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VOLUME 35 NUMBER 62 WESTLANO. MICHIGAN • 64 PAGES • http://observer «.cc« nts-n .corn SKFN*>- Ftvt CENTS ><—wTowCiwtMlimtiwNui^Mk, B*B, N THE PAPER 's new council president Charles "Trav" Griffin, former mayor and council president said, "I will have that would be'built without a tax TODAY increase, using revenues already in longtime Westland City Council member, is some different ideas. 1 think Y]\ want the new council president. David Cox is the to make things happen a little quick­ place in a special taxing district, er." •••-•'• "I'd like to be able to find out about council's pro tern, second in command. One of Griffin's top priorities will be the land within the next three COMMUNITY LIFE urging movement o« Mayor Robert months," Griffin said, BY DARRELL CLEM the council's first meeting of 2000, said Thomas' proposal for a new recreation City officials and property owner* Education: Women can STAFF WRITER he will imprint his own style on the complex and a new City Hail have failed to reach a price agreement, [email protected] two-year post without steering the city Griffin, also a former mayor, hinted and Griffin didn't rule out a council find help to stop domestic that he wants to know by spring move to condemn the vacant land and Charles Trav."'Griffin, starting his in drastic new directions. violence in an unlikely whether the city will be able to negoti­ possibly have its cost decided in court. 1.7th year on the Westland City Council Griffin clinched the elected body's top ate a price to buy land along Central place, a public restroom. by winning the presidency, vowed.­ spot irt a unanimous vote of his col­ City Parkway, hetween the Westland "I don't want to condemn it." Griffin day to boost recreation programs, safe- leagues as his political ally, David Cox, See why Oak wood library and a Kroger-anchored strip said, "but 1 won't say I wouldn't do it. It guard city services and maintain a won the second-in-command position of mall would l>e up to the council," Healthcare System has healthy budget. coubcil president pro tem. City" officials hope to use the site for put 1,000 educational Griffin, responding to questions after Griffin, replacing Sandra Cicirelh as posters in its a multimillion-dollar recreation center "" Please see COUNCIL, A4 restrooms. /SI FUR 'fore' all AT HOME Order, please: Getting organized is good for your struck by well-being as well as for your work home. And it can be fun. /D6

BY DARRELL CLEM STAFF WJRITER ENTERTAINMENT dclem#oe.homeeomm.net Two masked robbers - one flaunting Going for gold: Ice carvers a rifle - robbed a gas station on the compete for more than city's northwest side Monday night and escaped with several hundred dollars, $10,000 in prizes at the police said. Plymouth International No shots were fired and no one was- Ice Sculpture Spectacular, injured during the holdup that occurred at 9A2 p m at the Marathon starting next Wednesday station on the southwest corner of Joy and running through the and Newburgh roads. following Monday./El The holdup came three days after a man claiming to have a gun robbed 7- Eleven at 126 S. John Hix and escaped with an undisclosed amount of money REAL ESTATE The bandit was nearly caught" after crossing paths with an off-duty West- land police officer who happened to Getting going: Pros share .=top at the store. tips for motivating your­ That incident happened at T.liti ,;.ir: Friday, The lone bandit'fled'with an self during the slow undisclosed amount of money times. /Ft Westland police Lt Mure Siohbe described'the two robberies as unrelat­ ed, No arrests had been made <;H1V, this week.. » INDEX In the Marathon incident. ;i man working behind the counter told police • At Home D that two rohbers came into the gas sta­ • Classified Index F5 tion - one toting a rifle and one carry­ Autos G8 ing a brown duffel bag. The gunman ordered, the worker to Home & Service Guide G7 empty the cash register into the'duffel Jobs F10 bag. a police report said. The .employee'1 Rentals F8 complied after initially fumbling in fe-Hr and hitting the wrong keys on the reg­ • Community Life Bl ister.'. • Crossword F6 The two robbers th»jn lied the .ita- • Entertainment "El 'tion. • Obituaries A2 r The gunman was 'described as A f>- STAFF Pturip m TOM HAWIJCY foot-K black maie.. milium build, wear­ • Opinions A15M3 Sometimes In winter: Golfprofessional Brian Gabbeart at Westland Municipal Golf Course ing :;i black leather trench coat, jeans, • Real Estate Fl plays a round of golf at Troon North golf course in Arizona, simulated on the screen. For rriore gloves'and a ski mask. His accomplice • Sport* CI on the golf simulation, please see Page A3, fit the same description except that he Please see ROBBERIES, A4 HOW TO REACH US Newsroom: 734-953-2104 contract gets Newsroom Fa*; 734-591-7279 B-mail: jbrown* ot.hofracomfn.not Nighttine/Sports: 734-953-2104 BYJULIflBftOWX It includes a provision for a $35,000 give •notice on the retirement bonus. fourth years. STAFF WSJTEH buyout, or resignation bonus, for teach- Slee said it. probably "'won Id be in Feb­ Also approved unanimously at Tues­ Reader Comment : 734-953-2042 jbrowQffoeJtomecomm.net Classified Advertising; 734-591-0900 ers with 10 or more years experience in . ruary or March next year,. day's special meeting \viis a three-year the district who retire by June 2001. The contract extension with the contract extension with the Central Display Ao\ertising: 734591-2300 The Wayne-Westland Board of'Edu*. cation unanimously approved a four- Dan Slee, assistant superintendent of Wayne-Westland Education Associa­ Office Administrators. Association. To Home Delivery 734-591-0500 year contract'extension for teachers employee services, said the district tion also provides for the instructional run July 1, 2001. through June :10, Tuesday night. anticipates 100 teachers will taie early day to be lengthened by 20 minutes 2004 It had also been ratified h\ mem­ District teachers had ratified the retirement, Those educators will be .starting the next school year to comply bership, with about 00 percent in favor. Contract extension Dec. 15 by a 500-308 replaced with less-ex pensive younger with changing"state rules. Two addi­ The union covers about HO employees. vote. The hew agreement will cover the teachers. tional days of instruction will, be added "Both agreement* are very' i:\ir, period Sept, 2, 200O, through Sept. 1, Board Secretary Martha Pit-sen barg- for each of the next two year*; one they're very reasonable..". saAd Greg more day will 1«' added in the third and 2004 er asked when teachers would need to — ^ ease *«»e H6O, A* new

Troy Gibson has been named circula­ ton/Farmington Hills Before joining tion manager of the Observer Newspa­ the Observer, he • worked as the circula­ pers. Formerly the area manager for tion manager at the Associated News* the Observer, Gibson succeeds pnyrs in Wayne and at the Dearborn' Thinking about a new car Larry Geiger of Livonia, who ha* been Press

**i«i mmamm mm The Obterver & Eccentric/ THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 2000 (W)Aa mulled

BY DARRELL CLEM day rooming funeral attended by hundrwds asked a crowd of about 75 people to keep MfesftaiO Wmtmt 9TAJT warrea of friend* who packed Uht Funeral Home in Abbott and her family in their thoughts and deleme)oe.homeeomm

M»A The Obuerver A Eccentric/ THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 2000 (W)A* It's just like being there

So real: Jason Slocum putts on the simu­ lated 1.4th hole of Trdon North golf course in Arizona at the AH;- Westland course.

ftTAir P*rro»rr Ton HAWUTT On target: Mark Ward, superintendent of operations, out front of the 18th hole at Harbor Town in South.Caroli- na golf course. He said the golf simulators arc popular, especially in the winter.. show courses far away, help golfers cut those strokes

Forget winter's chill. Westland golfers can • Golfers can choose among 21 Ward said tee off for a summery game without leaving Each golf simulator co.-ts $^ri an hour - the city. different courses. regardless of how many p.iayer> are using it. That is, if they don't mind playing indoors. nif r»esu;in<» .miu.ft.LiJH: VTVH V DUIDT I»«J> The Westland Municipal Golf Course, 500 increased i:.* number of simulators to three S. Merriman, offers increasingly popular speed as'the screen gives the appearand' of a after starting wuh just i ne m. 1994. Ward simulated golf games. real course. said "It's been very popular, but it seems to be "It shows the actual flight of the ball." More people .ind busi.nrss-es are. sponsoring something that's continuing to grow in the Ward said. golf parties and eating food rooked in the wintertime," said Mark Ward, superinten­ . Golfers can choose.;ah"'iong 21 different 'municipal.golf course's griil room. Ward said dent of operations for the Municipal Service courses' They can decide the weather, too. The golf simulator- ai^i are a good way for Bureau, which runs the golf course, choosing to play on sunny or cloudy, windy beginning golfers to practice before they or mild days. The fun starts with a golf course being pro­ brave rca! golf courses next summer, he said Cheering section: Golf professional Brian Gabheart jected onto a screen in a special room Individual golfers can practice on their Golf simulators can be reserved between 9 'left) and Mark Ward, superintendent of operations, Golfers hit the ball against the screen, touch­ own or bring friend* for- a full-fledged golf a.m. ;md 11pm , Ward said Gail -734' 721- nuririp watch the golf game of Jason Slocum. ing off sensors.-* The sensors detect the ball's direction and "We're getting more -and more feague?," Salvation Army passes goal

The local Salvation Army's reached our goal " Salvation Army durmg the next Red Kettle goal of $120,000 has 12 months. been aurpas.sed. Last-minute contributions put More than $122,000 had been the campaign over the top the Yockey said he thanks all who given by the end of 1999. said Lt. final week of the year, he sTiid, gave and he looks forward to Chuck Yockey, corps comman­ Money raised during the holi­ serving the community der "So we have successfully days will fund activities for the Health Care for Baby rings in New Year 2000 Women That is A child born one second after birth at Providence Hospital in who went home Monday, were State-of'the-Heart m.id/iight on New Year's is con­ South . foremost. sidered the second 2000 baby "It was very exciting," said Then the excitement of a new born in the metro Detroit area. . Marie Baloga. director of mar­ baby sets in," Baloga said. The Shah family of Westland keting and community health The parents declined to be now has a baby daughter, who services at Providence. Concerns interviewed bv the Observer. - weighed 7 pounds. ,i ounces upon for the health of mom and babv. Marian Women's Center City man arrested ACHIEVERS Ajr Force Airman Michael ;''•% ,'7'' Novack has graduated from basic military training at Lack­ on New Year's Day land Air Force Base, San Anto­ * i nio, Texas, During the six weeks of train­ he Marian Somen's Center at M Man HospiUi A '19-year-old Westland man 71 ing, he> studied the Air Force ts dedicated to keeping, women . healthy Viomcti o! .ail was arrested early New Year's CRIME WATCH mission, organization a can ravin* health Or*- virvirry. health ettueat!*.>n with his girlfriend in Canton destruction of property resulted ing in human relations Airmen and support in A. warm carim> eiuironmcin close ;o home. According to township police against liim after he allegedly who complete basic training earn reports, a 20-year-old Canton damagema FtO^year-old Canton credits toward an associate Our hitihh tramed canttg staff differs woman and the Westland man woman's Vehicle, reports said degree through the Community were at tending a New Year's College of the Air Frtrce, • Mammography • Health Screening* & (lass** Eve party in the 41000 block of Hit and Novack is the son of Lauren Old Michigan ...Reports sard the A 40-year o Westland man Novack and stepson of Glen Pari • Breast Health Clink • Support (..roups man got into several Tights at. coast of Westland. The airman is was the victim hit and run *• Radioing • Somen's l,eetnre> the party and was "highly intoxi­ accident Dec. 31 a 1999 graduate of Westland cated ." John Glenn High School 1 Reports said the man., who was • Utrasound • Resource Lihran The couple left th* * party short­ driving a 1997 Chevy SIP truck, ly before 1 am and. got into a was stopped for a red light at the \nd. of course, lru> complete famiN services trial voii've- fight Reports said \he man intersection of Warren and Li,lley come u> expect from us such as prenatal classes punched and kicked the Canton roads «t about 630 p.m A woman in the face. woman driving what appeared to lactation yop.su I L;inLv ^Mint! clasvo and mother bah\ Police were then called to the be a white Ford Expedition viiprxin lirnuj* • scene Hearts said the man tied sport* utility rear-ended him, to :< nearb\ home and locked reports said St • Mar\ Hospitals M,tn,-m M^mieus u'ttici •lle-ahr- t-;»'r«- himself m While inside that The man pulled into u nearby home, lie assaulted a 16-yeflr-old fiT \u>nifn ih.u's state.-ol thehutH - gas station, but ihe woman girl. r»'i><" ts snid drove off Reports gave no esti- He was finally t;iken into cus­ m'Hte of damage, to the Westland tody bv ('anion police minutes man's vehicle later A third of malicious #, St. Man Hospital

VU"s |.,vc vide K..;«.t • The couple left the party shortly before 1 a.m. I IV./T.U. M! 4MM Marian Women'* Center and got into a fight. Reports said the man punched and kicked the Canton woman In the face. Pollcfrware then called to the •cone. AJrrpan Mtehael C*ov»cK Physitiait Referral Svvvkv !-SSS-4h4~II / I.I A4CW) The Observer & Eccentric/ THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 2000 mmmmmmmm^^^mm^

from pct0e At New from page Al wore a waist-length leather coat. of cash. ing south on John Hix - initially plete newspaper on time on Geiger haa worked at the Card, a discount card for area !ln th* 7-Eleven robbery, the The police officer happened to without its lights on, police Thursdays and Sundays," Gib* Observer Newspapers for 23 businesses which is available bandit fM Friday morning even pull into the 7-Eleven parking reports said. son said. years. A Livonia resident, he has free to paid subscribers. He will a a an off-duty Westland police lot just as the robber was leav­ The officer lost sight of the van "I plan to be active in the com­ been an assistant home delivery also be involved in establishing a officer pulled a gun and warned ing. as it approached Avondale. munity, recruiting youth carriers manager and from 1978 until Newspaper in Education Pro him to atop, according to police The officer noticed that the The suspect was described aa a and demonstrating that haying 1993 he ran circulation opera­ gram for the Observer &'Eccen­ reports. man had money in his left hand, 5-foot-10 black male with a an Observer Newspaper route is tions in Farraington, North Livo­ tric Newspapers. The robber.- pursued on foot and the robber spoke and kept medium build and a mustache. a learning experience in busi­ nia, Plymouth and Canton. by the officer - ran to a white walking, police reports said. ness and in life," he added. Geiger'a new position will He pan be reached at#(734t He wore a blue sweater, blue 953-2234 or by e-mail at von, climbed, inside the passen­ The officer then saw a store sweat pants and a blue knit cap. Gibson can be reached at (734) involve consumer sales and mar­ ger door and fled south on John clerk near the front door and 953-2118. keting of the HomeTown Savings lgeigere.homecomnj net. Hix with an unknown driver, learned that he had been robbed, Anyone who has information police reporU said. prompting the officer to pull a about either of the robberies is ]K male store clerk told police gun and order the fleeing sus­ encouraged to call the Westland the robber, entered the 7-Eleven pect to stop, police reports said. Police Department's detective frontpage Al and threatened to shoot him The robber continued running bureau at (734) 721-6311 during Nod unless he turned over money and, while being chased by the daytime hours. from the cash register, police officer, yelled out that he didn't Anonymous tips may be made raises below 3 percent. '.report's said. The bandit never to Grime Stoppers of Michigan at Baracy, school superintendent. ward." actually have a gun, the reports He said union leadership was The agreement with adminis­ Baracy also thanked those whu revealed a.gun. aaid. (800) 831-3111. Tips helping to sincere and cooperative. trators includes a resignation worked to guarantee smooth The clerk complied and gave The bandit then got into the solve cases can result in cash Board member^ agreed, and bonus of 40 percent for those the robber an unknown amount waiting van, which began travel­ rewards. - Y2K efforts in the district. thanked those responsible for leaving June 2000 and 30 per* including those who worked New reaching the accords. "This is a cent for those leaving June 2001, very fair contract," said Robin It, too, requires 10 years experi­ Year's Day. "As a matter of fact. Moore, board president. "It ence in the district. it wtfnt flawlessly,"" he said shows that we're moving for­ Both contracts include annual "We're very happy with that " FREE Council from page Al tl LIVING TRUST" SEMINAR Find Out How to Transfer Your Estate to Your Family Many goals post. Oa/c/c/y and Pr/Vafe/y-Without Probate Fees Griffin's other priorities as New pro tern council.pre.sident include: Cox replaces Councilwoman • Producing a balanced budget • •'• '•••) <*«BHsll Sharon Scott as council pro tern ^^HMK^-::-v1 with a healthy surplus. "I think He will preside over meetings if Dearborn Heights Livonia Westland RsdfOrd Nov* we'll have to be real diligent Griffin is absent. TumsJmt, jAfiuafy 11 Tui»id*yjifiui/y 11 Wtdnndfty, januisy 12 Wcdncsdiy.Jinui/y \2 '1Tiumdi>. J*nuw> \$ with the budget," he said. KHXItrn : It fc.larn 741,1 fMrvftJOp-rtl I000*jv.!l:.*0*-m. 2in. "MWp.m -WV.Jprn Cox narrowly was chosen a.s Cjnlicki Commune Center LivoriH < JVIC Center luxury McKin baJy RvcTTs4irjn Center Ktdfatl Dwrirt PJ* U**r Novi Gjrnmoniry (.rd Ad UlSO.Kortwnc' 4M""3 W >rt M^lt Rr*ci city services that residents have ([jcrwe^n Owrv Kill lS.*iih „Jfn('hvf Mi1f , 'Br rwern ^wburjrta & SA'ivnr Kd ) ihenh P>ly »nJ Iwr Mil'1' fieri MiW bri^-n!*' N'.-fi Griffin Cox received support from himself. it*', P*f.c at F»rmiri((,or!i ' Ktfaihmtmt] u tit br rrnW i lirft?l—*Hf' M,I/,'*T >f*vrrf' *Ad Tair? come to expect. AfHl fnffi dd • Griffin, Scott and newcomer • ffr'TJt*mrml- itviV fa inw'. Rrfar**r*.'! w r!> tx .|"W. 'Jtift+jtfttikH it.li'i' t+ >V+tutt (S1*6vatu«) al programs, possibly including a Mfnday that he will share his Cicirelli and council members Glenn Anderson and Richard You'll Find Out What Will Happen ffiiffi a Living Trust. teen-requested skateboarding du&es, calling himself "an mciu- site unless it proves too risky for siofjt person." LeBlanc. • Your escare will transfer qttkkl) co • If you're married and your eware is • You'll avoid a conservatorship if you liability purposes. He replaces Cicirelli after she LeBlanc had nominated your family upari your death, worth less than $1.35 million, there become incapacitated—so yuur estate Anderson - the top vote-getter in "I've always been a risk-taker," r. served four years as president. wirbwut the expense at prubate may be no federal estate taxes to pay, will be run as you see fit. Griffin said. Shte received sweeping praise the Nov. 2 election — for the pro You'll Rnd Out What Will Happen Without a living Trust (even If you have a will)... Griffin's colleagues voiced Monday from her colleagues and tern post. strong confidence in his leader­ the mayor. But when it became clear'that Your estate may £0 through probate, ••If you're married and your estate is • If you become incapacitated, or Cox, meanwhile, becomes Cox had the votes he needed. which could rake months or neti over $

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».)f*t T«tK4y. kv A* "ahtt » X*:>rv THJTJ m*viiMr*6\*i T»tomy mr The Observer & BccentricI THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 2000 AS vetoes use of fund balance BY K«N ABRAMCZYK • 'For obvious raasons, raoccurrin*; financial is in a separate rainy-day adult* and whether or not they McNamara aaid new personal STAW WBiTtK fund. property tax multipliers issued kabrainezyk#o« thorn ecomm.net commit crime*. proMams raqtiira parmanant answars , not tampo- Naughton believes the new McNamara also stated in his by the State Tax Commission Wayne County Executive rary raids on limftad fund balanca raaarvaa.' child care program will bring veto letter that the new plan of also will coat Wayne County Edward McNamara has vetoed slower growth in costs of juvenile service for juvenile delinquents more than $8 million and a revi­ the county commission's* use of Edward McNamara justice. "The contracts require would be successful "on many sion of sentencing guidelines will $5.8 million from the county's Wayne County Executive performance reviews where we levels," but the financial result in the loss of another $1 $20 million fund balance to pay will be able to monitor those that turnaround in this program million. for part of the county's portion of are efficient and those that are would not be realized for many "These and other budgetary $68 million for juvenile.justice inefficient," Naughton said. years. "The child care funding concerns require that we act programs. For the short-term, the CMOs shortfall is not a one-time, one- responsibly today to reduce With the veto on Dec, 23, will need to be monitored. Coun- year non-reoccurring problem," expenditures," McNamara said McNamara.'s proposed budget But commissioners were, sur­ The veto allows the county's •ty officials Won't know the long- McNamara said. "Thu bud­ "We cannot wait or these prob­ cuts of $10,2 million automati­ prised at the news of the $10 general fund balance to remain term effects; those are only getary problem calls for a perma­ lems will only compound " cally became effective Tuesday, million budget shortfall. at $20 million. Another $26 mil­ known when juveniles grow into nent solution." the first day of county business after the holiday break. In December McNamara requested that county commis­ sioners approve those cuts, but most commissioners agreed to trimming • only $4.6 million, choosing instead to use $5.7 mil­ lion from the county's fund bal­ ance- to cover.the shortfall. On Dec. 20 commissioners had voted 9-5. with support coming from Chair Ricardo Solomon, D- Detroit; Vice Chair Kay Beard, D-Westland. and Commissioners. Kathleen Husk, R-Redfnrd, and Detroit Democrats Robert Black- well. Edna Boll. Christopher Cavanagh, George Cushingber- ry. JJona V;»rga and Jewel Ware. Commissioners opposing the general fund expenditure were Lyn Bankes, R-Livonia;'John Sullivan. D-Wayne, who ;i]so represents Canton, and Edward Boike. D-Taylor; Joseph Palama- ra, D-Alleu Park, and Bernard Parker. D-Detrait. Commissioner Susan Hubbard, D-Dearborn. abstained. In his veto letter. McNamara called the commission decision '..= use Sf> 7 million of the fund bal­ ance "expedient but imprudent" "I do not believe the commis­ sion action to use fund balance is financially prurient and there­ fore I have no choice but to veto your action." McNamara said in his veto letter. McNamara said tht; fund bal­ ance should not be used for ongo­ ing budget problems, and usintf it would increase debt service costs on new bond projects, and delay or eliminate capital pro­ jects. "For obvious reasons, reoccur- ring financial problems require permanent answers, not tempo­ rary raids on limited fond bal­ ance reserves,'' McNamara said. "'Escalating child care costs are not a new problem in our coon- ' ty. The cuts do not necessarily mean layoffs fox any counts employees, hut it does mean public safety agencies will not. be able to fill vacancies. Sheriff Robert Ficano's depart­ ment faces $2.1 million in cuts from nearly $70 million in gener­ al fund appropriations covering. s; costs of jail operations and park 'patrol budgets, "* At. this point, 80 - iiB;' 'percent of these cuts are coming- from law enforcement." Fiean'o said. "We've gone through the budget process, and suddenly, there is a $10 million deficit." (Do we need to spell it out?) County Prosecutor John O'Hair's budgeted $24.3 million general fund appropriation was cut $750.00U. O'Hair believes- public safety should be the "No. 1 concern" of county officials, O'fiair said McNamara's hud- get, cuts were "unsound" and that the budget process "lacked .integrity" when department heads lobby the commission for appro p ri a I ivns o n 1 v to ha ve them cut by the administration. "The mk jsifi'even dry on this budget, then these funds are taken out of (he'budget.*" O'Hair said '•Integrity is lacking. D.e p a r t m c n t s s h o u 1 d h a v e a finalr/ed^budget thai they am rely" on." Churl 'Financial Officer Tom •Naughtoh said he wished\he did­ n't have to adji.isi: the budget. selected merchandise throughout the store. "It's an unfortunate fact of life that these budget adjustments are required." Naughtoti said Naught on said McNamara 'Savings off original pncesof selected merchandise, as identified by signs. No adjustments made on pnor purchases •vetoed the .a'ction because the commission's plai\ to use the fund 'ha I a nee was "n responsible " Naughton expects tb telensrd later this mouth "Ever\. department for the most parr ha-' a lot. of latitude in how in provide for the cuts," Naught' n -atd "II they.have altexnati^"- that work, that can be another option." Naughlon -aid oujnty budget officials wanteii'to fund the child carv prog/a in oeimige men'! :irc:'HM.M' ".'f'- CM( >-. 'or

