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B y LeA nne Rogers a case o f arson sured. This is the worst thing staff W riter and the death o f that ever happened to m e.” Wayne-Westland It cam e as a shock to G eorge firefighter Brian May 8 fire Marvaso that the fire that killed Woehike, killed A Dearborn H eights resi­ a Wayne-Westland firefighter fighting the May dent, Woehike, 29, died of and destroyed his family busi­ 8 fire, is listed as smoke and soot inhalation fight­ ness has been found to be ar­ a homicide. Woehike ing the fire that destroyed the son. On Wednes­ Electric Stick/Marvaso’s Italian “I w as very suiT>rised. We day, Marvaso said he and fam ­ Grille on Wayne Road at Hunt­ kept pushing the insiurance ily m em bers m et with Michigan er in Westland. adjusters. or four months State Police about the invest^- “I subm itted m y report to ago, they finished their investi­ tion. the Wayne Coimty Prosecutor gation,” said M arvaso, who “We requested the m eeting. I and the Michigan State Police,” owned the E lectric Stick/Mar- want to be c le a r - w e did noth­ said Wayne-Westland Assistant vaso’s Italian Grille. “The fire ing (connected to the arson),” Chie^Fire Marshal John Ad­ wasn’t caused by human hand - Marvaso said. “We had tripled ams. “The cause o f the fire was FIrefIghteis from four departments helped battle the fire, which there were no accelerants.” our gross in the last three destroyed the Electric Stick and Marvaso's Italian Grillei The fire burned Now the fire has been ruled years. We w ere so underin­ See ARSON, Page A2 for four hours before being extinguished, f il e p h o to

M e m o ir w riter finds s h e ^ a s worth a chew

By Sue Mason Staff Writer

Ann Tobias isn’t one to sit around. Seven years after ^ retiring, she’s as busy as ever, - writing children’s books, feed-" ing the hungry at the Salvation Army, doing upholstery and ! drapery work, and doing quilt­ ing at St. Michael’s Lutheran Church in Wayne. But the biggest job she has taken on since retiring in 2006 has been writirigaboulLher life from growing up in Murray, Ky.,avjr.y totv thetxiv lessons learned during 50 yearsI ofi classroom teaching in her■ memoir,r enti­ tled For a Che\^ of Tobacco. “The hardest thing to write Zach Wiertalla and his father Jeff of Dearborn Heights fill out holiday cards for hoops serving overseas, photos by tom beaudoin about was the house I grew up in,” said the W6stland resident. “We were poor, we didn’t have nmning water, electricity and heat. The windows were so poorly installed that when it MESSAGES FROM HOME snowed you could see the pat­ tern of the window in snow on the floor.” Shoppers send holiday wishes to The writing process wasn’t an easy one foi^ Tobias. She Gloria Komor wrote and rewrote repeatedly. active duty military personnel of Garden Her first editor told not to try City shows to write in sequence rather By Sue M ason land Shopping Center on the her thanks for when she thought of some­ staff Writer Friday after Thanksgiving to those who thing, write about that. She did have people sign the greeting serve in the and when she went to put it Gloria Komor collects all cards. military with together, “it w as a m ess.” things polar bear, so when she “I t ^ to stop and do som e­ a card for the “I m et a w o(iderful lady who saw a card with a m other polar thing like this a couple o f holidays. needed a couch re-upholstered bear and her cub she to e w it tim es a year,” Komor said. for her son, she was willing to was calling her name. “My nephew is in the Navy, he type it and put it in good order, The Garden City resident shipped out the first o f N o­ so we bartereq,” Tobias said. was among shoppers who vem ber for tim ning. We al­ A young woman at Office stopped to sign Christmas ready m iss him.” Max helped her put it together cards that w O be sent to U.S. Komor’s message was a big and bound it. From there, she troops on active duty and away thank-you for their service to sent it to a nephew to read. from home for the holidays. their country and “for giving “He’s very bright, he told This is the eighth year the up their holidays for us.” m e what it needed,” she said. Westland Jaycees have “He said, ‘I think you have a lot manned a table inside West- See CARDS, Page A2 of potential, but you need

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W ayne, W estland li^ t up for the holidays

Westland residents can get Youngsters w ill be able to its annual tree lighting cere­ o f Lights. in the spirit o f the season at v isit w ith Santa and M rs. m ony at 7 p.m. Ihesday, D ec. This year’s theme is “Holi­ the city’s annual tree lighting Claus and enjoying refresh­ 3. at the Wajme Historical day Lights,” and participants ceremony Wednesday, Dec. 4. m ents and holiday stories read Museum at 1 Town Square are being asked to light up M ayor Vi^lliam Wild w ill be by local dignitaries. betw een East and W est M ichi­ their entries. T" > V . I - f joined by Santa and M rs. Children can bring their gan Avenue. The lineup starts at 5 p.m. Claus in throwing the sw itch letters to Santa and put them The St. Mary Catholic on Second Street betw een that w ill turn on the lights in in Santa’s M ailbox at the li­ Church Youth Choir w ill lead Sims and Ash. Participants the civic center o)mplex on brary. Santa will take the let­ the crowd w ith Christm as must enter through Second Ford south of Wayne Road. ters back to the North Pole songs, and from 7:15 p.m. to 8 Street and Sims parade check­ The cerem ony w ill be held in with him w hen he returns p.m., cookies and hot choco­ in and w ill be given their line­ front o f City H all at 5:30 pm. home. late will be served inside the up spot. Hot chocolate will be Im m ediately follow ing the Donations of nonperishable m useum b y the Wayne B eauti­ available during the lineup. tree lighting ceremony, fam­ food items also will be col­ fication Committee. Canned food also is being ilie s are invited to v isit th e lected at the W estland H oliday The festivities will continue collected for St. Mary’s Out­ Anne Tobias's memoir looks at the W illia m P. Faust Public Li­ Celebration. The food will be at 6 p jn. Friday Dec. 6, with reach Center’s John Bolde events that shaped het life from brary for cookies and cocoa given to the Salvation Army the Wayne Rotary’s 38th annu­ Food Depot during the parade. her birth to her more than 50-year with Santa beginning at 6:30 Wayne-Westland Corps. al Christm as parade and the Donations can be dropped o ff career in teaching. Bia bresler | p.m. The City of Wayne will hold first year as a H oliday Parade at the parade check-in area. STAFF PHOTOGRAPljlER

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The pace was little bit Thanksgiving and around Cahfom ia and w ill be chapter is the story of a CARDS slower than usual, but the Fourth o f July, but w ith his fam ily this MEMOIR troubled student she w ithin 11/2 scaled back to once a year.” calls Lost Lamb. Another Continued from Page A1 hours o f settin g up the year. He had a simple mes­ Continued from Page A1 looks at struggles with table by the Kohl’s en­ “We didn’t get a good sage for the soldier who the “some struggles with ‘T m very proud o f trance, more than 100 response, so we went gets his card: “Just hurry someone independent to the school adnrii^tra- them ,” she said. shoppers signed cards. back to once a year on hom e.” edit it.’ ” tio n — “They wouldn’t “We’re hoping for Black Friday,” she said. This year’s project le t us w ear pants.” And Supporting troops 1,000,” W estl^ d Jaycees Kohl’s is a shopping cam e together at the last In paperback another touches on the Jeff M ertalla and his member Jennifer Sroc- destination and the Jay­ m inute and w hile Gary That editor originally subject of head lice. son, Zack, of Dearborn zynski said. “We only do c ees get a fair num ber o f Bulson o f Men on ± e wanted the book pub­ “One friend said that Heights also filled out t ^ on Black Friday and people leaving the store M ove in the past has lished in hardcover, but one chapter would have cards. W lertalla is a m il- it used to be that the to enter the m all to stop been able to donate the Tobias balked, thinking caused her to stop teach­ it ^ veteran; his son is place was packed. The by and sign a card as w ell cards, he couldn’t this it would be too pricey. ing, it w as about a child thinking of joining the first year w e did this we as those heading for the year, so the Jaycees pur­ She opted for paperback, scream ing w hile trying service. have 5,000 cards. It’s parking lot. chased them from Party and the book is now to pass a tape worm,” “I do everything I can really dropped signifi­ City. available on amazon.com Tobias said. “What do to support the troops,” cantly every year. I think 'Hurry hom e' “I’m ju st glad w e’re and at Borders and you do? Do you do what a M ertalla said. “I was on there are less people out Donna Thayer and B ill able to be here and glad Barnes and Noble. m other would do or do active duty for nine shopping on Friday.” Bashara o f Livonia m ade people are able to stop,” The title is a r eflec­ you slink away?” years and getting m ail Worldng in four-hour sure they stopped. Bash­ said SroczynsM. tion of her birth. Her while you’re overseas is a shifts, the Jaycees ara has two sons in the Wiertalla made sure to father had been stranded Reflection on life blessing. When you’re planned to b e at the m all M arines, one o f whom wish the recipient of his by flooding, and when it The last chapter is a away from home, getting until 6 p.m. They also did two stints overseas. card w ell. came time, her mother reflection on her life. cards and letters means a were collecting donations “I know how impor­ “I told them they’re in sent for the midwife who “It reflects on wheth­ lot. It m eant a lot to m e.” to pay for the postage. tant it is to get a card or m y thoughts and the chew ed tobacco. H er er I was worth a chew of “This is important to The Jaycees tried to som ething from back always are,” he said. mother paid her for her tobacco,” said Tobias support the guys. Let’s do cards for the troops home,” he said. “My one services with a chew. who gave her book to face it, it’s a sucky job,” tw ice a year, w ith a m as­ son wasn’t home for two [email protected] The youngest o f six retired Garden Q ty . he said. siv e card signing at Christmases. He lives in 313-222-6751 children, Tobias had a school administrator hard tim e w ith w riting Mark Gutman to read. and spelling grow ing up. “He called and said, T Her sister-in-law helped love this book.’ ” gan State Police Second cause,” said Adams. “The Michigan State Police in her, m aking sure the Garden City resident ARSON District Special Investi­ state p olice are respon­ any w ay p ossible to find words in her school work Jeanne Shroat, whose gations Section an­ sible for the criminal ju stice for our brother were spelled correctly. husband is a nephew o f Continued from Page A1 nounced it was investi­ sid e - to identify the Brian A. Woehlke.” In fourth-grade, the Tobias’s, also sings the gating the fire and person who intentionally A Wayne-Westland cla ss had to w rite stories praises o f the book. some type of incendiary. W oeh^e’s death as a set that fire based on the firefighter for only six and read them. When “I knew her outstand­ There were no acceler­ homicide due to the fire fa cts.” months, Woehlke is sur­ Tobias did hers, she ing work as a teacher in ants found. There were being arson. The investigation into vived by his wife and never read what she had Garden Q ty as w ell as m ultiple points o f ori­ “The Fire Department the fire has been a collab­ young daughter. written. general fa cts about her gin.” is responsible for deter­ orative effo rt o f the Fire W hile he has been in “I would enhance it,” fam ily,” sh e w rote in a On Hiesday, the Michi­ m ining the origin and Department, state police negotiations for a tem­ she said. “The teacher review on amazon.com. and the Wayne County porary space for a char­ sen t m y work to Story “This book, however, Prosecutor’s Office, he ity poker room, M arvaso Parade, a children’s g iv es us a ll her personal said. said he w ants to rebuild m ^azine that featiured memories of growing up “We are not able to his business. children’s work and they in Murray, Ky., and tibe com m ent on the m atter “The insurance has published it.” experiences that a ffect­ because it is currently paid us nothing. We have Tobias spent her en­ ed her entire life. Who under investigation,” no money to get any­ tire educational career would have thought the said M aria Miller, thing,” said Marvaso. from first-grade through ‘super teacher, mom, spokeswom an for the A fimdraiser to assist college in one campus. artist’ felt inferior. I prosecutor’s office. the Marvaso family is When she was done, she hope she finally sees scheduled for 5-8 p.m. had a m aster’s degree in herself as any of us who 'Heavy hearts' Monday, Dec. 9, at the teaching. At age 12, she have tried to keep up W estern Wayne Fire­ W estland Charhouse, went to liv e at the with her sees her—as fighters Association 35613 Warren Road. church house w here she an amazing woman well Local 1279 President Tickets are $40 per per­ becam e a nanny to a worth that Chew o f To­ Mitch TokarsM issued a son. Contact D ennis Le- woman’s two children. bacco.” statement on Woehlke’s Maitre at 734-260-4682 or When they w ent to sum ­ With her m em oir death being ruled a homi­ keygraphicsolutions@ya- m er camp, she w ent done, Tobias can turn cide. hoo.com . along. When they needed her attention to another “We continue to have The MSP asks anyone groceries, she took a taxi book. Elephant Annie. heavy hearts following w ith inform ation about to the store. The children’s book is at the details released today the fire to contact Michi­ She m ade $8 a m onth the publishers, but there by the M ichigan State gan State P olice Special and didn’t return hom e is a difference over what P olice and Fire M arshal Investigation Section at until the woman’s hus­ the children’s book John Adams. Local 1279 877-616-4677. Tips can band returned from the should be. and its m em bers w ill rem ain anonymous. service. Canton continue to support the Each chapter o f her [email protected] Woehlke family through [email protected] book covers an event in 313-222-6751 734-455-0095 these tragic events. Our 313-222-5428 her life and ends with a Twitter. @SusanMarieMason focu s is now to a ssist the Tw itter @LRogersObserver moral of the story. One

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The unseasonably cool w eather w as actually a boon to a collaborative effort to clean up some illegally dumped tires and trash from d o n g f t e Rouge R iver on Saturday. “We kicked o ff at 8:15 a.m. It was a perfect day for it. It was brisk — you needed to m ove around to keep warm,” said Wayne-Westl^d Assistant ChieM ilre M arshal John Ad­ ams, who heads ordinance enforcement. About a dozen com m unity service workers from Wayne 29th District Court provided labor to clean up the property a ccess from the p a r in g lot of a car w ash on westbound M ich­ igan Avenue. ‘W e think the property belongs to Wayne County. It’s part of the Rouge River basin,” Adams said. The Wayne D epartm ent of Public Works fabricated a trailer and existing hard sur­ face swale was temporarily extended 12 feet. T ^ t allowed the DPW to use a backhoe to Volunteers clean trash that was thrown behind the car wash on Michigan Avenue, p h o t o s b y t o m b e a u d o i n low er the trailer down the slope and pull it back up when it was filled. all on this. There is a security ‘We had been working on cam era on the building and w e this since spring. In this part of * . H -X'"' want to get a w ider range that the city, you can only get a wiU catch w hoever is dump­ f t ” ' S ' good cleanup without foliage,” ing,” Adams said. i \ u - Adams said. “Early in the This site had been a partic­ >1 - ^ e i r ‘ spring, it was too wet — we ular sore point with some tried a couple of times. Then it Wayne council m em bers, Ad­ was late in the fall” am s said. Lending a hand with the “B eing new to th e City o f cleanup w ere H ighland Land­ Wayne and taking over ordi­ scaping, a city vendor, and nance enforcement, some Henry’s Service Center, the coimcil people were very con­ latter donating disposal of cerned about what happened more 70 tires removed from there,” he said. “This was a the hillside. collaboration of resources. “I imagine the dumping has We’re good at bringing re­ been going on for a decade. We John Ridley of YpsilantI throws sources together and manag­ pulled out 30 yards o f debris out one of more than 70 tires that ing all the resources needed to plus the tires,” Adams said. littered the gully behind a car solve the problem .” In an effort to curb future wash on MiAigan Avenue. illegal dumping from the park­ Iroger^hometownlifexom ing lot,. A da^ said the city is ness dumpster and also access 313-222-5428 working w ith the car wash to the swale. Twitter: @LRogersObserver Full trailers of trash are pulled out of the gully along the Rouge River owner about fen cing the busi- “The cleanup is not the end Saturday in Wayne.

