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Your hometown newspaper serving Plymouth and Plymouth Township for 118 years PLYMOUTH 4th of July July 4,2004 75 cents Volume 118 Number 9 0 wwwJwmetownlife>com © 2 0 0 4 Hometown Communications Network County's Local designers sell cool stuff money online In Pink Page 4 INSERTED SECTION woes sink Bridge BV TONY BRUSCATO STAFF WRITER After receiving a $25,000 grant Distant Thunder last y ^ from Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano, Jan f^ew book makes the Goodmg ftiought the summer Civil War a local story Bndge program she runs for at-nsk students m the Plymouth-C!anton school district was on solid ground W ith the monQ^, Goodmg — and her teaching colleague, Rick McCcy — were able to offer more scholar Local folks gathered in Kellogg Park to listen to the music of the Plymouth Community Band and enjoy a lovely summer evening ships, reduce tuition costs and pro New methods vide transportation to students who parhapated mftie51/2-week pro Experts suggest alterna gram -^at helps mcommg nmth- tives to hormone graders who haven’t done well aca replacement therapy demically m middle school make a PAGEC6 Concert goes back to say thanks solid transition mto h i^ school And, with ftiree more years of fim du^ the program vras on better fbotu^ than some others which fec«d Patriotic theme-pays homage to country and its vets cuts because of budget problems fee ing Pfymouth-Canton schools. Story by Brad Kadrich • Photos by Bill Bresler However, because of what is J’ipeline being term ed “a misunderstandmg,” oncert-goers attending the week years, and it’s always a big hit,’ Battishill the B n d ^ program will not be get ly Plymouth Commimity Band said W e tried the Civil W ar thing last ting another $25,000 this year Holiday hours performance Thursday in Kellogg year, and I liked it a lot, it w ent over big because of Wayne County’s own Offices at both the Park were transported back to with the people, so we decided to do it budget constramts, wilh future City of Plymouth and the 1800s Thursday night, if only a g a in ” funding doubtful Plymouth Township will for a short tim e Plymouth Historical Museum W e don’t want to appear ungrate- be dosed Monday in From all indications, they didn t m ind Director Beth Stewart and her husband, fifl, b ut ftie c»unty did tell us we recognition of the th e jo u r n e y state Rep John Stewart, arranged for would get the grant forthree more Fourth of July holiday As part of its annual salute to veterans the re-enactors, then hosted an ice yearo, said Frank Ruggirello, director ^ C cream social at the museum following of commumty relations for Both offices reopen and their country, the Plymouth for normal business Community Band conducted a patriotic the concert Plymoufti-Canton schools ‘Thecon-J hours Tuesday show in the park complete with some Divided into two acts, the concert fea tract was vm tten for one year, but 40 Civil War re enactors performing tu re d The Star Spangled Banner George they told us we could c»unt on four iestaurant erawl drill loutines during the band s per Washington Biv^ntc. ruulManh As a result modifications m the The fifth annual Old form ance of “American Civil W ar fanta on Yankee Doodle and a salute to the late successful program had to be made ! Village Restaurant sy comedian Bob Hope Music following at the last m m ute as schcxil pffiaals I Crawl, sponsored by the It was the second straight year the re the intermission included America the found out the program, which costs ' Plymouth Community enactors were part of the concert Band Beautiful, Armed Forces Salute and the nearly $50,000 to run, would lose Chamber of Commerce, director Carl Battishill said the move popular Lee Greenwood patriotic clas hg^f Its funding The number of IS set for 5 30-8*30 was such a big hit last year it was worth sic, God Bless the USA Jeremy Abbott plays french horn during the scholarships for the program have I p m Wednesday, Aug 4 doing again Plymouth Community Band's patriotic concert m been reduced, fewer students are Participating restau “W e’ve done a patriotic concert for bkadrich@oe homecomm net I (734) 459 2700 Kellogg Park Thursday partiapatmg, partly because tuition rants include Plymouth was rmsed from $200to $450, and I Crossing, Plymouth transportation money was taken Fish & Seafood, from other at-nsk m on^ that was Shelley's Chicken to be used at the high schcxil level Manor, Hermann's W e’re running a modified pro Lower