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BY HEATHER NEEDHAM police officer, and her ex-hus­ "We don't look at gender any­ STArrWWTKR band, a Livonia police officer. more, whereas many years ago, Twenty years ago, Donna The primary functions of mail we did." McQuaid took a job as a uni­ security include patrolling the Nabbing shoplifters and break' building and parking lots. ing up fights offer hefty surges of formed security officer to help M make ends meet while raising We are here to deter crime," adrenaline, but it's the Hfe*and- four children. McQuaid said. "That's why we death situations that really get Today, the Livonia resident is are so blatant with our uni­ McQuaid's blood going. Security head of it all as director of the forms." officers are required to provide 18-person security force at Livo­ Large anchor stores tend to first jesponse in emergencies, nia Mall. have.their own security forces, which could involve performing When she began working at leaving mall security to patrol CPR. the mall in December of 1979, common areas of the mall and "I think it's the medical-type female security officers were an smaller stores. emergencies that give me the uncommon sight. When she became director of adrenaline rush above and "There is no comparison," security in 1982, her promotion beyond the criminal aspects," McQuaid said of the changes was considered "probationary." McQuaid said. between then and now, "There A former Livonia police officer She recalled an incident sever­ are many, many females" in mall had previously held the direc­ al years ago when a small child security now. Seven females tor'! job on a part*time basis. tumbled off a carousel and was work in security at the Livonia But mall management decided unconscious on the floor. Mall compared to two females 20 the job demanded full-time "You heed to do just as a par­ years ago. hours. ent would do in an emergency Taking the job was a natural "It was not working well to situation," McQuaid said. *You step for McQuaid, who was have a part-time person in can't afford to give in to emotion­ armed only with a few college charge of the department," al feelings that would normally STArrPW3T0BTB*YANMTfCB*LL credits from Schoolcraft and a McQuaid said. "The mall manag­ accompany (the situation)." Big Job; Donna McQuaid of Livonia is responsible for security at Livonia Mall: Her willingness to work. er called me in and asked me if When she's not at work, family has a law enforcement background. "I've oeeri basically surround­ I'd»be interested in the job." McQuaid enjoys playing with her ed by law enforcement my entire Gender isn't as much of an German shepherds, Alex and now. trainer/dog teams won a Shep- "We took first place and we life," McQuaid said, referring to issue anymore - even in the tra­ Heidi, and training guide dogs. A Tm known as the German herd Dog Obedience Training were ecstatic," she said, pointing her father, a former Detroit ditionally male-dominated world 9-month old shepherd pup shepherd lady," McQuaid said. Club competition in Kentucky. to the plaque on her office wall. of law enforcement. named Maya is in her charge In 1996, she and three other City's surplus food Bug sends sufferers in search o BY LARKY O'CONNOR This virulent batch comes in Drugs on Farmington and Five quickly," said Laura Shaw, Rite distribution planned STAFF WRITES two forms: One involves nausea, 'Mile noticed an increase in peo­ Aid pharmacist. "Their first loebanor9cM.homecoimm.iiet vomiting and diarrhea; the ple complaining about the flu attempt is usually going to their The City of Westland will dis: their commodities on the third This flu makes people both other is concentrated in the around Christmas, doctor." tribute surplus federal food 10 Monday of each month at St. hack and hurt, and has St. upper respiratory area and Since then, the pharmacy has For vomiting or diarrhea, a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday and Fri­ James United Methodist Mary Hospital stretched past its includes coughing and fever. received phone calls from physi­ adults should drink Gatorade to day, Jan. 20-21, at the Dorsey Church, 30055 Annapolis, last stretcher. Stomach flu has been preva­ cians to fill prescriptions for replace needed fluids and elec­ Community Center. between Henry Ruff and Middle- "Oh, my gosh, it is just epi­ lent since Thanksgiving, Paz- antibiotics and antiviral med­ trolytes. Children can use Pedi­ Residents in the area bounded belt roads. demic proportions," said Dr. Arabo said. Those who received ications. Others are seeking alyte. Fever, can be treated with by Palmer, Stieber, Merriman Senior citizens living in Taylor Patricia Pa^-Arabo, St. Mary flu shots are not immune. over-the-counter remedies. Motrin or Tylenol. and Wildwood roads, which is Towers will pick up their food at Hospital emergency room physi­ "The flu shot only covers a "You have to find out what "If you have a bad cough, you known as Norwayne and Oak Taylor Towers and must call cian. couple of strains; there are sev­ the symptoms are and try to dif­ really need to get a (prescribed) Village, will pick up their com­ their building manager for the "Right now we don't have any eral strains of flu," Paz-Arabo ferentiate between the two cough medicine," Shaw said. modities 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thurs­ day of distribution, stretchers to put anybody on. It said. (types of flu), and prescribe If unable to keep liquids down day, Jan. 20. For January, there will be is that severe." "Unfortunately We have peo­ accordingly," said Sam Salah, or with a fever lasting up to 48 All other residents north of corn, oatmeal, rice cereal or veg­ At least 60 percent of St. ple coming in saying, 'I know it Livonia Drugs pharmacist. hours, seek help. Michigan Avenue will pick up etable oil. Mary patients are being treated can't be the flu' because I'm cov­ A pharmacist at Rite Aid said "If you have a (persistent) their commodities 10 am, to 2 Any further questions may be with flu-related illness, said ered with the flu shot.' That's a many sufferers are bypassing high fever, you need to be evalu­ p.m. Friday, Jan. 21. answered by calling the Dorsey Paz^abo, who had worked 10 misconception." store shelves for doctor's offices, ated because weVe seeing a lot Westlarid residents south of Centers surplus food hot line at straight days in the ER. 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The seven-county region of 155,041. At the beginning of the Township (Oakland County) munities iu Southeast Michigan continuing ed classes Southeast Michigan closes the 20th century, Livingston Coun­ and Pittsfield Township are updated monthly on SEM- 20th century with an estimated ty had a population of 19,664 Washtenaw County), all with COG's-. Website, population of 4,802,071, accord population increase of more www.ittmcog.org/datA/popocc/po Schoolcraft College Continuing Registration forms are available ing to figures released by SEM- Macomb Township grew the than 60 percent. pocc.httal. A poster, visually Education Services winter ached- in the winter clasa schedule, COG, the Southeast Michigan most in the 1990s, beginning describing the 1999 Southeast ule will offer almost 20 new Students age 60 or older may Council of Governments. the decade with a population of , The number of households in Michigan Population and daaaes during the winter enroll ia classes at reduced This new estimate represents 22,714 and ending it with an Southeast Michigan grew by. 8 9 Household Estimates, is avail­ semester. rates, with proof of age, For reg­ a 4.6 percent increase since the estimated population of 50,398, percent in the 1990s. There able by calling 8EMCOG Infof * The cla&ses include Pet First istration information or gift cer­ 1990 census. The region's an increase of 121.9 percent. were 1,698,819 households mat ion Services at (313)961- Aid: Cats and Dogs to help you tificates, call (734) 462-4448. To fastest-growing county in the Other fast-growing communities counted in the 1990 census, The 2242 respond to pet emergenciee; The fax registrations, dial (734) 462- 1990s is Livingston County. in Southeast Michigan include region closes the decade with an SEMCOG is a regional plan­ Craft of Magazine Writing, an 4572. During the decade, it grew 34.1 Iosco Township and Oceola estimated 1,850,7.15 house­ ning partnership of governmen­ online course; the Culture of Schoolcraft College is located percent, from a population of Township (both iri Livingston holds tal unite serving 4.8 million peo­ India, for those wishing to know at 18600 Haggerty Road between 115,646 in 1990 to a current County), Washington Township Population and household fig­ ple in the seven-county region of about the subcontinent or pre­ Six and Seven Mile Roads, just estimated population of iMacomb County), Oakland ures for all counties and com­ Southeast Michigan. pare for the Art of India confer­ west of 1-275. ence May 12 and 13; The In- Home Caregiver, for those caring for loved ones at home; Cardio- Kickboxing for a great workout; and Kindermusik classes for ages newborn through 18 months and for children 18 months to 3 years to enhance children's love of music. The more than 200 remaining classes range from a wide vari­ SALE ety of computer classes, through language study, an extensive STARTS THURSDAY, JANUARY 6! equine program, Yoga, landscap­ ing, academic test preparation LOOKFORTHE and physical fitness Persons may register by mail RED BALLOON SIGNS AND through Jan. 14; by visiting the registration office in the McEJow- «11 Center Jan 24-28;, or they may register the first week of classes, Jan. 31 through Feb, 2 at the registration office. Faxed registrations are accept­ ed any time during this period. take an extra Schoolcraft registers for °/<0 on-line classes

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iane Abbott, who would have celebrated community relations (such as the great 2000 her 52nd birthday on Jan, 12, certainly municipal .calendar she produced), but more Dshould,have lived, to see the year 2000, generally. and many beyond. Abbott didn't have the easiest of jobs, bal­ Abbott, Westland's cable TV/community ancing the programming wishes of the mayor relations consultant since March 1991, was a and seven council members, some with' di'fls*- dynamo, producing excellent cable TV pro­ ent views on what should air. * gramming. She died Dec. 28 at the University She haad+ed those differences with aplomb. of Michigan Medical Center, where she had "She always was willing to work with every­ been fighting leukemia and a lung fungus. body," said City Clerk Patricia Gibbons, *She The illness was sudden. Until recently, the tried tq be as fair as possible arid I thought energetic Abbott could be seen around the she did* a great job of (taping and airing) the community, including at Westland Rotary city council meeting." meetings, City cable station WLND certainly ' Gibbons went on to say Abbott had excel­ benefited from her efforts and those of col­ lent ideas and was a great planner. 'This will leagues, and we hope those efforts are to con­ be a great loss to .the city," Gibbons said, tinue in the future. speaking for many. Vrnw**'** Lorrie Reddy, mayor's office secretary, had Our sympathies go out to Abbott's children. 'been a longtime friend of Abbott's. "She has Douglas Abbott, Susan Grady and Sarah been a great friend - later in life a great moth­ Abbott, to the two grandchildren and all other YZK RtADY RtCtPTACUS er and a great lady. I will miss her terribly." loved ones. Reddy speaks for many others who knew The national awards Abbott won for cable Abbott, but perhaps not quite as well. Her---- programming certainly speak well of her pro­ death leaves a void in our community, not fessionally. So many also have spoken well of LEnERS only in terms of cable TV programming and her in other areas of life. She will be missed. Opinions are to be shared: Wi: icelcome your ideas: that's why ice offer this spa/a fvyour opinions. We will help by editing for clarity. To assure authenticity, we ask ihul'' \i.m pn>[i<'e a contact telephone, number and if mailing or faxing a letter, please sign it. Letters can he mailed to; Julie Brown, Went land editor, 36251 Schoolcraft. Livonia 48150, faxed to h

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he clerk at Kohl's got me to pretty much well in New Zealand, born just one second after midnight at • It's time for a freefe start, thinking, Australia And high-tech Japan As the Providence Hospital in Southfield. a new attitude, much as it Is T stroke of midnight moved toward the That was happy news, which was pre­ every New Year, but especial' It was Saturday morning and we U.S., it was evident the predictions of dominant. Tnere were a few prob­ were at the store at Wetland Center, doom arid gloom weren't going to lems, of course, but all in all no more ly win 2000. to walk off those holiday pounds and come true. than what you'd expect, to return a sweater my husband had New Year's Eve was a fun one. Too Whether you think the new millen­ live directions. received. The dire predictions of Y2K much pizza, but I'll recover. A*friend nium has begun or doesn't start until Happy New Year 2000 to you and disaster hadn't come true, but I heard brought the video "Scrooged," which 2001 isn't really the point. It's time your loved ones!. the clerk's comment and took it to we got through just in time to watch Julie Broun ts editor of the West- JULIE BROWN for a fresh start, a new attitude, much heart: Namely, that writing 2000 was the perpetually youthful Dick Clark as it is every New Year, but especially land Observer. She may be reached (it going to take some getting used to. on ABC. The ball fell in Times so in 2000. The Kohls clerk is right, '7'J4; 953-2126, via e-mail at Later came the news that the Shah That Friday, my husband and 1 Square, we toasted the New Year, and it will take time to get used to ; jbrown^PrM).homcvomni.net or by mad family of Westland now included the had listened to the BBC- reports on watched a little Three Stooges and writing 2000. We'll manage, however, ! 'at.the Observer, 36251 Schuxdcraft. .metro urea's second New Year's baby, : the shortwave, We heard that all was called it a night. and life will go on, hopefully in posi- Ltinma Ml 48.150. Metro Airport director's promises: They're not a snow job

(First of two columns'on the future venirs he gave each of them, inscribed also are deployed throughout the air­ ; bar, Tequileria. Jody Maronis of Detroit Wayne, County Metropolitan with "The Blizzard of '99." Right now, port. ; Sausage Kingdom and several Star- Airport.) he said: They're pumped. They're Two-thirds of Metro's 65 rest-rooms ' bucks, begging for 16 inches - one more than have been renovated - if you-have null, is uiif lediiSt'C guy. lit- itnows t's nearly a year since the snow fell fell s year ago." / used them, you know they are a big that proving the airport is moving in and fell and fell ... when hundreds Katz is one funny guy, He happily improvement- and family restnwm-s the right direction depends on each of I of Northwest^irlines pat5sengers plays himself in the recent tongue-in- have been installed. our experiences So: routinely, he and stranded on snowy runways waited cheek «feirport advertising campaign. If you've flown Spirit Airlines you his 20 'Disney-tramed managers con­ and waited and waited ... when Actors take the parts of his mother know that flights are often delayed, verge on defined airport areas to ana­ Detroit Metro Airport was chastised 1-_' when airport director Dave Katz told Lenhart who flies in and out of Metro , plush, six-gate Mecca at the end of guard named Hudson kindly allowed deplaning from international flights me last week: Tin praving for 15 several times a week). In one seg- '. Concourse A. It allows airlines such me io sit in my car at the arrivals , for luggage carts. Most land sleep- inches of snow." | ment. his mother is heard compluin- ; as Spirit and Southwest to have curb, while I waited for my son who deprived; many have language and Katz is one competitive guy. "We : ing about having to drive around the homes of their own, was co,r:un$j iri.ori the red-eye ir^m currency difficulties. need a big siorm to MIUW ihe world i parking deck for so long to find a . Katj i« unp qnrmvfjd imv ,; _,v.r",<-r "Ki'Lmgtntf Other of his visions have become : r they worked for three days straight which lots are open. restaurants. I haven't sampled them, r? i;iitnr iifth'j Ercnr '( \'< n ^fm/fern realities. Metro now has a full-fledged and all they heard about was what Katz is one believable, guy. More but a number of new eateries have Yau car, i orrtrru t\t rn. :(d!.;aM ' ~34i information center manned by green- they didn't do. How demoralizing," He j than a year ago, he talked to. me opened since he and 1 first met, The B.i.'i-2047. Ext. iirj7. fa.\t;in 7.i4>591- -iCr"* iCC tluf.fi L^r. YwiO r u showed me the snow scraper sou­ '! about computerizing the parking sys- >k'^V,eu *• u.-'lt/iin:-! most promising ot these are a sushi 7279: or e-Mi 1 I;:KL' ,".-• nt\ aiT:neT Bartlett Hess, Ward pastor: vfatiana CJWU> He was a man for all time JK fsl n> l_ E! /X TT H fzz. |Fl *~>

y now, you're probably fed up with stories and TV programs packed with millennium COMES TO SotraHEU) HOUD.« L\A B musings; Totally subjective "lists'* of the TELEGRAPH RD. NEAR 12 MILE top this or that. Compile those very lusts in another 10 years, and chances are they will read dramatically dif­ ferent. Except, of course, for Michael Jordan's Ft JR & JFATHFR SAIE placement as ESPN's top athlete of the just-con­ JL Ull \J+> RJLjr\l AJUutrn. kJeTULdu cluded century But why do so many care about such capsules SAVE «Jf easy-to-swallow information in.the first More! placed It seems as though Americans are way too obsessed with pop culture, either being part TIM SMITH I of the coffee house cutting edge or the main­ THE FINAL SALE OF THE YEAR..THE BEST BUYS EVER! stream. They rush to get in line to buy the lat­ • Heui alto was described as a est Beanie Baby or Pokcnum or (pake decisions about what to like based solWy on what critics young-minded 'progressive' even as and marketing gurus tell them to, Jie approached age 90. He cared to Not too many seem to be rushing to their not live In the past, always with an church, temple or synagogue, however, as we eye toward the future. That future •begin the 2 t-st century At the risk of sounding now carries on without him and his preachy, maybe more should consider going to leadership. their respective place of worship, because this society is getting increasingly warped, all.-at the expense of common human decency. i congregations Consider that the National Football U'agxic ' The bedrock foundation was largei> pift ,tht re and National Basketball Association scheduled > by the work of Pasto'r-Mess, rernembered ,e- ",y games pn Christmas Day. Sadly, it's all about i lovely and loving man" who didn't ^vjrry it he big bucks, even on. the holiest of days And sometimes displayed human teorli in. tt.s -IUI, ;i-; that's only a sliver of the holiday's crass; com­ stubbornness, anger and ,1 poiuliaiit tor buying mercialization ! Collectibles, Moreover - md I'm as guilty of this as you - "He'd rh,'casional-ly lose his teitipl-i tltos<- \\ho the fact that people are wearing out n path to j were the recipients ot such won't lorgc n." ^aid their fnovie multiplex, sporting event or shop; | Dr. I.. Edward Davis during Tuneviil TI-N ue:- pirig mall, but not to places where "The Wofif is | held at Ward on Hess' birthdav preached must have troubled Dr. Bartlett L "Hut given a grind night s rest ,-unl Mi;tvbe a Hess during the last pari of his life. : chat with i Hess' wifei Marg..ire1, vvel; In ir. i- Pastor Hess, a little man with a towering ! tered the art of the ;i|K»logy -He coiiUl I.M- presence, who.founded'Ward Evangelical Pres­ ; grumpy, but he'd get over it " Hess "also was <}escril'H'd i-- a you'io;-minded byterian Church in lavonm (since relocated to l> Northville Township), passed away on Dec 21 "progressive" 'even a* he ,-ipproaehed it'i <' Me.. juflt six. days short of his 89th bnthdav : rared to not live m rhe past ,»luav^ -A ii h ,oi *v, Under his leadership, which concluded with t tot sure- ll - loo W There's no denying that Ward today is in Hart Hess didn't liv»-to'*ee the ..Is' rmii good shape, probably better off than many svlfc could hiiv o used him, churches, temple* and synagogue* Current LiviM'tiu reader,! Ti'-i S'-'. : •• •:! *• ,.> • 'f pastor Dr James Mi dure •« cut inning Hi>«-' the Fa''rn.i?\t!to>) < )h.s> *•: > ' .< ;;•.--,' ,??.', !,,•'- U ,; : Krotijge/^ n/r?"rS'.''"» •''•'.''•>" '• ^t.'fi ';• /!• . ,," • legacy, and W.ird pndes itself on offering a : r v; reinhtdot''?-W> ^"'7V . J*rgi»'r...mU>r ot \oOlh ministries l- ' ^^j^ b^lfHOX r^tM'.luaiulTi^l-^.^ioi.ntualjeader s iituT" mmm

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J^CK GLADDEN -BY'Sur MASON STAFF WRITER 8ma»o ntitoe.hoitiecolnTn.net thousand restrooms in the Oak- Let's deal with wood Healthcare System have Amore than the standard selection of personal hygiene products and paper a real problem towel dispensers. Oakwood, in partnership with First e made it. Airplanes didn't Step; Western Wayne County Project fall out of the sky. The toilets on Domestic Violence and Sexual Wstill flush. The world econo- . Assault, has put 1,000 posters in its my is as intact as it usually is. And restrooms to help its employees and those computers that were expected visitors Mbreak the cycle of violence." to be confused about the date dis­ "The posters are designed to have an played "January 1, 2000" just as nor­ effect on people, so that they think, if mally as they displayed "December Oakwood cares enough to put this here, 31,1999." this must be a problem in the commu­ Now that we've survived the hype nity," said Lisa Rutiedge, system facili­ and hysteria of the "Y2K bug," we can tator for Outreach'Initiatives at Oak- get back to dealing with a real prob­ wood. "More than half of women's visits lem: disintegrating dip tubes. to the emergency room are related to When Observer & Eccentric colum­ domestic violence. Oakwood recognizes nist Joe Gagnon - better known to his that this is an issue, and the posters fans as The Appliance Doctor11 - first are the very beginning of where we wrote about the problem of dip tubes want to go with it." disintegrating inside hot water tanks Three different posters have been manufactured between July 1993 and created for the campaign. Each depicts December 1996, most people some aspect of domestic violence — the shrugged. Just another one of Joe's most dramatic, an X-ray of a fractured crusades, they probably thought. skull - and contain Mtake-with" cards The day he walked into the news­ with the telephone number for First room carrying a long, white plastic Step's 24-hour Help Line and those for dip tube to demonstrate what he was the Michigan Family Violence talking about, seine people snickered Helpline,. Sexual Assault iiolline, quietly. Don Quixote Joe with a dip Adult and Child Protective Services tube sword. and Oakwood Employee Assistance. But those of us who were having Employees have recruited to make problems with the flow of hot water in •sure the posters are stocked with STAFF PHOTO BY BRYAN MITCHELL the shower, who were digging wh.ite cards, and a list has been made of the plastic particles out of the aerator in poster's locations to track where cards Informing women: Sandy Quaine, a member of the First Step Board of Directors, hangs a poster the kitchen sink - we knew he was on have been taken. depicting an X-ray of a fractured skull in a public rest room. The poster is one of three designed to to something. "We can track it on the phone line," inform women of some aspect of domestic violence. Meanwhile, other people started lis­ said Judy Ellis, First Step's executive tening. The Michigan Attorney Gen­ director. "We don't expect everyone eral listened and started an investiga­ almost nothing to deal with some conv who takes a card to call; some may plex problems/ tion into "the dip tube problem." Class taints a uaid fur a friend. People who Taking the First Step action lawsuits were filed across the need to do something .about'the vio­ Working together country. Water tank makers acknowl­ lence need to know they fan call First First Step offers community-based, non-residential and shelter-based ser­ edged the problem on a ease-by-case Working together; First Step and Step." vices to the victims of domestic violence and s >xual assault in 34 western Oakwood. also have landed a grant basis and agreed to pay for replace­ •Wayne and Downriver communities, a« well as training and development for ment of the defective parts. Beyond the system from the Department of Community volunteers and professionals who work with the victims. Health to replicate First Step's highly In all. 3,000 posters have been print­ It has offices at 44567 Pinetree Drive, Plymouth; 26650 Eureka Koad. Tay­ successful peer counseling program at Call the plumber ed, and plans are "to take them beyond lor; and in the convent of St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church in Rediord, Churchill High School in, Livonia at So we called the plumber, described the Oakwood system" to area police and also has community-based sites at the Dearborn, Romulus. Westland, teen clinics in Iukster, Romulus and the problem, he called the people who departments and the like Ink.ster, Taylor and Lincoln Park police departments. ,'Wrd District Court in Taylor, made the water heater and got autho­ "We want, to recruit volunteers to Wood haven and in Dearborn Heights. rization to replace the dip tube at take them out into the community to In addition to its shelter.. First Step also maintains 24-hour on-call.teams to "The attitude of the teens who went their expense. Problem solved. Or so put them where women would gather," meet with the survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault and a 24-hour through the program significantly we thought. But a large piece of the she said. "I'd like to see them every­ Help Line - 1888)453-5900.' improved," said Ellis. ''Their attitudes old tube was still floating around where people look, so"they know about For more information about First Step, call the Plymouth office at l 734 i 416- and beliefs changed and they were inside the heater. domestic violence." 1111. .more alert to date rape and sexual A few months passed and the issue "We've offered them our volunteers assault. "Peer education has proven'to faded from the news, as the potential to take to their faith communities," work well with teens " Y2K bug grabbed bigger and bigger added Ellis. "We have high school stu­ that began with the' former's 24-hour clinic; as of June 1999, it WHS 126, While'Oakwood' has chosen to make headlines. Were our computers going dents sending out postcards and filling emergency room response team some Doctors staff the clinic three half a "big financial commitment" to First to work on Jan. 1? Would there be a orders. My staff and I could fill the It) years ago. days a week as part of their rotation Step,.Ellis is hoping that other corpora­ run on the banks? Would we have orders, but this way it make* First Two years ago, the informal partner: for family medicine and internal medi­ tions and the retail community do like-- water for a shower when we woke up Step, Oakwood and the community ship was formalized when Oakwood set cine residencies The'goal is to teach wise, thereby adding to and enhancing on New Year's Day? Work together on ending the violence," up a small clinic at First Step's shelter the doctors about domestic violence the partnership, The answer to the latter question First Step and,Oakwood also are Moneyjaised by employees at Oak- and'what-questions to ask, Rutiedge One- thing Ellis would like to do is was Tes, but not much." Oh, it working with ACCESS (Arab Commu­ wood's Annapolis Center in Wayne said. take the message about domestic vio­ wasn't a Y2K problem. The water nity Center for Economic and Social helped purchase medical supplies and And money raised by the Oakwood lence to roadsides, using billboards for department was OK, but that disinte­ Services) to translate one of the posters Rutiedge combed the Oakwood system Hospital and Medical Center Guild and' "social marketing." grating dip tube was still spewing and the information card into Arabic. to find furniture for the two-room clin­ through the Women's Healthcare Clas­ "The violence won't stop uhle.-s we're pieces of plastic into the faucets and They also have information about what ic. sic golf outing helps provide prescrip­ all involved,", said Ellis. '"Violence is so the shower heads. The hot water in the Bible and the Koran say about "It came about j^xamining the tion coverage for the clinic's patient's. pervasive that people are desensitised. the shower was ebbing rather than domestic violence. needs of the famines at the shelter," "Thewomen at the shelter are so We have to sensitize them. flowing and the plugged-up aerator in said Rutiedge. "We recognized.that good; they show the doctors what they the kitchen sink was spewing water The posters are being paid for by the because these families are in crisis for all over the countertop. Oakwood Foundation and represent an missed and what, questions'they were "We re trying to tailor the message as expansion of a relationship between so long, they need medical attention," asked," Rutiedge said! "The docs call it best we can to get the message1 out con-' We called the plumber again. There First Step and the health care provider The first year, 113 clients visited the Third World medicine. Thev work with sistentlv." was good news and bad news. The good hews was that tine of those class action suits had been settled and a half-dozen hot water heater manufac­ WOMEN'S SUPPORT GROUP turers had agreed to reimburse con­ sumers for expenses incurred in replacing the dip tubes or, in some cases, the heaters themselves Ya-Ya Sisterhood's cyber friends plan to meet in 2000 Badnewg BY DIANE GALE ANDREASSI "Everyone is welcome with ope-n The bad news was that since the ftpsciAi. WRITER • 'Everyone It welcome with open arms — Jutt post and suit had been settled, the manufac­ introduce yourself and the welcoming Is unbelievable/ arms • • just post and mtrinLice your­ turers were no longer dealing directly Women from all over the world, who self and the welcoming is unbeliev­ with plumbers or consumers. The have talked to each other in cyberspace Maria Lampinen able," she sfavd "If* for women who are matter was in the hands of the court in somte cases for years, will recognise fun. crazy and very much int-o red'fin­ Ya-Ya Sistertuwi gernail polish •'•'• "rich girl red," .s-iie and our only option now was to spend each other by their boas and tiaraa 4*«P«MM the money to have the tank complete­ when they meet ftir the first time in add.s citing the book "The people who ly taken apart, drained and flushed, February. are attracted to this ate high spirited and high eyed then file a claim with the court and Outrageous and extravagant, sure cyberspnCe friends with whom they've low Ya-Vn's as "outrageous, vivacious. hope we could get reimbursed. That's what the-Ya-Ya Sisterhood is shared intimate thoughts and silly extravagant, loud and fun " They have to.be at le^t -a I it tie Or we ooukl replace the water about. ramblings In the book, four eccentric haven spUnkv to doit their oil line names, like heater and file * claim for that. But, The women's support group based on "It's the most incredible support sys­ debutantes struggle through life and Lampinrfts "'Queen Kette " In fact, •ince the manufacturer had already Rebecca Wells' bobfc, "Divine Secrets of tem for women that I've ever been always rely on the comfort of hnvtng every Ya Ya's name is c|iiecn some- paid to have the dtp tube replaced, the Ya-Ya Sisterhood." published by involved with and very, very nonjudg each'other And that's the essence'of thills or pnnvV.sS- something, and tins our claim might not be honored. Harper Collins, shows how four women mental," according to Miiria Lampinen, what attracts Women from all over the follow* siut with ;i chapter in the b>w.k Never mind that replacing the dip embraced taking everything to the a Waterford resident formerly of West world to the Ya-Ya Sisterhood Web detailing a lribr.il ritual ;ifii"ii|; the tub* didnt solve the problem. extreme - even when it hurt* Bloomfield; site, main characters in the forest r\>r Lampinen. "Bette' comes I'ronr The story follows the lives of three In fact. Lampinen hope* to find other The rvherwpacc subjects arc as \ nn<'d. Meanwhile, we're on our third aera La mpnie n's circle.of be^t jju If rientN generations of women, their utruggles people from Michigan, especially the as the members rauginKin uge from Li tor in the kitchen *ink* the shower 'who call each other Betre App.'irenliv, head it1 clogged up and who knows and triumphs. One of the YaYa'a, for metro-Detroit area, who are drawn to to 80. Member^ of the younger crowd the Ya-Yn Sisterhood However, a are called Petite YfeYa's she ti.nl rariv .sign'*, of in-eoniing a \.t\ what is building up inside the diah- instance, wa* fond of naymg "It* life, Ya maher and washing machine? yoti climb on th* beast and rid* * request on the Web arte didn't attract .One- woman recently posted a note We survived the Y2K bug just fine Women all over the world, who may much attention She did learn about a about difficulties with her mothetrm In fact, it w;-|« one of her Hette But oar hot water heaters are going . hav* always felt ostracized because of fellow YiiY» in Kalamazoo law during the hnliVJavH She received friends who told her atumt the hi^k "I down th«*< dip) tube*. their ovftr-the-edge lifestyles, are com "It rillows you to have fault* and fail more than 2.7 replies supporting her immediately fan mil A n d t;.>t it,'" and offering ideas Lampinen ,*aid ''I've aUeavs l>een IIMI Jack (Madden i$ a copy editor for »ng together on a Web site called "On iires juHt like real people and not the Front Porch," at www yn-ya com always trying to be what societv "Sometimes we talk about whuh interested in women's ijc-iie^ tfu Qtmrmr Mtwspapcr* He live* in characters we inViihfv with'and why" Carton and can be e-mailed atjgtnd A meeting tit-planned during Presi­ expects u*s to be instead of who we are," 1 ampmet! h,T- he eh na'.-t : nc an- |o *"**' denQot. hofnecom m.htt' iMvaw See VA-YAHS!

