivonia M I 48154. All reg is tra tio n s m u st b e rec eiv e d no la te r th a n M a rc h 15. B o w lin g f o r a n im a ls A leta Sill an d M ichelle M ullen, co-ow ners o f Ale ta Sill’s Bow ling World, hope to ra is e $40,000 fo r th e M ich igan Ani m al A doption N etw o rk (MAAN) an d th e F rie n d s F o r T h e D ea rb o rn Ani m al S h e lte r th ro u g h thena n n u al Bowl-4-Animal R escu e fu n d raiser. T h e ev en t is se t fo r 7 p.m . S atu rd ay , Aug. 10 a t C o u n try L an es in F a rm ington H ills, b u t th e duo is looking fo r e v e n t spon so rs an d eB ay a u ctio n ite m s now. “R ig h t now, w e are looking fo r ev ery th in g fro m an in d ividual bu y ing a tic k e t to bow l, folks p ledging to g e t donations, b u sin e sse s b eco m in g offi cial e v e n t sp o n so rs an d g e n ero u s peo p le donating ite m s fo r u s to auction o ff a s soon a s w e rec eiv e th em . We h av e so m e re a l ly affo rd a b le m a rk e tin g op p o rtu n ities in co nju n c tio n w ith th is ev en t, not to m e n tio n th a t sp o n so rs w ill be m a k in g a huge d ifferen c e fo r tw o local c h aritie s,” Sill said. E ac h Bowl-4-Animal R escu e e v e n t allow s MAAN an d th e Anim al C are N etw o rk to o ffe r tw o v a cc in atio n clin ic s an n u ally to he lp thou- PET PROJECTS san d s o f anim als. F o rty d o lla rs c a n b u y litte r for a ll o f th e D e a rb o rn shel t e r ’s c a ts f o r one w eek a n d $50 fee d s all o f its d ogs f o r one w eek. I n 2012, th e ev en t r a is e d m o re th a n $26,500 f o r th e D ea rb o rn sh e lte r a n d MAAN. T ic k ets to Bowl-4-Anim al R e sc u e a re $30 in a d v an c e (o r $35 a t th e door) and in c lu d e th re e gam es, food and shoe ren ta l. T h ere w ill b e on site auctions, raffles, door p rizes, m usic, k a ra oke a n d a c a s h bar. B ow l e r s can h ave one o f the p ro fe ssio n a l bow lers th ro w a strik e fo r them . G et tic k e ts b y calling A le ta Sill’s B ow ling W orld a t (248) 615-9060 o r via em ail to Michelle@ YourB ow lingCoach.com . W ant to he lp w ith spon so rsh ip o r a u ction item s? Call M ullen a t (248) 2178275 o r e-m ail h e r a t M ichelle@ Y ourBow lingCoach.com . Learn what your clothing says about you T h e A ssociation fo r W om en in C om m unica tio n s (AWC) - D etro it c h a p te r p r e s e n ts a sp e cial even in g w ith Alison Vaughn, CEO o f Ja c k e ts f o r Jo b s, In c., a t 6 p.m . T h ursday, M a rc h 21, a t M o to r C ity J a v a H ouse, 17336 Lahser, D etroit. A f o rm e r m odel, Ali son V aughn is a n aw ardw inning en tre p re n e u r, co a u th o r o f In sp ire d Style, a n d a c o n trib u tin g w rite r to th e M ichigan Chronicle and M ichigan F ront Page. V aughn w ill sh a re p r a c tic a l in fo rm atio n th a t e m p o w ers w om en to m a k e th e rig h t clo th in g sty le ch o ices to re fle c t th e m e ssa g e an d im ag e th e y w an t to convey. She also w ill show sty le blu n d e rs, w h ile co v erin g th e se topics: • H ow a c e r ta in sty le c a p tu re s po sitiv e a tte n tion • T h e b e st look to com m u n ic ate co n fid e n ce a n d g e t y o u r id e as h e ard • H o w to ta k e a f re s h look a t th e tr e a s u r e s you ow n an d re n e w y o u r look • S u g g estio n s to look g r e a t a t a n y ag e • Fash io n ru le s you n e ed to b rea k • T h e on e co lo r ev ery w om an sh o u ld h a v e in h e r w ard ro b e J a c k e ts fo r Jo b s is a n o n p ro fit o rg an izatio n th a t p ro v id es em ploy m e n t e tiq u ette, c a ree rsk ills train in g , an d p ro fessio n al c lo th es to its low -incom e clien ts. I t has a ssiste d m o re th a n 14,000 in d iv id u als w ith em ploy m e n t sin c e 2000. T h e o rg an izatio n h a s been su p p o rte d b y ABC’s The V iew , N BC’s Today Show , a n d 0 , T h e Oprah M aga zin e. I t is a lso th e c h a rita b le a rm of T J M axx. V aughn is a m e m b e r of th e A ssociation o f Im ag e C o n su ltan ts In te rn a tio n al, T h e N atio n al Asso ciatio n o f F e m a le E x ec u tiv es, W om en Im p ac t ing Pu b lic Policy, M a rth a S tew a rt’s “D re a m e rs into D o ers” a n d is a ctiv e w ith th e NAACP. T h e ev en in g will beg in w ith n e tw o rk in g a n d a lig h t su p p er, follow ed by th e p ro g ra m . D onations of a t le a st one a rtic le of clean , g e n tly-used w om en ’s b u sin e ss clothing a re req u e ste d . T h e co st is $20 fo r AWC m e m b ers, $30 f o r non m e m b ers, an d $15 fo r stu d e n ts. F o r m o re inform ation, o r to reg is ter, visit www. w o m c o m d etro it.o rg o r call (866) 385-1784. Alison Vaughn will talk about clothing styles and what messages they com municate to others, Thurs day, March 21, in Detroit. Learn about Miracle League, Kelly’s Kidz in Plymouth T ic k ets a r e availa ble th ro u g h M onday, M a rc h 4, f o r th e "M irac les A jnong U s C elebration o f M aking D re a m s Com e T rue,” s e t fo r T h ursday, M a rc h 7, a t P lym outh C o m m u n ity A rts Coun cil, 774 N. Sheldon, Ply m outh. T h e e v e n t is a im e d a t w om en w ho a re in te r e s t e d in le a rn in g m o re about K elly ’s K idz an d T h e M ir R E U N IO N S Send info rm atio n to S haro n D a rg a y a t sdarg ay ® hom etow nlife.com . G ot a c lass p h oto o r y e arb o o k p ic tu r e to go w ith th e inform atio n ? Sen d it along a s a jp g a ttac h m e n t. DETROIT GESU CATHOLIC SCHOOL CLASS OF 1 9 5 6 A reunion is planned for Aug. 17. Call Jack Sayed a t (810) 231-9230. DETROIT MACKENZIE CLASSES FROM 19 6 4 -6 7 Family & Friends Day bowling fundraiser runs 2-6 p.m. Sun day, March 10 a t Oaks Lanes, 8450 N. Middlebelt, Westland. Cost is $20 per person and includes th ree games, shoes, pizza and beverage. O pen to adults and children. Call Rita W hitley a t (313) 281-8001. PLYMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1 9 6 8 A 45-year class reunion is planned for Saturday, Sept. 7. For information contact Susan Keith Johnson a t sgjohnson4@ comcast.net. SOUTH LYON CLASS OF 1 9 6 3 A 50th class reunion is planned for July 20. For m ore infor mation, contact Barbara Cook a t (248) 349-5982. WESTLAND JOHN GLENN HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1 9 8 3 6 p.m.