Burdziak Loses His Bid for a 4Th Term
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Your hometown newspaper serving Canton for 30 years | CANTON 100 SATE AND THURSDAY August 5,2004 75 cents VOLUME 30 NUMBER 10 GDbsmrcwwiv.hometownlife.com r©2004 HOMETOW N COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK Burdziak Big jam Check out Day of Music; it's 24 hours of free concerts. INSERTED SECTION loses his bid for a 4th term Fired up Newcomers Todd Shish Kebab maintains international influence. LaJoy and Todd SECTION Caccamo head for November election BY JACK GLADDEN Memo STAFF WRITER BILL BRESLEft | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Just rock Longtime Canton trustee John By 10:20 p.m. votes were still being counted and challenger Todd Caccamo was the only candidate at Canton Township Hall. In the end, Caccamo placed Burdziak lost in his bid for a fourth term third and will advance to the November election. The annual Salem in Tuesday's primary election. Rocks Football Car Wash In the vote, to harrow the field of eight advance to November. will be from 10 a.m. to 4 Republican con- On the Republican side Burdziak For additional election tenders down to received 1,259 votes, Vicki Welly 1,215, coverage, please see four to appear on Fred Bolden 1,094 and Jack Hakala 635. page A3. the November gen- Burdziak was not available for com- eral election ballot, ment on Wednesday. Burdziak came in "I want to thank all the voters who fifth. voted for me and congratulate the other Incumbents Melissa McLaughlin and Karl candidates who won," LaJoy said Burdziak Caccamo LaJoy McLaughlin Zarbo Zarbo, along with newcomers Todd Wednesday. "I put a lot of hard work into Caccamo and Todd LaJoy, won the top spots. it and I'm honored to.have the opportu- McLaughlin said she was "glad it's over." come in. I had avictory cigar afterward. LaJoy was the top vote-getter with nity to move on to the general election." "I'm pleased with my results and I'm "I would like to offer my thanks to all 2,382 votes, followed by McLaughlin LaJoy is the son of state Rep. Phil looking forward to going on to of the 'Caccamo for Canton Volunteers.' with 2,001, Caccamo with 1,546 and LaJoy, who served as a township trustee November," she said. "I'm pleased that Without them, this candidacy would not Zarbo with 1,283. for years before being elected to the state the people who voted cared enough to have been successful. My biggest sup- p.m. Saturday at the They'll join Democrats Godfrey Aguwa Legislature two years ago. come out and vote." porter has been my wonderful wife, Kay." Mobil station at Sheldon and Bill Rice on the November ballot. As the two watched the returns come Caccamo, a newcomer to politics, said Zarbo was not available for comment and Warren roads. Aguwa, with 1,122 votes and Rice with in Tuesday night, Todd said his reaction he was happy with the results. on Wednesday. 1,644, were the only two Democrats run- was "Wow!" "It was exciting," he said. "I went down Talk to Phil ning for trustee so they automatically "My dad was pretty proud," he said. to the township to watch the results [email protected] | (734) 459-2700 State Rep. Phil LaJoyu R-Canton, will hold office hours for the public 3:30- 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 9, at Van Buren Township Hali, Ford Road takes on new 46425 Tyler Road. Annual flea market will serve up LaJoy will answer questions and discuss face as shops, eateries current legislative issues something for just about everyone with local residents. No appointment is needed. Residents can call 1 (866) planned for corridor 525-6921 for more infor- BY JOANNE MALISZEWSKI vored oils and vinegars and all mation. STAFF WRITER sorts of garage sale-type items. ANNUAL FLEA MARKET BY JACK GLADDEN "Some of our vendors are t the Historical Barlett - Travis House in Canton STAFF WRITER Exchanging Detours are posted and Saltz repeat and have been here from Historical Barlett-Travis The commercial face of Ford Road — at least "the The Exchange Club of Road is open for the Canton the beginning," Curtis said. Haute To ford Rd. Canton meets at 6:30 Histdrical Society's annual Flea The flea market is a fund-rais- area between Haggerty and Lilley roads — is begin- p.m. the first and third Market Saturday at the historic er for the Canton Historical ning to change, even as the Ford Road Management Tuesday of every Bartlett-Travis House. Society, which has held the event Access study is working on recommendations to Schoolliouse make the corridor more accessible. month - except July "Don't be dauiited," said Ronni at the Bartlett-Travis House, fol- Square and