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•Mps with the new Gumbo Ya- The Women's Resource Center • Tho group provMoo u for port, visitation and alimony. fk bulletin board, inviting stout wMcfe diiwsctor of Schoolcraft College is sponsor­ ttiorocotvtagoBdohorHig uf hifoi matioii for tuoio There is no fee to attend the teamberi to "die deep, laugh ing a divorce support group that divorce support group and regia- httd and share secreta" for six w# MttnUfy with JHid meets Tuesdays in Room 225 of eofttoiapurtuig, in tho of or Mvhui tfffl- tratum isnt required. Months, checking the com- the McDowell Center. ^hSMJsssW* ^jMM|AAfnu| Asssi jM|ijy|Ajk wlijfe It's i piM# to CUfly 1Ull>lltU| IP WVIHUVn The Women's Resource Center XKbta twice daily. sJtwt with otTMH Ya­ The group provides a forum for also is sponsoring "Ask an Attor ^Sometimes we talk about lta's around tr*# globo discussion and the receiving and ney" 5-7 p.m. the third Monday sharing of information for those V. of the month A lawyer from the jrhich character we identify — to toughan d cry.' divorce process. Ellen SluUky, a clinical ­ With and why," she added. contemplating, in the process of chologist will focus her March 28 firm of Woll sad Woll will be or having difficulty adjusting to On Jan, 25, participants will presentation on helping divorc­ available to ahswer questions "It's a place to share with other Maria Lampinen divorce learn about the legal aspects of Ya-Ya's around the globe — to Ya -ya sister ing individuals develop more self about divorce and family law. divorce - the process of filing confidence as they face the chal­ laugh and cry." The discussion group meetB and what to expect, etc. - from the second Tuesday of the month lenges of anew life. .The group isn't all off the attorney Theodore Johnson. and is run by. Cynthia Koppin, a Attorneys Barbara Watry and For more information, call the* wall comments and excesses. professional counselor. The Certified financial planner Mary Ann Mercieca will provide Women's Resource Center at Ifcere's a real sensitive, caring speaker sessions take place the Elizabeth Allen will provide a an overview of the divorce pro­ (734) 462-4443. Schoolcraft Col* pad loving angle, too. loving and encouraging place fourth Tuesday and address the guide to handling finances and cess. Participants will learn lege is located at 18600 Hagger- planning a future following ty Road, north of Six Mile Road, "One of the women is suffer­ to go." legal, financial and emotional about such things as property concerns that arise during the divorce or separation on Feb. 22. settlements, custody, child sup- Livonia. ing from cancer and we're all During a recent ornament involved in her progress and exchange, Lampinen received a treatment," Lampinen said, package of generous gifts, "Sfce's 19 and the love and sup- including an angel in a Hawai­ REUNIONS pdrt she receives from the Web ian dress, and plain and choco­ site is incrediblev She can have late macadamia nuts, from a As space permits, the Observer (248) 437-9735 A reunion is planned for July (248) 618-9865 hmt laptop on her bed while woman in Honolulu. & Eccentric Newspapers print, •HOOEY 29. KWHUUiD PARK $he's getting treatments. Lampinen's secret pal received, without charge, announcements (248) 540-2917 or (248) 358- Another Ya-Ya was diagnosed Class of 1950 January-June classes of 1950- among other items, a of class reunions. Send the 4490 with multiple sclerosis and skin finger nail file, which is Is looking for alumni. 51 information to Reunions, (248) 932-1722, (248) 548-5359 MMMHMAM HAHOU* Are planning a reunion. received cards from a ton of oh, too Ya-Ya. Observer & Eccentric Newspa­ or (248) 393-1233 Class of 1970 Send name, address and tele­ Ya-YaVV pers, 36251 Schoolcraft, Livo­ "I've heard people say: 'My A reunion is planned for July phone number to Fred nia 48150. Please include the MRMffMHAM QJIOVES There's even a Ya-Ya calen­ grandmother was a Ya-Ya, but 1. date of the reunion and the first Class of 1965 Kashouty, 21528 Raymond, St. dar available. she didn't know it," Lampinen (510) 523-0906 or bye-mail at Clair Shores 48082 or call and fast name of at least oRe Aug. 12 at The Community [email protected] •It's real women, real life," added. House in Birmingham. (810) 294-7512 or (313) 881- contact person, arid a telephone SUMMflEU) HftLS LAHSCH said lampinen adding that Ya- Anyone interested in reach­ number. (248) 433 2362 or by e-mail at 2023 January Class of 1950 Ya's are trying to get a spot on ing Lampinen should send an [email protected] Class of 19,79 AU SAINTS June 4 at the San Marino the "Rosie O'Donnell Show" e-mail message at •HCMfNQHAM MARIAN/ March 4 at the Somerset Inn in Class of 1950 . Troy. Clubhouse. and 'Oprah.* "It's about the [email protected]. most heart-warming, honest, Is planning a "Millennium BftOTMERMCE (248) 366-9493, press #2 or by (313) 345-9104 or (810) 263- Reunion" for November 2000. Class of 1970 e-mail at reunipnsmadeeasy 8179 @ameritech. net UMCOiMPAM •NWHTON June Class of 1965 Class of 1980 A reunion is planned for Aug. 26 at the Novi Hilton August, Hotel in Novi. (734) 676-9178 or (734) 763- (248/360-7004, press #5 or by 5988•. e-mail at reunionsmadeeasy UVONU CHUUCMia @ameritech, net One corn pony is clocmincj up Class of 1990 &ARKST0N Is planning a reunion. Class of 1960 Send name, address, telephone the reputation of cable tv, A reunion is tentatively number and e-mail address to planned for August. CHC Class of '90 Reunion, (248) 627-4549, (248) 933-1670 6609 Salem Road, Plymouth [email protected] 48170 or by e-mail to CUNTON0AU [email protected] Class of 1960 A reunion is planned for July. Class of 1950 (810) 465-2388 Is planning a reunion for June. (248)851-7620 Class of 1970 NOVI Is planning a reunion. Class of 1980 (313) 277-1316 or (248) 426- June 24 at the Holiday Inn 6888 West-Livonia. DCTHOIT CtMTRAL (248) 366-9493, press #i Class of 1960 PlYMOUTM CANTON A reunion is planned for April. Class of 1980 (734)464-1692 Aug. 12 at the Double Tree Literally. DOTKMT COOUY Guest Suites in Southfield. Class of I960 (248) 366-9493, press #6 or by A reunion is planned for April'. e-mail at reunionsmodeeasy (734) 464-1692 @ameritech. net DC1H0IT DBftY PONTMC Class of 1950 January and June classes of A reunion is planned for June. 1940 Here's something different: americast^ cable tv. Our brand new cable network is built with (810) 773-4253, (248) 585-2083 Sept. 8-9 at the Holiday Inn in or (810) 773-3286 Auburn Hills. fiber optics to bring you razor-sharp picture and sound with 99.9% reliability (you'll forget" (248)682*3719 Classes of 1970-72 •T. outages ever existed). This new system delivers over 90 channels, including great family A reunion is planned for April Class of 1955

1.' •• A reunion is tentatively sched­ entertainment like Toon Disney md Disney Showcase, (313)837-5880 uled for Sept. 16 Ml MM I IVIS HJDWENTARY (734) 675-8244 or (313) 295- How's this for different? When scheduling installation, we respect your time by working Classes of 1953-55 2373 A reunion is tentatively ST.JUDC EUMtNTARY with you to set up a 2-hour arrival time window. We even vacuum up after the install. planned for May. Class of 1965 (8,10) 644-4106, (810) 791-6998, Is planning a reunion. So giv£ us a cali From the minute we say "hello," you'll know you're getting something (906) 847-3535 or (810) 728- (810)254-3498 4876after 6p.m. TAYUMCDlTiR different americast Class of 1990 Class of 1949-51 Sept. 20 at the Grecian Center July 29 at the Hellenic Cultur­ in Southgate. al Center in Westland. (248) 360-7004, press #2 or by (734)453-7561 e-mail at reunion&niadeeasy Qameriteth. net Class of 1960 A reunion is planned for Sept. Class of 1990 today and you'll got 9. Sept. 9 at the Grecian Center (313) 835-9642, (810) 773-3952, in Southgate. (248) 547-0664 or (734) 595- (248)366-9493, press *3 7508 or at the Web ait*, 9 Pfcj*, our rbk-free guarantee www Jmcttch.com / ~bju*tice /in Class of 1975 up to dex.htm July 8 at the Holiday Inn our 30-day monoy bock guarantee Select in Auburn Hills. jhatyowemspsno! Claasof 1965 (248) 634-0773, (248) 391-3703 awyvA»r«VlSA*J» A reunion is planned for July or (248) 969-2755 8. WAYM '. (313) 937-3077 OR (734) 427* u,wMnmm*t¥t$m^mm Ml I i |i t***+*r-t+-***m*+—*****+d*± Class of 1950 6047 Is looking for classmates for its CU**ofl9«6 50th class reunion. Is planning a reunion. (734) 428 9379 or (734) 721 im Wo* fa* important InfcxjftalKXv (248) 280-0053 or (517) 546 8036 8874 Cl**aofl9«0 Class of 1960 Aug. 19 at the Double Tree Guest Suite* in Southfield. Sept. 15-17, with a dinner at (248) 360-7004, pr*g$ §1 or by Vladimir'* on Sept. 16. e-mail at reunionsmadeeary (248)474-7822 tamtriteeh, net Classes of 1955-70 Clans* of 192*1966 Aug. 18-20 for alumm who 'fc.^a^ ,j Ml - *^u --^- fftaMM Oct 14 at Fsmdak High attended WBHS in the build­ wK/vmq mm m mm: iww

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BY HEATHER NEEDHAM The siesta, a traditional activi­ the house and sweep at their feet As for legends, weather beliefs, STAFT wurrp ty in Spain and Latin American with a broom. A Southern taboos and the occult; countries, also stems from an woman who told Callow of this Want to know how many chil* • In the 17th century, French ancient belief. tradition said her child was dren you'll have*5 Then the bride explorer LaSalle saw how the walking within three days. should count the seeds in an "They believed they abouldn't red berry bushes caused a red or on her wedding day. go out at noon because they Other beliefs seemingly seem rouge glow in the river and he might see the gods in dalliance,* to promote good table manners named it River Rouge. Want curly hair? Then eat aome carrots, which, according to Callow said. The sight of the "Singing at the dinner table • Hawaii has so many thorn folklore, are good for the eyes, gods would be too overwhelming causes deafness," Callow said, bushes because missionaries too. fur mortals and should therefore referring to folklore. "If a girl planted them to prick the be avoided, people thought. sings (at the table), she will natives into wearing clothes. Those are just a couple of the marry a crazy man." examples of folklore Jim Callow, The popular hangover expres­ • It will b* a long, hard win­ professor emeritus at the Uni­ sion, "hair of the dog," has its Likewise, people who eat ter, if acorns are abundant, versity of Detroit Mercy, provid­ roots in Ireland. The belief is standing up will get fat knees, sycamores shed their bark in the ed to guests at the second Livo­ that those who put hair from the he added. summer or onion skins are nia Town Hall lecture recently. dog that bit them on their wound Some of the beliefs passed tough. won't get an infection. . ("allow is a contributor to a down over time actually make H It will rain when maple University of California-Los However, the expression's some sense, like putting mud on leaves turn over or when you Angeles:produced encyclopedia modern day meaning dictates a sting. If wet mud isn't kick a toadstool. of popular beliefs and supersti­ that people with hangovers available, someone is supposed • Never cut or dig up a thorn tions and has developed a com­ should take a swig of the very to urinate on the dirt to moisten bush. They are a favorite'of the puter database to make thing that gave them the hang­ it, Callow said. evils (devils). You would die a researching folklore tidbits easi­ over. When he was stung by a bee, tragic death er. Some beliefs are aimed at he purchased a "mud pack" at a • "Plant" a piece of umbilical Callow, a Clawson resident, changing people's behaviors, par­ pharmacy, and learned that the cord around the house, so the also taught folklore at 1.1 D- ticularly children's, Callow said. concoction contained urea, an child will never leave home. Mercy. One belief claims children ingredient in urine He used the • On New Year's Eve hang an product anyway, Figures of speech have become shouldn't raise, their hands or olive or laurel branch on your so commonplace that people talk back to adults, lest their "1 put that on and my pain was door for a year's good luck. don't even think about their hand wither or come out of the gone in no time," Callow said. • If an expectant mother P*m> »T ttrjw mrctti. underlying meanings anymore, ground after death and be Other tidbits from Callow are; craves strawberries and doesn't So superstitious: Jim Callow, professor emeritus at the Callow said. People who tell stepped on. • A citrus fruit seed, if swal­ get them, the child will be born University of Detroit Mercy, spoke of folklore at the grouchy people they woke up on Another belief, claims children lowed, will grow in your stom­ with strawberry marks. Livonia Town Hall lecture recently. the wrong side of the bed are one who play with matches will wet ach. • A person wearing a four-leaf example. the bed, and another claims that • To calm nerves, mix two jig­ clover can understand barking Center, 18100 Merriman Road, drak performing a variety of "(That expression) is based on those who turn around in church gers of brandy per half gallon of auj.0. Livonia. the belief that everyone has two will have their names taken by cinnamon tea The Michigan Opera Theatre- Broadway tunes. Tickets an- $20 1 Satan, The cabaret-ntyle reiue Will angejs,* Callow said. People who • Three bay leaves under your will present "The Best of Broad­ each and tan be ordered by call wake up on the wrong side of the Parents with children who are pillow on Valentine's Day will way" at the next Livonia Town feature sopranos Maria Cimare.!- bed stepped on their bad angel, slow to walk are supposed to make you dream of your future Hall, 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, It and Betsy-Branson, tenor Karl mg Emily Stankus at 734 -• 420 he added. stand them behind any door in spouse. Jan. 19; at St. Mary's Cultural Schmidt and baritone Mark Von- 0382. E-mail doesn't have the permanence — or magic — of letters

•••MIHMBHI adjoining property, and, with the •we have had as good health as Answers to questions took ten HOOKED ON I made a mis­ • I am captivated by reading old letters like aid of government publications ever we had in our lives the land days Pity even more our fore- HISTORY take. I wanted to and supplies of free seed, set these, whether collections published in books, or in most parts is low and a rich bearers, who depended upon check an histori­ about running her quarter-sec­ — rf I am really lucky — originals awash with soil that occasions the ague but I ships for haphazard delivery cal detail, so I tion spread. Elinor made it clear consider Michigan a heathfu! Some letters brought news that pulled a bonk I faded ink or pencil. to Clyde that she would accept Country..." v«as miHiiiis or vt-rtC- old. m»7iy had road year? his advice, but she wanted the My mind jumped — as it is others were lost forever on WP- ago. "Letters of a "fun and the experience" of solv­ often wnnt to do •-•• from one seis that ••went down <*t -ea Woman Home- ing her own land-related chal­ humor about twins named her, she burst into tears thing to another I recalled a bun­ So 1 give e-mail its deserved ,,^ ^^^ steader." off the lenges, Sedalia and Regalia. When pre­ .. I am captivated by reading old dle of letters my grandparent* nod. At the same time, 1 bemoan ^B ^^^H shelf for a, quick One fascinating aspect of the tentious, spiteful Sedalia lost a letters like these, whether collec­ had written to me in the 19t>0s, the passing of letter.* because. ^V ^^^^k look: Before account, as Klinor penned it, is suitor to her sweet-tempered tions published in •books, or — if 1 which 1 recently discovered typically, after reading OUT «•• VIRGINIA knew it. 1 was that she had no formal schooling. younger sister, the ensuing mar­ am really lucky — originals tucked away in a desk It warmed mails -— even those that captim PARKER drawn back into Yet, she left an eloquent, often riage tickled Elinor's sense of jus­ awash with faded ink or pencil. 1 my heart to see their distinctive the nuances and drama of daily Elinor Pruitt poetic depiction of her world. Eli­ tice and fair play. had the pleasure holding .a letter penmanship and to hold pages life — we delete them Alas our Stewart's incred- nor described the beauties of On the other hand, she wrote from 1833. in which Joseph and their hands had rested on a* they descendants may miss out. on a fble story. nature in abundant detail and poignantly about how, with bro­ Sarah Suggit encouraged their wrote lot this way Rlmor a young widow, set off colored her stories with adept ken hearts, she and Clyde gently relatives, the Padgetts, to seuie * r. . . n ... . . , i ..,, u v.,.. . u.,, with her daughter for the wilds of My mind jumped a^ant. l!u> mimicry of her husband's Scot­ laid to rest Jamie, their first in Michigan. The letter ^.impor­ miti uik. vv on rt^Miu i'*.. ..ne Wyoming in 190ft, hoping for a time to e •iniii I A!th,.i;^h the tish burr and neighbors' dialects. baby. Elinor also tugs at your tant because, at thai time, the ;.•;>'.'?vr if Mrs Coney and the Pad­ better life. She chronicled her medium is criticized for stunting In four years' worth of letters, heart with the story of twelve- territory was considered an gett.-, could have hit a delete ke;. progress through correspondence skills required for polished letter she vividly portrayed a life filled year-old Cora Belle, who ran a unhealthy swamp after reading their mail with her former employer, Mrs writing, most, of us depend upon with an array of adventure, nearby ranch and cared for her And I'd have lost m> gr.-md Coney. At one point. Elinor " butter is now worth 1* e-mail. The technology offers foibles, and high drama worthy of rheumatic grandparents mothers cheerful w.md.> penned admitted with some embarrass­ cent.- j>er lb but the Bare.s as thif faster communication for busi­ a compelling novel She camped ii") V'earr- a.«o • ...' ast in days ment that she had concealed Taking pity on the poverty- spring beer, verey'troubles-om to ness and keeps us more easily i.ri out with her two'-and-a-half-year- before She HieC i! she couid mentioning a hasty marriage to stricken family, neighbors gath­ the hogs lhem ;-md racoon.* are tnuch with friends and relatives old daughter, Jerrine, in the havv tired ihe.ru "tT;.i\ e-mail her new employer ered at the Stewarts' for a sewing about all the animal.'' that trouble thruugh note- hurnedU jotted mountains, relying on fish, game, H;xU,>'io!i di-ni uit'lmr \':rginiu While Clyde Stewart, a ranch­ bee They spread new, dainty us but wee have missqitles . if down, as if in 'conversation. 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4392, 3 p.m. the fourth r^wwTT can specify the type of work M.J. Hall, 35412 Michigan AT THE Thursday of the month. they are willing to perform next to the Fanner Jack Books Wd mort ^m'mmm'^M^r^^'i^k and the communities they Supermarket in Wayne, LIBRARY want to work in. Call (734) Call (734)421-1517. ''Z^jJJJiM, 422-1052. FRIENDS OF LIBRARY SCHOOLS MORE DEMS' BINSO The 13th Congressional the Friends of the William SUBURBAN CHILDREN'S DYER CENTER The Wayne-Westland District Democratic Party P. "Faust Public Library Suburban Children's Co-op School District's Dyer holds bingo games at 6:30' group meets at 7 p.m. .the Nursery has openings in its Senior Adult Center offers p.m. Wednesdays in the second Tuesday of each 2-year-old toddler-parent activities Monday through Cherry Hill Hail, on the month at the library, 6123 class an Friday mornings; Thursday at the center, on southwest corner of Cherry Central City Parkway. Call 3-year-old class Monday Marquette between Wayne Hill and Venoy. Call (734) (734)326-6123. Meetings and Wednesday mornings; and Newburgh roads. Mon­ 421-1517. last about one hour and are and 4-year-old class on days, Senior Chorus at 1:30 open to the public. Friends Monday, Wednesday and ST. MEL CHURCH p.m.; Tuesdays, arts, crafts aliphold a book sale dur­ Friday afternoons. Classes Bingo games are held 6:45 and needlework at 9:30 ing regular library hours at run from September to p.m. Fridays in St. Mel a.m.; Wednesdays, Kitchen the library. May. Parents are required Church's activities build­ Band, 10 a.m., bingo at 1 to help out at the school. ing, on Inkster Road north p.m.; Thursdays, ceramics, All classes are in the New* of Warren. Doors open at 4 arts, crafts at 9:30 a.m.; a burg United Methodist p.m. Food is available. WESTLAND Hawaiian dance exercise Church on Ann Arbor Trail class will be held at 1 p.m. WFCLBMOO CENTER between Wayne and New- every Wednesday in Hall A The Finesse Girls Travel ^W^^SBS^VST* ^r hiirgb Fnr mnrp informa­ of the Senior Resources Softball Boosters hold tion, call April at (734) 207- Wsstland Walkers meets Department ^Friendship bingo games at 6:30-9:45 7889. $he second Wednesday of tobr. if you'relooking for a good read, stop by tiw Center), 1119 Newburgh. p.m. every Monday to raise each month except during PRESCHOOL PROGRAM The instructor is Kammo money for girK softball the summer. Westland The Wayne-Westland Com­ P^M^mmi^JMirnty of Westland, on Central City Parkway Oris. Sign up at the front programs. The bingo games Center, at Wayne and War­ munity School District has mi^ Ford-Current library hour* a&JpiifmM, desk or call (734) 722-7632. take place at the Wayne- ren roads, opens its doors Ford Civic League hall on ongoing registration for the _ through Wednesdayt 10 a.m. to 5p.m. Thursday to walkers beginning at 7 preschool programs at Stot- through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. For information, &M Wayne Road two blocks a.m., at Arcade 2 by Olga's tlemyer Early Childhood south of Ford, Westland Kitchen. Mall walking ends and Family Development CLUBS IN MORESINOO at 10 a.m. Center, on Marquette ACTION The Metro Wayne Demo­ between Wayne and Wild- cratic Club sponsors bingo holding registration. Clar­ land Corps.Community of Robert Cassidy, meets 9 MYCEES CELEBRATE wood, Included are an early games at 6:30 p.m. Thurs­ es meet Monday-Wednes­ Center. Volunteers are a.m. Thursdays at the The Westland Jaycees 41st intervention program, days at the Joy Manor RECREATION day-Friday afternoons and being sought who are inter­ Westland Senior Resources President Party Celebra­ Head Start, Kids/Plus Bingo Hall, on the smith RECREATION AND FUN Tuesday-Thursday morn­ ested in tutoring children Department Friendship tion will be held 6 p.m, Sat­ Preschool, a pre-primary side of Joy'east of Middle- A recreational get-together ings for 3- to 5-year-olds. and adults 4-5:30 p.m. Center, 1119 N. Newburgh, urday, Jan. 15, at Joy impaired program and belt in Wf«Ulnnri. Proceeds far; teens mul adulte who Little Lambs is a nonprofit, Wednesdays and Thurs­ Westland^ .Anyone who Manor, on Joy east of Mid­ Sparkey Preschool. Regis­ are used by the club to axe disabled is held the sec­ nondiscriminatory days. For Adult Literacy eryoys singing may join. dlebelt in Westland. Din­ tration is 8 a.m. to 4:30 sponsor Little League base­ ond Friday of each month preschool. Call 1248) 471- enrollment or additional ner, beverages and dancing p.m. Call (734) 595-2660. EXERCISE ball teams, the Salvation at the Westland Bailey 2077. information, call will be included. Partici­ Musical Chairs is a pro­ Army and School for the Center. Cail (734) 722- LIVONIA COOPERATIVE GARFIELD COOP Leau'Rette Douglas. (734) gram from Jazzercise pants are looking for past 7620. The Livonia Cooperative Blind. Call (734i 422-5025 Garfield Cooperative 722-3660. designed for exercisers Westland Jaycee members Nursery, a preschool for or (734) 729-8681.' FIGURE SKATING Preschool offers programs MOM'S MORNING OUT older than 40. The program to attend. Price is $20. For Figure skaters interested children ages 3-4. is at for children 18 months to 5 Children ages newborn to provides a low-to-moderate information, call (734) 480- SHAMROCK BINOO in USFSA synchronized 9601 W. Chicago. Parent* years. It is at Cass Elemen­ age 6 and their mothers workout for the older adult. 4984. Bingo is played at 11 a.m. learn with their children. Wednesdays at the Knights (precision) skating are tary, 34633 Munger, south are invited to a Mom's The exercise improves WESTLAND ROTARY Enrollment is limited. For of Columbus Hall, 35100 needed to build Novi FSC of Six Mile and west of Morning Out 9-11:30 a.m. strength, flexibility, bal­ The Westland Rotary Club information, call Kann at Van Born, east of Wayne and Westland FSC joint- Farmington Road in Livo­ every Thursday at New- ance, posture, coordination meets 12:15 p.m. Thurs­ Road in Wayne. Doors open venture teams. Prior team nia. Call (734) 462-0135. burg United Methodist and cardiovascular days at Joy Manor, 28999 CHURCH PRESCHOOL endurance. It incorporates at 9 a.m. Food is available experience is not neces­ BUILMIM BLOCKS Church, on Ann Arbor Joy eaflt of Middlebelt in resistance exercises using Proceeds go to charity. Call sary. This is an opportuni­ The Westland Free Building Blocks Preschool Trail between Wayne and Westland. rubber tubing and light (734)728-3020. ty' to build skating and Methodist Preschool has in Faith Lutheran Church, Newburgh, Livonia. Chil­ SWEET ADELINE* weights with walking and team skills while having openings for 3- and 4-year- 30000 Five Mile, between dren are grouped together The County Connection SMOKELESS BINOO jogging patterns. Wear fun. For information, call olds in morning and after­ Middlebelt artd Merriman by ages in rooms with two Chorus of Sweet Adelines "Smokeless" bingo meets ;it loose-fitting clothing and Cheryl Gutowski at (734) noon sessions. The younger in Livonia, has morning caregivers per room. The International is looking for 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Sts. comfortable shoes. Light 427-0305V pupils attend Tuesdays and afternoon classes for 3- program is an optional co­ women who love to sing. Simon and Jude Parish weights and an exercise and Thursdays, other and 4-year-olds. A pre- op, with parents working The group sings a cappella Hall, 32500 Palmer east of mat are suggested. Robert pupils on Mondays and kindergarten readiness once a month. Call (734) music in barbershop style. VenOy in Westland. Offered Cassidy is the certified Wednesdays, A Friday class for 5-year-olds and a 422-0149. Rehearsals are 7 p.m. are three jackpot.s of $400. VOLUNTEERS enrichment; class is also Jazzercise instructor. Sign parent/ child toddler class Tuesdays at UAW Local $300 and $200. ASSISTED UV1NO available. The. preschool is up at the front desk at the for 2-year-olds are offered. 898 at 8975 Textile, Ypsi- K Of C BINOO Marquette House assisted at 1421 S. Venoy, West- Westland Friendship Cen­ Call (734) 421-7359 for reg­ lanti. For more informa­ Pope John XXIII Assembly living facility, 36000 Cam­ land. Call (734) 728-3559. HISTORIC ter or call (734) 722-7632. pus Drive in Westland, istration information for WESTLAND MUSEUM tion, call Paula at (734) of the Knights of Columbus seeks volunteers to spend GARDEN CITY CO-OP the 1999-2000 school year. The Westland Historical TRAVEL OROUP 995-4110, Council 1536 hosts bingo The Garden City Co-op games at 6:45 p.m. Thurs­ time with residents to pro- FRANKLIN PTSA Museum is open 1-4 p.m. The Travel Group meets 1 CHADO nursery has openings for days. The games take place Vide an activity or a one- The Franklin High School Saturdays at 857 N. Wayne p.m. two Fridays a month CHADD of Northwest preschool classes for ages in the Livonia Elks Lodge, dn-one visit, Call Peggy in PTSA is seeking members, Road, between Marquette in the Westland Friendship Wayne County meets the 18 months through age 4. 31117 Plymouth Road, one the activities department, Membership is open to and Cherry Hill. Call (734) Center, 1119 N, Newburgh, first Thursday of the Tots clasB meets on block east of Merriman in (734)326-6537. those who care about the 326-1110, unless a trip or program is month throughout the Wednesday mornings, and Livonia. Call (734) 425- schools and the communi­ FRIENDS MEET planned. Programs include school year at the Livonia 3- and 4-year-olds meet speakers, films, celebra­ 2246. Aggel Care is looking for ty. Members need not have Friends of the-Westland Civic Center Library, Mondays and Thursdays, tions of birthdays and volunteers to sew, crochet a student in the school. Historical Museum meet at 32777 Five Mile. CHADD Parental involvement is weekly door prizes. There or knit blankets and burial Price is $3 for students, $5 7p.m.'the second Tuesday is a nonprofit, parent- required. Call Kelli at (734) is an $8 membership fee for gcwns to donate to local for adults. Checks should of January, March, May, based, volunteer organiza­ FOR YOUR 513-7708. : Westland residents. Call hospitals for infants who be made payable to July, September and tion whose aim is to better (734)722-7632. dip. Contact Mary Piontek ST. Franklin PTSA and sent to November at the Westland the lives of individuals HEALTH fcr patterns and informs- St. Mel Preschool, 7506 31000 Joy, Livonia, Ml Meeting House, 37091 MONTHLY MEAL/DANCE with attention difficulties HEAJtUK IMPAIRED tJ*M313) 534-6496; Inkster Road north of War­ 43150, ' Marquette, between New­ The Wayne-Ford Civic Call (313) 438-3099. Self-Help for Hard of Hear­ ren Avenue in Dearborn League schedules its senior TUTORIAL PROOsUM burgh and Wayne roads. ing People Inc. (SHHH* for W?WlAir i HA vw Heights, has morning and meal for people 50 and T,OAS. A free tutoring program for Call President Jim Take OffPounda Sensibly Western Wayne County is YeteranV Haven operates a afternoon classes for both older 11:45 a.m. to 4 p.m, students is offered at the Franklin at (734) 721-0136. No. MI28, a support group an international nonprofit car, boat, camper and real 3- and 4-year-olds. Regis­ on the first Sunday of each Salvation Army Wayne- Everyone is welcome. for sensible weight loss, education organization of estate donation program, tration has begun. Call month at the league hall, Westland Corps.Communi­ meets 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays hard-of-hearing people, Donations are tax (313)274-6270. on Wayne Road two blocks ty Center. 2300 Venoy in at Good Shepherd their relatives and friends, deductible. For informa­ south of Ford. Cost is $6 for Westland. TJie program, 4- Reformed Church, Wayne devoted to the welfare and tion, call (734) 728-0527, members and $7 for non- The YWCA of Western 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays and FOR SENIORS Road and Hunter in West- interests of those who can­ V^^RWI TB^VA^V members. The meal Wayne County Eaxly Thursdays, ia for students HBVUHNQ CHECKS land. Call Jackie at (734) not hear well. SHHH meets Carpelot Hall Convalescent includes beer, beverages, Childhood School Readi­ ages 9 and older in Wayne, Every third Tuesday of 722-7225 -J at 7 p.m. the second Center seeks volunteers to dancing to big-band music ness Program is available Westland and Romulus. each month a, representa­ Wednesday of each month upend time with residents, tive from Personalized and door prises. Call (734) T.0#J. ^V to 4- end 5-year-old chil­ For information on partici' in the Allan L. Break)e providing an activity or a Hearing Care of Westland 728-6010. Taks Off Pounds SAisibly dren The YWCA is at pating or volunteering, cell Medical Building next to one-on-one pursuit such as will check and clean hear­ WOfJK RtftRRAL No. M153 meets atr6:30 26279 Michigan in Inkster. LeauRett* Douglas, (734) Garden City Hospital, reading to blind people or ing aids free, 2-3 p.m. by Information Center Inc. p.m, Wednesdays at Opti- C«U (313) 561-4110. 722-3660. Inkster Road between War just talking. Die facility is appointment only. Call refers workers to elderly roEyea, Westland Super AOULTLrrtftftCY ren and Ford. For informa­ at 35100 Ann Arbor Trail (734) 722-7632 for more people who need help. The Virion Center, 35184 Cen­ An adult literacy program tion, call Robin I^eitner at in Livonia. For inibnna* The Academy of Detroit- information. program is for people inter­ tral City Parkway, West- Westland, an isbeinforfcredfree (734) 585-0194 or Cinny tion, call Esther or Diana ested in providing trans­ land. Call (734) 427-5200. Schroeder at the Garden entrepreneurial and busi- Wednesdays at the Salva* Leader, Michele, (734) 422- in the Activity Depart­ The Friendship Senior portation, yard work, CitV Hospital Audiology rtess charter scheel, serves ttoo Army W«yne-WeaV 1726; secretary, Karen, - ment, (734) 622-1444, Ext. Choir, under the direction housework, etc. Workers Htroent, (734 )458- »7. . children m kindergarten (734) 72«-636». through sisth grade The FfT*«T PUE4J0 SMJMQNS school seaphasisesbasfc The Westland Easy Talk- The Pet-A-Ptt e»irn#i vim- edueetioQwithbasirieai Free breast and Pap en Toastmastcre Club No. tatkmprofp^ provides and entrepreneurial skills- screenings are available at 6694 (formerly Holy pet therapy wttfc the help Thaseno^elPefsa foreign "' Oakwood Hospital Annapo­ i a*fe«n* C ' Jar item*. Item* »hould be from nonprofit community Smokemasters) teaches of volunteers, Pits should laiis^age dsse, me«ic and lis Center, on Annapolis i or indindwli atuummng a community program or event Pfaue typt or print tht ift/bV public speaking at the be friendly, weB-Wtfved, art, a drees ood* and e:; ^ west of Venoy in Wayne club's weekly meetings 6:30 and must her* current v«e- cofloputer lab with acoess to MtitoUtom^imftyow Sctoo/cro/r, Appointments are ached p.m. Thursdays at Denny's ririati Qurtgn ia.Livrmia>.ii |HHi ill • ^^w Iww»™^M^eiiii4w^> a-^nm TW^Uv^K* mev.Li:. *