-midnight, Saturday, Oct. 26, a t Burton Manor Ban q u e t and Conference Center, Livonia. For more information, e-mail to Linda Harbison atjghs.1983@gmail.com. J.L.R. Lnnclscaping& S C ecile P in ed a , a u th o r o f D evil’s Tango: H o w I L ea rn ed th e F ukushim d S te p by Ste p , w ill ta lk ab o u t th e n u c le a r in d u stry a t th e n e x t m e e t in g o f C itizen s fo r P e ace, 7 p.m . H iesd ay , M a rc h 12 a t U n ity o f Livo n ia , 28660 Fiv e M ile, Livonia. T h e e v e n t is p a rt o f P in ed a ’s 10day book to u r o f th e G re a t L akes reg io n , w h ich co in cid e s w ith th e seco n d a n n iv e rsa ry o f th e m e lt d ow n o f th r e e re a c to r s a t th e Fukush im a D aiich i n u c le a r fa c ility in Ja p an . She’ll o f fe r a n u p d a te on th e co n seq u e n ce s o f F u k u sh im a d u rin g h e r a p p e a ra n c e in Livonia. 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The ev en t is p a r t of P in e d a ’s 10-day book tour o f th e Great L a kes region, which coincides w ith the second a nniversary o f the m eltdow n o f three reactors a t the F u k u sh im a D aiichi nuclear facility in Japan. d e ca d es,” sh e say s. Copies o f P ine d a ’s n e w e st book will b e av ailable fo r sig n in g an d sa le a t th e U n ity of L ivonia ev en t. P in ed a h as b e e n an an ti-w ar a c tiv ist fro m e a rly life. H e r n ov e ls, all av aila b le fro m WingsP ress.co m , h ave b e en critica lly acclaim ed , w ith F ace, w in n in g th e C om m onw ealth Club of C a lifornia G old M edal — a re c o rd fo r fir s t fic tio n — a s w ell as th e Sue K aufm an P riz e an d a N ational Book A w ard nom ination. H e r novel, T h e Love Q ueen o f th e A m a zo n , w ritte n w ith a n N E A F iction Fellow ship, w as n a m ed a N otable Book o f th e Year b y The N e w York Tim es. C itizens fo r P e ace, is sponsor in g h e r sto p in L ivonia. Co-spons o rs a re th e A lliance to H a lt F er m i 3; H u ntington W oods P e a ce , Cit izenship & Edu ca tio n P ro je ct; IHM Ju stic e , P e a ce an d S ustainability O ffice; N ukew atch; P e a ce A ction o f M I; S ie rra Club (S outheast M ich igan); Sw ords In to Plow S ha res P e a ce C e n te r & G allery; US Peace C ouncil (M ichig an chap te r); Wom e n ’s A ction fo r N ew D irec tions (S o u th e ast M ichigan); a n d W om en’s In te rn a tio n a l L eague f o r P e a ce & F reedom . T he e v e n t is f re e and open to the p ublic. F o r m o re inform ation, call C olleen a t (734) 425-0079. SOCIAL SECURITY ru - m m m i mm lig h t ap p etiz ers, w ine an d ch o co late, s e rv e d b y th e m e n o f th e M ira cle L ea g u e a n d th e P ly m o u th C o m m u n ity A rts Council. C heck-in will s ta r t a t 5:30 p.m ., follow ed b y th e p ro A u th o r o n n u c le a r m e ltd o w n w ill s p e a k in L iv o n ia I f '":’ . .. . . \M1TR ^ mm f* / a cle L ea g u e o f P ly m o u th a n d it h o n o rs th e fifth a n n iv e rsa ry o f b o th o rg a nizations, w hich a s s is t c h ild re n w ith sp e cia l need s. C o st is $30 an d in clu d es Many people are wrongly rejected when they apply for Social Security Disability ben efits. Money was taken out of their paychecks for Social Security taxes to ensure that they would receive disability _____ benefits if they could no Attorneys Bieske and Alfonsl longer work full-time. Sadly, the can often make a winning differ government denies approxi ence at the application stage. mately 60% of those who apply And, if an appeal Is necessary for disability benefits. they have won several hundred cases before a court date Is Attorneys J.B. Bieske and Jennifer Alfonsl have 42 years combined experience represent Those denied can appeal on ing only Social Security disability their own but statistics for many clients. And they personally meet years reveal that those repre with all clients and appear sented by attorneys win a much personally at all court hear ings. Many large firms assign And attorneys who specialize In inexperienced attorneys to your Social Security Disability cases case. And some of these firms win a much higher percentage are located thousands of miles yet away and only fly the attorney In the day of the court hearing. In addition to practicing only Attorneys Bieske and Alfonsl Social Security disability law have vast experience before local attorney Bieske has written a Michigan judges. book for attorneys about the subject and has been interviewed on various television programs. Both attorney Bieske and Alfonsl have also been interviewed on radio programs and have given speeches to many groups. Attorneys Bieske and Alfonsl offer free phone or office con sultation. Ifthey represent you, there will be no fee charged until after the case Is won. The fee Is a percentage of retroactive benefits. Bieske and Alfonsl represent clients from all over the state of ; Michigan. Their Livonia office : Is on Six Mile Road just west of 1-275. Their Novi office Is located on Haggerty Road Just north of 12 Mile Road. Call them at 1-800-331-3530 for a free con sultation If you have been denied, or if you are thinking of possibly applying for Social Security benefits. online a t hometownlife.com COMMUNITY LIFE Observer &Eccentric | Sunday. March 3, 2013 RELIGION CALENDAR Send items for th e religion calendar to Sharon Oargay a t sdargay@hometownlife. M arch AUCTIO N Tim e/Date: 12:30-2 p.m. M arch 10 Location: R edford Aldersg a te U nited M ethodist, 10000 Beech Daly, Red fo rd Township Details: All proceeds go to sup p o rt th e Food4U food bank th a t d istrib u te s fo o d baskets m o n th ly to 40-80 families Contact: (313) 937-3170 CONCERT Time/D ate: 4 p.m . Sunday, March 10 Location: St. John Lu th e ra n Church, 23225 Gill, Farm ington Hills Details: Olivia Duval, so pran o , sings a program of spirituals a n d a rt songs, a ccom panied by Wesley Fishwick a t th e piano. Ad mission to th e c o ncert is free, a lth o u g h a fre e will offering will be collected Contact: w w w .stjohne lca.org or w w w .w esleyfishw ick.com CONCERT Time/Date: 7:30 p.m . Friday, M