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: Children worldwide than650 chapters in the For more information United States, with sis­ or to register a child, call will be remembered ter organizations in at 734-778-0800 or email least 30 countries aroimd tcfcandlelight@ya- ‘ Candles will glow the globe. hoo.com around the world Sun­ The local ceremony. The Worldwide Can­ day, Dec. 8, when tens of sponsored by the TCF dle Lighting is a way of thousands of bereaved Western Wayne County imiting together to re­ ■parents, siblings, grand- (Livonia) chapter, takes m em ber ^ children parents, relatives and place in Plymouth's Kel- around the world who frien d s w ill join togeth er logg Park b eginning at 7 have died too soon and to to ligh t rem em brance p.m. The remembrance try to bring light out of c a n o e s to honor the will include a candlelight d^kness during this m em ories o f children v ig il, reading o f th e cWl- d ifficu lt tim e o f th e year, 'who have died, but will dren's names, poetry and Like a ring, this circle of meVer be forgotten. songs. Families will light siuTounding the H eld annually the gather near m em ory globe represents that second Sunday in De­ trees specially deco­ diere is no beginning cember, this be the rated with the names of and no end for th e love 17th Worldwide Candle children who have died we carry for our chil­ Lighting sponsored by too soon. dren. The Compassionate It’s important for Friends and family Friends, the nation's w estern Wa5me families are invited to the re- largest self-help be­ and friends to knotv the membrance and candles reavement organization Livonia chapter has will be provided. Parents for families that have started a new lis t o f do not have to attend to su ffered th e tragic lo ss children to be honored at register their child. of a child. TCF has more the candle lighting. The annual Compassionate Friends candlelight vigil takes place at 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec 8, in downtown Plymouth's Kellogg Park. hometownlife.com 0 & E Media | Sunday, December 1,2013 (W G) A 9

Y A M celebrates bom ber’s 70th birthday w ith party

The Yankee Air Mu­ preserve and honor avia­ the Yankee A ir M useum 'Pleasurd of seum is sending out an tion history and its par­ is consistently adding c o m p a n y ' invitation for the public ticipants th o u g h a liv ­ new exhibits, displays to join in a 70th birthday ing, flyin g m useum .” and programs. He said According to Lester, party of its storied North H unter said that this people should also v isit there will pe a very short American B-25D Mitch­ B-2S rolled off the assem­ the Museum’s Collections program and a fact sheet ell bomber, “Yankee bly line on D ec, 8,1943 and Exhibits Building on Ibe aircraft w ill be Warrior.” and w as delivered to the during the norm al oper­ given to attendees. Some The beautifully re­ U.S. Army Air Forces on ating horn's of 10 a.m. to 4 of the currfent pilots and stored, pristine twin- Dec. 17,1943. This medi­ p.m. Tuesday through crew w ill be available for engine bomber — which um bom ber flew w ith the Satiu’day. photo opportunities and turns 70 on Sunday, Dec. 12th A ir Force, S7th In planning the event, to answ er Questions. 8— remains in top-flight Bomb 340th Bom­ Gerald Lester, the Yan­ “The honoree requests condition. bardment Group, 489th kee Warrior’s public only the pleasure of your The celebration be­ Bombardment Squadron The "Yankee Warrior," manufactured Dec. 8.1943, by North relations officer said company,” Lester said. gins at 1 p.m. and n m s based in Corsica, Italy. It American Aviation in Kansas City, Kan., fiew combat honoring the aircraft and “No gifts please.” until 4 p.m. and will sur- flew eigh t su ccessfu l missions with the 12th Air Force, 57th Bomb Wing, 340th the people who care for Hangar :1 is on the roimd tile aircraft, which combiat m issions. Bombardment Group, 489th Bombardment Squadron. it, both then and now, is northwest side of the is Hangar 1, B ay 8 on the i t After the war, it was used primariiy as a trainer by the very important. airfield. Follow the road west side of \WUow Run OneloftwoD's Royal Canadian Air Force. The the Yankee Air Museum “Yankee Warrior is a signs for west and south Airport. There is no cost YAM’S B-25 M itchell is purchased the plane in 1988 to join the fleet of flyable tribute to our veterans. access to W illow Run to participate. Birthday one of two remaining D World Ware il aircraft Y a n k e e a i r m u s e u m The current crew works Airport to get to H angar cake and soft drinks will models and one of two scores of hours prepar­ 1. Entry w p be through be served. B-2SS w ith a docum ented the east side of lA^ow strike back at the enem y ing for every fligh t and , the door uhder the aw­ “This is a great oppor­ combat history. The Run Airport. in April 1942. Now, we there is real affinity, ning o f M2 A ircraft Man­ tunity for the public to B-251J) M itchell bom ber “Having an event like rem em ber and resp ect indeed a personal bond agem ent, l ^ o w Run get up clo se and learn was acquired by the Yan­ this, especially the day our veterans while pro­ betw een all o f us and this Aur^ort, K}rk Profit more about an historic kee A ir M useum in 1987 after Pearl Harbor Day, viding teachable mo­ m achine,” L ester said. Drive, Building 2601, World War II aircraft,” and flie s regularly is important to the com­ m ents for our young “When the crew suggest­ Hangar 1. 1 said Ray Hunter, chair­ through the spring and m unity,” said K evin people.” ed a party, it seem ed the Yankee Air M useum man o f the YAM Board o f sunuker. This plane is Walsh, YAM executive Walsh looks forward natural thing to do and security volunteers will Directors. “It’s important never on display at the director. “Aircraft of this to having the public visit inviting the public is be on hwd to help direct and it’s a tangible appli­ Museum’s Collections type, and their gallant th e flyable aircraft in the icin g on the cake.” free parking and access cation o f our m ission to and Exhibits Building on crews, provided the first hangar but added that to the birtijiday party.

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'V (W G) 0 & E Media | Sunday, December 1,2013 L O C A L N E W S hometownlife.com Q)nsumer group issues toy warnings By Nathan Mueller makers to continue to be staff W riter vigilant in enacting safe­ guards to protect chil­ -ji The holiday shopping dren. season kicked o ff “The message is clear, '^ an k sgivin g D ay w ith w e i^ e d to protect our consum ers trying to littlest consumers from spore the b est d ^ . unsafe toys,” said Eric L But the Public Interest Mosher, PIRGIM pro­ Research Group in Mich­ gram associate. “Parents igan is cautioning those and caregivers should be shopping for children to aware of these common ■ Jtake a closer look at what hazards while shopping t^ey are buying to ensure this holiday season and that that best deal is in throughout the year.” t^e b est interest o f kids, M osher said a lot o f f The consumer group progress has been made .ir^leased its 28th annud since 2008 when the Con­ Trouble in Toyland report sumer Product Safety Thesday that details the Improvement Act was ^ngerous or toxic toys enacted in response to a that can stiU be found on “u n p reced en t^ w ave o f ^jtore shelves at every­ r e c ^ , ” but it didn’t where from dollar stores solve everything. to m ajor retailers. “U nfortunately there ' The report, which w m are still products out ^gpveiled in partnership there that fa il to m eet Luka Inadeski and LexI Berezowsky play with the Chat & m th Beaumont Hospitals these important safe­ Count smart phone that PIRGIM believes could cause ^ Safety City U.S.A. in guards,” M osher said. damage to hearing, p h o t o s b y n a t h a n m u e l l e r | s t a f f w r i t e r Matthew Derkowski, left, plays with a toy as Luka Inadeski Royal Oak, touches on “And some standards and Lexi BerezowskI look on. The toy would pass the CPSC fpur hazards — toxic, need to be even strong­ toy recalls is choking own at-home test with a small parts test, but is still one PIRGIM believes is a hazard. choking, magnetic and er.” h£^ds because, as toilet paper roll. noise — and urges law­ The leading cause of Mosher notes, “toddlers “I f it can pass through toy subject to the road, the report said. like to put things in their the toilet paper roU it is a CPSIA’s phthalates dr State Sen. Roger m ouths.” choking hazard for chil­ toxic metal limits, the Kahn, who serves Sagi­ Arthritis Today He said between 2001- dren under three,” Mosh­ report said. naw and Gratiot counties, 2012, more than 90 chil­ er said. The Lamaze activity said he is working on two J oseph J . W e is s , M .D . dren choked to deatii on One of the most dan­ m at also tested high with pieces of legislation for R heumatology balloons, balls, toys and gerous hazards men­ antimony, but is allowed M ichigan. 18829 Farmington Road small parts of toys. And tioned in the report per­ to remain on store The fir st deals with Livonia, Michigan 48152 in the past year done the tains to toxic toys be­ sh elves because it m ercury and cadmium Phone: (248) 478-7860 Consumer Product Safe­ cause they can not be doesn’t violate the content on toys, and the ty Commission recalled seen. According to the CILIA’S soluble antimo­ second is the creation of more than 172,000 toys report, the following ny lim it, the report said. a safe toy for children POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER for being choking haz­ problems were found M agnets pose a major council. When the public hears the term'’post traum atic stress disorder,” ards. w ith toys. threat to children be­ The fu ll PIRGIM re­ what com es to mind is a veteran from the Middle East w ars who M osher said a reason A Ninja TVutles pencil experienced a vicious battle encounter, saw com rades die, and who cause if swallowed they port cah be found at suffered a war wound that though serious allowed survival. w hy m any products hit case sold at Toys “R” U s can cause severe internal www.pirgimedfimd.org, The sam e term gains another usage In Fibrom yalgia. In such store shelves is because w as found to have dam age, according to the and parents are encour­ Instances, the physician Is reflecting on the event that set the they pass through the 150,000 ppm of one of six report. aged to take a short quiz Tlbrom yalgla In motion. Often the patient w ill relate how the aching small parts choke test phtbalates banned from Toys that emit loud to test their know ledge at associated with the condition cam e and went over the years, but cylinder that PIRGIM toys, as well as excessive noises, like the Chat & www.toysafetytips.org. 'after the accident or traum atic event, the aching becam e intense fe e ls is too sm all. levels of cadmium, the Count smart phone that Sand continuous. The group urges par­ report said. It is not re­ tests above 85 decibels [email protected] ‘ In civilian life the trauma takes form s like a sudden rear end ents to complete their called because it is not a and is intended to be held S86-826-7209 |collision, a fall from a theater stage or scaffold or even a physical close to the ear, can lead TMtten @SOKEccentric scuffle. What happened was the traum atic stress event, while not CITY OF GARDEN CITY to hearing loss down the the underlying cause, acts as the Immediate event that brings the Fibrom yalgia to the forefront. W INTER TAX NO TIC E At present, physicians do not know the underlying cause of Fibrom yalgia, though current concepts place the problem In a pain The 2013 winter taxes will be payable from December 1, 2013 through February 17,2014 without penalty. Beginning center In the m idbrain. The connection between the immediate HakeTineForAciiiNinayl February 18,2014 thru Februetry 28,2014 a 3% penalty will traum atic event and the midbrain pain center rem ains elusive but Treehouse Promotional Packages be added to the unpaid taxes. Beginning March 1, 2014 all I, lij^NEW SETS @ DEMO PRICE.S! it Is likely that research within the next five years w iil uncover the unpaid 2013 REAL property taxes must be paid to: Rajrmond relationship. J Wojtowicz, Wayne County Treasurer, The International P lay Sets From $999 Trampellnes From $659 The patient gains when the physician Is able to point out that Center Building, 400 Monroe,' 6th floor, Detroit, MI 48226 the Fibrom yalgia has a definite starting point, and the m ystery with an additional 4% administration fee plus 1% per month BaBOH evaporates as to why and how it occurred. Often, the best medicine interest computed from March 1,2014. (i^OOPijOOrtF^I that a physician can offer In treatm ent Is to give the patient a rational explanation of Fibrom yalgia. Then the Individual can focus on caring ALLYSON M BETTIS - Treasurer-City Clerk for the body rather than worrying why the pain Is ongoing. The Doll Hospital & Toy Soldier Shop Publish: December 1,2013 LQ«KI01644SB 3947 W. 12 Me, BerWev 24B-543-3115 Mm-Sa 1IM'30, Tim IM:30, Sun 124

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Holocaust Center, W ri^ t m useum partner for events

The H olocaust smnety. Ave. in Detroit, hosts Memorial C^ter The first takes University of North Caro­ Zekelman Family place at 7 p jn . on lina professor of history Campus and D ec. 5 at l i e Holo­ Genna Rae M cNeil for a Charles H. Wright caust M emorial presentation on “Con- ’ M useum o f African Center, 28123 Or­ vergence jn the M idst o f Am erican H istory chard I ^ e Road, C o i^ c t. African Amer; are partnering on a Howard in Farmington leans and Jewish Rela- - two-event series, Lupovitch Hills. Howard tionships, 1930-1954.” D ec. 5 and D ec. 12, Lupovitch, director Adm issiob is free. focusing on Jewish- of the Cohn-Had- M cNeil w ill discuss the AMcan American dow Center for courage o f D ietrich Boh^ relations. The pres­ Judaic Studies at hoeffer, m artyred in Ger­ entations are part Wayne State Uni­ many during World Wm" State Rep. Robert Kosowski, D-Westland speaks at the Governor's Summit on Veteran of a current Holo­ versity, wiU pre­ n , the impact of Jewish Talent before his bill, HB 4752, was signed into law. The bill is part of a package making it caust M emorial sent on “Emancipa­ scholars ^t black coU e^^ easier for veterans to qualify for licensing in several occupations. Center exhibit, tion and Abolition: and universities, and '" “Beyond Swastika Genoa Rae The llransatlantic Jewish defenders of th^‘ and Jim Crow,” on McNeil Search for Free­ rights of blacks in move-> Governor signs Koson^sk^sponsored b ill display th r o u ^ dom.” m ents fori justice, free-^ • dom and Equality priorTb State Rep. Robert L. risked their lives for this important bill signed D ec. 15. Lupovitch will explore the civQ Tights move- ‘ Kosowski, D-Westland, their country and far too into law. I wish to thmik The exhibit teUs the the activism of a group of joined Gov. Rick Snyder often return to civilian Gov. Snyder for his rec­ story of Jewish profes­ Jewish freedom fighters ment. on stage at the recent life with barriers to em- ognition of the impor­ sors who fled Nazism and who fought for Jew ish Sponsqrs include the Governor’s Summit on plojm ent,” K osow ski tance o f veteran em ploy­ cam e to Am erica in the emancipation in Central Anti-Defamation Leagud, Michigan Rotmdtable, ' Veteran Tblent to udtness said. “The unemploy­ ment and his leadership 1930s and 1940s, finding Eiunpe until 1848, and Michigan Department of the governor signing m ent rate for veterans in on the issu e. H ouse B ill teaching positions at then cam e to Am erica Civil Wghts, Charles H.* House Bill 4752 into law. M ichigan o f 7.9 percent 4752, and the other bills historic^y black colleges and joined with the aboli­ Wright Museum of Afri­ The b ill perm its rele­ is simply unacceptable. s ig n ^ today, w ill m ake and universities. The tionists to fight against vant military experience We m ust do everything M ichigan a m ore attrac­ exhibition explores the slavery. A di^sion is $8 can Ameitican H istory, * earned by honorably in our pow er to provide tive and welcoming state encoimter between these (free for H olocaust Me­ Cohn-Haddow, Wayne •' morial Center members). State U niversity Law discharged veterans to em plo3m ent opportuni­ for our veteraps who scholars and their stu­ qualify for licensing as a ties to our veterans, and have sacrificed so much dents, and their im pact on On D ec. 12 at 7:30 p.m., School and Damon J. K eith Lavv Collection. stationary steam engi­ H ouse BUI 4752 is one on our behalf,” K osowski each other, the civil rights the Charles H. Wright M useum, 315 E. 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I A12 (WG) O&EMedia I Sunday,December 1,2013 LOCAL NEWS hometownlife.com Give the gift of education Five people ii^nred in this holiday season