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WEDDINGS AND ENGAGEMENTS Mann-Hamilton Trost-Teran Florance-Trumpy Mr. and Mrs Thomas Mann of Charle* an4 Irene Trost of Frank andXiiuU Ftorance of Dayton, Ohio, and Mr, and Mrs. Garden City announce the Livonia aaito«M»C* the engage­ Gary Nordmark of Lake Worth, engagement of their daughter, ment of th«ir daughter, Sharon Fla., announce the engagement Karan, to Roberto Teran Jr , the Kay, to David Ptm Trumpy, the of their daughter, Sarah son of Roberto Teran Sr. of Lin­ •on of David and Jeanne Trumpy Michelle Mann, to William Keith coln Park and the late Cecilia of Farminfton Hills. Hamilton, the son of Keith Teran. The bride-to-be ia a 1994 grad­ Hamilton of Romeo and Mr, and The bride-to be is a graduate uate of Ladywood High School Mrs. Ronald Filauro of Canton. of Garden City High School, the and a 1998 graduate of the Uni­ The bride-to-be is pursing a University of Michigan-Dearborn versity ol Michigan with a bach­ degr«e in elementary education with a bachelor's degree in ele­ elor of science degree in cellular at Eastern Michigan University. mentary education and Eastern and molecular biology. She is pursuing a master of science Her fianc^ served in the U.S. Michigan University with a mas­ ter's degree in elementary educa­ degree in medical genetics at the Marine Corps for four years. He Univergity of Cincinnati. also is a student at Eastern tion. She is employed by the Her fiance i» a 1995 graduate Michigan University. He ' is Garden City Public Schools at Henry Ruff Elementary School of Detroit Catholic Central High employed by the Coca-CoLi Corp. planned in Palm Beach, Fla. Her fiance; is a graduate of Company's Powertrain Opera- School and a 1999 graduate of Cincinnati. A February wadding id the University of Michigan with Lincoln Park High School and tions in Dearborn. A July wedding is planned at a bachelor of science degree in Wayne State University with a St, Colette Catholic Church m A June wedding is planned at electrical engineering Craven-Parks bachelor of science degree in St. Damian's Catholic Church in Livonia He is employed as an electrical Eileen Meredith Parka and electrical engineering. He is Westlan'd. Adam James Craven were mar- employed by the Ford Motor engineer with Entek IRD of ried Dec. 31 at Messiah Church iii Detroit by the Kev. Edward Browne-Dunn McRary. Birk-Kaln The bride i.s the daughter of Leroy and Judy Dewstow of Mr, and Mrs, Warren Browne John and Janet Park* of Livonia. Plymouth and Randall Birk of of Sao Paulo, Brazil, formerly of The groom is the son of Tino and Livonia announce the engage^ Redford Township, announce the Deborah Barrera of Westland. ment of their daughter, Rachel engagement of their daughter, The bride attended Livonia Joy, to Michael Bernard Kain, Kimberly Ann, to James Patrick Churchill High School and grad­ the son of William and Shirley Dunn, the son of Mr. and MTS, uated from Cros.well-Lexingt.on White of Clawson. William Dunn of Livonia High School. She is employed as The. bride-to-be is a 1992 grad­ The bride-to-be is a graduate o tixti i JA * . uate "of Livonia Churchill High' of Western Michigan University The'Rroom i,s a graduate'of School and is a senior, majoring with a bachelor of arts degree in John Glenn High School. He is in English, at the University of English literature and De Paul employed by Plymouth Mit­ Michigan-Dearborn. She is University with a master of busi­ subishi. employed as a student worker in ness administration degree in The bride asked Erin Park*. the CASL Office of Advising and international finance. She is attendants with Tyler Craven as Vajt'rie Clark. Shannon Misiak Records at the university. employed as a management con­ and Nimoza Favazza to serve as ringbearer. sultant in the Chicago area. employed a* an electrical engi­ attendants with Lauren Favazza The couple received guests at a Her fiance is a 1991 graduate neer. Her fiance is a graduate of as flower girt. reception at Joy Manor before of Berkley High School and is . A Jvine wedding is planned at A May wedding is planned at Wayne State University with a Thf pjTi>om asked John Craven. leaving on a honeymoon trip to attending Oakland Community- Newbury United Methodist St • Jos*">H •"3Thn!'.c CHi.irrh in Florida. They are making their College. He is employed as a bachelor of science degree in Todd Clark. Scott Whitish and Church in Livonia. Detroit Doug Isaacs to *or\r as his home in Northville. sales representative at Milliken electrical engineering. He is Millwork in Sterling Heights,

NEW VOICES eel • Matthew ami Theresa Pyle Shf has'a sister. Jennifer, 1/3. Bono of Grand Rapids. • Ric Tittle of Detroit and $1 Nancy Peek . of Westland of Livonia aniinuni.'i' 1 hi birth ot Grandparents arc Fred and • William and Erica Rose of Doreen Clifford of Garden City, announce the birth of Jordan Jacob Clark April '2^;\\ Hunm Livonia announce the birth of Valley Hos|uin! in Curnvni-m- and Joyce Angell of Wixom, Eric Tittle Sept. 17 at the Attractions William Christopher Sept. 8. at Birthing Centt-r of Garden City Township I irandparc-ntr arr -lav • Alan (Pete) and Andrea St. Mary Hospital.in Livonia. and Emil> HaHums of Livonia. Hospital. Grandparents ar^ John Polka of Westland announce the Grandparents are Fred and and Cristi Cook of Detroit and Patricia Pyle' of Liotruu and Kri'd birth if Joshua Andrew Aug. 'Ml Doreen Clifford of Garden City ' PAPEtBKnODUCTIOmPtKENTS Pylf of Las Wgj.* (iri:at-^raiiil- and Patricia Rose of Livonia Darrell and Cheryl Ruth of West- at the Birthing Center of Provi­ land, mother ifi Ixirainru' I's. It> u{'Wau.r dence Hospital in Southfield. SLEEPING BEAUTY ford, if Grandparents are Eleanor and JAN 8 0n« mini prfoffluwt M Su* * 7:00pn in tar Food Court. • Paul ;ina 1L i = ,JS Tnjii and Florence Carravallah of a sister, Angela. Is., atul a ImjUu-r tjurden City. FOR FUN AND RELAXATION! ' ' SPORTS COLLECTIBLES SHOW Alex. 3. Grandparents an- Donald • Tim and Nicole O'Dea of ii tc Corwm*ft former Red Winq6reitAkxD*rmdi» and Suzanne Smnh nf Westland Livonia announce the birth of 10 week Beginner IH-10 in the Food Court, S«hirdjy 1:00 - J'OOpm. and Aim Cutsy of Livmiia (irriit'- Nicholas Patrick Sept. 1 at Oak- grandmothei' is M.uyari'T Hi-lk-r ut wood Hospital in Dearborn. keyboard Classes Westland. Grandparents are Jim and Mary gooo THE MILLENNIUM • Frederick and I^e Clifford Anne Bono and Terr) and Cathie of Wixom announce irnj birth ol O'Dea, all of Livonia. Great-grand­ Only JAN SIDEWALK SALE Cacie Rae Au>j. H at Gakwood parents are Rose Guerriero of s 11,-17 Uit Ttovqhowt The Mali. Hospital Annapolis CenU'r-Wayne. Farmington Hills and James V. 19.95' £# COUNTRY LINE DANCING LESSONS Professional Men & Women Wanted! Make a Millennium Resolution JAN 22 Dwf»d Dint* 5:00 *9;00pm in thf Food Court. Dating for today's busy professions! you will enjov keeping,,. LIVONIA fAMILY YMCA PRESENTS You keeping telling yourself ime da>. one day you'll do it, one H THE ANNUAL P1NEW00D DERBY •v.'>>,<••>/"!. "]±? day you'll learn to play the organ. Well your day has come. JAN 29 8:00M«-<.:00pminthfFoodCowrt. j;,.L.'i .'V-iV-OSS-O-tf Learn to play the Lowrey Way! By the end of the first session, you'll be making music! Class sizes are limited, so Call Today! WONDERLAND *$ 10 Charge for rwok, The Who What Why When Where Mall Director, G.ivlc CANTON fLHih Mond.iv ^turdav 10 Q. Sunday II - 6 7170 YHaggern One on One Matchmakers, Inc. Plvmnuth fi MiddleM? Roads. hvooi.i JK S?/-M0fl EV#Lfl MUSIC 734-455-4677 v'.'/.wnv^viOnd^Hirtdmdll.iftfri (248) 447-7960 _ The Onty Place To Buy A Piano. Since 1931:.8()0-894-548 4 GET A GLIMPSE OF THE FUTURE: WEDNESDAY Hear I. Brooks Patterson, Oakland County's execu­ 2/9/2000 tive, apply his hands-on Genoa Woods Conference Center -experience with growth 11:30 a.m.-l p.m. to Livingston County's $25 per person includes lunch current related issues Call (810) 220-1800 and advantages. And learn how "Automation to reserve your seat! Alley" is turning south­ east Michigan into a force to be reckoned Irl 1 fkhjfon Mftrtr] (/iwfwt b I ... M • .jH W J • n :• *w • FCONOM1C NETWORK • ri-_-_. ._. ^.^Vr^* "Hfet-^ H^|i with. •USINISS IOURMAI " ... t\i I ivtnf,-\itt^ t t>m

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Mail religious information to 6038, Marilyn Wilkinson at (248J ACCEPTANCE CLASS I>I'»J pijmiw* tmpmF^vmimHm 36251 Schoolcraft, Livonia 38Q-7903, or Rosemary Kline at Family Impact Mini*trie* of Tri« ilifetm;^ 4&15CL - (7*4)462-3770/ City Christian Center in Canton .•B+JSS* *'•%• Nfwmt* is offering a new claas designed .- vTrtxi-. - • VK The Archdiocese of Detroit, in Canton Friendship Church is to help students learn how to H> '•T'-.'.-.h partnership with Catholic Relief now offering "What'* tha Differ­ give and receive approval The Services, is collecting monetary Blessing meets 1:30-3:30 p.m. •^•5t-*^'^i!rt,V'w*f't,'"T- V'-'-fr^.Bli'rfWii'ji'<**!<'l)i -***' ence," a series on World Reli­ ; , : donations for the people of gions in the light of Christianity, Sundays Jan 9-March 30. Pre- /^fff-*'f' '-,- .'''^-'- >.' Venezuela, devastated by flood­ 10:30 a.m. Sundays in January. registration ie required. The ing that has left thousands dead Topics are as follows: "Islam in class costs $25, but scholarships IlMlilKllS or homelesH, Checks or money the Light of Christianity'* Jan. are available. Call (7341 326- '• - PlyJWHrtE r«»ti«»» Sua** orders should be made payable 9, "Hinduism and Latter Day 7780. Tliom*** will U^amMi to Archdiocese of Detroit- *k^*K*fcaa^*ia^B^^ea Bhd^^^^ta^S^ta^H'-^taA ale. ^^^a!^^Js aal^F • Saints in the Light of Christiani­ ANDY flSffFTTH WQHT , Venezuela Relief and sent to *"7 ^^a^^*^'^- •^MPI^'^BJBI^BJ*^ t^^^ '^Wi ^^*W^B |J*WjjBjBJ' ^*ML- ty" Jan. I6f "Unity and New Age Plymouth Church of the J JsAn^S^SltSSi-"tf jS^MRkABRi •RAftS^tfAsAASk 'JBA" Christian Service Department, in the Light of Christianity" Jan. Nazarene will screen favorite -, ^^r ^^*™'^^^^^^, •^a*aa*B^*eW?a' ^*a*|B> afcppf R;TRWB^^B VB^BJ. 305 Michigan Avenue (G5 j, 23 and "Secular Humanism in episodes of the "Andy Griffith Detroit, MI 48226-2605. For January. .".'".-... the Light of Christianity" Jan. Show." Sunday, Jan. 16. Brush -.'' Thomaoft w® t» tbara aiUr more information, call I313I 237- 30. Call (734)451-2100. up on your Andy trivia to win a 4689. baing a«l«ct*d Woaaan of tb* WOMEN'S RETREAT prize Refreshments will be Ytor hj tha Board of W«0MnV TAJ cm CUtttS Calvary Baptist Church will served. Mintatoy of Chriat Ottr Sartar The Taoist Tai Chi'Society, a have a women's retreat, "Chpos- AVE MARIA SREAXFAST Luibaran Church in Lfroaia nonprofit organization, is form­ mg to Be God's Woman," Friday- Catholics can come together to attdCantaxL •• ing new, beginner Tai Chi class­ Saturday, Feb, 4-5, at the celebrate the First Friday Devo­ The Iwacheon at 11:15 ajfe es, at 38121 Ann Arbor Road, church, 43065 Joy Road, Canton. tion to the Sacred Heart on Jan. Tu«*4ay, Jan. 18, will boaor Livonia, St, Paul United Sessions include "Choosing to Be 7 at Domino Farms in Ann woman of the year frott Methodist Church in Bloomfjeld God's Woman," "Choosing to Arbor. Mass begins at 7 a.m. and Detrait-are* Lutharan and Nardin Park United Trust."'"Choosing to Be What is followed by breakfast at 7:40. . women'apoupa, Methodist Church in Farming- God Wants Me to Be" and "Shar­ a.m. Ralph Martin, a leader in Thomaon and har huthand, ton Hills. Observers welcome; ing Christ in Familiar Places.*1 the Catholic Renewal Movement, BilL have two daugbtan. For more information, call the The retreat will be held 7-9:15 will speak on the subject of the Daughter Haathar fr*adhut»- Taoist Tai Chi Society at t'248i p.m. Friday and 8;30 a.m. to 3 Great Jubilee at 8:10 a.m'. The 332-1281. «d from Cooeonfca tJaivtwaity p,m. Saturday. The $20 ticket event is open to the public and in Rivet Fataat, HL, wbara aha Tai Chi is a complete and inte­ price includes all of the seminar breakfast costs $3. Call (734) : - nM^o*a& ia. aducalka. SEM ia: a1 grated exercise which works all sessions, snack, continental 930-3492. taacbar at Trittity atadant at Weat- suitable for persons of all ages 0022 .MARRW0C ENCOUNTER ern Michigan Univariity and conditions of health. 9:30 p.m. on the second Friday of Worldwide Marriage Encounter the month in Knox Hall in Ward where ihe it ttUQvriaf in occu­ • Tai Chi classes with Jeff offers a weekend experience for pational therapy. Smith will be held at 7:30 p.m.. Church. On Jan. 14, Pastor Paul married couples to improve their Clough will be the speaker. Cof­ Thomaon is a dktftar mem­ beginning Monday, Jan 10. in communication skills, learn the the Fellowship Hal! of Nativity fee and cookies wilj^e served; ber of Christ Our Savior value of intimacy and renew Ministries Showcase 7:30 p.m. Church which b*faA in 1977» United Church of Christ, 9435 their love for each Feb. 11-Feb. Henry Ruff Road, Livonia. Friday, Feb. 4, Sanctuary at She coardmatad tit* mid-week an in 1978, a position she still When she iant vohurteeruiig 13 and March 10-12 at the St. church. Hear Phillips, Craig and education program froth 1978- The cost is $25 for six weeks and John's Family Life Center. hold*, Betting up and catalogu­ her time and talent at church, there is » limit of 20 people per Dean, a free concert. Offerings 1979 and served the ehurdh on ing all the books in the church Thomson enjoys antiquing, 44011 Five Mile, Plymouth accepted: Single Parenting Min­ the Board of Education from session. To sign up. call i 734» Township. The registration fee is Ubrary. quilting, gardening and going 421-5406. istry meets 7 p.m. an 'the first 1980-1988 and aa iti chair- She also volunteers in the to garage satee. $50. Call Bill and Carol at (.248» and third Tuesdays of the month woman from19S2-1986: NEW UQMttlNOS 528-2512 or Dan and Debbie at monthly meal program of Suann Dibble, director of in the parlor, room C317/C319, She also eerved on a variety Lutheran Social Services in Women's Ministry at the The topic for the Thursday, Jan. (810i 286-5524 or visit this Web at the church. A free meal is site: www.rc.net/detroit/wwme. of church committeea, includ­ Wayne County, is a member of church, describes Thomaon w 6, meeting of New Beginnings, a served before the meeting at ing preschool, kindergarten, grief support group, will be the Funeral Meal Committee a "humble servant in God's HEALING SERVICE 6:15 p.m. Speakers or open dis­ high school scholarship and and teaches a Women's Bible kingdom who wants God to "Moving On." The group will The Church of the Risen Lord cussion in a friendly/supportive school She alao coordinated meet at 7 p.m at St: Matthew's Study every Tuesday morning. receive the glory for her work presents a healing service at and encouraging atmosphere. vacation Bible school from rather than herself. United Methodist Church, 30900 Free child care provided; Light­ Thomaon received her bache­ 7:,10 p.m. the third Wednesday of 1978-1992. Thomaon also lor of science degree from "Any task that Susan takes W. Six Mile, east of Me.rnman, the month at the church, 821 N. house Cafe, a coffeehouse set­ served aa president and vice- Livonia, The program is for peo­ ting, is offered 7-10 p.m. on the . Wayne State University and on is carried out with great. Newburgh Road, south of Ford preaident of Women's Fellow­ her master of library science attention to detail,* Dibble' ple suffering lis the result of the Road. Westland. The sen-ice, led fourth Friday of the month in ship. death of a loved one There :»rr Knox Hall, The cost is $5; all degree from the University of added. "Christ Our Savior by the Rev Gary Seymour, is She coordinated Advent By Michigan. She was a librarian Church is truly blessed by no fees. Anyone may attend any part of the series of healing ser­ events provided by Ward Presby­ 8 or all sessions as they feel the Candlelight from 1988-1995 at Detroit Public Library for Suaan' ministry^ vices, "Rise and Come Forward." terian Church. 4()000 Six Mile " and became the church librari­ need. For more information, call For more information, call the Road. Northville, Call '248> 374- 15 years. the church office at ) 734 \ 422- church office ati 734 i 397-7132. 5920.