arch 22 Location: Temple Beth El, 7400 Telegraph, Bloom field Hills Details: Josh Nelson, a p opula r perfo rm er and com po ser of m odern Jewish music, perform s. T he c o ncert is fre e a n d no reservations a re required Contact: (248)851-1100, Ext. 3150 D ISCUSSION GROUP Time/Date: Mi/iiseries sh ow n 8-10 p.m . Sunday, th ro u g h March 31; discus sion from 6:30-7:30 p.m. W ednesday, From March 6-April 3 Location: K en w ood Church, 20200 M errim an, Livonia D etails: The church will o ffe r a discussion group o n th e History Channel m iniseries, “The BibleContact (248) 47fr8222 FISH DINNER Time/D ate: 5-7 p.m. Friday th ro u g h March 22 Location: St. Aidan Church Activity Center, 17500 Farmington Road, Livonia Details: A dult dinner includes tw o filets of salmon, cod or a com bina tio n for $9. Child din ner includes o n e filet of salm on o r cod or macaroni an d cheese fo r $5. Both th e a d u lt an d child dinners include roasted potatoes, v egetables, coleslaw, din ner roll, an d dessert. Bev e rages included for adults are coffee, tea, milk, pop a n d water. For children th e y are milk, pop and w ater. The child's din n er is fo r ag e 10 and under. Side dishes o f macaroni and cheese are available fo r $2 Contact: (734) 425-5950 LENTEN LECTURE Time/Date: 7:30 p.m. Tues day, March 19 Location: St. John Neumann Catholic Church, 44800 War ren Road, Canton Details: Dr. Patricia CooneyHathaway, author, lecturer, and professoral Sacred Heart Major Seminary, will present “The Spirituality of Vatican II: W hat it means for th e People in th e Pew." This is a free event and light refreshments will be served. Call the church office to register Contact (734)455-5910 LENTEN SERVICE Time/Date: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, through March 20 Location: Holy Cross Lu theran Church, 30650 Six Mile, Livonia Details: Inspiring and medita tive worship using Holden Evening Prayer. Journeys of faith witnessed by several members Contact: (734) 427-1414 or (734) 338-6722 LENTEN SERVICE Time/Date: 5:30 p.m. prayer Spring a rt classes set in Livonia It's tim e to ge t c re a tiv e . V isual A rts A ssociation o f L ivonia (VAAL) sta r ts its sp rin g c lasses a n d w o rk sh ops th e w ee k o f M a rc h 11. It o ffe rs a va rie ty of w aterco lo r, a cry lic , p a stel and oil pa inting co u rse s, p o rtra it d raw in g , m ixed m edia, b eginning draw ing a n d e x p erim e n tal art. C lasses a re ta u g h t by professio n a lly -train e d te a c h e rs and a re g e ared tow a rd both b eg in n in g an d e x p e ri e n ced le vels o f ability. Tuition ran g e s fro m $55-$120 fo r m e m b e rs and $75-$100 f o r no nm em bers. VAAL o ffe rs a c h ance to m e et an d le arn fro m fel low a rtis ts p ra c tic in g in m a n y m edia. M e m b ers m a y a tte n d m onthly m e etin g s th a t o f fe r a v a rie ty of p ro g ra m s and sp e ak e rs. M e m b ers a lso m a y e n te r fall an d sp rin g ju r ie d exhibits. H ow ever, m e m b ersh ip is not re q u ire d to enro ll in a r t c lasses an d w orkshops. T he VAAL classro o m is lo cated a t 37653 Fiv e M ile a t N ew burgh, in Livonia, l b re c e iv e a fre e c ata lo g of c la ss e s o r f o r o th e r inform atio n call (734) 838-1204 o r c h ec k ou t th e VAAL w ebsite a t w w w .v aalart.o rg . service, 6:30 p.m. soup dinner, through March 27 Location: Bethlehem Lu theran Church, 35300 W. Eight Mile, Farmington Hills Details: Topics for the Wednesday night program are: 'W e were formed for God's family," March 6; “We were created to become like Christ" March 13; "We were shaped for serving God," March 20, W e were made for a mission," March 27 Contact (248) 478-6520; belcfh@gmail.com LENTEN SERVICE Time/Date: 7 p.m. Wednes day, through March 20 Location: Lola Park Lutheran Church, 14750 Kinloch, Red ford Details: Free treats served af ter sen/ices. The theme of the series is "Names of Wondrous Love" Contact (313) 532-8655 or (734)968-3523 LENTEN SOUP SUPPER Time/Date: 6 p.m. supper fol lowed by service a t 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through March 20 Location: Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 28000 New Market Road, Farmington Hills Details: Soup suppers and service Contact (248) 553-3380 MASS, PIZZA & MASS CLASS Time/Date: Starts a t 6 p.m. with dinner and class a t 6:30 p.m., every Thursday during Lent Location: St. John's Episco pal Church, 555 S. Wayne Road, Westland Details: Everyone is welContact: (734) 721-5023 PARTY PLANNING Time/Date: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, March 17 Location: Temple Beth El's Handleman Hall, 7400 Tele graph, Bloomfield Hills Details: Photographers, party planners, florists, DJs, videographers, caterers and more will be on hand a t this party planning showcase sponsored by the Beth El Sisterhood. Experts will present tips, demonstrations and ideas for having a party everyone will remember. An added feature this year will be a bridal fashion show a t noon in the Temple's sanctuary presented a t no charge by Roma Sposa. Visitors to the free event can sample foods and win prizes. All in attendance will receive a complimentary directory of exhibitors C o n tac t (248) 865-0633 POMEGRANATE GUILD Time/Date: 1 p.m. March 10 Location: In the Prentis Apartments Community Room, located on 10 Mile, east of Greenfield, Oak Park Details: Marilyn Feingold will lead a needlework mezuzah workshop. There is a $7 materials fee. The Pomegran ate Guild of Southeastern Michigan studies and creates Judaic needlework Contact Judy Galperin at (248) 661-5337 PRESCHOOL Ward Preschool Time/Date: Open registra tion begins a t 9 a.m. March 20 for th e 2013-14 school year Location: 40000 Six Mile, Northville Details: Enrolling this month for children turning 3 and 4 by Sept. 1, 2013 and age 5 by Feb. 1, 2014 Contact: (248) 374-5911 or e-mail carol.nowacki® wardchurch.org O n g oin g_____ CLASSES/STUDY M en’s Bible study Time/Date: B reakfast a t 7 a.m . an d study a t 8 a.m. Location: Kirby's Coney Island, 21200 Haggerty. Northville Township Contact: John Shulenb erger a t (734) 464-9491 New Life Community Church Time/Date: Jobs seminar, 8-9 am. Fridays; reading program fo r stu d en ts in Vision Loss? End the frustration. See b etter w ith prescription telescope I eyewear. W e offer evaluation and aftercare for m acular degeneration and oth e r sight loss. Telescopic vision system s starting a t $1795. W W W so***® p ta s m o W ! ?