Q: Dear Ride: I've Therefore, it doesn’t M errim an Road crash dedded tiiat A is year, m atter w here your opposed to bu^ng grandchildren go to col­ Five people were M errim an is 40 mph. my grandchildren giftSf lege. In addition, both transported to area hos­ One p assen ger had to I'm going to establish a plans are easy to admin­ pitals following a three- be extricated from her college And for them. I ister and make receiving car accident that closed v eh icle b y W ayne-W est- have nine grandchil­ distributions relatively M errim an ju st north o f land F ire personnel. dren and I'd like to put easy. Therefore, from an Warren Road in W est- F ive p eople had to be $1,000 for eadi into a administrative stand­ land midday Tuesday. transported to area hos­ 529 plan. My grand­ point, both are excellent At approximately pitals and were listed in children are of different plans. 12:24 p.m ., a Ford Fusion seriou s to tem porary ages and tiiey live In From an investm ent that w as travelin g south serious condition. different states; tiiere- standpoint, the Vanguard on Merriman crossed Police said the prelim­ fore, I want to make 529 h ^ more options le ft o f cen ter and collid­ inary investigation is sure that the plan I se­ than the Michigan p la a ed head on w ith a Ford show ing th e at-fault lect can be In addition, through F-150 which was trav­ driver m ay have been used by any the Vanguard plan of the grand­ eling north, according to impaired and distracted you can also invest children. Are Westland police. at the time of the acci­ in som e Vanguard the 529 plans The FlSO’s rear end dent. funds. the best way Not all plans became airborne and Merriman was re­ Five people were transported to area hospitals following 529 to go or is are the sam e. Some, landed on a third vehi­ opened approximately a serious accident on Merriman just north of Warren Road T u ^ a y . there anc»ther particularly those c le . The speed lim it on one hour later. way to save mck sold by financial for college? Bloom salespeople, have I've done high costs, such as W A Y N E C O P some re­ MONEY commissions, and 1-96 project to begin after Jan . 26 search on 529 MATTERS lim ited investm ent CALLS plans and I've ' options. In addition, By David Veselenak er. narrowed my som e plans are staff Writer She said signs and other informa­ stolen vehicle search to two plans, the more diffi<^t from an tion w ill be posted to inform motor­ Michigan plan or Van­ administration stand­ Work on the impending 1-96 pro­ ists who are unaware o f the upcom­ On Nov. 22, a resident in guard. I'm leaning to­ point than others and ject in Livonia and Redford w ill not ing shutdown. the 33000 block o f G ertrude ward the Vanguard plan som e have lim itations in begin until at least the end of Janu­ The $170-million project w ill shut reported he parked his 1995 because cunently I have regard to the institution ary, according to the M ichigan D e­ down seven miles of the freeway both Ford E150 in his driveway, all my money in Van­ w here they can be u sed partment of li'ansportation. directions, running from Telegraph in unlocked, overnight The guard. And it is a very One item that favors MDOT spokeswoman Diane Cross Redford to Newburgh in Livonia. The next morning the van was easy company to deal the M ichigan plan is its said the project, which w ill close a shutdown w ill start early next year found missing. wim. Which one would low minimum. Vanguard seven-mile stretch of the freeway and run through the rest of 2014 after The vehicle is paid off you recommend? has a $3,000 minimum, through the two communities, won’t a vote w as taken to shut the freew ay and the oWner had the only A: A gtft o f an educa­ w hile the Michigan Edu­ begin until after the North American down completely. se t o f keys. tion, particularly in to- < cation Savings Plan has a International Auto Show in January. The project w ill reconstruct 1-96 in day’s world, is a wonder­ $25 minimum. It’s avail­ The agency put out a new s release this span, and repair or replace some L a r c e n y fu l gift. In fact, I can’t able for everyone. Con­ Monday saying the shutdown 37 bridges across the freeway. A woman told police think o f a better g ift for a sidering you want to wouldn’t start until after Jan. 26, the Ano&er public meeting is expect­ Nov. 17 that she parked her grandparent to give a invest $1,000 per grand­ end of the auto show in downtown ed to take place sometime early next vehicle at Kroger on Michi­ grandchild. child, I recom m end the Detroit. year, but Cross said no date or loca­ gan A venue unlocked with When it comes to sav­ M ichigan plan, which Cross said MDOT w ill not b e able tion has been set yet. a Sam sung tablet sitting on ing for a grandchild’s also allow s you to deduct to start the construction until then A local project to help alleviate the front passenger seat. college education, a 529 your contribution on your because o f other issu es and not the future traffic in Livonia and Redford When she returned, she plan is the best way to go. M ichigan incom e tax auto show. MDOT will open bids by should see completion sometime this said the tablet w as gone. These plans offer flex­ return. contractors D ec. 11. B y flie tim e a week, Cross said. MDOT began work ibility, a variety of in­ A s you begin to look contractor is selected and work is earlier this fall to widen the exit B r e a k -in vestment alternatives, for hoUday gifrs for ready to begin, it w ill be at least the ramp to Six Mile off southbound 1-275 A resident in the 4000 tax breaks and are an grandchildren, don’t end of January. to help accommodate traffic the state block o f Carnegie told po­ easy way to save for forget about a g ift o f an The auto show reference was used ejtpects with the shutdown. Crews lic e Nov. 21 that som eone college. education and a 529 plan. to inform people heading downtown are wrapping up work to extend the had broken into her garage. In review ing the Mich­ Good luck. during the two-week event that 1-96 ramp, which ivUl provide another full The garage door had been igan and the Vanguard will continue to operate as usuaL lane. forced open and the door plans, there are a number Rick Bloom is a fee-only The official detour freeways frame was cracked and of similarities. Both have financial adviser. His website is Start date not related to auto MDOT is using during the shutdown damaged. very low costs and are bloomasetmanagementcom. s h o w include 1-696,1-94 and the Southfield A generator was report­ very flexible - basically, If you would like him to “That decision was not made be­ Freeway. ed missing from the ga­ you can use the proceeck respond to your questions, cause of (the auto show)," Cross said. rage. for any public or private email rlck®bloomasset “One has nothing to do with the oth­ [email protected] institution in the country. managementcom.

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Farmington seniof goalie John Lethemon pitches shutout over crosstown rival Ncirth-Harrison By Dan O'Meara staff Writer

Farmington took an early and let senior goalie John Lethemon do the rest in its annual Thanksgiving Eve hockey game with North Farming- ton-Harrison. Lethemon stoppedj aU 32 shots he faced and secured a 4-0 victory for the undefeated Falcons over their crosstown rivals Wettaesday night at Farmington Hills IcejArena. “We have a reaUy ^ good goalie, so we play

m ingtoii coach B ill Newton said, adding it w as the sam e in a 2-1 win o v e t N ovi, which enjoyed a 41-23 ad­ Lefhemon vantage in shots on goal. “We’ll let in shots from the out­ side. What we try to do is make sure there are no second pr third opportu­ n ities, which w e did pretty w ell to­ night.” Newton is not the least bit con­ cerned about the Falpons being out­ shot with Lethemon the last line o f d efense. “We’re going to get outshot,” he Stevenson's Drew Hunter (14) controls the puck In front of Churchill's Drew Puishes (2). o o u g l a s bargerstock said. “We’re designet^ to play Uiat way. He’s going to stop 99.9 percent

See FALCONS, Page B4 Lutz sparks Spartans David Mitchell said. “They worked 8 -0 goals to run his season total of 11. Senior nets five goals , in win Lutz had plenty of help from as line- really hard and outshot us in the first. against crosstown rival Chargers m ate as ^ l e r Irvine had a goal and G ive them all the credit in the world, four assists, while Devin Kelly also but it’s good having that line and the By Brad Emons chipped in w ith four assists. chem istry w ith that line. Those three staff Writer Stevenson, ironically,jvas outshot guys can play at the high level and high 10-8 in the first peiicid but led 1-0 speed. When they get rolling and finish Livonia Stevenson’s Production Line thanks to a short-handed goal by Lutz that’s what can happen.” w as hitting on all cylinders in W ednes­ just 1:53 into the gam e o ff an a ssist Lutz got his second 7:56 into the day’s annual Thanksgiving E ve boys from Irvine. second period on a quick wrist shot hockey clash with Livonia ChurchUl at Stevenson, however, took control follow ing a fa ce-o ff w ith K elly a ssist­ Edgar Arena. w ith three g o ^ in the second period ing. The Spartans, in fact, got to feast at and added four m ore in the final period Ray Chartier then glanced a shot the table a day early as they im proved capped by A lec A llen’s goal from Jon from just inside the left point that car-' to 3-0 overall by carving up the Char­ McDonald to end the game with 7:03 omed off a Churchill defenseman and Senior defenseman Roman Firestone gers en route to an 8-0 victory. left. behind goaltender David Ibrel at 13:25 winds up for a shot on a Farmington Senior Dominic Lutz continued his “Churchill came out prepared and power play in the 4-0 w in. jo h n early season scoring binge with five give them credit,” Stevenson coach See SPARTANS, Page B4 STORMZAND | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

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Plym outh finally solves Oshawa nips Whalers in shootout By Tim Smith staff Writer

Canton goalie in 3-1 win I f every there w as a m oral victory, the Plymouth Whalers secured one By Tim Smith Friday night at Compuware Arena. staff Wrrter That’s because it was the Eastern Conference-leading Oshawa Generals Gerry Vento didn’t have to say a that needed a shootout to squeak past word to his Plymouth varsity boys the Whalers, 4-3, before 2,759 fans. hockey team after Canton tied Wednes­ Oshawa (20-6^-l) evened the On­ day night’s game in the third period. tario Hockey League contest at 3-3 Plymouth Whalers defenseman Gianluca And just 57 seconds later, Vento’s m idway through A e third on a goal by Curcuruto (No. 32) shof^n during a recent W ildcats w ent up 2-1 on a goal by junior Mitchell Vande Sompel, who took a game, continued his physical brand of forward Andrew Jossey (Ws second of pass from Michael Dal Colle and play Friday night against Oshawa. r en a the KLAA South contest). ripped a shot that sneaked through LAVERTY The 1\^dcats tacked on another goal Whalers goalie Alex Nedeljkovic (47 for good measure and skated off the saves). ton, who scored his 20thz lth fof the season Arctic Edge Arena ice with a 3-1 vic­ Following a scoreless overtime, on the power play during the second tory, the team’s first win of the yoimg Scott Laughton and Plymouth’s Zach period to knot the game at 1-1. season after two losses. Plymouth's Michael Scarpello is checked by Lorentz traded goals in the shootout Plym outh, looking to botmce back “You just got to go out there and give Canton defenseman Hunter Schlampp before the winner vras netted by Josh from Wednesday’s hqme loss against it your Jossey said when asked while trying to jam the puck past Chiefs Sterk. Owen Soimd, had taken a 1-0 lead with about his mind-set immediately follow­ goalie Nick Borg. In the background is “They’re first in their conference, 4:02 to play in the first when forward ing Canton’s earlier equalizer by sopho­ Canton's Michael Gaffka. a n n esp in o z a so they’re a good team,” Plymouth Carter Sandlak roofed a cross-crease more Hunter Oatman. “I mean, I didn’t head coach and g en er^ m anager dish from Unemate Connor Chatham know I was going to score, but I got a before flipping the puck into the net Mike Vellucci said. “They have that for his team-leading 16th of the sea­ chance and I capitalized.” w ith 5:15 le ft in the third. one line that’s really g ood We tried to son. Jossey didn’t have much to say about His coach, however, did. hold them at bay as m uch as we V ellucci noted his team played his game-winner, where he eluded a “He (Jossey) had a great game,” co u ld ” hard and persistent, but had trouble Canton defenseman below the circles That line included Dal Colle and and waited out junior goalie Nick Borg See WILDCATS, Page B4 Philadelphia Flyers property Laugh- See WHALERS, Page B4

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H e presented him ­ cuts.” The form er catcher Swinehart le ft to take a staff Writer D irector, s e lf as a man w ith a great Prior to his six-and- w as drafted in the 19th sim ilar position w ith the Dr. Paul amount o f character and half-year stint at Skyline, round by Detroit follow­ WaUed Lake Consolidat­ A fter a four-year hia­ Salah, Dep­ integrity. He was very Young worked four years ing h is senior year and ed Schools in 2009, bud­ tus, W estland John Glenn uty Super­ know ledgeable and we at the Greater Lansing spent tw o years in the ' get cuts in Wayne-West­ High School has a full­ intendent; were very impressed. He Sports Authority. Prior to ■ngers’ m inor league land forced Ambrose to time athletic director along with has some really good that he was an assistant system b efore becom ing assume athletic admini­ once again. John Young Am brose experiences at Skyline, , baseball coach for two an assistant at U-M un­ stration duties at both Pending approval Dec. “We did so he can hit the ground seasons at MSU (2003- der Bud Middaugh. high schools. 9 b y the Wayne-Westland multiple roimds of in­ running.” 04). Young has a bachelor’s “I’m just tty in g to fit Community Schools terviews,” Salah said. Severe cuts, close to “For me personally it degree in education and a into the system and find Board of Education, John “We w ent through a very $1 million made recently was m ore o f a personal master’s in education out how John Glenn does Young will the assume rigorous paper screen. in athletics by the Ann opportunity for me to administration. His final things,” Young said. “Of duties, while Greg Am­ We interviewed aroimd Arbor Public Schools, advance my career there day at Skyline is Ihesday, course, with my diverse brose, who has overseen 10 candidates. There m ay have played a factor and a better opportunity but now he’s spending back^ ou nd in college tw o high school pro­ w ere a couple o f recom ­ in Young’s decision to for me and my family,” time learning the land­ athletics, and high school grams, will return to his m endations m ade.” apply for the Glenn job. Young said. “I think John scape at Glenn. athletics, some time in original position at Young, who also “We’ve made cuts Glenn, and Wayne Memo­ “I’v e had a couple of professional basebaU, Wayne M emorial. served as an assistant every year since I’ve rial as well, have excel­ conversations with Greg and in the profession^ The 53-year-old baseball coach two sea­ been there,” Young said. lent facilities. They’re Ambrose,” Young said. work world, hopefully I Young, who played base­ sons at Michigan State “That’s just the way well maintained. They “It’s just m ore get a fee l can bring some addition­ ball four seasons and also and 14 as an assistant at things are today with the play in an excellen t than anything else. With al ideas and maybe some served as an assistant Bradley University (HI.), Governor polling funding league (KLAA). There’s a basketball starting this additional strategies that coach through 1989 at the sat through a final in­ out the way he has. Ann lot o f things that are w eek and a ll that, it’s a win help some programs University of Michigan, terview w ith Wayne- Arbor has been hit pretty attractive about this situation where I’d really move forward. comes to Glenn from Ann Westland Superintendent hard financially, but position that I’m sure like to hit the groimd “But I really don’t Arbor Skyline where he Dr. G regory Baracy. we’ve made cuts every­ they had several qual­ running and maintain have a good h ^ d le on helped launch that “H e p ossessed several where including athlet­ ified applicants.” “What Greg main­ any of fte day-to-day school’s brand new ath­ characteristics,” Salah ics. A thletics has been hit Young is a graduate of tained w ith two buildings stuff. I’m excited about letic program in 2007. said. “H e’s been a athlete pretty hard. It’s been Utica Ford High School for the la st few y e a r s... having som e help. I A com m ittee o f fiv e at all lev els including the kind of a juxtaposition I w here he w as a 15th- that’s an unbelievable didn’t have a lot o f help sorted through nearly 100 pro level, the high school guess, for Skyline trying round draft pick by P itts­ task because I know just at Skyline other than candidates. and collegiate level. He’s to build a program while burgh. But he turned maintaining one building some volimteers I Among the com m ittee played and coached com­ the funds are being cut. down the P irates’ offer what a lot o f work that is. recruited and things like members included Glenn petitive baseball for over That was an interesting and opted to play four I congratulate him for that. It’s my understand­ principal Dave Ingham; 30 years. He not only has process to go through, seasons at Michigan, keeping two program s ing we have some event John Albrecht, Executive a clear understanding of but the district was very where he made the 1981 afloat for as long as he coordinators and people Director/Student and the NCAA rules and fair to Skyline. We All-Big Ten Tournament did.” like that in place.” Legal Affairs; Joan Se- guidelines, but also the w eren’t hurt any m ore team and hit .400 in the When form er Glenn dik. Human Resoim ces MHSAA rules and guide­ than anybody e lse by the College World Series. athletic director Brian [email protected]