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SCENE BY BRAD EMONS 'SPORTSWRITER bemonatifoe.homecomimiet • BOYS BASKETBALL Madonna lands Thomas V2K also started without a hitch for Lisa Thomas, a member of Livonia the Livonia Clarenceville boys basket­ key. Stevenson's 19SK) state championship ball. "We need to get those guys the- ball and we're a better team when we do girls soccer team and All-Stater in With a 1-4 record during the 1999 that:' Dyer said, "Scott (Wion) wasn't 1991, will try and prove you're never portion of their schedule, the Trojans getting enough touches. He had to too old. apparently worked out some bugs over touch the ball or taie it to the basket." Thomas, who originally signed but the holidays with a 60-49 victory Tues- Although Wion picked up his fourth never played for the University of . day at home against no"n-league foe personal foul late in the third quarter, Wisconsin, will play soccer next fall Dearborn Heights Crestwood. ' Clarenceville was able to withstand, a for Madonna University. - A 22-6 third-quarter spurt by Crestwood fourth-period run. She will complete her Secondary Clarenceville proved to be the differ­ Education degree requirements. ence. After Clarenceville built a 51-34 lead with 5:54 left on a free throw by Shaw, Thopvas was a member of the "We picked up our defense," the Chargers pulled to within seven, Olympic Development Program state Clarenceville second-year'coach Bill 51-44, with just under three minutes team for eight years and was a six- Dyer said. *Wfc stopped getting beat off left on a free throw by James Fitzger­ the dribble and we were able to get our year Midwest and Regional ODP ald. player. big guys the ball. Clarenceville then went into its uAnd I think Crestwood got a little She also played for the U.S. Junior layup-only offense and Carr responded tired in the second half." National team in (1990-91) which with a pair of free throws. Corey McK- Senior forward Rick Burack. working toured Europe and defeated national endry added another free throw and the baseline, scored 10 of his 12 points teams from France, Denmark and Carr put it away with a lavup (coming during the Clarenceville run. Holland. out of a timeout) with L34 remaining Thomas later enrolled at Western Crestwood, leading 26-24 at inter­ to put the Trojans back up by nine. mission, got burned with its half-court Michigan University where she stud­ "We chipped away, but we were not trap in the third period. ied Criminal Psychology and Spanish able to overcome that third quarter." for two years before leaving school for "They (Clarenceville) were able to Novicka said. break it down for too many easy bas­ a teaching opportunity at a Montes- Clarenceville won despite hitting just kets,'' said Crestwood coach Jim Novic­ sori school where she spent five years. 12 of 29 free throws (41.3 percent) and ka. whose team fell to 2-3 overall. "We While working at the school, 22 of 64 shoU from the floor t'34.3 per­ .dug too deep a hole. They dictated the Thomas played for Kalamazoo, a new cent). pace too much and our game tailed off." semi-pro franchise of the W-League "We haven't shot free throws well as for two seasons (1998-99) where she- Three other Clarenceville players a team this year," Dyer said. "Teams served as sweeper and captain. scored in double figures including 6- will foul us because we'll get to the fobt-2 sophomore forward Tim Shaw, line. We'll work-on'that and we'll get who led all scorers with 19 points. Ofller," Beydoun wins tourney "Tim is physical, the kid gives us Jesse Steigerwald was the only energy," Dyer said. "He has good hands Westland'B Jason Beydoun. tin Crestwood player in double figures and good feet. He. can pass and jump. eighth-grade honor student at Emer­ with 16 points, He's a gifted player. He also under­ son Middle School of Livonia, cap­ The Chargers, a member of the stands the game." STAJT PflOTO BY BXYA.N MfTCHEIi. tured the Boys 14 singles division Michigan Mega Conference's Gold Divi­ Meanwhile, junior center Scott Wion Dec. 28 at the Christmas Junior Open Passing eye: ClarenceviUe's Joe Keough. (left) comes up with the sion, were 21 of 54 from the field (38,8 chipped in with 12 and Scott Carr 1 1999 tennis tournament at Orchard percent and nine of 17 from the foul added 11. assist on this play against Dearborn Heights Crestwood. Hills Swim and Sports Club in Grand stripe (52,9 percent;, "I watched them against Walled Rapids. Clarenceville returns to action Fri­ Lake Western and I knew- something tBuracki and No. 33 (Wiom — hurt us Against Crestwood's 1-3-1 zone trap, day at Crosse Pointe Woods Liggett. The unseeded Beydoun defeated about them," Novicka said. "Their on the-boards' Thev were too much Ibr the 6-5 Wion was the man distributing See more bars basketball an 02. John Pelton of Midland in the finals, three big guys -— No. 21 (Shaw. No. 23 us." th<» hull trnrn jo^t outbid*1 the tor> of the 6-4, 6-1. Beydoun also defeated Ryan McK- night (6-1, 6-0) and Jason Slenk (6-2, 6-4), both of Holland; and Daniel Buikema of Battle Creek (6-1, 6-1). VS. 1 Meanwhile, Jeffery Beydoun reached the Boys 16 consolation final Dec, 29 in Grand Rapids. Sounds crazy, drive and free programs. Maybe the powers- coach at Marian College in Indianapo-' didn't back down. They fought for every The Livonia Franklin High School 3:- hours to see a col­ to-be in Ann Arbor could take a cue. lis when I was at Franklin College, loose ball. They played with poise and sophomore, who played No. 2 singles lege basketball game. It was warm outside, 50-plus "Young Ed" played with Ron Harper they made their free throws 'eight for last fall, finished fourth. I was debating in my degrees, and the place was alive inside at Miami of Ohio, then spent time as eight down the stretch). The Beydouns are. coached by Phyl­ mind if it was worth for sure. an assistant under John Calipari at 'Melson, who missed WSU's first five lis Nelson. the trip, but that's I ventured downstairs to a practice UMass and the New Jersey Nets, before games because of an academic matter what I did last Thurs­ gym where I' met Wright State assis­ coming to Wright State three years and slowed by a sore ankle, was noth­ day when I headed by tant coach "Rocket Rod" Foster, the for­ ago, ing short of magnificent. CC mat tourney Saturday myself to see Wright mer UCLA guard and Sun. Schilling is young and energetic: for He "didn't get a dunk, but led Wright The 2000 Redford Catholic Central State's 53-49 upset of I talked briefly with Melson, sure, but in reality, he had to be pray­ State with 16 points and eight BRAD No. 8 Michigan State. Wrestling Invitational, featuring EMONS The team seemed loose, even though ing his Raiders could simply keep the rebounds. He scrapped and clawed for Bome of the state's top teams, will be And boy, I'm glad I they had to wait .an extra 20 minutes score close against mighty MSI'. 35 minutes despite leg cramps and a at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at CC, located jumped in my car because the women's game had gone Wright State, of course, was 4-8 and sore ankle. at 14200 Breakfast Drive. because you don't see the improbable into overtime. a 23-poiht underdog, But it was his defense, particularly happen in person very often. Tickets are $5 per person. One of the Wright State players com­ But in the game of college basketball, against Peterson, which proved pivotal. Former Schoolcraft College standout The 14-team field includes CC, mented, that Melson was going to get strange things occasionally happen. Peterson went/2-for-1-5 from the Kevin Melson. a 6-foot-6 forward for Livonia Stevenson, Westland John his first dunk of the season. WTiat unfolded that night certainly floor, but many of his shots were con­ Wright State, was the main reason for Glenn, Birmingham Brother Rice, "I'm going to get three dunks," Mel­ boggled the mind, tested by the long arms of Melson, my excursion. Anchor Bay, Clarkston, Davison. son bravely proclaimed, The Raiders had size, but maybe not As the clock wound down for what But it was also a chance to see MSU Fowlerville, Fruitpbrt, Holt, Howell, I also ducked into head coach Ed the athleticism to match-up with MSU. proved to be the last great upset of the in action. Oxford, Romeo Warren Lincoln. Schilling's office.prior to game time. Melson is by far the Raiders' most Millennium, Luke Rawulski of Farm- And the most important thing —- I : mgton, son of a a mutual friend of mine Defending champion Temperance My only words of wisdom; Must treat athletic player, A. had the day off. and Schilling's, asked if he could go Bedford is not entered. this game like it's Western Boone vs. His assignment — guard Morris I left home about 2:30 pm. and down.on the floor and join the wild cel­ Lebanon." Peterson and provide some offense. No- pulled into the spacious 10,000-seat ebration. Schilling, a native of Lebanon,' Ind. easy task. Nutter Center around 6pm The fans mobbed the--floor and secu- Youth hockey champions And what a novelty — free parking (the home of Rick Mount) and I go a To make a. long story short, Wright The Livonia Pee Wee Leafs over­ ways back. His dad "Big Ed" used to State thrilled its 9,00()-faithful. Thev Please nee EMONS COLUMN, C4 came a slow start to capture the Little Caesars Thanksgiving Tournament with a 7-4 victory-over the Troy Stars at Novi Arena.'"'• Captain Nick Dahldtrom, who led the Leafs with 15 tournament goals, had one of his four hat tricks in the win. The Leafs overcame a 4-1 deficit as Matt Sgriccia added two goals and one assist. Matt Burk and Steven Roberts also had one goal apiece- Malt Mouland and Josh Yono also recorded hat trick* in the tournament quest. Goaltender Torn Pugroire had a 2 2 goals against average in the tourna­ ment, ' After an opening round 4-1 loss to the Stars,, the Leafs scored wins over St. CUir Shore* (10-1), Southfield Huron .(9.1) and Westland (6-1). Other members of the Loafs include: Chris Bridge, Brett Humphlett, Leo Caza, Dan Furca, Shawn Martin, Richard Bass, Jeremy Riiher. Andrew Jaworski and Pete Mat Action: Salem's Steve Dendri- Sefaritfar, the latter whom suffered a nos (left* in left photo) tangles with broken kg in the finals, Ralph Humphlett is the head coach Westland John Glenn > Alan Wad- He is assisted by Jeff Jones, Mark dell in a 135-pound first'round Martin and John Sgriccia match in last Thursday's Ply- Team sponsors include Concord mouth Salem Invitational Dent*lt Break Awayjnc, and Prime wrestlingJourney* Livonia Induatrie* Churchill's Steve Lenhardt (left, top photo) tries to take down To itibtnit items for the Observer* Sport* $e*n*. writ* U>: Brad Bmon*, $al$m'9 Mc* Npnidios irt a 112- 36261 Schoolcraft Road, Livonia, Mt. pound match. Set'story and Mails- i§HBi SP lawi uiu Au, 4» (r34fti9T^- Knir 1 1—i '— 7279

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BY BKHABDL. SHOOK worked hard since then. BTATTWlUTM BOYS BASKETBALL "I respect that (John Glenn) team. Any team that can Westiand John, Glenn needs to find a different date to beat Adrian has got to be good. I realize that this was play Ypsilanti if it wants to avoid blizzards. "We had a lot of practices, I just didn't push, them not their best game." A yew «go the Rockets gok buried by snow. This sea­ hard enough. Well be ready to play Friday night." Seidj shunted players in and out of the game like it son it was points. John Glenn hosU Northville in the start of its West­ was a relay race in the outdoor track season. John Glenn C2-2) was buried by an early avalanche of ern Lakes Activities Association season Friday night. Junior guard Jason Bird led the Braves with 16 baskets Tuesday night and Ypsilanti rode the storm to a The Rockets had trouble getting the ball in to the 6- points, and forward Darrell Smith added 12. Jacob 59-36 victory. fbot-8 Moton in the post in the early going. The Braves Stewart, a junior forward, scored nine points. The Rockets have scheduled the Braves for their post- were double- and triple-teaming the Westiand center or "They're quick," Schuette said. "And they can shoot." holiday opener two years in a row now and haven't had dropping a man off in zone coverage, but Moton still had Moton led John Glenn with 19 points while junior much. luck either time. a distinct height advantage that wasn't exploited. Last year a post-New Year's Day snowstorm wip«d Brent Bogle scored eight. out the slate of gamee on the first Tuesday of 1999. John Glenn had trouble on the boards, too. It didn't "That big kid is a handful," Seidl said. "And Eric- The first game of 2000 was over about three minutes get ita first offensive rebound until Moton grabbed one Jones is a player, too. We did an adequate job on both W after it started. and put it back up for a basket that made it 29-8 with those guys," Jason Bird wired a three from the left baseline to give 5:16 left in the half. Ypsilanti held a 37-15 halftime lead but any dreams Ypsilanti (3-2) a 3-0 lead and 20 seconds later Yaku "Sometimes.it seems we want to win without going "• Jj*-!J*"NFJPW T^^^F ^•^iir^P^WffJr^"^^?^ *» jpjBlv Westiand had of catching up went to the bench when : Moton banked in a layup to make it 3-2. after it hard," Schuette said. This was a good wake-up ^^t^M^-frii^-^^y; ; call for us. This should make them realize they have to Moton drew his fourth foul with 6:32 to play in the third The Braves scored the next eight points of the game period. f CpiPP0WWfr.#< GMnbMMitl, KSS&^JBC' . to take, an 11-2 lead with 4:41 left in the first quarter play hard all the time." tji*^ w'««i« u^^*^;«,-»>j«t , The Braves wound up outscoring the Rockets, 22-21, and rolled out to a 16-6 margin after one period. Ypsilanti appeared to have used its holiday practice T didn't prepare the team well enough over the holi­ time Well in adapting to its new coach. in the second half. days," a grim Coach Mike Schuette said afterward. "We're getting better," Coach Matt Seidl of Ypsilanti Schuette held a brief heart-to-heart talk with his "Looking back, based on my experience, I should have said. "It's taken awhile. team after the game and reiterated "we'll be ready to ' "••Wihji Ji*riv~ done things differently. "We were embarrassed in our second game and we've play Friday." '. WHtiftatftofr i*yfl#ttMt, jtlMft, ' ' . AAJ*i«t««r«w!^ • • ^m^mimmm,:i**n,'•' ., GC center burns Churchill for 30; Spartans prevail !.^5<^W7^^^^T^^^r^^^^^"^^^^5^i ' ;• WJwf. TS^Wr'^I^^P^WP'^T'iT^ • •." \jw<&R0N!fttMl^tytfA\ ..•'• Justin Ockerman is a handful for anybody. And some Zebras. nights the 6-fbot^9 Garden City center is two handfuls. • PREP HOOP ROUNDUP Riverview;, coached Dy Westiand John Gienn product Steve Mawley, Ockerman was more than Livonia Churchill could han­ outscored Wayne Memorial, 14-9. in the first quarter and 14-7 in the third to win its fourth game in six tries thrs season. dle Tuesday night when the junior center scored 30 •STEVENSON 62, ftCDfOftO ONiOft 60: A pair of Kesnay McCnris- '•IliJAii^l U 4M^dM^4£h ' Wayne is now 2 3, ;.fRPw*W yln flfc^^WflpOH points, hauled down 16 rebounds and blocked-three shots tion free throws with seven seconds to play Tuesday night, capped a The Zebtas got nine points apiece from guards Shane Nowak and ' 'tf E^iiff 'AMUS, a siri - to lead Garden City to a 76-71 non-league boys basket^ 35-point fourth quarter that Drought voting Livonia Stevenson the Gary Johnson. p***m* NO*, t'ftjsj ; ball victory. victory. Kyle Stiff paced Riverview with 23. points and Casey Watson Garden City has won all five games it has played this Radford Union (0-4) had used a 25-9 third quarter to take a 38-27 scored 11. Ifc-INPpkv MVV.AIVQBV ,T>9Q.pjm season while Churchill is now 3-2. lead into the final period but Stevenson (.2-3) started hitting three. • IM> JESUrf 72. REDfORD CC 61: Redford Catholic Central could­ "It was a great night for Justin," coach Greg pointers in the final tour minutes to pull the game out, n't hold a nine-point halftime lead on Tuesday and lost its CBtholtc Williamson said. "He played inspired basketball and he Hartand Beverly made four of the Spartans' six triples and- held a League Central Division opener to host U-0 Jesuit. played a lot of minutes." 60-59 lead when McCbristion hit his tree throws, The Shamrocks led 37-28 at hajftime but D-D, aided by foul trouble Ockerman was accurate, making 12 out of the 14 field Beverty scored 16 points to lead the Spartans while 80b Zapar&ki to several CC players, made a rousing third-quarter comeback, * *%. crth**cw«^.-rTa3 #:^. goals ar.d Chris Sevcfson scored 12 aptccc. Tne Cubs outscored tne ShamrocKs ^4-9 in me tni.ro quarter to M)^fOl«»to>v^R««0KlCC GC also got 11 points from junior forward Colin Size- Dave Brown scored 18 points and had 18 rebounds tor the Pan­ ; take the lead for good, 52-46. and improved the lead by five m the ; *i»sW}c*AfSflSi;pjM». ..; more plus 10 each from forward Jess Webb and sopho­ thers, Mike Hayes added 14 points. final eight minutes. F«**Qft«.W.LartWr •' more guard Brandon Audette. Stevenson held an 8-3 tead after one quarter and was up, 18-13. at Three CC players fouled out and the Shamrocks also had 'to play « LjfcrtvxJ tc« Afw*, »;20 p.m.' It was a game of triples as Churchill sank 12. halftime. The Spartans won despite making just 5-oM4 free throws. The Chargers got three each from forward John Ben­ the game without a starter, out indefinitely with mononucleosis. RU was 22-fOf-37. Junior guard Anthony Coratti had a team-high 15 points, including •• ^PSJflf*- JSJWj f nett, who totaled 20 points, *tn Churchill made 21 yf 31 free throws while Garden City —.jir.tc 3fgl lost the first ue aftar-cc-a. Junior guard Ryan Celcakcy had .15 '•:<^'l -fcte^-tfea'iA^bMiiiWiMufr sank only 11-of-26, the fmal four minutes. points, followed by senior forward-Matt Londas arxl Coratti with 12 L..T^S^JPPTy. u,r ^P^^^' ™:"1 i^j^jl^W^^^P^QII^^T^., J,; •RJVERVIEW 57, WAYNE 44:> A slow start in each half hurt the each, and Jakacki with 11. The Shamrocks are 2-4 overall. ^^^it^^i^^i^^i^ •t* SPORTS ROUNDUP

LADY TROJANS SPIKE LATHRUP for us this season," Love said. twice, including 1-0 in the cham^T" Livonia Clarenceville rode the YOUTH SOCCER CHAMPIONS pionship game. They also defeat-' SUPER BOWL SK RUN JAN, 30 *The Livonia Youth Soccer arm of Faye Croteau to win its The Super Bowl 5-kilometer ed the SC Gators and Centuri- volleyball opener Monday at Club Wings, an under-13 Little ans from Fraser. run will be at 11 a.m. Sunday, Caesars boys soccer team recent­ Southfield-Lathrup, 15-1, 15-6. Jan. 30 at the Running Fit Store, Members of United, coached The 5-foot-7 sophomore had 10 ly captured its division in the by Steve Strauch and Nick aces, including eight in the open­ located in the Novi Town" Center six-versus-six Holiday Challenge Nttchov, include Laura Boles, ing, game to lead the Lady Tro­ (Novi Road just south of 1-96), sponsored by Total Soccer in Lisa Checcobelli, Susan Chris- - jans, Senior outside-hitter The entry fee (before Jan. 25) Wixom. tenson, Kristin Dolmetsch, Erin Rachael Koernke contributed is $16. Race day registration'is The Wings, trained by Adam DeRoo, Kelly Goria, Sunny Grez- four aces and five kills in 11 $20 per person. Entry forms are Pichler, outscored their oppo­ lik, Jordan McDonald, Megan attempts. Junior Felicia Hernan­ available on the web site: run- nents 45-23 en route to a 4-0 McConnell, Jaclyn Morawa, dez also had four aces. michigan.com. record. Christina Tho.m, Tammy Coach Alisha Love also" got Runners will receive a T-ahirt, Members of the Wings include Unsworth, Christine Williams, sterling efforts from Nicole Kas- refreshments and age-group Shawn Bush\ Jon Happ, Brad Lia Williamson, Danielle Winies- parian, Jessica Kennedy. Vera awards. Proceeds will go to the Jackson, Danny Karas, David dbrffer flind Diana Fredrico. Skrela and Leah Shapardanis. Michigan Running Foundation's Kroll, Jamie Luoma. Matt YCtfffl tASEIAUTRYOmS "PMA — positive, mental, atti­ scholarship fund. Moryc, Justin Nalley, Greg Tryouta for the WaCo Wolves tude, along with hard work and For more information, call Ostrosky, Brennan Pearson, 14- and 12-and-under travel heart will be the key ingredients (248)478-3596. Ryan Raickovich, Steve baseball teams will be at 7 p.m. Sudekum and Patrick Treppa, Tuesday, Jan. 11 at Upper Deck all of Livonia; also Brendan in Northville. Diehl gf Plymouth, The 14-and-uhder team will U1HRURS • Livonia United, an under-14 travel to W^st Virginia for a girls premier soccer team, won tournament, while the 12-and- its division at the 11-vs-ll under aquad will play at the Dis­ HOCK€V Christmas Holiday Challenge ney Baseball 2000 Tournament Dec. 29 at Total Soccer in in Lake Buena Vista, FJa. • THIS Wixom. For more information, call Bill SfiTURDfiV United defeated the USL Hardin at (313) 5624667. NIGHT!

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OflfWl •WO^Pal ^w^lflt^'^J^f^&wm] -'P* WWIaV-r and that was a ninth. • ' ' W*T^^^ l7"^r*^™^W*i •P^ffbaW' f I • • t nals — his only loss of the tournament. He beat - B, Wee** If** {»W. fc3«: 7«. Mar* lift jL:And)f WfMWPtot (wWlWeteftJ.-.av. : Novi took the title, scoring 238:5 points. ••• .ti*.-£:»4Jrj tiaJrSlr- (Mount CTaasana} Greenville was second (169.5; and Belleville took Garden City's Scott Mausey to finish third Mike iaaarrFattswa (t4pe« Wett), 1^7; ». ftr» dac. Me^ 0^^ fVdM 0*tof4.'lS-7; 3. . ^i^ C(^ N«tUk:*m»l.) 4*C, v :. W**ieM»eW <»edtafd} 'die; Ortar VoWMff' Ryan CW pfrtoq m. *m Cftawaacian- third (154.5), See statistical results. Goethe of Salem was sixth at 103. - jssaVtihe^.JN^no saore a—twata; a*,. (AdajAa), la^fl; ¢. s*m Kuoha/ {«#* be^rTt»v**aC*#/lO*. Other Observerland teams competing were Brian Brinsden of Farmington placed third at l^aJa%{LC] ». Scott Mates? (dC), 0:S3; Utftroftf d#<. Outtht DitelW (A) dec. Mike Ooetne ;• imx.B^*mtt0m*m&it}4*>< Centra»r, 40 (OTj; 7. Mffta ThorrMw {FdnnM nia Churchill, 12th; Farmington. 13th; and West- -f|Hft. Mb f*. MM'fiiwn, fftr.} dec. Dm KW' mtaiMMrn t«ail»y Clty> MA.; 3, Hria Moore of Novi in the semifinals, Brinsden beat HWa Central) det; Q*h Preynotd* »re> land John Glenn, 15th, VWiftAAWJ-^M. *Clt>*•*>.^MJ, .".•:•,-..; Caleb Hatfied of Belleville to finish third; Salem's 'OaM'ft«aax3Ni;',v V-"".'r -^^.^-=-^-.-- IWM-2. C«y IMwah . MMMfeH (Wt«em«on>. 134: a S«e«t Observer-area wrestler: Churchill's Mike Carter Stevenson placed seventh. HWBI (Uila^jJvlMfft^ ^¾ A'TfafllfMB^ vWnMlt Nt>NMt*lTK 6-2; M J*r*d >4m« (PN) M^ar oeteftan {Bad. bested Stevenson's Mike Falzon for the title at 152 At 125, Salem's Rob Ash won his first two ; (Mour< aaaaawaec. Mam fbwsajr it** * Ae**1 H*WA; :-.-..--- matches on falls but had to withdraw after that MritMfM dec, tfcw* lanttardr (tC), 7-a. p. Rob HuneffTfHtlw City Wdath 02ft 7J gang was also seventh in that division. SJHM JU Juetlrt Handle* (Trayara. Cfty) due to a minor concussion. Ash finished sixth; he is ***r 17. 0*4 Jttf jtt) dac. RoftftJa HMe May (Ctefcttdfl) dec ionp FeMmarr Three other Observerland matmen reached the 0. We* Jtfvana (OnfoolJ Ul^ 3. 6t**k 14-0 in matches wrestled TllOtojae^ {#*).*$ $4. tyan Hw*fy jM) . (Goodrich), 14-5, . . championship finals, but lost. Salem's Ronnie .da*. IH» 9tmm»iPh iofc 54. oatv ot»v *»•: .1, f^cx Oerta) (Ooodticrtj da*, imm dec. H*t« - St* 1-2, *y» New***** (M*m> (tec. of Greenville in the final at 160. Garden City, eighth at 189; Steve Lenhardt of ftodrigutz (C«ttw«c Cartfrai). »6; 7. iaremy ia*. •'••;.•'•• MiMlwwttal ft* ^.ftrian Dodda John Glenn's Jeff Albr*»cht rest just nnr* during Livonia Churchill, eighth at 215: Brandon Temple- ; jh (jnit waaten 23¾ 3*. «w (Bey C«y Wetterny. 0:28. MtybaK' tassb/ ^ayir'VMPB^ -a^-Ha)tajba>' t*aaMi- the tournament, and that was to the eventual ton of Garden City, sixth, and Alan Waddell of MiNmiBfT) de<, ftob Ash f>*) by k^iTy IMe 1. Ryan Tripp (Goodricn) dee. ««ry (Tr»rar»e Ctt)r) da*, u^^fti^'$****,: champion at 130 — Ryan Churella of Novi, John Glenn Steve Dendrindos of Salem tfafautt; 7* Jo* Robefaon (G) dec. Jot Medina (lapaar Wast). 64; 3. Juatin S*v CfWVa4w4|Q« UWT Hajwaotf (a**.}; U-*. tialr (Fdteat MiH» C«A'tr«») dac. Ny* IsUK Xa- JSS awlMMfay-flWsMpnt Vl^lVWfltaf .'P^ ' -'iMc'l& Ryan Cfturaii* .dee. S*tiilrt MWrtan (AAH). l : ; 1>*5; 7_ KaUen Ktoaowtki (Boy CMy WMi- fTrjraisa CJty> W- :'>- . ':'.:•' ' ft4;>«- OeVe Ward (T) *e. Gotw Biiiwnif er ReS'O'Ci CC . 4 :^:^ Moi-a: wn) p. Jack Mattar (Ooturntoia cwnrat^ '.' la*LAda»nFattanp.7.2. ,-.•:;• Farmington: 5. Garden City. 135: 1. Josh Henderson Saiem,: ?. 189: 1 •<•-3 en McF'ne'son fKV t». SrtML »4. Jama* B*pus:(PN> p, W*ri (Leoeef Wa«t>. B>5; 3. 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in matchup .Offensively there were no com­ plaints, but defensively the Madonna University's women's basketball Schoolcraft College men's bas­ wb*« J k«j* w«tto*fcr tb* rt>oftA<***to fcr team proved very gracious at its own Madonna • WOMEN'S COLLEGE HOOPS ketball team drew rave reviews. Hoops Classic last week. Twice the Lady Cru­ The Ocelots opened Eastern ' Itw 'KJMRV tijiiM X riinmifnftrtr sudb * 4ptsw> w*» wf saders found themselves embroiled in tight, Conference play in the Michigan Feb. $8* $66 whwi Catholic C<*traJ> Gw* Woadt\*dfr* Uni- down-to-the-wire games; both times, they came (39.4 percent), the Cavaliers hit 17-of-34 in the Community College Athletic vendty of Detroit to « Efcmmitf 71-6« victory at GpHfaao Haft: out on the losing end. second half (50 percent), including 5-of-14 three- Association with a 108-41 victory ovw than No. 2 t*pJh»d **>mphi* $Ute (led by KwtJi Ue *rid Thursday's 80.-76 loss to Walsh University in pointers (35.7 percent). Walsh was l-of-9 from Monday at Macomb CC. ex-Pi*ioq William Bedford). ;'. the consolation final dropped Madonna to 6-6 three-point range in the first half. "It's the best defense we've Ax I walked back into the coa*h«* ottta* tfeat ttigbt* I coujd overall, WaUh improved to 5-4. Madonna, led by Chris Dietrich's 23 points played all year intensity-wise," (including 5-of-7 on three-pointers), took a 76-75 see the devastating effect it had on the MSU players and coach­ In the tournament final, Kalamazoo College said SC coach Carlos Briggs, es. '/;, *'.'•'•.'';; •-::'; /• ^- • ^----^: •'•••••:'•.' lead with 1:23 left after Dietrich's fifth triple of whose team is 8-4 overall. "If we — which defeated Madonna 68-63 in the tourna­ the game. Stan Heath, an M3U awiatant who playftd «s a prtp at CC, ment's opening round — topped Indiana-South can play defense like that all But- a basket by Theresa Pridemore with 48 year, we'll have some success." acknowledged that Meltxm W