• (S * > y || FOOD BANK New Hope Church Time/Date: 5-7 p.m., every Friday by appointm ent only Location: 44815 Cherry Hill, Canton Contact: Call pastor Ranay Brown to schedule an ap pointm ent a t (734) 2702528. A r th r itis T o d a y J os ep h J . W e is s , M .D . R heumatology 18829 Farmington Road Livonia, Michigan 48152 Phone: (248) 478-7860 JO IN T ‘i ATTENDCOLLEGEONLINE FROMHOME Call 877-895-1828 C e nCtu ra O LLEG E W a n t t o l o w e r h e a t in g c o s t s b u t n o t th e th e r m o sta t? AIRLINE CAREERS AM BEGIN HERE Become an Aviation M aintenance Tech. FAA approved training. Financial aid if qualified - Housing available. Job placem ent assistance. CALL Aviation Institute of M aintenance T h e a n s w e r is rig h t u n d e r y o u r f ^ e t. 87 7 -8 91-2281 Call toll-free: 1-800-259-4150 Are You Still Paying Too Much For Your Medications? icrmal hea to 70% on tlonal 30% fedi ■affordable thai how much you can B O S C H BoschGeo.com Invented fonlife S l,’ - MICHIGAN SCIENCE CENTER i n f e c t i o n Joint Inlectlon does occur. It can happen after knee surgery, after joint aspiration, it can occur after an injury to the skin in the area of the joint. It can settle Into a joint after bacteremia from a dental procedure or following a colonoscopy. Considering all the possible risks, the actual incidence is very low. A physician diagnoses joint Infection by the sudden onset of the pain and the close proximity of the swollen, .painful joint and trauma to the joint or near it. Also, which joint is affected. Infection occurs most often In the knee joint, then in the elbow and wrist Infection Is rare in the shoulders, and only occurs Inthe feet when the patient has concomitant and advanced peripheral artery disease. The diagnosis of an infection requires aspiration of fluid from the swollen, painful joint and subsequent gram strain showing bacteria or culture revealing clusters of bacteria. It is necessary to obtain fluid for examination and culture before Initiating therapy. Treatment consists of intravenous antibiotics for 4-6 weeks. This regimen may seem extreme, but It usually works to clear the infection completely from the infected |oint. The same resolution holds lor knee Infecbons m replacement joints. Six weeks of antibiotic therapy stands in contrast to therapies for infected knee replacements ten years ago. Then, it was considered necessary to remove the infected (oint. wait 2-4 months and put in another replacement. Modem therapy replaces such measures. PET-FRIENDLY SERVICE Time/Date: 1 p.m. Sunday Location: Dunk N Dogs, 27911 Five Mile, Livonia Details: All Creatures ULC sponsors th e service, which is conducted in an informal setting. Pet blessings are available after th e service. All Creatures ULC describes th e gathering as non-denominational and Christian. W ater is available for dogs Contact: (313) 563-0162 PRAYER Nardin Park United Meth odist Church Time/Date: 7 p.m. Wednes day Location: 298874/V. 11 Mile, Farmington Hills Details: Participate in an open time of praying silently and aloud to gether as well as responding to personal requests. Contact: (248) 476-8860 ‘ Medical, ‘ Business, ‘ Criminal Justice, ‘ Hospitality. Job placement assistance. Computer available. Financial Aid if qualified. SCHEV authorized. J- IUH1 1 Save 0n 0vor 30!000 Toys & Gaines | Just Roll T h e 0 & Save! MOMS Christ Our Savior Lu theran Church Time/Date: 9:30-11:30 a.m. second Tuesday, MOPS; 7-8:30 p.m. first and third Thursday, MOPSnext. Both programs run SeptemberMay Location: 14175 Farming ton Road, Livonia Details: Mothers of Preschoolers is aim ed at mothers of infants through kindergartners; MOPSnext supports mothers of schoolaged children. Contact: Rebekah Creeden a t (734) 522-6830 for MOPS and Susan Magner a t (248) 4783643 for MOPSnext details. Dunning Park Bible Chapel Time/Date: 9:30-11:30 a.m. first and third Tuesdays Location: 24800 W est Chi cago Road, Redford Details: MOPS is a place w here moms can build friendships, receive mother ing support, practical help and spiritual hope. Contact: Amy a t (313) 937-3084 or Kristen a t (734) 542-0767 w w w .C e n tu ra O n lin e .c o m F re e p h o n e c o n s u lta tio n Dr. S h e l d o n S m ith 8 7 7 - 6 7 7 -2 0 2 0 www.LowVisionofMichigan.com Roll 4 Toy Savings! AUK grades K-12 and martial arts instruction, bo th a t 10 a.m. Sundays. Location: 42200 Tyler, Belleville Contact: (734) 846-4615 Our Lady of Loretto Time/Date: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Monday Location: Six Mile and Beech Daly, Redford Details: Scripture study Contact: (313) 534-9000 St. Michael the Archan gel Time/Date: 7-8:30 p.m. th e second and fourth Thurs day. Location: School library, 11441 Hubbard, just south of Plymouth Road, Livonia Details: Catholic author and bible scholar, Gary Michuta, leads a study of th e Gospel o f St. Luke. The sessions a re open to all, regardless o f their faith or parish affiliation Contact: (734) 261-1455, ext. 200, or www.livoniastmichael.org Ward Presbyterian Time/Date: 7 p.m. Mon days Location: Room A101, 40000 W. Six Mile, North ville Details: Learner's Bible study is held Contact: (248) 374-5920 FAMILY C OM MUNITY MEAL Time/Date: 5-6 p.m. every Thursday Location: The Salvation Army, 27500 Shiawassee, Farmington Hills Details: Free meal Contact: (248)477-1153, Ext. 12 BODIESHUMAN G e t A n E x tra $ 1 0 O ff& F r e e S h ip p in g O n Y o u r 1 s t O rd e r! Order Now! Call Toll-Free: 1-800-259-4150 ode 10FREE to receive this special off prescription n rtqulmd lor all prtnrlptlon medication M IC H IG A N P R E S S A S S O C IA T IO N Milestones R o s a le s -A I - G h is h a n B e tty M alkow ski o f Canton an n o u n ces th e en g ag em en t of h e r gran d d a u g h ter, A d riann "A nnie” R o sales o f Canton to G eorge A l-G hishan o f W estland. A d rian n is th e d a u g h te r o f A pril R o sales an d A rth u r a n d Sh eryl Rosales, all o f Canton. G eo rg e is th e son of A sm ah an an d H esh a n A l-Ghishan o f W estland. A d riann an d G eo rg e bo th a re 2012 g rad u a tes o f W ayne S tate U n iv ersity . G eo rg e e a rn e d a bach e lo r o f science d e g re e in en v iro n m en ta l scien ce an d A d rian n e arn ed a b ach e lo r o f sc ien c e d e g re e in ra d ia tio n th erapy. T h e w edding is plan n ed fo r Ju n e 2014 a t S a c re d H e a rt B y zan tin e Catholic C h u rch, Livonia. K o le c z k o - L ig h t b o d y D eadlines: Friday, 4 :15 p.m . for Sunday p a p er • Wednesday. 