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CIRLS BASKETBAU Franklin vs. Salem Monday, Dec 2 at Ply. Cultural Center, 8:30 pm. Naubert pours in 29 Luth. W etland at Annapolis, 7 p.m. Churchill vs. P t Huron Northern Schoolcraft m en prevail Lakeland at N. Farmin^on, 7 p.m. at McMorran Arena, TBA Tuesday. D ec 3 P R E P W R E S T L IN G Milford at Clarenceville 7 p.m. Saturday, D ec 7 in MU win vs. Lourdes Stevenson at Edsel FOrd, 7 p.m. Waterford Mott Inv., 8:30 a.m. Divine Child at John Glenn, 7 pm. Northville Invite 9 a.m. on Sew ell’s clutch tip-in A.A. Skyline at Wayne, 7 p.m. Glenn Rocket Duals, 9 a.m. Luth. Westland at Luth. NW, 7 pm. Howell Wilkinson Classic, 9 a.m. B y B rad E m o n s Huron Valley at Inter-City, 7 pm. Trenton dual-meet tourney, 9 a.m. staff Writer Ladywood at Flint Powers, 7 pm. Travis Schuba and Bobby Naubert (Livonia Stevenson) Warren Woods-Tower Duals, 9 a.m. The Schoolcraft College W.L. Centrai at Farmington, 7 p.m. tallied 19 and 17, respectively, for MU. Donald Owens JV AA Pioneer Invite, 9 a.m. F.H. Mercy at Salem, 7 pm . Garden City Tourney, 9:30 a.m. m en’s basketball team won in chipped in with 14 points and nine rebounds. There’s a long w ay to go in the Wolver­ SCHOOLCRAFT (WOMEN) 70, ALM A JV 60: Canton at B.H. Marian, 7 pm. Blissfield Invitational, 10 a.m. dramatic fashion Friday after­ Plymouth at Dexter. 7 p.m. ine-Hoosier Athletic Conference men’s Tabitha Mann came off the bench to score 18 points YpsllantI Invitational TBA Thursday, Dec 5 noon in the M uskegon Commu­ and grab 11 rebounds Friday as Schoolcraft College (3-4) GIRLS GYMNASTICS basketball schedule -18 games to be N. Farming, at W .L Western, 7 p.m. Tuesday, D ec 3 nity College Thanksgiving Tour­ downed the JUma College JV In the Muskegon CC F.H. Mercy a t Canton, 7 p.m. Livonia Red vs. W .L Maroon-Gold exact - but Madonna University got a Thanksgiving Tournament nam ent. A.A. Pioneer at Salem, 7 pm. at W.L. Central, 6:30 p.m. Brianna Bertreret (Salem) and Alexis Smith (Livonia signature win Tuesday night. Harrison at Birm. Groves, 7 pm. Salem at Plymouth, 6:30 pm. Terrell Sewell’s tip-in with Franklin) chipped in with 15 and 13 points for the Lady The 17th-ranked Crusaders got 29 Farming, at S t Catherine 7:30 pm, Thursday, D ec 5 Ocelots, who led 35-32 at halftime. Sara Gammons also only 0.3 seconds left off an out- Waterford at Canton, 6:30 pm. points from senior point guard Bobby dished out 10 assists The Lady Ocelots shot 46 percent Friday, D ec 6 Churchill at Crestwood, 7 pm. of-bounds pass Devonta Riley from the floor (29-of-63). Friday, D ec 6 Naubert and a lift from their bench dur­ Franklin at A A Skyiine 7 p.m. Livonia Blue vs. Mllford-Lakeland Kaitlyn Kendall paced the Lady Scots with 25 points gave the Ocelots an 83-81 tri­ Garden City at Wayne 7 pm. at Hartland Bounce 6:30 pm. ing the second half to earn a hard-fought and 12 boards, while Mackenzy Nichols added 11 points umph over the Ahna College JV MADONNA (WOMEN) 74, LOURDES 66: Clarenceville at Berkley, 7 pm. Saturday, D ec 7 67-57 victory over visitin g Lourdes Ladywood at Grosse lie 7 pm. Judges Cup Invitational, TBA squad. Rachel Melcher poured in a game-high 24 points and Saturday, D ec 7 (Ohio) University. Tori Duffey chipped In with 20 ti) propel the Madonna PREP BOWUNG Farmington at St Catherine TBA. Schoolcraft (5-3) rallied from University (4-4,3-1) to a Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Saturday, Dec 7 MU improved to 5-3 overall and sits Ham'son at Arbor Shootout TBA. a 38-32 halftim e d eficit by out- Conference win Tuesday night over visiting Lourdes N. Farmington Tournament alone alone in first in the WHAC at 4-Oy PREP HOCKEY at Drakrahire Lanes, 9 a.m. University (Ohio). scoring the Scots 51-42 in the M onday, Dec 2 GIRLS COMPETITiVE CHEER while Lourdes falls to 6-2 and 3-1. Duffey, a sophomore transfer New Hampshire was F.H. Mercy vs. Ann Arbor second half. 6-of-14 from the floor and 6-of-8 from the line while Saturday, Dec 7 The Crusaders trailed by as m any as at Edgar Arena, 8 pm. also grabbing seven boards as MU moved into a Novi Rre Up Invitational 9 a.m. Basel Ibrahim led School­ W ednesday, Dec 4 seven, 40-33, with 13:36 left in the game six-w ay tie tor first in the VUHAC. MEN'S COLLEGE HOOPS Farmington at Lakeland, 5:15 pm. W edn^day, Dec 4 craft with 26 points, while Ter­ Junior guard Chelsea Williams (Livonia Franklin) also on a layup b y E lvis Butler, who led all Franklin vs. Stevenson, N'westem Ohio at MU, 7:30 pm. rence Coles (Bedford Thurston) chipped in with 14 points and six rebounds scorers w ith 31 points. Churchill vs. Canton Schoolcraft vs. Rochster JV Lourdes (3-5,1-3), which got as close as five in the added 15 points and nine re­ at Edgar Arena, 6 & 8 pm. at Oakland Christian H.S, 8 p.m. But MU rallied w ith a 14-0 run, thanks final minute^ got 17 points and 12 rebounds from Taiynn Divine Child vs. Plymouth Saturday, D ec 7 bounds. Hampton. in part to its bench, which outscored the SCHOOLCRAFT (MEN) 73. ST. CLAIR (ONT.) at Arctic Edge Arena, 6:30 pm. MU at Cornerstone, 3 p.m. Sewell (Canton) flnished with Berklw at Nortii-Harrison, 7 pm. Gray Wolves 27-10 on the night. 6 6 : Point-guard Basel Ibrahim scored 24 points and WOMEN'S COLLEGE HOOPS Ladywood vs. A.A. Pioneer W ednesday, Dec 4 11 points and nine boards, while dished out seven assists Tusday as Schoolcraft College Zach Wedesky, a junior guard, came at Veterans Arena, 7:30 pm. Schoolcraft vs. Rochester JV (4-3) earned a non-conference victory over host St Clair R iley also had 11 points and F.H. Mercy vs. Country Day at Oakland Christian H.S., 6 pm. o ff the bench to add eigh t points, two College (5-4) in Windsor. at Edgar Arena, 8 pm. N'wratem Ohio at MU, 7:30 pm. dished out eight assists. Terrell Sewell chipped in with 18 points and 16 steal and two assists in 16 minutes, while Friday, D ec 6 Saturday, D ec 7 rebounds, while Andrew Mapley ala> had a double­ freshman forward Dan HaU contributed M alcolm Thurmond and N ick Stoney Creek vs. Canton double vvith 15 points and 12 boards for the Oceots. MU at Cornerstone 1 pm. at Arctic Edge Arena, 6 pm. S'craft at K'zoo Valley, 1 pm. six points, three rebounds and two steals Sullivan scored 25 and 18 points, Maki Nuna paced S t Clair with 18 points, while Khoi E. Grd. Rapids at Farmington, 7 ONTARIO HOCKEY LEAGUE respectively, for Alma. Pham added 11. Isiah McConney contributed 10 paints in 10 minutes. Junior forward Jeff pm . Friday, Dec. 6 ST.XAVIER (III.) 91, MADONNA (MEN) 78: and 10 rebounds. PCS Penguins vs. Port Huron Soo Greyhounds vs. Ply. Whalers Schmitz chipped in seven points in 12 Brad Karp scored 27 points and Jack Kiieger added 19 ST. CLAIR (ONT.) 74, SCHOOLCRAFT (WOM­ at Glacier Point Arena, 7:15 p.m. at Compuware Arena, 7 pm. off the bOTch Friday as No. 11 St Xavier University (5-2) E N ) 6 6 : Kendyl Rizea scored 17 points to pace a m inutes. Northville vs. Plymouth Saturday, Dec 7 downed No. 17 Madonna University (5-4) in a battle of balanced scoring attack Tuesday night as host St Clair at Arctic Edge Arena, 8 pm. Guelph Storm vs. Ply. Whalers MU trailed 26-25 at the half and came NAIA Division II nationally ranked teams. College (7-2) routed Schoolcraft College (2-4) In Saturday, D ec 7 at Compuware Arena, 7 pm. The host Cougars trailed 21-20 with 8:58 remaining in Wintbor. out slowly to start the second half. We- Stevenson vs. Brighton T B A - time to be announced. the first half before going on a 25-4 run to end the half Sara Gammons and Brianna Berberet (Salem) tallied desky’s triple with 2:45 left put MU up at WMU Lawson Arena, noon. and tale a 45-25 advantage. 12 and 11 points, respectively, for Schoolcraft Norft-Harrison at Clarkston, 6 pm. 61-53 and Derek Lennen’s floater in the Michael Simpson added 18 points and nine assists for Jaide Lyons added 10 points for the victorious Saints. Stoney Creek at Farmington, 7 pm. the winners. lane with 1:23 remaining sealed the win.