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BY STEVE KOWAL8KJ and Kryaten Salla. of a rebuilding program here," including the regional. giving up competitive swimming. last year, will compete for the STAFF warren The pair led the Marhns to a Gable said. "It gives us a chance "She's extremely talented and "She's a good, strong skier," last couple varsity lineup berths, akowaUkltfoeJiomecoiiim.net second-place finish in the dSvi- to surprise everybody." Mercy's success is real pivotal on Gable said. "Proving she can ski O&bW s&id. Instead of Y2K, all Tom Gable aien, a third at the league meet The Marlins return a senior how she skis because we need a as well as her sister is a great Gable said it's back to the could think, looking at the sky and a fourth in the regional, letterwinner, Amy McDuffee, leader," Gable said. motivator forher. " basic* for some of the Mercy for snow in recent weeks, was where they were pne point away who haa given up figure skating The next top returnee ia junior Junior Marcy Godlew returns skiers. "Why not today?" from qualifying for the state competitively to concentrate on Nikki Anderson, who as a sopho­ after making six varsity starts "You have to coach hard and The start of the high school ski meet. skiing. more placed among the top 15 in last year, earning a mid-season try to teach the technical-type season may be delayed at least a Burek and Salla qualified for She consistently finished the division five times. promotion from the JV. moves," Gable said. "If they ail week, thanks to the lack of snow the state meet in the slalom with among the top 15 in the Mt. Burek's younger sister, Laura, "She learned the ropes, gained concentrate, they'll surprise you on the slopes, Gable, the coach Salla taking 26th at the state. Brighton standings and Gable returns for her junior year after experience," Gable said. and come up with their own suc­ at both Bedford Catholic Central Gable is left with a young, but predicts she'll improve dramati­ lettering on the varsity last year. Juniors Dana Lyons and cess story. Maybe well have the and Farroington Hills Mercy, nthu&i&stic team. cally. Her figure skating took Like McDuffee, Burek has Melissa Deaautal and Benior beginning of another champi­ has to think of other ways to \ "We're definitely in the middle her from some of the ski meets, decided to concentrate on skiing, Carolyn Stroud, JV members onship team" keep his skiers busy. If it was cold enough, snow could be manufactured by local AT&T Stores slopes. But the threat of rain Your source for at! AT&T services. earlier this week kept the hillw green and both teams idle, "If I couldn't adapt, this would Ann Artwf Ltuirup vniafB 926 W. EisenhpwefPkwy. 27631 Southfield Rd be the most miserable thing in 248 372-7901 248 372-7921 the world," Gable said. "I just Birmingham Kovi keep the boys in the weight room 34200 Woodward Ave 43267 Crescent Btvd No roaming or 2.48 372.7939 248 372-7981 AT&T and the girls go on dry land, long distance working on polymeries or aero­ Dearborn Rpftvlllc 27137 M«tii'gan Ave 31902 Gratiot digital bics." . 248 372-7991 24.8 372-7911 charges across Detroit •--.-*r" ' « Once the season gets under Uttee 50 states. way, Gable expects CC to chal­ Ctefte Square Pl&a 13307 Hail Rd. #ne rate 2660 E. Jefferson 248 372-7931 lenge for a state meet berth and 313 961-5424 Mercy to show improvement in what could be a rebuilding phase, . Alto available ft Kedford CC preview these sutterizetf retailers antf dealer*: c c ir The Shamrocks finished sec­ STAPLES • % T%

ond in the Mt. Brighton Division . F-C SU0M I&4 of the. Southeastern Michigan Dcjtrofts ft^ryw j Orri$ejJa* •M • *» BMJM Ski Association and fourth in the ^QK,, regional, just missing a state berth last year. The Shamrocks' top skier the ALLEK PARK MADISON HEIGHTS last two seasons, junior Matt Discover Comrnenicatlons Aatlo Trends Gable, returns at 100 percent. 313 294-1400 248 547-9759 He won the slalom at the AIM ARBOR Champion CeHeiar league championship and was Aettvat* Cellular Woreaeiise the giant slalom champion at the 734 669-0926 248 583-5655 Control Date Systems Control Data Systems * regional despite wearing a cast 248 542-8000 over a broken hand all of last flfOTWOOd Mall AUBURN HILLS MONROE year. Lyric Communications. Inc. He hit a gate and was disqual­ Actlvjis Calftbr 734 242-7500 All 50 states. Great Lakes Crossing Mall N0VI ified in the giant slalom at the Attaniet Wireless state meet. That's the same rea­ 248 377-0400 Activate Celiifiar 1? Oaks Man son he was disqualified in the dotal Network Cellular Plus Systems, Inc. . slalom at the regional. CommMlurloftt •13448 Wes! OaXs 0' Now that's a local calling area* 248 745-9600 His father and coach expects 600 520-7701 Lttl TaUt Celralar Gable to attain a state berth in Multlllnkt 248 332-4192 each event, The extra year of 248 47B-OQ77' .. experience could make him a BERKLEY My Pass Limited OAK PARK In Tovcl Commyfiitatlom state title contender in either 248 546-6488 race, the elder Gable predicted. 248 967-0005 BCLLEVILLE PLYMOUTH Not only is he one of the Metro Paging 4 Cellular Ssn Lors E!t£trar.i£3 734 699-9080 state's top high school skiers, he 734 455-3011 is ranked 24th for age 16 nation* CENTERUNE TV Clinic Halle! CalUiar I Wireless. ally. He is an automatic qualifier Inc. 810 759-2900 for the Mid*American Series, 734 354-6000 CUMT0NTWP. REDfORD TWP. held in coryunction with the high AloM Communication! React Out Cellular A school season throughout the 810 228-1700 Pa|M4 midwest on weekends. DEARBORN 313538-0113 AT&T Digital One Rate" Activate Cellular "I think he'll be right there ROCHtSTER HILLS 313 593 1989 knocking at the door," coach Antcem now starting at $59.99. Gable said, "I think the Traverse Adrav Appliance 248601-2112 313 274-9500 City and Marquette guys who H0SEVTLLE Now everyone can get in on'the calling " beat him last year graduated. Came at Ut Leti Tea Cellular He's squatting 410 pounds this 313 584-5666 810 415-7062 Control Data System ROYAL 0AX plan, that's revolutionized the wireless year, compared to the middle 313 945-6670 300s last year. He's a lot Royal Radio Control Data System 248 548 8711 world. AT&T Digital One Rate." No roaming. stronger and skiing very well. Fairians Town Centw SHELBY TWP. "There's no way his cast didn't 313 593-1989 Ckamplee's Cellular No long distance charges. In all 50 states. restrict his movement last, year OCTRofT Weroftovso and there's no question he's ski­ Olf Hal Pint 81Q726-7442 Comflmnicailom SOUTHFIELD So every call is like a local call. ing better without it. His goal is 313 843-3006 to sweep the GS and slalom at Champion i Cellular Elac&oalc Essentials WarahoeM the regional and as every year 313 964-704* 248 356-6666 goes by his confidence grows E-Z Link Ceflimunlcattoee Haaeanartart Cellular stronger." 313 417-1980 tftfieg 248 356-8868 " The Shamrocks also return leternatienai Pagleg senior Scott Zaleeki, a consistent 4 CelMar ST. CLAift SHORES 313 538-7474 Atfivatt Cetiatsr top five finisher in both the 810 778-0118 slalom and giant slalom in the Interstate Cornmariicailonf STERLING HEfGKTS division races. 313368 7070 Activsia Co liular The Shamrocks lost three to 248 691-4425 Lakeside Mall graduation: Geo Madias, Matt Teles Office Snoaiy Chemplan flea Demmer and Miguel Martinez. . 313, 538-4444 Cetiwiaaasatiaiie Talent wise, this team looks Yotee OWee Supply BIO 247-3600 S*e 116 Ceatraj Date Systems as strong or stronger than the 313 972-1100 Lakeside Mali one we had three years ago that OUTPOUCH OtiReiPhu qualified for- the state meet and, Aatamattc Aa*n««a Cainnmnrcarlons took second at regional." Gable 810 775-4532 810268-4100 ''. ' said. • Artie treatfi V.I.P, Patina. Among his finishes were two 810 774-9900 810 939-223S second-places in the slalom and FtRNOALE TAY10R one in giant slalom. latermai Coffimneteatttns Phone C*e 248 691-4425 313 388-9670 He placed third in the SEMSL 300 FfUSER TRENTOlf championships in the slalom and veWfV wflrmlMClMMI Pk pat Mnrtot UlNUTtl will be a regular on the United 810415-0500 734 871-6310 State!« Skiing Association tour oROtw poarrc WOODS TROY $5999 this winter, too, ftreat Lakes Wtreleea hat. te Taarca Cemriwrtttaffons 313 881-11-44 248 558-7181 BkaT^'Jii "No question Scott will ski top ; five in the »tate regional*," Tom MlffTRAalCK let's Tad Ca«e«er • Small. \u'T M*ndhy bttre*-/ l f* e^ar a^ %e^™eefwa|BfSBafiejta^ 248 837 2426 600 wm 1400 Gable said. "He's been in the 311873 2914 HI^'JJTJI • Dijilai PCS f»atuf*» ir>dudm< AT*T Vb«.tM»il, AT*T Ciller ID ind T*vt M«is*gifig Tray Aate Staas, HK. weight room, he's real: focused. leMAlM AMA 248649-3109 1000 twvnutitv It's his senior year." 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Columbia Pictures' "The End of The Affair," Oscar winner Neil Jordan's story of love betrayal and jealousy, opens today exclusively at the Main Art Theatre, 118 N. Main St., Royal Oak. The film stars Julianne Moore and Ralph Fiennes.

Plymouth BYLMDAANNCHOMIN her culinary frEAJTWlTWE training in Croat-' International klwei Ice Sculpture ia, it wasn't until The Antifreeze Blues Festival, after moving to 8p.m. at the Magic Bag, Spectacular lajana Raukar look* nothing VWwfcTrw ifith Uke a typical ice carver. At America four 22920 Woodward Ave., Fern- annual winter 5-foot, 2-inches tall, she years ago that dale features Pinetop Perkins, festival features more than likely will be dwarfed she began carv­ (pictured), Robert Noll's Mis­ ice carving bythe reet of the competitor* at ing. Asa food sion, Madcat and Kane, and COfYTpCtft(<>?>? fO*" the Plymouth International lee ai'tu»L U>t tit* professionals, Ritz-Carlton in The Hastings Street Grease . amateurs, and Sculpture Spectacular. Dearborn, Revue with Harmonica Shah. high school and But don't underestimate this college Plymouth woman- Underneath Raukar displayed a natuialtal­ tant to get your cute^soyou have Tickets $20, call \%48) 544- students, an ent for csj^rmg vssj^atetas, Her • •* St^ffpnouth competition. to dance aroujidif-1'* •". ""•'"*'". 3030. "ley Toytand" Iffl tfcpthit^a^ffMMnfbcKiti trie heart of a carrer that cejiVield a supervisor encouraged RjmkarV Last j*ejv she won two gold which includes medals as part of the Schoolcraft Outdoor museum Pokemon and chainsaw with the best of them. sculpting abilities by giving her other cartoon ID the twoyears she'sbeen a set of Japanese carving tools. College team. Students spend Watching the carvers create characters, ano Carving ice, RaukaVa taken gold At the Ritz-Garlton, Raukar four hours carving* while profes­ their sculptures is part of the fun celebrity charity uses the mediums of butter, sionals must endure 20-hours of of the Plymouth International carving nine times and recenUy placed , third in the National Ice Carvers. chocolate, taro root, napa cab­ cold to complete their creations _ Ice Sculpture Spectacular. San­ competition: bage and other vegetables to cre­ m the team event Raukar and dra Watts, who organizes the fes­ Association national competition ; Warming center P*ul,whoVe ^Pennsylvania. ate colorful tival with her husband Mike, in the Flagstar displays for been work­ said that "it's like an outdoor Bank at Ann "All those guys tell me ite tables. A visit ing side-by- museum experience" because vis­ Arbor Trail and unusual to compete against a Harvey, to the Ply­ ,stde in the itors can walk around and see all woman carver because F«n so mouth Inter­ culinary of the sculptures. More than 100 When: Open 24 snudl and all thbee guys are so hours a day. national Tee industry for . of them will be displayed in front Wednesday. Jan. big,* said Raukari*It fii physical­ Sculpture lOyeftnV of businesses and throughout the 12, through lyexhausting. I have to think Festival two will dree* downtown area. Monday, Jan, about that when Tin diwing, I warmly in 17.Fdrm©re years ago A skating party with the Ply­ have to make smaller pieces and triggered her ski suite and irrformatkon or fuse more because the iee is so mouth Whalers at Compuware directions, cart interest in Several lay­ Arena, celebrity charity carving (734) 45*9157 ice. 1¾ learn ers of cloth­ competition, a "Celebrate the Jewish Ensemble Theatre pre­ or visnthe web Raukar plane to enter not only the basics, ing. In years Centuries" exhibit at the Ply­ arte sit Www. the individual category but also she took past, wind sents "Prisoner of Second oeonllne.com/ mouth Historical Museumt and the 20-hour team competition classes at chills have ah appearance by artist William Avenue"2 p.m. and 7:30p.m. prymouthice. beginning 6 'pM.Jtaday,Van. 14 Schoolcraft sent temper­ in the Aaron DeRoy Theatre, When: Kellogg Moss at Creative Framing. & Par*, The m Keltogg Park. She and her College in atures dip­ ping to 20 Gallery on Ann Arbor Trail adda lower level of the Jewish Com­ Gathering and husband Paul will work together Livonia with to the festivities. munity Center, 6600 W. Maple Central farting during the gnteling event in Chef Dan Structure-in Hugelier, From 1-S pm Saturday-Sun­ Road at Drake, West Bloom - downtown below aero. day, Jan, 15-16, hammer dul - field. Tickets $16421, call •ttiaptoeefemtlOblociaofice After carving In that cold, Plymouth: : hundreds of timer musk by Betsy Becker- (248) 788*2900. . ^wt weigh ^iK> pounde eeeh. exposed skin man, and free hot cider at the ioe sculp­ can freese in Nrt ji^ rconipetition ';• tures, from a Saint Joseph Mercy Arbor • Ph/mouth a matter of Health Building on the corner oi Whalers roe Hfs aoi Just to compete or win- 14-foot Eiffel minutes. sKetlng pwty ni&gife* prise/ said Broker. *It& lower to Ann ArboV-trail and Harvey pro­ 5:30-7 p.m. : Raukar isn't vide a respite from the cold. * W.vo^^^ye^:S^pturef f ' horses and i'.';. ."., .worried . Sunday, Jan. 16, 1^ &at^ sculpture expreeaes;. There will also be a warming atCompuware corpoimte fogbe for Jaguar and though. Cejvingwifl keep her center in the Flagstar Bank at Arena, 14900 certain lesihy so theYfe not : Audi, she opened a commercial warm>. Ann Arbor Trail and Harvey. Becfc, Plymouth., JuM bfoolM 0¾ but come alive, •' carving business, Ice Dreams, in Carving is non-stop exercis­ Tickets $5 at l»seii!e^bir»Bilaeie and theaift Plymouth. ; the door, ing," said Raukar, ^You're doing ; Winter event gene bittiJtf^Uw beauty to "Practicing makes you do bet­ many pn»h*up« placing the ice reservations not eittiekiheVaseasa^ - "Its America's No. 1 free fami­ necessary. ter,* said Raukar. and moving it into position. Bow ly winter event which speaks This is the firirt time, Raukar jfctt held the chain sav* u impor­ received Weaae see OlfVwai, &

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vttafc *fJangerou» Edgy mystery opens Meadow Brook's 2000 season wseastQiN s psyejibtifglcai thriller ¥*swTnreu|r> Talk about a Y2K bug that won't go killed in a car accident, How Rre his 9**»y, JW> 30 "' away obsessions with the Grosse Pointers HRH^W Meadow In "Dangerous Obsession.'* the psy and the circumstances of hiw wife'* fifoja Trieeue, death reluted? OeMaorJ UofverHty chological thriller at Meadow Brook campus, Rochester '. Theatre, audiences will find a winding Well, therein lies the mystery trail of clues leading to the answer of Written by novelist N .1 Crisp. why a mere acquaintance in terroriz­ "Dangerous Obwestiion" wam. initially Performance Uiwea ing a happily married couple living in (lerformed in. Enj?lnnd in 1W8T And •^«jiesH' a>lkSiM ^uM^^sk ••uj-.ans we*"> Qrosae Pointe Park. the play was U\M performed /it th*» ersT|sws Jl IMR. Smooth sailing into the millennium American Uorthind Theatre in TflMff^a/ivneey; Jsn, horizon? Not exactly, This bug pro­ •Kansas Oily in 1999. »riojsrshgwtgMe vides plenty of jitters Tlie three-character play >» direct­ 'a^^.wiynaw,' Jan. The yuppie couple is unexpectedly ed by Dcbra Wicks, interim artistic UBWSmtm: tossed into a stormy sea of uncertain ' ty when a man whom they met types," an Amencatt musical wet IIV >;J*I,*2 months earlier during their vacation the \MHY* She also directed last sea »19 5& shown up unannounced at their door «o«'s -award-winning, "toft of < JIMTN," •]\—"Ztl. The uninvited guest is partly a a storv about Ih'e rutationship ThflHw: RohrrfMiirWin <1*>ftK John HmUwbfich and Trnvey CojH'lond n) u sf^n*' f'l"?' Mt-odou- Hronh t**aj stalker who envies the couple, anrl ! (.)h< l' "•'>< i I"' 'i' WiMaH partly in utmrk wiTrcy his -vrifr -wnis HTenae we MYtTWY, K2 Th eat re s pnsenfat! <•"* (» !h; !.' < ti** The Observer 6 JEccenlrtc/Thuraday, January 6, 2000 -r

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Well of our sponsors and the involved. It happens every year, • Iver since French CoUs*. HAWHtlimitu* Bfcfci*J MiLw ^lf |j f f J . b**t4Ve totally new -e*ery year teams: Chef w^^^ww^ww^yj ^p^p^w TWKW>*W^ ^^wmn^p* diets began creating The children love it, grandpar­ because they're always carving Dan Hugeli* ents love it. it's an educational something new." to er will lead experience for the students The Watties expect 700,000 Schoolcraft years age, toe carving College ice has gtewn tapopularit y carving stu­ dents in competi­ tions against visitors tbia year so they're hop­ teams from ing the weather cooperates. Last year's 23-inch gnow storm Henry Ford clogged streets and Kellogg Community Par*. The icy, white stuff had to College and be cleared from the areas sur­ Oakland rounding the before Community carvers could begin stacking College, their ice. Between the park, Cen­ tral Parking Structure and The among oth­ Gathering, where an "Icy Toy- ers. land" will be on exhibit, carvers will use 400,000 pounds of ice. Prices totalling $10,000 will draw the beat of professional carvers from the U.S. and Japan. Judges for the American Culi­ nary Federation sanctioned event are Noble Masi, Bill and Miloa Cihelfca, a Bteomfietd Ever since French chefs began tive of the Winter Olympics Awstd wtnmrft.' Ted Wakar, a Canton resident, andJ.R. Franklin, Chris Nforthmore (a Hills chef Dean Carlson (ACF creating bowls and sculptures to Committee for 2002 in Salt Lake former Farmington resident, now Chef of the Year) will lead the keep foods cold 200 years ago, ice City will visit Plymouth during Lorentz of Garden City won second place in the 1999 a chef at the Cherokee Town and committee in awarding points carving has grown in popularity. the festival to gather informa­ Professional Team Competition. Country Club in Atlanta, Ga.) based on artistic tion. and strength of design, crafts­ For the last two years it has manship, degree of difficulty, and , been included in the Olympics as "We're real excited about it THE originality. a spectator sport and looks like and hope to tie the Plymouth *We consider ice carving an art it might finally become part of event in as a qualifier," said dDbseruer fit £c«ntrit form," said Mike Watts. the competition. A representa­ Mike Watts. NEWSPAPERS Itm ANNUAL KYNOU1H Mystery from page El between Edsel Ford and Diego Morgan last appeared on the March 5; "Chagall's Arabian Rivera. Meadow Brook stage as one of Nights," a world premiere by The cast includes John Bieden- the Costazuela brothers in The Karim Alrawi, March 15-April 9; bach, who last performed on the Odd Couple (Female Version)" and Beth Henley's "Crimes of the Meadow Brook stage in "Three "Dangerous Obsession" will be Heart," ApriU9-May 14. Tall Women" and "A Christmas followed by several familiar Carol," Tracey Copland and works, including Arthur Miller's - Frank Proveruano, Robert Morgan. classic, "All My Sons," Feb. 9- Staff Writer SHCTACUlAlt JAN 12 We all resolve to ... FARMER JACK FANTASYLAND as the new year begins The best thing about hitting • We were reminded again at last year's Acade­ the year 2000 is that you have my Awards ceremony that some of the best Alms &MszH*c**rr one thousand sUCttSTASE years to honor are not major theatrical releases. By now, we've LIGHT %mm MS* your new mil­ afl had an opportunity to he deeply moved and lennium resolu­ tions. But why charmed by "lifeIs Bemrtrret.'' L isord 1 procrastinate? COMPETITIONS The producers of Detroit Public CowtRrafty Pmlcul Student & Team TV's BACK^ WE WILL MAKE NEW By now, we've.all bad an oppor­ Crwflt Union STAGE PASS FRIENDS. Some of local radio's tunity to be deeply moved and aeries have come most innovative music program­ charmed by "Life is Beautiful " Up with some ming in the 1990s came from Liz The picture,, expected to capture ANN artistic WARM UP 6ENTEK DEUSf Cbpeland's overnight show on the Oscar for best foreign film approaches for WDET-FM. Her fans (and those this year, is Pedro Almodovar's keeping some who aren't awake when her pro­ •All About My Mother." QOfgr^J^^ http:oeonline.com/plyrnouthice/ common resolutions. gram is broadcast) will be happy Elliot Wilhelm, curator of the WE WILL' GET ORGANIZED. to know that Lit has joined Detroit Film Theatre at the Accommodations HOTLINE: As his first assignment of the BACKSTAGE PASS aa a seg­ Detroit Institute of Arts, pre­ 7*i^«liAi^I»•^•••••••«l*,!*^',W,a,em^* year 2000, we sent Madonna ment host for in-studio perfor­ sents some scenes from th« film Hilton (harden Inn t W**QW19f Cenpwme Arena University music guru and clas­ mances by some bands that you on the Jan. 9 edition of BACK­ Sunday • Jan 16 IsY sical music host Dave Wagner on may have heard about, but have STAGE PASS, and offers a pre­ Plymouth the road for a celebration of the­ never seen. The first is Outra­ <75 ' , $:30 pm to7:0 0 pm view of the DFTs winter season. iCtfc wh ater organs. First-he visited the geous Cherry, a Detroit band "All About My Mother" opens the *?* j; Senate Theatre at Michigan that Is getting raves for its season with showings Friday- I Avenue and Livernois in Detroit. fourth , "Out there in the Sunday, Jan. 14 -16 AmAfft»Hd '*:', There he works his magic with a Dark." WE WILL LOOK TO THE contemporary electronic organ Led by songwriter/vocalist FUTURE WITH HOPE. The bell that can deftly accommodate the Matthew Smith, Outrageous tolls for the people who will con­ compositions of everyone from Cherry has perfected a unique tinue to make the Detroit area a Ger*hwin to Bach. sound that modernizes some of better place to live An inspiring Then, Dave makes a trip to St. the irresistible musical styles of look at the Millennium Bell cre­ Paul's Church in Grosse Point* the 1960s. Resist no longer. ated by metal sculptors Chris Farms to play an organ that has Welcome, lie. . . from the show Turner and Matt Bla2e rounds keys and peddles that function that never sleep*: out the Jan 9 edition of BACK­ as they have for centuries. The / • %•• If,7«) Ira WILL TRY NEW THINGS. STAGE PASS segment, which air* at 7:30 p.m., We were reminded again at last If yotf are resolved to partici­ Sunday, Jan. 9, will give you a year's Academy Awards ceremo­ pating in the arts, I guess we'll good idea a* to why the organ is ny that some of the best films be seeing each other soon Id i*ttTACUUB IIW CiimWt *WI1MTAME» such ft timeless music maker. are not major theatrical release*. fftRMfR ENmRWWtN i A r »< Qktuvtrfy'&tfttt •si'0.- a^kp -. TTsrflinjfc ,> p l ;,«tii' Hi" ••,•>••! in, lH»'.i.H-'ivr*'** '» *''' »'-) /