9 :45 a.m . for Thursday n C O L L IST E R , STEPHEN Jul> 14,1944-Feb. 16,2013 Following a brief illness. Sieve died al home in Hazel Park, MI. \ talented musician and graphic artist, he is survived by his be loved sister, Jane Hall of Grass Valley, CA, in addition to two mily. He will I Notable life accomplishments in cluded being a charter member of the Pegasus Group, Realtor of The Year in Battle Creek, and in strumental in starting the Annual Battle Creek Balloon Festival. /as loved and respected by Irish Wake were previously Sindbad's in Detroit, MI. AJ. Desmond & Sons 248-549-0500 view obituary DAM M , C H A R L E S A. ^ Age 86, of Farmington, S February 22, 2013. troit in 1926, graduated from Catholic Central High School in 1944, attended the :rsity of Notre Dame and Michigan State University, grad uating with a BA in forestry in A veteran of WWII and i, he served 33 years in the US Navy active duty and reerves, retiring as a commander t NAF Detroit in 1977. He _ained the Huron-Clinton Metro politan 'Authority n 1953, a d Suto Mad 4 years, Charles is survived by his children, Daniel and Gretchrer. Brother Frank Damm, SM. Funeral Mass Thursday, February 28, 10 am (instate 9:30 am) at Our Lady of " rows Catholic Church, 23615 rcr Road, Farmington. Inlcrit Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Dct. Memorial gifts suggested American Heart Association, hcart.org. Arrangements entrusted to the Hecney-Sundquist Funeral Home, downtown Farmington (248-474-5200). indquist FA R LIE , JU L E N E Age 78, February 24, 2013. Be' wife of the late Watson. Dear mother of JoAnn (Larry) Burke, Brenda (Don) imainen, Watson H. Jr. lie) and the late Elaine and Luther. Grandmother of 7. Great grandmother of 11. Sister of Shelby, Dclmcr. Nathaniel, rietta, Henry, Randall, Mary Lou, Janice, Mitchell and ie late Richard and Dorkus. ’isitation Thursday l-8pm with * Friday 10am at the John N. Santciu & Son Funeral Home, Inkster Rd. (between Ford ind Cherry Hill) Garden City. Family suggest memorials to the March of Dimes. FUCHS, H ENRY R. "H A N K " Feb. 13.1931 - Feb. 25, 2013 Passed away peacefully p £ j |o n February 25, 2013, at r “ the age of 82, in Farming ton Hills. Hank was bom in Brooklyn. NY, to Ruth and Henry. He was a Korean War Veteran and a 30 year employee of the Ford Motor Company. He is survived by his children. Greg (Michelle), Bob (Sue) and Deb(Mike) Umseheid, eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren. A memorial serve is planned. Details not yet determined. FU RR, (N E E K O NK EL) M ARY LOUISE Of Centennial, CO passed away peacefully on January 21, 2013 at the age of 86 after a short ill ness. She spent her last few days at The Denver Hospice surround ed by her children and grandchil dren. Bom October 7, 1926 in Detroit, MI to the late Frank J. Konkel and the late Helen M. (Blotkamp) Konkel. She devoted her life to being a loving wife and caring mother of five chil dren. Steven J. (Teri) of Canton, MI; Stanley E. (Susan) of St. Paul, MN; Ronald L. (Diana) of Centennial, CO; Cynthia L. No ble (Kenneth) of Chandler, AZ; Sandra M. Kinslow (Mark) of Aurora, CO. Widowed in 1965 when the children were ages 4 16 she quickly adapted to her role of being a single mom. As the children grew, left home and scattered across the country, Mary delighted in traveling to visit them in each new location. With each new adventure, she would always say, "Who would have ever thought I would do that." Her greatest thrill of all was to rock each new grandbaby that arrived into her family. She was an avid reader. She eagerly M CIN TY RE, JA M E S S. Age 89 of Redford, Michigan. Beloved husband of r " “ “Emily (Katy) for 63 years. Loving father of Bill (Maureen) McIntyre, Jeanne (Tom) Shortal, Jim (Rhonda Kotzen) McIntyre, John McIn tyre, and Dave (Jill) McIntyre. Dear grandfather of Bill Jr., Beth, Larry, Valerie, Vicki, Av ery, Elaine, Frannie, Kate, and Mary. Great grandfather of 11. Brother of William (Donna) and Donald (Alison) McIntyre. James served in the U.S. Army Air Corp as a young man and son. He retired after 33 years. Visitation Thursday 3-8 pm with Service 11:00 am Friday at Charles R. Step Funeral Home, 18425 Beech Daly (btw 6 & 7 Mile). Interment Oakland Hills Cemetery. Contributions to Children's Hospital in Detroit ap preciated. Condolences to: charlcsstcpfuneralhome.com M E R R IL L , W IL L IA M H . "B IL L " February 27, 2013, age 69. Lov ing husband of Janet. Beloved father of Jon (Kathleen) Merrill, Anne Merrill, Fred (Cathy) Madley, Terri (Chris) Gogola, children and grandchildren. and Bruce (Ana) Madley. Proud Mary is survived by her children, ' grandfather of nine. Dear brother a brother, Frank W. (Carol) of of Gloria Merrill, Janet (Fred) Fremont, Ml; a sister Dorothy Knight, and Elizabeth (Bob) Philo (Max) of Fremont, Ml; 10 Willerer; and the late Richard grandchildren; 9 great Merrill, and Barbara Coates. Algrandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. She is preceded in nephews. Funeral Monday, death by her husband, Robert L. 11AM at Vermeulen Funeral her parents, a brother Arthur J., a Home, 46401 W. Ann Arbor Rd. sister Elizabeth and a grandson (btwn Sheldon and Beck), Ply Jonathan A. Furr. A memorial mouth. Visitation Sunday 2service will be held at a later date in Newaygo. MI. She will band in Newaygo Cemetery. The family suggests donations be made in her name to The Denver Hospice, 8299 East Lowry Bou levard, Denver, Colorado 80230. The caregivers there made her last days as comfortable as possi ble. Her family is very grateful. SOLAK, R O SEM AR Y February 27, 