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prolific sco ter for the FIRST TEA M ■ 5 0 0 ^ Collin Hewett GK, \ Warriors as he finished S a le m : Salem’s varsity with a team-best 28 goals W * 'Wx w boys soccer team piled and six a ssists en route to up b ig victories all sea­ aU-MIAC Red honors. “H e works hard and son and the steUar play \ o f senior goalkeeper M he has speeq and good Hewett had plenty to do Collin Colton Billy Hayden Jack Nate Bur Connor Ryan foot skills,” Lutheran with all of them. The Hewett Robison ' Werthman Steinman Zemanski North Col4 Schifano Westland cbach Sam fourth-year varsity play­ Salem Churchill Stevenson Franklin Canton Farmington Saiem Stevenson Makki said] “And he can er tallied nine shutouts, out-run defenders. He’s pacing the Rocks to the not tall, but he’s a tough Kensington Conference boy. He works really, championship followed really hardi by trium phs in the D ivi­ “He’s looking forward sion 1 d istricts and re- to playing Soccer in col­ gionals. lege and I hope he gets “Collin w as at his b est there som e tim e.” in our b iggest gam es,” Carter Andriy Brady Griffin Sam Zapata Troy Gotchev Scott Duhl COACH OF YEAR coach Scott Didil said. Schenk Pelekh Cole Parks North Luth . Salem Scott Diihl, Salem: To “H is perform ances Canton Salem Salem Canton Farmington W estiand coach say Salem head coach against Canton in the Scott Duhl ^njoyed a Jade Zemanski, Def, raise and the games get truly memorable rookie conference champion­ 2013 ALL-OBSERVER M att Freed, Sr. MF, Liv. Franklin ship and district final & n to n : A key reason BOYS SOCCER Daniel Sovdi; Sr. F, Westland Glenn harder, he was more and season at the helm is an (both shutouts) will go why Canton’s defense HRSTTEAM Lucas Albrecht Jr. F Plymouth Chttstfan more effective for us.” understateinent. But Collin Hewett, S f GK, Salem Zach Lumley, Sr. F, N orft Farmington down as two o f the top shut down opponents all Colton Robison, Sr., G K, Liv. Churchill Je ff Okerstrom, Sr. Fr, Bedford Union Cole earned selection Duhl, himself a stalwart goalkeeping m om ents season— 0.59 goals per Billy Werthman, Sr. Def, liv. Stwenson HONORABLE MENTION as a second team all- prep player for the Hayden Steinman, Sr. D e l. Liv Franklin Garden C !^ KC Brezovsky, Austin against a cross campus gam e allow ed — w as the Jade Zemanski, ir. D el, Canton Akers, Matt Castaneda; Rerdford stater. Other kudos for Rocks durmg the 1990s, rival at Salem. cool and calm junior Nate Bur, Sr. D ^ ., N. Fannington U nion: Adam Chemavage; C hurchill: the senior included being had aU o f that and m ore Connor Cole, Sr MF, Salem Tyler Piotrowski, Erlin Guri, Daniel Jones nam ed to the all-re^ on, as he took over the top “Then to follow it up defender. Ryan Schifano, Sr. MF, Liv. Stevenson Krishna Midathada; F ra n k lin : Stephen w ith the gam e o f his Zemanski, in his third Carter Schenk, Jr. MF, Canton Barezuk, Greg Bo, RoberUiga; Steven ­ all-district and all-confer­ job from longtime head career against Saline (a varsity season, shut Andriy Pelekh, Sr. MF, Salem so n : Austin Rynickl Gino D’Orazio, ence team s. coach Ed McCarthy. Brady Cole^ Sr. F, Salem Hunter MulletG Clareneevllle: 1-0 win) in regionals was down som e o f the b est Griffin lyrics, Sr. R Canton Cameron Fyffe, Alan Baumgardner; G riffin P a rk s, F, C an ­ The Rocks w ent 16-3-6, quite remarlmble. He forwards in the state and Sam Zapata, Jr. F, N. Farmington Lutheran W estland: Walter to n : W henever the Can­ but displaj^ed an uncanny Troy Gotdiev, Sr. F, Luth. Westiand Gembarskr, Nick Fianety; John Glenm was fantastic this year he was rewarded by be­ COACH OF THE YEAR Akshay Komanna, Adam Valentine, Erick ton C hiefs needed a big knack to c()me up b iggest and... he will be impos­ ing named as an honor­ SoittD uhL Salem Cheek, Carlos Santr^o; W ayne: James play, inevitably it was when it counted most. able mention all-state S EC O N D T E A M Herdon, Martin Ballah, Devon Westfall; senior forward Parks Salem started the year as sible to replace.” Mike Bolin, Sr. GK, Liv. Stevenson C an to n ; Hunter Olson, Brandon Pickert H ew ett — named as a pick, not to m ention to A^m Hodgson, Jr. GK, Huron Valley Zach Homco, Aldan Shsnnan; Ply- who delivered it— scor­ a fin alist at the Balconi first team all-stater as the ^-region, all-district Evan Gregg, Sn G K, Liv, Clarenceville m o u fti: Alex Decker, Danny Butes ing 25 goals and 12 as­ Invitational and then Cw ey Sheltrown, Sr. GK, Farmington James Gibbs, Nathan Harris, Nick Erkla; w ell as to the all-region, and aU-KLAA team s. Eim il Hennes, Sr. D e l, Farm. Harrison S alem ; Alex Price, Joe Kunnath, Jordan sists for the state-ranked captured the KLAA Cen­ all-district and all-confer­ “H is ability to win the Josh Dillon, Sr, Def., Salem Salhant Nick Massey; P ly. O iristia n ; team . tra Division title before Calvin McCracken, Jr. Def., Piymoutii Jacob Barley, Adam Pawless; Farm ing- ence team s — also stone­ ball, keep p ossession and Olatoyosi Kuforiji, Sr. Def., Garden City to n : Jake Zervos, Billy Williants, Tyler Parks capped a stellar besting Canton for the w alled N ovi-D etroit distribute it m ade him Sam Belcher, J r , D ef. Canton McCullough, N . F a rm in g to n : four-year varsity career Kensington Conference Cody W idlak, Sr., MF, Canton Christran Beckwith, Luke Karana, Alex with a bevy of awards crown. (Catholic Central in a one o f the top defenders Jason Ligouri, ir. MF, Piymoutii George; H arriso n : Moussa Zaatar, Josh penalty kick shootout to in the conference,” coach Brian Cavic^io, Sr., Def., Liv. Churchill Brunen, Derek Haefner, Isaac Kawesa, and accolades, most nota­ Led by a senior cast w in the regional final to Mark Zemanski said. “He b ly first-team all-state featuring four All-Ob­ advance the Rocks to the controlled the middle of and member of the server first team ers D-1 semifinal. the field and helped an­ dous off the dribble, he selection, along with Dream Team. H e also (goalkeeper Collin He­ Colton Robison, GK, chor our d efen se.” has good vision and is being nam ed to the aU- was named to the all­ wett, forwpd/midfield- Churdiili: The senior Nate Bur, D ef, N. one of the best compet­ region, all-district and region, all-district and ers Brady pole, Connor goalkeeper made 120 Farmington: The Raid­ itors I have ever been all-KLAA teams. all-conference squads. Cole, Andriy Pelekh) and saves in 14 games with a ers take great pride in around,” Duhl said. Andriy Pelekh, MF, “Griffin was the focal second t e ^ e r and de­ 1.25 goals-against aver­ pla3ung good defense and “When we were down, we S a le m : Another k ey cog point of our offense and fender Josh Dillon, Sa­ age for the Chargers. it’s players such as Bur put Connor up front and for the Salem Rocks w as used his great speed and lem went (^n to win cham­ Robison, who will play who have built that rep­ when w e w ere winning, Pelekh, who registered 1-v-l skills to lead the pionships m the Division at Schoolcraft College utation and tradition. The w e played Connor in the six goals and eight as­ team in both goals and 1 districts ^ d regionals next fall, is a two-time senior center back orga­ back. sists while shifting be­ assists,” Zemanski said. before bowing 2-1 to Ann aU-KLAA and all-district nized and led another “H e can really get it tw een m idfield and for­ “His great finishing and Arbor Skyline in the selection. strong defensive effort done on both sid es of the ward. His biggest of play-m aking ability sem ifinal k Holt. “Colton w as a three- this year. Bur, an all-state baU. His w illin^ess to many prime-time mo­ helped him to be in­ “I was very fortunate year starter and one of academic selection and dig deep in difficult situ­ m ents for the senior volved in over half our to study the game under the m ost talented keep­ OAA scholar-athlete, was ations is one of the main came in the D-1 regional team’s goals. Ed M cCarthy for, the last ers to coine through voted team MVP by the reasons w e w ere able to semifinal against Saline, “G riffin w as a great nine year^ (as a Salem Churchill in the last 20 Raiders. be a state semifinalist.” when he scored the lone team leader who led the assistant),” Duhl said. “I years,” Churchill coach “Nate ran oim defense Ryan Sdiifano, MF, m arker in a 1-0 win. team both on the field learned a ^ot about game Matt Grodzicki said. “He superbly all season,” Stevenson: The senior Pelekh earned selec­ w ith his trem endous m anagem ent and h k i- has the ability to make Homer said. “Although had tw o tim ely goals tion to the all-state team playmg ability and off dling players, amongst the most difficult save^ not overly taU, he has a goals in the d istrict and as an honorable mention the field by always moti­ many other things. To look routine and can steal great vertical lekp and led the Spartans in as­ and w as nam ed to the vating his teammates to come into a top program ' a game for you. He will routinely won headers sists with nine. all-region, aU-district and play their b est and be­ and make a run to the be missed.” from taller players. He Schifano also earned all-KLAA team s. lieve in themselves. We state semifinals in my Billy Wertiiman, Def., came up on free kicks all-district, all-region and “Andriy is one of the will realty miss him next first year was very excit­ Stevenson: The senior' ' £md scored ah important all-state honorable men­ clev erest and m ost year.” ing and a season I w ill defender had two goals goal for us against Dear­ tion. crafty players I have Sam Z a p a ta , F, N. always remember. and four assists while born. He helped engineer “Ryan’s work rate is been aroimd,” Duhl said. Farmington: The junior “It w ill also be very being voted team MVP regular-time shutouts . top-notch,” Shingledeck­ “You can see he has been forward scored 11 goals difficult to repeat the by his teammates. against Berkley and er said. “H e woLild work armmd the gam e a lot. H e and had four assists, type of success we had Schifano, headed to Northville and he was ju st as hard defending as sees the game different earning a D ivision 1 all- this past year. We had 11 play next fsdl at School­ instrumental in holding he would trying to create than 90 percent of the state honorable mention. seniors thk were major craft C ollege, w as also an CC to a sin gle goal. Nate goals. H e did a great job players at this level. He H e scored two goals in a players in our back to aU-KLAA and aU-district is an all-division and impacting game if he was has great vision and win over Catholic Central back conference champi­ selection. aU-district player, too.” playing up top or in the knack to m ake big-tim e and he had other big onships. The senior “Billy was a huge key Connor Cole, MF, m idfield.” plays.” goals against li’oy and group was very motivat­ to our success this year,” S a le m : W hatever the C a rte r S d te n k , MF, B rad y C o le , F, S a le m : Berkley. Zapata, an ODP ed by being upset b y Stevesnon coach Ken Salem Rocks needed in a C a n to n : One o f the play­ Just like his tw in brother, Trials team m em ber who Plymouth a year ago in Shingledecker said. “He contest this season, Con­ ers who spearheaded Brady Cole was a cata­ plays club soccer for the the district final and they is extremely dangerous nor Cole was there to Canton’s outstanding ly st for the Rocks during Michigan Impact, also played lik e it all year on dead-ball situations deliver the goods. The season (17-2-3, KLAA What tinn ed out to be a assisted with an overtime long.” 1 and provided stability to senior scored 14 goals South Division title) was very successful season — goal against Northville in Other seniors chip­ our back line. He is an along with five assists to Schenk, who tallied sev­ and team co-MVP. He file district. ping in as Salem stock­ intense competitor and share team MVP honors en goals and seven as­ was a strong two-way “Sam w as our go-to piled victories and tro­ would ^ v e top effort as the Rocks enjoyed sists in his junior season. perform er who had a striker all season,” coach phies included defenders every tim e out.” their first region^ title The attacking mid­ knack for providing cru­ Mike Homer said. “Sam William Benintende, Joe Hayden Steinman, since 2009. For his ef­ fielder parlayed great cial offense, tallying 12 is great with both feet, Kunnath, Alex Price and D ef, Franklin: The sen­ forts, Cole also was se­ speed, stren^h and de­ goals along with a team­ but has an absolute can­ Walid Kandah; forward/ ior defender and captain, lected as a first team termination to consis­ leading 11 assists. non with his left. He midfielddrs Matt De- a three-year varsity play­ all-stater, along with tently break down oppo­ “Brady is very unself­ needs very little space to Moss and David Schroe- er, earned all-KLAA, all-region, all-district and nents. ish,” Duhl said. “He is manufacture a shot and der. all-district, aU-region and all-KLAA honors. “Carter w as not only a alw ays looking to play was double teamed often Duhl added that the honorable mention all- Clutch and com pet­ force to be reckoned w ith (the baU to) a team m ate. during the season. Sam is senior class “is a group state honors this season. itive, he scored the only offensively,” Zemanski ... He has a great ability an OA\. scholar-athlete that comds around once As a junior, Steinman goal in Salem’s victory said. “H e ^ o used tus to come back for the ball and an OAA aU-division every other decade. Each also made all-conference over Canton in the D-1 size, strength and great and help the team in player, too.” one of th^m played a and all-district. district final, as w ell as work eth ic to dom inate difficult moments. His Troy G o tch e v, F, L u tii. significant role in our “Hayden has great the winning goal in the the middle of the field best asset is his ability to W e stla n d : The senior success this year. They field vision, aggressive conference champion­ hnd help the team defen­ compete. As the stakes forward proved to be a w ill aU m issed.” and (is) a ta ctic^ player,” ship win (also against the sively.” Fraiddin coach Vic Rodo- C hiefs). 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Berkley got tt?o goals on a pow er play goal by Stephen Wroe got the Franklin coach Dennis United (2-1) in Friday's first round of the hockw," Stevenson coach David Mitchell and one a ssist from Max Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Tournament at said. '’ Rochester has a solid program and It R iley Lenhard. shutout in goal for the Gagnon, whose team Wallace Arena. was a good win." D ooley in an 8-0 m ercy Also getting into the Bears (2-0-1). dropped to 2-1 overall. “If Stevenson jumped out to a 3-0 lead as Host Cranbrook, which faced Stevenson rule boys hockey tirtn scoring act for B erkley Franklin’s Matt Mo- we are going to be com­ Irvine scored from Dominic Lutz and Devin in the final, beat Grosse Pointe North In the Kelly In the first period followed by goals by first gam^ 5-3. W ednesday night over was Alex Rawlik, Kevin nendo stopped 28-of-34 petitive against the Alex DeFlorio (from Alex Hunt) and Lutz's NOVI 3, SALEM 2: Novi scored on the host Livonia FVanklin at Jurvis and Ian Melrose shots b efore being lifted stronger programs, we 12th of the year (fomi Inrine) in the second power play with seven minutes to play In period. the third period W e d n ^ y night to spoil Eddie Edgar Arena. with one goal and one with 13:35 left in fte third need to play sm arter and But Rochester roared back on second- Salem's season opener at Plymouth Cultural The Bears led 1-0 after a ssist each. for Brian Hubbard, who tougher. And it’s our job period ^ I s by Nick Drinkard and Graham Center. one period and 4-0 after Day foiiowed by Jimmy PitteTs game-tying Scoring both goals for the Rocks (0-1-0) Robby Flannery and stopped 4-of-6. as a coaching staff to goal 2:29 into ttie third. was Jason Newell, set up each time by Jack two before scoring four Curtis Came each added “This w as our first make sure we do.” Stevenson netminder Andrew Rozenbaum DriscolL Stopping 14 shots for Salem was times in the final period. two assists, while Zack real test against a skilled, STEVENSON 4, ROCHESTER made 23 saves, while Riley Morgan had 28 goalkeeper P ^ r Godfrey. UNITED 3 (O l): Cole Christie's goal from for Rochster. The W ildcats led 1-0 after one period and Berkley ended the game Segall and Ryan Austin senior laden team and it Tyler Irvine 2:56 into overtime gave Livonia ° It was a good win against one of the 2-1 after two before Newell tallied the on a m ercy with 2:13 left also scored goals. didn’t go very w ell,” said Stevenson (4-0) a victory over Rochater up-and-coming teams in high school equalizer in the third.

the net, centered the on the F lyers, who had to are you giving up? Shots FALCONS puck to Cole, who quickly focus on playing defense on goal doesn’t m ean a knocked it home. and lost their momen­ whole lot.” Continued from Page B1 “We started out slow,” tum. Anderson said the North-Harrison coach “There was no strate­ Flyers have to learn from of every first shot. He Ken Anderson said. “Ev­ gy change,” Anderson the late second period had to m ake som e big ery mistake we made, said of his team ’s im ­ and not take the bad, second and third saves, they capitalized on. Give proved play in the second momentum-killing penal­ but not a ton.” them credit. They were period. “It w as ju st a ties they did. The Falcons jum ped to right there, ready to go.” good, stem tall^g-to. A North-Harrison man­ a 3-0 lead in the first “We buried som e little em otion raged in aged to rebound and period, matching their shots; w e banged a cou­ (the locker room) be­ outshot Farmington in record, with go^s by ple o ff the post, too,” tw een the periods and it the third period, too. sophomore Joe Majoris, Newton said. “You’ve got probably fired them up a “Give their goalie senior N ick Kozoro and to give the opponent little more. credit; he’s a big tdd and junior Drake Cole. credit. They came out in “We played w ith a lot a real good goalie,” An­ Senior N ick H effron the second period and m ore energy, a lot m ore derson said. “H opefully, assisted on aU three and really put it to us the first purpose and it showed on we’ll give him more of a scored the fourth goal 12 minutes. Ken had his the ice. We didn’t score workout in the next game with Farmington short- team ready to go in the any goals, but w e put a (Saturday, Dec. 21). handed at 8:59 in the second period.” lot of pressure on. That’s “We made three criti­ third period. The F lyers put consis­ the w ay the w hole game cal errors in the first On the first goal, Ma­ tent pressure on the Fal­ should have been.” period and they capital­ joris took a centering cons, outshooting them The Flyers (1-2) had a ized on all three. They pass in front o f the net, 13-6 in that period and m unber o f one- and two- were just mental errors; m ade a h alf turn and testing Lethemon, who on-one breakaways in the that’s what they were, lifted a backhand shot stopped a wraparound second and third periods, Flyers defenseman Sean Devlin Oeft) and Falcons forward ju st bad plays. But w e into the net at 12:44. attem pt and m ade a big but they m isfired a few Joe Majoris go after the puck, j o h n s t o r m z a n d | s t a f f played w ell after that.” Six m inutes later, save on a shot by junior times from distance and PHOTOGRAPHER Newton likes what hi^ Majoris fired the puck Austin Bottrell. could never g et the puck team has done thus far. across the goal crease to “We did a terrible job past Lethemon. shouldn’t. He frustrates the most overrated sta­ Kozoro, Grant Newton Kozoro at the far post. o f getting the puck out o f “The sam e thing hap­ the other team big tim e. tistic in hockey, especial­ and Lediem on also had Flyers senior goalie AJ oiu: zone and that’s some­ pened in the N ovi game “John has been unbe­ ly when Lethemon is assists for the Falcons, Miller made an outstand­ thing we have to work w ith the other team ,” lievable in the first three betw een the pipes. who had 27 shots on goal ing save on a quick wrist on,” N ew ton said. Newton said. “They just games. He’s always “Quality scoring op­ “We’re getting nice shot by Kozoro, who North-Harrison took a can’t believe the puck square to the shooter and portunities is the No. 1 play from our seniors,” scored on the rebound. couple of late penalties isn’t going in w ith John­ he plays big. We said stat,” he said. “If you he said. The Falcons got a and gave Farmington ny. earlier w e’U go as far as look at a lot o f college “We have a n ice, bal­ third goal a m inute later consecutive power plays “They’ll start pressing he’s willing to take us.” and pro teams, that’s the anced team right now. on a pow er play when for m uch o f the final 4:12. a little bit and m aybe Newton added he con­ stat they really look at. We’re very excited about Heffron, from back of It had a deflating effect taking a penalty they siders shots on goal to be How many quality shots w here w e are.”