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Warm up to the blues at annual Anti-Freeze Festival

Last January, the festival includes "some of the Noll's Blues Mission and Nikki the weather best blues bands in the area." James and The Flamethrowers managed to put His own Ann Arboivbaaed represent a more contemporary the freeze on the band, Al Hill and the Love But­ style. And Hill, according to Detroit Blues lers, is just one of the groups Spangler, is a heck of a blues Society's annual sure to stir up the Ferndale club singer and a great guy. fund-raiaer, tht? with a mixture of blues, boogie The Detroit Blues Society is a Anti-Freeze and soul, non-profit organization support­ Blues Festival. "I. play a lot of New Orleans- ing blues music in the city and STEPHANiE On the .second style in that genre," added Hill, surrounding area. It was origi­ A. CAS0LA and final day of •The Love Butlers have been nally established as the Detroit the festival, 14 together for six years, Hill, who Country and Classic Blues Soci­ inches of snow sites Ray Charles among his ety in March 1985. The society caused a cancellation. So this musical influences, said the uses money raised at these year, the Magic Bag and DBS blues is simply what he does. events to fund a series of blues . have turned up the heat. "It's what I've always done." Al performances at Detroit's Scarab What WHS once referred to as Hill and the Love Butlers will Club. The showB remain free to the Deep Freeze Blues Festival make their first appearance at the public. brings together the best of the festival. Spangler asked Hill "It's the promotion of blues, national and,local blues enter­ to join. The two are bandmates keeping blues, alive and keeping tainers. The Magic Bag's Jeremy with Johnnie Bassett and the people aware of it," said Hill, Haberman, DBS chairman R.J. Blues Insurgents. who considers now to be a good Spangler and Howling Diablos' Johnnie Bassett, who will also time for blues in the Metro area. Jeff Grant worked ay co-artistic take the stage at the Magic Bag, "I think there's a lot of variety in directors in organizing this is a 64-year-old bluesman who the Metro Detroit area. There's year's event. moved from Florida to Detroit in always been an element of the his youth. By age 18 he was Detroit sound." Singing the blues playing with John Lee Hooker He describes that "Detroit "It's probably the single and can be heard playing on sound" as having an intensity, biggest fund-raising event for some of the first Motown record­ being a bit over-the-top (in a the Detroit Blues Society." said ings. Along with his band, Bas­ good way) and having a heavy 8cm DrmuiAN Spangler, who promised the sett has performed for audiences guitar-oriented sound. *I suppose Jumpln' blues: Headlining the first night of the Anti-Freeze Blues Festival is Room­ shows wiil ligature something for in 40 states, nine provinces and you would say it's very guitar- ful of Blues, (left to right front) Chris Vachon and Steve Kostakes, (left to right rear) everyone. Headlining this year's 15 European countries. "I'm very oriented, People in this area, festival are Roomful of Blues — proud of work my with Johnnie," working class people, like to hear John Wolf Bob Enos, Rich Lataille, Mac Odom, Mike Warner and Greg Silva. a band that played jump-swing said Spangler. that grinding guitar." blues 20 years before the trend Hill made a personal invita­ of Blues, Johnnie Bassett with and The Hastings Street Grease Stephanie Angelyn Canola took hold -- and Pinetop Perkins Yesterday and today tion: "Come on out for Jix> Weaver and Alberta Adams, Revue icith Harmonica Shah, fi writes about popular muxic for •••• a legendary' blues pianist who Bassett, along with Joe Weaver Antifreeze." Al Hill and The Love Butlers, p.m. Saturday, Jan. 8, a/7 at the the Observer & Eccentric Neu:»- helped establish Chess Records and Alberta Adams (another for­ Spangler said: S&'s a worthy and Nikki James and Tkc Magic Bag. 22920 Woodward papers. She can be reached at. as "The Blues Label" in the mer Chess Recording artist] cause. We n&ed y6ur support, Flamethrowers 8 p.m. Friday, AvenUe. Ferndale. $20 a night or •7:i4i 953-21X0 or e mail at *ca- 1960s. bring a bit of Detroit Blues histo- blues lovers.'' Jan. 7, followed by performances $35 for a 2-day pa** Call '248: sola® oe honwcomm.net To send Not convinced? Just ask local rv to the mixX thieni s year, while The Sixth Annual Anii-Frcezc —• * # *% **i rt ^ from Pinetop Perkins* Robert OHH-jQoU. a fux, uiut i o-i •' of i i c i c bluesman Al Hill. he'U tell you other performers like Robert Blues Festival features Roomful •Noll's Mission, Madcat and Kane Get surfing: Where to look for local and national music on the Web

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A Guide to entertainment in the Metro Detroit area

THEATER SCHOOLCRAFT COLLEGE Fishbone's Restaurant, 29244 COMMUNITY CHOIR Northwestern Hwy, Soutnfield. CENTURY THEATRE Auditions for all voice pafts, in (248) 351-2925 "Forbidden Broadway Strikes room 530 of the Forum Building, THE BROTHERS GROOVE Back," through Sunday, Feb-13, at the college, 18600 Haggerty 9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15. at i;30 p7, 8:30 pm. Saturday, Jan. 8, and 3 p.m. companies spmg production, Jan. 29, at the theater 4743 WHISTLE STOP PLAYERS 7:30 p.m, Tuesdays, Jan, 11,18, 'Cass, Detroit. S11-S18, (313) Sunday, Jan. 9 at Orchestra Hall, 3711 Woodward Ave., Detroit. The "Ode Auditions for "The Adventures of 25 and Feb, 1 and 8, at the the 577-2972 to Joy 2000" concert also features the University Michigan Society Choral Beatrix Potter and her Friends.' ater. 315 Fisher Road, Grosse Union; soprano, Camellia Johnson; altot Eleni Matos; and tenor Frank 6:30-8 p.m. Sunday-Monday, Jan. Pointe. (248* 594-9673/(313s Poretta III Tickets $19-$66, available at the box office, or call (313) 576- 9-10, select one day, at the COMMUNITY 884-0196 or www.gpt.org THEATER 5111. Visit the DSO online at www.detroitsymphony.com Plymouth Community Arts Council, 774 N. Sheldon, at HUNGARIAN FOLK DANCE AVON PLAYERS Junction. Participation fee due Language and zither lessons., "Made in the USA: Encode," a upon casting: $100 members, (248) 352-0927/(734) 946-626! muselai review showcasing the PINNER THEATER PLYMOUTH INTERNATIONAL ICE Saturdays tnrough November, at Scholarships available for those POUSH ALLIANCE DANCERS OF DEARBORN past century of American song SCULPTURE SPECTACULAR Andiamo Italia West, 6676 in need. For performances April BACI THEATRE Dance and language classes to< and dance, Jan. 14-16, 21-23 and Open 24 hours a day from Telegraph Road at Maple, 30 to May 19 at the arts council -Flanagans Wake," 8 p.m. ages 3 to adult have begun 27-29, 8 p.m. Thursday- Wednesday-Monday, Jan. 12 17. Bioomfieid Hills. (248) 865 9300 and local schools. (734) 416- Thursdays-Fridays, 7 p.m. and 10 Saturday mornings at Pnnce of' Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays, the 18th annual winter festival ALTURO SHELTON 4278 p.m. Saturdays, and 2 p.m. and 6 Peace Church, on Altar Road. at the playhouse, 1185 Tienken features ice carving competitions The musical impressionist sings p.m. Sundays i,$25 Thursdays Dearborn. (313) 581-3181 Road, east of Rochester Road, for professionals, amateurs, and •'A Motown Tribute." voices JAZZ and Sundays, and $30 Fridays- Rochester Hilts. $15, high school and college students, irtclude Stevie Wonder. Sammie STARDUST BALLROOM Saturdays), and "Tony n' Tine's AMIGO student/senior/group rates avail­ an "Icy Toyland" which includes Davis. Jr., Redd Fox and Mat King Dance parties 9 p.m. Fridays, Wedding," 7:30 p.m. Thursdays- 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 13, at able Thursday and Sunday perfor­ Pokemon and other cartoon char. Cole, 9 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, lessons also available, at tne Fridays, 4:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. Edison's, 220 Merrill, mances. (248) 608-9077 acters, and a celebrity chanty at the Ponchatram Hotel,. dance studio, 28651 Saturdays, and 2 ,p.m. and 6:30 Birmingham. No cover. (248) CLARKSTON VILLAGE PLAYERS carving competition, m Kellogg Washington Blvd. and Jefferson. Northwestern Hwy., Soutnfield. p.m. Sundays, at 40 W, Pike, 645-2150 "Weekend Comedy" by Jeanne Park, The Gathering and Central Detroit. No cover. (313) 965- $8.(248)356-5678 Pontiac. (248) 745-8668/(248) GEORGE BENSON QUARTET and Sam Bobrick, 8 p.m. Fridays- Parking Structure in downtown 0200/(248)354-1194 WATERFORD-OAKS BALLROOM 645-6666 8'p.m. Saturday, Jan. 8, at the Saturdays, Jan. 7 8, 14-15 and Plymouth. (734) 459-9157 or DANCING Kerrytown Concert House, 415 21-22, and 7:30 p.m. Thursday, . visit the Web site at www.oeon- 8 p.m. Friday. Jan. 7. at 2800 AUDITIONS N. Fourth Ave., Ann Arbor. $25. • Jan. 20, at the Depot Theater,. YOUTH line.com/plymouthice. Plymouth Watkins lake Road, Waterfora $15. $10. (734) 769-2999 or e- 4861 White Lake Road. PRODUCTIONS Whalers ice skating party 5:30-7 BLUE LAKE BALLET (248) 673-4764 Auditions for middle and high [email protected] Clarkston. $11. (248) 625-8811 ANNIE JR. p.m. Sunday, Jan. 16,'at school students who want to TODD CURTIS CONLEN PRODUCTIONS . Runs 2 p.m. Sundays, Jan. 16, Compuware Arena. 14900 Beck, COMEDY attend Blue Lake Fine Arts Thursdays, at Elie's, 263 Pierce "Amahl and the Night Visitors," 7 23, 30 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, Plymouth. $5 at the door. Camps dance program in sum­ Street, Birmingham. (248) 647- DOWN HOME COMEDY SUPERSTAR p.m. Saturday, Jan. 8 at Trinity Jan, 15, 22, 29. Scottish Rite mer of 2000, noon to 2 p,m. 2420 TOUR Evangelical Lutheran Church, Cathedral Theatre, Masonic BENEFITS Saturday, ian, 15, at Wayn#\ DEUTSCH/FLOOO AND SIEGEL Featuring D.C. Curry, Joe Torry, 1400 W. Stadium, Ann Arbor, ana -MMMJ—WW^^—^^^^^^ Temple, 500 Temple, Detroit. 8 p.m, Friday, Jan. 7, at the Sheryl Underwood, hosted by 6 p.m. Sunday, )ar\. 9 at FARMINOTON PLAYERS State University, 3226 Old Mam, (313)535-8962 Kerrytown Concert House, 415 Bobo Lamb 8 p.m. Friday. Jan. , Perform John Stembeck's "Of Detrort. Students unable to audi­ Covenant Community Church, CLARKSTON VILLAGE PLAYERS N. Fourth. Ann Arbor, $8, $5 stu­ 14, at the Fo* Theatre, Detroit Mice and Men" to benefit tion may send a video. (800) 25800 near Beech Daty and Five "Jack and-the Beanstalk," a mus- dents, (734) 769-2999 or $37.50. $29,50. (248) 433 1515 Mite, Redford. Admission is free Capuchin Soup Kitchen 8 p.m. 221-3796 ciaJ puppet show for children, 2 [email protected] . JOEY'S COMEDY CLUB but donations will be accepted Friday, Feb. 4. $50, includes a p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Jan 29- CLARKSTON VILLAGE PLAYERS BILL GAFF at the club above Kicker s An after the performance. (248) 30, at trie Depot Theater, 4861 . theme dinner after the show. Auditions for "A Case of Libel" by 8:30 p.m. Friday. Jan. 14, at American Grill. 36071 Plymouth 478-8932 Whrte Lake Road, Clarkston. $5. (248) 553-2955 Henry Dehker 7:30 p.m. Monday- Edison's. 220 Merrill, Road. Livonia. 8 p.m. DEARBORN FAMILY THEATRE (248) 625-8811 Tuesday, Jan. 17-18 at the Depot, Birmingham, No cover. (248) Wednesdays-Thursdays, 8 p,m "Bye, Byt Birdie," 8 p.m. Friday- MARQUIS THEATRE CLASSICAL 4861 White Lake Road, 645-2150 and 10:30 p.m. Fridays and Sunday, Jan. 14-16, and 2 p.m "Jack in- the Beanstalk^ through „„j,..,...a.L'!aagBasasaa , , ^-.(- araoa <3l3) S81*7544 formance*, March 24-26. Fox under age 12, $5 concert only 4080 Reservations recommended for 2222 RJOOOAU puaffnt Ttwatra, Detroit. $27.50-$45. (stairwell seating). Museum the Jazz Room. (734) 762-7756 Call {248) 645-6666 . "DaatWrap,* J*n, 14-16. 21-23 admission is included. (313) 833- PLYMOUTH ORATORIO SOCIETY CUFF MONEAR TRW WIN JJaTOfllA- and 2S-30. 8 p.m. Frio^y 4005 Rehoarsald begin 7:15 pm. With Stephanie. 9:30 p.m, 11 MUSEUMS The Crtrfstlan racordinf artist is Saturday. 3 p.m. Sunday*, at 206 DiTHOfT IYWIWONY ORCHESTRA Monday, Jan, 10, selected works p.m. and 12:30 a.m. Friday- AND TOURS part of the Spirtt Arising W twig Lafce, between Uvamoia Beethoven's *Ooe to Joy* with to be performed are "Te Deum" Saturday, Jan 8-9, at the Bird of Celabration of Faith at the Dawn ANN ARBOR HANDS-ON MUSEUM an* Crooks, Troy. $11, $10 the University Musical Society by A, Bruckner, *M*gnif»car by Paradise, 207 S. Ashley, Ann of a New MiHarmtom, Friday- Offers more than 250 interact A-<- gfrtk>r»/ftud#nt*. (248) 988 Choral Union, 8 p.m. Thursday J Rutter ant) "Coronation Arbor. $7. (734) 662-8310 Sunday. Jan. 7-9, Manama par exhibits intended to makp *. Friday, Jan. 6-7, 8:30 p.m. Anthems No. 1 and 4 by G. F TONY POPE'S H'ORLEANS SIX -TWft;/ . forma 7 M*. Sunday, Jan. 9 (*5), ence fun, at the museum, 220 f Saturday, Jan, 8, and 3 p.m. Handel. Scores may be pur­ £6 p,m, Saturday, Jan. 22. at atf tost Baptist Church, 300 Arm St.. Ann Arbor, Hours 'w? V) *C#m*m/,im. 14 to fab. 6,8 Sunday, Jan. 9, at Orchestra Hail, chased at the first rehearsal. No Steak and Ale, 32750 Concord, WiHtts at Bates, fllrmrngharn. •..•»' a.m. to 5 p.m Tuesday Sato*day 3711 Woodward, Detroit; $14 auditions are,recMrad. at First across from Oakland Man, p.m, ThMradaya-Setorday* and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday St-'., (248)644^)650 te6. {313) 576-5111 Madison Hts. $4 cover. (248) (ajtaaot Thwaday. Fab. 3). and 2 AAL^hARaW .dAia\a%. a^a^aalhalMMMlMUnfelaMk' United Methodist Church. 45201 r^t^Bn -jiWII r^^^R^ffi^^^m 588-4450 $4 children/sentOfv-stud^nK pM Sundays, at tfte BaWwIn Mint pertofmanca of'Steeping N. Territorial, we'st of Sheldon, .I^PBrfit^'lN'G JANET TtNAJ TRIO (734) 995-5439 Theatre, 416 S, Lafayette, Royal Beauty,* Saturday, Jan. 8, in the Plymouth, (734) 455-8353 m Featuring Sven Anderson, piano FcodCourt at Wonderland Mali, JIM PARAWLNYl* A COMPANY ,0^114-,10, imi $4*1*430 and jHurt KrehnHe. bess! 11,30 Pryrnouth ftoaB and Middiet«it. "Frank Sinatra Tribute,* 8:30 ^.^a.m.to^p.m.^Sjj^ftys, ati i :f-M»*iiI»»rf-«.?V,»' euw,tu mWntjjht, f ridays^ wao nowt pnitM Aft The Observer & Eccentric/ THURSDAY,-JANUARY 6, 2000 **•* m> .:..--.:¾

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Continued fntm previous page Turbo Tour full-motion.simulator Hills, 1122 S. Rochester Road, Jan. 21, Blind Pig, 208 S First 961meit.cofn. ride. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, at DISGUST Free, (248) 652-0558; See them Sireet, Ann Arbor. $5. (734) 996- FUTWtt RSM TAVERN DETROIT HISTORICAL MUSEUM 1151 Village Drive, across from With Clampdown and Abdulah, every other Wednesday at 8555. www.bl1ndpi4muwc.com; See Larry Arbow live 7 p:m. Glancy Trains Show 10 a.m. to 4 Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Saturday, Jan. 8, Griff's Grill, Woodruff's Supper Club, 212 W. 9:30 p.m. Thurs. Feb. 10. Karl's Tuesdays-Thursdays, at the tav­ p.m. Saturday, >>Un. H (313; 499 Viriage, Dearborn, $6, $5 seniors, Pontiac: (248) 334-9292, Sixth Street, Royal Oak. Free, Cabin, 9779 Gotfredaon Road. ern. 17600 W. 13 Mile, Beverly 3466. 'On the Air- Michigan $4 ages 5 12. (313( 317 7474 DOMESTIC PROBLEMS Call (248) 586-1519 for details. Plymouth. (734) 455.8450, Hills, (248) 647-7747 (acoustic \ Radio & 'Television Broadcasting With Cloud Nine. 9:30 p.m. LORDS Of ACID SOUL $60 folk). • 1920-2000" exhibit corUir-ues F» Of ULAR Saturday^ Jan. 29, Blind Pig, 208 With Genocide 2. 9 p.m. Friday, 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, Griff's GOLD DOLLAR through Sunday April 30; MUS I C S. First Street, Ann Arbor. $5, Feb. 11, Clutch Cargo, Pontiac. Grill, Pontiac. (248) 334-9292. Hip-hop and dance hall reggae "Frontiers to Factories: (734) 996-8555. www.blthdpig- $17 advance, $19 day of show. DEREK TRUCKS BAND dance night with DJ Chino, 8 LORIAMEY Detroit's at Work 1701 190]'," music.com. All ages, (248) 645-6666. 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27, Magic p.m, Wednesdays at the club. 8 p.m. Friday. Jan. 14, Borders formerly Known 3¾ "F;.;Ts to GUN EDDY LOVESICK Bag, 22920 Woodward Avenue 3129 Cass Ave , Detroit, Cover •Books and Music, Rochester Factories,'' with a new Land 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 8,. fox and Jitterbug finaJs and shotdown, Ferndale. $10 advance. (248) charge. 21 and otder. (.313) 833- Hills, 1122 Sooth Rochester Rd. Office, •d 'Wnot/ot Fortune" Hounds, 1560 Woodward Avenue, 9:30 p.m. Wednesday,- Jan, 19, I 544-3030, 6873 or www. golddollar.com All ages. 1248) 652-0558 style land acquisition ir teractive. Bloomfield Hills. Free. Al! ages. Blrnd Pig, 208 S. First Street, I THE TURNAROUNDS THE GROOVE ROOM AMINO ACIDS three ficw. viijoo si -rt-on nterac (248) 644-4800 (blues). Ann Arbor. $5. (734) 996-8555. Friday. Jan. 14, The Taproom, Goth and industrial with DJ. Paul With Zombie Attack Cycle. tives, a documentary video, a FAN MAIL TOUR wwsry.blindpigmusic.com, Ypsilanti; Frtday-Saturday, Jan. Wednesdays, free admission with Friday, Jan. 7. Griff's Grill, new Heavy Industry section and With TLC, Christina Aguilera, 7 ^ MACAOIBH 21-22, The Alibi. Farmington; CD Goth attire; Funk, hip-hop and top Pontiad{248) 334 9292 a display explaining Detroit's . p.m, Sunday, Jan, 16, The Palace" 9:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Jan Release Party for 'Are You 40 with DJ Mac 0. Thursdays. ANN ARBOR FOLK FESTIVAL move from "Stove Capital of the of Auburn Hills, Tickets $39.50 21-22. Cowley's, Grand River at Ready" 9 p.m. Saturday. Jan. 29, Women admitted fre«; "Love Featuring Shawn Colvm. Arlo Woi'la" to the Motor City 'auto and $29.50 on sale. (248) 645- Farmington Road, Farmington, Lowertown Grill. 195 W. Liberty, Factory" alternative mtx of '80s Guthne, Great Big Sea, Matt mobile cap'tal of trie world, at 6666. (248) 474-5941. Plymouth. (734) 451-1213, : and '90s with D.J, Matt Fridays; Watroba and more, 6 p.m. tht? museum, 5101 Woodward F1NVARRAS WREN STONEY MAZAAR AND THE rWttTIN' TARANTULAS Alternative dance with DJ Matt Saturday. Jan. 29, Hill Ave. uu K.'b'y'i Detroit Museum Featuring Jim Perkins. 9:30 p.m. WESTSIDERS 9:30 p.m, Thurs. Jan. 13, Karl's Saturdays, at the club. 1815 N. Auditorium. 825 N. University, hours are 9.30 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Jan 28-29, 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 14, Ford Road Cabin, 9779 Gotfredson Road, M»n St. (at 12 Mile). Roy at Oak, Ann Arbor. Tickets $30. $25. Wednesday Friday, 10 a.m.-5 D.m, Bar and Grill, 35505 Ford Road, Plymouth. (734) 45&8450. Free before 10 p.m. nightly. 21 (248)645-6666. Cowley's, Grand River at SaturdaySucioy. Free admission Farmington Road, Farmington. Westland. Free. 21 and over U-ZK) and older. (248) 589-3344 or Wednesdays; $3 for a-duits. • ANTIFREEZE BLUES FESTIVAL (248) 474-5941 (blues). Luke Vibert, also known as DJ www, thegrooveroom.com. Si.50 seniors and children aged Featuring Roomful of Blues, THE FLATLANDERS BRIAN MCKNIGHT Wagon Christ, 8 p.m, Friday, Feb, JDS KEY CLUB 12 18. free to; children atf-s 11 | Pinetop Perkins, Al Hill and the Featuring Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale With Eric Benet, 8 p.m. Saturday. 4, Shelter, 431 E. Congress, Working Wednesdays w itn free Detroit. $12. 18 and older. )248) and younger Thursdays Sundays i Love Butlers, Robert Noll's Blues Gilmore, Butch Hancock, 7 p.m; Feb. 5, Fox Theatre, Detro*. Tuod buffet, SI off drinks, featur­ ! 31,3) 833 1805 or i Mission. Made at and Kane, and Tuesday, March 7, The Ark, Ann Tickets $47.50 and $40. (248) 645-6666. ing Matt Safranak. Jimmy VALERIE http:./ / w A'vs ,det'o-1nis'oric a .org more. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Arbor, $20 advance. (248) 645- 645-6666 or Sullivan. Marc Doiron and WIZ. With Blue Nectar,-10 p.m, Friday, DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS Jan. 7-8, Magic Bag, 22920 6666, www.ticketmaster.com. doors at 4:45 p.m. Wednesdays. Jan. 14, Griff's Grill, First Friday, 6 9 p.m. Friday. Jan. 1 Woodward Avenue, Ferndale. $20 FREED MOLOKO PLUS Ladies Night featuring Rod 49 N. Saginaw St., Pontiac $5 7. features saisa muS'C of : a night or $35 for a 2-day pass. 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22, Griff's With Gutter Punx, Capture the Norman, Jimmy'Sun 1 van, Gary cover. 21 and over. (248)334- Orqut'SVa Fuego, tapestry weav Benefits the Detroit Blues Grill, Pontiac. (248) 334-9292. Flag, Clone Defects, Telegraph, Mumford and WIZ. doors at 7 9292 mg workshop d''aw ng n 'he gal­ Society. (248) 544-3030, FUNKTEUJGENCE Whoremoans', BrpadziHa, 7 p.m. p.m. Thursdays; Matt. Safranak. BROOKS WILLIAMS leries Ai.n vO/cie Par^s \admits; ASTRAL PROJECT With Paradigm and Muzzle Inc., 9 Saturday. Jan. 22, St. Andrews . WIZ. Rod Norman. Gary 8 p.m. Saturday. Feb. 12, Trinity and Hocor Puiuz : youth1. 8:30 and 11 p.m. Fnday- p.m, Saturday, Jan. 8, The Hall. 431 E. Congress, Detroit, Mumford, Marc Doiron and Jimmy House Theatre, 3SS40 W. Six 1 observe art.^ts oreaO'ig tradition­ | Saturday. March 17-18. Bird of Shelter, 431 E. Congress, $8. All ages. (248) 645-6666. Sullivan perform, $5 covs " S~(J Mile Road, Livonta. $10, with dis­ doors at 7 p.m. Fridays anp al paintings using nee paste, at, I . Paradise. 207 S. Ashley Street, Detroit. Ail ages. $5 adv-ance. MOXY FRUVOUS Ann Arpor. $15 advance, (734) 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Feb. 15. count for members. (734) 464- Saturdays, an at tne ciub. 1 the museum. 5200 Woodward (313) 961-MELT. 6302. 1 ; 662-8310 Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor. North Saginaw, Pontiac :248 Deho !.. F-et> with recommended ALVIN YOUNGBLOOO HART JOHNNY WINTER 1 Tickets $19, $24. (248) 645- 338-7337 1 dueimg pianos/ n'useu' ' dor'tit,on o< $4. SI chil­ BECK 7;30 p.m. Friday. Jan, 14, The 8 p.m. Friday. Jan. 21. Majestic dren. < 313. S3 ^- -/./0) Ark, Ann Arbor. $10 advance. 6666. LA BOOM TEEN NIGHTCLUB '; /:30 Thursday Feb. 3, Mill Detroit. Tickets $20 advance. DETROIT SCIENCE CENTER (248)645-6666. ROBERT NOLL BLUES MISSION Dance night '6r teens ages i5 ; Aufl'tonum, 825 N. University' IV1 M X ''•'('•> if;:; 'lO' /00 Tr{.njv_.d! HARRINGTON BROTHERS •9 p.m. Friday. Jan. 7, Ford Road ! (248) 645-6666. 19.'"8 D.m. to lam Fridays and Ave in Ann Arpor. AH ages. Pi,vr,'t" eV .-it o.; a ••:. Monom S /p.m. Tuesday. Jan, 4, 11, Fox Bar and Grill, 35505 Ford Road, < YOLATENGO Saturdays at the cub 1172 N. $22 5,0 Call 1,248- 645-6666 or >-' 00, ^, 0 : • OH.'I: I'O' Si. • ¢--r., e and Hounds, 1560 Woodward Westland. Free. 21 and older. With Lam be hop. 8 p.m. Friday Pontiac T'3' waited Lake Ages / /.• • H: ! p •:; Mo'ioa*s - T34; 763-TKTS. Avenue. Bloomfield Hills. Free. All (734) 721-8609 (blues). March. 3, Majestic Theatre, 15-19. ..248i 9269960. f Detroit $12. (313i 833-9700 or MAJESTIC THEATRE CENTER ''days, .-ir'd "Everest" and BONNE TEMPS R0UL1E ages. (248) 644-4800 \bluest. ODD ENOUGH 9:30 p.m, Friday-Saturday, Jan 7 '[email protected]. 'Good Sounds.' *:n m^vc Ov "Whales' H,:ji*;;jit. showings 7 p.m. Friday. Jan. 7, 14, Fox COREY HARRIS 8. Cowley's. Grand River at ! 20 MILES t Trie Tonehead Coi-ect ve anc seven days a AIL'-OK. at the cen­ and Hounds, 1560 Woodward 8 p.m. Thursday. Feb. 10, The Farmington Road. Farmington. Featuring Judah Bauer of Jor. images by Thomas v oeo, 9 pm ter, room 2 pom red -3 p mi Avenue, Bioomfteid Hills. Free, All Ark. Ann Arbor. $12 advance MomOayS-TCosdav-;. fed 7 0 " (248164S6666 ,248)474 5941. Spencer Blues Explosion and Fridays at Magic Soc* 18 anc. Fr• cj;jjy s. S'3U,-da; -: ,;"•;'' 0 ;'.m. ages, (248¾ 644-4800 i blues'). ROY HAMILTON JR. & THE GOLDEN ORIGINAL BROTHERS AND SIS I JBX and Bob Log, 8 p.m, Older Free. "WO^K Release." Rock 1' Bow' happy hour wif i.ir'.-ti -t o.rn S..ii iUm S, cii, :)020 BOY SETS RRE BOYS TERSOFLOVE Thursday, Jan. 27, The Sneiter, JOtWi R ! at War'er.i,.Detroit. With Reach the Sky,'6' P.m. 7 D.m. Thursday. Jan. 6, 13 Fox • With Ghettobiilies, 9:30 p.m. 431 E. Congress Detroit. $8. Ali bowfmg; m^sic and comr>:,menta- ry'ooo 'rom 'he Ma.iest'C Cafe, Admission to tci-h/rOc :-. S3 Sat jrday Jan. 22. The Shelter, and.Hounds. 1560 Woodward Saturday. Jan. 15: Blind Pig, 208 ages, (313' 961-MELT, 5-8 p <- F'.days a' Garoen Bowr to' aoot'j, %'J tor C-'Oo-" oofs 3 -'.31 E Goiogress. Detroit. Ail Avenue, Bloomfield Hilis. Free. All .1 S. First Street, Ann Aroor.-, $5. L ! $6, 18 and pfder: -Rock 'C 15 .'mo ad:.>-ts i)m"~ 00 red ccO". ^.OS/Tickets $7, (313( 961- ages. (248) 644-4800 (bluest. (734) 996-8555. www.btmdpig- O L UBS