2013, Age 71 of Grand Ledge. Beloved mother of Amy (Mike Bowers) Wildrosc, Michele Solak, & the late Jeffrey Solak. Loving grandmother of Jessica Solak. Dear mother-inlaw of Tammy Solak. Private family services were arranged by Vermeulen Funeral Home, Ply mouth. Memorial contributions to Alzheimers Assn. To share a memory, VF Uermeulen NERALHOME ST R Z EM PK A , ^ JO H N ^ ^ band of the late Jennie for 70 Lovir Jerc (Laura), David, and Luana N A IRN E, (N E E FO STER ) M A RILY N R. Age 82. Passed away suddenly on Wednesday February 27th. Beloved wife of the late Chester, loving friend of the late Ziggy Zedan. Dear mother of Chester V. “Skip" (Susan), treasured “Aunty M" of Cristine and Janet. Loving Grandmother of Megan, Laura, Scott, Stephanie (Vince), Jody, and Kevin. Proud Great grandmother of Bricnna, Victo ria, Veronica, Corey, Anthony, and Conrad. She will be missed by many loving friends and neighbors. Marilyn made a liv ing selling products at fairs and home shows. She was also heavicratic Party managing local, forts, from 1960-1980. Cancer came and she beat it. She went on to be more involved with her family and friends. She could al to lend a hand. Visitation Mon day 2-8 pm at MANNSFERGUSON FUNERAL HOME 17000 Middlebelt (south of 6 Mile) Livonia. Services Tuesday at II am. Memorial tributes to the Michigan Humane Society. Online condolences: insfuneralhotr Y O RK , BARBARA J. Feb. 24, 2013, Age 75 of Garden City. Beloved wife of Clifford. Dear mother of Daniel. Loving grandmother of Nathan. Sister of Thelma Bigos. Funeral at the Uht Funeral Home. 35400 Glenwood Rd., Westland Thur. 10am. Family will receive friends Wed. 2-9pm Please visit and sign a tribute at www.iihtni.com ly Ronald was preceded in death by his parents. Funeral services were held March 2nd at the Allore Chapcl-Martenson Family Funeral Homes. Memorial con tributions may be made to the Karmanos Cancer Institute. For more information or to leave an online condolence, please visit vermeulenfuneralhome.com VF Uermeulen NERALHOME G E N D R O L IS, Elw anda Age 65, of Westland, Ml, for merly of Kalcr Community. KY, passed away Tuesday, February 26, 2013. Arrangements: Bym Funeral Home, Mayfield, KY HESS, M A RY L O UISE Age 89, February 22, 2013. Be loved wife of the late George. Dear mother of John (Becky), Matthew and Miriam (Eric) Ras mussen. Loving grandmother of Jeremy, Erica, Ashley, Katherine and Jennifer. Sister of the late Elizabeth Dicks. Former Dear born Public School teacher at McDonald Elementary from 1962-1985. Member of Ameri can Association of University Women (AAUW). Longtime member of Cherry Hill Baptist Church. Visitation Saturday at 10am until an Ham Memorial Service at Cherry Hill Baptist Church, 1045 N. Gulley, Dear born Heights (between Ford Rd. and Cherry Hill). www.Santeiufuncralhomc.com Age 49 of Maybee, passed Mon day, February 25, 2013. Bom Ju ly 5, 1963 in Detroit, Ronald was the son of Nelson & Donna (Dar by) Platt. He married the love of his life Karen Naylor-Booth March 21, 1992. Ronald was known as being a workaholic, working as a Senior Mechanic with FedEx for the past 20 years as well as working at Calder Dai ry Farm for the past 5 years; many times working 7 days a week. An avid bowler and golf er, Ronald also loved to travel with his wife, visiting such pla ces as Araba, Jamaica, Mexico the Dominican Republic and many other destinations. Ronald leaves to cherish his memory Karen, his wife of the past 20 years; daughters: Aimce (David) Busch of Redford Township and Erica Booth of Westland; three grandchildren: Matthew Busch, Christopher Busch and Elizabeth Busch. He is also survived by brothers and sisters: Danice (Ron) Martindale of Oxford, Bruce (Sarah) Platt (his twin brother) of Bclevedere, IL, Ed ward Platt of Lebanon, IL, Greg (Jean) Castle of Washington Township, Tom (Sheny) Platt of Hazel Park, Wanda Heronimus of Northville, Steve (Theresa) Castle of Southfield and Kathy Cheny of Califc ‘ j r a x j c n ■ i c o g t b q e grandfather of six, great-grand father of four and one on the way. Visitation will take place at Fred Wood Funeral Home, 36100 Five Mile Road (E. of Levan), Livonia, Sunday March be held at the funeral home, vis iting 9:30AM and services at 10:00AM. TH OM AN N , B E A T R IC E L. Age 95, February 7, 2013. Be loved wife of the late Elmer J. Loving mother of Gloria J. (Gary) Shelton, Frederick J. Thomann and the late David G. of Tanya (Joan Zdan) Thomann. Mrs. Thomann was a former em ployee of The Henry Ford and a member of Nomads. A memorial : held Sunday Marc it the Weise Funeral Home. 7210 Park Ave., Allen Park, MI 48101 (313) 382-1150. Visiting will be gin at 11 am. Memorial contribu tions can be made to the Berkley Education Foundation, 14700 W. Lincoln, Oak Park, MI 48237 or the Educational Excellence Foundation for Plymouth/Canton Community Schools, 454 S. Harvey Plymouth, Ml 48170. ■ D n R jo s ic n n e 3UGF3E o » x o i m JL O V K D GISnE K rista n M a rie K oleczko an d M ichael F o s te r Lightbo d y an nounce th e ir eng ag e m en t. T h e bride-to-be, d a u g h te r of S tan le y and L au rie K oleczko of L ivonia, is a F ra n k lin H ig h School g r a d uate. She gra d u a te d in 2004 fro m th e U n iv e rsity of M ic h ig an-D earborn and is em p lo y ed a s a p a ra m e d ic in Plym outh. 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A M a s te r C o m p o s t e r is a c o m m u n i t y g a r d e n in g v o lu n te e r w h o u n d e r s t a n d s ho w to m a k e c o m p o s t, so il h e a lth , c o m p o s t b e n e f i t s , n a t u r a l m u lc h e s , e n v ir o n m e n ta l la w n c a re , a n d m o re. In a d d itio n to “C o m p o s t in g ...F o r E a r t h ’s S a k e ” on M a r c h 11, o t h e r c la s s e s in th e s e r i e s a re : • S o il t e s t i n g a n d f e r t i l i z e r o p tio n s , M a r c h 18 • H e a lth y la w n c a r e , A p ril 8 • Y o u th e d u c a tio n a n d s c h o o ly a r d g a r d e n s , A p ril 15 • S u s ta i n a b le la n d s c a p e s a n d r a i n w a te r r e c y c li n g , A p ril 22 • SOCW A g a r d e n s op en h o u se. 