for h is fourth o f the sea­ the right side o f the net shuUer’s le ft pad and the forced OT and the deci­ for Alex Aleardi (Far­ WHALERS son. found its way past N e- . post to m ake it 3-2. It was sive shootout. mington Hills) last sea­ But Oshawa w ent on deljkovic with 14 seconds his 11th goal of the year. One o f th e standouts son. “All four lines were Continued from Page B1 successive power plays to go in the pow er play. Assisting were de- - of the night for Plymouth going and esp ecially N ed right after A at g o a l “We were tired,” Vel- fenseman Gianluca Cur- was Lorentz, who con­ (Nedeljkovic), he was against the potent Osha- Plymouth (11-15-0-2) did lucci said. “Obviously the curuto and Sandlak (one tinues to shine in just d efin itely kicking to­ wa power play — ranked kiU off the first penalty, same guys (are) killing, goal, two assists). about all situations. night.” third in the OHL. but could not contain die so can’t take tw o penal­ “We got to score those OWEN SOUND 3, PLYMOUTH 1: On Lorentz credited his Wednesday at Compuware Arena, the “We had to stay out of Gens in their subsequent tie s in a row lik e that.” nasty goals in those linemates (Sandlak and Whalers fell behind 3-0 in the first period to the box and we didn’t do m anpower advantage. Still, N edeljkovic was tough areas because Chatham) for his per­ the A ttad( and could not recover. Scoring for the W halers (11-15-0-1) was that for the m ost part,” Oshawa pretty much brilliant, stopping 24 of we’re not as skilled as sonal success, but said Carter Sandlak, with his team-leading 15th Velluccisaid. had control in the Whal­ 26 shots in the middle everybody else,” VeUucci getting a point against goal of the season. Plym outh took a 2-1 Plymouth starting goalie Alex Nedeljkovic ers’ zone the entire pow­ period alone. said about the goals by Oshawa couldn’t hurt the was pulled after Owen Sound's third goal, lead with 8:42 left in the er play, directing nine Vanderwiel and Lorentz. team’s confidence going by Zach Nastasiuk at 13:15 of the firs t second, when forward shots at Nedeljkovic — Grit p a y s O'Ff “And we’re young, we’re Backup Zack Bowman came in and stopped forward. all 26 shots he faced. Danny Vanderwiel re­ who nearly managed to At 3:22 of the third, not as strong. So we got “It was a tough one out Earning the victory for Owen Sound fused to give up on the keep the (^ns off the the Whalers showed they to compete and battle for there, getting the loss in (12-10-1-3) w as goaftender Brandon Hope: a Canton native. Hope made 43 saves. puck in the crease and scoreboard. also could get it done on those tough goals.” the shootout, but we all PLYMOUTH 2, WINDSOR 1; The finally pushed it past U nfortunately for the the power play when That lead held up for battled hard tonight,” visiting W halers squeaked out a one-goal win Sunday in Windsor, thante to a 44-save Oshawa netm inder Dan­ home team, Sterk’s Lorentz stuffed a wrap­ about eight minutes, until said Lorentz, traded to performance by Nedeljkovic and two goals iel Altshuller (27 saves) sharp-angle shot from around betw een Alt- Vande Sompel’s goal Plymouth from Windsor In the third by forwani Matt Mistele.

m aybe lim it som e o f w hose team slipped to tion Line. goaltender David Tbrel, success is due to our SPARTANS their chances. 0-3-1 overall. “I was real­ “The b iggest key is who made 31 saves. approach and the process “We gave up some ly proud of my boys and just trying to find oppor­ “I really can’t blam e w e go through every Continued from Page B1 chances that fir st period the way they played in tunities to take passing David for any of our single day,” Mitchell and our goalie Andrew the first half of the game. lanes away between Lutz, shortcomings,” Reynolds said. “We know every to make it 3-0. Rozenbaum came up big I f w e can bottle that for KeUy and Irvine,” the said. “H e r^ d ly played game is going to be a Irvine then scored for us and made sure we the rest o f our gan ^ s this Churchill coach said. fantastic. He certamly difficult hockey game w ith just 15 seconds left had the zero on the board year I think w e’ll win a “That’s a tough thing to deserved a lot b etter and we have to stay true in the second off assists after one. He held us in it lot of them. do consistently for three today. I think it w as ju st a to what w e do to prepare. from Chartier and AUen until our offen se got us “That being said, the periods. And I know couple o f unlucky It’s really in our prep­ to m ake it 4-0. going.” score sheet doesn’t tell Dave (Mitchell) has said bounces, some deflec­ aration. And the amount “After one (period) we It was aU Spartans in the lie. They have one it in the past, once those tions and some unlucky o f preparation and the just reminded them it’s a the final period as Lutz incredibly productive guys get going tend to plays that ju st got the work tiiat these kids put hockey game,” Mitchell scored tlmee straight — line over there on the produce in m m tiples. better o f him tonight. in ... we guard against said. “Chiu’chiU is a good from Kelly and Inrae at other side. And it’s show­ “It’s a tough lesson for He’s a good goaltender that overconfidence that team over there. They’re 0:34; from K elly at 3:23; ing in every game they us, but at the same time and show ed a lot o f heart on any given night any a solid hockey club, have and a power play goal play. It’s going to take there are a lot o f good tonight. We’re really team can hang with us, some good players and from Irvine and Cole another team to m atch up things that come away proud o f him .” and we have to be con­ well coached, so ... it was Christie at 7:28. a com petitive line from this game for us Meanwhile, a demand­ cerned about what we’re no surprise to us. We Stevenson outshot the agamst them to slow and hopefully after a nice ing non-conference doing. w ere good being up 1-0. It Chargers 29-11 over the them down, but so far break w e’ll get back to schedule will keep the “We stay focused on was a good, hard-fought final two periods. nobody has been able to work and get back on the Spartans, the defending doing the little things game. Churchill-Steven- “We had a lot o f great do it y et.” winning track.” MHSAA Division 2 sh ift by shift, period by son games usually are. energy coming into this Reynolds was search­ If there was any shin­ champions, on their toes period, game by game.” We just talked about game,” said Churchill ing for answ ers on how to ing light for the Chargers throughout the season. staying the course and coach Jason Reynolds, stop Stevenson’s Produc­ it was the play of senior “We preach that our [email protected]

Vento said. ‘They himg with 5:48 left in the sec­ breaker by Jossey (as­ WILDCATS around and their goalie I ond at the tail end of a sisted by senior forward thought played a fantas­ five-on-three pow er play. Corey Smith). Continued from Page B1 tic game and kept them Jossey blasted a Cmiton’s collective in. screen shot from above energy level dipped fol­ Vento said. “He’s a big “They got their goal. the left circle that sailed lowing that goal, under­ boy, he’s got soft hands But we we responded and into the top right comer standable with only 14 and a great shot. That cam e back w ith a couple in the blink o f an eye. skaters. second goal, there was a big shifts, got the mo­ Setting up the goal was “We’re short guys, so lot o f patience there and m entum back.” senior forward John our top guys are running he delivered a big one for That Borg played so VanDenBeurgeury. a lot,” Barath said. “Like us. well did not surprise That the game re­ I said before, we can’t “He hung on to the Canton first-year head mained just 1-0 after two get into penally trouble puck long enough, he was coach Brad Barath, periods was largely and w e did a little bit patient and ended up whose team fell to 1-1. thanks to Borg, who there in the second peri­ with wide-open net.” “H e w as absohitely Plymouth senior Kyle Melnick (No. 6) tries to slip past stopped 14 of 15 shots od and so that h iu t us. unbelievable,” Barath Canton defender Matt Eastman (No. 16). a n n e s p in o z a dining the middle period. “And that w as the first Getting it back said. “If not, the game’s The Chiefs were out­ rivalry experience for a Plymouth’s insurance over in the second peri­ a play by junior forward it that w ay w ith two mon­ shot 16-5 in the third, but lot o f those guys, so we goal with 3:50 remaining od. He absolutely stood Josh Sm iA w ith about 11 ster stops in the same briefly gave their fans w ere on our h eels a little by sophomore Alex on his head.” minutes left. He walked sequence. som ething to scream bit, a little nervous. But Bump (from Charlie Not quite as tested out of the left corner, First, Borg flashed his about, tying the contest overall I think we played Supemois and Kyle Mel- w as Plym outh junior veered toward the goal right pad to Mck out a 1-1 with 6:12 rem aining in pretty good, especially nick), followed a Canton goalie Jared Maddock, and snapped a 10-foot shot by Melnick. The the third. for the second gam e of giveaway behind Borg — who still had to make shot that Borg stopped. play continued and a Flack threaded a the year.” a diminutive goalie who several clutch stops Later in the period, subsequent slapper from cross-crease pass to Oat- Plym outh w ill host was the biggest reason am ong h is 16 on the w ith Canton on the power between the circles by man, stationed near the Dearborn Divine Child at the Chiefs were mere night. play, senior forward junior defenseman Ben right post. Oatman one- 6:30 p.m. Wednesday (at minutes away from gain­ The scoreless opening C hilian Flack centered Chafin was kept out. tim ed the puck past Mad- Arctic Edge). The next ing a point in the stand­ period was relatively the puck to senior for­ dock. Senior defenseman contest for the Chiefs is 8 ings. even, w ith Plym outh ward Brendan O’Hare, No chance Collin Smith drew the p.m. Wednesday at Eddie Borg stopped 37 of 40 holding a 9-6 shot ad­ whose bid was turned , Plymouth, struggling second a ssist. Edgar Arena against shots, many from point- vantage. aside by Maddock. on offense with just two Yet it didn’t take long Livonia Cliurchill. blank range. One of Plymouth’s M th the gam e still 0-0 goals in the first two at all for the VWldcats to “Give Canton credit,” most dangerous bids was in the second, Borg kept games, got on the board respond with the tie­ [email protected] B5(WG) O BSERV ER S E(;CENTRIC MEDIA

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T his column is a follow-up to m y la st colum n about Joe hidden problems that we Gagnon hear so little about. As an example, I am quoting APPLIANCE an email sent to me from Tony DOCTOR in Westland who wrote: “I had to laugh while reading your Old or new? column in the Observer new s­ paper, Nov. 10,2013. You m en­ An email from Donna just tioned the light sta^ying on exemplifies what is going when the door was closed. I across A m erica at an alarm ing had this sam e problem several rate. Donna writes: “I have a months ago with my Sears question for you which is of Kenmore. At first, I thought it the utmost importance to my was simply a switch, but when cousin, who lives in southeast I bypassed the two switches Florida. My husband and I just with a jumper wire, it didn’t fix returned from staying with her it. I then searched the Internet and her husband. They have a and found that there w as a beautiful home, immaculate, recall but it affected refriger­ really, which is about a half ators that were manufactiu'ed m ile walk from Juno Pier. Un- before mine. The thought oc­ fortimately, they will be ready curred to me, ‘If this existed to retire next year, and will not Randy Mauck, (left) Lisa Brancato and Dawson Mauck of Detroit and Coie Wilson of Westland, enjoy Hob before mine, why didn’t they be able to keep their home due Nobble Gobble, photos by julie youes fix the problem?’ to taxes and msimance. The “Anyway, I did find that home has all of the original there was a class action law­ appliances, which are now 34 suit for this problem. I had my years old. My cousin fears the Parade supporters eat, wife caU Sears and they told us age of the appliances gives the that even though our refriger­ home an “uncared” for appear­ ator was not recalled, they ance, which could not be fur­ extended the warranty for this ther from the truth. The thing m i n g l e , dance at Hob problem. They replaced the is, my aunt, her mother, who circuit board and the light lives not too far away on Sing­ fixtiu-es, which had turned a er Island, recently bought all nice brown color as well as new appliances, including Nobble Gobble melting a lot of the plastic. stove, refrigerator, dishwasher Incidentally, the bulbs that and microwave. The blue ^e give thanks for 87 were in there were 60 watts. lights and the stainless steel y ea rs o f A m erica’s H e told us not to put anything are absolutely beautiful, but WiThanksgiving Pa­ higher than 40 w atts. Even she has had nothing but trouble rade. And even more thanks though it takes two bulbs, it’s with all but the m icrowave. to the Michigan Thanks­ fine with one. “My cousin is very con­ giving Parade Foundation “I have to admit that I was cerned about b u ^ g new ap­ for 24 years shocked when I did the re­ pliances and having nothing o f h ostin g search. I discovered that my. but trouble. She also doesn’t D etro it’s unit is made by LG. I would want to pay an arm and a leg premier fam­ have never bought this if I for them. Are there any good ily fim-raiser. i , knew it w as m ade by LG. This looking, good working appli­ T he H ob com pany used to be Goldstar ances out there at affordable Nobble Gob­ I,.. and their electronic equipm ent prices?” ble. The 24th was unreliable. Thanks for the Well, Donna, I will give you annual H ob JuUe excellen t colum n and the ad­ a suggestion to pass on to your Nobble Gob­ Yottes vocacy that you do for consum ­ cousin. Keep all the old appli­ ble brought ers.” ances in place. Someone may nearly 2,000 SOCIAL Katie and Clayton Welch of Redford resident Sherrie Chrysler My thanks to Tony for the walk into that house and pur­ supporters to SCENE Livonia, along with their (left) wears her Smiggins the educational email he sent me chase it based on the fact that Ford F ield daughters, Kendra, 2 and clown costume at Hob Nobble and also to the other readers he or she m ay prefer the old last Friday, Megan, 4, look picture perfect Gobble. With her is Detroit who make me aware of many appliances and the quality they less than a week before for their photo opp with Santa. resident Cheryl Woodward: other things going on with still hold today. Stay timed. showtime: America’s their appli^ces. A special T h anksgiving Parade. including Thanksgiving in a ies; com dogs, fries, Shirley thanks to service technicians Jo e G a g n o n can be heard at 8 a.m. The black-tie gala had cup (turkey, cranberry Temples; tattoo and face who also fe e l the pain o f con­ Saturdays on W AAM1600. You can nonstop live entertainment, sauce and stuffing); sugar, painting, Disney radio con­ sumers and want to see issues email your problems and questions on in clu d in g America’s Got Tal­ sugar and more sugar — tests and since it was held in resolved in a better fashion. appliances to [email protected] . ent Kenichi Ebina; a buffet cotton candy, candy apples Ford Field, dancing with of every cuisine imaginable. and even Girl Scouts cook- Detroit Lions’ Roary.