MFLT. 1 i lll l 11111 Bowl' witn DJ De* v-iiiarea:, 9 '"'0 'or r ''"in/Oh rTfO-;. 0 ,0/ ALAN JACKSON ',. music.Com, •»"*7 '' ' '»" ^^ O.m:, Pr,(}ay5 and DO Gutte-nba/ 9 ytmnp/f >\1AX f' > " •• S 0'0 ai!//"'" BROTHERS GROOVE, With Lonestar, 8 p.m. Saturday, 1 ORIGINAL HITS ! ALVIN S p.m. Saturdays at Ga'den BOA a' S4. f3'.3 5" 84:,/ ; 0/30 p.m,. Thurs, Feb. 3, Kan's Feb, 5. The'Palace of Auburn 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. .10, Fox ana" The. Hush Party with resident DJS Free. 18 and 0-oer; "Tne- Bod s DETROIT 200 Ccidir,, 97 79 Gotfredson Road, Hilis. Tickets $32.50 and Hounds. 1560 Woodward^Avenue. Metvin Hill and Cent, 10 p.m. Nest,' puhk'ock night witrjive Mosaic Youth l'-no-i-i/o pe/orms Plymouth. (734) 455-8450 $2550. 1248) 645-6666. Bloomfield Hi-lis. Free. Ail ages. Mondays: and Ctub Color, featur­ peftormarx:es, 9 p.m. Monday^ works adorn omuniorans. 11 a.m. BUMP N' UGUES CD RELEASE JAH RULE AND THE MUROERERS C248) 644-4800. ing funk ana disco. 8 p.m at Magic Strck, Free, is and and 1 p.m. Saturdays through , With Teenage Frames. 9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 20. St. PRIME NUMBERS !• Wednesdays (free before 10 Oider; "Sou: Shakeoown" W!th DJ March 25 HI the Wildlife Gutterpunx. The Outsiders, 7:30 Andrews Hall. 431 E. Congress, I With Danalr 9:30 p.m. Friday, p.m.), at the Cub, 5756 Cass Big Andy, 9 p.m Tuesdays at Interpol \e Gallery Thearc: the p.m. Saturday. Jan. 29, St. DetrOEt. All ages'.'$15 advance. Jan. 7. Blind Pig, 208 S, First i Ave., Detroit $5. 18 and older, Magic Sti-.,». Free 21 and older f-.x/oit "inside.''Outside: The Art Andrews Hail. 431 E, Congress, (313) 961-MELT. ; Street. Ann Arbor. $5 (734! 996 i 313) 832-2355 Or www. alv.ns, (313 833-9^00. otCarmf",' cor/noes though Jar:-. : Detroit. All ages. $5 advance/$7 JI ANTS 8555. wwwvDlindptgmusi-c.com. xtcom.com,. '• 2, ii'i the W'c/fe Interpretive oay of shdw/313} 961-MELT. With Warmth and Soul 360/9:30 I THE PROMISE RING ARBOR BREWING COMPANY MOTOR LOUNGE r •GaOe-y at the zoo. 8450 W. 1,0 JIM CARROLL p.m-. Wednesday,.J an. 26, Blind With Camden, 9:30 p.m : -Latin dance night, 9:30 p.m. to "BaCf RoO'" Mondays." s-e vrce Mile, R-oy,i Oak $7.50. 55.50 Spoken word performance 7 p.m. Pig, 208 S. First Street, Ann Wednesday. Jan. 12, Bind Pig. 12:30 a.m. Tuesdays. 114 E ndust'ies employee'apprecat-'or sopors, student's. $450 ages 2 fr.^, Jan. 14. 9 p.m, Saturday, Arbor. $3, (734) 9968555.- Ann Arbor $8 advance. 21 ana Washington St., Ann"Arbor, Free nignt. 9 c.m. to 2 a,m Mc-idavs. free 21 and oide^./'Fam.-iy.' A "- 12. i 2'18•' 398-0903 jan. 15, Blind Pig, 208 S, First www.blindpigmusic.com. ' over. (734) 996-8555 cr 21 and Older. i734: 2131393 or www. biindpigmusic.com r DJs Derek P-as'a'ko.. Ecn-o a-o DOSSIN GREAT LAKES MUSEUM Street, Ann Arbor. $10 at door, JIMMIES SHACK AAA arboro ew,irig.com. i THE REEFERMEN Deep 10 p m. to-2 am-. Visit t"e ne-vve-st exhibition FoO $8 advance. (24$) .645-6666. or with Joy Drop and Sumac 8 p.m. ANDIAMO ITAUA WEST Aww.plrndpigmusic.com. Tuesdays 18 and caec Art of*'-he• Great Lat-.es" o* Wednesday. Jan 26. The Shelter, 9:30 P.m. Thursday, Jan, 20. Featuring Jim Paravanes ana "Max-'n^m Overload" or Fr-oavs. "Racing omtiie Wind; Sailing or': CHEF CHRIS BLUES BAND 431 E- Congress, Detroit, All i Kan's Cabm, 9779 Gotfredsc^ ; Comoany s "Sinatra Tribute " 10 p m $6- 18 a.nc o-der "B:j£: 'he 0-r.«at LaVirii," a1 so a temrao- ,9:30 pon. Thursday. Jan. 27, ages. $8 advance. $10 day of Road, Plymouth. ; 734' 455- • 830 p.m. Friday-Saturday House " lO'o.m to 2 a m. ,ra? v (.oiliiO-t 0! i tl'o ;:0':S'r'ocdior, •Karl's Cabin. 9779 Gotfredson show, (31.3) 961-MELT, / 84-15,0. ', . . throng* January, at the ^esta., SafuTdays $6 21 5'"-o o-oe' .1 arm 01001.1; ,-/ *oe S.S lor'nom Road. PiyV^-iootn. ( 7.34'. 455- THE JUDDS SIMPLE NEPTUNE 'art. 6,676 Telegraph Read. at' the ;, jt"- 3515 Ca"--" Frt^gKraio. at 11'0.5'.rooo D-'i-.-t- 8450, With Jo Dee Messina. 8 o.m 5 p.m.- F'lflay. iar 21. G^?' s Bioom'.'eid Hms. :248: 865 930C nam/a""'C« 313 396-/:^8( 0: on Bf'i,:e l-'jl-e/Ot-'troi' Regular ALEX CHILTON Saturday Sunday. Marcn 18-19. Gnll. Pontiac i 248.- 334-929? BIRD OF PARADISE AAW'. motO-'Oe-'rp'txan' . admisS'Or- i2. $1 seoiors.mhii ; 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan, 19, St, The Paiace of Auburn Hilis. SIX CLIPS The Bod of Paradise O'C^estra ST. ANDREW S/THE SHELTER d'fr: ages 12 18 citing ttie hours Andrews Halt. 431 E. Congress, Tickets on safe for $65. $32.50 I , With Papa Vegas and D"ver s performs Mondays, cove' $5 1 ! 'Three Floors c F.c- ' '9 a.-?: Oil 1(} a.oi o 5 o'-o. WoOricsdav Detroit. All ages. Tickets $13. 50 and $25 Group discount avao Side. 9:30 p.m. F/dav. Jan 7. Ron Brooks Too Deforms r'"days- $3 tv'nre 11 0 -v $; SumU\ - 313i St;j2 -tool ,. advance, i. 313) 961 MELT: able for March 19 Can (248; Brno P'g, 208 S F-rst Street. Wednesdays and'Thursdays + •a.'fterwaro IS and o-de/ x2k, HENRY FORD CITY LIMITS BLUES BAND 645-6666 or i 248i 371 2055 or Ann Arpor $-3, ..34, 996-855/ cove: $5; Paul komger s Easy • carx-e -Vipc 10 cm SatuMav S MUSEUM/GREENFIELD VILLAGE Friday Saturday, Jan. 28-29, group tickets. Aww.P/ndprgmuS'Cco'i/ St-en* Swmgrei piavs Dureiano 5 ."••vineia-o' ^3^ W(*nnes.ia\'i at r.ne mo^mm 209r»i}'Caw Aui.?d Beaie Street Blues, 8 N. Saginaw JUMP UTTLE CHILDREN SMALL BROWN BIKE 0 m to 8 p ,Yi, every Fr.day. cover :--The Sneite' $6,/1 a^o ooev £5'vri , Ooaox.irti . HOMI'S ort: 9 ami !' S'.teet Pontic . (248t 334-7900- With Sugar Pill. 9:30 p m Fn^y. 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'Snow Falling on Cedars' a disappointment

BY Boi THOMAS The film version of "Snow The photography lapses into ahtfting time fram««. The mont intensified. band. ASSOCIATED PRESS Wimtx Falling on Cedars" held great moody sepia a* though the North­ moving aspect of the atory con­ Hatsue's romance with Ishmael The casting is faultier Among The 1996 novel by David Guter- promise. Australian Scott Hicks, west was totally lacking in color cerns the relationship of the two is discovered,.and she must vow the standouts: Max Von Sydow, the young lovers: Hataue, daughter of gentle defense attorney; James son, "Snow Falling on Cedars," who directed Geoffrey Rush to an The portentous musical score res­ never to see or write him again. Academy Award in "Shine," was onates with pounding drums, a Japanese strawberry farmer, and She marries another childhood Cromwell, the resolutely fair proved an immediate hit with chosen to direct his first American swirling string*, smashing Ishmael, the «on of a local white friend, also an internee. judge; Rick Yune, the murder sus­ readers and critics. It was an film. He shares the writing credit crescendo* and a chorus reminis­ newspaper editor. They muat play The murder trial, replete with pect; Ethan Hawke and Youki engaging story of young lovers - with Ron Bass, an Oscar winner cent of the Mormon Tabernacle and love in secret because of the flashbacks, provides the climax of Kudoh, the thwarted lovers, Sam one white, the other Japanese- for "Rainman," A distinguished Choir. pressures of Bociety. "Snow Falling on Cedars." Ishmael Shepard, the fair-minded newspa­ American - on a fishing and farm­ cast was assembled, and stunning Hicks' direction calls for md£&- The most tragic sequence comes (Ethan Hawke), badly wounded in per editor. ing island in Puget Sound. locations were found in the state of setting close-ups of raindrops when the Japanese are sent to the the war and editor of the newspa­ "Snow Falling on Cedars" is a The love story was played Washington and British Columbia. falling from leaves, the inner Manzanar internment center in per since his father's death, is still Universal Pictures release pro­ against the backdrop of World War The end result, however, is a dis­ workings of a newspaper type California after the bombing of haunted by his love for Hatsue duced by Harry J. Ufland, Ron II, when, the islanders of Japanese appointment. machine, dead fish, etc. Pearl Harbor. The underlying ten­ (Youki KudohJ. He struggles over Bass, Kathleen Kennedy and descent were sent to detention The filmmakers apparently mis­ The film begins in total dark­ sions between the two elements of whether he should help save the Frank Marshall. Running time: camps. Tensions between the two trusted the straightforward nature ness. Amid the creaking sounds of the island population become accused man, who is Hatsue's hus­ 128 minutes. ethnic groups remained after the of Guterson's novel. The narrative a boat at sea, a faintly visible war, especially after a white fisher­ flow has been chopped up, the time scene emerges. It is a fishing boat man was found dead at sea. A element leaping from one decade to in a dense fog. Something violent young Japanese farmer was another then back again, flash­ has happened. accused of murder, backs appearing within flashbacks. Thereafter the plot is told in

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COMINO ATTRACTIOMS T Scheduled to ooev) FrtiSay. Jaa. 7 students in New York City. Directed by Kris Isaacson. Stars Freddie Prm» Jr.. Si* i Macy and JiiUanne Moorei ^ ?^f^l ,& ' *^ * TWIBMTIAM Kevin Allen directs a comedy film about Baaed on Oavid Gwtaraoo'* betf-eattinf the world of celebrity hairdresaing, novel, and drreettd Oy Scott Hte&a When a gay, Scottish hairdresaer travels rSNne"). this i».the hauming rate of to Los Angeles for the Super bowl of hatr tover truth, justice and the vagarltiae of styling competition, he finds that luck, the heart. Stars Ethan Hawkaand charm, guts and a realty gooo hatroryer Jam*$ Croniwelt.- are the hey* to success. Stars Cratg Ferguson. Frances Fisher and Davifl Scheduled to open Friday. Jen, 14 Rascne, IYI OFTM I scaxAM) in tNs pajcl^ologicai thriller, a hrgh-tech The finai chapter of the "Scream" trilogy operative nicKnamed "The Eye" tracKg brings back the original cast of charac­ the life of a beautiful woman, Attar he ters from the films that changed the follows her to the scene of 6 rrtgrder, his way viewers thought about modern hor­ role becomes something of a guardian ror flicks. Stars Neve CampOeii, Court­ Rna aoMUHw im Caaau angel. Stars Ewan McGregor and Ashley ney Cox. Arquette, David Arouette, Jenny Judd. Drama: Bartender Brad (Craig Kvinsland), Donnie McCarthy and Parker Posey. Smith (William H. MacyK and Thurston Howell (Henry N0LYMOKI Scheduled to open Friday, Feb. n _ A young woman is rescued from an Indi­ Gibson) star in "Magnolia.* tNgnfofcatf . an Guru by her concerned family, only to THi KACH dfeHtoeeby turn her follow-uO encounters with a A young American sets off on an exotic for 13 long-lost diamonds, Stars Kirk Kung Fu meets h»p hop on the seedy «**-*&• TV deprogrammer mto en all out battle of adventure in Thailand, only to discover Douglas, Lauren Bacan and Dan Ack waterfront of Oakland California, when a M«-A*the the sexes. Stars Harvey Keitet and Pern ?nat the modern-day paradise hides rpyd. snaky truce between Asian and African Grier. some disturbing secrets. Stars Leonardo American crime gangs disintegrate i^&HjWSL^ DiCaprto and Robert Carlyle. MUST Mi St»s Jet U and Oelroy unoo. r^i5iii; TWNIimCaNE : The stof y of Rubin 'Hwricane* Cartef. TNI WMOU MM YJUH» t ciwitf* middleweight boxing champion who is Nicholas *0z' Oseransky is a nice den­ U tist living in suburban Montreal, His new 1 accused of a crime he didn't commit. ^:(¾.^ ..14, After 20 years in jat.1. he is reieeaed. neighbor Jimmy "The Tulip' Tudeskt is a jr^tao cnaracgeva Stars Janet McTeer and Kimberly Brown. jM*HeVttitfc; ' *h«n**lrM. Son»« inlght fiad Scheduled to open Friday. Feb. 18 1 1 Scheduled to open Friday. Jan. 21 . (trtvd *r AUw) S* ** ** ^;* the y .**** Moti»r fit fcf * fim *****& P*d '** *•**? •****. OOWN TO YOU A retired prize fighter embarks on a jour­ tt hie flflffSl perfcr- from th* Wkatafe world of A romantic comedy set among college ney with his son and grandson to search *«#*• the dw. Only NeJ"**^*****. 1[ SINGLE MOST EXCITING MOVIE I'VE SEEN. •^fc»*tea*t*itVtt^ ^ IT BLASTS RIGHT OVIR THE LINE thiar Aid when the ^>«« «rf tte brrt p«t»j« GOLDEN GLOBE "V ibi need hit kelp *•*' •pwfing orjMrtioiwaovie \()MI\ VI IONS STONE S MOST TWO THUMBS UP' he |*ta thereat of hi. cU«*** 0** we* n.ei*b«* U (NTIRTA1NINC MUVIt IN YEARS Oirviw smv! is • tiyrtftg'fritftM '•' resigned to being killed fam i«5tn »i*s*m cm A i nmiciDR Bl SI PICTURE «t;il ;|IK is in- »i;;>s I *»ori», thej face wore **"»« ** **• himself a* the RAGING. SINY AND ' Vdangtrn the apace &** pi«yet who get* bumped off AUTHENTIC PACKED »S COOK AS MOVtf S CfT 81 WITH SO MUCH STAR SDMI 0» IHI »«ST - w^B*tt»<**l- 2 ¼.¾ * '&** w**** PmVfR II CAN I mmtAMAHMi; r.mn** r h ld8 ID Bf SUN Q* ZlHii* make them grow a. £ * •?* ••»• *•?* HE1P BUI SCORf *,••• *'.",;(;•• We $nt* 'HI 8ii: Wit Ml* * and pull tofether Wayb* you re the plucky it* IM»ClSCB C»l««iC!f j^at. *• *Mm mifKr eajnk'wBetr • ••• %m tittttobkan V • * 'f °*4 »«*« ia that he A DYNAMIC PUCE flf WORK PRDVOCATIVE : T 1 *t$-t)M: _ ft p>«wiHWMn>> «» * mm ffiJnKiSdSSi Ow*ttW«rka Pictutaa, w«e lliCKiptlflllXtMlLtl1 VIL »j£SSr^«e^r Greeted by DeanPaittbt and r,«„;l ANY i'ri HS A WINNER BRIlttANl ?r.: mfcat with teooetere ¢^¾¾ by, Wark iohaaon 1 1 : Jlf SrtQt INIERIAINING ' *Mt—M*Hhii Ahadbae^a"'' ***" t*ha«eefticwttta- ,/ CIH MtMlIC Ittllltt •^i^fe;,^ * !;.s^ mi. < K< iDr;«,:. n? p\ITN ^ , GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATIONS -* MR-RIPEEY* SUNDAY TOM HIST OKK.INAI M>\(. MlftAHfX^p NOW SHOWING AT THESE THEATRES!! AMC ABBEV CRi'isi; AMC LAUREL PAR* \ i4 Mill STAR IIM(OlN PARK n STAR ROtHiitlP HUH SHOWCASE ";.:;•,r SHOWCASE SHOWCASE STAR SOUTHHtlD STAR TAYLOR "",?',l'COMMIBCI IWR 14 SHOWCASE ,. .r: STAR GRATIOT STAR CHf CK NEWSP^ER ***.»,i »2 OAKS L'f.'.W'l WIST RIVfR DlfieCTOHlES^OS SHOWTIMES STAR LINCOLN PARK STAR ROCHESTER i'iP^k'H^ELD ONE OF THE BEST MOVIES STAR TAYLOR '*»*,.'•!-: covvcftctTWP 14 WEST RIVER

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BY ELEANOR HEALO SPECIAL WETTER Giovanni's Rlstofante Abruzzi is the mountainous province in east-central Italy. WlMr*: 330 S. Oakwood Blvd., Detroit (313) 841-0122. Both the Italian Apenni.ne Open: Tuesday-Thursday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; until 10 p.m. on mountains and Adriatic Sea are Friday; Saturday 4-10 p.m. major food influences for the Menu: Classic dishes of centraMtaly. region. Coft: Pastas and main dishes $16-24. These and the cuisine of San Reservations: Recommended, Marino create the culinary twist Credit cards: All majors. at Giovanni's, a landmark Details: Full liquor license, Three small banquet rooms seat­ Detroit family restaurant since ing 15 to 30 for private parties. Audio Italian lessons in the 1968.. restrooms - what a kick! Proprietor Frances (Fran) Cannarsa Truant and her son s*» Randy cherish their family Giovanni's Uncorked restaurant traditions begun by Proprietor Randy Truant knows his Italian wines. He rec­ Fran's brothers Vince and Tony They opened the location, 50 ommends: • Olindo's Special (named after Randy's late father) with yards from the family's home, as M Giovanni's Pizza Parlor (a name 1995 Ceretto Chardonnay La Bernardina." honoring their father) in a for­ ' » Manzo Braciola with 1994 Badia a Coltibuono Chianti mer Detroit Italian neighbor­ Classico Riserva hood. Their mother Rosa Can­ • Veal Giovanni with 1994 Poggio Scaiette Ml Car- narsa, who died in 1995 at age bonaione" (100 percent saingiovese) 87, remained active at Giovan­ ni's until she was 83 years old. In 1978, Fran teamed up with Morri, who each morning, makes cheeses. Raviolo di Abruzzi are Paulina Tarducci. a chef from all the fresh pasta for that day dual colored raviolis filled with San Marino, Italy, and changed as she has for the past 20 years. four cheeses and topped with RAT HZALD the name to Giovanni's Ris- Several waitstaff, including Tra­ lobster, red and yellow sun-dried tprante. It was Tarducci's cre­ de Alpert, Noleen Baker, and tomatoes in a white wine cream Appetizing: Dinner Chef Tony Polito (left), proprietor Randy Truant and Lunch Chef ative cooking that brought Shirley Magryta, have served sauce. It's a knockout. Joe Bushnell prepare Polenta Napoleon, a Giovanni's appetizer special. metro-Detroit attention to Gio­ diners for a collective 57 years. While the Minestrone is excel­ vanni's In December 1996, a This has to be a record! lent, for something different in fire destroyed the original Gio­ Randy Truant earned a an Italian soup, order Pasta Simple, delicate, al dente fontina cheese sauteed in a but none matching culinary wiz­ vanni's, but not Fran's spirit; mechanical engineering degree Fazole, pasta and the great flavors of white wine sauce. This slightly ardry, atmosphere, service, cor­ She rebuilt the restaurant with from Lawrence Technological Choices of pastas are angel cheese and tomato make this salty dish, a specialty of Rome, diality, and heritage as well. its private home dining University in 1992, He never hair, linguine, tagliatelie or fet- dish elegant. is simply delicious. ambiance and reopened in July worked using this education. tuecine with four typical sauces. Piati della Casa are served . If you leave room, dessert 1997. "DetroiTis my city," she Eleanor Hetild in a Troy rem-. "I'm cut out for pasta not cor­ Where the pasta bar gets raised with garlic bread, pepperonata, selections change daily. If avail­ said. "This is why rstayed here." dent who writes about dining, 7 porate America," he said. What is the house specialty pasta soup or salad and a side of lin- able, order Tiramisu, made with food and wine for the Observer & On most days Fran greets her Randy has brought to Giovanni's dishes, all served with garlic guine. Favorites are Manzo Bra- Kahlua and brandy or the Eccentric Newspapers. To.leave loyal clientele at lunch and din­ is a passion for Italian wine. bread, pepperonata and soup or Ciole, thinly sliced beef tender­ house-made cannolis. her a voice mail message, dial ner and introduces newcomers Kia all-rtalian iist recently won salad. loin rolled around prosciutto, There are a iut i/f Italian Py™»* iSM&ftwtf-.ft* 15606 5oir*.« enhanced by 74-year-old Irma ' -Vtftlif ™*» *C in im j. JMC Hum « «*tr 1¾ olive oil, oregano and four topped with pomodoro of imported prosciutto, sage and [313}S374r7« (X]JKM»0«

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