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M a p le , A nn A rb o r , (7 3 4 ) 332-7900; 22650 F o r d R o a d in D e a r b o r n H e ig h ts , (3 1 3 ) 278-4433; 4901 C o o lid g e H ig h w a y , R o y a l O a k , (248) 280-9500; a n d 6370 O r c h a r d L a k e R o a d ,in W est B lo o m fie ld ; (248) 851-7506. HEALTH W a y n e S t a t e U n iv e r s ity p r o f e s s o r lo o k s a t m in d - b o d y in flu e n c e , r o le o f p a in Clinical psychologist M ark A. L um ley is a professor and d irec to r of Clinical TVaining in th e psychology dep artm e n t at Wayne State University. The 50-year-old Novi resid en t is rese arching th e ro le o f stre ss a nd em otions in chronic pain disorders. "I sta rted paying a ttention to how people's bodies respond to em otional experiences," h e said, recalling an experien ce of get ting sick to his stom ach a fte r seeing a dialysis film during grade school. Lum ley earn ed his P h D . and m a ste r's in clinical psychology from th e U niversity of Florida. H e studied biology and psychol ogy a t W ayne S tate a s a n under graduate. T he D etroit native studied tw o ye ars a t D etroit Redford H igh School a nd tw o y e a rs a t Ifemple C hristian High School in R edford. H e ’s m a rrie d to Sherry, a Novi schools staffer, and th e couple has fo u r sons, tw ins, 22, a son, 20, and a son, 18. L um ley’s been o n th e faculty a t W ayne State since 1991. H e thought about m edical school in younger days, and w as in te reste d in how the m ind the influences th e body. “I decided to p u rsu e clinical psychology w ith an em phasis on th e in te rfa ce betw een medicine Mark A. Lumley o f Novi, a Wayne State University professor, is researching how stress and emotions interact in chronic pain disorders. an d psychology.” H e has looked a t m a n y m edi cal conditions, b ased p a rtly on in te re sts o f g rad u a te students. T hey include irritab le bow el syndrom e, fibrom yalgia, h ead aches, an d rheum atoid arth ritis. M any conditions overlap, L um ley said, an d th e b rain and cen tral nerv o u s sy ste m “g e t dis ru p te d rea lly easily.” S o u rc e s o f s tr e s s E x tern al so u rces o f s tre ss a re th o se like a jo b loss, crim e, or d e ath o f a loved one. D evelopm ental so u rce s put people a t g re a te r risk f o r not handling stre ss well. “W hat do you do w hen som ething b ad hap p ens to you? How do you ad ap t to that? Som e people d o well and som e people d o poorly." L ow er socioeconom ic sta tus gen erally gets m o re nega tiv e life ev en ts. “B u t th e so rt of stre ss I ’m in te reste d in seem s to b e a ll o v e r th e place.” Even tho se raised in a fflu en t hom es c an face dem and to b e p erfect: “I ’m not good enough” feelings a re common. Som e people k e ep secrets. "And it ta k es an em otional toll. It's an o th er so u rce o f stre ss,” L um ley said. U nresolved c onflicts re la t e d to b ad e x p erien c es in life can m ean people hav e tro u b le sta n d ing th e ir g round an d a sse rt ing them selves. T h ey also have tro u b le w ith “dropping th e ir g u a rd " and becom ing close to others. Two “co re hum an dom ains,” “fo r m any people, especially w om en in ou r cu ltu re, th a t c ap acity ’s b e en stifled, it’s b e en inhibited.” H e a n d colleagues a re doing N ational In stitu tes o f H ealthsu pported re se a rc h on help ing people resolve stre ss by ex p re ssin g genuine feelings. R elaxation w ork (yoga, p rayer, m editation), d iet and exercise do help, h e said, a s d oes b e t te r sleep. “Lots o f r e se a rc h has show n th e y h av e som e benefit." V eterans w ith p o st-trau m at ic stre ss d iso rd e r g e t little b en efit fro m th at. T h ey g en eral ly receiv e so m e form o f expo su re th e ra p y w h ere face em o tional m em o ries th e y h av e been avoiding. “You hav e to em otionally pro c ess it away." "T he tru th is, I d o n 't know yet how it’s going to w ork out." H e’s b een doing a series o f sm aller stu d ies fo r 15 years. H e attem p ts to develop and te st th e health e ffec ts of em o tional in terv en tio n s (em otion a l ex perien cin g a n d ex p ression techniques to u nlearn e ffec ts of trau m a o r conflicts). H e com p a re s n ew a p p ro ach es to wellte ste d cognitive-behavioral sym ptom m an ag em en t and edu c ational interventions. T he re se a rc h e rs a re seeking to d eterm in e w h eth er th e em o tion-oriented te ch n iq u es will p e rfo rm b e tte r th a n stan d ard a pproaches. T h e goal is to learn w hich p atien ts a re helped m ost b y e ach approach. Lum ley said th e re isn’t m uch r e se a rc h like his. W hen Wayne S tate issu ed a p re ss release a bout tw o y e a rs ago on a n N IH g ran t fo r h is work, h e got a TV m ention fro m JoA nne Pu rta n of C h an n el?. “O u r p hone had 200 voicem ail m e ssa g es th e n e x t m orning,” said Lumley, noting a lot o f peo p le a re in pain an d don’t have m uch to help them . A handful of p rac titio n ers do w o rk clinically. H e's finding ex p o su re therapy u seful fo r re tu rn in g v eterans. "T hat's th e b e st th ing to do for post-traum atic stre ss disorder.” D o c t o r s ' d i le m m a Som e physicians a re over w helm ed in dealing w ith patients w ith chronic pain, and m ay tu rn to th e prescription pad. “M any physicians don’t know how to w ork a t m ultiple levels. T h ere ’s lots o f patients w ho a re not ge tting th e ir needs m et,” L um ley said. P a tie n ts a re com plicated fo r physicians, too. "T h eir fam i lies invalidate them and doc to r s don’t believe them . I t’s not a sim ple thing.” Conditions a re due la rge ly to a ltere d b rain a n d ne rv e func tioning, b u t th e b ra in is also th e m ost im p o rta n t “pain and sy ste m ” org an , stro n g ly in flu e n ce d b y a pe rso n 's develop m ent an d em otional e x p erien c es. H e sa id you c a n c hange the b ra in thro u g h le arning ex p e ri e nce s. "A lot of p a tien ts have b een told 'I t’s all in yo u r h ead.’ T he e x p erien c e o f one’s body rea lly sta r ts m ostly in th e b rain . M aybe w e c a n change th e b ra in th ro u g h rele a rn in g things." l b le arn m o re abo u t L um ley’s studies on fibrom yalgia o r irri table bow el syndrom e, call (313) 577-2258, o r go to this website: http://fibrostudy.clas.w ayne.edu. 