August - at the Curtis, society vice president and lowing many years at the Cherry Performing A PETsMART pet superstore opened last week at Roman Forum, 41601 Ford flea market organizer. Hill School. The venue wa:s Arts Center the site of what had been Mans hardware and lumber Road. The popular flea market will changed when construction store. It's the first business to open in the center that New members are wel- open at 9 a.m. and close at 4 began on the adjacent Human once housed HQ and Mans. come. p.m. It will be in the barn and on Services Center, Curtis said. Mans, meanwhile, has opened in a new location on For more information, the grounds of the historic house "Our flea market is more eclec- Michigan Avenue west of Beck Road. call Dave Loveland at on the east side of Ridge, north tic than a garage sale," Curtis Cherry Kill Yltltge Subdivision The HQ, building, which sat empty for years, has (734) 207-8943. of Cherry Hill Road. said. been refurbished and extended to the east into the. old Curtis recommends that you The market will feature house- room for additional vendors. Mans location. Retro Rewind reach Cherry Hill Village either hold items that have been donat- "They can just come on A Pier 1 Imports store and a Michael's crafts store Return to the days of from Ford Road south on Ridge ed to the society, as well as larg- Saturday, pay §20 for the space already have signs in place and are scheduled to open flower power, diico and or west on Saltz to Ridge. Cherry er pieces of furniture. and we will accommodate them," soon. Marshall's department store is going into the big hair at the R^tro Hill Road is closed to through "Anyone who watches the Curtis said. east end of the building, according to Jeff Goulet, Rewind at the Summit traffic while under construction. Home & Garden Show on TV Parking is available on Canton community planner, and U.S. Storage will Aquatic Center 7-9 p.m. "The flea market has been very will know how to refinish these Bartlett-Travis grounds. occupy an area of the building to provide climate- Friday. The watery successful in the past," Curtis pieces and make them gorgeous," Refreshments will be available. controlled storage facilities. evening will be about the said. Curtis said. The Bartlett-Travis House will "They do a lot of document storage," Goulet said. '60s and 70s. Guests will discover just about The market also will feature a be closed. "They are also opening a building on Michigan You'll get to make your everything at the flea market, holiday gifts section. Avenue." own pet rock and relive Curtis said, including antiques, Because of the size of the jmaliszewski@oe,homecomm.net the oid days. crafts, the Pampered Chef, fla- grounds, there is still plenty of (734) 459-2700, Ext. 13 PLEASE SEE ROAD, A5 Coming Sunday in your Mom, daughter escape' ' when plane crashes Canton Observer BY TONY BRUSCAT0 landing at Mettetal Airport in Canton. said Rowe. "He put it down wonderfully. We STAFF WRITER "We landed and my wife got out and the hit a couple of street signs, and it was in Back to school two girls got in," said Smith. "I was just flames when we were trying to get out. We A Canton Township woman and her 15-year- going to give them a ride. pushed out the door and got out." Immunization is important to prevent old daughter were among three people who "I gave it power, took off and it just died," All three escaped with minor burns. disease as children prepare to head escaped serious injury when the twin-engine he said. "We couldn't turn around and go Michael Connors was washing his car in back to school for another year. plane they were flying in crashed in a grassy back to the airport." the Fox Creek subdivision and heard the area at Yazaki Corporation Saturday afternoon. Instead, Smith said he tried traveling plane's engine sputtering. "His engine was missing real bad," said "I was actually very calm, and my daugh- eastbound, parallel to Warren Road, hoping 8 i ter was very calm," said Leslie Rowe, just to land on the pavement. Connors. "It was over the houses about 10 INDEX minutes after crashing and escaping Cockpit "Unfortunately, it was foil of cars, and I feet and he made a sharp left turn. He was Apartments F7 Jobs G3 missed them," Smith said. "I hit a couple of signs fluttering, he wasn't stable." flames with her daughter Julie, 15, and the At Home 01 Movie Guide E6 The Federal Aviation Administration is pilot, a relative from Wood Dale, 111. "It was before crashing along the side of the road." Automotive 67 Obituaries C7 ft more after the fact you realize, 'Oh my God, , The plane crashed along Warren Road, investigating the crash.