Town Grille, Festival turns city into work of art gram because of ftie fimdmg,” Grecian Cafe, Station Gcxidmgsaid ‘W e’re gomg to have 885 and Harvey's Deli BY TONY BRUSCATO town streets wifti more than 400 vendors to evaluate if we can ^ o rd trans Tickets are available STAFF w r it e r “ We’ve been working hard all year to portation m the future ” at the participating make tins show fabulous, and it certainly Nancy Mouradian, head of com restaurants and the Plymouth City Manager Paul Smcock was will be,” Said Dianne Quinn, organizer of the munications for Ficano’s office, said chamber office, 386 S preparing his talk to volunteers last week summertime event-“People want cool stuff the county would have hked to con Main. Tickets must be about the significance of the annual A rt in for their homes, and we think its the best tinue funding for the Bndge pro purchased m advance. the Park arts and craft show, which begins place to find It” gram, but the m on^just wasift Cost is $15 per person, next Fhday, when even he took a double- A rt m the Park is listed by Sunshine there and no promises were ever tickets for children 12 take A rtist magazine as one of the top 50 art m ade and younger cost $5 ‘As I was calculating the figures, I was faro in the country, and Qumn - along wifti “Everybody’s b u d ^ is expenrac- Tickets can be pur somewhat surpnsed at what I came up her daughter, Raychel Rork - spends hours mg a lot of suppr^sion,” she said chased using Visa or with,’ said Smcock. ‘ I figured out the event lookmg at more than a thousand applica "There’s been a misunderstanding MasterCard For Infor dumps about a milhon dollars into the local tions from those who want to be part of the to the best of my knowledge, that mation, call the cham econom y three-day event promise was never made ” ber, (734) 453-1540 “I don’t think that’s far-fetched, consider “W hen your reputation gets better and According to Alan Amen, director ing w hat the vendors spend, and what the grows, you’re gomg to attract better and of commumty resource develop Township forum more than 5O,o0o visitors to the aty spend more td en t” said Quinn W e use ftie ‘wow’ m ent and outreach for Wayne The SIX candidates for m and around the area during the Aree factor m determimng who gets in W hen we Cknmty, the m o n ^ given Plymouth- supervisor, clerk and days,” he said “It’s obviously a huge event open their packet and apphcation, we want Canton was part fimdmg for a treasurer in the Aug. 3 for the Plymouth commumty” to g o ‘wow’” pilot program that had to be dia- Plymouth Township Art in A e Park runs next Fnday through This year, according to Qumn, there will manfted this y ^ because of the Republican primary will Sunday, July 9-11 Fhday the show operates be 135 new artists among the more than lack of funds. take part In a candi from noon to 8 pm ., Saturday 10 am to 7 _400 who wiU have displays, from more than “What doing with ftie dates' forum at the p m , and Sunday from 10 a.m to5 p m 3 0 states Bndge program is g o ^ , I saw it and Plymouth District The annual event celebrates its 24th year, One of those retum m g for his sercnth Art talked with students,” Amen said. 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Women try on handmade jewelry at Plymouth Art growing finm a few booths and tables m The July 12 forum, in the Park Kellogg Park to one which takes over down PLEASE SEE ART.A8 PLEASE SEE MONEY, A3 sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Northwest Coming Thursday in your Plymouth Observer Wayne County and the Plymouth Observer, will Counselor's CPR skills save toddler's life be divided Into three parts, 45 minutes each BY BRAD KADRICH playing at the beach when Krogman then she started coughmg” They'll begin with the STAFF WRITER noticed the little girl, whose age is The htde girl’s femily was appar supervisor's forum at being estimated at 3, face-down in ently enjoying a family reumon bar Play in Plymouth 6’30 p.m. The forums Carol Krogman had to learn CPR the lake Accordmg to witnesses, the becue at the camp, and die girl wan The 24th Annual Plymouth Will be taped for broad skills as part of the term s of her little girl had wandered from a femi- dered off Camp Dearborn officials Art in the Park is coming cast on Comcast cable employment as a teacher at ly group enjoying a barbecue didn t return phone calls seeking Candidates will be M ontesson Center of Opr Lady in The 22-year-old Krogman dashed co m m en t soon alloyved a one-minute Livom a.