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All rights reserved. O b s e rv e r & E c c e n tric bo m. lo .nnr ..co m M E D IA Car Report Advertising Feature Ford makes sales a bigger goal in new 'Fiesta Movement' Ford w rote a new playbookforsocial-m edia marketing w ith its first "Fiesta Movement" in 2009, but i t didn't help se ll th e new Fiesta for very long. first tim e —to sky-high levels and settin g a new, high bar for big b rands' socialmedia marketing programs. I t essentially kicked off a new era of digital marketing for th e car business. Propelled by th e "Movement," Fiesta enjoyed a steep .takeoff, selling more th a n 23,000 u n its in ju s t th e second half o f 2010, and soon skyrocketing by nearly 300 percent for a ll o f 2011, to a to ta l of more th a n 69,000 sales for th e year. So w ith th e ju stlaunched Fiesta Move ment "Remix," Ford seem s determ ined to use its social-m edia skills to sell signifi cantly more Fiesta subcom pacts a s well as to stay ahead o f th e fastest-m oving game in marketing. By Dale Buss Problem w as, th e in itial b u rst o f a t te n tio n d id n 't c reate a long-term boom in sales for Fiesta. By la st spring. Fiesta sales had begun slum ping badly. For all of 2012, Fiesta sold 17 percent fewer un its th a n a year earlier, sliding to under 57,000 sales overall (though in December th e y rose by more th a n 50 percent versus a weak year-earlier m onth, and ticked up by more th a n 20 percent la s t month). This tim e, Ford plans to use th e online c o n ten t generated by 100 social-media influencers, in th e ir unscripted experi ences w ith th e car over th e n e x t several weeks, a s th e e n tire p a lette of creative for a paid-m edia campaign around th e launch of th e 2014 Fiesta la ter th is year. "We're turning to our 100 Fiesta 'a g en ts' and saying, 'W e're going to use only your co ntent for our ad campaign for th e new Fiesta,'" S cott Monty, global head o f so cial media for Ford, told me. "That's never been done before in th e au to industry." At le a st a couple o f fac to rs w ere to blame for Fiesta's flam e-out from socialmedia sta r to showroom bu st. One was th e in tro d uctio n ab o u t a year ago of th e new Ford Focus, a little bigger than Fiesta but n o t a ll th a t much more expensive; Focus's appeal and Ford's prom otion o f its breada n d -b u tter small sedan surely sapped Fiesta Movement: A Social Remix also will include tie s w ith prom inent TV, en te rtain m en t and spo rts programing in cluding American Idol and th e X Games a s well as th e Bonnaroo music festiv al in Tennessee. And Ford will c u rate all th e co n ten t generated by th e bloggers and oth e r Fiesta-driving d ig erati on a new web site. 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BOBJEANNOTTE L o u L a R fc to BUICKLESABRE2002 Lou L aH fche Second, th e new Fiesta will have some significant advantages over th e version th re e years ago. Primarily, it'll offer as an option a 1-liter EcoBoost engine, and Ford has been very good a t promoting th e capabilities of its EcoBoost engine line. BOBJEANNOTTE BUICK, GMC (734)453-2500 56k.MustSMS16,495 BOBJEANNOTTE BUICK. CMC CHEVROLETSONIC2012 remoteslam SuperSome! CHEWTAHOELT72010 FORDRANGER2011 First, i t will tie a program of paid TV spots and other advertising directly to Fiesta Movement c o n ten t — and derived only from it. LouLaRfehe CHEWSUBURBAN2005 BurgundyLT.loaded.4x4. CHEWTAHOE2007LT2 White,Loaded.Only518.995 BOBJEANNOTTE BUICK, GMC (734)453-2500 N evertheless, Monty recognizes th a t Ford is in business to sell cars, n o t ju st social-m edia-m arketing platform s, and to th a t end th e company is counting on a t le ast two significant differences w ith th e 2014 Fiesta from its effort of th re e years ago. PlanlomBlack.GIS,ant SilverShine,SLT.leather,and Sports 8 Imported "So by designing missions" for th e in fluencers, and th e ir c o n ten t, "around th e se broad them es, w e'll be much more a uthentic and in line w ith w hat [target consumers] are interested in learning abo u t and sharing." LouLaRfehe | Chevrolet LANDROVERLR32006 BOBJEANNOTTE lifestyle, n o t w hether i t has th is or th a t product feature. | Silver,72k.AWD.Now514.995 BOBJEANNOTTE BUICK, GMC (734)453-2500 Lou LaFSche L o u L a flfc h e CHEVROLETSILVERADO2009 ASS!Hardworkingtruck) | BOBJEANNOTTE BUICK, GMC (734)453-2500 GM CENVOT21X8 GrayHo/Iron,SLE,andsunroof! Readylorthewinterelements! j Cadillac BOBJEANNOTTE BUICK, GMC (734)453-2500 CADILLACSRX2004 SLE,38K.522,995 BOBJEANNOTTE BUICK, GMC (734)453-2500 1 it: ASocial Remix c Which brings us to th e 2014 Fiesta. Monty told me th a t th e Movement "re mix" and e ventual ads will g en erate con te n t "ab o u t a lifestyle and everything in concert and in particu lar being able to g e t th e value w ith Fiesta th a t we can prove to custom ers." Ford will do th a t by tasking th e influencers "to say w hatever th ey 're going to say" based on monthly th em es th a t each will be related to dif fe ren t a sp ects of th e car's appeal and personality, including trav el, adventure, en terta in m e n t, technology, a "healthy lifestyle" and "social activism." CADILLACSRX2004 GMCACADIA2009 BOBJEANNOTTE BUICK,GMC (734)453-2500 BOBJEANNOTTE BUICK, GMC (734)453-2500 1 [: J Secondly, th e Fiesta began fac ing more compe titio n in th e sub com pact sector, as $3-a-gallonand-up gasoline becam e a staple of th e American scene. Chevrolet's new Sonic, for in stance, proved to be a worthy alter native. From w hat i t learned during th e first Fiesta Movement, Monty explained, th e brand needs to be careful to emphasize such "lifestyle" elem ents " rath er th an be in your face ab o u t product features. We th in k it's a more powerful approach because, ultim ately, when som eone buys a car — and particularly som eone in th e ta rg e t Fiesta demographic — th ey 're in te re ste d in w hat i t can do to su p p o rt th e ir ie 2014 Ford Fiesta. SportsUtility thousands o f sales from Ford's Fiesta. 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