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10 D e c ll C o n ta c t 248-374-5920 Detroit World Outieach Location: 28301 Middlebelt, Location; Bethlehem Lutheran Location: Corsi's Italian R«tau- FAMILY COMMUNITY Tlme/Date; 4-6 p.m. Sunday between 12 M ile and 13 M ile In RELIGION Farmington Hills Church, 35300 W. Eight Mile, rant, 27910 W. Seven Mile, MEAL Location: 23800 W. Chicago, D etails: Western Oakland CALENDAR Farmington Hills Livonia Tlme/Date: 5-6 p.m. every Redford; Room 304 Parkinson Support Group D etails: Finnish American D etails: Cost is $15 and includes Thursday D etails; Divorce Overcomers Contect 248433-1011 DECEMBER Singers of Michigan performs a buffet, beverage, dessert, tax Location: The Salvation Army, group is designed for individuals free, faith-based Christmas and tip. Pay at the door (cash going through divorce, those » Merriman Road Baptist ADVENTBY 27500 Shiawassee, Farmington concert called "Pikkujoulu," only) with the exact amount. Hills who are divorced or separated. C h u rch CANDLELIGHT which rheans "Little Christmas" Stay for cards games and con­ Occasionally includes guest D etails: Free meal Tlm e/Date: ^-3 p.m. second and nm e/Date: 6 p.m. Thursday, in Finnish. The church is barrier versation until 9 p.m.. RSVP by speakers; open to the public and fourth Thursday fre e . Dec. 8. Widowed Friends is a Contact 248477-1153, Ext. 12 Dec. 5 visitors are welcome. Location: 2055 Merriman, peer group of the Archdiocse Location: St Michael School Contact 248478-6520 FOODBANK Contact The facilitator at Garden City o f D e tro it cafeteria, 11441 Hubbard, Uvo- CONCERT New Hope O nirdi 313-283-8200; [email protected] D etails: Metro Fibromyalgia Coming up: Christmas dinner, nia j) Tlme/Date; 7 p.m. Saturday, Tlme/Date: 5-7 p.m., every First Presbyterian Church support group meets; donations D etails: St Michael the Archan­ 5:30-9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 19, at Friday by appointment only D e c 14 Red Olive Banquet Center, 1059 Tlme/Date: 7-7:15 p.m., social Contact wv^.metrofibro- gel's Women's Guild Invites Location: St Timothy Presby­ Location: 44815 Cherry Hill, time; 730 p.m., announcements; group.com; 6r call Ruthann with women to an evening of fellow­ W. Ann Arbor Road, east of terian Church, 16700 Newburgh, Sheldon, Plymouth. Dinner Canton 7:30-8:30 p.m., program; 8:30-9 questions at 734-981-2519 ship, music, and reflection on p.m. ice cream social, Thursdays. Livonia served at 6 p.m. followed by Q in tact Call pastor Ranay » Riverside Park Church of the Advent season. Tickets are special entertainment, and Brown to schedule an appoint­ Location; 200 E. Main St, God $5 edch and tables of 10 are $30. D etails; Christmas Cantata wilt ment at 734-270-2528. N orthville The guild asks each guest to include secular and religious Christmas carols. Cost is $30 and T lm e /D ate ; 7:30 a.m . to 5:30 bring an appetizer or dessert to music and will include handbells. includes choice of menu items, MOMS D etails; Single Place Ministry; p.m. Monday-Friday tax and tip. RSVP by Dec. 10 to share. Reservations are required. Free w ill offering Christ Our Savior Lutheran cost is $5 Location: 11771 Newburgh, Carol at 734-464-7836 or Gerry Contact 734464-^44; stti- C hurch C ontact 248-349-0911 or visit Livonia C ontact 734-261-1455, Ext. 207; at 734-259-5024. [email protected] mothypcusa.org Tlme/Date: 9:30-11:30 a.m. www.singleplace.org D etails; Adijjit Day Ministry Contact Cookie at 248-357- CRAFT SHOW second Tuesday, September-May Steve's Fam ily Restaurant offers an adult da^ime care ADVENT SERVICES 2183, Pat at 248-545-8348 or Tlme/Date: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jim e/Date; 9 a.m. second and program wr(h a specialty in nme/Date: 7 p.m. Dec 4,11 and Carol at 248-924-3677 Location: 14175 Farmington dementia care. Includes a 18 Saturday, Dec 7 Road, Livonia fo urth Thursday Location: 15800 Middlebelt V4 planned program that includes a Location: Lola Park Lutheran Location: Emmanuel Lutheran . JANUARY 2014 D etails: Mothers of Prschool- Church, 34567 Seven Mile, ers (M ore) is aimed at mothers mile north of Five Mile, Livonia variety of health, social and Church, 14750 Kinloch, Redford YOUNG FIVES support services in a protective Livonia of infants through kindergart- D etails: Widowed men of all D etails: The theme for med­ PROGRAM setting. Not a drop-in center D etails: Buyers w ill find various ners ages may attend the Widowed itations is "Waiting for the Contact 734-3674220 or aafters and product vendors, a Tlme/Date; Jan. 6,2014 Contact Ethanie Defoe at Friends Men's breakfast This is Savior." 734454-0990; www.riverside- bake sale and raffle. Admission Location: St Paul's Preschool 248-227-6617 and Jody Fleszar at an informal "peer" group where Contact 313-532-8655 or 734- parkchurch.jirg; or email to is $1 or the donation of one and Daycare, 20805 Middlebelt, 734-658-2463 men have an opportunity to 968-3523 [email protected] nonperishable food item for the Farmington Hills Dunning Park Bible Chapel meet with others. CANDLEUGHT NIGHT Good Hope Food Pantry. Spaces » S t Andrew's Episcopal D etails: New Young Fives Time/Date: 9:30-11:30 a.m. first Contact 313-534-0399 are still available for sellers. C h u rch Tlme/Date: 5-9 p.m. Saturday, program begins. Preschool/ and th ird Tuesdays Ward Evangelical Presbyteri­ Dec. 14 Contact Bobbe Dauer at 313- daycare runs 6:30 a.m.-6 a n C hurch T im e /D ate : 10 a.m . to noon 570-5970 (evenings) or p.m.Monday-Friday for ages 2 L o c a tio n : 248o6 W. Chicago Saturday morning Location: Zhong Shu Temple, Road, Redford T lm e /D a te ; 11:30 a.m . Sunday 23845 Middlebelt, Farmin^on [email protected]. Emmanuel m . Location: 16360 Hubbard, D etails: MOPS is a place where Location: 40000 Six Mile, North­ Hills Lutheran Church is a "nut-free Contact Karen or Robin at Livonia zone." No nuts or nut products moms can build friendships, ville D etails: Reception starts at 5 248474-2488 D etails: A vl/eekly drop-in Food are allowed in the church, receive mothering support, D etails: Single Point Ministries, p.m., followed by evening Cupboard (rionperishable items) including at the craft sale practical help and spiritual hope. for 30 and up, offers fellowship, ONGOING is availab le, ^here are no re­ ceremony at 6 p.m. Potiuck coffee, doughnuts, conversation. dinner after the ceremony. Bring Contact 249-442-8822 CLASSES/STUDY Contact; Amy at 313-937-3084 quirements, this a service the o r Kristen a t 734-542-0767 Contact 248-374-5920 a vegetarian dish with no garlic GIRL'S NIGHT OUT FOR Men's Bible study church wants the community to and no onions to share. PET-FRIENDLY SERVICE So ng C irc le be aw are o f and use if needed. ADVENT Tlme/Date: Breakfast at 7 a.m. Congregation Betii J\hm Donations of nonperishable Contact: RSVPto michlgan- Tlme/Date; 6 p.m. Thursday, and study at 8 a.m. Time/Date: 1 p.m. Sunday items also accepted for the [email protected] Dec. 5 L o c a tio n ; Dunk N Dogs, 27911 Time/Date: Noon to 12:30 p.m. Location: Kirb/s Coney Island, cupboard. CHRISTMAS FOR KIDS Location; St John Neumann 21200 Haggerty, Northvllle Five Mile, Livonia every Shabbat Contact 7^21-11-8451. Time/Date: 12:30-4:30 p.m. Catholic Church, 44800 Warren Township D etails: All Creatures ULC Location: 5075 W. Maple, West »StJohn'^Eplscj Episcopal O iurdi Saturday, Dec. 7 Road, Canton c o n t a c t John Shulenberger a t sponsors the service, which is Bloom field Location: St Peter's Lutheran D etails: Advent speaker Mary 734-464-9491 conducted in an informal set­ D etails: Sing zemirot (Shabbat Tlme/Date: 10 a.m. the first and Church, 1309 Penniman, Ply­ McKeon, a graduate of Mar­ ting. Pet blessings are available songs) and celebrate Kiddush third Friday New Life Community Church after the service. mouth quette University, has been an following morning services. Location: 574 S. Sheldon, inner city school teacher, worked Tlm e/Date; Jobs seminar, 8-9 C ontact 313-563-0162 Lyrics are provided in trans­ Plymouth D etails: Children, 3-10, can for the United States Senate in am. Fridays; reading program literation as well as the original celebrate Christmas, make PRAYER D etails: St. John's Support Washington, D.C., worked in for students in grades K-12 and Hebrew. projects, prepare and eat snacks, martial arts instruction, both at NardlnPark United Metiiod- Group fo r t^e Caregivers o f adult and religious education, C ontact 248-737-1931 or email play gam s and sing songs 10 a.m. Sundays. Is t C hurch Alzheimer'sjpatients or patients youth ministry, and currently is a nancyellen879@atLnet with other forms of dementia Contact: 734453-0460 Location: 42200 Tyler, Belleville Tlme/Date: 7 p.m. Wednesday commissioned intern of Manre- SUPPORT meets. Respite care is provided. CONCERT sa's Ignatian Spirituality Program Contact 734-846-4615 Location; 29887 W. 11 Mile, The group is authorized by the Apostolic rtvlstlan O iurdi nme/Date: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, and trained spiritual director. Our Lady of Loretto Farmington Hills Alzheimer's /Association. She w ill guide the group in Time/Date; 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. Dec 7 Tlme/Date; 6:30-7:30 p.m. D etails: Participate in an open Contact Connie McNutt at pondering "Journeying with daily L o c a tio n : S t M ichael the Arch­ Monday time of praying silently and 734-895-1426 Mary." Includes a chili dinner. angel Church, 11441 Hubbard, aloud together as w e ll as re­ Location: 29667 Wentworth, RSVP attendance and child care L o c a tio n : Six M ile and Beech D S t John Neumann Livonia sponding to personal requests. Livonia needs. Last-minute waik-ins Daly, Redford Tlme/Date| 7:30-8:30 p.m. Contact 248476-K60 D etails: Adult day care program D etails: "Ringing Carols perm itted. D etalte Scripture study Wednesday^ Through the Night" w ill feataire S t. E d ith C h u rch at the church's Woodhaven Contact 734455-5910 Contact 313-534-9000 Location: WOO Warren Road, the church's choirs, including Retirement Community. Funding Tlme/Date; 7 p.m. Thursday Canton bells. The concert concluds with GUY'S NIGHT OUT FOR S t Michael the Ardiangel available from TS/\, AM 1-C Location: 15089 Newburgh, a sing-aiong ADVENT Tlme/Date: 7-8:30 p.m. the Older/Americans A ct. D etails: Overeaters /Anonymous Livonia. Enter through the back meets Contact 734-261-1455, Ext 200; Tlme/Date; 6 p.m. Wednesday, second and fourth Thursday. Contact 734-261-9000; D etails: Music, singing, prayer www.livoniastmichael.org Dec. 4 Location: School library, 11441 wvuw.woodhaven-retire- Contact Mary at 734-634-7154 Contact Grace at 734-464-1896, m errtcom or Traci at 734-718-5575 Location: St John Neumann Hubbard, just south of Plymouth CONCERT Shirley a t 734-464-3656 o r Geri Catholic Church, 44800 Warren Road, Livonia » Detroit World Outreadi Tlme/Date: During 830 a.m. a t 734464-8906 and 11 a.m. worship servics, Road, Canton D etails; Catholic author and Time/Date: 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday » S t Thomas a'Eledcet Bible scholar, Gary Michuta, S t M ldiael Lutiieran O iurdi C hurch Sunday, Dec 8 D etails: Guest speaker, the Rev. Location: 23800 W. Chicago, leads the study of Acts of the Tlm e/Date: 6-7 a.m. Monday- Tlm e/D ate; W eigh-in is 6:15- Location: Christ Our Savior Joe Krupp, is a University of Redford; room 202 Apostles. . Friday — . 6:55 p.m.; support group meet­ Lutheran Church, 14175 Far- ’ - Michigangraduate and a former- D etails: Addiction No More mington Road, just north of i-96, comedy writer who was or­ C ontact 734-251-1455, Ext. 200, Tim e /D ate ; 10 a.m . to 2 p.m . offers support for addictive ing starts at 7 p.m. Thursday Livonia dained a priest for the Diocee or www.livoniastmichael.org Saturday behavior problems, drugs, Location; 555 S. Lilley, Canton of Lansing, in 1998. Embracing Ward Presbyterian Location: 7000 N. Sheldon, alcohol, overeating, gambling. D etails: Take Off Pounds Sen-' D etails: The Advent/Christmas his inner "Spartan" he is the Cantata wUi include music by the Tlme/Date: 7 p.m. Mondays Canton Contact-313-255-2222, Ext. 244 sibly encourages members of the director of campus ministry at adult and children's choirs, D etails: Praying silently or organlzaticjn to lose weight and Michigan State University, a Location: Room A101,40000 W. D Farmington Hills Baptist aloud together; prayer requests keep it off for good. handbells, brass and string regular on Catholic television Six Mile, Northville C h u rch Instruments, as well as Salpture w e lco m ^ . and monthly writer for Faith D etails: Learner's Bible study is Time/Date; 7-9 p.m. second C ontact /Margaret at 734-838- appropriate for the season M agazine. The event is free. held Contact 734459-3333 Tuesday of the month except 0322 C ontact 734-522-6830; chris- RSVP attendance and child care SINGLES January, Juiy and August toursavior.org needed. Last minute walk-ins CONCERT are welcome. Tlme/Date: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Contact 734455-5910 Dec 6, and 4:30 p.m. Sunday, JEWISH NEW View Online Dec. 8 TESTAMENT www.hometownlife.com Location: Praise Baptist Church, P a s s a g e s Tlme/Date: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Obituaries, Memories. Remeinberances A p a s IF 45000 N. Territorial, Plymouth Dec. 10 D etails: "The Glorious impos­ Location: The Berman Center sible" a free choir concert wiii for the Performing Arts, at the How to reach us; feature contemporary and Jew ish Community Center o f 1-800-579-7355 • fax 313-496-4968 • [email protected] classical sacred music Metropolitan Detroit, 6600 W. Contect 734455-2300; Maple, West Bloomfield Deadlines: Priday. 4:18 p.m. for Sunday paper • Wednesday. 9:45 a.m. for Thursday paper www.pbcplymouth.org D etails: Amy Jill Levine will CONCERT present “The Jewish Annotated Tlme/Date: 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. New Testament Why Jews (and 8 Christians) Should Read this Location: St Aidan, 17500 Book." Levine is a professor of New Testament and Jewish Farmington Road, Livonia studies at Vanderbilt University D etails: The 32nd annual Divinity School and College of Christmas concert w ill feature S t Arts and Sciences. Book signing Aidan's Adult Choir, Children's and dessert reception follows Choir, and Contemporary En­ the presentation. $10 for JCC LABRENZ, THOMAS semble. Minimum donation is $5 members, $12 for nonmembers. BLACK, JORDAN J. BURTON, LOUISE A. KNIGHT, along with two nonperishable Registration deadline is Dec 6 Age 30, November 28, 2013 of Resident of Porter Hills Village RICHARD ALAN HENRY food items. Canton. Cherished son of Orego- of Grand Rapids, Michigan for­ Also known as "Chip", passed Age 70, of Birmingham, Air Contact; 248-441-1900; theber- Contact 734425-5950 ly and Sharon. Loving brother to merly of Bloomfield Hills, Mich­ away at the age of 58 on Novem­ Force veteran and beloved Bir­ m an.org Stephanie. Dearest grandson of igan died on October 21, 2013 at ber 27, 2013 at Providence Park mingham mailman, entered into CONCERT WIDOWED FRIENDS Anna and the late John Sorovetz the age of 95. She was the wid­ Hospital in Novi after a long bat­ the presence of Christ our Lord Thne/Date: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec Tlme/Date: 5 p.m. Wednesday, and Mary Louise and the late ow of the late David Rittenhouse tle with Parkinson’s disease. He on NovemW 25, 2013, after a James B ^ k. Jordan is also sur­ Burton of Cleveland, Ohio. She was a Livonia native and Frank­ foiu-year battle with bladder vived by bis many aunts, uncles, is survived by her son Jonathan lin High School graduate. He cancer. He is survived by Shir­ cousins, other loving fiunily and Burton of Bloomfield Hills and worked as an electrician for ley, his wife of 43 years; his MILESTONES Mends. His passion was hockey. her daughter Catherine Adams Shaw Electric in Livonia and re­ daughters Leanna (Dirk) Busse For service information call The Burton of Honolulu, Hawaii. tired after 25 years of service. He and Melinda MagiU; grandchil­ Trenton Chapel-Martenson Fam­ Mrs. Burton was a member of loved golfing, country music and dren Mackenzie, Andreas, and ily of Funeral Homes, 734-671- Christ Church Cranbrook and Friday night concerts in Down­ Annika, and his brothers Ted ANNIVERSARY 5400. Interment Our Lady of Grace Episcopal Church in town Plymouth. Chip was also Don, Paul, and Ralph. A Memo­ Hope Cemetery. To share a Grand Rapids. She was a volun­ an active member pf St. Paul’s rial Service was held Sat., Nov. CELEBRATING 50 YEARS memory, please visit teer of the American National Presbyterian Church in Livonia. 30, at Cross of Christ Lutheran wwwjnaitenson.com Red Cross during World War n. He was a devoted father and an Church in l^loomfield HUls. Robert “Bob” and She was an original member of extremely caring individual who Judith Primeau Oleksiak the Village Club of Bloomfield loved helping others. He is sur­ TRESSLER, IMA JEAN M ay you find Hills, a member of the Kappa vived by his daughter, Danielle Age 85, of Canton, formerly of o f Canton m arked their Alpha Theta sorority, and a McAfee (Ryan), son Tim Knight c o m f o r t i n f a m O y Belleville passed November 25th SOth wedding anniversa­ member of the Bloomfield Hills (Julie), two grandchildren. Tori at home surrounded by family. ry on Friday, Nov. 29. The and friends branch of the Women’s Farm and Miles with another grand­ Bom November 10, 1928 in couple m arried in 1963 in and Garden Association. Serv­ child on the way and his brother, Wichita, Kansas, daughter of Ce­ D etroit. ices will be held at Christ Phil Knight. A memorial service cil and yelma Irene (Jordan) Church Cranbrook in Bloomfield Robert is retired from will be held at St. Paul’s Presby­ Stiles. Jean worked in the Bank­ Let others know ... Hills on Monday, December 9, terian Church on 5 Mile Rd. be­ ing Industi^ for many years and G eneral M otors and Ju­ 2013 at 11:00 a.m. with a Memo­ tween Middlebelt and Inskster retired fi’om PNC Bank. She was dith is retired from Unit- When you have lost a rial Reception and Luncheon fol­ roads in Livonia. The service a member of the First United e 4 Van L ines. They enjoy loved one, place your no­ lowing. A second Memorial will be on Thursday, December Methodist Church, Belleville. She traveling, spending time Judith and Robert Oleksiak Service will be held Monday, 5th at 5:30 p.m. in ihe sanctuary. enjoyed sewing, baking, garden­ tice on our website and In December 16, 2013 at the Cook of Canton In lieu of flowers, donations can ing, also canning and freezing w ith fam ily, bird watch­ "Passages", Valley Estates, 1049 East Paris be made to: Michael J. Fox Par­ ing, boating, hiking, and vegetables. She was an avid a directory located In Ave SE, Grwd Rapids, MI kinson’s Foundation, 1(800)708- bowler and loved traveling with spending time in north­ 49546 at 3:00 P.M. wifii a recep­ every edition of your 7644, www.michaelJfox.org. her husband Survived by her hus­ ern M ichigan. tion following. Memorial Contri­ band of 54 years, Ralph E. Their children are Observer or Eccentric butions may be directed to In the Tressler, daughter Cindy Hudge, Jennifer and Brian in newspaper. Image, 1823 Division Avenue, May peace be of Canton, two grand^ughters Grand Rapids, Michigan 49507 - with you in this Linda Hu^ge of Belleville and Canton. 2458 or Michigan Animal Res­ time of sorrow. Erica Hudge of Canton, a sister They have one grand­ cue League, 790 Featherstone, Betty (Phil) Patterson of Salem, Pontiac, Michigan 48342. The child. ..-•A Oregon, also numerous nieces, The couple planned to family is being served by: Met­ nephews apd fliends. Preceded in celebrate their anniver­ calf & Jonkhoff Funeral Service death by her parents and one sis­ Call: 800-579-7355 4291 Cascade Rd SE Grand Rap­ ter Louise Sutton. Funeral serv­ sary w ith a road trip and ids, MI 49546 616-940-7333 a v isit to a lake house Robert and Judith Oleksiak Fax: 313-496-4968 ices were Held at David C. Brown Em a il; [email protected] www.metcalfandjonkholf.com Funeral , Chapel, Belleville, on w ith fam ily. on their wedding day OBSEHVEB&EoCErtmC Saturday. | Memorials to the Alzheimer*s Association appreci- B8 (WG) SHARON DARGAY, EDITOR SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1,2013 [email protected] OBSERVER & ECCENTRIC MEDIA 313-222-8833 HOMETOWNLIFE.COM FACEBOOK: HOMETOWNUFE.COM

MEDICAL DATEBOOK Nurses, pharmacist weigh DECEMBER 1-1:45 p.m. Monday and Wednesday at the Livo­ HOSPICE SEMINAR nia branch. To join or for more information, in on ACA impact H ospice and pallia­ v isit www.ymcadetroi- tive care expert Domin­ t.org. ic F. G lorioso Jr., D.O., BREAST CANCER By Julie Brown thing or not.” will present a free com­ SUPPORT staff Writer Jones said some older nurses m unity lecture, 7 p.m. are concerned about less hands-on Monday, Dec. 2, at Bots- Meets from 6:30-8 The Affordable Care Act and its care. “It’s still things you need a ford Hospital's Educa­ p.m. the second Tues­ implications for health care have nurse for,” Jones said. “There have tion and Adm inistration day of each month in dominated recent headlines, na­ been changes. It’s still a good Center, Classroom C, the Atrium o f Our Lady tionally and locally. field .” 28050 Grand River of Hope Cancer Center, “Most folks can pay for the new Ave., Farmington Hills. St. Mary Merpy Hospi­ premiums as long as Aey don’t get P h a r m a c is t 's v ie w Glorioso, director of tal, 36475 Five Mile (use sick,” said pharmacist Dale Knab, Knab, who earned his doctor of palliative care at Get­ south entrance off L^ owner with his wife of IWltse’s pharmacy degree from the Univer­ tysburg H ospital in van), Livonia. Call 734r Community Pharm acy on Main sity of Michigan, bought IWltse’s in Gettysburg, Pa., and a 655-1100 or v isit Street in Plym outh. “Certainly the Plymouth with wife Andrea, also a hospice physician at www.stmarymercy.org. co-pay amounts are going up. I’m pharmacist, in 1980. He noted York H ospital, York, BLOOD PRESSURE not sure anyone really knows at some older patients, including Pa., will discuss death this point what will happen.” those on Medicare, are confused and dying and the im­ Garden City H ospital Doctors have spoken on the about coverage changes coming portance of family sup­ o ffers free blood pres­ ACA and health care, but nurses Jan. 1. port. For more informa­ sure testing, cholesterol and pharmacists also have views. “I think it’s too soon to tell,” tion, caU 248-442-7986. ($5), and lipid panel M arilyn Gardner o f Canton is a Dale Knab of Wiltse's Community Dale Knab said, noting difficulties KIDNEY BALL ($10) testing, 10 a.m. to registered nurse with 42 years Pharmacy said pharmacists have long with the government’s health care noon the first Tuesday experience, and works at the VA been front-line health care providers. website. “I think in general it will The National K idney o f each m onth in the Medical Center in Ann Arbor, TONY BRUSCATO work. It’s going to take some Foundation of Michigan main lobby of the hospi­ where she’s been five years. She tim e.” w ill hold its ninth annu­ tal, 6245 Inkster Road, studied for nursing on the west Nursing today Knab, an Ann Arbor resident, al Kidney Ball begin­ Garden City. No regis­ side of Michigan, before the B.S.N. has been pleased to see Blue Cross ning with cocktails at 6 tration is required. or associate’s degree program s Gardener worked at St. Joseph Blue Shield suggest alternatives to p.m. and dinner served Senior citizens can have became commonplace. Mercy Hospital by Ann Arbor for customers whose policies are end­ at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, their blood pressure “I do hear som e from the em ­ 32 years, and has views on nurses’ ing. “I don’t think it’s as bad as it Dec. 7, at the MGM tested m on^y, free of ployees,” Gardner said. “I do think role in health care. She agreed the could b e,” he said. “I think they’re Grand in Detroit. The charge, at 8:30 a.m. the there’s a lot of imcertainty about computer and dociunentation in­ doing a pretty good job.” event, which features first and third TUesday the A ffordable Care A ct.” creased in nursing. AU pharm acies experience the them e “A M idwin­ and second and fourth Charlene Jones o f Canton is a “But the care still has to be some confusion each Jan. 1, he ter Night’s Dream,” will Thursdays o f each registered nurse at Primary Pedi­ given,” she said. “I worked in criti­ said, with changes in prescription include a night of live m onth at Westland atrics of Integrated Healthcare cal care. You still had a lot of coverage each year going back to m usic, dancing, a liv e Shopping Center, 35000 A ssociates in Ann Arbor. Much o f hands-on nursing.” She’s now in when it started. “A number of auction, silent auction, Warren Road, at Wayne her job is determining where pa­ pre-op and post-op care at the VA, these plans are going to have some food, cocktails, and Road in Westland; 10:15 tients should go. preparing patients for surgery and changes in them,” Knab said. even a candy “bar” to a.m. every other “That’s a lot of what my job is, doing some recovery. Older people are generally less top o ff the evening. W ednesday at M aple­ doing the triage,” said Jones, who “I think there is a lot more op­ computer-literate, he said, and T ickets are $250 per wood Com m u n it y Cen­ earned her B.S.N. from Bowling portunity for teaching and follow­ some don’t have a younger family person, available at ter, 31735 Maplewood, Green State University in Ohio and up” for nurses today, Gardner said, member to help with online re­ www.nkfm.org/events Garden City; and every has practiced since 1977. “Cost is including working w ith fam ilies. search and issues. or by calling 800482- second TUesday at the an issu e. They t ^ to hold back Doctors have limited time with He and other pharmacists rec­ 1455. Redford Community from coming in if they don’t have patients: “I think the nurse does ommend that a patient’s prescrip­ ONGOING Center. For m ore in­ to. Sometimes they come in the play a bigger role in education and tions aU be filled at one phannacy, formation, call 734458- o ffic e first. They m ight need to go foUow;Up. You play a key role in to allow monitoring of side effects AQUATIC CLASSES 4330. somewhere else.” their recovery and education.” and interactions. IGiab sees phar­ CHOIR THERAPY That could be an urgent care or Gardner has been with the VA macists continuing as visible The YMCA of Met­ even the emergency room, a call long enough to get retiree health health care providers. ropolitan Detroit and The Therapy Choirs nurses can help make. Botii nurses care for h erself. “I think there’s “I don’t Imow that’s going to the Arthritis Founda­ of Michigan extend an have handled minor heal± issues still a lot of uncertainty,” she said increase,” he said. “It’s certainly tion have partnered to invitation to individuals for people when asked. of the ACA. “Somebody’s got to already there.” When he’s w orl^g offer aquatic classes with any kind of special Gardner’s patients will be less pay. There’s going to be a lot more at his store, he’s visible and avail­ designed to ease the needs or disabilities and impacted by the ACA, as they have people who can get medical treat­ able for he^th care questions, pain of arthritis. Class­ their able-bodied family veterans’ benefits, but do pay m ent.” some of which get answered by es are held 11 a.m. to and friends, to partici­ some for treatment, based on their Premiums and costs will remain phone. noon Tuesday and pate in singing. (M l Len service record, illnesses and other an issue, Gardner added. “It’s hard Thursday at the Far­ McCulloch at 248474- factors. to say if it’s going to prove a good [email protected] m ington branch and 2763, Ext. 22.

Baby, It’s Cold Outside! ...Stay Warm and Practice Proper Winter Safety! From A Garden City Hospital Health Expert A snowy day can add a nice touch to the holidays, but V e t e r a n s ’ with temperatures below freezing, it’s important to exercise caution when going outside. GCH Family Practice and Sports Medicine Expert, Dr. Stanley Sczecienski, provides essential information for staying C o f f e e H o u r healthy when the weather outside gets frightful. Dr. Saedenski Sports Medicine Q: What exactly is hypothermia? A: Hypothermia is when the body’s core temperature drops from its Q&A usual 98.6 degrees, and becomes a medical emergency when dipping below 95 degrees or less. Anyone who spends extended periods of time outside in cold winter temperatures is at risk for hypothermia. In addition to the lowered temperature, someone experiencing hypothermia may suffer from extreme shivers, confusion, slurred speech, clumsiness, disorientation, dizziness and drowsiness. « \ Schoolcraft When heading outdoors, make sure you dress warmly. It’s wise y C o lle g e to dress in layers when you’ll be exerting yourself in frigid temperatures so that you can start out properly insulated, and then shed layers as your body temperature starts to rise as a result of your level of activity. Enjoy free coffee and donuts and get answers to | Make a point of wearing clothing made from synthetic materials to your questions about the benefits, services and I help conserve body heat. Avoid wearing clothing made from cotton resources available to military veterans, including: I fibers. If cotton gets wet, it takes some time to dry and during that •k Medical benefits / tim e, you run th e risk o f becom in g sev erely ch illed and lo sin g m uch needed body heat. ★ Employment benefits •k Special benefits for disabled veterans Q; How do you know if you have frostbite? ★ State and local benefits available for veterans A: When it’s cold enough, skin can freeze, resulting in frostbite. Frostbite not only is painful, it can result in loss of fingers and toes. k Educational benefits I Early warning signs of frostbite may include but are not limited to , ft t in g lin g , numbness or coldness in an affected area. While we all Two consecutive Mondays: I experience cold fingers, toes, hands, feet and faces in cold weather, the feeling goes beyond mere cold. Skin in the affected area may December 2 & 9 ★ ★ ★ 8:30-1 Q:30 a.m. begin to appear white or ‘frosted’, and skin may feel tight and Schoolcraft College Livonia Campus i resistant when pressed. Frostbite may also be indicated when a person experiences lack of sensations to the affected area. Normal 18600 Haggerty Road between Six and Seven Mile Roads sensations like pain disappear and hands or feet may feel ‘heavy’. McDowell Center Room 205, Veterans Services/Career Services Suite B e prepared and d ress properly w hen going outside in cold w eather. This is especially important when letting children play outside. If Q & A w i t h : you feel you or a loved one is experiencing frostbite or hypothermia, Department Service Officer Toni Moses, l get them to a warm place and remove any wet clothing. GENTLY Disabled American Veterans (DAV) I BEGIN WARMING THEM, AND SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION DAV is a veterans'advocacy and assistance group. IMMEDIATELY. IF A PERSON HAS FROSTBITTEN TOES OR FEET, AVOID LETTING THEM WALK, UNLESS ABSOLUTELY DSO Moses will answer questions about a wide NECESSARY. DO NOT USE HEAT FROM HEATING PADS, A range of benefits, services and resources available RADIATOR, FIRE OR HOT WATER. to veterans. Learn more at www.dav.org V

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